There are many maple trees planted on both sides of the Suzaku Street in front of the palace in Chang'an City, and when the autumn wind blows, it is already full of red leaves. As soon as the sky was bright, the officials of the upper court in Suzaku Street lined up with lanterns and formed a long fire dragon, reflecting the crimson maple leaves, which was extremely beautiful.

The bright spots of the lanterns were well organized, and they moved forward in turn, when one of the lanterns broke away from the long dragon, moved forward quickly for a while, and finally stopped, and the fire dragon resumed its unhurried march again. The young man in the green robe with the lantern and the long face was the imperial history Zhang Jishi, he caught up with his uncle Zhang Shuo's mount, and said in a deep voice: "The real evidence is stored in the imperial history platform, and there is a record, I will tell the relationship before and after in front of today." ”

Zhang Shuo, who was riding on a horse, looked like he was in his forties, and he was the prime minister with the Chinese scholars. His face was angular, his waist was straight, and his arm that grasped the reins was also strong. Zhang Shuo nodded calmly: "The time is almost up, you can do this." ”

They were talking about the impeachment of corrupt officials along the canal and the bribery of several magistrates. Yu Shitai already has the account books, confessions and other things in his hands, and the human and material evidence are all there, which is really a real thing, and there is no way for others to quibble without evidence. So Zhang said that he was confident...... Of course, his self-confidence comes not only from a few small pieces of evidence, but also from previous preparations.

In order to thoroughly characterize the despicability of those "oblique officials" this time, several upright people in the government and the opposition have done two things that have had a greater impact by "coincidentally" and have made a full preparation.

The first time was two months ago, Yao Chongshang of Luoyang Mansion wrote that the officials of the surrounding counties and counties in the eastern capital were corrupt and greedy, and there was even a Ruzhou assassin who robbed the people's daughters in order to tie up with the officials. Yao Chong was quite well-known in the officialdom and among the literati, and his words and writings could be based on public intentions, so his recitals had a great influence, and the ability and conduct of those "oblique officials" who were delegated to the localities were even more criticized inside and outside the government.

The second is the article "Three Rivers Fu" by the Lingnan literati Zhang Jiuling. Zhang Jiuling was seven years old and could write, and his poetry and ink had long been famous in Lingnan, and some people in Chang'an knew his name.

Zhang Jiuling's fame is still outside, at this time his fame can not be compared with Yao Chong, the influence of his article mainly comes from the source of the article: it took nearly a year, followed the grain fleet from Lingnan to Chang'an, and investigated the hardships of the grain transportation route, which contains detailed descriptions of the scenery, human feelings, suffering, etc. along the way, and complained bitterly about the greedy officials and corrupt officials, and was full of pity and sympathy for the people. His articles are sprinkled with tens of thousands of words, well-founded, beautifully written, sincere in feelings, and of very high cultural and practical value.

As soon as "Sanhe Fu" came out, Chang'an paper was expensive, and the price of rice paper skyrocketed by three percent. Printers made a fortune, and even more aspiring young people who were worried about the country and the people could not buy printed books, so they borrowed books everywhere and copied them.

Inside and outside Chang'an, above the city, how many benevolent husbands are looking forward to the wind, reciting the Sanhe Fu with emotion, just waiting for the nobles to discover their ambitions, entrust them with important tasks, and clarify the United States.

As a result, whether it is the temple or the rivers and lakes, the call for the imperial court to rectify the rule of officials is getting louder and louder, public opinion is surging, and the voice of justice is more frequent than the voice of the autumn wind in this golden autumn season.

…… The drums of Daming Palace sounded, and the guards wearing Mingguang armor were heroic and neat, handing over the fish talisman at the side of the two ques, and shouted majestically and mightily: "The hour has come, the fish talisman is combined, and the ...... is opened." Palace...... City! ”

"Da ......" black iron hooves marched on both sides of the avenue, swords and guns were like a forest, and the armor collided with each other. Outside the Danfeng Gate, the civil and military officials reflected the dawn of the eastern sky, strutting their heads and walking towards the palace gate, ready to participate in the decision-making and operation of the strongest empire in the world.

The chicken man hugged Xiaochip, and the clothes entered Cuiyun Qiu. The palace was opened in nine days, and all the nations were crowned with crowns. The sun is approaching the cactus moving, and the cigarette wants to float on the dragon. The court must cut the five-color edict, and the sound will be returned to Fengchitou......

On the grand and spacious hall of the Xuanzheng Palace, Prime Minister Zhang Shuo stood among the hundred officials, sang a piece of "Three Rivers Fu", and said loudly and solemnly: "Don't suffer from injustice!" The world's grain transportation and Chang'an are difficult and dangerous, and the young people actually make profits from it! Where is the justice of my Datang? Where is the human heart? In the long run, the people's will will not exist, the society is in danger, and the Son of Heaven must not ignore it! ”

Another minister chimed in: "The rule of the world is the first to be ruled by officials, and the local officials shepherd a side of the land on behalf of the Son of Heaven. ”

"The imperial court should pay attention to the selection of local officials, correct the trend of emphasizing internal officials over external officials, and select officials should emphasize meritocracy and ability, not based on seniority......"

The upright people of this court meeting spoke one after another, which was a rare scene in the turbulent situation of the palace in recent years, but the magnates on the Taiping side were all silent, looking like they were in a loss. In short, the situation in the temple is very abnormal.

