Sheng Duanming, the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and governor of Yingtian, is a person who pays great attention to the enjoyment of life.
He was contentedly serving as an official in Nanjing for more than ten years, and had already become the Minister of Rites in Nanjing. However, unexpectedly, he left Jinling and came to Jurong County with a transfer order from the imperial court.
Although Jurong is not a bad place, it is incomparable with Jinling Flower World and Qinhuai Fengyue.
Originally, Governor Sheng did not want to stay in Jurong County for a long time and was planning to go to Suzhou for inspection, but he did not expect that some people would make trouble.
Several parties from the capital to Nanjing worked together to tie Governor Sheng to Jurong, but they couldn't refuse.
When encountering an opponent like Qin Dewei, who was known for his cunning, and one person was trying to figure out the shortcomings of the other three, Governor Sheng couldn't figure it out, so he quickly summoned his left and right staff to discuss it.
This governor system is a single-official system. There is only one civilian official in the government office, the governor, and there are only two personal staff who want to consult with others.
As for the other subordinates, most of them were scribes sent from the surrounding areas, especially Nanjing City. There might be some who knew Qin Dewei among them, so how could Governor Sheng trust him?
The three of them discussed it eloquently, but in the end they still had no clue. After all, we are all just normal people. How could we guess the thoughts of abnormal people?
In the end, Governor Sheng had no choice but to make the decision. No matter what, the soldiers must be put back!
Otherwise, the dignified governor's messengers and soldiers would be trapped in a small county government office and unable to get out. If word spread, it would be a big joke in the official circles, and the governor's authority would be completely lost.
Anyway, Governor Sheng couldn't afford to lose this person, so Governor Sheng once again transferred people, took a certificate of customs defense that could prove everything, and went to Jiangning County to order his release.
At this time, the intelligence of the staff finally came in handy, and they offered advice: "We can no longer send ordinary primary schools. What if we are detained again?"
You know, Qin Dewei is famous for his boldness and disregard for dignity. If someone with no status comes over, he is afraid that he will be bullied and lose the face of Fuyuan!"
Governor Sheng followed suit and sent an officer from Qianhu Middle School named Cao Shaoxian to Jiangning County to deliver the order.
The officers of Qianhuzhong, who can represent the will of the governor outside, cannot be bullied casually!
And if you want to detain a military attaché of the fifth rank without the permission of the court, there is no way!
That is to say, Nanjing has a special status as the capital, and it dare not send troops into the city blatantly, otherwise it is not impossible to let the officers and soldiers directly rob people.
After receiving the order, Cao Qianhu set off on horseback and arrived in Nanjing in more than an hour.
As a fifth-rank official and a lieutenant general serving the governor, Cao Qianhu was very arrogant in the Jiangning County government office.
He whipped open the officer guarding the second gate of the county government office and shouted: "You will report to the county magistrate as soon as possible. The officer from the Yingtian Governor's Office is here to visit!"
At this time, Shen County Magistrate was attending to matters in the lobby. For some reason, local student Qin Dewei stood on the side of the public case and talked nonchalantly.
"Liaocheng County has made arrangements for the son to take charge of the affairs of the cotton bank. It will make a lot of money in a year, and it is more stable and long-term."
At this time, due to the sandy soil, eastern Shandong was one of the largest cotton producing areas in the Ming Dynasty, and the trade of cotton and related products accounted for a large share.
Shen Zhixian glared at Qin Dewei, there were other servants in the court!
Can you find a time when you are riding a horse to say it when no one is around? Do you understand the rule that heaven knows and earth knows, you know and I know?
Qin Dewei was also waiting for something. He didn't want to leave the county government yet, but he couldn't stay idle, so he changed the topic and continued to talk to Shen Zhixian.
"My lord, I think you are a stable official. To put it mildly, you may be called mediocre, but you lack a bit of character.
This feeling is like a dish that has too little oil and salt and lacks flavor."
The county magistrate of Shen County glared at Qin Dewei again, and said pointedly: "Does it count as a character to punish the bully in the county who has hands and eyes like the sky?"
