high official

Chapter 54
"It's nothing more than the word 'qianliang'." Sima Qiu thought about it.

"Yes, you said that if at this time, the scandal of collusion between officials and gentry and embezzlement of national taxes broke out in Fuyang County!" Wang Xian said in a deep voice: "What will happen to Emperor Yongle?"

"Of course he was furious!" Just thinking about the terrible reputation of Emperor Yongle, Sima Qiu broke out in a cold sweat and said, "When the emperor was angry, blood flowed! That's why I said, you must not perform the performance! "

"Is sir the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva?" Wang Xian shook his head and sighed, "It doesn't matter how many people die, so why are you worried?"

"Do you think Fuyang is the only county that has concealed household registration? Let me tell you, any county, any prefecture, or any province has it, it's just that there are minor and serious." Sima Qiu sighed: "You have so many understanding people in the imperial court, don't you?" Know? Everyone knows! It’s just that everyone is covering the cover and hiding it from Emperor Yongle.” He glared at Wang Xian angrily and said: “If the old man becomes the person who uncovers the cover, then my Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and is also There is no place for him to stand!"

"Mr. put out the fire," Wang Xian poured him another cup of tea and said, ""Sun Tzu's Art of War" says, "In the art of war, the whole country is the top priority, followed by breaking the country; the whole army is the top priority, and the second is breaking the army..." Therefore, victorious in a hundred battles is not a good man who is good; and a man who defeats the enemy without fighting is a good man who is good."

Unexpectedly, this kid actually understands the art of war, Sima Qiu couldn't help but look at him with admiration and said, "Then how can we 'subdue others without fighting'?"

"Mencius said, a gentleman leads but does not speak, he jumps like a man!" Wang Xian said slowly.

"Oh..." Sima Qiu pondered for a moment, his old eyes gradually lit up, and said, "I wish to hear the details!"

"To defeat a person, you don't have to destroy him, but you can also make him compromise out of fear. The most frightening time for a person is not when the ax is added to the body, but when you draw the bow and arrow and aim His time!" Wang Xian said in a deep voice, "This is called deterrence!"

"Deterrence?" Sima Qiu seemed to understand, "How can there be deterrence?"

"Three conditions, you have to let the other party know that you are able and determined to kill him!" Wang Xian explained: "If you don't have the ability to kill him, it's just bluffing. If you don't have the determination to kill him, your ability is useless And if the other party doesn't know, no matter how powerful you are and how determined you are, he won't be able to feel deterred." After a pause, he said, "If you have all three, you will be defeated without fighting!"

"Is that so..." Listening to Wang Xian's analysis, it was hard to describe, Sima Qiu was shocked at the moment.He suddenly had a thought, this son is definitely not something in the pool!

But now is not the time to be distracted. After thinking for a while, Sima Qiu continued according to Wang Xian's train of thought: "The first ability is no problem. The second determination is also no problem. In this way, as long as those squires understand, the master's Can ability and determination deter them?"

"This is just a theory. If we want it to be practical, we have to think about it in the long term." Wang Xian shook his head slightly and said, "And the landlords and Lao Cai are the most stubborn. They are the ones who don't cry when they don't see the coffin. If you want them to be really scared, talk empty teeth." It's useless."

"Hahaha." Sima Qiu's mood relaxed, and he said that today he has learned a lot. This 'deterrence' is really a good thing, as long as it is not really used, it can be effective for a long time.In the future, as long as Wei Zhixian can maintain his deterrent to the rich and powerful family of the country gentry during his term of office, all problems will be solved.

As for how to maintain deterrence, you don't have to worry about it yourself.Sima Qiu looked at Wang Xian with a smile, and said irresponsibly, "If you have the bones, you don't have to worry about the meat. You decide the specific strategy, and it will definitely be fine!"

"Ahem..." Wang Xian coughed twice and said, "It's okay for me to make a plan, sir, I have to guarantee that it will be implemented without compromise, otherwise don't blame me if the performance fails."

"No problem!" Sima Qiu agreed on Wei Zhixian's behalf.

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After leaving the house, Sima Qiu went back to the inner government to sign the house.Report the strategy to Wei Zhixian, who is dressed in a cloth robe and has an unshaven beard.Hearing that Wei Zhixian was full of surprises, his eyes finally brightened, and he clapped the table and said, "Mister is really my ovary!"

"Cough cough." Sima Qiu hesitated for a moment, but still said the truth: "That Wang Xian thought of it, the student just relayed it." Mr. Sima finally realized with conscience, as for the previous credits... Sima Qiu said, the past is the past Well, there's no need to be so serious.

"Wang Xian..." The magistrate of Wei really didn't agree, "You mean the little pawn in the house?"

"Dong Weng has a good memory." Sima Qiuxin said, the pawns are all pawns, and even small pawns, "It is Wang Xian who helped us solve the case!"

"He's so powerful?" Wei Zhixian was surprised at first, but then he was not sure: "Is this method feasible?"

"It's feasible!" Sima Qiu nodded heavily, "The only thing to worry about is the attitude of the superior!"

"Before I made up my mind to act, I reported it to the Lord Fu Zun." Wei Zhixian recalled: "After listening to him, he only said, 'This is a beautiful government, how is it right?' I didn't take it to heart at the time. Now that I think about it, it is really the golden words of Laozhou County." After a pause, he said: "But judging from the attitude of Fu Zun, as long as he is not involved, he should still be happy to see the results."

