In an uproar, the small bowl full of gruel fell to the ground, shattered, and the porridge stuck to the corners of his mouth and beard, Tang Xiucai was stunned, the whole person looked like a wood carving clay sculpture, and he couldn't believe that there would be such a mad person in the world.

Isn't it just the land, isn't it just to plant mulberry trees and produce silk, as for colluding with the Japanese bandits, slaughtering the people, and even tearing up the river embankments, flooding the fields, and losing their conscience, it is not enough to describe them, such people should be thundered five times a day!

Tang Yi also had a calm face and said, "I hope my guess is wrong, but I'm at least half sure." Think about it, if the Japanese want to attack on a large scale, wouldn't it be easier to attack the coastal Jinshan Weichang Guowei, so why bother to go far. Moreover, there are many children of poor people among the Japanese invaders, how could they destroy the Huangpu River embankment and flood hundreds of thousands of acres of fields, don't you think it is strange? ”

Of course, the strange reason why the Japanese are unscrupulous is actually to rely on the people along the coast and the wealthy businessmen to secretly communicate money and convey information. By destroying the embankment, they are stirring up the hatred of the people, and they will not dig their own graves if they do not have enough reason!

What's more, the river embankment was destroyed, the fields were flooded, and the Japanese had no benefit but infamy.

And thinking of Shen Liang's previous actions to forcibly expropriate the land, Tang Yi became more and more suspicious that there must be collusion in this.

"Dad, you go and inquire about the refugees first, see if there is any matter of land requisition, and then keep an eye on the situation in Jiading, the Japanese are full of plunder, at this time, whoever jumps out to harvest the fruits will be the most suspicious, especially that Shen Liang!"

Tang Xiucai let out a long sigh, "Yi'er, for a few months in the yamen for my father, I have seen too much corruption and bending the law, and I have no regard for people's lives. But how can the father not believe that if someone does such a thing, they are not afraid of going to hell? ”

What is it to go to hell, for the sake of money, you can sell your ancestors, Dad is still too naïve compared to these people.

"Dad, you're welcome, the southeast has reached this point, what's the difference between it and the hell that leads beasts and cannibals, openly and secretly, all you encounter are ghosts, not people! When you do things in the yamen, you must be 10,000 times more careful, if there is anything, we will discuss it. ”

"Okay."

Tang Xiucai happily agreed, if it was really like what his son said, it was for the field to collude with the Japanese invaders, it could be called the biggest scandal since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. From the palace and the cabinet to the local governors and governors, it is enough to roll heads. He's just a master, to put it bluntly, he's like an ant, and if one is not good, he will be crushed.

At this time, you must rely on your son's wisdom, since the last time she turned the danger into a disaster and got rid of Hu Bin by the way, Tang Xiucai has 10,000 trust in his son.

The father and son simply ate two bites, Tang Yi continued to recuperate from his injuries, and Tang Xiucai went to the yamen and continued to assist Chen Menghe in handling official business.

In the past two days, things have become more and more, and the mess left by the Japanese must be cleaned up.

First of all, there are 15,000 refugees who have fled to Taicang from Jiading and other places, and the rate is increasing at a rate of more than 1,000 every day. Just boiling porridge costs fifty stone of grain a day, and the weather in the first month is very cold, and it is also necessary to prepare a cold shelter for the people. Tang Yi was also anxiously waiting for news.

After another three days, Fu Boliang, the prefect of Suzhou, finally issued an order, severely reprimanding Zhu Zhiliang, the prefect of Jiading County, and telling him to treat his crimes and make meritorious contributions, appease the people as soon as possible, repair the embankment, and make meritorious contributions.

At the same time, they also sent letters to various counties, asking to assist Jiading in dealing with the displaced people, among which Taicang is the closest to Jiading, and the richest, and the burden shared is the heaviest, to accept 20,000 displaced people, but also to take out money and grain, to recruit people, to help repair the two acropolis of Baoshan and Wusongjiang, and to rebuild the river embankment.

Conservative estimates, at least 5,000 people to be requisitioned, more than 30,000 stone of food, this is not the end, a day later, Jiading Zhi County Zhu Zhiliang offered a policy, the name is to change and relief, the dilemma is solved.

Zhu Zhiliang believed that the fertile land was flooded, the wheat harvest was reduced and the harvest was a foregone conclusion, the people had no grain, the imperial government treasury had limited savings, and priority should be given to repairing the river embankment, so he suggested that the people sell the grain fields to large households, plant mulberry seedlings instead, and the large households would contribute money and grain to help settle the people, so that the court would not have to work hard, and the people could live, which can be described as a dilemma.

