Wang Jingwei and Lu Xueyou asked Lin Yanchao a few words if he wanted to prepare the local 'native products' for the officials.

Lin Yanchao smiled, he really brought enough 'local' specialties. So Lin Yanchao didn't need the two of them to prepare.

Then the two of them set a banquet for Lin Yanchao, and then it is unknown who Lin Yanchao invited to the banquet.

This did make the two of them a little depressed, and they had not done anything since they were appointed governors. Lin Yanchao's move did not want outsiders to know.

Therefore, the two of them saw Lin Yanchao in the courtyard every day whether he went early and returned late, but they didn't know, and they didn't want to ask.

A few days later, Wang Jingwei returned from outside, took a post and said to Lin Yanchao, who had just returned to the courtyard: "Master Sima, this is a post sent by the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, please return to the provincial officials of the Defu Mansion and go to the government to talk." ”

After receiving the post, Lin Yanchao wondered: "How can the prefect of Kaifeng Mansion know that there are officials in this government in the provincial capital?" ”

Wang Jingwei was shocked: "What? Master Sima didn't go to visit Gu Futai when he was entertaining a few days ago? ”

"It's really not."

Wang Jingwei wanted to speak and stopped, he clearly reminded Lin Yanchao a few days ago, this time the province ordered Kaifeng Mansion to take stock of the arrears of the treasury of each government, and if there was anyone who did not pay, he would be suspended on the spot.

But his words were already very clear, and Lin Yanchao didn't pay attention to it at all.

That's it, now Kaifeng Mansion is coming to post and inviting the officials of the Defu to pass the office, isn't it an unpredictable prophet. If Lin Yanchao is suspicious, and the two of them leak his secrets, then he doesn't want to go around without food.

Lu Xueyou hurriedly said: "The villain didn't know why Kaifeng Mansion sent a post, probably just a try to see if anyone was there." ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and said: "It's okay, Kaifeng Mansion is not a Longtan tiger's den, and it doesn't hurt for the official to take a trip." ”

The prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture has always been very close to the king of Zhou, and the last time he killed the servant of the prince of Zhou, this person was severely punished

Myself.

Not many people in the officialdom know about this matter, and Lin Yanchao didn't visit him, and he didn't want to be bored.

Wang Jingwei said stubbornly: "Master Sima, don't take it lightly, for the sake of King Lu, in order to make up money, this time it is serious." ”

"Really?"

Wang Jingwei said: "The villain's brother in the clan told me that this time the clan secretary heard that he was going to re-deal with several officials who had been in arrears for years. ”

"This prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture is the capital, as the capital, it was originally the duty of the secretary to check the treasury of each prefecture, and this time the feudal department is so strict, I am afraid that Gu Futai will not be easy to speak."

You must know that Jing Zhaoyin, the capital, and the three places of the capital county are not good officials. However, if you can do it well, you can take advantage of the opportunity of frequent contact with provincial and capital officials, and the speed of promotion is faster than that of ordinary officials.

As for the position of this warehouse, it is an errand for the capital and the county.

There is an official who has been the first county to laugh at himself, to be the first county, you must have a skill, that is, 'know antiques'.

Why is that?

Because of the deficit often found during the inventory, the officials below have to use 'heavy objects' as collateral in order to deliver smoothly. Therefore, the ability to serve as the pawnshop shopkeeper in the first county must be learned, so as not to be blinded by colleagues who do not know the goods.

Therefore, in Wang Jingwei's opinion, Lin Yanchao came to Kaifeng and did not go to visit the prefect of Kaifeng Mansion, which was really rude.

The next day, Lin Yanchao put on his official uniform and took the post to the Kaifeng Mansion in a carriage.

After entering the palace, Lin Yanchao was invited to the second hall.

There were already eight officials waiting in the second hall, Lin Yanchao glanced at it, Henan Buzheng Department has a Zhili Prefecture in the eight prefectures, and one state government has an official, so these eight in front of him must be the general judgment of other state capitals, and they know the officials, but they didn't expect to be the last to come.

At present, there are two rows of chairs sitting on the left and right, and the first chair on the right is respected, and now it is vacant, which must be the seat of the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture.

The eight officials looked at themselves in unison, and they saw that although Lin Yanchao was young and light, he was wearing a five-grade official uniform, and all the officials present stood up to salute.

Lin Yanchao also smiled and returned the favor, and the etiquette was thorough.

Lin Yanchao was led to the banquet to take a seat, and immediately after he sat down, an official next to him asked, "Which official is my brother?" ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "I know Lin Yanchao in the Xia Nai Guide Mansion. ”

"Oh, Champion Gong!"

"It turned out to be the Wenzong of this dynasty!"

"Long up, long back!"

All the officials raised their sleeves and threw their hands.

"Brother, as soon as he was appointed as an official in the Defu Mansion, the officials of the entire province were shocked."

"At the beginning, Qiu Duxian investigated the case, if it weren't for the elder brother and Yuanfu talking in front of the Son of Heaven, I would have lost my black yarn hat."

"Let's get close in the future."

Lin Yanchao saluted one by one, it seems that his popularity in the minds of Henan officials is really good, and then they said.

