Chapter 4: The Legend of Cats and Ghosts (12) - The most difficult errand in the world
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Zhao Ji said in his heart: I also think so, I am worried that Lan Yuanxiao will be bought by the emperor's younger brother......
"And then...... There are hundreds, thousands, of ways to get rid of him, and how can the officials use a method that is most likely to leave a flaw? There is a dead Tang Sect soldier who served the emperor in the Inner Serving Province, and few people know about this matter. The pen %fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info can use it to deal with others, but it is very inappropriate to use it to deal with the people around the Queen Mother. These people can only be mobilized by the official family, how can the Queen Mother not know?
As soon as Wang Guangyuan said this, the emperor felt more and more that the decision he had made that day was wrong, and he complained: "I am too anxious, listen to that Shi Quanbin mention the 'Tang Gate'...... I'll ......"
"Gyeongbokgung Palace envoy Shi Quanbin?" Wang Guangyuan frowned and interrupted him to ask.
"That's exactly what he gave me!"
Wang Guangyuan said: "Once a son of heaven and a courtier, that Shi Quanbin is the eunuch who serves Sect Master Ren!" The implication is that this is separated by the ministers of the two dynasties, where will I really worry about you. However, Wang Guangyuan also wondered in his heart, that Shi Quanbin had reached the time to enjoy the blessings of the Qing Dynasty, why bother to come and wade into this troubled water?
"Besides, Shi Quanbin slapped his head and came up with this idea, but he didn't have to care about the outcome at all! If something went wrong, how could you cure him?"
Sect Ren's courtiers, as long as they don't make trouble, no matter how big the mistake is, they can't punish themselves casually. Otherwise, wait for a group of imperial historians and officials to reason with themselves. He sighed and confessed his mistake to his face: "It's me who was confused for a while!"
I'm afraid that only in front of two people will Zhao Ji take the initiative to admit his mistakes like this. One is the crown prince Fu Han Wei, who taught him since he was a child, and the other is Wang Guangyuan.
He said a little stupidly: "However, I really didn't expect that the Tang Sect dead soldier would not be able to kill an embroidered pillow!"
Wang Guangyuan laughed as if he was nothing, and said, "If it was really an embroidered pillow, I'm afraid it would have died ten or eight times, wouldn't it...... Don't the officials think it's strange?"
"Strange?" Zhao asked inexplicably.
Wang Guangyuan nodded: "Although Lan Yuanxiao is protected by his brother Lan Yuanzhen, if he just relies on the temporary grace of the Queen Mother, he will be lawless, and he will be powerful wherever he goes, wouldn't this be a life-urging talisman on himself?
"You say that......" Zhao Ji had never thought about it, he suddenly felt like a fish in his throat, looked up at Wang Guangyuan, and did not speak.
"The official said that he swaggered through the market after leaving the palace, but I know a thing or two about this. Lan Yuanxiao went to Dengzhou to pass through Qizhou. I didn't see it in person, but I sent my subordinates to receive them. Indeed, as the official said, he can be said to be in the limelight at the wine table, and he has the posture of a villain. ”
Thinking of the previous incident on Shamen Island, Wang Guangyuan said in his heart: That Xiangzhou general sentence Ma Mo is indeed admirable, not only solved the rebellion on Shamen Island vigorously, but also presented the official family with "Twenty Articles of the Law on Changing the Island Allocation Law". After reading it, I think it is indeed effective and feasible, so it can be seen that this person should have been concerned about the torture and killing of prisoners on Salmon Island for a long time, but the key is why the Empress Dowager cares about the affairs of Salmon Island?
Zhao Ji snorted coldly.
Wang Guangyuan suddenly changed his words and said: "But in my opinion, his boastful and smug appearance seems to be a little too deliberate. ”
"Too deliberate?" Zhao Ji thought about it along these lines and exclaimed, "What does Mr. mean...... He deliberately pretended to be like this in front of people?"
"Perhaps, he deliberately wanted to annoy the officials?"
Zhao Ji thought about it carefully, who in the whole world would dare to provoke the anger of the Son of Heaven?"How is it possible? unless he is crazy!" Zhao Ji said, "Just as Mr. said, I have a thousand ways to kill him, how would he know that I am going to ......" Thinking of Tang Ping made Zhao Ji a little annoyed, if it wasn't for his mistake and let me fall into a passive situation, why would I have to go to the queen mother to play that scene?
Don't...... Is Lan Yuanxiao deliberately luring me to make a move? This speculation is very bold, but it is not impossible!
Wang Guangyuan waved his hand and continued: "Of course he wouldn't have thought that the official family would kill him, this was just an episode. But the situation they are in may be exactly what they want......"
Zhao Ji said disdainfully: "Hmph, what 'Imperial City Department Special Envoy', no position and no power, not enough to worry about." ”
Wang Guangyuan said: "It is precisely the words 'no position and no power' that are its benefits......
