Feng Xing

Wang Wei and his party were led to the guest room.

See the rigorous and square building construction along the road, there is no surmised place, even no extra flowers are planted.When I arrived at the residence, I saw that the furniture and utensils in the room were all available, not to mention luxurious and magnificent, but it did not make people feel rough and negligent. Everything was just right. Wei Wang thought that Hu Demao was a smart man.

In fact, they are smart people, not smart people can sit in the position of governor of a province?

Afterwards, without Dewang's words, the maid delivered hot water and clean and comfortable clothes.When King Wei came out to bathe, someone from outside the door spread the word that the governor had set up a banquet.

King Wei did not say anything, so he went to the banquet.

At the banquet, it was still the same people who were sitting in the main hall before, and there were a few more foils. King Wei only glanced at it and did not pay much attention.

His indifferent appearance, even if everyone had heard about Wei Wang's indifferent character before, it also made people feel distraught for a while.

Therefore, a dinner was like going to the guillotine, and everyone was relieved when the king of Wei left.

The irrelevant people withdrew, and together with the dancers and singers who had never been on the side entrance.The first meeting was originally a process of trial and error. Unfortunately, this lord is too difficult to make people understand his details and thoughts.

Without knowing the details, you can't get medicine right, and you can't take the next step. You can only be hung in midair.

So many people are hanging, what do you call this!

Zhou will take off the official hat and throw it on the table, the action will be angry at first glance.

Several others glanced at him without saying a word, and others drank tea slowly and irritatedly.

"Is there a charter?" Zhou Hui said, and he went to Qi Bihe, the political ambassador.Don't look at him as the chief food officer of the Governor's Grain Road in Shanxi. The title is not high, but the country's community is based on agriculture. The general food officer is in charge of the food of a province, even Qi Bihe has to give Zhou Hui some face.

In fact, these people are now grasshoppers tied to a line. This has been the case for two years of drought. Although the natural disasters are irresistible, the superiors do not think so.

It's all malfeasance, all corpse meals!

Now if we want to keep our future, we can only make up for our efforts.

But how to make up for the merits, but it is worth considering, everyone has a book in mind, so it can not be completely considered as a person.

"The Chance Mission is in charge of relief matters. Naturally, it is what Chin Mission said, what we do." He Longcheng said.He is probably the most laid-back in the room. In fact, he is in charge of military affairs in a province and has little to do with local government affairs. It is only at a very special time that the functions of the two sides will be crossed if the hungry people will attack the city.

Zhao Tianfang left and right to see, there was no squeaking.

He is the governor of Taiyuan, and seems to be the parent official of a provincial capital. In fact, he is equivalent to sitting in the position of an aunt and wife. When you are the master, you still have to look at the faces of these three big mountains, and you will not express your personal opinions easily.

"You're talking lightly!" Zhou Hui patted the table and said it was anger.

He Longcheng raised his eyebrows and looked at it with a smile. Zhou Hui's face was stiff, and he was cold and sweaty. The energy was suddenly half released and he sat down again.

Hu Demao glanced at Zhou Hui and said nothing.At this time there was a sound of footsteps outside, and with the sound of'I'm late', a slender old man in his fifties walked in. He was wearing a scarlet red robe, and at a glance, he knew that his position was not low.

This person is precisely the envoy Zhu Qi.

In order to welcome the emperor today, several big Buddhas that I usually can't see are here, but he is not there, saying that he can't walk away from official business, but when this time comes, it causes a few people in the room to blink their eyes, seeming to laugh.However, Zhu Mao didn't seem to see it at all, and after a few greetings with a few people, he asked Hu Demao what he asked.

In fact, no one knows that this person is notoriously slick, otherwise he won't all come today, and he will not come until now.

"The official still went to ask the adult Chincha to commit a crime.

Zhu Qi came and went in a hurry, and after he left, Zhou Hui scolded a cunning old man.

He Longcheng stood up and said: "There is still something to do with the boss, and the officer will soon stay, and someone can send someone to inform him about something."

No one left him, so he left.

After he left, the others looked at each other and left.

On the other side, Dewang's face was full of uneasiness when he came out.

When he returned to his residence, King Wei and him and Decai were left in the house. He complained to King Wei: "His Royal Highness, the minions do not look like there is no food here, can they be like today if they lack food?"

"What nonsense!" De Cai whispered.

