Li Zhen left.
There are still many people who didn't understand those sharp words.
But some extremely smart people, who knew the historical allusion of "people exchange their sons for food within the city, and fat messengers outside the city to welcome them", understood this in an instant.
My heart instantly took a breath of air, and I was filled with admiration for Li Zhen, who had always remained calm.
The level of attention to detail is... too perverted!
Who cares about these details? Li Zhen didn't say anything, and no one noticed at all. The scary thing is that Li Zhen was walking and talking to Wang Huan from beginning to end. He just glanced over there casually and saw through everything immediately.
This keen insight…
No wonder there are only one Li Zhen among so many people in the world.
You have to accept it.
In fact. It was Wang Huan who heard the news of Li Zhen's arrival in advance, and wanted to get closer to Li Zhen.
Wang Huan's mentality was noticed by Wang Huan's subordinates. Wang Huan's subordinates wanted to cater to Wang Huan and flatter Wang Huan, so they asked: "Wangzhou Governor, what about informing the people? Do you want to inform the people of the news? When the time comes, the people will come to greet you. It also demonstrates Xizhou’s warm welcoming attitude towards Dean Li.”
Naturally, Wang Huan would not refuse, so he nodded in agreement.
Wang Huan's subordinates went down to explain when Dean Li would come, and when the time came, they would show Xizhou's warm welcome to Dean Li.
The subordinates' subordinates understood: Li Zhen is coming, and the people above mean that it must be lively. The warm welcoming attitude of the people must be demonstrated.
The message was passed down further, and it became: Dean Li is coming, and the people above said that Dean Li must feel the enthusiasm of Xizhou.
A message from the beginning of 'allowing the people to be notified'. It became mandatory—be sure to show enthusiasm.
So how do you show enthusiasm
The officials working below will naturally feel that ordinary people do not have much energy. You didn't give them any rules. What if there is chaos and mischief
So, what about the people who will come to greet you when the time comes? Then it definitely cannot be ordinary people. Gotta choose!
Select the people from among the people.
Well, you have to choose anyway, so let’s just be more strict. News spread that Dean Li was coming, and only "common people" with status could stand in the front row to greet him.
This choice became... At a glance, the ten or twenty thousand people were actually not ordinary people.
People selected under a deliberate rule. How can we call them common people
The common people are all living beings.
And the "common people" here have only one appearance.
Seeing Li Zhen's motorcade walking away, Wang Huan's face turned the color of pig liver, and he yelled angrily: "Zhang Li!"
An anxious-looking official standing behind Wang Huan trembled when he heard this: "Wang, the governor of the state..."
Wang Huan stared at a pair of fire-breathing eyes and pointed at the people around him who were still smiling and showing their enthusiasm. His fingers were trembling with anger: "This... what are you doing? Huh? You asked me at that time if I needed a welcome. Dean Li, I told you a need. And then you self-defeated and ended up like this? You, you are so brave. Are you trying to put a stick under my butt?"
Zhang Li's face turned pale with fright, and he said anxiously: "Governor Wangzhou, I, I, I just did what I did when Prime Minister Xun and Dean Li came together last time. Nothing went wrong at that time, I thought everything would continue as usual Even if there is no merit, there is no fault. I didn’t expect that, who would have thought that Dean Li would... "
When Wang Huan heard this, a look of surprise and uncertainty flashed in his eyes. He suddenly felt that he had underestimated Li Zhen. Also, most people think that Li Zhen is a scholar, a science person, and relatively arrogant. Not very understanding of the world.
But it was really wrong, Li Zhen was too proficient. It's just that he doesn't show it at all.
I did this last time too...
Could it be that Li Zhen actually saw it last time? Just because of some reasons, I didn’t mention this at all last time.
right.
It was the same last time. Li Zhen could tell at a glance, but Xun Shifei was with him, and Xun Shifei was the prime minister and didn't say anything. As the president of the Academy of Sciences, it is naturally impossible for him to go beyond this. It was impossible to talk about this matter beyond Xun Shifei, he had to give Xun Shifei face. Otherwise, you are a fool.
But this time Li Zhen is the protagonist, so he has no worries. In addition, this was the second time. Li Zhen looked at the fake grand occasion of "Welcoming the Fat Envoy" and thought of Lingpeng Village and the poverty in most areas. He couldn't bear it anymore.
unacceptable.
Xizhou is so poor that the officials below still have time to carry out such a face-saving project. It’s just a matter of doing other face-saving projects. The worst thing is building a wall to block the poor areas. This is an unspoken rule.
But the face-saving project they did was actually to screen the people. Are the common people you select still called common people
Not to mention wasting money and wasting people, how much trouble will you cause to grassroots officials? Ordinary people won't be affected, but if word gets out, how will ordinary people view him, Li Zhen
It is said that Li Zhen was so powerful that even the people who greeted him had to be elites selected by the government.
What kind of words does this sound like
Li Zhen was really angry. Officialdom, officialdom, there are some things you just can't say. Some officials take matters into their own hands and think they are trying to please you, but if you don't pay attention, they will actually end up in trouble.
Of course, some officials’ original intention is just to please you personally, which is understandable. But if it is passed layer by layer, the taste will change, and unexpected results may even occur later. It is not impossible to be cheated.
Sitting on the steam car, Li Zhen looked at the people standing along the street who were "showing their enthusiasm", and closed his eyes in frustration.
Qi Lengzi, who was accompanying him, scratched his head anxiously: "Li Zhen, what's going on? What happened? I don't see anything wrong. Why do you criticize Governor Wangzhou when you are so good? What's strange is that Governor Wangzhou seems to be I also feel that he is wrong. But I don’t understand, what does it mean?”
Li Zhen said nothing.
Qi Lengzi asked again: "What is the fat envoy to welcome you? What does the fat envoy mean?"
The driver was Li Zhen's security guard in Laoshan. He really couldn't stand it anymore: "It's just trying to make someone look fat."
Qi Lengzi's face was full of confusion: "Where did you pretend to be fat? I didn't see it. Who pretended to be fat?"
The driver rolled his eyes speechlessly: "You'll find out later."
There was no words to say all the way, and they drove directly outside Jincheng County. The destination of this trip was Jinchang County. That was the impoverished county that Jia Liping sent a telegram and one of the main promotion areas for agricultural machinery.
After leaving Jincheng County, Qi Lengzi saw that there were still many people standing on both sides of the street, eager to watch the motorcade. However, the people here seem to be much poorer. Most of them are dressed in rags and have sallow complexions and thin muscles.
The driver then pointed out the window and said, "These are the real people. Now do you understand what it means to be greeted by a fat envoy?"
Qi Lengzi shook his head: "I finally understand. You... you are all too deep in the city, and you are too smart. What you say is full of cleverness, and most people can't understand it. Don't blame me for being stupid. ."
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(End of chapter)