Yi Dan used the opportunity to resign from the fruit store and returned to Yongyi Village to find Ouyang Yucheng and his junior brother, as well as a few old-timers.

"Everyone, I have successfully infiltrated the Prime Minister's Mansion and become a maid. Yi Dan said happily.

"Really, how did you do it?" asked Ouyang Yucheng in surprise.

"It's also a coincidence, it just so happens that Prime Minister Zhao is also from Luozhou, he thinks that I am a fellow villager with him, and then I made up some poor life experiences, saying that I wandered to Guangzhou, helpless, he was soft-hearted for a while, so he left me to be a maid in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Yi Dan said.

"Oh, senior sister, you're so powerful, so are you coming back to tell me now?" Youming asked.

"Yes, I'm just coming back to tell you, I'm going back to the Prime Minister's Mansion soon. I'm sure we'll be able to find some clues soon. Shouldn't you congratulate me?" Yi Dan asked.

"Congratulations, you're in that kind of place, and we can't go in, so we don't know if you're safe. Or let's get in together, right?" said Ouyang Yucheng.

"No, it's easy to startle snakes when there are too many people. Don't worry, the prime minister is very good, and if we want to investigate the case in the prime minister's mansion, we must have one of our own people in it, I will take care of myself, you don't have to worry about me. Yi Dan said.

"Well, Senior Sister is right, but you must be careful yourself, after all, we are not familiar with the Prime Minister's Mansion, where do you plan to start looking, Senior Sister?" asked Youming.

"I know that with my intuition, I wonder if I should check first, whether there are any spies in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Yi Dan said.

Ouyang Yucheng thought for a while and said: "Well, this idea is good, those people can get the map of the Prime Minister's Mansion to prove that there must be an internal response in it." Now that you've gone in, try to find a way to find out what this should be. ”

"I know, don't worry, I'm here to tell you about this. I can rest assured that I'm going back now. Yi Dan said.

Ouyang Yucheng handed Yi Dan's nine-section whip to her and said, "You can't bring weapons in the Prime Minister's Mansion, you bring this whip with you, in case of a critical situation, you can also respond to an emergency." ”

Yi Dan took the whip and said, "Well, thank you, Brother Ouyang!"

Youming said: "Senior sister, if you have anything, come out to me, we will live in the inn in the alley next to you, waiting for your news at any time." ”

Wang Yunhai also said: "Yes, Sister Yi." We're all there waiting for your news. ”

"Well, I know, you can all rest assured. Yi Dan said.

At this time, in the corridor of the Prime Minister's Palace. The housekeeper walked behind him with a dignified-looking and extraordinary man.

"Shi Lun, this is the third time the prime minister has seen you, you must take advantage of the opportunity. ”

The man said, "Thank you uncle for cultivating me." ”

Steward Zhang said: "I help you because we are fellow villagers. It's the same surname again. If it were someone else, I wouldn't have taken this hand anyway. If you are prosperous in the future, don't pretend you don't know me. ”

"Uncle, where are these words, Shi Lun will never forget your great kindness!" said Zhang Shilun.

"Hmm. Don't mention the matter between us to others, otherwise it will not be good for anyone. Steward Zhang said.

"Uncle, don't worry, Shi Lun has his own measure. Zhang Shilun said.

Soon. The two of them came to the door of Zhao Guangyi's room. Steward Zhang said to Zhao Guangyi, who was writing the dossier in the room: "Master, I have invited Master Zhang Shilun to you. ”

Zhao Guangyi looked up at the door and said, "Hmm." Shilun, are you here? Come in and sit down. ”

Zhang Shilun crossed the threshold, came to Zhao Guangyi, and said respectfully: "Student Zhang Shilun, meet the Prime Minister." ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "In this mansion, there is no prime minister, no superiors and subordinates. There is only discussion and conversation, Shi Lun, come in and sit down first. ”

Zhang Shilun sat respectfully on the side chair, waiting for Zhao Guangyi to speak.

