The boat docked at Yuncheng Ferry. Fifty bodyguards disembarked to protect Lu Yi and took the path straight to Shouzhou. Luo Xian led the management team to guard the treasure ship. There was now a lot of gold and silver on the ship. This was the most important thing. As for himself, Well, he led Shitou to Yunyun County in a swaggering manner.
What he had to wait for on this trip was Sun Shubo and Liang Shiguang. The speed of the treasure ship was much faster than their walking on two legs, and they had inadvertently reached the front of the troops.
Liang Shiguang and Sun Shubo were devastated. If they had known it, they would have escaped with Anhuang and wandered around the world earlier. Why did they have to be ruined and reduced to this? The most powerful and famous doctors in the world did not regret the medicine. They could only follow them all the way to Jingdong like duckweeds. road.
The two subordinates accompanying them had benefited from the Tianwu soldiers, and they wished they could have been drugged on the road and pushed down the mountain to death. Fortunately, the two were alert enough and escaped a lot of poisoning. They stumbled all the way and finally reached the border of Shandong.
The two of them never dreamed that Liang Chuan fell in love at first sight ever since he saw Liang Shiguang's magical three-arrow skill. He couldn't eat well or sleep every day just thinking about how to get them to his side. How could the court not use such an outstanding talent without him? , this time the dispatch also took a lot of effort to send them to Shouzhou. The future and fate of the two people had already been clearly arranged by Liang Chuan.
When Liang Chuan and Shi Tou got off the treasure ship, a group of people on the dock couldn't sit still. They stared at Liang Chuan with squinted small eyes, making Liang Chuan feel uncomfortable all over. These people were obviously responsible for keeping an eye on him, and they couldn't follow him but didn't dare to get close. Not long after, there were more than a dozen people following the two of them like bodyguards. Some rode into the city quickly, while others continued to follow.
None of these people were shorter than a stone, and all the Shandong men were about the same height as Ma Xun.
He was not good at fighting with stones, so he looked a little worried at the unkind eyes of the large group of people behind him.
"Third brother, why are we going this way? Let the bodyguards go to Shouzhou by themselves?"
Liang Chuan looked around at the customs and customs of Yuncheng. This place has a lot of history. The real hometown of Xiaoyi Heisaburo in Hubaoyi, Shandong Province is here. Chao Gai, the king of pagodas, is also here. It can be said that this is the place where heroes come from. In his hometown, Wu Song and others also lived in a neighboring county not far away. When they saw an injustice on the road, they roared, and strong male hormones hit their faces!
Not only do men have strong male hormones in Yuncheng County, but so do chickens. As you can see on the street, there are five or six cockfighting sites, surrounded by a large group of people placing bets and shouting. There are also strong cattle running all over the street, and big steamed buns with cooked cakes. One is bigger than a human face.
"We are going to Shouzhou, but it may not be safe for us to follow. We are too ostentatious along the way. There must be a lot of people staring at us. Did you see it just after we got off the boat? Some people are waiting for us, and some people are also waiting for us. We are 'waiting' for us. Nothing happened after we entered the city. Take a look when we leave the city. Something must have happened!"
Fifty bodyguards all followed behind them, not to mention how safe they felt. Now that they were alone with Liang Chuan, their hearts immediately became anxious. As soon as the two of them passed the gate of Yuncheng County, they were stopped by someone.
At the head of the group was a person wearing an animal leather belt and wearing a vermilion provincial uniform, exuding a strong bureaucratic atmosphere. Behind him were a large group of people with similar clothing and temperament. Some were wearing scarlet and some were wearing green. When these people saw some people in Liangchuan being happy and others looking angry, the small city gate was packed to the brim.
Some good-hearted people wanted to squeeze in and watch the fun, which made the Yuncheng County Yamen’s officials glare back with wolf eyes. No one dared to step forward to join in the fun. The style of these government officials was so poorly received by the local people. It's a 'word of mouth'. If something doesn't go your way, you'll be dragged into the yamen, and you'll come out limping, or you'll come out lying down. It's useless to complain anywhere!
