Fenghou

Zhang Bin cursed inwardly, when did Chen Qing unite with the imperial court?

He still had a smile on his face and said, "It just so happens that the Chengdu government didn't pass the judge, why don't we let the magistrate Zheng change to be the judge? What do you think, Your Highness?"

Chen Qing was furious in his heart, what the hell!Do I need him to arrange what to do?

Chen Qing chuckled, "This is a good idea. I will consider it. I wonder where Zhang Yuanwailang lives now?"

"Humble job is temporarily living in the post house!"

Chen Qing nodded, "Can the family take office together?"

"My family is still in Wenzhou, my hometown, so I won't come over for the time being."

"So that's the case, did you bring your staff?"

"With two staff members, His Highness also knows that many things must rely on the staff."

Chen Qing took a sip of tea, then asked with a smile, "I wonder how Yuanwailang plans to govern Chengdu Mansion after he takes office, do you have any ideas?"

Zhang Bin said smugly: "To tell you the truth, this is the first time for me to be an official from a lowly position. I have many ambitions in my heart, but I have no chance to implement them. This time I am appointed as the magistrate. The first thing I want to do is to strengthen my official education. Significant decline, before leaving, I also reported my thoughts to the emperor, the emperor was very supportive and taught the humble staff a lot?"

Chen Qing smiled and said, "What did the Son of Heaven say?"

"The emperor said that when you go to a place to be an official, people, money and property are the most important. Talents are prosperous, finances are abundant, and supplies are abundant. As long as you can achieve these three points, you are a qualified local official. The emperor said that if you have any difficulties, you have to rely on the court. , the imperial court will definitely support it, and of course, it also needs the support of His Highness."

Chen Qing was a little confused. Is this person in front of him a fool?He doesn't know his struggle with the court?Xu Xiantu would also tell him, then why did he still say that, he still deliberately came to demonstrate to himself, to show his attitude in front of him, so that he would not be wooed by him.

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "Prefect Zhang has great ambitions, I will wait and see."

Chen Qing sent Zhang Bin away, and then sent someone to find Zheng Ainong.

Not long after, Zheng Ainong rushed over and said, "Your Highness, Zhang Bin found me early this morning and said that he was the newly appointed prefect of Chengdu by the imperial court. He suggested me to be the general judge, saying that this was Xu Xianggong's suggestion. A lowly position is not a good idea. If you know what to do, I implore Your Highness to teach me!"

Chen Qing snorted and said, "I think Xu Xiantu is old-fashioned. A man who has only been an official for six years and has never been a local official has become the prefect of Chengdu in one step. Does Xu Xiantu know that he is breaking the rules?"

"Your Highness is right, he has never been a magistrate, and it is said that his family is very wealthy, and he doesn't know the sufferings of the people at all. If he really takes power, he will definitely make a mess of Chengdu. I really don't know how the emperor and Xu Xiangguo would Appoint such an inexperienced person as prefect."

Chen Qing took two steps with his hands behind his back and said: "This person should be used by the emperor to test me on purpose. It can be said that he is a banner. The imperial court is watching him, and all the prefectures in Sichuan are also watching him. If it is not handled well, it is true It will lead to chaos in the officialdom, and at the same time, I will have a bad relationship with Xu Xianfu, which I do not want to face for the time being, but Xu Xianfu must be aware of it, so he sent an inexperienced person."

Chen Qing had already vaguely guessed something, the prefect of Chengdu must be recommended by the emperor Xu Xianfu, Xu Xianfu was also reluctant, so he deliberately recommended an inexperienced person to take up the post.

Thinking of this, Chen Qing knew how to deal with the court, so he followed his established plan to completely empty this person out.

"I'll show Xu Xian some face, and you'll change to Chengdu General Judge, and then you'll build another government office and bring all the officials and servants there."

Although Zheng Ainong was a little aggrieved, he understood what Chen Qing meant, "Your Highness, the original office of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Propaganda Envoy is in Chengdu. It's good to use it as the official office of the Secretary of State, and you can move in even for humble positions."

"Yes, you can also serve as the government affairs envoy of the Xingtai Shangshu Mansion and be in charge of the Chengdu government. This is a part-time job I specially arranged for the general judges of the states. , the official residence in Chengdu is relatively tight, and there is no way to arrange an official residence for Zhang Bin, if he wants to rent a house to live in, it is up to you!"

