Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 612 Drought
After hearing Jin Sanquan's words, the merchants nodded their heads one after another, agreeing to this point unanimously.During the daytime, when they saw Wang Ping'an's entourage, they assumed that this person's appetite was not small, and it was not at all wrong to describe it as a lion with a big mouth.Think about it, how much money he would have to spend just to support those subordinates!
And where the money comes from, doesn't it have to rely on land scraping?Which official does not scrape the ground?He doesn't shave because he has no chance to shave, not because he doesn't want to shave!
A businessman said: "Master Jin, why don't you go and find out how much the prince wants? We should be ready when we find out, otherwise, like now, who can hang up and down like this, who can bear it?" Come on, send Xiao Jing out as soon as possible, so we can feel at ease!"

The merchants nodded together again and looked at Jin Sanquan.Jin Sanquan had no choice but to follow suit. He is the only one who can talk to Wang Ping'an here. Businessman, who would dare to mess with a businessman who could have a relationship with the governor?

The merchants discussed it again, and then they went home. Everyone sighed. Just after feeding a wolf, another tiger came. I don't know how much meat to feed this tiger!

Wang Pingan was not idle after seeing off the merchants. When Ouyang Li came back, he immediately asked Ouyang Li to settle Wu Meiniang's matter, arrange a house for her, and send someone to protect her so that she would not make any mistakes.

Ouyang Li immediately took the Ouyang brothers to do it. They naturally knew the importance of Wu Meiniang, so they didn't dare to be careless at all, and everything was handled properly.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, Wang Ping'an was promoted to the hall, and all Gyeongju officials came to the governor's mansion to listen to Wang Ping'an's roster.The scribe sent Qingzhou's account book to Wang Ping'an for review.

After Wang Pingan called the names of the officials, he opened the account book and looked through it. He frowned after reading only a few pages.

He raised the account book, shook it towards the car, and said, "It's convenient for people to embezzle the account book like this?"

Che Sitong was shocked. Wang Ping'an's words were serious enough. He was obviously trying to find fault. Could it be that the new official took office three times, and the first one was to punish himself?
Che Sitong didn't dare to talk back, but he had a way to transfer the responsibility, he said: "Returning to the prince, our Qingzhou account books were not kept in this way a long time ago, it was only seven or eight years ago that we started to keep it in this way. At that time, Humble Job hadn't come to Gyeongju yet, and he hadn't made a long history. So, this matter has nothing to do with Humble Job!"

Wang Pingan looked at him and asked, "Who is it related to?"

Che Sitong immediately said: "Master Ji has been here as governor for exactly eight years. If the prince has any questions, why don't you ask him?"

At this time, a small official below said: "Master Ji left the city early today, he has already handed in his seal, packed his luggage a long time ago, flicked his sleeves, and left with a breeze in his sleeves!"

Wang Pingan looked at the small official who was speaking, and saw that this man was standing at the end of the line, wearing a washed-white green robe, about forty years old, but his face was old, his skin was dark, and his skin was full of wrinkles. He doesn't look like an official, but like an old vegetable farmer in official uniform.

Wang Pingan opened the roster and checked. The man's name was Cui Dawei. He was not in his 40s, but 35 years old. He was in his prime, but he was a recorder. At the age of 20, he was recommended by the local government to become a recorder. It turned out that 15 years had passed. Yes, it's still a recorder, and there are no officials who have been promoted to half a rank.

Wang Pingan looked up at Cui Dawei and understood in his heart that people like him have not been promoted for 15 years. There are basically two situations. , so no one dares to offend; the other is capable, but has a bad mouth. Others can't dismiss him from office in order to let him do things, but because they bother him, they don't give him a promotion.

Just now Cui Dawei made a sarcasm. It is obvious that he belongs to the latter type of person and has the ability to do practical things, but his mouth is too stinky and annoying.

Wang Pingan said: "Cui Dawei, right? Stand up and speak out!"

The officials looked at Cui Dawei together, thinking in their hearts: "Cui, you are the boss. Alas, it's a pity, if he is driven away, then he will encounter offending people in the future, or it may be difficult to deal with. Who can I turn to?"

Cui Dawei also felt quite regretful in his heart, why did he talk so much, the whole family still counted on their own salary to live, if there was no official job, what would the family eat, the old and the young, several mouthfuls people!

But the words have been spoken and cannot be taken back.Cui Dawei had no choice but to bite the bullet, walked out of the queue, and bowed to Wang Ping'an.