Liang Chuan took a closer look and saw that Hao Tong, the general magistrate of Jeju, was among the crowd, and there was someone tied up behind him, either the tax collector Ma Xun who had taken away Xia Song's handwriting and five of his own golden melon seeds!
A middle-aged man in a vermilion provincial uniform came up to Liang Chuan and said, "At this step, I am the talented man Liang Chuan and Brother Liang, whose name is called "Linjiang Immortal" and whose name is "Bianjing" and the word "Wang Tide" resounds throughout the Song Dynasty 13th Road!"
Liang Chuan and Shitou both sneered, another flatterer. Not wanting to hit the smiling person in front of him, Liang Chuan could only step forward with a smile on his face and say, "Who is your Excellency?"
Hao Tong, who was standing behind him, stabbed three more words on his face to show his shamelessness, jumped up and stood up as if he was the master here and introduced: "Brother Liang, let me introduce you. This is Yun." Mr. Li Li, the prefect of the state, and behind him are all his colleagues from Jingdong Road. You all just admire Brother Liang’s talent and learning, and you have gathered in Yuncheng County today to see the beauty of heaven and man!"
Liang Chuan said modestly: "Liang Chuan has little talent and little knowledge. How can he let you sirs work so hard and mobilize so many people? You deserve it! You deserve it!"
Li Li felt unhappy because Hao Tong stole the limelight. He thought to himself that I am the host here, why do you seem to be the master? He interrupted Hao Tong and said: "Brother Liang, don't take it seriously. Everyone is doing it spontaneously." What’s waiting here is all enthusiasm!”
When Li Li said these words, his ears turned slightly red, and there was a burst of sourness in his heart. He felt sorry for the sages he had read and sorry for the ancestors who gave birth to him. He really couldn't afford to disgrace this person. But now that he's here, he has to show off his old face, and he still has something to be afraid of.
The faces of other people were even more sympathetic. Hao Tong's attentive actions spread throughout Jingdong Road overnight. Everyone in the entire Jingdong officialdom secretly scolded Hao Tong for eating alone. Such big news Unexpectedly, after a while, he actually left the jurisdiction without permission and took his subordinates to Yunzhou to flatter others!
If the gift-giving thing is done behind the scenes, you can evade an unknown reason for not sending it, but if you put it out in the open, it will be fatal. It cannot be justified in any case if someone gives it to you but does not give it to you. If it reaches the ears of the leader, it will Don't take the leader seriously, don't respect the leader! Once this label is attached, a problem that can be solved by giving a gift becomes a position issue that can only be settled at a high cost.
As soon as Hao Tong came to Yunzhou and Yuncheng, the local officials couldn't stay still with sores on their butts. This was an unspoken rule in the officialdom. They were chased by Hao Tong and got everything they could, so they looked forward to turning around. Liang Chuan arrived in Bianjing. In front of Xia Song, he can say a few nice things about them, but if he says they are not good, then that's fine. From now on, his little shoes will be worn!
However, Yuncheng has been seeing some restless people every day since ancient times. The officials are not all monolithic. As soon as they heard that they were going to come together to flatter Xia Song's slaves, a few of them became very upset. When they arrived at the city gate, they took a look. , turned out to be a thief with a gold seal on his face. Several officials were furious when they heard that their immediate boss, Li Lidu, had lowered his status and worked for others, embarrassing all the men from Shandong. Arrived at grandma’s house!
"Insult the saint!"
The sound was like thunder on the ground, shocking everyone. Li Li turned red at the base of his ears. It was as if he had been slapped and his face turned as red as a donkey's liver. His beard flew up in anger. Others were even more angry. His face turned pale with fear. This was obviously not to give Liang Chuan face. It was the bitch who set up the memorial arch. Who just took off his clothes and started scolding himself!
"Who! Who insulted the saint!" Shitou shouted. His father, Zheng Zuliang, was also a scholar. Although he was a merchant, he always respected the saint Kong very much. The yin and yang in his words was clearly mocking them.
The officials in Yunzhou knew who said it long ago when they heard the voice. Who else could it be if it wasn't Song Tao, the magistrate of Yuncheng County? This man was born half an inch short of six feet, and his skin was as black as coke. Speaking of appearance, he was not outstanding at all. In the eyes of Shandong people, he was just a file, but he had a sense of arrogance. After working for several years, he could not get promoted. There is no other reason for messing around in the position of county magistrate, but that mouth offended too many people!