Zhao Guangyi stopped the pen in his hand and asked Zhang Shilun: "Shilun, you have been making a customs order for three months, how do you feel?"

Zhang Shilun arched his hand and said: "Thank you Prime Minister for giving the students this opportunity, the students feel that it is not easy to be an official, but the people are even more suffering." Therefore, the students want to work hard and work in peace and contentment for the poor people. ”

Zhao Guangyi nodded and said, "Well, I came to you this time for this matter." As he spoke, Zhao Guangyi picked up a dossier and handed it to Zhang Shilun: "Look at the contents of this dossier." ”

Zhang Shilun got up and bowed, took the file with both hands, and looked at it. Zhao Guangyi continued: "A few days ago, thousands of displaced people came from the north, how to settle down, do you have any better way?"

After reading the dossier, Zhang Shilun said: "If you settle down temporarily, just give you a few days to eat." But if you want to settle down for a long time, you have to work hard. Xia Guan had an idea, but he didn't know if it was suitable or not. ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "If you have any ideas, speak up boldly." ”

Zhang Shilun said: "Displaced people are people who have neither land nor houses. First of all, we have to solve the problem of food, and the imperial court cannot provide food forever, so it is necessary to let the displaced people be self-reliant. ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "Self-reliance, everyone thinks so, but how to make a self-reliance method, you say it, I'll listen." ”

Zhang Shilun: "Most of the displaced people from the north have been farming for generations, and if they go to the beach to fish, it will definitely not work." However, there are many mountains and little land in the Lingnan area, and the land that can be cultivated is extremely limited. Since the northern refugees were good at farming, Xia Guan thought that it was better to let them go to Chengzhou, Yongzhou and Qinzhou to cultivate the wasteland. The terrain in that area is vast and gentle, suitable for growing rice, sugar cane, sugar bananas and other rich crops. In this way, it can not only solve the livelihood of the displaced people, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, but also effectively solve the problem of Jinghai Jiedu for our Han Dynasty in the future, lay a solid material foundation, and can also reclaim the border to prevent the Changhe country in the west from attacking. It's a triple win. In my humble opinion, I hope that the Prime Minister will not laugh. ”

Zhao Guangyi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Not bad, three birds with one stone, step-by-step, organized, relaxed, and well-founded." But..."Speaking of this, Zhao Guangyi stopped talking and frowned.

Zhang Shilun asked, "May I ask Lord Zhao." Any questions?"

Zhao Guangyi said: "However, the old man knows that now there are many bandits in the area of Chengzhou Yuanshan Mountain. Although Lord Li had already asked for orders to suppress the bandits, it was only temporarily stabilized the bandits. I was afraid that when the displaced people left, they would come into conflict with the local bandits. Or the bandits collude and cannot control the situation, and when the time comes, there will be more incidents, and then it will be troublesome. ”

After Zhang Shilun heard this, he said hesitantly: "Lord Zhao." There are some things that the lower officials don't know whether to say or not..."

Zhao Guangyi said: "In my place, it doesn't hurt to say anything but say it. ”

After thinking about it, Zhang Shilun said, "Okay, then the student will speak up." In fact, according to some gossip information obtained by the students, the bandit trouble in the mountain is actually ..."Speaking of this, Zhang Shilun did not dare to continue.

"What is it? Zhao Guangyi asked.

"It's something to do with Li Yinheng and Master Li..."Zhang Shilun said.

Zhao Guangyi asked, "Master Li, what do you have to do with him, what do you mean by this? Didn't Lord Li already ask for orders to go to the Gang Mountain to suppress the bandits?"

Zhang Shilun said: "My lord. It's actually quite simple. It was Lord Li who wanted to compete with Lord Zhao above the court, so he came up with this trick: raising bandits and holding the court hostage. Then he took the initiative to ask for help. When he went to Chengzhou to suppress bandits, he wanted the emperor and other officials to know that the court could not do without him. He has to suppress the bandit Anbang..."

