Chapter 536: The Power of the King's Life Flag (1)
In Gusu Yi, everyone is watching the purchase of Eunuch Wang Jing, the eunuch. Now things have turned unexpectedly. The original plan may be scrapped. I don’t know what to do next. For example, the guard sergeant who came to rescue the imperial eunuch.
When should I go or stay?
After Wang Jing woke up from the initial shock, he thought for a moment and then ordered: "Stay unchanged to cope with all changes, wait!"
Less than half an hour later, it was almost noon, and the latest definite news came again: "Fang Yingwu led the rebels and rushed to the gate of the government office!"
In the end, he went to the government office? Wang Jing was stunned again and said to himself: "What a plank road to covertly visit Chencang! So it turns out that Fang Yingwu's purpose is to go to the government office?"
Eunuch Wang thought for a while, and gradually felt that Fang Yingwu's behavior was finally understandable. This Fang Yingwu was both a vain person and a practical person, and he had always followed the path of gaining both fame and fortune. So today, he brought
What benefits can a group of people gain from besieging an imperial eunuch?
The imperial eunuchs and the imperial ministers who supervise food supply are basically inseparable. Even if Fang Yingwu kills the imperial eunuchs, apart from being praised by the people, what practical benefits will he get?
On the other side of the government office is the local government, which is directly related to Fang Yingwu's errands. If Fang Yingwu wants to complete his errands, he must wholeheartedly obey and cooperate with the local government.
But now the local yamen headed by Magistrate Li are not very interested in Fang Yingwu and are unwilling to cooperate with Fang Yingwu in collecting grain.
So Eunuch Wang thought, probably Fang Yingwu wanted to take this opportunity to seriously repair the government office and then control some local power. This would be the real benefit to the imperial envoy in charge of food supervision?
If that's the case, then there's no need to be ready. Wang Jing glanced at the officers and soldiers of the guard station protecting his side. He was thinking about sending them away so that he could save some labor and money.
Wang Chen hurriedly said: "Godfather, the army cannot withdraw! I have been at a disadvantage these few times, and I know very well how cunning Fang Yingwu's mind is! Now the public opinion is not in favor of my father and son, as long as this remains unchanged. Fang Yingwu
The original intention will not be conducive to the father and son!
So many rebellious people are following Fang Yingwu now. Not only is he taking advantage of public opinion, but he is also being coerced by it! Because he always has to give an explanation to the rebellious people, otherwise he will be backlashed by the rebellious people, so who knows that he will not kill anyone in return.
Suddenly came to the mansion again?
I feel that as long as the rebels on Fang Yingwu’s side are not sent away, our officers and soldiers cannot leave! This is the best solution!”
But this is very expensive... Wang Jing struggled for a while, then nodded and said: "Okay, safety first! If you don't do it in the end, then the money you spent... will be halved!
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The camera turned back to the Yaqian Street of the government office. Thousands of people crowded the street. The imperial envoy sign was displayed outside the gate of the government office. The leader, Fang Yingwu, got off the official sedan and stood outside the gate.
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The gate of the government office opened suddenly, and Magistrate Li stood in the door, looking nervously at the people outside.
We had an urgent discussion in the government office just now. If the government office carries on forcefully, it will definitely not be able to withstand the impact of the people. It is better to ask the prefect to personally come forward. Maybe the people can be suppressed by using official cover.
Besides, Fang Yingwu was an official after all, and he shouldn't be so mad as to lead the people to smash the government office unless he was desperate, so it might be a bluff to a large extent.
Magistrate Li watched the entire scene, and finally cast his gaze on Fang Yingwu, who was in the middle of his field of vision, and asked with a gloomy face: Why did Mr. Fang incite the people to gather in front of the government office?
Fang Yingwu was as calm as a pool of stagnant water, and said calmly: "I am only here in my private capacity to seek justice for the people of Suzhou."
Private to your grandma... Magistrate Li looked at the bright imperial envoy badge and did not care about the word private. He took another breath and asked, "I wonder what justice Mr. Fang wants to seek?"
Fang Yingwu asked skillfully: "Now that the eunuchs are being procured and their minions are wreaking havoc inside and outside, poisoning all living beings, the people of Suzhou are panicked for a while, the people are in dire straits, and the government turns a blind eye?"
Magistrate Li replied loudly: "The eunuchs were purchased by imperial orders. I have no jurisdiction, so I have been impeached and impeached. Please ask the imperial court to punish you!"
In addition, I have no right to control the actions of the imperial envoys, but I will try my best to present my case and invite my colleagues to join us in advocating for the people!"
What he said was not an explanation to the other party, but an explanation to the people.
Fang Yingwu didn't want to give him the time to confess, so his expression suddenly changed, and he pointed at Magistrate Li like a halberd and shouted sternly: "Li Tingmei! You are favored by the imperial court, but you are in vain to be the fourth-grade magistrate, and you have done such an irresponsible thing."
Speech!
If you are so cowardly and irresponsible, what does the court want from you? What do the people want from you! Why do you have the face to talk so shamelessly!"
You go ahead! Magistrate Li has endured it for so long and finally managed to get out of his anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Fang, if you can stand and talk without pain in your back, it's too much to impose on others!
It is true that I cannot touch the imperial eunuchs, but now that the people are here to watch, do you dare to touch the imperial eunuchs at all?"
Fang Yingwu immediately refuted: "The eunuch is an imperial envoy, but his minions shouldn't be? I heard that the largest royal minister is only a thousand households, and the rest are rogues and villains. Why don't you, the prefect,
Dare to take care of it?
