Chapter 996: Calling the Shots for the People

After Shen Xi got up, he sorted out his clothes first. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Shen Xi was wearing regular clothes when he marched and fought on weekdays, and it was rare to rest and recuperate along the way, so he just changed it down and cleaned it today. Of course, he naturally won't do this kind of thing like washing clothes, but will hand it over to Liuya.

Liuya exists as Shen Xi's orderly in the army, and the little girl doesn't expect her to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, she can do something, and she has a reason to give her some rewards when she turns around, so that she can follow her brother Ma Jiu back to see her sister-in-law's face is also bright...... It is said that Xiaoyu is already pregnant at this time, and Liuya will have a little nephew in a short time.

After packing everything up and washing his face with cold water, Shen Xi, who was wearing a scholar's Confucian shirt, came out to see Wu Sheng, the prefect of Quanzhou.

Wu Sheng was over fifty years old, he was a second-class jinshi in the third year of Hongzhi, and he mixed in the officialdom for thirteen years, and he was promoted all the way to Quanzhou, a prefect with a developed economy, an important geographical location and an open port to the outside world, which can be regarded as an achievement.

When Shen Xi saw Wu Sheng's old appearance, he probably guessed that this old prefect of Wu was either as old and ambitious as Gao Mingcheng at the beginning, and hoped to do something in the future, so he would sharpen his head and drill up; Either he will serve as the governor of Quanzhou for a few years, and then stop there, and it is basically impossible to get mixed into a province as an envoy, and the last one may be in the position of political envoy.

Such a person will either make a lot of money in front of Zhishi, just like Gao Mingcheng did when he was the prefect of Tingzhou, or he will honestly earn a good reputation and have a clean breeze on his sleeves...... There are basically two extremes.

Zhang Lian was planted as a follower in the prefect of Quanzhou, and Shen Xi believed that it would give his successor a warning that they would not dare to come nonsense. Now Shen Xi has a lot of eyeliner in the land of Fujian and Guangdong, both political and business circles, and he has heard a lot of rumors and things, but he has not heard of any illegal behavior of this Wu Sheng.

In Shen Xi's mind, Wu Sheng is a decent Confucian official, of course, he may be deceived by some kind of appearance, but that is not the focus of his attention, he rectifies the officialdom just to establish prestige and coordinate manpower and material resources to level the bandits.

As for the affairs of the officials, it can be left to the imperial history to bother, and he has no time to stay in the local area to investigate who is a corrupt official.

It is said that there are very few officials who are truly honest and self-disciplined in these years, and even ministers like Xie Qian and Liu Daxia, who claim to be clean officials, still receive a lot of gifts during the New Year's holidays.

Wu Sheng did not come alone, he was followed by eight people, who did not look like the subordinate officials of the government, but the gentry in the city, and there were a few Shen Xi who felt that they were kind, probably they had seen it when he came to Quanzhou Mansion last time.

"Shen Junmen."

As soon as Shen Xi came forward, even if Wu Sheng was dizzy, he knew that the young man in an ordinary Confucian shirt in front of him was Shen Xi, the famous and talented man of the world.

Shen Xi's reputation not only comes from his achievements in the imperial examination, but also from his legendary experience as an official...... After four years as an official, he was promoted from the sixth-grade Hanlin to the third-grade feudal official, and the Ming Dynasty couldn't find a second person.

Shen Xi frowned slightly when he heard the title of "Military Gate".

Generally speaking, military generals call him more military, and civilian officials usually call him "Zhongcheng".

This is like forming a gang, and the warrior takes a fancy to his identity as a "commander of military affairs" and regards him as his own; The civil official recognized his identity as the "right deputy capital of the imperial history", that is, the imperial history Zhongcheng, and also treated him as a civil official to show goodwill.

Just a title, Shen Xi felt that the inside story was not simple...... You Wu Sheng look old and unbearable, and you are a civil official in charge of a government, which "military gate" are you called? However, Shen Xi didn't say anything, and stepped forward and politely said "long admiration" as a perfunctory.

After humbling up, Shen Xi and Wu Sheng sat down one after another.

Shen Xi raised his hand and motioned for those who came with Wu Sheng to sit down on their own, but except for the three respected old men who chose a chair to sit down, the other five people all waited aside, lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Shen Xi and Wu Sheng at eye level, it seemed that they were people who had neither merit nor fame.

Shen Xi asked: "Governor Wu, this official led the troops north, passing through Quanzhou Mansion, I don't know what advice you have?" ”

Wu Sheng arched his hand, looking very humble, and replied in an old and rich voice: "I don't dare to talk about advice, Shen Junmen is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he has a wide range of knowledge, just like Haoyue ......"

This Wu prefect complimented and said a set of things, but they were all selectively skipped by Shen Xi.

Shen Xi has been in officialdom for four years, what kind of official has not been seen? The existence of people like Wu Sheng who likes to compliment people is a big deal in Zhan Shifu, especially those who have obtained official status by bribing the Zhang brothers, and they are almost always touted when they meet on weekdays, and Shen Xi has long been accustomed to dealing with such people.

It didn't take long for Wu Sheng to pick his name: "...... Since the city moved to Fuzhou Mansion, Quanzhou Thornton Port has gradually declined, the market has withered, I heard that Shen Junmen single-handedly made the Buddha Lang machine surrender, and the incident happened in Quanzhou, which can be said to have an indissoluble bond with Quanzhou. ”

"I implore Shen Junmen to think about the well-being of the people of Quanzhou, write to the imperial court, and move the city from Fuzhou back to Quanzhou, which will be praised by all the people......"

