Chapter 1337 Yiqian County Zun
"Xiaoguan Zhou Tai paid homage to Master Zhu. Xiaguan was selected by Shu Quan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs a month ago and was appointed magistrate of Jingnan County. When he was passing through Suzhou when he took office, Suzhou encountered a Japanese invasion, and he was in the city. After several days of delay, I just arrived today. I hope you will forgive me. This is the official duty. Please invite Mr. Zhu to review the invitation.”
Zhou Tai was led by Liu Dianli into the east hall of the county government office, bowed his hands to Zhu Ping’an, and then respectfully placed the words with his position and name on it with both hands. He placed his resume on the table in front of Zhu Pingan, then took three steps back and bowed to Zhu Pingan three times.
Zhou Tai bowed deeply in front of Zhu Ping'an, and was a bit reserved. He looked like a standard official meeting a leader.
"Master Zhou, you have worked hard all the way, why should you be polite? Please take a seat quickly."
Zhu Ping'an glanced at Zhou Tai's name card and confirmed that it was consistent with the official notice issued by the officials a few days ago. He stood up enthusiastically and returned the gift, helping Zhou Tai to sit down.
"Thank you, sir." Faced with Zhu Pingan's enthusiasm, Zhou Tai was a little at a loss. The gentleman seemed to be too enthusiastic
Can Zhu Pingan not be enthusiastic? Zhu Pingan is looking forward to this day. I have been looking forward to it for days, hoping for the stars and the moon, and finally the new magistrate of Jingnan, Zhou Tai, who will succeed me, has arrived.
With the arrival of the new Jingnan County Magistrate Zhou Tai, he can go to Zhejiang Province to serve as the Provost and Inspector General.
Of course, Zhu Pingan is not eager to be promoted, but eager to stay in his position and seek political power. The great Japanese invasion of Jingnan has already begun. The higher the position, the greater the power, and the greater the role that I can play.
After a few brief greetings, Zhu Ping'an and Zhou Tai handed over Jingnan County seals, account books, fish scale albums and other confidential items, explained the official affairs of the county government, and then handed over Liu Dianli and other county government subordinates one by one. After being introduced to Zhou Taisu, the handover between the old and new Jingnan magistrates was completed.
Next, Zhou Tai’s ceremony of receiving the seal and arranging the Yamen will be held in the morning of the next day.
Zhu Pingan will not participate in these.
After a brief contact, Zhu Pingan had a good impression of Zhou Tai. Zhou Tai is a calm person and follows the rules. He is not a vain person and seems to be a practical person. With Jingnan in Zhou Tai's hands, Zhu Ping'an felt more at ease.
After the handover, Zhu Ping'an said goodbye to Zhou Tai, Liu Dianli and others, and was about to leave immediately to take up his post as Zhejiang's criminal envoy Si Qianshi.
Hua'er in the backyard had already packed up his things, and as soon as Zhu Ping'an came back, he set off. Of course, traveling with them were Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others, as well as the demon Ruonan.
Zhu Ping'an declined and stopped the request of Zhou Tai, Liu Dianli and others to send him off. He did not want to mobilize troops to avoid wasting people and money. Of course, he also did not want to alarm the people of Jingnan. I walked gently, just as I came gently, waving my sleeves, not taking away a single cloud.
However, Zhu Pingan was still a little too wishful.
Zhu Pingan stopped Zhou Tai, Liu Dianli and others from sending each other off, but he could not stop the people of Jingnan.
When Zhou Tai came to be appointed as the magistrate of Jingnan just now, according to the rules, when Liu Dianli and other county officials as well as Jingnan's squires and wealthy businessmen came out of the city to greet him, the people all knew about it.
The new county magistrate has taken office. Doesn’t that mean that our county magistrate is about to leave office? !
The common people are not stupid, they will know it as soon as they think about it.
So, the common people had been waiting near the county government office early. There were people at the front and back doors, waiting to see Zhu Pingan off.
"The County Lord, the County Lord has come out."
In order not to disturb people, Zhu Ping'an left through the back door deliberately, but as soon as he went out, he heard a shout.
After this shout, there were more and more voices saying "The county magistrate has come out", just like trying to attract friends. After this shout, footsteps came from all directions.
Looking at the group of people outside the door and more and more people coming over, Zhu Pingan was stunned.
