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Chapter 10 10. Banditry in Yunzhou
Fan Fei held a black pen while reviewing the memorial, annotating his suggestions in a timely manner for Emperor Qing's reference when reviewing.The strict and standardized block letter font has a strong personal style, which makes people feel bright.But when I mentioned a report from a frontier official, I couldn't help but raise my brows and chuckle.The sudden voice made everyone in the imperial study look over.

Even Emperor Qing was curious and couldn't help but ask, "What interesting thing did Fan Lang find?"

"Your Majesty, please read this memorial. The Governor of Yunzhou Fang reported that bandits are rampant in the area under his jurisdiction, which is causing harm to the people of Yunzhou. Please report to the Ministry of War to deploy a thousand troops and horses to quell the bandits, rebuild the armor of Yunzhou soldiers, and strengthen the protection of the garrisoned soldiers. strength."

Eunuch Hou is the personal eunuch of Emperor Qing, he is deeply trusted and knows many secret affairs of the government.There seems to be no problem with the memorial, and it is not eye-catching among the hundreds of memorials today.However, as a man who holds the pen and prints, since he pointed out the memorial alone, he obviously found something wrong.

Emperor Qing was not in a hurry, but stopped the vermilion pen in his hand.Still looking at Fan Fei with interest, obviously waiting for his explanation.

"Your Majesty, when I lived in Danzhou, I often communicated current affairs with my father through letters. Yunzhou is the important grain center of Daqing, and the annual harvest accounts for more than three levels of Qing's grain reserves. All the governors of Yunzhou were promoted after leaving office, and their official fortunes were not good. Too low. The current Governor Fang was personally recommended by Prime Minister Lin. Just a year ago, he reported that the good weather in Yunzhou would be an auspicious year, and more than [-]% of the grain reserves would be abundant for Daqing. His Majesty also praised Governor Fang as an official. Why? In less than a year, banditry has plagued the people of Yunzhou. There have been no natural disasters in Daqing in recent years, and the people have become cowardly after eating a bear's heart and a leopard. They can only live a good life, but they have to lick the blood with their swords to fall into bandits."

"According to Daqing's imperial system, the military and political affairs are separated but both are under the jurisdiction of the prefect. Both the Ministry of War and the Supervisory Yuan have double inspection records. With the capabilities of the Ministry of War and the Supervisory Yuan, it is impossible not to know that there is a banditry in Yunzhou. How can the memorial of the prefect be compared to the Ministry of War? and the Supervisory Yuan. What’s more important is that after the banditry is suppressed, the mobilized soldiers and horses must temporarily belong to the Yunzhou garrison establishment and must wait three years before they can return to their original places. The Yunzhou garrison equipment is uniformly produced and distributed by the Ministry of War , The Overwatch Council also has the important responsibility of quality inspection. The armor and weapons are good, but they won’t be good no matter what. This time, it costs 3 taels of silver."

"Your Majesty, isn't it interesting that the two ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry are able to take money from home under your Majesty's nose and under the supervision of the Procuratorate?"

"Yes! It's indeed very interesting." Emperor Qing was already very sensitive to the political situation, not to mention Fan Fei said it so clearly. If you think about the issues in this memorial carefully, it is really interesting: "Eunuch Hou, please pass the order The Overwatch Council will go to Yunzhou. I also want to see who is not afraid of death and wants to do something evil."

The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel are the foundation of the imperial court and the bottom line that cannot be violated. No one can put their hands in it, even if they are the crown prince.According to the previous memorial regulations, no one might really discover the problem, and even the Supervisory Yuan would be deceived.You must know that the memorial is completely in compliance with the regulations, and the content is ordinary. The problem lies in the procedural regulations of the memorial.

People who want to make trouble are very smart, focusing on the details and the system itself, and completely exploiting small loopholes to gain benefits.

If Fan Fei hadn't carefully studied the official system of the imperial court and had enough understanding of the six departments of the Qing Dynasty, he would not have been able to see the truth behind it.

A thousand soldiers and horses, a garrison of three thousand, plus weapons, armor and horses.This trip is enough to hide more than [-] soldiers and horses, but the money is second to none.What's more, is it still difficult to say whether the banditry in the memorial exists or not?

Now it seems that someone wants to do things openly and openly in front of Emperor Qing.

After lunch, Fan Fei excused himself and left. Before leaving the imperial study, he was invited to a banquet by the crown prince and the second prince.Fortunately, Fan Fei anticipated this situation, took out the special order given by Emperor Qing, and politely declined the offer.Now he has just entered the temple and holds such an important position.The invitation to the banquet was inevitable, but I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.

Standing on the steps of the imperial study, Fan Fei crossed his arms and looked into the distance: "The wind in Kyoto is getting stronger and stronger. It seems that many people will suffer from the cold."

After casually eating some food, Fan Fei found Jueying.

In the palace martial arts training ground, Jue Ying and Gong Dian competed in martial arts.Gong Dian was injured by Jue Ying before, and later developed a habit of painting and calligraphy. He was also reprimanded and intimidated by Emperor Qing. This was the moment when he felt uneasy in his heart.Now that Jueying came to discuss matters, it just allowed him to vent unbridledly, and the originally tense relationship had eased a lot.

They are all madmen who like weapons, and they feel like they have met their opponents in chess.Gongdian may not be as good as Jueying, but his rich martial arts experience is like a pearl in the river.The reason why Jueying was able to defeat him that day was only relying on his sword skills and powerful Qi.

"That girl is very nice. If it weren't for her low status, she would actually match you very well!" I don't know when Emperor Qing came to the martial arts training ground and stood beside Fan Fei.Wearing a casual white robe, he doesn't look like an emperor.If it weren't for that domineering spirit, I'm afraid many people would think he was a commoner: "Fan Xian has an engagement. As the eldest brother, are you really not in a hurry?"

