Will Ming

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Chapter 680 Re-entering the Imperial Study Room

When it was almost August, Chang'an City finally ushered in the second rain this year.The rain this time was much more violent than the last time. The heavy rain began to wash away the city walls from the night before, and by noon on the second day, there was already nearly two feet of water on the square in front of the main hall of Tai Chi Palace.

If you go on like this for another day, you may not be able to sail in Miyagi.

Leaning on the seat in the imperial study, the new emperor Li Chengde was a little bored looking at the pouring rain outside in a daze.It rained heavily last night, and this morning an order came from General Tiance's Mansion that officials from all ministries, Chang'an Mansion, and Jing Zhaoyin officials do not have to go to court, but they can't stay at home either. All civilian and military personnel have to go out to inspect. If there is a leak in the common people's house, they will be taken to the government's carriage to take shelter in the government's government.

So he, the emperor, is a little bored today.In fact, speaking of it, he was a little bored every day.

After this order came down, all the officials in the entire Chang'an city were in motion.King Yan was in charge of the court at the beginning, and he behaved very solemnly and strictly, especially when it came to the administration of officials, he would never show mercy.The officials didn't dare to disobey the orders from General Tiance's mansion, so they had to bring their subordinates to walk through the streets and alleys in the heavy rain wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats.

The officials of the household department especially did not dare to slack off. Early in the morning, the newly appointed minister of the household department, Du Ruhui, and the newly appointed servant of the household department, Fang Xuanling, went out of the yamen to inspect the people's conditions.Which of the following officials would dare to stay at home?

Someone once said that it is not easy to live in Chang'an, saying that it is difficult to live in Chang'an without money, but this sentence is more appropriate for officials now.

It is not easy to be an official in Chang'an.

Early in the morning, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling, who were appointed by Li Xian as Minister of the Household Department after arriving in Chang'an, split up into two groups and led people to the south city and west city respectively.

In the city of Chang'an, the north is noble and the east is rich, while the south is poor and the west is cheap.To the north are the palace city and the imperial city, where all the officials and courtiers of various ministries live nearby, while the people living in the east city are mostly rich people, and most of the people in the west city have moved into the city from various places, not the original residents of Chang’an city. Others look down on them, and they themselves feel inferior.Although the people in Nancheng are the aborigines in Chang'an City, most of them are poor people.

Du Ruhui caught up with such a heavy rain just after he arrived in Chang'an, and he knew King Yan's temperament very well, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he rushed to the most impoverished market in Nancheng, and saw a large group of people there helping In order to evacuate the people, a string of large carts were parked on the side of the street, covered with raincloths, it seemed that the scene was quite spectacular.

Du Ruhui was taken aback, thinking that this is someone who arrived earlier than himself.He led the people over quickly, and after looking for a while in the crowd, he saw a familiar face.Because he was wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, he didn't recognize him at first.

"Auxiliary machine!"

Du Ruhui walked over quickly, and said with a smile as he walked, "You are the new minister of the Ministry of Rites, and you are here to grab my job!"

Changsun Wuji was busy evacuating the people and pedaling his bicycle to take refuge in the Yamen of Chang'an Mansion. He glanced back and then laughed: "Brother Keming, don't blame me for stealing your job, it's because you came late."

Du Ruhui said with a smile: "Yanwang ordered that all officials from the fourth rank and below should come out to check the people's sentiments, but you, a third rank Shangshu, can run faster than anyone else."

Changsun Wuji wiped the rainwater from his forehead that blinded his eyes and said with a smile: "I don't see that you are half a level lower than me, and you still have a lord of the country!"

"Ha ha!"

Du Ruhui smiled and said: "I don't want to talk to you, since you are here, I will go to the west city. Fang Xuanling and his people have already rushed there, but it is said that the west city is not easy to deal with...all from the Those who moved into Chang'an from outside to make up for the population were divided into houses, and it is said that they are the masters who would rather die than move their homes!"

"Brother Keming, just go, I'll treat you to a drink at Songbailou after I finish cleaning up in a while."

"it is good!"

Du Ru replied with a dark smile, turned around and led the people towards the west city.It was only halfway there, and there were no less than five or six groups of officials from various ministries and governments, which made Du Ruhui deeply moved.Not only the Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, but also the past dynasties, when did such a scene happen.

When he arrived in Xicheng, he also met Duguxue, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, who was also a senior member of the third rank. He almost fell off when he led someone to repair the roof of a family who refused to move his nest even if he died. .Du Ruhui ran over to support him, and the two looked at each other and laughed.

"I don't know what's wrong."

Duguxue sheltered from the rain under the eaves, rubbed his sore arm and smiled: "Obviously, I would never have thought about such a thing before, but now that I am doing it, seeing the people living in peace and listening to them thank you is full of joy." Rejoice!"

