Chapter 1061: A show of force

Zhao Yunrang was very un-aristocratic, with his clothes half-undressed, revealing his relatively strong chest. Sitting there, breaking the chicken with both hands, there was oil everywhere, and there was still meat residue on his beard. While drinking heavily, his hair and beard were spread out, which made him look wild and carefree.

Wang Yan walked over, bowed to Zhao Yunrang, and sat across from him: "The prince is a little out of control."

"I came first and have been sitting for two minutes." Zhao Yunrang glanced at him and continued to eat meat and drink.

Wang Yan shook his head: "That's just the king's wishful thinking. No one will pay attention to when the county king came. They will only pay attention to the coincidence that the county king appeared here. Earlier, I was wondering why my little book boy suddenly said that he wanted to It’s time to eat roast chicken. Now it seems that the prince has arranged for someone to mention it in the ear of the book boy. The prince is very clever, I really admire him. "

This old boy has already used psychology to achieve the goal of getting him to come over on his own initiative. To do this, it is necessary to understand Xiao Dongliang's character, understand the way Wang Yan and Xiao Dongliang get along, and have a long-term observation and understanding of his master and servant. Then I thought of encouraging Xiao Dongliang to lure him over. There is definitely something in it.

Zhao Yunrang smiled and did not answer, but explained to himself: "I have some contact with you, and we have exchanged greetings on New Year's Day in the past few years. It was well known about Fan Lou back then, so I still have time to see you? Besides, the official If I ask you in front of all the ministers in the political hall, this is putting the matter on the surface. My son's affairs are known to the whole world, and I am just asking you, so what can I do?"

Wang Yan took the roast chicken served by the store, poured himself some wine, and added some for the old boy. He asked with a smile: "What does the prince want to ask?"

"Why ask knowingly? It's so embarrassing." Zhao Yunrang looked disgusted.

Wang Yan shook his head in a funny way: "Your Majesty, you should know what I told you when I prescribed the prescription. It's good for your health. As for whether you will give birth to a dragon son, that's not something I can say for sure. Your Majesty, please tell me." The statement is true and not false at all, and it is hard to say whether the official will use the official method."

Zhao Yunrang understood that if Zhao Zhen used Wang Yan's prescription, he could live a few more years and be in better health. From this, it was revealed from the side that Zhao Zhen could have a child using the prescription, but it was hard to tell whether he was a boy or a girl.

"Slippery."

After Zhao Yunrang said this, he continued to eat meat and drink wine. Of course he also understood Wang Yan's difficulties. He couldn't do it without looking at it, he couldn't do it after looking at it, he couldn't do it without talking about it, and he couldn't do it after he said it. It was very difficult.

But he still recognized Wang Yan. After all, Wang Yan still dared to say and do this kind of thing without worrying about it. He was a good minister and his good friend.

After being silent for a long time, he said: "Since you are an expert in medicine, please take a look at my son. My son has suffered from a chronic headache for many years. Once it attacks, he will have a splitting headache. I don't want you to cure it, as long as there is a way to relieve it. , I will not bear your grudge."

"It's hard to be a human being, but it's even harder to be an official." Wang Yan shook his head and sighed, "The general should be in the palace, right? Go and have a look after eating? If you can see it, you must be optimistic. If you can't, it doesn't matter whether the prince will remember the grudge or not. ”

"Who told you, Wang Ziyan, to be so popular?" Zhao Yunrang looked at Wang Yan's joke.

The two of them had roast chicken like this, and then Wang Yan followed the old boy to the county prince's mansion and met Zhao Shu, now called Zhao Zongshi.

He has a round face and follows the roots of the old Zhao family. His body was thin and his eyes showed exhaustion. The lack of energy in his eyes made him neither heroic nor brave. At only twenty years old, his whole body was filled with depression and he was already in a twilight state.

"Your Majesty, Wang Yan, has met the General."

Zhao Zongzhen is now the general of Youwei and the training envoy of Yuezhou regiment. The former has a loose official position, while the latter has a false title, has no actual duties, and does not need to take an official position on the ground.

"No need to be polite." Zhao Zongshi smiled gently and held it lightly with his empty hands.

"Hurry up and take a look." Zhao Yunrang waved his hand impatiently, urging Wang Yan.

"General, please sit down."

Wang Yan was still the same. He held Zhao Zongshi's wrist with both hands. He checked for pulse and asked about the diagnosis. He also looked at Zhao Zongshi and performed visual examination.

