Wang Xian felt aroused in his heart and then smiled and said, "Brother Qin doesn't think the world is unstable now, right?"

"Although it is not too chaotic, it is not far away." Qin Gao smiled and sighed: "Cai Jing did Jing's official business but misunderstood everything. The Qingmiao method was originally an excellent method. Now, the immunization tax of the method of immunization has been raised by more than ten times. It is hard to believe how can the people be safe under such a government order?"

"What's not bad and more important is the 'Flower Stone Gang'." Qi Wei took the conversation and said to Wang Xian: "Actually, Brother Qin and I came from Suzhou. Suzhou was originally a wealthy county in Jiangnan, but we installed a Yingfeng Bureau. There are now piles up flower stones and collects rare treasures. We are preparing to transport them to Bianjing in October for the use of the foolish emperor!"

Wang Xian had a slight move and he already knew about the matter of Hua Shigang. Someone in Jinling started collecting it, but it did not cause any major disaster. At this time, he nodded when he heard Qi Wei talk about him, "This Hua Shigang is indeed harmful to people. I heard that the people of Suzhou are beginning to become dissatisfied, and that Zhu Xie is even more shameless. The governor of Suzhou, He Ding, also told me that this person is extremely domineering but cannot offend him. It is really hateful."

Qin Gao sneered: "He just thought it was hateful, but ordinary people or ordinary people were in trouble. I heard that Zhu Xie had a close relationship with the prime minister Cai Jing of the dynasty. Later, I realized that the emperor also liked this rogue. Because the emperor wanted to build more than a dozen new palaces, Zhu Xie took the opportunity to suggest that the Yingfeng Bureau be established to offer sacrifices to the monarch and minister every year, so he did these activities!"

Wang Xian smiled like a wind in his ears and said, "Brother Qin, don't be too angry. This Zhu Xie is so rogue, sooner or later, he will die a good death!"

"Just even this Zhu Xie will definitely not live long." Qi Wei said fiercely: "I will be in a different place sooner or later!"

Wang Xian smiled and pondered: "If it is not very peaceful today, there are many reasons, but the most important thing is that the court began to increase taxes. Cai Jing's main thing is to pay attention to money in order to fill the treasury. His way of travel became a little too hasty and he increased the tax a lot. This is also the most fundamental reason for the turmoil."

"Brother Wang said it very reasonably." Qin should have thought about it before saying: "Increasing taxes has always been a taboo in the court. The people are already suffering. No wonder they are in chaos in such taxes."

"What Cai Jing wants to accomplish is actually what Wang Jinggong wants to accomplish, but he has done some ruthless methods and more diverse." Wang Xian sighed: "I heard that the eunuch Tong Guan has been awarded the Northwest Army and the army of hundreds of thousands began to guard the Northwest. He wanted to complete the Emperor Shenzong, but Emperor Zhezong did not fulfill his wish to expand the border and restore the lost land."

Qi Xi snorted and said, "This is just their dream. They want to open the border but don't know how to renovate the military discipline. They have been thinking about relying on money to raise soldiers to make the soldiers fatter and fatter but not fighting. That eunuch Hum, I really don't believe that eunuchs can lead troops to fight and recover lost land. Let's dream about it!"

"This Tong Guan is still a little skillful." Qin Gao pondered: "He comes from Li Xian's disciple, and that Li Xian is also a eunuch, a Northwest Army Supervisor and has a lot of military achievements. Tong Guan and Li Xian have also experienced the battlefield for many years and are very familiar with the mountains, rivers and waters. Therefore, it is reasonable for the emperor to appoint him as a Northwest Army Supervisor, but it is far from enough to recover the lost land."

Wang Xian had no good feelings for the eunuch, one of the "Six Thieves", at this moment, just smiled and said, "Everyone even has some skills, he can't beat the generals. They just showed off in front of the emperor for a long time, which surprised the emperor and thought that he had great talents, so he got the position of military supervisor."

Qin Qiao laughed and said, "This is extremely true."

Wang Xian thought about it and said, "But although the world is a little turbulent, it is far from chaos, what does Brother Qin think?"

"In fact, the troubled times are coming." Qin's words surprised Wang Xian very much and he explained slowly: "In fact, the root of disaster has been laid since Xining. At that time, all the officials in the court knew that the world was extremely wasteful and the country was empty and the people were unable to make ends meet, so the emperor and ministers began to find a way out, but the way out they were indeed Wang Anshi's new law."

