Seeing this, Xie Sanman was tired, but he hesitated, knowing what to say.
He has already said what he should say, but he still has no idea what Xue Tingxiang was thinking.
Xue Tingxiang had already gone to the back, and Xie San could only turn around and leave the county office. Fan Xiancheng and Zhou Zhuzhu explained and let everyone perform their duties, and the two went to the Qianliang Depot together.
This money and grain depot is also the office of the county magistrate. After the two went in, they sat down on the chairs, and the yamen brewed tea and served them.
Zhou Zhuzhu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "You are so daring today, and you actually went up against that Cao Yan."
Fan Xiancheng smiled bitterly: "What do I call right, but I'm just doing my best. Your lord is usually good to us, but this Cao Yan is obviously a bad person. Even if I don't come out, you can't hold back without looking at the people below. , it's better to come out early, relying on the prestige of the adults in the county, one thousand households and one thing just want to bring the adults Go, that's wishful thinking."
Master Zhou sighed, of course he also knew this truth.
He stroked his beard and looked worried: "You said those people are staying outside, what do they want to do? Are you really going back to ask for a document?"
"Then who knows, I think that Cao Yan's affairs are stern, not afraid that he was invited by the people over there to deal with the adults on purpose." Naturally, it was Guo Juwei, who did not know that Xue Zhixian had offended Guo Juwei not lightly.
"Even if they take the adults away, what can they do to the adults, the adults are the dignified court officials!"
Unlike Zhou Zhuzhu, Fan Xiancheng had been serving as county chief for a long time and had more knowledge than him.
Hearing what he said, he squinted and looked away.
"I said you really don't understand, or fake don't understand?"
Zhou Zhuzhu looked at Fan Xiancheng suspiciously, and sucked his teeth: "Could it be—they really dare?"
Fan Xiancheng sneered: "What's not to dare, this coastal area has always been the best crime. If you want to deal with someone, I will put on a big hat of navigating Japan. As long as people can get it, fake I will also make it real for you. At that time, the sky should not be called the earth. If people are convicted, you have to send them to Beijing. It is such a long road, if something happens on the road, or you have to find Shut down the place, then go for a walk or something, it's mostly a means!"
"Then what do you think we adults should do? I'm afraid I can't let this go." Zhou Zhuzhu said anxiously.
Fan Xiancheng sighed: "You ask me what to do, how do I know, if this matter is stabbed out, we can't get rid of it. But I look at this situation, it doesn't seem like I want to stab it out, otherwise it will be easy to deal with adults. Yi's guilt is enough, why bother to do such a thing."
"It's also because we're too arrogant. I've been frightened by the momentum recently. You said that you've ruined everyone's jobs, so you're not going to deal with it to the death, but I've hinted it a few times, but the adults seem to not understand." Master Zhou also sighed.
The two have not discussed this matter once or twice, but the key point is that Xue Tingxiang is willing to listen. After a few times, the two stopped talking, knowing that the adult is a person with ideas.
"You mean behind our adults?" Zhou Zhuzhu whispered, pointing his finger to the sky.
The mention of this made Fan Xiancheng annoyed.
He and Zhou Zhuzhu naturally guessed that there was someone behind Xue Tingxiang, but there was someone whom they hadn't seen for more than two years. Usually, there are no unfamiliar letters in this county government office, and even the classmates and teachers in the legend of adults have not seen any correspondence.
Sometimes Fan Xiancheng really felt that the power of his own adults was made by himself. But no one dares to do this behind the scenes, and it's not that they think they have lived too long.
The more he thought about it, the more headaches he felt, and he simply gave up and said, "Well, it doesn't matter if we are in a hurry, let's do our best to obey the destiny."
Master Zhou sighed, and that was all he could do.
The two talked for a while, and then hurried out, there should be no chaos under the head.
At the other end, Cao Yanshi and Wang Qianhu left more than a dozen soldiers to guard the Dinghai County Government Office, and the two of them went home.
Because they were in a hurry, they both rode horses, followed by more than a dozen soldiers who also rode horses.
"Sir, are you really planning to go back to Zansi Yamen to request a detention order?"
The reason why Wang Qianhu said this was also because of Cao Yan's affair that he had left someone to watch over that Xue Tingxiang. It's all like this, naturally he doesn't do what he thinks.
When it comes to this matter, Cao Yan is actually a bag.
The above explained this matter. He didn't take it seriously. He thought about a small seventh-rank county magistrate. Forgive him, he didn't dare to resist the order, but who would have thought that the kid would really dare to resist the order.
Now that the errand has not been completed, he went back to resume his life, and he still does not know how the above will reprimand him.
