Crown Tang emperor

Aside from talking about his heart, Wang Xiaojie's style of talking and painting seems a bit normal, this guy is just talking outrageously and being a bit arrogant.

Of course, Li Tong would not demote the prime minister he appointed just because of a single word. The position of prime minister itself is a link between the past and the future. Li Sixun's position, regardless of his ability to govern, means that the courtiers in Luoyang have transitioned to the current court. It is a pivotal figure in the transition between the old and the new.

"Previously, the situation in the country was changing complicatedly. General Wang was in charge of the army, because he didn't know it. If I want to maintain the stability of the country, even I can only act according to the power. Li Xianggong has helped a lot in the matter, and I am in this position. He has both name and reality, if he is deposed based on his true feelings, it will be a great loss for the family and the country."

Seeing that Wang Xiaojie was still about to open his mouth to speak, Li Tong quickly raised his hand to signal this guy to shut up first, comforted and affirmed Li Sixun, and then told him to return to the Political Affairs Hall, not to stay and fight any more verbal wars with Wang Xiaojie.

Watching Li Sixun leave the court, Wang Xiaojie's expression became a little downcast, he got up and bowed at the side of the table, not without feeling sad: "I also know that what I said is biased, but I hold my breath in my heart, and I don't express my displeasure. When I was called back to the court, it was in this hall that the king of the first prime minister gave his ministers high positions and was awarded the rank of assistant class.

I feel that I have failed my great kindness, and I dare not argue strongly in the matter, so my voice is even worse. If I can speak forcefully in the hall at that time, I would like to use the Western Army to march into Hedong instead of hastily recruiting heavenly soldiers and marching. Nor will it crash Jos.At that time, the court guarded against the west, especially against Hu, and the ministers were not immune to common customs. They were half avoiding suspicion, half greedy for merit, and dared not advance in righteousness, but only acted in the wrong direction..."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaojie's bearded face was full of tears, and he blamed himself deeply: "At that time, if His Royal Highness could lead the army to patrol the river east, how could the thieves be able to advance and retreat easily, and there would be no ugly talk of peace! The ministers are loyal to the second and third, and they are the guards. It is difficult for evil spirits to murder the house and cause disasters... The ministers lost their guards inside and lost their protection outside. Recalling the old days of walking in Chang'an and discussing world affairs with His Royal Highness, I feel even more ashamed. If you owe the country's kindness, use blue eyes..."

Although what Wang Xiaojie said was so emotional that tears came to his eyes, but Li Tong still felt uncomfortable after hearing it. After all, you guy still finds me sitting in this position not pleasing to the eye, right?Things were well organized.

"The current calamity in Duji stems from several profound human events. The hostility of the world has accumulated for a long time, and it suddenly rushed to Xiaohan. Anyone who lives in it will inevitably lose his mind. Evil sentiment is corrupt, justice is lost, and few people can do it. It's not the crime of widows either. The matter has come to this point, it is useless to regret, but fortunately there is a continuation of the road, the general does not have to blame himself too much for this."

Li Tong first corrected Wang Xiaojie's erroneous views. It is useless for you to stay in Luoyang, and then said: "The story is so painful that people dare not think about it. The road ahead is difficult, and it depends on the continued efforts of the masses. There are many hidden dangers in Hebei, and the sluggishness of the king's order is difficult to carry out. General Wang can take the lead and serve the country with new achievements, which also inspires the public at home and abroad."

When Wang Xiaojie heard this, there was not much pride and joy on his face, he just sighed and said: "This matter is nothing to boast about, and I dare not take credit for it. The former has a high position in the court, and the latter has a position in the state. To be responsible for things, but not to use one's own body as a measure, to convict disobedient ministers, hoping to modify the faintness of the king's employing people... The minister did this, in order to repay the king, and had no intention of boasting to His Highness. , all the ministers, family slaves, and old members used, did not make waves to make heavenly soldiers and Taoists numerous, and did not dare to ask for rewards from the imperial court."

When Li Tong heard this, he was really upset, the smile on his face was slightly restrained, and he said in a deep voice: "The prime minister used to be in charge of the state, and governed the world. It has its own public opinion, how can people nowadays confuse Youming with wild words! Xiangzhou, Hebei, and even the world, whoever violates the king's way, the imperial court has its own powerful soldiers to punish. The Tang family has its own laws, and the attack does not follow personal feelings. If you overdo it, you will be punished. If you tell Yousi about your deeds in detail, you don't need to think about the future plan, just step back!"

