Dynasty Luodu, in a dark cell in the prison.

"Su Ziang, the official asked the Taishou of Jiangcheng County to inquire, and Su Ziang still has no news. Xu Yazhi looked at Su Ziqing's face and explained softly: "Actually, this is good news, which shows that Su Ziang is safe so far. ”

Su Ziqing was overjoyed and said, "The folk girl has bothered Lord Xu. ”

After the two of them said these few words, they couldn't find a new topic for a while, no one spoke, and the prison was inexplicably quiet for a while.

"Tomorrow, the king of Hengshan will return to the court, and he will get up in the morning, and the official will go back to rest first. Xu Yazhi found an unintelligent topic, and said to go, but his legs did not move.

"Lord Xu. Su Ziqing's big eyes blinked, looked at Xu Yazhi's immobile feet, and asked, "Who is the King of Hengshan?"

"The king of Hengshan is responsible for guarding the camp of Kunshan after the eight horsemen of this dynasty, he is an old man with purple whiskers and prismatic eyes, and he has a long scar. Xu Yazhi pointed to the top of his head, made a grimace, and instantly lost all his authority, and said with a smile: "Jumping word by word, eyes always slanting at you like this, making you feel very scared." ”

Xu Yazhi looks elegant, no matter how crooked his teeth and mouth are, his appearance is not vicious, Su Ziqing looked at Xu Yazhi's face carefully with a pair of big eyes and a round face, and said, "The folk girl didn't feel scared?"

"Hey, hey. Xu Yazhi smiled, as soon as the topic opened, there were more words between the two, and the prison was slowly filled with a relaxed and joyful atmosphere.

At dawn the next day, in the golden hall of the Taihe Palace in Luodu of the Great Xia Dynasty, the atmosphere in the court was very solemn, and a general in silver armor was aggressive.

"You, Qiu Shangshu, if the military rations of Kunshan can't be sent away this afternoon, this king will move to your house tonight. ”

"King Hengshan, the military rations will definitely be sent away within three days. Qiu Shangshu was a short and fat old man, with two gray mustaches, and said, "It's not okay today, how about three more days?"

Medium. A scar on the forehead of the king of Hengshan was directly cracked to the cheek, he stretched out a finger and nodded, and the prism slanted Qiu Shangshu, like a door god looking down on a dwarf, nodded and said: "The food will be sent in the afternoon three days at the latest, and I will be anxious with you one hour later." ”

"King Hengshan rest assured. Qiu Shangshu peeked at Xia Renzong, who was squinting on the throne and pretending to be asleep, wiped his sweat and said, "Three days later, the food will definitely be sent at noon." ”

"I, it's a very strange thing, this dynasty is peaceful and peaceful, and there has been no war at the border for decades, what about the taxes and grain that have been collected?"

"Cough, cough, Hengshan Wang Hugh is talking nonsense in the court. Xia Renzong, who was pretending to be asleep, immediately opened his eyes, interrupted King Hengshan's words, and said: "The matter of cleaning up the IOUs of hundreds of officials has been handled by King Dai, and the reasons will be investigated one by one, and I have my own explanation." ”

"I know that my son-in-law does all the errands that offend people, and that good errands never come to him. King Hengshan muttered slowly, and when he saw that Renzong showed displeasure on his face, he reluctantly returned to the throne.

As soon as King Hengshan didn't speak, the faces of the ministers were obviously relaxed, and they took turns to play, Xu Yazhi stood among the ministers, thinking of the IOU, and there was a faint trace of sorrow in his heart.

All the officials of the Great Xia Dynasty were accustomed to making "IOUs" to the dynasty to support their families.

The matter originated from the county officials released by the dynasty, when they were promoted or transferred to the jurisdiction, they were often transferred out of office, and the identity of the official was still in the original jurisdiction, according to the old system, they needed to receive rice and silk in the original jurisdiction, all of which was very inconvenient.

Xia Renzong allowed the transfer officials to temporarily make an "IOU" and receive rice and silk for emergency use in the new jurisdiction.

