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On the second day of the eighth month of the twenty-third year of Yongzhi, the weather was gloomy and sultry.

But what makes people feel more dull than the weather is in the hall of the Yongxi Governor's Yamen, which is crowded with officials of all sizes at the moment.

These are the prefects and prefects of Yongxi prefectures and counties, except for a few who can't go fast, all those who can come here have arrived.

These seventy or eighty people are the representatives of the entire Yongxi officialdom, but they can only stand in the lobby at this time.

The weather was already hot in August, and although Yongxi was better in the northwest than in the south, it was still unbearably hot, not to mention that there were so many people in the lobby at this time.

"It's said to be the matter of Beishan Prefecture, and I don't know what to do when you called us over!"

"The governor is so aggressive, he can't help but take the Beishan magistrate too seriously, isn't he just losing some food...... It's worth a few bucks! ”

From these conversations, it can be seen that although the top management of Yongxi has become nervous, this tension has not been transmitted.

Therefore, Chen Xiaoting has to take advantage of the topic to play, to strictly deal with Jiang Yuqing, the magistrate of Beishan, and to do this in front of everyone.

In the back office, Chen Xiaoting and Governor Zhang Jingping took the conversation between the officials in their ears.

Zhang Jingping's face was very ugly, and the current situation proved that these people under him really didn't take his orders to heart.

Chen Xiaoting's face was serious, and he said, "Master Zhang, you have also seen the situation, can you start now?" ”

In desperation, Zhang Jingping sighed and said, "Let's ascend to the hall!" ”

"The Governor ascends!" Some of the officials shouted loudly.

The hall in front of him immediately fell silent, and after Zhang Jingping put on his official hat, he appeared in front of the officials from the back office.

"I've seen the Governor!" The officials saluted.

When they raised their heads, they found that beside Zhang Jingping, there was a young Jinyi Wei deputy Qianhu.

Everyone was slightly stunned, when did this kind of high-level civil official meeting place take the turn of the people of Jinyiwei to stand on it.

Although his heart was full of righteous indignation, none of the people present stood up to accuse, after all, no one wanted to be a bird.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have summoned you here today for one thing...... The court opened to pronounce the crime of Beishan Zhixian! ”

As soon as these words came out, all the officials exploded, but Beishan Zhixian, who lost some grain, actually wanted to be sentenced?

This means that Jiang Yuqing not only lost his position as the magistrate, but also had to be punished by the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty.

The so-called punishment is not a doctor, and now that Jiang Yuqing is treated like this, the officials immediately can't sit still, because it is also related to their vital interests.

Today, Jiang Yuqing can be so harshly criticized for a few stones of grain, who can guarantee that this matter will not fall on his head tomorrow?

This is a much worse thing than Jin Yiwei appearing here.

As a result, a prefect came out and said: "Dare to ask the governor, what a big mistake Jiang Zhixian has made, and he should be humiliated like this!" ”

I had long expected that someone would jump out, and Zhang Jingping said expressionlessly: "This official has issued three orders, asking the prefectures and counties below to strictly guard against it to maintain the stability of its subordinates!" “

"The emperor has issued a strict order, if anyone can't do an errand, he must do it strictly...... The post station under Jiang Yuqing's jurisdiction was poorly protected, resulting in the death of five post guards, and dozens of stone of official food were robbed! ”

"If such a person is not severely punished, how can he be ...... to the imperial court? Explain to the emperor? ”

Zhang Jingping's remarks roughly explained the beginning and end of the handling of Jiang Yuqing, and objectively eliminated the misunderstanding of certain officials.

However, now is the time to fight for power, and who cares what is right or wrong!

So, immediately another prefect stood up and said: "Lord Governor, even if Jiang Zhixian is not an effective official, his dismissal is already a great punishment, why bother to humiliate him?" ”

For the officials, dismissal is acceptable, so that they can go home and enjoy the blessings, and the benefits that should be reaped have already been reaped.

"What Lord Yu said is reasonable, my dynasty has always had a tradition of preferential treatment of civil servants, and it is better for Lord Governor to raise his noble hand!"

After these words came out, the rhythm was brought up, so that Zhang Jingping couldn't explain it at all.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Chen Xiaoting really knew that the position of Governor Zhang Jingping was even more difficult to sit.

It is impossible to convince all the officials under him, after all, the emperor is not at ease.

But fortunately, Zhang Jingping has been the governor of Yongxi for so long, and he has also attracted some of his own people, so the people on both sides quarreled.

Jiang Yuqing hadn't been brought up yet, but the governor's hall was in a mess, which was beyond Chen Xiaoting's expectations.

At this time, he realized that he still didn't know enough about civil officials, and it was not so easy to make an example of chickens and monkeys.

So, Chen Xiaoting said to Zhang Jingping on the side: "Lord Zhang, if the officials in Yongxi are like this, it seems that Jiang Yuqing is not punished severely enough!" “

After saying this, Chen Xiaoting swept his gaze to the officials in the lobby and said loudly: "Shut up!" ”

There were also more than a dozen lieutenants standing in the lobby, and when they heard Chen Xiaoting's desire to control the situation, they all shouted in unison: "Shut up!" ”

The combined voices of these people directly drowned out the voices of the noisy officials, and the lobby was briefly quiet.

"Guys, I don't know what you're arguing about? What's the use of fighting around? ”

Carefully grasping the tone of his speech, Chen Xiaoting continued: "Jiang Yuqing's failure to handle things is not firm, causing the White Lotus Sect to cause chaos in the territory, shouldn't he be severely punished?" ”

"It's something that can't be changed, now it's time for you to do it...... Either reflect on yourself, go back and check the omissions and fill in the gaps, and be sure to prevent such evil deeds from happening again! ”

Speaking of this, Chen Xiaoting's tone was cold, and he said, "Or...... You can also resign from your official position, and it is also a good thing to leave your post to be virtuous, so that you can easily appoint more powerful officials to the court! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Jingping's face suddenly changed greatly, is this not enough to mess up now?

The officials looked at each other, and the great trick of civil officials to "force the palace" has always been to use collective resignation to threaten.

Whether it is a boss or an emperor, it is difficult to bear the consequences of the resignation of a large number of officials, which leads to the suspension of the official office and the imperial court.

But now that the officials' big trick has been said by Chen Xiaoting, it makes them feel a hint of insult, is this ignoring the determination of their group?

Do you really think that they will not resign? Don't dare to resign?

What should be explained here is that these people have to submit their resignations first, and after too many of these things appear, it is enough to convince their superiors to give in.

Therefore, in most cases, the people who resigned en masse did not lose their official positions, but forced their superiors to obey after the tandem, and then obtained relevant benefits.

However, this trick cannot be used lightly, and must be used as appropriate when vital interests are harmed.

"This is the meeting of the chief officials of the prefectures and counties, when will it be the turn of the Jinyi Guard's people to speak?" Someone ridiculed in public.

It's just that there are too many people below and there is a lot of chaos, and the person who spoke deliberately concealed his identity, so Chen Xiaoting didn't see who it was.

"Who's talking? If there is a kind of stand up and say! Chen Xiaoting's tone was even colder.

Under Chen Xiaoting's murderous gaze, even the most stubborn officials had to turn their eyes to the side, not daring to look at this evil god at all.

A bunch of cowards...... Chen Xiaoting scolded in his heart.

Then, I saw him arranging his sleeves and said calmly: "This official is the emperor's envoy who was sent to Yongxi, what do you think...... This official is not qualified to appear here? ”