Wang Ping'an said: "According to what you said, it means that Qingzhou's account books are chaotic, and there is no way to check whether there are any tricks. Because the former Master Ji has already run away in a hurry, so the mess can only be solved." I'll clean it up, right?"

Cui Dawei's tone was not good when he heard these words, and he thought: "He is angry in his heart. It seems that this anger is going to be directed at me, and then my official position must be lost. If this is the case, then there is nothing to say!"

He said loudly: "Humble post really means that. The bad debts of the former officials will naturally be dealt with by the current officials. If Mr. Ji is promoted or transferred, it is still possible to investigate, but he is resigning and returning to his hometown. If he wants to investigate, it will inevitably be investigated." People say that killing donkeys will damage the reputation of the prince, so this dumb loss, you have to eat it!"

Wang Pingan looked at him and didn't speak for a while.

Officials, big and small, were all sweating for Cui Dawei, and their gloating thoughts faded. Anyway, although this Cui Dawei is annoying, there are many things in the state that no one else can do except him. Well, if he is driven away, wouldn't his affairs be shared with everyone?Some things are really difficult to handle!
Wang Pingan closed the roster with a snap, and said, "Your meaning... Hmph, Cui Lushi's meaning, who among you agrees?"

The officials bowed their heads together, no one spoke, and no one dared to agree.

After waiting for a while, Wang Ping'an suddenly smiled and said: "Cui Lushi is telling the truth, and he should be rewarded for telling the truth. I was afraid that I would miss someone, so I asked this question. I didn't expect you to be so considerate of me. Save me trouble. Well, then I will only reward Cui Lushi."

The officials, big and small, gasped together, couldn't they, they wanted a reward?
Cui Dawei was also taken aback, he was ready to leave, and was worrying about what he would do to make a living in the future, but unexpectedly, the new Governor-General changed the subject and offered to reward him!
Wang Pingan said: "You are a recorder. You are a small official from the ninth rank. You can't be younger. Well, for the sake of telling the truth, you will be promoted to join the army from the eighth rank to the official rank. After a pause, he said again: "Your official uniform should be changed into a new one, it's almost washed into white!"

Cui Dawei has been an official for 15 years, and he has never seen this kind of boss. Those former governors didn't even bother to talk to such a small official like him. want.He has been an official for so many years, except when the year is good, he is given a pound of meat every year and festivals. In his memory, he has never received any rewards!

Cui Dawei's eyes were moist, and he was about to burst into tears. He lifted his robe, knelt down to Wang Ping'an, and choked up, "Thank you for your reward!" He didn't say much, but his expression was solemn, and he could tell he was sincerely grateful.

Di Renjie stood in the team, looked at Cui Dawei on the ground, and thought: "Brother is very skilled, it seems that spending a long time with those big shots in the court can really improve the level of officials. He only doubled like this." The account book, with a few casual words, scares all the officials in the whole state to be honest, and if you raise the reward like this, you will immediately get Cui Dawei, a loyal subordinate, killing two birds with one stone!"

Qiu Tingxuan was standing next to Di Renjie, and he also thought in his heart: "When a new official takes office, if he wants his subordinates to listen to him and not hold him back, he must let the officials ask for something. What the officials ask for is nothing more than a promotion. , this point Wang Pingan has set an example; the second is to make the officials jealous, this is to kill a chicken for the monkeys to see, but I don’t know which chicken Wang Pingan wants to kill, it can’t be Chang Shi Che Sitong, right? "

Wang Pingan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Cui Canjun go back to the ranks and stand where you should stand according to the rank."

Cui Dawei agreed, got up and retreated to the team.But he was the youngest official just now, so he naturally stood at the end of the team, but now he is not the youngest, jumping three levels in a row, he is even bigger than the former immediate boss!

His immediate boss, the one who usually pressed him the hardest, saw Cui Dawei retreating, his face was full of embarrassment, so he had to force a smile on his face and leaned back fawning, trying to make room for Cui Dawei. great.

But the immediate boss's immediate boss, that is, the official who usually ordered his immediate boss to suppress Cui Dawei, was dumbfounded at this moment. Cui Dawei is now one level older than him, and has become one of his bosses!The official quickly turned his face into a flower with a smile, and made room for Cui Dawei!
Cui Dawei stood in the team, and his colleagues were all smiling at him, but when he turned his face to look, his superiors just now stood behind him, even bent their waists slightly, trying their best please yourself!