"That's good." Sima Qiu twirled his sparse beard and said, "There's also Zhou Jietai's whereabouts, so don't reveal the truth."

"Zhou Nietai has always been elusive, who knows where he is on business at the moment," Wei Zhixian said with a smile, "It's normal to hear rumors that he's coming to this county."

"Then do it!" Sima Qiu nodded heavily.

"Okay, do it!" Wei Zhixian replied in a deep voice.

The next morning, the officials of Hexian County were all guessing how long the county magistrate could last.Obviously, in their opinion, Wei Zhixian will definitely bow to the squire.Moreover, the officials were still talking about it, saying that if the magistrate was subdued, he would definitely invite Li Sheng back, and now he is the only one who can clean up the mess...

In this context, all the officials looked at Wang Xian with some sympathy. Of course, Master Diao was gloating.In fact, these topics were also picked up by Master Diao...

Hearing what the adults said, Zhang Mazi felt a little uneasy, and began to think, should he secretly return the money he extorted to Li Sheng?Zang Dianli was better, not as hopeless as Zhang Mazi, but his face was gloomy and he was in a very unhappy mood.

But Wang Xian was still the same, smiling and listening to the conversation between his boss and his seniors, as if he had nothing to do with him.

When the sound of clappers sounded at Maoshi, all the officials stopped chatting, remembering that the old man has not been promoted yet... Just as he was about to ask, the magistrate of Wei Zhi County turned around and said to everyone: "The old man is well." , I need to rest and recuperate, I don’t have to wait in the office for a few days, and the second master will act as my agent for any official business.”

'Why didn't you say it earlier? All the officials said in their hearts that they could sleep late if they said earlier.The county magistrate Jiang got up and said, "Let's do our own thing." Then he said to Master Diao and Ma Dianshi, "Let's go and see the next master."

The two nodded, and then came to Houya with Jiang Xiancheng.Because the magistrate of Wei didn't take any family members with him to the post, nor did he accept a concubine, the three of them went straight to the upper house without notifying them.But I saw the magistrate of Wei, known as "Baoyang", dressed in white, with long hair loose, sitting on the edge of the pond full of lotus, playing a guqin with great grief and indignation!
You don't need to look at his movements and expressions, just listen to the sound of the piano that is angry and impetuous, like thunder and wind and rain, and the sound of spears and spears, you can feel his grief, indignation and generosity.

The three of them stood still at the Moon Gate, Jiang Xiancheng changed his color and whispered: "Guangling San?!"

"Yes." Master Diao also nodded.

"Didn't you say it was lost?" Ma Dianshi was born in Nanyin, and he knew nothing about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

"People once thought it was lost, but later found this genealogy in the palace of Sui Dynasty. From Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty, it was handed down in this dynasty. Back then in Hangzhou, I heard a girl playing the piano once, and I never thought that the county magistrate could also play it."

"Then who can play well?"

"In terms of piano skills, of course she is a piano drill girl. But she is weak and slender, and she can't play the impassionedness of 'Nie Zheng stabs the king of Han'." Once the scholar's flirt, Radu couldn't hold it back, and Master Diao couldn't help it either. Zhu commented: "Although Mr. Wei's piano skills are not superb, he is better than his momentum. Being able to play Nie Zheng's fearless spirit of 'scholars die for their confidants' is enough to make people shocked!"

"Scholar dies for his confidant?" Jiang Xiancheng couldn't help shuddering and said, "Master Wei, is he going to learn from Nie Zheng? I don't know who is Xia Lei?"

"..." Master Diao frowned, and he felt a little uneasy when he heard the exciting sound of the piano.

At this time, Wei Zhixian finally finished playing a song, and he sighed on his back, as if he was about to let out his depression!

This sound reminded the three of them what they were doing here, and hurriedly walked over, Jiang Xiancheng clasped his fists and said: "I never thought that my lord would play "Guangling San" without revealing it."

Wei Zhixian turned his head, as if he had just seen the three of them, "It's just playing blindly, dirty the ears of the three of you."

"This is considered nonsense. Eighty percent of the luthiers in the Ming Dynasty should have jumped into the river." Mr. Diao said with a smile on his face: "But my lord is not in good health, so I should focus on rest and recuperation, don't be too tired."

"I know." Wei Zhixian nodded and said, "But I'm not sick, it's just a heart disease."

"Heart disease?" The three of them were stunned, they didn't expect him to be so direct.

"Heart disease can't be seen or touched, but like other diseases, it is a real pain." Wei Zhixian said slowly: "Until my heart disease is cured, I won't be able to work..."

"My lord, the autumn grain has not been confiscated yet..." Master Diao said sincerely, if you stop cooking, you can stop cooking, and leave this matter to me.

"It's been a long time, and it's not too late..." Wei Zhixian didn't take his blame at all, and said angrily: "The top priority now is to let those local tyrants and bullies in the fish and meat village who are corrupt and perverted, all go to hell! So, why do you regret this life of this officer?"

"..." The three of them thought he was talking crazy, but they saw Wei Zhixian's expression was deep.And given the current situation in Weizhi County, it is even more impossible to be joking.What is he going to do?The three adults looked at each other.

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