With a sullen face, Mu Tie stepped out of the porch slowly, and without looking at the people sitting in the side hall, he said in a cold voice: "I wonder which adult insists on seeing Mu in person? Isn't it so big? Know that a business is busy?"
When Su Wenmao saw his former colleagues, he always looked after him, his eyeballs flew away, and he winked. In fact, Mu Tie already knew who was coming, and he was just acting at this time. He pretended to be reminded by Su Wenmao, turned around suspiciously, and saw the young man.
"You are?" Mu Tie frowned, took a step closer, suddenly turned pale with fright, swished twice, and neatly knelt down on one knee, "Mu Tie, my next official, see Mr. Tisi!"
Fan Xian looked at him expressionlessly, not at all interested in cooperating with him in acting.
The shock on Mu Tie's face was still there, and he said joyfully, "My lord, why don't you say anything when you come here, and let you wait outside, what should you do as a lower official?"
Fan Xian still didn't speak, but a smile appeared on the corner of his lips. Mu Tie looked at this smile, but his heart began to cool down. Everyone knew that every time this little Master Fan smiled the sweetest, it was probably the time when he was the most annoyed, so his voice also He couldn't help but lowered his voice: "This... my lord, that... my lord."
Fan Xian still didn't speak, just looked at him with a smile.
On Mu Tie's dark face, there was no reason to show a look of shock and regret, and he didn't dare to say anything more, but just knelt down again.
In a side hall, the atmosphere was very depressing.
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Fan Xian didn't want to see him make a fool of himself again, after all, Mu Tie was the head of the first office, and after Zhuge committed suicide, he was basically in charge of the affairs of the first office. He frowned and said, "The side hall is too dirty and not suitable for receiving guests."
Mu Tie was stunned for a moment, and immediately became happy in his heart, and angrily shouted at Feng'er beside him: "Hurry up and get someone to clean it!"
"The case files are just left in the hall like this, which is against the regulations." Fan Xian smiled.
Mu Tie jumped up and down, shouting loudly for the officials in the first section to come out, and began to put the dusty files into the dark room behind. These officials were all slacking off and came out feebly, only to see Master Mu standing obediently beside a young man. Everyone didn't know Fan Xian, but they all came from intelligence and investigation work. Their brains turned very quickly, and they immediately guessed the identity of this young man. They were taken aback, and hurriedly got busy.
In a short time, the side hall was cleaned up and the case files were clearly placed. It seems that the Overwatch Council still retains the quick response capabilities they should have had.
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"I'll give you half an hour. I want to see all the staff in one place, except those who are in charge of the affairs of the various ministries and divisions today, and those whose identities cannot be revealed."
As soon as Fan Xian lifted the hem of his long gown, he sat down on the chair and stretched out his hand. Mu Tie handed the tea bowl to his hand flatteringly, and said with a little dejection, "I'll go now." He knew that this young master was really not easy to fool, and that his own future was in the hands of the other party, so he could only do things seriously , I hope to reduce some of the other party's disgust towards me.
"You don't want to go in person, it's such a trivial matter." Fan Xian withdrew his hand, took a sip of tea, and found that it was already cold, he couldn't help grinning. Mu Tie quickly reached out to change it, Fan Xian stared at him, put the tea bowl on the extremely clean table beside him, and said, "Come in with me, I have something to tell you."
Mu Tie hurriedly arranged for his men to go down and call back all the staff from the first division who had been hanging around outside all day long, but he followed Fan Tisi to the backyard in a hurry. Seeing Fan Xian stepping into the room he just came out of, he felt nervous again.
Fan Xian frowned, looked at the emerald mahjong piece under the threshold, and said, "Sure enough, it is the most powerful yamen in the Overwatch Council, and mahjong is actually made of emerald."
Mu Tie sweated profusely and explained: "It's fake jadeite. I dare not lie to your lord. It's a new product made in the warehouse in the year before last. It looks like jadeite but it can't be broken. Back then, I gave a pair to the Eight Great Offices. This pair has been placed in the yamen, no one dares to take it home privately, usually... I have no court affairs, so I will play with it occasionally... I am ashamed of my humble job, please punish me severely."
