fake prince

Chapter 1216 Must Be Stubborn

"Brother Zhang, brother Zhang Nian, please forgive me for disturbing me for a while." Xu Zhifu stared at this official who is famous for his integrity, and smiled slightly: "You are acting according to the order, I should not visit, but I am the prefect of this county. , the matter of the granary and grain road is also involved."

"Could you tell me your strategy for grain inspection?" Xu Zhifu glanced at it with a smile, and said, "In this way, I can actively cooperate with you."

"That's it!" Zhang Dai's expression softened, but he was no longer a fledgling kid. No matter how good the words were in this scene, he had to take practical actions.

After pondering for a while, he said, "Actually, there is nothing surprising about my plan for checking grain. It is nothing more than doing a thorough investigation and careful verification."

"One catty of food must be investigated to the end, so that those corrupt officials can be brought to justice."

"You are right. You cannot tolerate corrupt officials. You are an imperial envoy. If you have any orders, I will obey them. Otherwise, you will be ashamed of the court."

After hearing this, Xu Zhifu got up, settled down, and said: "Junior brother traveled thousands of miles this time, staying in a post station along the way, with only one close family member, it is especially hard."

"I know that my junior brother is upright, but the errands are heavy, and I have to take care of my health. I sent 100 taels of silver, and I asked my junior brother to accept it for food and clothing. It is also good for those who reward followers on weekdays."

"Don't worry, it's all clean. There won't be a single penny of dirty money in my official salary - I should resign too. After investigating the case, we will meet again anyway. It's not too late today."

Hearing these words, Zhang Dai was slightly angry. He sat here and listened to the nonsense of Xu Zhifu, the magistrate of Jielu Mansion, for nothing like that!
He also wondered if the prefect Xu planned to come here early because he was from the same school as him, and told him about the situation in Jielu Mansion, or if there was any embarrassment and wanted to make him turn around.

If this is the case, of course it won't help to help, but you can also get some clues through the flaws in the words.

As a result, what is this doing now?
Came to him just to give him money?Who do you think you are?
A burst of anger came up, such a straightforward gift of money was an insult to Zhang Dai!
But he still held back his anger and didn't get angry, but he also stood up and raised his hand, saying seriously: "I have also been a magistrate, and I know that everything is busy, but Brother Nian, Xielu Mansion releases [-] shi of grain a year to the grain depot , I wonder if there is a record?"

"If there is, please hand over the paperwork to me."

The prefect Xu originally wanted his family to bring the wooden box over, but when he heard Zhang Dai ask this question so bluntly, he couldn't help laughing: "Brother, of course there are these official documents, but you also know that there are only original account books, no Summary."

"Besides, even if you are investigating the case under order, you can't take it away directly. If this kind of file is damaged and lost, you will be suspected of burning the file. Brother Yu can't afford it."

"It will take time to transcribe them one by one."

"And, let's talk about it in private, right? This is a business matter, and it's not too late to discuss this issue later."

Zhang Dai didn't like this, he didn't seem to notice that Xu Zhifu was a little displeased, or even if he did, he didn't care, and asked directly: "It's not about business, so why are you here?"

Xu Zhifu sighed: "Junior brother, the water here is deep. I want to advise you because we are from the same school. Don't take everything too seriously."

"You want to investigate the granary? That's right, you can investigate, and there are methods of investigation. You just investigate in a dull way, but you want to offend people... Okay, I know you are not afraid of offending people, but you have to investigate the grain. Think about the overall situation!"

At the end, the magistrate's expression became serious.

Seeing Zhang Dai's livid face, he sighed again, as if seeing an ignorant child, with a heavy tone: "Do you know what the overall situation is? For example, for the emperor, for the grandson's reputation..."

"Shut up!" After barely hearing this, all Zhang Dai's patience was finally exhausted by his rambling words.

The veins on Zhang Dai's forehead twitched, and he said directly and coldly: "I am the deputy imperial envoy! How to do things, of course there are numbers! I'm tired, Mr. Xu, please go back!"

"Also, I don't dare to accept your gift, so take the silver back too!" After saying that, he served tea and saw off the guests.

After Xu Zhifu was stunned for a while, he also stood up: "Come on, go on, go on! It's me too, who has become a villain too much!"

Saying that, he just left angrily.

When he walked out of the house and walked into the yard, he stopped and yelled at the ground. Judging from his expression, it was obvious that he rushed up with a rush of anger, and was choked by Zhang Dai.

The family followed with the wooden box, and the master and servant left with their sleeves swung.

Seeing this scene, the people in the inn also gave each other a wink, knowing that the magistrate might have a disagreement with the people inside, and they immediately froze.

The magistrate of Jielu Mansion left angrily, walked out of the post station quickly, and got into his ox cart, his face that was originally stern, suddenly burst into laughter like snow melting and flowers blooming.

The family members who came up ordered the coachman to drive back and asked, "Master, is this all right?"

"That's fine. It doesn't matter how clever the plan is, but whether it's suitable or not." Xu Zhifu said with a smile.

Such a simple strategy may not work for others, but it is very useful for people like Zhang Dai.

Xu Zhifu leaned back slightly, smiled lightly, how could he still look angry?

The family members are still a little uneasy, Zhang Dai is not what he used to be, now he is a deputy imperial envoy, Zhang Dai is easy to fool, what about the others?

There is more than one imperial envoy, if this matter gets to other people's ears, will it cause any trouble?They didn't avoid people doing this, and the people at the station must have known about it.

"Then, let people know..."

Xu Zhifu shook his head and smiled, he didn't know whether he was laughing at this family member's stupidity, or something else: "Did I say something wrong?"

"It's okay to investigate the case. For the sake of the overall situation, for the sake of the emperor, and for the sake of the grandson, we must pay attention to methods. What's wrong with these words? No matter who comes to listen to these words, they dare not say anything wrong."

If you feel that what he said is wrong, don't you think that you should not take the overall situation into consideration, that you should not think for the sake of the emperor and grandson?
Even the emperor and the crown prince don't care about it, and they don't care about the overall situation. That's a traitor.

No one who listens to these words can say that they are wrong.

"As for the 100 taels of silver I gave, it's not much. I also made it clear that this is my official salary. For the sake of the same year, it's a gift to him..."

As a brother of the same school, donating 100 taels of silver as a gift to the younger brother, feeling sorry for the younger brother's hard work along the way, is this wrong?
Is this amount considered a bribe?

The family listened and nodded silently. Indeed, it was 100 taels, not 1000 taels, not 1 taels. Even if this matter was brought up, it was reasonable and could stand the scrutiny.

If such things are all wrong, then becoming an official can only destroy people's desires.

While speaking, the ox cart had already left the street where the post station was located.

Xu Zhifu stroked his short beard and ordered: "Not only will I not hide this matter, but I will also tell others. When you go back, spread the word!"

Speaking of this, the voice was already chilling: "This kind of upright official is the most stubborn. I will talk about the overall situation first. He is suspicious of me, and he will be stubborn even in the overall situation."

"But after all, he has been an official for a long time. After I leave, he may wake up, but if he hears the spread of public opinion, he may become angry, and he will fight against it stubbornly. He will not give up until he is killed."

"Prescribe the right medicine, nothing more than that."

"Even if it doesn't work, it's just one more sentence, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)