At this time, Li Cheng was not facing one person.
What he faced was the unspoken rules of the entire officialdom.
Traffic fee, money payment.
This is from the internal affairs department. It’s okay not to pay, but it depends on how many trips you can go? It’s a good idea to get three trips! If you don’t give the travel fee, you can’t get to the room where you really do business. Instead, you will get to another empty house. Just wait! When it gets dark, I’m sorry to get off work and come back tomorrow.
It’s okay to not pay for the pen. At that time, Shu Zuo shook his hand and a drop of ink fell down, and the written official certificate will be invalidated.
Write another one?
The official certificates are all numbered and have a number. You have to apply for it again. Sorry, when will you receive it, you can come again.
What's the problem with this? They all do things according to the charter!
There is a huge sign hanging outside the empty house, waiting for the house. Is there any problem? If the official certificate has stains and cannot be seen clearly, it will be invalid. What's the problem?
The minor official in Neikuang wants wedding money, and he can't give it to him, but if you believe it or not, you will find that there is a hidden hole on the official robe?
The same is true for seal and ribbon money, and it is indeed not allowed. The minor official in the inner warehouse will not really not give seal and ribbon, which is a violation of the rules. However, the old seal and ribbon are free of charge, and the regulations do not say that you must give a new seal. Is the old seal and ribbon no longer considered a seal?
The old seal is to smooth the seal carving of the previous person and then carve the next one, so I don’t have to wait for a long time. I will cry when I get it because it is polished with the old seal, and I don’t know how many hands it has. As soon as I got it, it was much shorter than the seal of someone else’s…
The same is true for the second set of replacement official uniforms, etc.
"Give it! I'll give it all!" Li Cheng said, "I'm not too long-winded, you can give it a discount too!"
"Neither! Insider!" The minor official from Neikura gave a thumbs up, "Okay, I'll calculate a discount for the noble person..."
After a while, Li Cheng finally walked out. He carried a heavy bag, which contained all kinds of clothes, seals, and crests he had received, as well as official certificates in his arms, and also an empty, shriveled wallet...
Happy times are always short, and accidents are like to come suddenly.
But before Li Cheng could be so excited, helpless, and a little bit of longing for a complicated mood, he was rushed to stop him by Qinghe's chief clerk and took away his official certificate. "Sorry, sorry... I can't give this appointment to you for the time being..."
Li Cheng widened his eyes, like Ma Hou who was banned for free and was insulted, "What? What's going on! Didn't you agree? How could this be done?"
The chief clerk of Qinghe also smiled bitterly. This was the first time he encountered this incident. To be honest, he was a little embarrassed. "Sorry, sorry. This is the order of the county magistrate, so I just act according to my order..."
Li Cheng naturally refused to give up like this, so he found the magistrate of Qinghe County.
In the back hall of the county government office in Qinghe County, Li Cheng met the magistrate of Qinghe County.
Li Cheng was like he was just trying hard to go in and out. When he was about to reach the height of his life, he was suddenly called to stop and could not move. For some reason, Li Cheng suddenly remembered the word "great joy leads to sadness", and he felt that he had not been happy yet, sorrow came.
This is sour...
It's like old sauerkraut.
"Why is the county lord here?" As soon as Li Cheng opened his mouth, he felt a scent of sauerkraut. "If the county lord doesn't like it, he doesn't agree before, why bother so much?"
The current Qinghe County Magistrate, surnamed Cao, is said to be Cao Hong's distant relative. Although Cao County Magistrate has always said that he has nothing to do with Cao Hong, everyone knows that if he really has nothing to do with him, how could he be the one who is such a big county?
Of course, the magistrate Cao also understood that Li Cheng would definitely have an objection, so he didn't care that Li Cheng mocked him for being a villain, and smiled and said, "I don't know anything about it, and this county is also helpless..."
After pausing, the county magistrate Cao said: "Now the court has changed, and the wind and rain are coming. We are all ordinary people. How can we violate it? People...
