Time flickered, and a few days passed, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when Chen Qiu stepped down from his post as Taishou and left Wancheng.

Although Wancheng was four hundred miles away from Luoyang, the will to depose him as the Taishou of Nanyang was still delivered to Chen Qiu on the second day of the Son of Heaven's court.

In the past few days, Chen Qiu has been busy dismissing his subordinates, and the entire Taishou Mansion is full of people coming and going every day, basically coming with great interest and leaving in frustration.

It was practiced in ancient times

"One government, two systems", that is, officials are established by the state, appointed and dismissed by the state, and supported by the state; Officials are not included in the state establishment, are not employed by the state, and are not supported by the state salary.

In this way, the officials were appointed by the chief officials of the yamen, and they were responsible for the chief officials who used them. An official arrives and brings with him a group of officials; An official stepped down and took a group of officials with him.

Nowadays it is

The "Three Mutual Law" prohibits people from the marriage family and the two states from acting as officials in exchange to prevent them from forming parties for personal gain. Therefore, officials are basically foreigners, and when their term of office expires, they will be transferred to other places to become officials.

Officials are all local people, familiar with local customs and customs, can provide help to new officials, as long as they can get the approval of officials, they can continue to do so.

Nowadays, people pay more attention to reputation, and the moral conduct of the subordinate officials can be done without exceeding the rules. Unlike the subordinate officials of later generations, they became the controllers of the real power of the yamen, and overstepped their powers, stole power, seized power, dictatorship, and even dictatorship, causing the people to suffer greatly.

Just like Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, said: "The pawns used by all the divisions in the world are indispensable, and those who hold books and books are indispensable." As soon as the children of the good family are served, there are few who are not harmed by the people. He thought it strange that a good son of a good family would become bad once he became a scribe or an errand servant, and there were very few who did not harm the people.

Entering the ranks of officials, why do good people become bad? Chen Qiu has been an official for decades and has been to many places as a magistrate, and he has a lot of experience in dismissing his subordinates.

Since he has been the Taishou of Nanyang for more than four years, his subordinates have done their best to do things. After all, he was not stingy after knowing each other, and according to the level, everyone was given a sum of money.

As little as 100 yuan, as much as 10,000 yuan, but many subordinate officials did not express a little joy when they got it, but refused to do it.

"We are entrusted by the lord and have the grace of knowing the situation, so that we can show our ambitions and work for the people, how can we ask for money when the lord leaves, so that the people of the world will not look down on us!" Cen Sheng and Zhang Yang were the last to be called into the Taishou Mansion by Chen Qiu, and in the face of the money handed over by Chen Qiu, they refused bluntly.

From today onwards, the two of them will no longer serve as gongcao and thief Cao, although they have changed from officials to people, which makes it difficult for them to accept, but Chen Qiu was deposed by the imperial court because he privately used the food of the government to help the homeless, and now Chen Qiu is also difficult to protect himself, how can they do something that falls into the ground.

Chen Qiu saw that the two insisted on refusing, and he didn't insist anymore, in the recent period, because of the help of the homeless, he spent a lot of money, and he is not rich now.

So he sighed and said, "The two are really gentlemen!" Being able to live with these two gentlemen for four years is also a blessing for me Chen Qiu. ”

"The lord praised it falsely, it should be that the two of us are grateful for the acquaintance of the lord, so that we don't bury our learning." The two were a little flattered by Chen Qiu's praise.

Chen Qiu waved his hand and said, "With the talents and conduct of the two of you, even without me, you can stand out." Then, without waiting for the two to respond, he asked, "What are your plans for the future?" If you want to continue to work as an official in the Taishou Mansion, I can also help introduce you. Cen Sheng and Zhang Yang glanced at each other, then shook their heads at the same time, and said in unison: "We are the lord's subordinate officials, since the lord has been deposed by the imperial court, we are also responsible, and what face continues to stay in the Taishou Mansion as officials." Now that the lord is gone, what do we have to be nostalgic for! I only hate that I still have a wife and children to take care of, and I can't accompany the lord in the future. Chen Qiu was somewhat moved after hearing this, to his position, there were few things that made him feel like a waver, and now the loyalty of the two completely moved him, so he pondered for a while, and then said: "You two treat me sincerely, I don't hide it from you, take over the position of Nanyang Taishou Jizhou Hejian State Gaisheng, he has a great favor to the Son of Heaven when the Son of Heaven has not ascended the throne today, so the Son of Heaven wants to compensate him after he ascends the throne, but he has not found a suitable opportunity." After a pause, Chen Qiu continued: "Actually, my uncle Cheng Huang has already informed me about my dismissal of Nanyang Taishou this time, and it has nothing to do with the use of the government's food to help the displaced people, so you two don't need to feel guilty. The two of them breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, in fact, they also had an unshirkable responsibility for this matter, at that time, they knew that Chen Qiu would violate the laws of the imperial court by doing this, but for the sake of the displaced people, they still did not stop it.

"I wonder if the sovereign can tell me what caused him to be deposed? I'll be able to know what to expect. "I don't figure it out.

It's like a thorn in their hearts, and when they think about it, they don't feel happy. Chen Qiu glanced at the two of them, hesitated for a while, and finally said: "That's it, this is not a secret, after you two hear it, don't spread it, after all, it is related to the face of the imperial court." After seeing the assurances of the two, Chen Qiu continued: "In fact, the three princes want to push their henchmen to be Nanyang Taishou for personal gain. Then, with a sigh, he said, "You also know that since the spread of this too empty food, merchants from all over the world have rushed to my Nanyang County to buy and sell goods, and they have made a lot of profits. And recently, I heard that both the Hu merchants in the north and the barbarian merchants in the south have begun to move when they hear the wind and want to get a piece of the pie. Chen Qiu took a sip of tea and continued: "Recently, you should have also discovered that the tax money of our merchants in Wancheng has risen in a straight line, which has caused many powerful people in the court to begin to see the benefits of it, which is the main reason why I, the Nanyang Taishou, was deposed. After all, this is related to tens of millions of dollars every year, and just relying on the power of my uncle Cheng Huang can't stop these dignitaries who have already moved their minds. Cen Sheng and Zhang Yang looked at each other, they didn't expect the real reason to be here, but it was really wealthy, even a character like Sangong was not exempt from vulgarity.

