Chapter 168: A thousand calculations are not as good as one missed calculation!
Chapter 168: One miscalculation is worse than a thousand calculations!
When word spread about Shi Dacan's experience in the city, most people just regarded it as a joke. They felt that this old man was really the most unlucky new official in Suzhou Prefecture in recent years. He really should go burn incense and worship Buddha and perform rituals to ward off evil spirits.
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Only three people who were close to Li You were looking through the fog, vaguely aware of some unclear doorway, namely Magistrate Wang, Mr. Huang, and Zhao Liangli.
However, it was said that Shi Shenzheng fled back to the government office in embarrassment at that time. He was in shock for a while. He heard the report that the people who gathered outside to fight had dispersed, so he felt a little relieved.
He felt at ease, but he had lost all his face again, and he had lost it inexplicably.
As a third-rank imperial official, his majesty is gone. How can he hold his head up in the future? There must be some evil deeds involved. Who is it? Who is it?
Mr. Gao comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Dong. From the notes of my predecessors, it has always been difficult to be an official in Suzhou Prefecture."
Having said that, it is too...unprecedented to have the honor guard destroyed twice in less than two months after taking office.
After a while, Mr. Gao said again: "Please tell the public about your illness, Dong Weng, and you can't go to the hospital for examination."
Shi Shenzheng's slightly trembling hand pressed firmly on the corner of the desk, and he was silent for a long time, not knowing what to think.
This Mr. Gao is really afraid that Shi will go all the way to politics and will not look back until he hits the south wall. In the current situation, if he insists on pursuing the mob or imprisoning the court for examination, something similar to today may happen again.
The top priority is not to find out the truth, but to cut off the trouble with a strong man and a quick sword. So Mr. Gao persuaded Shi Shenzheng to resign from the post of Supervisor, which was a slap in the face.
The examination room is no different from other places. It is the foundation of the bureaucracy of the country. Even if it is just a college examination tomorrow. After causing trouble, the court will investigate it. According to the official accountability convention, Shi Dacan, who did not follow the old rules in the first place, will not be able to escape first. Even if
He has ten thousand reasons.
Sometimes it is not necessarily a bad thing for an official to not follow the rules, but if something bad happens because of not following the rules, then the person who does not follow the rules will definitely do something bad.
It is even more impossible to postpone the exam to avoid the current storm. The exam time is set by the examiner who has been locked in the Gongyuan. The supervisor has no right to postpone it. If you violate the rule that the internal and external officials are not allowed to communicate, take the initiative to go and talk to the examiner.
The examiner communicated to postpone the exam, and the suspicion of fraud that arose could not be eliminated even by jumping into the Yellow River.
Therefore, for now, no matter what Master Shi has planned in the future, whether it is for his own future or to stabilize the overall situation, he must immediately resign from the post of Supervisor. You must know that the roll call will start at the second update of the day after tomorrow. If you don't turn it down, you will
That's too late.
It's a pity that neither Mr. Gao nor Shi Dacan, although they had their doubts, did not realize the true ferocity of Li You. They only caused such an incident, which has no practical benefit except to watch the excitement and vent their anger. It was Li You who
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On the other side of the story, a dejected Shen Tongzhi returned to the government office with the laughing and joking government officials. At this time, he was too lazy to investigate the guilt of disobeying orders and acting without authorization.
When he went to report back to the prefect, he bumped into Li Tuiguan on a narrow road.
Li You asked with concern: "I'm tired of the Second Mansion, how are things going?"
Shen Tongzhi took a deep breath and replied without losing the momentum: "We arrived in time and successfully dispersed the people. Fortunately, it did not lead to a big chaos."
"Oh, you have done a great job in suppressing the people's uprising. This year's examination is indispensable. I would like to express my congratulations to Mr. Shen first." Li You said sincerely congratulations.
By the way, the examination plan for the assistant and second officer of the government office must be reported to the branch guard. It is difficult to imagine how Shi Dacan felt when he saw that Mr. Shen had such a small amount of credit.
Shen Tongzhi was so angry that he almost vomited blood and stopped talking to Li You. After a quick meeting with the prefect, he returned to the Tongzhi Hall and could not come out again.
