high official

Chapter 67 The troubles of the magistrate

"Eat!" Wei Zhixian slapped the table heavily.

Can this be eaten?If you eat it, you will die.But under the cold gaze of Wei Zhixian, everyone had no choice but to pick up the bowl, put a chopstick in their mouths, and immediately gritted their teeth and cracked their mouths, as if they had eaten a dead mouse.All the begging eyes fell on Master Diao, hoping that the third master could speak for them.

"This..." Master Diao dares to provoke Wei Zhixian again, but he can't ignore them. Although he didn't directly participate in this matter, as a protective umbrella, he has gained a lot of benefits, so he can only smile along with him: "My lord, If you have something to say..."

Wei Zhixian glanced at Master Diao, "Bastard, why did you miss a bowl of the third master?"

The guard had no choice but to serve a bowl to Master Diao.Master Diao's eyes widened, and he said with difficulty after a long while, "My lord, you will die if you eat it..."

"Impossible," Wei Zhixian said decisively: "This is the disaster relief food you prepared for the people of Fuyang. How could you eat dead people!"

"This..." Master Diao was at a loss for words.

"You don't have to eat now." Seeing that everyone was grimacing and refused to move their chopsticks, Wei Zhixian coldly glanced at the crowd and said, "Tomorrow, we will eat in front of the whole county's elders in front of the horoscope wall!"

"Don't..." Everyone was frightened out of their wits, they knew that these two shots were really capable, if the common people knew the truth, wouldn't they tear them apart?
"Follow the master's order, eat!" Du Ziteng was the first offender, knowing that others could delay him but not him, he put his heart on hold, picked up his job bowl, grabbed a handful of rice and put it in his mouth, his eyes rolled from choking, But still swallowed desperately.

"Follow the master's order, eat!" Zhou Yang saw that his brother-in-law had eaten, so he had no choice but to pick up the bowl and push the rice into his mouth vigorously, swallowing the rice with difficulty while snot and tears.

The other two grain merchants knew that there was nothing to do, so they also grabbed the rice in the bowl and stuffed it into their mouths. Before they swallowed the first mouthful, they leaned over and vomited, crying loudly while spitting: "Oh my god! Really! It's unpalatable, worse than beheading!"

"Let's all die..." Du Ziteng had already eaten half of it, and said in tears, "Who told us to do something immoral..."

The four of them stuffed it into their mouths while crying, watching Li Sheng and Master Diao shudder.But the two of them still didn't eat... Needless to say, Master Diao, but Li Sheng had the guts to bear it because of the guarantee of "don't blame the past".

"It seems that you two want to eat tomorrow." Wei Zhixian snorted coldly.

"Master Wei, let's say a few words alone." Mr. Diao stood up, clasped his fists deeply and said.

"Hmph..." Wei Zhixian snorted, but he got up and went inside.

"Master Wei is over today, you have no right to dispose of me!" Master Diao couldn't help gritting his teeth as soon as he followed in.

"Well, I'll report it to the imperial court." Wei Zhixian sneered, "There are six thousand shi of grain in storage, only one thousand shi of new grain can support the facade, and two thousand shi of old grain that can barely be eaten. The rest are three-year-old and five-year-old Chen, also mixed with rice husk, sand, lime... Tell me, how many heads are enough to chop off!"

"Here, this official is only responsible for the accounts, and can only ensure that the entry and exit of every grain is in compliance with the regulations." Master Diao hurriedly argued: "As for whether the grain in the warehouse is good or bad, it is the gatekeeper of the household. Yes." After a pause, he decided to make a unique move: "Besides, when your lord took office, didn't you check the library yourself?!"

"You..." One sentence hit Wei Zhixian's weakness.That's right, the most important thing for a county magistrate to take office is to hand over to his predecessor, and taking stock of the grain depot is the most important thing, and the magistrate of Wei County is no exception.But at that time, his and Sima Qiu's attention was all on how much was owed on the books and how many holes had to be made up.Naturally, the grain depot has also been surveyed, but without a professional like Wang Xian, it is impossible to see through Du Ziteng's ecstasy formation.

Now the fact that the three thousand shi grains were replaced by inferior ones was kicked out by Wang Xian.Weizhi County immediately felt that disaster was imminent, because he had signed to accept the money and grain storage in Fuyang County, and now something went wrong, he, the official, couldn't explain it clearly, and he couldn't escape.Why is reporting so simple?
"This official was blinded by Xiaoxiao for a moment, but Wei Zhixian knew that if his momentum was a little weak at this time, he would be hijacked by these people, so he said harshly: "I am going to write a letter to impeach myself, and use my full name to be innocent!"

"Why are you bothering, my lord?" Master Diao sneered in his heart. From the time when he erected the yellow book stele, he could see that the magistrate of Wei County is addicted to being an official... You boy, you just got a taste of being an official, so you are willing to put yourself in the wrong place again. , pushed to the cusp? "Saving someone's life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, let's give the people below a chance to reform themselves..."

Master Diao read it right, Wei Zhixian is ambitious.He is economical and determined to serve the country and the people, make a career out of it, and leave a name in history!To put it another way, this is called 'motivated'. Wei Zhixian wanted to be a famous minister, so he naturally didn't want to leave a stain on him, so that his official career would be blocked at the beginning.Otherwise, he should seal the treasury directly, and send a book to the imperial court for the imperial envoys to interrogate, that's the right thing to do!
And now he's dealing with it overnight in the back office, isn't it just to avoid making a fuss.

