The north wind is blowing, the winter is cold, and this winter is destined to be difficult, especially for the ruined Jiankang that is raging with rebellious soldiers.

Why is it so difficult for the state to be so difficult?

In the Taichung Taibao official office, Director Wang surrounded a piece of skin, and the bookcase was full of all kinds of documents. After the chaos, there are thousands of problems, and now these cases have been moved to his desk after the subordinates have been screened and streamlined layer by layer.

At this time, in the official office, there are still more than a dozen Peng subordinates who are immersed in work, and the documents of each type are sorted out and transcribed by them, and at the same time they look through the old books and records, and write down their own views and opinions on this matter, and then submit them to the Taibao desk.

Several officials came with charcoal basins in their hands, and after entering the room, they slowed down their pace, quietly placed them next to the bookcase, and picked up the old basin with only ashes left. One of them accidentally kicked over the spit pot, and the sound of the spit pot clattering on the ground suddenly broke the silence in the room, and everyone raised their heads and looked over with displeasure.

The clerk was already panicked, cold sweat gushed out, and he was busy lying on the ground and whispering guilt.

Director Wang was also shocked by this life, looked up for a moment, and then realized what had happened, waved his hand and said, "Stand down." ”

The official breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and after bowing again, he got up and bent down and retreated, but halfway through the journey, he heard the Taibao say, "Wait a minute." He turned around and hung his head.

"Half of the charcoal basin is removed."

Wang Dao lowered his head and ordered, then pointed his hand to the two charcoal basins beside him and said, "The fire is dry, move to Wang Peng's side." ”

The officials were stunned when they heard this, and then they were a little at a loss when they saw that the Taibao lowered their heads and wrote again.

"Listen to the Taibao."

The closest Taibao position was Chang Shi Meitao, and when he saw the clerk standing there and didn't know what to do, he whispered, and pushed the charcoal basin beside him forward by the way.

Although there are not many words about this trivial matter, everyone in the room can't help but feel emotion in their hearts when they see it. Although it is just a trivial matter of charcoal fire heating, it fully exposes the embarrassment of maintaining the capital nowadays.

The Liyang rebels invaded Gyeonggi, and most of the Taewon was destroyed. In the past two months or so, the general recruitment of civil power has only barely repaired part of the palace and some important official offices in Taicheng, and the use of it is seriously insufficient. As for the other government officials, they could only even gather in the front hall of Taiji, and there was no specific office space at all.

In the past, there were perfect heating fire channels leading directly to the palaces and temples in Taicheng, but when the rebels occupied this city, they blocked all the fire roads because they were worried about hidden dangers. Now Taichung can only use this kind of charcoal pot fire to ward off the cold, and the conditions can be described as simple.

But even so, everyone did not dare to complain. Nowadays, there is a great shortage of various materials in the capital, especially for wintering heating materials such as charcoal and firewood, and the gap is even greater. Even if the queen mother in the garden leads by example, she can't take more than a few buckets every day, and the rationing is difficult.

The tide of this winter is especially cold, outside Taicheng, the small people have no clothes to cover their bodies, no tiles to cover their heads, and those who freeze to death in the streets and alleys are endless. But those who have a conscience in their hearts are miserable. In such a situation, if they dare to complain, the boiling of material discussions alone is enough to make them ashamed to gain a foothold.

A young man with a slightly pale face in the room was more eye-catching, he was wrapped in thick brocade felt, and his wheezing voice was also thick and heavy, obviously everyone else was so cold that his hands and feet were numb, but his forehead was sweaty, and there was no lack of pain between his eyebrows, and it was much slower to read a document than others, but Sheng Zai had been persevering.

Director Wang also glanced at the young man from time to time, his eyes were a little unbearable, and he asked in a low voice, "Does Xiu Ling need to rest for a while?" ”

The young man is Wang Huzhi, the son of Wang Xuan, he is already a little drowsy, and he didn't react until Director Wang said it for the second time, shook his head and said: "There is nothing to do under the post, thank you Taibao for your concern." ”

Seeing this scene, Director Wang couldn't help but sigh again in his heart, and a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes. At the time, people praised his children for being virtuous and handsome, but in fact, how could Director Wang himself not know the endowment of these children, Qing Tan Ya Opera, Jian Ao Xuanxu is indeed superior, but when it comes to real responsibility, there are only a handful of people who are really capable.

