Fu Song

Chapter 234 The two hundred and thirty-fourth family has children
Xia Jie Xia Zhiyan is an extremely powerful guy.When this person was in the East Mansion, he often hated the officials so much that they couldn't step down. It was precisely because of this that he offended the officials who were also young and energetic back then.Zhao Suo, a not-so-broad-minded official, finally found out one of Xia Jie's faults, and sent him away from afar to serve as the famous prefect.

As Chen Gui and the others who worked with Xia Jie, if they had no other choice, they would really not want to bring this person back to the court, because once the powerful Xia Jie returned to the court, once he regained power, they would Life for these people will definitely not be easy.

Relatively speaking, Russell is a very weak chief assistant.

But now, they had no choice.

Whether it is him or Luo Song, they don't have the confidence to fight against the officials, and they can't suppress Cui Ang, who is now bent on making a big case and keeping his position, but they don't want the court to fall into chaos because of this. , the only way is to ask Xia Jie and Xia Zhiyan to come back.

This is the lesser of two evils.

Chen Gui and Luo Song reached an agreement on this matter. Although these two people also have their own selfishness, they are still officials who think about the overall situation, and are willing to sacrifice some of their own interests for the overall situation.

Therefore, these two people should still be regarded as good officials.

In fact, above the court, officials like the two of them still accounted for the majority.Officials like Cui Ang are not unique, but there are very few.Once it appears, it will be suppressed by other like-minded people, and it will not become a big climate.

But this time, Chen Gui and Luo Song really have nothing to do.Too many things are entangled together, resulting in the current complicated situation. The key is that the officials are involved in it, which greatly reduces their room for maneuver.

Regarding the government's suppression of King Jing, Chen Luo and the other two were very upset. They really couldn't imagine where the government's sense of crisis came from.

They never thought that King Jing would have the intention of treason.

In the final analysis, it is because the official at the top has too much desire for power and cannot bear a little bit of decentralization, so King Jing, who has returned strongly, has gathered a large group of officials under his hands, and disagrees with the official on many policies. After that, the officials found it unbearable.

As the New Year approached day by day, the New Year atmosphere in Bianliang City became stronger day by day.Although the fiasco in the north caused a shock in Bianliang, it was only a shock.The Bianliang people who lost their relatives at the border are only a few thousand people, and the entire Bianliang has a population of up to one million.

Although the battle was defeated, it did not have much impact on the lives of Bianliang people.

When the Liao people approached the Daming Mansion, the grain price in Bianliang had risen rapidly, but it was quickly suppressed by the court. The treasurer Xiao Yu used several heads to frighten some guys who tried to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.The current treasurer has a military background, and has never been afraid of killing people to gain power.

As soon as prices returned to normal, during Laba, the imperial court also distributed five hundred Wen, one catty of wine, ten catties of grain, and one catty of meat to the elderly over seventy years old in the entire Bianliang city.

Thinking back to this winter, the imperial court gave every household in Bianliang [-] cash for heating.Regardless of the fact that each family only has [-] wen, if you think about the huge population of Bianliang City, you will know that this is definitely a huge sum of money.

And this money has not been released for almost five years.

The reissue this year is naturally because the court has money again.This is based on the premise that the north has suffered a major defeat. I heard that five hundred papers were originally intended to be issued, but it was reduced to three hundred papers because of the defeat.

Finance Minister Xiao Yu's reputation is now extremely good in Bianliang City.

It was in stark contrast to Cui Ang's reputation that could not be more stinky.

Neither Luo Song nor the old rules are willing to see the rise of this great prison and affect Xiao Yu, the treasurer.From their point of view, once the Great Prison arises, Xiao Yu, King Jing's die-hard follower, will inevitably be implicated.

But the imperial court really needs this highly capable treasurer.

Xiao Yu is in charge of the three envoys. He not only manages well, but also makes money well. After he took office, the imperial court has been stretched for many years, and it was immediately relieved.

To be honest, a gentleman like Luo Song of the Eastern Mansion scratches his head every year for financial planning, and Chen Gui, how many times he quarrels with the Eastern Mansion and the Third Secretary because he can't ask for money.

But this year, everything is going in a good direction.

Therefore, regardless of whether they are private or public, they all want to keep Xiao Yu.

It is sealed that the Guanya is on holiday. In Bianliang City, except for a few departments that are still working normally, other officials are already going to enjoy this rare holiday.

