Cotton candy touching the stone: Jiang Yao's way of being an official in Ming Dynasty

Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty was bored in the Forbidden City and wanted to visit Yangzhou. The notice was sent to Mayor Jiang Yao.

Eunuch Jiang Bin wants to scrape money from Yangzhou. When he arrived in Yangzhou, Jiang Bin took Mayor Jiang to meet him. First he made some polite remarks, and then he asked about some local conditions and customs.

Jiang Bin asked: Yangzhou ginseng is very good.

Mayor Jiang answered: Ginseng is a specialty of Northeast China, but it can't be produced in Yangzhou.

Jiang Bin asked: The peppers in Yangzhou are very famous.

Mayor Jiang said: Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a famous product in Sichuan, but not in Yangzhou.

Jiang Bin was a little angry with Mao Mao: What about the development of Yangzhou's private economy? Who is the big boss? Who are the famous cultural relics collectors? Anyone who mixes in officialdom knows what's going on.

Mayor Jiang replied: Yangzhou is not very big, there are only four: Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department, Yangzhou House, Yangzhou Library and Jiangdu County. Implication: make money, make public money, and don't play tricks on the people.

Jiang Binqiang can't claim it and intends to sell it. Jiang Bin caught a fish and said, This is a real fish caught by the Dragon Emperor. The emperor was not going to take it back to Beijing, so he sold it here at the price of 520 yuan. You can buy it.

Every year at this time, when I meet Harry and Bao Gong, I always put on a stern expression and spit at Jiang Bin. Mayor Jiang did this. He said yes, I will go home and get the money. Mayor Jiang went back to get it and brought an earring and a cotton-padded coat from his lover.

Mayor Jiang took advantage of being next to the emperor and said, "The emperor caught a big fish and wanted to sell it to me, didn't he?" This earring has been bought by his wife for several years, so it is a cultural relic. " I just bought this dress. This is a fashion. Add up to more than 520 gold, right? "There is no money in the treasury, that's all I have." Hearing this, the emperor was also amused and said, forget it. "The emperor sent him away with a smile."

The emperor's interest is beauty in the world. The emperor sent Jiang Bin to convey the imperial edict that I would recruit women. Then, with three little beauties, he said to the emperor: Luo Fu, a beautiful woman in Yangzhou, has a married woman, but the Yang family has not grown up. I've searched all over Yangzhou City. Only Jiang Jia and three girls are getting married. Pu Liuzhi, your majesty, will do.

Wu Zong is out of breath on his nose. At that time, he threw a sign and asked someone to tie a rope of Jiang Yao. Yangzhou stopped playing and left. A few days later, when I went to Linqing County, Mr. Wu also felt bored and let Jiang Yao go. Jiang Yao is good to the people, and the people are good to Jiang Yao. When they returned to Yangzhou, people were moved by the true feelings: "People cried when they saw Yao."

Brave and unyielding, fighting to the death, vigorous, as if this is the only true hero. Jiang Yao's struggle provides us with another possibility: it is a value choice to dare to play hardball, but touching stones with cotton candy instead of eggs can also be a way to resist authoritarianism.

Since then, Jiang Yao has always been an imperial cadre and a good cadre with conscience: "Yao Duan Liangqing Festival." Later, I retired. "Now that I'm back, I'm in a mean place. Together with Shangshu Liu Lin and Gu, they formed a literary wine club and wandered between Shan Ye. " He lived a good life, living to 89 years old.