"If Wang Anshi's new law is implemented slowly, it will be very useful. However, the new law is implemented very quickly and then the disputes begin to start with the debates between the parties and the world is getting worse and worse. They have not noticed internal matters and their minds are still thinking about opening their sides and looking at how much military expenditure is consumed every year in Longxi? So now that people are starving to death every year, you say that this will continue. Isn't it near?"

I have to admit that Qin David had a sharp vision and what he said made sense. If this continues, it will naturally lead to peasant uprisings like in previous dynasties.

"Brother Qin's words are very reasonable." Wang Xian smiled slightly and said, "But Brother Qin did not expect that there were some unstable foreign tribes outside the Song Dynasty. If the imperial court could be compared to tigers and wolfs, the giant beasts outside were Khitan West, Dangxiang and Qingtang. The tribes of Annan are right. Brother Qin, have you ever heard of the Jurchen people?"

Qin Gao was stunned and shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it."

"I've heard of it." Qi Wei thought for a while before saying: "It is said that this Jurchen tribe was also composed of a large group of tribes in the far north, but it also surrendered to the Khitans like other foreign tribes."

"This Jurchens are a group of terrible people." Wang Xian said softly: "They live in poor mountains and rivers. So a three-year-old child can pull a bow and shoot a deer at the horse. For them, they are very familiar and extremely hungry and can not eat for three days. The most terrible thing is that they are very organized and have different soldiers. There has never been any disrespect for military law. Do you think such a group of foreign tribes is terrible?"

Qin Jie and Qi Wei were both surprised when they heard this. If this was the case, it would be terrible. After all, there were only a few well-trained and well-layered groups that could intimidate the heroes. The Khitan Lord Aguda was like this. He didn't have many soldiers, but he was extremely strong, so from the Bohai Sea to the Youyun, they were invincible in the world.

"Brother Wang is joking. How could such a group of people surrender to the feet of the Khitans?" Qin Qiao thought for a while and then said, "And we have never heard of it."

Wang Xian smiled slightly and said, "The sharp weapon is always hidden in the dark cloth and it will be too late to understand it. Khitan is like this now and he still thinks he is invincible in the world, in fact, it is not far from the end!"

Qin Gao sighed and said, "I didn't expect that there would be other tribes who wouldn't be back in the Land of Youyun."

Wang Xian sneered: "Youyun, I think if this continues, half of the Song Dynasty's country will be lost again. Then Bianjing will be moved to Hangzhou."

Qin and Qi Wei were shocked and then laughed: "Brother Wang, you are too worried. Although the foreign tribe is strong, can one person be ten or a hundred? The Khitan Queen Mother threatened to slant the Central Plains in the past, but she still lost repeatedly and had to form a Tanyuan alliance. What's more, I have a natural danger in the Song Dynasty. Those foreign tribes were born in the mountains and forests and could ride horses but could not get on the boat."

Wang Xian smiled slightly and knew that he would not believe that Qin Gao and others would not believe that in fact, if someone in the Song Dynasty could understand this at that time, it would not have been lost to the Yellow River and the Central Plains.

After a while, Qin Kai said goodbye and left. Wang Xian couldn't keep it, but he knew that they would stay in Jinling for a while and would definitely come back again at that time, so he had to send them out.

When he returned to the pavilion and thought about what he said just now, he couldn't help but sigh that the Song Dynasty was indeed not far from chaos, especially Jiangnan and Fujian. This place is rich and the place with the most land, but also the most exploited place. Cai Jing's administrative affairs were completely unfavorable to Jiangnan. It would be strange if Huashigang is not messy here.

He shook his head suddenly and Da Song couldn't be in chaos. After the chaos, how can he resist the foreign tribe going south?

Don’t let the internal and external troubles of the Song Dynasty explode together.

The summer is about to end, and Wang Xian is also busy.

He handled a lot of things, but there were also many officials in Jiangning Prefecture, so he was assigned to take charge of his own. However, when he was reviewing the old files, he suddenly saw a case a long time ago and made him stunned.

This is actually the case file where he disappeared. Most of the reason why Wang Anshi died at that time was written very clearly, but the final outcome made Wang Xian feel a little confused. This said that he was held by a woman and died in the river. In fact, he was held by his mother and went to the grassland of Liao Kingdom. Is it wrong to close the case?

