Chapter 117 The first entry to the government office
Chapter 117: Entering the Yamen for the First Time
Impulse always leads to reason. Li You dressed in the dark and walked outside the door. After making sure there was no one around, he returned to the room and said to his aunt, "There is no one outside."
Aunt Fu also slowly put on her clothes, got out of bed and said to Li You: "It will be dark to do things tonight. If you want to choose a good time and a secluded place, I will do anything you can."
Li You was shamefully silent. How could I do this? Li You said with contempt in his heart.
At dawn, Li You's psychological quality was not strong enough to meet his father-in-law calmly after he had just had an affair with Aunt Fu. He did not go to say goodbye, but stood in the front yard and sent someone to ask Mrs. Liu to go home with her.
After waiting for a moment, Mrs. Liu and Mei Zhi came out from behind to meet Li You.
Na Mei Zhi was often forced to have certain relationships by Li You on her own behalf. She was very familiar with and sensitive to the master. At this time, when she saw Li You, she felt something was wrong. She took a look at Li You's clothes and left.
Later, he sniffed the master again and immediately said angrily: "The master is so shameless! He doesn't hold back at his father-in-law's house."
Master Li, who was feeling guilty, was startled. How could he be seen through when he just met someone? He quickly changed the subject and cursed: "You lazy maid who has been dragging his feet for a long time. Hurry up and leave. Master, I still have big things to do."
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Mei Zhi turned her head and said to Madam Liu: "Miss, I secretly went out to have a good time and have a good time last night. Maybe I wrote some shameless poems for some sexy woman somewhere."
After hearing this, Li You felt relieved. It didn't matter if he was wrongfully accused of picking wild flowers. He had been wrongly accused many times this time. As long as he didn't become suspicious enough to be raped in the Liu Mansion.
Li You returned home to change clothes, and told Guan Xiuxiu to ask the silk shop's accountant to prepare the money, and then went to the county government office.
At this time, County Magistrate Chen was in town. After hearing Li You's intention, he said: "It's a good thing for you to change your job, but it's a pity that you can't work in Xujiang County anymore. You might as well go to the mansion."
Li You saw that Magistrate Chen agreed and was about to leave.
Chen Zhixian hesitated to speak and solemnly handed over to Li You. He wanted to help Li You, but Li You's position was too humble. It was a joke to alarm the Minister of Libu for the sake of a ninth-grade miscellaneous official.
His face can't be so worthless. What's more, if the Ministry of Personnel allows the government to transfer the money on its own, the change will be very fast. It is estimated that it can be completed within a month. After all, the capital is too far away. By the time he and the teacher finish exchanging letters, the matter will be a foregone conclusion.
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On the other hand, Chen Zhixian himself is only a seventh-grade magistrate who has served for one year. He can speak for himself in the county, but he does not have the influence to interfere with the transfer of official positions in the government. Thinking about the many contributions Li You has made for himself, Chen Zhixian only
I can just hand it over as a thank you and wait to repay it later.
That evening, Li You led a group of soldiers and escorted thousands of taels of silver, and sailed to Fucheng at night. On the morning of the next day, he arrived at the canal outside Changmen of Fucheng. Of the nine gates in Fucheng, Changmen was the most prosperous. This Changmen shore
Facing the canal, the inner and outer areas are the most prosperous places in the city. You will understand after reading Tang Bohu's poems.
Inspector Li has never entered the richest city in the world in his life. It would be difficult for people of that era in his previous life to imagine the unique status of Suzhou Prefecture in this dynasty, but as long as you remember the two tenths, you can have a little understanding.
There are a total of 159 prefectures and 34 Zhili prefectures. Among these nearly 200 prefectures, Suzhou alone contributes one-tenth of the world's tax revenue and one-tenth of the world's exams.
The number one scholar requires both material civilization and spiritual civilization, and Gusu City is the core and essence of Suzhou Prefecture.
