Guilin, governed by Guangxi Province, falls on the sixth day of September.
A suburban welcome was being held in the outskirts of Lingui County. Many local officials from Guangxi, led by Zhang Ren, the governor of Guangxi, greeted the arrival of the new Guangxi censor Gao Pragmatic at the gate of the East City Gate.
This is a rare grand occasion for the Inspector to take office. After all, no matter how much the Inspector's power has expanded over the years, he is only a minor official of the seventh rank in name, and his official ranking is also low. Below the governor level.
What's more, Zhang Ren, the current governor of Guangxi, heard that he was seriously ill, and Guangxi officials were doubting how long he could survive. It was really rare that he still insisted on coming to greet him.
However, compared with the solemn ceremony of welcoming the new patrol censor in the suburbs, the pomp of Gao Pragmatic, the new patrol censor, was also the largest among all previous patrol censors. Because he brought a total of three hundred people with just the servants holding firearms. The most amazing thing is that it is said that this matter was approved by the emperor himself.
The prosperity of the holy family is evident. You must know that during the Hongwu period when the Ming Dynasty was just founded, when the imperial censor was appointed, he could not even ride a horse. He could only ride a small donkey to show that he was here to make decisions for the people. Later, during the Renxuan period, it was because some officials in the royal family were sparse and said that other officials were appointed with tall heads and big horses, but the patrol commissioner was appointed to ride on a poor donkey, and the official prestige was completely lost, so the emperor allowed the patrol commissioner to ride a horse.
But I didn't expect that now that the seventh-rank patrol officer has arrived, even the second-rank chief envoy can only serve him respectfully.
Officials in this corner of Guangxi, as long as they are not on the opposite side of the Gao Party, would not want to curry favor with the new inspector who could go to heaven to hear his words at any time. The supervising power of the inspector is not just because he can Supervising any official in the province also depends on his supervisor's willingness to listen.
Considering the emperor's trust in Gao Zhizhi, how important must his evaluation notes be?
Because of this, all the local officials from Guangxi who could find a reason to come to Guilin came today.
When Gao Pragmatic's official sedan landed, Governor Zhang Renzhang, who was being supported by the left and right, came up with a group of civil and military officials.
Gao pragmatically saw the skinny Zhang Ren as soon as he got off the sedan. Whether it was the style of his official robe or his stance, Gao pragmatically knew his identity immediately.
Without waiting for Zhang Ren to approach with difficulty, Gao Pragmatic took the initiative to step forward quickly, bowed his hands in a bow, and bowed slightly, "Attendant Xinzheng Gao Pragmatic has met Zhongcheng."
Zhang Ren smiled and raised his hand with difficulty, saying, "You are polite, Shanghai Zhang Ren."
To put it bluntly, a student is a "student who is waiting for your guidance." The governor and the governor have called each other "a student" when they meet each other. It has a history of about twenty years. This is also one of the signs of the skyrocketing status of the governor.
In fact, in terms of the nature of their duties, the governor and the inspector can really "instruct" each other. The governor is the superior officer, and the inspector oversees all. Isn't this "mutual guidance"?
Gao pragmatic returned the gift again, but he turned slightly sideways, expressing that he did not dare to accept the gift, and then said, "I am taking up my new post. I am new to Guangxi. I would like to introduce you to my colleagues."
Gao pragmatic smiled and said, "Thank you for your help, Zhongcheng."
Zhang Ren was obviously trying hard to keep himself up, and even his voice could tell that he was really weak, but he still introduced Gao Pragmatic one by one to the officials who came to greet him today.
There are so many people who came here today. With their high pragmatic memory, they can't even remember their faces, names, cousins, place of origin, etc.
Some of the relatively important people he remembered were probably as follows:
Guangxi garrison eunuch Zhang Shaoyi Guangxi general soldier Wang Shangwen Guangxi academic administration Hu Wei Guangxi left political envoy Zhuang Guozhen Guangxi right administrative envoy Wu Shan Guangxi left political counselor Zhao Yumin Guangxi right political counselor Wang Tianjue Guangxi left counselor Chen Shangyi Guangxi right counselor Peng Yingshi Guangxi inspector Lin Chengyuan Guangxi inspector Deputy envoy Lin He was the right counselor of Guangxi Province and deputy governor of Jiangxi Province, Liuzhou Qingyuan. Sien was the deputy envoy of Guangxi branch patrol Guilin and Yongning Prefecture County Fuyi political advisor. Hou Guozhi, Guangxi Dusi Wang Baiyu, Guangxi Yongning Senator Yu Songguilin prefect Wu Zhaodong and so on.
