The news of Ye Chengzhong's ruthless treatment of Zhao Jiacheng spread directly. This action shocked Zhaoping County Magistrate Yuan Ping and Yong'an County Magistrate Wan Lang and others. They did not expect Ye Chengzhong to be so ruthless. The feeling in his heart Xiaosi no longer had any thoughts of resistance. With the lessons learned from the past, they no longer dared to make mistakes. They followed Li Zhen's instructions and completed what needed to be done one by one.
In the government office, Li Zhen sent someone to summon Ye Chengzhong.
When Ye Chengzhong entered the study, Li Zhen was immersed in reading. He wanted not to disturb Li Zhen, so he stood quietly aside. However, Li Zhen didn't seem to notice Ye Chengzhong's arrival. He kept immersed in reading, as if He didn't notice Ye Chengzhong who was already standing in front of him. In a blink of an eye, fifteen minutes slipped through his fingertips.
At this time, Li Zhen was still reading without looking up at Ye Chengzhong who was standing in front of him. Li Zhen did not speak, and Ye Chengzhong did not dare to disturb Li Zhen.
After all, it was Li Zhen who came to find him, not him who reported the matter.
It was so quiet in the study room that you could even hear your faint breathing clearly.
Ye Chengzhong stood, and half an hour passed quickly.
However, Li Zhen still showed no sign of raising his head. When Ye Chengzhong saw this, his heart began to beat. He felt very strange because Li Zhen never asked him to wait for more than half an hour. He even wondered if Li Zhen slept with his eyes open. He was standing, but the moving eyes and the blinking eyelids from time to time showed that Li Zhen was not sleeping.
"There must be something going on."
Ye Chengzhong thought secretly in his heart, and even dared not express his anger.
The two of them didn't speak, and another hour passed in a flash.
Fortunately, Ye Chengzhong pays attention to exercise and often practices martial arts with Dong Haichuan and Yang Luchan. His physical fitness is good and he can stand for an hour. During this period, although Li Zhen buried his head, he glanced at Ye Chengzhong from time to time. , seeing Ye Chengzhong's calm and calm demeanor, Li Zhen was quite satisfied.
Ye Chengzhong is almost twenty years old, but he is still a young man after all. It is not easy for him to have such patience. Moreover, Li Zhen also recognized Ye Chengzhong from the way he dealt with Zhao Jiacheng.
To do things, you must have thunderous means.
"Cough, cough,."
Li Zhen coughed twice and raised his head.
Ye Chengzhong still looked as usual and his expression did not change. Li Zhen saw that Ye Chengzhong's demeanor was neither humble nor arrogant, and his expression was peaceful. He didn't stop and bowed respectfully because of him. He admired Ye Chengzhong's mentality. Li Zhen closed the book in his hand and looked at it. He looked straight at Ye Chengzhong and said in a low tone: "Xiaoye, you have been following me for a few years, right?"
Ye Chengzhong thought for a while and said: "I followed the commander-in-chief in the fourth year of Xianfeng (1854). It is now the second year of Tongzhi (1857). It has been about three years. In three years, I have grown from a boy to a teenager. As an adult, if it weren't for the guidance of the commander, I would still be a young man working as a waiter." When Ye Chengzhong mentioned his own affairs, he was also filled with regret.
"Yes, three years." Li Zhen said with emotion.
Ye Chengzhong listened to Li Zhen's words and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Why did you mention this suddenly?"
Ye Chengzhong was full of doubts, but he was embarrassed to ask questions.
Li Zhen saw Ye Chengzhong's expression in his eyes and felt funny in his heart. The things he mentioned were indeed a bit abrupt. After all, in the past, he always talked about things directly and there was no sadness. Li Zhen sorted out his thoughts. , no longer embarrass Ye Chengzhong, and said: "Xiaoye, have you ever thought about being an official and trying your luck outside?"
"ah."
When Ye Chengzhong heard this, he suddenly exclaimed.
He opened his mouth wide, not expecting that Li Zhen would mention the matter of external release. Ye Chengzhong himself had never considered the matter of external release, but Li Zhen brought it up, which surprised him. Ye Chengzhong shook his head like a wave drum. As if, he said loudly: "Commander, I don't want to leave, so I will work with you. This is more comfortable."
Li Zhen shook his head and chuckled: "You are almost 20 years old, you can serve as an official."
Ye Chengzhong choked with sobs, and his eyes suddenly became moist.
He started following Li Zhen when he was fourteen or fifteen years old, and he was already close to twenty years old. To Ye Chengzhong, Liu Taiping was his adoptive father, and Li Zhen was more like an elder brother, because from Li Zhen, he did not Not feeling any official airs, Ye Chengzhong said slowly: "I will always follow the commander-in-chief, and there is no need to be released as an official."
Li Zhen said seriously: "You need to walk your own path, you can't follow me all the time. Besides, you can only show your talents on your own stage. I will give you a platform now, so you can enjoy it on it." Show yourself, but I haven’t decided what kind of position I’ll give you yet, so I hesitate.”
Ye Chengzhong knew that he could not change, so he quickly adjusted his mentality and asked: "Commander, where is the initial plan?"
Li Zhen asked: "The location is Wuzhou Prefecture, this is decided."
After a pause, Li Zhen asked again: "The current magistrate of Wuzhou is not qualified for the post of Wuzhou magistrate and must be transferred, so a vacancy is created. The magistrate of Wuzhou Prefecture and Pingyue Prefecture are also vacant. I will let you take the position." There are two options, one is to serve as the magistrate of Wuzhou, the other is to serve as the magistrate of Cangwu County, which one do you choose?"
"I choose Cangwu County Magistrate."
Ye Chengzhong spoke immediately without any hesitation.
Li Zhen asked again: "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Ye Chengzhong nodded affirmatively: "I followed the Marshal and saw a lot of things and met a lot of big shots, but I am seriously lacking in experience and have no ability to govern. If I suddenly become the prefect of Wuzhou, It will definitely be difficult for me to do the job, so I started as a county magistrate so that I can accumulate my abilities."
"Pa, pa,,."
After hearing this, Li Zhen couldn't help clapping his hands and praising him.
In fact, Li Zhen also hoped that Ye Chengzhong would start from the grassroots level, which would be beneficial to Ye Chengzhong in the future. If a person in power does not have the ability to handle the affairs of his official position, the result will be a huge disaster. Only by starting from the grassroots level, understanding what the people below need, and constantly training one's own abilities can we lay the foundation for a broader and grander stage in the future.
Ye Chengzhong said again: "Commander, when will I take office?"
Li Zhendao: "I will take office immediately."
After that, Li Zhen took out an appointment letter about Ye Chengzhong and said in a deep voice: "The magistrates of Cangwu County, Huaiji County, He County and other places have to be adjusted, so Wuzhou Prefecture is our new stage. There may be difficulties during this period, but I hope you can overcome them one by one and stand out. If you are among these county magistrates, you will not be able to stand out from the crowd and will only be reduced to a small magistrate."
"Don't worry, Commander, I will definitely live up to your expectations." Ye Chengzhong said seriously.
Li Zhen waved his hand, and Ye Chengzhong retreated.
Li Zhen lowered his head, took out a simple map, drew a circle on part of Wuzhou Prefecture and Heping Yuefu, and wrote the word "has been determined", which meant that part of Wuzhou Prefecture and Heping Yuefu had been stabilized. Next, Li Zhen Zhen must continue to advance, because Li Zhen's strategy is to snowball growth, keep moving forward, fight steadily, and finally win.