After a pause, Chen Qing said coldly again: "In addition, find two prostitutes to go to the county government to file a complaint, and say that Zhang Bin's two aides raped women, so that the county government's board will be tougher, forcing them to confess and put them in prison. Zhang Bin is not allowed to visit!"

Zheng Ainong was speechless for a long time, this is too hurt!Is this a way that the prince came up with?

He didn't dare to disobey, so he had to bow down and agree, "I obey the order!"

Chen Qing smiled again and said: "If the county magistrate asks, he will say that it was Zheng Dutong's idea, and I will acquiesce."

8 Chapter Eighty

When Zhang Bin came to Chengdu this time, he brought a total of three attendants and two staff members, and he also carried a few hundred taels of silver in his arms, which was quite sufficient.

Zhang Bin is Xu Xiantu’s student, but students can also be divided into broad and narrow senses. For example, Su Shi is Ouyang Xiu’s student. Because Ouyang Xiu was the chief examiner in the second year of Renzong Jiayou’s reign, all Jinshi admitted in that year can claim to be Ouyang Xiu’s students. This is the generalized disciple.

Zhang Bin's disciple falls between the broad sense and the narrow sense. He was a Jinshi in the second year of the Shaoxing Examination, and Xu Xiantu was the chief examiner that year. , This is to voluntarily worship under Xu Xiantu, and I hope Xu Xiantu will support him a lot in his official career.

Zhang Bin came to Chengdu to take up the post this time, which surprised him. It was not his turn. There are a lot of people with higher qualifications and experience than him. The imperial court was promoted to supervisory censor, step by step to privy secretary, and more importantly, Cheng Bo was Xu Xiantu's real disciple, and he was one of Xu Xiantu's most proud disciples when he was teaching in Taixue.

Originally, the news from the Ministry of Officials was that Cheng Bo was appointed as the prefect of Chengdu. Everyone congratulated Cheng Bo, but somehow, Xu Xiantu rejected Cheng Bo and recommended himself as the prefect of Chengdu. A huge piece of shit luck fell from the sky. in myself.

Chengdu became the magistrate!The Great Song Dynasty is second only to Lin'an Mansion and Pingjiang Mansion, and the third richest place. It is not his turn. Zhang Bin can only rejoice that his ancestor Yu Yin is still alive. He knows that he has nothing to do with Xu Xiantu's disciples. Xu Xiantu There are so many disciples!At least half of the second-year Jinshi in Shaoxing posted posts to Xu Xiantu's sect. Who made Xu Xiantu the chief examiner!

In the morning, Zhang Bin chose an auspicious time, which was exactly ten o'clock in the morning, but this time was a little later, but it didn't matter. Last night, Chen Qing sent someone to inform him that Zheng Ainong was transferred to Chengdu General Judge, and asked him to In the morning, I went to the government office to handle the handover. I just said morning, but didn't say what time it was. It was also morning!

Zhang Bin changed into his official uniform and asked his followers to rent a horse from the mules and horses shop. Two staff members and a follower had already gone a step ahead and went to the government office to make arrangements. It was still a quarter of an hour before Si time, and Zhang Bin set off with two followers. .

Currently Zhang Bin lives in the post house. The biggest advantage of the post house is that it is free, but it is very inconvenient. There are many people coming and going. As a magistrate like him, he should live in the official house. Today he will also implement the official house. Without an official residence, how could he take concubines?

Didn't he leave his wife and children in his hometown just to come to Chengdu to take a concubine?

Thinking of taking a concubine, Zhang Bin felt a rush of enthusiasm. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

It's not far from the post house to the government office, just arrived at the Eight Immortals Bridge, I saw the attendants running towards me in a panic, "Your official, something is not right!"

Zhang Bin reined in and asked unhappily, "Why are you panicking, what happened?"

"Your Majesty, the two gentlemen have been arrested."

"Abducted by who?" Zhang Bin asked in surprise.

"I was taken away by the archers of the county government. It is said that a civilian girl sued the two gentlemen for alleged adultery last night."

Zhang Bin did know that the two staff members went out to drink flower wine last night, but is it illegal to drink flower wine?

"Where is Zheng Ainong? Why didn't he stop it?" Zhang Bin asked angrily.

"Senior officer, we haven't seen Zheng Tongpan. In fact, the gate of the government office is closed, as if there is no one there, and we can't get in. We just stood at the gate and waited stupidly, and then a dozen archers appeared , they asked for their names, chained the two gentlemen and left."

Zhang Bin was stunned, why is there no one in the government office?

After staying for a while, he decided to go to the government office to take a look.