The magistrate Cao brought a small brocade box and handed it to Li Cheng himself, "This county apologized to his nephew... But this is not the same as this county, and the other counties are generally the same... All the selection of officials this fall will be over. If the nephew trusts this county, he might as well come back next year...
After saying these words were just an explanation, County Magistrate Cao left.
In the small brocade box, there are naturally Li Cheng’s original “filial piety”.
Although the money was returned, Li Cheng was a little confused.
The world where money cannot be used to open the Tao made Li Cheng feel very unfamiliar and also felt a little panic.
Although Li Cheng wanted to stop County Magistrate Cao and asked what was going on, he couldn't stop him, so when he met County Magistrate in the county government, he did not let him go. He stepped forward and pulled County Magistrate Cui's sleeve.
"Oh, nephew, it's useless to find me," said County Chief Cui. "Now it's not just about Qinghe. Do you know if something big is happening? Something big is happening! All the Qiuxuans have stopped, all... I'm anxious, but it's useless to be anxious. If you think I'm trustworthy, you go home and stay well. If you feel unhappy, just scold me, and it's all right..."
"How dare my nephew insult the county magistrate? But what is the matter mentioned by the county magistrate? "Li Cheng wanted to ask about the specific situation, but it was obvious that County magistrate Cui didn't want to say much, and hurriedly wanted to get rid of Li Cheng's pull and turned around and leave.
Li Cheng was not willing to let go, so he pulled County Magistrate Cui's sleeve, "County Magistrate! I just used a lot of money in your inner Kuraji Department!"
『Shh!』 County Magistrate Cui turned around, 『The nephew said this without reason... How could Uchikurashi belong to my family?』
Li Cheng sneered.
County Magistrate Cui had no choice but to whisper: "I only tell you one of my dear nephews, don't tell me about it! There is a major incident in Qiao County, Qiao County... The Prime Minister dealt with more than a dozen people in the Cao clan, and was killed or liberated... What is this not a big deal? Well, let go! Don't tell it about it!"
County Magistrate Cui reminded him, pulled out his sleeves, and left quickly.
Li Cheng was stunned by the news and came back to his senses for a while.
Around him, around the county government, many officials were in a hurry and looked flustered. A few even collided with documents. Then, not only did the people fall and fall, but even the documents were scattered.
It's like a disaster is coming...
Li Cheng suddenly understood why County Magistrate Cao and County Magistrate Cui were both in a hurry. People like them, and there must be a lot of things to deal with in the face of such news...
The warehouse needs to be replenished, the accounts need to be leveled, the people need to keep their mouths closed, and all kinds of things have to be done. If you can take time to say something to Li Cheng, it can be said that you are already very considerate of Li Cheng.
The Prime Minister wants to rectify the administration of officials?
This time, is it coming true?
Prime Minister Cao said that he wanted to rectify it, but it was not the first time, but it had never been implemented before. Most of the time it seemed like he was going through a formality, shouting from the top and shouting from the bottom, and then it was done. At most, he caught a few ignorant guys who were just ignorant, such as taking money but not giving filial piety to his boss, or he really didn't care about taking money but not doing things, or he messed up things indiscriminately, etc.
Now Prime Minister Cao has even attacked his own tribe?!
this……
How big is this to be made?
Li Cheng suddenly felt a little chilling on his back!
Even he knew that it was not only the magistrate of Cao County, Cui County, and not only the Qinghe area, but the entire Jizhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou...
Shandong is full of money, from the inside out, Li Cheng thinks it is not ten percent, but it is almost eight out of ten percent.
This is a tradition that started with the two emperors Hengling. How should Cao Cao change it now?
How can I change it?!
Does Cao Cao want to compete with officials from all Shandong alone?
Cao Cao is crazy?
Now Li Cheng didn't know whether Cao Cao was crazy or not, but he knew that Qinghe County knew that even County Chief Cui said that it should not be rumored, but this news spread faster than the wind. Everyone knew that Cao Cao might have to take serious action this time. In order to sharpen the knife, Cao Cao first took his own family members, which made it difficult for others to use the Xiahou clan members of the Cao family as a shield!
