Idle courtiers

Chapter 59 Political Rules of the Ming Dynasty ([-])

After receiving the interrogation record handed over by Zhou Nan, Shi Zhixian yawned greatly, and imitated his example and picked up a pen to write on it quickly. Zhuang sued Zhou Nan, an official in the Andong County government office, because the witnesses and material evidences are not sufficient, and the county will not accept the case..."

Then he said that a lot of sages have said that a gentleman should be lenient to others, strict with self-discipline, and benevolence is the beauty, which can be regarded as the completion of this official article.

Shi Qianshi finally understood that today the county magistrate wanted to protect Zhou Nan, a caring Douban.I made a big fuss and came to the county government office, made a big commotion, and finally left in such a despondent way, my thoughts really didn't make sense.

On the spot, he rose up against the case and shouted: "Shizhi County, the surname Zhou violated my Yandao law. Whether you agree or not, I must take the criminal away. Don't forget, I am Yandao. With the power to enforce the law, this is our arrest card. This officer enforces the law impartially, and no one can stop it. If the county magistrate refuses to accept it, he can sue the transfer envoy of Huai'an Prefecture."

Hearing what he said, all the yamen servants were shocked, thinking that Mr. Zhou might be in trouble this time.

It turned out that Yandao was a provincial government office, not to mention its high status, and it was directly under the jurisdiction of the central government, and the local government had no jurisdiction over them.Because of the need to crack down on smuggling and maintain the country's salt administration, the two salt road yamen in Huai'an City have their own soldiers and prisons, and have independent judicial power, without the local government arresting, interrogating, and judging criminals.

The salt road and the local government went their own way without interfering with each other. If Shi Qianshi took Zhou Nan away by force according to this system, everyone would have no choice.Even if Shi Xianzun wanted to stand up for Zhou Nan, he had to follow the procedure and first send a letter to the Transit Department to fight a lawsuit of saliva.

The problem is that this process is a bit long. During this period, the prospect of Zhou Nan falling into Shi Qianshi's hand is definitely not optimistic.

"This, this..." Shi Zhixian didn't know how to answer.

Seeing him pondering, Zhou Nan became anxious.He understands Shi Jieren's temperament best. He is a fool when he is an official or a person. Whenever he encounters a problem, he will make a big problem into a small one. He doesn't like to make trouble.To put it nicely, it is to rule by doing nothing, but to put it bluntly, it is to do nothing.

You can be regarded as his confidant, if someone else is Shi Jieren, you must be able to die, otherwise the hearts of the people below will be cold, and no one will work for you.However, the boss does not seem to have this awareness.

At that moment, Zhou Nan sneered and said, "What a joke. Governor Shi kept saying that this is a lawsuit against your salt road. As far as I know, your governor's office is only responsible for investigating and anti-smuggling salt and organizing transportation. When will you take care of local security?" Don’t tell me that the case last night was framed by Governor Shi, even if there was, it’s not your turn to take care of it, and your governor’s hand is too long, right?”

"Today you meddle in the security of our county, will you go to the countryside to collect food tomorrow, and the latter will have to preside over the county's imperial examination? In this way, it is enough for the imperial court to set up a Yandao governor's office in our county. What do you want the county government to do? By the way, shouldn’t the inspection department also be abolished, and the Caojiang soldiers of Dahewei can also be replaced by you, Mr. Shi? So, who do you think my county is?”

Shi Zhixian's heart trembled when he heard that, yes, he doesn't care much about common affairs.However, if people from the magistrate's office are allowed to come to the county government to arrest people and spread the word, the reputation will be ruined, and the majesty of the magistrate of the county will also disappear.

He shouted: "Governor Shi, what Zhou Nan said is true, this matter has already been judged by the county, so don't mess around with me."

Shi Qianshi scolded Zhou Nan and said with a sneer: "Master Shi, my governor's office and the county government have been fighting for more than ten years, why should this little thief hurt the peace of the two families, you have to think hard."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Nan yelled sharply: "Shi Qianshi, what is your status? A martial artist, a low-ranking official from the eighth rank, is also worthy to sit on an equal footing with my county magistrate. There has never been such an aggressive and strange thing in the past hundred years, so hurry up and back down!"

What he said was very skillful, which involved the difference between civil and military affairs in the Ming Dynasty and the political rules of checks and balances between departments and agencies at all levels.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a rule that non-jinshi were not allowed to be officials, and non-Hanlin were not allowed to join the cabinet.

In other words, if you want to be an official, you have to take the imperial examination.Precisely because official positions are hard to come by, civil servants are quite proud of their imperial examination background.In their eyes, everything is low-grade, only reading is high.

Those who did not enter the imperial examination to become officials were all of dishonest background.Especially since the mid-Ming Dynasty, the country has been in peace for a long time, and the civil service system must be implemented.

In this way, the military officer's status is too low.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, a second-rank military officer even kowtowed to the governor when he met him.The governor saw that you were not pleasing to the eye, so he would kill you if he disagreed with you.

Shi Qianshi is a warrior from the eighth rank, when he sees the seventh-rank Shi Jieren, he should respectfully call out "county honor" or "grand master" and you take yourself too seriously, right? ?
In addition, the political organs, departments, and departments of the Ming Dynasty check and balance each other, dislike each other, and dismantling and opposing each other is the norm.In this way, the emperor will be at ease, and the court will be at ease.If the two departments are as close as one family and become brotherly units, the court will probably mutter in their hearts, "What do you guys want to do in wearing a pair of trousers? Are you plotting something wrong?"

