Chang'an is good

Chapter 660: Everyone and Everything
Hezhou doesn't care what the people of Jiangdu think of them - it is a fact that His Majesty has done them a favor.

At this moment, a group of civilians gathered beside the official road outside Hezhou City. Among them was a man with a broken arm due to a battle injury. He pointed forward and said proudly: "Back then! Your Majesty came to help from that road!"

He added: "At that time, your Majesty was only sixteen or seventeen years old. He rode a horse and came with a spear in hand, shouting: "Die, you thief!"

The people were all excited and noisy.

The man's companion had a complicated expression on his face. He pulled the man's robe and whispered, "Your Majesty didn't shout like that back then, did he? How can we hear clearly from such a distance?"

The man glared at him: "You didn't hear clearly, how do you know he didn't shout!"

The companion scratched his head: "That's right..."

Many passing merchants also stopped to listen to the man's stories about the past, and bought a bowl of tea from the tea stall nearby to quench their thirst.

Such voices of "reminiscing about the past" are numerous in the city.

"Our Hezhou is also a treasured place blessed by God... otherwise how could it be saved by Your Majesty."

"Isn't it? The immortal master of Shangzhen Temple outside the city said that our Hezhou has good feng shui and will have a hundred years of peace and prosperity..."

"Has our governor also gone to the capital to pay respects and meet the emperor?"

At the end of a street, people gathered together and talked. One woman sighed to another skinny woman and said, "Speaking of this, it's such a pity for your Ah Huan. If he hadn't passed away so early, he might have become a great hero by now...Your family could have gone to Beijing to enjoy a better life."

The woman clutched the basket tightly when she heard that and said, "How can she be so lucky? She has a miserable life and little luck... Even if she is alive, how can we expect anything?"

"That's not the case... Take Ji Heilian's shepherd's purse, for example. I heard that he has been made a general! They all followed the nobleman, so it should be..."

"Let's go...home!" The woman carrying the basket suddenly called out to her grandson to go home, interrupting the neighbors' words.

There are some words that you cannot listen to or think about. The more you listen and think about them, the more you feel like your heart is being torn apart. It's like you've missed the opportunity to climb up to the clouds and can only lie down in the mud.

The woman dragged her grandson's hand and walked back, gritting her teeth and saying to herself, "I told you not to go at the beginning, but you refused to accept your fate and even gave up your home... It would be cleaner if you died!"

That year, someone from the army returned to Hezhou and came to her house to tell her that her daughter Zeng Huan had died on the battlefield.

She was stunned for a moment and was about to say something when the man handed her a box of silver.

It was the first time she saw the silver. She wiped her hands and quickly took it, thinking to herself that at least it was not in vain that she was raised. She might not be able to get this much money even if she got married.

So she hugged the box and wiped away her tears in front of others.

That night, her son took the box and counted it again and again.

She originally wanted to save the money for her grandson to get married, but her son was forced to drink and gamble, and he squandered all the money in just half a year.

She hugged the box and cried, and because the box was empty, this time she was really crying.

What's even worse is that after spending that half year, the son developed many bad habits and his temper became even more violent. He would quarrel and fight with his wife every now and then, and when he was drunk, he would even scold her, his mother.

Life was bad enough, and with that woman ascending the throne, neighbors all sighed and lamented for her family, saying that if Zeng Huan was still alive, their family would have risen to great heights and so on...

When people are in difficult situations, they feel even worse when they hear about the beautiful tall buildings that are out of reach.

The one who felt even more uncomfortable than the Zeng family was naturally Ji Heilian.

The Zeng family couldn't reach it because "Zeng Huan was dead", which can also be explained as the family's bad luck.

But Ji Heimian's situation was different. Shepherd's Purse was alive and well and had made great achievements. The reason he couldn't reach the tall building was because he jumped down halfway.

So no one comforted him, only ridicule and gloating behind his back.

There was one time when a group of people were laughing at each other and Ji Heilian heard it all.

The group of people who were mocking them were none other than the same group of cronies who had encouraged Ji Heimian and Shecai to divorce. They mocked Ji Heimian for being a fool and not being able to grasp the blessing he had received, and living a poor life all his life.

Ji Heimian was filled with hatred and annoyance, and then he came to his senses - these people were jealous of him and deliberately instigated him to make fun of him!

Ji Heimian picked up a broken tile and rushed forward to vent his anger.

As a result, the other side had more people and one of his legs was broken.

If you fight in Hezhou, you will be punished with a beating, not to mention that he was the one who started the fight first. Therefore, he did not dare to report to the police. He could only swallow his anger and lie at home to heal his wounds.

