Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 478: Heaven listens, Ma Zhou impeaches Kong Yingda

Gao Shilian is here.

But he left quickly.

So much so that Fang Yuan didn't know why he came.

It seems to be supporting Kong Yingda, but it doesn't seem to be the case, which is very strange.

Fang Yuan was only surprised by this, and then ignored it.

But maybe Fang Yuan didn't expect that Kong Yingda was angry because Fang Yuan didn't give him face.

He didn't have the ability to target Fang Yuan, but it didn't mean that he didn't have the ability to target Fang Yuan's disciples.

For the Kong family, they attach great importance to the relationship between master and apprentice, thinking that the apprentice is a part of the master.

Since you, Fang Yuan, won't give you face, and I can't target you, then your disciple will suffer for you!
A county in Shandong.

Zhang Ji was arranged by the officials to be the county magistrate here.

Because of Zhang Ji's appearance, he was ostracized everywhere.

But because of his outstanding abilities and other reasons, he has made many political achievements here and is deeply loved by the local people.

Maybe in the eyes of the county government and the county's powerful people, Zhang Ji was just an ugly guy who couldn't stand up to the stage, but in the eyes of the common people, he was the Qingtian Master.

Everything seems to be going in the right direction.

But today, Zhang Ji felt that the way his colleagues in the county government looked at him had changed greatly.

In the past, they looked down on themselves, but they would more or less carry out their orders and did not dare to go too far.

But today, the way they looked at him not only looked down upon him, but also took pleasure in his misfortune.

"Master Chief, what happened?"

Zhang Ji asked the county chief registrar.

In the past few years of working in the county, he has successfully conquered many officials through his own methods.

Among them, the chief secretary is one of them, and he is currently Zhang Ji's most favorable supporter in the county.

"A famous guest from the Kong family has come to entertain the county's gentry at Qingfeng Tower."

"I don't know if it was because he was drunk or for other reasons. He said something bad about you many times and threatened that he was not worthy of being the magistrate of this county."

The chief clerk said softly.

Look around carefully as you speak.

As soon as he saw someone coming, he immediately distanced himself from Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji looked at this scene and heard the chief clerk's report, his eyes were as gloomy as water.

I was not welcomed in the county to begin with, but now that someone from the Kong family has come forward to slander me, will I still be able to work in the county in the future?

Although he was loved by the people in the county, if the Kong family took action and the gentry in the county had objections to him, he would not be able to start a war in the future.

The Kong family is like an emperor in Shandong. If they take action personally, no matter how capable they are, they will not be able to stand up.

Just why?
Zhang Ji's heart ached when he saw that the chief clerk who was close to him deliberately distanced himself from him.

Is all the hard work of the past few years going to disappear like this?

Could it be that God is so targeting people with different looks?
Zhang Ji felt very heavy.

Just at this time, there was a noise at the gate of the county government office.

Looking back, I saw many gentry from the county walking into the county government office.

Among them, at the front of them was an old man with a rosy face and gray hair, quite a bit of an immortal.

"He, he is the famous member of the Kong family!"

The chief clerk said with a trembling voice.

After leaving these words, he trotted towards them with a flattering smile to welcome their arrival.

Zhang Ji felt very uncomfortable when he saw the gentry from the county coming in supporting the celebrities of the Kong family.

But he still took a deep breath and strode forward to greet their arrival.

"Are you Zhang Ji?"

"Things that look like humans and dogs have disgraced our Shandong Province."

The famous member of the Kong family glanced around the county government office, and finally his eyes rested on Zhang Ji and said coldly.

"Who is this celebrity?"

Zhang Ji's breathing was stagnant and he almost couldn't hold back the curse.

From what the other party said, it was obviously the first time they met each other.

He called himself a dog when he first met him. Is this a famous figure in the Kong family?

"I already know what you have done, and I am here to warn you."

"Don't carry out your evil deeds in our Shandong, otherwise we will not let you go."

"You don't have to be proud for long. The court will soon announce your dismissal."

The famous member of the Kong family had no idea of ​​introducing himself and said proudly.

"What I did? My evil deeds?"

"Please give me an explanation from this famous member of the Kong family. What have I done? What evil deeds have I committed?"

Zhang Ji held back his anger and said in a deep voice.

Damn it, are you here to block your hat?

How did I offend the Kong family, and I want to cover myself up like this?

If he said he had objections because he was ugly, he should have started to object when he came to Shandong to govern.

Instead of coming here after working hard for so many years, having already made some achievements in this county in Shandong, and almost having a firm footing.

"Huh, are you pretending not to understand?"

"It's okay, you'll find out soon."

The famous Kong family member sneered.