"The official was ordered to come and get him, but now that no one has it, he will naturally go back to his order. As for whether or not to ask for a detention order, that depends on the order above.
make. "
This is a bit different from the attitude of Cao Yan before. Wang Qianhu is not a fool. He pondered it in his heart, knowing that this is Cao Yan's affair, he probably doesn't want to be involved in this matter again.
In fact, thinking about it, although this magistrate is small, the adults behind it are not small. Otherwise, why would the magistrate dare to snatch food in this boundary, probably because he thinks his life is too long.
The adults can fight in any way, as long as they don't hurt themselves. But these little guys are different. They are too involved, and they don't get a share of the credit. No matter how bad it is, no one will be able to protect them.
With their own thoughts in mind, the two of them went straight to the Hangzhou Mansion where Nang Si Yamen is located.
It was already the afternoon of the third day when we arrived at the place, but the two people who had been on the road for a few days did not dare to rest. One went to see the inspector, and the other hurried to the commander.
The Minister of Prison Inspection and Procuratorial Affairs is also called Nangsi, and the Minister of Political Envoys of Chenghuan is also called Fansi, both of which are abbreviated. The former is a matter of stationing local officials to supervise local officials and punishing them with impeachment. The latter is in charge of the important civil affairs of a province, and it is called two divisions together with the inspector, who is in charge of criminal names.
There is also a division that commands the envoys and is in charge of local military affairs.
The three divisions have clearly defined powers and responsibilities, check each other, do not report to each other, and each is responsible to the central government. Later, in order to prevent local centralization of power, a governor was established above the three divisions, and a governor was established above the governor.
In the previous dynasty, the governor was originally dispatched on a temporary basis, but when he arrived in Dachang, it became a permanent system in the provinces.
Because the governor often takes into account the military and government of the two provinces, the governor's office is not fixed, while other government offices are located in the main city of a province.
When Cao Yan arrived at the yamen, the inspector Dou Zhun summoned him immediately.
After listening to Cao Yan's narration, Dou Zhun fell into deep thought.
Dou Zhun was a jinshi from Chengtian for 20 years, and he has been ups and downs in the officialdom for many years. After so many years of ups and downs, his mind is naturally extraordinary, so he is also aware of the strangeness.
Cao Yanshi looked up at him carefully, and hesitated: "Sir, please don't mix it up when I look at this matter."
Dou Zhun looked up at him and knocked on the desk: "Oh? What's your opinion?"
Cao Yanshi licked his dry lips and said, "Xiaguan doesn't have any insights, but he felt a little unusual. You said that a small seven-rank magistrate can do such a big thing. Said that we are the Sisi, the Ningbo prefect, the Dinghaiwei, and the Fansi, are they all blind, just let him do such a big thing? Even use that one to deal with him
"According to common sense, the person who did it himself, or the Fansi side, is more justifiable than our name, but this matter falls into our hands. I would rather spare a few turns and fall on our Fansi side. , I feel shivering when I think about it."
He sighed, looked at Dou Zhun's solemn face, and said, "Also, Xiaguan is going to Dinghai County this time. The magistrate surnamed Xue is really arrogant. , so the subordinates always feel that it is not worthwhile for adults to come to this muddy water just for that little face."
In fact, Cao Yan's story is quite subtle. Maybe he deliberately said half of it, but it does not mean that Dou Zhun will not think about it.
Seriously speaking, Dou Zhun is no one. It's not that no one attracts him, but his attitude is ambiguous, and he has both sides. Generally speaking, when something innocuous comes to him, he will be a favored person.
Such a person is also a person who is born to be an official, obviously he did not tell the truth, but all departments think that he can be counted as one of their own. Even if this person wants to give some discounts, there is almost no one to deal with him.
It was with this that Dou Zhun was able to achieve this position as a great official.
The same was true this time. The governor of Zhejiang, Zhu Bingtong, had someone hand him a message.
Afterwards, he felt that it was a bit rash to promise, so he sent his confidant Cao Yanshi. Just know that with Cao Yan's cautious personality, even if he can't do it, he won't do it, and there is still room for manoeuvre.
Looking at it like this now, it is obvious that the other party dug a hole for him to jump in.
So is he jumping or not
Dou Zhun weighed it up in his heart.
From the current point of view, the surnamed Xue is only a seventh-rank county official, while Zhu Bingtong is the governor of a province, and even Shao Kai is standing behind him. His term of office has not yet come, and it is obvious that he has offended a little more than the gain.
He didn't have to worry about it at all, but there was always a hidden worry in his heart.
After a long while, he raised his head and said, "You go down first, I have my own opinion on this matter."
Cao Yanshi nodded and left, but Dou Zhun sat alone for a long time.
He raised his voice to call someone, and a middle-aged man dressed as a follower walked in from outside the door.
"You go to the governor's yamen and tell the governors that the person who is biting the coastal defense soldiers Beidao and the Nangsi yamen is not qualified to take people, and you need to see the documents issued by them."
