Chapter 78: Shanxi People’s Contemporary (2)

After receiving a letter from the Beijing Central Committee, Sushun had already arrived at Zezhou Prefecture, which was more than 500 miles away from Taiyuan. It was Fengtai County, and it was naturally the responsibility of the head county to take on errands. The county magistrate Sushun also met in Taiyuan. His surname was Tu Zhuo and his courtesy name was Qinwu. He was from Qiantang County, Zhejiang Province. In the fifth year of Xianfeng, he was re-elected and appointed as the eldest master of the county. The official duties of the head county were more complex than those under the jurisdiction. Most of them were welcomed and sent, etiquette receptions, etc., and they were of many benefits, but they worked hard but were the first in the prefecture.

Tu Zhuo was 42 years old and looked like he was in his early fifties. He led the county department, the head of the county, the chief of the history, the inspectors, the commanders and the commanders in the city, and the commanders and generals of the city guards were waiting early outside the west gate of the city. The reception hall on the side of the official road was completely cleaned up. There were new red silk balls tied to the lintel, and a mat shed was set up in the yard. Under the lintel, there were the promotion of the Leihu serving the kitchen, and the kitchen became more and more busy. He started to wash, cut, pick up, or cook, or burn the fire, and was very busy.

Tu Zhuo sat in the hall and fanned with a fan, "I said, where is Mr. Ma?"

Mr. Ma is the postmaster, who is in charge of official documents and posts. When officials welcome and see off, they have to rely on him to flatter him. He always asks him for a car, a horse, and a person. He always answers, "It's right away, it's right away." He happened to have a surname, Ma, so he became his nickname.

Tu Zhuo, the head of the county, is not nicknamed by his subordinates. The county is specialized in the entry and exit of official documents, commonly known as the "Fourth Masters", but he doesn't care about the history of the dictionary. He is humorous and has the most contacts with the Max in official affairs. He is familiar with each other and talks without restraint. He immediately shouts: "It's right now? Come now, the master's dictionary!"

Everyone heard it on the side, wanted to laugh but didn't dare, so they had to endure it. They were immediately nailing a painting. When they heard the shouts, they agreed, "Come soon, come soon." They got off the ladder, put down the hammer, and rushed over.

After meeting and salute, Tu Zhuo asked first, "Are you ready?"

"All are all done."

"Where is the banquet?"

"The chef has arrived. The most Western spring 8 taels of silver is a table of seafood mat, and the other is a table of steamed rice cubes with three taels of silver, two sea bowls, four small bowls, four plates, and five tables in total. I heard from the Lord of the Palace, the prefect brought not many entourages, and they must be enough."

Tu Zhuo had met Sushun, Li Ciming and Gao Xinxie in the city. Needless to say, Sushun had never seen or eaten in the capital? The two young men who were obviously Qingke were also very proud of their own poetry and literature. The masters and servants may not be able to look down on the errands they undertake, but they did their best to serve them, just to satisfy the officials. If they could know the difficulties of the people below, they should not be picky and choose, and they would be enough.

Thinking of this, he said, "Don't care about the upper hand and the lower hand, and don't just focus on the adults. You must know that the King of Hell is easy to block, but the little devil is hard to evade."

"Don't worry, Master, I've been doing this errand for more than a year." I immediately patted my chest and agreed, "I will never miss it."

"Super, I have served this great god, and you will benefit you in the future." Tu Zhuo finished his words to be explained, turned back to the hall to rest, "What?" His eyes swept over casually, "Why didn't the county teacher come?"

Teachers refer to the county’s academic master - collectively known as teachers, commonly known as ‘tofu official’, and is the most laborious errand. The only advantage is that you don’t have to refer to the provincial avoidance system, you can be a responsibilities at your original home.

Tu Zhuo looked down on the school officials in his heart and thought they were unpromising people. However, when the new prefect took office, he always wanted to welcome all the officials from all over the county and all the county officials, which seemed solemn. One was missing. The Shangguan stopped asking. Once he asked, it was a very inappropriate move. He would not think that there was any personal reason. He just thought that the first county would not do anything. If that were the case, the whole thing would be a spoiled for the failure of this person.

