Yang Kai was weak due to poisoning and was mentally depressed. Chang Sheng did not talk to him for a long time. After a brief conversation, he left his room. When he went out, he happened to meet Da Tou who came back and said, "You stay with Yang Kai, I'll go see Yu." One, after you get the medicine back, you go to Yu Yi’s room and call me, I have to see the medicine in person.”
The big head nodded yes.
Changsheng had previously transferred Yu Yi from Dali Temple. He had been very busy these days and had not had time to go over and meet Yu Yi.
The Yushitai is divided into five areas: east, west, south, north, and middle. Each area has many houses and courtyards. Changsheng lived in the middle area of the backyard, and Yu Yi lived in the east of the backyard. Women generally did not serve as officials at this time. There are even fewer women in yamen like Yushitai, which is in charge of criminal law, so only she lives in the courtyard where Yu Yi lives.
Monks, like Taoists, have to perform morning and evening classes. This time should be the time for evening classes. Changsheng was originally worried that it would disturb Yu Yi's meditation and chanting, but he didn't want to arrive when Yu Yi was eating in the room. Knowing that both Yu Yi and Shi Xuanming were people he valued, he specially made a vegetarian meal for them. Unexpectedly, Yu Yi and Shi Xuanming were not very abiding by Buddhist rules and regulations. In addition to vegetarian food, there was also a pack of braised food on the table. and a jug of wine.
"Sir, why are you here?" Yu Yiyi stepped out of the way and asked Changsheng to come in.
"Come to see you." Changsheng walked straight to the table, pulled out the wooden chair on the east side of the table and sat down.
Yu Yi closed the door, sat back on the seat on the west side, and continued eating, "Have you had dinner, sir?"
"I haven't eaten, but you don't have enough food." Changsheng smiled and picked up a piece of braised pork. When he was about to eat it, he found that it was beef, so he put it back, replaced it with a piece of pickled bamboo shoots and stuffed it into his mouth.
When Changsheng came, she knocked on the door first. Yu Yi had enough time to put away the food and wine, but she did not do that. This showed that she had no intention of hiding anything, so even if Changsheng sat across from her, she It is also time to eat meat and drink wine.
"Are you still used to it here?" Changsheng asked casually.
"It's okay." Yu nodded.
Changsheng is a Taoist priest and does not eat beef. However, he does not eat it himself but does not dislike others eating it. He pointed at the package of braised meat with a smile and asked, "You have eaten meat and wine through your intestines. Will the Buddha keep it in his heart?"
"Haha, no, no," Yu Yi said with a smile, "In fact, Buddhism does not prohibit meat and fish. What's more, I am a martial arts practitioner. If I don't eat meat and fish, how can I have the strength to practice martial arts?"
"There is one thing I never understand. Why did you take the risk to save me in the first place?" Changsheng asked.
"Sir, do you want to hear the truth?" Yu Yi ate and drank by himself.
Changsheng smiled and nodded, "The truth is always right."
Yu Yi didn't look polite when he ate, and said while chewing, "What you have done is very satisfying. A place like Pingkangfang that hides dirt and evil should not be left. There are also those imperial officials, prostitutes and prostitutes, that's all. If you insist on bullying the weak and humiliating a chaste woman, you will be punished and you will die unjustly."
After saying more, Changsheng smiled and nodded, then said, "I didn't just transfer you here to repay your kindness for protecting me that day."
"I know," Yu Yi said, "Our behavior is quite similar. Your Excellency likes subordinates who hate evil and kill decisively."
Changsheng smiled and asked, "You are a monk. Shouldn't you be a monk? Why do you want to become an official?"
Yu Yi poured himself a drink, then put down his glass and said, "Monks pray to the Buddha and chant sutras every day, and receive offerings from others. But today, there is chaos in the world, and people are suffering. We accept offerings from others, and eat their rice grains. We cannot stand idly by at critical moments. Just do nothing.”
If Changsheng is determined to reuse Yu Yi, whether he is making friends or reusing subordinates, the prerequisite must be the same idea of how to behave. Hearing what Yu Yi said, Changsheng was very satisfied, and then asked, "What do you think of the current situation? "
"I don't have any opinion," Yu Yi shook his head, "I know how much I weigh. I can arrest people and solve cases, but I can't strategize. Sir, you don't need to say more. Although you are young, I admire you, no matter you are a person. I admire you both for your character, your courage, your intelligence, and thank you for looking up to me. I am willing to follow you, not for high-ranking officials and big pay, but just to kill a few more corrupt officials and live for a few more suffering people."
