"Why did the country say this? The country has worked hard day and night and lost a lot of weight. Every time I think of it, I feel very sorry for the country..." Song Dian said while wiping his tears. The little fat man lowered his head suspiciously and touched the round
Belly, nodded and said: "I have lost a lot of weight. This Wang Fu is talented, but his eyesight is not good. How can I be a little bit fat?"
"exactly..."
"Okay, hurry up and prepare some food for me, prepare more..."
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The next day, the little fat man was about to summon Wang Fu again for discussion, but Yang Qiu rushed over in a hurry. As the messenger of Zhizhi Xiuyi, he had the power to enter the palace at any time to report to the emperor. The little fat man was reading various articles from various places.
After the report, Xiao Huangmen informed Yang Qiu that he had something important to report, and the little fat man immediately asked him to come in. He had previously sent Yang Qiu to the East China Sea to investigate the wealthy Mi family, and it seemed that there were some results.
"Your Majesty!" Yang Qiu walked in and saluted the emperor heavily.
The little fat man was stunned. Yang Qiu looked extremely tired. He could understand this, after all, it was such a long journey. However, he still had some injuries on his body, which made the little fat man a little surprised and even angry. In the world, could it be that
Who else dared to hurt his own minister? Yang Qiu did not complain, he just told the little fat man what he saw and heard in the East China Sea.
Sure enough, the Mi family has countless fertile fields, which cannot be counted at all. Most of the fields in Qu County are owned by the Mi family. In addition, all the officials in the county, big and small, receive funding from the Mi family before they can study and be promoted. As for the servants and tenants,
When you think about it, it is an extremely terrifying figure. Hearing this, the little fat man was also surprised. Under the policy of focusing on the capital over the weak, how could there be such a huge wealth without being discovered by the superiors?
He frowned, looked at Yang Qiu, and asked, "Then what's the matter with your injuries?"
Yang Qiu's left hand was thickly bandaged. When he heard the emperor's inquiry, he frowned and said: "I and Qu County learned about something and were hunted down. It was better to show your identity to the local officials in order to survive."
, the little fat man narrowed his eyes, and Yang Qiu continued: "The Mi family actually distorted the holy will without authorization, purchased land privately, and sent the people to farm!"
"What?"
"The Mi family, relying on the help of many three old heroes in Qu County, actually distorted the holy will. His Majesty asked the people to abandon their land and go to farm to contribute to the country, and then purchased the people's fields at a low price... The people were frightened and could not help but
They are willing to abandon their cultivated land, but are afraid of being punished by His Majesty, so they sell their farmland one after another..."
"Damn it! Damn it!!!" The little fat man jumped up and roared. He could already imagine how helpless the people in Qu County were in selling the farmland left by their ancestors, and how much they hated him in their hearts.
Yang Qiu's eyes widened with murderous intent, Yang Qiu was frightened, lowered his head, and dared not speak anymore. The little fat man asked: "Where are my pavilion chiefs and Li Zheng? Where are my party magistrates? What are they doing?"
went!!"
"Your Majesty, most of the county magistrates and prefects don't know about this matter. However, the county captain is thief Cao Ting, the elder, and the Mi family is the leader. I asked to see the prefect to report the matter, but the prefect thought that I was despicable and did not want to see him."
"Hahaha, okay, okay, my big Han officials and merchants are the leaders? Yang Qiu, summon all the ministers for me! Within an hour, they will all rush to the palace for me!!"
The little fat man's chest rose and fell, obviously reaching the edge of explosion. Yang Qiu quickly took orders and went to summon the ministers. When Xiao Huangmen went around to inform the ministers in fear, the ministers' faces showed horror in Xiao Huangmen's face. After discovering the clue, he hurried to the main hall. All the ministers came to the palace to pay homage to each other and sat in the main hall separately to wait for the emperor.
