Chapter 244: Lovesickness is deeply rooted, loneliness kills people

In addition to the grassland where the Xi people gathered, other places in Longmen County are typical of "no single land is flat". The Tang people who rely on farming to make a living have made a living in slopes every year. The land is barren and the pressure of double taxes. Before this, the Xi people never paid taxes, and the tax was spread over the people of the Tang Dynasty. Although it is now the period of peace-keeping ascending the Tang Dynasty, the Tang people of Longmen County are still living a miserable and difficult life.

It is precisely in this context that the development planning promoted by Tang Cheng can stir up such a storm in Longmen Village. This year's natural disasters and droughts have made people desperate. How much power can the hope that comes from despair burst out? This will be demonstrated and verified in the days that follow.

The people of Longmen outside the city gathered everywhere without fear of fatigue. Tang Cheng, who planned all this in the county government in the city, was too busy. Although his governance method was enough to be the least powerful chief official in the current era. After he took the direction, he assigned the specific details to Yang Jiao, Jia Xu, and Qian Sanca each took responsibility, but because there were too many things recently and it was too big, he, the chief official, could not relax.

Visiting the 1,100 soldiers from Tiancheng's army to draw a better prospect for them, and extort the last hidden energy from them, so that they can pay more attention to the land in front of them, and help them coordinate and solve some specific problems; visiting the busy blacksmiths to mobilize the enthusiasm of these support personnel, and also preparing to check the hillside on the right side of the county town... Now Tang Cheng is like a gyro, busy and busy to make a big deal to change the status quo of the gantry from the root.

It is already worrying enough to be busy with these things. The government offices in the province have also caused trouble. "Mingfu, the relief grains we allocated from above are less than 40% of the food we declared. Even if the Xi people don't want relief grains, these foods are far from enough to handle the major issues. Look..."

Standing outside the official warehouse, looking at the grain truck on the flat ground in front of him, Tang Cheng's face was as gloomy as Yang Kuo standing side by side. Compared to a county, the state government has allocated too little relief grain. It is a bit difficult to use this grain to provide a small drought. Longmen has encountered a severe drought that has not been seen in decades since the fall of the State Administration of China.

Although he knew that the number he reported would definitely be discounted, which was inevitable in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad, what Tang Cheng did not expect was that Niu Zude's hand in the state ya was so cruel, and he wiped out more than 60% of him in an instant, and even less than half of his expectations.

As the governor of Guizhou, how could Niu Zude not know that the situation in Longmen County is complicated, how could he not know that the relief grain he allocated was not enough? Since he knew that he still did this, what was his mind?

When I thought of this, Tu Yezhuo's words came out a little while ago. In the year of a disaster, there was not enough food for relief. People who had no food to eat would have a good time. Not to mention making trouble, it is very likely that they would gather people to rebel when forced. Such a scene should be what Niu Zude wanted to see.

After thinking through Niu Zude’s thoughts, he would look at less than 30% of the relief grain in front of him. How could these relief grain be given to him in Longmen County? It was simply the way Niu Zude left for himself. I imagined that the prefectural yamen would get rid of the relationship after the turmoil in Longmen County. After all, he gave the relief grain, and it was the first to allocate it in his jurisdiction.

"Since I've sent it, can I not do it? Sign the receipt warehouse first. After finishing my work today, I will continue to submit relief documents to the state yamen tomorrow. The documents are written more urgently. After writing them, let the clerk copy them and prepare them. I will take turns to smash them in the state yamen every three days. Even if I don't give them food, they will be disgusting." After a moment, Tang Cheng continued with a gloomy face: "In addition, arrange for someone to send the relief documents to the Daoya. No matter who receives the documents in the Daoya, you must get the receipt."

"Send it to the Daoya?" Yang Jiao obviously hesitated after hearing this, "Mingfu, submitting such official documents beyond the level is a taboo in the officialdom."

Hearing this, Tang Cheng smiled coldly, "Niu Zude has sharpened his knife and has nothing to do? Just do it this way. Since the state yamen is ready for the future, as long as the Taoist yamen comes forward to ask, in order to get rid of the relationship cleaner in the future, Niu Zude has to allocate some more food to meet the situation. We have to build such a big stall now, and it is good to squeeze him out one bucket at a time."