"My lord, are you leaving?"
"My lord, please don't leave, okay?! Just stay here and be our parent, we beg you."
"County Lord, don't leave. What will we do if you leave?! We will never meet a good parent like you again."
The common people spoke emotionally outside the door, and even some elderly men knelt down.
"Uncle, aunt, all you elders please hurry up and get up. I'm leaving. Jingnan still trusts Mr. Zhou, the magistrate, and he will still take good care of everyone." Zhu Ping'an hurriedly stepped forward to help the nearest person. A gray-haired old man and an equally gray-haired old lady said to everyone.
"County Lord, we don't recognize anyone, so we will recognize you. Only the County Lord takes us in his heart, treats us well, helps us reduce taxes, redresses our grievances, and saves us. It took many years and many responsibilities for us to live a good life despite floods and Japanese pirates. Now that we have become the county magistrate, we have met a good magistrate like you, a parent official who truly makes decisions for the people and asks for orders for the people.”
“My lord, please don’t leave. Let’s be the county magistrate.”
The eyes of all the people were wet.
"What are you doing one by one? Do you want to repay kindness with enmity?! The reason why we can stand here alive, and the reason why our lives are getting better day by day, are all given by the County Lord. The County Lord If you don't let the county magistrate go after being promoted, are you going to ruin the magistrate's future? , can you let the county magistrate stay? Do you take the important matter of the country as a joke? This is the emperor's order! This is so selfish of you!"
An old man squeezed in front of everyone with a cane, waved the cane and shouted angrily at everyone.
"Yes, the county minister has been promoted, we can't hinder the county minister's future."
"The county minister has been kind to us, we can't repay kindness with enmity."
"The County Lord has been promoted. We want to be happy for the County Lord, and we want to see the County Lord off."
"Old woman, go and catch the chickens raised by our family to see off the county magistrate."
"Let's get Cheng Yi for the county magistrate."
After the old man taught him a lesson, all the people also wanted to After getting through, they all expressed their opinions to see Zhu Pingan off.
Some of the common people caught chickens, some took care of sheep, and some took melons and fruit agricultural and sideline products. Of course, Cheng Yi's money was indispensable. There were more than ten taels of silver, and it didn't take long to collect a large basket of copper coins and broken silver.
"Dear fathers and elders, especially the uncle and auntie who are so old, you still come from afar to see Ping An off, which makes Ping An grateful and makes Ping An feel uneasy. My thoughts are with you, fathers and fellow villagers, Ping An I accept it all, and I won’t need these money and other things.”
Zhu Ping'an was very moved, but of course he firmly rejected everyone's kindness, not wanting a grain of rice or a penny.
"Your Majesty, we are common people in the mountains. We have never seen the world and have no culture. But we know everything in our hearts. The previous magistrates only knew how to levy corvees and collect money, grain and taxes, but they did not do anything for us ordinary people. We have done something that made the world angry and resentful. Only after the county official came did we know what it means to be an official. The county official decided the case impartially and redressed our grievances. The county official released the prisoners who had not paid taxes and went home to harvest the harvest. tax, The County Lord saved us from floods and Japanese pirates. Each of these is the County Lord's favor to us. Thanks to the County Lord's contribution, we survived, lived well, and lived with dignity. Now the County Lord It's time to be promoted. Let's see the county official off. These are our insignificant thoughts. Please don’t refuse. Please accept it, otherwise we will feel uneasy.”
Several old men stepped forward and said excitedly, Zhu Ping’an must accept it. Get the Cheng Yi they gathered together.
"You are ridiculous, Ping An has just done what you are expected to do, and is far less than what you said. Ping An accepts the wishes of you and fellow villagers, and money and other things cannot be accepted."
Zhu Pingan said firmly.
The common people refused and insisted that Zhu Pingan accept it. In this way, the stalemate lasted for a long time.
"This is the hard-earned money of my fellow countrymen. I accept this article as a souvenir and carry it with me. I will never forget it." When Zhu Pingan saw this, he had no choice but to take out a copper coin from the money basket. The representative accepts it.
The common people admire Zhu Pingan even more.
Suddenly, Zhu Ping'an's reputation as "Yiqian County Zun" and "Yiqian Master" spread like wildfire. (End of this chapter)