Chapter 537: The Power of the King's Life Banner (Part 2)
We can't blame Magistrate Li for being lucky and suspecting that the sergeant who sent the message might be a fake. No matter who encounters this incident, he will have to murmur in his heart. Is it so easy to give something like a royal flag to an ordinary imperial envoy?
Fang Yingwu ignored Magistrate Li for the time being and shouted to the sergeant who reported the news: "I'm here! You turn back to the flag officer to reply. I don't have to go back to the mansion to pick up the king's flag. I can directly bring the king's flag to the mansion."
Come here to the Yamen Gate!"
"Your order!" the messenger sergeant responded, got on his horse again, and galloped away.
Directly invite Wang Mingqipai here? Anyone who knows anything knows that if there is really Wangmingqipai, this will have to be done on the spot!
According to the rules, the king's flags are usually kept in a collection. Once the imperial envoys want to exercise special powers, they will be "invited out".
Magistrate Li was slightly panicked now. Looking at Fang Yingwu's posture, could it be that he had really been given a royal flag?
Fang Yingwu watched the sergeant leave, and then said calmly to Magistrate Li: "I received the imperial envoy a few days ago..."
Magistrate Li couldn't help but interrupt Fang Yingwu and defended himself: "You never mentioned the king's flag to me. Anyone who doesn't know about it is not guilty!"
Fang Yingwu's eyes widened in surprise, his pupils flashing with anger: "How could you speak like that? I was afraid to alert the procurement eunuch, so I did not disclose this matter.
But I once sent someone to secretly tell you about your expediency and the king's order. Why are you pretending to be confused now?
It turns out that you really colluded with the eunuchs! In order to cover up the crimes of the eunuchs, you pretended not to know. In the end, you turned a blind eye to the official's imperial envoy's words and turned a blind eye to the actions of the eunuchs' minions!
You are so courageous! Since I am an imperial envoy of the king’s order, I naturally represent the court and the king’s law. Do you really think that the laws of the country and heaven are all child’s play?”
Magistrate Li suddenly understood that Fang Yingwu had deliberately been entangled in official document procedures for a long time. It turned out that he was planning to frame him here and fabricate a charge of neglecting and disobeying the imperial envoy!
But it is difficult for me to explain clearly! Because countless people have heard clearly just now that I have indeed ignored Fang Yingwu’s official document with the seal of the Imperial Envoy! I have indeed ignored the actions of the eunuchs and their minions.
Helpless, turn a blind eye!
At this time, hundreds of pairs of angry eyes, accompanied by the sharp and inciting rebuke of the imperial envoy, were directed towards the prefect who did not dare to look up at him before.
There was another shouting sound in the distance, and a pair of sergeants, about twenty or thirty people, appeared in front of everyone. The first one was a middle-aged military attache. The sergeants also divided their hands and used special handles to pick up the blue spear.
flag and wooden disc.
Knowledgeable people exclaimed: "The flag of the king's order! It is indeed the flag of the king's order!"
At first, the people in the government office were still holding on to a ten-thousandth chance, but now the real guy appears in front of them. No one dares to doubt the authenticity anymore.
The leading military attache came to Fang Yingwu and knelt down while pushing the golden mountain and the jade pillar and said: The imperial envoy bids Chen Yan, the official of the Hundred Houses Flag, to pay his respects to Mr. Fang!"
Magistrate Li simply said nothing and stared at Fang Yingwu. He wanted to see what Fang Yingwu, who had the royal flag, planned to do with him, and whether he could even kill him!
With the support of the king's flag, Fang Yingwu suddenly changed his identity and officially became a full-power imperial envoy. His momentum suddenly increased to a higher level, and he roared at Magistrate Li: "You are in vain to be a people-friendly official, fearing the power of eunuchs, ignoring the life and death of the people, and contemptuous of the imperial court.
Prestige. Let down His Majesty’s holy grace! You, Li Tingmei, are guilty! You deserve to die!”
When the crowd heard this, they felt that the imperial envoy was really planning to make decisions for the people, and they immediately burst into cheers.
Fang Yingwu used the cheers and said again: "The people can't live and work in peace and contentment, and they gather here all because of your inaction! You are not worthy of being this prefect!"
Magistrate Li said angrily: "I am an official of the imperial court. Whether I am worthy or not is not decided by you!"
Suddenly, dozens of people in the crowd (all of whom seemed to be coming from Gongguan Street) shouted in unison: "The official is incompetent, dismissed from office! Dismissed from office!"
Fang Yingwu pointed at Magistrate Li and continued to scold: "Listen to the people's cries. It almost caused an accident and you didn't know how to reflect on yourself. How shameless! Are they gathering here just to see your quibbles?"