"Okay," Yang Jiao nodded, "But in this way, you and the governor Niu of Mingfu have completely broken up. After all, he occupies a high position, and you must prepare for this matter. Once your position is unstable, the major event of Longmen will definitely die in the middle."

When Yang Jiao heard the word "breaking up the face", Tang Cheng suddenly remembered what Zhao Laohu said to him in front of Yunxi County's yamen that day - don't tear someone's face unless you have to, otherwise others will kill you. This is still the case. Unexpectedly, he had to face this situation not long after he had just become the chief officer, and the person who teared up the face was the direct chief officer.

Life is really impermanent!

"Tu Yezhuo said the words of the day. Mr. Tu Yezhuo also knew that before the relief grain was distributed, someone was thinking about rushing me to take advantage of the Xi people in the disaster. It was Niu Zude's first move to tear my face." Tang Cheng's gloomy face disappeared when he said this, and instead he had a light smile. "They have already hit the face, and they can't endure it. Longmen's plan is not only a contribution to the people of the court, but also a labor of our hearts. Since my official position is closely related to the outcome of major events, then whoever wants to plot against my position will be irrelevant with him."

Starting from Confucius' "Spring and Autumn Writing", scholars are all subtle and tactful when speaking and doing things. Since entering the career of the self-study exam, Yang Jiao has experienced many colleagues, but he has never heard of such words? Although every official in the world has this mentality for the official position under his butt, Yang Jiao is no exception. But Tang Cheng is the first person he met who can speak so bluntly and nakedly. In the face of too much shock, Yang Jiao, who was stirred up by these words, looked at Tang Cheng and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Mr. Yang does his own business, I am with Niu Zude. Even if the sky falls, we have to write a beautiful article about Longmen." After saying that, Tang Cheng patted Yang Jiao's shoulder in a very unsuitable way for scholars to communicate, and walked out of the vast official warehouse with a smile on his face.

Yang Jiao's eyes couldn't help but follow Tang Cheng's back. It was not until the back had gone away for more than ten steps that he suddenly thought about what he had been pursuing in his mind just now. By the way, the feeling when he heard Tang Cheng say that just now was vaguely similar to some of the experiences he had experienced when he was studying.

"A real man should be like this, and I will replace it!" This is the bold words erupted from the heart when Xiang Yu, the young King of Western Chu, saw Qin Shihuang's magnificent parade team for the first time; "Would kings, princes, generals, and ministers," this is the roar of Chen Sheng, a leader of Guizhou, rose up at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Yang Jiao, who had received the education of "king, ministers, ministers, fathers, and sons" since childhood, read these two sentences in his life. The feeling of spiritual excitement when he read these two sentences in his history books for the first time.

If a person cannot do what he speaks, he dares not speak. This is true man!

Seeing Tang Cheng's last back disappearing at the gate of the Guancang, Yang Jiao put down his doubts about how a county magistrate fights with the governor. He does extraordinary things. Although Tang Cheng does not have the domineering spirit of Xiang Yu, he has repeatedly acted strange ways since he entered the Longmen, as well as his vision and mind to plan this major event in front of him, he is actually considered an extraordinary person at this age. I believe that once he fights this shop, he will end up with a crushing defeat. What else can he be afraid of when he is expelled from his ministers, and what else can he not lose?

After shaking his head and retracting his gaze, Yang Jiao threw away the mixed thoughts in his heart, and then he became nervous and busy.

Tang Cheng, who returned from the Guancang, did not go to the main hall after returning to the county yard. He made an exception and returned to the Houya during the first time at the time of going to the yard.

"Miss, you really should go out to listen. Now no matter where you go in the city, the people will say yes whenever they mention the son-in-law. When the shopkeeper of the cloth shop heard that I was a servant in the son-in-law's mansion, he had to force a gift from three-foot satin. No matter how I push it, the girl Xiaoqing didn't notice that Tang Cheng was lifting the thick curtain behind her and walked in, and still said excitedly to Zheng Lingyi. The basket under her feet was a piece of lake silk satin.