"Sir, that's all you need to say?"
Dou Zhun nodded and said, "Just say this."
Dou Zhun sent someone to the governor's yamen, but nothing was said over there, and the matter was gone.
However, the soldiers who remained in the Dinghai county government office were not allowed to withdraw.
Another day later, the chief envoy Chen De came to visit Dou Zhun.
"What kind of friendship do we have, you have to tell me about this, now only you can save me, brother."
Chen De is obese, in his fifties, because he is fat, he talks and smiles again, and he looks like a Maitreya Buddha. In fact, Chen De is also a famous smiling tiger. Don't look at what he and Dou Zhun said. In fact, although the relationship between the two is not bad, it is not at this level.
However, this man made life unpleasant.
Dou Zhun had been haunted by him for most of the day. No matter how Chen De asked, he was practicing Tai Chi, but he didn't tell the truth. Don't say the reason, it's just putting on some pretense that really has nothing to do with yourself.
Seeing this, what else does Chen De not understand
"Okay, Dou Qichen, we are in the same year. When you went to the conference for the test, the rice you brought was ruined by those scumbags. I borrowed you a handful of white rice so that you could survive those three days."
Dou Zhun felt a little embarrassed when he mentioned this, and thinking that it really happened at the beginning, his heart softened.
He sighed and said: "Don't always mention that one meter of grace, let me tell you this, I really don't want to be involved in this matter. I have a lot of years, and I don't know how many years I can be an official. It's turbulent, and the sage's temper is cloudy and uncertain, so people don't dare to get involved too deeply, so as not to fail to protect themselves."
"You mean the one surnamed Xue, standing behind—" Chen De pointed to the sky as he spoke.
Dou Zhun didn't want to answer him at first, but seeing his pitiful eyes, he nodded quickly: "It may not be, anyway, I don't plan to mix it up."
Chen De's eyes became complicated, and he sighed: "The older the rivers and lakes, the less courageous. Well, if you don't mix, I won't mix."
Chen De then left, and before the evening, he heard that the Chief Minister had caused a cold, and he couldn't afford it when he got sick.
These words were handed out by the Fansi Yamen, which means that the governor has not been able to handle official business recently. If you can solve it yourself, you can solve it yourself. If you can't solve it, you can find the governor and the governor. .
One more escape!
When the front foot received the news, the cup was smashed behind the governor's yamen.
Zhu Bingtong was so angry that he was so angry that he played back and forth in the study several times, but he couldn't stop the anger in his heart.
"Good you Dou Zhun, good you Chen De, you talk about it like a hype on weekdays, but you always refuse at critical moments!"
A person who looked like an aide beside him advised: "Sir, calm down, Chen De has always been a person who speaks to others and speaks to a ghost, and is also slick in handling things. When it's good, he runs faster than anyone else and gets in trouble. Come here, and hide faster than others. The key point is that this person is extremely shameless, and he dares to use the means to escape from illness. It is really not worth being angry for such a person. "
"On the other hand, the Inspector Dou Jian also pushed it, which really surprised the young man. This man is quite a city man, and he has been dealing with various forces for many years. The aide paused for a moment, then hesitantly said: "I think, if it weren't for this, the adults would find a reason to push it?"
Zhu Bingtong took two steps back and forth, waved his hand suddenly, and said, "Don't mention this matter again, this official can't push it."
If he could push it, he would have pushed it already. Could it be that what Dou Zhun and Chen De could see, he couldn't see? The two of them were afraid that the surnamed Xue was behind the sage, and he was naturally also afraid, otherwise he would have dealt with the surnamed Xue as early as when He Wei first ordered someone to deliver the message.
It's a pity that he is too involved, and everyone in Zhejiang can shirk it, but he can't shirk it.
"Then just do it all the time!"
Zhu Bingtong looked over, his eyes burning.
The aide said: "He wants a detention order for the governor of the yamen, so let's give him a detention order. Anyway, people bring it out and solve it when they are halfway there. It's time to pass it on to those Japanese pirates. Once a person dies, he will say everything. No more."
"After the previous incident, he will definitely take precautions. How to solve this detention order? Even if the detention order can be destroyed, if the above asks, it is impossible not to leak the news."
Having said so much, I'm still afraid of that, in case Xue Tingxiang is someone sent by Emperor Jiacheng, and he has broken such a big thing as the Sage, he is not a patriarch and can withstand the wrath of the Sage's thunder.
"Sir, you forgot, the county government and the people in the county knew about it before, and even the people guarding the county government were sent over by the county government."
"You mean—"
"Let's find someone to pretend to be someone from the Nangsi Yamen. It's time to investigate the matter, and that's also a matter of the Nangsi Yamen."
Zhu Bingtong squinted, thought for a while, and then smiled: "This method is not bad."