"Is this how the Kong family puts people's hat on others?"

Zhang Ji's face turned red with anger as he listened.

As soon as he comes out, he scolds himself, and then he blocks himself.

However, when asked about the matter, he refused to explain. Is there any unreasonable accusation?
The gentry in the county looked at it with eyes full of drama and a faint smile on their lips.

They don't care what Zhang Ji did, nor do they care whether a famous member of the Kong family blocked Zhang Ji.

As long as the county is still under their control, they don't care at all who is the county magistrate.

"presumptuous!"

"Be careful what you say. My Kong family is a family of saints. How can I block your words?"

The famous member of the Kong family was furious and scolded.

"Then what do you think I did?"

Zhang Ji said in a deep voice.

The Kong family, the home of the sage Kong, so what?
You are a small person, but you can't resist even if you, the Kong family, block you?

"Look, this is the magistrate of your county. He is really a disgrace to our Shandong province."

The famous Kong family member still didn't answer.

Instead, he looked back at the gentry in the county and accused Zhang Ji.

“Indeed, it’s a disgrace to our Shandong province.”

"Don't worry, we will jointly submit a letter to the court to remove him from office."

“Our county doesn’t want such people, and Shandong doesn’t want such people either.”

The gentry said indignantly.

None of them took Zhang Ji seriously.

It was as if Zhang Ji, the county magistrate, was a puppet.

Zhang Ji was so angry that his heart was about to burst, and his eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes.

He is clearly the highest-ranking person in the county, yet he is being despised like this.

He wanted to teach these gentlemen and nobles in front of him a hard lesson, but Zhang Ji finally endured it.

There is no way, this is Shandong, the imperial court's management of Shandong is very weak, and the people of Shandong are very complaining about the imperial court.

"The decree has arrived!"

Suddenly, a sharp voice sounded outside the county government office.

For a moment, Zhang Ji and others were shocked, thinking that they heard wrongly.

But after seeing a eunuch walking in with an imperial edict, everyone was sure that it was the real edict.

At this moment, Zhang Ji's heart was dead and his body was shaky, thinking that he was really going to be dismissed.Because just now a famous figure in the Kong family said that the imperial court would remove him from his position.

The famous member of the Kong family was also shaken, a little surprised.

He said that the dismissal was just a casual talk, but he didn't expect that an imperial edict would actually come?

Has Kong Yingda's status in the court reached this level?
The Shenhao present also had different expressions, and they were even more in awe of the Kong family.

"Who is Zhang Ji?"

The eunuch swept across the audience and shouted in a high-pitched voice.

"I, I am."

Zhang Ji closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

What is coming will come, just accept it calmly.

He had failed, but he couldn't collapse or embarrass his mentor.

"By God's blessing, the emperor ordered: Zhang Ji, the magistrate of Changle County, Shandong Province, has been dedicated and diligent during his tenure. He has governed the people well and is loved by the local people."

The eunuch's voice was steady and clear.

Zhang Ji heard it clearly, and the dejection on his face slowly turned into surprise.

The celebrities of the Kong family and others had a different look, they were so shocked that they couldn't believe it.

". Move to Wuling County as magistrate!"

Finally, the eunuch's reading ended.

Zhang Ji was promoted from a small county magistrate to a large county magistrate.

Although they are both county magistrates, there are big differences between small county magistrates and large county magistrates.

Not only has the rank been improved, but the population under management has also been greatly increased.

"County Magistrate Zhang, why don't you accept the order quickly?"

The eunuch said loudly.

"Thank you, Eunuch!"

Zhang Ji reacted and his breathing suddenly became rapid.

But what excited him was not that he was promoted instead of down, but that the county magistrate he moved to was Wuling County.

Wuling County, that was the place where my mentor first became an official. It was his headquarters.

It must be the mentor who takes action, it must be the mentor who takes action!

His mentor trained him as a direct disciple, so he arranged for him to go to Wuling County!

At this moment, Zhang Ji cried like a child, and the respect for Fang Yuan in his heart was as long as the torrential river.

"What does Magistrate Zhang mean by this? Is it possible that he has objections to His Majesty's arrangements?"

The eunuch frowned and said with a hint of displeasure.

"No, no, I have no objection."

Zhang Ji shook his head and quickly regained his mood.

If he was brought back by the eunuch with such a gaffe, the emperor might think that he was not worthy of his responsibilities, and his mentor would think that he was girlish if he knew about it.

At the same time, Zhang Ji also remembered that Fang Yuan had taught him that if a eunuch delivered a message, he would be rewarded as long as he did good deeds. He immediately took out all his banknotes from his pocket and secretly gave them to the eunuch.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay. Magistrate Zhang, please take care of your health. I'm going back to answer the order."

