Lin Fu has never been accustomed to the fast-paced life of this era. He always has to sleep with his head covered until dawn before getting up to wash up, practice his sword, and then deal with daily chores.
On the 19th, after the rooster crowed for the first time, a faint green light came out of the window paper. In his sleep, Lin Fu heard the door of his room being knocked, and Liu Yue'er calling him softly from outside.
Lin Fu responded in a daze, and then heard a "huh" sound. Liu Yue'er opened the door and came in. The light in the room was very dark, and she saw Liu Yue'er groping for a fire sickle and lighting the lamp.
"What time is it?" Lin Fu stood up and asked Liu Yuer.
"The chicken has begun to crow, it's almost midnight..." Liu Yue'er came over with a candlestick burning with bean fire and placed it on the corner stool next to Lin Fu's bed. Some of them didn't dare to see Lin Fu exposed to the cold.
The strong upper body in the air said, "Young master, it's time to get up. Today is your first day as a new official." I thought to myself, the young master looks frail and has a thin face, but his body is very strong.
Only then did Lin Fu remember that before going to Jiangdao Prison to perform his duties today, he had to go to the Yamen of the Inspector General's Office to answer the question.
In this era, there is no 9-to-5 routine. Not to mention that most country people will get up at the sound of chicken. Shopkeepers and clerks in shops and workshops also have to prepare before dawn to open the door to welcome guests. Officials also need to
Reporting to the Yamen at Mao hour changed to the timekeeping method of later generations, which meant reporting to the Yamen official office before seven o'clock in the morning.
Although he realized this, the sleepiness stuck in his mind could not be eliminated. Lin Fu reached out to get his clothes and pants and almost knocked off the candlestick on the corner stool.
"Young master, I will wear official uniform when I go to the Yamen of the Inspector General's office later. I can't go back to change my clothes in the afternoon..." Liu Yue'er wanted to help Lin Fu get dressed, but seeing him shirtless, she couldn't let go, so she turned around and put on her clothes.
He held the official uniforms neatly stacked on the triangular side table in his hands. He first watched Lin Fu sit on the bed and put on the coat underneath, and then handed him the blue official uniform, watching how clumsy he was in getting dressed.
, but couldn't help but go up and straighten his collar...
Lin Fu washed up and practiced his sword in the yard for a while. When the sky became brighter and he could see the scenery in the corner of the yard clearly, he had breakfast and went to the Inspectorate with Zhao Hu on horseback.
At the yamen gate, it happened that Gu Wuchen also took a carriage to Yang Shi, and Ma Chao and others escorted him to the yamen.
"Just in time, you come with me first. When Mr. Jia comes over later, I will take you to meet Mr. Jia and all the ministers..." Gu Wuchen got out of the car and eagerly greeted Lin Fu to follow him.
In fact, when Lin Fu was appointed as the jailer of Jiangdao Prison, he was just a ninth-grade civil servant and had just entered the mainstream. Logically speaking, in addition to supervising the inspector Jia Pengyu and other affairs, Lin Fu had to first pay a visit to the Yamen Libiji.
For officials with slightly higher ranks, such as Zhao Mo, Xian Shi, etc., in addition to their duties as ministers, if they want to visit other senior and fifth-rank ministers, they must first report to them and wait patiently for the summons.
The so-called pulling a tiger's skin to serve as a banner, although usually he should be courteous and peaceful when dealing with his colleagues and abide by the rules. At this time, Gu Wuchen wanted to directly drag him to see Jia Pengyu. Lin Fu naturally would no longer stick to the old rules and said hello.
Follow Gu Wuchen toward his yard.
According to the old rules, when Lin Fu first entered the officialdom, he could not directly go to Jiangdao Prison to perform his duties. After taking up his post at the Inspectorate, he needed to undergo a probationary period. The process of career assessment could be as long or as short as three to five months.
, you may not be able to formally take up the position for as long as one or two years.
