"The Yun family has completely secured its foothold this time." Hou Wanping smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Jingyan people must cooperate and stop fighting among themselves." Luo An also nodded, "The situation for Jingyan people is not optimistic."
Hou Wanping nodded and said bitterly: "Now that the Yun family has the support of the Yu family and Zhao Guanren, it will definitely be detrimental to Jing Yanren."
"These are secondary. Jingyan's officialdom is going to change drastically." Tang Zucai thought for a while and came to a conclusion.
Luo An rubbed his forehead and felt a little headache: "Something happened, how should we deal with it?"
Tang Zucai thought for a while and said: "Yun Wuya will never let the Yun family suffer. We must find another person to restrain him."
"That's how it should be. Which one should I choose?" Luo An was lost in thought.
"Yun Wuya has come down, but now the judge of the Salt Division is still vacant." Hou Wanping suddenly thought of Yun Wuya's original position, "Maybe the court has difficulty in placing this position?"
Luo An also nodded, frowning, and said: "Obviously Yun Wuya can't go back, but this is an opportunity. I wonder who the court will arrange for him?"
"This position is very critical. Fortunately, it is not occupied by the Yun family." Tang Zucai said thoughtfully.
"Indeed, this position must not fall into the hands of other Yun family members," Hou Wanping's eyes lit up, "It is best to be someone who is familiar with Jing Yan."
Luo An's eyebrows suddenly stretched out, and he said in a surprised voice: "Jingyan, the magistrate of Tang County, and the judge are both in the seventh grade, and he is very familiar with Jingyan, and he has always been on the right side of things. It would be great if he were the judge."
"At present, it seems that the appointment of Tang Magistrate as a judge is the best choice for Jing Yan." Hou Wanping also nodded.
Luo An reminded, "Now that the imperial court is undecided, it is our best opportunity to recommend Tang Magistrate."
"The matter is settled like this. I will recommend Tang Zhixian as the judge together with me, and secretly use the popularity recommendation," Tang Zucai said flatly to the two of them, "I will also lobby Tang Zhixian himself."
"That position is a hot job, and Magistrate Tang may not be willing to do it." Luo An's eyebrows wrinkled again unconsciously, knowing that this was a worried expression on his face.
"This is not up to him." Tang Zucai said, "But it's best to persuade him, after all, this is easy to achieve political achievements."
Luo An shook his head: "Now this salt magistrate has been called the official Maicheng. Whoever comes will be unlucky. Otherwise, why hasn't the imperial court arranged for someone to come down?"
"Tang Magistrate County has already achieved political achievements. The introduction of salt mills and security corps workshops has greatly increased the county's tax revenue. This political achievement is indeed not small." Hou Wanping also nodded.
"It does make sense," Tang Zucai tried to play the emotional card, "But Magistrate Tang is our family after all, and he should take care of Jing Yan."
"I'm afraid this won't be possible." Luo An? and Hou Wanping looked at each other and shook their heads together.
"This won't work, that won't work either, let's do this. I don't shy away from relatives when I'm a man of merit. My grandson-in-law Chen Yu is a Jinshi. He has worked in Yongchuan for almost ten years and just happened to come back to work for Jingyan." Tang Zucai finally said. his purpose.
Luo An? nodded and said: "What Mr. Tang Qi said makes sense. I do not shy away from relatives when promoting talents. My nephew Luo Changhong is also a Jinshi. He has worked in Yongchuan for almost ten years and just happened to come back to work for Jingyan people."
"My nephew Hou Ziwen is also a Jinshi." Hou Wanping showed weakness and hurriedly pushed his nephew out.
"I remember that Hou Ziwen just won the imperial examination not long ago, and he is still in the ninth rank now. I'm afraid he is not suitable." How could Tang Zucai let Hou Wanping get his wish? One more person and one less opportunity.
Luo An comforted Hou Wanping and said, "Let's do it next time. This time is really not suitable."
"I think we should report it. How the court chooses is the court's business." Hou Wanping was determined not to back down.
Although no one in the imperial court was willing to serve as salt judge, Jingyan saw it clearly.
Although this position is risky, with Zhao Ping's security team here to manage it, there will be absolutely no problem.
The reason why Yun Wuya's accident happened was because of his own fault.
First, he crammed in the entire clan and took care of his own clan, which looked too ugly.
Secondly, he himself does not know how to govern, and neither can the people he arranges for.
Third, almost all members of the clan are farmers. Not only do they not understand technology, but they also love to take advantage of small things. The poisonous chicken, rabbit and poisonous salt were all stolen back. It would be strange if nothing happened.
Fourth, the key is that he was so greedy that he drove away the security team and replaced them all with members of his Yun family.
The security team does a good job here and nothing happens, but when someone from his clan is replaced, something happens.
The three of them all have a scale in their hearts, and they have calculated these clearly. It is not surprising that they recommend their relatives one after another.
Jing Yan was worried, and so was the court.
Lizong repeatedly urged Uncle Xie Fang to come up with candidates for the Salt Division, but Uncle Xie always talked him down.
This time Lizong was angry and stared at him and asked: "Prime Minister Xie, have you considered the candidate for the Salt Division Judge?"
That position is an important part of the officialdom, and whoever takes it will be unlucky.
Uncle Xie Fang didn't have a candidate he wanted, but under Lizong's questioning, he suddenly had an idea and said: "I'm reporting to the official family, the minister already has a candidate, and it's Liang Shanqiu."
"Liang Shanqiu, what's the basis?" Lizong was not very familiar with this person and couldn't help but ask.
Uncle Xie Fang deserves to be the prime minister. Now that he has a candidate, he naturally figures out the reason.
