Number of People

  Chapter 2105 Guizi Juan Huairou shows strength, something in the bag

   It seemed that she could see the joy in Pan Ruzhen's eyebrows, but she didn't care about his problems when she talked about him. Feng Ziying understood this man's obsession with official career a little bit more.

   It seems that this person is not unable to do things, nor is he unable to do things, but because he is afraid that doing things will affect his future, so he repeats all kinds of things.

This temperament is somewhat similar to Jia Yucun, but for me now, it is just right for me. I just need this kind of black thug role. The premise is to let him understand that my thick legs are thick enough to bring him benefits. Also big enough.

  If you are really content with the status quo, or those who are indifferent to fame and wealth, then you really can't use it.

   "Master Pan, do you think what I said is true?" Feng Ziying tensed.

  Pan Ruzhen said sternly: "Your Excellency is aware of the details, and the lower officials are deeply ashamed. In the past four years, there have been few things that can be done to satisfy the upper officials. On the contrary, disasters in Zhuzhou and counties have continued, and refugees have been separated..."

  Feng Ziying smiled, "I think Mr. Pan seems to have everything under control?"

"My lord, it's not that the lower officials are well-informed, but that things are like this. Even if the lower officials are killed, many things are difficult to solve. It is useless to seek help from the chief envoy, so most of the time, I can only be a paper painter. ,..."

  Feng Ziying interrupted Pan Ruzhen: "What if I come?"

   "Even if your lord bears the king's orders, the plight of the situation in Shaanxi cannot be resolved by one person alone. Unless the imperial court does its best to support it, it will be a drop in the bucket and will not help..."

  Pan Ruzhen thought to himself that since he wants to hear the truth, he should poke the bottom up and let you understand.

"The 17 states and counties in Yan'an Prefecture, the drought situation in the southern states and counties is slightly better than that in the central and northern parts, but why is the chaos more severe? There are many reasons, but one of the main reasons is that the southern states and counties are powerful and fierce. With little savings, the common people are hard to survive, even if they sell their children and daughters, they can't survive. The counties in the north and middle of the country are trapped in the border villages, horse bandits, and bandits are rampant, and many of them are sheltered by the Yulin army. Interspersed among them,…”

  Feng Ziying frowned, is the White Lotus Sect a lingering soul? There is even White Lotus Sect here in Shaanxi?

Pan Ruzhen talked endlessly about the affairs of the prefectures and counties in the mansion, and Feng Ziying sometimes frowned and relaxed his forehead when he heard it. After a lot of work.

  Feng Ziying actually didn’t know that the White Lotus Sect in Shaanxi not only existed, but also was quite powerful. In the previous life, more than a hundred years later, the White Lotus Sect uprising in Sichuan, Chu, and Shaanxi caused a huge impact on the Qianlong and Jiaqing dynasties.

"Among the prefectures and counties of Yan'an Prefecture, the officials have been to twelve prefectures and counties. I don't dare to say that I know everything about it, but I know it roughly. If it is an ordinary year, the people are struggling to survive. As long as there is a slight disaster, the refugees will scream and gather. , In the past few years, the subordinates have also worked hard to maintain it. In the first two years, they were able to make ends meet. However, the drought began to worsen the year before last. Baoan and Ansai were the hardest hit. Last year, it spread throughout the entire Yan'an Prefecture. Once it was spared, it lasted until this year, and even the counties along the banks of the Yellow River could not support it. In the southern counties of Luochuan, Yijun, and Yichuan,..."

Pan Ruzhen paused for a moment, as if he was considering his words, before he said after a long time: "The tyrannical and evil gentry are pressing harder and harder, and the people really can't make a living. I have been repeatedly questioned, but they have been evaded and concealed by all parties for various reasons,..."

  Feng Ziying looked at Pan Ruzhen, and said indifferently: "Master Pan, you must be responsible for your remarks."

   "Of course." Pan Ruzhen raised his head, "Since the lower official dares to confess in front of the upper official, then he dares to take the responsibility."

   "Okay, you continue to talk." Feng Ziying nodded heavily, as long as she dares to take responsibility, that's fine.

Now that he had started, Pan Ruzhen had no scruples anymore, and randomly picked a few county officials to comment, directly pointing out why these people were so confident, either obediently obediently violated, or procrastinated, and even the government officials sent to investigate the case. They were repeatedly obstructed, and some were even robbed and killed.

   This conversation lasted for nearly two hours. Feng Ziying kept Pan Ruzhen's meal, and Pan Ruzhen was not polite. He stayed and had a solid meal and even had a couple of drinks.

  As soon as the flames of war came all over Yan'an Mansion, he was always worried. First, he was worried that the power of the rebel army would increase and would gradually spread to Fushi City.

  Although there is still a chance of rehabilitating after dismissal, he is unwilling to go through this experience. Rehabilitation requires capital. He doesn't have a lot of money, and he is afraid that he will have to borrow money to rehabilitate.