Gu Wuchen wanted to submit a letter as soon as possible to ask the court to allow Jiangdong to reopen the prison city. He did not have much time for Jia Pengyu and others to delay. According to his wishes, he naturally hoped that Lin Fu could directly take over Jiangdao Prison, and the "Prison Book" was given to him.
Provides a great excuse.
Unable to wait for Zhengye Hall to print the "Prison Book", Gu Wuchen had another copy copied and sent to the desk of the Inspector Jia Pengyu. Jia Pengyu didn't want to go against Gu Wuchen in the first place, but as long as Gu Wuchen came up with a reason, he would naturally leave it.
The old rules did not prevent Lin Fu from directly taking over Jiangdao Prison. Even if there were to be some troubles in the future, it would be Gu Wuchen who had to bear the burden. Besides, the people in Jiangdao Prison were poor people. How big of a trouble could they make?
First, he followed Gu Wuchen to visit Jia Pengyu, and then Lin Fu was taken by Yang Shi to visit the officials who were on duty in the Yamen today.
The status of the fifth-grade imperial envoy is slightly lower than that of the imperial envoy and the deputy envoy. There are officials promoted from the Ministry of Justice system and those from the Metropolitan Chaoyuan system. They are all officials from Beijing. Only officials with Guozixue and Jinshi backgrounds can
Delegation. In many prefectures and towns, for the convenience of the chiefs to govern the local area or direct military operations, they usually add the title of magistrate to the post of magistrate or the title of cavalry captain to show the centralization of power. Compared with the promotion of other officials, the post of magistrate is given the title of magistrate.
It is easier to assign people to local areas to take charge of the overall situation.
Lin Fu saved the She family's sister-in-law last time and sent her to the Yamen of the Inspectorate. All the officials in the Yamen had seen him. What was his relationship with Gu Wuchen and what troubles had he caused in Jiangning during this time? There was no one in the Yamen of the Inspectorate.
A few people didn't know. Naturally, they wouldn't look down on Lin Fu because he was just a ninth-level prison officer who had just joined the ranks. Lin Fu came to visit him and was very polite.
Xiao Xuanchou, the official in charge of Jiangdao Prison, the city's Procuratorate Department, as well as the prisons and prison inspections of various prefectures and counties in Jiangdong, was Lin Fu's immediate boss. He had been in the officialdom for nearly twenty years, and he had no background, but he was only a senior official.
In the twelfth year of the Yuan Dynasty, he was awarded the title of Jinshi, which allowed him to smoothly rise to the high position of the fifth rank. He had no other ambitions. He only wanted to work in a wealthy place and become a prefect in order to earn some money for his retirement.
Twenty years of official career made Xiao Xuanchou a real official. He knew that the Chu party was gaining power in the court, so he spent a lot of effort to please Gu Wuchen. He also had no airs about Lin Fu, Ma Chao, Yang Pu and others.
Calling him a brother, he first watched Yang Shi enter the room and greeted him affectionately: "Why is nephew Yang Xian free to come to my room today?" Then he watched Lin Fu come in and stood up from behind the desk, "Lin...ah, from now on.
You and I are colleagues, so I should call you Mr. Lin."
"Your Excellency, you are joking with Lin Fu." Lin Fu smiled when he saw Xiao Xuanchou's face, but he still had to abide by the rules and bowed to Xiao Xuanlue, "Your Majesty, Lin Fu came here to hear your instructions."
"What are the orders and not the orders? Colleagues are just discussing to get things done well?" Xiao Xuanchou came over and put his arm around Lin Fu's shoulders and said, "When it comes to orders, let's go together and listen to Master Gu's orders..."
Gu Wuchen had already discussed his expectations for Lin Fu in taking over Jiangdao Prison in detail at home. Going to the Yamen to give instructions was just a routine matter.
Before noon, Lin Fu went around to visit the Yamen of the Prosecutor's Office and formally got acquainted with his colleagues in the Yamen. At noon, he spent twenty-two sons setting up a banquet on four tables in the Huihui Pavilion to invite his colleagues from the Yamen and various press officials to the Yamen to help.
