"What's the matter?" Ouyang asked.

"Look." Ganxin handed over the official document.

"Mary next door!" Ouyang glanced at it and was furious, it turned out to be an official document sent by the Beijing Ying Feng Bureau, saying that he had taken a fancy to an ancient tree of the Sui Dynasty on the Heavenly Wolf Cliff in Lianyun Mountain, and asked Ouyang to seal the tree immediately. Ouyang asked: "I only heard that Ying Feng's raid is in the southeast area, so even the ancient trees in Shouzhou are also fancy?" ”

Gan Xin replied: "I just asked about the tolerance, saying that someone specially went to the capital to offer treasures, and after the capital sent someone to see, he said that this tree was very peculiar, and he had already arrived in Suzhou to let people carry this tree." My lord, I estimate that as soon as the people from Suzhou arrive, we will have to send out conscription and sacrifice grain. But now that the official grain is empty, just waiting for the rice to ripen in July, where can we find the grain? There are also adults who have only been in office for more than half a month, and they have been forced into labor on a large scale, which may also damage the majesty of adults. ”

"My majesty is nothing, this should be done, not to toss Yangping and us to the point of chickens and dogs." Ouyang asked, "Can you cut down that tree?" ”

"Huh? Adults, not only can't you cut them, but now you have to send someone to see the tree. Gan Xin said: "If the flowers and trees die before they arrive, then the adults will not escape the blame." His subordinates had sent two officials to guard the tree. ”

"Got it, go get busy." Ouyang sighed, relying on him Liu Sinu to make this kind of yin trick. He knew that what he said at this time did not count. The Suzhou side must have arrived with the soldiers in the state. When the time comes, the county government will go out of the household registration, and they will go to recruit the people. According to the manpower requirements, there may be one ding per household, or ten ding per village. That tree Ouyang knew that it was more than ten miles away from the county seat. According to his understanding, it is an ancient pine with a crooked neck, but the problem is that it is crooked, and more than 100 tree trunks actually make up a 'king' character.

Originally, Hua Shigang would not generally harm Huaibei, and Liu Sinu obviously gave Ouyang a problem. He blew the beauty of the ancient pine in front of Huizong through his daughter, and Huizong passed the matter to the Yingfeng Bureau set up near Genyue, and the Yingfeng Bureau immediately sent someone to check it, and when he saw it, it was indeed so, so he went to the procedure.

……

It was only three days, and the people of the whole county were panicked, and everyone heard about the ancient pine to be moved. You know, it's a big ancient pine, and two people can't hold it. In addition, there is no road to the wolf cliff, and the cliffs on three sides, and the tree is only a half-cliff from a distance, which will be dug down from the top of the cliff completely, and then transported to the official road, I don't know how much manpower is needed. Besides, I don't know how many unjust souls will be buried here. Not only in the county, but also in various villages, and everyone was concerned about the county government announcement and what kind of forced labor law it was.

Ouyang was now on the edge of this ancient pine, and a simple shed had been erected here to provide temporary shelter for the two guards. This cliff platform is about 20 meters, three cliffs, one side is full of trees of steep slopes, not to mention the tree down, even up and down there is danger.

A servant said on the side: "Your Excellency, ......"

Ouyang waved his hand, he was thinking about things, and after turning left and right, he asked, "This shed is quite sturdy?" ”

"Back to the adults, the small family is a carpenter. There were also ready-made trees here, so this shed was built temporarily. Servant A replied.

"Yes, it's sturdy. I've worked hard for you these past few days. ”

Servant A replied: "As the lord said, it doesn't matter if you work hard. But my lord, you see, this number is big, high and curved, if you really want to transport this ancient pine to the official road in its entirety, I am afraid that it will not be possible to die hundreds of people. ”

"Yes."

At this time, a servant at the half-cliff position shouted: "My lord, there is something wrong with the yamen." ”

"Got it."

