Chapter 206 Officials are worth it, cracks in the six books!
Guan Peng and Su Ling Alu returned to the banquet one after another, as if what happened just now was just an episode.
But whether it was Guan Peng's ugly face or Su Ling'a's whispers with Wu Shenglan and others after returning to her seat, they all indicated that this matter was extraordinary...
In the middle of the banquet, Li Qian asked the eunuchs to take the imperial copper coins and scatter them from the Chengtian Gate in large quantities. The officials below picked them up with a smile, and even the palace maids and eunuchs outside were smiling with joy. participated.
At this time, the Censor of Jiuyi would also turn a blind eye and ignore this kind of commotion.
Sprinkling money during the official period has been a long-standing tradition.
"Emperor Kaiyuan held pity in his hand and lived in the world for twenty years. It is said that there was a banquet at Chengtian Gate and hundreds of officials gathered money downstairs." Decades later, the palace maids who lived among the people were still reciting this poem to the world and talking about the emperor's kindness.
After the money was scattered, the banquet gradually came to an end, and the music naturally ended again. All the officials knelt down and saluted. Li Qian left his seat and returned to the harem, announcing the end of this grand dynasty meeting...
At the same time, worship activities in various counties and counties have also come to an end, and have even ended in many places.
Qinghua County is far in the southwest, also known as Bazhou, which is the place where the Bashan Chushui is desolate. This place borders Shu Kingdom to the south and is considered a remote place in Daqian. Most officials are not willing to go here at all.
In the government offices of Thanh Hoa County and Quy Nhon County, a group of officials who had just paid their respects to the magistrate in the direction of the capital paid New Year greetings to the county magistrate. Then they filed out of the government offices and went back to their homes and neighbors with a smile. Happy New Year to relatives and friends.
The magistrate, who was wearing a green official robe and was tall but with a somewhat gray beard, finally walked out of the yamen and headed towards the back yamen.
He looked at the festive lights and colorful decorations in the county government office, and a smile appeared on his wrinkled face.
"The county's lord! The county's lord!"
Not far away, an official in soap clothes ran over with a red face and waved a letter in his hand: "Happy New Year, Mr. County!"
"Happy New Year, happy New Year."
The kind-hearted Magistrate of Qui Nhon seemed to be in a good mood and nodded to him with a smile.
This little official from the inn seemed to have received some great encouragement, and he rushed a few steps excitedly: "Master County Lord, I have your letter, sent from the capital!"
The county magistrate took it from the clerk and was suddenly startled when he saw the words on the envelope.
"My son-in-law, Cai Bian, worships him, and he is honored by Jun Qi, the master of Mount Tai."
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Longxi County, Xiangwu County.
The seat of Longxi County is Xiangwu County. Today, it is also decorated with lanterns and colors, making it a festive and peaceful place.
In the county guard's office, Gao Shilian, wearing a crimson official robe and smiling on his face, received wealthy businessmen and wealthy families who came to pay New Year's greetings one after another.
Changsun Wuji was busy behind the scenes, dealing with the official documents that had piled up recently.
Compared to a few months ago, his face clearly has a "mature and capable" temperament, and there is also a layer of cyan stubble on his chin.
Being a pawnbroker in a county is completely different from being the master of a county. After these few months of training, he has gradually adapted to life here.
By the time Gao Shilian finished his work and was supported by the maid back to the back office, it was already afternoon.
"Oh~ I'm so exhausted..."
Gao Shilian bared his teeth and punched his back, then walked into the back office.
"Sit down, uncle."
Changsun Wuji stood up, helped him sit down, and massaged his shoulders.
"I guess you have some filial piety, kid."
Gao Shilian was obviously very tired. He picked up the snacks on the plate and ate them, enjoying his nephew's service without any burden.
"Uncle, what did those people say?" Changsun Wuji asked while squeezing his shoulders.
"What else can I say?"
Gao Shilian sneered, picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "With all his arrogance, he is naturally superior."
Changsun Wuji's face was also a little ugly, and the movements of his hands were a bit heavy.
"Hi~ be gentle!"
Gao Shilian hurriedly squeezed his neck, bared his teeth and shouted stop.
Changsun Wuji suddenly realized the problem, smiled and relaxed his strength: "I'll be gentle."