After a while, Wang Yan directly wrote a prescription and said: "The general has been weak since he was a child, with weak qi and blood, and a lack of energy. I will prescribe a prescription for warming and conditioning, and then come up with a recipe for an exquisite meal. Let me This little bookboy comes to the general's house every day to teach him a method of strengthening his body that I created, and he practices it twice a day. As for the head ailment, the subordinate has not noticed the cause of the problem.

I personally think that it is because the general's experience is different from that of ordinary people, so he is often worried. The disease originates from the heart, occurs in the body, and responds to the head, so the headache is unbearable. The general may indulge in music, chess, calligraphy and painting to cultivate his sentiments and relax his mind and body. You should also exercise more to keep your body strong. If this lasts for a long time, your mind will feel comfortable and your body will be strong, it may be possible to relieve the symptoms, and it may also be possible to recover without medication. "

Zhao Zongshi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't want to be emperor at all."

Obviously, Zhao Zongshi also knew what was going on in the political hall, so he spoke with a large scale.

Wang Yan cupped his hands and continued: "The general will practice the physical strengthening method for half a year. After half a year, I will come back and take a look."

After saying that, he turned to look at Zhao Yunrang.

The latter looked at his son who was in a daze holding the prescription and shook his head: "Let's go."

After turning a door, Wang Yan spoke without him asking: "Prince, don't talk too much about the throne in front of the general, and talk less about state affairs. The general just thinks too much, and he It's difficult. The prince should also be more open-minded. The emperor is not that easy to do. Logically speaking, the official family is in its prime years, but why is it because of the heavy state affairs? "

"Are you saying that even if my son becomes emperor, he won't live long? Is it better not to do so?"

Wang Yan glanced at him, "You, the old boy, said this yourself, I didn't say it."

"It's just that my current health is not good. I can improve it a lot by taking care of myself and exercising. Your Majesty, you must look at things from a developmental perspective and never treat one moment as a lifetime. Today, your Majesty asked me to come and see the general. ”

"If you tell the truth, you don't treat me as an outsider. Although your words may not sound good, I still understand them sincerely."

"That's good. Then let the book boy come over early tomorrow morning, and the prince can also practice with him. If you eat too much meat, it will be inconvenient to go out. My method of strengthening the body can also regulate the spleen and stomach. I will eat a few with the general later. God, it will be much smoother to go out. Prince, I will take my leave now."

Wang Yan bowed, took Xiao Dongliang away, and told Xiao Dongliang what to pay attention to when he came to the Prince's Mansion tomorrow.

Following Wang Yan in the past few years, Xiao Dongliang has made great progress. Even though I am still young and cannot be on my own, I am still relatively safe in what I do and what I say...

Zhao Yunrang, this old boy, was indeed a very particular person, and maybe he was only particular about Wang Yan. After all, Wang Yan had given this old boy some guidance before. In recent years, Zhao Yunrang had devoted himself enthusiastically to public welfare undertakings. With Zhao Zhen's acquiescence, he basically took over the Lian Orphan Home in the capital, and he might have really done some good deeds.

Zhao Yunrang also contributed some effort to Wang Yan's previous efforts to clean up the clan. In some business matters, Wang Yan also had some interactions with Zhao Yunrang, and there was some serious friendship between the two.

Today he asked Wang Yan to come to see Zhao Zongshi, which really helped Wang Yan. Mainly to eliminate some misunderstandings of other courtiers about Wang Yan, and also to show that he did not really want to hold grudges as he said.

As for Zhao Zhen, he wouldn't think too much about it. Not to mention that he already knew about Zhao Zongshi's problem, even Wang Yan's position was not up to that level.

Wang Yan has a special status and is the vanguard of the reformists, but he does not form a faction of his own. Without the political power he can mobilize and control, his impact on the overall situation is limited. Some of Zhao Zhen's actions were obviously meant to suppress Wang Yan, so naturally he wasn't worried about those things.

As long as Zhao Yun can get through here and the courtiers can get through on the other side, it will be enough to prevent Wang Yan, who has become an alien, from becoming even more intolerable to the courtiers.

Zhao Yunrang is wise...

We returned to Sheng Mansion first. As expected, Sheng Hong was already waiting at home.

Sheng Hong swore that his precious son-in-law was his greatest misfortune.