"Why is your husband back?" Zheng Lingyi, who looked surprised, got up from the couch and greeted Tang Cheng. Seeing him looking at the basket under Xiaoqing's feet, he smiled and said, "Although the shopkeeper is kind, Xiaoqing is a man who knows the rules and may not be able to ask for his satin for nothing? Besides, this girl's eyes are not low, and the three-foot satin cannot even be seen in her eyes."

Xiaoqing, the close-fitting girl who followed thousands of miles away, was still the one Zheng Ling was when she was serving as a maritime envoy in Yangzhou. At that time, she was willing to throw herself into Tang Cheng's arms and attempt to break the relationship with Tang Cheng.

Because of this old thing, Xiaoqing always feels a little unnatural whenever she sees her son-in-law, and even Tang Cheng himself is a little stiff. This is not that he is not willing tolerate the old thing. In fact, when he sees this girl, he always thinks of the scene in Yangzhou that night. Under the hazy moonlight coming through the window, a beautiful young girl broke her clothes and threw herself into her arms with her dove-like chest exposed. It is not easy to forget such things, not to mention that Xiaoqing's unnatural behavior when the two of them are alone is equivalent to mentioning this matter again and again.

"Well, Xiaoqing is doing well. Our family is not short of money. It is not worth making any arguments for these flirting tricks." Tang Cheng nodded to Xiaoqing, "You go and call Lai Fu."

Seeing Tang Cheng looking at her with a burning look and saying something praise again, Xiaoqing's face turned red inexplicably. After hearing the order, she left with a blessing and said nothing.

"This girl is starting to miss the spring." Zheng Lingyi settled Tang Cheng and sat down. While making tea for him with deep well water that had been rolling in the fire cage, she said with a smile: "She is not young anymore. Should she release it or leave it? The head of your family must say that this place is unfamiliar, and I have few people to go out. If you release it, you have to keep your mind looking for it."

Zheng Lingyi was also a patrolman in charge of the side when he was in Yangzhou that day. He was a little decisive person. Now he can only stay in the small Sifangtian of Houya to wait for him to come back. Thinking about her experience of growing up in the deep palace since she was twelve years old, Tang Cheng looked at Zheng Lingyi, who was a little light and depressed between his eyebrows and eyes, and suddenly felt guilty.

With such experience as Zheng Lingyi, a woman with such talent should not have been a golden-wire bird in the courtyard of a deep house. She has been so busy these days that she has never thought of these things.

Seeing Tang Cheng looking at her tenderly but not speaking, Zheng Lingyi's mind turned around and his eyebrows jumped, and then he said with a smile on his face: "Why, my husband is reluctant to let her go out and wants to stay in the room to collect it?"

After hearing this, Tang Cheng felt amused and crying, and his guilt became more severe. Perhaps it was related to his past experience. Zheng Lingyi was a very generous woman. She could not say such words from her mouth in Yangzhou more than a year ago. "I can't let you be so idle anymore." Tang Cheng stretched out his hand and Zheng Lingyi, who had just put down the tea cup, sat in his arms with a low and light cry. "You ask her about Xiaoqing first. Although she is a girl, she has been in love with you for so many years. As for her affairs, you should make the decision, just listen to the dispatch of her husband."

Holding Zheng Lingyi in his arms, Tang Cheng stretched out his hand to gently rub the eyebrows that Qianyu gathered, "That's all about Xiaoqing's affairs, let's talk about you below."

After struggling for a while but not breaking free, Zheng Lingyi then stopped moving and snuggled quietly in the man's arms. Longmen County was small, and this back yamen was even smaller. He stayed in such a small courtyard every day. The footsteps of Tang Chengsan Yamen returning became her greatest expectation. However, since the Xi people were in turmoil in the city that day, he had been busy all the time. He even went out for more than ten days a while ago. Not only did the two of them spend less time together, but he also had many things to arrange during the time they were together. Zheng Lingyi really felt the loneliness, the loneliness that could not be said or required.

This loneliness even made her dream several times that the Daming Palace, which was extremely magnificent but lonely and cold on the Dragon Shouyuan in Chang'an City. Although Zheng Lingyi also felt that such a dream was really inappropriate, she did miss the days on the previous three thousand miles, even though the days of storms were really hard.

