Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 412
The north wind is howling, and the winter is expected to be cold. This winter is destined to be difficult, especially for the dilapidated Jiankang where the riots are raging.

Why are the affairs of the state so difficult?

Inside the Taichung Taibao Office, Director Wang is wearing a leather cloak, and the desk is full of various documents.In the aftermath of the chaos, there are thousands of threads, and now these things on the case have been screened and streamlined by the subordinates before they are moved to his desk.

At this time, in the official office, there are still more than a dozen subordinates who are working hard. They sort out and transcribe all kinds of documents, and at the same time, they read the old records and write down their opinions on the matter before they are submitted. Go to Taibao's desk.

A few officials rushed over with charcoal basins in their hands. After entering the room, they slowed down their pace, quietly placed them beside the desk, and picked up the old basin with only ashes left.One of them accidentally kicked over the spit pot, the sound of the spit pot clanging and rolling broke the silence in the room, and everyone raised their heads one after another, looking over with displeasure.

The official panicked in his heart, broke out in cold sweat, and hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground and pleaded guilty in a low voice.

Director Wang was also startled by the breath, looked up for a moment, then realized what happened, waved his hand and said, "Get back."

After hearing the words, the official breathed a sigh of relief, bowed again and stood up, bowed and retreated, but in the middle of the journey, he heard the Taibao say: "Wait a minute." He turned back in a hurry, bowed his head and waited for orders.

"Remove half of the charcoal basin."

Director Wang bowed his head and gave an order, then pointed to the two charcoal basins beside him and said, "The fire is drying your body, move it to Wang Yu's side."

The official was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he was a little at a loss when he saw the Taibao bowing his head and writing quickly.

"Listen to the Taibao's orders."

Chang Shi Meitao was the one closest to the Taibao. Seeing the official standing there not knowing what to do, he said in a low voice, and pushed the charcoal basin beside him forward.

Although there were not many words for this trivial matter, everyone in the room saw it and couldn't help feeling emotional in their hearts.Although it is only a small matter of keeping warm with charcoal fire, it fully exposes the embarrassment maintained in the current metropolis.

The Liyang rebels invaded Gyeonggi, and most of Taiyuan was ruined.In the past two months or so, the people's power has been collected, and only a part of the palace and some important government offices in Taicheng have been repaired reluctantly.As for other government officials, they can only gather in the front hall of Taiji, and there is no specific office space at all.

In the past, there were perfect heating fire passages leading directly to the palaces and temples in Taicheng City, but when the rebels occupied the city, they blocked all the fire passages for fear of hidden dangers.Today, Taichung can only use this kind of charcoal fire to drive out the cold, and the conditions can be described as simple.

But even so, no one dared to complain.Nowadays, there is a shortage of all kinds of material storage in the city, especially charcoal, firewood and other things for winter heating, and the gap is even bigger.Even the Empress Dowager of Yuanzhong set an example, she can only use a few times a day, and it is difficult to ration it if it is as low as three males.

The tide of this winter is especially cold. Outside Taicheng, the common people have no clothes to cover their bodies, no roof tiles to cover their heads, and there are endless people who freeze to death in the streets and alleys.But for those who have a conscience, it is terrible.In such a situation, if they still dare to complain, the mere fact that the matter is boiling is enough to make them ashamed to gain a foothold.

A young man with a slightly pale face in the room is more eye-catching. He is wrapped in a thick tapestry, and his breathing is heavy and heavy. It is obvious that everyone else is cold and his hands and feet are numb, but his forehead is full of sweat. Yes, there is no lack of pain in the eyes, and it is much slower to read a document than others, but Shengzai has been persevering.

Director Wang glanced up at the young man from time to time, with a bit of unbearable eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Does Xiu Ling need to take a break?"

The young man was Wang Huzhi, the son of Wang Zhen. He was a little dizzy, and he didn't realize it until Director Wang said it a second time. He shook his head and said, "I'm fine under my post. Thank you for your concern."

Seeing this scene, Director Wang couldn't help sighing again, and a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes.At that time, people often praised his children as virtuous and handsome, but in fact, how could Dao Wang himself not know the talents of these children? Talking about elegant dramas and Jian Aoxuanxu are indeed superior, but when it comes to practical duties, there are only a handful of truly capable people. number.

The young man in front of him, Wang Huzhi, is already a rare person who is good at doing things, but unfortunately he is suffering from a serious illness.

