One day has passed, two days have passed, three days have passed... Wanping County Magistrate Fang Yingwu handles civil affairs, interrogates cases, and handles errands every day.
Yes, this seems to be a normal life for a county magistrate, and there is nothing unusual about it. But under the current circumstances, it is very abnormal.
Then on the fourth day, a memorial was finally delivered from the Wanping County government office to the General Affairs Department. Immediately, countless officials from the General Affairs Department and the scribes from various government offices who were copying the memorial here rushed to see it first.
All I can see is that the memorial said: "The day before yesterday, there was an imperial edict to move the Baoguo Temple in the south of the city to the place where the Bell and Drum Tower used to be the Chen family store, and rename it Ciren Temple. Now that the local survey has been completed, there is no surplus silver in the county treasury to build, so I asked the Holy Spirit to build it.
Will decide."
Everyone who read the memorial only had one word in their mind, damn! Everyone in the court was waiting to see Fang Yingwu take action, but he actually let everyone go?
Or to put it very vulgarly, all the princes in the imperial court took off their pants, and he showed this to everyone? Isn’t this a memorandum asking the emperor to allocate money from the inner treasury!
At this time, Xiang Chengxian, an old friend from the same country who was living in the Fang family, couldn't help it. He went to the county government office to find Fang Yingwu in person because of his acquaintance with Fang Yingwu. However, it happened that the magistrate Fang was not at the county government office today and went to Zhongzhong.
At the Drum Tower.
Fortunately, the distance was not far. Mr. Xiang made another trip and saw Fang Zhixian standing with his hands behind his hands among the ruins. There were several craftsmen pointing and pointing beside him.
Xiang Chengxian leaned over while fanning himself, and the other party responded and asked: "Brother Fang Xian! I haven't seen you for a few days, but your style is still the same! I heard that there was an accident at the county government office the day before yesterday, do you plan to act as if nothing happened?"
Fang Yingwu smiled and said: "What does this matter have to do with you? Why do you ask these questions?" Xiang Chengxian said confidently: "Brother, I am worried about you!"
Fang Yingwu squinted his eyes and revealed the secret: "In my opinion, you want to get something out of me and then use it as an exclusive talking point to show off?"
Mr. Xiang denied it without blushing and said, "How can I be such a loose-spoken person?"
Fang Yingwu raised his head and looked at the blue sky and white clouds in front of him. He sighed leisurely: "There are not only intrigues in life, but there are many other beautiful things, so why do you have to be so stubborn all the time? Do I have to do it if I have been wronged a little bit?
Are you going to complain to the court?"
Xiang Chengxian said contemptuously: "Pretend, keep pretending." Fang Yingwu responded with contempt: "I'm not even in a hurry, why are you so anxious? It's really that you're in a hurry."
Xiang Chengxian wondered: "This time you were bullied for no reason. Do you really want to swallow your anger and settle the matter? I think this is definitely not your style, or do you want to wait for your father-in-law for two or three years?"
Then I returned to Beijing. Will a gentleman take revenge and settle accounts with the queen?"
In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, this time is indeed a bit baffling. The Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dongchang simply took the wrong medicine.
Fang Yingwu said enigmatically: "You need to set your sights higher, enlarge your field of vision, and don't just stare at the small area in front of you."
Mr. Xiang expressed his confusion. Fang Yingwu asked again: "If I really do what you guys want and take this opportunity to impeach them violently by writing a memorial, what will happen next?"
Xiang Chengxian replied without thinking: "It will inevitably lead to strong resistance. After all, neither the Imperial Envoy of Youdu nor the Admiral of Dongchang are soft persimmons."
Fang Yingwu asked again: "Who is stronger or weaker between me and them? Do I have the ability to punch Dai Jin and kick Shang Ming? Can I beat these two with a stick until they can't stand up?"
"It's a bit difficult. The centipede is dead but not stiff. You seem to be a little behind." Mr. Xiang continued to answer.
Fang Yingwu finally asked: "So, as a small county magistrate, can I have any other means?"
Xiang Chengxian said hesitantly: "Should it be gone? Compared with them, you, the county magistrate, are too light in weight and have very few available means."
Fang Yingwu showed a teachable look, "So. I only have such a heavyweight chip in my hand. Of course, I can't throw it away lightly and waste it in non-decisional places. It must be used at critical moments to have a fatal effect."
One hit works!
Also, if you don't have enough strength or enough back-ups, making the first move is tantamount to handing over the initiative to others, and the following people will have no choice but to passively cope with it. So they have to stay calm. They are worried now.
Why should I be anxious to solve the problem?
The best thing to do is to make a decision and then act! Maybe in order to calm things down, they will put forward favorable terms that make me happy, and it is not impossible for me to give up."
Xiang Chengxian questioned: "If you don't move, they won't move either. Things might calm down gradually! How can you use your chips?"
Fang Yingwu was confident about this, "I just said that we should set our sights higher and expand our field of vision! It's not just Dai Jinshangming and his like who are anxious, there are also others who are anxious, and there will always be someone!
For example, Dai Jin rose to power by touting Wang Wang. Now he has a very bad reputation and can hardly convince the public. Can the gentlemen in the Procuratorate who pride themselves on being clean and honest can convince him? If there is such a big scandal this time, it is very likely that he will
If you ask Dai Jin to step down directly, how can you gentlemen not be tempted?"
Xiang Chengxian suddenly realized, "You are not planning and then acting, you are waiting for the price to be sold! You hold the bargaining chip in your hand, and all parties will want you!"
"There are infinite possibilities for things. Even the positions between Dai Jin and Shang Ming may not be the same. I just have to wait and see what happens..." Fang Yingwu didn't want to talk more about this issue. Suddenly,
Then he changed the subject and asked: "Are you still observing politics in that monastery, and you haven't formally elected officials?"
Xiang Chengxian replied very dissatisfied: "It's Taipu Temple! Don't look down on other yamen just because you are clear-minded..."
Fang Yingwu ignored Mr. Xiang's emotions and seemed to be talking to himself: "You say, how about I send you to be the censor?"
Mr. Xiang was stunned for a moment, and shouted without hesitation: "Brother! Brother, I call you eldest brother!"
Although it is only the seventh rank, Yushi is very special among all official positions. He is also called Yanguan along with Jishizhong, and his nobleness is second only to Cilin official. He is a model of low position and power!
Under normal circumstances, only seventh-grade officials with good performance and high reputation, such as magistrates of major counties, department heads, etc., can be transferred to the position of censor. The rank remains unchanged but is also regarded as a promotion! Those who are directly elected as censors from Jinshi dare not say that
Unique, but also rare!
If Jinshi selects officials and directly becomes a censor, it will be equivalent to ten years less hard work. The key is to have great face and great honor. If you tell it, it will be bragging rights for a lifetime. No wonder Mr. Xiang, who is relatively calm about fame and officialdom, also lost his composure.
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Looking at the blushing and thick-necked Master Xiang, Fang Yingwu suddenly laughed, "I'm just joking with you, do you take it seriously?"
Xiang Chengxian gritted his teeth and said: "This joke is not funny! I only think you are serious about it. If there is no follow-up, I will stay at your house and never leave!"
PS: Ahhhhhhhh, writing about this kind of thing consumes a lot of brain cells, so I’ll take a nap first, then get up and continue picking at my brain!