"I don't know how Yuanfu is safe? Brother, I turned out to be Yuanfu and the same list of Jinshi, hehe, don't dare, don't dare, Shibo can't afford this sentence, you and I are officials in the same province, and we must move around diligently in the future. ”

"Ask Motosuke on my behalf."

"If the elder brother and Yuanfu meet, please tell us that the officials of Henan Province have always been grateful for Yuanfu's great kindness."

Lin Yanchao nodded, and answered them one by one, which can be regarded as a familiar face.

Someone kindly mentioned: "Brother, why did you come, Guide is a poor place, and there was a big flood last year, so you can use this to intercede with the province." ”

"Walk around more with the province." One said meaningfully.

After a long time, he shouted outside the hall: "The prefect of Kaifeng Mansion has arrived!" ”

All the officials stood up together, their faces respectful.

Although the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture is only the fourth product, it is the capital. Kaifeng has a population of two million, and Guide Mansion is like a county in the eyes of others.

What's more, the prefect of Kaifeng is in Kaifeng again, and he has contact with the 'big officials', and most of his officials are close associates of the feudal fu, and there is even a saying that the capital is a private person of the feudal fu.

But Lin Yanchao knew that the prefect of Gu was the first feudal king of Kaifeng Mansion, 'King Zhou'.

After Gu Mingji entered, he clasped his fists and smiled: "I am entangled in official business, let you wait for a long time, brother, I am here to make amends." ”

Everyone knows where 'busy official business' is, if the governor or the political envoy comes to the government, do you dare to use the excuse of busy official business to make him wait for a long time?

Everyone knew it, and there was a smile on their faces.

At that moment, everyone was seated, Kaifeng Mansion Zuo Er, and the subordinate officials were also sitting aside.

Gu Ming had actually seen Lin Yanchao, but he deliberately pretended not to know.

When the next person picked up the name card and showed it to him, Gu Ming had already smiled and said: "It's the champion who is here, I don't know which one it is?" ”

Lin Yanchao got up and said with a smile: "Xiaguan Guide Tongzhi Lin Yanchao has seen Futai, the champion of the new department already has others, and it is not good for Xiaguan to be called the champion again." ”

Gu Ming already smiled, motioned for Lin Yanchao to take a seat, and then said: "Lin Sima is not only famous, but after he became an official, he told the governor of the river that he didn't want a penny from the imperial court, and I heard about the construction of a hundred miles of embankments." ”

Speaking of this, Gu Ming's voice was suddenly paused, and the subordinate officials of Kaifeng Mansion all hooked the corners of their mouths, thinking that the mansion was going to embarrass people again today.

Gu Ming had already swept his gaze, and the officials of the other provinces hurriedly smiled and nodded in the face of his gaze. Gu Ming had already smiled at Lin Yanchao: "At that time, when I heard Lin Sima's words, the officialdom of Kaifeng was shocked, and as soon as the officials woke up, the morale of the people was also excited, which was all the work of the elder brother." ”

If you change to someone else, if you understand the knife hidden in Gu Ming's words, you will immediately ask for guilt, saying that the kid is new to officialdom, arrogant and ignorant, and his mouth is crazy, and he really doesn't know the height of the sky, which makes everyone laugh.

Although he was embarrassed in front of him, he also won room for himself, so as not to be beaten on the ground in front of the court.

At this time, you must know how to advance and retreat.

But who knows, Lin Yanchao didn't 'understand', and said with a harmless smile: "The government is too prestigious, and the lower officials really don't dare to be it, at that time, they were just bent on doing things for the people, and they didn't think much about the rest." ”

Gu Ming was already full of smiles, and suddenly froze, this Lin Yanchao didn't understand what he meant, could it be that this person was stupid when he was studying at the Hanlin Academy?

Impossible, if this person has no eyes, how can he be a Japanese lecturer for three years?

That's fearless.,Isn't it just relying on yourself to be the protégé of today's Yuanfu? But so what, this time he went to the admonition, offended Tianyan, and lost the holy family, otherwise he would not have been demoted from the Hanlin Academy to Henan as an official.

Even if he is a protégé of the first assistant, there is no day of comeback.

The smile on Gu Ming's face has disappeared, and those who are familiar with it know that this government is really angry.

All the officials thought to themselves, Lin Yanchao is a newcomer to the officialdom and doesn't know the rules, so this time he is in trouble.

Gu Ming had already said to the officials: "Everyone knows that King Lu is a vassal domain, and the imperial court has issued a decree to order this province to undertake it. However, the situation in this province is also that Yin eats grain. But we are officials, food and clothing are given by the heavenly family, we must be in the heart of heaven, not to take those bad things in the house, to the saints, to the secretary to cry poor. ”

The officials looked embarrassed.

"This time, this government will follow the will of the department to recover the debts of the government, and the holy order is difficult to disobey, and the department will also explain, so if there is a place for a while, I will first make amends to you here."

Gu Ming's words were full of murder.

The officials hurriedly said: "It's all for the saint to be on errands, and the department is doing things, which is understandable and understandable." ”

So a clerk picked up a thick stack of ledgers and brought them to Gu Mingji.

