The second official of the prefecture, and even the state and county officials, were invited to the second hall.

There were more than 20 people, and because the chairs in the hall were full, they had no seats to sit on, so they stood behind their respective prefects, standing with their hands down.

And in the second hall of the governor's yamen, the only official sitting in the second official of the palace is Lin Yanchao.

Because Fu Zhiyuan, the official of the Guide Mansion, was injured and detained, Lin Yanchao sat in this hall on behalf of the Guide Mansion, and because the official position was slightly lower, he could only accompany him to sit at the end of the seat.

There are now more than 50 officials in the second hall.

Everyone arrived, Yang Yikui was about to speak, Ma Yu suddenly said Gong, and immediately left from the second hall, and it took a long time before returning to the second hall.

If you don't pay tribute early, you don't pay tribute late, but at this time, all the officials know that Ma Yu is deliberately putting on a score.

Ma Yu came to Kaifeng Mansion to humiliate civil officials like this for nearly a month, and even injured the prefect of Guide Mansion, and everyone acquiesced to him. What's more, the governor and the envoy have no words.

After Ma Yu took his seat, Yang Yikui asked calmly, "Grandpa Ma, can you start?" ”

Ma Yu smiled and said, "Of course, but we have to say a few words first, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Yang Yikui said: "Of course, I'll listen to you." ”

Ma Yu nodded and said: "My lords, back then, the great grandfather sealed the Zonglian, so that the whole world was hungry, and he did not appoint any appointments, and the friendship between relatives was very thick......

Ma Yu said that he was a little stuck, and the officials thought to themselves about these few words, and they didn't say anything at all, as if they were reading from the book, someone must have grabbed the knife for him, otherwise Ma Yu wouldn't be able to say such words.

"Forever for the ancestors...... The ancestral system is passed down from generation to generation, so the clan and the country are the same body, the Son of Heaven and the clan are the same weal and woe, and the blessings and misfortunes are shared ......"

"Therefore, the matter of King Lu is the matter of the Son of Heaven, if you neglect the matter of King Lu, it is the neglect of the Son of Heaven, these words are said in front, you should take it in your heart and weigh it carefully, pick it up, before the meeting, think about your status today, and remember Jun's grace well."

The last few sentences are Ma Yu's off-script play. He was very satisfied, and felt that there was a faint domineering attitude in his words.

He looked at the reactions of the officials, but they were very cold.

Gu Ming had already seen the cold scene, and immediately said loudly: "My father-in-law said it very well, we are the officials who think about the king, and worry about the king. It was determined that the Holy Admiral King Lu would complete the affairs of the domain. ”

Ma Yu nodded, seeing that Yang Yikui and the others didn't say anything, he couldn't help but snort lightly in his heart, and then he looked at Gong Daqi, who had always been very talkative, and asked, "What does Uncle Gong think?" ”

Gong Daqi, the political envoy of Zuobu, nodded and said: "Of course, the Son of Heaven lives in the temple, the people are in the rivers and lakes, and our officials are sandwiched in the center. ”

"The Son of Heaven has a fate, we can do it if we can do it as officials, and we have to find a way to do it if we can't do it. The common people have people's feelings, and we can endure it if we can, and hide it if we can. If it is sandwiched between the two sides, it really won't work, even if we have wronged the people, we can't have wronged the emperor. ”

Ma Yu was stunned, what Gong Daqi said seemed to be the truth, but it didn't seem to be, he couldn't understand it, so he could only laugh dryly: "What Gong Fangbo said is interesting." ”

At this time, Fu Zhiyuan and Lin Yanchao's top bosses went in and out of the political side of Daliang Road: "Gonggong Ma, it's not that I can't do things for the emperor, and I share worries for the saint." But our Henan Province suffers disasters every year, and we are really poor. ”

In this paragraph, in order to raise money for the affairs of the feudal domain, the province sought the arrears of treasury silver from the prefectures, and as a result, the province asked the prefecture for money, the prefecture asked for money from the county, and the county asked for money from the people. But even so, the arrears are still uneven......"

Ma Yu said angrily: "This is the incompetence of your officials, why do you only ask for the poor, not from the big households, this time our family went to the local government to procure from the big households, and none of them dared to shirk." ”

"It is the responsibility of your officials to not pay taxes, and you only know how to pass the buck and live up to the grace of God."

When the officials below heard this, they were all angry in their hearts.

At this time, the next official laughed and said, "Father-in-law, that's a good point. Father-in-law's meaning, do you understand? No matter how many people starved to death in Henan, it doesn't matter if 10,000, 50,000, 100,000, hundreds of thousands of people died, and even provoked a popular uprising. Haha, are I right? ”

Ma Yu was furious, he didn't know the official and asked, "Who is talking?" ”

An official standing beside Lin Yanchao said loudly: "Li Sumin, the magistrate of the county under the rule of Xia Zhangde Mansion." ”

Ma Yujian was a magistrate and was too lazy to talk to him. He said to Yang Yikui: "Futai, it seems that today's meeting is difficult to continue, so it is better to discuss it another day." Our family is not afraid of hard work, but we are afraid that the Son of Heaven can't afford to wait. ”

Yang Yikui was silent, he glanced at Lin Yanchao intentionally or unintentionally.