If Shi Qianshi went to another government department to point fingers, if Shizhi County actively cooperated, it would be a big taboo in the official circles of the Ming Dynasty.

When people are in the officialdom, there are always a few people who don't like you.If this matter gets out and someone uses it as an excuse, then Shi Zhixian will be asking for trouble for himself.

Hearing Zhou Nan's words, Shi Jie's face sank, and he scolded: "Governor Shi, pay attention to your identity. This case has been closed in this county, don't be obsessed with it, and see you off!"

Shi Qianshi didn't realize that Shi Zhixian's attitude had become tough, and he still shouted: "Master Shi, I must take this thief today, and you don't care about my affairs."

Shi Zhixian was furious, and went up against the case: "What a bandit and ruffian, come here, beat him out!"

"Yes!" Hearing the magistrate's order, all the yamen servants shouted at the same time, forking the water and fire sticks in their hands, and were about to drive Shi Qianshi and others out.

Shi Qianshi was so angry that his eyes were full of fire: "Master Shi will not see off the guests, I can walk by myself. I can't forget about today's matter. The transshipment envoy of Yandao will give me a fair one. Master Shi, you just wait." Impeachment book?"

"You, a person from the eighth rank, are not qualified to be admitted?" Shi Jieren said with a livid face, "You didn't tell me that I forgot, and I will also submit an article to impeach you for your rampant lawlessness and nuisance to the local government. ,Get out!"

Seeing Shi Qianshi and others leaving in a panic, Zhou Nan was so proud that he almost laughed out loud.

In fact, the scene just now had been in his expectation. It was because he had seen Shi Qianshi coming to arrest someone earlier.What we want is to make things big, to the extent that the two yamen and the two systems of civil and military officials have the final say.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and the system is the largest. This system is that the civil servants rule the country, and the literati and the emperor share the world.

Now is the era when civilian groups govern the country, and you, a warrior, don't have any right to speak.

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Angrily, Shi Qianshi came out of the county office and returned to the governor's office. Shi Qianshi sat down on the chair, feeling extremely bad.

He has been the governor for more than ten years, and he only cares about making a fortune, and has nothing to do with the local government.

Although the governor's office is not big, Yandao is a key department, and the power is not small.In the past, magistrates would give him some face, which made him feel puffed up, and he felt that he was Anton's number one person.

If you want to take a small county government official, who would dare to stop him?

But today, Zhou Nan pierced the halo on him.At this time, he was shocked to realize that he was a low-level official who was born as a warrior, and he was not in the top class.

Even if he makes a fuss in the Yandao yamen, I'm afraid that the transfer envoy not only won't help him out, but will teach him a lesson.Scholars in the world are one family, and so are officials who have passed the imperial examinations.The transfer envoy will definitely not turn his face for a warrior and a county magistrate.

Shi Qianshi, who suddenly realized this, only felt that he was so small in the scene of Huai'an Mansion, which felt terrible and powerless.

A servant said flatteringly: "Master Governor, I don't believe that Zhou has been hiding in the yamen all his life. Otherwise, the little ones will keep an eye on him. Once he orders, he will pack it in a sack and bring it back to the governor's office. When it comes to our hands, it’s up to you, master, to round and flatten it at that time?”

"It's useless." Shi Qianshi shook his head dejectedly: "If there is something wrong with that surnamed Zhou, the county government will definitely find me here. Once I make trouble with the transfer envoy, my master will not be able to tell the truth."

At this time, another servant came in: "Master Zhishi, the housekeeper outside the Mei family came to invite the master to have a drink, and asked Zhou Nan if he got it? If he is already in custody, he wants to come and have a look in person, so as to relieve his worries." hate."

"He still wants to see the surname Zhou for himself, what do you want to do, show off?" Shi Qianshi yelled: "Zhi Niang, the Mei family wants revenge, so do it yourself, drag grandpa into the water for nothing, and put me in Shijie's place for no reason." There was a lot of birds there. When my governor’s office was opened by his Mei family, he still wanted to come to visit the prison, why, do you still want to have an interrogation in person?"

"Is Lao Tzu someone whose surname is Mei? Is his father or his grandfather? Isn't it just that he gets some filial piety every year, and has a favor. He begged me to come to me, and I helped him once, and even gave me a good look. Then the butler called me out, and also, threw the 100 taels of silver that Mei Kang gave on the street, did you never see the money when you were a grandpa?"

Shi Qianshi was furious, and his anger was hard to calm down.

After a long time, a servant asked carefully: "Master, don't you care about Zhou Nan's affairs?"

"I don't have time to bother with this business." Shi Qianshi snorted coldly.

After he got down, he thought about it carefully, he and Zhou Nan didn't have any deep hatred, and it was not worthwhile to turn against the Mei family and the county government.We live under the same sky in Anton.The governor has everything, and sometimes he needs the help of the county government.Speaking of which, I still owe Zhou Nan a favor for the refugees!

This guy Zhou Nan is simply a fine person. He is shameless in his work and has outstanding talents. He may not be a character in the future.By making friends with him, what I can get is much more than the hundreds of taels of silver that the Mei family donates every year.

To put it bluntly, the Mei family's fleet is just a white glove for making money, and it's not impossible to change it.But Zhou Nan...an iron-clad official in the yamen, I am afraid that he will work in the county yamen for the rest of his life.

It is indeed a headache to have such an enemy... Do you want to find an opportunity to ease the relationship between the two... Damn Mei Kang, he only cares about causing trouble for the military master without doing business.

(End of this chapter)