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Chapter 821 Xia Yan is in danger
Chapter 821 Xia Yan is in danger
Shuangliu County, Hanzhai.
"Master, Xu Weiming's son Xu Min left the county today."
This is a secluded half-open bamboo building. There are many bamboo products in the courtyard. For example, there are bamboo tubes on each side of the fish pond, and the connected mountain springs flow out.
And Han Chunbo himself was lying on a bamboo chair.
At that time, Su Shi once said that it is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo. Without meat, one will be thin, and without bamboo, one will be vulgar.
Bamboo has always been a special totem in the hearts of literati.
When Han Chunbo is used here, it can be considered arty.
"Leaved the county? Where did he go?"
The person who answered behind him was also a young scholar, "The news from the Miao Prefecture is that Xia Yan, the head of Shuangliu Tian, suddenly came up to play and joined the master."
Han Chunbo's closed eyes opened slightly, "Oh? There is such a person in Xiaoshuangliu?"
Low-level officials will definitely encounter such a flaw when submitting memorials, that is, they cannot talk directly to the emperor.
Even Zhu Houzhao did not change this point, because it would lead to a serious phenomenon of "leapfrogging reporting".
If the county magistrate could bypass the magistrate and governor and report something to the emperor without their knowledge, it would definitely lead to some kind of chaos.
Besides, this would not help the emperor grasp the real situation.
Because everyone talked nonsense and insisted on their own opinions, the final memorials and official documents were just a place for scolding each other.
Moreover, in an environment of orderly hierarchy, leapfrogging is absolutely not allowed. Officials who report without permission will definitely be dealt with after the incident is over.
The normal logic of government affairs processing is that if an official in Shuangliu County encounters difficulty in making a decision on a matter in the county, he should report it to the prefect to see if the higher-level department can solve it.
If it still cannot be resolved, then report it to the third department.
This is a normal political system. After all, major cases, important cases, and individual cases are in the minority. It is impossible to destroy this logic for the sake of these minorities. Otherwise, all matters as big as sesame seeds and mung beans will be gathered in the capital, and Zhu Yuanzhang will not be able to handle it.
Now Xia Yan has encountered a case, that is, what if his boss has a problem himself?
In fact, this problem cannot be solved well under any system.
Fortunately, an exception has been made under the field chief system, which is that he has the right to submit memorials, but according to the rules, he still cannot bypass the prefect.
And asking Xu Min to go to the capital with the memorial was something that only a straight man like Xia Yan would do, regardless of the consequences of beheading.
As an aside, memorials in our ordinary sense did not exist in the Ming Dynasty. Memorials first appeared in the Shunzhi period. They began to be gradually standardized during the Kangxi period and were used on a large scale by Yongzheng.
In the Ming Dynasty, it was called "Zou Shu", which seems to be the same as "Zou Zhe". Functionally, they both carry some reports from officials. However, in fact, the official correspondence between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty was completely different.
The differences have been described in detail in the previous article. In short, it can be roughly considered that the official documents of the Qing Dynasty are secret, while the memorials of the Ming Dynasty are public.
This also led to the fact that the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were often able to form a group to compete with the emperor.
At the same time, another stark difference emerged, that is, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty ignored political affairs for decades, and the country was still functioning. As for the Qing Dynasty, it seems that if the emperor is a little less diligent, it will not be able to survive.
This is also because officials in the Ming Dynasty can read official documents, but in the Qing Dynasty, they cannot read them without the emperor's order. According to textbooks, the peak of monarchy is when everything depends on the emperor alone. If he wants to discuss it with his ministers, he can do it secretly. If he wants to do it secretly, then do it secretly.
In fact, some things in the court cannot be known to everyone. In the past twenty years, Zhu Houzhao has gradually begun to use the secret folding system, and as time goes by, more and more ministers have the power to submit secret folding reports. many.
However, the Ming Dynasty's own memorial submission system has not been changed.
Of course, it will always change.
It's just that there's still an opportunity left.
Having said that, Xia Yan had to report to his superiors. At the same time, the so-called right to report to Tian Zhang was Tian Zhang's report, and officials at all levels had to send it to the capital to show it to the emperor. This is the meaning of "Shangzou" and "Shangzou".
In other words, Zhu Houzhao was micro-managing. He adopted a compromise between not being able to report beyond the level and ensuring that Tian Chang's speech was smooth, which was to allow officials at the provincial and government levels to see Tian Chang's memorial.
In fact, this is very effective.
Because Qingtian commanded the emperor's attention, whenever Chief Tian reported something, the province and government would start to solve the problem before the emperor gave instructions.
Over the past few years, a situation has developed where a problem reaches the capital and is subsequently resolved by the governor, the third division yamen, and the prefect yamen.
Because they know that the emperor will give instructions, why not nip the problem in the bud quickly?
Of course, the questions raised by Chief Tian must be reasonable, and at the same time, they must be in an ideal state where officials, large and small, really have no courage to obstruct the memorial. Otherwise the effect will be compromised again.
But the interception of memorials has happened in all dynasties. The rules are one thing, but how to do it is another.
Why was the emperor deceived? There are just such people from time to time.
As a person familiar with the truth, Han Chunbo immediately asked: "What does Miao Dazui say about this memorial?" The subordinates behind him hesitated.
