Chapter 201: Standing in Line (1)
"Sanlang failed to see Proxy Yuan again today?" Seeing Sun Tu come back with a look of resentment, Yang Zhi hurried forward and asked.
This was the third day after they arrived in Jiangzhou, but Sun Tu still failed to see his direct boss, Yuan Wang. He was often blocked by people in front of the state yamen for various reasons, and even the yamen could not enter. This made Lu Da, who accompanied him, complain a lot: "This Yuan Wang is really a big deal. He knew that Sanlang was ordered by the court, but he had been avoiding him, and he didn't know what the reason was."
Although Sun Tu looked unhappy, he had not lost his mind before he could do so. He just smiled bitterly: "I have received some news from other officers. It turns out that Yuan Tuan has always looked down on us military officers. In addition, we were arranged by Grandmaster Cai and others in Jiangzhou, so he naturally wanted to give us a warning."
"This is the reason why the Sa family doesn't like being an official. Those officials have too many twists and turns, and often have deep meanings in their words and things, which makes people feel uneasy." Lu Da snorted, then said: "Sanlang, what do we think we should do next? Should we just drag it? If this is spread, your prestige in the army will be ruined."
This is exactly what Sun Tu is worried about. It is nothing to be grateful for him, just because he is afraid that Yuan Wang will spread the inside story of suppressing him, and the problem will be serious. After all, the military has always been respectful of strength, and it will be difficult for his future subordinates to look down on him and want them to obey orders.
Yang Zhi nodded deeply: "Sanlang, I think it's better to go around the Yuan Prison Yuan and meet Taishou Cai first? Although the Prison is indeed in charge of the criminal prison and military affairs, as long as the Prefect nods, he will not be able to stop him anymore, right?"
This immediately reminded Lu Da, and he immediately responded: "Since you can go to see Taishou Cai first? Then why do you have to be wronged yourself and use your hot face to stick to him, Mr. Yuan's cold ass."
Sun Tu smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Although this is feasible, it finally broke the rules of the officialdom. In this way, he really made a grudge with Yuan Wang, and made me directly stamp the mark of the one-party prefect Cai. It was not what I wanted to see." He dared to give up in Tokyo because he had confidence. In addition, Tong Guan had a great backer, but in Jiangzhou, where people and land lived, he did not have such courage, especially because he would be completely labeled as the one-party Cai Jing, which was not really happy to see.
When Lu Da heard this, he felt even more irritable, so he took the wine bowl and drank a few mouthfuls: "It's really troublesome. It's better for the Sa family to act according to your wishes, so I won't think about it. Anyway, we have rented this house now, at least we don't have to worry about our livelihood."
In the past two days, in addition to going to the prefecture to meet Yuan Wang, Sun Tu also rented a large courtyard with two inches, which is enough for more than ten people to live in. Although this courtyard is more than twice as big as that in Tokyo City, the annual rent is only 70% of that in Tokyo City. The real quality and low price are enough to reflect the gap between a major commercial city like Jiangzhou and Tokyo City.
In fact, Sun Tu felt quite regretful at this time. If he had known that Yuan Wang had such a plan, he should have gone to see Taishou Cai earlier. This would not be a big problem even if he offended Yuan Tui Guan. However, after delaying these two days, it would be difficult for him to visit Taishou Cai again at this time, otherwise the other party would have a feeling in his heart, thinking that he was just a second-rate choice, and offended him.
So at this time, Sun Tu was already in a dilemma, and the only thing he could do was to continue to wait patiently.
But just as they suppressed their dissatisfaction and were about to prepare for food, the gate of the courtyard was suddenly slapped, and then a voice came: "Can Sun Tuanlian live here?"
This surprised everyone a little. I had never talked to others about this house when I rented the house. Why did someone suddenly come to my house?
But since someone called the door, it was not easy to respond. Tang Feng immediately walked outside and opened the door to meet the guests. He saw a man dressed in an official standing there, glanced at the few people talking in the yard, and asked again: "Do you dare to ask who is Sun Tuanlian?"
"I'm just there, I don't know what the Lord is?" Sun Tu immediately stepped forward and asked with his fists.
The man was obviously a little surprised. He thought that Sun Tuanlian, who came to this capital, should be a mighty man in his thirties, so he had his eyes swept over Yang Zhi and Lu Da, but he didn't expect that the master was the youngest. However, he did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly bent down and bowed his fists to salute and said: "Zhou Mo, a clerk in the state yamen, came to invite Sun Tuanlian to the yamen today on the order of the prefect to ask Sun Tuanlian to go to the yamen to have a discussion. I wonder if there is any free time for the group yamen?"
The people present were stunned when they heard this. Who would have thought that Prefect Cai would surrender his identity and invite Sun Tu, a subordinate military officer, to meet him? This really gave Sun Tu a lot of face. In comparison, it further highlighted Yuan Wang's attitude.