After the eunuch received Zhang Ji's money, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

He didn't like it just now because he didn't like that Zhang Ji was so ignorant and didn't know how to reward him for his hard work.

Even if you and others come all the way to drink water, you should at least give them some benefit, right?

Now Zhang Ji stuffed hundreds of people over and was immediately satisfied, saying goodbye to Zhang Ji and leaving.

After the eunuchs left, Zhang Ji and others were left alone.

At this time, the expressions of famous celebrities in the Kong family and others were as exciting as they could be.

"Everyone, you are still here, do you want me to treat you to a meal?"

Zhang Ji looked at the famous celebrities of the Kong family and sneered.

The famous Kong family member looked ugly, looked at the imperial edict in Zhang Ji's hand, and left without saying a word.

The gentry in the county exchanged looks and finally left without saying anything.

Although Zhang Ji has been promoted, Changle County and Wuling County are too far apart, and they will almost never meet again in this life.

Now that it's unpleasant, there's no need to be polite anymore.

On the other hand, the county officials immediately rushed to flatter him.

Most of them looked down upon Zhang Ji when he was there.

But the proposal before they were promoted and left was very important to them. They might be able to become county magistrates directly.

"Let's all go to work. I can't leave now. There's still more than half a month left."

Zhang Ji sneered in his heart, but there was no look of revenge on his face.

He knew that his crisis was resolved, but it was not him, but his mentor.

Once again, I owe my mentor. I probably won’t be able to make up for it in this life, so I’ll just go through fire and water.

Chang'an City.

Fang Yuan learned from Ma Zhou that he had made a proposal to the emperor.

Among them, both Zhang Ji and Ge You were promoted, moved from a small county to a large county, and their grades were improved.

Although their official positions have not changed, the improvement in rank means that their sky will become broader.

That morning, towards the end of the court meeting, Ma Zhou stood up.

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Kong Yingda, the wine worshipper. I think he is not worthy of being a teacher, not worthy of teaching the prince."

As soon as Ma Zhou said these words, the courtiers were immediately surprised.

"how do I say this?"

Li Shimin frowned, glanced at Kong Yingda, and then looked at Ma Zhou.

"First, Kong Yingda's disciples Sun Gu Maozhong and Kong Fudao urinated at the gate of Fang Mansion. Their moral character was extremely bad. I suspect that Kong Yingda's moral character is not good."

"Secondly, the day before yesterday, Kong Yingda personally went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to find Fang Shilang and asked Fang Shilang to release Gu Maozhong and Kong Fudao. Fang Shilang did not agree. In anger, he asked his famous Kong family in Shandong to make things difficult for Zhang Ji, the magistrate of Changle County. , I think Kong Yingda’s aggressive personality is not suitable for teaching the prince.”

Ma Zhou Zhengyi Lingran, his voice echoed in the hall.

Everyone listened and looked at Fang Yuan with different expressions, but most of them looked at Kong Yingda.

"What nonsense!"

"First, Gu Maozhong and Kong Fudao are my disciples, but they were not taught by me. How can their moral character be attributed to me?"

"Secondly, although my hometown is in Shandong, I haven't been back for many years. I have no control over what the people there do, and I don't know what is happening in Changle County."

Kong Yingda stood up and retorted loudly.

"I have evidence!"

Ma Zhou snorted coldly.

At this point, Fang Yuan also stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, Kong Jijiu did come to see me the day before yesterday, and he left very unhappy. I don't know what he did afterwards."

"But Zhang Ji, who is in Shandong, wrote to me, saying that a famous Confucian contacted a gentleman in the county to break into his county office, saying that he had disgraced Shandong and that he had done something wrong, but asked the famous Confucius What did you do and no answer.”

"If His Majesty's imperial edict had not just arrived, Changle County would not know whether it was under the jurisdiction of the imperial court or the Kong family in Shandong."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed again.

Especially Kong Yingda's face, a trace of panic flashed across his face.

Originally it was just a matter of making things difficult, but when Fang Yuan said this, it was a seizure of power.

It is a serious crime for a noble family to seize the power of the imperial court and county magistrate.

"Your Majesty, I don't know!"

"But Wei Chen can guarantee that the Shandong Kong family has absolutely no intention of seizing power!"

Kong Yingda immediately explained, fearing that Li Shimin would misunderstand.

But in fact, Li Shimin already had some misunderstandings.

It is no secret that Shandong was dissatisfied with the imperial government.

Among them, the Shandong Confucius family is as respected as a saint in Shandong.

If the Kong family listened to the imperial court, it would not be so difficult for the imperial court to manage Shandong.

But your Kong family
(End of this chapter)