Two flowers bloomed, one on each branch, and Shi Shenzheng was almost carried onto the boat by his entourage, and fled northward in embarrassment. He sat in the cabin, his anger rising to the top of his head, gnashing his teeth and saying to the left and right: "I swear to get rid of this owl!"
In fact, this can't be entirely blamed on Li You. He still tried his best to stop the people, but he would definitely be angered.
The two official ships finally docked at Xushuguan, northwest of Fucheng. This is one of the seven major customs offices on the canal, and the conditions of the posthouse are acceptable.
Shi Shenzheng wrote a memorial and reported it to the court that night, but it was not as tasteless as Li You imagined. The memorial did not mention the incident of being besieged and escaping, but only talked about meeting in Suzhou Mansion.
There are people who are local officials and it is very easy for rural officials and ordinary people to collude, leading to numerous abuses.
Although Mr. Shi is upright, he is really not stupid. A person who can climb to the third level within the system and still maintain integrity must be very extraordinary, even scarier than the so-called "high emotional intelligence and good at being an official" person.
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Back then, Mr. Shi went to a certain place to supervise something. When he came up, he took out two local clerks who did not obey his orders and killed them. He ordered a group of servants with murderous intent and everyone was horrified. When Mr. Shi finished the work and left, everyone discovered that the two
The little official who was supposed to have been chopped down appeared in front of people alive and kicking again...
Shi Shenzheng knew that this kind of air-to-air memorial was not very lethal. There were too many rumors these days. The General Affairs Department of the imperial court received hundreds of memorials every day that talked about various principles. If they all took it seriously.
, no one can be an official.
Then why didn’t Shi Shenzheng truthfully report what happened to him?
Imagine that even if the report was made truthfully, the court would not send an imperial envoy for such a trivial matter. Most likely, the case would be sent to the Ancha Branch, which is parallel to the Fenshou Road, for investigation. But I heard that the head of the Ancha Branch is the same as Li Tui.
An old boss with close official connections...
Afterwards, Li Tuiguan could not guess what the outcome would be, but Shi Shenzheng's memorial would definitely add new topics of conversation or jokes to the officialdom of the capital. Mr. Shi would not want to be such a trendy figure. Moreover, he was a third-rank official.
The story of a member of the Communist Party of China being bullied by a seventh-rank official and running away will probably be written down by a group of idle officials into some unofficial history, notes, and experiences, and passed down to future generations as an anecdote in the officialdom of this dynasty.
You may not necessarily kill a thousand enemies, but you will definitely lose eight hundred to yourself. Mr. Shi is not brainless. This is not how revenge is avenged. He is a third-rank official who participates in politics. Does he have to use the imperial court to deal with seventh-rank officials?
It's not right to say it's revenge. For Mr. Shi, this is not about revenge, but about getting rid of evil for the country and the people.
But it was said that in Suzhou city, although Shi Shenzheng was beaten away due to misunderstanding (people who didn't understand the system unfortunately thought he was an official from Zhejiang), more than 20 ships of rice were left behind. Later, rice grains from other places were shipped.
With the continuous inflow, rice prices in Suzhou Prefecture have shown a downward trend in recent days. Everyone is relieved that this difficulty has finally been overcome.
The situation improved, and new officials in the prefectural city also arrived one after another. Within two or three days, a new magistrate came, a new magistrate came, and a new magistrate also came. It was almost the same time as before and after, maybe of course.
It's just a coincidence.
As a result, Li Tuiguan's workload was greatly reduced. The matters originally related to civil affairs, money and food, and catching theft were all handed over in accordance with the instructions of the Wang Prefect, leaving only two matters.
The same thing is prison cases. Litigation is common among the Wu people. The total number of cases in these counties in Suzhou Prefecture is very large. Some counties have a thousand cases a year, and many counties have two thousand cases. However, it is estimated that the number of major cases that need to be reported to the prefecture for review is also
There are just a few hundred cases. In comparison, Officer Li's judicial work is much easier than that of the county magistrate. He does not have to get entangled in trivial cases such as A owes B five cents and fails to pay, or C fails to pay compensation to D's wife.
The second thing is to keep the remaining treasury of the government. The name may seem strange, but everyone probably knows its alias, which is the so-called "small treasury". There are all kinds of things such as excess silver, fire consumption silver, and stolen money.
Most of this is paid by the county in accordance with the Jianghu rules of sharing half of the money at the meeting.
The Ming Dynasty court was unprecedentedly stingy. The system was designed to guard against local officials as thieves and would not leave much tax revenue for the local governments. Of course, if there are policies, there will be countermeasures. Without a small treasury, the life of local officials would really be difficult.
Going on, this is the case in all prefectures and counties, and they just need to be written into explicit regulations.
The most important thing when handing over work to the previous local officials is to sort out the number of small treasury, how much is taken away, how much is left, and whether there is any shortfall. All have to be negotiated clearly. The default rule is that the successor will give way to the predecessor.
The combination of the above two is the euphemistically called "the name of punishment, the code of praise", which has great power, light responsibility and many benefits.
After the official vacancies were filled during these times (someone took the opportunity to recruit officials), the government's operations were on track. Li Tuiguan's daily official duties were to judge one or two cases and write a few comments (which could be written by a clerk)
), or someone asks him to sign and issue a check to pay the money.
At this time, Li You should have lived a happy life, bringing his wife and concubines to the capital to live a happy life. However, the shadow of Naishi's participation in politics lingered in his mind, making him lack a sense of security, and his original plan to buy a house was postponed again.
.When I have no choice but to go back to my hometown to live leisurely.
By the way, Mr. Shi shouldn't have escaped too far. Why hasn't he come back to take office after ten days?
Again, it's a shameful thing for a dignified third-grade official to be almost beaten by a group of people. Wouldn't it be a shame to send him to your door during a heated discussion in the streets?
Therefore, Shi joined the government and temporarily stayed in Xushuguan under the pretext of rebuilding the ceremonial guard and supervising the transportation of grain, and waited for the limelight to subside before going to Fucheng to take office.
Early one morning in mid-March, the Suzhou government office had a routine appointment. At this time, all the officials, big and small, were lined up to listen to matters, unlike the tragic situation last month where there were only three or two kittens. The prefect Wang was very pleased with this scene and announced on the spot
received a piece of great news: "Dear Right Senator Su Songdao Shidashen will arrive in this city tomorrow to take office!"
After ninety-nine percent of the people in the lobby heard the good news (who dared to say that the arrival of the boss was a tragedy), they all went to observe the official Li who was sitting in the front row - it was rumored that Shi Dacan was preparing to take office last time and was brave.
You, the old man, led a group of people to drive away. Please give me the inside story, the gossip, and the following.
Li You had mixed feelings in his heart, what was supposed to come had to come... He understood the reason why the prefect Wang announced the news, it was obviously to arrange the reception and banquet.
Is he suitable to attend these things? If he really meets with Shi Shenzheng rashly, he may cause more troubles. Li You thought about it for a moment and said to the prefect: "I'm reporting to the governor that I'm suddenly ill. I beg you."
Give a few days off."
Prefect Wang understood Li You's mood very well. After leaving, Li You was left behind and said: "You don't have to be too anxious. Although you are involved in politics, you are not directly in charge. There is a layer between you, Chen Xundao, who is in charge of supervising the impeachment matter."
It’s your old boss again. But every year, the examination results for government officials have to be reported to Shi Shenzheng. It’s not easy for you to win the examination this year.”