Faced with the court's refutation, Ruan Yuan was helpless. When talking about this matter on weekdays, he would inevitably express some emotion. However, he also knew that it was a perfect strategy to defeat Cao, so he felt melancholy for a while and no longer cared about it. At this time in Hangzhou

In Fuyuan, another big thing happened.

That day, Yang Ji went out to play, and happened to pass by the main gate of Fuyuan when he returned to the mansion. He saw an official and several soldiers standing in front of the main gate. The official wore a sapphire on his head. Yang Ji also often met Liu Xun.

, Qin Ying and others talked, and it became clear that he should be a third-rank official. Under normal circumstances, these officials who visited Ruan Yuan would directly enter the Fuyuan. However, they did not know why this man only stood outside the door. He took the initiative to bow to him.

He said: "Your Excellency, I am a family member of Governor Ruan of this Fuyuan. Are you here today to find Governor Ruan? If you are looking for the Governor, how about I go and report it?"

The official said: "Since you are a member of the Fuyuan, then go and inform us that the governor here, Ruan Zhongcheng, is usually self-righteous and has implemented some kind of 'protection law for shanty residents' in Zhejiang. Now something big has happened! You

Call him out quickly, or hand this list in, remember, it must be handed over to Ruan Zhongcheng!" At this time, Yang Ji looked at the official, and saw that he was about fifty years old, with a thin build.

His eyes were quite sharp, and there were only a few horses tied to his side, but not a sedan. He had also heard Ruan Yuan say that banner officials usually did not ride in sedans, but only rode horses. From this point of view, he should be a banner official, but he

The patchwork on his body is that of a civil servant, but he doesn't recognize anyone with such status.

"Then... may I ask what your surname is? Where does it come from?" Yang Ji asked.

"You just say that Bai Ling, the envoy of Zhejiang Province, will come to see you." The official said, from what it sounds like, he should be called Bai Ling.

"The Inspector General of Zhejiang...isn't that Mr. Qin?" Yang Ji was also a little confused for a moment.

"Master Qin Yingqin was transferred away at the beginning of the year, and I succeeded him as the inspector. What, do you have any opinions?" Bai Ling was not polite to Yang Ji at all.

"Then... in that case, your Excellency, you should come to the courtyard. I will ask someone to prepare tea first. When Governor Ruan takes the order, he will definitely come over to see you. But... I heard about the 'protection method for shed dwellers' that your Excellency mentioned.

My adults said it was a good thing? How could something big happen?" Yang Jibie didn't know much about political affairs, but the "Law to Protect the Shack Residents" involved Lin Si, a shack dweller he met in Jinhua, and he always remembered it, so

When Ruan Yuan talked about enacting new laws, he also paid more attention to it and remembered Ruan Yuan's new policy, but he didn't expect that someone would question Ruan Yuan's new policy today.

"This 'Law to protect the squatters' is a law that harms the people. How can the people not complain!" Bai Ling said: "Did you know that this law clearly states that all mountainous land in southwest Zhejiang that is not suitable for cultivation must be withdrawn and cannot be used again?

Farming. In recent years, there have been many shanty dwellers in southwestern Zhejiang who have moved north. With such a decree and this, I don’t know how many people have lost their cultivated land overnight. Now, the refugee population in Jinhua is fierce, and they are all looking for us to ask for an explanation! If you know this,

If you know how to write, just take a look for yourself!" After saying that, he handed a letter in his hand to Yang Ji.

Seeing that Bai Ling had no objection, Yang Ji opened the letter, and after reading only a few lines, he was surprised to find that on the list of refugees at the back of the letter, not far from the beginning, was Lin Si's name.

!

"This...this is really unreasonable!" Yang Ji couldn't help but get furious when he saw Lin Si's name on it. Thinking back to Ruan Yuan's previous promise to him, he realized that Ruan Yuan's words about benevolent government and caring for the people were all lies to him.

Regardless of Bai Ling still in front of him, he ran towards the back hall of Fu Yuan and said angrily: "Bo Yuan! Come out! Lin Si has been harmed by you! You liar, tell me clearly today.

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When Ruan Yuanding established the "Law for the Protection of Shack Dwellers", firstly, he was concerned that the number of refugees migrating northward would easily squeeze out the land of settled shantytown dwellers. Secondly, he was worried that shantytown dwellers would over-cultivate the mountainous areas, leading to soil erosion, and the harvests would not be as good as before.

.then ordered that they were not allowed to move at will in the future. If the arable land where the squatters were located was poor, they were ordered to give up their cultivated land and find other people to farm it. At that time, Ruan Yuan also thought of Lin Si's family, but recalling the scene when he met Lin Si, Lin

The cultivation situation in the mountainous area of ​​the fourth place is acceptable, and it should not be included in the return of farmland. Therefore, when this law was enacted, I still thought that I was protecting the land of Lin Si. However, I did not expect that when the local county officials implemented the "Law for the Protection of Shed Residents,"

Regardless of the actual situation of the shack dwellers, as long as there are sparse forests in a mountainous area, the shack dwellers on the mountain will be ordered to abandon their farmland. After several years of cultivation, Lin Si's land has not been optimistic about water and soil erosion. As a result, the county officials have designated it as

The land was abandoned for farming.

Lin Si was already old and unable to fight against the government, but at the same time, many local squatters were forcibly cleared of their land, so they were naturally dissatisfied with the government. Seeing how old Lin Si was, these people elected him

Lin Si came out to take the lead. Although Lin Si said that he was powerless, he was also asked by other squatters to list their names among the people who lost their land. The squatters also went to counties in western Zhejiang to protest. Soon, both Yan Rong and Jiang Jixun got the news.