As soon as the emperor Chrysostom opened, the officials played "IOUs", and often the new jurisdictions played "IOUs" to lead the Yulu, and the original jurisdictions also received the Yulu, and over time, the household department deposited thousands of IOUs.

The "IOU" became a hot potato in the Great Xia Dynasty, and it was a bad thing to pay off this kind of errand, not to mention offending people, there was no oil and water at all, and no one was willing to take over the responsibility, and in the end Xia Renzong could only order the shrewd and capable second prince King Dai to be responsible for paying off the debts to the officials.

King Hengshan is also the father-in-law of the second prince King Dai after the founding of the country, and is responsible for commanding the troops to guard the Kunshan Mountain and protect the safety of the dynasty.

Before the dispersal of the dynasty, Renzong announced a decree to invite King Hengshan to a banquet in Ziwei Palace, accompanied by the crown prince Wu Zhimin, the second prince Dai Wang Wu Zhiyi, the third prince Yiwang Wu Zhishu, and Xu Yazhi and others after the eight horsemen entered the palace to sit and accompany.

The silk strings in the crape myrtle palace are long, the singers are dyed with green silk and ink, the paper fans are elegant, and the spirit is like a fairy, and a group of butterfly-like beautiful palace maids pass all kinds of dishes to the palace table one by one.

Xia Renzong had four princes and three princesses.

The crown prince Wu Zhimin and the second prince Dai Wang Wu Zhiyi have passed the age of establishment, the third prince Yiwang Wu Zhishu is in his early twenties, and the little prince Wu Zhihua was born to Tang Guifei, who is only ten years old and intelligent.

The monarchs and ministers were staggered, laughing and laughing, and everyone drank a small cup after a small cup, and the king of Hengshan was drinking wine until the bowl was dry, and a big bowl and a big bowl were drunk in a row.

"Good son-in-law, ......" After the two pillars of incense, King Hengshan said with a big tongue: "How is the matter of asking for silver for the imperial court? I heard that no one is willing to pay back the silver." ”

"Only three-tenths of the IOUs deposited by the household department have been cleared out. King Dai said: "Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry posted a notice in front of the door, saying that he sold his ancestral home to repay the money, and Tian Shangshu of the Criminal Department ordered the domestic slaves to sell tables, chairs, pots and bowls on the street to repay the money, and some of the other ministers cried to death, and some people ate moldy rice at home to live. ”

The border guards led by the King of the Ming Dynasty have been out of food for half a day, and the soldiers are afraid that they will rebel," the king of Hengshan said forcefully: "You, listen to me, we are right, let's play hard, and imprison all the officials who owe silver, and will not release people if they do not pay back the silver." ”

"Cough, cough, in-laws, you have drunk too much again, have you? How can governing the country be child's play, the ministers are all the pillars of this dynasty, even if they are wrong, they should be punished according to the law. Renzong immediately objected and said: "Prison all the officials who owe money, and the court will be empty, so can you do all the work of the six departments alone?"

"The father and the Lord Taishan are generous, and as the saying goes, things are quick and changeable, and things are slow and round. King Dai saw that King Hengshan and Renzong were not very unanimous in their opinions, and immediately said to Xi Ni: "The court wants real money, not the heads of officials. ”

"I, I can see it, Wu Zhiyi, you kid is facing my father, I will go back to the house and complain to my daughter. King Yokoyama finished muttering with his tongue wide open, and fell down from his seat with a thud.

"Lord Taishan, are you alright?"

"Cough, cough, this old wine leper eats and forgets to get drunk, and he can't walk back home once, so help him up. As soon as Renzong gave an order, everyone hurriedly rushed over and sent King Hengshan back to the mansion, and then reopened the banquet.

"Managing the people of the world lies in financial management, and if there is no silver and grain in the household, the dynasty will not work well. Renzong Zhengse solicited opinions: "It is necessary to clean up the 'IOU', but first, don't use hard arrests, and second, you can't do it slowly, all Aiqing can have a good plan." ”

Everyone looked at each other, King Dai used the soft one to not pay the silver, and the King of Hengshan used the hard Renzong not to allow it, and no one made a sound for a while.