Of course, this chaos can be said to be the cause of the disaster, so the book Yu Liang, but Wang Dao, as the number one in Su Zu’s edict to assist the government, is actually to blame. Even if it is not the main crime, the crime of sitting on the sidelines and making trouble .It would be fine if he did something in the counter-insurgency process, but unfortunately Wang Shu almost didn't play his due role at all, which inevitably made his family even more embarrassed.

Now that Director Wang is in charge of government affairs, he also knows that the outside world has a lot of objections against him, but others can shirk the heavy responsibility, but he can only grit his teeth and insist, otherwise the state affairs will be unsustainable.

Today's Director Wang urgently needs support from his family.However, Wang Bin has always held a grudge for his son's mutilation, so he went back to the village of Langya County, and refused to return after repeated invitations, only to force him to severely punish the murderer.

Regarding Wang Bin's attitude, Director Wang also knew the reason. On the surface, it was because of his son's affairs, but in fact, he still deeply resented him for supporting Wang Shu instead of himself on the issue of Jiangzhou Governor's candidate.

In this regard, Dao Wang felt resentful as well as distressed.Wang Bin only lost one son, but his eldest son is dead!so what?Those who are alive must face the current problems, and the so-called high status of the Wang family is not born, it is also managed by the ancestors from generation to generation!

Now that there is great chaos, if you are still clinging to old grievances and being out of the crowd, it will not benefit the time at all, and some people are waiting to replace Wang's position in the current situation!
Besides, he chose Wang Shu because of the situation.Wang Shu still has something to say, but even so, it took a lot of twists and turns to finally finalize this matter a month ago!And why did Wang Bin seek this position?Did he still think that the current situation is like that at the beginning of the establishment of Zhongxing, where the position is determined by the door?

Wang Bin was already like this, but Wang Shu also made Director Wang feel quite cold.He tried his best to fight for Wang Shu's appointment, and decided on this matter years ago. In addition to fighting for Fang Zhen's aid for his family, he also hoped that after Wang Shu took office, he could mobilize some Jiangzhou resources to solve the urgent needs of the capital.

However, after Wang Shu took office, instead of working hard on this, he turned his head and asked the center for help.Doesn't he know what's going on in the capital now?It's nothing more than showing goodwill to Jiangzhou people and wanting to monopolize the place!

This is already the case with the peers, and the juniors did not let Director Wang worry.He endured the pain of bereavement to preside over the situation, and he also hoped that his children, in addition to their reputation, could make achievements when the country's fortunes were difficult.

Nowadays, the younger generation in Jiangdong, not to mention Shen's son-in-law with amazing achievements, even the son of the Yu family has sacrificed his life.His family's children do not necessarily have to make military achievements, but at least they must be diligent, otherwise why would they call on Jiangdong people in the future?
So Director Wang has been trying to encourage his children to become officials recently, but some of them are bored and don't listen at all, some are perfunctory and ineffective in government affairs, and some are clumsy in government affairs. There are only two or three people including Wang Huzhi.

Family affairs are already like this, and state affairs are even more difficult.

Since the resurgence of Jiangdong, there have been many turmoil, and the damage is no worse than this one. Danyang is corrupt, and Gyeonggi is even more dilapidated.And the division of personnel is not as deep as the current chaos. The separation of the southeast and the establishment of the capital have all cut the current situation severely for Wang Dao. Unexpectedly, there are many constraints and many twists and turns.

For example, the return to the capital this time was supposed to be completed in October, but now it has been delayed until nearly the end of the year, and the progress is still less than one-twelfth of it!
In terms of meritorious service, it seems that the various families involved in the rebellion divided up the interests of the MG after the rebellion, but the deeper role is to build a new order and work together to tide over the difficulties.The most specific manifestation is that each family is rewarded for their efforts and donated goods, so as to quickly stabilize the situation.

But right now, Shen's son-in-law is not making great achievements, so that the scholars are thinking of retreating, so they should not be rewarded.At first glance, it seems that each of them is high-spirited, loyal to the country, and full of breeze.But rewards, crimes and punishments are all the national guidelines. It is true that privately giving and receiving is out of order, but if you refuse to accept it, it is not another kind of disregard for the rules and regulations, and wandering outside the law!

All kinds of merits are difficult to impart, but all of them are beautiful in the form of fat excuses.This trend is especially strong in Wuzhong. Those who dare to respond will be despised by the people of the time, and they will be looked down upon!