After hearing Yu Yi's heartfelt words, Changsheng nodded seriously, "What I want is your words. The imperial court asked me to take charge of the household department and also serve as the censor's office. You should also know what the emperor wants me to do. Next, let's take care of Chang'an first. After finishing the matter, I have to send you to inspect the place. I have already sent some censors to check out the situation first, but these guys worked against the will and sneaked back a lot. After all, they are not our own people, so they are useless. smoothly."
"Your Majesty, you are doing the right thing," Yu nodded and said, "When fighting outsiders, we must first calm down the internal affairs. It is urgent to rectify the administration of officials. The people's lives are already difficult. If these corrupt officials who plunder the people's wealth are not punished, the people's moral support will be completely dispersed. ”
Just as Changsheng was about to answer the call, he heard footsteps coming from outside the house. He was familiar with Big Tou's footsteps and knew that Big Tou was coming, so he stood up and said, "I have something else to do. I'll talk to you again when I have time."
Yu nodded in agreement and stood up to see them off.
Chang Sheng followed Da Tou back to the east courtyard and carefully inspected the medicine that the guards had brought back. After confirming that it was correct, he let Da Tou take it and boil it. Yang Kai had already been assassinated once before, and the reason why the other party assassinated Yang Kai was, This is because Yang Kai's Zhoutian Divine Art can absorb and transfer spiritual energy, and can replenish spiritual energy for him at critical moments. His Hunyuan Divine Art is already very overbearing, and with the help of Yang Kai's Zhoutian Divine Art, it is like adding more power to a tiger.
Changsheng was in a very low mood. After finishing the trivial matters, he wanted to go back to the house to rest. However, after pondering, he changed his mind and left the Yushitai and walked to the household department.
The imperial court wanted to attack the Ni family, but he quickly sent away everyone in the Ni family before the imperial court took action. This move would definitely arouse the emperor's dissatisfaction. He would have to go to him tomorrow morning to see what the attitude of the emperor and the civil and military officials were. And you can't go to court with just two ears. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, you have to report things. You can leave other things aside for the time being, but you must report the stolen money from the property of a corrupt official. This is what the Emperor cares about the most. Your Majesty. There are many reasons for wanting to attack the Ni family, but one of them must be the consideration of filling the national treasury. If enough silver is obtained this time, the resentment and dissatisfaction in the emperor's heart will be reduced.
The Household Department is in charge of finance and people's livelihood. It is the largest yamen in the imperial court. Even at night, there are officials on duty. Changsheng lives in the middle hall. He then orders people to call the officials on duty in each department for questioning. On his desk are a large number of the following documents. The official documents came up. While waiting for everyone to arrive, he casually looked through the official documents on his desk.
There are clear regulations for states, prefectures and counties to report official affairs to the imperial court. Except for the feudal officials of the third rank or above, middle and low-level officials are not qualified to report directly to the emperor. Different official affairs must be reported to different yamen and the Ministry of Household Affairs. He is in charge of finance and people's livelihood, so the official documents sent below are all related to money, food and people's livelihood.
Nine out of ten of these official documents are asking for money or food from the court. There is an idiom called "green and yellow", and "green and yellow" refers to the period from the beginning of the year to the summer harvest. During this period, the common people are the most sad. Last year's food has been eaten up, and this year's food will be exhausted. The grain has not yet been harvested.
As the saying goes, there is no egg left after the nest is overturned. Except for some states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River, most of the country is under the shroud of famine. Local government offices have asked for food relief. The direct consequence of failure to provide relief is death. The official document states: It is very clear how many people will starve to death in their own jurisdiction every day.
In addition to requests for disaster relief, there are also people asking for money. Most of these official documents asking for money are forwarded by the Ministry of War. Although most of the armies of the Tang Dynasty are under the control of the Jiedushi in various places, these armies are still nominally the imperial court. The army needs the imperial court to allocate military pay.
The more Changsheng looked at it, the angrier he became. What was going on? These armies and the imperial court couldn't mobilize them at all, and they had to be raised. Isn't this just like raising tigers?
What made him most angry was that it would not be enough if he did not support them. These Jiedushi soldiers were self-respecting and arrogant in their words. They only said that if the military pay was stopped, it would be "difficult to calm the morale of the army and fear of mutiny." This was not a blatant intimidation or coercion. What?
In addition to anger, longevity is more about worries. It is not without reason that Ni Zhuo is pessimistic about the Tang Dynasty. The reason why Ni Zhuo is pessimistic is because Ni Zhuo understands the current situation of the Tang Dynasty better than he does. The Tang Dynasty was once at its peak, and all nations came to visit the Tang Dynasty. There is only an empty shelf left...
