Idle courtiers

Chapter 127

Seeing the chaos below, Xiong Ren frowned: "What's going on?"

Governor Hong: "Reporting the punishment should be due to disputes between the refugees and porters on the docks. These refugees from Fujian, Zhejiang, and Susong entered our prefecture last year. They have no food and clothing, and they gather to make troubles, which is a headache for the county government. "

Xiong Tuiguan: "Didn't the Futai order the counties to resettle refugees last year?"

A governor smiled wryly: "It's not that easy. There were more than 2000 refugees in the city originally, and more than a thousand people were resettled. It was about to be done. But two months ago, there was a big battle in Tang Yingde in the Su and Song areas, and more than 3000 people came. .”

Zhou Nan was surprised when he heard this, didn't Tang Shunzhi win a big battle, how come more people fled.

After thinking about it, I immediately understood the reason.That's right, Tang Shunzhi copied the Japanese pirates' lair, and the situation in the southeast is stable.The problem is that these thieves have no way back, and they will inevitably scatter everywhere to cause trouble.Tang Yingde was transferred to Nanjing to be the Minister of the Household Department, and has been deprived of all powers.If personnel changes, the following will inevitably become a mess.

Hu Zongxian also had to spend a lot of effort to straighten out the relationship between the army and the army, and the relationship between the army and the locality, so that he could talk about conquering and suppressing the bandits one by one.

The common people don't know that the war in Su Song is almost over. They only see Japanese dwarfs running around everywhere, still fleeing to Jiangbei with their families.

These days, there are refugees everywhere in Huai'an City, and the law and order is deteriorating.

Xiong Tuiguan had a good drink, and was drinking refreshingly in "Green Pearl Tower". He was swept away and said: "Forget it, that's it for today. Whoever goes over to take a look will deal with this matter. Otherwise, when it gets dark, When troubles arise among the refugees, the magistrate and Jiang Fang must be alerted, and if they want to suffer, who will go?"

The Court of Rites and Punishments is in charge of prisons and local security.Seeing that the sky is getting dark, if the situation cannot be resolved in the shortest possible time.When the curfew is over, the soldiers in several major yamen will inevitably clash with the common people when they patrol the streets. When there is a big disturbance, they will not be able to control the scene, and all the officials in the punishment hall will be held accountable.

Hearing Xiong Ren's question, Governor Hong and the three hesitated a few times, but walked extremely fast, and walked down the stairs in a blink of an eye.

Officer Xiong Tui looked back, only saw Zhou Nan, and nodded: "Governor Zhou, you will be solely responsible for this matter." After finishing speaking, he waved his sleeves and left.

Seeing that everyone dispersed in an instant, Zhou Nan was stunned.It was only then that I remembered that today was my first day in office, and I didn't know anything about the situation in the Ritual and Punishment Hall. Even if I wanted to deal with this matter, I still couldn't figure it out.If you do something wrong, you are responsible.

Well, since the boss has an order, he can only bite the bullet and do it.

He cupped his hands slightly towards Zi Xiao: "Miss Zi Xiao, I'm sorry, I'm on official business, so I'll take my leave first."

Zi Xiao took Zhou Nan's hand, and said with a smile, "Zhou Zimu hasn't finished that poem yet, why don't you finish reading it before leaving?"

Zhou Nan was frustrated. He planned to use this poem to make a big splash in front of his boss.Now that the master is gone, what else is there to think about?

He looked puzzled: "Miss Zixiao, don't you think I have something urgent to do? How can I delay after the explanation from the superior?"

Zi Xiao leaned his body closer, and said in a gruff voice: "No, no, it doesn't take much effort to read two lines of poems. Could it be that the famous Zhou Zimu couldn't do it behind?"

The poem Zhou Nan read just now, "Several times I sit under the flowers and play the flute, and the silver man and the red wall look into the distance." There is a word Xiao embedded in it, which is obviously written for her.

Zhou Nan's poems are now being sung everywhere in Huai'an. When girls in brothels and literati sing poems and wine, if they don't recite a line: "How much hate the west wind blows, it won't make your brows loose." You are behind the trend of the times. It is OUT.

Indistinctly, Zhou Nan has gained a reputation as a romantic and talented scholar.If he can finish this poem today, the sisters will sing it.Her Zixiao is bound to be bullish, and she might become the oiran in Huai'an city, how can she let it go?

Zhou Nan was entangled by her, and looked intently again, seeing her slender and exquisite figure and a little red lips, her stomach suddenly became hot, and she laughed softly: "Young lady asked me to write poetry, so I must give some favors." , where is it written in vain?"

Immediately read: "Several times I sit under the flowers and play the flute, and the red wall of the silver man looks into the distance. It seems that the stars are not last night, for whom the wind and dew are standing at midnight. The lingering thoughts pull out the cocoon, and the heart hurts to peel off the banana. Three In March and May of five years, the poor glass of wine never disappeared."

"Ah!" All the women's eyes widened and they exclaimed in a low voice.

It is different from the mass-market fast food in the kiln where the rooster meets the hen, and the male duck meets the female duck.Places like "Green Pearl Tower" are not simply human flesh transactions.

In the Ming Dynasty, "Lvzhulou" was a high-end club, a social club for literati, poets, dignitaries, and dignitaries. Everyone was a decent person, and what they wanted was an elegant word.

The girls in the building not only have to be beautiful, but also have to be able to sing and write poetry, so that they can have a common language with the literati.

Therefore, these girls were bought back by their bosses since they were young, and asked their husbands to teach them culture and folk art.The cultural level of many people is no lower than that of scholars.

A well-known oiran, equivalent to a movie star in later generations, is enthusiastically sought after by the world.

