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His official position is not big, it is not small, but he is the chief official in the government office, the general leader of the six sections, and he is usually cautious in doing things, and the Zhou Governor still attaches great importance to him, so after the porter reported, only half an hour, Bao Shi took the horse post to see Zhou Guangxia, the prefect of Huai'an.

In the afternoon of the next day, the good news and official documents were delivered to the nearby Huaiyang Military Garrison.

In fact, the old city of Huai'an is densely populated, and the government office, the military garrison office, the Cao Yun Bureau, the government school, etc., are all concentrated in the vicinity of Shangban Street, especially the "Governor's Cao Gong Office" as the center.

However, the procedure should not be chaotic, any official documents, the county-level yamen sent up, the upper level is the state government, the state government is the government office, the upper level of the government is the military garrison government, and finally the military garrison government will hand over the official documents to the governor or governor yamen.

Level by level, you can't cross the line, it doesn't mean that the official office is nearby, just run to it.

Theoretically, military affairs documents that have been reported by the Red Flag cannot be detained, and they need to be uploaded at all levels with great urgency.

Of course, this is only theoretical.

Perhaps the news of the great victory played a role, or maybe the letters of Lord Huang Sien and Lord Qi Shangxian played a role, and only a day later, Zhang Wenguang, the Huaiyang Army, forwarded the good news and official documents to the Governor's Office of Cao Run.

It was the afternoon of March 18, a few days after the last victory.

The Governor-General of the Governor's Office.

This is the name of this time, and in history, the Qing Dynasty changed its name to "Governor Caoyun Ministry".

Taizong inherited the great cause, established Cao Yun and reformed the envoy, is the order of the military post of the prime minister, Jingtai two years, with the deputy capital of the imperial history Wang Bin as the governor of Caoyun and the governor of Huaiyang, stationed in the festival who is safe, and the chief military officer of the same Cao affairs, called the second court of civil and military affairs.

In Wanli Nian, he dismissed the chief military officer of Caoyun, and then dismissed the generals, Langzhong, Yushi and urging, and the chief minister, and served full-time as civilians.

Caoyun Governor Lihe Governor Cao, more than 400,000 stone of Caoyun grain, the world's great destiny, is really tied to this, but also protects Cao soldiers Ding 120,000, where the Huai'an Mansion City Guard, are responsible for the city guard of the Governor's Office, which can be described as a high authority.

At this time, the office is located on the north side of the high ground of the building (renamed the town Huai building in the Qing Dynasty), covers a huge area, the building is magnificent, and the north and south of the building, Huai'an Mansion Office is in the same central axis.

The official residence of the back hall.

This is the most important place in the Governor's Office, and after the Qing Dynasty, it was also commonly called the signing room, and the clerks in the outer rooms of the multi-bay room came and went, looking hurried, and the scribes continued to divide the massive number of official documents into aliases and extract summaries.

The scribes drafted the letters and official letters according to this, and the most trusted staff of the Governor's Office were responsible for reviewing and signing the drafts, applying for the upper and lower levels, and taking charge of everything.

In the end, the governor saw that there was no problem, and the red pen was approved, the large seal of the government office was stamped, and important official letters such as judgments, proclamations, contracts, and appointment documents that determined the fate of all parties were sent to all directions.

However, although the governor's power is heavy, he does not have direct subordinates, and he needs to hire staff to help him deal with criminal names and military and political affairs.

The importance of the official residence, known as the "inner throat", all confidential personnel not only need to be clear about the style of writing and ink, familiar with documents, regulations, case facts, etc., but also morally require loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, righteousness, honesty and shame, to avoid the occurrence of fraud.

After the dismissal of the former governor Zhu Dadian, Shi Kefa took over the post of governor of Caoyun, he favored young scholars, and after taking office, he vigorously visited the virtuous and wise to help him deal with military and political affairs.

Therefore, at this time, the faces of young people walking in each room were all flying letters, which was in stark contrast to the gloomy atmosphere of the official residences elsewhere.

The inner room of the official residence, compared with the layout of the previous governor Zhu Dadian, was too simple at this time, and the small dining room and the kang for the old men to take a nap and rest were all replaced by cabinets, which were either books or official documents, densely packed, and seemed to make people drown in official letters.