Li Li only thought that Shitou and Liang Chuan were on the same side. Song Tao worked under him and often argued with him. He had no intention of bringing him out today. Who knew that he, the county magistrate, would also come to join in the fun? It's good now, he'll stab the honeycomb to pieces!
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Li Li quickly smoothed things over: "Our county magistrate has a strong accent in the northern dialect. What he said was, 'Why are you so insignificant?' Brother Liang came all the way and heard that he was on a treasure ship. Why did he say this now? You two!"
Song Tao was still thinking of saying a few more words to express his deepest complaints, but with a look from Li Li, several chief officials of Yuncheng County quickly threw the county official into the crosshairs. Song Tao was so angry that he cursed as he walked: "This Liang Chuan is just a house slave in front of Xia Song's family. Do you disciples of saints have any backbone?"
Shitou yelled angrily: "Master Li, our third brother came to your Yuncheng and gave you a good look all the way. What do you mean? House slaves? What do you think we two brothers are? We arranged it like this in public. Us? That black guy deserves to be called our third brother’s slave? Is he talking in human language? What’s his name? After returning to Bianjing, I will ask some good adults from the Sixth Department to check his homework!"
Shitou has been in the Forbidden City for a long time and indeed knows a few people from the Sixth Ministry. These people are not very powerful, but their positions are important. They are in charge of these local people. The annual class examinations are all in their hands. I dare to say these words just because of you!
Everyone in Yunzhou was frantically greeting Song Tao's 70-year-old mother. If he wanted to die or go crazy, he should not seek death and go crazy at this juncture. Now, it would be better to drag them all down.
The worst offender was Li Li. He originally wanted to give Liang Chuan some gifts as a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, so as to leave a good impression on others, but he was so slapped in the face that he was confused!
Dear Song Tao, don’t blame me for being unjust if you are unkind! Li Li's mind changed. He didn't want to protect this thorn anymore. When there is trouble, he would ask Liang Chuan to come to Song Tao. Li Li had nothing to do with him!
"This person is Song Tao, a Jinshi in the first year of Xianping. This person has always been talented, but he is arrogant. He has never taken us and other Shangguan seriously. This time, I and all my colleagues in Yunzhou have sincerely come to discuss knowledge with Brother Liang. This time But people don’t take Brother Liang seriously and dare to say such nonsense!”
To be honest, Liang Chuan admired Song Tao a lot. He was not as weak as these people, but he sighed in his heart. Such people would never be welcomed in the officialdom and would only be ostracized. You can't follow the crowd, even the officials won't want to see him!
Liang Chuan put on a straight face and said to Li Li: "Although I am not a member of the officialdom, Mr. Li, I have been following Mr. Xia for a long time. I know a little about the rules of your officialdom!"
Liang Chuan actually taught Li Lipu how to become an official in a eloquent manner, and everyone couldn't help but listen to Liang Chuan's "highest intention".
At this time, Li Li could no longer distinguish whether it was Xia Song's favor or Liang Chuan's proxy, so he could only listen to Liang Chuan's instructions obediently.
Liang Chuan held an on-site democratic life meeting on the street with his hands behind his back and said: "Mr. Thinking that the official family is far away, they are arrogant and arrogant. They are used to playing the leading role on the stage and do not want to be a supporting role. They often create problems for the superiors and make them stumbling blocks! There are also unscrupulous people who make big quarrels and small quarrels every day. The yamen was in turmoil, and it brought great harm and losses to the court’s prestige in the local area!”
Everyone thought that Liang Chuan was just a clown who pretended to be powerful, holding on to Xia Song's banner to show off his power. He could only say some ridiculous and ignorant words, but as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone was shocked. shocked!
What Liang Chuan said was very different from the usual official remarks, and the language style was even more original. From the villages and counties to Zhoulu and even Bianjing, I had never heard anyone speak in such a style before.
Although the words are straightforward but rigorous, they point directly to the problem, concisely and to the point, and immediately point out the common problems in some places, which are also the real differences between superiors and subordinates, state capitals and the Yunzhou Prefecture in Yuncheng. Localities criticize each other, and the problem lies in the disharmony between the two levels!