……

Ouyang went back to the yamen to take a look, and it was so lively. The Su family of the salt merchant, the Wang family of the rice merchant, and the Zhao family of the silk village...... and so on more than 20 of the county's leading figures. There are also household heads, elders, and squires from Baxiang, and all the squires are here, and a public court is crowded. Ouyang hurriedly said: "Look at the tea, the county will come out after changing its clothes." ”

Gan Xin followed Ouyang into the inner hall and said, "My lord, these people went to visit Liu Sinu early in the morning and wanted to ask Liu Sinu to help eliminate this flower and stone gang. But Liu Sinu said that she was just a prince with no real power, and now that this matter has been put on the procedure, Suzhou is about to come, and it is not something he can stop it. In the end, he said who was in charge of the affairs and who was going to go. ”

"Do you mean that they went to find Liu Sinu first, and then came to this county helplessly?"

"This ......" Gan Xin felt that there was something in Ouyang's words, although it was true, but there was also his father-in-law for the next month.

……

Ouyang changed his clothes and came out, bowed his hands and saluted around, everyone also stood up and saluted back, Ouyang politely motioned for everyone to sit down and said: "Everyone is the head of my Yangping County, I don't know how it will be ...... today."

Master Su stood up first and said, "We heard that the emperor wants to recruit Gu Song, so I asked my lord." "He knows that this flower stone gang is powerful, and people like him can not be out, but they have to pay. Although money is a trivial matter, he also has a family in Yangping, and the people of the family come to him to inquire about it, for fear that he will be in charge. Although he has someone in the state, he is from the Salt Transportation Division, so he can't say anything about this matter at all. Besides, who is not willing to live a peaceful life, and who is willing to spend another month, Yu Yangping will be tossed and jumped, and this program will not be able to be taken down in three months. As the saying goes: under the nest, there are good eggs.

"There is such a thing, it is said that someone specially went to Beijing to offer treasures, and went directly to the emperor. The official document of the Ying Feng Bureau has been sent, and a few days ago, the county has sent someone to seal the tree, and now it is waiting for someone from Suzhou. ”

No one can guess who this treasure giver is, but who can say? Master Su sighed: "My lord, the old man has seen that ancient pine, if you want to take that ancient pine down, I'm afraid ...... Today, the villagers want to discuss with the adults to see if there is any way to avoid this outline. ”

"Actually, the county has been thinking about this recently. You also know that this county has been in office for less than a month, and if there is no merit, not to mention the merits, it will have to pay a lot of conscription and distribute a lot of money and food. I feel ashamed. Ouyang frowned and walked around twice: "If you want to talk about this, no one will say it now, we won't count, Suzhou won't count, even what Liu Niangniang said." If only there was someone who could stop it......"

"Who is it?" A squire hurriedly asked.

"Your Majesty." Seeing that everyone was disappointed, Ouyang chuckled and said, "Actually, this county also had a few friends with the emperor before taking office. I feel that the emperor is not an unreasonable person. You think, how did he know that this pine was so unlucky, you must know that it will definitely not work. ”

Master Su asked, "Do you want to follow the adult's will?" ”

"According to the county, if you really want to pay this outline, you have to hand it over to the cabinet minister. We told the emperor that this pine can't be transported, but he doesn't believe it. But when the ministers say, he has to believe. ”

Master Su smiled bitterly: "How do we know any first-class and second-class masters." ”

"I know each other in this county, but unfortunately I don't have a deep friendship." Ouyang sighed and said: "Everyone is a businessman, and they also know that friendship is actually the word 'profit'. ”

"......" A few smart people immediately understood, and the head of the household asked carefully: "What do you mean...... Want to unclog your joints? ”

Ouyang did not affirm or deny: "If you want to say that we are officials, it may be enough to apportion." But...... Everyone also knows that the yamen is newly established, and Qian Gu should be empty. To be honest, I can't even send a tax collector. ”

Master Su immediately said: "Don't worry, as long as you can be exempted from this outline, the people of Yangping will not dare to let the adults pay out of their own pockets." ”

"Let's try it in this county, but remember, don't disturb the people too much."