Wang Xiaolie asked carefully about Jin Jun's spy system in Luoyang and was a little disappointed.
The Jin people's spies did not form a system, but only Li Benyu and Zhang Yuan. Euphemistically speaking, the fewer people who know, the safer it is. If important information is collected in Luoyang, Zhang Yuan will return to the Kingdom of Jin to report it.
After everything was cleared up, Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Ruohai: "The Jin people are too rough in gathering information. Even if today's incident hadn't happened, Li Benyu would have been exposed over time. No one was covering up, and Li Benyu reported back the information. , how can it be correct?"
Wang Ruohai said: "The Jin people are like this in Jiangnan, so don't be surprised. It's just that the court didn't dare to fall out with the Jin people. Even if they knew it was the Jin people who worked carefully, they didn't dare to do anything to them. If it were changed to us, of course it would only It can be so.”
Wang Xiaolie shook his head. He said to Zhang Yuan: "You go back first and pretend nothing happened. In a few days, Zhang Jun will return to Luoyang. If anything happens, we will talk about it."
Zhang Yuan is very grateful. Walking to the door, he turned around and asked again: "May I ask Prime Minister Xuan, will my affairs affect my son's career?"
Wang Xiaolie laughed after hearing this and said, "If you care about your son's career, then work for us sincerely. If you still want to hide it, it will be difficult to tell."
Zhang Yuan nodded and left worriedly.
Watching Zhang Yuan's leaving figure, Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Ruohai: "If we want this person to work for us wholeheartedly, Zhang Jun is indispensable. He ordered Shizhou and Zhang Jun to fly back to Luoyang to meet his father. When he comes back, we will arrange how to deal with it.”
Wang Ruohai agreed.
A few days after the Dragon Boat Festival, He Zhen came back from Xin'an. Cao Yuping neglected his duties as an official and was indiscriminate in his administration. He was transferred to Hedong and demoted to the county magistrate. The chief clerk and county lieutenant were transferred to Guangxi, and their rank was reduced by one level. Mo Yuanwai was domineering in the countryside and served for three years.
Wang Xiaolie looked at the results of the handling, was silent for a while, and said: "Cao Yuping was not just an official, but Mo Yuanwai was the result of his indifference. However, there is no evidence for this kind of thing, so it can only be like this. By the way, Mo Yuanwai There must have been multiple murder cases, why did he only serve for three years?"
He Wei said: "This Mo Yuanwai is really talented. There have been many murder cases, and we just suspected Mo Yuanwai, but there is no evidence. When we investigated in Xin'an County, everything we found out was done by ourselves, and we had nothing to do with Mo Yuanwai. It has nothing to do with him. If he has not been found out, what else can he say? He was sentenced to three years in prison, just for being domineering in the countryside, and not even fighting for such trivial matters as quarreling with others."
Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but frown: "He has committed so many things, but he can't catch anything?"
He Wei shook his head: "There is no clue at all."
A local tycoon, of course, has many subordinates. But no matter how powerful the local tyrants are, if they are captured by the government, others will no longer be afraid of them. According to common sense, the people around him should be adding insult to injury at this time, so why would they take responsibility for him? People like Mo Yuanwai are indeed not normal people.
After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie said: "The city is being built in the south of the city. Send Yuan Wai there to serve his sentence. By the way, tell Zhang Di to stay in Xin'an County for a while and write out all the stories about Yuan Wai Mo. I can't catch him. What he has is a bit of a talent."
He Chen said yes.
Cao Yuping's punishment was indeed not severe, it was just a demotion. Of course, if you are demoted from a Beijing official to a selector, you will have to face a sea of choices if you want to be promoted again, which is very difficult. But based on what he did, it was good enough that Wang Xiaolie would not be severely punished.
In fact, Cao Yuping represents the common situation of officials who want to make meritorious deeds but act too hastily. He considers himself to be very talented and has no interest in lowering his head and breathing the same fate as the people under his rule. At least some officials are like this, but they may not have such an obvious reason.
Some people believe that such officials should not be punished. If you are punished, who else will be willing to do things for you? They should be embraced, and even if they are wrong, they should be forgiven. At most, criticism should not frustrate his enthusiasm.
Wang Xiaolie didn't see it that way. Right is right, wrong is wrong, right is rewarded, wrong is punished, there is no forgiveness for this matter. As long as the environment for officials is good, there are many people who are willing to be officials. When one's own will is not accepted by most officials, one must move in and out, but the punishment cannot be too severe.
To some extent, this is just a different understanding of politics, which is not surprising. If you don’t agree with this political concept, just quit and let those who do agree come. Only when more and more people who agree with this political concept become officials will an ideal official atmosphere and a good political environment be gradually formed.
But in the minds of ordinary people, officials are not just a job, but also a status and a social proof of ability. Removal from official position is a terrible punishment for many people. Wang Xiaolie believes that officials are promoted, demoted, deposed, and demoted, which should be normal. But in many people’s minds, it’s obviously not the case. He represents the attitude of his superiors and his views on himself. The reasons for this should be less and more due to people.
Wang Xiaolie had no way to change people's minds. He could only use his actions to change the officialdom step by step.
