When Ye Xiaotian was accompanied by Shuangshu in Nanjing City, enjoying the tenderness every day, Xu Boyi from Hu County was even more proud of the spring and enjoyed the glory.
When Ye Xiaotian was escorted to Jinling, he was on the waiting list, waiting to be investigated for crimes. Although the case was written by Zhang Juzheng himself, it is almost certain that he will be severely punished, but after all, he has not been convicted in the procedure, and even his guilt and innocence have not yet been determined. The imperial court cannot send someone to replace him. Xu Xiancheng, who was in charge of the judiciary, served concurrently.
Xu Boyi joined hands with Wang Zhubo, who was desperately relying on Tian's family, and began to erode the power of Huazhi County. Xu Wang and Xu Wang have the background of Shui Xitian's family, Zhao Wenyuan and Zhao Yicheng are from the background of Bozhou Yang's family, and Luo Qian's affairs have always been consistent. Without much involvement in local government affairs, Huazhi County will be left alone.
In particular, he sat and watched Ye Xiaotian fall into trouble, only seeking self-protection and refusing to help, which also chilled the hearts of Ye Xiaotian's old gang, and also offended the gentry of Hu County and the two tribes of Gao and Li. Because of his ability, he retreated step by step, and he was about to be turned into a puppet again just like in the past.
For this reason, Hua Qingfeng was worried all day long, but he did it on his own, so who could he blame? In the yamen, he had already suffered a lot, and when he returned to the back house, he was often complained by his wife and nagged by his brother-in-law. Under exhaustion, his gray hair had grown a lot.
At this time, another major event happened in Yunnan. Wang Mangyingli of Burma sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers and war elephants to start a war against Daming. In Nandian, Mubang, Laoyao, and Sidian, countless places were burned, killed, and looted, and they also stared at Tengyue, Yongchang, Dali, Menghua, Jingdong, Zhenyuan, and Yuanjiang.
Emperor Wanli, who had just been in power, was furious when he heard the news, and immediately dispatched troops to fight back. He ordered Mu Changzuo, the Duke of Qian, to lead his troops to Erhai Lake, Liu Shizeng, governor of Yunnan, to move his troops to Chuxiong, and Zhao Rui, who participated in politics, to guard Menghua. Hu Xinde was in charge of Tengchong, Lu Tongxiao was in charge of Zhaozhou, and Yang Jixi was in charge of Yongchang. Fu Chong and Jiang Xin were assigned to join forces with Hu Dabin and others to meet the Burmese invading army.
Liu Shizeng, the governor of Yunnan Province, also wrote a letter requesting that Liu Ting, the Chinese army in the camp in Nanjing, serve as the Tengyue guerrilla, and Deng Zilong, the general of Wujing, serve as the general of Yongchang. They each mobilized 5,000 soldiers to attack the Burmese army in Mangyingli. Both of them were famous generals of the Ming Dynasty. , especially Liu Ting, who wields a sword weighing one hundred and twenty catties, with unworthy courage.
As a result, the only post road from Guizhou to Yunnan has become an important supply line for military supplies. Every day, a large amount of military supplies are continuously transported to Yunnan through this blood transfusion line. Wang Ning and Xu Boyi took the opportunity Taking the maintenance and guarantee of the post road in Huxian County in hand, and thus controlling the population and materials of the whole county, although this is only a wartime measure, will Liu Bei borrow Jingzhou and return it
Seeing Xu Boyi's boundless glory, even surpassing Huazhi County and becoming the number one person in Hu County, many people voted for him. Li Yuncong, who has been squeezed out and suppressed all the time, seems to have recognized the reality and tried his best to curry favor Xu Boyi.
When Xu Boyi was employing people, and Li Yuncong was an old official with rich experience, he could indeed be cultivated as a right-hand man, so after some trials, Xu Boyi accepted Li Yuncong. After Li Yuncong joined Xu Boyi, he tried his best to assist him. For the safety of the post and road, he was often too busy to eat, and he had the demeanor of Dayu's water passing through the house three times without entering. Xu Boyi saw it in his eyes and valued him even more.
Li Yuncong sided with Xu Boyi, which was an obvious betrayal to Ye Xiaotian. Su Xuntian, Zhou Bantou and others often cursed at him behind his back, and sometimes insinuated and mocked him in front of his face.
Li Yuncong argued plausibly, and retorted: "I got the salary from the imperial court, not him Ye Xiaotian to support my family! Besides, when Ye Xiaotian came back in the past, you will all be restored to their posts, but I, Li Yuncong, are still guarding the warehouse. I don’t care about it, but today I can use it again, thanks to the respect of the county magistrate, the so-called scholar who is a confidant dies, and I, Li Yuncong, have a clear conscience for Master Xu."
These words reached Xu Boyi's ears, and he trusted him even more.