The shield is gone! The knife falls, of course it hurts the most!
Li Cheng hurriedly left the county town, rode a fast horse, and rushed all the way, and then found Li Pan.
Li Pan was a little surprised at Li Cheng's arrival.
He was not slow to see what happened in Qiao County, but his focus was on Xu County, Kong Rong, the emperor and other related matters, and naturally he paid less attention to what happened in other places.
When Li Pan left, he had already agreed with Li Cheng that the two brothers were one of them, one was radical and the other was conservative, so that no matter which side wins, the Li family could win. Now Li Cheng suddenly broke the situation where they were not in contact with each other and hurriedly came over. Li Pan asked what was important.
Li Cheng said everything he encountered in Qinghe.
Li Pan sat, silent, thinking, and then his face collapsed little by little, and eventually turned into a very ugly appearance, like a dying person, although in autumn and winter, sweat faintly penetrated the temples.
"Bad..." Li Pan sighed, "Bad..."
Li Cheng asked: "Brother, what's wrong?"
Li Pan closed his eyes and let out a long breath, "Kong Wenju is broken..."
"What does this have to do with Kong Wenju?" Li Cheng was stunned for a moment.
Isn’t this Cao Cao rectifying the administration of the government? Why did he get connected with Kong Rong again?
Li Pan sighed again, "This is the case in Shandong... Could it be that the Prime Minister wants to kill all the officials in Shandong?"
『How is this possible?』 Li Cheng subconsciously said, 『How...but...
But after saying a little bit, Li Cheng suddenly realized that this was indeed possible!
It’s not the possibility that Cao Cao killed all Shandong officials, but the possibility that Kong Rong died...
Politics can be compromised.
Anyone can wear this compromise, regardless of whether it is contaminated with the previous athlete's athlete's foot...
Dirty, full of dirt.
But everyone who wears him will ignore it.
Or turn a blind eye.
Kong Rong's life is Kong Rong's own, but not Kong Rong's own.
Now the people who protect Kong Rong are these people from Shandong and the children of the gentry. These people protect Kong Rong not because these people like Kong Rong so much, but because of their own interests. Just like Li Pan.
Li Pan originally couldn't fight Kong Rong, but now Li Pan is taking the lead in protecting Kong Rong for Kong Rong, for the sake of Kong Rong himself? No, the same is true, doing so is just for Li Pan himself. For example, if the gang boss was killed in later generations, who can help the boss avenge and kill the murderer will be more qualified to take over. It does not mean that every competitor has a close relationship with the boss and how deep the emotions are.
Of course, Cao Cao could not kill all the officials of Shandong. If Cao Cao really did this, he would not have to attack him. Cao Cao himself fell first. Cao Cao also knew this, but wasn’t it because many Shandong officials were like Kong Rong, not only did not cooperate with Cao Cao in power, but also secretly demolishing Cao Cao’s platform?
Li Pan felt that it seemed that Cao Cao was fighting corruption, but in fact, the anti-corruption behaviors between Cao Cao and Fei Qian were not the same. Cao Cao was just cleaning up those who opposed him, or those who did not cooperate and support him. The name of anti-corruption was just a concealment of Cao Cao's political purpose.
Whether Cao Cao killed Bian Rang before or wanted to kill Kong Rong now, it was not that Cao Cao was dissatisfied with someone or scolded him, and then Cao Cao wanted to kill someone, but because of political needs...
Since it is a political problem, there are game and compromise. Therefore, Li Pan dared to jump out and raise the banner without Cui Yan coming forward. Of course, Li Pan has risks, but he is more of a game and compromise in the later stage and profit from it.
But now, Li Pan found that he lost.
"In the past two or three days..." Li Pan smiled bitterly, "There are fewer people coming to find someone... I thought I was busy with the matter of planning for the autumn poems... I didn't care. Now I think it's because of this."
Li Pan figured it out.
The fewer people came to find him, which naturally means that there were fewer people who wanted to protect Kong Rong.
This is a very natural game process.
