Four hundred and ten chapters are one word apart

It is said that Yang Futai moved out of the Qincha Guanfang, invited out the king's flag, and Lord Li put on the clothes given by the Son of Heaven and carried the golden book and iron coupons, all of which were the treasures of the town at the bottom of their respective boxes, and they all pinned on the luck of their respective officials.

For a while, the lobby seemed to be surging and the mountain rain was coming, and there seemed to be two fierce confrontations and collisions in the dark.

Ding Yunenvoy and Gao Yun glanced at each other, and the two richest officials in the world actually had a trace of inferiority.

Ding Yun, who did not have the best magic weapons and equipment, sighed silently in his heart, if he wanted to compete with them in this regard, he had to move the hundreds of thousands of silver in the warehouse to show off, otherwise he couldn't hold the scene.

Facing the gorgeous Lord Li, Yang Futai was really speechless. He took out the belongings of the feudal officials in order to deter the Salt Transportation Division, which was not under his control, and Li You didn't know what to stimulate, so he was full and idle to take the limelight, and insisted on coming to support the field.

You Li You was originally a serious subordinate of the official, and there are so many ways to beat you, do you need to make a big move to ask the imperial flag to demonstrate to you, it's really a bit self-inflicted.

He is indeed very strange, since he moved to Yangzhou, Li You is generally still more respectful and humble, knowing how to advance and retreat, not as arrogant and domineering as rumored, why is he uncharacteristically aggressive today?

Could it be that the true nature has been revealed? If so, then the suspicion of him is really correct.

In fact, the current situation of playing chess is not what any of Yang Futai, Yanyunsi, and Li You expected. All three parties were not happy to see it and felt very awkward.

The Salt Transport Division suspected that the Korean and Chinese forces behind Li You wanted to move the salt administration, and at the same time feared Li You's combat effectiveness, hoping that after Futai came, he would seize power against Lord Li, while the Salt Transport Division could continue to be peaceful. After all, Li You's business in his hands is very tempting, enough to make anyone who intends to continue to develop in officialdom tempted.

For this reason, they secretly contacted Luo Shenzheng, who had openly defected to Futai, and instigated Yang Futai to inspect the palace construction site.

Futai pinned his hopes on Li You to be arranged by the imperial court to rectify the salt administration, compete with the salt transportation division and the fisherman, which can not only easily win over the salt transportation department, but also cause Li You to take care of the affairs of the driver, so that he can take advantage of the situation.

For this reason, he strongly recommended to the imperial court that Lord Li should rectify the salt matter.

Lord Li's greatest expectation is to let Yang Futai turn the Salt Transportation Division upside down, and wait for the Son of Heaven to easily pick the fruits of victory when he patrols south.

For this reason, he had one hundred and eight articles in the past, and then he tailored them according to Yang Futai's conditions, and suggested that the imperial court send ministers to inspect the salt industry.

After calculating with each other for a month, on the last day of February, the phased ending did not satisfy everyone. The court of the Ming Dynasty has the skill of playing balance, and now it is like this, which makes the court very relieved.

Li You, who was crowned with a crown and backed by a golden book and iron coupons, sat opposite each other, avoiding the fate of being at the bottom.

In silence, Yang Futai coughed, and spoke first: "The Ministry of Medicine was ordered by the imperial court to rectify the two Huai salt laws, and today the general will be summoned to discuss the rectification of the rules, so as to achieve success as soon as possible and live up to the high expectations of the imperial court." ”

Ding Yun's eyes drooped to the ground, "There are many ineffective moves in our department, which makes the court worried, and if Zhongcheng has any explanation, we will do it." ”

The Ming system pursued the principle of emphasizing the internal over the external, and the principle of controlling the outside with the middle, and attached great importance to the authority of the imperial court. The various envoys and dispatches of the imperial court were sent to the localities, and they were basically at the rank of official in terms of errands. Therefore, no matter what Ding Yunji thinks in his heart, he must be thoughtful in words.

Yang Futai said with a smile: "There is a case in the main hospital, so you don't need to work far away. First check the account books at the Yamen of the Ministry of Transport, check the treasury silver, and at the same time picket the illegal affairs of the salt merchants, no matter what, according to the usual practice, there should always be such a situation. ”

Ding Yunenvoy was noncommittal, checking the accounts and checking the treasury silver was nothing, and the accounts given by the Salt Transportation Division would naturally not have much of a problem. There are some things that simply operate outside of this account, what can be found out by auditing? …,

"This matter is bothered by Lord Lao Li, you are in charge of Jiangdu County, and it is convenient for you to act." Yang Futai assigned the task. This is probably what Yang Futai meant, asking Li You to act as a pioneer.