"Teacher Liu is pitiful," Dian Shi replied, "There are two sedan chairmen running for a pair. They walked out of the city under the sun, and naturally they were slow."

"Why did the sedan class leave?"

"I owe someone three months' wages, and I can't even eat tofu. What should I wait for if I don't leave?"

"This is not possible." Tu Zhuo thought for a moment. There should be no distorted days of joy. "Come on someone!" he shouted loudly.

In fact, my family is around me, but I have to set up an official position or say that the matter I want to explain is very important, so I can't say that I can't.

"Zhe!" The family agreed in the same high voice.

"Send my sedan chair to pick it up. Teacher Liu is old, so don't let it pass out of heatstroke on this road. It's not a joke."

Before the family could go out to pass the sedan chair, they immediately ran in again, "Master, dear master, the prefect's sedan chair has arrived."

"Oh?" Tu Zhuo didn't care about Teacher Liu, so he hurriedly stood up and bowed to Zheng Zibai and Chen Zhongyuan, "Everyone, come out with me to greet him."

When we arrived outside the official hall, we were sure that at the end of the official road, there were a lot of cars and horses. Sushun's official sedan chairs, supported by the provincial green camp Fubiao, personally selected by the governor Wu Yan, came over from far to near, "Starting firecrackers, hurry up, set off firecrackers!"

The sound of firecrackers exploded, and large swells of thick smoke rose up. With the sound of cannons, the horse team arrived first, and the official sedan chair stopped. The sedan chair pressed the sedan chair pole, Su Shun wore the official uniform covered with a skylark and put on the blue gem top, pressed the beads on his chest with one hand, and bent down from the sedan chair, "I am humble, the acting magistrate of Fengtai Tu Zhuo, pay homage to the lord."

"Get up, get up." Su Shunxu helped him, and Tu Zhuo stood up. "Sir, I'm running all the way, and the itinerary is hard. Please go to the small and medium-sized official hall first."

Sushun saw many such official customs. He nodded and walked into the official hall with steady steps. He sat in the middle. Zheng Zibai, Chen Zhongyuan and others knew each other. Not to mention it, Tu Zhuo introduced the subordinates at all levels of the prefecture and county to him one by one. Sushun smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work after the handling of Gui County."

"I dare not. Since the beginning of this month, I visited the adults in the provincial capital. I asked the emperor warmly, making him feel like he was bathed in the spring breeze. I deeply felt that I only saw my virtue in my life. I am really lucky to be able to serve under the adults' rule. I am afraid that what I have learned will be dull and will not be as good as the adults. If there are any omissions in business in the future, please do not hesitate to teach me."

Su Shun nodded and smiled, her eyes swept across her face, and fell on the face of the Han general Sheng Ruiji, the gangster of the Fucheng City camp, "Sir Sheng?"

Sheng Ruijisheng had a rough and generous appearance, looking at Zhang Yide, a Yan man mentioned in the Three Kingdoms. He heard this and hurriedly bowed his hands, "I am in a humble position."

"Sheng" is a rare remote surname. There are two sources. The first is that after Nian Gengyao was in trouble, his family took his pregnant concubine away from another place and gave birth to a child. He did not dare to have a surname of "Nian", so he changed the name Nian and became the surname of Sheng; and the other is that "Zhejiang Tongzhi" said that during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, a county magistrate in Tongxiang had a surname of Sheng. As for Sheng Ruiji, I don't know which branch it belongs to.

"When I was in the provincial capital, I heard from Brother Zimo that you were in charge of the city and your official voice was very good?"

"I dare not be humble. I am not a humble position. I am just a lasting desire to serve the country. I am just a soldier. I have all kinds of opportunities to do it. I am just a short and intelligent person. I am afraid I will not be able to do it as I wish."

"A gentleman is content with the destiny of heaven, and is the saying of a saint, but in addition to this, he must also have the foundation of "doing his own affairs". If he leaves everything to heaven and does nothing, it will not only be difficult for the emperor to repay the court's salary, but also for the suffering of the people. The official position under you will probably not last long."

Su Shun raised his voice and whispered the official voice. Who dared to refute? There was a voice in the hall, and he continued to say, "It's like the city of Zezhou, isn't it? Before I left the capital, the emperor gave many admonitions, including the matters of the soldiers under the jurisdiction of the palace..."

