Chapter 224 Muddy Water

"You don't have to worry about this, just know that what I'm talking about is the fact. After all, I also have a royal identity. I want to know something, but it's not without channels." Wanyan Lan asked: "Can this information be replaced with the conditions I just mentioned?"

"What conditions?" Ouyang asked in confusion.

"Unless you really don't want to know why I will guide you to check Jin San."

Ouyang was still very curious when Wanyan Lan betrayed Jin San. Maybe Jin Sanzhen is not Wanyan Lan's direct subordinate, but Jin San's lurking only benefits for the Jurchens and it is not harmful.

"Well..." Ouyang said after pondering for a while: "Actually, you should know that I cannot restrain so many businessmen from treating Jurchen workers. But I can introduce you to the people of the business association. After all, you are a princess. If you can get any benefits and exchange them with the businessmen, you may have some improvement."

“What are the benefits?”

"For example... introduce some laborers." Ouyang was furious when he saw Wanyan Lan: "For example, you can convince the emperor to make some decisions. Many workers are mining in the Xiao Qinling Mountains. If you can convince the emperor to increase gold, iron equivalents, or reduce gold or other taxes, they will naturally repay their favor."

Wanyan Lan asked: "What is repaying love?"

"Well... if you smash me a peach, I will smash it back with plums. It means you get melons and get melons in the planting of beans."

"Hmph, you also told me that I was thinking about whether to buy clothes when I was smiling." Wanyan Lan despised Ouyang with a smile.

Ouyang felt warm and remembered the situation when he went to Jin Kingdom. The sacrifice made by this cold man to protect himself. It is true that love is deep and hatred is intense. She must have never expected that she saved her, and that she caused the Jurchens and the Khitans to enter a continuous battle. No wonder she hated herself so much. Thinking of this, Ouyang felt relieved. Although her little affection for Wanyan Lan had already gone to the shark's belly, she should at least be better to this poor woman.

"Cough" Zhan Ming coughed, what's the matter? The woman blushed and the little daughter's expression was gone, but the adult seemed to be confused. Huilan and Zhan Ming said that after Wanyan Lan was "hijacked" by Ouyang, they were interesting. Unfortunately, when Wanyan Lan came to Song for the second time, it was an assassination mission. Not only did she end up with an injustice, she also sent a woman who had no chance to Ouyang's arms.

Ouyang hurriedly said: "Let's go back to the original problem."

Wanyan Lan also realized that she was out of control and hurriedly sat down and asked: "What was the problem just now?"

"..." Ouyang saw Zhan Ming.

Zhan Ming said: "My dear said that Princess Wanyan can achieve her goal through exchange of benefits."

Wanyanlan nodded and said, "I need more."

“What are the more?”

"Yeah..." Wanyan Lan thought about it and said, "There is a saying in the Central Plains that I miss my family more during the holidays."

Ouyang nodded: "I know this."

"The most important thing in the Central Plains is the Dragon Boat Festival and the New Year Festival." Wanyan Lan said: "So I want to go and see them on Dragon Boat Festival and the New Year Festival."

"This request is not too much." Ouyang said: "It's just that I don't really believe you just want to see them."

"You won't understand." Wanyan Lan sighed: "Let's talk about it, the ambitions of the Song Dynasty are well known to everyone. In the future, I, the Jurchens, may die the last person in battle, or surrender to the country. The most pitiful one is of course these workers in the Song Dynasty. The Jurchens became Han people, and their treatment was still good. But the Jurchens in the Song Dynasty..."

There is some truth to it. Since Wanyan Lan came to Song for the second time, she has left the Jurchen management class. When she met Ouyang several times, she hoped that Ouyang would not create war tragedy again. The point was always people-oriented, not power-oriented by the superiors. She really cared about the people of the Jurchens, not like Wanyan Aguda, and was concerned about defeating the enemy. The dignity of the Jurchens was the slogan he used to buy the Jurchens, and the life of the Jurchens was the cornerstone of his throne. The direct reason for his rebellion was that Liao had to take action against him before he let go. There was also the crying scene before the war between Bubu Gangda, which was comparable to Liu Bei of the Three Kingdoms.

Wanyan Lan innocently believed that Wanyan Aguda was really devoted to the Jurchens. Every time Ouyang said, Wanyan Lan would try her best to refute Aguda and determine the justice of the Jurchens' uprising. The more she went to the back, the more she saw the higher those who were superior, just using the national emotions of the Jurchens. As mentioned in the red drama "Yimeng" said, when fighting, he relied on the countryside, but after liberation, no one in the countryside paid attention to it. The red nobles who were treated by the rural people did not even come back to visit their life-saviors.

Ouyang said: "If you really have such a simple purpose, you don't need to exchange conditions. Just tell me directly, and I will help you."

Wanyan Lan nodded: "If you have anything else to ask Jin Da, just ask."

There must be nothing to ask if you are so generous. Ouyang said: "You can send Zhang Jin'er to the Jingji Ting Zhengyamen."

"certainly"

The atmosphere between the two sides became friendly, Ouyang wrote a letter asking Wanyanlan to find Zhou An himself. At the third update, Wanyanlan was sent to the door to leave.