At that time, there was no cement, and the dirt road on the post road was repaired very frequently. Because of the frequent transportation of military supplies recently, the road was seriously damaged. Something went wrong when recruiting road builders. Li Yuncong, who was in charge of repairing the post road, immediately rushed to report to Xu Boyi with his body covered in dirt. Xu Boyi immediately called the people from Huke to scold him.
Xu Boyi shouted: "I said earlier that your household registration management is messy, and I told you to build an index according to classification and surname. Look, I want to recruit servants, and some people have three Dings, and some People didn't come out at all, and there was a lot of grievances, what's going on?"
Now Xu Boyi is in the limelight, he seems to be the number one person in Huxian County, he was furious with a thunderbolt, and the officer in charge of the household was ashamed, and he explained tremblingly: "Mr. County Prime Minister, all ethnic groups in this county live together, and each has its own customs. It is difficult to rectify clearly, especially the people of some tribes can become famous with one word, seven or eight characters, and the surnames are even more varied. Some people take their father's surname and some take their mother's surname. In fact, it is a family, and the names and surnames are irregular, and it is really impossible to index."
Xu Boyi said coldly: "According to what you say, can we just let it go?"
The office official said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, calm down, what the humble official said is the truth, and it's not an intentional prevarication."
Xu Boyi sneered, and said: "It's not prevarication, it's also incompetence! If you can't do it, find someone else to do it. Li Yuncong, from today onwards, you will be the official of the household department. You are originally from the household department, so you must be able to handle it well. Save me from worrying about the future."
Li Yuncong was so excited that he knelt down to Xu Boyi with a "boom", and said in a trembling voice, "Thank you for your kindness! Thank you for your trust. I am willing to serve you like a dog and horse, and do my best until I die!"
When the official of the household department heard that his face was ashen, he hurriedly begged: "Master Xian Cheng..."
Xu Boyi flicked his sleeves in disgust, and shouted: "Get out!"
The official of the household department refused to accept it, and protested: "Master Xiancheng, if you want to dismiss me as a secretary, I'm afraid that you will nod if you hear that the magistrate of the county? I'm afraid your lord Xiancheng will not be able to be the master!"
"Oh? You want the county magistrate to nod?" Xu Boyi gritted his teeth and gave him a sneer smile: "Success! Then you go back to the household department and wait. After a while, I will ask the county magistrate to nod to you!"
The department official was helpless, glared at Li Yuncong resentfully, turned around and left bitterly.
Xu Boyi sneered and said again: "When you go back, pack up your four treasures of the study and all the utensils, and get ready to leave!"
The family official was shocked, he was not a secretary, he was still an ordinary subordinate, but what Xu Boyi said meant that he was going to be kicked out of the county government, and since then he lost the iron rice bowl that can only be passed down from generation to generation .
The official of the household department never expected to contradict him, so he ended up like this. He didn't dare to be tough again, and immediately knelt down, kowtowed and said: "Lord Xiancheng, I know my mistake in my humble position. Lord Xiancheng is kind, villain Apart from this pen, I have no means of livelihood, and I have a whole family to support..."
Xu Boyi said in a strange way: "You can't tell me this, the county magistrate will nod at you. Someone, get him out!"
The two yamen servants under the door didn't dare to show their anger, so they immediately walked up to the Kedianshi and said, "Officer Dai, please, my brother is also a servant, so don't make things difficult for him."
The clerk of the household department knelt there with a desperate expression on his face, Xu Boyi was unmoved, and waved his hand coldly, the two yamen servants had no choice but to force him out.
The official of the household department was dragged to the yard, and then he suddenly woke up, and howled suddenly: "Xu Boyi, you will die!"
Hearing the man's scolding, Xu Boyi smiled disdainfully, and said to Li Yuncong: "Get up, don't kneel down, look at your dusty body, I have seen the hard work these days. Well, my officer Now that Hu Ke is handed over to you, do you have a good plan to change their chaotic situation?"
Li Yuncong got up, lowered his head and thought for a while, and said to Xu Boyi: "My lord, why don't you let the local people name you according to our Han rules? In this way, not only is my county's household registration easier to manage, but also if it is successful, it will be my name." It is a major cultural and educational event in the county."
"Oh? Change your name?"
Xu Boyi had complained like this before, not wanting that Li Yuncong's ideas coincided with his, Xu Boyi felt interested, and hurriedly said: "Tell me carefully."
Li Yuncong said: "Yes! Your Excellency, you also know that in Guizhou, chieftains from all over the world have always been in charge of government affairs, and it is difficult for the imperial court to intervene. However, Hu County has now changed its land to return to the local people, and the rules have not changed for many years. This is all because the magistrate is too conservative, and the imperial court has always been dissatisfied with this."
Li Yuncong took a step closer, and said in a low voice: "My lord, if you can make the people here register their household registration according to the rules of our Han people, it must be a great achievement, and no one can take it away. This proves that the people of Huxian County have a heart for the court and are willing to do so." The important matter of accepting the control of the government must be heard by Datian."
