Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

It was the day when all the disciples went to Beijing to prepare for Enke, and each family gradually turned their eyes away from Shi Shen. The Qingliu family and those from poor families were the most sought after, and the current emperor set up Enke to suppress the re-election of the lintel Nowadays, the great families in the capital have deliberately changed the rules of the imperial examination for selecting officials, and everyone has noticed that the wind is blowing in that direction.

Sun Panjin was appointed as the chief examiner, and the family in the court was beaten by His Majesty for an excuse because of the previous statement made by the imperial court, and Sun Ge, who stood beside the young Majesty, was naturally entrusted with an important task.There are whispers among the ruling and opposition parties that although His Majesty looks young and treats people well, he is not easy to handle. It is even said that His Majesty's confidant, Prince Xuan, is not willing to be a canary in the palace, and many of his actions have deep meanings.

But there are still people who say that although the two have no foundation in high positions, they will be "persuaded" sooner or later when they oppose the old officials of the family.

"Mr. Ge is working hard. I am still young and I still rely on Mr. Ge for advice on many things." Bi Xin listened to Sun Panjin and said politely after listening to Sun Panjin elaborate on the preparations for the imperial examination.

Sun Panjin hurriedly stood up and saluted: "The old minister dare not, because the emperor is thirsty for talents."

Bi Xin said: "The matter of Enke is settled, and I have finally freed up to take care of the Yellow River flood."

Sun Panjin said: "That's right. I thought it was a problem of mustard moss, but I didn't want moths in the local area to be lazy in doing things. The dykes are full of holes, and the allocated relief food and salaries are barely exploited."

Bi Xin's eyes became colder and he said: "The imperial envoys I sent down to check the accounts in the hardest-hit areas, how much food and salaries were received and how much were sent out, and the people where they were sent to did not know all about it. A few random accounts are bad accounts. Just in Bianzhou, five prefectures have already been affected in half a month, and the most eye-opening thing is that the grain and grass in Yunzhou have been flooded for no reason, and the flood outside is flooding and the rainstorm continues, so they can’t burn half of the city’s grain."

Sun Panjin knelt down and said, "It's the old minister's student, Wen Ren, who is too straightforward, forcing them to be tight."

Bi Xin waved his hand and said: "If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't know that there are still places in this world that I can't control."

Sun Panjin said: "The old minister thinks that the flood is the second most important thing. We can't let these mediocre officials who don't listen to the emperor's transfer be a party of princes. Besides, they have always been related to some powers in the court."

Bi Xin said: "I thought it would be better to send a trustworthy royal family there."

Sun Panjin naturally understood and said: "Prince Xuan is the best. Since the disciples came to Beijing, Prince Xuan has been courteous and corporal, and many literati have praised the royal family's affinity."

Bi Xin smiled slightly, and said again: "Those who don't listen to the dispatch of the capital can be wiped out. If they don't do things so badly, I'm embarrassed to do it. They gave the court a reason." "Please, Prince Xuan .”

After dinner, the two of them went for a walk in the imperial garden. Liu Fu talked about the place he saw and said: "The disasters in the five states are not simple natural disasters, but also man-made disasters. Obviously, we can first repair the dams and distribute food and salaries to relieve the disaster." , and then told the surrounding government to close the city as soon as possible to prepare for the famine. But the fact is that there are rumors of illness in the two prefectures, and more than ten lands in a row are robbed of grain to escape the famine.

Bi Xin said: "The incompetent don't have to stay, it will bring disaster to the country and the people."

Liu Fu picked up a branch and pointed at the ground, saying, "Look, brother, rivers burst their embankments. If someone uses the Yellow River to spread rumors and disrupt the order, the people will not help the government to repair the embankment but loot and flee famine after the embankment bursts. Let the originally small disaster expand and then come to rescue, and the disasters in other places that could have been controlled early have caused disasters because of panic and no one to waterproof them."

He asked, "What do you mean?"

Liu Fu said: "Wen Renhan really hates corruption the most, but since ancient times, it has been a common practice for [-]% to [-]% to be deducted from the food and grass allocated for disaster relief. Although my ministers are not angry, the most important thing is to control the disaster first. Those officials are no longer corrupt. The forces are most familiar with local affairs, let them control the situation first and then settle accounts later, and now we must not put the cart before the horse."

Bi Xin moved his lips slightly but didn't say anything, and said, "You are indeed insightful."

Liu Fu fell off the branch and said: "Who is it who takes advantage of the flood to make profit and disregards the life and death of the people? If I find out, I will definitely..." Liu Fu gritted his teeth silently, he held Liu Fu's wrist and said: "National affairs are important, but you don't have to be too angry, don't be impulsive."

Liu Fu said: "I was born in an emperor's family with rich clothes and fine food, but I have never forgotten my responsibility."

Bi Xin said: "You also said that you will always..."

Liu Fu lowered his head slightly and said: "Brother, what happened last time was really my fault, I shouldn't say respectful or disrespectful words, but I think I should also share some of your burden."

Bi Xin patted him on the shoulder and said, "I have never cared about what is between brothers." The two avoided each other's eyes and looked at the koi pond in the distance, where there were some lotus pods hidden among the lotus leaves, Bi Xin smiled Said: "Fu'er, how about listening to the sound of rain when you come back?" Liu Fu nodded and did not answer.He also stopped talking, and the two looked at each other across the wind.