Now this situation is undoubtedly the most satisfying to him. With the governor in charge, he can take care of the big things, and he doesn't need to lie and cover up against his will. He can do whatever he wants. As for the governor The decision to deal with it is something that the governor will consider.

   Coming out of the governor's residence, Pan Ruzhen was a little bit drunk, and his staff, entourage and even his own soldiers all came up to greet him. Seeing Pan Ruzhen's situation, he felt relieved.

   "We'll talk about it when we get back." Pan Ruzhen waved his hands when he saw the two staff members staring at him eagerly.

After returning to the post house to do the work, the chief came to make some tea, Pan Ruzhen took a few mouthfuls in a leisurely manner, and when he closed his mouth, he took a sip and said calmly: "This time came at the right time, I finally let go of a piece of my heart. Stone."

   "Oh, Dong Weng is so satisfied, but the Governor has a good impression of Dong Weng?" The thin and thin staff member raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did Dong Weng send out any gifts?"

"Never." Pan Ruzhen waved his hand, "It's a good thing I didn't give it away. If I did, it might spoil my impression. His staff member surnamed Wang reminded me first, telling me to just tell the truth, don't cover up or play other tricks." As for the method, I saw that he had a rigorous temperament, so I didn't dare to hand over the gift list, and then indeed the adults summoned him and only asked about the specific affairs of Yan'an Mansion, he is a very caring person."

   "Really?" Another middle-aged Confucian-looking aide asked in surprise: "I heard that the aide named Wang is from Dongweng Township, like Huizhou?"

"Well, I'm from She County, but the other party doesn't want to go into details about the specific situation. Obviously, he also abides by the rules. I didn't expect this Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan to be young, but the rules in the door are very strict. I heard that he is quite a person. It is known to everyone in Beijing that she is romantic, but there is no sign of other women in the dormitory today, which is a bit surprising." Pan Ruzhen pondered and said, "If he came from afar and never brought it with him, is Xia Zhiling so ignorant? ?”

"Master Xia has a square personality, maybe he doesn't want to be like this,..." The skinny staff should have some understanding of the way the chief officials of the states and counties behave, and said in a deep thought: "And the governor has only been here for a few days, and he himself was a few days ago. Facing the siege of the rebellious army, you may not be interested,..."

  Pan Ruzhen shook his head, "Xia Zhiling is upright, but if he doesn't know how to please a superior, then you underestimate him, maybe, but you think I..."

The skinny staff member exchanged glances with the middle-aged Confucian scholar, and then said: "It depends on how well you and the governor have talked, sir. Didn't you know about it in Beijing before? Although the governor is romantic, he is said to have a very high taste. I don't like it." Brothel girls, this is a problem."

"The news from the middle of the capital is just hearsay and half-knowledgeable. In this way, the two of you go to get acquainted with the aide of the governor. Pei Zhi, your hometown of Xiuning happens to be from the same town as him, and you have a good relationship with him. Let's also learn about this by the way. Governor Fan came to Shaanxi, it seems that the governor will stay in Yan'an Mansion for a year or so, this may be my chance." Pan Ruzhen stroked his beard and smiled, "Can I take this opportunity to turn crisis into opportunity? , just look at the performance in half a year."

"Ah?" The two staff members were surprised at the same time, and asked in disbelief: "The governor wants to stay here permanently? How is this possible? What about Xi'an? How will the chief envoy and the envoy do it? "

"Hmph, what's impossible, this person has always played cards against common sense. I have inquired, this governor is very strong, he is a fellow magistrate in Yongping, and he can get along with the magistrate, but that The magistrate is also obedient to him, and when he becomes the prime minister in Shuntian, it will be even more domineering. The prefect is Wu Daonan, I'm afraid you have all heard that the famous scholars in Jiangyou are very close to Ye Xiang, and they are also squeezed by him. In the end, he simply left, and this Shuntian Mansion became Master Feng's monopoly, hehe, this is the first time we have encountered such a thing in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

  Pan Ruzhen smiled, with joy in his eyes, "I'm thinking about coming to Shaanxi this time, if Lord Lu and Lord Sun are ignorant of current affairs, I'm afraid they will suffer a lot."

  The middle-aged Confucian scholar frowned, "But Mr. Sun is also from Datong,..."

"It's different. Although the Feng family is a wealthy family in Datong, they are a family of martial arts, not a family of poetry and books, and have nothing to do with Mr. Sun. Moreover, the Feng family is originally from Linqing, Shandong, and they are not natives of Datong. I have been an official in Datong..." Pan Ruzhen elaborated.

  The two staff members didn't expect that Dong Weng knew these details so well, and felt a little ashamed in their hearts. This should have been mastered by the staff first, but they didn't expect Dong Weng to know it better than themselves.

"This is what was mentioned in a letter from Beijing before I came out of Fushi, and you two don't know." Seeing that the two staff members were a little uneasy, Pan Ruzhen waved his hands, "But this staff member surnamed Wang, I feel that the governor Your Excellency relies heavily on him, so the two of you must make good friends, and it may be of great use in the future."

  (end of this chapter)