Chapter 157 Li Tuiguan in the eyes of Shen Tongzhi
Chapter 157: Li Tuiguan in Shen Tongzhi’s Eyes
After talking with Magistrate Wang, Li You left the second hall and returned to the official hall. He was thinking about Old Man Wang's mentality. Is it true that Magistrate Wang treated Shen Tongzhi as tolerant and generous as he said? Maybe, maybe not, he wants others. It would be too naive to just believe whatever is said, and just keep the doubts in your mind. Anyway, on the point of teaching Shen Tongzhi, the position is consistent.
Why is the seventh-grade recommendation officer so confident in giving a small lesson to the restless fifth-grade colleague?
As the saying goes, even if your officialdom is as clean as water, you will not be able to escape the smoothness of the officialdom. There are only a few officials, and they are all revolving doors that come and go. Only the officials who have been rooted in the local area for a long time and have intricate relationships are responsible for the complicated official duties. Main force.
But he said that although the number of subordinate servants in the government office was large at present, Li Tuiguan could be said to be the second in three people in the world. What could he not do? This was the reason why he dared to despise Shen Tongzhi.
There are many connections in the yamen office. Li You himself has worked as a yamen clerk, and his family has been a public servant for three generations, so he has a family background in the yamen affairs. Therefore, he, who was supposed to be a rookie official, was not invited. With the help of the chief minister, I have been able to work smoothly until now (except for one time when I went crazy and offended the political leader).
Sometimes it seems that Li You's background is not entirely a bad thing. If he were a scholar and became an official, how could he be able to master the skills and independence so quickly?
It is said that Li Tuiguan sat down in the public room and thought about it for a while, then called his chief attendant and asked: "Who is the scribe in Tongzhi Hall now?"
"This... I didn't pay attention to it," Zhang San replied. I don't blame him. He followed the master all day long, so he had no time to collect these news.
"Go and find out!"
Watching Zhang Sanyi trot out, Li You sighed, it was not enough to have one person by his side.
Only a moment later, Zhang San came back. "To tell you what, Sir, Shen Tongzhi brought a few people with him when he took office. It has been more than ten days, and there have been no original officials in the Tongzhi Office."
This is a bit interesting, Li You thought to himself. Unexpectedly, Shen Tongzhi is still a very cautious person. A fly will not bite an unsealed egg, so he actually wants to leave no seams.
Two flowers bloomed, one on each branch. In the Tongzhi Hall, the place where Wang Zhifu had been sitting on the bench for two years has now changed its owner. Shen Tongzhi has not been idle these days. He is a person with a normal IQ and will not be idle at this time. , not to mention Shen Tongzhi, who prides himself on being resourceful.
That day, Shen Tongzhi suffered a fierce counterattack from Li You. He was indeed ashamed and angry to the point of resentment, but he still managed to cultivate his energy and returned to normal overnight.
The next day, Shen Tongzhi showed up in Tongzhi Hall confidently, and analyzed to the chief attendant, the curtain man: "The villain has no virtue and abuses his words, so he is not worthy of seriousness. From this point of view, Li You is nothing to worry about." , How can a person who really has a plan for the city show superficial joy and anger? He is just a young man."
"Thank you, sir." the audience clapped together.
Shen Tongzhi added: "The prefect Wang and Li You, one old and the other young, are from humble backgrounds and have very shallow foundations. They are just opportunistic and lucky to have a chance. According to my guess, Shi Shenzheng does not like to see these two people very much. They have not been around for a long time." No, it’s an opportunity for me, so don’t miss it.”
Everyone knew that as a rule, the master would have instructions from below, so they listened attentively.
As expected, Shen Tongzhi commanded Ruoding to strategize. He first ordered his followers, Shen Ping and Shen An, to say: "Sun Tzu said that if you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. You will take thirty taels of silver and go to the Yamen separately to inquire about Li You and the Wang Zhifu. Be sure not to tire of the details."
Next, he told Master Yu, the chief of staff, "For the current plan, we must unite with Wu to fight against Cao. Please visit Xia Tongpan to show your goodwill. After that, you can go to the Yamen of the branch guard and talk to the gentlemen there." .”
Everyone responded and left.
In the afternoon of the next day, Shen's people gathered again. Mr. Yu said, "I'm going to visit Mr. Xia. I see what he wants. He's not very enthusiastic."
Shen Tongzhi scolded: "Zhuzi lacks strategy and is short-sighted and cannot see the general trend clearly. Could it be that he couldn't understand Shi Dashen's hints the day before yesterday?"
Shen An stepped forward to report: "The young man invited two officials to have a drink. They both said that the prefect Wang was mediocre and unremarkable, so they didn't say anything about it. He has a very difficult temper."
"It is the nature of a villain to retaliate for his anger, so it is not surprising." Shen Tongzhi commented.
Shen An continued: "I also talked about Li Tuiguan and Shi Canzheng. I heard that on the canal, Shi Canzheng's boat and Li Tuiguan's boat were fighting for the waterway. Li Tuiguan was very dissatisfied at the loss. So they gathered a crowd of people on the shore and beat Shi Shenzheng, and burned the official sedan chair of Shi Shenzheng."
Shen Tongzhi laughed and said, "Ignorant and foolish people spread lies. How can Li You have the courage? With a little knowledge, it seems that his domineering behavior is not popular in the government office. Everyone hopes that Shi Dacan will correct him, otherwise this story will not be like this." Transmit the Dharma.”
"Sir, I heard that the servants in the government office privately called Li Tuiguan Xiaozhengtang. Isn't this also unpopular?" Another follower, Shen Ping, interjected.