Excluding the two capitals of political significance, Suzhou is the well-deserved first city of this dynasty. If we use the rhetoric of Inspector Li in his previous life, Suzhou is the center of the country's economy, culture, industry, commerce, fashion, etc.
, except politics.
The last time Li You went to Huqiu, he didn't enter the city. He originally thought that Xujiang County was already a prosperous place in ancient times. Now that he entered Changmen, he realized that compared with Fucheng, Xujiang County was still far behind.
, no wonder she can only be called Little Gusu.
However, Inspector Li's future was uncertain and he was in a restless mood. He was not interested in watching the scene, so he went straight to the government office under the guidance of the veteran soldiers, hoping to arrive before noon.
Most of the government offices in Fucheng are located in the south of the city, and the government office is no exception. Its gate is more lofty and spacious than that in Xujiang County. It has an archway, and on both sides are eight-character walls as black as crows in the world, and the door opens to the south.
, in line with the proverb that "the yamen opens to the south, don't come in if you have reason or money". It is very lively outside the gate, and the business of pens, inks, paper, inkstones, gunmen, brokers, tea stalls and other businesses is very prosperous.
Inspection Li led his soldiers to carry the box through the gate. Inside, Li You ordered his men to wait in the outer courtyard. He only led the commander and Zhang San to continue walking in, passed the Yimen, and entered the front yard of the main hall - that
The gatekeeper saw that Li You was wearing an official robe, so he didn't stop him. In the front yard, he saw the lobby in the middle, with officials on the left and right. After passing through the second hall, there was a row of sheds and corridors outside the lobby, which was the sixth room of the government office.
Li You didn't stop, and walked around the main hall to the backyard. Why was it that Li Xunjian was so familiar with the government when he entered the government office for the first time? It's really because the layout of government offices for people-friendly officials in various places is so similar. It's not a coincidence.
You can easily find it even if you walk.
When he arrived at the backyard, a gate guard stopped Li You. His status as a small patrol inspector was no longer useful. Li You took out a small piece of broken silver and handed it to the doorman, asking, "Is Master Zhang here?"
Master Zhang is the staff member invited by the prefect. Li You learned from the person who sent the money last time that the extraordinary money that Xujiang County gave to the prefect was signed directly by Master Zhang.
Yes, his curtain hall is in this backyard.
After receiving a sufficient amount of money, the disciple became very talkative and said truthfully: "This gentleman is here early. Mr. Zhang went out to visit friends and it will take some time before he can return to the Yamen. It is better to come back later."
Li You had no choice but to go back to the outer courtyard to meet up with his subordinates and wait. Bored, he studied the calligraphy carved on the stone in the courtyard. It said "Your salary, your salary, your people, your people, your people, your people, your people, it is easy to bully God, but it is hard to bully God". Almost every yamen has a similar piece.
History is always surprisingly similar. Li You remembered that in his previous life, many government offices had a slogan "Serve the People" at the door.
"Could it be that Mr. Li is here in front of me?" Someone suddenly called to Li You.
Li You looked back and saw that it was Tongzhi Wang, Lao Tongzhi. He quickly stepped forward to pay homage and said, "I have met Mr. Tongzhi."
The old colleague smiled and said, "Why is Mr. Li here?"
Li You replied: "Send the money over here and wait for Master Zhang here."
"Why don't you go to my place to have tea and chat while you wait." Wang Tongzhi warmly invited me.
Li You thought that it would be boring to be a slave here, so he agreed to chat with Wang Tongzhi.
The Tongzhi of the government did not go out to build an office, but set up a Tongzhi Hall in a separate courtyard on the left side of the government office. Similar to the Tongzhi Hall in the courtyard on the right.
Li You saw that there were people coming and going elsewhere in the government office, but when he arrived at the Tongzhi Hall, it was deserted and deserted. It was a spectacle. He thought to himself that Wang Tongzhi was really a top-notch person, and he was nominally the second in command of the government office.