"I don't have any nonsense. You see, those people are all hungry with intestines and fat. Maybe it's greed to eat all the food."

In fact, this is something that can be seen, but the key is that there is no way to pick it out. Dewang was suffering on the road these few days, and he felt that the banquet was rich.But to calmly go to see it, it is not very rich, just like after the king of Wei came to the governor's office, everything is just right, neither let people feel slack nor excessive.

If King Wei really happened like Dewang, the other party could completely evade by accepting the mission.There is no fish when the water is clear. This is the truth that everyone in the officialdom knows. Many times you have to open one eye and close one eye. If everything is too real, you will only lose yourself.

For example, if the king of Wei had an attack this time, the next time the other party could serve the congee completely, apparently pretending to be poor with you, and the people in the background would still eat and drink, and it would not affect anything at all.

If it's okay, it's okay to play with the other party like this, but if it's okay, you can't turn things upside down. You have to look at the essence through appearance.

"They are tempting kings."

De Wang, who was righteous and angry, suddenly hiccupped and stopped.

Tempt?

Yes, temptation.

From the beginning, he was tempting, testing the ideas of King Wei, testing his bottom line and all kinds of things.The superiors seem to be above the inferiors. In fact, both the inferiors and the opponents pay attention to strategies. The inferiors are incompetent, and the inferiors can blindly play tricks. Similarly, if the inferiors are incompetent, they will only be abandoned.

Obviously De Wang didn't understand it, but De Cai understood it. He looked solemn and looked at King Wei anxiously.

"Your Highness..."

King Wei stood up: "This King rested for an hour, and called me after an hour. During this period, no one came to see him."

De Cai took his life, but De Wang was a little bit confused.

After King Wei entered the inner room, Decai kicked him and said, "Let you remember, just remember, where are there so many why."

"I'm asking what's wrong?" Dewang was very upset, and his teeth grinned.

Decai waved at him with a smile, but Dewang was reluctant to go up. The ink was on for a while, but he was still reluctant to lean on.Decai Fuer said something to him, his eyes flickering in his eyes and nodded again and again.

Sure enough, Zhu Qiqiu saw and ate a closed door soup. Hu Demao and others got the news and only joke that they were clever but wrong.

The clapper of Haishi had just sounded, and Jinchai suddenly ordered to call the officials.

With this order, Taiyuan City, which had already been curfew, suddenly became lively, and the sound of horseshoes and footsteps sounded. If an unfamiliar night watch came out to stop it, it would only usher in a desperate and desperate foot, of course. Blind your dog's eyes.

In the night, the gate of the governor's yamen shone with fire, and the southeast corner door was wide open, and successive officials entered.

It was still in the afternoon hall, where King Wei was high, and his face was as thick as water. He hurried to the crowd, even if there were any complaints, he would not dare to say more.

What is going on in the middle of the night.

I'm afraid everyone is thinking this way.

"Disaster relief is like firefighting, and it is imperative that this king will not wait for bullshit with Seoul..."

"Your Highness Boat Marton, you should still care about your body, even if you have something to tell the officer to wait and do it, why do you call me so hard in the middle of the night."

At the end of the talk, the voice was getting smaller and smaller, and the spicy Ru Zhou Hui couldn't help but feel cold and sweating under the cold eyes of King Wei, and was scared.

"Master Zhou seems to have a lot of opinions on this king?" Wei Wang squinted.

"Don't dare, Xiaguan is just worried that His Highness is too tired. If it involves the body, Xiaguan and others are really not good enough to make a difference with His Majesty. Do you mean, Master Hu?"

Hu Demao didn't guard against this, his old face was stiff, and he didn't know how to take it for a while.

"This……"

Fortunately, King Wei released him.

"Because this king was sent by mission, he came to the disaster relief as he did, so he did not have to stand alone. Well, it’s not too late, everyone, let me talk about any suggestions for the current situation. , To relieve the sorrows for the king, instead of trapping here, and watching the souls of the world being painted."

After that, everyone started a long discussion on this matter.

In fact, all the words are meaningless. It sounds good to listen to one person, but you can know that they are all based on the textbook.

Speaking of it, nothing more than lack of silver and food, crying poor and crying,

But where does silver come from, and where does grain come from?There is no specific policy to resolve, which is equivalent to doing useless work.You may even hear more of these people, and you will feel that the current disaster situation is not so serious. If it were not for this way, the Wei King would have seen more.