The main hall in the government office refers to the prefect, so the meaning of the small main hall is naturally self-evident. Shen Tongzhi laughed even more cheerfully, "To be so arrogant and arrogant is to bring about your own destruction."
Shen Pingping said with a worried look: "Master, this may not be the case. According to the information I got, when the case in our warehouse happened, Xie Qin sent all the officials who committed the crime to the capital. The other thirty officials involved in the case were left behind. Let the government handle it. When Li Tuiguan took office two months ago, he just took over."
Shen Tongzhi speculated: "How else can he deal with it? He must be taking the opportunity to make a lot of money."
"He first divided the more than 30 officials into two groups. One group was the chief officials such as clerks and clerks, and the other group was ordinary officials. Then he divided and conquered them, inducing the ordinary officials to report the chief officials. , sentenced eleven leading officials to be dismissed from their posts, their homes confiscated and sent to the army. The remaining ordinary officials were only considered forced to obey, and were fined 500 taels of stolen goods and continued to serve in the government office on probation for three years, during which they were not allowed to receive work or food money."
Master Yu suddenly sighed: "What a good method. First, drive away the prestigious leader, and the results of the remaining small officials who are still on inspection are all at his whim? Who dares not to follow him? What's more, he can tell the court to maintain the dignity of the yamen." "
Shen Tongzhi's smile stopped abruptly.
It is said that the small officials involved in the case originally thought that they could avoid the death penalty and could not escape the punishment of life. They would have to confiscate their homes and spend the rest of their lives in misery and misery after being exiled. When they met the ruthless officer who judged the case, everything might click.
No one expected that Li Tui would be merciful within the law and let them go, but he could still continue to serve in the government office. As long as the officials' family property was preserved, the fine of five hundred taels was really nothing.
At that time, the huge contrast between psychology and reality triggered ecstasy in the twenty family members. They were all grateful and grateful. When it came to benefiting the common people, it was vulgar to talk about money. They wanted to build a shrine to their reborn parent, Mr. Li, in the back office. But the prefect Wang put a stop to this feudal superstitious activity.
This group of people, together with the eight relatives and friends appointed by Li You, accounted for about two-thirds of the administrative staff of the government office. Therefore, it can be said that Li promoted officials to be the second of three government officials.
At this time, all the former chief officials were sent to the frontiers, and the subordinate servants were leaderless. As the saying goes, times make heroes. Li Tuiguan not only had the unparalleled attraction of being a local official, but also had a close relationship with the prefect, and he was both kind and powerful. He showed a few tricks to prove that he is not a fool, not to mention having the power of investigation and probation.
The combination of various factors made Li You become the most popular leader in the minds of Suzhou government officials, and he was known as "Xiao Zhengtang" in private.
From the special case of Li Tuiguan, we can see why the imperial court established a system that prohibited officials from serving in the province, and officials had to be transferred upon expiry. In just two months, Mr. Li was able to establish a strong following among his supporters both inside and outside the government. Where will the situation be in a few years?
Fortunately, today is a peaceful and prosperous time, and the world is very harmonious. If there is a chaotic time with wars everywhere, Mr. Li who develops in a few years will probably be one of the eighteen families and thirty-six rebels.
All the nonsense, a thousand words can be summarized in one sentence - Shen Tongzhi is a newly appointed assistant official who is much worse than the official seal official, while Li Tuiguan is an enhanced version of the local "big official". In the three acres of the government office On the different lands, it is clear at a glance which one is superior and which is inferior compared to the power.
Finally, he truly understood what kind of person he had provoked. Shen Tongzhi, who had only been in office for more than ten days, suddenly had a headache. He never dreamed that Li You was such a strange existence. He had never seen such a strange person in his official career. Never met such a person.
According to this, as long as he is still in the government office and all the officials he sees around him are Li You's people, wouldn't he be like a little insect stuck in a spider's web?
So what... Shen Tongzhi suppressed his uneasiness and said calmly: "I am also an official of the imperial court, what can he do to me so easily? I heard that the prefect of Wang endured the humiliation and endured the heavy burden, staying there and ignoring everything, so that his flaws would not be exposed. Two years have passed safely and safely. We can follow suit and wait for Shi Dacan's fate."
By the way, Shen An suddenly scratched his head and said, "I seem to have heard that Li Tuiguan is very close to a certain Chen Xundao. I almost forgot about this." This matter is not as fresh and interesting as Li You's legendary jokes about slandering the prefect. So it’s understandable that I didn’t think of it for a while…
Immediately, Shen Tongzhi's confidence was completely shattered. Can he still wait until the so-called good time...
Master Yu opened his mouth and cheered: "Dong Weng! As long as you are careful in your words and deeds, you will not have to work as a casualty or be transferred to another place. Even if you have money, grain and acres of land and official affairs to handle, in the end you need to have the seal of the prefect to do it. Li Tuiguan thought It's not that easy to frame someone and also implicate the prince. The key is to keep your personal ethics."
After cheering him up, Shen Tongzhi was quite nervous. He really hunkered down in the Tongzhi Hall and stayed on guard. He had to watch out for Li Tuiguan in every detail.
After days of being on guard, it seemed that the enemy was helpless. Shen Tongzhi felt that his strategizing was very effective, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud. Little did he know that although Li Tuiguan patted his chest in front of the Wang Prefect and wanted to teach him a lesson, before he could start, Shen Tongzhi Suddenly something ridiculous happened, causing Li You to divert all his attention.
There was no direct threat from Shen Tongzhi for the time being, so Li You couldn't care less about it. Shen Tongzhi's cowering was just a joke in his eyes.