Qian County Magistrate's current feeling is that he dug a hole and jumped out, and had to shovel a few handfuls of soil to bury himself. But he had to go if he didn't want to go. It's not so easy to go back on his words in front of the county magistrate. He took the initiative to ask for help. Can you blame him?
who?
A junior official like the county magistrate lacks both the local foundation of a subordinate official and the authority of a main official to be in charge of the seal. This is a very embarrassing existence in the officialdom. If the main official is offended, although he will not be dismissed from his post, he will definitely be punished thoroughly.
Being relegated to the cold palace is, as the saying goes, the first level of officialdom kills people. From now on, they will only work hard and tiringly and will not get even half of the credit.
With a feeling of resentment, Qian County Magistrate led a large number of people to leave the county government office in a depressed manner and set off to the south of the city to demolish the temple. Looking up, at first glance, the crowd was very majestic, as if the official of the county government was on patrol.
This should have been the treatment Qianxian Cheng had dreamed of, but unfortunately, he couldn't be happy today. Is it easy to demolish the temple? He was serving as cannon fodder for Fang Yingwu today, and he would have to bear the consequences if anything happened.
Responsibility, how to be happy?
Qianxian Cheng waited listlessly for half an hour before the team walked from the North City to the West City. Suddenly, he saw a team of people turning out of the intersection in front of him and marching along the street in a mighty manner, almost filling the street.
A government officer who was clearing the way reported to the Prime Minister of Qian County in the sedan: "Master Qian! In front of us is the motorcade of Prime Minister Liu's country, which also wants to leave the city through Xuanwu Gate. In terms of etiquette, we should avoid the road and give way."
"Liu Xiangguo? Why is there such a big battle?" Qian Xian Cheng was very surprised and asked with the professionalism of a well-informed person.
The yamen officer then went to inquire about it, and after a while he came back and reported: "The younger one went to inquire and said that the father of the country, Prime Minister Liu, of Wenyuan Pavilion was in mourning. It will take Ding You three years, so the whole family is going back to Baoding Prefecture for the funeral. So we have to leave the city through Xuanwu Gate.
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It’s not surprising that Prime Minister Qian County suddenly realized this. In the capital, there are two gates for officials and people to go south out of the city, namely Chongwen Gate and Xuanwu Gate. Among them, heading to the Tongzhou Canal Wharf generally leaves the city through Chongwen Gate; if you take the land route
When going to Zhili and Henan, it is usually convenient to leave the city through Xuanwumen. When Liu Ji, a great scholar, returns to his hometown in Baoding Prefecture, it is convenient to go to Xuanwumen from his residence in Xicheng to leave the city.
After Prime Minister Liu's national convoy passed by, the Wanping County government team continued to move forward, and Qian County Prime Minister also continued to blame himself and others in his sedan chair.
Suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, and Qian Xian Cheng remembered, wasn't Mr. Liu Ji and Liu Ge the father-in-law of Fangzhi County? This man had to leave Jingding Dingyou for three years, so wouldn't Fangzhi County have lost its biggest supporter? Thinking of this,
Fang Yingwu doesn’t seem that scary anymore.
After leaving Xuanwumen, we could only walk a few steps to the southeast. We arrived at the Baoguo Temple. Qian County Prime Minister got off his sedan chair and took a look. It was indeed a ruined temple mixed in among the villages. Anyone who saw this shabby scene would be surprised.
I never expected that there is a giant Buddha in it. However, Baoguo Temple occupies a large area and is not far from the main road. No wonder it was targeted by the county magistrate.
After meeting up with the several government servants who stayed here yesterday, Qian County Magistrate lazily led various servants and craftsmen into the temple and walked half a circle around the main hall. He was still struggling in his heart. Should he order the demolition or not?
At this time, a middle-aged man who looked like a pilgrim appeared from the side courtyard and asked loudly: "What are you doing?"
Qian County Magistrate is a bit clever. When he saw that the middle-aged man dared to question him and a group of government servants who were wearing seventh-grade official robes, he knew that this person probably had some background.
He went forward to welcome him. He invited the middle-aged man to the shade of a tree a little further away, held his hands in his hands and asked, "Where is your surname from, strong man?"
The middle-aged man showed his badge and said, "I am from the Dongchang Police Enforcement School, so my last name is not a yellow character. I have been ordered to live here as a guard. I wonder what your county is going to do here?"
Qian Xian Cheng from Dongchang thought a lot. If the Queen Mother knew that her own brother was a monk here, the royal family would definitely send someone to protect her secretly. She probably saw that the temple was going to be demolished just now, so she had to show up to ask.
As for why it is Dongchang and not Jinyiwei or Xichang, that is a better explanation. The leader of Jinyiwei is Wan Guifei’s younger brother, and the admiral of Xichang is Wan Guifei’s palace servant. The Queen Mother and Wan Guifei dislike each other, so they can trust Jinyiwei and Xichang That's weird.