Gu Ming has picked up a fine copper glasses and put them on, the glasses were called in the Ming Dynasty, and some scholars with poor eyesight have worn them.

Gu Ming had read the account book, and then asked, "The officials of Henan Prefecture?" ”

The next official said yes. Gu Ming has already said: "Henan Mansion's treasury silver has not been paid off last year, will it be in arrears this year?" ”

The officials of Henan Prefecture were going to complain, but they thought that Gu Ming had already spoken in advance, and they couldn't cry poor with the ruins in the house, so they said: "There are difficulties in the government this year, but since the province has spoken, then we gritted our teeth and endured it this year, and paid last year's arrears first." ”

"As for this year, I implore that it be postponed until February next year."

"No way!" Gu Ming has refused to his face, "This year must not be delayed by October at the latest." ”

The official of Henan Prefecture pleaded: "I beg the government to give one or two leniencies." ”

"That's it, pay half first, and then pay the other half in February next year, there is no second way."

The official thought for a while and said, "Then it depends on the will of Lord Futai." ”

The official was relieved to see that the matter was resolved.

"Zhangde Mansion?"

"The lower official is here."

"It's been two years of accumulated arrears, a total of 20,000 taels of silver, you just made up for the previous two years, and you can't be lenient this year."

"Xia Guan has done his best, and there is really no way to do it next year."

Gu Ming has already said: "Then there is no way to do it, and the officials of your government are all punished by themselves." ”

The official lamented: "Please ask the government to give one or two graces." ”

However, if he receives the punishment, he will not be promoted within three years, and his career will be greatly affected.

Gu Ming has already said: "There is no way, only offended." If you make up for it before next year, the division will not embarrass you and remove the punishment. ”

The officer hung his head.

"Weihui Mansion?"

"The lower official is here."

"King Lu's Mansion is in Weihui, and your mansion is building a mansion, so if you are in arrears, this mansion will play Ming Sili for you."

Gu Ming has said this, and explained to the officials: "After all, it is the mansion of King Lu, if it is too much to recover and arouse civil discussions, it will not look good on King Lu's face." ”

The officials listened to it from the bottom of their hearts, and the official of Weihui Mansion didn't know how to stammer, so he was exempted from punishment. Anyway, the mouth is on you, you can say whatever you want.

Gu Ming had already picked up another account book, sneered on his lips and said, "Guide to the Mansion? ”

The officials looked at it, but saw Lin Yanchao with an 'ignorant' face and said, "The lower officials are here." ”

Gu Ming already smiled: "Sima Lin, has the hundred-mile embankment been repaired?" ”

"This ...... Not yet fully done. ”

Gu Ming had already taken off his glasses and said, "I see, then this hundred miles of embankment has built a lot of silver, right?" ”

"This year, the 50,000 taels of ICBC allocated by the imperial court have been used."

"50,000 taels of silver can build a hundred-mile causeway? I'm afraid I misappropriated a lot. Gu Ming's voice was cold.

All the officials sweated for Lin Yanchao, but when they saw Lin Yanchao, they smiled and said: "Futai is really clear-sighted, it is true." ”

Gu Ming had already picked up the account book and read: "The Guide Mansion has been in arrears for three years, and the total amount is 37,322 and 27 cents and 3 cents. And this year's account, how are you going to pay it? ”

"The best...... Or please give a grace of one or two here. Last year, the Yellow River burst its banks, and Guide was flooded the most, and it was the most heavily flooded......"

Gu Ming raised his hand and said: "This mansion doesn't have time to listen to you cry poor, if there are difficulties, all prefectures have difficulties, not only you return to the German mansion." Now you are in arrears for three years, and you have one punishment a year, that is three punishments. ”

"Guide Mansion is so poor, you are so happy, in order to covet political achievements, boast of your official reputation, you don't do your best to build a hundred miles of embankment, but you have the deficit in the mansion, the slightest in your heart. How do you explain this to the Domain, and how do you explain to the Holy Lord? ”

Gu Ming had already said this, and said with a sad expression: "Not to mention the punishment, just because you ignore the deficit in the government, work the people and lose money, and build a large construction project is just this crime, the government can ask the court to dismiss you on the spot." ”

"Colleagues, I have also seen it today, it is not that this mansion is making things difficult for Lin Sima, it is really his own sins that cannot be lived. At present, the only way to do this is to tear up! ”

Speaking of which, Gu Ming has really shed tears, which shows how heartbroken he is.

Seeing this, the subordinate officials of Kaifeng Mansion sighed silently in their hearts, and another young and vigorous official fell into the hands of the scheming prefect.

If Lin Yanchao had just succumbed, he wouldn't have come to this point now.

A person on the side looked at Lin Yanchao, who was 'at a loss', and said in a low voice: "Lin Sima said a word, first make amends to Futai......

Gu Ming had already sneered, and he said in his heart, it's too late to make amends now!

In front of everyone's eyes, facing everyone's gaze, but seeing Lin Yanchao, he sighed: "At this moment, there is really no way...... Dare to ask the government and Taiwan, if the lower officials make up for the deficit in one go, can this year's performance appraisal be 'outstanding'? ”