The words are divided into two ends.

At the same time, the Nanjing Ministry of Officials examined the meritorious department.

Several grassroots officials who had worked in various prefectures and counties in Nanzhili before, in the days after the Lantern Festival, inexplicably received an official letter from the Nanjing Ministry of Officials. They said that they had good political performance last year and met the conditions for transfer, and asked them to rush to Nanjing as soon as possible to report on their work.

So, this morning, this group of people came early in the morning, but they were left aside by the officials of the Gong Gong Department and let them wait.

There were a few people in the crowd who were actually military attachés, which seemed quite abrupt. One of them, who was thirty years old, was impatient and wanted to ask someone, but the official only said, "The person who did your business has not yet come."

"Doesn't this entertain people, and they don't make it clear when they are found. Even if we want to be transferred, we should be in charge of the military department, how can anyone come to the ministry. ”

The military attache looked for a circle of people, but he couldn't ask about the situation, so he had to sit back in his chair with hatred. The chairs in the waiting area weren't very comfortable, just benches.

He looked around, and the people next to him were more calm than him, probably because they were all civil officials.

He scratched his hair, and also showed face, took out a snuffbox from his arms, and wanted to share it with the people who were waiting together, and by the way, he made a friendship.

As soon as the hand stretched out, he realized that others might be dirty, so he wiped his sleeve a few times, but he didn't know that he was too hard, and he fell and broke directly.

A civilian, who looked younger but had a strong body, opened his eyes when he heard the voice, bent down to pick up the fragments, picked up some cigarette oil with his fingernails, put it on the end of his nose and sucked it, and then handed the remains back to the owner.

When the military attache saw his kindness, he relieved his embarrassment, and hurriedly chatted with a smile: "Zhang Mingzhen is guarded by Nanhui. What is this brother called? You're here to wait for the transfer, right? Do you know why even the transfer of military attaches has been arranged here? ”

The civil official arched his hand at him: "It turned out to be Brother Zhang, fortunately, Yan Yingyuan, who was in the history of Xiajiangyin County." We don't know what's going on. I'm ashamed to say that the merit I want to talk about this time is actually a military matter.

At the beginning of the year in Jiangyin, I had just encountered the Haikou Gu San Mazi who invaded Huangtian Port and was killed by an arrow from me. Could it be that the people in the staff department have been transferred to Xiangyang by Yang Gelao, and let the people from the merit department help to do it? ”

Zhang Mingzhen thought about it, now that it is so chaotic, the powers and responsibilities of the various yamen are not clear, and there is really such a possibility.

He actually didn't care much about where to handle it, just now he just felt that the vast majority of people here were civilian officials, just a few military attachés, so he was awkward, afraid of being looked down upon.

Hearing Yan Yingyuan say that people were also transferred by virtue of their military exploits, Zhang Mingzhen's mood immediately relaxed, and the inferiority complex of the military attache also dissipated for a while.

Only then did he take a closer look at Yan Yingyuan, and praised him sincerely: "Brother, you are so dignified, you know that you are a heroic man at a glance!" can shoot Gu San Mazi with one arrow, that martial art must be good.

We are in Nanhui, and we have also seen Gu Sanmazi harassing, which is a big trouble in the Yangtze River estuary. Ever heard of it? In the early years, Shen Gong, the richest man in Suzhou and a seaman, was still red over Gu Sanmazi's head-did you get it this time? ”

These words are not flattery, Yan Yingyuan is tall and strong, with a long red face and long hair, quite like the statue of the god offered in the temple of Emperor Guan, but he is a little fat, and it is estimated that he has about two hundred catties. This made the generals feel cordial when they saw his appearance.

Yan Yingyuan shook his head: "The prefecture and county have already rewarded it, and the maritime merchants won't really give it another hanging red, right?" But I can't say for sure, after all, it just happened in the first month, maybe Suzhou doesn't know about it. ”

Zhang Mingzhen listened, and also helped together, casually condemning those rich businessmen for not keeping their promises.

Some other civil officials and individual military attaches who were waiting next to him gradually joined in this topic, and the atmosphere of civil and military contempt gradually became clear.

……

After a while, there was a rush of footsteps at the door of the hall.

Several officials from the Ministry of Officials, and a richly dressed young five-grade official, walked in together.

The officials waiting in the hall also quickly quieted down.

The person who came was Shen Shuren, and he was accompanied by Xu Shiqi, the servant of the Ministry of Officials-Xu Shiqi is also considered a high authority, how can he show up in person to deal with these small things.

This is not to blame Shen Shuren for being pompous, but he stuffed enough money to the Nanjing officials, and people naturally had to be polite to him, and when notifying, he only let those petty officials wait for him, and it was impossible to let him wait for others.

The Sinking Tree had already been taken care of and knew what to say, so he was gone. He sat directly in the middle of the main seat and announced openly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this official is the prefect of Huangzhou and the new Hubei military commander Shen Shuren. Previously, due to the recovery of the lost land that was damaged by the Fifth Battalion of the Revolutionary Left, there were many local official vacancies in Huangzhou and Suizhou.

This time, when I went back to Nanjing to report on my work, it was also a meeting to learn about Cai Langzhong and Director Liu. Under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, there can be people who are loyal and brave to the country, have excellent performance, and dare to go to the front line to be officials. After Cai Langzhong approved it, he recommended you. ”

When Shen Shuren said this, he paused for a moment and observed everyone's expressions. None of the people showed timidity, and Shen Shuren nodded secretly with satisfaction.