Fan Xian shook his head and said, "I'll talk about that later. I'm just a little disappointed. In the dignified Overwatch Council, the skill of concealing traces is so poor. You played mahjong here before? Since you're all closed Why, why is there such a star under the threshold?"
Mu Tie wiped the sweat from his forehead, knowing that this was the mahjong stone he used to hit his nephew earlier, and those blind subordinates must have forgotten this mahjong stone when they cleaned up the house.
Fan Xian sat down, looked at him and said, "Tell me how you became an official? It doesn't matter if the court affairs are neglected, playing mahjong is not a serious crime..."
Mu Tie's heart moved slightly, thinking that these were not serious crimes, and when he was feeling at ease, he suddenly heard a loud bang! He was quite frightened, and looked at Fan Tesi timidly.
Fan Xian slapped the table hard. With his current domineering skills, it would be easy to smash the wooden table into pieces, but this time he just made a loud noise—a cold voice scolded angrily: "Look at that wooden table earlier. Basket fish, I just realized that you dare to accept benefits from various ministries, are you going to kill yourself? If the courtyard finds out, the Internal Affairs Department may be the first to cut you."
Mu Tie quickly knelt down in front of him, but he murmured for a long time, unable to say anything, thinking that a basket of fish is not a big deal.
Fan Xianhan scolded: "Do you think that a basket of fish is nothing? But you have to know the iron rules in the courtyard, especially in this place that monitors all the officials in the capital. You and those courtiers are good friends. In the future, will you still monitor the fart?"
Fan Xian has always been a seemingly gentle person, but the gentle person occasionally gets angry, and the faint chill in his words is full of oppression, which makes Mu Tie feel terrified.
Fan Xian looked at the official kneeling in front of him, and he was actually a little disappointed and surprised, not only for the place he was about to take over, but also for the person in front of him.
"Get up."
In fact, according to the regulations in the courtyard, there is no need to be so strict between superiors and subordinates at all, but Mu Tie knew that his attitude at this time must be correct, and he and Fan Xian had some connections after all. Dare to stand up straight.
Fan Xian looked at his impressive face, the lips were as thin as iron, and the complexion was dark, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "In the entire capital, you are the first person to know my true identity..."
Mu Tie's heart darkened. When investigating Niu Lanjie last year, I took the liberty to go to Fan's mansion for questioning. At that time, the Fan family was not as popular as it is now, but the young adult in front of me has revealed his identity. This was an extremely rare opportunity. I thought I would save many years of struggle, but I didn't expect that in the end it would be the half-baby old man who took advantage of Wang Qinian.
"During this year, you also helped me with some things." Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and said, "It stands to reason that you should have walked through my network more, but you didn't. I am very happy about that, and I think you are a sincere Man, I just didn't expect you to change so much in a year, from the honest person who was a bit awkward to flatter your boss, to the old fried dough stick bureaucrat who only knows how to get by and has learned to change his face. I am disappointed."
I am very disappointed with these four words, which made Mu Tie even more disappointed with himself—he knew that although he was not as close as Wang Qinian and the chief, and he did not expect to be able to take charge of a large area of travel alone, but in this year, he never The original seventh-rank 佥 event was promoted to the master of the fifth-rank, thinking with his ass, it was also the face of Mr. Fan Tisi in front of him.
He took a deep breath and didn't make any more excuses, but said in a deep voice, "My lord, please watch the performance of the next official."
Fan Xian noticed that he had changed his lowly position to a low-level official, and his back was straightened up a little bit. There was a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and he said, "That's good. Not everyone has the talent for flattery, so don't keep thinking about it." Follow Wang Qinian's style. If you go back to the original self who focused on investigating the case, this officer will naturally not delay your future."
