In April, the mountain flowers are in full bloom and the spring breeze blows all over the earth.
This season is a good time for spring outings, but Li Zhen can only stay in the government office to deal with matters. At this time, Ye Chengzhong stood respectfully next to Li Zhen, holding a piece of rice paper in his hand.
He glanced at the content on the rice paper and said: "Commander, so far, the officials who have arrived in the county are Rong County, Teng County, Huaiji County, plus the magistrate of Cangwu County who is in charge of the local government, and the following officials from Wuzhou Prefecture All officials have arrived."
After a pause, Ye Chengzhong continued: "In addition, officials from Yong'an Prefecture, Zhaoping County and He County came to Pingle Prefecture, and there were no other officials from Fuchuan County, Lipu County, Xiuren County and other places. Come, there are not even any representatives. I made a rough comparison and found that the officials who came are very close to Wuzhou Prefecture, or close to Guangdong Province. The officials who did not come, such as Fuchuan County, Lipu County and other places, because they are located in The location is to the north and it didn’t come.”
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said, "Have all the seven magistrates who arrived made a thorough investigation?"
"Everything has been checked."
"tell me the story."
Ye Chengzhong changed a piece of rice paper and continued: "Let's talk about the local magistrate of Cangwu County first. His name is Li Zhengzheng, an old man of nearly sixty years old. Mr. Li lives up to his name, he is upright and serious in his work. , he is a rare good official who enforces the law impartially. However, the old man has a very weird personality and treats everyone without pretense. In addition, he has a high seniority in the local area and is old. Even though Jiang Bai, the prefect of Wuzhou, Everyone has to say hello when they see him, so no one wants to run into Mr. Li."
Li Zhen took out a piece of paper and wrote it down briefly.
He waved his hand and Ye Chengzhong continued: "The name of the magistrate of Rong County is Ma Fuming. He comes from a prominent family in Rong County and has a good family background. His county magistrate was also donated with money. This man holds the official position of county magistrate. His ability is mediocre, but he has never done anything outrageous or harmful to embezzling government money. His only shortcoming is that he likes to take advantage of small things and likes to haggle over every little thing, but when it comes to large amounts of money, he doesn't touch it at all, which is very weird."
"The horse roars again, roars again, and regains its sight."
Li Zhen muttered a few words and said with a smile: "If this person had lived during the Kangxi period, he would definitely be beheaded with this name. Everyone likes to say that he rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. They got the name Ma Fuming thanks to them."
After talking for a while, Li Zhen briefly wrote it down and asked Ye Chengzhong to continue.
"The name of the magistrate of Teng County is Yu Deping. He was born as a martial artist. Yu Deping has a bold personality, loves to fight injustices, and has a heroic spirit. Even though he has the ability, he still acts as a small official."
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Next, Ye Chengzhong introduced all the seven magistrates who came to Cangwu County. Li Zhen quickly wrote them down, and then looked at the seven officials on the paper. Li Zhen wanted to safely and smoothly complete the transfer of power over the various places. , it took a lot of effort, but it wasn't just Li Zhen who gave the order that made these people convinced.
Ye Chengzhong stood aside and did not interrupt.
After a long time, Li Zhendao: "Xiaoye, everyone's information is already available. Now, go and invite Li Zhengzheng to come to the hall. I'll meet this old gentleman first."
"good."
Ye Cheng agreed and immediately went to spread the news.
Li Zhengzheng originally lived in Cangwu County, and the county government was also in the city. Not long after, an old man with a bright head came. This old man was Li Zhengzheng. He was wearing official uniform and his clothes were neatly arranged. He Walking into the hall, he saluted respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, Li Zhengzheng, has met Mr. Li."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Mr. Li, please sit down. Mr. Li and I have the same surname. We may have been a family for five hundred years."
Li Zhengzheng said, shaking his head and saying: "Your Excellency, you are so complimentary. According to the genealogy records of the Laochan family, there are only records for the last three hundred years, and there are no records from five hundred years ago. It is a bit difficult to think that I am a family member with you."
He said it so seriously that the corners of Li Zhen's mouth twitched.
This old gentleman is too direct.
"Okay, I'll be more direct." Li Zhen's heart moved and he said, "Mr. Li, I came to you this time because I have an important matter to discuss with you. It involves putting down Xi Yinglong's rebellion. We must be cautious."
Li Zhengzheng said with a serious expression: "Please speak clearly, sir."
Li Zhen said: "The thing is like this. I led the army into Wuzhou Prefecture and ordered officials from various counties to come. They all obeyed the order and came. What I am worried about is that they are not as loyal to the country as Mr. Li. , once I leave, they will disobey me and not listen to my orders at all, so I want to transfer the official positions a little bit, but it is difficult to implement this, so I found Mr. Li to discuss, you are an honest official, and you have a clean sleeve. Being loyal to the country is a role model for our generation."
When Li Zhengzheng heard this, a hint of pride appeared in his eyes.
His favorable impression of Li Zhen is rising steadily.
This young man speaks well and is worthy of being a man of high rank at a young age. However, Li Zhengzheng is not a fool. He understands Li Zhen's intention. Li Zhen came to him to let him be the vanguard and agree with him. The matter of changing official positions was clear to him, but Li Zhengzheng thought that the Qing Dynasty was finally over in his life, and Xi Yinglong's rebellion had not been silent before. If he still doesn't support it now, can he still be worthy of his conscience? The most important thing is that Li Zhenchi He took the initiative to tell what was going on, which moved Mr. Li even more.
Li Zhen entrusted him with big things, so he should support Li Zhen.
Li Zhengzheng said: "I agree to the transfer, but how to transfer? What is your plan?"
Li Zhen said: "My plan is to transfer all officials to the military camp. The grade of each magistrate in Guangxi is the seventh grade. I intend to transfer them into the military camp in batches to serve as garrison. According to the grade classification, the magistrate is the seventh grade. Officer, the garrison is at the fifth level, and has been born for several levels in a row, so what does Mr. Li think about this decision?"
There were different divisions of garrison in the Qing Dynasty. For example, in the Qing Dynasty, the green battalion commanding officer was responsible for the battalion soldiers, which was called garrison; the guards under the governor of water transportation were divided into garrison, and they commanded the transportation army to transport grain, which was called garrison.
The soldiers under Li Zhen's command belong to the Green Battalion, so they are called battalion garrison.
Li Zhen nodded in agreement and said solemnly: "I will definitely support you, but the people are not unified, and the other officials may have some difficulties." In fact, Li Zhengzheng was heartbroken after hearing Li Zhen's arrangement. , I was still a little reluctant. I originally thought that the transfer was only between civilian officials. Now that I have changed from a civilian official to a military attache, life in the military camp will definitely be difficult, and it is obviously inappropriate.
What he said seemed to be a way of evading the case through other magistrates.
It's a pity that Li Zhen had already planned to find him.
Li Zhen said: "As long as Mr. Yang agrees to this matter, I will persuade the rest of the people. You don't need to worry about Mr. Li. When I announce it, Mr. Li will just agree. How about Mr. Li."
Having said that, Li Zhengzheng could no longer refuse.
He nodded and said: "I agreed, and I can do anything for the sake of the Qing Dynasty."
The corners of Li Zhen's lips raised, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.