Chapter Twenty-Four: The Secrets of Huayang's Officialdom
"Sir, what is the first thing."
"That's definitely going to be the first place in the reading club."
"Not first-class."
"Then what do you say is the first thing to study?"
"The first thing to do in reading should be to read and learn from the sages."
This is what Shen Jin'an heard from the gate of Yingchuan County that an old man and a young scholar said while waiting for the city gate to open.
Although the young man's words are not deafening, they can be regarded as a unique corner.
The world says that Luoyang flowers are incomparable, but I didn't come in spring.
With the sound of two golden gongs, the city gate of Yingchuan County was wide open.
If you don't say that people ask for heaven, the sky doesn't agree, and the sky calls people, and they come by nodding.
The people who come and go to Yingchuan County can be regarded as an eye-opener, and those officials who may not have been seen in their lifetime have not run away today, and they are all on standby here in a serious and tidy manner.
From the eight-rank officials to the six-grade county order, they all went out of the city for more than ten miles, and waited patiently for the officials to be recommended in a pavilion.
The civil official is a civil official headed by the county order, and the leader is a bloated and obese old man with a noble surname. It turned out to be the master of Yongzhou Thorn History, who was in charge of Yongzhou grain for many years, and later became the county master because of his promotion. Later, because of the Yongzhou assassin history to return to his hometown, he has not moved for many years, and the officials of Yingchuan County have changed several times, but as the county lord, Kang Gui seems to have taken root in this place and is motionless, originally thought that he was very likely to stay here for a lifetime, Kang Gui suddenly heard that the recommended officials are likely to come to their own jurisdiction this year, which can make this Kang old lady happy to close his mouth, a happy he drank two bowls of deer blood to nourish his body, for fear that he would neglect the recommendation of officials because of lack of energy, In order to show his political achievements, he has never been to the yamen for many years, and he stayed in the yamen for two days and one night, and there were hundreds of approved documents on the empty government affairs cabinet out of thin air, but the authenticity of the documents is a little bit, and I am afraid that only this Kang county commander knows it.
Compared with the procrastination of the ranks of civil officials, the ranks of military generals led by Li Wei, the deputy commander of Yingchuan Weiwei, are very capable.
Although Li Wei has seven official residences, one less than the old lady Kang, he is one of the actual rulers of Yingchuan County. The three hundred Weiwei guards under his command are not considered powerful in the capital, but they are fully armed in Yingchuan, which is a big palm. Not only is it in charge of local security, but even bandits in the mountains are often eliminated.
The arrogant soldiers when they fought in the Quartet became a hot potato after the world was determined.
Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, for those generals who held the power of large and small soldiers, the Huayang Dynasty adopted the method of rising and descending secretly, although it was not as fast as the previous dynasty's cup of wine to release military power, but it was all boiled frogs in warm water.
No matter how the party and government change in the center of the court, the military generals are still a little tougher when they arrive at the place.
In the early years, Li Wei's family was in the middle of the road, and for a period of time he even fell into the grass, and later he was recruited by the imperial court and entered the camp as a soldier. Relying on the character of daring to fight and kill, he is not afraid of swords, but he has accumulated a lot of merits when the world is in turmoil.
Li Wei is illiterate, and he also looks down on those sour literati. But only Shen Yue, the king of Northern Yan, who had a similar experience to himself, was full of admiration and admiration. However, success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He, because Li Wei was also told by the villain, he should have been promoted to a five-grade captain, but in the end he only ended up with a seven-grade capital.
Whenever someone uses this as an excuse to ridicule, Li Wei shows that he doesn't care, today's life can be said to be extremely boring for others, but for Li Wei, it is enough.
The big and small officials in Yingchuan County are separated from the left and right, and the distinction is clear.
Civilian officials should supervise military attachés, and military attachés should be used to contain civilian officials. If this method is done well, there are advantages and disadvantages, and if the leaders of the civil and military officials do not like each other, it will do all kinds of harm and no benefit.
Obviously, Kang Gui, the county commander of Yingchuan County, and Li Wei, the commander of Yingchuan County, are in harmony.
Li Wei, who has been killing nine deaths on the battlefield for many years, looks down on these women who have slogans in their mouths that are shaking the sky and their hearts are ticking. And Kanggui, who is known for his cautious eyes, looks down on these reckless men who go into battle in armor.
Now that it has long been too peaceful today, these martial artists who don't know a single word have long lost their usefulness. You can conquer the world right away, but will you be able to rule the world right away? Obviously, there are things that are always done by the reader.
The two leaders don't like each other, let alone the ordinary officials below.
Although Kanggui, who is over the age of six, procrastinates, he still treats his subordinates very thoughtfully, and the literati officials around him who are a lot lower than him are also very polite to him.
