Lin Yanchao excused himself from the prefect, and his colleagues in the government understood the reason.

Everyone knows that after yesterday's pardon of the victims, there was discord between the eldest master and the second master.

Now the eldest master is starting to find a way to rectify the second master.

As for the second master's prevarication, of course, he saw that things were not good and did not want to take on this drudgery.

But Su Yan said it, where would Lin Yanchao refuse. He pinched his beard and said: "Sima has been an official in Beijing for a long time, and he doesn't know the local affairs. ”

"The official is in charge of the criminal name, and the person who accepts the main criminal name is the judge."

"Among the three general judgments of this government, the grain capture is judged, and he is in charge of the grain, rice and salt fishing, and he is in charge of the grain road and the salt transportation department."

"Shang Yu is in charge of the agricultural mulberry money valley, the mining tax, the instrument examination is judged, the ceremony is in charge, the official examination is awarded, the upper undertaking is divided into guarding the road, and the patrol is divided."

"As for the original Tongzhi of the government, he was assigned to the river work and inherited the river yamen."

Lin Yanchao knew what Su Yan was referring to, a government of the government has the jurisdiction of the Dao, and the government of the government has the jurisdiction of all the guards of the army. These officials were under the jurisdiction of the river yamen, the feudal division, and the prefect and local officials.

The reason why it is so complicated is because there is a rule in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

It is in formal occasions that the superior and subordinate officials do not meet.

For example, if the political envoy is deployed, the prefect of each prefecture cannot be seen, and the prefect of each prefecture cannot be seen by the prefect of each county.

It's a bit of a strange rule.

In the Ming Dynasty, the political envoy issued orders to the prefect, not as today, the prefect was summoned to the political secretary yamen, and everyone sat together for a meeting to convey the latest instructions of the imperial court, or the prefect personally went to the county yali to supervise the prefect.

This is not allowed in a formal setting.

The boss gives orders, and they all go down through official documents. If you feel that the matter is important and it is not clear in the official document, you will send the second official to the local urging.

Su Yan used his familiarity with the rules of officialdom to explain the reason why Lin Yanchao could not refuse in front of all the government officials.

After Su Yan finished speaking, Zhou Tongju smiled and said: "The person in charge of river affairs is going to communicate with the river yamen, I remember that the river yamen sent a box of bird's nest to Zhang Tongzhi the year before last, last year I knew that Zhang Tongzhi likes to enjoy flowers, and the river yamen transported peonies and gladiolus, although this flower is not worth a few dollars, but it is transported from Luoyang, and the courtesy is light and affectionate." ”

Wu Tongju also smiled and said: "That's also a lot of money, it's worth thousands of taels, and we are also envious." ”

The general judgment in the government, the promotion of officials, and the subordinate officials of the government are all helping the prefect.

Lin Yanchao didn't want people to see that he intended to borrow the river work, and the purpose of investigating the case, so he shirked and said: "If a few people don't like it, you come to work as a river worker, and I am willing to give it up." ”

Several people said: "No, no, we all have errands, and Sima will take care of it." ”

Su Yan took advantage of everyone's public opinion and said, "Sima, don't shirk." ”

What is called the official level to crush people.

Lin Yanchao acted as a difficulty: "Futai, since this is the case, the officials can only reluctantly make it difficult." However, there was a request from the lower officials before. Since he was in charge of the river work, he implored the government and the Ming clan to let the lower officials set up a hall and take care of things independently. ”

All the officials present showed a look of surprise, and Lin Yanchao was not simple.

In the Guide Mansion, the government is the place where the prefect looks at affairs.

The General Judgment Office is the place where the General Judge looks at the matter. The Tui Guan Hall is a place where the Tui Guan looks at things. There is even an experience hall, a place where things are seen, which is a place of experience and care. Only Tongzhi did not set up a hall, because Tongzhi was the real second official, and the court tacitly acquiesced that Tongzhi and the prefect's office were together.

