Chapter 82: Seeing the field, delaying the order (3)
Chen Tongpao and others left the county school in a unhappy mood. They wanted to go back home, but the prefect insisted on asking them to go to the school field to have a look, so he reluctantly agreed.
Chen Tongpao reined in his horse on the slope and immediately looked around. He saw in the distance a square land with crisscrossed rivers and countless green seedlings. At a glance, it seemed as if it was directly to the sky with no boundaries.
"It's a pity that this fertile land has been occupied by those traitorous people!" The secretary pointed to the ditches in the distance and sighed, "I don't know how much food has been withheld by being so stingy! If we come back tomorrow, they will all be brought to justice!"
After hearing this, the prefect glanced at Chen Tongpao secretly, and then looked straight ahead: "You two adults, please don't be impatient. Peace talks should be the first priority in everything. If you adopt a radical strategy, it will definitely lead to unstable order and the state."
The county is in chaos."
A clerk heard this and was quite dissatisfied. He sneered and said, "If you have any objections to Prime Minister Yan's new policy, just say so. Don't beat around the bush here, it will make people uncomfortable."
The prefect leaned forward and replied: "The lower officials do not dare to criticize the government. I just make some sincere suggestions to the three superiors. I also want the new policy to be implemented more smoothly."
The two clerks couldn't help but turned their attention to Tongpao Chen, and said with a smile: "Master Chen, you are the supervisor personally selected by Prime Minister Yan. You should have an explanation for this. You have been silent.
If you don't speak, the little people dare not speak nonsense."
Chen Tongpao didn't show any expression, just used his riding crop to drive away the flies around him, and replied calmly: "I'm listening. I'm a newbie here, and I don't know how to make a decision. I want to listen to what you have to say first. This is called diversification.
It’s up to everyone.”
The two clerks therefore stopped asking, but the prefect had a look of anxiety on his face. He gritted his teeth, rubbed his hands on the horse's bridle, and thought sharply.
"Inspector Chen, I have a question that I have never dared to ask. I am afraid that you will doubt my intentions. But now that the matter has come to this, I can no longer pretend to be confused. I hope you will not blame me." The prefect suddenly raised his head.
, trying to suppress the panic in his heart.
"Please speak frankly." Chen Tongpao said.
"I wonder what Yan's attitude is towards these resisters? Is he desperate to push ahead hard, or..."
"What do you mean?" A clerk quickly walked up to him and asked repeatedly, "Do you think we faked the order from Prime Minister Yan? Or are you looking for a way out for yourself and fearing responsibility?"
"Stop the quarrel!" Chen Tongpao shouted, and everyone stood upright in fright. They had never seen such a majestic appearance as Chen Shilang! Their eyes widened and they were stunned.
"That's what scares you," Chen Tongpao scolded with a sullen face, "You doubt others no matter what, and you don't trust anyone in the government. So how can we continue to implement this new policy? Don't talk about anything else."
The clerk had no choice but to step aside.
So Chen Tongpao turned to the magistrate and said slowly: "Prime Minister Yan has always been modest, and he will not criticize others even if it is urgent business. This is well known to both internal and external officials. Of course, he is still concerned about the current expansion.
He has not expressed his position, but judging from his usual behavior, he should not be too tough."
The prefect just exhaled a heavy breath and gradually smiled: "Xiang Yan is a famous minister of this dynasty, and his decisions must be good. We don't have to worry!"
The two clerks couldn't help but roll their eyes when they saw the prefect being so proud. They had no choice but to vent their anger, so they had no choice but to follow them and walk around the fields for a few times to feel relieved.
The journey was uneventful, and everyone returned to Jinan. It was already getting late, and the magistrate invited his colleagues to have a drink in the second hall. However, the latter declined and said, "We still need to write a memorial and report it to the court." So he had to send someone to send them back.
Dormitory.
The magistrate came to the study alone. He opened the door and saw silence and no one around. The weather was refreshing. In this moment, all the fatigue of the day was relieved.
He entered the room, lit the lamps on the wall, then pulled out a chair and placed it at the door, where he lay down relaxedly, enjoying the gentle breeze blowing in from outside.
After a while, he sat upright, opened his eyes, shook out the piece of paper from his arms, and saw that it read: "If you use words to insinuate yourself and force Supervisor Chen to tell you what he really thinks, then the two books will be done."
No doubt you are.' To prevent himself from misunderstanding, he read it silently again, then stretched out his hand, threw the note beside the candle, and burned it instantly.
While the magistrate was relaxing in the cool air, his confidant came back from the kitchen carrying food, carefully stepped across the threshold, looked at the window a few more times, and then put down the dishes gently.
"You see you are being cautious, just giving me a meal, but what about that?" The magistrate smiled, picked up the wooden chopsticks, and pointed into the bowl, "Here, you eat first."
"You dare not!" The confidant took two steps back and saluted in fear.
"This is a reward for your merits. Why refuse? No matter how humble you are, I won't eat a bite."
"Okay, okay..." The confidant's voice trembled. He kowtowed on the ground twice, got up and sat aside, eating in small bites.
"Sir, how are you doing today?"
The prefect said: "That's right. It's just that it was quite difficult at the beginning." Then he recounted what happened on the school field from beginning to end.
"Sir, it's a pity that I actually lost something this time." The confidant put down his chopsticks and couldn't help but sigh, "It's also the villain who didn't speak clearly, and the word 'force' written on the paper was ruined. What do you think is the first one?"
When you said this, you probably wanted to provoke the two clerks to force the supervisor to speak. But you have already provoked their anger.
Chen Tongpao would not dare to speak out against it, for fear of being taken advantage of, so he would naturally be vague and smooth things over. Your second sentence was excellent, but it was a pity that it was too late, and it became Chen's fault.
My colleague angrily shouted at the helpless action of the Second Secretary Office. Although you barely peeked into Supervisor Chen's thoughts, it only made the two people more suspicious."
After listening to his analysis, the magistrate became nervous again, stroking his beard and said: "That's very true. Why don't I go to Chen Shilang tomorrow to have a private discussion, and let's talk about it once and for all, so that everyone knows what's on their mind, so there is no need to worry about the suspicion of outsiders."
The confidant quickly remonstrated: "No, sir! Minister Chen has already written the memorial today. If you consult with him before the memorial is issued, wouldn't it make the two of them get into trouble? If the New Deal is frustrated in the future, it will inevitably happen."
If you are framed and framed for this matter, you can't clean it up by jumping into the Yellow River. It's better to wait for Prime Minister Yan's reply and then wait for an opportunity to discuss it with Supervisor Chen."
The prefect was stunned by what he said, and just kept nodding: "Then I will do everything as you said. It seems that this new policy is not that simple..."