Chapter 302 The true feelings are revealed
Here it comes!
Sun Xiaozhun's heart skipped a beat.
He knew that what he said just now was just foreshadowing. This imperial envoy, who had tricked them all since he entered the city, was finally going to show off.
"Sir, please tell me. I will tell you everything I know." The prefect, who was black and thin as iron, had serious eyes.
Zhao Duan raised his hand curiously and drew a circle in the void in the courtyard: "Since this place is rich, why is the county government so simple? The county magistrate dares to be greedy, but he is also an extravagant person. In fact, It’s hard to imagine that the government office is so shabby.”
Sun Xiaozhun said seriously:
"A treacherous and evil person is just good at pretending. That Wang Chusheng has a simple style and has always shown himself to be honest. That's why he has concealed it until now."
You answered pretty quickly. You must have prepared your draft...
Zhao Duan stared at him, nodded slightly, and accepted the answer.
Looking past the golden autumn chrysanthemums, he landed on the two plump white geese under the tree, and sighed softly: "What Fu Tai said is true. How can a really poor yamen raise such plump geese?"
I once heard that to tell whether a person is loyal or not, you should not look at the appearance of his clothes, but the people around him.
A gentleman loves a gentleman, and a villain loves a villain, but they don't know how many geese have been fattened in this Taicang County government office. "
Sun Xiaozhun remained silent and heard the underlying message:
"My lord, what you mean is..."
Zhao Duan suddenly said:
"Is Sun Futai from a poor family?"
The change of topic was so sudden that Magistrate Sun was not prepared at all!
He was stunned for a moment, then nodded and laughed at himself:
"The word "poor family" means that it is a promotion to a lower official, but it is just a small family."
A poor family is also a family... This statement may not be appropriate when it comes to Dayu.
It is almost a miracle that Guo Zuo has not changed dynasties in six hundred years.
But in the past six hundred years, the powerful families in the dynasty have changed again and again.
There was a natural decline, and it was also intentional by the Dayu royal family.
Some poor families with a long history have long since become as dilapidated as ordinary people. They have no connections and only have legends about "their ancestors have made great achievements".
Sun Xiaozhun is one of the few people who came from a humble family based on his political achievements.
The experience is not legendary, it is nothing more than steady progress.
If he is not special, he is one of the few officials who took the initiative to choose to serve in a remote and difficult county.
Because he endured hardships, he was able to seize a position that was looked down upon by members of a wealthy family, and climb up through political achievements.
"Well, since you have gone through hardships, did Sun Futai raise geese when he was a child?" Zhao Duan asked again.
Sun Xiaozhun frowned and answered truthfully:
"Not just when I was young? When I was a county magistrate in Lingnan, my wife raised chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs at home, and even the vegetables were grown at home."
What a miserable county magistrate... Zhao Duan said:
"When I was in Beijing, the Prime Minister once told me a story, saying that he was shepherding sheep when he was a child, and it was interesting to talk about the sheep. The sheep followed blindly, so they needed a leader to lead them.
But I am curious, look at this group of geese, but there is no head goose.
Each one is exactly the same, gathered together, like a cloud. If there is a slight movement outside, they will float away like clouds and mist, making loud noises and fanning the charming eyes of the crooked wind. "
Sun Xiaozhun was confused at first, but gradually, his eyes changed.
Zhao Duan stood in front of a large splendid golden chrysanthemum.
Reach out your hand and pick off the chrysanthemum.
But his eyes went beyond the county government office and towards the towering flaming red mountains in the south.
The yellow near and the red in the distance are like gold and fire...
Zhao Duan suddenly turned his head and said with a half-smile: "But I thought that the geese must have a 'leader', otherwise how can they survive? How can they determine the direction when they run? Sun Mansion "Where do you think the 'goose' is?"
Where is the head goose?
A question.
Sun Xiaozhun's heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his eyes and said: "The lower official believes that sheep and geese are different. The former are powerful livestock after all, while the latter are powerless beasts."
"Hmm, so the beasts are too weak to need a leader?"
"Since you can't see it, it must be there."
"No, there is." Zhao Duan shook his head and said:
"The leader of the goose is the owner who raises it. Do you know where its owner is?"
Sweat broke out on Sun Xiaozhun's forehead again. He was silent for a moment and shook his head:
"I don't know, sir. Please clarify my confusion."
Zhao Duan stared at him deeply, released his palm from the chrysanthemum, and allowed the petals between his fingers to be blown up by the wind and float in the yard: "People raise geese to eat eggs. So, Whoever gets the egg is the owner."
"When people raise geese, they must guard against being stolen. Therefore, whoever stops me from catching the geese is the owner." "Sun Futai, you think this is true, right?"
