The sky was just getting dark, and Wei Chen, who was sleeping in the lake, suddenly heard the sound of cloud boards and clappers outside.
The memory of the past imperial examination room was instantly revived, and Wei Chen woke up with a jolt. When he opened the door, he saw Huang Shouzheng leading several maids standing at the door.
"Master Zhizhou is here?"
Huang Shouzheng smiled and greeted Wei Chen, then waved his hand, and several maids entered the room to help Wei Chen wash up.
Only then did Wei Chen realize that the sound of cloud boards and clappers was from Huang Shou urging him to get up. He forced a smile and said, "Huang Tong is sentenced early."
Huang Shouzheng was afraid that Wei Chen had just arrived and would not understand the process, so he reminded Wei Chen softly: "Your Excellency, it is your first time to go to court today, so you need to go to the lobby to line up."
Seeing Wei Chen nodding his head to express his understanding, Huang Shouzheng felt relieved and immediately handed over and left.
When Huang Shouzheng walked to the door of the inner yamen, he ordered people to knock five times on the cloud board, the house door, the hall door, the ceremonial door, and the yamen door. Hearing the sound, all the yamen servants at the gate hurriedly knocked on the bangs one by one.
This is called "passing two bangs", which means that the magistrate has gotten up to wash up and prepare to go to work. At this time, all the clerks in the six rooms must be in place and arrive at work.
After Wei Chen finished washing up and having breakfast, the inner office clicked three times, followed by the hall door, the ceremonial door, and the main door. Wei Chen walked out of the inner office and came to the lobby of the state office.
In the hall, the three groups of yamen servants, Kuai, Zhuang, and Zao, have all stood still. The clerks from the six offices of officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and workers have also arrived early, and are just waiting for the magistrate to come and "arrange the yamen." p>
The so-called Pai Yamen is a ceremony in which a group of officials from the left side of the state Yamen attend the magistrate's meeting. It imitates the scene of hundreds of officials attending court in the Chongzheng Hall. It can be called the most glorious moment for local officials.
Even if a Beijing official sits in a high position such as the Six Books of the Book or the Longtuge Grand Scholar, he will not enjoy the same respect as a local emperor.
Those Qingliu Ci officials who have never let go in their entire lives cannot even imagine how intoxicating this happiness is.
In the Yuzhou Yamen lobby, Wei Chen put on a fifth-grade official uniform and wore a black gauze on his head, and slowly walked out from behind the screen.
Although Wei Chen is only fifteen years old, he is tall, with straight shoulders and a straight back, and his aura is not weaker than that of older officials. In addition, he had previously served as a secretary of the Jingyan Branch and served in front of the emperor, so he has seen the world.
, now under the background of an official uniform, he is actually calm and dignified, upright and awe-inspiring.
When the clerks and officials in front of the hall saw the official power of the young new Lord Zhizhou, they unanimously put away their contempt. After shouting from the left and right, they all knelt down: "Greetings to Lord Zhizhou!"
Without squinting, Wei Chen strode up the steps, sat down in front of the large and heavy public eucalyptus, then looked around the hall, slapped the gavel, and sent the order to the hall.
After everyone stood up, Wei Shuping, the staff member, stood next to Wei Chen and called the names one by one with the list. Those who were called agreed.
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Yuzhou is a provincial-level prefecture directly under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China. Its standard is one level higher than that of a county, but slightly lower than that of a government. There are hundreds of staff members, and there are even more people who are not working. If they come all, I am afraid that the courtyard in front of the hall
I can’t even stand.
However, Wei Chen has a photographic memory after all. After calling the names, he memorized the names, positions and appearances of these people.
Of course, Wei Chen's main attention is still on those heads and heads, such as the clerks of the sixth office and the heads of the third class of yamen.
Officials are generally transferred every three years, and sometimes they are transferred to other places before even three years. However, most of these subordinate officials stay here forever, and they are inherited from father to son.
They have been working in the yamen for decades, and their influence is intertwined, and their words sometimes carry more weight than the officials in charge of the official seal.
Even if they don't fight against the magistrates who change from one term to another like a revolving door, the subordinates often do it perfunctorily, just like sending off one by one to the gods.
With the guidance of Sheng Hong, his future father-in-law who has been a people-friendly official for more than ten years, Wei Chen is also very familiar with these subordinate officials and knows the dangers of these people. If he is left alone, he will probably be ignored sooner or later and become a rubber stamp.<
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However, today is only the first day of officially taking office. Wei Chen has just arrived and has not yet established himself. At this time, he is anxious to rectify the subordinate staff, which is obviously too much. This matter needs to be discussed in the long term.
Therefore, when they met for the first time, Wei Chen just summoned a few leaders of the third team and the sixth room, asked them a few words about their respective jobs, and then gave them some encouragement and comfort in a gentle voice.
After the roll call was completed, the officials kowtowed again and then dispersed, leaving only Huang Shouzheng, who was in charge of the execution, staying where he was.
Wei Chen asked curiously, and Huang Shouzheng replied softly: "It has been more than a month since Yuan Zhizhou left office. There is a backlog of complaints. The subordinates dare not specialize, so I still ask Mr. Zhizhou to make a decision." p>
Wei Chen was slightly startled when he heard this, and then glanced at Huang Shouzheng gratefully. This Huang Tongpan was really well-informed.
The reason why magistrates are called people-friendly officials is because they have to face the people directly. All major and minor affairs in a state are under the control of magistrates, and they are closely related to the livelihood of tens of thousands of people.
Being an official and benefiting one party is not just talk. Wei Chen knew that the responsibilities he shouldered were far greater than when he was a Hanlin Ci official. He sincerely wanted to do some practical things for the people of Yuzhou.
Before doing anything, you must first establish authority, otherwise no matter how good the policy is, it will be difficult to win the trust of the people. In the pre-Qin Dynasty, before Shang Yang implemented new laws, he must first establish trust.
For Wei Chen at the moment, the fastest and easiest way to establish his authority is to prove his ability and character to everyone through fair and strict executions, so as to impress the people of Yuzhou.
Trust yourself as the new governor.
Huang Shouzheng obviously saw this, so he asked Wei Chen to deal with the backlog on his first day in office.
Wei Chen naturally wanted this, so he immediately left the court and went to the signing room where official paperwork was handled, and asked Huang Shouzheng to send the complaint.
Not long after, Huang Shouzheng came to the signing room with two clerks and a thick stack of petitions, and reported to Wei Chen: "In the past month, a total of 172 petitions of various colors have been received. Please check it with Mr. Zhizhou.
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Wei Chen was shocked when he heard this number. Didn't it mean that people would not go to the Yamen to complain unless they had to? How come there were so many complaints backlogged in just over a month?
But after thinking about it, Wei Chen felt relieved. After all, there are tens of thousands of people in Yuzhou. Given the population base here, various disputes are bound to happen. Just over a hundred complaints were submitted in a month, which is already considered a small amount.<
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Moreover, after learning that the new magistrate is about to take office, some old judgments will be handed over by the common people who have a sense of luck, hoping that the new magistrate can re-examine the case and come up with a different verdict than before.
So Wei Chen sat up straight and calmly read through the thick pile of complaints one by one, trying not to miss any key information.
Seeing Wei Chen's meticulous and serious look as he read through the complaint, Huang Shouzheng beside him couldn't help but nod secretly.
He originally thought that a young and successful person like Wei Chen would find it difficult to deal with such trivial matters. But now it seems that he has misjudged his vision. This young and excessive Zhizhou Lord is not here to get qualifications.