Two days later, Liu Han returned to Yangzhou with his people, Yangzhou still has a large number of things waiting for him, the criminal of Wei Zhen's case is still in prison, and he has to send millions of silver to the imperial capital, which will have to be dealt with when he returns to Yangzhou.

Before the boat docked, he was very surprised to see Ju Yi and Gu Wei standing at the dock, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, Gu Wei went to the county below to inspect, and it was time to come back at this time, but the two Daqin sent to the dock to greet him in person, this move was still a bit shocking.

"Hehe, brother of the people, this trip has been hard!"

As soon as Liu Han stepped on the springboard, before he got off the boat, he smiled and spoke, he hurriedly got off the boat, and before he stepped ashore, he hugged his fists and saluted.

"The two adults came to pick it up in person, and the officials were honestly afraid!"

After going ashore, Liu Han bowed deeply to the two of them, and said with a smile: "People, this is the outside, your brother has shown his power in Wu County, and Wu County has a bright blue sky, we should pick it up." ”

"The lord has an overreputation, and it is Liu's duty to serve the court, besides, the court's strategy has already been formulated, and Liu is just taking medicine according to the prescription. Liu Han was still very modest and refused to put on his big hat.

Ju Yu laughed and didn't continue, Liu Han saluted Gu Wei again: "Gu Dacai is a hard worker, inspecting the five counties, and promoting the tax system is really hard. ”

Gu Wei said with a smile: "Hard life, it's still the people's brother, the eight sides are exquisite, the errand of the court has been done, but no one has offended, admire, admire." ”

Liu Han smiled bitterly: "My lord, is this praising me, but also hurting me?"

"What do you say?" Gu Wei asked deliberately rhetorically.

"Then, let me be praised by adults. Liu Hanxin was unwilling, as if he had swallowed a grain of Coptis Pill.

Gu Wei and Ju Yi were slightly stunned, the three of them looked at each other, and suddenly laughed at the same time, Ju Yi pulled Liu Han and walked back, there was no carriage, inside and outside Yangzhou City, the waterways were vertical and horizontal, even if it was an official office, it was not far from the wharf.

When they arrived at the house, the three of them sat down casually, and Liu Han asked, "Two adults, is there another errand in the imperial court?" ”

Gu Wei looked at each other and smiled, and said with a smile: "Clever! The secret decree of the imperial court has been in place for two days, just waiting for you Lord Liu to come back." ”

"Oh, I wonder what kind of errand is this time?" asked Liu Han cautiously.

Ju Yi was about to speak, but Gu Wei smiled and said, "Zimin guess." ”

Liu Han frowned: "My lord wants to test the lowly position, but this lowly position is not good at it, there are too many things in the court, I can't guess it." ”

Gu Wei shook his head slightly, and said with a meaningful smile: "The people are clumsy. ”

"It's the same thing you see. Ju Yi smiled and said, "Tonight, we will catch the wind for the people." ”

"My lord, I don't want it. Liu Han smiled bitterly: "When I left Wu County, I had already drunk a lot. ”

"Let's not go outside, just the backyard, just the three of us. Gu Wei said: "After this is done, I'm afraid we should go back to Beijing." ”

"Back to Beijing?" Liu Han was slightly stunned, and then showed a hint of joy: "The court has decided, is it going to move him?"

Gu Wei nodded slightly. sighed: "Heaven is evil, especially can live, self-inflicted, can not live, he is also full of evil." ”

Ju Yu also sighed: "Sheng Huai is inescapable this time, let's go, let's have a drink, people, this time Wu Jun did a good job, inside and outside, the court is satisfied, this is not easy." ”

Liu Han got up with him, and Gu Wei also got up and walked to the backyard together.

"I'm not as good as the people, and I've offended a lot of people. ”

"My lord, what you do is different from mine, I clean the room, and it is a hundred times more difficult for you. ”

Whether it is the tax system or the salt tax in front, Gu Wei has offended many people, the nobles in the court, the scholars below, and the merchants in Yangzhou have been offended by him.

