Chapter VIII: Unspoken Rules of Officialdom
"I've hit a wall!" This is the first sentence Hongxu heard after coming out, and I don't know where the sarcasm came from!
After a while, a figure jumped out and startled Hongxu: "Brother Hongxu, such a good thing, why don't you call me!" Hongxu saw that it was the naughty Wang Ruoyun and scratched her nose!
"Another prank! Your dad doesn't care about you anymore! What do you want to do? I'm on a business trip! Hongxu said.
Ruoyun pouted and said, "I know you're on a business trip, but you can't get any money!" I went to Jiangnan and was not eaten alive by the victims, so it's strange! ”
"Go, go, children, know this! I don't believe it, the emperor's holy decree, they resisted and disobeyed, and they dared not to give silver taels! I'll go back and tell my grandfather to see how he repairs this group of household rice buckets that only eat and don't do anything! Hongxu walked in front angrily, and Ruoyun happily chased behind!
"Please, Brother Hongxu, maybe I have a way!" Ruoyun looked at Hongxu, who had no eyes in his eyes.
"I don't believe it, I can't help it, you little girl will have a way! Oh my god is blind! Hongxu replied. Thinking that he had to go back immediately to explain the situation here to his grandfather, he said to Ruoyun: "I won't tell you, I still have serious things to do!" ”
"Isn't it? I'm going to play with you! Ruoyun said.
The two of you just say a word, I say a word, I don't know it, and before I know it, I arrived at Sima Mansion. At this time, Sima Hongtian was already anxiously waiting for Hongxu in the hall! As soon as he saw Hongxu walking into the hall, he immediately asked, "How are things going!" ”
Hongxu said: "Those officials of the household department, after several refusals, are not sincere and willing to arrange all the silver taels needed in the holy decree. It is only said that the household department is very difficult now, and we only need to raise half of the materials first, and then we will find a way to transport the other half of the materials to us when we arrive in Jiangnan! ”
After Sima Hongtian listened to Hongxu's narration, he was so angry that he shattered the cup in his hand and scolded: "What a bunch of guys who see the wind and make the top, eating the food of the official family, but not doing things for the people, only thinking about how to get benefits!" Seeing that our Sima family is not as good as before, he deliberately made things difficult! It's the Buddha who has to make offerings, but there's no way! Even if you make trouble with the True Sect, you won't get any benefit. Forcing them into a hurry, as soon as they say that the household department has no money, we can't even get half of the supplies! The disaster ahead is like fire, and we don't have time to waste it! That's it, Hongxu, you take half of the supplies first, do things outside, and think twice about everything! After I raise the other half of the supplies, I will immediately set off to meet you in Jiangnan! ”
"That's all there is to it!" Hongxu replied.
The next day, Hongxu went to the household department to raise supplies and set off immediately! Just walked for two or three hours, they heard a galloping horse coming towards them, and as soon as they arrived in front of Hongxu, they immediately stopped, only to see a naughty little girl sitting on horseback, and said: "Brother Hongxu, didn't we say okay?" You must take me with you to play, why did you leave alone? ”
"Who said I was going to play? Am I going on a business trip? That has leisure and leisure to accompany you to the mountains and rivers! You're a girl's family, it's dangerous to run out, so let's go back quickly! Hongxu replied to her, and then rode away.
Ruoyun lifted the reins of the horse, and the horse also followed, saying, "No, I just want to be with you!" Whoever says there is danger, isn't there you? It's safest to be with you! ”
"You, you, I really don't know how to tell you, when there is chaos, even if I have the heart, I can't take care of you!"
"Brother Hongxu, I don't need you to take care of me, I will take care of myself!"
"I can't make sense with you! Alas! ”
"Brother Hongxu, I know you're going to Jiangnan for disaster relief, why don't you tell me! If you ask me, I will go and tell my father, my father will scare and scare those household officials, and they will immediately raise all the money, food and materials for you!" ”
"Humph! I don't believe your dad can cover the sky with one hand! Isn't it without your help that the money, food, and materials have been collected? ”
"You lied to me, I went to the household officials to ask, you have only collected half of the measures, and their half will not be transported, not necessarily!"
