Zhang Bin came to Chengdu this time with a total of three entourages and two staff, and he also had hundreds of taels of silver in his pocket, so he had plenty of money.
Zhang Bin is Xu Xiantu's disciple, but disciples can also be divided into broad and narrow senses. For example, Su Shi is Ouyang Xiu's disciple. Because Ouyang Xiu was the examiner in the second year of Renzong's Jiayou reign, all the Jinshi students in that year could claim to be Ouyang Xiu's disciples.
This is a disciple in a broad sense.
Zhang Bin's disciple is somewhere between the broad and narrow sense. He was a Jinshi in Shaoxing in the second year of the examination. That year, Xu Xiantu was the examiner. But before the imperial examination, Zhang Bin submitted a letter to Xu Xiantu's house and became his disciple.
, this means voluntarily becoming a disciple of Xu Xiantu, hoping that Xu Xiantu will help him more in his official career.
Zhang Bin came to Chengdu to take office this time, which surprised him. It was not his turn. There were many people with higher qualifications and experience than him, such as Privy Councilor Cheng Bo, who had served as chief secretary, county magistrate, and county magistrate.
The imperial court was promoted to the supervisory censor, and step by step he was promoted to the privy minister to accept the decree. More importantly, Cheng Bo was Xu Xiantu's real disciple, and one of Xu Xiantu's most proud disciples when he taught in Taixue.
Originally, the news from the Ministry of Personnel was that Cheng Bo was appointed as the prefect of Chengdu, and everyone was happy to say goodbye to Cheng Bo. But for some unknown reason, Xu Xiantu actually rejected Cheng Bo and recommended himself as the prefect of Chengdu. A huge piece of shit luck fell from the sky.
of oneself.
Chengdu was appointed as the prefect! The Song Dynasty was the third richest place after Lin'an Prefecture and Hepingjiang Prefecture. It was not his turn. Zhang Bin could only be grateful that the shadow of his ancestors was still there. He knew it well and was no different from Xu Xiantu's disciples.
It doesn’t matter, Xu Xiantu has many disciples! At least half of the Jinshi scholars in Shaoxing in the second year have submitted their posts to Xu Xiantu’s disciples. Who makes Xu Xiantu the examiner?
In the morning, Zhang Bin chose an auspicious time, which was exactly ten o'clock in the morning. However, this time was a little late, but it didn't matter. Last night, Chen Qing sent someone to inform him that Zheng Ainong had been reassigned as the general magistrate of Chengdu and asked him to be the general magistrate of Chengdu tomorrow.
I went to the government office to handle the handover in the morning. It just said morning, not what time. It was already morning!
Zhang Bin changed into his official uniform and asked his entourage to go to the horse and mule shop to rent a horse. Two staff members and one attendant had already gone ahead and went to the government office to make arrangements. It was still a quarter of an hour before the end of the day. Zhang Bin set off with his two attendants.
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Zhang Bin currently lives in a post house. The biggest advantage of the post house is that it is free, but it is very inconvenient. There are many people coming and going. As a prefect like him, he should live in an official residence. Today he will also implement the official residence.
Without an official residence, how could he have a concubine?
Didn't he leave his wife and children in his hometown just to come to Chengdu to have a concubine?
Zhang Bin felt excited at the thought of taking a concubine. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.
It's not far from the post house to the government office. As soon as we arrived at the Eight Immortals Bridge, we saw the entourage running toward us in a panic, "Official, something bad has happened!"
Zhang Bin reined in the reins and asked unhappily: "Why are you panicking? What happened?"
"My lord, these two gentlemen have been arrested."
"Who was kidnapped?" Zhang Bin asked in surprise.
"I was captured by the archers of the county government. It was said that a female citizen sued two gentlemen for alleged adultery last night."
Zhang Bin did know that the two aides went out to drink flower wine last night, but is drinking flower wine also illegal?
"Where is Zheng Ainong? Why didn't he stop him?" Zhang Bin asked angrily.
"Master, we didn't see Zheng Tongpan. In fact, the gate of the government office was closed tightly, as if there was no one around. We couldn't get in, so we just stood at the gate and waited, and then a dozen archers appeared.
, they asked their names, handcuffed the two gentlemen with chains and left."
Zhang Bin was stunned. How could there be no one in the government office?
After staying for a long time, he decided to go to the government office to have a look.
