Chapter 570: Once a Son of Heaven and a Courtier
And the next day, early in the morning, Fang Yingwu got up and went out, preparing to go out and hide before entering the palace to face the saint. Because he found that it was impossible to hide from people at home, just like the girl in the Qinglou who really didn't sell herself?
If there are a few more people like the eldest brother or Mao Hong's predecessors, then his life will not be able to live, and it is better to end it on his own as soon as possible.
Fang Yingwu called Wang Ying and Fang Yingshi to follow them, and when they walked to the gate, they found that a familiar person was probing his brain outside the gate, who was Lou Tianhua, the former county master who had not seen him for a long time?
It is said that after Fang Yingwu left office from Wanping County, he took over the errand of supervising the grain Jiangnan, and Lou Tianhua, a staff member hired at that time, was inconvenient to leave Beijing because of his mother's serious illness.
In addition, Lou Tianhua has been a county magistrate for three years, and his connections in Wanping County have already taken shape, and he can also eat by relying on work such as taking care of lawsuits and doing things on behalf of others. Therefore, he temporarily resigned from Fang Yingwu's side and did not follow Fang Qincha to the south.
Wang Ying is more familiar with Lou Tianhua, and when she saw Lou Tianhua, she couldn't help but joke: "Mr. Lou hasn't seen you for a long time!" I heard that you have eaten a lot of money in Wanping County in the past six months, and it is gratifying to get rid of poverty and become rich, and you should be the host! ”
Lou Tianhua first saluted Fang Yingwu, and then said with a bitter face: "Don't laugh!" The day before yesterday, he somehow annoyed Xinzhi County, and he sentenced me to the next charge of making trouble and disturbing the public, and drove me out with ten boards, and ordered me not to enter the county government in the future. ”
Fang Yingwu laughed, "You deserve it!" Haven't you heard of the truth that once a son of heaven and a courtier, Xinzhi County took office, how could he tolerate an old man like you calling for wind and rain in the county office. ”
Lou Tianhua argued: "There is no wind and rain in the bottom. It's just a mix of food with the friendships I've saved over the years. ”
Fang Yingwu stepped out of the door of his house, but stopped moving. Where do you go now? According to the original plan, after returning to the capital. After seeing his father, Lao Taishan Liu Mian, his friend Xiang Chengxian and others, it is time to visit a fellow township official and house master Li Dongyang.
But in this extraordinary situation, can I go to the people in the court? No matter who you see, you will inevitably be noticed and discussed?
The most terrible thing is that everyone else is probably in the yamen today, but he is swaggering through the city to go to the yamen where the officials are gathered, and it gives me a headache when I think about it.
I went out to avoid trouble, and if I visited other court ministers, it was not to hide from trouble. Instead, they are asking for trouble, and even causing trouble to others.
So Fang Yingwu was stunned here when he left the door of his house, and he didn't know where he should go for a while.
Fang Yingshi and Wang Ying waited and waited, but when they didn't see Fang Yingwu speak, they asked, "Where are you going?" Fang Yingwu shook his head and sighed, "It seems that there is nowhere to go." ”
At this time, Lou Tianhua suddenly interjected: "Does the owner know that Zhang Gui, the head of the general team you promoted when you were in Wanping County, has been imprisoned a few days ago. ”
These words attracted Fang Yingwu's attention, and he didn't bother to care why Lou Tianhua started calling the owner again. I couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?" What did Zhang Gui do, how could he go to prison? ”
Lou Tianhua replied: "I don't know the specifics, it seems that it was also ordered by Xinzhi County to be sent to prison for investigation." ”
Hear this. Fang Yingwu felt very uncomfortable. He glanced at Lou Tianhua a few more times, pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "There is nothing to do today." Let's go to Wanping County to take a look! ”
Zhang Gui was Fang Yingwu's cronies when he was the magistrate of the county, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he can even be said to be a confidant. After Fang Yingwu left office, he changed to Xinzhi County. If Zhang Gui is left out in the cold, it is normal.
Again, that's the same sentence. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, Xinzhi County always has to use new people. So there is no reason for Zhang Gui to be a celebrity all the time, but if he is sent to prison, it will not be normal.
Of course, if Zhang Gui commits a heinous crime that cannot be concealed, it is another matter, and he deserves to be punished in prison.
But even Lou Tianhua can't say one, two, three, which is enough to show that Zhang Gui is not in this case. Without knowing what was wrong, Zhang Gui was imprisoned by the magistrate, which is a bit unpleasant for Fang Yingwu, doesn't it mean that Fang Yingwu can't cover people at all?
While walking, Wang Ying, Fang Yingshi and Lou Tianhua kept discussing: "Is that Zhixian really so confused? As the saying goes, if you don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, Zhang Gui is also a cronie used by our master Fang, and our lord has not lost power, how can he casually put Zhang Gui in prison? Doesn't this make our lord lose face? ”
"That's it! Our lord is not leaving Beijing to take office, second, he is not degrading and demoting, and even ranks in the sixth department, and third, he is not unlucky at home, the eldest lord and the prime minister of Liu Mansion are still in power, so as long as Xinzhi County is a little sensible, he can't do things like this! ”
"It is appropriate for a new official to take office with three fires, but there must also be a limit, so it is not good to go too far. I don't know what Nachi County thinks. ”
Fang Yingwu has been walking the road from his home to the county government of Wanping County for three years, and he is very familiar with the road. Today's spring is still good, he is too lazy to take a sedan chair, just take a walk and go shopping.
When he arrived outside the gate of the county government, the janitor at the gate saw the most familiar Lou Tianhua first, and shouted from afar: "Mr. Lou! The county lord said, you are not allowed to enter the county government gate again, why are you here again? Aren't you afraid of breaking your legs? ”
Lou Tianhua snorted coldly, moved two steps sideways, and stood right behind Fang Yingwu. Only then did the pawn find out that the person next to Lou Tianhua turned out to be the former county venerable Fang Yingwu. Fang Cai only cared about the familiar Lou Tianhua, and didn't notice others.
Fang Yingwu has been an iron-fisted magistrate for three years, and Yu Wei is still there, and the pawn subconsciously trembled, shrinking his neck and not daring to speak anymore.
Under his eyes, Ying Wu was wearing civilian clothes, and he didn't wear official robes that hindered his movements, otherwise everyone around him would have to kneel and kowtow to him.
After passing through the gate of the county government, Fang Yingwu came to the outside of the Yimen again. The gate of the county government can generally enter and exit at will, but inside the gate is where the rooms and halls of the county government are located, and you cannot enter and exit lightly.
The official who guarded the door was bold, and the other party asked, "Master Fang came here today, what are you doing?" The little one passed the word for Master Fang. ”
Fang Yingwu replied very calmly: "This official is here to find the head of the general team, and I want to say a few words to him, you can make it convenient." ”
The official instinctively felt that the former county lord was not good, and said with a smile: "Now that the head of the general team has changed, it is no longer Zhang Gui who is the head of the general team, do you still want to see Master Fang?" ”
Fang Yingwu pretended to be surprised and said, "Replaced? Then I have to see it, today I am here to see the head of the county government, no matter who is the head of the general team! ”
The official who guarded the door seemed to be unable to hold it in front of Fang Yingwu, and hurriedly said: "The current head of the team is Uncle Cui, who is in the yali right now, and the little one will go to spread the word!" With that, he ran to the county office. (To be continued......)
PS: The next chapter will be sent tomorrow morning.