At this moment, there were no outsiders around the two of them, so Fan Fei naturally wouldn't sullenly, and calmly said to Emperor Qing beside him: "Father, Fei Er thinks that power and achievements are more attractive. Marriage contracts and wives and concubines are on the contrary a concoction, to vent the king's anger." One of the ways of loneliness and indifference.”

"If Fei'er likes someone, I will marry you."

Fan Fei said calmly: "You must keep your father's promise in mind. If you really have a girl you like, you must not forget the promise you made today."

"Ha ha--"

Hearty laughter rang out, and Emperor Qing and Fan Fei looked at each other and smiled.After waving his hand for Gong Dian and Jueying to continue their discussion, Emperor Qing took Fan Fei back to the imperial study room to continue reviewing the memorials.But before he could start writing, the father-in-law came to report.On the street, Guo Baokun, who was under the command of the prince, had a physical conflict with the Fan Xian brother and sister of Fan Mansion because of the Dream of Red Mansions storybook.

Even Prince Jing, who was under the command of the second prince, came forward to mediate the situation, and everyone made an appointment to meet again at the Prince's Poetry Club.

Emperor Qing looked at Fan Fei and smiled without saying a word.

Fan Fei felt uncomfortable being stared at, so he had to put down the pen in his hand and put the proposal in the memorial: "Xiao Xian likes to cause trouble the most, but your Majesty should also be able to see that this is the relationship between the crown prince and the second prince. Provoke trouble. The inner treasury's financial power affects everyone's interests, so there will be a lot of excitement at the poetry meeting."

Emperor Qing chuckled and asked, "A brother is like a father, so you are not worried about Fan Xian at all."

"It's just a good way to temper his temper and save Fan's family from getting upset. Besides, he may not suffer a loss. Guo Baokun's fierce personality is just a clown, and he only deserves to be a whetstone for experience."

After standing up and taking the honey water from his father-in-law, Fan Fei raised his head and said to Emperor Qing: "Your Majesty, I am more interested in He Zongwei."

Eunuch Hou also looked over after hearing this, not to mention Emperor Qing who originally wanted to watch the fun: "Tell me about it!"

"Your Majesty, He Zongwei, I probably know something. Putting aside his tendency to follow others, he still has talents and abilities. But such people have no way to study and serve the country. After their ambitions are frustrated day by day, they have become so philistine now. , isn’t this the loss and sorrow of our Qingguo?”

"We know from a glance that Qing's national policy still has some loopholes and harshness towards poor people. This shows that although Qing's power is strong, it is not without its own problems. In the spring and autumn examinations over the years, the imperial court has to be more strict to balance the power and influence of aristocratic families. The number of poor scholars is the strategy for the long-term peace and stability of the Qing Dynasty."

Emperor Qing's slender fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, and after a quarter of an hour, he said: "I have heard and understood your suggestion. Talk to the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials and Prime Minister Lin as soon as possible, and write a detailed solution." Memorial. Maybe the Ministry of Officials and the Taiyuan Academy should be mobilized, and the Wangfu Shihui will take you and Eunuch Hou for a walk, and let me have a look at the literary talents of Qing Kingdom."

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Fan Xian not only asked Fan Fei to find the chicken leg girl, but he also worked hard to find her himself.After hearing about the Wangfu Poetry Contest, I couldn't help but agree happily. This is the best opportunity.When he returned to Fan Mansion, he left the carriage and took Teng Zijing to the Supervisory Yuan.It is a terrifying beast that truly understands what strictness is, what order is, and what action is.

When Fan Fei and Jueying left the palace and returned to Fan Mansion, Fan Xian, who couldn't wait, immediately came to the door.

"Fate is so wonderful. The girl with chicken legs you are talking about is the princess of the Lin family who has made a marriage contract with you. I only confirmed it after asking the palace commander at the palace today. On that day, the princess and His Majesty Emperor Qing worshiped at the Qing Temple. I didn’t expect you and the princess to meet unexpectedly.”

Hearing this "scaring" news, Fan Xian almost jumped three feet high.While mumbling to himself, he forgot to salute, and he even forgot to say goodbye and left in a hurry.Jueying looked at the second master's bouncing back, and said with an expression on his lips: "Master, it seems that not only the Fan Mansion, but also the Prime Minister Lin's Mansion will become lively."

"It doesn't matter, the wind is blowing in Kyoto, but the wind is not lively and noisy enough. After Xiao Xian's mischief, maybe it will be a good thing."

It happened that Teng Zijing came with his family. Mrs. Teng had a gentle and graceful temperament.She is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and is a rare good wife and mother.To such a woman, Fan Fei rarely shows courtesy and respect: "Mrs. Teng, brother Teng and my younger brother are compatible in temperament, and now he is regarded as his servant. Letting you stay in Fan's residence is not a threat, but to protect you and your children. You don't want to. Think about it, this also gives Brother Teng no worries. I believe that no one can threaten you and your children under the protection of the Qingguo Tiger Guard."

"Don't worry, Mr. Fan Lang, I understand."

"Mrs. Teng, just ask for anything. I and Xiaoxian don't like outsiders. You often help us clean up the yard. As for the child, he will learn calligraphy from Mr. Accountant first, and he will be a book boy for me when he grows up. Such an arrangement, Mrs. Teng feels it is appropriate."

Who in Kyoto doesn't know now that Fan Fei has a prosperous official career and is deeply trusted by His Majesty.If he had not made any achievements in government affairs and was too immature, he would have become an important minister long ago.Let children become book boys, to put it bluntly, they are slaves.How could Teng Zijing and his wife not understand that they were nurturing their children.

(End of this chapter)