In a few days, some rumors and rumors circulated between the government and the opposition. The heir of the Weiyi king was appointed as an imperial envoy to manage the flooded Yellow River in the five states. It's taboo, but it can't stand that the one in the court is his own son, the beloved son of his parents, he must have far-reaching plans for it.

There is news from the palace that His Majesty has already appointed Prince Xuan to deal with the flood, and the groundwork is all done, just waiting for Prince Xuan to pick up a ready-made one, and now it is the credit of the Yi family.

Liufu was very concerned about the flood, did a lot of homework, and formulated many strategies.People saw that Prince Xuan personally sent half a carload of papers into the Shizi's mansion, and the Shizi personally sent him out of the mansion, and everyone said that it was really bright and infinite for a while.

It is even said that the two of them are true confidants in the world. Since they met, they have the same political views, and they have praised each other in front of everyone. In addition, they are both talented and beautiful, and gradually have the reputation of double walls.

The people under the emperor's feet don't know the pain and sorrow, let the natural disasters and man-made disasters happen outside, they want to enjoy themselves for a while, and they are used to luxury and money. After a year of national mourning, many well-connected Goulan opera gardens want to find some work quietly, and this The rich and powerful young masters in the city can't bear the loneliness, and it's become a rule to bring some famous actresses and prostitutes to have fun quietly. Those who drink with the grandfather, the government who took the money will not care.

But this matter is nothing to say, and I know it well, no one will take it seriously, but I don't want Jiangnan talented Shi Shen to be involved in this romantic affair, which will cause thousands of waves.

Speaking of which, this incident is quite a coincidence. Originally, the candidates from the north and the south had some disputes over the scientific examination. The Governor of Jingzhao invited several leading candidates to go to the government to mediate, and the northern candidates took it. The vulgar poems slandering the northerners were said to be led by Shi Shen and Nan Juzi, who were so angry that they went to the posthouse to ask for an explanation, but the southern Juzi naturally denied it. People in the two places are not in harmony. The two sides almost moved hands.

Fu Yin saw that this matter was not serious, but if it was not handled properly, some of them would have a great impact on becoming an official in the future, so the government wanted to ask Shi Shen to mediate the matter clearly.Unexpectedly, the official officer in the government office found Shi Shen who was drunk in an inn. As soon as the official officer entered the door, a disheveled kid wanted to run away in fright. He went to the government office together with Shi Shen who was half asleep.

Just entering the government office, the kid cried and wiped away his tears and said that Master Shi Shen found him, and the reward was also given by Master Shi. He was either a thief or an actor, and he really had nothing to eat, so he quietly did some flesh and blood business, yelling that he was wronged.

When Shi Shen was half asleep and half awake, he didn't even respond to other people's questions, and only occasionally sang a few opera lines and then lay on the side in a daze.The judges in the north were not used to seeing him, and they believed that Shi Shen was talented and arrogant, and he must have taken the lead in writing those poems that demeaned himself. Severe punishment caused a commotion all over the city.

It was no different when Liu Fu heard the decree and entered the palace. Bi Xin told him that Li Ji was very effective in controlling the Yellow River, but Liu Fu only said that Li Ji was also capable. Come down, he doesn't regret not going.He didn't comment on it, he just said, it's good.

Bi Xin casually said: "Did you hear the incident outside?"

Liu Fu smiled and said: "It's not as expected. It would be strange if he is fine. He is the pole that the emperor wants to support, and he will beat the Chaoli family well. Now that something happened, it's just a good time to see what kind of ghosts and snakes are going to show up." .”

Bi Xin lightly stroked the teacup that Liu Fu held just now and said, "Don't you want me to handle this kind of thing for him? Let him go."

Liu Fu glanced at him and quickly retracted: "Brother Huang has high hopes for him. I have been in contact with him before. Although he is a bit unruly, he is very easy-going with everyone. Thank you. He has criticized the government's ills, but he has never insulted anyone. I don't think he wrote the poem."

Bi Xin said: "I expect something from him, but he doesn't cherish feathers."

Liu Fu had a thought, Shi Shen's reputation was nothing more than rumors that he had an affair with a famous local actress in his former residence, so someone took advantage of this and said, "Those rumors can't be true."

Bi Xin said calmly: "The scientific examination is coming soon, Duanxiu is making love to the boy." Liu Fu was startled when he heard those two words, he looked panicked, and secretly clenched his hands together.

Bi Xin said again: "I don't care what he does in private, the court has high hopes for him."

Seeing the change in Liu Fu's expression, Bi Xin stretched out his hand to touch Liu Fu's forehead, twirled his hair with his fingers and said, "Why is Fu'er uncomfortable? This head is sweating profusely."

Liu Fu hurriedly stepped aside and said, "No, no... nothing."

Bi Xin's expression was a little gloomy, he withdrew his hand, and joked: "Don't waste too much thought on this matter, if this matter can't be done well, you can just use the prince's money to support him, and no one dares to say anything."

Liu Fu was amused for a moment, shook off his sleeves, and said, "You're joking again."