Zhang Banxian gained his fame in vain

Author: Silent

Zhang Banxian gained his fame in vain

Zhang Zhou went on a trip and arrived outside the Xuanfu Town Government Office on May 27th.

After hearing the news, Ma Zhongxi, the governor of Xuanfu, led his people out of the city to greet him in advance. At the same time, he summoned thousands of officials, soldiers and civilians in the city to come out to greet him. Zhang Zhou, riding on his horse, saw this scene from a distance and couldn't help but frown secretly.

Zhang Heling looked up at the city gate and said with a mocking look on his face: "This guy named Ma seems to be on the right track."

Behind Zhang Zhou, on the left and right sides, were the newly appointed commander-in-chief, Bao Guo Gong Zhu Hui, and deputy commander-in-chief Zhang Heling. Another deputy commander-in-chief, Ma Yi, was hiding in the army and did not dare to show his face.

After hearing this, the people around him understood what Zhang Heling meant. The so-called "high way" meant being able to curry favor with others.

Xuanfu is different from other state capitals. It is a military fortress. There are no prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty. Originally, the general military officer was headed here, but after the governor was established, the governor was the highest official. Of course, Zhang Zhou was the Xuanfu

It is a general system, and the official position is above that of the governor.

As the former chief official in the city, Ma Zhongxi came out to greet his new boss and mobilized the military and civilians to welcome him. It seemed that he was quite capable of doing things.

"The person who comes here is not good..."

Zhu Hui had been in the officialdom for a long time and had heard about Ma Zhongxi's character. Naturally, he did not believe that Ma Zhongxi would engage in any kind of battle to welcome Zhang Zhou.

"Haha." Zhang Zhou was just laughing.

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At the gate of the city, Zhang Zhouxing dismounted and saw a civil servant in his fifties, dressed in official uniform, with an upright look on his face that made him look very difficult to get along with, walking towards him.

"I'm next to Zhang Zhou." Zhang Zhou greeted him first.

The other party also reported his name, and it was none other than Ma Zhongxi. Later, the current generals of Xuanfu Town also came to report their names one by one.

Except for Ma Zhongxi who gave Zhang Zhou a slap in the face, the rest of the people were still very polite to Zhang Zhou.

"Zhang Zhou, I heard that you met Ma Yi, a fugitive from Xuanfu Town, on the way here. Can you hand him over so that I can deal with him strictly?"

After the ceremony, Ma Zhongxi immediately asked Zhang Zhou for help.

Ma Yi went to "go to Zhang Zhou", but Zhang Zhou neither escorted the person to the capital nor handed the person over to him, nor even greeted him. In his opinion, it was obvious that Zhang Zhou was prepared to protect Ma Yi.

In this case, he is an enemy, so there is no need to show mercy.

When Zhang Heling heard this, he sneered and said: "Calling Shangguan by his name, it turns out that some Confucian officials are so ignorant of the rules."

Obviously, Zhang Heling has never been able to follow the wind. When he sees interesting things, telling them through his mouth has no other effect except fanning the flames.

Or in his opinion, he is afraid that things are too small and not exciting enough.

After what he said, the two sides were really at war with each other.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "What do you call this? Has Commander Ma been convicted?"

"Although he has not been convicted, the evidence is conclusive. He committed corruption, withheld food and wages, exploited the people, recruited soldiers privately, used public weapons for private purposes, and even took credit and concealed the misdeeds. Zhang, as you are a Jinshi, you should know the rules of Ming Dynasty officialdom. You are guilty.

The perpetrators must be dealt with strictly, as covering up is tantamount to being an accomplice!"

Ma Zhongxi looked rebellious and directly attacked Zhang Zhou.

As soon as these words came out, everyone around him was embarrassed.

Let alone Zhang Zhou, no one present had ever seen such a person meeting his boss.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, Ma Zhongxi is a mad dog, right?

However, based on Zhang Zhou's understanding of Ma Zhongxi in history, and his past experiences and things he has done, he can probably understand why this man can be so "hateful of evil", or can be said to be ignorant.

Ma Zhongxi's father, Ma Wei, was once the chief historian of the Tang Dynasty. Because he offended the Tang Dynasty with his direct advice, he was imprisoned and escorted to the capital, including the Ma family members.

Only Ma Zhongxi was not taken into custody at that time because he was young.

After that, Ma Zhongxi worked hard for his father and family at a young age. First, he interceded with the censor and ordered his family to release him. Then, on his mother's order, he went to the capital to redress his father's grievances and get his father to justice.

His childhood experiences shaped his character.

It seems that he is honest and upright, but he will suffer disaster if he does not know how to be flexible in the officialdom. During the Liu Liu and Liu Qi uprisings in the Zhengde period, Ma Zhongxi believed that the rebels were born because of the excessive extortion of officials, so he used wine and food to propitiate the rebels, and the rebels also

Sure enough, I felt grateful that he was an upright official and did not plunder his hometown... The final result was that after the rebellion, Ma Zhongxi was considered an accomplice of the rebels, and he died unjustly in prison...