How incompetent does the second-ranking magistrate, the deputy of the prefect, have to be like this? Zhou Xiancheng, who has a similar status in Xujiang County, was squeezed into such a situation by himself, and he was not in such a miserable situation in the county government.
Wang Tongzhi is so bored that he just wants to talk to someone to pass the time? Li You thought.
After the only clerk in the Tongzhi Hall served tea to Inspector Li, Wang Tongzhi said: "I heard that the inspection has been changed to a miscellaneous official position. Mr. Li is leaving his hometown, and his life may not be as comfortable as before."
Li You sighed: "That's the second best thing. What I'm most afraid of is that I won't be satisfied with my new job."
Wang Tongzhi said with emotion: "I also started as a miscellaneous official, and I know the five tastes of it. Although it is often said that miscellaneous positions are worse than military positions, Mr. Li has no fame, and it is inevitable to become a subordinate when he comes out to become an official. It is really better to be in his hometown. When patrolling, you are free and happy."
What Wang Tongzhi said is not unreasonable, but Li You is not very worried. For the prefect, the most trouble-free and labor-saving way for this transfer is to exchange inspections between counties, which not only satisfies the requirement of not being an official in the county, but also
There is no need to involve other positions. The worst consequence is that the place assigned is not good and there is no chance of promotion. But is there anything "bad" in the prosperous and wealthy Suzhou Prefecture in an absolute sense?
After chatting for a while, Li You heard that Master Zhang had returned to the office. Li You immediately said goodbye to Wang Tongzhi and went to pay the money.
After paying the money at Master Zhang's place and receiving the return ticket, Inspector Li wanted to curry favor with Master Zhang, but the other party's attitude was cold and he sent the guest away directly. He asked Li You to make a fuss, so he had to go out.
When I came out, I met someone I knew in the courtyard again. It was Inspector Hong who was humiliated by bargaining with him in the Inspection Department a few months ago for the gangsters in Fucheng... Inspector Li braced himself and prepared to deal with it.
"Isn't this Mr. Li? I haven't seen you for a long time. How have you been lately?" Inspector Hong enthusiastically stepped forward and bowed his hands in greeting.
This attitude surprised Li You. Shouldn't he and himself have a quarrel with each other? They were on his territory again, so why did they act like old friends?
Inspector Hong seemed to understand what Li You was thinking, and said with a smile: "I have always believed that business cannot be done without justice. Last time I didn't negotiate a business with Mr. Li, it's just that I was angry for a while. Maybe there will be a chance to form a partnership in the future. You and I again
There is no life-or-death enmity, so why should the gains outweigh the losses? It seems that Mr. Li still doesn’t know what kind of person I am.”
Li You secretly thought that this man was very flexible, and he might have some knowledge, so he said: "It's noon, I will be your host and treat you to a drink. I have some questions to ask, and I hope you can give me some advice. I will express my gratitude at that time."
." Li You brought two hundred taels of silver with him for activities in Fucheng.
He immediately found a restaurant nearby and entered a small room. Li You was not familiar with Fucheng, so it was Inspector Hong who was looking for the place.
After three rounds of drinking, Inspector Li told him about his transfer. After hearing this, Inspector Hong thought about it and asked, "You have a good relationship with Wang Tongzhi?"
Li You replied: "I know him. I just went to the Tongzhi Hall to drink tea and chat. Looking at the situation, I can't count on him."
Patrolman Hong asked in surprise: "What? Did you go to his place?"
Li You was very surprised. There was nothing surprising about this.
Inspector Hong shook his head and sighed: "Mr. Li, I can't earn any benefit from you. If you mess with Wang Tongzhi, you will definitely do something bad. Outsiders don't know, but people in the government office know that from the prefect to the experience, everything else
All the officials reject Wang Tongzhi, especially Master Zhang, who hates him the most. If you go to get close to Wang Tongzhi without knowing the inside story, you will definitely be in trouble. It's better for you not to come to the government office."
Li You was stunned. He came to run for office but made a mistake?