"You mean, we let the bandit become the prefect and then expose him?" Wang Ding asked.
"Yes. Intercepting bandits used to be a troublesome task. Now we let him do it. We will expose him after he takes over." Li Yan said, "It is not uncommon for bandits to kill officials, but pretending to be officials is
It is rare that Lao Wu exposes him, which means that he has made a great contribution since he took office - the word "capable officer" is already appropriate."
"The problem is that his meritorious service is of little value," Wang Ding said. "It is not necessarily possible to promote him immediately. I think it is better to let Lao Wu use this to threaten him, and to use the fake magistrate to order Leizhou."
Jiang Shan shook his head: "The bandit can walk away, why should he be held hostage by you? You must know that once this matter is exposed, it will be a head-turning matter. He can still distinguish the importance. Even if the other party agrees for a moment,
There are too many variables in it. It’s inappropriate.”
"I think so too," Li Yan said. "Actually, you should think so. Once Old Wu exposes the fake prefect, won't the position of prefect become vacant?"
"Wu Mingjin is the acting magistrate? Da Er is a fellow magistrate of Leizhou!"
"Can't we let him die of a sudden illness?" Li Yan said lightly, "Who else can come now?"
"Whether it is a prefect or a co-prefect, the court will always send a new official to take over. It is impossible to let Old Wu act forever."
"The matter of appointing a prefect has to go through the Ministry of Personnel. The sky is high here and the emperor is far away. It will be at least a year until the correspondence is completed and the new prefect takes office. As for the magistrate, Leizhou has always been a place with evil forces from far away.
The epidemic is prevalent, and there is no guarantee that you will catch the disease and die on the way... After a year and a half, the situation will be different from now."
"There is another question." Wang Ding said, "What if there is no longer that bandit in time and space?" He looked at everyone, "This is very likely to happen."
Li Yan said: "Whether there is this bandit or not, the prefect of Leizhou who took office in 1632 must be a fake."
Wu Mingjin looked at the courtyard of the inner hall in front of him, and a burst of emotion came to his heart.
In the courtyard of the inner hall, the vegetation was still there under the autumn sunshine, but I was about to leave here soon.
If he had received the transfer order two or three years ago, he would have called for blessings from gods, Buddhas and ancestors, hurriedly packed his luggage, and driven away with his whole family. It was like a bird escaping from its cage. In the past few years
, every year at the end of the year, when I put incense on the ancestor's memorial tablet, I silently pray that he can leave Lingao, a place of trouble and trouble, as soon as possible - he doesn't even want to be an official anymore, he just wants to go back to his hometown in Nanzhi in peace.
However, now, he didn't feel happy at all, but instead felt a little melancholy.
In the past few years, he has been living as a vegetarian in Lingao's corpse. At first, there were some civil lawsuits, but in the past year or so, he has been completely forgotten. In addition to Wang Zhaomin, Wu Ya, Sun Ruiwu and other miscellaneous officials in the county also
They only come to visit me during the holidays. Judging from their appearance, they must have done well in the hands of the Australians. They are all rosy and full of energy. I heard that Wu Ya got all his family members.
Lingao is here. He has great intentions of settling down here.
Compared with them, Wu Mingjin is lonely. He is unwilling to do anything for the Australians, so in addition to sitting in the county advisory bureau every month and talking to the local gentry, he presides over the monthly examination of the county school. An
There was almost nothing to do besides offering sacrifices - Master Wang was the one who held the ceremony. Most of his time was spent sitting in the small world of the county government office, either reading lessons or reading poems and drinking wine.
He entertains himself and lives a leisurely "fairy" life. In addition to Master Wang, Elder Xiong will also visit him once every three to five days, play chess and drink with him. From time to time, he will also give him some gifts and "
allowance".
Wu Daling's earlier visit to Elder Xiong contained vigilance and disdain. He knew that Xiong Buyou's actual position was the "county magistrate" of the Australians, and his "yamen" was next door to the county government. Needless to say, he was also responsible for monitoring him.
mission. On several occasions, Wu Mingjin was prepared to be "poisoned to death" - especially when the imperial army was approaching.
Now his attitude has almost softened. Most Australians are humorous and knowledgeable people. Although their words are not necessarily vulgar, in recent years they have been suppressing bandits in Lingao, building water conservancy projects, providing relief to the people, encouraging industry and commerce, and advising on farming and mulberry farming.
Establishing education and running schools... Lingao has made rapid progress and made rapid changes, turning a small, poor and desolate border county into the richest county in Qiongzhou.
As long as he wants, he can go out for a walk at any time, and even go to the southern mountainous area where he never dared to go deep when he was a county magistrate. The changes in Lingao are obvious to all. Wu Mingjin is not blind or deaf, and he is not willing to speak out of conscience - Australian
He is an out-and-out talented person who helps the world and is an expert in governing the country. I, and even many other scholars, are far from being able to compare with him.
It's funny to say that when he was the county magistrate in Lingao, his performance evaluation in the first year was no more than "middle-middle", but it was an Australian who came here and made several great political achievements in a row and got "outstanding". Now that he has completed his term, he has been promoted
Leizhou Tongjian - this official was probably obtained through the activities of the Australians - Wu Mingjin is not a fool. He generally knows that Leizhou is also under the control of the Australians now. He can get the job of Leizhou Tongjian without waiting for his successor to take over.
