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 shock, and knelt down on one knee cleanly, "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 Lord Fan smiled the sweetest, he was probably the most annoyed in his heart, so his voice was also the most annoying. 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 slacking off and came out feebly, but saw Mrs. Mu standing obediently beside a young man. Everyone didn't know Fan Xian, but they all came from intelligence investigation work, and their minds turned. It was very fast, and immediately guessed the identity of the young man, and they jumped up, and hurriedly got busy.
In a short while, the side hall was cleaned up, and the case files were returned clearly. It seems that the Overwatch Council still retains the quick response ability they should have.
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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 in front of him, he sat down on the chair and stretched out his hand. Mu Tie handed the tea bowl to his hand flatteringly, and said with some dejection, "I'll go right away." He knew this young master It's really hard to fool, and my future is in the hands of the other party, so I have to do things seriously, hoping 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 messing around outside all day long. He followed Fan Tisi to the backyard and watched Fan Xian step into the room he had just come out of. It was a tense moment.
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 used to play mahjong here before? Since you're all closed 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 slap the wooden table into pieces, but this time he just made a loud noise——Han Sheng angrily said: "I looked at you earlier. That basket of fish, I just realized that you dare to accept benefits from various ministries, are you going to kill yourself? If the courtyard finds out, I’m afraid the Internal Affairs Department will 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. Will you still monitor the fart in the future?"
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.
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Looking at the official kneeling in front of him, Fan Xian felt 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 was 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. He didn't dare to straighten up until he heard Fan Xian's words.
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 he was investigating Niulan Street last year, he 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 him had revealed his identity, and he knew that he was the court man. For the legendary chief, this was a rare opportunity. I thought I would save many years of hard work, 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 in my way more often, but you didn't. 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 live in vain and 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 waist 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, 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 lord Tisi in front of him, and thought that this master's mind was really like the summer that just passed in Kyoto. He only heard Fan Xian ask in a deep voice: " Tell me, why is this place so rotten? I have been to several other places in the courtyard, and they are simply incomparable. The officials in other places are all cautious and conscientious. Running fast and slow, and there is no wind on the road... Look at your place! What is the difference between it and 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 joined 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 is no one doing things? 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, poison, and weapons. The fifth division and six 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 fourth divisions deal with people The departments that deal with each other, and the energies of the four places are mainly in foreign countries and in the various counties. How can those officials below dare to compete with the people around? If they find any excuse, they will 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 seems beautiful, but in fact, the people we deal with are the ministers of the DPRK and China, the native officials of the capital, and the people who talk about it. They are more noble than us, in terms of status, not to mention - Beijing officials see the sign of the Imperial Supervisory Office of the Daqing Dynasty, so it is natural to show favor to us, the six departments are good, and they will not forget us , but if we really have to fight...they won't be afraid of us."
Fan Xian thought this was wrong! Where in the previous life have you 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 grade, 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, we will not 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 Qing 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 and China. 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 felt ashamed and said: "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 over by the court, I basically didn't investigate anything. My lord, it's not that I don't have a penny. 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, talk to me like this. To rectify the style, the first thing to rectify is not to be practical, but to meet the style of the boss."
Mu Tie heard that the term "rectification wind" was new, but he was frightened for no reason. He hurriedly asked the adults for instructions. So I rubbed my ink and worked hard to copy... I don't know how long it took, and finally I heard Deng Ziyue knock on the door lightly, 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 was quite satisfied with the gloomy taste of the agents of the Overwatch Council.
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 take care 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.
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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 people have guessed his identity, but when they heard that the world-renowned Mr. Fan is coming to serve as a chief officer, everyone was slightly surprised, but more happy. After Zhu Ge died, Not only is it difficult to carry out work in Beijing, but even in the courtyard, it is 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 glanced at Mu Tie.
Mu Tie stood up, coughed twice, looked at all his subordinates with great authority, and said: "The main reason for calling everyone here today is that the chief minister has some things to explain at the beginning of his tenure. 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, oppressed The people, the corrupt officials who corrupt the Qing law exist. Your Majesty must clearly observe the administration of officials, the people must live and work in peace and contentment, and the dignity of the 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 such official work? It's just that His Majesty, the common people, and the three mountains of Qinglu are pressing on them, and no one dares 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 the problem 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, and the cold Bibi said: "...but! In the past year, there have been many problems in one place. As the supervisory officer, I am of course duty-bound. I will ask for punishment tomorrow, but from today onwards, all those who violate the regulations of the Overwatch Council Things can't be done anymore."
"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."
"No, in any name, to have daily contact with relevant officials of any department. If a banquet is required to handle the case, it must be declared in advance, and the minimum number of people is 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 became nervous. They didn't know that this was the so-called rectification movement. The benefits earned will never be earned again in the future, and they will once again devote themselves to the dangerous and glorious work of offending the Beijing officials. The faces of everyone can't help showing 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 darling 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 hole: "It's all about brainstorming. The dean asked me to come here. It 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 was a little more relaxed. It was rumored that the chief minister was hiding a knife in his smile, but he really didn't see it at this time, and the other party was of noble background and a world-renowned talent. They were really proficient in these dirty things of the Overwatch Council, so they agreed for the time being, and we will talk about it later, so they all bowed and saluted: "I respect the order of the chief inspector."
Fan Xian frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied.
Mu Tie was so close that he could see the coldness in his eyes. He thought that Fan Xian was dissatisfied with his subordinates who seemed not so loyal, and was anxious. He quickly winked at Feng Er who was standing in the front row. His distant nephew is 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 will have 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 okay. I'm just afraid that the fierce 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 complexion was gloomy, and he scolded coldly, "You treat the court regulations as a piece of shit, so how can you put it on your face! It was clearly stated in the detailed rules that after the relatives within three generations have been declared and registered, 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
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Fan Xian looked at the official who came out and admired him a little. After he deliberately suppressed Mu Tie, he still dared to speak up. Thinking of this episode, he slowed down his speech and said softly: "What else do you think? And bring it up, I will not add guilt."
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. , 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."