This sentence made the old Xiangguo become silent. Huang Cai stood aside and asked, "What is eating by exchanging children?" Old Xiangguo sighed: "I can't bear to eat my own flesh and blood, so I exchange them with each other for eating. This is called eating by exchanging children." Huang Cai Suddenly he was startled and asked: "They even eat their own children. Are they still insects?" The old farmer said: "Who wants to eat their own children? If you don't eat, the insects will starve to death." Old Xiangguo stood up and said: "We can go to Yeling Mansion."
Within Yecheng, officers and soldiers from the state capital began to dispatch, clean the streets, and drive these refugees to the outskirts of the city. They did this to welcome the newly arrived Anyang Marquis. The Marquis of Anyang has the duty of supervising all officials, so they began to panic. Lao Xiangguo and Huang Cai entered Yecheng again. This time they walked to the main street. The street was deserted without a single refugee. Huang Cai looked to the left and right and asked: "Master, where have all these refugees gone?" Old Xiangguo's face was not very good-looking, and he asked: "What do you think?" So they rushed directly to Yeling Mansion.
Ye Ling led the local officials to stand outside the city gate to greet the Anyang Marquis. Ye Ling stood outside the city gate and looked up at the sky, seeing that it was already getting late. He called a clerk and asked, "Didn't you say that the new Marquis Anyang will arrive today? What time is it now? Not even a single insect was seen." The clerk looked over and said, "No. It should be. The news coming is very reliable. Could it be that it was delayed on the road because of the heavy rain in the past few days?" Ye Ling said to the local officials who were standing aside and looking away, "Let's go back to Ye Ling first. The government will discuss countermeasures, and remember not to let the newly arrived Marquis Anyang see the bad side." These officials said: "Please rest assured, Ling Ye, those refugees have been driven to the Po Tao Temple in the western suburbs of the city, and are guarded by officers and soldiers day and night. , nothing will happen." Ye Ling felt relieved and said, "Let's go back home first."
Ye Ling led these local officials back to Ye Ling's government office. They walked into Yelingfu Yamen one after another. I saw an old man sitting at the desk, reading the letters very leisurely. These officials looked at the old man sitting in the lobby, showing doubts. Huang Cai stood aside. A yamen servant rushed up and scolded: "Hey! Old man, is this a place for you to sit? Come down quickly." Ye Ling was obviously unhappy and asked accusingly: "What's going on?" The yamen servant He knelt down and said, "Big Chong, this old man said he was here to find you. The younger ones don't dare to cause trouble, so let him in and wait." Ye Ling stood in front of the Yamen servant and said, "It came to see me. What's the matter, officer?" The officer looked up and said, "The little one was about to ask, but it ran straight into the lobby and didn't have time to ask." Ye Ling scolded: "Do you know where this place is? It's Wang Fa Lobby, can they come? What time is it now? The new Anyang Marquis is coming soon. What will the Marquis think if he sees it?" Ye Ling looked very anxious, and some officials came out and said: "Quickly Drive them out." The old man put down the letter in his hand and said, "Can't even ordinary people like me come here? Can you tell me where to go? Where to go?" Ye Ling looked at the people sitting in the lobby. The old man on top was shocked, his legs became weak and he knelt down. These officials felt very strange that an old man could frighten Ye Ling like this. The old man looked at Ye Ling, who was kneeling down, and asked: "Ye Ling, big insect, do you think ordinary people like me can meet your new Anyang Marquis?" Ye Ling said hurriedly: "Yes, yes." Then he sank down. head. An official came forward and shouted: "You are so presumptuous that you dare to be so rude to our Ye Ling. Take it down quickly." Huang Cai stood up and faced each other angrily, saying, "Which of you dares?" The old man looked at him. Huang Cai, who was standing in front of him, said: "Huang Cai, don't make any mistakes, please step back." Huang Cai then bowed and retreated behind the old man. Ye Ling pulled the official's sleeve and said, "Don't be rude. Do you know who it is? He is the Prime Minister of our Great Wei State. Please kneel down." All the officials around him looked at those sitting in the lobby. The old man above said with some disbelief: "You said it is the Prime Minister's Kingdom." Ye Ling looked at the officials around him and shouted: "Why don't you kneel down quickly." These officials all knelt down together and shouted: "The Prime Minister's Kingdom is a big bug. ." The old prime minister walked out and stood in front of them and said: "I am no longer the prime minister. To tell you the truth, I am your Anyang Marquis. The imperial court is reforming the law. The first thing is to rectify the administration of officials, get rid of those mediocre and incompetent officials, and promote Talents and talents will serve the country." Anyang Hou first helped Ye Ling up, faced these officials, and said: "Ye City was flooded and the people suffered. You don't know how to comfort the suffering people. In order to flatter your so-called Anyang Hou , go and drive them away. Let me ask you, what is the use of keeping you?" These officials begged for mercy one after another, saying: "I know my crime, I know my crime." Marquis Anyang looked at Ye Ling standing beside him , then looked at these officials and said: "Take them down and kill them on another day." These officials were dragged down by the armored soldiers on both sides and shouted: "Ye Ling, you beast, we are all acting on your orders! Ye Ling Big Chong, please say a few words for us." Ye Ling stepped forward to plead with them and said, "Big Chong, please leave them here to serve their crimes." Anyang Hou turned around and said, "Ye Ling, Ye Ling, at this time you still have I'm pleading for them. Today's court is different. Do you know how detrimental this reform is to your father? We can only protect the reform, no, it is temporary protection, and make political achievements in Yecheng. Your father You have to stand firm in the court, do you understand?" Ye Ling looked at Anyang Hou and said, "Uncle, my nephew knows how to do it?" Anyang Hou said, "You'd better take care of yourself." He turned around and Walked out of Yelingfu Yamen.