Look, what did he hear? Wang Yan had the audacity to treat Zhao Zhen and even prescribe a prescription on the spot in front of the officials of the Political Affairs Hall. Later, he had a private meeting with the Prince of Runan and even went to the Prince's Mansion. This is really a long time ago. Can their little shoulders be involved in this kind of thing?
Sheng Hong discovered that since Wang Yan became an official, troubles had come one after another. Wang Yan seemed to be deliberately seeking trouble. Otherwise, why would other people not have so much trouble as officials? His precious son-in-law would go wherever he goes and never stop.

Wang Yan was still considerate of his father-in-law and explained to him the joints and reassured him that there was nothing wrong. Then he left Sheng Mansion again and went to the house he bought in the capital.

His house is located to the west of Royal Street. It is not a place where nobles and dignitaries live, but relatively speaking, the people living nearby are relatively wealthy. After all, there are no poor people in Bianjing who have their own houses.

Just like people living in big cities a thousand years from now, most people will definitely not be that wealthy, but because they don't have huge housing pressure, they can live a comfortable life if they earn five thousand, six, seven, eight thousand, and are free from illness and disaster.

The situation in Bianjing City at this time was mostly the same, except that most of the people here couldn't keep their houses. No one should force them. If the society becomes a little more unstable, they will sell their houses. Or usually, someone who pays a high price can't help but sell it. Not to mention the matter of robbery and robbery, there is no way to deal with it at this time.

Even if the selfless Lao Bao takes charge of Kaifeng Mansion in the future, the people must be able to sue Lao Bao. In most cases, the common people have been dismissed by petty officials before they can see the officials...

Wang Yan's house is not big, and that is compared to a big house. In fact, there are almost two entrances. His family is small, but they even have a lot of money when they live there.

As soon as they entered the backyard, they saw Hua Lan and Shu Lan sitting on chairs with their bellies bulging out, directing the servants and maids in the house to go about their business. The two of them had breakfast at Sheng Mansion in the morning and then came over to clean up. After so many years together, they have really accumulated a lot of belongings. Even many things were shipped back in advance.

"I've been tired of traveling and traveling recently, and I can finally rest. You two should pay more attention, especially Hua Lan, who will give birth in two months. You must not move the tire pressure. Shulan is still a few months away, but you can't take it lightly. . You all know the key. The hospital has been opened, and Wen Po has been transferred from Yangzhou. As long as you pay attention to it on weekdays, it won't be a big deal.

What's more, you two should be more careful when leaving the house and bring more guards. I have offended too many people, and I am afraid that others will not be able to do anything about me, but they will come to trouble you instead, so I must be on guard. "

Hua Lan said: "Since you are pregnant, you should give birth and raise the baby in the house. We sisters are not going anywhere. As for my mother, let her come to the house."

"Yes, the eldest lady is right, be careful. If we don't go out, there will be no trouble." "How about hiding in the house for the rest of our lives?" Wang Yan shook his head and smiled, "There are many people in the family. Be reliable and don’t be afraid.”

"Then we'll talk about it after the birth. Anyone who comes to meet with us during this period will not be accepted. Most of them have no good intentions." Hua Lan said confidently.

Wang Yan rubbed her shoulders and said with a smile: "When I straighten out my duties in the capital, the dangers you face will be much less."

He was the Inspector of the Left Army in Kaifeng Prefecture, basically equivalent to the later Director of Public Security in the capital. He arrested people in accordance with the law and the instructions of the leaders above. When these two items were not available, he could arrest people according to the law. This is so on point...

With Zhao Zhen's oral instructions, people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs came over that afternoon to complete the procedures for Wang Yan. On the next day, Wang Yan took a carriage and sent Xiao Dongliang to the Prince's Mansion first, and watched Zhao Zongshi's training for a while. , and also encouraged Zhao Zongshi's daughter-in-law, the more famous Gao Taotao, to exercise with Zhao Yunrang, and watched Xiao Dongliang teach them. After there were no major problems, he left the Prince's Mansion and took up his post at the Kaifeng Mansion Yamen.

The first thing you do when you become an official is to pay a visit to your superior.

As for his rank as the Zuo Army Inspector, in the bureaucracy of Kaifeng Prefecture, he was in the category of being too high to be too low to be too low. His rank is the same as that of Cao Si's leader. The Shangguan has the greatest authority to know the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture. The next level is responsible for the official affairs of the counties and towns in Kaifeng Prefecture. The second level is the two pairs of judges and judges in the left and right offices, as well as the chief executive. Si Lu of Kaifeng Prefecture of Si Si Lu joined the army. They are all leaders.

