high official

Chapter 59

Outside the door of the signing room, there were two companions of Zhou Nengtai standing at one end, Wang Xian and Sima Qiu at the other end, and Zhou Nengtai and Wei Zhixian were talking in the room.

Zhou Xin sat in the front seat and looked at the young magistrate with a smile.Wei Yuan is less than 30 years old, he was born with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and his appearance is dignified. What's more rare is that there is a sense of righteousness between his brows, which Zhou Jietai loves very much.

It's a pity that Zhou Xin's face is too serious, even when he smiles, it looks like a sneer, especially for a subordinate like Wei Zhixian who has only met him a few times, he feels a lot of pressure.Being scrutinized by Zhou Xin's eagle eyes, Wei Yuan felt as if he had been seen through, and felt uneasy.

"This is the third time we have met." After a long time, Zhou Xin finally spoke.

"Yes." Wei Zhixian hurriedly nodded and said, "One time in the yamen, one trial in the third court, and this time."

"Every time we meet, my evaluation of you will improve." Zhou Xin said: "The first time I saw your integrity and outspokenness, the second time I saw your meticulousness. But it's not as good as this time... After a pause, he said without hesitation in his compliments: "This time, I have seen your extraordinary courage again!"

"It's absurd praise from Taiwan." Wei Zhixian couldn't help blushing.

"I don't need to flatter you." Zhou Xin said indifferently: "Actually, this time, I shouldn't meet you, but I'm still here..."

"Yes..." Wei Zhixian said gratefully: "The meaning of respect and love from Taiwan is deeply felt by the subordinates!"

Fuyang is tens of miles away from Hangzhou City, even closer than some towns in Qiantang County, but Wei Yuan made such a disturbance in the county, but the government and the province did not respond at all.Obviously, the superiors didn't want to get into trouble, so they all pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Because in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, the "taxation yellow book" is recognized as one of the "three untouchables", second only to "Jianwen's whereabouts" and "the battle for the crown prince".Needless to say, the last two, as for the "Yellow Book of Taxation and Service", in fact, everyone knows that the current problem is worse than the "Guo Huan case" back then. It's very troublesome.

For example, this time, although Wei Zhixian was bluffing, he was playing with fire after all, and the aftermath was very troublesome.Toss this meal, do you report to your superiors or not?If you report it, you will cause trouble to your superiors, and you will be regarded as a restless person who 'acted without authorization'.If you don't report it, it's 'not reporting what you know'. In the future, if someone lifts the cover, he won't be able to escape either.

Wei Zhixian is not unaware of these sequelae.Although he is inexperienced in officialdom, Sima Qiu, who is well versed in officialdom, has repeatedly reminded him, and therefore has always opposed him playing with fire.But nine out of ten things in life are unsatisfactory. If you want to stick to your beliefs, you have to face these thorns.

Although Wei Zhixian is already mentally prepared, if someone can help him remove these thorns and save him from being hurt, that would be great...

Now that Zhou Xin showed up, others would think that all of this was ordered by him, at least with his permission.In this way, the responsibility was taken over and helped him sweep away the thorns.Do you think Wei Zhixian is not grateful?
"I am just out of public interest and have no selfish thoughts, so you don't have to be grateful." Zhou Xin said unappreciatively: "I supervise the officials of Zhejiang Province. In addition to prosecuting those who break the law and incompetent, I also need to discover and protect the upright and capable. In the eyes of officials, those who are upright and dare to speak can be regarded as officials. If they are meticulous and meticulous, they can be called follow-up officials, coupled with extraordinary courage, they have the potential to become capable ministers of the world. Such officials can't save one or two One, I have to protect..."

"Still in Taiwan..." Wei Zhixian was moved to tears. It turned out that the Ming Dynasty not only had the bad officials who were narrow-minded and avenged private revenge, but also the slick and sophisticated mediocre officials like Yu Zhifu, and the corrupt and perverted officials like Diao Zhubo. , Corrupt officials who deceive their superiors and subordinates, and Zhou Niantai, a good official who is loyal to the country and loves his subordinates!

"After praising you, I still want to talk about you." Zhou Xin changed the subject and said mercilessly: "You are acting too aggressively!"

"Yes..." Wei Zhixian couldn't help being astonished, and hurriedly leaned forward to listen to the instruction.

"You are an upright person, dare to speak, and are not afraid of offending people. This is commendable. But if you really offend many people, how long can you wear this black gauze? There are too many people who can deal with a seventh-rank county magistrate!" Zhou Xinyu said earnestly: "For things like this time, you can wait until next year when the yellow book is compiled and strictly checked. In fact, the effect is the same, and there will be no such big disturbance. In the final analysis, you are still too angry. Sheng, I don't want to take revenge next year. It's a good thing for young people to be angry, and only when they are angry can they be energetic, but if they are too angry, they will eventually hurt themselves."

"If you want to be useful to the country, you have to be safe and stable. No matter how talented you are, it's useless to sink into a bureaucrat. The road to officialdom can be said to be difficult. If you can't learn how to cultivate your energy, you can never get through it." Zhou Xin looked earnestly at Wei Zhixian and said: "I was too angry when I was young, and I offended too many people, so that I have been trapped in the officialdom for many years, and I can't stretch myself. The front car is overturned, and the rear car is stopped. You should be vigilant."