Zhao Ji pursed his lips slightly: "Oh, how do you say this?"
"Who is in charge of this envoy? how to send it, how to evaluate it, and how to polish it (2)?"
"He is now the Inner Yellow Gate, and he is the same as Li Xian as the Dongtou Worship Officer!"
"It's the 'envoys' who do things, not the 'worship officials'. Even if Lan Yuanxiao stabbed the big basket, in the final analysis, how to punish it is not up to the queen mother to say a word? How can those imperial histories be impeached? Lan Yuanxiao is afraid that people in the world will not know that he is a villain. What else can those imperial historians accuse him of? I am afraid that they will feel that impeaching him is a loss of identity! They are the ones who cherish their reputation the most in the world, and they are naturally unwilling to do such a thing that will fall into the ground. ”
After saying this, Wang Guangyuan sighed in his heart: he was scolded by Sima Guang as a traitorous villain, and in the final analysis, he still couldn't let go of his "name" and "instrument". If he learns from Lan Yuanxiao's "lowness," why should he have any scruples about those pedants, and why should he use this roundabout strategy of temporarily leaving the capital! He has no scruples, does not tie his hands and feet, and does not worry about the failure of the great cause? He does not have to be informal, and the eldest husband should be like this! He felt that the last time Lan Yuanxiao went to Qizhou, he should go and meet him to see if this person was a bold husband or a real villain who drilled into the camp and shot horses.
A sentence woke up the person in the dream, and Zhao Ji fell into deep thought: It turns out that everything before may be a well-thought-out serial plan!
After a while, Zhao Ji raised his head and said seriously: "Sir has taught me before, no one in this palace is simple, and you can't judge them just by looking at their appearance. Looks like I was careless this time......"
Seeing the little emperor like this, Wang Guangyuan nodded slightly, and said with a solemn expression: "The emperor star descended to earth, the beginning of the country, and the heavenly family is still struggling. Therefore, at the beginning of the establishment of the great position, it is necessary to pull out the wings of the henchmen. However, this is not an eternal law, but a matter of time, but it cannot be the same for the unscrupulous ruler to keep the inheritance. In the past, in order to warn King Zhou Cheng, the Duke of Zhou established a set of national political system for him, including Huben, Adorned Clothes, Fun Horse, Xiao Yin, Left and Right Servants, and Baisi Shufu, all of which were set up by good people to protect the 800-year foundation of the Zhou Dynasty. Later, King Zhou Mu ordered Bo Jian to be the servant, saying, "In the past, he was in the civil and military, serving the imperial servants, and he was a righteous person." He also said, "Prudence and simplicity are bureaucrats, and there are no clever words, so they will dispel flattery, and they are only auspicious." The servants are right, and the latter is right. The servants are obedient, and they are sanctified after the convulsions. ’”
Seeing Mr. Dundun's teachings, Zhao Ji listened humbly.
Wang Guangyuan continued: "Our East Palace staff are called 'Suilong', and the method of 'recruiting and relocating everything' is definitely not a good strategy. Moreover, there are many officials in the East Palace, and the good and the bad are uneven, so they cannot be important positions for slaughter and auxiliaries. Now that His Majesty has inherited the throne, he needs to carefully select talented people to fill important positions, and according to his order and dispatch, everything is different. In addition, it is also necessary to raise small people. The heart of a villain is insatiable, inadmissible, but also indispensable. Since ancient times, the Holy Emperor Ming King can not only control the villain, but also need to carefully choose the good talent, the two mutually restrict, each other, this is the art of control. ”
Wang Guangyuan carefully looked at the emperor's face and knew that he had already understood something after hearing these words.
"That gentleman, does you think Lan Yuanxiao is a mediocre villain, or a good talent?"
Wang Guangyuan showed a smile and said, "Weichen has his own magic method to test him! ”
When Zhao Ji got along with Wang Guangyuan in private, he respected him as a teacher and did not let him be a minister. At this moment, I couldn't help but laugh when I heard him joke like this.
Then I heard Wang Guangyuan say: "Even if you can't be tempted, don't worry, at least let him lose his skin and not dare to cry out in pain!"
Therefore, there are many clever ways to rectify people, and there is no need to fight and kill at every turn. Sometimes the most torturous way to torture a person is to keep him alive.
It's just that life is better than death.
Zhao Ji listened to it and replied, "What kind of magic method? I would like to hear about it!"
Wang Guangyuan asked rhetorically: "Which official does the official family think is the most difficult official in the capital?"
Zhao Ji didn't hesitate at all: "Naturally, it's Kaifeng Mansion Yin!"
If you talk about the most difficult person in the "Beijing official", it is naturally Kaifeng Mansion Yin. At the foot of the Son of Heaven, the capital of the country, it is not an easy task to govern the huge Gyeonggi region well. And the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture wants to have an overview of the civil affairs, justice, capture of thieves, enslavement, household registration and other large and small affairs of the Jingshi, all of which are readily available. The previous governors Yin Caixiang, Kou Zhun, Bao Zheng, Fan Zhongyan, and Ouyang Xiu were all famous ministers who assisted Sheji, not to mention that Kaifeng Mansion still has the tradition of "Prince Yin Jing".
