Unconsciously, the wind rose, carrying the water vapor in the Bianhe River, blowing head-on on the face, and blowing the faint brain to wake up. Xu Chang shook his head violently, allowing himself to return to reality.

Seeing Sun Wanglou today is like having a big dream, he has lived for more than 30 years, eating, drinking, listening and playing, all of which Xu Chang has never experienced before. Before coming, Xu Chang wanted to imagine it, and he would never have imagined that there was such a group of people in Kaifeng City, with such amazing energy, not officials, but better than officials.

On New Year's Day, the city of Kaifeng is bustling with activity, and the avenues along the Bianhe River are crowded with people, and vendors selling food and children's toys are shuttling through the crowd. With a smile on everyone's face, the New Year is a day of joy.

Xu Chang deliberately bought some snacks and mud tigers and other playthings for the children from the vendor, and held these things in his hands, Xu Chang still felt that he was one foot tall and one foot shallow, as if he was stepping on a cloud pile, not as if he was in the world.

In this way, step by step to the house outside Wanshengmen, Xu Chang only felt exhausted, and there was a layer of fine sweat on his body, and he didn't know whether it was tired from walking or cold sweat from fright.

Liu Xiaoyi was leading the horse at the door, preparing to go back to the Xujia Restaurant on the other side of the Bianhe River.

Seeing Xu Chang walking to the door, he sat on the dismount stone in front of the door, his face was pale, and he hurriedly came over and asked, "What's the matter with the supervisor?" Is there something uncomfortable? Sit down for a while, and I'll go and call Lang Zhong. ”

"No, I'm fine! It's just that the road is in a hurry. Xu Chang grabbed Liu Xiaoyi, who turned around, "You went out with the officials, you came back, did the officials come back?" ”

Liu Xiaoyi turned around and said, "I'm back, I just came back not long ago." I came back with the officials, and I was about to go back to the restaurant to look at it, there were many guests today. Is the Director really okay? Look at your face is a little wrong. ”

"It's okay, I'll just sit and rest." Xu Chang let go of Liu Xiaoyi, sat on the stone and lowered his head to think about something.

Liu Xiaoyi saw that Xu Chang didn't look like he was sick, and he was worried about the things in the restaurant, so he said, "Since the director is fine, then I'll go first." If you feel uncomfortable, remember to go to see Langzhong. ”

Xu Chang nodded, waved his hand, and let Liu Xiaoyi go.

Seeing that Liu Xiaoyi had gone far, Xu Chang took a few deep breaths, adjusted his breath, entered the gate, and went straight to find Xu Ping.

Lin Suniang took Pan Pan and Zhang Sanniang and a few other women to the street to see the excitement, and Xu Ping nested alone in the study, preparing for the concert to be performed after the festival. This is ordered by the emperor himself, and he can't be sloppy.

The content of this piece is still secondary, Xu Ping has already thought about it maturely in his heart, and the key is to find a suitable name. Emperor Zhao Zhen repeatedly ordered to use a real seal, and even he knew the sensitivity of this content, Xu Ping had to be careful.

In this era, the recitals are divided into solid seals and general seals, the real seal is a secret performance, the recital is sealed, what format is used, and even how to fold the recital, there are fixed standards. Tongfeng is an ordinary recital, and the Tongjin Division will check the format and text, and the content of the recital is not confidential, as long as you have a heart, you can inquire about what is said in the recital.

There are specific regulations on what content should be sealed and what content should be sealed, and the person who is not on the performance can seal it as he wants. Those who should have been sealed with a solid seal and had a full seal were twenty rods, and those who should not have been sealed with a solid seal were twenty rods. Although when he reaches this official position, the board will not really hit his body, but it is always a stain on his career, which will be recorded in his own body, and it will also give truth to those who see him as unpleasant.

Generally speaking, the official documents that are sealed are given to the yamen, such as the Zhongshu, the Privy Council and the Dali Temple, and the actual seals are generally presented to the emperor. The content involved in the actual sealing is mainly the local officials' statements about the gains and losses of local benefits and diseases, and then it involves the confidentiality of border affairs, as well as some other prescribed items.

It seems that as long as the emperor does not pursue the actual seal, there will be nothing to do, but in fact, this is not the case. First, most of the people who enter the imperial review are also palace personnel, and it is generally the female officials of Shangshu who are introspective to see it first, and they will come to the emperor before they draw up preliminary opinions. Unless it is not implemented, it will still be sent to the specific yamen, and if the content of the recital does not match the format, it will be grabbed by the pigtails.

The proposal to abolish the border into the main law and carry out reform will not bypass the Zhongshu and the Privy Council in any case, so Xu Ping must think of a suitable name, use other names to play the chapter, and stuff these contents into it.

When Xu Chang entered the study, Xu Ping was lying on the desk and meditating. The incense leak on the side has been burning for a long time, and the green smoke of the owl is wafting in the study, exuding a clear and peaceful atmosphere.

"Dalang, Dalang-"

Xu Chang walked to the desk and called softly.

Xu Ping raised his head suddenly, saw Xu Chang, rubbed his eyes and said, "When is it?" Is it dark? ”

"Not yet, the sun hasn't set yet."