Emperor Li Dan sat on the top seat, didn't say anything, and occasionally answered with an "um", and he looked at whoever spoke, and listened to the ministers' advice very carefully.

At this time, Zhang Jishi, the imperial historian, went out to impeach several magistrates by name, and presented a piece of paper with the names of the evidence, asking the emperor to issue an edict to escort those officials back to Beijing for questioning. The name of Ruzhou Thorn Shi Lu Zhu is listed at the top of the list of criminal ministers, and he is crowned with ten major crimes, Zhang Jishi said: "Ruzhou Thorn Shi Lu Zhu is the most greedy for ink, deceitful and reckless, and bold and reckless. He solicited bribes, colluded with officials, and monopolized personal gain, and the evidence was conclusive. There are hundreds of thousands of dollars of greed, where does the money go? He is not the only moth in the country! ”

"I'll tell you where the money went." A calm voice said.

The voice was not loud, and it was not as passionate as the officials just now, but because it was different, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. Everyone's eyes turned to the person who spoke, and they saw that this person was Prime Minister Lu Xiangxian.

Lu Xiangxian has always been indifferent by nature and has a good reputation, although he sat on the throne because of Princess Taiping's contribution, but he never went to flatter Taiping, let alone participate in the conspiracy and conspiracy of the Taiping party, everything is generous and fair, and the government and the opposition still respect him very much.

Lu Xiangxian was dressed in a purple robe that had been washed and old, his hair was flowing, his fairy wind was bone, he stood long, looked back at the ministers, and said slowly: "How the officials along the canal are governed, the old man will not judge for the time being. Just talk about where the money mentioned by Zhang Yushi was used. ”

Li Dan moved his body slightly and said, "You say, how did they spend it?" ”

Lu Xiangxian didn't care about fame and fortune, and said indifferently: "How to really benefit the country and the people, this is our original idea." The old man just received a message in his hand, which was sent by Xue Lang, the Duke of Weiguo, who went out of Beijing a few months ago, and he told us how the money was spent, do you want to hear it? ”

Li Dan said curiously: "Read, read it out, everyone listen." ”

So Lu Xiangxian took out a letter from his sleeve pocket and held it up to signal: "This message is plain and boring, and it is really more than one level worse than "Sanhe Fu" in terms of style alone, but the old man thinks that "Xue's Message" is better than "Sanhe Fu". Why? Because it is more beneficial to the country and the people.

The hall was soon so quiet that if a needle dropped, it would be heard, and people had all sorts of thoughts, curious, surprised, puzzled, and uneasy......

I only heard Lu Xiangxian read without emotion: "The new household servant Xue Mou was stunned, and since he left Beijing, he has gone through the Wei River and the Yellow River, and witnessed the situation of Caoyun with his own eyes. The three pillars met a boatman, the boatman said that the river is fishy, is the blood of the grain carrier, a certain boat sank and died, relatives shouted for the sky and grabbed the ground, and the boatman's words were taken as true...... Or it is said that the officials do not cultivate, and the heavens are angry, and this saying is valid everywhere, and where there are difficulties, it is said that the officials are governed, and there are few mistakes or omissions. However, a certain person thinks that the difficulty of transporting grain and the lack of good law is greater than that of officials who do not repair......"

Lu Xiang paused for a moment, and then continued: "...... Please revise the three laws, saying: the four-stage law, the warehouse law, and the employment law. The four-stage law says that river boats do not enter the Bianshui, Bianshui boats do not enter the Yellow River, and river boats do not enter the Weishui ......"

As soon as the "Three Rivers Law" came out, all the people in the temple were dumbfounded, and no one talked about it anymore. There is no lyricism, no description of local scenery, and the rhetoric is not as good as "Three Rivers Fu", but the same thing is that the two articles themselves are made after field investigations, which are reasonable and well-founded, and quite persuasive.

"Three Rivers Fu" is not only a fu, but the main idea is to reflect reality, express feelings, and denounce drawbacks; The starting point of the "Three Rivers Law" is "how to change reality", and it has succeeded in creating a new system of Cao Yun, which is reasonable and in line with the facts from the point of view of the discussion.

Aside from the cultural value, from the perspective of governing the country alone, the Three Rivers Law is better than the Three Rivers Fu!

Therefore, those upright officials who were so excited before could not say a word now......

Lu Xiang first reviewed the crowd: "Where did the money go?" Build granaries, hire transporters, recruit soldiers, and build grain ships. How much money was 'raised', how much money was spent, and how was it spent, the imperial court hall would ask Xue Lang to list the accounts and report, and if there was zài greedy ink in it, the old man would be the first to impeach him. The right thing is not the right person, as long as we wait for the country, how can the country not be governed? ”

A few words, plain and bland, but the faces of many bureaucrats have turned red like pig's liver, like "crackling" who has been slapped countless times.

Zhang Shuo subconsciously glanced at his nephew Zhang Jishi, his face was really ugly, as if to say: What did you do? I went to Dongdu in person, but I didn't understand anything, and I came back to do a bunch of things as if I was burning my ass, didn't I stretch out my face and beat people?

And the triumphant appearance of the few henchmen under the Taiping seat made the others look eager to slap him...... Especially Dou Huaizhen, he didn't pretend to be a villain, he had a villainous expression, he was really hated.

Li Dan spoke: "Taiping recommended Xue Lang to govern the river, and he lived up to his heart, and I waited for the canal to be governed." Can it really be as he said, that it only takes one month to transport grain from the south? If it is realized, I will definitely knight him and reward him for his merits. ”、G