[Comprehensive] Feasibility report on the restoration of the country

Ma Juan waited at the gate of the yamen until the sun was rising and his anger was at full strength, then he finally saw Murong Fu's figure approaching from afar. "My lord!" He hastily stepped forward, and was about to complain to the other party's disbelief when he noticed that Murong Fu's face was pale and looked extremely haggard. "My lord, what happened?" Ma Juan couldn't care less about getting angry, and quickly reached out to support him.

Murong Fu shook his head wearily, and asked, "Where is Master Zhuge?"

While speaking, Zhuge Zhengwo, whose eyebrows were twisted into a ball, also came out, and immediately asked, "What's the matter with you and Brother Xiao? He..."

"He went to see Xuanci yesterday?" Before Zhuge Zhengwo finished speaking, Murong Fu asked clearly.

Zhuge Zheng and I looked at Murong Fu in surprise, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Is there any chance of reconciliation?"

Zhuge Zheng, I never dreamed that things would take such a sudden turn for the worse.He has known Murong Fu and Xiao Feng for many years, and he knows that the deep friendship between these two is a friendship that was cut off.Although Xiao Yuanshan is Xiao Feng's biological father, he may not be more important than Murong Fu in Xiao Feng's heart.What's more, the reason why Murong Fu hurt Xiao Yuanshan was because Xiao Yuanshan murdered Xuan Ku first, Murong Fu was only responsible for arresting Xiao Yuanshan and bringing him to justice.Xiao Yuanshan doesn't understand this truth, but Xiao Feng doesn't understand it.But last night Xiao Feng suddenly appeared with blood on his body and asked to see Xuanci, Zhuge Zheng and I saw his dark face, I knew that he and Murong Fu could not reconcile, maybe there might be other conflicts.Zhuge Zhengwo asked to go with me, but Xiao Feng sternly refused, even what he said to Xuanci is unknown.

Murong Fu smiled wryly and shook his head.The theory of restoring the country is illusory, and it may be able to cover up the past.But the vengeance of the mother's murder is hard evidence, how can it be redeemed?There is also Xiao Yuanshan's revenge of broken arm, he lied first, now he comes to tell the truth, how can Xiao Feng believe him?Unless... the culprit...Murong Fu shook his head, suppressed his complicated thoughts, and asked softly: "Did he say anything before he left?"

Zhuge Zheng I took a deep look at Murong Fu, and slowly said: "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, outside the Yanmen Pass, settle the old grievances." Zhuge Zheng I don't know what the "old grievances" refer to, but he saw Xiao Feng's last night But the eyes knew it well, it was a promise of life and death.

In other words, I still have four months... Murong Fu responded with an indifferent "Oh", then pulled the rein and got on the horse.

It was Ma Juan who saw that Murong Fu's spirit was really not good, so he pressed his frowning eyebrows and stepped forward to persuade him: "Sir, why don't we leave one day later?"

Murong Fu shook his head and replied: "The date I set must be obeyed!"

As soon as Murong Fu said this, Ma Juan knew that there was no need to persuade him anymore, so he waved his hand, and all the accompanying officials and soldiers mounted their horses immediately.

It was Zhuge Zheng who took a step forward, grabbed Murong Fu's rein and asked, "Mingshi, what are your plans?"

"Plan?" Murong Fu looked at Zhuge Zhengwo with a confused face, and asked after a while. "Before the end of this year, the Buddhist and Taoist schools on all roads around Tokyo will have to be cleaned, and the tax paid to the imperial court will not be less than 500 million guan. In addition, the officials are requested to issue a decree to encourage the temples and Taoist temples that strictly abide by the rules and are loyal to the imperial court. Next year, the entire Song Dynasty The Buddhist and Taoist families in the territory must be subject to investigation by the imperial court, and from then on, a rule has been set to pay a fixed amount of tax every year."

Zhuge Zhengwo sighed helplessly, and cautiously reminded: "Mingshi, I am referring to Brother Xiao."

