Volume 2 The Wind and Rain of the Imperial Capital Chapter 152 Mastering the County Government

The news did not attract anyone's attention in the officialdom, but it surprised the people of the Yamen of Daxing County, and their county lord Lu Tu actually submitted a request to the Ministry of Officials to resign.

If this had been more than a month ago, they would not have believed it in any way. Lu Xiancheng has been in the county government for many years, and his power has completely overshadowed the previous county orders, and he has obtained countless benefits as a result, will a person like him resign from his official position? I'm afraid that even if he is given a county order elsewhere in exchange, he may not be willing to agree.

However, a series of recent changes in the county government have made everyone see some changes. Although the newly appointed county magistrate looks young, his wrists are really smart, and he is tough.

Although everyone thinks that Lu Xiancheng should not swallow his anger like this, he should also make some kind of counterattack. But after getting the news of his resignation, many people can accept it. Because today's county Yali Lu County Order has completely grasped the initiative, not only has the people close to Lu Xiancheng been dismissed and replaced with a group of new people, but also won over the two assistant officials Zeng Zhushu and Yue Dianshi, so that Lu Xiancheng can't find a usable helper.

Therefore, soon after hearing that Ying Ding and they were arrested, the news of Lu Tu's resignation was accepted. And after hearing the news, everyone was even more in awe of Lu Xiancheng, and quietly, he actually forced such a powerful person as Lu Xiancheng to leave this way, which shows how powerful his own county order is.

Moreover, all of this was completed less than a month after Lu Xiancheng took office, and I am afraid that dealing with Lu Xiancheng has not yet allowed him to fully reveal his true strength! With this statement, the people of the yamen did not dare to despise this young county order, and all of them seemed to be in order.

When Lu Zhen lined up for the first time in early August, he saw the awe-inspiring appearance of everyone, just like a mouse seeing a cat.

The so-called row is a formal ceremony in the county government. Carefully speaking, it is very similar to the early dynasty of the Son of Heaven, but the number and scale are much smaller, and they only convene the people of the yamen in the county hall to report various matters. This is also a critical moment for Yiya Zhengtang to show his majesty to his subordinates.

There has always been a saying in officialdom that the magistrates always envy the Beijing officials, because they can always meet the Son of Heaven, and the chances of getting promoted are naturally much greater, and the Beijing officials still have a large amount of unplanned income every year, such as Bing Jing Tan Jing or something, which is much more nourishing than ordinary magistrates who only live a miserable life with that little bit of money.

But if you really want to talk about it, there is one thing that is also a Beijing official who is far inferior to a local official, and that is their pomp. Being in Beijing, I should be cautious in my words and deeds, and in order to prevent people from gossiping, it is better to keep a low profile in some things. This kind of arrangement ceremony in each yamen, even the officials of the six departments dare not put it up, but when they go to other places, a small county order can gather all the people in the yamen to arrange the yamen, and some people will even be addicted to it, and they will arrange the yamen once in a few days.

As a Beijing official, Lu Zhen naturally had to be a low-key person, but in order to bring the hearts of everyone in the county government together, he also made an exception. However, for the sake of insurance, they also did it behind closed doors this time, so as not to be known by outsiders and provoked criticism.

Standing high above the lobby, looking at the group of people below frowning and bending over to listen to the teaching, Lu Zhen was still quite proud in his heart, and even showed a smile on his face. He was glad that he would be completely up to himself, and that the rest of the people would be completely at his own mercy. It's a wonderful feeling of being in control.

But soon, he regained his mind, and his smug look was swept away, replaced by a solemn face: "You don't have to be polite. We will work together in the yamen in the future, and the official still has a lot to rely on you, but you are all the right men of the official. ”

"We should obey the orders of the county lord!" Everyone hurriedly responded in unison, and the momentum was not small.

Lu Zhen nodded in appreciation, and then continued: "Before talking about other things, this official has something to announce. Lu Xiancheng has been an official here for many years, and he has indeed worked hard, but after all, he is not young and has many diseases, so he took the initiative to resign from the court this time. However, our county government can't do without the county minister, so the official and the ministry asked for an order, and was promoted to the county secretary. Brother Zeng, in the future, everyone will call you Zeng Xiancheng! ”

Zeng Guang was obviously stunned for a moment, he didn't know that Lu Zhen would have this arrangement, and then his face was full of surprise, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and said in his mouth: "Thank you for the virtue of your promotion, the lower officials will keep it in mind, and you will fully cooperate with your lordship in the future." ”

Zeng Guang does have reason to be pleasantly surprised, this is a big promotion, an official like him who was born as a prisoner, can only be a small person in the end of his life, the third-in-command or even the fourth-in-command with a black pot, and now he can be promoted to the second-in-command of the county government at once, which is already exceptional.