In the afternoon, Lin Fu went back to the Yamen of the Imperial Palace to listen to Gu Wuchen's instructions, and then Xiao Xuanchou, the fifth-rank Imperial Inspector, personally ordered a group of soldiers to be sent to Jinchuan Island outside the mouth of the Jinchuan River to take up their posts.
Lin Fu came to the mouth of Jinchuan River several times, but he only looked at Jinchuan Island from a distance and never went to the island.
In early spring, the river is clear and shallow, and the Jinchuan Island above the water is only three miles in radius. The north of the island is a relatively steep bank, and there is no ferry at the mouth of the Jinchuan River. Lin Fu and Xiao Xuanchou abandoned their horses and took a boat when they left Donghuamen and arrived at Jiuwengqiao Pier.
, drove north along the Jinchuan River for more than ten miles, then exited the river mouth and entered Chaotian Dang to reach Jinchuan Island.
Ge Zuxin, the former prison officer of Jiangdao Prison, together with several jailers and the leader of the military squad, watched the official ship approaching from Jiuwengqiao Ferry, and rushed to the simple dock on the north bank to wait to greet them.
Xiao Xuanchou was afraid that he would not be able to return to the city before dark, so he sent Lin Fu to the island and was in a hurry to return.
Ordinarily, the former prison officer Ge Zuxin should stay on the island for a few more days, and make clear arrangements with Lin Fu before leaving the island. However, after Ge Zuxin resigned from his post, he went directly back to his hometown to retire, so he no longer had to fawn over anyone. Maybe there were some people who had ulterior motives to provoke him.
He and Lin Fu only made a simple handover, and Xiao Xuanchou boarded the ship to leave the island. He also took his old servant to pick up the luggage that had been packed long ago and wanted to board the ship.
Ge Zuxin, who was born in Juren, spent a lot of money to fill the vacancy of Jiangdao prison warden nine years ago. He thought that this was as good a job as the prison warden in the city of the Procuratorate. He never thought of the Jiangning Criminal Department, Jiangning Mansion and Jiangdong Procuratorate.
The prison city proposal proposed by the Secretary jointly petitioned was categorically rejected by the Central Committee. In the past few years, the people sent to Jiangdao Prison were poor people who had no money to wash away their crimes. These poor people coveted the fact that they could still have two meals on the island. Open
Even if they can't escape through the cell door, how many coins can they collect? Jiangdao Prison is facing the sky, and the guard duty to prevent bandits and theft is particularly serious. There have been some problems in the past few years, but finally the inspection
The commander was sympathetic to the difficulties here and did not pursue the blame.
Ge Zuxin was full of regret and resentment, wishing he could leave this ghost place one day earlier. After Lin Fu came to the island, he didn't want to stay for a moment. He begged Xiao Xuanchou with a sad face to allow him to leave the island today.
After becoming more concerned and seeing that Lin Fu had no objections, he took him with him to leave the island by boat.
Lin Fu and Zhao Hu stood in front of the simple pier and watched the official ship Xiao Xuanchou sailed into the Jinchuan River mouth. Then they turned around and looked at the group of jailers and squad leaders standing behind them. They raised their hands and said: "From now on, Lin Fu
I'm going to be in the same boat as you all - I'm new here and I'm not very familiar with prison duties. Let's all perform our duties according to the old rules. If something goes wrong, I won't be able to escape, and you won't be able to escape either.
…It’s already late today, so we’ll discuss anything in the morning.” After that, regardless of the fact that the sun was hanging in the sky and it would be dark for a long time, he walked straight towards the high gate directly west of the prison.
Although Jiangdao Prison is only more than ten miles away from Jiangning City, it is outside Huxuan City. Jailers and wardens rarely leave the island unless necessary. Only when prisoners are sent over by various yamen can they have the opportunity to interact with the outside world. These people do not
I don't know where this new young boss comes from.
These wardens, even the head of the team, were unsure of the temper of their new boss, so they didn't say much. When the new boss said everything was business as usual, they followed him back to the prison.