He spoke eloquently: "Liang Shanqiu manages Lingquan County well. Not only has the population increased from 5,000 to 20,000, but the taxation has also tripled. He is the best candidate for the Salt Division."
"Where is the candidate for Lingquan County Magistrate?" Lizong asked without commenting.
"Wei Chen recommends Xu Xingyue. He has been serving as the county magistrate of Ba County for four years. He has extraordinary political achievements and is prudent in his work." He glanced at Xu Qingsou without any trace of emotion.
Their faction has been coveting this county for a long time, and this time they took advantage of this opportunity to capture it.
They originally wanted to capture Jintang County last time, but they didn't expect Lizong to directly appoint Liu Ang, the county magistrate.
As we all know, Liu Ang has always been Zhao Ping's enemy, and they can't find any reason to oppose him.
Zhao Ping's tax revenue already accounts for about half of the entire Sichuan, which has caused a serious sense of crisis in the court.
Zhao Ping was not only the chief secretary of the Chengdu Prefecture, but also the deputy envoy of the Salt Department. He was also the actual person in charge of the security regiment and the Sichuan Army.
Jintang County, the richest county in Sichuan, is in the hands of none other than Zhao Ping's uncle Li Yueqiu.
No matter how capable Li Yueqiu is, he can't stay in Jintang County for long.
The more capable Li Yueqiu was and the longer he stayed in Jintang County, the more worried the court became about him.
Is this Jintang County opened by you, Zhao Ping, or by Uncle Zhao Ping?
Later, it was normal for Li Yueqiu to establish the Salt Division and transfer him to the transfer envoy. It was not only Lizong's wish, but also the imperial court's wish.
Zhao Ping and his uncle naturally knew this, so they had no choice but to leave.
Although Li Yueqiu left Jintang County where he was at ease, coming to the Transportation Department was not as difficult as it seemed.
The Transshipment Department is in charge of taxes and officials.
As long as Zhao Ping stays in Sichuan, Sichuan's tax rate will only continue to increase, and Li Yueqiu can also enjoy the benefits.
Except for a few people, no one else knew that Xu Xingyue was Yi Xu Qingsou's cousin.
Of course Lizong didn't know either, but it didn't matter if he knew.
It doesn't matter that a magistrate, a seventh-grade official, rewards the nephew of the deputy prime minister.
In addition to the county magistrate, there is also a candidate for the county magistrate. At this time, Xu Qingsou had to recommend him as a civil servant.
He wanted to reciprocate the courtesy and recommended Uncle Xie Fang's clan members or relatives as county magistrates.
Wu Qian made a look, and Shi Daping, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stepped out from the crowd.
He bowed to Lizong and said: "In response to the official family, the minister recommended Cheng Liang to be the magistrate of Lingquan County. Cheng Liang is the chief registrar of Jintang County, and he was the first in the last scholar examination."
The Ministry of Personnel was originally in charge of all officials, so Shi Daping's recommendation was a matter of course.
Seeing that Shi Daping had recommended it, Xu Qingsou had no choice but to retreat.
He waited for Lizong's reaction. If Lizong disagreed, he still had a chance to recommend it.
Lizong thought for a while and finally agreed.
Although Lizong didn't know that Xu Xingyue was Xu Qingsou's nephew, Uncle Xie strongly recommended it, so it must be one of his people.
The county magistrate was originally responsible for restricting the county magistrate. When Shi Daping came out to recommend him, he naturally fell into his favor.
Wu Qian didn't have much contact with Zhao Ping. At most, he could stand in a neutral position and not add insult to injury. It was enough.
Of course, recommending Cheng Liang was not Wu Qian's original intention, but Mou Zicai's.
Zhao Ping took care of Jing Yan, and Mou Zicai also took care of this little fellow.
Apart from Yu Jie, the only one left fighting in Sichuan was Zhao Ping.
Jiading was besieged by the barbarians, and Jing Yan was also frightened.
Mou Zi is the one who works in Jingyan, and his father and fellow villagers are in Jingyan.
Zhao Ping defeated the Hu people in Jiading and rescued Chengdu and Tongchuan, which was equivalent to indirectly rescuing Jingyan.
Mou Zi is a talented man, and Zhao Ping is also a talented man.
Unlike Mou Zicai, who lived in a temple, Zhao Ping lived in the most remote Sichuan of the Song Dynasty, which had few rivers and lakes.
The two can support each other and take care of each other.
Sichuan is Mou Zicai's hometown. Sichuan is in a state of dire straits and war, so Mou Zicai naturally feels uncomfortable.
Mou Zicai admired Zhao Ping's talents, not only his literary talents, but more importantly his talents in governance, marching and fighting.
The harder Zhao Ping fought in Sichuan, the more peaceful Sichuan became, and Mou Zicai became more and more relieved.
Mou Zicai said to Wu Qian and others many times: "Everyone, with Zhao Ping as my fellow countryman, I can work with the officials with peace of mind."
Wu Qian, Dong Huai, Ma Zhengqi, and Shi Daping were all veterans of officialdom, so they couldn't understand the meaning of Mou Zicai's words.
"Zhao Ping is indeed powerful. He is both civilized and military, and good at making weapons. He is a rare talent in the Song Dynasty." Wu Qian and others praised Zhao Ping one after another.
Although Cheng Liang ranked first in a small provincial examination, it was said that he would not receive the attention of the big shots in the imperial court.
In fact, he also passed the public examination, and theoretically he was not part of Zhao Ping's group.
In fact, he was also part of Zhao Ping's family, but the court didn't know it.
Destiny is so strange. Maybe a casual word from a big shot can change your destiny.
And Cheng Liang is such a lucky person.
Half a month later, the salt production officials from the Salt Department were finally in place.
This official appointment was unexpected by almost everyone.