And he finally understood the identity of "mother" and it turned out that the Ming Cult seems to have a very close relationship with the Ming Cult. He had already dealt with them when he was just born.

He secretly put the file in his study to keep it as a souvenir.

After becoming the prefect, his relationship with the court became closer and closer. The imperial ministries often sent him official documents, and Cai Jing also often sent him a book to him, half a greeting and half a business.

In the past few days, because the Xia Kingdom began to use troops again, Wang Xian was so busy with the matter of raising grain. Because the new grain had not yet come down and the old grain had been used up, he still had to collect the grain and grass to the deposited amount to hand it over to the northern border.

The sunset gradually subsided, and the sunset dissipated. Wang Xian then stood up and pushed the books aside, then moved his muscles and walked out slowly.

The officials of the government office also started to go back. When they saw Wang Xian, they hurriedly saluted. Wang Xian just nodded and he took off his big red official uniform in the back hall and walked out of the side door.

In the evening of Jinling, the roads on these streets are very wide. The roads are wide. Pedestrians are walking around and can still see the lights flashing slightly.

After walking for a while, you will come to the other side. This is the downtown Jinling. There are many restaurants around. Wang Xian smiled gently and walked into a restaurant and went straight to the third floor.

The restaurant is called Fuxian. Although both Wang Xian have the word Xian, it has nothing to do with it. It has been in Jinling City for a long time. It is divided into three floors and the upper third floor is the private room. After Wang Xian went up, he gently knocked on a door and heard someone in the room asking, "Who is it?"

"It's me." Wang Xian coughed and then heard the sound of opening the door and then saw Huang Kuan standing in front of the door.

He glanced slightly and saw three people in the room. One of them was Zhao Wanbao, who hadn't seen for a long time, couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother Yibao, you arrived in Jinling but didn't say clearly if I hadn't seen the notes you left, I wouldn't have known that you would have come."

Zhao Wanbao said with a smile: "I don't dare to reveal my identity, right? That's right, this brother?"

"Oh, his name is Huang Kuan, and I am my confidant." Wang Xian smiled and said, "I received your notes yesterday and ordered him to take someone to help you. You are considered to know each other."

"I know you." Zhao Wanbao looked at Huang Kuan and smiled and said, "Your confidant is serious but is very serious in doing things. After I showed my identity, he still didn't believe it until I personally told you your name and the past. He agreed to take me to this restaurant to meet you."

Wang Xian smiled and said, "Huang Kuan is indeed too stubborn. Don't be surprised by this person. I have seen him. I wonder who this person is?"

"I'm the one named Chen in the clan because I'm ranked 14th in my clan, so I'm called Chen Shisi." This is a young man in his thirties, slightly thinner and said with a smile: "I've heard from the two brothers Zhao Wanbao and Lu Xing'er about Brother Wang, but I've never had the chance to meet him today. I'm lucky to meet him in three lives."

Wang Xian smiled and said, "Brother Chen, are you polite."

Zhao Yan, who had been beside him, laughed at this time, "Brother Wang, you were just a small magistrate when I saw you last time, but you didn't expect you to become a magistrate so soon. It's so easy to be an official."

Wang Xian laughed and said, "Yes, Brother Zhao, you should also be an official."

"Hmph, what's so strange about being an official?" Zhao Yan said indifferently: "When I become a general, I will beat you officials to death."

Wang Xian was stunned but heard Zhao Wanbao say angrily: "Shut up! Didn't you tell you not to speak?"

"Don't blame this child for being active since childhood and not knowing the etiquette, so he is so easy to talk nonsense." Zhao Wanbao glared at Zhao Yan with apologetic expression.

Wang Xianyi smiled and said, "Brother Zhao has a cheerful personality, how can I blame him for being so cheerful, uh, Brother Yibao, do you want to do something when you come to Jinling this time and have such a hidden identity?"

Zhao Wanbao pondered: "Actually, I have something to ask me for you, but I don't know if I should say it."

"Oh?" Wang Xian said in confusion: "Brother Yibao, but it's okay."

"Chen Bei, you know about the grain collection in Fujian," Zhao Wanbao said: "Fujian has been used as a granary by the court over the years, and this year it is even more so. The surplus grain of countless people has been moved. This has made Fujian very dissatisfied. Have you ever heard of it?"

