"When you are facing wealth, don't beg to get it; when you are in trouble, don't beg to avoid it. Don't beg for victory; don't beg for more points." Book of Rites Qu Li
Jingzhao Yin Hu Miao is an authentic Liangzhou native. He was able to climb all the way from a small border county to his current position of two thousand stones. Luck is one thing, and his unique luck is another. As Dong Cheng's confidant
, and as the head of Gyeonggi who was invited by the court to take a position in the Chang Dynasty, Hu Miao was not afraid of the pressure exerted on him by the local powerful.
In fact, after the Qingzhang Shanglin incident two years ago, the powerful people in Sanfu and other places had already been punished. However, with the past two years of peace and the huge profits from the drought, many people were relaxed for a while.
The powerful powerful people who were on guard could not resist the temptation and planned to cooperate with Hu Miao, refusing to provide grain, driving up the price of grain, and suppressing the price of land. Before the court opened the warehouse in time, they sold rice and beans to the affected Li Shu people and annexed the fields.
They thought that the benefits they gave were enough to allow Hu Miao to travel to various counties in Jingzhao, especially Wang Ling, the Chang'an order who was not as valued by the emperor as he was at first, and that they would be able to facilitate their actions. But they did not know that Hu Miao
Behind the scenes of Xu and Wei Snake, they all have the same calculation as Wang Ling.
On a hot day, Hu Miao hid in the shade of the government office, fanning himself. While enjoying the coolness, he said slowly: "The price of grain in Jingzhao has gone up so high. What about other places? With Jingzhao setting an example, everything else will be the same."
Are you going to follow suit?"
Next to Hu Miao was a low wooden table, with a pot of ice-cold wine soaked in the cold on it. The cold air slowly settled on the bronze bird pot, and the body of the pot was stained with water drops, as if it had just come from a very deep well.
Fish it out. There is also a banquet on the other side of the short table. A thin scribe is sitting on one side. A lot of sweat has already flowed from his temples. He is sipping the cold wine in small sips. It doesn’t look like he is
It quenches thirst and seems to quench the fire.
After listening to Hu Miao's words, the scribe who was sweating profusely and in urgent need of relief from the heat put down his wine cup without any nostalgia, and responded politely: "As expected by Mr. Fu, Jingzhao is like this, how about Guanzhong?"
Is there going to be trouble? It’s just that Zuo Fengyi experienced a turmoil last year. The local powerful were trembling with fear. Zuo Fengyi’s father was an upright man. Therefore, although the price of his land increased, it was not so high that the common people could not hold on and sold their land to ask for help.
To the point of living. As for You Fufeng..."
"Zuo Fengyi's gang of powerful men were killed twice by the imperial court. Those who dared to commit crimes would have died long ago. At this moment, Genfu is holding down the place, and there are also the You family, and Xu family's group of people who are helping them.
, We are determined not to cause trouble! When the imperial edict to allocate grain and supervise relief comes down, Zuo Fengyi's public sentiment will be over." Hu Miao waved his hand, and the fan in his hand shook out a breeze with his movements, and he
Pointing to the wine cup on the table, he said magnanimously to the scribe next to him who had a strong self-control and rarely showed himself to be influenced by materialistic desires: "Sour plum soup will damage your teeth, so it is better to drink more refreshing wine. Meng Fu can drink more."
This man was none other than Jing Zhao Cheng Zuo Ling, a native of Qingzhou. In his early years, he moved the capital to Chang'an with the imperial court as a doctor. Like today's Shangshu Pushe Wu Shuo, he was good at making friends with powerful people and joining forces with others.
He was able to speak well in front of other forces, acted with restraint, and never made any mistakes. Therefore, although his current status is not as good as that of Wu Shuo, his reputation and connections among courtiers are far better than that of Wu Shuo.
At this moment, Zuo Ling glanced at the wine cups, a trace of desire flowed in his eyes, but he did not reach out. Instead, he slowly resumed the interrupted words: "As for the public sentiment of You Fufeng, it is not the same as Zuo Fengyi's.
Just like heaven and earth, I heard that the price of grain there is hard to suppress, and has risen to tens of thousands of dollars per stone of grain on several occasions. Li Shu sells rice from the field, and there are many people who flee the famine, and the county government cannot control it."
After hearing this, Hu Miao rolled his eyes and sarcastically said: "Isn't You Fufeng Fu Rui a good expert in governing affairs? When Emperor Xiaoling was Emperor Xiaoling, he also served as the prefect of Daijun. He was a better official than me.
Good morning, why can’t you manage even one of the disaster victims now? Is it difficult to pay back the grain price?”
Zuo Ling followed suit, then made a puzzled look, and said thoughtfully: "Does it mean that he has the same thoughts as Hu Gong, and wants to deliberately indulge first, and then use thunder? After all, it is far away now.
Just the changes in the territory of Sanfu, even if the grass and trees fall, the wind blows and the frost falls, the country living in the deep palace can hear it with ears and eyes, and understand it as clearly as the lines in the palm of the hand. Prices in Sanfu are boiling, and the common people have no livelihood. How is the country?
Don’t you know? If it has been planned and decided, we and other local officials will naturally understand the superior intention and share your worries."
Hu Miao, Zhong Fu and others are all good people. Naturally, they can see some clues from the emperor's behavior of turning a blind eye to the soaring prices for a long time. They also have their own plans. If the emperor is really deceived by his servants, then what will happen with this deal?
You can do or not do business with local powerful people. If the emperor is playing hard to get and wants to kill a group of people to win the hearts of the people at the bottom, then they can not only pick themselves out cleanly, but they can also share the emperor's worries and act as a way to eradicate the profiteers who are driving up prices.
Pioneer.
This is a tacit understanding process. Hu Miao and Dong Cheng had discussed it long ago. Now that Dong Cheng's power and favor are gradually being taken away by Zhao Wen, the first thing to do is to use Shu Shi
For matters such as entering the court, it is best to let Zhao Wen arouse the emperor's suspicion. Then use the current incident to make a contribution in front of the emperor and reproduce the illustrious achievements of Qingzhang Shanglin to prove that Dong Cheng and his family can still serve the emperor.
Make a horse.
Therefore, Hu Miao, Dong Cheng, Dong Feng and others have been planning for several months and have already completed the arrangements. Now, while he is calm and composed, he can casually comment on the right-hand Fu Feng Fu Rui of the same level: "But Fu Rui can't do much.
Clean, a county guard can't even control the price of goods? It's a good thing that the Fu family in the North is favored by His Majesty, otherwise not only would he not be able to do well this time, but he would be dragged in."
"There are many high-ranking families in Fufeng, and there are many wealthy families. Even if Mr. Fu is from a prominent family, it is not easy to suppress him for a while." Zuo Ling defended Fu Rui with a strange look on his face, and then asked again: "But even if someone wants to take it in the end,
He is guilty of the same crime, and it is impossible to pursue his favor based on His Majesty's praise of Marquis Zhuangjie..."
"No way." Seeing that Zuo Ling didn't know anything about it, Hu Miao immediately explained: "If he is dragged into the water, and His Majesty is partial, how can it be fair? And how to deal with other guilty persons?" After that,
, he paused again, as if something was hanging in his throat and he didn't know whether he should say it to Zuo Ling, a deep-thinking person.
But Zuo Ling still looked at him with a sincere and instructive look, which made Hu Miao hesitate for a moment, and finally said: "Besides, I heard some rumors from Mr. Dong... I can't say that this matter can be done for me.