What Jia Liang annoys the most is to make all kinds of excuses for himself, what is "unavoidable", what is "unavoidable", all of them are damned.

So when Zhou Guangsheng said "last resort", Jia Liang sneered, stared at Zhou Guangsheng and said, "What is the last resort?" Did someone send you money and force you to take a bribe with a knife, or did someone tie up your family in the middle of the night and threaten you to be greedy? ”

Zhou Guangsheng was taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down again to explain: "This is not the intention of the lower officials, when the lower officials first took office, they also wanted to be a good official and clean officials, do things for the people, and serve the country." But if there is no dot between the top and bottom, it is really difficult to move an inch.

"The counties and cities below will only stretch out their hands to ask for public money, and the lower officials see that they are really poor, and they are really approved every year in the first few years.

"But what is the use of approving it, the poor are still poor, and they have all fattened their own pockets. Xia Guan also wanted to ask people, why are these people as cunning as a loach, and they don't leave their hands. Before the account books were sent to the case, the officials stayed awake day and night, and they couldn't find out one or two.

"My lord, it's useless to go down to the officials. Taxes are difficult to collect, floods are constant, and officials cover each other and deceive their subordinates. After a few years, Xia Guan is an immortal, and he has no power to return to the sky. ”

Jia Liang listened to Zhou Guangsheng's self-report, and his brows gradually furrowed.

In this case, he is not unable to understand that in this era of serious greed for ink, those who are not greedy have become the target of public criticism, a thorn in the side of others, and a thorn in the flesh.

And like him, who has a background, status and money in his family, no one dares to exclude or make a bad decision. But for a poor scholar like Zhou Guangsheng who relied on the imperial examination, being excluded and ruined by others is undoubtedly a fatal knife.

But this does not mean that Zhou Guangsheng is not wrong, although he is not greedy, and most of the greedy silver is used to help the peak, but he is still a corrupt official, and he still does wrong things.

If you don't teach him a lesson, that's absolutely not okay.

Zhou Guangsheng saw that Jia Liang was still frowning, and then said: "The lower officials only want to have a chance to return to Beijing to take up their posts, so as to convey this bad wind to the heavenly court." But the lower officials have been in Guangzhou for thirteen years, and they can't wait for the holy decree every year, and they can't wait for the opportunity to return to Beijing.

"Don't hide it from your lordship, when you first heard that your lord took up the post of governor, you were still a little worried that your lordship would have a greater appetite than the previous ones, but when you see that your lord loves the people so much, your heart is also a hundred hearts, and you can't wait to smear your liver and brains!

"It's not that the lower officials are making excuses for themselves, but the adults have solved the problems that the lower officials can't solve for more than ten years, people's livelihood, floods, in just one year, there have been such big changes, the lower officials are admired by the adults, and they can't wait to worship the adults as apprentices, and learn from the adults for a few years.

"But the subordinate officials know that their bodies are not right, and it is difficult to enter the eyes of adults, and they are also to blame for themselves, and they can't complain about others. Now although the lower officials are committing crimes, they also want to give their last strength to the adults.

"If the lower officials come today, if they can't ask for the safety of their wives and children, they don't care, they just want to tell the adults everything that the lower officials have known over the years, and only the adults can go up to heaven and avenge the grievances of the people of Li on this side."

Jia Liang saw that he spoke sincerely, and his eyes were resolute and powerful, and gradually believed him a little, so he raised his hand and said, "You get up and speak first." ”

Zhou Guangsheng kowtowed again, but when he got up, he staggered and almost wanted to fall. Jia Liang hurriedly glanced at the little soldier on the side, and the little soldier stepped forward to support Zhou Guangsheng and let him sit down on the futon on the side.

As soon as Zhou Guangsheng sat down, he took out the account book in his arms that had been soaked with sweat, held it respectfully in both hands, and sent it to Jia Liang's case.

"My lord, this is the list of officials who have secretly visited and recorded the corruption of the officials over the years."

Jia Liang hurriedly took the ledger, and he didn't care about the stickiness in his hand, so he opened the ledger and looked at it carefully.

This look is an hour, and when Jia Liang raised his head, Zhou Guangsheng on the other end of the short case actually fell asleep with his head down.

Jia Liang put away the account book and made a gesture from the little soldier, and the little soldier came over to stop him and hugged Zhou Guangsheng, or the princess.

Jia Liang twitched the corners of his mouth, seeing that Zhou Guangsheng didn't wake up from such a big movement, he thought to himself that this surnamed Zhou probably didn't sleep all night last night, and people in their forties and fifties really hurt their bodies more than young people by staying up all night.

"My lord, where do you put it?" The little soldier was also stunned, holding the princess in his arms, and he didn't know where to put it.

Jia Liang couldn't cry or laugh, and whispered to him: "Just find an empty account and let him in." ”

The little soldier nodded, went out with Zhou Guangsheng in his arms, and said to Jia Liang when he came back: "The little one called a few brothers and guarded in front of the corrupt official's tent, don't worry, he can't run." ”

Jia Liang asked him with a smile: "What is your name and how old are you this year?" ”

Xiao Bing said very seriously: "The little milk is named Gou, and he is the second in the family, so he is also called the second dog." He is 14 years old. ”

Jia Liang put down the ledger and asked him: "You have so much strength, you are only fourteen and can lift an adult man?" ”

The second dog replied: "What is this, the big stone in front of our camp, the small one can move a few times a day to play." ”

Jia Liang asked his rank again, and when he learned that he was just a small soldier, he asked with some curiosity: "Since you are born with divine power, why can't you reuse it?" ”

Ergouzi scratched his head and said: "The little one has never read, he is vulgar, and I can't understand what the generals say, I only know that the general asked me to rush, I rushed, let me retreat, I retreated." What kind of arrangement of troops to stabilize the morale of the army, I have to doze off when I hear it. ”

When Jia Liang heard his words, he couldn't help laughing, and asked him again: "Since you are so brave, why are you not in the queue this time?" ”

The second dog said seriously: "General Zhang said, those thieves dare to go to Guangzhou City to plot against the families of adults, what else can't be done." Although this military camp is heavily guarded, it is not possible to ensure that the bold people dare to break in, which is not good for the adults.

"Therefore, the little one must stay and stay by the side of the adult, and a powerless person like the adult, if there is no personal protection around him, he is afraid that he will be killed by someone in his breath."

Jia Liang's eyes straightened after hearing this, and his ears echoed with what Ergouzi said, "There is no power to restrain the chicken" and the sentence "I was killed by someone in one breath".

This kid, you really can't speak!

"Did Zhang Lin say this?"

The second dog sold his biggest boss without knowing it: "That's right! ”

Jia Liang gritted his teeth, this stinky boy, don't think that Lao Tzu values you to march and fight, so he won't fix you. Dare to say behind his back that Lao Tzu has no power to restrain the chicken, why is it that "someone will kill him as soon as he breathes"? When you come back, you have a kind of don't run!