Following the three questions from his soul, Sun Xiaozhun's head drooped little by little.
When he finished asking, the shrewd and powerful prefect suddenly became a head shorter than him.
Others may not understand this reference to Sang and Huai, but how could Sun Xiaozhun not understand it?
Is Zhao Duan doubting him?
Private visits via incognito are suspicious.
As the indirect arranger and the chief official who obstructed the investigation by outsiders, Magistrate Sun would undoubtedly have difficulty in clearing the suspicion.
What's more, Song Tiju's list clearly mentioned that Magistrate Sun had taken money from the Taicang County Magistrate.
now.
Hundreds of cavalry blocked the county government office, leaving Magistrate Sun alone and helpless. Zhao Du An Tu saw him and interrogated him.
silence.
After a while, Sun Xiaozhun slowly raised his head, and the bones of his body that had been slumped were getting taller and taller.
He was no longer groveling, and his face was no longer humble and flattering. He just looked at Zhao Duan calmly and said: "Master Zhao, I have been in office for less than two years."
Zhao Duan said softly:
"Three years to clear the prefecture, ten thousand taels of snowflakes and silver, two years is not short."
Sun Xiaozhun's chest rose and fell, as if he was trying his best to suppress the emotions in his chest. He said without blinking: "Mr. Zhao, when I was the county magistrate, my wife not only raised geese, but also raised fish. At first, she raised fish He kept dying in the tank, so I asked the fishermen for advice. They said it was because my wife changed the water too frequently.
Even if the water in the fish tank is green, rancid, or smelly, the fish will survive. You can just replace half of the water. But if you change the clean water in one breath, you will really be unable to survive. "
Gee, I didn’t expect to be a fish farmer...
Zhao Duan showed no expression: "If the fish dies, put in new ones. This is not a reason to tolerate smelly water."
Sun Xiaozhun suddenly became excited: "But between black and white, there is gray, Mr. Zhao!"
At this moment, the Taicang prefect, who had a different temperament than ordinary officials, seemed to be tired of the Buddhist way of communication.
He pierced the window paper, stared at Zhao Duan, and said:
"Sir! When you are an official in the capital, you should know that even under the feet of the emperor and the saint, this officialdom will not be clean!
Not to mention anything else, every year in winter and summer, officials from all over the Yu Dynasty would send trucks to Beijing to send what? In the winter, we give carbon tribute, and in summer, we give ice tribute. What kind of carbon ice? It's all about filial piety. "
"Who doesn't know this? You don't know, or the saint doesn't know? Isn't it already agreed upon and acquiesced?
Why?
I didn’t understand it when I was a county magistrate in Lingnan, but I later learned that local officials always find ways to make money and make enough money.
But not the Beijing officials!
The officials of the capital crowded into the pond in the capital to grab food. They all had huge appetites. How could they get enough?
If the Beijing officials don’t have enough to eat, then they won’t show any mercy to the local officials during the assessment. Are the local officials afraid? How could you not be afraid? "
"Don't talk about officials. Even if you are an ordinary person, when you are sick and you hire a doctor, you have to seal a red paper envelope. If you don't want to cure the disease, you are afraid that he will be unhappy and treat you in the worst case."
"This is to protect the black hat. If you don't find a backer, who can feel at ease? Sleep peacefully?
What about those who want to be promoted?
Not to mention, purely based on political performance, no one in Beijing will give you Talk, how does the emperor know who you are?"
Sun Xiaozhun spoke faster and said a lot in one breath.
The words are extremely straightforward, without any concealment.
Zhao Duan was startled.
It’s not that these contents are unexpected.
But he was surprised that this prefect was a broken person?
Or what?:
"Sunfutai, you..."
Sun Xiaozhun waved his hand and interrupted him:
"Master Zhao, listen to me first."
He took two steps back, with some self-mockery on his face: "You must be surprised why I said this. It's not that complicated. Wang Chusheng committed a crime and ran away. He can't be found.
Then who will take the blame next?
You definitely need someone with weight to be able to do business. Who is suitable?
After much thought, I am the most suitable one.
He is his immediate boss, but he does not have a big family as a foundation.
After all, we can't let Gao Buzheng and Liu Jingcha carry it, right? In this case, I, the prefect, probably don’t have a few days left to do this, so I might as well explain it more clearly. "
He took a deep breath, stared at Zhao Duan with almost red eyes, and said:
"Master Zhao, I know that since you dare to reveal your identity and directly mobilize troops, you must have obtained some evidence. Yes, I did receive Wang Chusheng's filial piety, but who hasn't?"
After a pause, Sun Xiaozhun suddenly bowed and said in a sincere tone:
"Mr. Zhao, we can't investigate! If we continue to investigate, it will be impossible to stop it."
(End of chapter)