Immediately after sealing the seal, the county magistrate will be temporarily appointed by Wu Ya. This is obviously an arrangement by the Australians. As for the purpose, it is probably just out of the consideration of "acquaintances make things easier". As long as he continues to "rule from the top" in Leizhou, he will continue to
If the performance appraisal is "excellent", promotion will probably not be a problem at the end of the term.
The housekeeper trotted over and said, "Sir, everything is ready. Please tell me if you want to set off?"
"Master Wang, have you gotten in the car?"
"Reporting to the master, we have already boarded the car."
Wu Mingjin looked around the courtyard again: He is leaving here now - speaking of it, the county government office has been repaired by Australians now, and it is more dilapidated than when he took over. The grass is knee-deep and the shabby government office is infested with foxes and rats.
It was much more beautiful and tidy. In this courtyard, he and his family sat around and ate "Australian barbecue" in autumn and winter, and ate shaved ice and sour plum soup in summer nights. He also smoked cigars and drank oolong tea here... All kinds of past events suddenly came to mind.
Then he reluctantly started to leave.
"Let's go." He finally said the word, then dusted off his robe and stepped out.
Many people had already gathered at the gate of the county government office. In addition to the miscellaneous officials from the county, the rest were mostly squires from the advisory bureau, students from the county school, and some people watching the excitement. The Australian sent Xiong Buyou, whom he was most familiar with.
Elder Xiong, with a smile on his face, led a team of musicians and several subordinates.
In front of the screen wall was a band, playing an Australian song called "Milmi Music". Wu Mingjin had heard someone sing it as a ditty, and it seemed to be called: "When Will You Come Again".
Although it was a Mi Mi sound, it was very suitable for the occasion. Wu Mingjin bowed to everyone on the steps of the county government gate. When he saw Liu Jinshi among the Jin gentry who was seeing him off, all kinds of emotions came to his heart. He felt hot in his heart and the corners of his eyes
Slightly sour.
Xiong Buyou came up and shook hands, and said a few compliments such as "I'm going to be better soon", and then Liu Dalin was helped up to toast - since he received treatment from Lingao General Hospital, Liu San has trained again
He hired several servants and maids as physical therapists, and insisted on giving him medicine, acupuncture, massage, and various rehabilitation exercises every day. Not only did Liu Jinshi not die as young as in history, but he was gradually able to walk with a cane. Unless he had to travel long distances,
No more wheelchairs.
Wu Mingjin took the wine glass - Liu Dalin was the "head" of the large Jin gentry family in Lingao, and it was a great honor for the state and county magistrate to be toasted by him. This is comparable to the resignation of some state and county magistrates with a bad reputation.
Sometimes you can only hire a few people to fool around and the scene will be much more impressive.
After drinking the wine offered by Mr. Liu, firecrackers went off for a while. Two people came forward and took off one of his boots. This was the ceremony of taking off his boots. Then someone gave him a shoe with the two characters "De Zheng" painted on it.
A red lacquered wooden sign was placed, and a Wanmin umbrella was presented. The ceremony to see off the outgoing officials was completed.
Here, Director Xiong has arranged several two-wheeled and four-wheeled carriages to pick up the family members and luggage. The family members have already boarded the carriage, and Wu Mingjin boarded the red-flag carriage. At this time, the band played the folk music version of "Auld Lang Syne" to see everyone off.
They all saluted together. At this time, he heard someone crying in the crowd seeing him off. Wu Daling couldn't bear it anymore. He wiped his tears with his sleeves and held his hands over again before getting into the car. Accompanied by the band, the motorcade slowly started to move along the road.
Xianqian Street goes out of the city.
Wu Mingjin's new post was just across the strait from Lingao, but as usual he had to make a trip to the provincial capital before taking up his post. Before Wu Mingjin even boarded the ferry to Guangzhou, the Bureau of Foreign Intelligence began to operate.
It is not difficult at all for Wu Mingjin, a movement from the Guangzhou Station, to serve as the general judge of Leizhou - his performance evaluation and term of office are suitable, and Leizhou is a distant state where few people are willing to go. Although the prospects are very good, outside officials are often not accustomed to the local environment.
Or contracting an epidemic and dying, officials often regard this as a daunting prospect. What the Intelligence Bureau is more concerned about is how to continue to effectively control Wu Tongpan in the new environment.
Master Wang has been "developed", but this cunning, profit-seeking master alone cannot guarantee complete reliability. Therefore, Li Yan decided to form a loyal and reliable team of naturalized workers around Wu Mingjin and others.
Ensure that they are completely in the hands of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
The Wu team is easy to say, and they have a lot of room for choice; but there is a slight lack in the team - they can recruit not many scholars, and there are even fewer who can be confirmed to be reliable. Li Yan thought twice and decided to transfer the original
Xiao Zhanfeng, a scholar from Xuwen County, was sent to Wu Mingjin's side to act as a "supervisor" as a case master.