Kong Rong represents the path of the children of the gentry who are not alone, but of Kong Rong, who belongs to the old and prestige system as the condition for promotion. Protecting Kong Rong from death means keeping the original path unchanged.
Promote filial piety and integrity, cultivate reputation, and enter the court.
The more famous the more people come, the more people come up, asking for salt and comments. Ordinary people believe this, thinking that someone brings salt is a good thing. The previous generation of brick houses fell, but the new generation of internet celebrities stood up and continued to cheat and cheat.
How disgusted Cao Cao is to these bricks or internet celebrities? No, he just hates those bricks and internet celebrities for money, and dares not pay taxes, and even transfers the money that should have been collected to Guanzhong! Cao Cao needs loyalty!
Cao Cao wanted these people to abide by the rules and the rules of the Cao family, but these people were unwilling to do so, so they broke out on Kong Rong. Cao Cao arrested Kong Rong and showed his attitude, but people like Li Pan still felt that Cao Cao was just acting. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao really took action now, and he first cleaned up the "people who were "traitors" in his clan.
So, everyone was scared.
Since Cao Cao could not kill everyone, he could definitely kill some of the people. Who has become this part and who is willing to become this part?
So Li Pan became a "Fellow Taoist".
『Brother! It’s better to...we should be as early as possible..." Li Cheng said in a panic, "Since things cannot be done, then let’s forget it..." Just like he couldn’t become an official in Qinghe County, if he didn’t succeed this year, waiting for next year, anyway, anti-corruption is like a recurrence of fresh skin, every year, and every year.
Li Pan was silent for a moment. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw a servant stumbled into the hall, "Not good! No good! Outside, outside... Many people came, saying that they were school clerks and were coming to find the husband..."
Li Pan's face suddenly turned pale, and then he wanted to stand up, but his legs and feet became a little weak, and then sat back with a bang.
Perhaps this was the shock that he woke up a little. Li Pan turned his head and grabbed Li Cheng, and said anxiously: "They are here to look for me, so I must not know that you are here yet! I... I probably can't take it off. You, go to the backyard quickly, change into ordinary clothes, and escape! Escape!"
Li Pan gritted his teeth and pushed Li Cheng into the backyard. Then he stood up again with great effort, took a deep breath, tried hard to pretend to be calm, and shouted loudly, "Since... Huh... Since it's a distinguished guest, I... I should welcome him..."
This may be the last appearance of Li Pan himself. Perhaps, when someone talks about Li Pan, he can say that he is a heroic spirit and is not afraid of danger, rather than saying that he is trembling and wants to pee...
Outside the courtyard, Lu Hong's voice also came in, "Hahaha, it's true that he is Li Langjun! He is so proud! Since this is the case, there is no need to put any shackles on it. Please ask Li Langjun to go there!"
Of course, the servants couldn't stop these school clerks. Seeing that Lu Hong was about to rush into the courtyard with his people, Li Pan stared at Li Cheng tightly and gritted his teeth to signal.
Li Cheng also knew that the matter was urgent, so he could only lower his head and cry, hurriedly bypassing the screen in the hall and heading towards the backyard.
Seeing Li Cheng leaving, Li Pan breathed a sigh of relief, and saw that Lu Hong and his men had rushed into the courtyard and went straight into the hall.
"Mr. Li is polite here." Lu Hong bowed casually, "Please, please go on the road. I believe that I am lonely in the prison, and Kong Wenju will also welcome Mr. Li in person... Ahaha, hahaha..."
Lu Hong thought he had told a good joke, but before Li Pan could react, he started laughing at himself.
Li Pan didn't answer, gritted his teeth, and led the way out of the hall.
Lu Hong didn't care. Anyway, he came to catch Li Pan, not to come and chat with Li Pan...
Drink tea?
Lu Hong was about to leave, but suddenly stopped, his eyes turned, and he stared at the table next to him that obviously had extra tea sets and snacks. "Li Langjun or a foreign guest?"
『…』 Li Pan paused, 『Yes. But he had already left.』
Chapter completed!