After Wang Xiaojie heard the words, he resigned, but stopped after walking a few steps, turned around and asked for instructions: "I would like to go up to the hall to pay homage to the Xiangwang, can I ask the visitor to guide me?"

Hearing this, Li Tong raised his hand and ordered the eunuchs in the hall to send two people to lead Wang Xiaojie there, and then got up and left the court hall.Deliberately taking out half a day, but in the end it made half of my stomach sullen, which is really enough.

After leaving the court hall, Wang Xiaojie changed into plain robes in the verandah of the palace where the courtiers rested in the imperial city, and then, led by the eunuchs, he went straight to the mausoleum of King Xiang in Jingyunmen.

When he got outside the mourning hall, Wang Xiaojie covered his face and wailed inside, and walked straight into the mourning hall. When he saw the king's coffin, he paid homage to the ground, and the wailing shook the flags inside and outside the mourning hall.

The Xiangwang princes who were guarding the spirit in the outer hall heard Wang Xiaojie's cry, and felt sad again for a moment, and each fell to the ground and wept.

When the condolences were over, Wang Xiaojie wiped his tearful eyes, and went forward to return the salute to the princes and princes.The other boys couldn't help crying, but Li Longji stood up and stepped forward to help Wang Xiaojie, sobbing and trembling, he said: "Since the opening of the mourning hall, there have not been many foreign ministers paying homage. , General, please forgive me. Boys and others are young, and have even less experience in human etiquette..."

"Losing a benevolent father, although the eldest daughter will inevitably lose shape, His Highness and others do not have to pay attention to welcoming and seeing off based on emotion alone. I have a humble job because of the kindness and generosity. I only care about things, and the worship is late. Please forgive me."

Looking at King Fen, who looked haggard from the long days of mourning, Wang Xiaojie couldn't bear it for a while, and said in a low voice.

Hearing Wang Xiaojie's response, Li Longji paused for a moment, then quickly held his arm and continued: "Aye always said before his death that General Wang is pure in character, knows kindness and righteousness, and I have seen it today, and I feel a lot. The former father and brother It's all unfortunate, the old man is so estranged, the boy and others live in fear, and don't know what to rely on. The coffin of the deceased brother can't be placed in the palace, the stigma is stigmatized, and there is no old minister to help..."

"Your Highness's words are wrong! The famous clan of the family is born to be enshrined by all people, and now there are more young and strong masters in the family and country. How can Your Highness have no support when you are in love and rituals?"

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaojie paused again, but he couldn't hold back in the end, and said again: "Your Highness is old and mature, and even in a humble position, he dares to speak out from his heart. Don't say that the old man is alienated. Take a long breath, but people still need to work hard. The crisis in the government and the opposition, the Yuan Dynasty’s heirs will clean up the situation, and the merits will be the same as rebuilding the country. In a short period of time, it will turn from waste to prosperity. How can ordinary power do this? There is no leisure to indulge in funerals.

If there is no such personnel to work with, His Royal Highness will die in peace of mind.Watching people carry water only feels that the force is normal, but it is not easy to try it yourself.His Highness and others live inside, without losing the protection of relatives, and can be safe in the room, while the heir king lives outside, but he cannot return alive.I was admonished by my humble position not to make contact with the thief Hu Shen, but because of my disobedience, I was detained in the rear army. My humble position wanted to save me but I couldn’t, so I had to make another plan to repay the king’s kindness..."

Li Longji pulled Wang Xiaojie's sleeve, and originally had the desire to confide in him, but after hearing this, his face suddenly sank, he let go of his hand and stepped back.

After Wang Xiaojie saw this, he naturally knew that what he said was annoying, so he returned to the middle of the mourning hall and wept before bowing, and then backed out.

The eunuch who was in charge of the guide kept this scene in his eyes, and couldn't help but whispered on the way home: "His Royal Highness Jian Guo is very much looking forward to the return of General Wang, and he has been waiting in the hall before noon..."