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After the wind and rain, it was sunny again, and after the sunny, it was rainy again. Mu Tie looked at the Tisi people in front of him, and thought to himself that this master really felt like the summer just passed in Kyoto. Fan Xian asked in a deep voice, "Tell me, how did this place become so rotten? I have been to several other places in the courtyard, and they are simply incomparable. The court officials in other places are all cautious and hardworking, let alone After playing mahjong, even to give a compliment, you have to run fast and slow, and you have to walk without wind... Look at your place! How is it different from the vegetable market?"
Mu Tie had already made up his mind at this time. To return to himself, he had to hug Mr. Fan's thick legs tightly. He didn't shy away from anything, and said directly: "Mr. The fault is that for more than a year, there has been no real master to manage it, and the people below refuse to accept me, so naturally they became loose."
Fan Xian was very clear about this matter. At the beginning, Zhu Ge, the leader of the first one, secretly defected to Xinyang, and leaked Yan Bingyun's information, which directly led to Yan Bingyun's arrest in the north. This is a very sensational incident since the establishment of the Overwatch Council. Since that day, there has been no leader in the first place. On the one hand, Chen Pingping wanted to wait for Yan Bingyun to return to the country; There were too many interests, and there were no suitable candidates in the courtyard at that time, so it was delayed.
"Even if there is no adult to manage, but the regulations and detailed documents have always been there, why didn't you do something? Didn't the courtyard reprimand you all the time?" He asked with some doubts.
Mu Tie was actually a little puzzled, shook his head, and continued: "Your Excellency said that the regulations are all there... But if you want to do things in one place, you have to issue a document in the courtyard. Without the leader talking, we ordinary officials are not good at ourselves." If you want to find a name, go to the residences of the ministers and scholars to stay."
Fan Xian was taken aback, and said angrily, "Did the second office not send any information this year?"
"Give it away." Mu Tie glanced at him, "But according to Qing Law, we are not qualified to investigate on our own for officials above the third rank. We must ask for an order, at least the dean will approve it."
Fan Xian had no choice but to say, "You can't move for the time being if you are above the third rank, but what about those below the third rank?"
Mu Tie replied: "My lord, I dare not hide it from you. In fact, although one department is the most critical department in the courtyard in name, it has always been the most incompetent department in fact. The reason is also very simple-two The three divisions only deal with dead things such as intelligence, poisons, and weapons, the fifth and sixth divisions are responsible for security, the seventh division only deals with prisoners, and the eighth division only deals with books. Of the eight major divisions, only one and the fourth division deal with people The departments that deal with each other, and the energies of the four places are mainly abroad and in the various counties. How can the officials below dare to compete with the people around? Just find an excuse and withdraw those county magistrates. Who dares to say anything? "
Speaking of this, he couldn't help showing a hint of self-mockery on his face: "That's our place, deep in the capital, it looks beautiful, but in fact the people we deal with are the ministers of the DPRK and China, and the non-commissioned officers of the capital. In terms of identity They are more noble than us, not to mention their status - the officials in the capital looked at the sign of the Supervisory Office of the Daqing Dynasty, so it was natural for them to show favor to us. But if you really have to fight...they won't be afraid of us."
Fan Xian thought this was wrong! Where in the previous life have I heard of such a useless Jin Yiwei? —"Below the third grade, you have the right to file a case and conduct independent investigations. They will only please you if they are afraid of you. How dare they compete with you?"
Mu Tie laughed at himself and said: "My lord, those officials may be below the third rank, but what about his teacher? These officials have already woven a big net, spreading all over the capital. In some cases, even if we find out the evidence, there is no evidence." Good to report."
Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why?"
"It's very simple, these brothers in one place also want to live in the capital." Mu Tie sighed and said: "Although the salary is much higher than that of ordinary court officials, the relatives in the family still have to find ways to survive , looking for some errands in various ministries. Even if you don’t deal with these officials, you can just sell vegetables. If you check a clerk in Kyoto Prefecture, the governor of Kyoto Prefecture has the ability to make your vegetable stall unsustainable. The reason is still in line with the law, you can't find anything wrong with it. As for those who are related to the palace, they don't even look at us, just like Dai Zhen from the Vegetable Inspection Department of Dengshikou, a well-known corrupt official, but But we can't do it... why? Because Eunuch Dai in the palace is his uncle!"