"Yes. The subordinates respectfully follow the instructions!" Wei Zhixian stood up and bowed deeply to Zhou Xin.He was already enthralled and impressed by Zhou Xin.Zhou Nengtai's eyes were like a torch, and he saw the weakness of his character, and taught him not to repeat the same mistakes with the lessons of those who have experienced it.How lucky to meet such a superior?

"Sit down." Zhou Xin said indifferently: "This old man has such a distasteful temper, Wen Yuan must not take offense."

"This is a good word from Zhongcheng, how can the subordinates not know good and bad?" Wei Zhixian asked hurriedly.

"Hehe..." Zhou Xin finally couldn't help laughing and said, "Wen Yuan, your 'Huangshan Welcoming Pine' is very unique." It turns out that Wei Zhixian has been hanging that painting on the middle hall of the signing room, Zhou Xin saw it as soon as he came in. There was no way, Wang Xian's handwriting was really... amazing.

It is even more amazing that Wei Zhixian can hang on all the time.

Therefore, even a serious person like Zhou Yantai couldn't help but want to gossip: "Who wrote the words on it?"

"It's an official from the county government named Wang Xian." Wei Zhixian said with embarrassment: "The wording is a bit ugly, but this poem is humble and loved, so it has been hung up like this. And this word has a refreshing effect. Whenever students are exhausted with paperwork and sleepy, they just need to look up and wake up immediately."

"Don't let go of the green hills, and the roots are originally in the broken rocks. Thousands of blows are still strong, and you can let the wind from east to west." Zhou Xin recited it slowly, and couldn't help praising: "It's a good 'Let's wind from east to west' , Unexpectedly, the Fuyang county government is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger!"

"Yes..." Wei Zhixian originally didn't intend to tell Zhou Niantai that there was an expert behind him.But a noble personality can infect people, and Wei Zhixian felt that if he was not honest with Zhou Xin, he would not be considered a human being.So he confessed frankly: "This person is indeed extraordinary, and this time the next official is right, it all depends on his plan!"

"Oh?" Zhou Xin was quite surprised, and immediately smiled appreciatively: "Wen Yuan is a real gentleman!"

"I dare not be ashamed," Wei Zhixian said with a relaxed mood: "It's just that he is close to Zhu Zhechi."

"Hahahaha..." Zhou Xin never took flattery, but he still burst out laughing when he was photographed: "It seems that I was worried for nothing, just relying on this flattering skill, you can easily manage in the officialdom."

"Subordinates never say anything against their will," Wei Zhixian said seriously.

"Then thank you for your reputation." Zhou Xin suppressed his smile and said, "Can I meet Wang Xian?"

"He's right outside the door." Wei Zhixian hurried out, and said to Wang Xian, who was waiting outside: "North Taiwan wants to see you."

"Ah..." Sima Qiu exclaimed in surprise, "No way!" For a grassroots master like him, the Chashi is an existence that is out of reach, and he can't help being envious and jealous.

"Yes." Wang Xian was very calm. In future generations, he would even see his wife every day, of course on TV. Naturally, he would not be frightened when he was interviewed by a provincial cadre.

Seeing his calm demeanor, Wei Zhixian couldn't help secretly praising him, he really wasn't ordinary, but he still had to ask a few words, lest he lose his dignity in front of the elders.

After entering the signing room and paying homage, Zhou Xin asked Wang Xian to sit down. The magistrate of Wei wanted to resign, but Zhou Xin stopped him and said, "Wen Yuan can discuss it together."

"Yes." Wei Zhixian replied and sat down again.

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In the signing room, Zhou Xin looked at Wang Xian, and saw that he was actually a young man with a handsome appearance and black and white eyes that were so bright that they were eerily bright. He looked like a very smart young man.

However, for a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, he could not believe that he could compose such a vicissitudes of life poem and come up with such a sophisticated strategy.

But in front of Wei Zhixian, he couldn't ask whether it was true or not, so wouldn't he not trust Wei Yuan?What's more, so what is true, and what is false.He just wanted to find someone to ask advice.It was nothing more than a question, and the other party couldn't answer it, but as long as he asked, there was a chance, so he said, "Little friend, I have a problem. I heard from Wei Zhixian that you are very wise, so I took the liberty to ask, and you still have a problem." Please feel free to answer.”

"..." Wang Xian is so sweaty, when did I become a know-it-all?Quickly replied: "The villain is stupid, I'm afraid I won't be able to satisfy the boss."

"You just listen to it." Zhou Xin tried his best to be pleasant, but in fact he still said coldly: "Now there is a lawsuit, which makes it really difficult for me to resolve. You know, since the dynasty opened China and France on its own, merchants are allowed to transport grain Go to the north, and then go back to the Salt Department to exchange for salt, and then you can freely sell salt."

"Yes." Wang Xian is now a housekeeper, so he naturally knows these things.

"However, under the decree of the imperial court, the provinces have their own rules. For example, in Zhejiang, because the east of Zhejiang produces salt and the west of Zhejiang does not produce salt, but in order to maintain huge profits, the salt transshipment department in both Zhejiang does not allow the salt in the east of Zhejiang to be sold to Zhejiang. West." Zhou Xin said slowly: "But businessmen are looking for profits, and they have worked so hard to get Yanyin. Naturally, they are not reconciled to only selling in eastern Zhejiang, so there are often cross-border sales and sales. In this regard, the prefecture and county have always been open-minded. They turned a blind eye, but the Yansi Yamen tried their best to arrest the salt merchants who crossed the border, turned them over to the inspector, and demanded that they be punished as selling illegal salt."

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