Ju Yi laughed, he was fine among the three, he came easily, and went back easily, but this time, with the fall of Sheng Huai and the great victory outside the Saiwai, the emperor may have enough confidence to reorganize Shangshutai.

When he returns to the imperial capital, Shangshutai may have changed greatly.

"Zimin, you are working hard in Wu County, do you know the affairs of Yangzhou. ”

As soon as he sat down in the small garden, Gu Wei asked with a smile, and Liu Han shook his head: "What's the big deal here? ”

Gu Wei smiled slightly, lifted the teapot and poured him a glass of water, and then said, "You are running around in Wu County, and Yangzhou can be occupied by someone taking the opportunity." ”

Liu Han was a little puzzled, he didn't receive a report in this regard, Gu Wei looked at his expression, and was a little surprised.

"You really don't know. Gu Wei shook his head slightly, and told him with some regret that during his time in Wu County, Zhang Ying quickly rebuilt the Salt Chamber of Commerce, the Silk Chamber of Commerce, the Grain Chamber of Commerce, etc., in Yangzhou, and the chambers of commerce were now in their hands again.

Liu Han suddenly realized, no wonder Zhang Xing didn't go to Wu County, he originally stayed in Yangzhou to do this, but he had to say that they seized the opportunity really well, of course, this is also the deep foundation they have.

"Why, do you feel like making a wedding dress for someone else?" said with a smile.

Liu Han shook his head: "They are all working for the imperial court, so come to the place of the wedding dress, if I am the wedding dress, why are the two adults? This pusbag always has to be squeezed, squeezed the pus, the court gets benefits, the people get benefits, so what's wrong." ”

"That's a good thing to say," Gu Wei nodded appreciatively, and the next person brought wine and food, Gu Wei ignored it and continued: "As long as it is beneficial to the court and the people, it is right, it is for the sake of heaven!"

"Do the way for the sky!" Liu Han couldn't help but be happy, and laughed when he said it, Gu Wei noticed that the words were inappropriate, and hurriedly explained: "This is also a kind of way to do things for the sky, what are we reading the books of sages for, isn't it just to stabilize the country and save the world!"

"This is reasonable," Liu Han nodded, and then said with a smile: "Scholars should have this ambition, just like the Taoist scriptures say: establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations." ”

Ju Yi clapped his hands and applauded: "Well said, what the court wants is to reassure the people, and to be an official is to be responsible for the people." ”

The three of them were impassioned, Liu Han felt a little tired in his heart, this Gu Wei is easy to say, famous all over the world, but it seems a little strange to say this.

Sitting in this small garden in the summer, enjoying the warm breeze and watching the flowers bloom in the garden, the taste is more comfortable than anything else.

Drinking wine and chatting, it is a great pleasure in life, improvised poems in sentences, Gu Wei took advantage of the joy to make peace, and Liu Han also copied a poem casually, which made the two admire.

The three of them didn't mention the matter of arresting Sheng Huai tomorrow, the holy decree was handed over to Liu Han to see, and the palace named Liu Han to come forward to arrest Sheng Huai, Liu Han still didn't ask, Gu Wei was in Yangzhou, if they weren't prepared, would they still say Gu Wei.

However, the holy decree did not say what to do after taking it, whether it was to be tried in Yangzhou or sent to the imperial capital Tingwei Mansion, if it was the former, there would be more trouble.

This meal, I drank until late at night, I was drunk, and I was helped back to the room by my subordinates, Gu Wei was also seven points drunk, and Liu Han did not hide the amount of alcohol at all, as if he was drinking water.

