These respectable old men led by the old county order came to the place where the silver was put in the back hall, and the gold and silver were piled up in this empty big house.

Twenty piles, large and small, were sealed on each pile, and it was written who dug it up.

In addition to the silver in the house, there are also the catchers and officials of the county government.

"You've done a great job. "The old county order gave up as soon as he entered the door.

The officials hurriedly bent down and saluted, and the virtue and prestige of the old county order were still there.

The old county commander and the elders of several major families walked a little slowly, but still very firmly, and walked around the gold, silver and jewelry.

Everyone was a little silent, leaning slightly, and the old county ordered: "I'm afraid it's not less than 300,000 taels." The Iron Heads are really rich. ”

The old lady of the Wang family said: "The Iron Head Gang robbed one hundred taels, and it is estimated that at least fifty taels will be given to these people." ”

The old lady of the Li family took a sip of tea and said, "In other words, the people were robbed of one hundred taels, and fifty taels were actually robbed by the county government?"

"Hmm... Let's just say that. The old county commander nodded reluctantly but helplessly.

Lord Headcatcher couldn't listen to it next to him, so he arched his hand and said, "Uncle can't say that. In the matter of suppressing bandits, our county government does have a lot of things that are not in place, but we don't want to, so many times to suppress bandits in vain, we really have too few troops, and the bandits are too cunning. This time to suppress the bandits, the county lord is still lying in bed, and you have all seen it with your own eyes. ”

The old county commander sighed lightly: "If it weren't for these moths, how could the county lord almost die on the mountain?"

"It can be seen that the most terrifying thing in our Bazhong City is not the bandits on the mountain, but the bandits who colluded with the county government. They are righteous on the surface, but secretly they are so bad that they can't be worse. The old lady of the Wang family sighed.

That night, these elders, who were already not a small number of years, opened their eyes wide, and stood guard in the back hall with the good tea and delicate snacks sent by the county officials.

Although these elders couldn't sleep all night, they were very happy. Because they are old, they can still do something for the people, and they can also contribute a little bit of strength to the purging of officials.

They talked a lot about tea that night. Most of them are people who have been cut into the ground, and they have taken off their shoes and gone to bed tonight, but I don't know if they will be able to get up and put them on tomorrow morning. For a lot of things, all

It's very light. Especially when it comes to fame and fortune, at this age, even if you are a minister, so what? After a few more steps, you will be out of breath, and you will have to carry a cane everywhere, and you can no longer walk like a fly...

It's all like a rope around the neck, getting tighter and tighter over time until the moment when you finally lose your breath.

So at this time, many things that I couldn't see before can be seen.

The gold, silver and jewels in this room seemed to them not much different from a pile of dirt.

But at this point, it's not like they don't care. They began to care about things that had nothing to do with fame and fortune. For example, the future.

The future of the family, the future of the villagers, and even the future of the entire Great Song Dynasty.

What will the future of the family look like? Will it decay or will it prosper? How many years after death, will their family begin to fall apart? Their grandchildren and great-grandchildren will live on the streets, begging for people coming and going with broken bowls?

And what is the future of the Great Song Dynasty? Will it continue to be strong, or will it gradually become weaker? So weak that countless iron hooves will break through the gates of the country, break through the city gates, trample the hooves of horses, and slash at the bodies of future generations?

It's scary to think about.

So they began to fear these things, they were about to die, they were no longer afraid of being swords, they no longer had to worry about not being fed or clothed.

But in the future, the well-being of children and grandchildren is the only one that can sting them.

Therefore, they care about things that are unrealistic in the eyes of many people.

For example, justice, such as due diligence, such as wholeheartedly serving the people...

"Only today do I know that the things that we thought were unrealistic at the beginning are the most practical things. ”

"What we once scoffed at is what we care about in the end. ”

"We have to wait until the end, whether it's too late or too late, we can't see. ”

Delicate side dishes, a pot of tea.

The side dishes are served by the best restaurant in Bazhong City, and this pot of tea is the best tea in the county government, which is used to entertain the superiors when they come down to visit the adults.

The dishes didn't move, but the tea had already been drunk in three or four pots. The old county commander suddenly smiled and said: "There are rumors in the market, I always feel a little strange, you see."

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The old lady of the Wang family said: "As the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves, these silvers, those twenty people are the best proof." If rumors can be spread, there must be a basis. ”

Taking a sip of tea, the old lady of the Wang family continued: "In other words, no common people are born with the rumor of building an official mansion, because there is no benefit. ”

"But people's words are terrifying, and most of the people don't know what to say, how many cases of murder are there in the words of the people? A few days ago, in the countryside, one of my relatives saw with his own eyes that there were rumors in the village about a widow and a young man, and the widow had obviously done nothing, but in the end she could not bear the gossip and committed suicide. The old lady of the Li family said.

"Those are two different things. Of course it's not good for you to say that kind of thing. But the rumors we are talking about the government, in some ways, the rumors of the government will not hurt any innocent, and it is always said that the world is as black as a crow, and I feel that even if it is black, it must be so that the officials can only dare to be afraid of the cautious black, rather than blatantly. If we start to be greedy without any fear now, then according to this momentum, in another ten, twenty, fifty years, what will become of the entire Great Song Dynasty? Is there still less such a lesson in the history books?" said the old lady of the Wang family with a wave of his hand.

The old lady of the Wang family seems to have a lot of experience in the governance of officials, and she gushes endlessly: "The key is that the cold words in the history books cannot make most corrupt officials wake up, and they are not even stimulated at all." Therefore, it is very difficult and difficult to rely on officials to consciously do things for the people. The only way to go is supervision, from top to bottom. ”

The old lady of the Lin family suddenly said: "In fact, supervision is even more useless, if the superior supervises the subordinates, if the subordinates can get through, it is impossible for the subordinates to dare to embezzle." It's because the superiors, the superiors, and the superiors are greedy that the subordinates dare to be greedy, understand?"

Everyone is talking about the problem of the rule of officials, and they are all nakedly treating officials as heinous corrupt officials.

The headcatchers sitting next to them are like pins and needles. They wanted to say something to explain or explain, or to justify, but the topic of these elders was too sensitive, and they didn't dare to answer.

In the second half of the night, the old men were miraculously not tired, and were still in good spirits. A few old men seem to have endless words, and the tea has been changed for more than a dozen pots, which is really expensive.