Watching Mo Yuanwai and a group of prisoners being escorted out of Xin'an City, Zhang Di suddenly felt a sense of loss. I can't describe this feeling, it's just dull and not interested in anything. Returning to the entrance of the courtyard, I was fascinated by Han Chunchun's courtyard.
What is your identity? Among the officials, he has the lowest status, a low-level official. But in Xin'an County, Han Chunchun lost his life just because he offended himself. I have a low status, and Han Chunchun and his ilk are as low as dirt, aren't they?
Of course Han Chunchun is not a good person, but just because she is not a good person does not mean that she can be beaten and killed at will.
Everyone knew that Han Chunchun was probably killed by Mo Yuanwai. However, Wen Po, who delivered the baby, insisted that she died in childbirth. Now that there is no proof of her death, this is what she had to do. Han Chunchun was not treated well when she was alive, and no one complained about her death after her death.
Of course Zhang Di doesn't either. Just looking at this small courtyard makes me feel stuffy and uncomfortable.
Back in the small courtyard, Zhang Di sat under the big tree in the courtyard, staring at the distance in a daze.
Suddenly I heard a knock on the door. Zhang Di stood up, opened the door, and saw the ramen shop owner he met a few days ago standing outside.
Zhang Di hurriedly let the shopkeeper in and asked, "Why is the shopkeeper so free today?"
The shopkeeper handed the pastries in his hand to Zhang Di and said, "I just saw it. Mo Yuanwai and a few of his men were escorted by soldiers and went east. I heard that a new city was being built in the south of Luoyang City, and he wanted to build the city. Mo Yuanwai It’s considered a fall, and it all depends on the efforts of the officials.”
Zhang Di shook his head repeatedly: "What does it have to do with me? I am a small official, but I can't bring down such a powerful member of the Communist Party of China."
The shopkeeper said: "Everyone outside says so, why should officials be humble?"
Zhang Di said: "It's not modesty, it's true. If Prime Minister Xuan hadn't paid attention to this matter and sent someone here, Mo Yuanwai would not have fallen."
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Of course Mr. Xuanfu is wise and mighty. But we ordinary people can't see Mr. Xuanfu. We can only see officials in our daily lives. People outside say that when officials see Mo Yuanwai domineering in the countryside, they feel unhappy. Angry, what kind of article he wrote was seen by Xuanfu Xianggong. How could Xuanfu Xianggong tolerate such a person? So he sent officials down to conduct a thorough investigation of the county. "
Zhang Di thought for a while, nodded and said: "I did write an article, and it is true that the article was seen by the Xuan Prime Minister, so that's why. However, I am a collecting official, and it is my job to write those articles. , what’s weird?”
The shop owner said: "You officials, what are the rules that we people don't understand. Because of your article, the county magistrate has been transferred, the bookkeeper has been transferred, and the county captain has been transferred. These are all true. More importantly, in the county, The arrogant and domineering Mo Yuanwai was arrested. For the people, this is a matter of life and death!"
Zhang Di looked at the smiling shopkeeper and felt that things were ridiculous. But you can feel the sincerity of the smile on the shop owner's face.
Under normal circumstances, even if the higher authorities send people to check Xinan County, it will be of little use. At most, the county magistrate mismanaged the government and received a light punishment. The magistrate and several officials used Mo Yuanwai and did a good job, but it was just a hint. More importantly, they didn't charge any money from Yuan Mo. Mo Yuanwai was careful in his work, and He Qi checked over and over again, but in the end there was no way to convict Mo Yuanwai. If someone else came to investigate, Yuan Mo would be fine.
The main reason for this is Wang Xiaolie. When He Wei and others arrived in Xin'an County, they first determined that the magistrate and others would be transferred away, leaving Mo Yuanwai and others without a backer. They also brought a large number of old officials with them, so they could investigate Yuan Mo from the inside out.
But the shop owner was right, they couldn't see Wang Xiaolie, so the credit could only go to people like themselves.
I invited the shopkeeper to drink a few cups of tea, listened to his gratitude, and finally said goodbye.
Zhang Di sat in the shade of the tree and felt an unreal feeling. Although I have never been an official before, I also know that officialdom is not like this. It doesn't matter if a county magistrate is demoted, but the punishment is much more severe. But I have never been demoted for such reasons, it feels like a dream.
Recalling that when He Wei left Xin'an County, Wang Xiaolie asked that the Xin'an matter be written down as a case and distributed to the officials. Zhang Di understood that serving as an official under Wang Xiaolie was different from other places. What happened in Xin'an set different standards for officials.
Wang Xiaolie is not afraid that there will be no one to serve as an official. If there are no officials, he will use officials. If there are no officials, he will be empty. When qualified officials are available, officials will be dispatched. After dispatching officials, everything will be fine just as they become officials. There will be inspections at any time. If you are unqualified, you will be removed from your post and replaced with someone who is qualified. If there are no qualified officials, the position will remain vacant and the work will rather go unchallenged.
Zhang Di didn't know if it was right to do things like this. But it was clear that Wang Xiaolie was not in a hurry to control many of the occupied areas.