In front of a public case, a senior officer in a scarlet robe with a rhino belt and a second-grade brocade chicken complement on his official uniform sat on the official hat chair and listened, and several staff members in front of him were reporting something.

The court official is short and sturdy, his face is dark, but his eyes are bright, he sits straight, his posture is impeccable, his expression is focused, every detail said by the staff is not missed, no matter how big or small, he frequently asks questions.

It seems that in front of him, there is never the word "perfunctory".

This court member is the new governor Caoyun, governor Huaiyang Shi Kefa, he just turned 40 years old this year, the word Xianzhi, Daxing nationality, auspicious people, the world brocade clothes hundred households, ancestor Yingyuan in the township, the official Huangping Zhizhou, there is a favorable government.

But the father of the law was qualified, and the mother Yin, was conceived because of a dream of Wen Tianxiang's arrival, and gave birth to Shi Kefa. Kefa was famous in the township for filial piety since he was a child, and in the first year of Chongzhen, he was appointed as the official of Xi'an Prefecture, and later promoted to the head of the household department, and he was a member of the Lang Lang and Lang Zhong.

In the eighth year of Chongzhen, Shi Kefa was transferred to the right senator, responsible for guarding Chizhou and Taiping, Chongzhen for ten years, governor Anqing, and in the summer of the twelfth year, he returned to his hometown because of the death of his father-in-law.

In September of the 14th year of Chongzhen, shortly after the mourning clothes were removed, he was appointed as the governor of Caoyun and the governor of Huaiyang, responsible for ensuring the important official position of transporting rice and wheat from the southeast region to Beijing through the Grand Canal.

It can be said that in the past ten years, Shi Kefa's official fortune has been prosperous, but his quality is honest and trustworthy, not only can he share weal and woe with his subordinates, but also has a clean sleeve, thrifty and self-disciplined, and sends money home, at most only 50 taels of silver and a silver cup.

The emperor once doubted his integrity, and sent eunuchs to wait on his way to the funeral, and finally found that what Shi Kefa brought home was only two silver cups, seventeen fans, and thirty-two scrolls of laying seals.

Emperor Chongzhen sighed when he heard this, and left a very good impression on him, so after Shi Kefa was removed from the mourning service, he couldn't wait to mention him to the important position of governor of Caoyun.

This is very rare, you must know that Shi Kefa has a very obvious Donglin Party label, and Emperor Chongzhen has always been vigilant enough in the party struggle.

Although he purged the eunuch party as soon as he came to power, he was also suppressing the Donglin party, and finally Chongzhen was in a state of despair for 17 years, whether it was the Donglin party or the eunuch party.

In addition to Sun Chengzong of the Donglin Party, nearly 100 cabinet ministers, supervisors, scholars, and governors promoted by Emperor Chongzhen in the past ten years are basically non-eunuchs and non-Donglin people who hold a middle position.

He likes to use lonely ministers, and no party members like it, and after he promoted Shi Kefa in history, he soon promoted Ma Shiying of the eunuch party as a counterbalance.

In fact, at this time, the Restoration Society was controlled by the Eunuch Party, and the Restoration Society was controlled by the Donglin Party, which was already after the Southern Ming Dynasty liquidated the responsibility of the Eunuch Party.

Moreover, the imperial examination is divided into the north and the south, and the power of the restoration society is at most in some provinces in the south.

Feeling the emperor's grace, the saint's Yin Yin is important, after Shi Kefa took office, vigorously promote the advantages and disadvantages, visit the virtuous, within a few months, he successively impeached and dismissed the three grain governors, and added the Cao Chu Road, Cao Yun Meteorology, which is a new one.

He seems to have more infinite energy, every day and night, everything is important to the country, everything is personally inquired about, and he never perfunctory.

As the governor of the governor, he only eats coarse tea and light rice, he doesn't open the lid, the food doesn't taste heavy, and he doesn't fan in summer, so it can be said that in terms of personal character, the new governor Shi Kefa is impeccable.