The prefect asked Lin Yanchao to be in charge of the river work, so Lin Yanchao's proposal to set up a separate office to supervise the affairs is also a reasonable request. All the officials wanted to be the prefect, and in order to let Lin Yanchao take charge of this matter, Nayin would exchange chips for it.

Su Yan did not directly agree to Lin Yanchao, but asked Wu Tongju: "If Sima wants to set up a hall to inspect things, how much public expense will be allocated?" ”

Wu Tong judged and said: "At least five hundred taels a year will be allocated from the storage treasury, which is not counting the officials' salaries and public food." ”

Zhou Tong also said: "It is also difficult to recruit this official. The officials in each yamen are all radishes and pits, and they are in a hurry to recruit, and they don't know where to pick people. ”

Lin Yanchao could see that this Wu Tong Judgment and Zhou Tong Judgment were both the left and right pioneers of the prefect.

Su Yan said: "I heard that Sima has a lot of protégés accompanying him, and he can be recruited to use things, just to raise the virtuous and not avoid relatives, so don't worry about recruitment." But now that the government has just passed the flood, even the officials' official salaries are all money, and I really don't know where to embezzle this money. It is better for Sima to take office first, and when the government is loose next year, he will open the hall to inspect things. ”

Lin Yanchao heard the fire in his heart, Su Yan was so strong, he didn't know what it was like to compromise with each other? I, Lin Yanchao, even if I am your subordinate, will not even refuse to back down at this point.

Although acting is about to play a full set, Lin Yanchao's face is ugly now.

Lin Yanchao was silent, and the air in the mansion was tense until it froze.

All the officials in the mansion were solemn on their faces, and they all had the intention of watching a good show in their hearts, thinking that the second mansion was about to have a seizure?

Su Yan couldn't help it, he originally wanted Lin Yanchao to be in charge of the river work, and then he would be able to make decisions in the mansion. But Lin Yanchao is not in charge of Hegong, so he is still 'the same prefect', and he and himself have the right to jointly play on matters in the house.

At this time, He Tongju, who had not spoken, spoke: "Futai, Sima, in my opinion, it is better to present this matter to the feudal division and let the above decide." ”

After He Tong finished speaking, Su Yan and Lin Yanchao acquiesced.

After this incident, the two broke up unhappily.

When Lin Yanchao was leaving, Zhou Tongju found Lin Yanchao and said: "Sima, Futai is this kind of character, and it's not a day or two. ”

Lin Yanchao knew that Zhou Tong's judgment was a good intention, and immediately said: "Zhou Beijia said yes, Ben Cheng remembered." ”

Zhou Tongju persuaded Lin Yanchao a few more words and left immediately.

This has been done without incident, and more than ten days have passed.

At this time, Chinese New Year's Eve was approaching, and the discord between the first and second leaders of the Guide Mansion came to an end for the time being. The officials and officials in the yamen did not have any work on their minds, and they were all busy with the New Year's affairs.

A heavy snowfall swept across both sides of the Yellow River, and even the bottom of the Yellow River froze into ice.

It was freezing outside, and the magistrate of Shangqiu County requested that the city gate be opened and the hungry people outside the city would be allowed to enter the city so as not to freeze to death.

However, this matter was rejected by the prefect Su Yan, on the grounds that it would not be easy for the hungry people to cause trouble in the city and disturb large households. When Lin Yanchao heard this, he couldn't help but sneer before thinking that when he first entered the city, there was not a single beggar in the city, and it turned out to be a good thing done by Su Yan.

Now it is freezing outside, and after the flood, how many houses in Guide Mansion have been washed down, and the victims have no roof to shelter, but the prefect refuses to let the hungry people enter the city for the sake of public security in the city.

Now there are dozens to hundreds of victims outside the city every day, dying of cold and starvation!

However, on Chinese New Year's Eve, civil unrest suddenly broke out and besieged the capital!