Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Guan Kesong, the prefect of Runing, persuaded in a gentle tone: "Wu Dusi, it is now a year of catastrophe, and the people are displaced in an eventful autumn. Or gather thieves and become bandits. This official is ashamed of his trust in the emperor and all the adults in the court."

"It was supposed to open warehouses to relieve the disaster and fight the disaster with all our strength, but the Shaanxi bandits invaded the country, and the official warehouses in the mansion have really bottomed out. Although I still think that the refugees in the mansion are good people, we should focus on appeasement. But Wu Dusi is also worried, after all The Shaanxi bandits are watching outside the mansion, and once the refugees in the mansion are incited, things can easily happen out of hand. Therefore, although the "Banning Order" and "Banning Order" are evil laws, I no longer spare my own feathers and bear the responsibility In the name of a cruel official, I promised Wu Dusi."

"But the "Forbidden Wasteland Order" really doesn't work. Although Wu Dusi's good intentions are to resettle the refugees, but seizing private land, how can the government be different from bandits? Wu Dusi, don't worry! I also know that the Runing Camp has worked hard on this expedition to Ruzhou. This official is also willing to summon the gentry in the mansion to raise some rewards for the Runing camp, I hope Wu Dusi will think twice!"

Guan Kesong's words were quite polite. In order for Wu Shigong to take back the "Forbidden Famine Order", he was even willing to raise a batch of military pay and food for Wu Shigong.It should be said that in the official arena, they should also give each other face, and Wu Shigong should accept it as soon as he sees it.

But Wu Shigong's starting point is not just a little bit of military pay and food, what he wants is full control of the Runing Mansion.The biggest problem in controlling Runing Mansion is to resettle those refugees.If there is no land to house them, but just to drive those refugees away on the road, it will be a temporary solution rather than a root cause.And these three decrees also complement each other, and they are completely indispensable, so Wu Shigong will never agree to any behavior that is short of weight.

However, Guan Kesong spoke politely, and Wu Shigong also politely reciprocated, and he also politely persuaded: "Forgive me, my lord, the "Forbidden Wilderness Order" is not intended to seize abandoned fields. It is also an extraordinary decree adopted during this extraordinary period. Once The situation is improving, and the "Forbidden Wasteland Order" will be abolished immediately. You don't have to worry about Futai and other adults."

"The homes of the squires who cultivate and study in various places have nothing to produce from the abandoned fields. However, when there are gathered refugees who dig ditches, dig rivers, and dig wells to carry burdens, there will always be some harvest in the fields. Therefore, these homes of squires who cultivate and study will always have something to gain. And the refugees are content with farming, on the one hand they can feed themselves, on the other hand it is difficult to cause chaos. As for the government, they can also get some from those harvests, whether it is the military pay and grass of the Runing Camp, or the local construction of cities and disaster relief. , there will always be something to make up for. This is a matter of three benefits! Master Wang Futai clearly learned!"

Wu Shigong pointed out that after the implementation of the "Forbidden Famine Order", the Runing Army will not eat alone, hoping to use benefits to win over Guan Kesong and other officials in the Runing Mansion.

Seeing Wu Shigong's firm attitude, Guan Kesong also found it difficult to persuade him.Because if he had a direct dispute with Wu Shigong, there would be very little room for maneuver afterwards.And this time.There should be a pawn standing up.

The county magistrate attached to Guo bowed his hand to Wu Shigong.Said: "Wu Dusi's idea is certainly wonderful. But it is also the idea of ​​the warriors, who don't know the difficulty of implementing government affairs. I secretly think that it is just talk on paper."

When Wu Shigong heard Wang Zhixian's unkind words, he frowned, but he still asked calmly, "Wang Zhixian, is there anything wrong with my "Forbidden Wilderness Order"?"

"This county admits that Wu Dusi's "Forbidden Wasteland Order" was very kind-hearted, and also recognizes that Wu Dusi's words of three benefits are justified. But this county does not say that it is full of poems and books, but the history books of the past dynasties are still slightly flipped. Why did it start from ancient times? So far, no one has proposed a decree similar to the "Forbidden Famine Order"? Couldn't the great sages and famous ministers of the past dynasties not think of what a warrior thinks today?"

"No! No matter how good the imperial court's decree is, it needs to be implemented by low-level officials. Most of the actions that harm the people are done by the small officials. If the "Forbidden Wasteland Order" is promulgated, how can Wu Dusi guarantee that there will be no harm to the people? How can he guarantee? No encroachment on the grain fields? How can we guarantee that there will be no deceit? How can we guarantee that there will be no collusion? Therefore, although this order is good, it is nothing more than a flower in the water, an order of the moon in the mirror."

What Wang Zhixian raised is a very realistic issue of execution.To put it simply, the problem is that the good scriptures have been misrepresented by monks with crooked mouths.When Wang Anshi reformed the law in the Northern Song Dynasty, although many good laws and regulations were well conceived, they were changed by low-level officials for their own self-interest, resulting in the final implementation being unable to continue; In the end, Wang Anshi's reform failed.This is the reason for failure in not mastering execution.

But Wang Zhixian's words were so convincing that it was hard for Wu Shigong to refute.It's not necessarily that Wu Shigong said that: if your government can't carry it out, then we, the Runing Army, will come.If you say that, don't say whether officials like Guan Kesong believe it, even if they believe it, they are not willing to hand over the power in their hands to the Runing Army for execution.