If the wolves, tigers and leopards have no minions, what harm will they do? If you severely punish those minions and lackeys, how can you bring harm to one party by purchasing eunuchs?
In fact, you are afraid of the power of purchasing eunuchs and deliberately do nothing! Although our Yingwu does not belong to the local government in Suzhou, as an outsider, we still look down on officials like you who harm the people!"
It has to be said that Magistrate Li's verbal skills are more than one level worse than Fang Yingwu's, and he will almost be defeated after a few rounds...
Then a master appeared from the gate of the government office. The other party bowed and said: "Actually, the government office has received some complaints against the purchase of eunuchs and their minions, but it is being processed. Please be patient. It's not that the government master has done nothing.
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"Previously, I sent a document stating that a woman was kidnapped on the street by Wang Chen, the minions of the procured eunuch. The incident was so clear, why was there no response?" Unknowingly, Fang Yingwu claimed to be himself again.
Replaced by me.
With the interruption from his master, Magistrate Li had calmed down. Suddenly he understood what his master meant. This was a technique to change the topic from specific details to procedural issues. So he also replied: "Fu Yamen
There are so many petitions received, how can we respond to them all immediately?"
Fang Yingwu asked aggressively: "This is not a pleading, it is stamped with the imperial envoy's customs seal. It is an official document written by the imperial envoy and sent to the government office. You, the prefect, must give feedback!"
Magistrate Li suddenly seemed to have heard some joke and couldn't help but laugh a few times. He pointed at the four words "Supervision of Money and Food" on the imperial envoy's sign not far away and asked: "Your Excellency is only the imperial envoy in charge of food and grain supervision."
If you don't want to be punished by the government office? You write a complaint and cover it with an imperial envoy. Has it become an order?
Your powers and responsibilities are limited to supervising food supply, so what authority do you have to interfere with the government’s writings and punishments? It’s not a bad idea to commit the crime of arrogating your power!”
Hundreds of people were watching, and they saw Imperial Envoy Fang and Magistrate Li quarreling with each other. The final content of the quarrel was about official procedures in the yamen. It was like discussing which came first, the chicken or the egg. It felt strange.
It was very boring. I was yawning all the time.
But Magistrate Li thought he had stopped Fang Yingwu and sneered again and again. If he discussed specific issues, he would not be able to get a favor, and the government could not do anything to the eunuchs anyway. But when he changed the topic to a pragmatic issue like official procedures,
That Fang Yingwu won’t be a good thing!
To put it bluntly, an imperial envoy in charge of grain control has no right to instruct the government at will. This is probably why Fang Yingwu came up and said he was here in a private capacity.
He has seen many young people like Fang Yingwu. They often prefer pragmatism and despise pragmatism, but they don’t know that pragmatism is the essence of official culture!
Of course, Magistrate Li didn't know that as far as the other party was concerned, he was really not afraid to talk about procedural issues. Once he talked about it, the other party would seek death!
Fang Yingwu pointed at the crowd and shouted: "Li Tingmei! I'll give you another chance. Now that the people are here, you can make it clear in front of the people. How will you deal with the illegal things of the eunuchs mentioned in my official documents? You
If you have said it here, it will be considered that you have given feedback to the imperial envoy. I will let bygones be bygones!"
Magistrate Li gritted his teeth and replied: "Whenever something happens, the government will take its own punishment, and the imperial envoy has no right to interfere!"
Then he was worried about the backlash of public sentiment, so he turned to the crowd and shouted: "Envoy Fang Qin is trying to coerce the public opinion of you and others in an attempt to turn chaos into law. You must keep your eyes open and don't be taken advantage of! Otherwise, why wouldn't he dare to lead you to Gusu Yi?"
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Fang Yingwu turned around and bowed his hands to the people, "You have all witnessed it with your own eyes. I have urged the prefect to make decisions for you, but the prefect is afraid of eunuchs and is stubborn and even ridicules me.
So now, my official words will be put here. Since the local parents have neglected their duties, then I will come forward to make decisions for you! Look up at the sky, all good and evil will be rewarded, what do you think!"
After all, Fang Yingwu's appeal was not comparable to that of Magistrate Li, and the people below suddenly burst into cheers.
The people's support is available, who can stop it? After that, Fang Yingwu turned around again and shouted to Magistrate Li: "In the past two days, six hundred miles of urgent orders were sent to the mansion. I must have heard about it? The imperial court has given this gift to me.
The power of officials to act for their own convenience, and the royal order flag!
I want to ask you for the last time, I used the imperial envoy’s customs seal to write a letter to the government to explain the illegal procurement of eunuchs, why did you ignore the imperial envoy’s letter?”
Acting cheaply? Wang ordered the flag? Magistrate Li thought he heard wrongly. How is this possible? How is this possible?
If you are an imperial envoy with full power who has been given the privilege of "acting cheaply" and the royal flag, then it is definitely a different matter!
Not to mention taking a petition and stamping it with the seal of the imperial envoy, even if it is stamped with a piece of toilet paper, the government office must treat it seriously as an important official document that is only slightly worse than an imperial edict!
Otherwise, it is contempt for the authority of the imperial court. After all, the all-powerful imperial envoy represents the imperial court's rule over the local area to a certain extent! This is true for governors and inspectors!
Magistrate Li suddenly understood that Fang Yingwu had deliberately been entangled in official document procedures for a long time, and it turned out that he was planning to frame him here!
PS: Early in the morning, there were photos of a cute girl in the readership, so I had to work overtime and code like crazy to write out a chapter... My hands are numb while typing.