high official

Chapter 53

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Wu Wei and Shuai Hui withdrew, leaving only Wang Xian and Sima Qiu in the room.

"Nephew, plan to make an appointment?" At Sima Qiu's age, it would be appropriate to call Wang Xian a nephew, but when did the two become so close?
"The villain is being troubled by the fish in the pond now, and he has nothing to do with himself." Wang Xian stood up and poured tea for Sima Qiu: "I still want to ask for help from the master."

Sima Qiu knew right away that this guy was used to crawling along the pole, took the teacup and said, "Don't worry about it, you are becoming more and more important in the eyes of the elder, as long as you do things honestly, the elder will protect you. "

Wang Xianxin said, just lie to ghosts.The old master probably doesn't know, which number am I?
Dependence is a terrible habit. Weizhi County is now "if you have a problem, ask Sima", and Sima Qiu is now "if you have a problem, ask Wang Xian"... If Wang Xian can't think of a good way, Mr. Sima will probably be fooled .

"Is there really no way?" Seeing that he was silent, Mr. Sima said anxiously: "Just say it. Whether it's right or wrong, it's all a sincere heart. The Elder will be very pleased."

"Excuse me sir, how did things get to this point?" Wang Xian asked without answering.

"Now that you are considered the lord's confidant, I will tell the truth. In fact, this time the matter has come to this point, in the final analysis, the lord committed a taboo of being an official." Sima Qiu said with a sigh: "'It is not an offense to be an official. This is the experience summed up by state and county magistrates for thousands of years. The old man repeatedly said to the old man, but he was young and energetic after all, so he refused to listen, and finally caused such a disaster!"

The so-called squires and wealthy families are nothing more than officials and powerful landlords. These people are powerful and wealthy in the local area, and they also have good hands and eyes, and can have connections with the government, the province, and even the court.To be ruthless, a magistrate like Wei Zhixian is not an opponent at all.

"There is a saying that a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake, not to mention that there are people on top of the local snake. When they respect you, they call you 'old parents'; It's not impossible." Sima Qiu complained, "When the Elder Master took office, I asked him to visit the big gentry in the county, but he cared about his status and refused to compromise. So from the very beginning, His relationship with the squire has not been handled well."

"But you can't blame him entirely, because the situation in Fuyang County at that time was too infuriating. You also know that Fuyang had no county magistrate for nearly two years. Although Jiang County Cheng was acting as his agent, his name was not right and his words were not right. He also refused to offend people for the magistrate of the future. So during this period of time, it became a carnival for corrupt officials and local tyrants and evil gentry, they joined hands to crazily harm the public and private interests, corrupt the law!" Sima Qiu looked upright, but actually shouted in his heart , why not count me?
"When the elder got out of the car, he found out that Fuyang County was seriously merged, the taxes and taxes were uneven, the national tax was lost, and the people suffered a lot!" Sima Qiu continued: "Needless to say, I also know that it is the joint efforts of the gentry, the rich and the county government officials. In fact, at the beginning, they also tried to win over and bribe the Elder Master, but Dong Weng was deeply favored by the Emperor and tried to repay him, but he refused to join them, so he was constrained by them everywhere, and after half a year, he was almost emptied."

"Later, through the case of the Lin family, the elder was honored by the imperial court and finally became famous in Shilin. This gave him hope of turning the situation around." Sima Qiu looked at Wang Xian and said, "Speaking of it, it's all You boy is causing trouble."

"How did I know it would be like this?" Wang Xian smiled wryly.

"I'm joking." Master Sima took a sip of tea and said, "However, the Elder Master did take advantage of this case to gain power, suppressed the opponent's arrogance, and started to rectify the yamen." If we don’t get rid of those officials who colluded with the gentry, how can we talk about taxation and attack the powerful?”

This was obviously Master Sima's plan. He was overwhelmed by the "Sai Zhangliang" boasted by the magistrate of Wei, and he worked out a set of action plans with great deliberation.

The first step is to operate on the house. The so-called collusion between officials and gentry, more than [-]% of the activities happened in this house.Li Sheng, the official in this house, is the bond of collusion between officials and gentry, and if he is destroyed, the connection between internal and external collusion can be severed.Then take the opportunity to suppress the tyrants, organize taxes, and sweep away the collusion in this county!
This set of plans was placed with high hopes by the magistrate of Wei County, and Li Sheng was successfully won at the beginning, but when it touched on the fundamental interests of the gentry and local tyrants, it finally caused a strong backlash.More than a dozen students were dispatched to file a complaint, and it was the gentry who were taking Wei Zhixian's army!
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Hearing Sima Qiu's narration, Wang Xian secretly regretted that no matter how clever his father was, he was only a clerk after all, and he still lacked strategic vision. He didn't detect the intentions of the higher-ups early, and ended up being used as a gun by the magistrate of Wei.Back then, I should have listened to Little Fatty Wu's opinion, went home and pretended to be sick, and let Zhixian Wei fight Li Sheng by himself, and wait until the overall situation is settled...