In fact, the girls in the building are not much worse than anyone else in terms of sensuality and art.If you want to be in the top position, you must have an opportunity.Today, Zhou Zimu, a well-known romantic talent, is in front of him. If he can write a poem for himself, his reputation will be established.

Because of studying and learning art since childhood, the girls in the building have a very high appreciation for poetry, so why don't they know the beauty of Zhou Nan's poem.

This poem clearly refers to a young scholar and a woman who are in love with each other, but they are destined to have no part, and they feel sad.

This poem is shrouded in a vague sentimentality.This kind of sentimentality, entangled by the irresolvable sweet memories and bitter reality, makes the poet fall into despair step by step.

The first couplet is "several times sitting under the flowers and playing the flute, and the silver man's red wall looks into the distance." Accompanied by the bright moon, playing the flute under the flowers, a beautiful encounter.But this is just the beginning.Although the red wall where the Yiren is located is close at hand, it is as far away as the silver man in the sky and out of reach.

The second couplet "Looks like this star is not last night, for whom the wind and dew stand at midnight." It says that tonight is not last night. The stars of last night are recording the romantic story of blowing the flute under the flowers, but the stars tonight can only accompany My own sad person.

This sentence is adapted from Li Shangyin's "Last night, the stars and the wind last night, the west of the painting building and the east of the Guitang. The body has no colorful phoenix and two flying wings, and the heart has a good understanding."

All the girls were shocked by the lovesickness penetrating to the bone, and a thought flashed in their hearts: Poetry is gifted by heaven, and wonderful pens are brilliant. There is indeed a genius in the world.Could this Mr. Zhou be the reincarnation of some Tang and Song master?That's right, only Tang and Song Xian Xian could have such grand poems.Such a good Zhou Zimu, even in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, he still had a place.

At the same time, there is a strong jealousy in my heart: Zi Xiao is really lucky, once this poem comes out, not only I in Huai'an, but the whole Huai'an and Huai'an will be sung, it's hard not to be famous, and this year's Oiran title will definitely be.

Zi Xiao's eyes were full of hazy mist, excited, adored, and admiring, and said in a low voice: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for the poem."

Seeing her face full of spring, Zhou Nan got a little satisfaction in his heart.Forget it, although this poem can't stand out in front of the boss, it's worth it to get a smile from a beautiful woman.Thinking narrowly, he bit her ear and said, "I heard that Miss Zixiao plays a good tune. If you want to thank me, you should listen to the girl's natural voice if you have the chance."

The words were ambiguous, Zi Xiao's face turned even redder, and he was so ashamed that he couldn't lift his head: "My husband has a request, if you dare not obey, I will just push the invitation and come to Jinghou."

Feng Huaxueyue needs it, but the errand is important, Zhou Nan smiled again: "The girl is kind, I don't know what to do with today's errand, I'm afraid I won't have time to come again."

Hearing what he said, Zi Xiao couldn't let go, and suddenly said: "Mr. Zhou, Governor Hong and the others are obviously deceiving you as a newcomer, and want to throw this hot potato to you."

Before Zhou Nan could ask, Zi Xiao said again that the imperial court issued an order for local officials to properly resettle the refugees.The government also made great efforts, but the effect was lacklustre. It was good if they were not resettled, but once they were resettled, there were more and more refugees. Many officials have already been reprimanded by the court.It is your duty to do this well, but if you make a mistake, you will be in bad luck.

A thankless job, of course no one wants to do it
After hearing her finish, Zhou Nan frowned slightly, and said, "Thank you for reminding me, miss, I will take my leave."

After "Green Pearl Tower" came out, there were four government servants from the criminal justice hall in full armor waiting there. They came forward to salute and said: "We have already been ordered by Mr. Xiong, and today we are listening to Mr. Zhou's orders."

To be honest, after hearing Zi Xiao's words, Zhou Nan felt a little annoyed.Whether it is ancient or modern society, what the ruling class fears most is mass incidents among the people.Because once this kind of thing happens, the crowd caught in a frenzy can easily lose control of their emotions and arouse sparks of anger.

The spark looks weak on the surface, but you don't know where it will end up.Will it go out instantly in the vast ocean, or will it explode violently immediately after falling into the powder keg.

The lessons learned from the collapse of a huge dynasty due to civil uprisings in the previous dynasty are not far away, so we must treat them with care.In the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the later Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, even in the era of Hongguang Zhongxing, several civil uprisings and peasant uprisings occurred from time to time.

This kind of thing is quite tricky, if something is wrong, I will become a blame man.

On the surface, Xiong Ren is a generous and generous person, and Governor Hong and the others are also friendly, but if this matter is not handled well today, the prefect will pursue it, and Zhou Nan will have to eat all the suspense.This is: if it is beneficial, I will go up, if there is trouble, you, a newcomer, will go up.

It's done, it's useless to be angry, the most important thing now is to think about how to do the job well.

Because he is a newcomer, unfamiliar with the situation and inexperienced, the only thing he can rely on is his official title.

And where does the majesty of the government come from, these four yamen servants.The armed forces on their bodies represent violence, and directly reflect the will of the violent machine of the country. The most important thing now is to master this machine.

Zhou Nan didn't put on the so-called official airs, and nodded politely to the four of them: "I called everyone from home in the middle of the night. You have worked hard, and these are shoes and socks for you." Throwing the silver over.

If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it some grass, otherwise, if something happens later, no one will work for you Master Zhou.

Seeing the money, several yamen servants were overjoyed: "Thank you Master Zhou for the reward, don't worry, Master, I will definitely protect you well, so that unscrupulous people can't get close to Master."

Zhou Nan nodded: "Okay, wait for you to obey my orders. By the way, what is going on here? Are you going to fight with weapons? Tell me."

(End of this chapter)