When Zhao Guangyi heard this, he interrupted Zhang Shilun with wide eyes: "How is it possible? Back then, the Great Liang Imperial Court sent me south to Lingnan. When the father of the current emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty was appointed as the envoy of the Two Seas Festival, it was Li Yinheng and Master Li who went south with me. At the beginning, he was very modest and cautious. How could such a thing be done?"

Zhang Shilun said: "People's hearts will change, at the beginning he and Lord Zhao went south together, but later they succumbed to you everywhere. In order to fight for more power, that's why he sang such a drama of self-chaos and self-slaughter, and fought for more interests for himself in the court..."

Zhao Guangyi said with a red face: "Don't say it again, I want to investigate this matter carefully." If it is true, I will also play the emperor and ask him to deal with it impartially. ”

Zhang Shilun arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Lord for your discernment." ”

Zhao Guangyi asked, "Who else knows about this matter?"

"In fact, many officials in the court know about this matter, but they don't dare to say it. And Prime Minister Yang also knows, but he is afraid that you will be angry, so he has never dared to tell you. Zhang Shilun replied.

Zhao Guangyi said regretfully: "So, in the entire Southern Han Dynasty, only the emperor and I are still in the dark?"

Zhang Shilun said: "Let's just say that, but there are still people in the world who are also kept in the dark." ”

"This matter is not trivial, it is a major matter related to the safety and survival of my Southern Han Foundation, and I must not tell anyone else. If this news flows into the people and the people know about it, it will be said that our court is incompetent, and internal friction is self-inflicted, and it is a scourge to the people. At that time, the world will be in chaos. At that time, this big sin, let alone you and me, I'm afraid that even the current emperor of the Han Dynasty can't afford it. Zhao Guangyi explained solemnly.

Zhang Shilun said: "The mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan. The students understand, please rest assured that the students will be tight-lipped and will not reveal a word to anyone again. ”

"Well, I should have noticed some of his unusual behavior, blaming me for being busy with official business. Too negligent. In the final analysis, in fact, such things have occurred in every dynasty and every generation throughout the ages, and the huge imperial court has an absolute superiority in military strength, so why can't a gang of bandits be suppressed? Most of the time, those bandits and bandits are all a gang of people. As you just said, how can we show the value of banditry if we don't create chaos? These bandits are often more terrible than the bandits themselves. Shi Lun, no matter what, I still want to thank you for telling me this, I will present your suggestion to the emperor just now, and ask him to approve the ruling, you just wait for the news. ”

Zhang Shilun arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister." ”

Zhao Guangyi looked at Zhang Shilun and said: "Shilun, you are a rare talent, I will play the emperor as soon as possible and promote you so that you can contribute to the country." Would you like to carry a little more on your shoulders?"

When Zhang Shilun heard this, he hurriedly bowed over in surprise and said: "The student's lifelong wish is to contribute to the country and seek benefits for the people of the world.

Zhao Guangyi said: "Well, since you have the heart to be loyal to the country, I will try my best to recommend it for you." Saying that, Zhao Guangyi coughed a few more times and continued: "But I have one condition, I don't know if you can do it?"

Zhang Shilun asked, "May I ask the Prime Minister, what are the conditions?"

"The old man worships the same level of affairs and is the prime minister. In the court, the appointment of officials must be reviewed by the old man. But I only like to appoint honest and honest people, if the mind is not right, even if he is talented, I am not worthy of appointment, can you do this?"

Zhang Shilun hesitated for a moment and then said, "Well, the student can do it." ”

"Well, I see. Remember what you said today, you go down first. Zhao Guangyi said.

"Okay, then the student will retire first, please take care of your health, Prime Minister. Zhang Shilun said.

Zhao Guangyi nodded with satisfaction. After Zhang Shilun left, Zhao Guangyi thought about it cautiously, hurriedly picked up a pen and paper, and wrote a note, writing a note on the note that Zhang Shilun had just told Li Yinheng to raise a bandit. (To be continued.) )