During this busy period, the two of them have rarely had such a leisurely moment to hug each other. Feeling the warmth of Tang Cheng gently rubbing his eyebrows, Zheng Lingyi quietly closed his eyes, and even did not open it until now, "What's wrong with me?"

"I've been very busy for a while, and I'll continue to be busy for a long time in the future. You always stay in this small yard, whether it's good for your mood or health. It just so happens that I have to do a lot of things and need more people. I have to rely on my wife's talent."

"Oh, what's the matter?" Zheng Lingyi, who suddenly opened her eyes, suddenly straightened her lazy body. She knew the position of this major event in Tang Cheng's heart, and she hoped to get out of this Sifangtian and Tang Cheng's struggle side by side.

"Distribution of relief grains. This involves thousands of people. It is not only trivial, but also prone to chaos if it is not done well or is not fair in distribution. It is actually one of the keys to ensuring that the big event of husband can go smoothly. Therefore, a person who is both able to read and careful and not greedy for profit comes to preside over it. Mr. Yang is also a suitable candidate, but he is responsible for too many things and cannot be tied up by this matter. For husband, he is worried about finding such a person there, but he forgets that there is a talent in his family. He deserves to be beaten! He deserves punishment!"

"Really", Zheng Lingyi's eyes were bright, just like the Huai River. That moonlit night when the two first met, "Husband, do you really let me take charge of this matter? I'm not afraid of others seeing you..."

"As long as you want, as for others..." Tang Cheng smiled and pinched Zheng Lingyi's nose, "Why do you care about so much? I'll make the decision on my territory."

"Well, I must do it." Zheng Lingyi nodded with surprise and then turned Tang Cheng tighter. After a while, she heard her whisper in Tang Cheng's ear, "Husband, wait until the weather is warmer, let's take Yingwan and the others over as well."

Tang Cheng was not wary of her sudden talk about this, "Hmm?"

Zheng Lingyi didn't say much, but only uttered eight words gently, "Lovesickness is engraved, loneliness is murdered"

Just then, a dry cough sounded at the door. Lai Fu, who made the cough, stepped on one foot in the door, and the other foot was still outside the door. With a embarrassed face, he glanced around with his eyes and couldn't find a place. Xiaoqing behind him was still outside the door urging him to come in soon.

Seeing this, Zheng Lingyi suddenly blushed suddenly appeared on her face. The blushing had not faded until she sat down to the side. However, Tang Cheng did not regard this as a matter. What is this? In later generations, there were so many people hugging each other on the streets. This Lai Fu is really rare and strange.

"What are you looking at? I'm here, looking at your timid look, you are useless." Tang Cheng's curse with a smile almost made Lai Fu vomit blood. You don't lock your master's door in the daytime to pronounce lust. If I don't look at it, it's still a waste of time. Is there any reason for this? Thinking of this in my heart, Lai Fu dare not reveal it on his face. After entering the house, he was really more ruling than anyone else's.

"Okay, don't come up with these false articles." Tang Cheng pointed to Hu Tang opposite the fire cage, "Sit down, tell me the matter of the state government warehouse again. It must be detailed and not leak at all."

This was what I said when I came back yesterday. Seeing Tang Cheng deliberately lit up and asked him to say it again, and his tone was so solemn, and his mind was quite dark, a burst of excitement suddenly arose.

OK, it’s clear that the great official is going to take the opportunity to attack Niu Zude!

Lai Fu, who suddenly felt bloody on his body, said the matter completely again, without any missing.

After Jing heard Lai Fu say it, Tang Cheng, who stood up, walked around the room with his hands on his back. Seeing this, Zheng Lingyi and the other two knew that he was used to it, did not say anything.

"Since the person who operates this matter is the steward of the governor's office, it is no different from Niu Zude's personal appearance. No matter how he says he can't get rid of the relationship." After a while, Tang Cheng, who stopped walking, turned around and stared at Lai Fu and said, "I want to expose this matter to the Daocheng Yamen. Can the joint figure, Ning Mingyuan, Ning Mingyuan, be trapped?"