He wore a lot of high hats, first bragged about people, and then put forward a "small request", which didn't sound complicated, just write to the court, but Shen Xi pondered for a while, you Wu Sheng are really cunning enough!

This is obviously to earn political achievements, but I don't want to do it myself, so I play smart and let others help me speak, and I have the responsibility to let others carry it, but if I have merit, I enjoy the support of the people.

There is no more shameless act in the world than this!

If you have this idea, you can write to the court yourself, the prefect of the first prefecture is a member of the imperial court, and what he represents is the interests of the local gentry and the people of Quanzhou Prefecture.

It's good that you don't write a book yourself, let me, the governor of the three provinces in this way, write a book, and know emotionally that I am a "close minister of the Son of Heaven", and it will be easier to help you achieve your political goals. If I really promised, the people of Quanzhou may not remember my goodness, but the people of Fuzhou will scold me to the point of blood, which is the so-called "praise of all people"?

Since ancient times, when political convenience can only be given to one side and neglect the other, both sides will find ways to fight for it, and the powerful and powerful are the objects of the two sides.

It stands to reason that whoever can do what he likes, those in power will choose who to support, and of course, they can also play the favor card.

At present, the southeast coast of Daming has signed a trade contract with Daming because of the Francophone man, and the volume of trade has surged, and the number of sea ships from the Obaro continent to Daming to do business has increased exponentially.

The Quanzhou government wants to win back what it has lost, while the Fuzhou government enjoys its success, and as economic and trade activities become more frequent, the people's lives are becoming more and more prosperous.

Quanzhou, as the losing party, of course, has to find a way to fight for it, the capital is too far away to take care of for a while, and the Nanjing officialdom can move around, but the effect is not very obvious, after all, the decision-making power is in the center.

At this time, Shen Xi, the "close minister of the Son of Heaven", came, and the people of Quanzhou thought that this was Shen Hanlin, who had a lot of roots with Quanzhou, and Shen Hanlin was now getting bigger and bigger, which was given to him by our Quanzhou people...... At the beginning, it was our Quanzhou people who helped him fight the Franc machine man, and now he should reciprocate, right?

So, there was Wu Sheng's request to see.

When encountering things, everyone will think about the problem in their own favor, Quanzhou people forget that it was not they who helped Shen Xi at the beginning, but Shen Xi saved Quanzhou City in danger, and Shen Xi did not owe Quanzhou anything at all.

Shen Xi will definitely not agree to such an unfounded request, but he will not refuse too obviously, lest Wu Sheng take it to make a fuss with the gentry and people in Quanzhou, as if he Shen Xi is not close.

Shen Xi really wanted to say, this matter has nothing to do with me, you can grab a job with Fuzhou Mansion, but don't pull me in, I, as the governor of the three provinces, must be in a neutral position.

Shen Xi glanced at the gentry opposite, and thought, no wonder I want to bring these people here, my feelings are forcing me to comply.

Shen Xi sighed lightly: "Governor Wu, it's not that the official is unwilling to come forward to speak for the Quanzhou Mansion, it's just that the emperor's order is in his body, and now the official's errand is to pacify the coastal bandits, and the long journey is just the first step, how can he be distracted?" I also ask the prefect of Wu to forgive me, if the bandits are exterminated and return triumphantly, this official will definitely make a statement to the imperial court. ”

The explanation is that I don't have time now, don't bother me, I can help you talk about it when I'm done with the work at hand, but it's just for "this matter", I didn't say that I must help Quanzhou Mansion get anything, this is not a commitment.

"Shen Junmen, I won't trouble you for much time, it's just a transcript, the lower official has written the transcript, please take a look, just sign your name at the end!" After speaking, Wu Sheng took out a notebook from his arms and sent it to Shen Xi, and Shen Xi's face instantly became gloomy.

Feelings are set up and waiting for me to jump into it, right?

You really think that I am the first day out to mix, I don't have any knowledge at all, can you bluff this little trick, can't you get off the stage?

Wu Sheng was full of confidence at this time, you said that you don't have time, I will help you write all the scripts, just a signature, you don't need to work hard, no matter how big you are, won't you be eaten to death by me?

But what kind of person is Shen Xi, his youth does not mean that he is naïve.

I thought that in front of the gentry of Quanzhou, I didn't dare to refuse you, what's wrong? Feelings brought these people here just so that I can't open my mouth to refuse for the sake of face, right?

Shen Xi sneered, suddenly raised his hand, and slapped the coffee table in Wu Sheng's incomprehensible gaze, and slapped the case, his words were quite majestic, and he shouted:

"Governor Wu, this official has repeatedly emphasized that this time he is ordered by the emperor to lead the troops of the three provinces to level the bandits, and the lives of the people on the southeast coast are tied to the official's body, if this official plays with you at this time, how will the court look at it, how will Your Majesty look at it?"

"Your Majesty will definitely think that I have no distinction between priority and priority, and in order to help the people of Quanzhou, I disregarded the emperor's order and stayed in Quanzhou to speak for the locality, and the things that the imperial court approved of will be rejected in the end, how should I face the fathers and elders of Quanzhou again, and how to face the dawn people on the southeast coast who urgently need to quell the bandits?" (To be continued.) )