Lonely non-good minister

Song Yuan understood what he meant, and said a few words with a smile and a sweet mouth, which made Changde even happier.

When she got to Taihua Hall, she knelt down and shouted, "Grandson pays respects to Grandpa Huang."

Emperor Taikang, who was still teasing the birds, looked over and laughed: "Heh~ Why is your mouth so sweet today?"

"That's natural." Song Yuan bared his teeth in joy, got up and came over to hold the bird food for him: "There are no outsiders here, please forgive grandson grandpa."

Emperor Taikang laughed again, and continued to tease the birds.

He never showed up at Empress Zhenjing's funeral from the beginning to the end, and he never burned a stick of incense. His attitude was very clear. Now that he is still in such a good mood, Song Yuan naturally can't afford to put on a show.

After feeding the birds with him, Emperor Taikang staggered to the small couch and sat down: "Mu Lin and Huo Ying have been in Leping for a while. There is a job vacancy, who do you think is more suitable for me to fill?"

"Grandson is not talented, I want to recommend myself." Song Yuan was so happy that his back teeth were exposed.

Emperor Taikang looked at her, and smiled pretending to be annoyed: "Look, he is incompetent, and his thoughts are all on his face."

"Grandson will definitely double Leping's grain production." Song Yuan knelt at his feet: "Grandpa Huang promises to grandson."

Emperor Taikang suppressed his smile: "What if you can't do it?"

"Grandson is here to see you."

She spoke so seriously that Chang De was taken aback. He glanced at Song Yuan who was full of confidence, and then quietly glanced at Emperor Taikang's face. Seeing his serious expression, he didn't dare to make any other movements for a while. .

"Okay, then I will give you a privilege, allowing you to cut first and then play in the power of the county magistrate. Next year's autumn harvest, I want to see that Leping's grain production is equal to that of Sanyang."

Sanyo, the goal is not too high.

Song Yuan clasped his fists and knelt down solemnly: "Sun'er promises that he will never let the emperor down."

She took this task and appointed her as Leping Juncheng. As soon as the imperial decree was issued, many invitations were sent for her to fulfill. Song Yuan asked Song Chun very cautiously, and Song Chun suggested that she should not be here. When she was too close to other courtiers, she decisively rejected all invitations, chose a day, and quietly set off with Huang Yue, several martial artists, and Wei Yan.

On the way to Leping, the wind blowing along the way, Song Yuan couldn't help laughing, she was finally able to leave the palace and go out for a while.

Just after entering Leping, Song Yuan was dazed by the farmland in front of him. There was a green plain with many cattle and sheep scattered around. The cattle and sheep kept gnawing on the weeds in the field. They walked all the way and met In a few scattered farmlands, a few old bony farmers were working in the fields. Hearing the sound of horseshoes, he straightened up and looked at them from afar.

"There are so many cattle and sheep that are unrestrained, even if the crops are planted, they will not be able to keep them." Huang Yue looked at the wasted farmland in front of him, feeling distressed for a while.

Song Yuan just took a look, and continued on his way. It was the rainy season, and the heavy rain came and went quickly, but the muddy road greatly delayed the trip. They stopped and stopped all the way, and they arrived at the county seat several days late.

As a result, as soon as they arrived at the gate of the city, there were more than a dozen well-dressed wealthy gentry waiting in the rain with umbrellas. When they saw Song Yuan and his party, their eyes didn't know who to fall on for a moment.

A group of people wore bamboo hats and coir raincoats, so tightly covered that they couldn't guess who the new Juncheng was, and they didn't know who to salute for a while.

Seeing them waiting here, Wei Yan and the others felt dissatisfied in their hearts. They were able to wait here so punctually, presumably someone has been spying on them since they entered Leping.

Wei Yan glanced at Song Yuan, and drove his horse forward. His figure was tall and straight, and his voice was thick, and it was hard to tell who he was when he opened his mouth: "Are you a rich gentry in Leping?"

Seeing someone come out to ask questions, a group of wealthy gentry hurriedly greeted him: "Young master, I have seen you. You have worked hard all the way. The villains have already prepared a banquet. I also ask you to do me a favor. Let the villains clean up the dust for you."

Clean up the dust?Are you trying to pull her aboard?

Song Yuan didn't say a word, Wei Yan said: "No need, since you are all here, then follow me back to the Yamen."

After finishing speaking, Wei Yan set off first, and the others followed. A group of people rushed past the eyes of the rich gentry. Those rich gentry were terrified, and looked at the direction they were leaving with serious expressions on their faces.

They spent a lot of money to pull all the local officials from the original Leping onto their boats to jointly oppose the imperial court's request to withdraw livestock and farming. As a result, the emperor suddenly wiped out all the people, which made them feel a strong sense of crisis. They have no idea about the newly appointed Jun Cheng.

"Everyone, let's go." The following guards left behind two people, standing tall on the horse and looking at the group of people, reticent and unsympathetic.

Someone came forward with a lot of smiles and asked: "Dare to ask, brother, is the young master who spoke just now the county magistrate?"

"What do you think?" The guard's answer was vague, impatiently urging them to hurry up.

The group of people became more and more uncertain, and when they arrived at the Yamen in their carriages, Song Yuan had already entered.

Only Mu Lin was there, and the wealthy young man who grew up in Jingzhao came here, and he also changed into a plain blue gown. He was very surprised to see Song Yuan, and he didn't speak when he walked in to welcome Song Yuan.

"You are welcome, the sheriff. You are my boss here." Song Yuan took off his hat and coir raincoat, and bowed to Mu Lin: "The next official is here to report on his duties today."

After speaking, she took out the official documents of the court.

Mu Lin hurriedly took it, and put it away after looking at it carefully: "Young master came suddenly, I thought it might take several days for you to arrive."

"The sheriff doesn't know my arrival date, but those wealthy gentry know it very well." Song Yuan poured a glass of water to moisten his throat first.

Mu Lin immediately understood what was going on, and immediately said: "These people are all good people. Their ancestors were heroes who followed the Taizu to conquer the country. After the founding of the country, some stayed in the court, and some asked for help. Confer rewards, continue to follow the previous habit of raising cattle and sheep. These people don't like the etiquette of the Han people, and they don't like doing business and farming. They will buy a lot of land for grazing. Even if the government checks, they also have land deeds, so they are not forced to buy. Selling by force, no tax evasion, every penny will be handed over, because the Great Wei did not forcefully implement laws that follow the customs of the Han people, so there is really no law to rule them.”

"There's no excuse?"

Mu Lin shook his head: "Huo Ying and I have been here for more than half a month. I have thoroughly checked all the taxes in Leping for the past ten years, and Huo Ying has carefully investigated their family background, and I can't find any mistakes or omissions at all."

"It's impossible not to have a reason." Song Yuan put down his glass: "The previous local officials refused to return the livestock to farming for various reasons. They must have taken their benefits, otherwise they would not gamble with their future."

Mu Lin smiled: "We need to investigate their relationship with the court and relatives."