"Since Mr. Zhu committed suicide in fear of crime, there is no leader in one place, and the officials below will not easily offend the officials in Beijing. Who doesn't have three relatives? They are all in the officialdom, and they must always stay behind." A chance to meet in the future."
Mu Tie said with shame: "I'm not afraid of my lord's anger. This year, I also have the idea of being wise and safe. Except for the big case that was handed down by the court, I basically didn't investigate anything. My lord, it's not that I don't have a heart." Hu Dan, living in the capital, it is not easy, there are too many officials in Beijing to deal with on a daily basis."
Fan Xian didn't say anything, and said calmly, "From now on, you'll talk to me like this. To rectify the style, first of all, the rectification is not to be practical, but to cater to the style of the boss."
Mu Tie heard that the term "rectification style" was new, but he was frightened for no reason, and hurriedly asked the adults for instructions. After some words, Fan Xian said that with a blank face, and Mu Tie listened with admiration, and was afraid that he would forget, so he rubbed his ink and wrote it... I don't know how long it took, and finally heard Deng Ziyue whispering. Knocked on the door and reported: "My lord, everyone is here."
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In the Overwatch Council, there are a total of 310 members, except for those left behind from all walks of life in the suburbs of Beijing. Except for those who are investigating the case today, and the "nails" buried in the ministers' mansions, basically everyone who can come will come. They are all ready, occupying a whole flat area in a backyard, each of them has arranged their clothes, and stands in awe, waiting for the words of Master Tisi.
Fan Xian sat on the chair in front of the crowd, without the intention of standing up. Looking at these people and nodding slightly, he realized that more than a year of laxity hadn't completely tempered the solemnity of these people, and he could still smell a trace of He is quite satisfied with the gloomy taste that the spies of the Overwatch Council should have.
Mu Tie crouched and leaned into his ear and said: "One place is quite special, the spies are not secret, the people here are all clearly identified, most of them are still hidden, the list of nails is kept in the yard, you can't Check it out, if your lord wants to check it, you still need a report from the first department and the director's warrant." Thinking of Fan Xian's identity, he paused and said, "You are the commissioner, so you don't need the director's warrant, but you still need a The report at the office, I will write it in a while."
Fan Xian shook his head. After a moment of silence, he said with a smile, "No need. From today onwards, I will also be in charge of one office. If I want to write a report, I will ask someone to write it."
Mu Tie's body froze, he thought Fan Tisi was just here to inspect, but he didn't expect to be in charge of one place at the same time! But when he thought of working with adults in the future, it would be easier to get close, and a gleam of joy appeared on his face.
There was silence on the ground for a long time, Fan Xian remained silent, and the hundreds of members of the first division also kept standing in a javelin-like posture. Although they were not soldiers, they were all black, and they looked very eye-catching. Feels like Scotland Yard on a rainy day.
After a long time, Fan Xian stood up and said softly, "I am Fan Xian, and from today onwards, I will be your chief officer."
Most of the people had guessed his identity, but when they heard that the world-renowned Mr. Fan was coming to serve as a chief officer, everyone was slightly surprised, but more happy. After all, after Zhu Ge's death, it was difficult to carry out work not only in the capital, but even in the courtyard, it was often looked down upon. Now that Mr. Xiao Fan is leading, who would dare to evade mistakes in the other seven departments in the courtyard? The yamen of various ministries in central Beijing are afraid that more benefits will be handed over secretly.
But Fan Xian's next words made everyone feel chills.
"I know how you guys lived this year." Fan Xian said with a smile, "From now on, you can never live like this again."
After throwing away this very simple conclusion, he sat back on the chair and took a look at Mu Tie.
Mu Tie stood up, coughed twice, looked at all his subordinates with great authority, and said: "The reason for calling everyone here today is mainly because the chief minister is at the beginning of his term of office, and I have something to explain. My lord commissioned me to say a few words, the main idea was drawn up by my lord Tisi, please listen carefully."
