Chapter 1089: Conspiracy Behind the Scenes
On the first day, the Jingnan County government officials left work in a tacit atmosphere of working hard, and the results of their work were infinitely zero.
Work as a grinder at work, and charge as a charge after get off work.
As soon as the yamen was released, all the officials were very active and quick. It didn't take even a minute, and the entire yamen was empty.
The Jingnan County government office was empty, but Hefeng Tower, not far from the county government office, quickly became overcrowded. The county magistrate Zhang Changru, the chief registrar Yao Wenyuan, the six subordinates of the county government, and even the Dianshi Li Da who drank too much last night and was sick at home without going to work were all in Hefeng Tower.
Well, it can be said that except for the county magistrate Zhu Ping'an, all the prominent people in the Jingnan County government are present.
He Feng Lou was booked by them, and a sign saying "No reception during closing time" was hung outside to ensure that no one would disturb them.
The county magistrate Zhang Changru is like a master, sitting at the top of the table, being admired by everyone. The table was filled with delicacies, including delicacies, game, seafood, and aquatic products. Every dish was cooked to perfection, and every jar of wine exuded an intoxicating aroma. Everyone exchanged cups and cups and gathered together happily.
"Hahaha, I guess the young county official's face has turned green by now." Liu Yunshan, the official at the banquet, held the wine glass and said with a smile.
"Haha, after only this moment, I think his face has already turned green. Hey, Zhang Danian, when you came down from the hall, didn't the little county magistrate stop you and ask you to give him the backlog of case files? Send it over? What's the matter? I heard that your execution room didn't even sort out a single file in the whole day. Haha, you didn't see the look on the face of the little county minister when he came out of your house and transferred to our ceremonial room. Ah, that’s not a smile at all.”
Wang Bin, the clerk of the household room, took over the words with a smile, pushed Zhang Danian, the clerk of the execution room, who was sitting next to him, and started joking with a smile.
"Hey, Brother Wang, you still have the nerve to say that Brother Zhang, your houses are the same. The little county gentleman asked you to make statistics on the money, grain and tax arrears in the county. I heard that you have been spending the whole day Not even one village can be counted. Haha, how big of a village can you count in one day?" Xu Zhi, the official of the ceremonial house, winked at Wang Bin, the official of the household house, and said with a narrow smile.
"Ahem, there is no way. The cases have been piled up for a long time, the cases are complicated, and so many county officials have been handled. The files are numerous and miscellaneous, and the files are still incomplete. It’s time to sort them out. Naturally, there are many difficulties." Zhang Danian, the official of the Ministry of Punishment, coughed with a smile and shrugged.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, so is our household department. The situation in the villages below is complicated. Some people get married and live alone, some marry off their daughters, and some widows remarry. This situation is very complicated. It is also very difficult for us to count." Wang Bin, the household official, imitated Zhang Danian's words and shrugged with a smile.
Then the two looked at each other with a tacit smile on their lips.
"Haha, I can pull you down." Everyone laughed after hearing this.
"Hahaha, the crow has landed on the pig, let's not laugh at each other. Drink, drink." Zhang Danian, the prison official, and Wang Bin, the household official, held up their wine glasses and looked around with a smile. of officials.
Everyone laughed and clinked glasses and drank to their heart's content.
"Haha, to tell you the truth, when our little county magistrate came to our execution room to collect the files, he didn't even dare to let out a fart when he learned that we hadn't compiled a single file, and even said that we worked hard. "
Zhang Danian, the prison official, put down his wine glass and boasted to everyone with a smile.
"Haha, what else can he do besides gritting his teeth and swallowing blood? He is a foreigner who is still young. What can he do if he leaves us?! If he leaves all of us, he is a bare-bones magistrate who can't even fart."< br>
Dianshi Lida wiped the wine stains on his beard with his hands, then reached out and pulled a chicken leg from the plate, went up and tore off a large piece of meat with his mouth, chewing it with great disdain. said.