"Don't let the people below do it, what will you do if you fall and hurt yourself!"

Du Ruhui complained.

"Since I came out in the morning until now..."

Duguxue said with a smile: "I met six or seven batches of officials from various ministries and governments along the way, and none of them retreated. The more this is the case, the pressure will be on people with higher official positions..."

"Now the official style in Chang'an City has really changed."

Du Ruhui sighed and said, "I thought that after I entered Chang'an City, I would accomplish a lot, but now it seems... I don't dare to slack off. My lord has hired a young man from a poor family, and these new officials all showed their strength. If I am not careful, you and I may be eliminated."

"Not at all!"

Dugu Xuedao: "My lord's doing this is just forcing us not to slack off."

Just as he was talking, he suddenly saw a large group of people wearing a strange black cloak coming from the opposite street. There were no less than a hundred of them. The one walking in the front was not King Yan, whoever it was!

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"You are all so fast."

Li Xian walked slowly to Du Ruhui and Duguxue and said with a smile: "After I sent you out early in the morning, I remembered that the second department of the Military Inspection Department tried to make a lot of raincoats, but the drought has not been useful and I just forgot. I did. I sent someone to send it to you after I remembered it, but I couldn’t find a single person.”

"raincoat?"

"Painted on the cloak with paint paste, it can keep out the wind and rain."

Li Xian waved his hand and asked his personal guards to distribute one to each of the officials present.

"I don't know how long this heavy rain will last. I walked all the way. Seven houses in the west city have collapsed. When Li Yuan attacked Chang'an, the Sui army defending the city demolished many houses and sent them to the city wall for defense with rolling logs. The people who have recently moved to Chang'an are poor and have no money to repair it, and it is unknown how many people are suffering from this heavy rain."

"My lord, who has a body of ten thousand gold, shouldn't come out easily. What if..."

Du Ruhui's words were stopped by Li Xian with a wave of his hand: "Although the city of Chang'an looks calm and stable, you all know that there is still a torrent in the dark. How many people are planning to find an opportunity to make trouble but they can't find it. The heavy rain just happened to make those monsters Sniffing for an opportunity. If the people suffer from a disaster, if the government does not handle it properly, someone will immediately emerge to incite the people to rebel. You two are not outsiders, so naturally you know how many people in this city are thinking about driving Gu out again."

"The Supreme Emperor in the imperial city will naturally not accept his fate."

Both Du Ruhui and Duguxue were from the Yanyun Department, and both of them are Li Xian's confidantes.So Li Xian didn't go around in circles when he spoke.

Du Ruhui and Duguxue nodded at the same time, and Duguxue said: "I was worried that someone would take advantage of the heavy rain to make trouble, so I led people to patrol non-stop. All the officers from the Ministry of Punishment have been sent out, most of them are in the west city and the south city."

"The people in Xicheng have all recently moved into Chang'an City. These people are the most unstable. If someone takes the opportunity to make trouble, most of them will be here."

Du Ruhui thought for a while and said, "How about mobilizing people to maintain it?"

"There's no need to be so careful, it's a joke."

Li Xian waved his hand and said: "Although there are many people who want to drive Gu away, none of them have the courage to stand up. They will not make any big waves, they are just looking for some small troubles to make Gu sick. It seems petty to mobilize people to maintain law and order."

Just as he was talking, he saw Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling coming hand in hand.

"I pay my respects to the lord!"

The two of them were obviously taken aback when they saw King Yan, and hurriedly saluted.

"Is there anything wrong with Nancheng?"

Li Xian waved his hand and asked.

Changsun Wuji bowed his head and said: "Nancheng is fine, there are only two or three hundred people trapped, and I have already sent people to the nearest government office to take shelter."

"Well, let's go, the three ministers and one servant are here to scare people."

Li Xian made a joke, then turned and left first.

A group of people talked while walking, and met Shangshu Zuopu Shexiao and the new Zuodu Yushi Weizheng on the way, and it was already noon after looking around the West City.Li Xian thought for a while and ordered: "The officials and servants of the various ministries who went to the streets to rescue the people today should find a place nearby to eat, and they can eat whatever they want. The only thing is, they are not allowed to drink... The money spent on meals will be paid by the household department. out."

Du Ruhui thought for a while and said, "The court doesn't have this practice, and the Ministry of Households doesn't have this money either."

"Then it will come out of Gu's salary."

Li Xian smiled and strode forward.

When Xiao heard these words, his face couldn't help but change.He glanced at Du Ruhui, then at King Yan's back, and vaguely wondered if he had thought something wrong from the beginning.But soon, he threw this idea aside.He told himself in his heart that no matter how fair or wise the person in front of him was, he would