"Speak quickly!"
"Yes!" The man knelt down and said: "Miao Zhifu was very angry. He said that the master's actions were not secretive enough, and people noticed that something was wrong. So he said that he was not very capable, and how the matter was leaked was the key, and he felt that this The matter is complicated, so I’d better ask the master to do it himself.”
"At this critical moment, sir, why should I go see him?"
"As for the memorial..."
"If he has the courage to pass it on, my surname will be Miao!" Han Chunbo said confidently, "But this Xia Yan is indeed troublesome."
As he said that, he got up and walked around the courtyard twice, "Before coming to Shuangliu County, sir, I always thought that Xu Weiming and Xia Yan were sworn enemies who had never been in contact with each other. Unexpectedly, they neglected their two incompetent sons. Speaking of which, This Xia Yan is really a gentleman, he can do this despite all the past grudges. However, who intercepted our people, and how did Xia Yan know? "
"My subordinates feel that the most important thing at the moment is to deal with Xia Yan as well. The matter has been revealed, so we can only investigate slowly. But those who know should not be kept any longer, otherwise, they will not be able to see Magistrate Miao for a long time. In response, Xia Yan might do other things."
"Qingyun, it's not that simple to move him. Firstly, he doesn't have as many mistakes as Xu Weiming for us to find. Secondly, the county magistrate has already been imprisoned for falsely reporting the album, and Tian Chang will be imprisoned again. According to his responsibilities, ordinary people think that Because of the fields, two people were involved in an accident at the same time, which gave people the impression that there was a big problem with the field transfer in Shuangliu, which made it easy for people to notice."
It should be noted that in addition to the governor, Sichuan also had guarding eunuchs. Emperor Zhengde was very resourceful, but these ubiquitous eunuchs were the most annoying.
He could follow the path of a civil servant, but he could not follow the path of a eunuch.
In fact, if this method worked, Miao Dazui should have killed Xia Yan immediately, so why wait any longer?
"That's true..."
Han Chunbo put one hand behind his back and thought, "Yes!"
"I'm just afraid of being too conspicuous, especially because I'm afraid of attracting the attention of those who guard the eunuch's mansion. But if Xia Yan and these people can't be dealt with... they themselves are tired of Xia Yan, and naturally they won't care about him. .By then if something happens to Xia Yan, no eunuch will think that there is something wrong with the land transfer in Shuangliu County."
This is called killing without a knife. The cruelest thing in the world is the human heart.
"Sir, I went directly to those eunuchs, but I always seemed stiff, so I asked Magistrate Miao to come forward to introduce me. Xia Yan loves to fight against injustices and stab at both sides, so let's find some unfair things for him to take care of, and wait until he takes care of those father-in-laws. …”
Qingyun understood after hearing this, "The master's clever plan is unparalleled!"
"Not only that, we have all checked this Xia Yan. He was a county magistrate in Jiangnan seven or eight years ago. He was originally a high-ranking minister, but he didn't know how to adapt. He opened his mouth about morality and morality, but kept silent about morality and justice, which made the emperor unhappy, so he was dismissed. He has been demoted all the way to this point.
When he offends the people guarding the eunuch's mansion, we have no worries and can accuse him again of the same crime. It is said that nature is hard to change, and he has always been like this, even if the emperor sees it, he will not feel any difference. In this way, This is the end of Xia Yan's career! "
After Han Chunbo said this, he felt very happy.
Qing Yun's eyes were starting to sparkle. Their master had always been calm and in control, and what else could he rely on if it wasn't an unparalleled plan?
"This plan is foolproof! The master is really clever! I can't think of anything... my mind is obviously moving, but it always seems to be blocked."
"I'm not clever, how can I be your master?" Han Chunbo glanced at him lazily, "Get ready, let's go to Fucheng to meet Lord Miao."
"Uh, don't you want to go?"
"I didn't go before, but I have to go now. Do you want us to be intercepted again if we don't trust you?"
In fact, this strategy is good because it is easy to implement.
The key is simply to put Xia Yan at odds with his father-in-law.
According to this person's characteristics, this is too easy. He doesn't even need to deliberately arrange anything. Just find one or two things about those father-in-law's own styles and let Xia Yan know about them. He will definitely not be able to bear it.
So he went here to convince the Miao magistrate that removing Xia Yan could even be done earlier. After all, it would take time to send the situation here 'truthfully' to the palace.
Han Chunbo later deduced it carefully and felt that there should be no problem.
The only problem is that he can't figure it out, and no one can -
As time passed, things in Kawachi began to steadily spread to the capital.
The beautiful April days in the capital are becoming less and less as time goes by.
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I have an idea. In my next book, I want to write a story starting from a small magistrate.
But it seems to be an unflattering genre. Not only does it take more brainpower to write, after all, the plot must be tightly integrated, but it is also more difficult to achieve results than this one. Furthermore, I have never written a book with such a strong story, so I can’t do it. Fortunately, I have to write a detailed outline for the first time.
This book has come to the final part. I tried to incorporate it into writing and reading, and at the same time, I also adopted some suggestions from some book friends about this book.
So I have been more diligent recently. Of course, if the results are not good, I have to accept it...
(End of this chapter)