Li You snorted coldly and unceremoniously denied Yang Futai's opinion: "Regarding the salt matter, the old and middle Chengjiu Town and the two Huai should be familiar with it, why is there such an unrealistic statement?" ”

If Li You is silent, it will only make people wonder, and it is normal to speak wantonly. Yang Futai was not angry and asked, "What is Lord Li's opinion?" ”

"Salt farmers began to boil salt in the spring, accumulated in the salt warehouse over time, and in the autumn, the merchants began to collect salt and transport salt. In other words, the first half of the year is the time of salt production, and the second half of the year is the time of salt transportation. Next month is March, which is the time of salt production in spring, and the salt law should be rectified, focusing on the production area of the salt farm, and it is correct to check the malpractices such as boiling salt, warehousing, exploitation, the number of stoves, and the cashier of the salt department. ”

"The second half of the year is the time to transport salt, and the focus is on the transportation division, the gang business and the Yizhen Approval Institute. Dare to ask Lord Yang, now go to check the transportation division and the gangshang, so when will you go to check the salt farm? ”

Master Li is righteous and awe-inspiring, and full of reason, but his true meaning is understood by everyone here after hearing the string song.

The two Huai Salt Transportation Divisions have three sub-divisions under the jurisdiction of Huai'an, Taizhou and Tongzhou, with a total of 30 salt farms and tens of thousands of stove households. These salt farms are backed by the Van Gong Dike, which protects against the sea tides, and are distributed along the long coast from Haizhou to Tongzhou.

The most important thing is that these salt farms may be located in Huai'an Prefecture, or Tongzhou, or Taizhou, but it can be determined that there is no one in Jiangdu County, and there is no one in Gaoyou Prefecture.

In other words, these salt farms are not on the territory of Lord Li, and at the same time, Lord Li, as the de facto chief official of Jiangdu County, is not allowed to leave the country at will without special circumstances.

Therefore, the only way to check the salt field is that your prime minister can rectify the salt law, Lord Yang, or ask Gao Ming in the local state capitals, and he Li is powerless and unable to help.

Li You's little abacus can be seen by everyone in the hall, and this little abacus is exactly the opposite of the governor's idea of starting from Jiangdu County.

The inventory of salt affairs is nothing more than three places, Yangzhou City, where the Salt Transportation Division is located, the salt factory where salt is produced, and Yizhen County, which is inspected for export. Li You's reason, how could Yang Futai not expect it?

You've been fooled! He pretended to think a little and said: "The March production season has just begun, and June and July are the best times to go to the salt field to investigate. ”

Li You waved his big sleeves embroidered with a dragon to drive away a fly in front of him, "This official doesn't want to argue with Lao Zhongcheng, so as not to hurt the harmony." Since everyone has their own opinions, then they will play the court and ask the court to decide! ”

"You..." Yang Futai felt that Li You was a threat. This little thing is also invited to the court, are you not afraid of being scolded by the court bosses as mediocre and incompetent, and the corpse is a vegetarian meal?

Besides, Yang Futai is currently a bit psychologically shadowy about writing chapter books, especially when it comes to Li You's playbook, there are too many variables, and he can't grasp the situation at all.

What's more, if you ask the court and wait for approval, the time will be at least half a month later, Li You can afford to drag it, but he can't afford it. The Son of Heaven got married in March, and then toured south to pay homage to his ancestors, and the time to Yangzhou was about the end of April, and there was not much time before that.

Of course, Li You can drag it out for a day, and he can be busy with the cultivation palace building a garden and building an ancestral temple, but if Lord Yang wants to behave, he can't drag it out with nothing to do.

Thinking of this, Yang Futai felt that he had recognized Li You's vein, either hiding or dragging it.

Syllable! The governor patted the case and said: "What Lord Li said is extremely true, then the headquarters will temporarily dispatch you to check the salt farm!" ”

It turns out that he is waiting here ... Li You opened his mouth and retorted: "Xiaguan is the main hall of Jiangdu County, and the affairs of a county are all involved, and you are not allowed to leave the county without the authorization of the imperial court." Therefore, Lao Zhongcheng's chaotic life is not affected! Moreover, the salt field involves Huai'an and Yangzhou, how can the subordinate He De cross the line? This matter must be done by the old man! ”…,

Li You said a good thing, in the national dynasty system, the officials of the prefecture and county must not leave the county border lightly, otherwise it will be a crime. Anyone who needs to go out on business will either entrust the second official or the official.

Yang Futai stood up, saluted solemnly to the imperial flag, and then said: "The Ministry of Salt Law is the prime minister, and you are also appointed by the court to rectify the salt law, this is the authorization of the imperial court, and the Ministry has the right to deal with it on the spot." ”

shouted again: "Li You listens to the order!" In the name of the Prime Minister's Rectification of the Salt Law, the Ministry of Dispatch You, the same envoy of the Rectification of the Salt Law, to check the salt works! ”

Yang Futai's order was almost violent, and the atmosphere was suddenly tense, like a saber rattling. He circled Li You for a long time, just for this moment.

Yanyun Si Ding Yunenvoy was speechless for a long time, only watching Yang Futai and Li You arguing with each other from the sidelines, becoming more and more intense, he was not only proud. The two messengers are so infighting, what other tricks can they come up with?

Gao Yuntong thought of a very academic question. Suppose that Yang Futai has the sword of Shang Fang, and Li You has no civilian status, but is just a subordinate general who disobeyed orders before the army, then can Yang Futai take the sword of Shang Fang to kill Li You, who has a gold medal for avoiding death? Is Shang Fang's sword big or the golden book and iron coupon big? It's very tangled when you think about it.

