Cheng Mansion, Humble Administrator's Pavilion, an old man in purple clothes was looking through the pile of memorials on the table.
The room was full of books and elegantly furnished. However, on the bookshelf next to it, there were three pickled and even gold-dusted heads hanging.
Although he only had one head and looked like a human being, at this moment one of the heads opened and closed his mouth and was chanting loudly: "The flood in the east of the river has flooded countless fertile fields. It is suspected that a water demon is causing trouble."
"There is a severe drought in Gannan. From time to time, demons herd locusts and breed locusts, which caused the displacement of a large number of people. It has appeared that they have exchanged their children for food. A large number of evil spirits have been sneaking around, adding fuel to the flames."
“Officials in Jiangbei are seriously corrupt and have swallowed up more than 90% of disaster relief food funds. There are evil cults that deceive the people and cause rebellion and chaos..."
"Hahaha! This country is already in chaos! Old man Cheng, as the current great scholar and chief minister of life, are you just sitting back and ignoring it?"
The old man in rich clothes just pretended not to hear it and continued to read the memorial. Occasionally he would mark the word "read" and then stop processing it.
Another leader suddenly said with anger: "The corruption in this dynasty is full of rats, Mr. Cheng! According to the students, we should use strict laws and implement strict rules to maintain the righteousness of the government. Then implement new laws, abolish tiredness, and eliminate mediocrity. Only incompetent people can restore this great mountain and river to some of the style it had during the reign of Emperor Yuan Jing."
The old man in rich clothes still ignored it and read one memorial after another.
Suddenly he raised his eyebrows slightly, and suddenly asked the last person: "Xiang Sheng! How long have the Zhezi from Yongnan been coming continuously?"
The last person spoke: "It's been more than a month!"
The old man in Chinese clothes nodded, and then wrote a comment on the booklet, which seemed to be to allocate money and food to Yongnan for disaster relief. At the same time, he also wrote a separate note, instructing some officials to accompany him and supervise him.
The second person who spoke before saw it, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Teacher, Ma Heng's students know that he is the most rogue. He has abilities, but his methods are dirty and unclean. You snowman Huge sums of money and carts of grain passed through his hands, and in the end I was afraid that less than 50% would be left. No! Teacher! According to the recommendation of the students... Lu Man can take on this important task, and the students made friends with him. Over the years, I have learned a lot about his character, and I will definitely not be greedy for ink.”
After closing the memorial, the old man in rich clothes coughed twice, looking a little tired.
He closed his eyes, took a few heavy breaths, and then said: "The road is full of squareness but not flexible enough, and the ambition is great but the ability is limited. If this Yongnan disaster relief matter is left to him, as long as he leaves the capital, It's just a dish in someone else's bowl, a piece of meat in the pot. Not only is his money and food not guaranteed, I'm afraid he won't be able to save his life either."
After coughing a few more times, the old man in colorful clothes continued: "Although Ma Heng was born in the market, he likes to be clever, his methods are ugly, and his food and appearance are indecent. But he also has some bottom lines and is good at dealing with people. Yongnan is thousands of miles away. , we are beyond our reach. It is absolutely impossible to transport the disaster relief money and food to Yongnan intact. It depends on how much Ma Heng can keep!"
Hearing this, the head in the middle fell silent for a moment, but then became indignant: "Teacher! We still need to reform! Even if you chop off the students' heads and hang their heads here, the students still say it. Reforms must be made! Reforms must be made. Reform! Otherwise one day, the country will no longer be a country and the building will collapse."
This time, the old man in fine clothes didn't need to answer. The first person to speak sneered.
"Ha! The sage has a saying, rule by doing nothing. Reforms and reforms may seem vigorous, but in fact they waste people, money, and damage one's own vitality. Being in a key place in the center, what is gathered is the important affairs of all parties in the entire world. Some of them are true, and some of them are true. Are you aware of the division of leave? When orders are issued to local areas, whether for the sake of the well-being of the people or to eradicate local ills, they will eventually be exploited and become local tyrants, squires and landlords who collude with officials and poison the people. "
"You said you wanted to rectify the administration and eliminate the bad apples among the officials. When you get to the local government, it's the best time to eliminate dissidents and kill Zhongliang."
"You said you wanted to reform and reform, but when you got to the local government, you became a good business for those corrupt officials who exploited the people and took advantage of the opportunity to make huge profits."
"The benefits have been distributed, and all those in power protect and cover each other. Occasionally, people who did not belong to them emerge from the crowd and are either assimilated by them, or they are made into human heads and hung on the wall. .”
"Hahaha... Dali is hopeless! Bian Jun! Haven't you seen clearly? Your teacher, sitting in front of you, this sanctimonious old man, he is the biggest beneficiary. How could he? Allowing someone to oppose him and take away his interests?”
"He reviews memorials every day, sits in the center, and holds power. It seems that he is for the peace and tranquility of the world, but is he actually controlling the affairs of the court and seeking an eternal inheritance for his family?"
It is obvious that the three heads each have their own identity.
Now we can only confirm that the head in the middle, named Bian Jun, is a student of Cheng Penghai, but I don’t know... Since he is a disciple of Cheng Penghai, why was his head chopped off and made into dry goods and hung on the wall? .
"Madman! I really don't know why the teacher keeps you here. You madman!" said the man who thought he was Cheng Penghai's student.
But at this moment, perhaps only Cheng Penghai could see that on his body was entangled with a crimson dragon that was covered in wounds, but still tough and terrifying.
The broken dragon was like a huge python, entangled in his body, constantly twisting, not only restraining Cheng Penghai's powerful cultivation, but also wasting away his life.
But above the heads of the three heads, there are different images of 'dragons'.
These 'dragons', who seemed to be lucky, would restrain the red dragon from time to time, allowing Cheng Penghai to occasionally take a breather.
If Feng Linwen were here, he should have recognized these three heads. They should have been 'hidden dragons' hidden in the mountains during their lifetimes.
To put it simply, these three people all have the qualifications and potential to become emperors, but whether they can jump out of the abyss and fly into the sky and transform into dragons is another matter.
Moreover, none of the three of them belong to the Dali royal family. The dragon energy is not in the same line as the Dali dragon energy, and they are even in an absolutely hostile state with the Dali dragon energy.
Cheng Penghai was using the natural lives of these three people to resist the backlash from the dragon energy.
After coughing a few more times, Cheng Penghai's face flushed with a different kind of blush.
"It's almost! It's almost! Wait a minute! Wait a minute!" Cheng Penghai put down the bloody handkerchief, waved his hand and took out a jade pendant. He stretched out his hand to activate the aura in the jade pendant.
The jade pendant just faded in place and then disappeared.
But I don’t know what it means or what it is used for.
In the Dali Palace, Feng Linwen's life began to get better.
For the time being, he has won over Gao Qiang, one of the five ministers who care about life.
In return for kindness, Gao Qian seemed to be repaying Feng Linye, giving people and money, helping Feng Linye truly win over a group of 'caring people' in the palace, so that his voice was finally no longer restricted to just five steps. , but can really get out of the imperial city.
"Your Majesty! The Taibao Wang En, together with all the ministers, invites Your Majesty to come to court."