The little fat man walked in angrily. Several guards rushed into the hall and guarded the surrounding areas. This frightened all the officials. The emperor was going to start killing again? The little fat man sat on the upper seat and looked at the ministers. Sneering, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Qiao Xuan. Qiao Xuan's heart trembled, he stood up quickly, and when he got to the middle, he leaned over to listen. The little fat man asked: "Mr. Qiao, is there anything missing about the farming?"
Qiao Xuan hurriedly thought about where the mistake was. He thought for a long time, but couldn't think of anything. He leaned over and said: "Your Majesty, I... I don't know if there is something missing..."
"I don't know? Hahaha, you don't know...Mr. Yang?" The little fat man turned his head suddenly.
Yang Ci sighed helplessly, knowing that this matter could not be avoided. He slowly came to the emperor, leaned down to listen, and the little fat man asked: "Who is the governor of Donghai County?"
"He is Zhao Qian, and Zhao Yanxin is the youngest son of Chu Tinghou."
"After the famous minister..." The little fat man stood up, holding a bamboo slip, slowly walked to Yang Ci, handed the bamboo slip in his hand to him, and said with a sneer: "Come, take a look, Mr. Yang, take a look. How did this minister do things after that!" This bamboo slip was Yang Qiu's report, recording the incident in the East China Sea in detail. Yang Ci looked at it a few times with some confusion, and his expression changed drastically!!
He leaned over and said: "I have neglected my duty. I didn't know that this happened. I will give Zhao Qian an order to investigate strictly!"
"No need, who is the governor of Xuzhou?"
"Ba Zhi, Ba Jingzu."
"Give him an order to seize the land that was stolen by me and divide it among the people. Tell the people about his evil deeds of distorting the imperial edict and oppressing the people. Tell him that within twenty days, he will be pacified by me. The county has done something wrong! Send me the head of the head of the Mi family! In addition, Zhao Qian and the magistrate of Qu County do not need to continue to do so, and Ling Tingwei will arrest and imprison him!!"
Yang Ci leaned over and said, "I obey your order!"
"Also, I want to worship Wang Fu as my minister, so the position of Situ cannot be left vacant. He Gong is my teacher, and I want to worship him as Situ. There are many other vacancies. I hope that the three Dukes can discuss it themselves, and then find the appropriate position. Please tell me and I will make a decision!" Yang Ci and others all said yes, and the emperor left angrily. Yang Ci sighed helplessly and showed the memorial in his hand to the officials.
After the officials saw it, they were even more angry. How could a mere merchant be like this?
It almost cost the lives of all our talented people!
After everyone deliberated for a moment, they immediately informed the governor of Xuzhou through the Di Bao, asking him to deal with all matters in the East China Sea as soon as possible. They hated the Mi family even more, and they were told repeatedly in the edict that no one should be allowed to escape. The entire Mi family will be convicted and arrested. In addition, the pavilion chief Li Zheng and even the county officials who participated in this matter will be arrested and severely punished!
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Xuzhou,
Ba Zhi, the governor of Xuzhou, was talking to his friends in his mansion. However, the room was dark and no lights were lit. The two sat in front of the window and talked happily by the moonlight. Ba Zhi's friends were not surprised at all. The people of Xuzhou all know this governor. Ba Zhi is a very good official. His frugality and simplicity have reached an extreme level.
He only had one official uniform, and it took him four years to mend the seams!
He never lit a lamp at night, even like now, when friends came over, he never lit a lamp for fear of wasting it. His friends also understood his character and didn't say much.
His integrity has reached an incredible level. When he was in office, he did not bring his wife and children to live with him for fear that his expenses would exceed his salary. When his black turban was damaged, he did not replace it, but mixed it with water to blacken it.
The glue repairs continued to be used, and his salary was used to subsidize the old, weak, orphans and widows during his tenure. As soon as the salary arrived, he happily and quietly gave it away to others.
He continued to live a life of poverty and frugality. For the governor of a state, his poverty had long become a joke to many people.
While the poor governor was talking to his friends, the rapid and intensive sound of horse hooves suddenly came from outside the door.