"What Mr. Li said is that as long as we all hold each other tightly, he is a young boy who is still young and can't be manipulated by us." Everyone nodded in agreement and expressed their gratitude to Zhu Ping'an, the county magistrate. External disdain.
“This position of county magistrate should belong to Mr. Zhang. He, Zhu Ping’an, is just a young boy. How can he have the qualifications and ability to manage our complicated Jingnan County?”< br>
Zhang Danian, the prison official, picked up the wine glass, stood up and came to Zhang Changru who was sitting in the main seat, and toasted with flattery.
"Hey, you can't say that the county magistrate was appointed by the higher-ups. How can he be incompetent?" The county magistrate Zhang Changru liked Zhang Danian's words very much. His eyes narrowed into a crescent shape, but he still spoke in an official tone.
"Haha, Zhu Ping'an is not an incompetent person, then there is no incompetent person in the world. He is not only an incompetent person, but also a big fool. He is stupid in reading. In the capital Shi actually conspired to impeach Mr. Yan, do you think he is not stupid?" The official also came to toast Zhang Xiancheng and slandered Zhu Pingan. He was well-informed and had already found out the reason why Zhu Pingan was demoted. .
"He uses an egg to hit a rock and a mantis' arm to use a chariot. He is not only stupid, he is downright stupid." Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this.
"Oh, by the way, Mr. Zhang, I heard that you came to Beijing and met a noble person?" Everyone at the wine table asked curiously.
"You are all well-informed. You are all members of my family, so I won't hide it from you. I met Zhang Langzhong, a member of the official department, through my wife's uncle in the capital." Zhang Xiancheng leaned forward on his chair. He leaned back and said slowly.
"Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of Official Affairs!!! My Mr. Zhang, we have to hold on to your big thick legs. Your relationship has already reached the Ministry of Official Affairs. Your official career will definitely be prosperous in the future. My Mr. Zhang, alas, you will be prosperous in the future." "Don't forget us poor brothers."
Everyone praised him, and even Zhang Danian, who was accustomed to flattering, actually went to hug Zhang Xiancheng's thigh.
Are you so surprised that you can’t stand it? !
Zhang Xiancheng squinted his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, looked at everyone narrowly and asked, "When I am about to leave Beijing, guess who I got to know again?"
"Who?" Everyone was extremely curious.
"Yan Shifan, Mr. Yan Xiaoxiang." Zhang Xiancheng didn't let everyone wait, and he couldn't wait to reveal the answer to the mystery.
"Master Yan?!!"
Everyone at the banquet opened their mouths in surprise, and their exclamations were like thunder, and the atmosphere instantly became high.
“Yes, it’s Mr. Yan Xiaoxiang. A few days before leaving Beijing, I was lucky enough to meet Yan Xiaoxiang’s cousin Ouyang Zishi and Yan Xiaoxiang’s good friend Luo Longwen. It was through them that I was able to meet Mr. Yan Xiaoxiang." When he said this, Zhang Xiancheng's eyebrows almost flew up, as if his whole body was glowing.
"Master Zhang is truly blessed. Once you get to know Mr. Yan Xiaoxiang, your rise to success will be a matter of a blink of an eye."
People were filled with admiration and even more compliments to Zhang Xian Cheng.
"To be honest, when we were in the capital, Mr. Yan Xiaoxiang had already asked Luo Longwen to greet the officials. The next magistrate of Jingnan County will be me, Zhang Changru." Zhang Xiancheng squinted his eyes. He raised his head and scanned the crowd.
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhang, congratulations to Mr. Zhang." Everyone congratulated.
As the next magistrate, this will be easy to handle. As long as he, Zhu Pingan, becomes his predecessor, it will be done. Then let's tell him, Zhu Pingan, to get out of here quickly, or everyone here reached a consensus while drunkenly drinking. (End of this chapter)