The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

All officials in Ning'an County were shocked. No one expected Fang Yun to kill and replace the Dianshi on the first day of his appointment. The Dianshi seemed to be just a ninth-rank official, but it proved Fang Yun's means.

In everyone's opinion, Fang Yun should be extremely low-key when he first came to Ning'an County, first strive to integrate with the officials and people here, and then slowly plan.

However, Fang Yun actually removed a county Dianshi in less than an hour after entering the county, and it was legitimate, because the Dianshi himself confessed.

This process was so unexpected that everyone has not been able to come back to their senses. All the methods that were previously discussed to deal with Fang Yun were completely ineffective!

Now, all the officials are terrified, fearing that Fang Yun will catch a handle and dismiss him if he makes a mistake.

Everyone realized that Fang Yun was not an ordinary Jinshi. He was a virtual saint with all kinds of means. I don't know what tricks he has left to wait for others to take the bait.

The left prime minister is powerful, but now Fang Yun is the county magistrate. Even if the Ministry of Personnel appoints a new Dianshi, Fang Yun has a hundred ways to prevent the new Dianshi from taking office. Just like if Fang Yun asks the Tenth House to do something now, the clerks of the Tenth House have countless ways to delay it.

Many officials looked at each other, nodded slightly, and a cruel look appeared in their eyes.

Especially the chief clerk Shen Ming, who looked at Fang Yun with the most unkind eyes. He is a relative of the left prime minister. Even when Ji Zhibai was the acting county magistrate, he was polite to him. If he was not incompetent, he would have been a higher county magistrate.

He is a person who can shock Ning'an County with a stomp of his foot. Today, he was scolded by Fang Yun in public, and even the Dianshi who helped him was stripped of his official position. It is simply a great shame.

Even if Fang Yun can cover the sky, the ground is the world of the low-level clerks. Any order of Fang Yun is executed by the clerks. As long as the clerks are controlled, Fang Yun's lifeline can be strangled and Fang Yun's road to the top scholar can be blocked.

Fang Yun seemed to care nothing. He looked at Yu Ba Chi and said, "I hope you will live up to the county's painstaking efforts." After that, Fang Yun glanced at all the officials in the county government with a faint smile, and turned to walk towards the main hall.

"I will do my best until my death!" Yu Ba Chi responded loudly.

Most of the officials with ranks looked firm, but the eyes of many unranked clerks flickered.

Most of these clerks were members of the left prime minister's party, but they had no status at all, low literary status, and ordinary family background. It was almost a delusion to want to fight for a rank official, but now, there was a huge opportunity!

"Good! Yu Ba Chi, you are very good!" Chief Clerk Shen Ming looked at Yu Ba Chi and said loudly.

Yu Ba Chi was a big man with a square face. He looked at Shen Ming coldly and said proudly, "Thank you for your praise, Master Shen!"

Shen Ming sneered, "No wonder you are always so sarcastic and dissatisfied with us. It's a pity that you are standing in the wrong place!"

Shen Ming was still powerful, and the clerks around Yu Ba Chi immediately moved away from him.

Yu Ba Chi didn't care at all and continued to move forward with Fang Yun.

Fang Yun walked into the gate and looked up. There was no plaque hanging on it that was common in later generations, "A clear mirror hanging high."

Two rows of yamen runners holding water and fire sticks said in unison, "Meet the county lord!"

Fang Yun nodded and continued to walk in.

In the center of the lobby was the warm room, where there were official desks and high-backed chairs. Fang Yun lifted his robe, sat on the chair, and then took up the official hat on it and put it on.

On the official desk were the four treasures of the study, the sign tube containing the command arrow, and the gavel, arranged one by one.

The most eye-catching thing was the official seal wrapped in red silk.

Fang Yun's private soldiers were standing outside the door, while the county magistrate's officials of all ranks entered the hall in neat rows according to their ranks and positions, standing on both sides.

Fang Yun sat on the big chair, looked around, looked at the faces of different shapes, looked at the anxious yamen runners, looked at the private soldiers outside the door, took a deep breath, and put his hand on the county magistrate's official seal.

A strange power came from the official seal, and then the shouts of the people came to my mind, some sad, some happy, some angry, some crying, making people confused.

Fang Yun's literary courage moved, suppressing all the disturbing forces.

Not a juren, no literary courage, even the county magistrate's official seal cannot be used.

Fang Yun only felt as if he had been authorized by heaven, his power was connected to the holy temple, and infinite power surged in his heart.

From now on, he is the master of a county!

"Give General Ding a seat." Fang Yun said, his eyes drooping, and I don't know what he was thinking.

"Thank you, Fang Xusheng." Ding Haosheng thanked him before sitting down.

There were many officials in the hall whose ranks were higher than the seventh rank, but Fang Yun ignored them, which made these officials hate him.

When Ding Haosheng sat down, Fang Yun suddenly picked up the gavel and slammed it hard.

Snap...

The gavel seemed like a rare treasure, absorbing Fang Yun's literary power and transforming it into a strange sound.

The power of the official is like a mountain!

The whole county government seemed to jump.

Many people couldn't help but move with it, and they were shocked. Fang Yun's literary power was too strong, and he was also a virtual saint. Once he used the gavel, it would have great power.

If someone dared to act wildly or even use force, even if he was a juren, Fang Yun could kill him with the sound of the gavel.

Many officials showed a faint worry on their faces. The official power just now was generally only achieved by the lord of a state sitting in the court, and even the lord of a prefecture could not do it.

The power of this official power not only came from Fang Yun's literary power and virtual saint status, but also depended on Fang Yun's confidence and vision.

To accommodate a state in one's mind and to accommodate only one county are two completely different concepts.

Fang Yun was in the headquarters of the Left Prime Minister's Party, but he did not show any timidity. This alarming sound was so strong that these officials could not understand it.

Where did Fang Yun get his confidence?

Now, Fang Yun suddenly used the gavel again. Could it be that he wanted to kill Lian Huan? If Fang Yun does this, he will force local officials to fight to the death without any room for maneuver.

When the officials were in shock, Fang Yun said, "Well, it's my first time as a county magistrate. I'll give it a try. Isn't it scary to you?"

All the officials rolled their eyes, completely fooled by Fang Yun.

Yang Yuhuan and Su Xiaoxiao outside the door covered their mouths and snickered. Nunu was also jumping up and down with joy. Ao Huang laughed in a low voice: "A bunch of silly fish!"

Fang Yun raised his head, looked at Lian Huan at the end of the official team with a straight face, and said: "You should have been severely punished for obstructing the imperial edict of Long Yin, but I have always been kind and will only take away your position and nothing else. You are neither Officials, please leave."

All the officials looked at Lian Huan with sympathy.

"Excuse me!" Lian Huan gritted his teeth and turned to leave.

Many officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that although Magistrate Xiaofang was ruthless in his actions, he also left some room for leeway.

Fang Yun said: "According to the usual practice, today is my day of rest. My family has not settled down yet, so I will deal with government affairs tomorrow. If there is nothing important, please leave."

He saw the chief clerk, Shen Ming, take a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "I have something important to report to you."

"Say it." Fang Yun looked at Shen Ming.

"Today at noon, an early spring literary party will be held at the restaurant next to the County Literary Academy. If the county magistrate comes here, he should attend the cultural party and have fun with the scholars in this county. I wonder if your Excellency will participate?"

Fang Yun nodded. Shen Ming was right. According to convention, the county magistrate must attend the first literary meeting after taking office. Only in this way can he appear to value scholars.