"...Oh, oh!" Murong Fu suddenly realized, forced a smile. "Brother Zhuge, don't worry, I'm an official of the imperial court, not a knight-errant, and I don't know how to fight duels." After finishing speaking, he ignored Zhuge Zhengwo's expression, and rode away.

In the Zhengdan Dynasty in the eighth year of Yuanyou, Ma Juan, who had rushed back from Beijing Northwest Road, presented the memorial on behalf of Murong Fu, wishing His Majesty the wise and mighty emperor a long life without bounds.Along with the playbook, he also received a total of 650 million guan of various donations, fines, and illegal gains from Buddhist and Taoist families in various roads around Tokyo.

Full of uproar!

In history books, the words "poor and weak" cannot be escaped when evaluating the Song Dynasty.But in fact, the Song Dynasty can be regarded as a very prosperous era of ancient Chinese commercial civilization, and the annual tax revenue of the imperial court was definitely not small.It's just that these incomes are shared by corrupt officials in Daliao, Xixia, Tubo, Dali and the court, and naturally there are not many that can be collected in the national treasury.Now Murong has repaid 650 million guan, which means that one-eighth of this year's tax work has been completed ahead of schedule.And this is only the result of counting roads around Tokyo.It should be noted that the further south you go, the more prosperous the people are, and the firmer your heart of worshiping Buddhism and Taoism is, which means that the two families of Buddhism and Taoism will have more money.How can the empress dowager and the little emperor not be overjoyed?

With the 600 million hits as a base, Ma Juan successfully got Murong Fu the task of inspecting various customs in the country.Even the little emperor who had already had a rift with Murong Fu also asked about Murong Fu's whereabouts in a pleasant manner.

Ma Juan lowered his head and replied in a loud voice: "I want to report to the officials. When I returned to the capital, Mr. Murong was in Shouzhou to deal with the files donated by the people in Dongchan Temple. After Mr. Murong has concluded the case and returned it to the common people's land, we will be able to do so." Go back to Beijing and meet Sheng."

"Good! Good!" The Empress Dowager clapped her hands and sighed upon hearing this. "Murong Qing is loyal to the country, and I am very relieved to mourn the family. The officials may as well directly order Murong Qing to dispose of the Dongchan Temple and go all the way south to inspect the area, so as to avoid the suffering of traveling."

The empress dowager expressed her kindness, but the little emperor was stunned. After a while, she smiled and said, "Grandmother is more thoughtful!"

Seeing this, Ma Juan hurriedly replied: "Thank you, Empress Dowager, and the officials for your kindness." As he spoke, he took out another copy of Murong Fu's memorial from his sleeve and presented it. "Report to the Empress Dowager and the officials. In addition to strictly investigating the lawlessness during this trip, Mr. Murong also saw many temples and Taoist temples who are loyal, patriotic, and dedicated to hard work. I also ask the Empress Dowager and the officials to issue an order to commend them. The imperial court punishes evil and promotes goodness."

The Empress Dowager couldn't help laughing when she saw Murong Fu's memorial.It turned out that most of the temples and Taoist temples he listed that should be commended were built in barren mountains with inconvenient transportation. Among them, the monks and Taoists devoted themselves to hard work and did not care about the secular world.Seeing that the Empress Dowager closed the memorial casually, the servants forwarded it to the little emperor's case, saying: "Yes!" This is considered to be a final decision.

After the imperial court disbanded, the Empress Dowager summoned Ma Juan privately in the Qingshou Palace.After Ma Juan saw the ceremony, the Empress Dowager first talked about the ginseng and deer antler that Murong Fu ordered him to send. "The appearance is excellent. It's rare for him to have such filial piety."

Although Ma Juan had faded away his innocence after being in the officialdom for several years, he still couldn't get used to this grandiose behavior of giving presents to the Empress Dowager, so he answered honestly after a long while: "Thank you for the praise from the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager was startled when she heard Ma Juan's nondescript response, and it took a while before she realized that the person in front of her was not the considerate Murong Fu.In the past, the empress dowager used Sima Guang and Lu Gong's works a lot because she valued their integrity and virtue. Even if there were some deficiencies in their conduct, she laughed it off.As the empress dowager, she listened to the government behind the curtain and governed the world. She always had the capacity to accommodate people.But it wasn't until Murong Fu became more and more favored by her in the past few years that she really realized that there was a sensible, smart and capable courtier, and that feeling was indeed like a spring breeze.