But for those big shots in Bianliang City, this holiday is destined to be restless.One transaction after another, one exchange after another is being performed non-stop. These ten days are a rare buffer period for both parties, and it also avoids the intensification of conflicts between the two parties. Many things can be settled after careful discussion. countertop to solve.

As the treasurer of the Great Song Dynasty, Xiao Yu is naturally very busy, and he is well aware of his current situation.The officials are not satisfied with him, no matter how competent he is with his wealth, he will not make the officials happy.

But as an important minister of the court, he didn't care too much about it.

What can you do if you are not happy?Can you still leave me now?When you regard yourself as an official as indispensable, and if you lose yourself, it will affect the overall situation of the world, even the officials will not dare to act rashly.

This is what his youngest son told him.

Now, Xiao Yu felt that he was walking on this path step by step.

He is naturally aware of the big political deal that is happening in Bianliang and is also a participant.

Xia Jie came back to be the chief assistant, but Xiao Yu felt that it was acceptable.My Dalang and Xia Zhiyan also have some kind of love, and everyone can talk to each other.

The key is that Xia Jie is strong, not only to his subordinates, but also to the officials. Xiao Yu feels that the officials are a bit outrageous now, especially the unreasonable rectification of the king of the country, which makes people extremely angry.This kind of self-destruction of arms and self-destruction of the Great Wall has been done by faint kings since ancient times.

When Xiao Yu came back, the gate was bustling with people.The New Year's supplies brought back by the two sons unexpectedly arrived at the gate of the mansion today. More than a dozen carriages gathered, which immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

Xiao Ding is now the chief officer of the Northwest March. Although he is still under the command of the Shaanxi Road appeasement envoy, in terms of status, he is almost equal to Ma Xing. As long as he returns to the court, he will be properly appointed as a Taiwei.The second son, Xiao Cheng, is only eighteen years old this year, and he has already been signed by a state, but this kid is far less reassuring than the eldest.

Mrs. Han stood in the yard with a blushing face and directed everyone to unload the things on the car and store them in different categories. Her son is promising, and she is a mother who is naturally and proud.

After saying hello to his wife, Xiao Yu went back to the study and sat down. On the desk, two letters were placed neatly, one was written by Xiao Ding, and the other was written by Xiao Cheng. of.

After thinking about it, Xiao Yu opened Xiao Cheng's letter first.

The letter was very long, but it was full of parents who were short-sighted and their children loved each other. At the end of the letter, he just said lightly that he had established a firm foothold in Qianzhou, and everyone was impressed by him, so that he and Han Madam, don't worry.

Xiao Yu smiled wryly, why don't you rest assured?This Erlang, does he really think that his father knows nothing about what he did in Qianzhou?Reaching into his sleeve, he took out a letter from Li Fang, the transfer envoy of Kuizhou Road.

He didn't have much friendship with Li Fang, and he was shocked when he received this letter, but after reading it, he knew why Li Fang wrote the letter.His own son actually did such a big thing in Qianzhou, even the magistrate of a prefecture was turned into a display by him, and now Qianzhou has been decided by his general judge.

The meaning of Li Fang's letter is very clear, he can ignore this matter.Anyway, Qianzhou is very peaceful now. Occasionally, Jilinzhou kills each other, which in Bianliang's view is a trivial matter that cannot be put on the table.But these things Xiao Cheng did can be big or small, it depends on whether he is a fortune-teller or not. In the final analysis, shouldn't he, the old treasurer, wipe his son's ass?It seems that next year's financial plan needs to be adjusted and adjusted, a little bit towards Kuizhou Road, but it must be unobtrusive, otherwise it will be an excuse for people to talk about.

What a headache!
Boss is not stopping now!After reading Xiao Ding's letter, Xiao Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh.Xiao Ding would say anything to him as an old man, and this letter was also sent back by his cronies, so no one would peek at it.

Li Xu hasn't caught him until now, and is still running around.As for Xiao Ding, he chased this guy all over the world.

In the northwest, Li Xu is now a symbol of disaster. Wherever he runs, he will suffer disaster, because behind him, Xiao Dabeard will inevitably follow closely.

It would not be too much to say that Xiao Ding raised Kou's self-respect.At least Xiao Yu knew that if Xiao Ding really wanted to catch Li Xu, he would have already caught him.But Xiao Ding just wouldn't do anything.As long as Li Xu is alive, Xiao Ding will not lose his military power for a day.