As for the magistrates of the two counties under Kaifeng Prefecture and the fifteen counties in Gyeonggi under his jurisdiction, he does not have much to do with him. Although various magistrates have more power than him, it seems that a thousand years later, he will belong to the ministry or commission or something. Director, when you go to the municipal units below, that is called guidance work. The top leaders of local departments also have to be careful. It is almost the same principle.

Of course, this is also a popular position for him, and he can't get it even if others beat him to the punch. After all, it is a position of real power in Kaifeng Mansion. He has hundreds of people under his command. If you include the helpers, there are thousands of people. At the same time, he could also dispatch government officials and police officers from seventeen counties, and directly manage a prison, so he had great power.

The current person with the right to know the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion is Lu Gongchuo. This name is not well known, but if his father is Lu Yijian, then many people know it. Lu Gongchuo was criticized for killing Pang Ji's subordinate officials, so he asked to be released. He died of illness the next year.

Lu Gongchuo was fifty-three years old, not very young. He was chubby and very handsome, but Wang Yan could tell at a glance that he was unhealthy.

After paying homage to the officials, Lu Gongchuo said with a smile: "I heard that Ziyan is proficient in medicine. The officials and the king of Runan County have all asked you to take a look at your body. I have been feeling heavy and heavy recently, and I have not felt any better after drinking a few doses of medicine." "Why don't you take a look with me?"

"excuse me."

Wang Yan bowed his hand and went straight through the process, taking his pulse, prescribing prescriptions, giving medical orders, and excusing himself at the same time. He was so skillful that it made people feel distressed.

"Duan is a good word." Lu Gongchuo shook off the paper full of words and praised it, then put it into his sleeves without changing his expression, without saying a word of thanks, as if a compliment was just a thank you.

He turned to say: "The great things Ziyan did in Hangzhou are known to the whole world. Now that he is in charge of the Zuojun Inspectorate, what are his plans?"

"Back to Lu Gong, I am not very familiar with the capital. So far, I have only been in the capital for half a year during the imperial examination. So I have no plans. I have to learn more about it in detail."

"What you said makes sense, that's fine. Ziyan, go ahead and come see me if you need anything."

"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Wang Yan cupped his hands and followed the clerk away to the office of the Zuojun Inspectorate.

They are not far apart. After all, they all adhere to the principles of centralization and convenience, and the functional departments are all together. As the clerks chatted, laughed, and asked about the situation, they walked for a quarter of an hour and arrived at the Xunyuan Yamen.

Because of the large number of people, the yamen is very large. Before I entered, I heard a strange buzzing inside. When I walked in, I saw a lot of men with different looks and shapes, standing or squatting in different shapes. It was really lively, like a vegetable market.

When they saw Wang Yan, who was wearing a blue official robe, a long-winged hat on his head, and wearing boots, with a white face and no beard, and a smile with his hands behind his back, they all stopped talking with a wink.

"Where is Judge Zhang?" the clerk shouted.

"Coming, coming." As the words fell, a man rushed out of the official residence, smiled at the clerk in a friendly manner, and then stood in front of Wang Yan and saluted, "I am Zhang Zhiqing, your humble servant, and I am honored to meet Envoy Wang."

He is the judge of the circuit court here and Wang Yan's deputy, assisting in daily affairs.

"There is no need to be polite, Judge Zhang. I will need more help from you in the future."

"You are so polite, Inspector Wang. No one in the world knows that the Inspector has great ambitions and resorts to extraordinary measures. Now that I am in charge of the Inspectorate, I will make sure that my Kaifeng Mansion is clear and the thief will not dare to show his face."

"Judge Zhang doesn't seem to be afraid of me..." Wang Yan smiled.

"The inspector was joking. The subordinate is dedicated to serving the public good. He has not committed any crimes or committed corruption or bending the law. Since he has a clear conscience, why should he be afraid?"

Seeing that the situation was not right, the clerk interrupted and quickly turned around and left. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, Wang Yan is so awesome, he was always looking for trouble when he first came...

Glancing at the officials who were walking away, and then at the group of patrol officers who were surrounding to watch the excitement, Wang Yan looked at Zhang Zhiqing with a smile: "I wonder what Judge Zhang relies on? Whose power is he relying on?"

Zhang Zhiqing couldn't help but frowned: "I asked myself that I have never offended the inspector, but I don't know why the inspector was so aggressive when we first met?"