Seeing that Wei Zhixian was silent, Master Diao became more certain about his guess, and hurriedly said: "Actually, this matter can be big or small. Seventy percent of the grain in the Changping warehouse is never used, and it is just left to rot year after year. Help guys come up with such a safe way to generate income..."

"What if there is a sudden flood, drought and locust plague, and need to open a warehouse to release food?" Wei Zhixian said coldly, "What will I do to save the lives of the victims?"

"Zhejiang has been in good weather for ten years. How can it be such a coincidence." Diao Zhubo said, seeing that Wei Zhixian was about to go crazy again, he hurriedly said: "Let them find a way to replace all the inedible grains in the warehouse with edible ones. It's okay if you don't..."

"Huh..." This is exactly what Wei Zhixian wanted. He snorted coldly and said with a flick of his sleeves, "I'll give you a month. If you don't wipe your butt clean within a month, I don't want this black gauze, and you don't want to wipe it off." Don't want your brains!"

"One month..." Mr. Diao was startled, seeing that Wei Zhixian had gone out, he could only sigh and said, "Yes."

Wei Zhixian went out and saw that the four had already been eaten, and Du Ziteng also became 'stomach ache', holding his lower abdomen and moaning on the ground.Seeing that Li Sheng still didn't eat a mouthful, and was full of anger that had nowhere to vent, he finally found an outlet.With a muffled grunt, "Hey him!"

There were two guards holding Li Sheng's arms, one left and one right, one squeezed his mouth open, the other grabbed the rice, and stuffed it into Li Sheng's mouth like a duck!
After a bowl of rice was all stuffed down the esophagus, Li Sheng's face turned purple, his eyes protruded, he grabbed his chest hard, and passed out.

Taking a disgusted glance at the grain dealers and filthy officials who looked like dead dogs all over the floor, Wei Zhixian left the flower hall with a flick of his sleeves, and returned to the signing room.

In the internal lottery room, Wang Xian was doing calculations with one hand and quickly flipping through the account books with the other.He reported a number, and Sima Qiu quickly recorded it, and the two were cooperating to calculate the accounts of the grain depot.

Wei Zhixian didn't disturb them, but sat slumped outside with a pale face.He was taught since he was a child with his hair tied up, and he learned the teachings of saints, and he taught that gods and ghosts are not deceived, and that he has no shame, but now he is covering for a bunch of moths one after another, which is really against his heart, which makes him have a deep feeling. I feel tired of it, and even feel that it is a mistake to come out to be an official.

Why do you want to come out to be an official?Do you want to show what you have learned in your life?But why are the words of the sage useless in the county government?Are you looking forward to the eagerness of Emperor Yongle?But he was stuck in a corner, separated from the great achievements of Emperor Yongle's empire by thousands of miles... It was not until he thought of Zhou Xinzhou's Yin Yin teachings that he gradually recovered some strength.You have to protect yourself well, and you have to get to a high position, so that you have the opportunity to show what you have learned, and have the opportunity to leave a strong mark in the history books!
"Okay..." Wei Zhixian clenched his fists tightly and swore secretly: "Don't stay in the turbid current for too long!Get rid of the state and county as soon as possible! '

When he came back to his senses, he realized that Wang Xian and Sima Qiu were already standing aside, looking at him with concern.

"Forget it?" Wei Zhixian asked in a hiss.

"Dong Weng, you are tired, let's talk about it tomorrow." Sima Qiu said softly.

"No, this county is just thinking about something," Wei Zhixian looked at Sima Qiu, and said bitterly: "Now that I think about it, I was really naive at the time. When I met last year, His Majesty wanted me to enter the Imperial Academy, but I said, 'My minister will do everything possible. I can only read books. I heard that in the Song Dynasty, Beijing officials must start from prefectures and counties. I also wish to be a county magistrate, for your Majesty's herdsmen, and to be proficient in government affairs as soon as possible.'”

"Actually, I'm tired of studying, and I can't wait to show my ambitions. I heard before that there are clean streams and turbid streams in being an official. Once you enter the turbid stream, it is difficult to extricate yourself. It will be even more difficult to enter the court in the future, but I didn't take it to heart. I didn't know I was wrong until now, but it's too late to regret..." Wei Zhixian's young face was full of fear and hesitation: "If this official continues, I'm afraid I won't even be able to keep my reputation..."

"Ahem." Sima Qiu hurriedly persuaded: "Why did Dong Weng say such an ominous thing? Even Zhou Jietai praised you as a capable minister, so you have to have confidence in yourself!" He stabbed Wang Xian and said, "You say yes, Brother Wang."

"Yes, my lord. As you said, which of the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty did not originate from the prefectures and counties? If you don't experience it in this turbid current, how can you cultivate a pair of piercing eyes? Only in this way can you rule out those crooked ways when you become a high-ranking official in the future. Only then can we have a deep understanding of the malpractices of the people and government, otherwise how can we prescribe the right medicine to cure the disease and save the country?" Wang Xian persuaded:
"Besides, the Ming Dynasty is generally considered to be Qingming now. It's just that the situation in Fuyang County is really special. After two or three years of failure, so many problems will arise. But now, my lord has settled the taxes, and I will take the opportunity to make Changping After a quick rectification, the rectification of Fuyang County is basically considered a success. Moreover, Fuyang is famous in Zhejiang Province for its rottenness. In the future, it will be completely new under the hands of the adults, which will show the extraordinaryness of the adults! With the appreciation of Zhou Jietai, I still worry Can't you get rid of the state and county as soon as possible?!"

It's still Wang Xian who can talk, and every sentence of persuasion reaches Wei Zhixian's heart. Hearing him nod repeatedly, he feels a bosom friend...

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