Talking about the Duke Fushi who lived in his Yan'an Mansion, the prefect shook his head: "In the past, this Duke used to bully men and dominate women. But in this year of great disaster, he As far as I know, there is no shortage of food in the Duke's mansion. The food in the mansion is at least 70,000 to 80,000 dan. Several large granaries are full. I heard that some of the food is rotten due to lack of care. "
"But when the official asked him to borrow grain, not only did he not get a grain of grain, but he was robbed of ten thousand shi. These ten thousand shi of grain were not too small in the past. In the years of famine, I don't know what to do. How many lives can be saved? In the past, when Yan'an Mansion was short of ten thousand shi of food, it was not impossible for Xiaguan to solve it. But in this year of disaster, where could Xianguan go to fill such a big gap?"
"I sent people to ask for it, but they beat me out every time. Last year, I really had no choice. I couldn't raise food everywhere. The food relief from the court only arrived in winter. Even if I add the 10,000 shi of food, The quantity is far from enough. I just came up with a solution that is not a solution. If I can think of some more solutions, I will definitely not do such a shameless thing. "
"If there were other ways, who would be willing to do such a dirty thing as persuading people to leave their homes and go out to beg for food? But what should I do if I am a subordinate? I have tried every means to raise food? Should I just do nothing and watch helplessly? Are the people starving to death? Although Xiaguan received a grade of C in last year's civil service evaluation, as long as the people can survive, let alone an evaluation, it doesn't matter if Xiaguan gets out of here."
The prefect's words made Huang Qiong's already frowning brows become even more frowning. After a long time, he said: "That Fushi County Duke was so domineering, beating the imperial officials, and robbing the imperial court of disaster relief food, but you did nothing? Not even to report to the Shaanxi Road pacification envoy or the Xijing Household Department? You also did not report to the imperial court, and Are you just going to tolerate this and admit it?"
Seeing Huang Qiong mentioning the matter of reporting to Duke Fushi, the prefect smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Back to the King of England, how dare you not report such a big matter to your subordinates? That's ten thousand shi of grain. Find him." It may not be the case, but it was also a disaster year like last year, but Xianguan was going to lose his head. It’s just that Xianguan has reported all the things he should report, and it’s been almost a year now, and he hasn’t received any reply.”
"On the contrary, Duke Fushi came to his door and humiliated him. He threatened that it would be no problem even if the official came to Beijing and received a imperial certificate. Later, the official learned from his colleagues in the capital that Fushi Duke Shi originally climbed up to the King of Shu. He was domineering in Yan'an Mansion because the King of Shu was behind him. In addition, the former Shaanxi pacifier was a member of the King of Shu, so no one dared to control him."
"Later, the King of Shu fell. He didn't know what method he used to cling to Concubine De in the palace and the King of Song. All the information reported by the subordinate officials was suppressed by the King of Song. In order to protect him, at the beginning of this year, the King of Song sent a special His confidant butler, together with an eunuch in charge of Concubine De, went to the Shaanxi Road Appeasement Department and asked the Shaanxi Road Appeasement Envoy and Transfer Envoy not to report this matter to the superiors."
"If he heard that the Shaanxi Road Appeasement Department had a memorial to impeach Fushi County Duke, the Shaanxi Appeasement Envoy would be replaced by someone else. Originally, the King of Song had to go through his grandfather, but he withdrew the order because he was rated C in the Ministry of Civil Affairs last year. It was Xiaguan's errand. It was the newly arrived Shaanxi Road Comfort Envoy and the Minister of Household Affairs who jointly signed the petition to save Xiaguan. Otherwise, Xiaguan would not be able to see the prince."
After hearing the prefect's words, Huang Qiong had some vague impressions. At the beginning of this year, when I first started to govern. There are indeed two twists. One is that the Ministry of Civil Affairs requires that a group of officials who have been evaluated as Bing and Ding be punished by demotion, fines, and dismissal from office. The prefect of Yan'an, with the lowest evaluation of Bingxia, was ranked first in the list of punishments proposed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs for dismissal from office.
However, the official document sent a few days apart from the punishment from the Ministry of Civil Affairs was jointly signed by the new pacifier of Shaanxi Road and the Secretary of the Hubu Department of Xijing, but it was the official who was rated as C in Bao's evaluation. The newly appointed pacifier of Shaanxi Road was praised in the book as being loyal to the king and diligent in dealing with disasters. In a year of great disaster, it is not appropriate to impeach the local chief constitution easily. There seems to be more ways to come later, so be resourceful and resourceful.
He was not in charge of the civil service at that time, and the old man had not yet given him the power to appoint and remove officials of fourth rank and above. So, knowing where the old man was, I really didn't ask too much about how the old man handled this matter. It turns out that there are so many inside stories about this matter, and there are people involved behind the scenes. He even cultivates people, and there are still people protecting him? I really dare to do anything for money.
How come the Duke of Song and Concubine De were relying on a prince who could not interfere in the affairs of the court? In the clan, his status is not high and he cannot serve as a mediator. Being able to get into the eyes of that mother and son is nothing more than money. Otherwise, it would be strange for them to notice a mere county official from the third server. This mother and son actually dared to send people to threaten the local government. How brave they were.
As for that piece of shit Duke Shi, not only did he show no concern for the people in the year of the disaster, but he also did the heinous thing of taking food from the victims' mouths. Ten thousand stones of grain can help many victims. How many disaster victims can be saved from starvation? What this county official did was even more abominable than those clan members who took advantage of the calamity year to resell food in order to gain violence.