Zhang Bin came to the government office with three entourages. Sure enough, the gate of the government office was closed, and there was no one in front of the door.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, what should we do?

Just at this time, the door of the mansion opened, and an old man in short clothes came out from the inside, dressed like a doorman, Zhang Bin seemed to have caught a life-saving straw, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, old man, is Zheng Tongpan here? "

The old man in short clothes gave him a cold look and said, "We only have one Zheng Zhifu here, and there is no Zheng Tongju."

"It's the prefect of Zheng."

"Zheng Zhifu is not here, the government office will rest for three days, if there is anything, come back in three days!"

The old man in short clothes hung a three-day leave on the gate. Zhang Bin asked in puzzlement, "What about the common people who sue and seek grievances for the three-day leave?"

The old man sneered and said: "This official has confused the county government with the government government! It is the job of the county government to file a lawsuit, so what has it to do with the government government?"

Zhang Bin was taken aback, "What does the government office do?"

"The government office is in charge of the county, and there are so many counties below! County affairs are reported to the government office, and the government office reports to the court after review. It's nothing to do anyway, and it doesn't hurt to rest for three days."

The old man walked into the small door and closed the door 'Boom! ' closed with a bang.

Zhang Bin is not a fool either, he already knew that he was blocked by Chen Qing's forces, and the position of prefect was reserved for him, but he had no way to take up the post, not only that, but also the staff he brought were also taken away.

Zhang Bin had no choice but to go to the county government first to find a way to get the two staff members out.

After inquiring all the way, they walked for a quarter of an hour before arriving at the county government office. As soon as they arrived at the gate of the county government office, they heard the screams of two staff members killing pigs, and then the staff staff Qian cried out: "Stop beating, I'll recruit! I'll recruit!" Isn't it okay?"

Another staff member also cried, "I recruited too, we did it, stop fighting."

Zhang Bin was startled, what would they do if they recruited him?He rushed to the county government office, but was stopped by two government officials and pushed him out, "Where is the lunatic, get out!"

Zhang Bin was furious, rushed in, and shouted: "I am the new prefect Zhang of Chengdu, you must not stop me!"

Several yamen servants have been instructed by the county magistrate. If someone calls themselves the new magistrate, call them out.

A yamen servant became impatient and hit his head and face with a water and fire stick. Zhang Bin turned around and ran away in fright. He ran a step slower and was hit on the shoulder with a stick.

Zhang Bin felt extremely wronged and wanted to cry loudly, but there were so many people around watching the fun!Someone laughed and said: "This person actually ran out wearing a costume, he must be crazy!"

Two yamen servants supported him and came to a secluded corner next to him. Zhang Bin's shoulder was burning and painful. An attendant who knew a little bit of medical skills touched his shoulder for a while and said, "Fortunately, the bone is not broken. I am very lucky!"

"Happy ass!"

Zhang Bin scolded angrily: "Have you ever seen such an embarrassing new magistrate?"

A entourage sighed: "Now the officials know it! Why don't others want to come to Chengdu to take office? It's obvious that they will be bullied by Chen Qing."

"Then I can't help it. What if I don't come for the appointment of the Ministry of Officials?"

At this time, another attendant came hurriedly with a toothman, "Officials can ask this toothman."

Zhang Bin scolded himself for being confused, looking for a dentist if there is something he can't figure out!

He briefly explained his situation to Yaren, Yaren's eyes rolled a few times, and the opposite was the new magistrate!Ask yourself a little more.

"My lord, let me inquire for you first, and I can even meet your aides. If I open today, I'll make it cheaper. I only charge you five pennies. Do you think it's okay?"

It's so expensive, isn't it only a hundred dollars to inquire about some news?Zhang Bin is now being bullied by dogs, no matter how expensive he is, he has no choice but to admit it.

"Ah Quan, give him a tael of silver!"

Yaren took the silver and said with a smile: "Wait, I promise to ask you clearly."

Zhang Bin had to sigh and sit on the ground against the wall and wait.

After a while, the tooth man finally came back, he smiled and bowed his hands, "So you are really the magistrate! The villain was rude just now."

Zhang Bin said angrily, "Do you think I'm an opera singer? Come on, what's the news?"

881 Chapter Xingtai

The Yaman cupped his hands and said, "Two of your staff members went to drink wine last night, and one of them found a prostitute to accompany the wine. As a result, two prostitutes came to complain this morning, saying that they only served the wine without selling themselves, but your two staff members They got drunk and polluted their bodies, so the county lord arrested two of his aides and tortured them. They couldn't stand the board, so they had to admit that they were drunk and sexual. Both of them confessed and were detained. , No one is allowed to visit."