The consequence of this is that Wuzhong, the cornerstone of Jiangdong's wealth, has almost no means to expropriate the center.However, Wuzhong's money and food cannot be transferred, which has caused the shortage of Jiankang expenses today. Many good construction strategies can only stop at empty talk because there is no money and food support, and it is too late!
In the past, Wang Dao also regarded the beauty of clear discussions and simple administration, and he pursued the net to swallow the boat, for fear that the punishment would be too heavy and hurt people's reputation and elegance.But now, as the situation is getting more and more difficult, he hates this kind of behavior that cannot be hidden and used to invite hope more than ever!

This kind of extremely selfish practice of inviting others to enrich oneself and disregarding the country is simply more harmful than Liyang's rebellion!Liyang's rebellion was known to everyone at that time!And this kind of behavior hinders the normal progress of the current situation, but it is beyond reproach!

Busy until the evening when the lamps were lit, there was only half of the papers on Director Wang's desk, but at this time the room was already full of sighs and sighs, which showed that everyone was exhausted.

Seeing that they had lost the will to do things, Director Wang simply waved his hands and asked everyone to go to rest.He himself hadn't left yet, he just sat in the table and went through the rest of the documents, picked out some urgently needed approvals, and distributed them to the various temple offices for immediate implementation.

At this time, hurried footsteps came from outside, and a voice rang out immediately: "The eunuch hasn't rested yet?"

"Is that Dominic? Come in."

Director Wang raised his head and smiled, then the door opened, and a figure hurried in, accompanied by the cold wind, which refreshed Director Wang.

Cai Mo walked in with a happy face, unbuttoned his fur coat and sat opposite Director Wang. Seeing that the other party was tired, he smiled and said, "The eunuch is at the desk, working day and night, which is contrary to previous teachings."

When Director Wang heard this, he couldn't help laughing at himself, then looked at Cai Mo and asked, "Daoming's face is beaming with joy, but do you have any kind words for me?"

Hearing this, Cai Mo smiled and took out a copy of Shang Shi Wen Nuan's book from his bosom, and said, "The Taibao knows it at a glance!"

Director Wang took the memorandum and read it, and his brows were filled with joy. He couldn't help laughing and said: "The minister of Yu Si'ao Kingdom is really commendable!"

The memorial came from Wuxing Yutan, saying that Wuxing County Mansion has prepared a batch of money and food to go to Gyeonggi, and it will arrive in ten days.The amount of this batch of money and food is enough to survive this year's severe winter!For Director Wang, this is simply a solution to his upside-down danger!
After a long period of hardship, he finally saw the turning point. The joy in Wang Dao's heart can be imagined. He flipped through the memorial book several times, pointed to one of the sentences and sighed: "The reward of a famous noble is for the use of the upper kingdom. How can chastity exist? Remonstrance against the three signs should be imprisoned forever, not harming the state, not compromising the Qing Zhi. Although the theory of Siao is contrary to the order, it is a deep-rooted disadvantage of the times!"

Yu Tan suggested in this memorial that those who fail to succeed in the three rounds of expropriation should be imprisoned forever and no longer serve as officials.Let the country avoid the waste of job vacancies and requisitions, and stop bothering and hurting those who really want to live in seclusion.

For Wang Dao, who is currently suffering from it, it can be said that he has won his heart.However, Director Wang was just expressing his emotions. He didn't know that hiding now and coming out when the time comes has become a way for people to look after him. If he really did this, it would be too harsh.

When Cai Mo heard Director Wang's emotion, he immediately whispered, "The Taibao really thinks this is what Yu Si'ao meant?"

Hearing this, Director Wang was a little bit taken aback, and after pondering for a while, he gradually came to his senses.He has been suffering for a long time recently, and he has been buried in his files all day long, his thoughts are unavoidably slow for a while, when he suddenly learned the good news, he was overjoyed and didn't think about anything else.

Hearing Cai Mo's reminder at this time, Director Wang suddenly realized that the taxation in the southeast has been a transfer of people's power in recent years.Yu Tan transported money and food into the capital at this critical moment, so naturally it was impossible to bypass that house!This statement in the memorandum is clearly aimed at something, if there is no approval from that family, how could it be sent to the capital!
What's more, maybe the reason why the son-in-law can't escape is to create the current situation and force him to promulgate this policy!
Holding the playing book in his hand and pondering for a long time, Dao Wang suddenly sighed: "Young people are awesome!"

　It's a little late, sorry sorry. . .By the way, I have the cheek to ask everyone for instructions. After wandering around for a month, I will work hard for full attendance next month. . .There are two days left in this month, let me fly again, okay? . .There will be an update today and tomorrow, and the full attendance will start on September [-]st, how about it? ? ?If you don't agree, I will. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)