Furthermore, Xiao Ding was also using Li Xuping to destroy those tribes in the northwest who refused to accept Wang Hua, and his troops had already extended to the Western Regions.During this period of time, Xiao Ding was attacking Qingtang Muzhan, because this Tibetan noble took Li Xu in.

It was funny to say, of course Mu Zhan didn't want to get into such a big trouble, but the problem was, he wanted to give Li Xu to Xiao Ding, but Xiao Ding didn't want it, anyway, he just stared at him and beat him.

In the letter, Xiao Ding said that he wanted to bring the entire Qingtang into the territory of Song Dynasty.

No matter from the political or military point of view, Xiao Ding's actions are actually in the interests of Song Dynasty, but Xiao Yu knows that Xiao Ding has already made the court a little afraid.Apart from the above-mentioned things that make some people think about it, the fact that the Hengshan Party only obeys Xiao Ding's orders is the most grievous thing.

You must know that Li Xu tried everything he could to bring the Hengshan party item under his command but failed.If Li Xu had achieved this, he would have sent troops out of Hengshan and entered Shaanxi.

What Li Xu failed to do, Xiao Ding did.

In other words, if Xiao Ding wanted to rebel one day, wouldn't it be easy?
Someone is already proposing to call Xiao Ding back to court.

It's just because Li Xu is still alive, the war in the northwest has been going on, even Li Du still occupies Luowu City, and the matter of calling Xiao Ding back to the court was shelved.

Rubbing his face, Xiao Yu sighed, no one was worried.Moreover, no one is willing to listen to his old man now, and everyone has a very strong idea.

It's just that my youngest daughter is still considerate, smart and obedient, and can give the two old people a lot of comfort.

Put Xiao Ding's letter in the charcoal basin and burned it to ashes. Xiao Yu, who had just straightened up, heard a rush of footsteps. Xu Wuyan, an old man, came from the outside at a speed that was not commensurate with his age. rushed in.

"Aren't you helping Madam pack those goods outside?" Xiao Yu felt an ominous feeling in his heart.

Xu Wuyan smiled wryly: "Scholar, the Qishui County King of Liao Kingdom sent someone to send a large sum of gifts, specifying that Dao's surname is for the third lady."

Xiao Yu was furious: "Hit, hit out!"

Xu Wuyan said in embarrassment: "Scholar, in the past, it was just a fight, but this time it was Yeluzhen, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, who came with dozens of warriors. The manpower in our mansion can't take advantage of it, and Now he is arrogant, and he is eager to make things big! Seeing Yeluzhen's appearance, I can't wait to fight with us right away."

Xiao Yu slumped down and sat down: "Yeluzhen?"

Yeluzhen is Yelujun's confidant general. This time the Liao army invaded the bandits in a large scale. The commander of one of them is Yeluzhen. Unexpectedly, this person also came to Bianliang as the official envoy of the Liao Kingdom. This is a living attack on the Song court. face!
"Bachelor, you'd better go and greet him in person!" Xu Wuyan said with a look of embarrassment on his face: "The imperial court's embassy is also on the side!"

"Which one is the embassy?"

"Scholar Cui Ang Cui!"

Xiao Yu who had just stood up sat down again.

"Yelujun, you bastard!" Xiao Yu, the owner of the Xiao Mansion, who has always called himself a literati and is always approaching a literati, finally couldn't help but yelled in the mansion. How could he be chic and calm?

Daliao is making Yeluzhen smile and hold the horsewhip, leaning on the tall horse behind him with a smile, in front of him, dozens of Beiliao warriors hold saber handles and stare at them.

They came to give presents, Qishui County King Yelujun specially sent New Year's gifts for the third lady of the Xiao Mansion.

They also came to prepare for a fight. When Lin Ping came to give gifts, he was beaten out with a big stick.

But today is different from the past, Yeluzhen is going to do a big job, making the momentum a little stronger.

The people of the Xiao Mansion may not be able to beat their own group, even if they win, they are afraid that their hands will be tied.Who made them lose on the battlefield?

I was really going to be beaten up by Xiao Yu until my nose was bruised and my face was swollen, and I was going to beg for a little more New Year's coins in front of the Song Dynasty officials.

Moreover, he also really wanted to meet that Mrs. Xiao San, so why did the county king never forget it.

Although this was a way of alienation, the king of the county did it aboveboard, and Yeluzhen really felt the king's liking for this woman.

(End of this chapter)