Xiangye

Chapter 14

Hancheng County Government.

At this moment, as Li Jinbao said, the yamen is in chaos.Just early this morning, the former county magistrate of Hancheng received an official document from the Ministry of Officials, and transferred him to Sanming, Fujian as the magistrate.The signature of the official document is Wang Zhi Wang Xingjian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

In fact, for this transfer, the magistrate of Hancheng was mentally prepared after he changed the emperor in the Forbidden City, and he had already received a letter from the capital in the same year, saying that he would definitely move.The reason is very simple. Hancheng where I am located is the transportation hub of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. It is of great political, economic and military significance. Especially at the moment when the Tatars may commit crimes to the south at any time, it is natural to change the voice of Yu Qian. Yu Shangshu's trusted person.

Besides, he was received by the orthodox emperor back then and said a few words.On the forehead, the three characters of Orthodox have been printed.Now that the emperor has changed in the imperial court, as a veteran of the orthodox emperor, he will naturally be dismissed from important positions.

Prior to this, the magistrate had already packed his luggage, and when the order was issued, he would not delay even a moment, and just left in a cool manner.

As soon as he left, the three shifts and six rooms in the entire yamen didn't know what to do.And the county magistrate of Hancheng County is an old man who doesn't care about things. He spends 360 days a year, and he spends [-] days at home to raise soldiers.Of course he didn't come today, and even if he came, he couldn't care about anything with his trembling appearance. Anyway, this year is full, so he will go home to retire.

In this way, the government affairs in the entire Hancheng were completely suspended.

In the side room of the county government hall, the master Bo Huangwei was holding an account book, pinching the beard on his lips with one finger, thinking about something.On the big case in front of him, there are also a lot of open account books and an abacus.If people who don't know it look at it, they really think it's the account room of a company!
Huang Wei is in his early forties this year, which is the time when a person is in the prime of life.He was very majestic, with a well-proportioned figure, tight muscles, and an aggressive edge, and a cold light flashed in his eyes from time to time.

According to the official system of the Ming Dynasty, officials sent by the central government only went to the county level.Generally speaking, the county government of a county has only three people, the county magistrate, the county magistrate, and the master.The county magistrate is a Zhengyin official, who can only be a scholar who is a Jinshi.

Both of these two were serious and well-known scholars who were born as officials of the imperial court.

As for Zhu Bo, he was responsible for the daily affairs of the government. Simply put, he was doing things, and it didn't matter whether he was famous or not.The so-called iron-clad yamen, flowing officials.In these years, the county magistrates and county magistrates in Hancheng have changed countless times, but Huang Wei has secured his position, and he has been doing this for ten years.In addition, the previous county magistrate was a famous person, his hands were not sticky, and when it came to mundane affairs, he impatiently handed them over to Mr. Huang.As a result, Huang Wei has vaguely become the head of the three classes and six houses in recent years, with a lot of real power in his hands.Not to mention covering the sky with one hand, isolating the top and bottom, and covering half of Hancheng is still very simple.

"Third Master, it's a mess outside, and the brothers don't have a backbone, you'd better go out and have a look, old man!" A yamen servant said cautiously.

In this Han city, the county magistrate is naturally the first master, the county magistrate is the second master, and Huang Wei is naturally the third master.

"Look, what are you looking at?" Hearing what his subordinates said, the cold light in Huang Wei's eyes disappeared and replaced with a kind smile: "The county lord has been transferred, and before the new official takes office, it is not good for everyone to do anything. The so-called long There are so many mistakes, it’s better not to do anything. Why, no one is in charge, and I feel uncomfortable, so why not take a few days off? Suddenly there is no one in charge in this yamen, and everyone’s work and food money for next month has not been settled yet. Well, what are you messing around here, if you don’t think of a way to go out and get some back, it’s possible that you want to go hungry.”

The meaning of these words is already obvious, that is, let everyone go out and find merchants to collect some money and share it privately.If you wait until the new official arrives, there will be no such benefits.

The yamen servant suddenly realized, and said happily: "The third master is right, how much to charge now, who to accept and who not to accept is not what we decide, and we don't need to enter the public account. Such an opportunity is rare in a thousand years. Look at me. , This is to tell the brothers to go out to grow hair. Or the third master, you have a bodhisattva heart, and you always think of your brothers in everything. Although everyone doesn’t say it, they all remember your old man’s kindness in their hearts."

Huang Wei smiled slightly and nodded lightly, saying he understood.

Seeing the opportunity to grow hair, and getting Huang Zhubo's consent, the yamen servant ran out excitedly.

When the man left, Huang Wei picked up another ledger and looked through it.

There was a sound of rapid footsteps.

Huang Wei hated being interrupted when he was checking the accounts, he couldn't help frowning, and was about to have a fit, when he saw his niece and son-in-law Han Kai who came in.

I remember that the last time I saw Han Kai was seven days ago, but today I saw him with a bruised nose and a swollen face, with a piece of gauze on his forehead, as if he was injured a little bit.

Huang Wei: "Han Kui, aren't you working on the edge of the Yellow River? Why did you come back and stop doing things over there? Why is your face like this? Does it matter?"

Before he finished speaking, Han Wei wiped away his tears: "Uncle, uncle, what do I do? I have been beaten up like this. Don't you make people laugh when you go out? Uncle, you have to decide for me Ah, I can't swallow this breath." Speaking of sadness, he actually burst into tears.

Huang Wei was a little impatient, and shouted in a low voice: "Why are you crying, a majestic seven-foot man, a horse pissing, this is a yamen, there are so many people outside, you are not afraid of being laughed at, shut up!"

This uncle, who is usually very dignified, was startled by this drink, so he hurriedly stopped, bowed his head and stood at attention.

Huang Wei waited for him to calm down, and then slowly asked: "Tell me, what's going on, who beat you like this, a refugee or a thief?"

"It's that little bastard Gao Wen, uncle, send someone to catch him soon." Han Kui gritted his teeth: "Hit me, straight mother thief, don't even look at who is standing behind me, Han Kai. Wait until you fall I have it on hand, let's see if our family is not tossing you, you are neither human nor ghost."

"Keep your words clean...Who is Gao Wen?" Huang Weigui had a lot of affairs, so he couldn't remember who this Gao Wen was.

Han Kui hurriedly said, "It's the son of the dead Gao Ding, the nephew of Li Jinbao, the leader of the squad."

"Oh, Gao Ding's son is the one who just made up the job of Minzhuang. I have a little impression." Huang Wei said lightly: "Li Jinbao is still very nice, why is his nephew so reckless and even started fighting with you, saying Well, what's going on?"

Hearing Huang Wei say that Li Jinbao is not bad, Han Kai was very disappointed and felt a little bad.As far as he knew, his uncle seemed to have a good relationship with Bantou Li on weekdays, and they often drank together.Besides, they are all in the same yamen, you are the boss and I am the team leader, I don't see you when I look up, and I see you when I look down, and if something happens, I will give some face.It seemed that it was not so easy for uncle to arrest Gao Wen.

He forced himself up, and told Huang Wei the ins and outs of the matter in detail, and then carefully stood aside, only rolling his eyeballs to observe Huang Zhubo's face.

(End of this chapter)