What's more funny is that almost all of these people are red-robed officials, but when they meet him, a green-robed official, they all call themselves "low officials" or "humble positions." No wonder it is said that when one was an official in the Ming Dynasty, one could just look at the title, but it should not be taken seriously.
However, when we met today, Gao Pragmatic also lamented the power of the Gao Party. Even in a borderland like Guangxi, there are still Gao Party officials. For example, Hu Chui, who studied politics in Guangxi, and Zhao Yumin, who participated in politics from the left in Guangxi, are all high-ranking party members.
Among them, Hu Wei was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing reign and was a disciple of Gao Gong. His qualifications are already quite good. He supervises academic affairs as the right deputy censor of the capital, so his official rank is the third rank. Academic administration usually does not have much power, but he is noble and has a respected status. In theory, When Zhang Ren is seriously ill, he can greet Gao Pragmatic on behalf of Zhang Ren.
Zhao Yumin was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Longqing, a disciple of Guo Pu, and he and Gao Pragmatic were considered brothers. He was not promoted quickly at first. Last year, he was just a civil servant. However, because he led the impeachment of Shangshu in the overthrow of Ling Yunyi, he was later promoted based on merit. He first served as the left councilor of Huguang for a few months, and due to a vacancy in Guangxi, he was dismissed. He was promoted to Guangxi Zuo Shenzhen, and he was considered to be the most popular among Guo Pu's disciples after his restoration as prime minister.
However, both Hu Wei and Zhao Yumin were very affectionate and even somewhat respectful when facing Gao Pragmatic.
As for the other officials, Gao Pragmatic still couldn't figure out their identities and positions for the moment. He would have to wait and see later.
After Zhang Renqiang worked hard to introduce the large number of Guangxi dignitaries, he couldn't hold it anymore, so Gao Pragmatic asked him to cancel the ceremony and everyone went back to the Yamen.
The highly pragmatic yamen are not called Guangxi Xunjian Yamen, but Guangxi Xunjian Procuratorate. In fact, the patrol censor has no fixed location. Because he has to travel around various places, there is a "chaoyuan" in each place as the de facto yamen for the patrol censor.
This procuratorate has a long history. It was built during the Hongwu period. It has five main halls and wing rooms, three waterfront rooms, one straight room, three back halls, six left and right corridors, seven gatehouses, and left and right hearing halls. There are three rooms each, which can be regarded as a large courtyard, but compared with the governor's Yamen, it is still not worth mentioning.
After all, the imperial censor is nominally required to keep a low profile and appear to be making decisions for the people.
By the way, in addition to supervision, the patrol also has the attributes of a court and has the right to accept lawsuits from the military and civilians. If ordinary people feel that the county government's decision is unfair and they are unwilling to appeal to the government government, it doesn't matter. There is another option, which is to appeal to the patrol magistrate.
Originally, the Ming Dynasty court stipulated that lawsuits should be fought level by level. If ordinary people had a dispute, they usually asked the local elders to mediate first. If mediation failed, they would go to the prefectures and counties to file a lawsuit. If the prefectures and counties could not resolve the matter, they would then appeal to the prefecture. If the case is not satisfied, the case will be appealed to the Procuratorate, the highest judicial body at the provincial level.
This order cannot be messed up. If someone dares to appeal beyond the level and disrupt the judicial order, then no matter whether you are justified or not, you will have to be flogged 50 times first.
The inspector censor is an official of the central government. Bringing a lawsuit against him is not considered a lawsuit. Moreover, the inspector's identity is independent of the local government. This can ensure to a certain extent that the trial of the case will not be interfered with by local interests. This is another way for the people to redress their grievances. aisle.
In later generations of movies and TV shows, we often see that at critical moments when local injustices occur, a certain "Eight Prefectures Inspector" appears on stage, presiding over justice and being majestic. All officials present, big or small, kneel when they see him. In fact, the so-called "Eight Prefectures Inspector" "Prefecture" has never been a formal official position. Its origin is the censor of the patrol, and the censor of the patrol has no difficulty in managing the "eight prefectures". In many cases, there are more than eight prefectures.
The office of Gao Jingshi, the newly-appointed "Inspector of the Eight Prefectures" in Guangxi Province, is located in Guilin, Guangxi Province, which is the procuratorate in front of him.
