imperial envoy ship
The wharf is located on the side of the canal. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was repaired and the silted river channels were dug and widened. Therefore, everything along the river is prosperous. Shops are lined up in rows, and the bulk of goods has increased several times. Although it is shrouded in the rain, there are still workers busy up and down. With.
There was only one place where there was silence. The soldiers in Mingli stood with their swords in hand. They stood at their posts, each one looking like a stone man.
The bow and string are prepared in the dark, and you are waiting attentively.
"I, Chai Kejing, the magistrate of Nanxing County, would like to see my grandson."
A skinny middle-aged man had just boarded the boat and was stunned by the solemnity on the boat. After all, he was the prefect. He could see it secretly and could not help but murmured: "Guard Qi, he is truly worthy of being the grandson's guard of honor..."
Chai Kejing also vaguely heard some rumors, but he lamented in his heart that even if he was a highly respected prince, he would never be able to obtain this honor even if he went out of the police station and listened to the bells in daily life.
This is your treatment.
The people in front have already gone in to report.
He stood outside obediently, letting the drizzle wet the umbrella he held. He stared blankly at the water on the side of the boat, not knowing what he was looking at.
"Grandson, please come in." After a while, the man came out and said to Chai Kejing.
Chai Kejing put away his umbrella and put it aside, and bowed his hand towards him. The other party did not dare to accept this gift and stepped aside to let him pass.
Such an attitude made Chai Kejing breathe a sigh of relief.
Although Chai Kejing is still the prefect of Nanxing County, he was actually demoted from the prefect of Yulin Prefecture, down one level, which is naturally different from before.
Before he came, he was uneasy, not knowing what his grandson's attitude would be towards the zhezi and himself. However, no matter how uneasy he was, he handed over the zhezi, expressed his feelings, and everyone came, so he had no choice but to go in to see him.
Thinking of this, Chai Kejing carried his clothes and entered the cabin.
He saw the large cabin at a glance. He paused and saw dozens of people making calculations and calculating accounts.
But he didn't dare to look more. Those people were busy and didn't look at him too much. But Chai Kejing could still feel that most of these people were actually paying attention secretly. Although they didn't look in the direction, they were all paying attention. own movements.
Zhai Kejing endured his uneasiness and continued to go inside.
When we arrived at a reception cabin, which was like a small hall, a bronze turtle burned incense, and the incense of birds slowly spread out from the mouth of the turtle, filling the entire hall with purple mist, adding a bit of solemnity.
A young man was sitting inside, looking down at a booklet.
As soon as Chai Kejing entered the door, he immediately kowtowed and said, "I, Chai Kejing, pay my respects to His Highness the Grand Sun."
"Are you Chai Kejing?" Su Ziji put down the folder in his hand and looked down at the person kneeling on the ground.
This man looked slightly different from what he had heard. I heard that Chai Kejing was tall, elegant in appearance, and had a very good appearance. Even among civil servants with basically regular facial features, he had a reputation as a handsome man.
But looking at it now, this person is almost losing weight?
The eye sockets are sunken and the cheeks are deflated. He looks quite tall, but he looks like a slender bamboo tube and looks a little thin.
Su Ziji thought again, this man is an unlucky guy. Although he was still the magistrate of Nanxing County, he was impeached and demoted because of the granary scandal. What's even more frightening is that Zhang Dai is watching the tiger's eyes, being picky and not checking everything. Don't give up.
With such an environment, how could Chai Kejing have an easy life?
If you can't sleep at night and your food doesn't taste good, won't you lose weight?
When Su Ziji thought of this, he fell silent. He felt more and more that Zhang Dai was very good. He had already forced several prefects and magistrates to come to him to express their loyalty.
The fold in your hand is the evidence.
Called three times a day, harsh and harsh, even if he is a dignified prefect, Chai Kejing cannot hold on.
Chai Kejing thought more, kowtowed hurriedly, and said almost impatiently: "Yes, I am Chai Kejing, who was once the prefect of Yulin Prefecture. I came to see my grandson this time, and I brought the county's account books. I wish everything Follow your grandson’s orders.”