Many officials also secretly looked at Lin Yanchao. Lin Yanchao had already offended the Son of Heaven, King Lu. Therefore, if you want to talk about which official is not afraid to be a cadre and dares to speak up, it should be Lin Yanchao who has the courage.

If Lin Yanchao doesn't come out, which other official dares to come forward. If he speaks out, the officials will inevitably side with him.

But from beginning to end, Lin Yanchao just sat and didn't say a word except for occasionally picking up the teacup and drinking tea.

When the officials saw this, they also said in their hearts, could it be that Lin Yanchao is just a name? is still as rumored to say, Lin Yanchao has a handle in Ma Yu's hands.

Now the pressure has come to Yang Yikui, he is not like Lin Yanchao. Lin Yanchao is just a second official, his voice is just a personal opinion, it doesn't matter what he says. But if Yang Yikui or other big officials oppose it, as a feudal official, then it is on behalf of Henan Province to fight against the Holy Will.

Of course, Lin Yanchao can't do anything if he doesn't speak, he can protect himself, but after being demoted to Henan, he may have been smoothed out.

Yang Yikui immediately said: "Colleagues, I know your difficulties. Ma Gonggong, an official in the province, is not prevaricating, but just wants King Lu to become a vassal domain, and the matter is big, with the strength of Henan Province, I am afraid that he will not be able to bear it. Will it be better for tomorrow to be even, and let the other provinces share some of it? ”

Before Ma Yu could speak, Shi Xiao Shengguang, the left chief of the Lu Wangfu, said: "I don't know what to patrol Taiwan, when Taizu left a posthumous training, the prince became a vassal, Wu Yue did not seal it, and it was anointed, and Fujian, Guangzhou, Yunnan thorns were not sealed, and it was dangerous. ”

"The world can be sealed but Henan, Huguang, Shandong provinces, if the king of Lu is in Henan, Futai will turn to Huguang, Shandong, then in the future, other princes will be in Huguang, Shandong, can they also turn to Henan?"

Xiao Shengguang said this, and Ma Yu was overjoyed: "Yes, yes, that's exactly the truth." ”

Yang Yikui saw that Shi Ye, the head of the Wupin Royal Mansion, dared to choke him, and said angrily: "This is the meeting of the division, the subordinate officials of the royal mansion, where is there a place for you to speak." ”

Facing the aura of the feudal officials, Xiao Shengguang looked at Ma Yu for help, Gu Mingji.

Gu Ming had already played a round and said: "I heard that most of the materials for the construction of the palace were taken from Huguang, did my father-in-law ask Huguang to waive some of the material money, how can our people in Henan also thank my father-in-law for his great kindness." ”

Ma Yu nodded and said, "This is where our family can make it clear to the saint." ”

Yang Yikui got down the stairs, nodded immediately, and signaled for the assembly to begin.

Gong Daqi, the political envoy, said loudly: "The budget for the construction of King Lu's Mansion is 677,800 taels in total, the treasury can support 300,000 taels, and there are 377,800 taels. ”

Yang Yikui said: "People have ten fingers of different lengths, and each province is also divided into rich and poor. How much do each province plan to give? Whether it is reported by itself, those who can work more, or the division is apportioned. ”

The officials below are all complaining, in order to make up for the arrears of the feudal treasury before, they have been hanging on the ground, and now they are asking for money again.

Gu Ming has already said: "Qiyu Futai, the lower officials think that it should be divided equally according to the number of registered households in each prefecture. There are a total of 5.19 million households in this province, and there are 1.9 million households in Kaifeng Prefecture. ”

"Therefore, the government can pay 135,000 taels to share the king's worries."

The officials scolded from the bottom of their hearts, Gu Ming seemed to be fair, but it was actually very unfair, because Kaifeng Mansion is not only a big mansion, but also a province where money and grain are located, and the rich people in the province are all in Kaifeng Mansion. Therefore, it is not difficult for Gu Ming to come up with this money, and even let the big households in the house pledge it.

Ma Yu was overjoyed and said: "Gu Zhifu is really the heart of the king, after our family returns to Beijing, we will give you merit in front of the saint and the queen mother." ”

Good people have done it for Gu Ming.

Gu Mingji said very plainly: "It is the duty of this official to return to his father-in-law and perform his duties for the court, and I really dare not take credit." ”

"Dang, dang," Ma Yu looked at the other officials and said, "Since the capital has been generous, can the other provinces have difficulties?" ”

The faces of the prefects of each prefecture were ugly, but they thought that they would pass this level first, so they all said: "There is no difficulty." ”

Ma Yu and Gu Ming were already looking at Lin Yanchao, but seeing that Lin Yanchao also nodded, they did not object to it.

Seeing this scene, Ma Yu and Gu Ming were both happy and disappointed in their hearts.