He reflected that he had not made any mistakes after being in retreat for more than a month. He should continue to be patient today and should not be eager to show off. So he recited dozens of times silently: "The more you do, the more you will make mistakes, the less you do, the less you will make mistakes, and the less you do, it will be good." Dharma tips.
He also dug out a popular romance of the Three Kingdoms and read the story of Zhuge Liang's Six Journeys to Qishan. When others read the Three Kingdoms, they always substitute Zhuge Wuhou, but Shen Tongzhi has a special hobby and likes to substitute the ninja Sima Yi.
Endure, endure, endure.
Li You watched Shen Tongzhi leave, asked a few questions to his fellow officials, and then went to see the prefect Wang.
"Your Majesty, congratulations to the Lord!" Li You heartily congratulated you for the second time today.
After reading the official document in his hand, Prefect Wang raised his head and asked, "Where does the joy come from?"
Li You smiled and said: "I'm afraid Shi Dashen won't go to Jianlin Court to try. Isn't it worth celebrating that the royal family lost his dignity and regained it?" Of course, the regaining he was talking about was not his position, but his face.
After Wang Zhifu pondered for a while, he realized that what Li You said made sense. At this point, Shi Dashen might not have the face to go to Jianlin Court to take the test. Besides, there are very unpredictable risks for him. Who knows? Will there be any commotion in the examination room?
However, the prefect Wang does not take this seriously, which is nothing to be happy about. After all, he is the superior officer directly in charge of you.
"Shi Dashen's strong desire to be imprisoned has aroused public opinion, which is as strong as a volcano. If he wants to return to the palace, the palace can refuse!" Li You added.
When the prefect Wang heard this, he felt horrified all over. Li You was simply using this extremely vicious plan to force Shi Shen into politics and have no place to live in Suzhou.
Imagine that if Shi joins politics and goes to the Jianlin Academy to take the examination, it is almost like stepping on a minefield; if he does not go to the Jianlin, it is a blatant dereliction of duty; if it is returned to the Suzhou Prefecture, the government does not need to accept it.
To put it bluntly, Fenshoudao is an agency that supervises government affairs. It is not an administrative system like the provinces, prefectures, and counties. It is the first to interfere in government affairs and then go back on its word. Naturally, the government can not accept it. The matter is on the surface, and the lawsuit It makes sense to attack the emperor.
It seems that there is only one way for Shi to participate in politics. Li Tuiguan also took this road at the end of February when there was a rice shortage. You know. Mr. Shi probably never dreamed at the beginning that a seemingly simple official matter to establish his prestige could be so great. With the imperial examination fame and the overwhelming power of his superiors, he should have no disadvantages, but in the end, he was tortured to this extent by Li You.
Wang Zhifu thought about it over and over, shook his head and said: "This may not be a good idea."
How could Li You not be aware of the taboos between subordinates and superiors? But he couldn't help it. Although there was no direct conflict of interest between him and Shi Shenzheng, even if it was a dispute of temper, and they slapped each other in the face to such an extent, it was unacceptable. It's reconciled.
In the middle, Prefect Wang, who serves as the link between the past and the next, is very critical. This old man is relatively soft and likes to avoid problems, so Li You must desperately encourage the confrontation between Prefect Wang and Shi Shenzheng.
"We will discuss it after the formal transfer of documents is received." Magistrate Wang finally said.
However, Li You and Wang Zhifu were about to become husband Shi, but they did not wait for the news that Master Shi had resigned from the prison. Li You was suddenly a little confused. Did he make a mistake? Shi Shenzheng really knew how to go to prison with a single mind.
Provisional examination?
In fact, Li You was not wrong in his judgment. Shi Dacan did hand over the post of Supervisor, but he handed it over to Chen Xundao of the Prosecution Branch... Mr. Li is waiting for official documents in the government office, and he will not be able to wait until the end of the world.
However, he said that the branch of the Road Guard Bureau urgently transferred a document to the inspection branch to hand over the position of supervisory officer. After reading it, Chen Xundao felt that the matter was important and called Master Huang to discuss it.
Master Huang analyzed: "I heard that in the afternoon, hundreds of children gathered at the branch to make noises. It seems that Shi Dacan was afraid that the chaos would spread to tomorrow, so he resigned and committed suicide."