From the beginning of the Five Dynasties to the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the crown princes who inherited the throne had the experience of serving as the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, such as Zhao Guangyi, Taizong of the Song Dynasty, who became the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion as the King of Jin. In fact, the title of "Fu Yin" is specially prepared for these princes who will become emperors, so it is called "Prince Yin Jing". As for other officials sitting in this position, the official position is actually "the right to know the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion", and as time went by, the prince did not need to sit in Kaifeng Mansion, and the word "Mansion Yin" gradually became popular.
Not to mention the complicated affairs of the big and small affairs to be handled, which makes people overwhelmed, the biggest difficulty is probably the easiest way to "offend people"! What is the most important thing in the capital? There are a large number of imperial relatives and state relatives! There are also a number of superiors who are much bigger than their official positions. When encountering the kind of thing that neither party dares to offend, it often ends up offending both sides, and you have to eat coptis dumbly and swallow bitter water in your stomach! In addition, the procedures are also very troublesome. Although it is said that "small things are decided and big things are played," it is too difficult to grasp how big is big and how small is small! The slightest carelessness will offend the Ninth Five-Year Emperor at the top of the Forbidden City.
Wang Guangyuan smiled and said, "Do you know from the official family, which is the most difficult errand to do in the heart of Kaifeng Mansion Yin right now?"
This time Zhao Ji was stopped, he frowned tightly and thought: The most difficult errand? Just now, Guangyuan seemed to deliberately click on the word "now", and then said: "I think it's 'fire prevention'!"
In autumn, when the weather is dry and fires are frequent, it is a critical time of the year to prevent fires.
At this time, Kaifeng Mansion had a population of nearly one million, and most of the houses were wooden structures. If there is a fire in a city with such a high population density, it is easy to join together and cannot be contained, and then a catastrophe ensues!
Every fire, no matter how big or small, has a great impact on the hearts of the citizens!
The little emperor remembered that the last night fire broke out, burning thousands of homes like a hell. A candidate who was preparing for the exam in the capital wrote a poem to record the incident: the fire flew in the wind, and it was red. The sky is full of golden snakes. It was not far away, and the flame was thick with red mist. The smoke is smoky, and the hall is blackened. The six streets turned to ashes, and the three cities were like pieces. The mansion collapsed, and the post house collapsed. The carved beams are all over the ground, and the paintings are destroyed. The sky is like a collapse, and the ground is like a fall. The house touches the house, the tiles are broken, and the building is pressed, and the danger is everywhere...... As long as there is a fire, Kaifeng will be stirred to the dark, and the building hall will be burned to ashes, and the losses will be heavy.
Therefore, for Kaifeng Fu Yin, fire prevention and control is the most difficult errand.
The emperor seemed to understand something, and suddenly asked, "Sir, do you want Lan Yuanxiao to go to Kaifeng Mansion?"
"Yes," Wang Guangyuan nodded, "Weichen feels that since Lord Xiaolan is a 'special envoy', he naturally has to do something that is difficult for others to do. Since the beginning of autumn, there have been dozens of large and small fires in the capital, and the people have been angry one by one, saying that the submarine fire army responsible for fighting the fire is not doing well! It is time to send someone over to supervise and rectify the situation. ”
The emperor was silent, paused for a moment, and said, "How do you want to send it, and what is he responsible for?"
"Naturally, he is sympathetic to the feelings of the people for the official family and the Queen Mother, responsible for supervising the Kaifeng Mansion and helping the Lord Yin solve the big problem of fire prevention and fire fighting. Wang Guangyuan said, "Lord Yin is busy with official business, so the firefighting can be fully entrusted to the 'special envoy'. ”
"This ...... is a major matter of people's livelihood, if Lan Yuanxiao's straw bag can't do a good job, isn't it going to harm the people? Zhao Ji knew that Mr. Guangyuan would not risk the safety of the people in the whole city, and there must be other arrangements.
Wang Guangyuan said indifferently: "The official family doesn't need to worry, this matter only needs to borrow someone from Kaifeng Mansion!"
"Alone?" Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows and asked puzzledly, "Who?"
"Divine Sword Hunting!"
Zhao Ji felt very strange, why did he suddenly mention such a number one person? That god catcher sword is arrogant, has always acted recklessly, lived an arrogant life, and is an alternative in the officialdom. However, he and the other god hunt all relied on the second brother to support him behind his back. The second brother is really hateful, and he got two famous gods, just to buy people's hearts!
"The official family knows that the 'wanton marquis' is not only a thunderous thief fast hand, but also a fast hand of fire extinguishing!"
"Oh?" (To be continued.) )