Text Chapter 8 Spring Breeze Ten Miles Smell Silk Strings

With the further development of the imperial court, Emperor Chongzhen's heart became clearer, and he knew that there were really not many people who were willing to serve his Ming Dynasty, most of them were just sitting and watching the sharp decline in the situation, and sitting on the mountain and watching, or profiting from the affairs arranged by the emperor, or taking it by force, once the situation changed suddenly, he would voluntarily commit himself at any time! How unsatisfactory the world is! He knew that as long as these few loyalists devoted themselves to the country, there was still hope! In the twists and turns, he saw all kinds of shortcomings of the "Eight Mansions in the South of the Yangtze River", and he was a superficial appearance, if the army pressed him, he would definitely be self-defeating! So the emperor appointed Ren Jun as the "Patrol of the Eight Prefectures in the South of the Yangtze River", and patrolled the officials of Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang on behalf of the Son of Heaven, the criminal name, the money valley, public security, archives, schools, agriculture, water conservancy, customs, people's secrets, and other affairs.

In February of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen (1640), Ren Jun took office, although it is ten miles of spring breeze but still expected to be steep, the willows on the shore of the West Lake have not shown graceful ladylike feelings, but like a self-sinking woman with a mantle of dust and hair to distribute anything, the water of the West Lake is like a pool of wine to make many people intoxicated, the wine shop teahouse is actually wafting low back lingering silk string sound, coupled with the uninhibited laughter of men and women, people can't help but feel sad, a turbulent era, the court to the fate of the uncertain, The officials here are actually living a drunk, happy life? And what about the people? Under the exploitation of corrupt officials, he lived a life of hunger and cold!

Before Ren Jun came, he knew a little about the situation here, the local officials of Su, Song, Chang, and the four prefectures of the town were treacherous and slippery, the common people, the kings, the relatives, the bureaucrats, the landlords, the treacherous people, the time to shoot profits, invade the fishing industry, occupy the fields extensively, the people were trapped in taxes, forced by hunger and cold, it was a very difficult place to manage! However, Ren Jun's career in the past ten years has long trained his loyalty and fearlessness, how to change the rules of officialdom are destined to be an "outsider", naturally they are their enemies, the tangible and invisible unspoken rules of officialdom are dividing the world, and the sinking of individuals has pushed the world to the abyss of destruction, how can such a world be allowed to spread and let it spread. If Ren Jun, as the "Minister of the Imperial Mission", is a kind of "borrowing strength", then his imperial "Shang Fang Sword" is not empty of cold light to deter evil! He's going to make this sword really turn this place upside down. In the bad government that has not changed for many years, they have long regarded the oppression of the people, the use of personal gain, and the collusion of friends as a habit and necessity, they can sway the little "royal spirit" given to them by the court to enjoy the glory and wealth, in the face of the fluctuation of the court, they reciprocated with laughter, the more difficult the national fortune, but it became the craziest time for them to accumulate wealth, the saddest thing is that the Zhu officials who asked the same blood with Emperor Chongzhen, instead of worrying about the family and the country, they are also in the same stream. No wonder the edifice of the Ming Dynasty collapsed so quickly, even the most basic dignity of the "family" is not maintained, the "bottom line" of the dynasty is clearly torn by their own family, this kind of pathology, isn't it hopeless?

In Ren Jun's tearful eyes, burst out of grief and indignation, and his loyalty to the dynasty has become their constant ridicule, since the power is given by the emperor, it can also be recalled, when all the corrupt officials and corrupt officials are removed and replaced by regular officials to investigate, the four mansions in the south of the Yangtze River are like a rainstorm! Ren Jun's power is not only limited to a certain place of micro-service private visits, he can't have the art of doppelganger, he can let the positive energy of power radiate to every corrupt place, under his command, he used a thunderous momentum to an unprecedented "storm" in history, wash away all evil, and return heaven and earth to righteousness!

Despite the many times the evil forces have besieged and blocked the killing, Ren Jun is not afraid of difficulties, punishes evil and promotes good, rectifies the bad habits of officialdom, cleanses the frivolity of officialdom, and kills the root of evil, and the people have never had joy and joy. Sun Tingquan, a university scholar, gave Yu a pertinent compliment: "Su Song's fertile soil is also, its vulgar prose is clever and skillful, its officials dance and cunning, and its long order is full of gold and good deeds to the official, so it is difficult to govern this public (Ren Jun), and he reports to the government for the period, carrying two cranes, two stones, and a hundred volumes of calligraphy and painting. It doesn't seem to be relieved, its officials are like frost, and its long order is like washing the marrow and easy intestines! It can be seen that Ren Jun's tenure as an official has been fruitful, and his governance for just over a year has made the emperor quite satisfied!

In early March of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Ren Jun "arrived halfway according to Wu's fate", and saw his longing family, his mother was gray-haired, and his wife Feng was also wrinkled. Due to the inability of his hometown to survive during the war, his family urinated in Yangjiadong, which was in the shadows. Just arrived less than half a day, the villagers have flocked, because people know that Ren Jun is a clean official who works for the people, his experience and reputation as an official for several years are spread in his hometown, not to mention that he is the largest official in his hometown in the capital, consciously adding a lot of color to his hometown, and the people have taken the rare mountain fruits or eggs accumulated due to poverty to express their admiration for Ren Jun. Ren Jun was grateful to see the villagers so gracious, but asked: "What difficulties do the villagers have, as long as I can do my best, I will not give up." Fellow villagers, seeing that Ren Jun is an official and has no frame, just like relatives speak freely, everyone asks, and Ren Jun tries his best to answer. And the last person said: "Now Shandong has imposed harsh taxes, and the people are not able to make a living, and Mengyin County alone has collected 3,200 stone rice, and there are only 872 poor households in the county, so they are really incompetent, and I am afraid that they can only starve to death." The villagers knelt down and begged for help, and Ren Jun helped them up one by one. wrote a recital to the emperor...... If you take 3,200 stone of rice beans and add them to 872 poor households, then you will have no yi, and how can you have rice beans without yi? If you move the bottle, you will be killed (I.ei., an ancient wine container), there is a similar driving disaster, which is not a place to endure in life. Life is not to do something, nor is it a pre-executive statement, and it is also ...... in the meantime, "The emperor read it, and saw that Ren Jun's heart was precious to the people, so he relieved them of the burden, and the villagers were grateful!"

Ren Jun faced the old garden, his heart was inevitably desolate, the emperor's desire after the enthronement, after several wars and turmoil, but people were in the midst of resentment and poverty, and he had no time to take care of the people's livelihood, Li Zicheng's army has forced into the Central Plains, once the Central Plains is lost, his country is equal to losing half, in the days of frequent bad news, his heart is like a sword stabbing blood gushing up in anger, even though his weak body is upright, it is like a yellow leaf in the autumn wind, making a weak struggle!