"Sir, don't blame me for being too talkative." Zhan Ming said: "Every time I see Wanyan Lan, I feel that she is even more difficult."

"I can only choose to believe or not in some things. I owe her favors. And what she said is reasonable."

"Em" Zhan Ming saw Ouyang's attitude and no longer said anything, but looked quietly at the sedan chair away. Zhan Ming reads and has read many books. His literary attainments are definitely not inferior to Ouyang, the top scholar. Zhan Ming also has some experience in his literary wisdom left by his ancestors for thousands of years. He intuition told himself that Wanyan Lan not only did not look like what he looked like on the surface, but also had other plans. Maybe the Yangping Shen Zi case was really done by her, and maybe the Shen Zi case was just a prelude to all conspiracies. Maybe everything was thought of by himself, but Zhan Ming knew that Wanyan Lan was definitely not just the first time she came to Yangping. Zhan Ming felt that Ouyang was a bit of a woman's kindness today. That also showed that Wanyan Lan was terrible. Ouyang actually forgot to ask Jin San's matter, and although he asked it, it was a waste of time.

...

After some more days, the Royal News reported on the process of Li Gang's takeover as Prime Minister. As for the vacancy left by Li Gang in the Northwest Military Road, Yu Wen Xuzhong, a grandson of the Zizheng Hall, will be taken over by Yu Wen Xuzhong. Ouyang knew that Yu Wen Xuzhong was also a talented person. Unlike Li Gang, he would not accuse who was a treacherous minister and who did something wrong, but instead focused on doing what he could do, and was stoic in nature. He could not only bear the pain of the **, but also with spiritual suffering. It was a rare patriotic minister with vision and courage in the Song Dynasty.

A few days later, Li Gang, who had just taken office, asked Zhao Yu to determine the crime of Wang Fu. During this period, a large number of evidence was written into a book, and there were also complaints from various victims. The wall fell and everyone pushed them, and all officials also submitted a statement to impeach Wang Fu. Wang Fu's fate had been decided, and it would not be serious or light, and exile was inevitable. However, in the atmosphere of unanimous agreement on the law, there were two factions, one was Li Gangwei's request to confiscate the property, and the other was Li Bangyanwei's belief that it was not a criminal offense or a serious crime, and the ancestor system was not confiscated by the scholars and officials.

In fact, the officials were not sympathetic to Wang Fu, but were afraid that once this case was opened, the same end would happen to them in the future. However, Li Gang, who was newly appointed as prime minister, was very determined and believed that Wang Fu was greedy for him and must be severely punished. Only then did Zhao Yu know what side effects would there be to let Li Gang, a person with a clear black and white, take over.

Zhao Yu knew very well that there were many corrupt officials among the officials. The disadvantages were very great. If it were not for the continuous war, the irreconcilable contradictions within the court would have been violent early. Some people could be greedy, but not everyone could be greedy. For example, one was the Meteorological Bureau and the other was the Tax Bureau. Which one had oil and water? As recorded in history, Chen Dong and others could not stand it. They wrote a letter to list Cai Jing and others as the six thieves and demanded strict handling. In the end, because of this, the six thieves did not have a good end.

If you agree to copy and confiscate it, everyone will inevitably be in panic among the officials, and Li Gang will become even worse. If you don’t agree to copy and confiscate it, it means you are irresponsible to the new prime minister. In such a dilemma, Zhao Yu announced: Let’s vote

The voting time was a court meeting half a month later, and Li Gang came to Yangping overnight to ask Ouyang for advice after reminding his confidant. He knew Ouyang's methods, and he read too many books of sages and could not think of how to use gentlemen's behavior to solve the problem, but he believed that Ouyang must have a solution.

"Ah?" Ouyang was shocked when he heard that Li Gang came to Yangping in person. Please, this is not the Northwest time, I am an imperial envoy, you are a subordinate. You are now a first-rank minister, and I am just a sixth-rank official. Besides, you thank me for recommending you with such a big fanfare, don't you think it's inappropriate?

"What?" Ouyang was shocked when he heard that Li Gang came. Since Li Gang drove a carriage to Yangping that day, Ouyang didn't even know about the Chaohuisheng.

Li Gang said seriously: "Since ancient times, evil cannot defeat righteousness. He eats the king's fortune and shares his worries for the king. Now, the court is full of dirty officials, and it is rare for the emperor to deal with Wang Fu seriously. If he does not take this opportunity and is serious about the court, he will inevitably suffer endless troubles."

Ouyang smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Li, let's just talk in private. The emperor may not have known that the defiled officials are everywhere. The disposal of Wang Fu was to calm the public's anger because of Cai Jing's incident. We can't arrest Cai Jing, who has already surrendered, for trial, right?"

"A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. If he exploits the people's wealth and ointment, he will be a bad country. The deficit army needs to fill his private bags and be a bad one. I also know that all the ministers are evil, and all officials cannot be clean, and the emperor wants to govern but has no way. Now the emperor is very wise and it is rare to open the way to govern the government. Therefore, I think we should strike while the iron is hot, and even if we cannot eradicate the ills, it can also warn the world. Being the prime minister of the Song Dynasty is also the responsibility."
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