Wang Anshi left in a hurry, but Wang Tan'er was immersed in the poem.

When I first learned about the first half of the song, I saw the hardships of the people at the bottom, struggling desperately to support their families.

Now that I see the second half of the poem, I really understand Chen Mo's thoughts, and I also understand why he didn't write it all at the beginning.

Because the true meaning is too cruel, after all of it is condensed, it can be summed up in two words.

Cannibalism!

There is an old man who sells charcoal and chops firewood and burns charcoal in Nanshan all year round.

His face was dusty and smoky, his temples were gray, and his ten fingers were blackened by charcoal.

What is the money from the sale of charcoal used for?

Buy the clothes you wear and the food you eat in your mouth, that's all.

Pity him only wearing a thin cloth shirt, but he is worried that the charcoal will not be sold, and he hopes that the weather will be colder.

During the night, it snowed a foot thick outside the city.

In the early morning, the old man drove a charcoal cart and rolled the frozen wheel prints to the market.

The cattle were tired, the people were hungry, the sun was already rising, and they rested in the mud outside the south gate of the market.

Who is the man who got carried away on two horses?

It was the eunuch in the palace, and the eunuch's subordinates.

The eunuch held the document in his hand, but said that it was the emperor's order, and shouted at the ox to pull it towards the palace.

A cart of charcoal, more than 1,000 catties, the eunuchs and messengers insisted on rushing away, and the old man was reluctant to do anything, but he was helpless.

They hung half a horse of red yarn and a piece of silk on the head of the ox, and it was the price of charcoal.

That's not grabbing charcoal, it's killing people.

Of course, Wang Tan'er knew very well that Chen Mo did not dare to insinuate the current saint, but was talking about the person in power in Baihe County.

It is precisely Wang Anshi who is the one with the most power.

And this also explains Wang Anshi's sentence, Chen Mo slapped him in the face with a poem.

If there is no way to rule, it is the responsibility of the official.

When she thought of this, Wang Tan'er carefully folded the paper, and she wanted to collect it well.

One is that the weight of the poem is too heavy.

It is extremely common to use poetry to narrate, but Wang Tan'er has never seen anyone who can write so truly and profoundly.

Second, it is Wang Tan'er's careful thinking.

Since she bought rouge and met Chen Mo by chance, she has been succumbed to the other party's literary brilliance again and again.

Unfortunately, I never got any ink treasures.

Relatively speaking, the text of this poem is the worst written by Chen Mo.

But Wang Tan'er, who has read poetry and books, can see that she has the strongest emotions.

She had never seen Chen Mo angry or angry, and she had seen it indirectly at this moment.

The most important thing is that through this poem, she understands a truth.

Privilege kills, and so can words.

Judging from this, Chen Mo can be called a model of a scholar in the world.

When Wang Tan'er was thinking about it secretly, Wang Anshi had already arrived at the county government, and after getting off the sedan chair, he issued an order for a strict investigation.

This kind of thing is not difficult to investigate, but the result gave Wang Anshi a headache.

"Wei Zhutou, you said that this matter involves the son of the county lieutenant Zhang?"

Wei Lai, the former county magistrate, was honest and tough.

Because he offended Zhang Chengwen, he was dismissed.

It was not until Wang Anshi took office not long ago that he was reactivated.

After completing several tasks excellently, he completely became Wang Anshi's confidant.

"Lord Hui, when I first heard about this, my subordinates learned about it through various channels, and a total of five carts of charcoal were all pulled away by Zhang Chengwen's subordinates. If nothing else, it is hidden in a courtyard outside the city at the moment. ”

"The courtyard outside the city?" Wang Anshi frowned.

"Yes, Zhang Chengwen built a courtyard outside the city, and often had fun there with his fox friends and dogs. I heard that when the annex was built, a lot of land was forcibly expropriated, and many villagers were dissatisfied with the lawsuit, but because of his special status, he had no choice but to give up. ”

"What's special?" Wang Anshi said coldly, "Just because he is the son of the county lieutenant, he can do nonsense?" ”

"Adults are angry, be careful that the wall has ears."

Steward Hu also has a double identity, that is, Wang Anshi's staff master, and he has made great contributions in many things.

"What do you think about this?" Wang Anshi took a slow breath and asked.

"Now is the time to implement the new policy, Lu Xiancheng has made it clear that he is against it, while Zhang Xianwei's attitude is ambiguous, and it is better to be cautious. My suggestion is to deal with this matter in a low-key manner, and it should be a face-saving act for the county lieutenant. ”

"I don't dare to agree with this." Wang Anshi shook his head and said, "The purpose of our implementation of the new policy is to fight for the benefits of the people, and now we are taking advantage of this to catch a typical example and kill this unhealthy trend." ”

"Don't be in a hurry, sir." Steward Hu hurriedly persuaded.

"What, are you really confused?" Wang Anshi shook his head and said, "Typical should be caught, but it is not us who come forward to catch it." ”

"Who's that?" Steward Hu asked.

"Think about it, who dumped this matter on this official?" Wang Anshi did not answer the rhetorical question.

"Your Excellency means Chen Mo?" Steward Hu suddenly realized, "I understand, what adults mean is soldier to soldier, general to general." ”

"That's right." Wang Anshi nodded and sat down, "As you said, the new policy has just begun to be implemented, and we must try to avoid unnecessary troubles." So we can't come forward to solve this matter, but we have to make a statement. ”

In this way, Wei Zhutou went to the charcoal store later, and went over with the official's instructions, and no one was allowed to make trouble under the condition that the charcoal store was operating legally. In this way, some people should also know to be more restrained. ”

"My lord, do you want to bring Cao Meng back?" Wei Lai asked.

"No, as long as he doesn't do anything out of the ordinary on the spot, just let him go. As for the future, someone will clean him up. After Wang Anshi finished speaking, he laughed, "Didn't Chen Mo want to hide from his leisure, but the official didn't let him get his wish." ”

"My lord, this method is very good, no matter how Chen Mo cleans up Cao Meng, it will be the business of the people below, if that Zhang Gongzi really can't carry it, it will not be too late for us to face Zhang County Lieutenant at that time, just see if Chen Mo can bear it."

"You should say, the so-called Cao Meng, how many rounds can he walk under Chen Mo?" Wang Anshi was in a much better mood, "No, to be more precise, it's the son of the Zhang family, and this official really wants to see the scene of his confrontation with Chen Mo." ”

"My lord, what kind of person is Chen Mo, is he really not afraid of Zhang Chengwen?" Wei Lai rarely inquired about irrelevant people and things.

"People who are not even afraid of this official, do you think they will be afraid of him Zhang Gongzi?" Wang Anshi shook his head and remembered Chen Mo's face.

For a moment, there was no more sound.

"Wei Zhutou, let's go, I'll go to Tanxing with you, and tell you about Chen Mo on the way, that's an extremely interesting person."

After Steward Hu finished speaking, he beckoned Wei Lai and walked out together.