Qin Dewei hurriedly explained: "No, no, the character of character is suitable for the governor, for example."
Shen Zhi County: "..."
So you have been beeping here for a long time, but in the final analysis, you still want to persuade yourself, a small county magistrate, to fight against Governor Yingtian?
Shen Zhi County really wants to beg for mercy. Brother Qin, can you change the yamen to do the harm? Don't always stay in Jiangning County!
As long as there is any trouble, you will take the county government to deal with it. You are a talented person and bold, but he, the county magistrate, is afraid!
A small temple cannot accommodate a big Buddha!
Qin Dewei continued to advise: "Every person and official must have backbone! Then Governor Yingtian has extended his hand into the county government, aren't you angry? If you, the chief seal officer, still have to endure, wouldn't it be too cowardly?"
Shen Zhixian didn't quite understand Qin Dewei's thinking. Why should he and Governor Yingtian be angry?
Qin Dewei has no choice, so the upper limit of your Shenzhi County is probably this, and the ceiling of the official road is visible to the naked eye.
At this time, I heard a report that the Chinese military officer from Governor Yingtian had arrived, so I quickly brought him to the lobby.
Cao Qianhu only had the county magistrate in his eyes. He bowed to Magistrate Shen, explained his purpose of coming, and then showed the diploma of Governor Yingtian.
The ultimatum said: "Return to the county to please release Lu Dalang and punish those who falsely accused him!"
To be honest, the county government really had no reason to detain the person, so Magistrate Shen quickly issued an order, brought Lu Dalang over, and released him after completing the handover procedures.
However, after a while, I saw the clerk of the execution room taking the lead, and two officers carrying a wooden box into the lobby.
Cao Qianhu only regards it as a county matter and has nothing to do with him, so he doesn't care much about it.
The magistrate of Shen County was baffled, what was this going to do? Also, how did these people come up without giving the order?
Then he realized again, what a fool! As long as Qin Dewei is in the county government office, there will always be such things!
Qin Dewei took a few steps forward, pointed at the wooden box, and said to Cao Qianhu: "These are the case files and pleadings recently collected by Jiangning County. They have not yet been judged. Please take them away with them, Mr. Cao!"
Here it comes again! Shen Zhixian covered his face. Being the Jiangning County Zhixian is such an official position that will shorten your life span. It’s just a mere county government office, and it was simply played out by Qin Dewei.
Cao Qianhu didn't know Qin Dewei and thought Qin Dewei was a minor official, so he asked: "Why did I take these away?"
Qin Dewei smiled: "If you want to take Lu Dalang away, then you have to take these away!"
Cao Qianhu looked confused, "Does this matter?"
Qin Dewei said calmly: "Of course it does matter. Isn't it Yang Qi? There are several businessmen suing Qin Dewei? Didn't Lu Dalang also act as a messenger to summon the defendant Qin Dewei?"
Cao Qianhu still didn't understand the logical relationship: "So what?"
Qin Dewei could only explain in detail: "Since your Yingtian Governor Shanda Zhongcheng loves to try cases in Jiangning County so much, let him try them all!
You take these away first today, and the county government will no longer accept the petitions later, and will transfer them all to the governor of Yingtian."
Wucao! Cao Qianhu was really shocked. He could serve as a lieutenant general in the governor's entourage, and he was also a person who was very familiar with local affairs. He immediately felt the difficulty.
The inland governors at this time were still different from the governors of later generations. They did not have such large-scale and well-organized administrative agencies.
The governor focuses on inspecting local areas and supervising key tasks, and the manpower is relatively light.
However, Jiangning County, as a giant county in the capital, is also an economically developed area. Among other things, there are extremely many litigation matters.
If all preliminary trials of trivial cases are handed over to Governor Yingtian indiscriminately, then the governor's office will explode.
Not to mention that Jurong, where the governor is based, is hundreds of miles away from the city of Nanjing. Should a small case of quarreling and swearing require the governor to send people across hundreds of miles to investigate?
