Chapter 453 The world begins to love the Slender West Lake
Li You knew that Master Huang was right. Even if he could not become the admiral of the Five Cities that he had long admired, he would not have much time in Yangzhou. When he arrived, he was made a field officer with the title of Yangzhou Prefecture.
She not only showed her outstanding achievements in front of the court and established her image as a capable minister, but also exposed her power to break the rules of the officialdom to the eyes of the court.
So much talk about officials not being vegetarians must have been discussed. Nowadays, the officialdom in Yangzhou is obviously seriously out of balance. The court, which has always paid attention to checks and balances, will probably not let him stay in Yangzhou as an official and will definitely promote him elsewhere.
But this time he is not a victim, but because he is too outstanding, so he definitely cannot be dismissed with just a second- or third-rate official position. Even if there is no fifth-grade imperial envoy to the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, he should be given a somewhat decent official position.
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Recognizing the reality that he is about to leave, Li You welcomes the teacher from the bottom of his heart to become the prefect. At least the situation he created can be continued well, and the people he uses can continue to rely on the teacher along with the relationship, thus avoiding the risk of people leaving.
Anxiety about political reform.
Moreover, Li You also believed that the teacher's ability was enough to control the situation, and there was also a skilled figure like Master Huang to assist him.
It is said that Chen Yingzhen went to Yangzhou to take over Li You, a nominal student, which was also very beneficial to him. Li You has laid a very good foundation, and he can naturally inherit the achievements created by Li You. It will not be like
When I was promoted to another place, my eyesight was completely blank, and I was completely unfamiliar with the place. As a result, everything had to be started from scratch in an unpredictable manner. In one word, safe!
So this situation is a win-win situation. Mr. Li even plans to leave the two staffs of Master Zhuang and Master Hu to Mr. Chen. If he wants to become an official in the capital and does not have a lot of people-friendly affairs, he is afraid that he will not be able to use these many staffs, except one or two.
One teacher is enough.
Zhuang Chengxian is familiar with local government affairs, and Hu Zhenru is familiar with local people. It is of little use for these two masters to go to the capital with him. They are recommended for teachers to use. They can also be used to make the best use of their talents. The other two aides Cui and Zhou are younger and have been to the capital again.
, so I have to keep him and follow him to Beijing.
In the past few days, Li You ordered his family to start packing up the belongings, packing boxes and cages, and preparing to leave in advance to avoid being in a hurry.
But the imperial edict came earlier than expected. In late June of the ninth year of Jinghe, a new salt transport envoy took office. Li You also received the imperial edict. The content of the edict was very simple, telling him to end his term early.
, went to Beijing for pilgrimage, inspected the plans and stayed in Beijing for appointment.
As introduced earlier, the capital officials conduct a major plan every six years, which is called the capital inspection. However, according to the system, the local officials conduct a pilgrimage once every three years. During the pilgrimage, they must also accept inspections from the Ministry of Personnel and the Metropolitan Inspectorate, which is similar to the Beijing inspection by the capital officials.
Also called full exam.
Therefore, it is often said that local officials have a term of three years. The third, sixth, and ninth years are the years when the examination is completed. Those who have good prospects will be promoted after passing the examination in three years. Those who have no good prospects will probably be promoted after nine years.
Flat tone.
Of course, the local officials with the most connections or the most adventures will not complete their term of office in three years and will be promoted after one or two years. Just like Li You.
There are only two situations where the term of office can end prematurely. One is that he commits a crime and is arrested and brought to Beijing for interrogation; the other is that he is called to Beijing for pilgrimage and undergoes inspection.
Mr. Li took office in Yangzhou for less than a year and a half. During this period, he was once promoted to the rank of magistrate due to his merit. Now he has received the imperial edict and ended his term in advance to go to Beijing for inspection. Everyone in the officialdom understands this.
What does it mean? It must be a precursor to promotion. What's more, the edict clearly stated clearly that he would stay in Beijing and be appointed.
All of a sudden, all the government officials came to congratulate Governor Li on his rise to the top and his promotion again.
Li You spent a few days handing over the affairs in his hands. The government affairs were handed over to Chen Zhifu, the county affairs were handed over to Guo County Cheng, and the government defense department was also handed over to Chen Zhifu for temporary management, waiting for the court to appoint a new guard.
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Because the family had prepared in advance, they could set off soon. Although the wives and concubines were very satisfied with life in Yangzhou, there was nothing they could do about it. When their husbands changed places, they had to follow him and move to the capital. This is the so-called official tour.
Of course, those who don't want to follow the eunuchs can also choose to go back to their hometown to serve their parents-in-law. Many official families live in different places like this. But Li You's wives and concubines did not choose this path. They would rather follow their husbands to live in the distant capital for a long time.
Another Aunt Xie, who is alone in Gaoyou, will probably have to wait a year and a half before she can escape.
Mr. Li comforted everyone and said: "Although the capital is far away in the north, there are many southerners working as officials in the capital. It is not a place with strange customs and customs as you imagined."
He went to say goodbye to Magistrate Chen again, and said with emotion: "I reunited with my master, but now I am parting again. I cannot stand at my door day and night and listen to his teachings. It is a pity for this life!"
Magistrate Chen tried his best to say a few words: "We belong to the country, so there is no need to be reluctant to say goodbye. Serve the imperial court, never betray the kindness of the emperor, and be worthy of the people. Don't forget it, remember it!"
Every official comes with great fanfare, so naturally he cannot leave quietly, otherwise others will see him and think he left in despair, which will damage his image.
In a mature officialdom mechanism, all common procedures have rules to follow, and they are rules that can be used in more than a thousand counties and hundreds of state capitals in the world. In a sense, this is also a characteristic of a unified empire.