All the officials in the courtyard listened solemnly.
"Today, I want to talk a little bit about the style of our division." Mu Tie frowned, bitter and bitter: "Why is there an Overwatch Council? Why is there a division of ours? Because there are people in the imperial court who deceived His Majesty and oppressed the people." , There are corrupt officials who corrupt the laws of Qing Dynasty. Your Majesty must clearly observe the administration of officials, the people must live and work in peace and contentment, and the dignity of Qing Law must be maintained, so there must be a place."
The officials were stunned, thinking that Mr. Mu has always been good at handling cases, when will he do this official work? It's just that the three mountains of His Majesty, the common people, and Qinglu came over, and no one dared to say anything.
"... We are one, and we are His Majesty's eyes and ears. If we want to have clear eyes and ears, and share worries for His Majesty, we must be in step with each other. Officials become castles in the air..."
"What's wrong with us now? Your majesty's instructions are naturally wise and correct, and the work of the first place is also successful. This point, Mr. Tisi has also strongly praised it before." Mu Tie's words changed, dark Han Bi said: "...But! In the past year, there have been many problems in one place. As the supervisor, I am of course duty-bound. I will ask for punishment tomorrow, but from today onwards, everything that violates the regulations of the Overwatch Council things are not allowed to be done again.”
"It is not allowed to accept gifts from other ministries of the imperial court and all benefits that can be converted into silver money privately or in the name of one place."
"It is not allowed to refuse to accept any report for any reason."
"It is not allowed to have any daily contact with relevant officials of any department under any name. If a banquet is required to handle the case, it must be declared in advance, and the minimum number of people must be more than three!"
"Strengthen the orderliness of transactional work, strengthen..."
"Strictly implement the regulations of the Overwatch Council and related rules. In the past year, if there is anything wrong with my colleagues, please explain it to me within ten days, and I will never blame you."
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Mu Tie was still talking endlessly, but the officials below got nervous. They didn't know that this was the so-called rectification movement, but they only heard that if Fan Tisi really did it with ruthlessness, the benefits he earned in this year would never be earned again in the future, and he would devote himself to offending the Beijing officials again. In the dangerous and glorious work, everyone's faces showed embarrassment and indignation.
But even so, they still didn't whisper, didn't speak out to refute, and didn't look like officials in the Six Departments. Although their expressions changed a little, they still stood firm with strong control—Trained by Chen Pingping The Overwatch Council that came out has always been the strongest spy team in the world in terms of its foundation and essence.
After Mu Tie's speech was over, Fan Xian stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said with a smile, "If you have any opinions, speak up in person at this time."
There was silence.
The identity gap between ordinary spies and investigators of the Overwatch Council and Fan Xian, the man of heaven, was too great, no one dared to refute anything in front of him.
Fan Xian smiled and led the snake out of the cave: "It's all about brainstorming. The dean asked me to come here, which is also a respect for all colleagues. Everyone knows that I am busy. I am too lazy to go if the general yamen invites me to go."
After saying this, the mood of the officials in the court relaxed a little. It was rumored that this lord Tisi was hiding a knife in his smile, but he really didn't see it at this time, and the other party came from a noble background and is a world-renowned talent, how could he really be proficient in these dirty things of the Overwatch Council? Let's talk about it later, so they all bowed and saluted: "I respect the order of the chief minister."
Fan Xian frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied.
Mu Tie was close enough to see the coldness in his eyes, thinking that Fan Xian was dissatisfied with the fact that his subordinates were not so loyal, and he was anxious, so he quickly winked at Feng'er who was standing in the front row. This person is his distant nephew, also surnamed Mu.
Seeing his uncle winking, Mu Feng'er thought that he wanted to stand up against him—but how dare he say no to the majestic chief minister! I was terrified in my heart, my legs trembled again and again, and finally I thought of my uncle's kindness all the time, gritted my teeth, stood out of the queue, saluted unambiguously, and said, "Master Tisi, although One office is in charge of supervising all the officials in the capital, but human relations are inevitable. Everyone has relatives, like a humble brother-in-law who is currently working as a horse supervisor. If I don’t have daily contact with him, it’s fine. I'm just afraid that the shrewd wife at home will make endless noise."