Zhang Zhou was also thinking about it in his mind.

You said that when you are an official, you are an official. You don't even understand your position, so you actually have the nerve to accuse others?

"Oh." Zhang Zhouxiao looked at the surrounding soldiers and civilians and said with emotion, "It's rare to see so many local officials, gentry and people come out to greet me. I am new to officialdom and have done nothing in local governance. I feel ashamed.

"

Ma Zhongxi looked coldly at Zhang Zhou.

Probably saying, are you shameless? Can't you see that I found someone to greet you just to put pressure on you in front of others? Asking you to hand over the person? You actually think it is an honor?

Ma Zhongxi stressed: "Zhang, I am asking you for the criminal.

Zhu Hui came over to smooth things over and said, "Zhang Zhitai is new here. Can't we wait until we enter the city?"

Ma Zhongxi said: "How can we tolerate the right and wrong? There are so many people here, and they are all waiting for the court to administer justice. Do you want to go against God's will, Zhang?"

I wipe it!

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, these days I am the only one talking about God's will. You are such a bad old man, how dare you use God's will to suppress me?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Speaking of God's will, as I walked along the way, the drought around Xuan Mansion was severe. Even if it wasn't a thousand miles away, I think the crops along the way were almost dead!"

Ma Zhongxi sneered and said: "It is precisely because there are parents and officials who do not care about the emperor's favor, do not obey the laws of heaven, harm the country and the people, and abuse the people, so that they are punished by heaven!"

Zhang Zhouxin said, what I want is your words.

Zhang Zhou said: "I have just arrived, and I have nothing to give to the people. However, I have learned a little bit of Taoist Kungfu. In two days, I will open an altar outside Xuan Mansion to pray for rain. Why don't we talk about it after praying for rain?

What about God’s will?”

"you……"

Ma Zhongxi glared at Zhang Zhou.

Apparently after he found out that Zhang Zhou accepted Ma Yi, he had already decided to break up with Zhang Zhou.

Historically, Ma Zhongxi served as governor of Xuanfu for three years and returned to his fields in the twelfth year of Hongzhi. Obviously, he had made preparations for retirement, so he would not give Zhang Zhou any face.

You don’t plan to hang out in the officialdom anymore. Do you still need to look at the expressions of an emperor like you and a former sycophant?

You can show off your power in the capital, and even use your sharp teeth and sharp tongue to compete with cabinet ministers and ministries in the court.

But when you get to Ma, I won't show any mercy to you!

Otherwise, wouldn’t I, Ma, be ashamed of my official reputation?

When Zhu Hui heard Zhang Zhou's suggestion, he deliberately expressed surprise and said loudly: "Mr. Zhang is an immortal master of the Ming Dynasty. His immortality and Taoism are unparalleled. How magnanimous is the immortal master's willingness to pray for rain for the people of Xuanfu?"

Going out will definitely be a good story!"

Even when the Duke of Guo flattered Zhang Zhou, he could keep his face from blushing and his heart from beating, and he could speak the small words smoothly.

This made Ma Zhongxi grit his teeth even more.

Zhang Zhou also smiled and announced to the onlookers: "Everyone, I will open an altar here the day after tomorrow to pray for rain. I hope you will come together to bear witness! I am here on the order of the emperor. In addition to going out of the fortress

To frighten Di Yi, we also have the responsibility to appease the military and civilians and educate the people. Please come back, all my fellow villagers."

Zhang Zhou ignored Ma Zhongxi.

When dealing with the onlookers, Zhang Zhou appeared to be very experienced, not at all stage-frightened. Instead, he seemed to have gone deep into the grassroots and actually walked over to get close to ordinary people.

The common people have never seen such an official who is so friendly to the people. They are just here to watch the excitement. Any important people, witnesses, and God's punishment are all Ma Zhongxi's personal words, or Ma Zhongxi wants to incite the people to surrender to Zhang.

Weekly pressure.

But how can a group of ordinary people who have never even read a book understand that?

On the contrary, Zhang Zhou's closeness to the people and Zhang Zhou's reputation as a god made them feel more friendly.

"Master Zhang, can you pray for rain and make it rain?"

Some people among the people were already asking loudly.

Zhang Zhoudao: "My fellow countryman, you asked a very good question. I can only say that I will try my best! If God refuses to rain because of corrupt officials in the place, there is nothing I can do. It depends on man-made things!"

"It must rain, otherwise the food will be confiscated this year..."

"Yeah yeah!"

The people are responding.

In their view, catching corrupt officials is a trivial matter. Making their land more productive is more important than anything else.

Ma Zhongxi felt even more angry when he saw that Zhang Zhou had turned against the guest and actually incited the people before him, and muttered: "Short-sighted!"

This is because he hates the people for being deceived by Zhang Zhou's rhetoric.

You people, this official is making the decision for you and wants to investigate and deal with corrupt officials. You are actually deceived by this person just for the sake of rain? Besides, it will rain when he says it will rain? He thinks he is
To be continued...