Chapter 60 Guo Hui Yi Yao
"The most important thing for you now is to pay more attention to Zazi and learn how you and I handle government affairs. National affairs are not your thing to worry about." The official said.
At first, the official family was very happy to see that their son was smart.
But Zhao Xing has been sensible since he was a child, and he has become mature at a young age. Gradually, worries arose in the hearts of the officials.
As the saying goes, if you are too wise, you will die young, but if you are extremely wise, you will be hurt. He is worried that his son is too mature and too thoughtful, which will affect his life span.
Zhao Xingsheng's illness last time frightened him.
Although the official family hopes that Zhao Xing can become a virtuous king, they also hope that he can grow up safely.
"Father, I understand. I will retire first." Zhao Xing saluted.
"Go ahead." The official waved his hand.
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"Xiangong, look at these documents."
Xianggong Shen walked into Han Zhang's office with a serious look on his face. He held several documents.
"Youping, what happened to make you look so solemn?" Han Zhang asked in surprise.
“Several states in the south of the Yangtze River have reported that there are several times more locust larvae in the area than in previous years, and there is a fear of locust infestation.” Shen Xianggong said.
“What?”
Han Zhang was shocked when he heard this and quickly took the zhazi and looked at them one by one.
“It’s so serious, why wasn’t it reported before?”
After reading Zha Zi, Han Zhang looked very ugly.
As a Grand Prime Minister, he has also served in the local government, and he is very familiar with the tactics of local officials.
As long as the credit is given, it will be given more, but if there is any fault, it will be more conservative.
What these reports say is that there are several times more locust larvae in the fields than in previous years.
But if this is the case, it is not actually serious, but these people reported it, which proves that the problem is much more serious than what they said in the report.
"It's not that it wasn't reported. After I saw the Zazi, I checked the Zazis submitted by those states last year and found that the Yangzhou General Magistrate had submitted a Zazi in October last year, saying that Yangzhou was under Several counties under our jurisdiction have found more locust remains than in previous years," Xianggong Shen said.
"Then why wasn't it reported?" Han Zhang asked.
"I reported it. This case was handled by Mr. Chen. Chen Xianggong checked some cases in nearby state capitals of Yangzhou and found no similar cases. He felt that Yangzhou officials were making a fuss out of a fuss, so he I made a note of disregard and reported it to the officials, but the officials didn't take it seriously after reading it," Xianggong Shen said.
"Nonsense, the locust incident is of great importance. Even if it is made out of a molehill, how can it be ignored? These state and county officials, for their own selfish interests, even concealed the locust incident and did not report it. It is a heinous crime."
For those who Han Zhang understood why the officials didn't report it after thinking about it for a moment.
The more it was because of this, the angrier he became.
Han Zhang got angry and walked out with the few sticks.
"Master, you are..."
"I'm going to see your Majesty!"
......
"I pay my respects to your Majesty!" Han Zhang saluted.
The official waved his hand and said: "The Grand Prime Minister is angry, but what happened?"
Han Zhang has been in a high position for many years, and he has long been indifferent to joy and anger.
Now he looked angry, which surprised the officials.
"Your Majesty, Yangzhou, Suzhou... and other five states have reported that there are several times more locust larvae this year than in previous years, and there are signs of a locust disaster. Your Majesty, please take a look." Han Zhang held the thorn in both hands and said solemnly. road.
"What?"
The official was stunned when he heard this and said, "Is there really a locust infestation?"
Han Zhang was stunned when he heard this, with a bit of surprise and confusion. , asked: "Your Majesty already knows?"
The official came back to his senses, asked his chamberlain to bring the zhazi over, and said, "I asked the prince to take a look at last year's zhazi and learn from your experience in governing the country. A few days ago, the prince came with the zhazi from last year's Yangzhou general trial. Come to me and tell me that there is a danger of locusts in the south of the Yangtze River."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Although His Majesty is young, he has a keen sense of smell and will surely become a wise king in the future."
Han Zhang asked himself, if he had seen Feng Zhazi last year, he might only pay a little more attention to it and not care too much.
For an official, doing well is only one aspect, he must also be able to express himself. For local officials, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. The best way to express themselves is through zhazi.
The police in Yangzhou seem to be reporting that there may be a locust plague in Yangzhou.
But it can also be understood as expressing yourself.
Even if the officials don’t take it seriously, they will still be impressed by the diligence of Yangzhou officials.
Even if the officials take it seriously and send people to investigate and prove that there is no such thing, it can only be said that Yangzhou officials are too cautious and cannot be blamed for this incident.
Han Zhang has been an official for many years and is very aware of these twists and turns.
But when Zhao Xing saw a copy of the letter from a few months ago, he was so concerned about it that he hurriedly came to find the official.
It can be seen how much Zhao Xing cares about the people.
"Haha."
The official laughed at himself and said, "I told the prince not to make a fuss out of a molehill, but now it seems that I was negligent."
" Your Majesty is so busy in charge of the world. How can I blame your Majesty for not noticing in time?" Han Zhang said quickly.
"Okay, if it's wrong, it's wrong, and you don't have to excuse me."
The official shook his head, took the zipper and started to read it.
After reading the zhazi, the official was silent for a while and said: "From these zhazi, it seems that the problem is very serious. How should the prime minister remedy it?"
"Your Majesty, now The locusts are still larvae, so we only need to call on the people to trade locusts for food, which is not a big problem," Han Zhang said.
"Yes." The official nodded and said, "This matter will be left to the Grand Prime Minister. In addition, officials in these states will be strictly scrutinized, and those who fail to report what they know will be exiled. Those who derelict in their duties will be Demotion. I will announce this in the morning."
At this time, the officials were somewhat thankful that the salt affairs had been thoroughly investigated last year.
A thorough investigation of the salt affairs not only increased the revenue of the salt affairs, but also obtained a large amount of money from those officials and salt merchants who were investigated.
Otherwise, the court would really be unable to come up with any money now.
"I obey the decree!" Han Zhang responded.
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The Sheng family set out from Yangzhou in early February and arrived in Bianjing in mid-February.
Leaving servants to transport and salute, the family took the car and entered the city first.
Although Sheng Changbai knew that his parents were coming to Bianjing, he did not know the specific date, so he just had people clean the courtyard while he continued to read in the East Palace.
"Mother, you still live in the main courtyard. Your son has been repaired." Sheng Hong helped Mrs. Sheng into the house and said as she walked.
"No need, the yard to the east is quite nice, I'll live there." Mrs. Sheng shook her head after hearing this.
When she married Mr. Sheng, she lived in the main courtyard. Seeing familiar scenes, she couldn't help but think back to the past.
Sheng Hong tried to persuade her, but Mrs. Sheng insisted and had no choice but to do it.
Although it was a tiring journey all the way, after the courtyard was arranged, the servants saluted and they were transported back, they went back to instruct their servants to clean up the house.
Sheng Hong changed his clothes and came to Wei Xiaoniang's courtyard.
“I’ve met the master!”
There were not many servants in Miss Wei's house, so she tidied the house with her maids herself. When she saw Sheng Hong coming, she quickly stopped what she was doing and stepped forward to salute.
“Why did you do it yourself?” Sheng Hong looked around and asked, “Where is Brother Lin?”
“Brother Lin is asleep, there is chaos here. Just put him in the next room, Minglan is watching." Wei Xiaoniang said.
"This room is really messy. Let them be busy and let's go out and talk." Sheng Hong said.
"Yes." Wei Xiaoniang nodded and followed Sheng Hong out.
"Don't touch Ming girl's things. Have someone send them directly to the old lady. From now on, let her live with the old lady." Sheng Hong said.
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