After Wang Xiaojie heard the words, his expression suddenly became serious, and he bowed in the direction of Mingtang, and then sighed: "Xiaojie has been a man all his life, and he is not afraid of being joined by swords and soldiers, but fearing that his kindness and righteousness will be resented. First, the king will pull me from the frontier and give me the opportunity Regrettably, I have no ability to assist, look forward to the end, and there is no remaining life to wait, so I confess sincerely. Jian Guoyuan, the heir of the Spring and Autumn Period, is a man of great talent, but he is useful to me, and he must be loyal to the matter, so he does not dispute orders. Not for a while..."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaojie cleared up his mood for a while, and then said: "Let's go, go to the Ministry of War. I will record the deeds in detail for your Highness's inquiries."

Chapter 0791 Tang industry survival, related to Hebei

Wang Xiaojie's detailed battle report was quickly compiled and submitted by the Ministry of War, and Li Tong also got it immediately to understand.

The whole battle seemed exciting, but it was also lackluster. There was no fierce fight between the two armies, and there was just a reckless defeat of the enemy full of Wang Xiaojie's combat style.

There is Fukouxing between Xiangzhou and Luzhou, which is one of the eight Taihang Xings.After Heyang had been guarded by Heizhi Changzhi's army before, the Sun Quan rebels in Xiangzhou wanted to quickly enter the Hedong area, and Fukouxing was the fastest channel.So Sun Quan sent people to Luzhou to contact and lobby Wang Xiaojie, hoping that Wang Xiaojie would let him go and respond.

On the one hand, Wang Xiaojie trapped Sun Quan's emissary, and on the other hand, he started his own performance. He only led more than 200 domestic slaves, and crossed the Taihang Mountains from Fukouxing to Fuyang, where the rebels were located. A surprise attack was launched with lightning speed, and the rebel general Sun Quan was successfully beheaded from the rebel army. After that, the rebel army collapsed, and the rebellion in Xiangzhou was extinguished.

Li Tong never doubted Wang Xiaojie's bravery in battle, otherwise, it would be difficult for him to make contributions to Anxi, thousands of miles away, and become the No. 1 military achievement in the early Wu Zhou period.To be able to cross mountains and ridges with a mere two hundred people and attack thousands of rebel troops, this kind of bravery that puts life and death aside is definitely not something ordinary people can do.

Of course, just looking at his strength to offend others without any hindrance, if he didn't have such bravery, he would have died more than [-] times already.

Compared with Wang Xiaojie's performance in this battle, Li Tong was more concerned about the various characteristics displayed by the rebels.

Although during the fighting, the rebels showed low combat effectiveness, scattered organization, and vulnerable, some problems are still worth noting, such as the number and scale of the rebels.

Sun Quan claimed to have tens of thousands of letters and newspapers intercepted by the imperial court before.This is of course an exaggeration, but according to Wang Xiaojie's report, the number of Fuyang's army is slightly six to seven thousand, and if the rebels assigned by the counties in the prefecture are added, the number is nearly [-] .

Although the rebel army is vulnerable as a whole, it is naturally impossible for the imperial court to focus on this only.From Sun Quan's rebellion to being beheaded by the army, it took only half a month. In such a short period of time, Sun Quan gathered nearly [-] people. This is definitely not something that a governor of a state can do within his normal powers. , even if their batch of Hebei governors themselves belong to the high-ranking position.

In the final analysis, the imperial court's suppression of rebellion and rebellion is only a domestic dispute. Of course, it is impossible for the enemy to wait for the country and strive to kill them all. After all, those people who were coerced into the chaos are also citizens of the Tang Dynasty.

If all sentiments are not asked but just killing indiscriminately, even if the rebellion can be put down quickly, the whole land of Hebei will be devastated. The rule of Hebei is in jeopardy.

Therefore, how the rebels were organized and mobilized is also a question that requires in-depth understanding, so that they can be orderly and targeted in the process of calming the chaos.

Li Tong had just read Wang Xiaojie's battle report here, and Song Jing, a direct scholar of the Jiying Hall, came to see him again. After entering the hall, Song Jing held a few volumes of documents in his hand and said: "The ministers interrogated the ministers of Xiangzhou, and the case records Confession, come back and return to life."

Li Tong raised his hand to signal the waiter to fetch the documents, and then asked: "In ten months, Xiangzhou has gathered nearly [-] people. Is it because Sun Quan has the ability to confuse people, or is there a lot of corrupt and lawless people in Xiangzhou?" ?”