In other words, although the person in front of me is inconspicuous, he probably has the power to directly secretly inform the palace and the Queen Mother. I am afraid that he is not just a small official school, and the self-indictment is just a cover to hide his identity... ..
Thinking of this, Qian County Magistrate said: "The magistrate of this county saw the scenic beauty of this place and wanted to demolish the temple in order to open up financial resources. I wanted to stop it, but I had no choice but to be sent here to supervise the work. Just now I was thinking of how to delay the construction. I want to avoid surprising the nobles in the temple, but I unexpectedly met Xiaowei Huang. Is there any way to teach me?"
Huang Xiaowei frowned and said, "Is this what your county magistrate insists on?"
Qian Xianxian then replied: "That's true. Go to the county government office and ask, how can I dare to lie and deceive? It's just that as an assistant, I really can't stop the chief officer, I can only try my best to delay it."
Huang Xiaowei nodded and said: "In this case, please ask Qian County Prime Minister to go back to the Yamen and find an excuse to delay for one day, and then I will deal with it after I secretly report it to the palace."
Hearing the words "Misou Gong Zhong", Qian Xian Cheng's eyes brightened, and he suddenly lowered his voice even more, "Please also ask Captain Huang to speak kindly to me. I will definitely be richly rewarded afterwards, and I will never disappoint Captain Huang." "
Huang Xiaowei glanced at Qian Xian Cheng for a few times and smiled, showing a tacit understanding that everything was unspoken.
When Qianxian County Magistrate saw that this was agreed upon, he went back and greeted the officers, "Go back to the Yamen for now, we will discuss it another day." Then everyone had to set off again and return to the city along the way they came.
Qian County Magistrate was sitting in the sedan chair, thinking constantly in his mind. When he returned to the Yamen, he told the Fang Magistrate that he had met a strong man from Dongchang who had a secret order, and he did not dare to demolish the temple. This way, he could always prevaricate and explain to the other side.
In this way, I can speak to both sides, neither side is directly offended, and I will not suffer any loss. In this embarrassing situation, I can probably save myself.
Qian Xian Cheng's mood suddenly improved. Fang Yingwu wanted to use him as cannon fodder? No way!
At this time, Qian Xian Cheng himself began to admire himself. What is tossing and turning? This is tossing and turning, perfect tossing and turning! Maybe it is a blessing in disguise and you can show your face to the emperor or the queen mother!
But with such proficient officialdom skills, he can only be a county magistrate. It is a pity... Why is Fang Yingwu's life so good? Qian County Magistrate's mood suddenly became melancholy again. I can't help but lament my rough luck.
While he was thinking wildly, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the sedan: "Where is the dog official from Wanping County?" Then there were shouts of people surrounding him, as if he was surrounded by people from all directions.
In broad daylight, someone actually insulted him? Qian Xian Cheng was furious and was about to lift the curtain of the sedan chair to look outside, but unexpectedly the sedan suddenly shook. Then Qian Xian Cheng felt dizzy, and rolled out of the sedan chair. come out.
When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had fallen to the ground. Hundreds of sergeants rushed out from all around, and they surrounded him and started violently, beating the officers on their side until they had no way to escape.
A leading officer pointed at Qian Xian Cheng who was lying on the ground and shouted: "Where is Official Fang Gou! Don't beat him to death!"
The Prime Minister of Qian County was shocked when he heard this, Fang Gouguan? Fang Yingwu?
Shit, this is definitely the person who Fang Yingwu beat up Uncle Yong Ping yesterday, and today Uncle Yong Ping sent a sergeant to ambush him for revenge! And he went out a little ostentatiously today, so he was mistaken for the magistrate, and he caused hatred on behalf of the real magistrate.
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The Prime Minister of Qian County was indeed a smart man, and his guess in just a short moment was accurate. Uncle Yong Ping really did not dare to attack the county government office on charges of rebellion, so he sent people to keep an eye on him near the county government office.
When Qianxian Cheng led a large group of people out of the Yamen today, he was mistaken for Fang Zhixian - Qianxian Cheng himself was sitting in a sedan chair, and it was understandable that the following sergeants couldn't see him. Then Qianxian Cheng came forward and called out
After the crowd left Xuanwumen, the following sergeant quickly reported to Uncle Yongping.
When the uncle got his revenge, he borrowed more than a hundred sergeants from his close acquaintance to ambush him at Xuanwumen, a necessary route back to the city, intending to teach the "fangzhi county" a lesson of tit-for-tat. Attacking the government was a taboo, and it was possible that
Lose your title, but if you beat up a small magistrate, I'm afraid you will only be fined a few years' salary.
Then, Qian Xian Cheng returned to the city in a good mood and walked outside the Xuanwu Gate...
The camera turned around, and several soldiers rushed to Prime Minister Qian without any explanation and were about to take action viciously. The moment before he stepped on his face with one foot, Prime Minister Qian couldn't help but let out the most tragic and angry roar: "My officer