"This year's spring grain has been harvested, do you know, how much has the income increased, fully doubled, and the silver has reached four million taels, this is only a county, if the six counties of Yangzhou all implement the tax system, only Yangzhou's annual income can reach 10 million taels, if you add Jizhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou, the imperial court's annual income can exceed 20 million taels, so that the imperial court will have silver to settle the displaced people. ”

Liu Han was a little suspicious: "But my lord, this is only one aspect, silver is only an element of the resettlement of the displaced people, an essential element, but the resettlement of the displaced people also needs land, this is the key, without land, the displaced people still have no way to resettle." ”

Gu Wei took a sip of wine and nodded: "That's right, there is always a way, hum, in fact, it's not that there is no way to deal with it, take it from the Shi clan, the Shi clan in the world, that family doesn't occupy more land, as long as the court is willing to investigate, it will definitely be able to find out, as long as these lands are taken back, there will be land to settle the displaced people." ”

Liu Han's brows furrowed slightly, and he instantly expanded again, revealing a smile: "You are right, it's just that checking the land is not a trivial matter, the power of this scholar clan is strong, I am afraid they are not so easy to settle." ”

"What's there, those who dare to bare their teeth, break it!" Gu Wei was full of confidence.

Liu Han's expression was solemn, obviously not as confident as him.

From the previous dynasty to the present, thousands of years, the emperor has changed a lot, the scholars are immovable, the roots are deep, the branches are luxuriant, to move them, even the emperor has to weigh them.

"Ride the wind and go to the clouds, show my life's ambition!" Gu Wei groaned.

"Brother Gu is this, I only feel that the sky is collapsing, and I want to save Yuan Yuan with my bare hands, so ambitious!" Liu Han laughed and got up: "I don't like the current poems, they are pretentious and unmasculine." ”

"This poem is related to the atmosphere, in the early years of this dynasty, the spirit of courage and martial arts is full of the dynasty, and the poems have more killing sounds. Gu Wei also sighed.

"I only feel that the sky is collapsing, and I want to save Yuan Yuan with my bare hands!" Gu Wei muttered, looking at Liu Han a little weirdly, Liu Han didn't pay attention, sat on the chair, looked at the half moon rippling on the water, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"What do you want?" Gu Wei asked, Liu Han looked back at him: "I'm thinking, all the homeless people in the world should be grateful to Brother Gu this day." ”

"Thank me, don't scold me in the future. Gu Wei sighed faintly.

"Scolding you, what did you do?" Liu Han quipped with a smile.

Gu Wei smiled, and sighed faintly after half a sound: "People are terrible, are there few things in this world that reverse black and white?" ”

Liu Han was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but look at Gu Wei with admiration, it turned out that he knew everything, and a word was terrifying, and he said the vicissitudes of life.

The moonlight is like water, watering on the petals of the garden.

The next day, Liu Han walked into the Yangzhou Thorn Mansion with hundreds of tiger guards, Sheng Huai seemed to expect it, he sat in the hall and looked at Liu Han.

"Lord Sheng Huai, the holy decree has arrived, get up and accept it. ”

Sheng Huai slowly stood up, walked to the door, looked at the sunshine in the garden, and sighed softly: "It's time to come." ”

"If you know today, why bother in the beginning. Liu Han said lightly, the gaze of the winding road behind him was like two knives, and he wanted to scratch him.

"You don't understand, you don't understand, people are in the rivers and lakes, so you can do whatever you want. Sheng Huai calmly turned around and knelt down: "Chen Sheng Huai welcomes the holy decree!"

Liu Han unfolded the holy decree and read it, the holy decree was very severe, and there were eighteen charges against Sheng Huai, and he did not report his funeral, but he was ranked seventh.

Sheng Huai's expression was always very calm, he didn't shout grievances, and the subordinates around him didn't speak, everyone was so calm and accepted the result calmly.

"Take it. ”

A slap on the curved road knocked Sheng Huai's official hat off, and Wei Bao brought the wooden flail to Sheng Huai, Sheng Huai was full of white hair, and when the wind blew, it was messy.