There is no money, the pot cannot be opened, and the bed cannot be gotten out of.

Ji Heimian was lying on the bed with an empty stomach, groaning and shouting again and again: "Mantou, Mantou... pour Dad a bowl of water."

The boy sitting outside the door looked a little like a teenager, with a skinny upper body bare, wearing straw sandals, and chewing a piece of hard cake. He was annoyed by the shouting, frowned, stood up, and shouted to the house, "Why are you shouting!"

"If it weren't for you, I would be in the capital like Jiaozi!"

Mantou said, and suddenly made up his mind: "I want to go to the capital to find my mother!"

"You little bastard...you can't ignore your father!"

Mantou ignored Ji Heilian's scolding behind him and ran out.

But he soon found that his idea was unrealistic. He had no money, was illiterate and did not know the way. How could he get to the capital?
Mantou sat down dejectedly at the foot of the wall, grabbed his hair fiercely and hit his head.

After calming down a little, he told himself: "I am also my mother's son. My mother will not ignore me..."

He wanted to wait for his mother to come and pick him up to take him to the capital... If she couldn't wait, he would find another way to go to the capital!

A young man wearing coarse clothes but with a decent appearance passed by here. He glanced at the boy sitting there talking to himself, but did not linger on him for too long.

The young man walked past here, humming a little tune with his hands behind his back, crossed two alleys, stopped in front of an ordinary courtyard, and pushed open the half-open door.

There was a rattan chair in the small yard, and a fat middle-aged man was lying in the chair, using a palm-leaf fan to drive away mosquitoes: "You're back just in time, hurry up and make a fire and cook, your father is starving!" The young man pouted: "Can't you do something yourself? How can you expect your son to do everything? I'm not a slave!"

The middle-aged man spread out his hand and said, "I would like to buy two servants. Where is the money?"

The young man did not argue with his father, nor did he rush to cook. Instead, he walked over and asked in a low voice with a look of longing: "Father, I hear people everywhere are talking about the new emperor's ascension to the throne! I heard that the capital is very lively at this time, are we really not going to take a look? I also want to find Cui Liulang to fight crickets!"

"You look like a cricket to me." The middle-aged man didn't even look at his son and lay back in the rattan chair. "We are not even of any use, and yet you dare to show up and rush to become a headless cricket?"

Li Yin was defeated very suddenly, and she came to Beijing very suddenly too. Someone must have set up a trap for her... So, she didn't have the chance to use this waste of a man.

It’s nothing. It’s at least useful. Why would you come here specially to kill him? After all, he is a family member.

It turns out that he is one of our family members.

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, thinking about what Tang Xing had said before he left Luoyang, that there were three reasons why he spared his life, but he only told him two: [The envoy said, the third reason will naturally be known to the prince in the future.]

When he heard the news that she had traced her roots back to Taiyuan, he realized the third reason.

Because she was a member of the Li family, she reluctantly let him off the hook.

Hearing his father's words, the young man Li Yun sighed and asked, "Since we are not needed... then should we still stay in Huainan Road?"

"Everywhere is the king's land. I am afraid of walking... I will stay here forever, it's good." Li Fu fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan and made plans: "Since there is a general amnesty... I will think of a way to bring your mother and sister here as well. Then we can reunite as a family, rent a bigger yard, and do some small business."

Li Yun nodded in agreement, but soon realized something was wrong: "But where do we get the money?"

Looking for a way, renting a large yard, and doing business?

Li Fu: "If we agree to the Tang family, then we will have it, right?"

Li Yun's face twisted: "You really want your son to be the son-in-law of the Tang family!"

"What's wrong with a live-in son-in-law? How can Dasheng be without a live-in son-in-law in the future?" Li Fu: "If you live-in, our whole family will not have to worry about food. There is no better deal than this."

The Tang family is a wealthy family in Hezhou. There is only one daughter in the family, who is one year older than Li Yun. This girl is very picky when it comes to choosing a husband. Last year, she fell in love with Li Yun, who was dressed in plain clothes, at first sight.

Li Yun kept complaining: "You are selling your son!"

Li Fu took it for granted: "While the skin is still fresh, if you don't sell it now, you won't get a good price when you want to sell it later!"

"You are confusing the bloodline of the Li family!"

Li Fu pointed his palm-leaf fan at the sky and said, "Then you should first ask the ancestors of the Li family and the current leader whether they still recognize us! If you want to live safely, the more confusion the better!"

After that, he used a palm leaf fan to hit his son: "Stop talking nonsense and go cook!"

Li Yun went to the kitchen reluctantly, still savoring the good old days he and Cui Liulang had spent in Luoyang fighting crickets, eating, drinking and having fun.