Wang Xian said in surprise: "Charge? To be honest, I am worried about the matter of collecting grain. Because the court wants to support the border opening, the quota assigned to Jiangnan generation is too large. Now that the new grain has not been raised, it is really difficult to raise it. I am worried these days."

"Yes." Zhao Wanbao shook his head and sighed: "Now the collection of grain has really caused great harm to the people. Wherever I pass, I cried all the time, so I came here this time to ask me, Bei, to report to the emperor, and say that the collection of grain should be slowed down until the autumn harvest is over. It is not too late to raise the grain."

Wang Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Yibao, you don't know that this officialdom is not the only way the emperor can do, but the Privy Council and the Ministry of Revenue are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue. The emperor is thinking about opening the border. If he reports to delay the collection of grain at this time, not only will I not be able to protect the head under the hat, but I will probably not be able to protect the head under the hat."

Zhao Wanbao said in surprise: "Do you really want to starve the people to death?"

"Yes, so I'm worried." Wang Xian said helplessly: "The official document urged me to say that the border was in urgent need of danger. I had to send people to raise food, but the people had to eat was a dilemma."

"Chen Bei, do you think that when will the people's livelihood end?" Zhao Wanbao sighed and said: "In the past, the people planted a year of land and had grain piled up in the granary, but now the people planted a year of land and couldn't even eat a few meals for a few meals. There are countless people who starved to death. This is really the so-called unkindness of the world!"

Wang Xian's face moved but his face remained unchanged: "It is true that the people are suffering no matter how they are."

"Your young man is ambition to be in charge of being the prefect now. It can be said that he is of high status and powerful, but he is so sensible, which is really admirable." Zhao Wanbao looked at Wang Xian and said, "It's just that there are too many treacherous ministers in this court, even if you enter the court later, you will inevitably be like Wei Qing and others being attacked by traitors."

Wang Xian suddenly smiled and said, "Brother Yibao, don't say these things. There is no one here. You just say whatever you want. Why do you have to be so sloppy?"

Zhao Wanbao and others were stunned when they heard this and then laughed, "I knew that Chen Bei was smart and not bad, and there was no one else here. I don't need to make some riddles before I could make you laugh at me."

Wang Xian just smiled and looked at him, but thought about the purpose of the few of them.

Zhao Wanbao seems to have been in Fujian in the past few years. What is the purpose of the generation that has arrived in Jiangnan again? What is the purpose of the mysterious Ming Cult?

"Actually, we came here this time mainly to invite Chen Bei to meet our Holy King." Zhao Wanbao said this carefully.

Wang Xian said in surprise: "Holy King?"

Zhao Wanbao nodded and said, "We Saint King had long wanted to see Chen Bei, but we were afraid that Chen Bei would not want to see him, so we sent a few of us to inquire Chen Bei and ask him the previous question."

Wang Xian felt aroused in his heart. This holy king should be the leader of the Ming Cult. What did he want to see him?

"That's good." Wang Xian thought for a while but he said quickly: "Actually, I am extremely impressed by the Holy King of the Ming Cult and wanted to meet Brother Yibao and tell the Holy King that he will have time at any time."

Zhao Wanbao and Chen Shisi looked at each other and didn't believe that Wang Xian actually agreed so much. He hesitated for a moment and then laughed: "Chen Bei is indeed a decisive person. I will definitely tell the matter to the Holy King and then make an appointment to meet together."

Wang Xian nodded and smiled, "It's so good."

They said for a while that Zhao Wanbao and Chen Shisi had completed the task and naturally didn't want to speak here, so they said goodbye soon.

"Are the people from the Ming Cult?" Huang Kuan, who was standing beside him, walked to Wang Xian and said strangely: "These people from the Ming Cult are indeed strange, but there are still many people who believe in Jinling. It's really strange."

Wang Xian smiled and said, "This is their peculiarity. Because people are always curious about the more mysterious they are, the more they will believe it. How are the two people I asked you to stare at?"

"The two of them just wandered around Jinling City every day and went back to the inn in the evening and did not do anything else." Huang Kuan thought for a while and said, "But they often go to adults' gardens."

"Well, I know this." Wang Xian waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Look, take some brothers from the East Factory to monitor them closely. I feel more and more that everything is no longer simple."

Huang Kuan nodded solemnly and said, "Yes!"

Wang Xian gave a few more words and then walked down the restaurant and walked outside.
To be continued...