Chapter 248: Take off your boots and leave love

After the state government, Yuan An is leading more than a dozen servants to pack up their belongings and pack up.

In terms of Wei Chen's status, there are not many servants of the Wei family, and there are only about 30 men, women, and children combined.

Usually at the level of the governor of the state capital, it is normal to raise a team of prostitutes and a music class, but Wei Chen did not bother to think about this matter.

The family has a small population, and the packing is naturally simple, and it has been packed up a few days ago, and today, most of the cages are bundled and loaded into the carriage.

Wei Chen had already changed his clothes, put on a five-grade official robe, and stood in front of the Rising Sun screen in the public court.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps in the hall, and it was the general judge Huang Shouzheng who heard the news of Wei Chen's departure today, and had just arrived from his official office.

Seeing Wei Chen looking up at the mirror hanging plaque in the public hall, speechless for a long time, Huang Shouzheng said with a smile: "Xia Guan still remembers that Lord Zhizhou got off the car Yin Shi and tried many big eucalyptus cases in this public court, so that the people's grievances could be redressed, and the people respected Lord Zhizhou as Yuzhou Qingtian." ”

Hearing this, Wei Chen turned around and said with a smile: "Brother Huang, when this official is not in office, you must also make Yuzhou's justice clear and clear." Remember, the Lord of Virtue is the Punishment of the Auxiliary. ”

Huang Shouzheng hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Excellency, rest assured, the lower officials have compiled the files of Lord Zhizhou's past examination into a book and placed them in the study, so that they can be taught from time to time. ”

Wei Chen smiled, just listen to these words, you can't take them seriously.

He looked at Huang Shouzheng and said slowly: "This official is going to Bianjing, maybe the imperial court has another appointment." The position of Zhizhou cannot be vacant for a long time, if the official department consults the opinion of the official, the official should recommend Brother Huang. ”

Huang Shouzheng's body trembled when he heard this, his face showed a look of surprise, and he immediately waved towards Wei Chen: "Although the lower officials have no enterprising talent, they will be Xiao Gui Cao Sui, and they will never live up to Lord Zhizhou's hard work in Yuzhou in the past three years!" ”

Wei Chen nodded, took out the note he had already written, and explained to Huang Shouzheng clearly the government affairs of the state government after leaving office.

At the end, he held Huang Shouzheng's arm again and said solemnly: "In the future, all the big and small affairs in Yuzhou will be entrusted to Brother Huang." ”

The officials of the state government couldn't help but admire Wei Chen when he saw that he was still meticulous when he left office.

They had long known that Zhizhou Weichen was about to enter Beijing for the Hajj, but when it came to the day when Weichen was leaving, they were still embarrassed in their hearts.

During Wei Chen's tenure, he was not only diligent in political affairs, but also very strict with his subordinates, which made these lazy officials complain.

But on the other hand, Wei Chen also did not hesitate to reward his subordinates for doing things well and promoted them in time, which is a real benefit.

Especially Wei Chen's decision to improve the position of the low-level officials of the state government, which has never happened before.

It is the state government's perception of Wei Chen, the lord of Zhizhou, is very complicated, half respectful, half afraid.

Seeing that after Wei Chen said goodbye to Huang Shouzheng, he boarded the carriage and drove out of the state office, and most of them would not come back, the officials in Yuzhou felt both relieved and a little lost.

In the end, all kinds of complex emotions converged into one sentence: "Lord Zhizhou, take care all the way to Bianjing!" ”

Compared with these officials, the minds of the people of Yuzhou are much simpler.

Wei Chen has only served as the governor of Yuzhou for two and a half years, but this does not prevent the people of Yuzhou from loving Wei Chen.

The news that Wei Chen was leaving, and tens of thousands of people in Yuzhou City were empty, and men, women, and children poured out of the city and stopped Wei Chen's carriage at the city gate.

These people were not forced out of the city by the officials, but thanked Wei Chen for his kindness and spontaneously came to see them off.

Simplified litigation, tax increases, real government treasury, light forced labor, dam building, eradication of epidemics, rejuvenating righteousness, and persuading farmers to ......