Marquis Anyang returned to his home and began to write the memorial under an oil lamp. This Ye Ling was the only son of the old master. At least he still had to show some mercy. This shows that Marquis Anyang still had some scruples in handling government affairs. He called in a servant and said: "These two memorials must be handed over to the old master." One reflects the disaster in Ye after the great disaster, and the other is the only son of the old master and some local officials. The situation is convenient for the old teacher to consider this matter. The servant took the two memorials from the hands of Marquis Anyang. He drove his horse out of Yecheng all night and rushed towards the main beam of the capital.
At midnight the next day, the servants rode horses into Daliang City and rushed to the old master's house. He went up to knock on the door and shouted: "Old Master, please open the door. The Marquis of Anyang of Yecheng has sent a report." The door of the house opened. , the servant rushed to the house, knelt in front of the old master, and said: "Old Master." The old master asked anxiously: "What happened in Ye?" The servant looked at the old master and said: "My master There are two memorials written on it, and the younger one must be given the two memorials in the hands of the grand master." The old master said, "Bring it in quickly." The servant took out two memorials and presented them. The old master took the two memorials and walked up to watch them carefully. Even his face turned green with anger and said: "You are a traitor, you are a traitor." Then he slapped the case, turned around and asked, "How did the old Prime Minister deal with this? "The old master didn't care about the disaster that happened in Ye at all. He was concerned about how Anyang Hou dealt with his son. The servant said: "My master will take down the officials involved and kill them on a certain day. As for the noble master, he will stay in the house to reflect on his mistakes and think about how to make amends." The old master agreed and said: "This is what the old prime minister has done. But in the hearts of ordinary people, well done. The old Prime Minister is calm in his work, and I feel more at ease." Then he said: "You have worked hard, please step aside and have a good rest." The servant bowed and stepped back, saying: "I will take my leave now. "
The next day, the old master went to the hall with a group of veteran ministers and looked at Zi Sang standing in front of them. Zi Sang turned around and stepped forward to salute, saying: "Old Master, you gentlemen, Zi Sang is so polite." The old Master looked arrogant, and his words were even more thorny, saying: "Prime Minister , you have to walk carefully, be careful of the slippery road under your feet, and walk steadily." Other veterans said sarcastically: "If the Prime Minister stumbles like this, he will never get up." Zisang bowed again and said: "Zisang thanks you all for reminding me." Then he dispersed and stood in the court hall.
The King of Wei walked out and stood in the main hall, looking at the civil and military ministers below the main hall. These ministers all knelt down and shouted: "My king will live forever, and my great Wei Kingdom will live forever." King Wei spread his arms and said: "Everyone Please stand up." All the civil and military ministers stood up. King Wei then sat in front of several cases. The eunuch beside King Wei stood up and said, "I have a book to tell you. If you have nothing to do, I will withdraw from the court." The old master stood up with his stick and said: "Your Majesty, I have a book to tell you. Memorial." King Wei looked at the old master and said: "Old master, please bring it up." The old master took out a memorial from his arms, and the eunuch stepped down and took the memorial from the old master. It was obvious that someone else A memorial was suppressed by the old master. The eunuch presented the memorial to the king of Wei for his inspection. The King of Wei opened the letter and read it for a while, then handed it into the eunuch's hand. He looked at Zi Sang and said, "Xiangguo, please take it and have a look." Zi Sang took the letter, opened it and looked at it. The King of Wei asked: "Prime Minister, do you have any objections to this memorial?" Zi Sang replied: "Anyang Marquis has no objections to the governance of Ye City." The old Taishi stood up and said: "The old Prime Minister has managed Ye City well and should be commended. ." King Wei said: "The old master is right." Then he looked at Zi Sang and said: "After the great disaster, there is a serious shortage of food in Ye. The Anyang Marquis is asking the court for food this time. Prime Minister, please go down and deal with it." Sang Wang looked at King Wei and said, "Your Majesty, there is no food in the national treasury. Your Majesty can give orders to local governments to collect food and tide over the difficulties together." He considered it again and said, "Your Majesty, this is wrong!" King Wei asked. "What's wrong?" The old master stood aside and said, "Old Xiangguo has been in power for more than 20 years, do you have anything to worry about?" Zi Sang said, "Yes, I am worried." Again. Facing the King of Wei, he said: "After Anyang Marquis arrived in Ye, he only dealt with some local officials below the county level. In the memorial, he did not mention Ye Ling at all, or said a simple sentence. Ye Ling was inevitably deceived by his subordinate officials. This is to excuse Ye Ling. This is one of the reasons. Secondly, all memorials should be handed over to the Prime Minister's Mansion and forwarded to the king by the minister. Why should they be submitted to the Grand Master's Mansion first? I also heard that Ye Ling He is the only son of the old master, so I have to think that Marquis Anyang has selfish motives." The old master stepped forward and said: "The old prime minister is loyal to our country of Wei and has no different intentions. You said that the old prime minister has selfish motives? Why are you selfish?" Zi Sang faced the old master and said, "What do you think?" The old master's eyes began to wander, and he began to say evasively: "This, this, how do I know?" Other veterans stood up, He accused: "Zisang, you are slandering Lao Xiangguo. Lao Xiangguo is a veteran of the three dynasties of our great Wei Kingdom. He has never been selfless. If you want to slander Lao Xiangguo, please show us the evidence. We are not convinced. Not convinced." Zisang said to these old ministers: "You want to see the evidence, okay!" Then he turned to the King of Wei and said: "Your Majesty, you can send an imperial envoy to Ye to check the accounts. The insect or the ghost will naturally surface. "The king of Wei said: "Xiangguo, what insect are you sending to Ye?"