Sun Tu just pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Since the prefect is summoned, how dare the subordinates refuse? I will go to see the prefect." Since the other party has given olive branches, he has no reason to accept it. As for the previous concerns, he can only throw them aside now.
Zhou Mo smiled happily: "This is the best. Sun Tuanlian, please."
At that moment, Sun Tu followed the other party out and followed the streets that had been familiar with these days to head towards the state yamen several streets away. They had only had a meal and had arrived at the state yamen.
It was still early at this time, and there were still many people coming in and out in front of the yamen. Qin Fang, who had been blocking him for the past few days, was also present. As soon as he saw Sun Tu, he smiled a little contemptuously, and then he went up to him and said, "Sun Tuanlian was a little late today. Just now, Yuan Tuan had an important task and left the state yamen, so..."
Before the man could finish his words, Sun Tu laughed: "I won't have to worry about Qin Ai Shi today. I did not come to see the provocateur, but the prefect summoned him to pay a visit." As he said that, he ignored Qin Fang, who had changed his face, and followed Zhou Mo with a calm face and entered the yamen.
Qin Fang was stunned for a while on the spot, and then suddenly woke up and quickly turned around and walked into the yamen. However, he was not on the same road as Sun Tu. After walking around the high screen wall, he went to the road to the right and headed towards the General Officer.
Sun Tu finally entered the prefecture yamen for the first time three days after arriving in Jiangzhou. It seems that the regulations here are not much different from those in Kaifeng Prefecture. The same lobby is followed by two halls, and then divided into several official halls. However, the prefecture yamen covers twice the size of Kaifeng Prefecture, but the manpower is less than that of Kaifeng Prefecture, so it looks particularly spacious.
While he was still walking and observing the environment of the state yamen, the Qin Ai Shi had already arrived in front of the official office of Yuan Tuan. The latter was naturally in the yamen at this time. He had just processed a document at hand and planned to stop and have a cup of tea to rest. When he saw him coming over in a panic, he immediately frowned: "Why are you so panicked, but what did Sun Tu do outside?"
Yuan Wang has always had prejudice against military officers, believing that they have a low status and can only be driven by others but cannot be entrusted with important tasks, otherwise the world will inevitably be in chaos. In addition, Sun Tu's origins made him look down on him, so he was turned away many times so that the other party could recognize his identity.
If Sun Tu was dissatisfied with something and caused trouble in front of the yamen, Yuan Wang could seize the opportunity to punish this subordinate and make him obedient. This is exactly his experience and experience in governing the military in Jiangzhou for many years. He determined that as long as his prestige is enough, he could control those military officers who dare not act rashly.
But this time the news that Qin Fang brought him also made Yuan Wang suddenly change his face: "I don't know anything about the state. Sun Tu just now entered the state yamen, but it was the prefect Cai who suddenly sent someone to invite him to see..."
"Are you saying that Taishou Cai actually invited a new team training team to meet him regardless of his identity?" After receiving the affirmative answer, Yuan Wang pondered for a while, and finally sneered: "Okay, you really have a good intention. Sun Tu was also a little brave enough to bypass my direct boss and went to see the prefect first! Aren't he afraid that the official will punish him..." As soon as he said that, he was suddenly stunned again, because he found that Sun Tu had done nothing wrong.
Although there is a habit of a new official in the officialdom that he wants to first meet his direct boss and then introduce him to his immediate boss, it is just a hidden rule after all. It does not explicitly stipulate that he must do so, and it has never been mentioned that he will be punished for this. It is just that because he does this, he will be blamed by his direct boss, and he will inevitably be worn in the future. He did not admit that he dared to break the rules. After all, county officials are not as good as being in charge now.
But Yuan Wangzhen was punished for Sun Tu for this, but he didn't have such confidence. Now, Taishou Cai is still there.
"I didn't expect the prefect to attach so much importance to a warrior. It seems that I have to meet Sun Tu." At this point, the original plan could only be adjusted. After some weighing, Yuan Wang immediately made a decision, waved to Qin Fang to approach him, and whispered a few words to him: "You go to the prefect to watch now. As long as Sun Tu comes out, you will take him to my official." He must beat this guy in person, so that he would forget that he would have the prefect to be his backer.
Just when Qin Fang nodded and agreed, he turned around and walked out of the signing room, he saw a group of people coming over. The leader was Cai Jing's ninth son Cai Dezhang, and Sun Tu, who was about to meet, followed by Cai Prefect Cai and looked at him with a smile.
When he arrived at the official hall, Cai Jiu smiled and said loudly: "I heard that Yuan Promoter Yuan has been busy with official business recently and can't make time to meet the new Sun Tuanlian. I'm here to greet him." Qin Fang was stunned and didn't know how to react...
Chapter completed!