Yu Qian and Wang Miao walked towards the official post together.
Sun Zan and others followed closely behind them, squeezing Wang Miao's entourage behind them.
Yu Qian and Wang Miao were both wearing regular clothes.
However, Yu Qian is extremely simple. Although he is old and thin now, and his temples have turned gray, he still walks with his waist straight and upright.
But Wang Miao was wearing colorful clothes, all made of fine silk. He couldn't afford a single piece of clothing with his annual salary. Although his appearance was acceptable, Wang Miao had a flattering smile on his face and bent his head. The waist followed behind Yu Qian.
"As Yu Taibao said goodbye to the capital, the students thought that they would never see Yu Taibao again. Unexpectedly, today in Kunming, the southwest of our great country, I had the honor to see Yu Taibao again. It is really a blessing for students. I want to come back. When the student comes to the capital and tells this story, he will definitely be envied by many colleagues."
Yu Qian said lightly: "Censor of the Royal Capital, this statement is too exaggerated..."
His tone was calm, without any fluctuation in his heart.
After hearing Yu Qian's understatement, Wang Miao couldn't help but feel angry.
"You are already half dead, why are you still pretending to be a person? I will give you a piece of thin noodles. I call myself a student. If I don't give you thin noodles, you don't even want to see my face."
Although Wang Miao was unhappy, she still had to work hard to save face.
"The Censor of Xudu has told me more than once that Yu Qian is the savior of the world and will help the building collapse. Of course Yu Taibao can bear what I just said, but I dare not be too humble. "
When Yu Qian heard Wang Miao's words, he stopped and turned his head to look at Wang Miao.
Yu Qian was just a commoner, but for some reason, Wang Miao looked a little guilty and uneasy when she looked into his eyes.
If it were someone like Wang Miao before, Yu Qian wouldn't even say a word to him.
"That means Xu Youzhen praises me too much."
After Yu Qian finished speaking, he turned his head and continued walking forward.
Wang Miao sighed with relief. The intimidation of this old guy was generated by being in a high position for a long time. As long as I join the cabinet and stay for decades, I will become his.
Then, Wang Miao hurriedly chased after him.
After Yu Qian entered Guanyi, he kept observing the situation in Guanyi.
In the air, there is the lingering smell of floral rouge.
And there are many more things in Guanyi that did not originally belong to Guanyi.
For example, there are many women's clothes hanging in the front yard...
As a second-rank official sent by the imperial court, the security standards of the official post where he lived were very high. In addition to his own bodyguards and entourage, the prefecture's Yamen also sent a hundred soldiers, but Wang Miao did not Without paying any attention to the impact, they let those women hang their clothes in front of a crowd of local Kunming soldiers. Among these clothes, there were also many personal items. Didn't this mean that the court's decency and dignity were thrown to the ground and trampled on at will?
In the future, when Wang Miao leaves Kunming, this matter will spread among the people...
Yu Qian entered the lobby, and then sat at the main seat at Wang Miao's invitation. Sun Zan and others stood behind Yu Qian.
Originally, Wang Miao's arrangement for Qian was to let Yu Qian go down to rest first and wait for the Duke of Guo and the two father-in-laws from the capital to arrive together to take care of Yu Qian. However, Yu Qian said that he was not tired and that he had something to say. Wang Miao said that Wang Miao had no choice but to let Yu Qian come to the lobby.
After Yu Qian sat down, Wang Miao also sat down.
Always had a smile on his face.
"Yu Taibao, you have been tired all the way, so you might as well rest for a while. Come to think of it, it's nothing important. If you have anything to say, we can't talk about it later. We have to rush it." Saying these meaningful words did not affect Wang Miao at all. Smile on face.
Yu Qian said: "Nothing is trivial for the common people. I also know a little about the court's appeasement strategy. The imperial censor of the royal capital has been in Kunming for a long time, but why are the state capitals below Kunming still holding the court's money? At the same time, he is collecting food from the people, and the censor of the royal capital knows this."
Wang Miao smiled and said: "Of course I know that although the imperial court's appeasement policy has come down, the money and food have not yet been received. Do we adjust measures to local conditions? Some places have already started, while others have not yet started."
"The government has received the money transferred from the Nanjing Transfer Department and the grain shipped from Huguang. Then they will definitely start to implement the court's appeasement policy. But there is still a war in Annan, and the money and food from the imperial transfer department have not yet arrived. In Kunming, the quartermaster is asking for food from the local government, and they have no choice but to collect it as usual. No matter what, we don't dare to be careless about important military and national affairs."
"It's okay to let the people go hungry, but if the soldiers on the front line are hungry to fight, then it will be the fault of us officials."
"But Taibao, please don't worry. Once all the grain and money transferred by the imperial court are in place, the local officials will act in accordance with the imperial court's official documents. Otherwise, I will never give him mercy."
After finishing speaking, Wang Miao actually laughed twice more. This smile made Yu Qian look a little sick.
How did you say such high-sounding words?
"Yu Taibao, you have been living in the center for a long time, so you must understand the difficulties below..."
Yu Qian nodded, and then asked: "What the royal censor said makes sense. Every place has its own difficulties. I know this, but I still have some questions to ask the royal censor."
Wang Miao hurriedly responded: "As always, please tell me, students must tell everything they know and dare not hide anything."
"The censor of the royal capital is an admonisher of the capital, or a local official."
"If a student is not also a governor, of course he is a capital official. If he is a remonstrator, how can he be a local official..."
"Then why are you so considerate of the local government but not of the common people? Why have you never thought of letting the common people relax first and suffer the hardships of the local government and small officials? Also, the imperial court's decree is three years Tax exemption, from the 15th year of Chenghua to the 18th year of Chenghua, during these three years, the people who still paid taxes, whether there were any measures to file an extension, whether they were reported to the court, and reported to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, that is, it was adapted to local conditions, and whether there was any Change strategy..."
Yu Qian's inquiry made Wang Miao look ugly.
He couldn't answer a word.
"Yu Taibao, the imperial court gave us three years, from the autumn harvest in June of the fifteenth year of Chenghua to the autumn harvest of the eighteenth year of Chenghua, for a total of three years of autumn harvest. This is an express provision of the imperial court. If there is any change, you should do it. If you have passed the official position, don't you know that when changes occur, the court will be in trouble, the local government will be in trouble, and everything else will be in trouble..."
"What's more, the tax exemption is your majesty's holy grace. Wouldn't it make your majesty look ugly if you are so fussy about it..."
"I am an admonisher and your Majesty's minister. Your Majesty's holy face cannot be harmed in the slightest. Do you need me to explain this clearly?"
The smell of gunpowder gradually became stronger.
"What a great word for your Majesty's ministers, the censor of the royal capital. Your light words can make hundreds of thousands of people hungry and cold..."
"The imperial court has said that it will be three years. It is three years. One more year will not work. If you have no alternative, you should immediately organize local governments to collect taxes, money, and food..."
After Wang Miao heard what Yu Qian said, the anger in his heart could no longer be hidden. He looked at Yu Qian and sneered: "Hahahaha... Yu Taibao, are you teaching me how to do things?"
"Do you have His Majesty's will?"
"Do you still think that you are the chief minister of the cabinet and His Majesty's teacher?"
"Can your light words change the country's major policies?"
"Then again, when you were the chief minister of the cabinet, weren't you able to change?"
Listening to Wang Miao's words, Yu Qian's face did not waver at all.
But Sun Zan, who was standing behind Yu Qian, couldn't bear it anymore.
"How dare you say such arrogant words to His Majesty's teacher... Believe it or not, I will chop you up..."
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