After Song Jing heard the words, he said a few names, and then said: "The confessions of these members are mostly related to the track of the rebellion's recruitment and growth. Another minister and other members of the Jiying Hall discussed the case together. A few brief introductions are attached to the other records. "

Hearing this, Li Tong flipped through a series of confessions, and his doubts were slightly answered.

Xiangzhou is one of the largest prefectures in Hebei, with more than [-] households, second only to Weizhou.

Weibo Town, the most powerful among the three towns of Heshuo in later generations, was separated from this area.The so-called from the river to the north, the land is wide and the army is rich, in fact, Yezhong belongs to Xiangzhou.Wei Bo used Xiangzhou as his shield, and in the end of Tang Dynasty, he was always in Heshuo.

In the earlier Anshi Rebellion, the Battle of Yecheng, which had a decisive impact on the war and directly led to the next hundred years of national fortune, the nine major festivals and 60 troops besieged Yecheng, and ultimately fell short.So far, the imperial court no longer has the absolute advantage to attack the rebels, and the situation of the separatist regime in Hebei has also laid a foundation.

In the current time and space, these things have of course not happened yet, but the importance of Xiangzhou to Hebei can also be seen from these events.Therefore, Li Tong attached great importance to Xiangzhou's safety, and the rise and fall of the traitor Sun Quan affected his mind.

At present, Xiangzhou is naturally not as powerful and unruly as the later generations, but it should not be underestimated, as it has been reflected since Sun Quan's rebellion gathered nearly [-] people in such a short period of time.

Last year, the imperial court authorized the Governor of Hebei provinces to organize training regiments in Dangzhou. Due to the number of conscripts in each prefecture, Xiangzhou already had [-] regiments for training.This part of the soldiers was originally going to be sent to Youzhou, but Dou Xiaochen, the governor of Youzhou, was killed by Khitan, and the [-] regiments stayed in the state for training and became the initial team of Sun Quan's rebellion.

At the same time, Zhuzhou still has a certain population of slave households and school servants, especially Zhangshui, which is located in Xiangzhou, is an important channel for water transportation in Hebei. It is conservatively estimated that there are more than [-] soldiers that can be provided in this regard.

In addition, there are many state and county tyrants in Sun Quan's rebel army, many of whom are famous on the surface. The addition of these local tyrants also provided Sun Quan with a large number of troops.

After learning about the composition of Sun Quan's rebel army, Li Tong couldn't help feeling a little bit scared.

Fortunately, Sun Quan was so desperate to hook up with Wang Xiaojie, who couldn't be controlled by common sense, that Wang Xiaojie crossed the Taihang Mountains and shot him in the face, otherwise the rebellion in Xiangzhou would have some aftermath.

Of course, this is also because Sun Quan's talent is really not very good, and the quality of Xiangzhou soldiers is not bad. The Weifu Yabing, who is famous all over the world in later generations, is based on this. Just over 200 people kicked over the camp.

After these confessions came the Shuyingguan's proposals for dealing with the Xiangzhou rebellion.The first of which is to punish only the head of the evil, and forgive those who follow the rebellion.

Seeing this, Li Tong's brows twitched, feeling a little disapproving.Since he entered the capital and settled the chaos, although he has killed a lot, he is still tolerant, especially for ordinary people. Whether it is giving relief to the people of Luoyang or solving the problem of the Tianbing Dao army, he is tolerant to the limit of what he can do.

However, the nature of the rebellion in Xiangzhou was even worse. Not only was it the first foreign state to raise the anti-flag, but also the scholars and democrats rebelled.Coupled with the memory of the soldiers of the later Wei family, he is more inclined to deal with it strictly, taking advantage of this wave to clean up Xiangzhou and be more honest.

However, Jiyingguan, as his own selected staff team, has his style of action in every plan. Since he has made such a suggestion, there must be other supporting strategies, so he waited patiently.

Sure enough, the next second article is that all the people who are involved in the chaos need to donate money and food to compensate the young crops that the households registered in the state and county have plowed due to chaos.The number of acres of arable land in Hezhou was surveyed, and the land was calculated and compensated.Moreover, for those who participated in the chaos but were not investigated by the government, scholars and people in the state could report to each other and get a part of the crime money as a reward.

