Looking at the bright kerosene lamp on the table, Taishi Liu's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "This kerosene lamp from Yongzhou is a good thing, bright and without oil smoke." I heard that the newly opened field in the north of the city also wants to make this kind of lamp and sell it in the capital. The capital is not the remote frontier of Yongzhou, I don't know how many rich people there are, how much money does this lamp have to make——"

A middle-aged man behind him said: "Not only that, there are more things to be built in the new field business, and this kerosene lamp is inconspicuous in it." Ten new fields, seven shops, how many years have the three divisions not been so generous! ”

Mrs. Liu leaned back on the chair, looked at the roof, and said leisurely: "That's a lot of money-"

Before the words fell, he suddenly straightened up and slapped heavily on the table: "With so much money, we don't have our share!" Just watching it flow away in vain in front of your eyes, are you unwilling! ”

"Which willing? The third division has done countless things over the years, and it is not because of the help of us public officials! Even think that we have too many redundant personnel, what kind of assessment and elimination, are those officials crazy? ”

Speaking of this, the white-faced man who spoke already had a fierce look on his face.

The middle-aged man next to him said: "Yubi, we are still careless!" The incident happened in Shishi, but it was not that we were too careless, and we couldn't even do it completely on the surface, and we found out as soon as we checked it. ”

"So what? We suffer hardships, what's wrong with making a little money? There is nothing wrong with replacing old tea with tea, what does it matter if those officials turn a blind eye and treat it as if it were replaced before? Is there less of their meat! ”

Yubi's round eyes were slightly bloodshot, and her face was a little hideous.

"Let us do things, and don't let us get benefits, where in the world is there such a reason! Not only does it give us less money, but it is also inferior to others, that is, it doesn't treat us as human beings, and wants us to be cattle and horses! ”

Seeing that Yubi was so excited, the middle-aged man next to him pulled him: "It has been like this since ancient times, our public officials do things, those officials move their lips to manage people, how can there be any reason in this world?" Let's just say, recently not only have we eliminated redundant officials, but some officials have proposed that we can actually borrow the horses of the officials' families, and we can introduce our sons and nephews to take over ourselves. What is this? I don't think it's good, and I haven't seen any officials willing to be public officials. ”

Several people around looked at Taishi Liu together: "Taishi, you have to think of a way!" If this continues, those officials will do whatever they want, and we will not be able to survive! ”

Taishi Liu nodded: "I came to you tonight, I just have something to order." Hmph, eliminate redundant officials? Don't bother with those officials, let's send him to the door and let them drive people away, wouldn't it be good! ”

"What do you mean—"

"Come with your ears."

Remember, the news must not be leaked. Tomorrow is off, seize the opportunity to give those high-flying ministers some color! There are still people to be eliminated, and there is no need for officials to bother, we will pick them well. You find trustworthy people to do this, remember to grasp the proportions, and don't put your money and life into it. ”

"Don't worry! Tomorrow you can wait for good news with peace of mind! ”

The few people around agreed together, and their morale was high.

The thirtieth day of the first month, the last day of the month, is closed.

Because of his recent busy official duties, Xu Ping did not go home to rest, and took a few officials whose homes were not in the capital to still be busy in the editing office, sorting out the regulations of the three divisions of the past dynasties sent by Gao Chengduan.

When the sun rose in mid-air, Xu Ping asked everyone to take a break, drink tea and then continue to work.

Spring is coming unconsciously, and the warm sunshine makes the whole world have a kind of sprout. The thick clothes on his body have not been taken off, and they are hot from the sun, giving people a strange feeling.

Wang Gongchen and Wang Bin were joking, they didn't know what to say, and they were afraid that others would hear about it, so they secretly squeezed into the corner.

At this moment, a junior officer under the Third Division ran in in a panic, saw Xu Ping, and saluted with his hands crossed: "Deputy - deputy envoy, something big is happening outside!" ”

Xu Ping put down the teacup in his hand and waved his hand to the little officer: "What are you panicking about?" Say, what's wrong? ”

The junior officer swallowed hard before he said: "Outside, on Bianhe Avenue, hundreds of officials from our three divisions gathered together, saying that the imperial court was going to reduce the number of posts, and they could no longer support their families. ”

"What?" Xu Ping didn't understand for a moment, "Hundreds of officials, how did they get together?" What are they doing together? Why don't you talk about it at the Sansi Yamen? ”

The little officer hesitated and said, "Where do they dare to come to the yamen!" The gate of the imperial city can't enter, and there are people from the Imperial City Division and the Imperial Palace Division guarding there! Besides, there are many soldiers in our yamen. ”

"What do you mean? Are they going to rebel?! ”

Xu Ping understood a little at this time, and stood up suddenly. These officials have eaten the gall of a bear's heart and a leopard, at the foot of the Son of Heaven in the capital, hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops, and hundreds of public officials still want to turn the sky upside down!

"The deputy envoy misunderstood, they didn't want to rebel, they wanted to ask for an explanation."

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment, looked at the little officer who reported the news, and said, "What are they asking for?" If you want to ask for an explanation, shouldn't you also find me and the provincial lord of Kou? What are you doing on the edge of the Bianhe River? ”

The little officer shook his head with a wry smile: "Although those are all officials of our three divisions, the matter has nothing to do with our three divisions. ”

"You take a sip of tea and talk slowly, why do I get more confused the more I talk about it."

Xu Ping instructed the miscellaneous officials next to him to bring a cup of tea to the junior officer.

The junior officer took a sip of tea, calmed down for a while, and then said, "Deputy envoy, that's the case." A few days ago, Han Yushi proposed to eliminate the redundant officials of the three divisions, didn't he already report to the letter and agreed. Somehow this matter spread out, and I don't know who organized it, but today hundreds of people gathered together, saying that they wanted to find the two prime ministers and Han Yushi to ask for an explanation. ”

Hearing this, Xu Ping was dumbfounded.

These three officials, this is going to be a demonstration? Where is this? No, in this day and age, it should be called a crowd to make trouble, although it is no different from the demonstrations in later generations.

went to the prime minister and the imperial historian to discuss the explanation, these officials are too fat. Xu Ping was really a little frightened, and he really couldn't imagine that the officials of this era still had this kind of organizational ability.

At this time, near the state bridge, there were already three to five hundred officials of the three divisions gathered, all wearing official uniforms, and the crowd was indignant. On the state bridge stood a few young and strong men, who were agitating loudly. The turmoil caused by the Imperial Observatory's proposal to eliminate the three officials has been inevitable. What is intriguing is that there is no errand in the surrounding Kaifeng Mansion.

(Note: Later in the history of this matter, the shocked Imperial History is Du Yan, and there are slight changes in the book.) (To be continued.) )