The two accompanied Chen Qiu for a conversation, and learned that Chen Qiu was going to leave for Xiapi's hometown tomorrow, so they got up to say goodbye, they knew that Chen Qiu must be very busy at this time, not only to arrange the dismissal of the subordinates, but also to pack up the bags to go home.

What's more, Chen Qiu is gone, and I don't know what year and month they will be able to see each other again. After all, they have worked together for four years, and the two of them also have to prepare some send-off intentions for Chen Qiu to carry.

However, just as the two of them were about to leave, Chen Qiu suddenly reminded: "If you two want to develop in the future, you can be closer to Wu Yong." He was chosen by the Son of Heaven as an attendant, and it is estimated that he will leave Wancheng and go to Luoyang in the next few days. ”

"Thank you, Lord, for the point!" The two were overjoyed, and then said goodbye to Chen Qiu. The next morning, the two came to the city gate, only to find that there were a lot of people at the city gate today, and there were even many homeless people here.

As far as the eye can see, the bustling black oppression is full of human heads. After asking, the two of them knew, and they didn't know who said that it was Nanyang Taishou Chen Qiu who was deposed by the imperial court because he privately used official food to help the homeless.

For a while, the displaced people outside Wancheng came, although it is now the end of April, and the number of displaced people has greatly decreased, but there are also tens of thousands.

There are also the people near Wancheng, Chen Qiu has served as the Taishou of Nanyang for more than four years, and he has done nothing to the people, so he is also deeply loved by the people.

The Taishou of a county is leaving, of course, the powerful gentry class of Wancheng are indispensable to see him off, although some of them have a conflict of interest with Chen Qiu, but they still admire Chen Qiu's personality very much.

Of course, Wu Yong was naturally indispensable among this group of people who saw him off, and when he heard the news of Chen Qiu's deposition, he asked his mother Guo to prepare a snack for him, which was a little bit of his own heart, after all, Chen Qiu was still good to him.

At this time, Cen Sheng and Zhang Yang also discovered Wu Yong, thinking of what Chen Qiu said, the two glanced at each other, and they coincidentally leaned towards Wu Yong's side.

Wu Yong quickly spotted the two, nodded to them, and continued to stare at the city gate. At this time, the carriage that Chen Qiu was riding had already left the city gate, and everyone was automatically divided into two teams, watching the carriage slowly drive out of sight.

There was no one shouting at the scene, they were all silently watching the carriage, but it was this silence that made people's emotions more resonant.

This kind of scene of tens of thousands of people seeing off Chen Qiu made those powerful gentry in Wancheng very envious.

Nowadays, people take their reputation very seriously, and even risk their lives to defend it.

"I didn't expect Lord Guo Sheng to let Chen Qiu leave Wancheng so quickly, it's really unexpected! This Chen ball is too vulnerable! Just walked away in a gray way? Looking at the back of Chen Qiu leaving on the city wall, He Jin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, in addition to being surprised, he was more admiring Guo Sheng.

In his opinion, Guo Sheng played a great role in Chen Qiu's recall. Because of Guo Sheng's matchmaking, He Jin quickly caught the line of Guo Chi, the county prince.

At this time, Guo Chi squinted, his expression became extremely complicated, he glanced at He Jin, and said quietly: "There are some people in this world that you can't see through." You have to judge anyone with your short-sighted gaze, that will only make you appear ignorant! When He Jin heard this, his face was red and white for a while, but he still didn't dare to turn his face with him, before the new Taishou arrived, Guo Chi, the county leader, was the biggest official in Wancheng.

On the other side, Chen Qiu's carriage stopped at a post pavilion, which was a place for pedestrians to rest, and Chen Qiu stopped, obviously waiting for someone.

Not long after, a group of people arrived, all of whom were for Chen Qiu's old acquaintances, and they came to see him off, and Wu Yong also came with him.

Seeing that there were so many people coming, Chen Qiu couldn't help laughing and said: "I didn't expect that I, Chen, have been an official for four years, and I can still make so many people remember, fortunately!" ”

"You, you're all old, and you don't know the severity of the matter, for the sake of a group of homeless people, trap yourself in, if you go, Wancheng will change again!" can talk like this, except for Chen Qiu's old friend Liu Zongzheng, there is no second person.

Chen Qiu smiled disappreciatively,

"As the Taishou of Nanyang, I am afraid of everything, so what does it mean to be an official?" The two were talking, and it was inconvenient for others to interject.

At this time, Liu Jing, the little marquis of Anzhong, who was waiting on the side, suddenly shouted to the front: "Chen Xian, you have something delicious in the future, remember to think about me." I have something to eat, and I will think of you. Chen Xian's impatient voice came from the carriage,

"Got it!" Chen Qiu shook his head and smiled, and talked to everyone again, then got up to say goodbye, and before leaving, he didn't forget to pat Wu Yong's shoulder and asked: "When you go to the palace in the future, if you encounter something tricky, you can ask my uncle Cheng Huang for help!" Then he pointed to Zhang Yang and Cen Sheng on the side and said

"The two of them have known you for a while, and their character and talent are also very outstanding, if you are short of manpower in the future, you can invite him and the two to help."