Doing so is tantamount to pitting the rebels against ordinary people, and there is a conflict of actual interests between them.This strategy is very suitable for Li Tong's appetite. Don't say that encouraging informants is not conducive to the education of the people. If the villagers really want to fight against the enemy and play a trick of the Wei family's tooth soldiers, whoever is conquered will feel uncomfortable.

As for the third article, it is to split the prefecture government, split Xiangzhou into three, and independently set up the water transport along the line, under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, and set up official villages along the Zhangshui River.

The fourth is to measure and calculate the land in the three states, and carry out a more thorough land equalization.

The fifth article is immigration. The households of Dinggao in prefectures and counties moved to Heluo to enrich the capital.

There are five strategies, one is more vicious than the other.First of all, the rebellion will be dealt with leniently, so as to maintain a relaxed and orderly atmosphere, so that the situation in Xiangzhou can restore stability as soon as possible.The second is to show their fangs, allowing those involved in the rebellion to lose money and get rid of crimes, and at the same time create confrontation in the countryside, so that the plotters cannot provoke the situation in the countryside and fight against the court.

The third article is even more ruthless. It directly dismembers Xiangzhou, an overly large and concentrated state government, and inserts the imperial court's control power directly into the state along the water transport.Without the relatively large administrative organization of Xiangzhou, the imperial court has more subtle control over the local area, and the next step is to redistribute regional resources, so as to resolve the situation of tyrants entrenched in the countryside.

In the end, the official came to an end, and some overly tenacious rural local tyrants were left, and their population and family property were all concentrated near the capital, and they were under the direct control of the imperial court.

After reading the plan submitted to him by the Jiyingguan, Li Tong couldn't help but sigh with emotion, no wonder those local gentry in Hebei didn't like him very much.Whether it was the riots in Hedong Tianbingdao before, or the riots in several prefectures in Hebei this time, there were these people.

Nor can it be said that because he has not directly managed Hebei-related affairs, Hebei Shiliu is not familiar with him and resists.

But no matter how you say it, Hebei, especially the southern states of Hebei, is rich in money and food and densely populated. It is one of the most important components of the Tang Dynasty's territory and one of the cornerstones for the maintenance of imperial rule.

The previous rule that was too loose and rough is indeed not conducive to the long-term stability of the region. With the help of this time to suppress the rebellion, it is indeed necessary to establish a more meticulous and comprehensive rule.And the state of Xiangzhou is the place for reform and adaptation.

After weighing the chaos plan of the Jiyingguan, Li Tong picked up a pen and added a soldier system.After completing the universal land equalization in Hebei, all Ding households who received the land after three years of plowing will be served as soldiers for protecting the water for one year, and after three rounds of service, they will be transferred to regiments. Fifty is exempt.

Hebei's economic strength and potential are great, especially at the moment when the Yellow River has not yet flooded, and the people of Hebei are still brave, making it a good source of troops.

This can be seen from the Hebei vassals and towns that accompanied the Tang Dynasty in later generations. The so-called weakness of the Tang Dynasty was based on the strength of Hebei;Of course, this weird situation is mainly due to the issue of the ruling structure, but the bravery of the Hebei people should not be underestimated.

Of course, a good foundation does not mean that it can be used when you pull it up. For example, Wang Xiaojie's two hundred slaves can go straight to the thousands of rebels in Xiangzhou, and there are several muddled battles between Hebei recruiters and Khitan in history during the Wu Zhou Dynasty.The reason why the later generations of Hebei tooth soldiers are so famous is also honed by the long-term war.

The current situation in Hebei is obviously not suitable for large-scale recruitment of soldiers. The civilians in Hebei have not generally received the benevolent benefits of the imperial court, and the powerful class is not too interested in him. Even if they recruit people, it is hard to say who the blade will be .

Fortunately, Li Tong never relied on any bureaucratic group to start his family. The relationship between Guan Long Xungui and the Hebei family, the largest in the current world, can be said to have a so-so relationship with him.

So he doesn't have to be constrained by too many old rules when he acts. After several years of suppression in Guanzhong against the nobles of Guanlong, he has initially established a fairly stable and not weak basic board. God, at least at the moment, no political alliance can develop and grow strong enough to challenge him in a very short period of time.