, thinking that this was a confrontation between the government and the people, and that it was also a criminal case, they sent people to notify Ruan Yuan and Bai Ling respectively. It happened that the officials who notified Bai Ling arrived at Hangzhou Jisi first on that day. Bai Ling had always been upright, and when he learned that there was

The common people questioned the government's clearing of cultivated land, so they immediately rushed to the governor's Yamen and questioned Ruan Yuan about the situation.

But how did Yang Ji know this at this time? After listening to Bai Ling's words, he only thought that Ruan Yuan was caring about his own reputation and had no regard for the people or Lin Si's safety. He cursed all the way to the side hall where Ruan Yuan was. Ruan Yuan was at the side hall.

While checking the official documents, I suddenly saw Yang Ji coming all the way, and I felt no doubt in my heart. But before he could say anything, Yang Ji stood in front of him and cursed:

"Boyuan, I understand now. I was wrong about you! I think you have changed a long time ago in the past few years since you have been the governor! That 'law for protecting squatters' that you established is just for your own gain."

Is the reputation of an official created to harm the people?! As for Lin Si, whom we met before, he is now... He is all gone now! His life is almost gone! Tell me, if you have been a governor for the past three years, how can I?

Look, he looks just like those dog officials outside!"

"Yang Ji, what's wrong with this 'law for protecting squatters'?" Ruan Yuan was suddenly scolded by Yang Ji, and he felt angry. He immediately argued: "Now there are more squatters in western Zhejiang. If we don't impose restrictions,

, where can the people who came here before have any land to farm? If farming is not strictly prohibited on the land where sand and soil have been lost, the surrounding land will not be farmable in the future! Of course I know what you said about Lin Si, just to let Lin

Fourth, you can continue to farm there, that’s why I made this decree! How come I have become like a corrupt official in your mouth?”

"Then think about what you have done recently!" Yang Ji said angrily, but every word he said after that shocked Ruan Yuan: "Bo Yuan, you have really changed in these years, you have become a liar

Don’t you even know it? In Shoukang Village, you used a Huang Kun to deceive the whole village into believing that you were omnipotent. It didn’t snow last winter, so you pretended to beg for snow and deceived the people again!

When you went to Suzhou, you insisted on taking that girl from the Tang family as your concubine. You lied to our whole family, and you lied to me about Lin Si from the beginning to the end! Bo Yuan, if you continue to cheat like this, I tell you, ten

I still remember what you said five years ago! You said that you only wanted to be an official to be a good official, but look at how Lin Si was tricked by you! Because of your decree, his land is gone, and his future livelihood is completely destroyed.

Now I can only wait for death! You said you have been a good official, but I think you have been hanging around with those corrupt officials for a long time and become a corrupt official. Now you can’t even distinguish between good and evil! You said that back then

, if you forget your wish to be an official one day, your life is in my hands. Today, I will let you know that I have not forgotten this sentence!"

When Ruan Yuan heard what Yang Ji said, he felt unspeakably uncomfortable. He didn't want to think that he was dedicated to serving the country and the people, but when he arrived at Yang Ji's place, he was cheating and deceitful everywhere. Thinking that he had been misunderstood like this, he heard

When Yang Ji said the word "corrupt official", he couldn't swallow this breath in his heart, and couldn't help but said angrily: "Yang Ji, do you think that what you see is the truth with such a little knowledge? Do I make this law?

Is it to harm Lin Si? What good will it do to me if I do this? Besides, I have established rules for clearing land. If Lin Si’s land is indeed among the ones to be cleared, what can I do because of him and us?

We know each other, just because he bends the law for personal gain? I became a governor and have seen more than you. Don’t think that just because you have been hanging around in the market for a long time, you really know how to do things as an official!" He originally thought.

Lin Si's land should not be cleared away, but in a moment of anger, he couldn't care about that. He only said that Lin Si would also act in accordance with the law.

"Bo Yuan, you are indeed the one who works with He Shen. His words that only traitors can say are the same as those of you. You should stop arguing with me. Today I will follow the oath that I made back then.

, I will kill you here first! What am I afraid of? The worst is that I will also commit suicide? I can eliminate you as a scourge to the people of Zhejiang, what can I not dare to do!" Yang Ji thought Ruan Yuan was still quibbling and refused to admit his mistake, even more so.

Get out of anger.

"Yang Ji, if you want to take action, don't blame me for being rude!" When Ruan Yuan's anger is growing, how can he give in easily?

At this moment, a delicate yet stern voice outside the door shouted loudly: "What are you doing here? Stop it all! Come on, hold them both down!" Before he finished speaking,

Four guards rushed in outside the door. Two of them stepped forward and held Yang Ji down. The other two looked at Ruan Yuan but did not dare to take action, so they had to separate him from Yang Ji. Then, three people

The shadow appeared in front of Ruan Yuan. The one in the middle was Kong Luhua, and on the left and right were Liu Wenru and Lian'er holding her arms. It seemed that although she would be pregnant for a long time, she still could not fully recover.

Kong Luhua walked closer and couldn't help but ask Ruan Yuan: "Master, what's wrong with you today? Don't you know what Yang Ji's temper is? Just because of Lin Si, are you two going to fight to the death today? When will you change?

Are you so stupid?!" He looked at Yang Ji again and said angrily: "Yang Ji, if you dare to attack the master, don't blame me for not showing mercy! What did you just say, do you want to fight to the death with the master? Okay,
Chapter completed!