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Mr. Li is scheduled to leave office on June 27th. Before that, he asked Prime Minister Guo Xian, Pang Jiaoyu, Jin Wanwan and others to organize various farewell ceremonies to avoid being deserted and losing his family.
face.
Losing face is a trivial matter, if others see it in their eyes, they will only think that this person is really worthless.
Everyone made a promise. We had just welcomed him two months ago, and many of the utensils were redundant. Now the waste has been reused and moved out. In addition, we need to create some merit plaques, Wanmin umbrellas and the like.
In the past, it was not impossible to erect a merit monument, but now the imperial court has given repeated orders not to erect a monument when leaving office at will, unless the imperial court specifically approves it, so erecting a monument this time is unnecessary.
As for Li You himself, all he had to do was prepare some official boots, which would have their own uses.
In the early morning of June 27th, Li You's family, servants, and maids boarded the ship early to wait for departure. The fleet totaled eight ships, which was another huge expense.
According to the system, an official's salary is suspended from the day he leaves office until a new one takes office, and there is no regular money or the like. Therefore, the most painful thing for outgoing officials is this. They can only get out of Pepsi, let alone get in.
I don’t know how long Mr. Li has been receiving such a salary.
Fortunately, he has a very wealthy father-in-law who sponsored a lot this time, so Mr. Li doesn't have to look at the ledger every day to calculate how to save expenses.
Let's not talk about it, but say that in the early morning, Prefect Li Qian, who was wearing a black official robe, came out of the county government office on horseback accompanied by his entourage. Within two steps, he saw the county prime minister, the bookkeeper, Dianshi and other officials setting up a colorful curtain on the roadside.
They set up a tent and prepared a banquet to send them off.
Li You dismounted and he and Guo Xiancheng comforted each other, exchanged words of respect, toasted each other with a glass of wine, and then got on the horse again and moved forward.
After walking for a while, I saw the yamen subordinates setting up a banquet and Li You was toasted. When he was getting on his horse and about to leave, suddenly a yamen servant came forward quickly and hugged Li You's thigh. Several others hurriedly took off Mr. Li's boots.
, shouted: "Please don't leave, sir!"
This is called taking off the boots to leave one's love. Legend has it that a local official in the previous dynasty left office, but the people refused to let him go, so they broke his reins and took off his boots. As a result, this custom has been passed down to this day, and every local official, no matter how wise or foolish, is wise.
No matter what, when you leave office, you will have to stage a scene of taking off your boots and leaving your love behind.
Li You was mentally prepared, so he allowed others to take off his boots, then put on spare ones and continued towards Dongguan Lijin Gate.
When we arrived at the Dadongmen between the old and new cities, we met the phalanx of students and scholars led by Pang Jiaoyu again. We still had a glass of wine and said goodbye cherishedly.
The county government office is located in the old city. After passing through the Dadong Gate, you enter the new city of Yangzhou City. Li Taishou stood on a horse on the arch bridge of the Xiao Qinhuai River. He smelled the fragrance of powder coming from the river houses on both sides of the river, and felt a trace of farewell sadness. He raised his eyes.
Looking at the road ahead, prepare to recite a poem to suit the occasion.
However, when the scene ahead came into view, Mr. Li was immediately frightened, and his slight sadness and poetic feeling disappeared! From under the bridge to the far end of the street, there were densely decorated colorful sheds, drums and music, and a table every ten steps.
Eight steps and one plan, banquets are arranged along the way until out of sight.
Mr. Cui, who was accompanying him, was stunned. How could he get through this... Those organizers worked too hard! It was enough for hundreds of gentry and people to come forward and show their intentions. It was too heroic to create such a scene.
From where you are at your feet to the dock outside Lijin Gate in Dongguan, it is a full four miles away. This four-mile long street is not easy to walk.
A certain time-traveler really underestimated the people's feelings for "Blue Sky" these days, and added fuel to the fire. After careful preparation and instigation, intentionally or unintentionally, half organized and half spontaneous, they gathered together to create this scene.
After standing there for a long time, Mr. Li, who was full of tricks, had no choice but to step off the bridge and walk forward. After only a few steps, several old people from Chengfang Township came out from the roadside to stop their horses and kowtow, weeping and unable to speak.
Taishou Li got off his horse and helped him up. He was about to cry but had no tears. I am really not that good...
There is a note from the time: "When Mr. Li left, the people of Hexian County in Jiangdu sent gifts to each other and took off their wine boots. From under the Xiaoqinhuai Bridge to Lijin Gate in Dongguan, there were hundreds of people who came to set up banquets. Along the way, they set up banquets.
In the music, the people and residents gathered around and couldn't move. They took off their boots, drank wine, howled and cried loudly. They moved inch by inch, then stopped, and then stopped again.
After leaving the city under the suspension bridge, the people in the suburbs crowded and wailed. Li Gong was in extreme pain and could not speak and tried his best to move forward. From Lijin Gate to the pier, various merchants prepared banquets to say goodbye. They repeatedly took off the wine boots and played drums and music to wait for the delivery. The people were all sighing and crying.
On that day, Mr. Li left the county office early in the morning and walked to the shore after noon. The gentry and villagers from far and near saw each other off and took off more than 70 boots. There was no replacement for them, so he had no choice but to walk barefoot. There were endless banquets and banquets prepared all the way.
After being toasted and drinking wine for a while, I felt as if I was drunk and in a coma.
When Li Gong was helped to board the boat, the people in the county felt as if they had lost their parents, and there were hundreds of people walking along the shore. Wow! I have never seen an official who left office behave like this in my life."
There is also a poem about patting a horse, which goes like this: A wise man appeared in Jiangshan Dynasty, and he deified the painting and painted pictures. Fortunately, thanks to Li Taishou of Yangzhou, the world began to love Slender West Lake.