Gao Shilian wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and stopped eating. Instead, he leaned back on his chair and sighed deeply, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
Changsun Wuji was silent for a moment and then comforted him: "Uncle, actually it's almost over now. We don't need to worry about it anymore."
"Didn't His Majesty ask you to stabilize Longxi? We have already stabilized Longxi, which can be regarded as living up to the sacred mandate."
Gao Shilian turned around and glared at him, then said: "You asked me to fight them at first, and now you pretend to be a good guy?"
"I..." Changsun Wuji was a little helpless by what he said, and couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect those people to be so difficult to deal with..."
"How long have they been operating in this place in Longxi? Generations! How many more days have you been here? Do you still want to be able to compete with me?"
Gao Shilian puffed his beard and turned his head with a glare: "It's a shame, it will make your memory last longer. You should be cautious about things you are not sure about in the future!"
Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth: "Uncle, I know...I just can't reconcile it..."
When they first arrived, the local large households and merchants were very cooperative with Gao Shilian, the county governor, so the entire Longxi County quickly regained its stability.
Everything was smooth sailing at that time.
But later Gao Shilian and Changsun Wugao realized that the reason why they were able to restore stability to Longxi so quickly was because the big local businesses and chambers of commerce needed stability.
Only when Longxi stabilizes can they make greater profits through the vast Silk Road.
At that time, Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji had not understood this. Seeing that they had taken control of Longxi so quickly, they wanted to work hard to accomplish a great cause. Some of them were better for Longxi, the court, and the emperor.
Good thing.
But later they realized that it was too difficult.
First of all, it’s very difficult for the big players. Without their support, nothing can be accomplished.
Secondly, Cai Jing's party has been operating in Longxi for too long. From the county governor's yamen to the yamen of each county, everyone is their member.
Unfortunately, neither party wants the current situation to change.
Under the heavy resistance from above and below, to do something is no less than reaching the sky. When Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji realized this situation, they were dumbfounded.
However, neither of them were willing to wait for death. Under Changsun Wuji's instigation, Gao Shilian gradually began to take action.
On the one hand, he won over the local big families and wealthy businessmen, on the other hand, he squeezed out Cai Jing's people, and gradually put the power of Longxi into the hands of him, the county governor.
In the few months since they took office, the two of them have achieved some success, but that's about it.
Under the intricate forces, even the top leader of a county is powerless.
"Uncle, are you about to be transferred by His Majesty?" Changsun Wuji suddenly asked.
Gao Shilian was silent for a moment, but still shook his head: "I can't say for sure about this matter."
There has been no movement in the past six months, and Gao Shilian also feels that the matter of promotion is quite uncertain.
"Your Majesty is certainly right."
Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, if you really get promoted, we might never go back to Longxi in this life. If we just leave like this, are you willing?"
"I'm willing." Gao Shilian replied very simply: "If I can really get promoted without any trouble, I would be very willing."
He has not forgotten what Li Qian told him: put stability first in everything, and let others know that he is reliable.
If you mess around now, it's obviously not a good thing.
Changsun Wuji was obviously choked, and then he couldn't help but speak again.
But Gao Shilian stretched out his hand to block his next words: "Don't think about it, your Majesty must have deep meaning in what he wants to do."
"How can you know the situation of the entire county when you are a historian?"
Gao Shilian looked at Changsun Wuji thoughtfully: "Now that you are only in one county, how can you know the situation of the entire Dagan?"
"If you want to make decisions according to your own ideas, you have to stand high enough and see far enough. You haven't reached that point yet, so just cooperate honestly. Every position has its own approach. "
The old uncle's words cured Changsun Wuji's mental breakdown. He was silent for a moment, nodded and walked out.
Gao Shilian looked at his back and sighed quietly.
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As people came and went to pay New Year greetings, the day of Zhengdan slowly came to an end.
Li Qian also took advantage of these few days of Chinese New Year to have a good rest, and by the way, he took his eldest grandson Wugou and other concubines out of the city for a walk.
But compared to working days, holidays always fly by.
In this relaxed situation, the seven days passed by in the blink of an eye, and soon it was back to the time when memorials needed to be processed and the court went to court every three days.
Compared with the grand court meetings, this normal court meeting once every three days is the time to discuss matters.
At today's court meeting, Li Qian brought up the matter of deputy examiner again. As expected, he returned without success. On the contrary, it only fueled the arrogance of Cai Jing and others.
