Chapter 309: Night Banquet Farce
He Xuezhi picked up the wine cup, looked around, and said with a smile: "Everyone, for this glass of wine, I want to respect Lord Ling, General Han and General Miao, and everyone who escorted the disaster relief food this time. My Yichun County was invaded by floods, the disaster was serious, Lord Ling and General Han were not afraid of hardships and dangers, trekked through mountains and rivers, and escorted grain from Yanjing, needless to say, he lived in Yichun County for a long time, so on behalf of the people of Yichun, he said thank you to Lord Ling, General Han and all the brothers who came to send food this time, toast a glass of water and wine, and talk about the heart! ”
Situ Jing also immediately picked up the wine cup, nodded and said: "That's right, this official is the county guard of Yichun County, and this glass of wine is also to be respected!" ”
For a while, the officials and gentry of Yichun County raised their wine cups one after another, wanting to pay tribute to Han Mo and others.
No matter how thick-skinned Ling Lei is at this time, it is not easy to take credit, along the way he is hiding in the carriage, like a snail cowering in a shell, He has half a credit, at this time he hurriedly smiled: "Awards and awards, this is all the credit of General Han, our family...... Well, this official is ...... Don't dare to take credit! ”
Han Mo said with a smile: "Lord Ling is polite, if there is no Lord Ling in charge, I am afraid that the journey will be even more unsmooth." He picked up the wine cup and said, "I'll wait for the food to come, that's the right thing, and I'm very satisfied to arrive safely." But everyone, the Yichun flood, you are fighting on the front line, for the victims of the disaster, but I am in awe, there are all of you, this disaster can pass quickly at that time, I should respect you! After he finished speaking, he actually took a cup and drank all the wine in the cup.
Everyone looked at each other, this young man's speech was really a little unpredictable, and he didn't know whether he was talking about the scene or being sarcastic, but looking at Han Mo's gentle smile, the possibility of this interview should be greater than sarcasm, and after He Xuezhi drank all the wine, everyone also drank it all.
Putting down the wine cup, Situ Jing smiled and said, "General Han, count the granary, is everything going well?" ”
Han Mo put down the wine cup and said with a smile: "With the help of the treasurer and the colleagues of the Food Administration, everything is going very smoothly. But...... Hehe, although the first batch of disaster relief grain is now in storage, it will not last long to deal with the original grain to feed more than 100,000 disaster victims, and other food needs to be transferred as soon as possible...... The county keeper will also have to think of a way to get the victims through this difficult time. ”
Situ Jing said secretly in his heart: "Mr. Xu said that you can't look at Han Mo based on his actual age, but now it seems that this is really good." Han Mo's tone of voice was much older than his actual age. With a look of emotion on his face, he said, "What General Han said is true." The official has been miserable for the past few days, and I am extremely sad to see hundreds of people displaced. Recently, this official has also been thinking hard about good strategies with his colleagues in Yichun County, wanting to save the people from danger...... Ay......! ”
Su Keyong had already sneered: "Lord Situ's so-called good policy, but I don't know what it is? In the past two days, I have observed the surroundings of Xichun County, and the victims of the disaster have not eaten enough food, and countless people have slept in the open air, enduring the invasion of wind and rain...... Many people were starved to death, and many people were very close to oppressing the people under various guises...... I don't think Lord Situ has come up with any good solutions, but has made a mess here, and the people are not happy! ”
Everyone didn't expect Su Keyong to scold Situ Jing so directly at the banquet, and they were all a little surprised.
Situ Jing obviously didn't expect Su Keyong to be so faceless and rush at the banquet so quickly, his face suddenly couldn't be hung up, and he said in a deep voice: "Master Su, what do you mean by this?" This official and his colleagues in Yichun are doing their best, that is obvious to all, are you too presumptuous when you talk like this? Although you have been appointed by the Holy Lord to come to my Yichun County to handle official business, if you don't have real evidence and speak wildly, I, as the head of a county, can't help but come nonsense. ”
Su Keyong smiled coldly, he was a member of the Su clan, and this time he had a holy body, and even more importantly, his temperament was already a little upright, and he was not afraid of Situ Jing at all, so he immediately said: "Lord Situ, don't come nonsense, this official has his own measure." You say it's obvious to all, but that's ridiculous...... The people are displaced and miserable, as long as they have eyes, they can see, can this be concealed? ”
The corners of Han Mo's mouth smiled, and he didn't move, just gently twisted a grape and put it in his mouth, which was sweet and delicious, and in a flash, he actually thought of Princess Xiu.
Situ Jing said angrily: "Master Su, now Yichun County has suffered a catastrophe, and the disaster is like fire, although this official has tried his best, how can he fight God?" The displacement of the people was caused by the flood, could it be that it was what the officials wanted to see? As for those dying of starvation, the officials are even more reluctant to see it, but there is a shortage of food and many people in the disaster, so if everyone wants to be fed, isn't it a big joke? ”
"It's a big joke indeed." Su Keyong did not back down, and said loudly: "Under the heavy rain, the Dachang River overflowed, and the entire Yichun County did not organize the people to evacuate, but instead collected silver and paid taxes, which is called repairing the river embankment in the name of preventing the Dachang River from bursting the embankment...... Hehe, now that the Dachang River has burst its embankment, it has become a big joke, Lord Situ, should the tax you collect for repairing the embankment be refunded to the people? ”
Situ Jing sneered: "It's nonsense, I don't even know what you're talking about." ”
At this time, a Yichun official said: "Master Su, you came to my Yichun County, indiscriminately, some evil words, I don't know why?" ”
"We and the county guard will do our best, bow down and do our best to serve the court and be loyal to the saints, and we don't want to be meritorious, but we can't let Lord Su speak wildly like this and scold us for nothing, right?"