Xu Boyi couldn't help being moved when he heard this. If this can be done, it will be a trivial matter for the government to manage the household registration. The most important thing is that people of all ethnic groups are willing to change their Chinese names to Chinese names. What does this prove? This proves that he has made great achievements in enlightenment, and the hearts of the people of all ethnic groups are in the court. If this major event is accomplished by him, its significance is self-evident. This achievement is much greater than the painstaking efforts to ensure the transportation of military supplies.
The more Xu Boyi thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible. If it could be accomplished, it would be a great contribution to him, and it could be used as a gift for Emperor Wanli after he came to power. Thinking of this, Xu Boyi was heartbroken, but still Concerned, he hesitated: "Is this plan feasible? Will it be opposed by the people? Changing customs and customs is not an easy task."
Li Yuncong smiled and said: "My lord, if it's easy, how can it be your turn to enjoy this great contribution? From the perspective of humble positions, we in Hu County can make a rule, but anyone who is willing to change his surname and name according to the imperial court regulations and cooperate with the government to create Those with household registration can reduce and exempt some taxes and corvee for their family.
My lord, those ordinary people are busy running around for a little profit every day, isn't it just to support their families, will they let go of such benefits? As for those officials and chieftains with wealthy families, of course they don't look at this benefit, we can still give both kindness and power, and do what we like.
Think about it, my lord, those who want to be famous, we will give them a plaque and set up a memorial archway, and those who want to benefit, we can give them some convenience and let them get some benefits in post road transportation. Are they not tempted? As for a few people who are stubborn..."
Li Yuncong smiled slightly, twisted his beard and said: "Such people are only a very small number, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation. When many people respond one after another, they will feel that it is inconvenient, and they will take the initiative to obey without being persuaded. What's more..."
Li Yuncong lowered his voice a bit, and said in a low voice: "My lord, it doesn't matter whether the people are willing to change their surnames or not, the important thing is that once this matter is completed, it will be a great achievement. This proves the will of the people, I believe His Majesty the Emperor is also very willing to see this scene."
Xu Boyi nodded repeatedly, but after he thought about it again, he felt something was wrong, and said worriedly: "If you want to reduce or exempt taxes and corvees, you need to get the approval of the imperial court. My Huxian Yamen does not have this power, but I want the imperial court to approve it. The matter has to be reported to the imperial court first, once the people of Hu County strongly oppose it, won’t this official be in a dilemma?”
Li Yuncong shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, I am too worried. I know a little about the tribes in Huxian County. My Excellency, you think, they choose their surnames so casually, or take their father's name, or mother's name, and their parents' first and last names." Where did it come from? Parents' surnames come from the names of their grandparents, and the names of their grandparents are chosen at will. Whether they see a rock or a cloud, they just pick it up and take it as their own. first and last name.
For my Han people, the surname is inherited from the ancestors, and the first name is chosen by the parents. There are many taboos, which must not be changed, but it is not the case for these barbarians. Code name, how could they resist because of this? "
Xu Boyi couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard that what he said was reasonable. If this matter can really be done, he will definitely be able to listen to it. Even if the emperor is not a generation of great success, he must hope to see that when he is in power, the people of all ethnic groups will change their Chinese surnames to Chinese names.
"For an emperor, what can be called credit is nothing more than Wenzhiwugong. He ruled the world to rule the prosperous world, use force to expand the territory, and Wenzhi is even better than martial arts. This is a major event for the world. The emperor has paid attention to this, and will remember that I, Xu Boyi, is an official, if not for such an opportunity, how could I, Xu Boyi, a county magistrate, have the chance to be noticed by the emperor and the cabinet ministers?"
Xu Boyi has made up his mind, but just for the sake of prudence, he still decides to send a few confidantes to the people to find out the rumors. To submit a letter to the imperial court, this matter must be kept secret, even if the king's master book, I can't let him share my credit.
Xu Boyi nodded, and said noncommittally, "Yes! This officer will give careful consideration to this matter."
Li Yuncong didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly stepped aside. Xu Boyi continued to bury his head in processing official documents, but he was thinking secretly in his heart. Although Huxian County was closed, he knew about Zhang Juzheng's downfall. Ever since he learned about it, he knew that Ye Xiaotian's encounter was nothing short of shocking. Dangerous.
However, even so, what can be done? The sky in Hu County has changed, even if Ye Xiaotian still has a chance to come back, can he turn the world around? As long as he accomplishes this and wins the favor of the emperor, the roc will spread his wings and soar thousands of miles above. At that time, Ye Xiaotian, a small official like a bird, will live or die, but it will only be a matter of his words.
Thinking of this, the corners of Xu Boyi's mouth could not help but twitch a smug grin.