Qin Hui and Yiqian Zhongshu Provincial and the provincial officials became more and more disappointed. After working so hard for so many days, it felt really bad to not get anything.
Now the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty had a clearer understanding of the situation and felt that the situation was settled. However, more and more people lamented the irrationality of His Majesty the Emperor.
During the meeting a while ago, I felt that His Majesty was a promising leader, but now it seems that he still cannot shake off the arrogance of a young man and lacks a little stability.
It's just a test, why should it be so serious?
If it doesn't work this time, just try next time. A truly experienced politician will never care about one-sided gains and losses. The most important thing is to consider the overall situation.
Compared with Cai Jing, time may be His Majesty the Emperor's most powerful weapon.
Maybe he can understand this in another ten or twenty years, and then Daqian can truly usher in a truly promising king...
At the same time, there were some changes in the way more ministers looked at Mr. Cai Jingcai.
For those who do not want to surrender to Cai's party, the more powerful Cai Jing is, the more disadvantageous it will be to them. In fact, Cai Jing's actions in recent days have touched the sensitive nerves of many people.
With the help of the power of the Six Ministries, they took over everything, gained a lot of benefits, and affected the interests of many people. The situation at the recent meeting of the Imperial Court aroused the fear of many ministers.
Military generals, vassal states, the four grassland countries... and officials from many counties began to move closer to him.
If a civil servant has a good relationship with a military general, he or she will be easily squeezed out by the civil service group. What's more, Cai Jing's friendship is more than just a simple friendship!
In such a situation, how could Li Qian be afraid of him?
As long as people from his camp are not good at it, some people will be very unhappy even with the civil servants who have taken refuge in Cai Jing. This is the nature of civil servants and is difficult to change.
Therefore, the more powerful Cai Jing became, the more eyes he noticed on him. At this moment, not only the civil servants, but even some military officers cast their solemn glances.
When Li Qian was sitting on the dragon chair, he clearly saw Zhao Kuangyin's eyes, which made his heart move...
However, unlike what most ministers thought, the ministers of the six ministries became more and more excited after this court meeting and felt that they were stable.
The next thing to do is to decide the winner among the six movies.
But after returning to Shangshu Yamen, Cai Jing said otherwise...
"Now is the worst time to relax!"
Cai Jing looked seriously at the many ministers present: "Perhaps someone just wants you to relax your vigilance and then succeed in one fell swoop!"
Everyone knows who this person is referring to.
The ministers were all stunned, and after Cai Jing did this, they gradually realized the problem.
Who is Prime Minister Qin?
Lao Yinbi is ruthless and very rational... Logically speaking, he will not be too impulsive when it comes to things that he is not sure about, let alone be so stubborn about one thing.
And His Majesty the Emperor is a master who refuses to suffer losses.
Judging from the six months since he took the throne, although many of his methods were rather shoddy... no, it was unexpected, but traces of a long-term layout can be clearly seen in them.
From this we can probably see that His Majesty also has his own ideas.
Did his performance at the court meeting today really mean that he has lost his mind?
Is it to relax the vigilance of myself and others and complete the counterattack at the last moment?
Cai Jing looked around at the ministers present and said solemnly: "The situation in the DPRK is abnormal. It is already the seventh day of the first lunar month, and there is less than a month left before the announcement of the candidate for deputy examiner. If we fail at this time, we will be taken away at the last moment." …”
If the house is really stolen, all the officials from the six departments, including Cai Jing, will become the laughing stock of everyone and be called big fools, and this title may stay with them for the rest of their lives.
"Master Cai, with colleagues from the Etiquette Department here, nothing will happen, right?" Lu Yin couldn't help but frown and said.
Su Ling'a said without hesitation: "Yes, Mr. Cai, we have to have a number now, right? Otherwise, how will the quota of the deputy examiner be determined in the end? Which one should I choose from?"
Yan Lide, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, was also eager to speak.
He is the one who is in urgent need. He used to fight against Zhongshu and contributed a lot when he was under the sect. The sooner he decides now, the more at ease he will be.
Yan Lide and Lu Yin looked at each other and noticed the hostility in each other's eyes. The atmosphere in the check-in room gradually became subtle.
There can only be one deputy examiner for the general examination.
Cracks gradually began to appear within the Sixth Department...