“…… Up to now, more than 6,500 boats have gone north, and before the dam was built to stop the Yellow River, 11,000 shallow boats were transported, and all of them will be able to pass through. It's just that the students heard that some official ships and tribute ships ignored the ban and rushed to enter the lock first, and the ships had to wait, and the students were worried that they would delay the transportation. ”

"Cao grain is the supply of heaven and the foundation of Cao Yun. Before the passage of Cao, the governor had already drawn up the order of passage, and the boats were exhausted, the second was the tribute boat, the people's boat was second, and the official boat was again. At the beginning of June, there will be an outbreak of submerged water, the yellow water backs up, if the Huai'an Tongji Gate does not build a dam to stop the yellow, it will make the Li River silt up, dredge inconvenient, delay the next year's Cao Yun major event. Mr. Wang, you immediately sent the judge and the friends who accompanied the court to go to the canal to inspect the scene. Whoever dares to disobey the order will be taken and will not be pleaded for. ”

"The students have surveyed the Dongjiagou estuary transport road, and there are signs of silting in Dongkou, which is inconvenient for ships to pass. In order to ensure the smooth passage of the Suqian section, in addition to dredging the Shunji River again, it is also necessary to control the water level of Luoma Lake, so that it can be transported when the canal is dry and can be discharged when the canal is full of water. Just open the river lagoon, it is necessary to dig up the Maling Mountain, dig the barrage river, the river is more than 20 miles long, of which the mountain opens the river more than 10 miles, Suqian place, I am afraid that it is difficult to support. ”

"In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, the mouth of the Chen Yao was opened to the Tongji River to avoid the danger of the Yellow River for twenty miles. It's a pity that when Chongzhen was five years old, Chenkou was silted up, and it was changed to Dongjiagoukou, twenty miles west of Suqian, and it was called Shunji River. Now Dong Kou is gradually clogged again. However, there is no room for mistakes, and the governor will personally go to Suqian to investigate on the spot. If the local area is not supported, they will think of transferring grain from Huai'an or even Nanjing. The local people are tired, so they just use work for relief so that the people can have a bite to eat. ”

"Governor Rende, from the point of view of students, it is imperative to work on the Barrage River, Suqian and other places are on the edge of Luoma Lake, every flood season, the turbidity current rolls, the water reaches the sky, and there is no way to distinguish the Shunji River, the Yellow River or the Luoma Lake. Even a flood water surge can wash away the lakeside road. Li Congxin, Zhu Guangzuo, Liu Rongsi, and Zhou Ding, the four general rivers, were convicted because of the failure of Cao Yun, and the root cause lies in this. Therefore, it is not only necessary to dredge Dongkou, but also to make Luoma Lake have a place to go when the water surges. If the Barrage River is completed, it can flow east to Shuoxiang and other lakes, and then flow into the sea, so that the luck is worry-free! ”

At this time, a group of staff gathered in the inner room, all of them were high-spirited, pointing out the country, impassioned words, and idealists like Shi Kefa.

They talked eloquently, wearing more green shirts, and the person who was sitting, on the simple small table next to them, was only a cup of tea.

But everyone doesn't care, they are under the curtain of history, not for the enjoyment of money, but for this opportunity to show what they have learned in their chests and promote the pros and cons.

To be honest, Shi Kefa didn't give them many curtain bindings, and many times they had to pay for it themselves, but all the staff members were willing.

At this time, everyone discussed several matters, such as the matter of Caoyun and the matter of the Barrage River Project, which Shi Kefa temporarily handed over to his staff Wang Xiuchu and Zhou Tonggu to deal with, visit the matter, and even after a while, he will personally go to Suqian.

Then two more staff members came in, but they were Yan Ermei and Yao Kang.

Yan Ermei is a famous literati in Pei County, the word is Qing, the name is ancient, because of the birth and ears grew up, the white is too faced, and the name is Bai Qishan people.

Yao Kang is a native of Tongcheng, thin, and the minister He Ruzhong is a fellow villager, wearing a green shirt, quite arrogant, indifferent eyes, and seems to be able to see through the world.

He is good at reading history books, seeing supermen, and is good at academic affairs, in history, he predicted that the Ming Dynasty was about to end, and Shi Gong was also difficult to support, and finally resigned from Shi Xiangguo and returned to Li, so as to avoid the difficulties of Yangzhou.

What he left a lot of marks in the history books was to offer Shi Kefa, who was the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department at the time, the strategy of "borrowing and capturing Pingkou".