The son in front of him, Wang Hu Zhi, is already a rare person who is good at anything, but unfortunately he is riddled with chronic diseases.

This turmoil, of course, can be said to be the cause of the disaster, but Director Wang, as the first assistant to the edict of Su Zu, is actually to blame, even if it is not the main crime, but a crime of sitting back and raising trouble is inevitable. If something was done in the process of counterinsurgency, it would have been a failure, but unfortunately Wang Shu almost completely did not play his due role, which inevitably made his family even more embarrassed.

Now that Director Wang is in charge of government affairs, he also knows that there are actually many things to discuss against him, but others can push back the heavy responsibility, but he can only grit his teeth and insist, otherwise the state affairs will be unsustainable.

Today's Wang Dao is also in urgent need of support from his family. However, Wang Bin has always held a grudge because of his son's disability, and went directly back to Langya County, and repeatedly asked him not to return, but forced him to severely punish the murderer.

For Wang Bin's attitude, Director Wang also knew why, on the surface it was because of his son's matter, but in fact, he still deeply complained that he supported Wang Shu on the issue of the candidate for Jiangzhou Assassin History and did not support himself.

In this regard, Director Wang has no shortage of resentment in addition to sorrow in his heart. Wang Bin just crippled a son, but his eldest heirs are all dead! So what? Those who are alive must face the problems of the moment, and the so-called high-ranking status of the Wang family is not born, it is also operated by the ancestors from generation to generation!

Now that the chaos is settled, if you are still clinging to old grievances and isolating from the crowd, it will not benefit you at all, and some people are waiting to replace Wang's position in the current situation!

Moreover, his choice of Wang Shu was also forced by the situation. Wang Shu still has merit to talk about, but even so, it took a lot of twists and turns to finally finalize the matter a month ago! And why did Wang Bin plot this position? Does he still think that the current situation is like the beginning of the establishment of the Zhongxing system, and what position is decided by the portal?

Wang Bin is already like this, but Wang Shu also makes Director Wang feel cold. He tried his best to win this position for Wang Shu, and decided on this matter a year ago, in addition to fighting for the help of Fang Zhen for his own family, he also hoped that Wang Shu would be able to mobilize a part of Jiangzhou after he arrived to solve the urgent need in the capital.

However, after Wang Shu arrived, instead of working hard, he turned his head and asked the center for help again and again. Didn't he know what was going on in the capital today? It's nothing more than to show favor to the people of Jiangzhou and want to occupy the place!

The same is true of his peers, and the younger generations have not let Director Wang worry. He endured the pain of losing his son to preside over the situation, and also hoped that his children would be able to make achievements when the national fortune was difficult in addition to their reputation.

Now the younger generation in Jiangdong, not to mention the amazing Shen family's horses, even the Yu family has the merit of sacrificing their lives. The children of his family may not necessarily have to be enterprising in the military, but at least they must have some diligence, otherwise how can they call Jiangdong characters in the future?

Therefore, Director Wang has also encouraged his children to join the government recently, but some of them are bored and don't listen at all, some are perfunctory and inactive, and some are clumsy in government affairs.

This is already the case with family affairs, and state affairs are even more difficult.

Since Zhongxing, Jiangdong has experienced many turmoil, and the harm is no more than this turmoil, Danyang is erosive, and Gyeonggi is even more dilapidated. And the depth of the personnel division is no more than this turmoil, the division of the southeast, the creation of the Beijing government, for Wang Dao is a slash of the current situation, now he is as simple as in the past, good as the flow is no longer thinkable, there are many constraints, and there are many twists and turns.

Compared to this return to the capital, this should have been completed in October, but now it has been delayed until nearly the end of the year, and the progress is still less than 12/12!

In terms of merit and reward, it seems that the various families involved in the rebellion divided the interests of the Lord after the rebellion was quelled, but the deeper role is to build a new order and work together to tide over the difficulties. The most concrete manifestation is to reward each family for their efforts and donations, so as to quickly stabilize the situation.

But right now, the Shen family's horses are not enough, so that the soldiers retreat and should not be rewarded. At first glance, it is a high and bright festival, loyal to the country, full of breeze. However, the rewards and punishments are all national programs, and it is true that giving and receiving them privately is a disorderly discipline, but the stubbornness is not acceptable, so it is not another kind of disregard for the program and wandering outside the law and rituals!