Thinking of this, he stood up, and the anger in his heart was not ordinary: "He is stupid, incompetent, and daring. He is simply a heinous crime, and it is not an exaggeration to kill him with a thousand cuts. A little prince, who is only a third-class noble, He is so arrogant and domineering. He doesn't even take the laws of the imperial court into consideration, and openly robs the imperial court of disaster relief food under the pretext of disaster. Who gave him such courage?"
"Aren't the laws of the ancestral family and the laws of the court nothing in his eyes? He actually dares to openly commit crimes in the name of the palace concubines and the prince. His heart is really despicable, heinous, and he deserves to be killed. This Do you have any conclusive evidence about this matter? Can you prove that these were all done by Duke Fushi? What I am talking about is the kind of unshakable ironclad evidence."
The officials present didn't know who was talking about the foolishness and incompetence in Huang Qiong's mouth. But the words of heinousness and death by a thousand cuts in the mouth of the British king were clearly heard. Because Yan'an Prefecture is adjacent to Ningxia Prefecture, the British king beheaded one of the rebel leaders, Tuoba Jiyai, one of the rebel leaders alive, and also killed hundreds of party leaders in one go. These officials had long ago have already known.
After hearing the two words "heinous and torn to pieces" from Huang Qiong's mouth. The officials who were standing were so frightened that they quickly fell to their knees, trembling with fear. Only the prefect managed to remain calm. He kowtowed and said, "Go back to your lord, I have the evidence. When the food was being plundered that day, Duke Fushi was personally present. When Yan'an Mansion was beaten, he personally directed the attack."
"The person who took the lead in beating people was the chief steward of his county government. The officials and soldiers present, including the people receiving food, can all become witnesses. At that time, he was responsible for distributing food relief to various states and counties. Because he did not obey, he forcibly asked for food. He asked to stop him from grabbing food. Zhang Qiancheng, who was beaten to the point of vomiting blood by his commanding servant and is still in bed recuperating, is the best witness."
Of course, the prefect is not stupid either. Huang Qiong's words made it clear that these things were done by Duke Fushi alone and had nothing to do with Concubine De in the palace and the King of Song. You also know that this matter can only be talked about by insiders. Once word spreads, it will not be a slap in the face of Concubine De and King Song, but a slap in the face of the emperor. Therefore, he never mentioned the matter involving Concubine De and King Song.
After hearing the prefect's affirmative answer, Huang Qiong stood up and thought for a moment with his hands behind his back, but did not immediately answer him as to how to deal with Duke Fushi. Instead, his tone softened a bit and he said: "You all should get up first. I have said that you are always kneeling back and forth like this. How is it decent? Look at you like this, do you still have the character of a court official?"
After twisting the cold jade rosary in his hand for a while, Huang Qiong continued to speak: "You all should do whatever you are supposed to do. Do your job well and solve your father's problems. I, the king, slept and ate in the open air on this journey. I'm a little tired. This Yan'an Mansion is the first big city I entered after leaving Lingzhou, so I stayed here for two days and rested for two days before continuing on my way."
Huang Qiong's words confused several officials present. This King of England who was filled with righteous indignation just now and wanted to cut Duke Fushi into pieces with a thousand knives, why was he suddenly so calm now? Just looking at the King of England who looked very unhappy, several officials did not dare to ask any more questions, so they forced themselves out and returned to their respective offices.
Only the prefect, who had been occupied by Huang Qiong in the prefecture lobby, stood there at a loss, not to mention where he should go. Seeing this guy standing there like this. Huang Qiong just patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't give me a headache since I've been bothering you in Yan'an Mansion for the past two days. Just find me a quieter place that doesn't need to be too luxurious."
After hearing Huang Qiong's instructions, the prefect hurriedly said: "If I get back to the King of England, the place where you are staying today has already been placed by me. It is in the courtyard of a wealthy family in the city. Although the location is a bit remote, What makes it better is its purity. The courtyard is also built in the Jiangnan style. The small bridges and flowing water are very elegant and unique in the entire Yan'an Prefecture."
Huang Qiong didn't care much about the prefect's arrangements. In his opinion, guests just followed the host. What's more, for him, what he is looking for now is not a place to rest. The magistrate was quite sensible and saw Huang Qiong with two female dependents. After settling Huang Qiong and his party, he left on his own initiative. After the prefect left, Huang Qiong quietly summoned ten soldiers.
When the ten soldiers arrived at Huang Qiong's house, Huang Qiong was admiring several paintings by famous teachers of the former Tang Dynasty hanging on the walls, with his hands behind his back. When he heard the ten soldiers reporting in, Huang Qiong waved them in. After the ten soldiers came in, Huang Qiong pointed to the crane paintings by Xue Ji, a famous painter of the former Tang Dynasty, hanging on the wall and said, "Do you want to see if these paintings are authentic?"
As soon as Huang Qiong said this, these ten soldiers looked at me and I looked at you. They were all confused. I don't know what the British king was talking about? As for calligraphy and painting, how do they know so much? Although the ten soldiers selected by Huang Qiong were all low-level military attachés in the Royal Forest Army. But the vast majority of people still know everything about calligraphy and painting, but they know nothing about it at all.
Asking them to see whether these paintings are real or fake is absolutely blind. Seeing these ten soldiers, they were all confused. You looked at me, I looked at you, and you were a little at a loss. Huang Qiong just smiled faintly and said to the leader of these soldiers, who was also his direct nephew: "Heng'an, please see if these paintings are real or fake. I heard your mother say that you are a versatile person in both civil and military affairs."