Chen Xundao didn't think about the college examination, but went off topic thoughtfully, "In your opinion, was Li You responsible for what happened today?"
"If it's relevant, it's definitely not his instigation, and he won't let these things slip. But if it's not relevant, it's not entirely true. It's hard to explain. I saw the key points but couldn't see clearly."
"If he caused it, it would be unbecoming of a gentleman." Mr. Chen sighed.
This sentence is not so much about Li You as it is about him. Everyone is in the officialdom, and Mr. Chen, who is basically having a smooth sailing, suddenly thinks about what he should do if he encounters a similar thing? The Four Books and Five Classics and him
That teacher is not always useful. Sometimes I really envy Li You for his courage.
In response to this, Master Huang replied, "I am neither a gentleman nor a villain. The way of a saint can only be practiced by a saint. But who can say that he is a saint? Are those who are not saints all villains? Saints and villains
There is also a golden mean among people. Therefore, what the sages say should be followed, and the sages’ intentions should be kept in the heart and cultivate one’s self. As for managing the world and dealing with things, one should be open to all rivers, tolerance is great, and practical results come first.”
Chen Xundao did not continue to talk about this, and only said: "I think Li You has a strong heart for grudges and revenge. If there is an opportunity, I should persuade him to cultivate his mind and character."
Master Huang's inspiration flashed, and he took out a flying palm and complimented: "Master Li was still able to control him when he was under the boss. Now that there are no tigers in the Yali Mountain, he has become even more lawless. Come to think of it,
There are many civil and military officials in the city, but only the proprietor has the ability to control him."
Chen Xundao chuckled and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. This job of supervising the hospital examination is a hot potato. Should I accept it or not?"
It is indeed a hot job. Nowadays, rumors are rampant, students are unstable, and there are even troubles in the government. Who can guarantee that there will be no trouble during the exam? If there is really a trouble, whoever takes over will be unlucky.
Mr. Huang frowned and thought for a while, then said: "It's still a good one. The district examination is nothing, the provincial examination in the second half of this year is the highlight. The practice in other provinces is that the prefect oversees the college examination, and the governor oversees the rural examination. But I don't have a governor in Jiangnan.
In terms of taste, Susong, where Gongyuan is located, is the most suitable for the Taoist Supervisor's Provincial Examination. But now that Shi Dacan has been entangled by Li You, the organization is in chaos. It can be said that a small gain has been lost. Looking at his appearance now, what face will he have in the second half of the year?
Go to Jianlin Township Examination?"
Hearing this, Chen Xundao's eyes lit up, and he obviously understood what Mr. Huang meant. The Fenshou Dao and the Fenxun Dao are two parallel paths. If Su Song, the Fenxun Dao, can successfully supervise the college examination, then next time
In half a year, he will naturally continue to take the provincial examination. It is estimated that Shi Dacan will not have the shame to come out and compete for the prison position.
It is the prerogative of the governor to supervise and attend the rural examination in other provinces. If Chen Yingzhen can supervise and attend the rural examination, in a sense, wouldn't it be equivalent to having the hope of being the governor?
Thinking of this, Chen Xundao was overjoyed and said to Mr. Huang: "Luck is really wonderful and unpredictable. Li You and Shi Dacan are messing around, but this officer has made a small profit."
Master Huang reminded that the premise of everything is not to mess up the college examination this time. This responsibility has to be shouldered by Li You. Does the person who untie the bell still need to tie the bell?
Master Chen didn't know that Li You's plan could have resulted in a profit... or a huge profit.
Speaking of which, Shi Dacan did not see through Li You's plot. However, out of the desire to find a way out for himself, he still refused to return the position of prison officer to the government office, but he escaped by accident.
It was also considered the only good thing he had come to Suzhou. Compared with being besieged by unruly people, this was the only real escape.
When Li You learned the news, he almost grabbed the ground with his head. Why didn't he expect that there was a Fenxundao Yamen in Fucheng that was parallel to Fenshou Dao? In his inertial thinking, he only thought about the Fuyamen.
A miscalculation is worse than a thousand calculations! Mr. Chen, you have been too low-key since arriving in Fucheng. Your low-key subordinates almost forgot about you.