Yao Kang wrote a book on the topic of the Tang Dynasty's pacification of the Huangchao Incident, believing that Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi alone were not enough, and that it was necessary to borrow Li Ke's Shatuo soldiers, so that there would eventually be hope for Zhongxing, which deeply influenced Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying among the decision-makers.

He is accustomed to looking at the current situation with a pair of cold eyes, quite a kind of transcendent taste, after Shi Kefa took office, he urgently needed to employ people, and asked for recommendations from all over the world.

But Shi Kefa visited him several times and in person, and Yao Kang felt affection, so he entered the military aircraft as a counselor.

At this time, the two of them came in, and Yan Ermei was a rather hearty person, and laughed as soon as he entered the door.

He raised a report in his hand: "Shi Gong, great joy, hahahaha, there is good news from Pizhou, 30,000 thieves are broken, and 2,000 are beheaded." Haha, I didn't think that Su Chengxing and Gao Qifeng were still people who could fight, and that Sui Ning Lian was even more brave Yang He. ”

"Oh."

Shi Kefa also looked happy, so he took the good news and took a closer look, and his dark face was full of joy: "The thieves invaded my Huai'an Mansion, and I didn't want to return again." Remember that Pizhou Suining, last time I sent good news. Five thousand thieves were broken, and one thousand three hundred were beheaded. It's only been a few days later, and another Jiewen has come. ”

He did not doubt the authenticity of this good news, and since he had been in the place for a long time, he naturally knew that it was difficult for officers and men to speak, and it was not uncommon for officers and men to kill good people and make meritorious deeds.

But the local township is brave, and it is directly led by the state and county officials.

The civil officials in these places know best how to protect themselves, and if there is a hint of a great victory, they would rather not take the credit for it, and they will not sign the good news.

Therefore, the authenticity of this good news is not ninety percent but eighty percent, not to mention that the patrol will go down to check according to the imperial history.

Then it was sent up with the good news, as well as Gao Qifeng and others from Suining Zhixian County, saying that the details of the beheading of the thief in Suining Dian Shi Wei Kungang were beheaded, Shi Kefa frowned, and after reading it, he was even more angry, slapped his palm on the case, and said angrily: "These thieves are really disregarding the emperor's grace!" ”

The official document is signed by the entire officialdom of Sui Ning, then there will be no problem, after all, this is an official of the imperial court, to check the facts, it is necessary to patrol the imperial envoys, according to the judicial department and other joint departments, no local official will take this risk, and there is nothing wrong with this matter.

There is no doubt that Wei Kungang is a thief, this is the first civil official of the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, in addition to the warriors and thieves, at most some of the people and hungry people should open the city, and the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen advocated rebellion, and welcomed the thieves into the city, even if it was a small official, it caused an uproar in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Now that the situation has deteriorated so much, even civilian officials have begun to commit thieves?

Where have the books of the sages of this generation been read?

Shi Kefa was angry, Yan Ermei and Yao Kang were just silent, saddened by the corruption of the situation.

Fortunately, Suining County still held on, and in the end, there were two big victories, and the city was not lost.

Shi Kefa took a closer look at this official document, and finally put it aside, he would transfer the matter to the Imperial Inspector, and the Da Ming Law would deal with it as it should be.

Then he picked up the good news and read it carefully, read it twice, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that these two battles are mainly fought by Yang He, the general manager of Suining Lian. ”

He instructed one of his staff members to obtain information on local officials, and after the last great victory, he paid attention to the local officials in Shangpizhou, especially the information on Yang He, the general manager of Suining Lian.

Looking at Shi Gong carefully, Yan Ermei said: "This show is amazing, he can be literate and martial, there are not many young people like this now." ”

Shi Kefa also showed a smile on his face: "The seventeen-year-old student fled all the way and was in many hardships, but he was able to gather refugees and train the township brave army. In the end, he also exterminated the surrounding bandits, and served as the general manager of the two great victories, and I have the seed of reading in the Ming Dynasty...... There is hope. ”

When he said the last sentence, his tone was extremely relieved, and he was relieved from the bottom of his heart.

Feeling the gloomy atmosphere of the Ming officialdom, after he was appointed as the governor, he specially selected young and promising people to serve as staff, and the atmosphere was really new.