These words seemed playful, but no one dared to laugh out loud, and no one knew why Mu Feng'er was so bold today.
Fan Xian was happy in his heart, but his face was gloomy, and he scolded coldly: "You treat the court regulations as a piece of shit, so how can you slap your face! It was clearly stated in the detailed rules that after the registration of relatives within three generations, no This row, you want to say this, is there something wrong? Mu Tie, drag your distant nephew down, and wait on him!"
Mu Tie sighed, and dragged his nephew to the board with a sad face. Fan Xian glanced coldly around the crowd and said, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Everyone knew that he used the power of officials to oppress people, but they didn't expect that among the spies there were some hard-necked people who stood up and saluted in a deep voice: "Master Tisi, investigating the case is what we should do, but if you are threatened by a nobleman, how can you?" What about officials making things difficult at home? How about the father-in-law in the palace speaking?"
There was silence in the room, and the most feared thing in handling the case was meeting officials with connections with the palace, because no matter how powerful the Overwatch Council was, it was still just a thug kept by the palace.
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Fan Xian looked at him calmly, and said, "Give me my name."
The five big characters are resounding, whoever dares to make things difficult to intimidate you, no matter whether he is a minister or a dignitary, just report my name, Fan Xian! In today's capital, Fan Xian does have the confidence to say such things. Even though the people in the palace seem to show a little bit of self-respect in front of him on the surface, if it is implemented in practice, I am afraid that those officials and dignitaries who have reached the third rank will No one dared to bully his subordinates at the risk of offending Fan Xian.
With the power of supervision in his left hand and the world's money in his right hand, who would want to offend Fan Xian
Fan Xian looked at the official who came out, admiring him. After he deliberately suppressed Mu Tie, he still dared to speak out. Thinking about this episode, he slowed down his speech and said softly, "What else do you think? Bring it up together, and I will not add any crime."
In fact, the man had nothing to say, so he said bravely: "The subordinates think that it is natural for private individuals not to receive money, but it is okay to accept some in the name of one place. On the one hand, we will improve the relationship with the six departments. , it will be convenient to investigate the case in the future, and on the other hand, after the money and goods are dispersed, it can be regarded as a subsidy."
Fan Xian looked at the people in the courtyard and knew that these people also felt sorry for the money, so he couldn't help but sneered and said, "In terms of salary, you are three times more than the court officials of the same level, although you are not as rich as those court officials. But this was originally the original intention of high salary and honesty at the beginning of the establishment of the hospital, so there is nothing to complain about."
Su Wenmao, who had been standing behind him all the time, relied on his acquaintance with Fan Tisi, and boldly said: "The Overwatch Council has always been subject to the backlash from officials and the eyes of the people. The situation in one place is quite special, and the imperial court refuses to make more subsidies. That's why..."
Fan Xian shook his head, stopped his words, quietly looked at the spies and officials of the Overwatch Council in the field, and waited until the atmosphere in the field had been suppressed to be extremely silent, and then said word by word:
"Don't ask what the court has done for you, ask what you have done for the court."
Su Wenmao was taken aback when he heard the words, and after a little bit of chewing, it turned out that there was a lot of deep meaning in his heart. He couldn't help feeling a little bit ashamed, a little bit admiring, yes, when these officials were planning their own plans, did they think about the establishment of the Overwatch Council by the imperial court? , What is it for
The official who came out to speak in front of him was also stunned. The education and influence of the Overwatch Council over the years and Chen Pingping's admonition made him seem to have returned to the mental state when he first stepped into the Overwatch Council. He clenched his right fist and shouted:
"Everything is for the Qing Dynasty."
"Everything is for the Qing Dynasty!" This is the purpose that everyone in the venue must remember on the first day they enter the Overwatch Council.
Fan Xian looked at the scene off the court, smiled gratifiedly, lightly clenched his right fist, and said in his heart, "It's all about living."