Several of the officials heard him report to his home, and they also showed a solemn look on their faces: "It turned out to be Shenfutai!" I have admired the name for a long time, and I am fortunate to see three lives today. ”

The people who made Shen Shu were stunned, and couldn't help but laugh playfully: "What do you look up to me for a long time?" ”

Yan Yingyuan and Zhang Mingzhen both said: "When I was fighting Haikou in Jiangyin/Nanhui, I heard about the Kang and righteousness of the Shen family in Suzhou. Futai teenagers are ambitious, high school two rank jinshi, and the name of Geng Jie in the world, which is even more well-known. ”

Shen Shuren was stunned, and it was normal to think about it - many of these people he knew were righteous people who later followed the Lu Wang's regime in the "History of the Ming Dynasty" and insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty after retreating to Zhoushan.

(Note: In history, Shen Tingyang retreated to Zhoushan and scattered his wealth to build sea ships to resist the Qing Dynasty, in fact, it was also under the banner of King Lu, who was in Zhoushan at that time and appointed Shen Tingyang as the head of the household, which was actually to use the money of the Shen family as the source of military expenses for King Lu's regime.) ）

In the future, most of the generals who were able to retreat to Zhoushan to fight naval battles with the Qing army were now defending against pirates in coastal guards and county towns. The Shen family is the largest maritime merchant in the north, and these civil and military officers usually receive more or less benefits and rewards from the Shen family.

As soon as Shen Shuren appeared, the effect was naturally surprisingly good, and he had already gained a lot of loyalty from these people with just one face.

Shen Shuren was in a happy mood and continued: "Although according to the laws of the imperial court, there is no need to discuss the transfer with me. But I thought that cowardly people would only make a mistake if they forced them to go, so I still wanted to bring more willing people this time. ”

With that, he asked everyone to sit down, introduce themselves one by one, and get acquainted with each other.

With the foreshadowing just now, the atmosphere is also very relaxed, a bit like an interview in the future, rather than a selection of officials.

Sure enough, none of them flinched, Yan Yingyuan and Zhang Mingzhen took the lead in raising their arms and shouting: "Fighting thieves and defending the land for the country is the duty of a human minister, how dare you be afraid of war and resign!" ”

After the time of half the incense, Shen Shuren also understood the situation of Yan Yingyuan, Zhang Mingzhen, Wang Yi, Yang Jinjue and other grassroots civil and military affairs clearly, and also matched their names and faces.

These people generally did not hold high positions, and it was not until the Southern Ming Dynasty that a large number of high-level soft-headed officials surrendered, and they gradually rose to prominence.

Yan Yingyuan is not a classic history, and he is eight products. Wang Yi is Yuyao County, from the seventh grade. Zhang Mingzhen is the garrison of the military position, and Yang Jinjue is similar.

With the level of Shen Shuren, after the transfer is completed, he has full authority to command them, and there is no obstacle in the procedure.

After figuring out everyone's motives, Shen Shuren began to discuss the issue of treatment, telling them that anyone who was willing to go to a war zone infested by thieves would generally be promoted by at least half a level compared to the current one. If you have excellent grades in the recent exams, you will be promoted directly to the next level.

Then, he also announced the situation of the counties and guards in Huangzhou and Suizhou, and asked them to pick their own first, and if there was a conflict, Shen Shuren and Cai Langzhong on the side of the Ministry of Officials would adjust it.

In the past, there were definitely no such favorable conditions, and in the final analysis, it was Shen Shuren's silver that made it in place.

After working for half an hour, Cai Langzhong can also be regarded as "on-site office, expedited solution",

In the end, Yan Yingyuan was promoted to the magistrate of the county, and he was appointed as the county of filial piety in the state capital.

Wang Yi was also promoted to the magistrate of the county and served as the magistrate of Huangpi, the capital of Huangzhou.

Zhang Mingzhen and Yang Jinjue were both promoted to the capital.

Everyone saw that it was really beneficial to follow Shen Shuren, and they became more and more convinced of him.

In the end, Shen Shuren learned from those human resources and asked everyone, "What other questions do you want to know from me?"

Several people glanced at each other, and Yan Yingyuan took the lead in asking: "Shenfutai, it's really not a secret, I also watched it just now, and we are mainly valued by you because of some military exploits in expelling and annihilating Haikou in the past two years."

However, if you transfer us to Huguang, aren't you afraid that our talents will not be fully displayed? Since ancient times, interlacing is like separating mountains, and we are good at water warfare, not necessarily good at mountain warfare. Serving the country to the death of my generation is naturally not timid, but I am afraid that I will not be able to make the best use of my talents and not be able to make more contributions to the court. ”

Shen Shuren was immediately relieved: "Eh, don't worry about this, I believe in you." As for the specific tactics, can you continue to learn, the art of war is all bypassable. ”

Yan Yingyuan thought about it and didn't say anything more.

Zhang Mingzhen, who was on the side, was reminded by this conversation, and suddenly remembered: "Shenfutai, the last general heard that Ling Zun had opened a hanging red back then, who can destroy Haikou Gu San Mazi, and the reward is three thousand taels of silver."

This time Yan Dianshi's test was to shoot Gu San Mazi. I don't know if in addition to the promotion of the imperial court, the Shen family's private hanging red is still counted. ”

"Of course count," Shen Shuren didn't even think about it,

"I have set up a banquet in Meilou tonight, and there will be a close friend of my brother when I was in Guozijian to go to the appointment together. Yan Zhixian, when the time comes, you can come directly to receive the silver.

My junior brother, you should also recognize Zheng Sen Zheng Chenggong, the son-in-law of Zheng Zongbing in Fujian. This time, the ministry has been decided, and he is also authorized to go to Suizhou to be an official, and follow me to contribute to the country. I also hope that everyone will help each other in harmony and work together in the future. ”

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PS: Sorry for being late...... I haven't slept well in the past two days, and I'm a little dizzy during the day. I often stayed up late and turned upside down before I put it on the shelves, and I had endocrine disorders, and I should be able to recover tomorrow.