"Neither."

Old Man Yao shook his head, and said with a heavy face: "This matter has a huge stake, otherwise, my old bones would not have come all the way to this capital." ”

"Yiyang County is a small city on the border of our country, although it is remote, but the relationship is significant, trade exchanges have to pass through here, and even the transportation of salt, coal and iron has to pass through here."

Hearing Old Man Yao say this, the two of them suddenly realized.

"No wonder the governors of the three provinces have come over today, there is still something about this...... It turned out to be because of this. ”

Zhou Bowen said.

"But aren't the governors of these three provinces all emperors? Could it be ...... They actually have some ...... Fill your pocket? Lu Wei'an said in surprise.

Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an, who have only been officials for a long time, have been in the officialdom for a long time, and the two of them are afraid that they still don't understand, and Old Man Yao also took this opportunity to give the two of them a good talk, which is the way of officials.

"You should have read it when you were studying, when the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are observed, there are no disciples."

Old Man Yao let out a long sigh, looked at the puzzled eyes of these two people, and then continued to explain: "If the water is too clear, there will be no fish, and this officialdom is actually a huge fish pond. ”

"Don't look at the governors of the three provinces with heavy fists, but after arriving in the local area, the strong dragon can't suppress the head snake, if you want to do practical things, you can only integrate into it, and whirl around in the muddy waters of this jar, while protecting yourself, you must also complete the tasks assigned by the emperor, and mingle with the local officials."

"So it's not something that anyone can do."

"Old Man Yao, what do you mean......" Zhou Bowen hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Actually, the three of them are suspected of being corrupt? ”

The children can be taught! Old Man Yao nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Don't think this is a particularly big sin or something, in fact, there is nothing, as long as the people can get benefits in the end, it is not a big deal for them to extract from it, and don't look at the three of them are more or less corrupt, in fact, how much corruption has been embezzled The emperor has a number in his heart, otherwise, they will not be able to be in the position of this governor for so many years, and it is the most important salt, coal and iron." ”

"If it weren't for someone the emperor trusted very much, how could the emperor give them such a heavy task?" Old Man Yao laughed lowly, and continued: "And several adults are also smart, from the people, how many high-quality papers and those officials have been spent, and how many stolen goods have been apportioned, they will be written into an account book and reported to the emperor one by one, and those money and wealth may also go to the emperor's treasury." ”

"Since the emperor knows everything, why don't you govern it, record all those officials, and replace them with a batch of use?" Lu Wei'an didn't understand and asked suspiciously.

"But what's the use of this, in the face of such huge benefits, individuals will be tempted

Yes, even if there is no idea for a while, in the long run, there will be some ideas, and the new official does not know how to grope for some local rules and conditions, and he has to explore for a while, the emperor is putting a long line to catch big fish, and then slaughter those fish after they are fattened! ”

"Let them embezzle for a while, and when the emperor estimates that the amount of corruption is huge enough, then directly issue an order to charge them, raid their homes, repay the money, and don't all of them go back to the treasury?"

"This is the way of being a minister and the way of being a king is still a little different after all, the way of being a minister, as long as you are loyal to the emperor and doing things for the court, the way of being a king needs to know how to balance the forces of all parties, and how to maximize benefits?"

"It's only been a few years since the emperor boarded the plane that he already had such a strategy, and Lu Yan's kid can be regarded as having made a relatively correct decision."

Old Man Yao looked at these children, afraid that he was frightened, so he chuckled and said, "Do you still think that such things can only happen in remote places?" Not to mention that, it is at the feet of this Son of Heaven, there is no shortage of such things happening in this imperial city, and it is not uncommon for anyone to buy, sell, and official, and the emperor has a number in his heart. ”

"Then what does the emperor mean by inviting the two of us to listen to these things together today? Need us to get into it too? Zhou Bowen said with some doubts, if not, then the two of them listened to it in the past, what is the use of all this?

Old Man Yao nodded, then shook his head again, "Yes and no." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"I look at the emperor's meaning, I'm afraid that there is a little bit of thought that I want you to deal with the crooks and bends here, but you two have just entered the bureaucracy, and you don't understand these things, and it is impossible for you to do such a difficult thing as soon as you come up." Old Man Yao estimated the form, and then said: "I see that the emperor may want you to know these things first, and then distribute them to you when you slowly understand some means." ”

"Now I will introduce you two in front of your adults, he has already shown all the adults the idea of bringing you two under his banner to become his right-hand man, adults are not such demented people, as long as there are some means, I am afraid that they have already understood by now."

"Although the emperor wants you to do something big and solve problems for him, he is also paving the way for your two children who have not yet grown up."

It is also the Great Zhou Dynasty for so many years, the youngest champion and Tanhua Hao are only the two of them, and it is a safer way to put them under their noses for a while to exercise and then release them to accumulate meritorious deeds.

"Don't worry about this for now, this matter will rot in your stomach, no matter who asks, don't mention it, rest assured with your own little errands, exercise hard in the Hanlin Academy, learn more from a few adults, and when the time comes, it will be time for the two of you to shine."

Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an looked at each other and understood the meaning, nodded and said, "You."

Rest assured, the two of us understand. ”

Several people then changed the subject, kept silent about what they had said today, and after eating a meal, they went home separately.

Mr. Yao also came to visit Sisi's house two days later, gave bean curd and bean bags, and the two children brought some gifts, and after some time in the capital, they hurriedly returned to their own residence because of this.

(End of chapter)