However, as she was getting older and her physical strength was getting weaker and weaker, such a young and capable minister had faintly become a heart problem for her, although she herself didn't realize it. "Ma Qing's family, Ai's family, let me ask you, Murong Qing is really still in Shouzhou?"

When the Empress Dowager asked this question, Ma Juan's heart skipped a beat, and hurriedly knelt down to make amends and said, "I dare not lie to the Empress Dowager, Mr. Murong...he is indeed not in Shouzhou, but in Suzhou."

"Oh?" The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard the words.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Master Murong was slightly ill on the way back to Beijing. The doctor said that he needed to recuperate for ten and a half months. I learned that Master Murong had not been home for several years due to official business, so I decided to send him off. Go back to my hometown in Suzhou to recuperate from illness. Please punish the Empress Dowager!" Before the Empress Dowager pressed her for further questioning, Ma Juan, a newcomer in the officialdom, dutifully found out Murong Fu's whereabouts.

The Empress Dowager nodded noncommittally, and said softly: "It must be Murong Qing's intention to conceal the illness?"

"You can't hide anything from the Empress Dowager! Lord Murong once said that he didn't want to delay his official duties because of his illness, let alone worry the Empress Dowager and the officials, so..." Ma Juan muttered.

I saw the Empress Dowager sitting silently on the throne for a while, and finally sighed: "Forget it, the Ai family will send two imperial physicians to leave the palace with you later. When you see Murong Qing, tell him, so that you can recuperate!" After finishing speaking, he waved his hand to make Ma Juan retreat.

When Ma Juan led the two imperial physicians out of the palace, Fang sighed happily, secretly praising Murong Fu in his heart that he was really honored and favored, and even the crime of deceiving the emperor was so lightly let go.Unexpectedly, at night, I saw Zhuge Zhengwo who was visiting late at night.

The first thing Zhuge Zheng said when I met him was: "I revealed the news of Murong's illness to the Empress Dowager." Ma Juan immediately raised his eyebrows when he heard this.But before he could speak, Zhuge Zhengyi said again. "Since the beginning of winter last year, the Empress Dowager's energy has not been as good as before. She hastily pointed out Meng Yuan's daughter as the official empress, and she is not liked by the official family. If you bring this to Murong, he will naturally know my intentions."

If at this time Zhuge Zhengwo was standing in front of Murong Fu himself, he would immediately understand the profound meaning of Zhuge Zhengwo's actions.The empress dowager was out of energy, and she hastily appointed the empress because she was already worrying about her funeral.Although Meng Yuan was the eighth-generation grandson of Mencius, the sub-sage, he was a civil servant and a martial artist. From the official to the deputy governor of Damingfu Road, he could be regarded as a heavy soldier.The reason why such a general's daughter was placed in the central palace was because she was worried about the suspicion of the lord, while Murong Fu, the backbone of the Shu party who was in power in the court, was young and strong.The emperor and the 28-year-old Tuogu Zhongchen are destined not to have a perfect ending.At this time, if Murong Fu continues to make indelible contributions, then the Empress Dowager may not only not reward Murong Fu heavily in order to protect the country, but will weaken the power of the Shu Party in the court.Now that the Empress Dowager heard that Murong Fu was in poor health and fell ill again and again, she must be at ease.

Ma Juan silently read Zhuge Zhengwo's words and nodded slightly. "The decree has been made, my lord's official duties this year will only be more onerous, and I will leave for Suzhou tomorrow." After speaking, Ma Juan sighed deeply, Murong Fu's illness this time is really dangerous.