Lin Yanchao's move was clearly admitted, if it weren't for the fact that they were holding the handle of silting the field. With Lin Yanchao's courage to admonish the Son of Heaven at the beginning, how could he not stand up and speak at this time?

Even Li Sumin, the little magistrate, opened his mouth, and you Lin Sanyuan are still pretending to be dead?

All the readers will think to themselves that when Lin Yanchao was Hanlin, he was not an official, but he dared to oppose the Son of Heaven for the wedding of King Lu for six million taels. But when he arrived at the local government, he was a pro-people official, and now the people of Henan Province were about to be exploited and looted, but when he was duty, he became a turtle with a shrunken head, isn't this a slap in the face?

However, Ma Yu and the others are disappointed that if Lin Yanchao does not stand up to oppose it at this time, they will carefully prepare and wait for the evidence of his corruption, and it will be difficult to put it on Lin Yanchao's head. If this does not play the role of killing chickens and setting an example to monkeys, what should other officials do if they continue to ink?

This construction of the palace is just the beginning, these officials are so noisy, there is a salt class below, after the salt class, there is a domain, there is a domain after the domain, there is a domain village behind the domain, there is a fan shop behind the domain, and there is a ......

It's like splitting bamboo, if the knife is not fast at the beginning, then it can't form a momentum like a bamboo.

Gu Ming immediately said: "When the official urged the treasury to pay the arrears, he told the officials of various provinces that paying taxes is a matter of duty, and arrears should be punished. I don't know if Lin Sima Ke of Guide Mansion still remembers this sentence? ”

What is the rich who give more, and the poor will take away what you have.

Some people want to calm things down, but the more like this, others will let him go, and this knife will be swung sooner or later. Lin Yanchao is in such a situation right now.

The officials present also knew that Ma Yu was already going to take Lin Yanchao under the knife.

Everything was carried out as Gu Ming and Ma Yu expected, otherwise Fu Zhiyuan would have been injured in the prefect's mansion, so forget it? Isn't the ledger checked in vain? Isn't the relationship in the household in vain?

Avoiding is absolutely unavoidable.

In front of everyone's eyes, Lin Yanchao was pressing his neck, for no other reason, he was just a little sour after sitting for a long time.

When Gu Ming had asked about himself, Lin Yanchao was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Yes, yes, there was such a thing in the government at the beginning." ”

And so it is again! And so it is again! How is it like this again.

Gu Ming already felt at this moment, as if he had eaten a big ball of, not to mention that Lin Yanchao was suspicious, but to say that the officials of various prefectures and the officials of a province gathered, and it was said that King Lu was such a big thing.

You, Lin Yanchao, are actually at such an important meeting...... Distracted.

Gu Ming is already an official who pays attention to the official's temperament, and on weekdays, the face is light and light, and the officialdom style is surging in the undercurrent, and now he is fucking him.

Gu Ming was very reluctant, but he had to take care of your tone and said to Lin Yanchao: "At the beginning, Lin Sima cleared all the debts accumulated for many years, which really made this official admire...... Admire. This time, the palace was built, and the Guide Mansion was not more, and it was a worry for other provinces. ”

Gu Ming's move is tantamount to dividing Lin Yanchao's relationship with other prefects.

For example, if you are a rich man, can you take out a little money to help your relatives who have no money? At least when everyone eats, you pay for the meal for me.

This made Lin Yanchao agree no, and if he didn't, he didn't.

But seeing Lin Yanchao, he frowned and said, "This is a little difficult to do. ”

Gu Ming sneered: "Why is it not easy to do, is there no money in the house?" Or do you have money, deliberately saying that you don't have money? ”

"It's not that there is money, there is no money, but this matter should be decided by the prefect, and the subordinate official is not the master as the second official."

Ma Yu almost squirted out the tea in his mouth again, and Gu Mingji's cough was committed again.

Lin Yanchao spread his hands: "Why don't you ask Fu Futai to come and let him speak?" The lower officials are really humble and light-hearted. ”

Ma Yu said abruptly: "Fu Zhiyuan is already in custody for his crimes, and the matter of returning to the Defu is now up to you for the time being." ”

Lin Yanchao said: "But the province has not issued an order to let the official temporarily handle the government affairs, and the official still has no way to make the decision, which is not his duty." The official still asks Fu Futai to come back and make a decision, even if he is in custody, at least whether there is money in the house or not, it can be known, and the father-in-law should ask Fu Futai instead of asking the official. ”

Ma Yu said angrily: "Fu Zhiyuan is already injured, how can he come here to speak?" ”

As soon as Ma Yu's voice fell, Gu Ming couldn't help but scold him for being stupid in his heart.

At this time, Lin Yanchao's eyes suddenly sharpened, it was not the same knowledge of the Guide Mansion who played Tai Chi just now, but the Lin Sanyuan who died in the Jinluan Palace.

The officials in the hall saw Lin Yanchao shoot the case, and said angrily: "Fu Futai is injured? How to get hurt? Who was wounded? Please give an explanation to all the officials present! ”