Ding Yunenvoy suddenly remembered that he had been in office for eight years, and his hands and feet were mainly on surplus salt beyond the specified output, and if Li You was asked to go to the salt field to investigate, maybe he would really find some clues.

So he played a round and said: "Master Li, you can't do this, you can't do that, Futai gives you two errands, you have to choose one." If you think that going to the salt field will be a mistake for Jiangdu County's business, then it is better to choose another one. ”

Li You relied on his identity as the envoy of the Rectification Salt Law, and rebuked impatiently: "Lord Ding, as the main hall of the Yunsi, is so confused! Now is the season for salt merchants to claim salt and pay for salt introductions, if this official goes to your transportation department to check and picket salt merchants, then everyone is in danger, and the salt will be sold out? If you miss the country's use, can you take responsibility! ”

Ding Yunenvoy thought he was going to turn around, but he was reprimanded by Li You who didn't appreciate it, and he stopped talking in a fit of anger.

After topping the governor and training the envoy, Li You still didn't care, he just sighed a few words about the tiger skin given by the imperial court and it was very easy to use...

Immediately, he straightened his clothes, chuckled a few times, got up and said, "Since this is the case, there is no speculation, and the next official is leaving." ”

Seeing him turn around and walk out, Yang Futai was not angry but happy, this is a hurry. immediately reprimanded: "Li You, what do you mean?" First there is disobedience and disrespect, and then there is disrespect! It's not a proper way to play tricks! As an official of the imperial court, how can you act like this, this ministry will impeach you! ”

Li You said inexplicably: "How can you say that you have no respect? ”

"The prime minister of this official has rectified the salt law, but you don't listen to the dispatch, and you insist on disobeying the order, do you dare not admit your guilt?"

Master Li shook his head, "Lao Zhongcheng's words are wrong. Judging from the name, it is for you and me to rectify the salt law according to their powers and responsibilities, and the lower officials act in Jiangdu County, and Lao Zhongcheng acts in the Lianghuai region, and there is no subordination. ”

Master Li, who had been in the cabinet and had as many as thirty or forty official positions, and was the first in the number of dispatches in the dynasty, was very familiar with all kinds of dispatch systems, and was afraid that everyone would not understand, so he explained: "If Lao Zhongcheng is the main one and the lower officials are subordinates, then the errand of the lower officials should be to assist in the rectification of the salt law or praise the rectification of the salt law, but the lower officials are only in charge of the rectification of the salt law, and there is no such cooperation or praise word, so there is no subordinate meaning with the old Zhongcheng." ”

Is that okay? Yang Futai didn't expect Li You to suddenly play a word trick and pick out a few words to explain and defend strongly, he was not good at this, and he was immediately angry and wanted to vomit blood.

Moreover, Li You, who is also in charge of the salt rectification law, was personally recommended by him. At that time, Yang Futai didn't know that he was also recommended by Li You, and he was about to become the prime minister to rectify the salt law, and he only wanted to let Li You go alone, so he didn't use the words assistant or praise to indicate auxiliary subordination. …,

Now it seems that it is a bit like lifting a stone to shoot yourself in the foot. Who knew that this little loophole, which was not negligent, was caught by Li You here. I have to say that the words of the dynasty are broad and profound...

"If Lao Zhongcheng needs manpower, he can ask someone else to be a subordinate to the imperial court, and assist Lao Zhongcheng in rectifying the salt law. As for the current situation, Lao Zhongcheng and the lower officials go their own way, and if there is any difficulty, they will make a judgment to the court, and that's it. In the end, Li You said in a flat tone.

If it weren't for Li You's bullfighting suit and the golden book and iron coupon behind him, with his five-grade identity, Yang Futai would have used the imperial flag to take down the detention first, and then report to the imperial court! Yang Futai took a deep breath and scolded: "It's pure strong words!" This ministry will not adopt it! ”

Li You wrote lightly: "If Lord Futai and the lower officials have different ideas about the title of errand and cannot be consistent, then it is better to play the court and ask the court to decide!" ”

And the threat of playing the court? That party just spent a long time talking about it, and it was all nonsense to dare to love? Yang Futai has his own self-cultivation, but he is really a little angry at the moment.

It is no wonder that old friends in the DPRK and China warned in their correspondence that they should not quarrel with Li You, otherwise they would only be afraid of following in the footsteps of the former first assistant who died of illness... Lord Yang couldn't help but ask, "Since you can do your own thing, what are you doing here today?" ”

Li You flicked the dust on his body, "Xia Guan has little knowledge, and he didn't wear the imperial crown suit, so he deliberately put it on today and felt it." At the same time, I want to hear what Futai's intentions are, so that I can share the worries of Futai more accurately, and now the lower officials can be counted in their hearts. ”

At this point, Yang Futai found that Li You had already figured out what he thought, but he didn't know what Li You thought in his heart. From this point of view, it has fallen behind unconsciously