"Ah! What can I do then? Is there any way for me to meet them?"

"Seeing that it is impossible, I said that I would like to pay more money, but the jailer dared not agree, but I can work around it."

"How to work around?" Zhang Bin asked anxiously.

Yaren smiled and said: "I know a brother Yasi, he knows the inside story better, if the master is willing to spend ten pennies, he can tell you the inside story, maybe he can also pass on a message for you."

Zhang Bin was already desperate, and ordered his followers: "Give him twelve pennies and ask him to find me a suit of clothes. Wearing an official uniform and being humiliated, I can't afford to be ashamed."

Half an hour later, Zhang Bin changed into a dark blue suit and wore a hooded head, and came to a teahouse near the county government office. He had just applied medicine to his shoulders, and the pain was no longer there.

Yaren introduced him to Song Yasi, a black man in his thirties, from the county government.

Song Yasi took him inside, while the others were waiting outside.

"I'll just say a few words to you. I won't recognize you when I leave this door. If you come to me again, I won't know you either."

Zhang Bin nodded, "I know, Song Yasi just say it!"

"I know that the official is Zhang Zhifu appointed by the imperial court, but to you, Chengdu is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. His Royal Highness King Yong will never allow the imperial court to appear in Chengdu, so you are destined to have no good results. I advise you to withdraw and return to Lin'an immediately. go."

The words of this Song Yasi made Zhang Bin extremely harsh. He waved his hands and said, "Tell me about the case first. Can my two staff members be rescued?"

Song Yasi sighed and said: "I know you don't like to hear it, but I'm telling you a few words of truth for the sake of ten pennies. The case of your two aides is true. It is true that prostitutes do not sell themselves when they accompany drinks. It is estimated that your aides were given aphrodisiacs in the wine. There are many such things, usually extorting a sum of money, but this time the trouble became big, two prostitutes reported to the government, and your two The aides have also pleaded guilty, and then handed over to the government office and the punishment department for review, under normal circumstances, they will be moved thousands of miles and exiled for three years."

Zhang Bin gritted his teeth and said, "Zheng Ainong must be behind the plot, there is no one else but him."

Suddenly his eyes lit up, "Wait! You said just now that the case should be reviewed and approved by the government?"

Song Yasi shook his head secretly, this prefect Zhang is really an idiot, he talked for a long time, wasting his tongue, he thought he could be a prefect?

"It has to be reviewed and approved by Zheng Ainong's officials, and it has nothing to do with you."

Song Yasi stood up and said, "One of your staff members surnamed Qian asked you to go to Zheng Dutong. Well, I should say that I have said everything. I will not recognize anything when I leave this door."

After finishing speaking, Song Yasi turned around and walked away. Zhang Bin sat in the room in a daze. After a while, he got up and said to his followers: "Let's go find Zheng Dutong!"

……

In the afternoon, Zhang Bin rushed to the barracks and met Zheng Ping. Zheng Ping handed Zhang Bin a letter, "Please arrange for someone to deliver this letter to my father. This is my official reply to him."

Zhang Bin took the channel: "Two of my subordinates were arrested by the county government. I implore Zheng Dutong to help and release them."

Zheng Ping said for a while: "His Royal Highness King Yong is in Chengdu! I dare not interfere in local government affairs, let's wait two days! When he leaves, I will entrust you with favors."

Zhang Bin thanked him and left. He had no other choice now, and he didn't dare to go to Chen Qing, so he could only patiently wait for the news in the posthouse.

Two days later, Lu Qingshan arrived in Chengdu, and Chen Qing personally went to the pier to welcome him.

To Chen Qing, Lu Qingshan is not only an elder, but also he was a prime minister of the imperial court. With his identity and ability, he sits on Sichuan Road for himself, able to suppress all evil spirits in Bashu, and quickly stabilize Sichuan Road.

"Your Highness, Chengdu is my favorite place in the Song Dynasty. It has not been ravaged by the Jin people. Only here can I see the Xuanhe prosperity of the year."

Walking into the city, Lu Qingshan liked the prosperity of the city very much. He pointed his horsewhip at a tall building in the distance and said with a smile: "That is the library of the government school! I built it when I was 17 when I was studying in Chengdu, and almost 40 years have passed. gone."

"Does Uncle feel that time flies too fast?"

"Exactly!"