After hearing this, the two looked at each other and smiled again, but this time it was much easier.

"I'll say it for you," Shangshu Liu Mian said with a smile, "but it's all for the sake of the book?" ”

"Exactly." The two replied in unison.

"It's really a difficult thing to perform at the end of this year," Liu Mian sat down, "but as long as the three of us can work together, the pressure of decay will be reduced a lot." ”

"Does anyone else know?" Jie Wenwu asked.

"I just went to the Yushitai and asked Lord Ding to solve the problem of my ministry. He knows. Comrade Chen immediately answered his words.

"Okay, a little thing is a little thing everywhere," Liu Mian nodded with satisfaction, "I don't know if there is a problem in Jiegong?" ”

Jie Wenwu sighed: "It's nothing more than those old problems, and you can't hide them." Fortunately, the military department has the support of the army, and it can barely get through. ”

"The three departments of ritual, work, and punishment are peaceful, and there is no trouble at all; However, the headquarters has bad luck this year, bad things are one after another, and local disasters are frequent, and it is extremely difficult to cure them. At that time, although it was said that it was unharmed, the deficit in the account was obvious, and there was no escape after all. ”

"The whole household is trustworthy to the boss, and forcibly changing a few numbers can cope with it for several months." Jie Wenwu came up with an idea for him first.

"If the situation is good, next year's autumn grain will save lives," Liu Mian still frowned, "but Henan and Shandong are flooded with displaced people, and there is nowhere to allocate relief funds. ”

"There should be a person who goes to the field to inspect the situation, so that internal and external information can be communicated, so that there will be no sharpening guns and rushing to deal with it." Chen Tongpao said calmly.

"Well, it's a pity that it's just such a person." Both thought so.

"The good marquis of Hunan has a close relationship with the younger generation, and he has no position, so if he is sent out of Beijing to visit at this time, he will not be suspected." The name immediately appeared in the mind of Comrade Chen.

The two of them looked at each other, and their eyes flickered: "Lianghou has saved the court from danger before, if you can help now, you will definitely be able to protect the Jingshi!" The squire is invited to come quickly, and he will be responsible for it! ”

Chen Tongpao said: "I'll let him come." But Sixing is still young, and the pressure on him last time was too great, so he almost got into trouble. ”

Jie Wenwu got up and filmed the case: "We should tell him the truth, let him know that the capital is guarded by us, just rest assured to go to Henan!" ”

When the Hunan people got the message from Chen Tongpao, they hurried to the Yamen of the household department and asked the three of them for details. Liu Mian explained the disaster situation to him, and said, "The fleeing of the displaced people in Henan is especially serious, and it is necessary to check the people's registers after they arrive, and be sure to know their traces, and do not let them enter Beijing" and so on, and the Hunan people kept them in mind one by one. and when the counsel had been decided, they all dispersed.

The next day, after the Hunan people packed their luggage at the house, they came to the ministry to say goodbye to Chen Tongpao. Chen Tongpao took a piece of tissue paper and showed it to him: "This is what Elder Liu handed me this morning, and it indicates the place where the displaced people gather and the situation of relief in various places. You should do so, and you must assist the local officials, preferably so that most of the displaced people can return to their places of origin. ”

The Hunan people didn't feel any difficulty, so they gently took the paper and stuffed it into their arms: "The Hunan people will live up to the expectations of adults!" ”

Comrade Chen smiled, and then turned to another sentence: "Sixing must not go out of Beijing at will, you sit here first, and when the people I arranged arrive, escort you out of the capital, so as to avoid idlers." ”

"Idlers? Which idler can control me! The Hunan people thought that his actions were a bit redundant.

"There are a lot of people who oppose us," Comrade Chen's tone became serious, "If there are a few people who want to oust us, and they must pay attention to it everywhere at the end of this month, how can you easily slip it under your nose?" Ye Yongjia I am not afraid, but beware of Cai Xianqing. ”

"Cai Xianqing......?"

"This man is eager for fame and great ambition, and he is not willing to be driven by the front and back, and he will not want to stay in the position of the principal. I think he should observe the situation for the next two days, and not be calculated by him. The Hunan people had no choice but to trust his judgment.

Immediately, I saw a man wearing a cloth coat and a felt hat come in, and first saluted his fellow Chen: "The slave has seen the master." ”

Chen Tongpao pointed at him and said to the people of Xiang: "This is my servant in the house, and I have the right to ask him to pretend to be a coachman, carry you out of the city, and talk with the same person on the way, and then ride a horse when you are far away from the outskirts of Beijing." ”

The servant received the order, and then took the Hunan people out, pulled the cart by himself, and slowly walked into the avenue. Because it is very inconspicuous in the crowd, there is no danger of being watched, which makes the driver feel much more relieved. He left the capital unhurriedly, and walked a few miles on the official road before he reined in his horse to call the Hunan people.

The Hunan people were bored in the car, so they hurriedly responded to his words, got out of the car and said: "The old gentleman gave me this good ride, it's really hard, you can go back and pay the errand." ”

"Before leaving, Lord Chen instructed many times that once there is a change in your place, you must send someone back, listen to the command, and don't take care of your own affairs." The servant still clung to the bridle and spoke earnestly.

"Thank you, old man, for reminding me." The Hunan people then said goodbye to him.

Now he's the only one left. For the sake of convenience, the Hunan people went straight to the post station, picked a good horse in the name of the good marquis, and then considered the content of the paper, and designated a place from the map: Kaocheng, and went to it quickly.

"Report!"

The county magistrate of Kaocheng sat in the inner courtyard of the county office, wrapped in a thick robe, and placed a few cups of wine on the stone table, and was sullenly drinking.

"What's the matter?" He didn't lift his eyelids.

"Report to your lord," said the officer, "a person who claims to be a good marquis of the imperial court has come to my city to visit the disaster. ”

"Nonsense!" The county commander was so angry that he threw the wine bowl, and the wine splashed on his sleeves, "The old men of the household department have already said that the disaster situation in Henan and Shandong provinces is not to be asked, and it will be solved by the local government!" You can't get a fucking silver or two, and you can send someone to visit and fart! ”

"The county magistrate is ......angry," said the official tremblingly, "the man...... The man did have proof, and he had a piece of paper on him with the seal of the household. ”

The county magistrate had nothing to say, and as soon as he craned his neck, he drank a full bowl of wine: "It's so difficult for me here, and I have to deal with these Beijing officials...... Toss the official's black gauze hat again, and it will be lifted! …… Forget it, I'll see you! I'll see you! ”

The Hunan people got off their horses and walked into the city with the officials, seeing that the people around were sparse and silent; The ground was littered with soup and rice, and it was dirty and messy.

He was curious when he saw that the county order of Kaocheng came from afar.

"The presence of the good marquis in person really makes the faces of the lower officials shine!" The county commander's face was not clean, and his eyes were lifeless.

"Don't be polite yet, why don't you see a single person here? Let me know first! ”