Zhang Bin came to the government office with three followers. Sure enough, the gate of the government office was closed, and there was no one in front of the door.
Several people looked at each other, what should they do?
Just at this time, the door of the mansion opened, and an old man in short clothes walked out of it. He looked like a janitor. Zhang Bin, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, hurriedly stepped forward and clasped his fists and asked: "Excuse me, father-in-law, is Zheng Tongpan here?"
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The old man in short clothes gave him a cold look and said, "We only have one Magistrate Zheng here, not Magistrate Zheng Tong."
"That's Magistrate Zheng."
"Prefect Zheng is not here, and the government office will take a three-day break. If anything happens, come back in three days!"
The old man in short clothes hung a piece of three-day leave on the door. Zhang Bin asked puzzledly: "After three days of leave, what will happen if the people complain and get their grievances redressed?"
The old man sneered and said: "This official must have confused the county government and the government government! It is the county government's business to file lawsuits and complaints, what does it have to do with the government government?"
Zhang Bin was stunned, "What is the government office doing?"
"The government office is responsible for managing the county, and there are so many counties down there! Matters in the county are reported to the government office, and after review by the government office, they are reported to the court. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with it. It doesn't hurt to take three days' rest."
The old man walked into the small door and closed it with a bang.
Zhang Bin is not a fool. He already knows that he has been blocked by Chen Qing's forces. The position of prefect is left to him, but he has no way to take office. Not only that, the staff he brought with him have also been captured.
Zhang Bin had no choice but to go to the county government office first and try to find a way to get the two aides out.
I inquired all the way and walked for a quarter of an hour before arriving at the county government office. As soon as I arrived at the gate of the county government office, I heard the screams of two staff members like killing pigs. Then Staff Qian cried out: "Stop fighting, I'll attack! I'll attack."
Isn’t that enough?”
Another staff member also cried, "I'll do it too. We did it. Stop fighting."
Zhang Bin was shocked, what would he do if they recruited him? He rushed towards the county government office, but was stopped by two government officials and pushed him out, "Where are you crazy, get out!"
Zhang Bin was furious and rushed in, shouting: "I am the new Chengdu Magistrate Zhang, you can't stop me!"
Several government officials have received instructions from the county magistrate. If someone calls out that they are the new magistrate, they will be beaten out directly.
One of the yamen servants became a little impatient and hit him on the head and face with a stick of water and fire. Zhang Bin was so frightened that he turned around and ran away. He ran a step slower and was hit on the shoulder with a stick. He screamed in pain and stumbled out of the door.
Zhang Bin felt extremely wronged and wanted to cry loudly, but there were so many people around watching the excitement! Someone laughed and said, "This man actually ran out in costume, he must be a lunatic!"
Two government servants helped him to a secluded corner nearby. Zhang Bin's shoulder was burning with pain. An attendant who knew some medical skills touched his shoulder for a while and said, "Fortunately, the bones are not broken. I'm very lucky!"
"How lucky you are!"
Zhang Bin cursed angrily: "Have you ever seen such a miserable new prefect?"
One of the attendants sighed: "Now the officials know it! Why don't others want to come to Chengdu to take up the post? It's obvious that they will be bullied by Chen Qing."
"Then there's nothing I can do about it. What if I don't come for the official appointment?"
At this time, another attendant hurried over with a tooth man, "The officer can ask this tooth man."
Zhang Bin scolded himself for being confused. If something happens, he can’t find someone to deal with!
He briefly explained his situation to Yaren. Yaren rolled his eyes a few times. The person opposite was the new prefect! He asked for a higher price.
"Master, let me go and inquire for you first. I can even see your staff. If we open today, I'll make it cheaper and only charge you five guan. Do you think that's okay?"
It's so expensive. Isn't it only a hundred cents to get some information? Zhang Bin is now in danger and being bullied by dogs. No matter how expensive it is, he has no choice but to admit it.
"Ah Quan, give him a tael of silver!"
Yaren took the money and said with a smile: "Wait, I promise to find out clearly for you."
Zhang Bin could only sigh and sit on the ground against the wall to wait.
After a while, Yaren finally came back. He smiled and bowed his hands, "So you are really the prefect! I was rude just now."
Zhang Bin said angrily: "Do you think I am an opera singer? Tell me, what's the news?"