In the end, he also said that the servant knew that he was guilty of a serious crime, and the official of the court to arrest the sinners may be on the way. As a parent official, it is not good for the servant to protect the people, although he has been cut with a thousand knives, he also deserves it. I hope that before the sword and axe are added, I can uphold the public heart, relieve the difficulties of the people, and die underground, with peace of mind......

In the eyes of others, what a moving article, a brave and loyal courtier. But when Tang Yi got this official document, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

"Okay, the fox's tail is leaking out, and sure enough, they're doing ghosts!"

In the ward, in addition to Tang Xiucai, there were also Tang Shunzhi and Wei Liangfu, and their faces were also extremely ugly.

"Yi'er, do you have any evidence?" Tang Xiucai said.

Tang Yi let out a long breath and shook his head: "No, but there is an article on it, saying that the merchants can't take out so much grain for a while, and they want the counties to lend grain to large households." This is exactly what Shen Liang said at the beginning, Zhu Zhiliang lost the city and land, and he has already committed a capital crime, why is he so active in contributing? Most of the people told him that as long as he did things according to the plan, he could avoid the death penalty, and even after the limelight, he could get back up, otherwise why would he do such a thankless thing? ”

Click!

Tang Shunzhi was suddenly afraid of the table case, and the Eight Immortals table was smashed in a daze.

"What a big dog guts, Skynet is magnificent and sparse, if you let go of these crazy people, I, Tang Jingchuan, will turn my surname upside down!"

Wei Liangfu's face turned pale, and the corners of his mouth twitched and said: "The old man has been an official for decades, and such behavior is simply unheard of and unseen. As an official of the imperial court, he colluded with a copper-smelling businessman who was full of lust for profit, and he couldn't be killed. As he spoke, he looked at Tang Shunzhi and said: "Yixiu, the old man knows that among the Manchu Dynasty, there is no shortage of people who are interested in learning, especially the officials of science and Taoism, and they are even more iron-clad and ambitious, and they must be impeached." If such crimes are lifted, Yan Song's old thief will not be able to eat and walk around. ”

Tang Shunzhi nodded silently and said: "Shangquan Gonggao, I will repair the book for Xu Huating, by the way, Tang Yi, don't be idle, you kid, help us find evidence of collusion, eradicate the traitors in one fell swoop, and if you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about its monarch, and if you live in the temple, you will worry about its people." If you can do this, you will live up to the man's ambition! ”

Tang Yi listened to these words, not excited at all, on the contrary, there was a deep sadness.

In fact, he could guess that if it was really Shen Liang's ghost, he should have had this plan when he came to Taicang, using the Japanese to destroy the fields and force the people to sell the fields at a low price.

It was only Tang Yi who scared him away with Lan Daoxing, and Taicang was spared, but Taicang escaped, and there was no second Tang Yi in Jiading after all, so he ended up in a miserable situation where the city was ruined and people died.

It's really ironic, I was still proud at the beginning, thinking that four or two thousand catties were actually changing the soup without changing the medicine, and the consequences were even more serious.

If he hadn't made his own suggestions and delayed at the beginning, but made things bigger, or even killed Shen Liang directly, he would not have the situation he has today.

Of course, after doing that, it will be difficult for Chen Menghe, and Xu Ge Lao behind him will also be implicated. But so what, is their lives even more precious?

The Ming Dynasty lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of people who are officials, even if there is no Xu Gelao, there will be someone to replace Yan Song, what is there to worry about. Don't make it difficult for them, don't want potential backers to collapse, think about those big people, but when did you really think about those people?

Tang Yi fell into deep self-blame, I didn't kill Boren, Boren died because of me, how would those innocent people think of themselves.

"Tang Yi, Tang Yi, could it be that God has given you a second chance, and you want to be an unscrupulous bureaucrat who stuffs your conscience into your armpits? Where is your blood? ”

Hearing the words of Tang Shunzhi and Wei Liangfu, he felt a little lost in his heart, although these two were people in the mind, they still did not get out of the trap of traditional bureaucrats. When something happens, they only think of striking at political opponents and eradicating traitorous parties. Regardless of whether evidence can be found or not, whether it can be done. Official correspondence, court fighting, no months, or even longer, don't think about the winner or loser.

What about those people, they have no food and clothing, people are dying all the time, they are just artemisia?

Lingering on the struggle and ignoring the suffering of the people, it is no wonder that the Huanghuang Celestial Empire will be defeated in the hands of a group of barbarians, not wronged, not wronged at all!

Tang Yi clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh, and the pain made him more and more conscious.

Suddenly, he clenched his fists and said loudly: "Teacher, Mr. Jing Chuan, forgive Tang Yi for not being able to obey the orders of the two, I have more important things to do!" ”

"Dad, let Zhu Shan prepare the carriage, I want to go out of the city."

"Out of town?"

"Yes, I'm going to see the refugees outside the city, and it is more important to save a few more people than any dirty struggle!"