Needless to say, Li Wei has been on the battlefield for many years, and he has already surrounded a group of brothers who share life and death.
The two sides have also been fighting in the dark for many years, so this time it may be a trouble for the other side that no matter which side is recommended.
If you want to wait for the old man to return to his hometown, he can use the abacus in his hand to move the finances of Yingchuan County, leaving his solid team is the most important thing.
Kang Gui, who has been in the officialdom for a long time, also understands the horror of people going to tea and cooling, if you don't lower your body at this time, and turn up and down, I'm afraid that when you really leave that official office, the people who come to send you will probably have no self.
After a heavy rain, there will always be a burst of sunshine, and today's Yongzhou can be said to be the head of the scorching sun.
Kanggui, who was already a little obese, was most afraid of the hot weather, and in the past few years, he had been living in the compound of the government office, and he was sweating after a while.
Seeing that Kang Gui was so useless, Li Wei mocked: "Kang County Order, you are not in good health, you are so exposed to wind and frost outside, if something happens, I'm afraid it will not be very convenient." ”
Although Kang Gui was not very well, his words were not forgiving at all: "Li Dutong, what you said is a bit out of sight. Wang Yushi finally came down for a trip, this is a major event of the country, and we officials naturally cannot be lazy, and we and the people and the country naturally cannot be lazy. ”
"Sycophants." Li Wei naturally didn't like Kang Gui's flattering words when he heard it, but his mouth was really not as good as what others could say, so he snorted coldly and stopped talking.
The sun is getting fuller and fuller, and the burning sun is shining on the officials present, and the sun is getting hotter and hotter, but the body is still very upright.
Even those Yingchuan officials who were not qualified to stand in the pavilion were still indifferent and let the scorching sun shine.
The falling flowers are intentional, but the flowing water is ruthless, and everyone stands from morning to noon, and from noon to dusk.
Those battle-hardened generals can withstand it, but those delicate civil officials are like withered grass, after a long period of exposure, they already have the meaning of prostration.
The bloated Kang Gui was naturally already a little prostration, but in order to protect his face, he still stiffened.
The little official who followed the officials saw that his boss was already weak, and immediately began to prepare some heat-repelling potions in a hurry, hoping to drink it to get rid of the fire in his heart.
The sky in Yongzhou is still scorching.
It wasn't until the sun was about to go down that Kang Gui, who was already sore in his back and legs, saw layers of dirt splashed on the hillside not far away.
The carriage of Wang An, who was the recommender at the time and now the imperial historian, slowly appeared, followed by more than a dozen light horsemen.
After Wang An heard the report from his subordinates, he slightly raised the car window with his hand, and then glanced at the more than forty officials standing densely under the gazebo, and chuckled: "These people are quite interesting, since this is the case, then give them a face and pull over." ”
The groom, who heard his master's words, immediately tugged on the reins gently.
"Yingchuan County Commander Kanggui led all the officials of Yingchuan County County to meet Lord Yushi." Gao Gui's voice was a little inadequate, but it was full of joy and euphoria.
Adhering to the principle of stretching out his fist and not hitting the smiling person, Wang An said softly: "In the eyes of Kang County Order, some things on the road can be regarded as delayed, forgive me." ”
They are all foxes in the officialdom for thousands of years, and they all know each other's thoughts, and Kang Gui smiled flatteringly: "The subordinates have prepared a good banquet for you, please invite you." ”
Wang An's carriage started slowly again, only this time there were more officials following behind.
Shen Jin'an, who was sitting on top of the largest restaurant in Yingchuan County, looked at the officials who were like clowns jumping off the beam with great interest.
Xiao Wuzi saw that his son-in-law had been sitting here for a full day, but he wanted to say something, but he wanted to say nothing.
Shen Jinan also knew the thoughts of this honest young man, and said with a smile: "Whether the county order here is strong or not, just saying that it is the way of officialdom is well understood. ”
Xiao Wuzi originally had a simple personality, and he joined the army as a soldier since he was a child, so he naturally looked down on the flattery of these officials, and snorted coldly: "Hmph, if these people put this energy on the people, I'm afraid they would already be respected by now." ”
Shen Jin'an made a cup of tea and put it in front of Xiao Wuzi and said: "Being an official is actually no different from being a person, if you talk about the heart alone, everyone is not much different, that Yingchuan County Commander stood in the pavilion for a full day is not a whim, you haven't seen anything more exaggerated, go home to the grave with the superior officials, and some officials cry even more sadly than the superior officials." The sin of suffering suffered by those who want to achieve great things is not something that ordinary people can persevere, that imperial history is called Wang An, I have met a few times, and he can be regarded as a person of temperament, and he is a scholar who can achieve great things. But don't worry, if the literati are ruthless, the brush in his hand may be more hurtful and ruthless than the sword. ”