In fact, he is not wrong, during the battle of Yangzhou in history, dozens of young staff members under his command were martyred in the war, or died in battle or committed suicide.

At this time, seeing this young Mr. Lian, who is just nineteen years old this year, but has such outstanding talents, both civil and military, Shi Kefa has an inner love in his heart.

He looked at another official document, but it was recommended by Su Chengxing, the governor of Pizhou, saying that the thieves in Qingshan harassed the township of the state, and Yang He, the general manager of Suining Lian, could be the general affairs of the state practice.

He pondered, "What do the two gentlemen think? At the age of nineteen, it is the treatment of a seven-grade loose official, can it attract discussion? ”

Yan Ermei said loudly: "Ganluo is an envoy, and this nineteen years old is not young. After Shi Gong arrived in Huai'an, he said that he would not stick to one pattern and reduce talents. This Yang He can fight, although he is young, but his exploits are continuous, and now there are two great victories, what will be discussed? Besides, it's just a loose official. ”

Shi Kefa is still a little hesitant, he loves Yang He very much, but he is worried about criticism from all sides, and this Xiucai has suddenly reached a high position at a young age, will he get carried away and become a good talent to be killed and die?

He muttered: "Perhaps, when he takes the test again next year, he will be able to raise people or even jinshi, and he will be justified." ”

Yan Ermei sighed and said: "Thousands of troops and horses cross the single-plank bridge, how can it be so easy to take the test?" What should I do if I can't pass the test? ”

In his tone, there was a deep emotion, he has been taking the exam for decades, and now he is only lifting people, he said: "It is to lift people, and they are generally miscellaneous officials, and we are still forty or fifty years old in Huai'an Mansion and miscellaneous officials?" Don't be a jinshi, let the characters discuss the same. ”

He knew that Shi Gong had a problem with indecision, and persuaded loudly: "Shi Gong, when it is decided, it is decisive, Pizhou is a matter of Cao Yun, and the local bandits harass it, so you should send capable people to let it go!" This Yang He fought bravely, and he is still a literati, so he is the right person. ”

The words "Pizhou is an important place for Caoyun" reminded Shi Kefa, indeed, this matter cannot be delayed, he said: "Okay, it's ......"

Yao Kang, who was standing next to him silently, suddenly said: "Not only do you want to use it, but this person can also use it a lot!" ”

Looking at Shi Kefa and the others, he said lightly: "The remnants of the Qingshan thieves not only harass Pizhou, but also harasses Haizhou. Although there are general exercises in the local area, they are extremely useless. If you let this Yang He be the general manager of Pihai Lian, responsible for the pacification and suppression of bandits in several counties in the second realm, presumably Yang He will have to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and he will be grateful to Shi Gong's righteousness, and he will be grateful to Dai De, and he will also be used by the public in the future! ”

Shi Kefa was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head.

Haizhou, Ganyu, Shuyang and other places all have a general practice, although they have fought several battles with the remnants of Qingshan and suffered heavy losses.

But the township soldiers were originally local villagers, although there were also cross-border things, and even Shen Kun, the champion army who took over the task across provinces, but the discussion was very big, and there was a general practitioner in the local area, but one went up, I am afraid that the commotion in various places will be big.

Coordination on all sides is also difficult, and he must take into account the feelings of local state and county officials.

According to what he knows, Ganyu and Shuyang are all concurrently the general manager of the local bookkeeper, and Yang River has gone up, what should these people do?

This must not be done.

Yao Kang's proposal was rejected, and he was silent after making a gesture, but he sighed in his heart.

Although he has not been in the history of the law for a long time, he has seen a fatal weakness of Shi Gong, that is, he lacks courage, he always wants to deal with it everywhere, and he lacks the ability to make decisive decisions on many major issues.

It's just that the old saying goes: "When the judgment continues, it will be chaotic." ”

Where are the things of the world so proper?

There are pros and cons, considering the feelings of the local state and county officials, and the local turmoil, but this opportunity to give grace was let go.

Then Yang He was appointed as the general manager of Pizhou, and I am afraid that he would also think that it was the credit of Zhizhou Su Chengxing's recommendation.

Shi Gong's kindness is less.

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