The land equalization system in the Tang Dynasty was destroyed. On the one hand, the old forces did not do enough to clean it up;

Among them, Guanzhong, which is the hardest-hit area, has been almost cleaned up by Li Tong. This is also due to the fact that his two uncles made troubles at the cost of their lives and lured the nobles of Guanlong to join the central power struggle like moths. Only then did Li Tong not only be able to calmly distribute the local assets, but also have enough reasons to kill a large number of powerful and big landlords.

Although there are cases of land annexation in Hebei, the degree is lighter than that in Guanzhong.In particular, those local tyrants did not have a power center like the two capitals as a stage. Although their respective villages were not weak, they did not have a high degree of overall integration, but were scattered among the states and counties. Breaking down respectively provides time.

Therefore, the initial realization of the goal of land to the tiller in Hebei is much less difficult than in Guanzhong.After more than ten years, a general military service system has been established in Hebei, which can be regarded as a relatively stable rhythm. Li Tong thinks it is worth a try, and the ruling power of the imperial court will increase year by year, which can minimize the risk of losing control.

In addition to Li Tong's addition of the Caobing system, the proposal submitted by the Jiyingguan can be said to be a basic policy of Hebei's military and political rule in the next ten years. The situation is subject to certain adjustments within the framework.

After consulting Song Jing's opinion, Li Tong wrote a book again, taking Song Jing as the person of Zhongshu Schee and checking the Sima of Xiangzhou, and entered the state to be responsible for the restoration of chaos in Xiangzhou.

At the same time, he issued another military order, ordering another [-] war horses to be sent to Hebei from the idle stables inside and outside to help the army of North Ji Road, increase the mobility of the officers and troops, and sweep and clear the states in southern Hebei as soon as possible. Return to the control of the court.

Then another order was handed over to the Political Affairs Hall, ordering officials above the third rank in the court to recommend ministers who could be Fangmu, and to follow the progress of the chaos in Jibei Province to select the best and take office in the prefecture, and to issue the imperial decree.

Among them, he promoted a candidate to be the governor of Weizhou, that is, the former prime minister Zhang Xi who was dismissed not long ago.

Although he didn't quite approve of Zhang Xi, he had to admit that Zhang Xi had paid homage to the prime minister twice, and he was a representative of the scholars in North Korea.How to use such a character has a lot of direction for the Hebei family to understand and guess the attitude of the court.

Since it is not yet the time to meet Tu Qiongdagger, you might as well use this to express to the scholars in Hebei that the imperial court is still willing to treat you well, and you should stop playing dead, otherwise I may really lose control of myself.

Of course, while appointing Zhang Xi as the governor of Weizhou, Li Tong also appointed Zhang Jiazhen as the supervisory censor of Youtai, and reviewed the history of the governor of Weizhou.

At the same time, Pei Shouzhen was appointed as the governor of Huaizhou, crossed Hebei on the same day, and used Huaizhou as the center for gathering and distributing military resources in Hebei to prepare for the next step of the war in Hebei.

After making a series of decisions about the appointment of personnel in Hebei, Li Tong stopped to take a break, and picked up the confessions of the rebels in Xiangzhou to read them carefully, and continued to develop his own ideas.After a closer look, he unexpectedly found a treasure boy among these traitors.

Chapter 0792 master degree phase, construction for the idiot

Located in the inner courtyard of Dali Temple in the east part of Ziwei Palace, due to frequent lawsuits and prisons in Duji recently, there are so many prisoners that the cells are almost overcrowded.However, each of the prison cells detains one prisoner, and all the prisoners have serious cases or high status, so they are given special treatment.

In one of the cells, a middle-aged prisoner seemed restless and restless.Of course, there is nothing special about this, and there are few prisoners who are imprisoned here who can take it calmly.

After lunch in the prison cell, when the jailer came to the cell, the middle-aged man rushed up and asked through the wooden fence: "Excuse me, Dian Shi, why is there such a stench in the courtyard?"

After the jailer heard the words, he said in a bad mood: "It's also thanks to you group of rebellious officials and thieves. You don't enjoy your life in peace, and the good world is about to be corrupted! How can His Highness Jian Guo be a person who tolerates evil and indulges evil? If you dare to violate the law, you will inevitably Ask the crime! A nest of traitors defecate and eat here, how can there be any good smell? It is not innocent to enter here. If you care about these trivial matters, it is better to think carefully about the retribution in the next life!"