A sense of high spirits filled Cui Dawei's chest, and he thought to himself: "I have heard for a long time that as long as you have a relationship with the prince of Chang'an, you can get benefits. I don't want to, after the prince came to Qingzhou, he was the first to get The one who benefits is actually me! Follow the prince, the future is bright!"

Wang Pingan said to the officials: "Master Ji is gone, didn't he take anything with him?"

Che Sitong hurriedly said: "No, Mr. Ji didn't take anything away. If you insist on saying yes, it's just a breeze in your sleeves!"

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "But he left a lot of bad debts, how can this be calculated? Otherwise, you will calculate it for him?"

The faces of the officials suddenly collectively turned green, the same color as their official uniforms!Are you kidding me? Ji took all the benefits, but we have to wipe his ass, why?He is not our boss now, why should we take responsibility for him?

Che Sitong hurriedly excused his colleagues and himself, he said: "As for the issue of unclear accounts, the lowly officials are not very clear, it is better to send someone to catch up with Mr. Ji, and ask him to explain clearly, Wang Gong, look is this okay?"

Wang Pingan glanced at Che Sitong, and said, "How do you get him to explain the accounts clearly? You should first explain how to make him explain clearly, and then talk about how to make him explain clearly?"

Che Sitong grinned, turned to look at his colleagues, and thought: "God, this is really hard for me, you should think of a way, you can't just train me alone!"

All the officials lowered their heads, they wanted to replace other officials, and went to Gyeongju to be the governor. Now they are sitting in the hall and playing killing chickens for the monkeys to watch. Then they must find a way to mention their backers to Wang Pingan To scare Wang Ping'an, tell him, don't look down on our officials, but there are people above us.

However, the trick of "there are people above" does not work well on Wang Ping'an!The backing of all of them is one, and they don't have Wang Ping'an's official university.In Wang Ping'an's eyes, their backing is just a small bag of land, not enough for Wang Ping'an to step on with one foot!

No one dares to raise his head to speak for Che Sitong. Whoever made him a long history, let him say whatever he wants.

Seeing that no one spoke, Che Sitong had no choice but to turn his head and worry about it. Anyway, Governor Ji has resigned, and none of his descendants is an official. Forget it, checking him is better than checking yourself!

As long as he puts his heart down, he dares to say something, he said: "My lord, in the sense of being humble, Lord Ji has also been an official in Qingzhou for many years, and it is not appropriate to investigate him here. , hurt his face. Why don't you report this matter to Chang'an, ask the Ministry of Officials to write down, and the Ministry of Punishments will send someone to Mr. Ji's hometown, where he will be held accountable. I don't know what the prince wants?"

Wang Pingan snorted, and said, "You mean, to embarrass Lord Ji, don't throw him in Gyeongju, but in his hometown?"

"I... this..." Che Sitong almost stopped crying, it would be too embarrassing for him not to bring such a person!
Wang Pingan said: "Your idea is good, very good, and I agree. Well, my lords, who is in favor of it and who is against it? Those who are in favor stay put, and those who are against take a step forward!"

Officials, you look at me, I look at you, and no one moves. At this moment, who is willing to express objection?Whoever opposes is a fool!
Wang Pingan waited for a while, then nodded and said: "All agree, that's great. This shows that all the officials in Gyeongju are united as one, and they are indeed a model for local officials! Cui Canjun, you will write the letter to the Ministry of Officials. Letter, report this matter."

After finishing speaking, he no longer checked the account books, nor repaired the officials, but led a group of officials out of the Governor's Mansion to inspect the city.

Naturally, when the governor went on patrol, he shouted and hugged. The people on the street saw it, and they had already avoided it far away, and no one dared to come over.

Wang Pingan looked at it in his heart, and said to himself: "The relationship between the officials and the people here must be bad. The people are not close to the officials, and they don't trust them at all. It is estimated that the officials in Gyeongju usually do nothing but collect taxes and recruit young men. did it for the people."

The people on the street avoided, there was nothing to see, so he had to take people out of the city.After leaving the north gate of Gyeongju, there is a farmland in front of me, but unfortunately there are few young crops, not like the farmland near Chang'an, which is green as far as the eye can see.

Seeing Wang Ping'an, Che Sitong frowned again. He was afraid that Wang Ping'an would find fault again, so he might as well speak out in advance.He said: "Your Majesty, there was no snow in Qingzhou last year. Since the beginning of spring, there has not been a drop of rain. I am afraid that there will be a severe drought this year!"

(End of this chapter)