It would be difficult for people who have not really studied this kind of problem in depth to see what this kind of problem is in just three or five sentences. Only people who have had similar experiences in the officialdom can see this kind of problem. Laymen only know that the officialdom If you crush people to death at the first level, how can you know the various difficulties in implementing government decrees and government affairs since the real work started? Song Tao believes that he is right. If the court punishes him in the future, he can change his reputation as an upright minister and a critic. However, if there is such a leader, Yuncheng will basically be out of control. If he even wants to do something 'serious', he will basically lose control. Can't do it!
Liang Chuan has never been a leader before, but he watches the news and comments on current affairs every day. This kind of problem is nothing new. It has become a common and difficult problem in a democratic environment. Moreover, in the civil service examination environment where eight-part essays are prevalent, it is difficult to apply for essays in the examination. What he wanted to write was such standard jargon. As soon as he blurted it out, he slightly touched on the problem of Yuncheng County, but this small move caused a big earthquake.
As soon as Liang Chuan finished speaking, his eyes only glanced at the eyes of everyone. It used to be that there was disdain, contempt and flattery in the eyes of a group of officials, but now they were all gone. The eyes of everyone became very different, less casual and casual. Seven points more serious!
Liang Chuan is very satisfied. If you think of me as a hammer, I will give you a hard hammer! He changed his tone and continued with a sense of majesty in his eyes: "Some people are engaging in double-dealing! The team has no cohesion, and the members are doing their own thing, giving orders and prohibiting them. Each one blows his own trumpet and sings his own tune at work! On the surface, They don’t offend each other, but they attack each other in private. When their own interests are endangered, they will immediately draw their swords! The consequence of this is to form small groups in the local area and form cliques to exclude dissidents!”
Show your sword! Liang Chuan ripped off their hypocritical coat in front of everyone, and slapped their shamelessness loudly in front of everyone!
Only then did everyone realize that this kid Liang Chuan was out to play. He was clearly the imperial envoy who came down with the knife that Xia Song gave him, and he came with murderous intent and was ready to attack them! It seemed careless, but in fact he called them out to see how the local officials were doing! He's fucking more ruthless than the officials in charge who take the class exam every year. Isn't this equivalent to negating all their local work!
Li Li's eyes were filled with tears. He originally wanted to scold Song Tao to the ground, but then stepped on him harshly. Unexpectedly, Liang Chuan's words suddenly changed and he actually talked about their superiors and local government in Yunzhou City as useless, and even poured water on them. If word of the dirty water from the ground reaches the ears of an official, will he do it or not?
Hello Liang Chuan! It turned out that I only thought you were a little thief who used to pull out your hair for extortion, but I never thought you were actually a big thief who wanted to ransack your home!
Li Lizheng was about to open his mouth to defend himself a few more words, but Liang Chuanji said: "Master Xia often told me that although this kind of situation only exists in a very few places, it is extremely harmful. If other places follow the same example, Then what is the point of talking about the unity of our court? The prestige of the court has been thrown away by you as a fart? In the future, whoever is dissatisfied can learn from An Lushan and Shi Siming? Raise a mountain and close the door to become a king? "
Li Li's eyesight went dark and he almost fainted. Behind him, Hao Tong and the local officials from Yunzhou rushed forward like grandsons and helped some with armrests and others with their buttocks lifted. Li Li's heart was crying and he scolded Liang Chuandao in his heart. Grandpa Liang, you are my own grandfather. You are not the kind of person who would take someone else’s shit out of a bucket like this. Who is An Lushan and Shi Siming? That's the number one rebel in the world. If you put such a big label on me, can the court tolerate me? It's Song Tao who dares to offend you, not me. Why don't you keep throwing shit at Song Tao and make things difficult for me?
Hao Tong, who was pinching Li Li hard, inadvertently leaned into Li Li's ear and whispered: "Sir, what's the matter with you, are you still pretending to be weak at this point? Please give our local 'specialty' to Liang Brother, let Brother Liang bring it back to Bianjing and give it to Master Xia to try!"