Before, he had also considered helping Lu Tu sit in the position of county magistrate, so that the other party might reciprocate and help him find an upward space, but even he was not too sure of this. After all, the Ming officialdom has its own rules, and it is not so easy to make an exception.

And now, Lu Zhen actually helped himself to mention the county of his dreams in a blink of an eye, this alone is enough to make Zeng the master book, no, now it is time to call him a county official, which is enough to make him grateful.

Seeing his surprised appearance, Lu Zhen just smiled: "You will do a good job in the future, and the official will not forget you if you have merit." As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Yue Liqiu, who was looking at him to the side: "Yue Dianshi, where are you willing to take on the position of this main book?" ”

"Xiaguan...... I am willing to listen to the will of adults! Yue Liqiu swallowed his saliva and said hurriedly. Although this promotion is a little worse, it is a step forward, isn't it?

Lu Zhen nodded, and then put a team leader who had been in the county government for many years and was honest and honest to the position of the canon, and let Lin Lie take his position. The others also had their own benefits, and for a moment everyone's faces were filled with joy.

Ordinary people may just be excited about their own benefits, but people like Zeng Guang and Yue Liqiu are shocked by Lu Jin's ability to do all this.

Although the county government is dominated by him, the right to appoint several assistant officials is not in the hands of his county order, which is a means used by the imperial court to check and balance the magistrates, and it is also a rule for many years. Otherwise, if such personnel power is handed over to a county order, it is likely to form a situation where the tail is too big to fall, which is especially important in the capital.

But Lu Zhen actually did everything quietly, you must know that this is not a temporary appointment, but a direct appointment, a formal appointment issued by the Ministry of Officials. In other words, Lu County's order actually allowed the officials to promote two people through exceptions!

And it's all done in a short period of time, which is all the more amazing.

There are countless scholars in the world, but there are only a few official positions, and everyone hopes that the officials can choose themselves to be officials, and for this reason, how many people have tried all kinds of methods to dredge up the relationship in the yamen of the officials' department, and they have to wait for a few months or even years before it is their turn. But Lu County's order is good, and he won this vacant position for them in an understatement, does this mean that there is a strong backer behind it?

Thinking about his tough attitude when he fought Lu Tu before, several people finally understood. Lu Xiancheng really died by himself, and he actually dared to fight with Lu Xian Ling, who had such a backer behind him, even if he could really fight Lu Xian Ling before, I am afraid that the end will not be better than now.

Of course, they didn't know that Lu Zhen was able to do this, or because he was very satisfied with Hu Hu by killing Lu Tu this time. This time he was granted his request, which was just a feedback and reward from Hu Butang. If Lu Zhen couldn't even fight Lu Tu, Hu Hu would never help, because what he wanted was not an incompetent burden.

Regardless of whether you see the powerful forces behind Lu Jin, anyway, the people in the county government are completely convinced by Lu County's order, which is reflected in their attitude later, when they report to Lu Jin, they are detailed and do not dare to conceal the slightest thing.

In this regard, Lu Zhen also behaved very decently. Although they did do some disgraceful things, Lu Zhen had no intention of pursuing them, but just said with a straight face: "The officials you did before don't plan to pursue them, but after today, I, the people of Daxing County, will no longer be allowed to do things that oppress the good and use power for personal gain." If there is a repeat offender, don't blame the official for not being emotional. ”

The effect of these words is naturally very good, Lu Tu can learn from the past, they ask themselves that they are far less powerful than Lu Xiancheng, and naturally they dare not disobey the meaning of Lu County's order.

Seeing that they only said yes, Lu Jin's face softened slightly: "Next, the official will talk about external affairs." Since our Daxing County Ya is in the capital, the responsibilities are naturally much heavier than those of other county yas. In the past, it was because we were too weak and bullied that our county government was ignored by everyone, whether it was the people or the officials, they would hardly think of us when something happened. But once something goes wrong, we are responsible for the sin. Li County's order was finally dismissed, which is also a very crucial reason. ”

Hearing him say this, many people were stunned, what is our county magistrate going to do? Our Daxing County government is indeed in a humble position in the capital, can we still compete with so many powerful and high-ranking officials?

Seeing their thoughts, Lu Zhen sat up straight and said solemnly: "This official has listed thirty laws and regulations that must be obeyed by my subordinates from today onwards, and you will proclaim it in the county administration in the next few days, and you must let everyone know the rules set by this official!" ”