So Wu Shigong can only say this: "I have been working in the Runing Camp for a long time, and I have a group of people who are familiar with farming affairs. If you are in trouble, I am willing to share your worries."

"How to share the worries?" Wang Zhixian straightened up on the chair, and continued to wonder, "Is it possible for the Runing Camp to handle things that the prefecture and the county can't handle? They are really greedy and despicable."

Wangzhi County thought that he had seen through Wu Shigong's thoughts long ago, and wanted to use the "Forbidden Famine Order" to raise money for the Runing Army, but in case of any disputes with local officials and gentry, the local government should bear the responsibility.However, the Runing Army only threw some petty profits to the local government. Do you really think that the local government is the watchdog of the Runing Army?Who is not stupider than anyone else?

And Wu Shigong was also annoyed by the "warrior" in Wangzhi County who spoke from left to right.He scolded loudly: "What's the matter with the warriors? Without the warriors from our Runing Camp, the Shan bandits would have invaded the Runing Mansion long ago. But there is no need to be afraid of Wangzhi County, we warriors will stand in front of us if anything happens. These literati in Wangzhi County have plenty of time to run away upon hearing the news!"

"Presumptuous!" Wang Zhixian immediately blushed and stood up, "This county is deeply favored by the imperial court and vows to live and die with the city. This county is here to say that if there are Shaanxi bandits invading, the whole family of this county will never One step away from the city."

But the poor Wang Zhixian doesn't know who Wu Shigong is, and if he scolds him, he must be prepared to be pissed off by Wu Shigong.

Wu Shigong sneered and said: "Wangzhi County is very loyal and brave, and I admire it very much. But after the Shaanxi bandits came in, I believe that the men in Wangzhi County's family are indeed loyal, but your wife and daughter are not. It would be fun if you want to get married with the Shaanxi bandits."

Wu Shigong's words immediately enraged Wang Zhixian, he shouted: "I have practiced the six arts diligently since I was a child, and I can also lift a three-foot green sharp edge. Today, I will fight you, a martial artist, to understand it!"

As a result, there was a commotion in the meeting hall, and the officials around Wang Zhixian hurriedly stopped Wang Zhixian, preventing him from going forward to fight Wu Shigong.What are you kidding?Look at the figures of Wang Zhixian and Wu Shigong.This cricket fight also depends on its size.

The prefect Guan Kesong was trembling with anger, he repeatedly took pictures of the big case, and shouted: "What's the deal! What's the deal! Shut up!"

Seeing that Guan Kesong got angry, all the officials returned to their seats one after another.At this time, it was impossible for Guan Kesong to evade. He said to Wu Shigong: "Wu Dusi, you need to be a decent official when discussing affairs in the lobby, and stop swearing. You also saw that the "Forbidden Famine Order" There is too much resistance from top to bottom, and it is indeed difficult for me to implement it. This way! After the Lantern Festival, I will issue a "Banning Order" and a "Banning Order" throughout the entire government."

But now that this time has come, Wu Shigong will definitely not back down: "Master Futai, forgive me! This is a military matter, and the Runing Camp feels that these three laws are imperative. Even if the Lord Futai does not issue an order, the Runing Camp will It will be enforced throughout the entire government.”

"I would like to advise the masters of the government and Taiwan. Now that the Ming Dynasty is in chaos, muddling along is not the way to protect yourself. Don't you see, Governor Hong and Governor Chen of Shaanxi have suppressed bandits for several years, which is a prosperous official fortune; Jiang Fuzhi in Yunyang has done nothing, and the result is gangsters. Imprisonment. To say something disrespectful, the emperor is the king of action, not the king of benevolence."

"And once the three orders are implemented, I know that there will be backlash, but what we do is also for the emperor and the court, and the emperor and the princes in the court will also see it. As long as we have a public heart, even if there are small twists and turns, the overall situation will prevail." Still in hand, at least you can win the title of a capable minister. But if inaction leads to a civil uprising in the mansion, then everyone present here will also go to the prison to meet."

"My lords, please take care of yourself." Wu Shigong stood up and bowed his hands and said goodbye, "Do you think that the Runing Camp enforced it, and the imperial court would believe that you didn't know about it? Why don't you carry out the three decrees together like a boat together. Farewell!"

Seeing Wu Shigong leave in arrogance, Guan Kesong and other officials all looked ugly.After discussing for a long time, they found that Wu Shigong's words were indeed reasonable.As long as the three decrees are specifically implemented, the common people will not be able to distinguish whether it is the local government or the Runing Army. They will only think that it is an order from the imperial court, so people like Guan Kesong can't help but enter the water if they don't want to go into the water. in the water.

So when Guan Kesong found out afterwards that the Runing Army had begun recruiting candidates to implement the three decrees with great fanfare, he had no choice but to submit the order to promulgate the three decrees to Wu Shigong's capital yamen.

Wu Shigong kidnapped Guan Kesong this time, but the last time Guan Kesong took the initiative to send the order to promulgate the decree, it was also because Guan Kesong wanted to seize the initiative to execute the decree and prevent the Runing Army from messing around.It was a salvage.

But Guan Kesong didn't expect that the Runing Army's movements were so fast, a series of combined punches, and quickly carried out these three laws.

And what surprised Guan Kesong and those local officials even more was that the implementation of these three decrees basically got the applause of all the officials and gentry families in Runing Mansion.

However, Guan Kesong's local officials haven't found out yet that their power has been gradually deprived of their power by the Runing Army without knowing it! (To be continued..)