Xu Ping looked out the window, the sun was still bright, and it hadn't even arrived in the evening. Out of a sigh: "I was thinking about things, but I fell asleep somehow." By the way, the supervisor has something to do with me? ”

Xu Chang's expression suddenly became heavy, and he nodded: "There is something, this matter must be discussed with Da Lang." ”

Seeing Xu Chang's expression, Xu Ping knew that it was not an ordinary trivial matter, and suddenly came to his senses and said to Xu Chang: "Come, come here and sit down and talk slowly, anyway, I don't have anything to do now." ”

Although Xu Ping's family regarded Xu Chang as their own family, Xu Chang himself still abided by the rules of master and servant, and did not sit down, but just stood at the table.

After sighing first, Xu Chang spoke: "This morning, after Da Lang and Brother Xiao Yi went out, I also went out, thinking about visiting a few familiar friends. I don't want to, but it's an eye-opener—"

Xu Chang told him in detail how he met Sun Wanglou, how he met on New Year's Day to drink and celebrate together, how he got to Bianhe, how he entered the restaurant, what he saw when he went in, and what happened to him. After speaking, he looked at Xu Ping's face carefully, and felt uneasy.

Xu Ping was silent for a while, and reorganized what Xu Chang said in his mind. Thanks to the brain-opening film and television dramas he watched in his previous life, Xu Ping didn't feel the slightest surprise at what happened to Xu Chang.

The third division is one of the yamen with the most public officials in the capital, and the degree of specialization is extremely high, since Xu Ping entered the salt and iron division, although there are no subordinate officials playing tricks in front of him, Xu Ping still feels a little wrong.

Compared with the three envoys, the judges and deputy envoys have to serve for a long time, and it is really impossible to do it. The case files in the Yamen of the Three Divisions are piled up as high as a mountain, and each has a different format, if you only go in for a year and a half, with the efficiency of this era, you can't even recognize the format of official documents, let alone deal with specific affairs.

Even if they have been in office for a long time, the officials of the Third Division are still extremely dependent on the officials under them, and many small things, the subordinate officials will do what they say, and the officials have no energy to ask them one by one. In this case, it is as strange that the subordinate officials do not make petty means as strange as the sun will rise in the west. What Xu Ping has always been unwilling to do is not get the news of the ways in which his subordinate officials use their power to gain benefits, and there is no way to prevent it.

In order to prevent public officials from slippery, many officials often come to the post as soon as they take office, such as spot checks, such as sending trustworthy people to inquire privately, and severely punishing a few people when they are caught, most of which can ensure that the official does a good job.

Xu Ping is different, he is a person who is used to doing specific affairs, and after taking office, he spent a lot of energy to check the case files, and if he found doubts, he released them separately. However, Xu Ping soon found that the case files he released separately did not need to be specifically instructed by his subordinate officials to do so, and they themselves handled these loopholes properly.

In other words, it's not that these officials don't know what the problem is, they know it in their hearts, but they leave it there for a variety of reasons. Xu Ping promoted the cane sugar business in Yongzhou, these officials have already seen the style of the cane sugar business, and they have the prestige of breaking the Shenglong Mansion to capture the king of Jiaozhi, the officials don't want to touch Xu Ping's mold, and serve carefully.

But in this way, the subordinate officials slipped away, so that Xu Ping could not find a handle at all, and the official was comfortable and smooth, but the idea of improving the defects of the yamen was impossible to mention.

After listening to Xu Chang's words, Xu Ping knew that the treachery of these officials was still unexpected. The reason why they don't show it in front of themselves is because they feel that it is risky to do so. To be able to settle down in the power field of the capital, these officials are all exquisite, talking about people when they see people, talking nonsense when they see ghosts, where there are obvious handles left to others.

These people approached Xu Chang so deliberately, it only showed one problem, they had already smelled the wind, and the tea method was afraid that it would soon change. Since the price of starting from Xu Ping is too high, then find a way from the people around him.

These people are not afraid that Xu Chang will come back and tell Xu Ping about the matter, after so many years in the capital, who can they hide? But those who know are treated as not knowing, those who want to know do not know, and those who want to do so have nowhere to start.

Xu Chang has not been in the capital for a year or two, and he has seen so many people in that restaurant, but he has not known any of them, which in itself shows that they have already prepared. said that it was just a meeting of friends and a lavish banquet.

Seeing that Xu Ping didn't speak for a long time, Xu Chang asked in a low voice, "Da Lang, what should I do?" I don't think it's okay to see these people in the future, it's no good to get involved with them, and it's mostly illegal and criminal. But if you turn your face, these people are from all walks of life in the capital, and I'm afraid that our family will suffer at any time. ”

"No, they call you, you just go!" Xu Ping stood up and took two steps back and forth. "If you have food, you can eat, and if you have drink, you don't have to be polite to them!"

"But—they must have inquired from me about the eldest man, and if they leak out for a while, what shall it be? I don't care, it will affect Dalang's future at that time-"

"Whatever you're afraid of, you can say whatever they ask, and I never talk about business at home anyway. As long as I know it in my own heart, I am not afraid that they will know, you don't have to worry, I have my own ideas! ”

Speaking of this, Xu Ping's eyes lit up. He suddenly felt that having such a group of people mixed in was not necessarily a bad thing, and it might be beneficial to him to mess things up completely.

The so-called indiscriminate punching to death of the master, in the face of huge resistance, it is better to mess up. (To be continued.) )