He suddenly paused for a moment and said with a smile, "I think the people who are here also know the old things about Su when he was appointed as the assistant minister of the Shenji Camp in the middle of Beijing?"

Sheng Ruiji hurriedly said, "Yes, I know. The adults do not focus on personal feelings and deal with criminals. This is really the true nature of famous officials in ancient times. I am very impressed by the low-ranking ranks."

"Shenji Camp has become a past, so there is no need to mention it here." Su Shun said, "As I went along, all my thoughts were all about Zezhou Prefecture, people's livelihood and military affairs. The people are pure and kind by nature, because they have been in charge of prefectures and counties for many years, and have been perfunctory in their work and governance. The people have nowhere to report, and they have to seek a solution on their own..."

In the past, new officials took office, but when the subordinates met, they always talked about the emperor's wise and hard work, and then passed on the banquet and parted with joy. Everything had to be officially promoted to the government office and learned about the business affairs of the office. How could Sushun like this? He criticized everyone at the beginning?

However, his identity is too expensive. Although his title is only one level different, he knows everything inside, so he has to complain in his heart, not dare to say a word, and respond only to it.

Su Shun looked around and said with a sneer, "When I took office, the first thing I valued is the military system, and I will succeed in life?"

"I am in a humble position."

"You will return to the city immediately and take the list of rosters of the inner city guards in the past five years, from the generals, assistants, and soldiers. In addition, I will publish the accounts for all the past 100% of the rosters, no matter why I send them, and send them to the government office. I will review them overnight tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the city guards in the camp and name them one by one according to the list. Anyone who has not arrived and is late will be resigned!"

Sheng Ruiji didn't know what he felt like. The soldiers guarding the city were scattered in various townships. Overnight, could they notify them one by one and make a name for the morning of tomorrow? They were all in the uncertain sky, not to mention the military accounts that had been in the past few years. It had become a confusing account. How could they check it?

After hesitation, Su Shun snorted, "Hmm? Sir, what are you waiting for?"

"Ah, yes! I'll go down now." Sheng Ruiji didn't dare to stay for a long time, so he fell to the ground on one knee, saluted, stood up and left the hall.

"Also, the emperor has repeatedly issued orders. When the provinces are welcomed and sent, they are only allowed to entertain the new rules of two dishes and one soup, and white rice is enough..." Su Shun pointed out with his hand, "Look at it? There are no less than 35 chefs alone. How many of them should be spent? "

Hearing his bad tone, Tu Zhuo complained in his heart, and he was the first to sit down to his knees, "I am confused, please forgive me for my sins."

Su Shun's face was cold and he ignored his subordinates who were kneeling all over the ground, "Fengtai County?"

"I am in a humble position."

"You go down too. After returning to the yamen, you will send the criminal names and cases at both ends of the case that have not been closed for five years to the government office one by one. The official will also review it overnight - if Guixian dares to hide from it,..."

"I dare not be a humble position, I dare not be a humble position!"

"I don't dare to measure you - you go down." Su Shun waved his hand, scolded him, turned his head and said to Zheng Zibai, "Qinshui County? How far is Gui County from the capital?"

Zheng Zibai was really a little scared. When he first met in Taiyuan, he only felt that Sushun was gentle and said something, and he was very affectionate to his subordinates. Unexpectedly, Chuchu performed his duties and could not wait to ignite the fire? "When I say it to you, it's less than seventy miles."

"You will return to our county immediately and gather the patriarchs of all tribes in the county. In three days, we will go to the city. The official will ask them for their own questions."

"Zhe." Zheng Zibai agreed and stood up and left.

The remaining Chen Zhongyuan looked at each other, feeling a little confused about how to deal with it. Fortunately, Su Shun was still kind-hearted, "Yangcheng County... sit down and say, sit down and say." He waved his hand and signaled that the few people would sit back again. Then he said, "The land and land disputes in Guixian and other places cannot be broken down clearly without visiting the fields. Let's take a shortcut. After taking care of the business affairs in these places, I will go to Guixian in person."

Chen Zhongyuan and others disagreed: Can the land dispute be resolved by more than ten officials? If he goes to the county once, he may not be able to do so? Another thought, it may not be possible: Su Shun is cold-faced and Bing Xin is well known. The people are afraid of him, so it is really possible to solve it. Let's see, what methods does Su Shun have?