"I don't believe that they dare to disobey His Majesty's holy decree, that is simply heaven!"
"The holy decree, they will never dare to disobey it, but there is a discount in it, and Your Majesty doesn't know it!"
Before they knew it, they were already far away from the capital, and when they entered the jungle, they felt that the silence around them was abnormal, and even the flying insects and beasts could not feel it. Ruoyun suddenly asked: "Will there be a robbery here!" ”
Hongxu didn't believe it, and said: "It's against the sky, even dare to rob the imperial grain, this group of robbers doesn't want to live!" ”
"If people are hungry, then it doesn't matter if this is imperial food, grab it!" Ruoyun said.
Suddenly, something flew over quickly, and when he heard Ruoyun's 'ah', Hongxu hurriedly pushed Ruoyun away, almost not pushing Ruoyun off the horse. When Ruoyun stabilized his emotions, he scolded angrily: "It's that little thief who is blind and dares to use this kind of dirty means to plot against this girl!" ”
Looking at the mountains in the distance, there was no movement. But I heard a burst of echoes, and no one answered! I looked around, but there was no movement! Ruoyun sighed: "This is strange! ”
At this time, Hongxu quipped: "You better go back!" How dangerous it is here! If I get hurt, I can't take the responsibility! Just now it was just a small stone on the mountain, and it collapsed, and it was scared like this! ”
"Who said I was scared, you were afraid! I'm not going back, I'm just going to follow you! ”
Talking, talking, unconsciously walked another distance. There are talking and laughing along the way, Hongxu feels very comfortable, looking at Ruoyun who is sitting on a horse and her hair is blown away by the wind, sometimes I feel that it is good to have her!
My mind was in the fugue, and suddenly a large group of hungry people rushed in front of me! Seeing Hongxu, they are betting on food, all of them have red eyes and thick necks, regardless of whether it is official food or not, they will rob it when they come over! Hongxu saw this situation, so he had to lead his subordinates, desperately protect the imperial grain, and fight with those hungry people, those hungry people have not undergone formal training, that is the opponent of this group of officers and soldiers, dozens of rounds down, all of them are lying down, the rest of the people see the fat in their mouths, and they want to spit it out, a little reluctant, they all surround the grain cart, but they don't dare to approach, for fear that the officers and soldiers will beat them, but they are really hungry!
In the crowd, an old aunt and an old man walked out and said to Hongxu: "Official, we didn't mean to rob you of your food, there is really no way, hungry!" My hometown has been hit by a disaster, there is really no food in the village, and we all come out to beg for food, there is really no way, uncle, just give us something to eat! ”
"No, this is military rations, this is to be taken to Jiangnan for disaster relief!" Hongxu said.
"Fart, go to Jiangnan for disaster relief, it's not that the group of dog officials are greedy, how much food can get into the pockets of the people!" One of the people in the crowd said indignantly, and the others thought he was right, and kept shouting!
Another person also coaxed: "We are the victims of the disaster, and if you give us relief, you have completed the errand!" Why do you have to go so far to Jiangnan? ”
"This is the imperial grain, we are doing it in accordance with the holy decree, if the grain does not reach the Jiangnan County Yafu, we will all be killed!" Hongxu persuaded this group of hungry victims with good words! But the victims were so excited that they didn't listen to him at all!
The pair of old men knelt down in front of Hongxu, grabbed his hand and said, "Official, you have pity on our group of disaster-stricken people!" We were really hungry! ”
Hongxu was full of thorny hands by this old man, and his grip was full of scars, what a pair of hard-working hands, but they couldn't support themselves, thinking that this pair of old people, they are so old, it's not a last resort, and they will never give me a penalty. They're really hungry, just give them some food, and there shouldn't be any problems!
At this time, Ruoyun also persuaded: "Brother Hongxu, just give them some, this group of victims is really pitiful!" ”