All the merits are difficult to teach, and they are all beautiful in fat and resignation, and it is a trend to sell their fame and hope! This wind is especially strong in Wuzhong, and those who dare to have meritorious service will be despised by the people of the time, and they will look forward to it coldly!

The consequence of this is that Wuzhong, which is the cornerstone of Jiangdong's financial endowment, has almost no means to expropriate it. And Wuzhong money and grain can not be used, which has caused a shortage of health and well-being, and many good construction strategies can only stop at painting cakes and empty talk because there is no money and food support, and it is difficult to do it for a long time!

In the past, Director Wang also regarded the beauty of Xuan Tan and Qing Discussion and simple governance, and pursued the net leakage and swallowing the boat, lest the punishment be too heavy and damage people's Qingwang elegance. But now, as the situation became more and more stretched, he hated this act of concealment and hope more than ever!

This kind of extreme selfishness of inviting people to enrich themselves and ignoring the society is even more harmful than the rebellion of Liyang! The rebellion of Liyang, everyone knows its rebellion! And such behavior hinders the normal progress of the current situation, but it is beyond reproach!

was busy until the evening when the lamp was held, and there was still a small half of the text on Director Wang's desk, and at this time, the room was already sighing for a long time, which showed that everyone was tired.

Seeing that they all had no heart to do things, Director Wang simply waved his hand and asked everyone to rest. He himself didn't leave, but he just sat down in the middle of the table and looked through the remaining documents, picked out some of the replies that needed to be dealt with urgently, and distributed them to the temple offices for immediate implementation.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside, and a voice sounded: "Taibao hasn't rested yet?" ”

"Is it TD? Come on in. ”

Director Wang raised his head and smiled, and then the door of the back room opened, and a figure hurriedly walked in, accompanied by a cold wind, which lifted Director Wang's spirits.

Cai Mo walked in with a happy face, unbuttoned his coat and sat opposite Director Wang, seeing that there was no lack of fatigue on the other party's face, he smiled and said: "Taibao is lying on the case, working hard in the morning and dusk, but it is contrary to the previous teaching." ”

When Director Wang heard this, he couldn't help laughing at himself, and then looked at Cai Mo and asked, "Daoming is happy, but there is a good word for me?" ”

Hearing this, Cai Mo smiled and took out a still warm book from his arms, and said, "Taibao knows at a glance!" ”

Director Wang took the book and looked at it, and immediately frowned, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Yu Siao's followers, it's really commendable!" ”

The book was written by Wuxing Yutan, and it was said that the Wuxing County Government had prepared a batch of money and grain to escort to Gyeonggi, and it would be available in ten days. This batch of money and food is enough to survive this winter! For Director Wang, this is simply a solution to the danger of his upside down!

After a long struggle, he finally saw the turning point, and the joy in Director Wang's heart can be imagined, holding the book and reading it several times, pointing to one of them and sighing: "The reward of the famous lord, the use of the kingdom, avoid it, where does pure chastity exist?" The three admonitions should not be, that is, it should be eternal, not to harm the country, and not to damage the Qing will. Although this theory is contrary to the order, it is a profound disadvantage! ”

Yu Tan suggested in this book that those who fail to succeed in the three rounds of conquest should be imprisoned forever and no longer serve as officials. Let the state avoid the drain of vacancies and requisitions, and stop harassing and harming those who are truly ambitious.

This can be said to be deeply heartfelt for Director Wang, who is suffering from it at the moment. However, Director Wang only sighed, he didn't know that hiding and waiting for time to come out has become a means for people nowadays to raise hope, if he really does this, it will be too harsh.

Cai Mo heard Director Wang sigh with such emotion, and immediately whispered: "Taibao really thinks this is what Yu Siao meant? ”

Hearing this, Director Wang was slightly stunned, and waited until he was silent for a while before he gradually came to his senses. He had been sad for a long time recently, and he had been immersed in the case all day, and his thinking could not help but be dull for a while, but when he suddenly learned the good news, he was overjoyed and did not think about anything else.

At this time, hearing Cai Mo's reminder, Wang Daocai realized that the southeast tax has been a transfer of people's power in recent years. Yu Tan transported money and grain into the capital at this critical moment, so it was naturally impossible to bypass that family! This statement in the recital is clearly targeted, if there is no recognition from that family, how can it be sent to the capital!

Holding the book in his hand and mating for a long time, Director Wang sighed: "The future is terrifying!" ”