"Because your ability is mediocre, Judge Zhang. Without someone to rely on, you wouldn't be able to achieve this position. Let me know who you rely on first, so as to avoid misunderstandings in the future, which would be bad."

Zhang Zhiqing laughed angrily, and asked loudly without showing any dignity: "Why did the inspector declare that the official was incompetent? If he can't give a reason today, the official will go to Lu Gong's office to ask for help, which means he will go to court. , I also want to give the official an explanation."

Wang Yan pointed at a group of scattered people watching the excitement, and his voice was still very calm: "There is no discipline, and it is not decent. As far as I know, the position of the inspector has been vacant for three months, and you are in charge of everything here. Being so lax, I really can't see what Judge Zhang can do.

Now that you know how I act in Hangzhou, you should also know how I check the accounts. I see that you are not a law-abiding person. In March, there will be discrepancies in the accounts, and you are inseparable from it. Now there are two ways for you. Get your money back and be obedient. I will pretend that nothing happened. After I check the account, it will not be that simple. "

"My uncle is Mr. Zhang, how dare you!"

"Zhang Yaozuo?"

"Bold! Do you dare to call him by his first name?"

Wang Yan shook his head in a funny way. Zhang Yaozuo had been the prime minister and was a serious corrupt official. He was the natal family member of Concubine Zhang. One of the protagonists of the anecdote about his good friend Feng Jing was this Zhang Yaozuo. When Lao Bao was an admonisher, he caught Zhang Yaozuo and sprayed him with all his strength. Zhang Yaozuo hasn't returned to Beijing yet.

However, the dead camel was bigger than the horse, and Zhang Yaozuo still had some strength. But Wang Yan is not afraid. Everyone can talk directly to the emperor, and he is more capable of making money and plays a more important role. After all, he has made so much money in Hangzhou, how can we not expect him to rule the world and make more money. Besides, he is reasonable.

"I'll give you one last chance. Nothing can be said until I check the account books." He patted Zhang Zhiqing on the shoulder and pushed him aside.

Of course Wang Yan can accept corruption, as long as it is not excessive and as long as the matter is handled clearly, then it can be dealt with later. But this Zhang Zhiqing is different. This kid doesn't respect him.

When he arrived just now, although the patrol officers were undisciplined, they had rules and respected his official authority. Zhang Zhiqing stayed in the official residence drinking tea. This was of course wrong. Since he had known that he was coming to take office today, and unlike the local government, which was unpredictable, Zhang Zhiqing obviously did it on purpose and had the intention of causing trouble for him.

As the saying goes, there is no point in embarrassing the people below when a new official takes office. Wang Yan simply took advantage of the situation and took care of the situation first. Why worry about the people in the Yamen not being able to give orders like an arm?

The conversation between the two was not whispered, and was listened to by the patrolmen. So when Wang Yan pushed Zhang Zhiqing away and turned to look at them, they were already standing in line in silence. No one dared to look at Wang Yan. Eye.

Those who have a backstage are like that, they are not just doing whatever they want...

Wang Yan nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that there is no discipline. It's very good. Are all the people from the Left Patrol Court here?"

"When the envoys return, they are all waiting for the envoys to take office and give lectures. There is no one who is sick."

"Very good."

Wang Yan gave the person who answered the call a satisfied look, and then said loudly, "I have never paid attention to formalities. I just follow orders. You all heard clearly what Judge Zhang and I just said. I am not For those of you who are unkind, I know it is difficult for you and others to live in the capital. There are also young and old wives and children to take care of you at home, and they are all the breadwinners of the family.

However, corruption and bribery are ultimately illegal. A small amount can supplement the family income, but a large amount requires investigation. I am also giving you a chance to make amends. If you realize that you have taken too much, raise the money and send it back within seven days, then let the past be forgotten. If I wait until the official has checked the accounts, it will not be a good thing.

If there are those who have made up their minds to burn down the accounting room, I will give you an explanation. If the accounting room is indeed completely burned down by fire, then all the houses of those above the rank of corps commander will be ransacked, the men will migrate to the northwest, and the women will be married to officials. It is expected that those who have no one to lead will not be able to do much corruption, so the officer made the mistake of killing and did not let it go.

You may think that I am mean to my subordinates. I will tell you about the affairs in Hangzhou and how the people under me are treated, so that you can feel at ease and do your work in a down-to-earth manner..."

As the saying goes, give a sweet date with a stick, Wang Yan never treats his subordinates badly, and he never disappoints those who follow him...

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