Of course, even if he really went to the capital at this time, Cui Lang would not have the time to accompany him.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he began to carry out a comprehensive reorganization and allocation of court power, and the appointment and reward of each person were also implemented one after another.

This was the first time that Li Suining made large-scale promotions and rewards as an emperor, regardless of background or path, only based on ability and merit.

Cui Lang was assigned to the Ministry of Rites, where he served as a Langzhong under Wang Yue, the new Vice Minister of Rites. This was a fifth-rank official position, not very high, and not as high as that of other appointed members of the Cui family. This also indirectly shows that the privileged status of the former heads of aristocratic families is truly gone forever, and if one wants to occupy a high position in the future, one must rely on real ability.

Cui Lang was very satisfied. He was still so young, and he had already held the fifth rank when he first entered officialdom. If he worked hard in the future, wouldn't the officialdom of Dasheng be able to change dramatically?
Song Xian was promoted to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Tan left the Ministry of Personnel, which was the busiest job recently.

Zhan Mian is still the Minister of Revenue, and fortunately his hair loss has improved a lot.

Wu Chunbai entered the Honglu Temple and served as the sixth-rank temple secretary. The Honglu Temple was in charge of foreign guests and court ceremonies, and was under the Ministry of Rites of the Shangshu Province. Wu Chunbai's father had served as the Honglu Temple Minister. For Wu Chunbai, this would be a good starting point.

The Menxia Province was still headed by Wei Shuyi, the left prime minister.

The position of Zhongshu Ling and You Xiang was temporarily vacant, and an assistant minister from the Changsun family was appointed. Six Zhongshu Sheren were assigned to the six ministries, one of whom was Yao Ran. She was responsible for writing the imperial edicts on a daily basis. Historically, the position of Zhongshu Sheren was the most prestigious position coveted by the scholars of the Great Sheng Dynasty. Those who held this position could accompany the emperor and were the best stepping stone to enter the cabinet and become prime minister in the future.

Chu Taifu officially retired. Although he barely survived the Taimiao Rebellion, it was difficult for the old man to recover. Although the old Taifu retired, he recommended dozens of people to the new emperor. Many officials were surprised that half of them were Taifu's own descendants.

The reason why the descendants of the Chu family had never entered officialdom before was not because they were all incompetent. There were also many famous literary figures among them, but they were not allowed by Grand Tutor Chu to enter the officialdom.

Now, Master Chu stuffed a handful of melon seeds that he had peeled for a long time into his students.

The teacher and the student, one openly "stuffed" his own family members in, while the other accepted them all without hesitation.

Upon learning that the old tutor would soon move to a villa in the mountains and water on the outskirts of the city to fish and retire, Qiao Yang became so jealous that his eyes were about to bleed.

He had been idle in the Imperial College for these years and had been planning to retire early, but now his old master pulled him out of his comfort zone and stuffed him into the position of Minister of War.

The father became busy, and the son was no longer idle. Qiao Yubai entered the Six Ministries as a student and began his learning and gaining experience from the position of a scribe, a lowly official.

Like Wang Yue, Wang Changshi also failed to return to Jiangdu. He was no longer a Changshi, but was promoted to the prefect of Luoyang Prefecture, and had left for the post a few days ago. Before leaving Beijing, he visited his teacher, thanked him profusely, and left in tears.

Shao Shantong really envied Wang Yue. He also wanted to stay in the capital, but failed. However, he still left excitedly and happily - he was transferred to be the governor of Jiangdu. That was the governor of Jiangdu! The position that His Majesty had sat in! Haha! Who understands!

Li Suining personally selected a chief official for Shao Shantong, who was from the Chu family.

The first seven halls of Jiangdu remain unchanged and everything remains the same as before.

In addition, Kang Zhi was also transferred back to Jiangdu. She was given the title of General Mingwei and was appointed as the Jiangdu Military Officer, commanding the Jiangdu Army, and was granted the power to supervise the military affairs of Huainan Road. After this appointment edict was issued by the Ministry of Personnel, many people keenly sensed a message: His Majesty did not want to set up another Huainan Road Jiedushi.

Not only Huainan Road, Henan Road, Hebei Road, Jiangnan East and West Roads, and Shannan East and West Roads... there was no news of appointing Jiedushi in all of them.

Except for Pinglu, Longyou Road and Guannei Road, which were continued to be governed by the original Jiedushi, the new emperor only appointed two more Jiedushi.

Good night, remember to read the last chapter of the main text tomorrow.

(Today I recommend Tan Zi’s serialized work, the Red Mansion Fanfiction “Red Mansion Big Boss”! (I am a machine that posts crazy tweets because it is finished)