"Which company is it?" Li Ling saw Wei Liang's expression solemn, and also realized that things were not simple, and his face became more and more serious.

"The Lu family in Yangzhou has always been one of the nine surnames in Jiangnan, and now it is the leader of the nine surnames, just because the prime minister of the dynasty is the surname Lu, who is from Yangzhou!" Wei Liang said what he knew in a deep voice, but Li Ling's expression suddenly changed. With a trembling hand, he even poured half of the wine.

But he ignored it at all, but his heart was constantly tightening, and he had been turning around. He had known that the position of the Yangzhou prefect was not easy to sit on, and thought it was a hot potato. Now he realized that this was not a potato, it was clearly a volcano. If he sat on it, it might be a crushed end.

Wei Liang smiled bitterly: "As you said, what the Yangzhou prefect needs to do next is to collect this year's money, grain and taxes. With the current situation in the entire Yangzhou area, ordinary people cannot take out so much money and grain. They can only use extraordinary means to force them from the rich and gentry families. The representative of these people is the Lu clan. Are you... really sure to get the money and food from the Lu family?"

Li Ling was silent. The impact was far from over. He knew very well how difficult this was. The Lu family's power was obviously far from comparable to the Xu Fang family in Huating. Compared with the Lu family, these two families were not even nouveau riche. Whether it was fame, power, or backers in the court, the Lu family could be regarded as the first-class wealthy family in the Great Yue Dynasty. Just Lu Zhenfang was enough to make people discourage, not to mention that the Lu family has many children and old friends in various places over the years.

If Li Ling dares to attack them, all kinds of resistance will be enough to kick him away from the prefect, or even lose his official position directly, or even lose his life completely.

After a while, Li Ling slowly let out a breath of turbid air and smiled bitterly: "No wonder, after I offended Governor Wen severely, he not only did not blame him, but instead promoted me to the prefect of Yangzhou. It turned out that he had known that there was such a killer move waiting for me to hit him."

More importantly, Li Ling's biggest backer in the court is Lu Zhen. Therefore, if he really has a good fortune, he can't even ask for help from someone. He can't expect Wei Liang, who is also the prefect, to save him?

Wei Liang sighed: "There is another thing, I have just heard that our governor has come to this day shortly after being witnessed by the right blind eye. In other words, he is a royal party, and you should know that the two ministers on the left and right have never dealt with each other. This time, I heard that there were also conflicts and plots between the two of them..."

Li Ling felt a headache. The dispute in the court was too complicated. He was the person Lu Xiang was attracted to, and then the person promoted by Wang Xiang was used to deal with Lu Xiang's tribe members. The root of all this lies in the open and secret struggles between the two prime ministers before... It was really a fight between gods, can the little ghosts suffer? He was the fish that was affected after the fire in the city gate!

For a moment, Li Ling had the idea of ​​giving up. Since working in Yangzhou is a dead end, why did he still send it stupidly? Apart from being an official, he had no other means of survival. At worst, he could become a businessman. At least he could make himself and his family worry-free for life, and he didn't have to worry about being plotted against by others.

As soon as this thought came true, Li Ling decisively suppressed him back.

No, it’s all this time. I really have a way out. Can I still use resignation to escape this plot?

This idea is obviously unrealistic and too wishful thinking. He is not a person in the world. He can say that he washes his hands in a golden basin, and then all grudges will be completely broken tomorrow. In fact, in the world, there are also senior figures in the world who wash his hands in a golden basin and are later revenge by enemies and end up in miserable death.

In the officialdom, there is no saying that he has offended so many people. Once he becomes an ordinary citizen, some of them may want to come to take revenge - the prince's party, the Yongwang party, and the governor Wen in front of him - he is an official, and they can only calculate within the rules, but once he becomes a civilian, he will be mermaid meat. Even Lu Zhen and the emperor cannot protect him.

What's more, in addition to the officialdom, there are also Luo Tian Sect, the remnants of Huntian Army and the Dajiang Gang that they had offended before. Once these guys know that they have lost their official position to protect themselves, they will be even more scruples. Then they will have no other way to go except to die.

After his mind moved, Li Ling had completely eliminated the idea of ​​resigning from office and escaping, which would only make him die faster and more miserable. So in the end, there is only one way to face difficulties!

At this moment, Li Ling's eyes became firm again, and suddenly looked at Wei Liang who was frowning and worried: "Teacher..."

"Hmm? Have you got a solution?" Wei Liang felt the changes in his entire state, and was also excited and asked hurriedly.

"There is no countermeasure. If there is one, it is nothing more than a soldier who comes to block the water and soil. This is all. The students have only thought of a truth. What is the purpose of becoming an official in the court after ten years of hard work?"