But any local official who can do one of them during his term of office is enough to be called a capable official, and Wei Chen has done all of them.

And, in addition, Wei Chen also left a lot of virtues in Yuzhou.

The Leaky Garden, where the corpses are buried, the Salesian Hospital, which houses orphans, and the Futian Garden, which supports the elderly who are lonely and widowed......

In fact, these public welfare institutions have existed for a long time, but because they have to be paid all year round, they often exist in name only, or they simply do not exist, and big cities like Bianjing are relatively perfect.

But now, under the auspices of Wei Chen, Yuzhou City and the following Xinzheng County and Mi County have successively set up these institutions, and Wei Chen has also allocated official land to maintain daily expenses.

In today's world, local officials often do not like to deal with the mundane affairs in the yamen, but are more willing to invite the wind to admire the moon.

As long as there is some spare money in the treasury, most of them will build some pavilions and pavilions for play, and by the way, they will inscribe poems to remember, so that future generations can sing them.

And Wei Chen, as a dignified Wenzong, has been in Yuzhou for nearly three years, except for a long poem reciting Jun porcelain, there are few achievements in poetry and articles, which makes the literary scholars regret it.

However, for the people of Yuzhou, this is a great thing, which means that every bit of Weichen's energy and every copper plate in the treasury are used on the people.

Wei Chen stepped out of the carriage and looked at the crowd of people like mountains and seas, like the light market on the first night of Bianjing, and couldn't help but feel hot.

For one term of office, for the benefit of one party.

In the past three years in Yuzhou, I have not wasted my time, and I am worthy of the people and my conscience.

At this time, several elderly squires who were elected by the people came to Wei Chen on crutches.

"Lord Zhizhou has been in Yuzhou for three years, and the territory can be described as smooth and rainy, with abundant grains, no road to be left behind, no closing at night, and the rule of three generations is nothing more than that.

Now that Lord Zhizhou has left office and entered Beijing, it will be a hundred feet ahead, and further, we dare not speak in vain, and only ask Lord Zhizhou to leave official boots to show his love for the people of Yuzhou. ”

Wei Chen couldn't cry or laugh when he saw this.

This "beloved boots" originated from Confucius, when Confucius was the commander of the capital, he was deeply loved by the people, and when he left office, an old man held his leg and tearfully saved it.

Confucius was greatly moved, how could he not delay the king's life, so he took off one of the boots on his feet and left it to the people of Zhongdu as a memorial.

It's just that later, when this official left his post and took off his boots and left his boots, it became a farce, just like the umbrella of the people, and it was mostly a trick directed and acted by the officials themselves, just to win the reputation of being honest and loving the people.

Wei Chen asked himself that unlike those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, he was unwilling to engage in these formalisms, and he had to resign immediately.

Unexpectedly, when the elders heard Wei Chen's refusal, they threw away their crutches and knelt on the ground, begging Wei Chen to take off his boots, if Wei Chen refused, they would not be able to kneel for a long time.

These old and young people said that they had also reached the age of ancient prominence and went to the Chongzheng Palace, and the Son of Heaven was embarrassed to let them kneel.

Wei Chen couldn't help but be shocked when he could accept such a gift, so he had to take off the official boots on his feet and offer them as they said.

At the same time, Wei Chen's heart was also quite touched, although taking off his boots is formalism, but if the people do it from the heart, the meaning will be very different.

Several elders got what they wanted, and then slowly got up with Wei Chen's support, holding the official boots that Wei Chen had just taken off, and respectfully retreated.

Wei Chen also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and asked Yuan An to get a new pair of boots for him to change into.

Then, another person came up with a glass of water and wine, and another person broke a willow branch to send it......

After reluctantly resigning and giving in, and persuading three times to advance, the people of Yuzhou reluctantly let Weichen leave.

Wei Chen finally glanced at the city he had devoted three years of hard work to, turned around and boarded the carriage, the coachman whipped lightly, and drove the carriage slowly towards the official road leading to Bianjing.