Although Governor Wei had never met Lin Tailai, he had actually recognized Lin Tailai just now.
Without it, Lin Daguan, the number one hero in Suzhou City, would be too eye-catching even if he stood in the crowd and acted as a backdrop.
It's just that Governor Wei has been pretending to ignore it. The reason is also very simple. There is no need to face each other face to face. It will only lower his own level.
According to normal power logic, when the governor wants to deal with someone in the local area, he only needs to find a reason to mention the county.
The prefecture and county can naturally handle the matter properly. Whether it is fighting or killing, the governor himself cannot go into battle himself.
But today, this power logic is a bit out of whack. The attitudes of the prefectures and counties are not very positive. Governor Wei has not yet understood clearly what the problem is.
So he began to talk about the principle of "loving the people as your own children" and pressed the county government to handle the case. Unexpectedly, Lin Tailai jumped out and cheered.
If it were normal, Lin Daguan would not be able to see the governor if he wanted to, and would not be able to enter the gate of the governor's court at all, but today is special.
After all, this was an occasion when a delegation of Suzhou city officials, gentlemen and citizens traveled ten miles out of the city to greet the governor. Normally the governor had to show up and accept the visit according to etiquette.
This gave Lin Daguan an opportunity to forcefully talk to the governor, as long as he was not embarrassed.
Before anyone could react, Lin Tailai continued to speak loudly:
“I, Lin Tailai, often tell people that as an official, you should imitate a Qingtian master like Wei Dazhongcheng, always keep the people at heart, and truly love the people like a son.
As the saying goes, if you are an official and do not make decisions for the people, it is better to go home and sell. Sell. Sell. Grain!"
Every sentence was a compliment to the governor for his obedience, and it was elaborated in accordance with the spirit of the governor's speech of "loving the people like a son" just now, making it difficult for others to interrupt.
After finally waiting for Lin Daguan's people to finish selling the millet, suddenly a huge chorus of calls came from nearby.
Looking up, I saw a group of people kneeling on the Maple Bridge not far away, holding banners and white cloths to recruit people, and wrote in eight characters: "The victims have no food, please open a warehouse."
At some point, a group of people knelt down on the other side of the river. They also held banners and white cloths, and wrote in eight characters: "Victims beg for their lives, kneel down and ask for food."
On and off the bridge, dozens of people shouted together: "Master Qingtian! Open a warehouse for farmers! Borrow food to survive! Pay back in the autumn!"
Rhythmic sounds floated back and forth on the river, reaching the ears of everyone on the shore.
Governor Wei, who loved his people as his own son, did not look at the victims who were petitioning, but looked at the prefect and magistrates with angry eyes.
How on earth do you, the loser in your county, arrange security on the outside?
Dozens of people who petitioned without permission were allowed to appear at random just a few dozen steps away from the feudal officials, and morally kidnapped the feudal officials!
It was mainly a coincidence that just now, in order to force the county to reopen the case, Governor Wei spoke from a high position about "loving the people as sons".
As a result, in the blink of an eye, these "disaster victims" appeared with petitions, which made it difficult for Governor Wei to deal with them. He couldn't immediately slap himself in the face.
He could only shout angrily at the county officials and ask, "What on earth is going on?"
The two magistrates knew that those "disaster victims" were coming for the Jinongcang, which had been taken away by the government, so the two magistrates kept a close eye on the situation and refused to take the blame.
In response to Governor Zhu's look, Zhang Dongyang, the government's food magistrate, stood up helplessly and reported to the governor:
“During the floods last year, the storage capacity of agricultural warehouses in each county was greatly reduced. In order to prevent each county’s own government warehouses from running out of grain, the government government brought all county warehouses to the government for unified dispatch.
In order to prevent the situation of no available grain due to major disasters, in principle, no warehouses will be opened for minor disasters in each county before the new grain from the autumn harvest is put into storage.
Occasionally, there are ignorant people who do not take the overall situation into consideration and are considerate of the government, but just want to use the county's agricultural warehouse to store grain!
And some county officials are ignorant of the general situation and secretly connive with these small people to persecute the government!
As everyone knows, if one county's warehouse runs out of grain, it is extremely easy to cause the counties to lose control and the whole government's agricultural warehouses to collapse at the same time!"
Governor Wei nodded and said: "Zhang Biejia's words are reasonable. The government naturally has its own difficulties, but it must also explain it to the people."
Then he pointed to the "disaster victims" petitioning on the Maple Bridge and on the other side, and told the county officials:
"This court is warning you about the way to serve as an official. It is always inappropriate for them to interfere at will.
But this is a local government matter, so this court will not interfere directly. I will wait for the local officials to persuade them to leave."
The government officials don’t want to go. There must be someone behind these unscrupulous people. What if it’s a trap?
The officials of the two counties did not want to take the blame. The affairs of Jinongcang had nothing to do with their county, and they did not want to go there.
While the officials were arguing with each other, they suddenly heard Senior Official Lin come forward and shouted:
"These unruly people dare to interrupt Dazhong Cheng's lecture. I am willing to help Dazhong Cheng solve his problems and persuade these ignorant unruly people to go!"
Everyone was speechless. Lin Tailai, the biggest cunning person in Suzhou City, is now criticizing others one by one. How could it be more ridiculous?
Then I saw Lin Daguan coming out of the circle, striding towards Fengqiao with long legs of one meter and two meters.
Afterwards, Lin Daguan, who was wearing official uniforms, rushed up to Fengqiao with one stride, tore up the banners and banners with his hands, and then punched and kicked the "disaster victims" who were petitioning.
Seen from a distance, this official Lin is like a tiger among sheep. Although he is defeated by dozens of people, his momentum is not weak at all!
The "disaster victims" who petitioned on the bridge were immediately beaten to the ground and fled to the other side of the Maple Bridge.
Officer Lin drove the petitioning "disaster victims" from the bridge, then came to the other side, and rushed into another group of petitioning "disaster victims".
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, dozens of "disaster victims" on the other side were beaten until they fled, but they had no way to escape due to the terrain.
As a result, a large number of "disaster victims" were helpless and poured into the nearby Hanshan Temple.
I wonder if it was because Lin Daguan was in awe of Buddhism and stopped when he saw the "disaster victims" fleeing into Hanshan Temple.
After turning around and crossing the bridge, back here, Senior Official Lin saluted Governor Wei neatly:
"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission! I have followed the instructions of Dazhong Cheng and persuaded these unruly people who dared to disturb Dazhong Cheng away!
Please continue to lecture Dazhong Cheng! As long as I am in Suzhou, I will ensure that Dazhong Cheng is safe and will not be bothered by those unruly people!"
Governor Wei: "."
Where did the lecture just come from?
Requesting the prefecture and county to love the people as their own children and then reopen the eight cases against the official Lin in front of him?
From what angle should this horse-riding man speak again? An old bureaucrat who has been in officialdom for decades suddenly made a mistake.
Governor Wei looked at Lin Tailai, who had great respect for him and even tried to cheer for him.
Then I looked at the various prefecture and county officials who were doing things they were doing wrong and shirk their responsibilities.
He was in a daze for a moment. He knew that the world was ridiculous, but how could he be so ridiculous on horseback?