Most of the prison guards always have a bit of hostility, and the middle-aged man didn't care about the jailer's bad attitude, and said with a serious face: "The stench here is not only human filth, but also a trace of rancidity. It is the siltation of the underground canal. In the old years, Li Zhaode and Li Xianggong presided over the construction of the East City, and I was also involved in the matter. The culvert of the Dali Temple Tuiyuan is the same as the Drainage Canal of Shangshu. If the old books are contaminated by sewage, the superiors will pursue it secondly, and if the affairs of the court fail to be cited, then it is not possible to pursue the classics and history, etc., to compensate..."

Seeing the seriousness of this man's words, and knowing that the prisoners here are not ordinary people, the jailer already believed it a little bit, but he still couldn't help himself for a while, so he just said in a muffled voice, "Can you remember such a long time ago? ? Could it be that you, a prisoner, wanted to give preferential treatment, so you fabricated it casually?"

The middle-aged man sighed after hearing the words, and simply picked up a piece of wood and drew it on the ground. The crisscross lines formed a simple and clear pattern.After seeing this, the jailer also bent down to observe. At first, his expression was a little dazed, but gradually he became serious. The pattern outlined in this sketch is exactly the streets and alleys near Tuiyuan of Dali Temple.

After the sketch was drawn, the middle-aged man circled several intersections with a wooden stick, and explained in earnest: "The canals at these canal mouths are closed, and they are most likely to be blocked. , the exclusive stele warns, ordering the divisions to salvage and clean up within ten days..."

"There was a riot in the imperial city a few days ago, and a stele in the south courtyard was broken. So it's related to this matter?"

Hearing this, the jailer subconsciously said something.

After hearing this, the middle-aged man turned to look at the pattern, and then looked puzzled, and then said: "It seems that you are really negligent in the maintenance of Dali Temple, not the laying of the canal line. "

Seeing the seriousness on the middle-aged man's face, the jailer was a little flustered, and quickly asked: "Then how to remedy it?"

"There are three water willows in the south hall of Dali Temple. Have their branches become brittle and their leaves have withered one after another recently? If only the first one on the left is like this, the matter is still in the yard. There is a water tank next to the stables, drain the water..."

The more the middle-aged man spoke, the more confident he became, and he gradually forgot that he was still a prisoner in the prison. He looked like a superior officer of the Prosecutor's Office, teaching his subordinates seriously.And the jailer was also affected by his temperament, so he listened intently, and even asked a few questions about some uncertainties.

The two of them communicated so seriously that several jailers from other places were attracted to them, and even forgot their original mission.However, the prisoners in other cells waited for a long time before the meal was served, and those with a bad temper couldn't help but yelled loudly.

"Sir, you are really capable. You can memorize the affairs of a few years ago. I can't understand this house as well as I do in daily life."

The jailer who first communicated with the middle-aged man looked at the middle-aged man with a more friendly look at this time, and clasped his fists and said: "We will check what Mr. said later. Huiyan told him that he would not be punished, although he didn't know what he had committed, the prison room would have its own reward."

While talking, the jailer added two more spoonfuls of soup and rice to the middle-aged man's dining urn, and then all the people went to other places to continue to put the rice.

The middle-aged man didn't care much about the reciprocity of the jailers. He just lay on the fence and looked at his back and shouted, "If what you said is correct, please tell the history of the Dianshi. Just one thing on my mind..."

Hearing that this man was obsessed with this, the jailers also thought he was an interesting person, not to mention his previous official position, since he entered the Tuiyuan of Dali Monastery, not only did he not worry about his own fate and future, but he actually had a crush on an old position a few years ago. I couldn't forget the matter, so I smiled.

Hearing that the jailers agreed, the middle-aged man relaxed a little, and then grabbed the crude tableware and sat back on the wooden couch in the cell to eat.

The light in the cell was dim, and after an unknown amount of time passed, the sound of footsteps came again from the outer corridor.Not long after, a few people walked to the main entrance of the middle-aged man's cell. Several jailers surrounded an official in a scarlet robe, and the jailer who had talked with the middle-aged man before was also among them.