Hearing Tang Cheng's words, Xiaoqing was stunned, but Lai Fu, who had been mingling from Shannan Daocheng to Chang'an and from Chang'an to here with his master, was calm. "Hebei Dao, from Guizhou to Daocheng Jinyang, there are many places that pass through the prefectures and counties. It is really difficult to bring a living person there, but if the high official only needs to serve him, there is a way. The young man personally crosses his foundation. This surnamed Ning has many private matters, so it is not difficult to start."

"Yes," Tang Cheng looked at Xiaoqing in a daze and withdrew his gaze, "If you can't stop him, what should you do if he refuses to accept the argument when he refuses to accept the argument?"

"This... the young man has a way to prevent him from speaking back." Lai Fu looked at Xiaoqing and Zheng Lingyi in Tang Cheng's eyes, and then he didn't say anything else.

Seeing that Lai Fu was like this, Tang Cheng knew that the method he said would definitely not be so visible, so he did not ask in detail, "This matter is extremely great and the risk is also high. After dinner, come to my study to discuss it carefully."

"Yes," Lai Fu agreed, and stood up and said, "The people I looked for in Zhoucheng last time have already been connected. As expected, there is a big-name one among them who is in Zhoucheng for a fur business. He intends to come to Longmen to see what time to arrange it?"

"In a few days, let him come after the scene is spread out here, so that I can talk to him." After that, Tang Cheng called out and agreed, Lai Fu, who was about to leave, smiled and ordered: "I will send a letter to my family in the next two days. When the warmth is coming next spring, I will take Yingwan, Xiaotao and the others. During this time, you can take a look in the city. If there is a suitable house, tell your wife to buy it for you. After Xiaotao comes, you can open a house list. Just look at the house and don't worry about the price."

"Thank you, thank you, Madam." After hearing this, Lai Fu was shocked and gave a thank-you gift, he quickly walked out of the room.

After watching Lai Fu leave the room, Zheng Lingyi filled Tang Chengxu with tea, "Husband, Niu Zude is the chief official of Guizhou who is directly in charge of you. The situation is really so dangerous? Otherwise, send a letter to Chang'an, where is the crown prince..."

"He may not have a better life than me now. If you don't have to take care of it, you will be able to attract Taiping's attention. That's really not worth the loss." Tang Cheng deliberately made a relaxed smile and patted Zheng Lingyi's hand, "Don't worry, I have a sense of my own in this matter."

That night, Tang Cheng and Lai Fu talked in the study until the second update. The next morning, Lai Fu, who had just returned from the state city for only one day, set off for a long trip. The three brothers of the Zheng family were also with him. This time, Tang Cheng got up early to see off the four of them, and solemnly explained to the three brothers of the Zheng family to everything that they had followed.

Seeing Lai Fu and the other two gradually fading away, Tang Cheng stood in front of the side door of the exclusive back yamen for a long time.

As soon as the bell rang at the yamen, Tang Cheng's unreliable worry was quickly rushed aside by busy affairs, and then he was busy, busy in the dark. Not only was he busy, but Zheng Lingyi was also busy. He went to the Guancang to check the grain relief and checked the household registration books that recorded the population of the county from the households. There were dozens of books alone. At this time, she no longer had the intention to sigh about the loneliness of lovesickness and loneliness. The two of them were so tired that they even stopped having sex at night. After taking off their clothes and getting on the bed, they fell asleep in less than ten words.

Three days later, the people in Longmen County were shocked to find that more and more people were dressed up in the village outside the city. At first, they thought these people should be refugees who fled in disasters and famines. They were really scared. What could it be that so many refugees were rushing into the city at once? But soon they discovered an abnormality.

Although these people dressed like a typical refugee dress - carrying dry food bags and bedding rolls, they looked exhausted, but these people had more equipment than those seen in previous years, and everyone was carrying farm tools! Moreover, the spirit of these people was definitely different from that of refugees. Although they were the same tired, they had hope in their eyes, which had the vitality and vitality that the refugees could never see.

Seeing these locust plagues plagues occurring, the people in the city who were peeking in the city gate were finally completely relieved, but their curiosity inevitably arose again.
Chapter completed!