Zhang Xian went upstairs with a calm face. Liu Jing, who was following behind, saw Huan Jie giving him a questioning look and slowly shook his head. Huan Jie immediately knew that the situation was not good.
The last time he came to the market, Huang Qiu smelled of alcohol, but he was sober, and Huan Jie was not as knowledgeable as him. However, a person like him who is addicted to alcohol and does not take care of himself, even if he can escape for a while,
You can't hide for a lifetime, the secret will eventually be exposed one day. This kind of person does not deserve sympathy at all.
With a "bang" sound, Zhang Xian pushed open the door of the pressroom with force, and saw Huang Qiu lying on the couch drunk, sound asleep, breathing like thunder, wine utensils placed on the desk, and the aroma of wine filled the room.
"Huang Qiu!" Zhang Xian's eyes widened and he shouted angrily.
"Snoring... snoring..."
The snoring has not weakened at all and is still echoing in everyone's ears. It is obvious that Huang Qiu drank too much and fell into a deep sleep.
Zhang Xian laughed angrily. Even though he had always stayed with Kuanhe, he couldn't help but get very angry when he saw this scene. He turned to Xie Liang and said, "Xie Shi, go quickly and get a basin of water to wake him up."
Xie Liang did not dare to disobey, so he smiled bitterly and obeyed the order. After a while, he came back with a basin of water, and Zhang Xian asked him to pour the water on Huang Qiu.
The water basin raised its head towards Huang Qiu.
Being attacked suddenly, Huang Qiu woke up from his dream and got up dizzy. When he saw the person in front of him clearly, his heart felt as if a basin of water had been poured on him, and it was cold from the inside out.
"Fu Jun..." Huang Qiu knelt down on the ground with a "pop" and buried his face deeply into the banquet.
Zhang Xian said angrily: "You have made mistakes many times in Cangcao before. "Li" says: 'Knowing shame is close to courage.' I pity you because you are a son of a rich family and are familiar with poetry and books. You should have some sense of shame, so
Instead of imposing severe punishment, I gave you another chance to change your ways."
"I have failed to live up to the expectations of the emperor. I deserve to be punished by death, and I deserve to be punished by death..." Huang Qiu kowtows as if he was pounding garlic. He has realized that not only is his position difficult to secure this time, but he may even be in trouble with the criminal law.
Zhang Xian added: "Liu Zhongda is a genius. Within a few months of taking office, there was no noise in the market, no sound of drums and drums, and the people were very happy. Why do you need to worry about everything? All you have to do is sit upright in the press room and sit down.
Just whistle."
The phrase "Hua Nuo sits and whistles" comes from a folk song: "Fan Mengbo, the prefect of Runan, Hua Nuo, the patron of Nanyang Zong; Cen Gongxiao, the prefect of Nanyang, Hongnong became the Jin Dynasty but sat and whistled." It means handing over government affairs to his subordinates and doing nothing by himself.
And cure.
Zhang Xian ignored Huang Qiu's various accusations and scolded: "You can't do such a simple thing well. Instead, you fall back into your old ways and openly drink and lie down drunk in the market. How can there be such a shameless person like you in the world?! What if you do it again?
If you continue to stay in the position of supervising the market, all the city officials will resent you. Where is the thief Cao?"
When the results came out, he cupped his fists and said: "The official is here."
"Put him out!"
"promise."
As a result, two thieves from Cao were assigned to take Huang Qiu out of the office.
At this time, Huang Qiu felt relieved. Zhang Xian was a benevolent master after all. Although he was dismissed from his post, he was not punished.
Liu Jing watched with cold eyes from beginning to end without saying a word, while Xie Liang squeezed out a few tears for some unknown reason.
Huan Jie couldn't help but sigh: "The Book of Changes says: 'If you don't persevere in your virtue, you may suffer shame.' If you indulge your own desires and don't stick to your own virtue, you will be humiliated sooner or later."
Zhang Xian asked people to clean up the studio and replace it with a mat, leaving only Huan Jie and Liu Jing. Everyone else, including the students, were turned away.
The three of them sat down and Zhang Xian said to Liu Jing: "Zhongda, you must be dissatisfied with serving under someone like Huang Qiu, right?"
With everyone gone, how could Liu Jing do something that would add insult to injury? He said: "Although Huang Jun's personal ethics are flawed, he has always trusted his subordinates. Without Huang Jun's full help behind the scenes, the policy would not have been implemented."
So smooth.”
Zhang Xian snorted coldly and said: "The only thing he did right was to appoint Zhongda to govern the market. Otherwise, how could I spare him? Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore. Zhongda, you will take over his position in the future.
The position of market supervisor."
"No." Liu Jing said, "I must try my best to live up to the expectations of the emperor." From then on, he became an official with a hundred stones, and his monthly salary increased to eight hundred yuan, four husks and eight dou of rice.
That is to say, Changsha is located in a remote area and the current situation is stable, so that salaries can be paid out in full. For example, in the Central Plains and Guanzhong areas, officials cannot even afford to eat and do not dare to expect extravagant salaries.
The weather today was quite sultry. Zhang Xian took out a folding fan from his sleeve, unfolded it skillfully, and fanned himself repeatedly.
Liu Jing took a closer look and saw that it was the folding fan he had given to his brother Liu Pan.
Zhang Xian smiled and said: "Is this folding fan made by Zhongda? For it, the servant asked over and over again before asking for it from Yuanlong." After a slight pause, he continued: "Zhongda is amazingly talented.
There was "Encouraging Farmers" and later "Yilan Cao". All the well-dressed people from the north and the south admired Zhongda's talent."
Liu Jing shook his head and said: "Poetry is a small way, but it is pleasant to the ears, but it is useless."
"Zhongda's poetic talent is astonishing, and his political talent is no less generous, or even better than it." Huan Jie praised: "Confucius said: 'If you use me, you will be successful in three years.' Now Zhongda is on the market.
The officials have been in office for less than three months, but they have already brought great order to the city. The people have composed songs to praise their beauty. Their talent in governance is rare in the world, and they cannot help but convince people."
Liu Jing couldn't help but laugh and said: "The rules and regulations are overrated. The area of a mere market place is only a few hundred steps in radius. It is not difficult to manage it in a few months."
Zhang Xian interjected: "'You will know the end of the year when you see a fallen leaf.' The same principle applies to Zhongda's management of the market. We are all aware of Zhongda's talents, so there is no need to be too humble."
Huan Jie said: "I have made it clear to the prince before that Zhongda has the talent of a prime minister."
Zhang Xian said: "Zhongda is a great talent, but if you leave it to the market, it is completely overqualified. How about next year, why not become the chief clerk under me?"
The full name of the chief record office is the chief record office. It is mainly responsible for recording documents and other matters. It is the same as the meritorious Cao Huanjie and the left thief Cao Tu. They are all one of the five officials under the prefect.
The chief secretary can be called Zhang Xian's absolute confidant. Once he takes up this position, it means entering the core of power in Changsha.
However, this was not what Liu Jing had in mind. He said in a tactful yet firm tone: "I only wish to govern a country and benefit the people. It is not my ambition to dwell on the pen and inkstone."
Zhang Xian was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Liu Jing to reject him without hesitation. He would rather stay in an unclean place like the market than hold an important position next to him.
Huan Jie had already expected that Liu Jing would say this, and hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "Haha, I'm not going to hide it from you, but my subordinates invited him to join the meritorious service many times, but he always rejected it for this reason."