I declare that in order to promote the kindness of the imperial court, appease the people of Suzhou, restore the hearts and minds of the people in Jiangnan, and avoid causing chaos, I will suspend you, the incompetent prefect, pending investigation! Then I will report to the imperial court to request for punishment. We will deal with it when there is another decree!"
Magistrate Li's eyes were about to spit fire, and he shouted sternly: "How dare you!"
Fang Yingwu refuted without hesitation: "With my human heart and righteousness, why don't I dare to act on behalf of heaven? Please leave the government office immediately and stay in the post house temporarily!"
Then he said to the flag official: "Send four sergeants to send Mr. Li to Fengqiao Post for temporary residence immediately. There must be no mistake!"
Immediately, four sergeants came out of the crowd, grabbed Magistrate Li, and strode away from the government office. Before leaving, Magistrate Li shouted to Fang Yingwu: "I open my eyes and watch, how do you go to Eunuch Wang for help?"
The people decide!”
There was a sudden silence inside and outside the gate of the government office. No one expected that this imperial envoy could be so powerful, as if he was so powerful that no one dared to look at him!
To outsiders, they only think that Fang Yingwu looks tall and mighty, exactly like the imperial envoy in the play, except for the Shang Fang sword in his hand. He even begins to analyze in his mind, if Fang the imperial envoy has Shang Fang's sword in his hand, will it really happen?
Let's kill first and then play.
But those in the know are almost scared to death. The fourth-grade prefect is the highest-level official who is close to the people and still has a certain status in the bureaucracy.
As a result, a dignified magistrate suspended him when he said he was suspended, and drove him away when he was told. Isn't Fang Yingwu afraid of the consequences? This is an action that even the governor needs to think twice about and dare not take without authorization!
However, it does seem feasible in theory to use the excuse of avoiding civil unrest. From the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, the most important thing in governing the country was stability. The court was still quite sensitive to incidents such as civil unrest. In order to stabilize the local situation, the imperial ministers made
Anything that goes out of line will generally be tolerated.
But there is something unclear here. Could it be that this popular uprising was not caused by the procurement of eunuchs, and then directly provoked by Fang Yingwu? How could the prefect be blamed in the dazzling way?
superior?
However, this situation is really unclear, and even if it is reported to the court, it is difficult for people to believe it. I have only heard of some local officials who are deeply entrenched in the prefectures and counties, and they do not hesitate to use public opinion to challenge the imperial envoy minister; I have never heard of anyone living in this place.
Unfamiliar imperial ministers can mobilize public opinion to counterattack local officials...
Regardless of gossip, they said that after Fang Yingwu expelled the prefect, he glanced coldly at the other officials of the prefecture. Everyone present lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the imperial envoy.
Then the imperial envoy from the rear continued to make arrangements: "I will only ask about the main hall, and will not investigate the rest! Government affairs cannot be left unattended. For the time being, Tongzhi can act as the magistrate, the general magistrate can act as the magistrate, and the magistrate can act as the magistrate! What do you think?
?If you don’t answer, you are acquiescing!”
Everyone in the government office looked at each other and really acquiesced. They really didn't have the guts to fight against the power that held the king's mandate, so they had no choice but to surrender.
Besides, it doesn't seem like a bad thing if everyone's errands have been promoted to a higher level... Maybe it will become official as soon as they become agents. From this point of view, it would be better for Magistrate Li not to come back and face promotion on the spot.
With the temptation, some changes quietly occurred in people's hearts.
After cutting through the mess with a quick knife, Fang Qinchen finished cleaning up the government office and let out a sigh of relief. After enduring it for so long and racking his brains, he finally waited for the opportunity and kicked the obstructing stone away in one fell swoop.
It feels better to have direct control of power, but it feels terrible to rely on others to perform errands. I don't like it very much, not to mention that roles like prefect are too intrusive!
History is written by the victors. As long as you manage the money and food matters more beautifully, so that the court's expenses can be eased a little, and the civil and military officials' salaries are paid out in full and on time, then everyone from top to bottom will be morally grateful to you.
That's right, it's all a trivial matter.
Turning around, facing thousands of pairs of longing eyes, Fang Yingwu said very seductively: "No one in the government office can make decisions for you, so I have no choice but to come forward in person. Does anyone dare to go to Gusu Yi with me?"
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The crowd below excitedly raised their arms and shouted: "I would like to follow the imperial envoy!"
PS: There is a slight modification at the end of the last chapter, adding the role of the messenger sergeant. In addition, I heard that a cute girl posted a photo in the reader group, and many people have joined the group in the past few days. I am very pleased with your integrity.