"Master Su said that we collected the levee repair tax? But I don't know where to hear it? Didn't you find a few Diao people and want to slander us and others? ”
"If Lord Su can find evidence that we collected the levee tax, then use the evidence to speak, otherwise, don't talk about it here. Although you have come to investigate this matter thoroughly by the Holy Providence, the Inspector is also here, and without the Inspector nodding, we will not allow you to slander us. You are doing things for the imperial court, and we are also working for the imperial court, Master Su must not deliberately find out that ours is not paving the way for himself in order to show his merits to the saints! ”
"Master Su can fold, and we also have pen and paper, and we can also fold. Now the disaster in Yichun County is like fire, the task is heavy, we are doing our best to do things for the people, if Lord Su disturbs the order of Yichun County at that time, then I am a sinner in Yichun County, I will fight for my life, but also seek justice! ”
The officials of Yichun County saw that Su Keyong did not come to fight secretly, but fought openly at the banquet, so they did not hesitate to attack Su Keyong together.
Since Su Keyong took the initiative to tear his face, the officials of Yichun County had no scruples, they had already regarded Su Keyong as a thorn in the flesh, since this had begun, the voice became higher and higher, and for a while, the originally friendly banquet was already chaotic, and some people even cursed people.
Ling Lei didn't expect the banquet to be like this, and he was a little frightened, so he couldn't help but lean towards Han Mo's side.
Han Mo looked indifferent, still eating grapes leisurely.
He didn't know if Su Keyong wanted to test the other party's firepower or if there were other reasons, at this time, the officials of Yichun County really worked together and formed a rope.
The power of local family officials is by no means simple.
One of the officials who came with Su Keyong even stood up and said loudly: "Don't look too arrogant, you go outside the city to see the victims, for a piece of bread, they can give up everything, just to survive." Look here, spend all day drinking, singing and dancing, in front of these wine and meat, you keep shouting that you are doing things for the people, don't you feel very ashamed? ”
"Shame?" Someone immediately retorted: "What Uncle He said just now, didn't you hear it?" This is Uncle He who has everything he has, entertaining you, but getting such a rebuke from you, hehe, very good, from today onwards, we will no longer provide food to you, all the old men from Beijing, you will go and find food by yourself! ”
The two sides were fighting, you are not afraid of me, I am not afraid of you, the hall was very noisy for a while.
Su Keyong had already stood up and said to Situ Jing with a sneer: "Lord Situ, this banquet has come to this point, and I don't think there is any need for us to stay." Lord Situ is the county guard of Yichun County who was originally enshrined by the Holy Lord, that is, the Holy Lord wants Lord Situ to benefit the people, and now the people of Yichun are like this, and it is by no means possible to prevaricate the past with a sentence of 'flood', if the Holy Lord knows that his people are now in this scene, I really can't imagine how angry and sad the Holy Lord will be. I Su Keyong got the will of the saint and came to official business, it seems that this time I really came to the right place, if I don't find out a few mediocre officials and wicked people who are corrupt and pervert the law and don't care about the lives of the people, I Su Keyong is ashamed of the saint and the common people! Flicking his sleeves, he shouted, "Let's go!" He actually led a few officials and left violently.
Han Mo frowned, this Su Keyong didn't look like a person with a deep city government at all, but like a straightforward official, such a character should not be suitable to come to Yichun County to do such a treacherous thing.
Su Keyong was selected by Su Guanya, and Su Guanya obviously understood Su Keyong's character.
According to reason, Su Guanya should have chosen a shrewd and cautious cronie who is proficient in deceitful techniques to come, but at tonight's banquet, Su Keyong soared in public, and he didn't seem to be a shrewd and cautious person, but a willful person, such a character, could it be that Su Guanya was really carefully selected? Or is Su Keyong's soaring tonight for another purpose, not a manifestation of his true nature?
If this is the true temperament, Su Guanya sent him here, it would be quite meaningful.
Seeing Su Keyong leading the officials to leave, the officials of Yichun County suddenly laughed, and even Situ Jing couldn't help muttering: "Spread wild here, and don't look at any place!" ”
He Xuezhi had a smile on his chubby face, and said to Han Mo with a smile: "Nephew Han Shi, Master Su seems that Yaxing is not good today, since he is gone, then let's stop, we are not strong." However, I arranged a good program for Lord Ling, General Han! ”
Han Mo said with a smile: "The program arranged by He Shibo must be excellent, I am quite looking forward to it!" ”
He Xuezhi laughed, clapped his hands, and listened to the band play a very ethereal music, the music was very soft, like a trickle, and like a breeze passing through the leaves, soft and full of vitality.
In the midst of the joy, a golden glow floated in from outside the hall door, and the whole hall suddenly lit up, and everyone's eyes were cast, and they all immediately showed surprise.