It's a pity that there is no medicine for regret in the world. At the age of 16, I became a household pawn, and I have been branded as a county magistrate, and I can't hide...

"Under the sun, those squires are working to force the Elder Master to reactivate Li Sheng..." Sima Qiu looked at Wang Xian and said quietly, "If there is no other way, the Elder Master can only give in first to ensure that the autumn grain enters the warehouse on time. "

"..." Wang Xian glanced at Sima Qiu resentfully, and knew to scare me with Li Sheng, "Aren't those food chiefs afraid of missing the date and being punished by the court?"

"Although according to regulations, the autumn grain should be received in October, but it can be delivered to the capital before February next year. From Fuyang to Nanjing, the [-]-mile waterway can be reached within a month. Therefore, they still have time." Sima Qiu He smiled wryly and said, "Take a step back, even if the date is delayed, as long as someone in the court speaks for them, the responsibility can be pushed to the elder. So they are not in a hurry."

"For two thousand shi of grain, it's really desperate!" The actions of the noble gentry in this county make even people like Wang Xian disdain: "Even if the family can divide a few hundred shi?"

"The two thousand stones are just an excuse. This is a battle between the gentry of this county and the elder." Sima Qiu said in a deep voice, "If the elder loses, he will be completely excluded. No one in Fuyang County will listen to him anymore."

"What if we win?" Wang Xian asked quietly.

"If you win, the prestige of the Elder will naturally be higher..." Sima Qiu looked at Wang Xian's terrifyingly bright moves, and said without a little dejection: "But I guess the gentry will not quit, I'm afraid I'm going to fight until I leave office..."

Sima Qiu was very frustrated. He wanted to prove himself, so he made this plan without Wang Xian.Unexpectedly, the boss and the noble gentry of the county would turn against each other, and they would be in trouble in the future.Facing a severe lesson, he finally realized that he was really not the material to come up with ideas.Looking pitifully at Wang Xiandao: "Nephew, help me think about it. Is there a good way to let the old man pass this level?"

"Sir, I have already said that even if I win this time, it may not be good for the Grand Master." Wang Xian sighed softly: "Then simply take a step back and let the sea and the sky shine brightly."

"Hey, do you think I haven't persuaded you like this?" Sima Qiu said with a bitter face, "To tell you the truth, the Elder was deeply humiliated and wanted to write to the imperial court to expose the truth about Fuyang County's concealment of household registration, and demanded that imperial envoys be sent to supervise them. According to the regulations of the Hongwu period, if there is any concealment and cheating, the parents will be executed and the family members will be exiled..."

"Will the imperial court listen to him, a seventh-rank magistrate?" Wang Xian didn't believe it.

"He's going to die..." Sima Qiu said with a complicated expression: "He said in the memorial that if the result of the verification does not exceed [-]% of the yellow book, he will apologize with death!"

"Ah!" Wang Xian's heart trembled, he never thought that the gentle and gentle Wei Zhixian would be such a staunch man.It seems that I still underestimated the scholars of the Ming Dynasty. "Have you written the book yet?"

"No..." Sima Qiuxin said, is this not nonsense, if I have already written the letter, am I still here to argue with you?I packed up and ran away. "The memorandum has already been written, so I can talk about it, and I promise to have a way to solve the problem, and I don't have to burn everything, so I let the boss release it later."

After speaking, he stood up, bowed deeply to Wang Xian and said, "Nephew, I know you are from Fuyang, and you don't want to offend the folks in the village because of a county magistrate from outside, so you have kept silent." Showing seriousness, he said: "But the elder is a good official. There is no such loyal and patriotic official who is willing to offend others. What is the difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Meng Yuan?"

Seeing that Wang Xian still remained silent, Sima Qiu couldn't hide his disappointment. "I'm so old-fashioned. I told young people how miserable the Yuan Dynasty was, and you didn't take it seriously." He laughed at himself and said, "You only know how to protect your own home and your own clan." , who knew that the first thing to be maintained was actually the Great Ming Dynasty established by someone else's family..."

After finishing speaking, Sima Qiu Xiao Suo turned around and wanted to leave the room.

He had already raised the curtain with his hand, but Wang Xian said behind him: "I'm trying to find a way, and I didn't say I won't help..."

"Uh..." Sima Qiu quickly retracted his hands, turned around, sat down, held Wang Xian's hand with both hands, and said with a chrysanthemum smile on his old face, "I knew you were different from them!"

Seeing that he was still righteous one moment, but returned to his wretched appearance the next, Wang Xian withdrew his hand helplessly, sighed and said, "I'm going to be tricked to death by Mister."

"I will never treat you badly!" Sima Qiu said with a smile.

"Alas, actually the master's way is right, but sir is too timid." Wang Xian lowered his voice and said, "I read in the mansion newspaper that the imperial court is building the Beijing line and rebuilding the Grand Canal. His Majesty Yongle has just personally conquered Mobei." ;The Duke of England and the Duke of Qian are using troops in Jiaozhi, and Zheng He's fleet is still sailing to the west...Sir, what is the most lacking thing in the imperial court now?"

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