As he spoke, he took out several account books from his arms and raised them high above his head.
Someone came over, took the account book from Chai Kejing's hand, checked it briefly, found that it was OK, and handed it over to Su Ziji.
Su Ziji did not look through it immediately, but tapped the edge of the table with his fingers, one after another, as if hitting Chai Kejing's heart, making his heart beat faster and making him feel more uneasy.
He was kneeling with his head lowered, and his grandson didn't call out immediately, nor did he ask anything. This was different from the expected scene.
Chai Kejing felt uneasy and looked up at the sitting boy again. Only then did he realize that his grandson had slender eyebrows and beautiful eyes, but he seemed too young. He looked like he was only sixteen or seventeen years old.
"Remember that your grandson is also twenty?"
After thinking about it, Chai Kejing asked a little timidly: "I wonder... what kind of regulations does the grandson have? It's easy for minor officials to cooperate."
After he said this, the grandson lowered his eyes again.
"Your heart is in this book, in this account, I already understand it."
The grandson waved his hand and smiled unnoticeably: "Besides, you are dedicated to your work, which is good. Get up."
As soon as he said this, Chai Kejing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his application for the certificate was accepted. It was true that he had not only expressed his loyalty, but also revealed the situation in the county.
"only……"
The grandson glanced at Chai Kejing, stood up, walked around for two steps, stood at the window and looked at the raindrops outside, and said for a long time: "Although Zhang Dai is the deputy envoy, he actually obeyed the emperor's order independently, and it is difficult for him to issue orders."
"More importantly, I can't issue orders alone."
"Although Zhang Dai is mean and intolerant, what he does is actually business. He has not been able to deal with the situation at the turn of the year. He has faced the drought of more than 700 miles in Chengda and other prefectures, and hundreds of thousands of people have suffered from hunger. Although I did not see it with my own eyes, But after reading the booklet, I felt very sad - it is natural to provide relief and combat corruption."
"Besides, the Yu Lin Mansion lost 150,000 shi due to bad luck. Although you have only been in office for half a year, you are still somewhat responsible."
"Yes, I know that I am guilty. I am also very sad and even more frightened when I hear that there are hundreds of thousands of hungry people..." Chai Kejing murmured: "I wonder if my grandson has an errand. If you ask me to take responsibility for my crime and make meritorious service, I will definitely obey your orders." I don’t dare to be negligent in the slightest.”
This attitude is very good. Su Ziji nodded with satisfaction: "If you have this kind of heart, it means you are very pious. Not to mention that you don't have many mistakes. If you do, I will tolerate you."
"But business has to be done. My rules and regulations are that first of all, you are the prefect, and you must ensure that the county runs smoothly without any problems."
When Su Ziji saw that Chai Kejing was about to speak, he first waved it off and stopped him: "If the money and rice arrive in the account, can you do it?"
"If the money and rice arrive in the account, and I still can't stabilize Nanxing County, I will raise my head to see you." What Chai Kejing is afraid of is finance. If this problem is dead, even the gods can't do anything. Now his heart has fallen to the ground. Respond immediately.
"If we want Nanxing County's finances to be in good shape, the first thing to do is to leave the accounts that have been classified as public accounts temporarily untouched, and not to hold them accountable for the time being. All relevant personnel will be punished and meritorious service." Su Ziji said without hesitation.
"Yes, I am leading the whole county to thank Taisun Taisun for his great kindness." Chai Kejing kowtowed repeatedly, and then said hesitantly: "It's just that Deputy Imperial Envoy Zhang said that he would pursue them and take them all back to the grain depot..."
"Just tell him to ask Zhang Dai to come to me." Su Ziji said firmly, "Just say that I will be responsible for this matter."
"No matter who is responsible or who is at fault, if the treasury of counties and vassals is wiped out, will it make it impossible for everyone to do things and eat?"
