"The descendant that the Imperial Envoy is talking about is me." Su Ziji stood up, bowed to everyone, held out a painting, and unfolded it for everyone present: "I am new to officialdom and have little experience. Please give me your advice."
As soon as the painting was unfolded, many people started talking in low voices.
"This is a landscape painting by the former painter Zhang Daoyuan that I have collected. Although it is not a treasure, it is worth collecting and appreciating. I will use this painting as a bonus." Luo Pei also stood on the platform and followed suit.
Hearing what Luo Pei said, the officials present became a little excited.
They didn't come here just for the painting. The painting was worth one or two hundred taels of silver, but that was all. The real prize was actually the chance to show off in the limelight.
With so many officials present, I was able to stand out, not only in front of Shangguan, but also in front of Luo Pei and the governor!
Most civil servants cannot resist such temptation.
Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was getting heated, a sixth-grade official stood up and coughed: "I've just made a fool of myself. Please correct me."
"The first-class ceremonial guard consists of eight Qingdao ceremonial swordsmen, two crossbow riders, ten men in green clothes, ten halberds, four assistants, four round fans, two curved lids, harems, pillars, big horns, and cymbals."
"Level 2 to Level 4, each level will only be reduced by one person."
"Even the county magistrate has two Qingdao Yi Dao people, a crossbow and a cavalry, two Qingyi people, five halberds, a round fan, and a curved cover. The lower official feels that it is indeed too extravagant, and he can save the useless expense.
, after all, it’s all about the people.”
"Although Mr. Xu was scolded by Xu Nanqian, he was a man of benevolence."
As soon as he said this, everyone immediately praised him, and one official sighed: "This is true. Once this set of ceremonial guards is used, it will be worth the expenses of the people and households. Although it is not polite, it is benevolent. This is true."
A seventh-rank official was dissatisfied and said loudly: "This is wrong. This guard of honor is to declare the prestige of the official family, and cannot be increased or decreased by an individual. Although Mr. Xu is a good official, he goes to the countryside incognito and is no different from the people.
If the people are not afraid, they will lose their official status and be demoted three levels in a row. If you think carefully, you will not be wronged."
"Think of the world as peaceful and benevolent as the fear of majesty and virtue. If you don't fear, the world will be in chaos."
"In many cases, the government and its officials have lost their dignity, causing the unruly people to disobey."
This makes sense, and immediately some people nodded.
"It's done!"
Su Ziji sat and listened with a smile. He lowered his eyes and saw [Experience 20], [Experience 15], and [Experience 30] written on half a piece of red sandalwood. He felt very happy.
"Although this group of officials may not necessarily have high standards, they have been officials for more than ten years and have sufficient experience. They are a group of treasures."
"I thought I might fail, but I succeeded anyway, just not as much as I thought."
After thinking about it carefully, I understood that the Four Books and Five Classics are about level 17, which is the first-class level in the world. It was at this level when I passed the imperial examination.
"But the Four Books and Five Classics were publicly collected and edited by the imperial court and accumulated from generation to generation, so they are of a high standard."
"The way of doing politics and the experience of governing are all closely guarded. Even if a father teaches his son, it is difficult for him to devote himself to it. There is no such thing as a teacher or a disciple. Mentioning it is already a great favor, and the court cannot openly discuss it."
"To put it bluntly, it is the emperor's mental skills. There is no book to read, and there is no teacher to learn from. It all depends on speculation."
"Every generation starts from scratch."
"I can successfully learn knowledge this time, thanks to my current status."
Unless he is the emperor's grandson, even if he proposes to Luo Pei, Luo Pei may not really be willing to listen.
"It also relies on the rosewood wood."
"As long as one or two sentences are used, I can learn from them even if the person involved has many reservations."
It was just that Su Ziji was happy, but the arguments in the room became more and more arrogant. After finishing one sentence, the seventh-rank official wanted to shut up, but he still took a heavy breath and said: "Master Xun, you are a Shangguan. I don't want to."
I dare to argue, but I won’t be happy if I don’t say something.”
"Of course everyone is happy when you show kindness. The people are not barbarians or beasts, and they will not fear power and be unethical."
"But you have also been an official. Think about it, if you govern hundreds of thousands of people, even if you give them a piece of bread, how much will it cost the vassal treasury?"
"The cost of the ceremonial guard is only one-tenth of the grace, but the effect is as if it were."
"It's not that we don't want to, it's not that the imperial court doesn't want to, but the true grace is great, but it can't be universal." The voice of this seventh-rank official was not high-pitched, but it had the sound of gold and stone.
Everyone was an official, so they were all speechless.
[Experience 1600], this sentence was so shocking that Su Ziji was startled and immediately understood what he had not said yet. Yes, the money of the government comes from the people. Even if it is a favor, it will only return part of it.
How many people can be satisfied?
Only the power of the world, the ceremonial staff of the scholar, and the soldiers of the warrior can deter disobedience. Su Ziji's eyes suddenly changed.
Even Luo Pei, who was originally casual, was startled. He stood up and smiled: "Why are you so angry? Come on, let's have a drink. Both of them talked very wonderfully. I think Mr. Xun should get the prize for this painting."
As soon as this was said, everyone had no choice but to agree. The atmosphere subsided and everyone was in a good mood. After three drinks, the banquet came to an end. Luo Pei and Governor Zhao both left. Su Ziji raised his hand to Magistrate Liu who also stood up.
He smiled and signaled to Mr. He opposite, and then walked out.
As soon as he went out, he heard someone whispering to Luo Pei: "This person is Yin Huai, the magistrate of Haiya County."
When Su Ziji heard this, he didn't come forward. He kept it in his mind silently. He saw the soldiers following him. After waiting for a while, he left the courtyard. When he was walking outside, he found someone standing under a lantern in front of him, looking towards him.
Looking around.
There was something sneaky about him, which made Su Ziji frown.
Zhang Sui immediately whispered to several soldiers to be careful.
Su Ziji didn't think that anyone would dare to assassinate him in a place like this, and he could see clearly from a close distance. He was wearing a military attaché uniform, and he could vaguely tell that he was a fifth-rank official.
When he came to the front, the military attache saw that there were not many people around. Guo walked quickly from the side, hurriedly stepped forward, and bowed deeply to Su Ziji: "Your Excellency, I am the fifth-rank guerrilla general Wu Bian."
Lu, I am willing to be loyal to the emperor and grandson. As long as the emperor and grandson give me a chance, I am willing to go to pieces!"
Guerrilla general?
The military commander who had previously accompanied Magistrate Liu to send greeting cards to him?
Su Ziji looked at the general who had come to pledge his allegiance in front of him, his expression was indifferent, and he was not at all polite to Magistrate Liu, and said bluntly: "You can go back, don't say that I am not naturalized now, even if I am naturalized, how can I violate the court system?
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"General Wu is an official of the imperial court. He must respect himself and love himself."
"What?" Upon hearing this, the guerrilla general raised his head and looked at Su Ziji blankly. He did not expect that Su Ziji would reject him so simply and neatly.
He thought he didn't speak clearly enough, so he continued: "The emperor's grandson does not trust me. I am willing to hand over my life and property to the emperor's grandson. I am absolutely telling no lies..."
"Don't mention it again!" Su Ziji's expression changed.