After leaving Henan Mansion, Murong Fu finally put all his energy into his official duties.In the past few months, he has worked hard and focused on business affairs. Not only has he cleaned up all the Buddhist and Taoist schools in the surrounding area of ​​Tokyo, but he also has a lot of flying with Zhong Er, Su Mai, Zong Ze, Huang Tingjian and others every day. Pigeon book.Although Ma Juan knew that Master Murong, whom he wholeheartedly followed, was a leader who could take ten steps at a time, but when he heard Murong Fu confess to him that he had planned for six years to start the war between Song and Xia again, he still couldn't bear it. Live creepy.During the few months with Murong Fu, Ma Juan made rough calculations for Murong Fu in private.Murong Fu had to open and read at least seven or eight letters every day, and write more than a dozen replies to arrange all logistical matters related to the start of the war.Such a huge workload, even a healthy ordinary person may not be able to support it, not to mention that he was already injured when he was in Henan Mansion.

After dealing with the last official business of Dongchan Temple's private acceptance of people's donations, Murong Fu and his party left Shouzhou in November and set off for Beijing, hoping to return to the capital before Zhengdan.In the weather of November, dripping water turned into ice, and Murong Fu couldn't hold on any longer when he rushed all the way to Jiangning Mansion. He had a high fever and passed out. It's unknown. When he was the most ill, he couldn't even feed him water. Deng Baichuan continued his life with all his internal strength.The situation was so bad that Deng Baichuan went mad with anxiety, and immediately decided to bring Murong Fu back to Yanziwu to recuperate.

Five days later, Murong Fu came to his senses, and even acquiesced to Deng Baichuan's decision, but asked Ma Juan to conceal his illness for him in front of the imperial court.To clean up Buddhism and Taoism, the whole year of the seventh year of Yuanyou can only be regarded as the beginning, and the next two years will be regarded as the harvest time.At this time, if the Empress Dowager finds out that Murong Fu is seriously ill and can't take care of things, she will have to replace her.No matter how loyal Ma Juan is to the country, he is unwilling to make wedding clothes for others, so he agrees to Murong Fu's request.

Zhuge Zhengwo sighed with Ma Juan, and said quietly: "Mingshi...has he mentioned Brother Xiao these days?" Zhuge Zhengwo is in charge of the six sects, and he is the most well-informed about the news in Jianghu.But once the Henan Mansion left, Murong Fu never wrote to him again, asking him for news about Xiao Feng.

Ma Juan was silent for a while, shook his head, and finally couldn't help asking: "Aren't they sworn brothers? What happened to make this situation so difficult?" At that time, Murong Fu became more and more silent as the time approached the first month, but he was also very clear about Xiao Feng's weight in Murong Fu's heart.

I would like to know the answer to this question too!Both Murong Fu and Xiao Feng are Zhuge Zhengwo's close friends, he knows both of their strengths and weaknesses at a glance.Xiao Feng has a rough temper, but he is bold and unrestrained, so people can't help being close and convinced.Murong Fu seems to be shrewd, but he is actually clumsy in dealing with emotions.He and Xiao Feng have known each other for many years, and every time they argue, Xiao Feng uses every means to give him a step and coax him to step down.However this time, Xiao Feng made it clear that he was really angry and there was no way to turn it around, he even forbade others to intervene.Zhuge Zhengwo suffers from being unable to use all his abilities, and with Murong Fu's means, asking him to try to coax Xiao Feng back, I'm afraid it's only a matter of hope!Thinking of this, Zhuge Zheng and I couldn't help but sighed up to the sky, and finally said: "When you go to Gusu, if you don't see Murong, that would be the best! But if you do, tell him for me that Xiao Feng will Return to Daliao after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month." He cupped his hands and walked away.

Although Ma Juan said that his official career was smooth, he couldn't help but sighed again when he thought of trekking on the road in this first month.He looked at the gorgeous fireworks in the night sky for a while, and thought to himself: When I rush to Suzhou, it will take ten days and a half months at least.March is approaching, spring is warm and flowers are blooming and everything is recovering. Your illness should get better, right?

The author has something to say:

Zhuge: Xiao Feng, He Guangtongchen has high EQ; Murong, shrewd and capable, has low EQ.

Director: Lord Zhuge, you really understand!

Zhuge: Hehe!