readx; This competition notice can really be described as "one stone stirs up a thousand waves". Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info [Burning ^ Wen ^ Library] The first to jump up were the original Xu officials who didn't do anything, and they flocked to the news after hearing the news, and seven were dissatisfied and eight were not angry and asked to see the prefect Yan Ermei.

Yan Ermei generously put them into the mansion, and asked in a good time: "Why are you asking to see this mansion?" ”

"Taizun, people are noble and trustworthy!" The original chief of the official room was self-assured and said unceremoniously, "Taizun said that he was waiting for me that day, and the official did not have any salary, so I resigned and did not do it." But now it's just been three days, why not only do you have a salary, but also change it to a salary from the imperial court? ”

"That's right! Can you explain it to us! The others echoed menacingly.

"That's what I said." Yan Ermei smiled unhurriedly, "This is not surprising. In the past, the yamen could not get this money, and at that time, the government and you were also telling the truth. Don't talk about you, even the monthly salary of this mansion, the court is still in arrears, is this government resigned and returned home like you? But now there is the emperor's grace, the new governor Fan Daren's strong support, and the fact that the officials are unable to support their families, and the imperial court has specially approved Kaifeng Mansion to add official positions and hire employees, isn't this a good thing? Why, when you work, you shrink back, and when you are cheap, you want to dip it again? ”

Yan Ermei deliberately said this last sentence in the slang of the market, and there were many newly recruited officials standing in the lobby, and they all laughed loudly at this time. Some of the officials also coaxed: "Do you guys still want to be embarrassed?" Relying on the whiskers to pat the horse and hand over the silver, I have been a scribe and a servant for several lifetimes, and I really think that the yamen was opened by your family? If you really assist Taizun and contribute to the people, you can deceive and deceive your subordinates one by one, embezzle and ask for bribes, and the people will not know it! Acquaintances hurry up and get out, otherwise don't blame us for being polite, let Taizun cure you for the crime of stirring up the court! ”

These very "arrogant" words used to be said by the original gang of officials, but I didn't expect that the object of reprimands today was replaced by myself, and I couldn't help but be furious. But as soon as they saw that the officials in the lobby were all holding water and fire sticks, and staring at them viciously, they remembered that their identity was now "people", and those mud-legged people had become "officials".

But the stakes involved in this matter are too significant, and these people will not give up easily no matter what. The former head of the house thought for a moment and then arched his hand: "In that case, please allow us to participate in the competition." ”

As soon as he said this, others also reacted: yes, we have been doing this for several lifetimes, why are we not more experienced than the newcomers? If you participate in the competition, you will definitely be able to compare with them, and in the end, we will have to be this bad!

But Yan Ermei immediately poured a basin of cold water on their heads: "I'm sorry, this mansion can't allow it." ”

"Why!" The chief officer was so anxious that he almost didn't jump up, "Isn't it clearly written on the notice that as long as you meet the conditions, you can participate in the competition?" ”

Yan Ermei immediately said, "Not bad." But you've already turned down the House once. The gentleman said that the horse is difficult to chase, do you still want to regret it! ”

"But... But..."

These people still wanted to say, "It turned out that you were deceived", but Yan Ermei no longer had the patience to accompany them to continue to rip on, and flicked the sleeves of his robe and said: "This government is busy with official business, so I will not accompany you!" Retire! ”

said that they would retreat, and the officials who had been waiting anxiously for a long time rushed up and pushed these people out without saying anything. Some people are really reluctant to iron the rice bowl, and shout hoarsely, "Taizun, Taizun, you can't treat villains like this", but as soon as he shouted like this, the officials were even more angry, picked up the water and fire sticks and hit the head, and scolded angrily while beating: "The government still dares to shout, Taizun is polite enough to you, what are you going to do?" ”

After the gang was beaten with sticks, they were greeted by laughter and thunderous applause from thousands of people. This made them even more embarrassed, and they squeezed out of the crowd in a gray way. However, they refused to give up, and after some deliberation, they decided to walk on two legs: on the one hand, they were ready to go to the governor's yamen to intercede, and to touch the path of the new governor to see if they could be accommodating; On the other hand, by taking advantage of the network of contacts accumulated over the years, people who have contacts with high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China hurriedly wrote letters to complain, saying that the Kaifeng Prefecture did not abide by the rules and set up official posts indiscriminately, and the people were extremely angry. As long as there is an official who impeaches Yan Ermei, or even Fan Jingwen is impeached together, the imperial court will at least send someone to investigate, and when the time comes, everyone will cross the sea to show their magical powers, and this matter will have to be messed up no matter what.

Not to mention how these people calculated, not to mention the inside and outside of the prefect's yamen, which is now crowded with people. Yan Ermei walked out of the mansion and first told everyone about the process of repulsing the old officials just now, which caused everyone to laugh heartily. It's just because these people bully people and prey on the common people on weekdays, which has already made everyone hate it. Now I see that the new prefect is not only upright, but also has a lot of means, which makes these people unlucky, and they are very happy.

Yan Ermei took advantage of the situation and said, "Why don't you use them in this mansion? It's not because they can't do things. But how can such a person enter the public gate and act impartially for the court and the people for the court? Of course, working on errands in public office, or even being an official, should have a salary. However, you can't just be an official for money, or even bend the law for the sake of money, and break the criminal law. Previously, the government recruited officials and deliberately did not pay salaries, which can be regarded as a small test, isn't this brushing those people out? I hope that after you pass the selection, you can still be consistent, and don't forget: if you are an official and do not make decisions for the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes! ”

Everyone applauded, but someone asked suspiciously: "Taizun, what is a sweet potato?" ”

Yan Ermei realized that he had only heard the emperor talk about this crop, but he had never seen it with his own eyes, so how could he explain it to everyone. I had to say vaguely: "This is a high-yield crop, and the yield per mu can reach 1,000 catties after planting." Next spring, it will be planted by the imperial court, and it will be tried in this house, and you will know when the time comes. ”

"A thousand catties per mu!" Everyone exclaimed again, for them, the yield of 200 catties of wheat per mu is already a bumper harvest, if they really want to produce 1,000 catties, then they don't have to worry about filling their stomachs anymore!

With a beautiful vision for the future, the support for the new prefect who is the master of the people, and the infinite gratitude to the young Emperor Chongzhen, the people who participated in the competition entered the palace. Zhu Youzhen, who was in the palace to meet Fan Jingwen, Wang Jiazhen and Xuan Mo, who came to take office, received the report, tried to suppress his excitement, and said lightly: "Oh... The new official has taken office with three fires..."