The files were collected, Su Shun, Li Ciming, Gao Xinxie and others examined them overnight, intending to find out the most representative case, whether it was a criminal case or a case of public grievances during the collection of money and grain, it was OK, but the three of them had carefully read it, but there was no one!

"In the eyes of the students, although Tu Qinwu is a corrupt official, he is not a mediocre official." Li Ciming pinched his nose and said slowly, "The official business is clear and the judgment is smooth..."

Just as he was talking about this, Gao Xinxie's eyes lit up, "Sir, Brother Ai, look at this case?"

Sushun and Li Ciming came over and read the file in the light, "Sure enough! As long as this case can be re-examined and finalized, not only can the people's sentiment be extended, but also the military system can also show the color of the adults. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone."

"Yes." Su Shun nodded deeply, "Okay, just use this Zhang Wu to take action!"

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Zhang Wu is a garrison general in Shanxi and also serves as the "personal servant" of Qinglin, the admiral of the Green Camp. He is called a servant, but in fact he is a boy. It is said that Zhang Wu is very handsome and looks like a virgin. During the day, he led a group of guards to rush around the provincial capital and do whatever he wants. Because his relationship with Qinglin is extraordinary, no one dares to provoke him.

Qing Lin's favorite Zhang Wu was out of character and ordered him to lead the General Office Guard. Every time he was protected by military merits, he would add a name to him and remain as a second-rank deputy general.

Qinglin was transferred from Guizhou. Last year, I heard that Pingyao, under the rule of Fenzhou Prefecture, had abundant resources and rich scenery. It made a good atmosphere and made a random excuse. I said that since I took office, I had not inspected the military system in various places in the province, so I came down. Naturally, Zhang Wu must also accompany him.

Unexpectedly, when passing Zezhou Prefecture, Zhang Wu was defeated and led several personal soldiers to break into the house and raped and killed a daughter of the family. Of course, the father and brother of this family went to the city to report the case and cried for justice. Fengtai County and Zezhou Prefecture both felt it difficult. The case could not be delayed and refused to be handled, so they had to write a letter to the governor of the province and requested help to pacify.

Wu Yan also felt embarrassed. If the victim was willing to take a few taels of silver for such a thing, the bitter and cold land of Shanxi would naturally turn big things into small things. Unexpectedly, when Zhang Wu was acting that day, the girl from this family refused to obey. After a fight, he caught his face. Zhang Wuyi was angry and took the woman's life - from beginning to end, she only had the name of ***, but it was not true.

This time, he actually wanted to get money for something he had never done before, and was hurt by his appearance. Zhang Wu felt very wronged and refused to give it up. Wu Yan had no choice but to transfer the documents and delayed the reply until Su Shun took office and obtained the file.

"Just! Just because I didn't succeed, can even kill people be written off?" Sushun sneered, "Bimei, please ask you to open the Wenqing platform and tell him to bring that Zhang Wu to Zezhou Prefecture, oh, let him bring someone to the prefecture in person."

Gao Xinxie and Li Ciming both smiled bitterly: The commander of a green battalion in a province is of high status and powerful status. Although he has to obey the governor's orders in his subordinates, he actually has to command military officials. It is ridiculous to spread it out. "Sir, sir?"

Su Shun was drinking tea, and when he heard this, he put down the teacup, "What?"

"Sir, Qing Jiantai is the head of a military officer in a province after all, and he is close to Bai Zhongtang in many ways. Fang Shi sent him to Jin Province for Emperor Jian. It's not good for him... Do you do this?"

Su Shun thought for a while, "It's okay. Since that's the case, we will transfer two servants from the government office and the county office to Taiyuan. In short, Zhang Wu must be brought in. If Qinglin doesn't give it to me, our residence will submit a memorandum of Yansan."

There is no other word to say: I will clean up all the time. If Qinglin always protects the army, he will really start a lawsuit against the imperial court in the future, and he will not have to be afraid.

With the main business in mind, Sushun also stood up, "I've been tired for a day, I'm tired, there's still business tomorrow." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations from ***(***.***). ***. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter completed!