"Master Zhou, how much food can be brought out by the power of one province now?"

"This..." Zhou Hui was obviously very hesitant, but Wei Wanghu stared at him and told him that the other party had no intention of letting him pass.

"One hundred thousand stones." He dared to report a number.

After finishing the report, I couldn't help but wonder whether I had reported too much or too little.

Regardless of this, if it is calculated according to the quantity, it seems that there is a lot of food, but in fact, for a province, it is just a lot of money.

There was silence in the hall, only occasionally the beeping sound of burning candles sounded.

"Senior sent an order, Xiaguan has a word to say." A man wearing a blue mantle suddenly stood up in the outer hall.

"you are?"

"Xiaguan is Hou Yongbin, Zhixian County, Xialiang County, Taiyuan Prefecture. This time, Xiaguan came just for food. If there is no more relief food, I am afraid that there will be a mess. The local people have eaten no food. When some people feed on the bark of wild grass, the lower officials are ashamed and can't bear to look directly at them."

"Hou Yongbin, how can you let you talk nonsense here?" Zhao Tian rebuked.

Hou Yongbin was scolded with red ears, standing uncomfortably, but stood still with a scalp.

He was more than forty years old, with a thin figure and a waxy color hidden on his face. Such an official could not bear to blame. Zhao Tian magnified and also showed a sense of protection. He looked at him again and again, but he ignored himself, but he could just ignore Zhao Tianfang. Not much to say, angry, sitting there sulking.

At this time, Hu Demao spoke slowly.

"Master Zhao, why don't you scold him? He is just worried about ruling the people. But at the moment, there is a shortage of food everywhere. It is not just a matter of listening to one party's words, you can make a decision." He smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid of the ridiculous joke sent by adults. Recently, Xiaguan and others have been chased and asked for food every day, but there is only so much food.

Zhou Hui also explained: "These grains were calculated by Xiaguan's rough calculation of the remaining grains in Changping warehouses in various places. Nowadays, all parts of the country are in a hurry. Every day, there are places to send people to urge grains. , Must be used on the blade."

In fact, I’m still afraid of taking responsibility. I don’t want to give food to anyone, and I don’t give it to anyone. It’s wrong to give it to anyone. No matter who's term of office inspires the local people's rebellion, then this is the biggest stain on the official resume, and no one wants to take this risk.

"At the time of this crisis, the adults are still escaping, must we starve everyone to death, and leave food with worms there?" This Hou Yongbin was also anxious in general, and did not save face.

Now Zhao Tianfang will not speak to him. Zhou Hui looks at his eyes fiercely. Hu Demao said nothing. As for everyone else who was deaf and dumb, he calmed down again for a while.

"Don't mention the matter of releasing grain first, then let's discuss it later. Can you call for a large local household to persuade donations? The court is not empty and has no reason to come. It will be next year when there is a collection achievement." Wei Wang suddenly said .

Hu Demao and Zhou Hui glanced at each other, and their faces were sullen: "I'm afraid I am not sure that the grain shops and grain shops around the world are closed. There are rumors among the cities that the disaster year is not so easy to pass, and there will be another disaster year next year. So some people don’t dare to go out even if they have food in their hands. I can’t force them to come to the court and ask for help. And these people don’t donate silver and food, they donated once last year, when the promise was It’s not this year, and it’s not as good as last year. I have to borrow it again. The fact is...it’s not good..."

This topic is indeed quite embarrassing to speak of. The imperial court borrowed food from individuals, and it also delayed its trust in the people.

King Wei frowned, thought for a moment, and said again: "This time I went to Taiyuan to see the locusts flooding among the rural fields along the way. There is a master next to this king. There is quite a lot of research on this. Disaster, do you have any good suggestions for this?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

As the great officials of the frontiers, they naturally cannot go deep into the countryside, and naturally they do not know that locusts are different.But Hou Yongbin could say a few words, but did not make any achievements.

Seeing this situation, Wei Wang's fingers moving the beads under his sleeve became more and more anxious.

"Yes, since you can't talk about how to release food, you can't talk about deworming, it's better to do this..."

The next day, there was finally the latest news about the relief relief from the court.

The governor Yamen posted a notice saying that the grain distribution was no longer aimed at a certain place, but was replaced by insects.In short, people who need food go to the outskirts to catch insects and the government to exchange food, and ten catties of insects for half a catty of food.

Once the news was released, everyone was surprised.