Wei Liang looked at his students with some confusion. Why did he suddenly talk about the great truth? Perhaps he would have used these truths to motivate and motivate himself in the past, but as he continued to experience and understand in the officialdom, some of his old young views had long been worn out. In Wei Liang's opinion, he was never a person who liked to talk about the great truth.

But this time, Li Ling expressed the great way of dealing with people and things that Wei Liang had previously recognized: "We are officials not for ourselves, not for our family, but for the people of the world, and for the country and the country!

"More than a hundred years ago, there was a great scholar of the Song Dynasty. Zhang Hengqu, Guanxi, once said that people of us should establish our hearts for the heaven and earth, establish our destiny for the people, inherit our unique knowledge for the past sages, and bring peace to the ages!

"Although I, Li Ling, cannot compare with the ancients and cannot do all of these four sentences, I only want to establish my life for the people, so that I can live a good life in the south of the Yangtze River and the Yangzhou people can live a good life, which is enough!

"So, I have decided to make the tax matters in Yangzhou. I will do my best to do the tax matters, even if I offend the Lu family and the people behind it, I will do whatever I can!"

Li Ling seemed particularly serious at this moment. In Wei Liang's eyes, Li Ling also had a completely different light and demeanor from the past, which made him feel ashamed of it. After a while, he murmured: "Warm, magnificent!"

However, after sighing, he was still worried: "You really made up your mind and felt that you could accomplish this?"

"It's up to people. Teacher, I once said in the southwest that any conspiracy is just a small path in front of a dignified army. Although I am now in Jiangnan, the truth is the same. No matter how many deceits or tricks there are, I have to bow down and give in to my prestige!"

"Well said, I'm a little petty. Come on, I'll toast you. I hope you can go to Yangzhou and win the championship. Our teachers and students will come here in the future and make the wine come back to the triumphant!" Wei Liang's heroic spirit was also ignited by Li Ling, and he immediately poured wine and raised his glass to toast Li Ling.

As the two wine glasses touched each other gently, Li Ling was determined to make up and no longer hesitated.

...

Two days later, all the prefects of the Soviet prefectures rushed to Jinling. Like the previous county magistrates, they were invited to the governor's office. When they met Wen Ming, they learned the exact answer from him.

"I think you should know what I want in these days. I called you here today to tell everything to the truth. Yes, the court has already issued a government order, and the taxes in Jiangnan will not be reduced this year. As for the solution, it is not the common people, but the gentry."

This time, facing several prefects, the governor did not take any more turns. He quickly explained everything and circulated the document issued by the Political Affairs Hall for his subordinates.

After reading the above content, several prefects all looked tangled, and their last expectation was completely shattered: "What Master Futai means is that this matter is a foregone conclusion and no changes have been made?"

"Yes, but before that, we will first test it and see the final feedback from the poorly damaged counties such as Gaoyou and Kunshan below, and then implement it in various prefectures. The local gentry has been getting convenience from the government for many years. Now that we have difficulties, they must help, right?"

These prefects had seen that the governor had made up his mind this time, so although he was nervous, he did not dare to object in a blunt manner. He could only remain silent and wait for the others to speak.

But after waiting, the last thing I waited was the statement of a young official who sat at the bottom, who was not very different from theirs in the official uniform: "Since it is the governor's intention, the lower officials should obey it. This is the first problem to solve when going to Yangzhou to take office this time!"

Except for Wei Liang, the other prefects present showed strange looks: "Master Futai, who is this?"

"Former Huating County Magistrate Li Ling, because of his outstanding ability, made contributions to this Jiangnan Rebellion, so he intends to promote him. At the time of employment, he did not care whether he complied with the rules, so he made him the prefect of Yangzhou and had full authority to deal with taxes. Li Ling, if you do it well, I will ask the court for you to make merits and let you completely take up the position of prefect." Although Li Ling was a little surprised by Li Ling's reaction, the governor Wen still introduced him according to Li Ling's wishes. Although he had hatred for Li Ling, he knew that the overall situation should be the key to collecting taxes.

After Li Ling bowed and called him, Wei Liang also expressed his opinion: "Although my Songjiang Prefecture has suffered a lot of disasters, since it is the intention of the court, the subordinates should do their best and will definitely live up to the trust of Lord Futai."

With these two teachers and students taking the lead, it is difficult for others to raise objections, so they can only follow up. Of course, what to do with the facts depends on the reaction below.

This cooperation between these subordinates was beyond the expectations of Governor Wen. He had prepared a lot of words and wanted to let them obey their orders with kindness and do their best, but now it was not necessary. This made him look at Li Ling for a while and guess what the young man would think. However, no matter what his thoughts were, it would only make him profit at the moment...

In this regard, the court's decision not to reduce taxes was promulgated by the governor, and it could be implemented one by one after the Sudi prefects returned.
Chapter completed!