Chapter 392: The Female Peacemaker
Zhao Yulin patted Shunzhidi's little face and said, "Just have a clear conscience and don't think too much."
As soon as everyone entered the government office, they became busy and later gathered in the conference room for a meeting.
Yang Jin, on behalf of the inspection team, reported on the inspection of Xingyuanfu Road and Lizhou Road. After Zhao Yulin reported on the war in Jiangnan West Road, Cao Youwen asked Fan Zhong, the Minister of Personnel, to speak.
The new Song Dynasty decided to set up Chengdu Prefecture Road separately and no longer have it directly managed by the Central Council. It planned to transfer Gao Jia, the Pacifier of Xingyuan Prefecture Road, to serve as the Prefect and Pacifier of Chengdu.
It is proposed to transfer the head of the female gang of the Xiangyang prefect to the prefect of Tanzhou and the pacification commissioner of Jinghu South Road.
It is proposed to transfer Yu Dayi, the prefect of Fengxiang Prefecture, to be the prefect of Xingyuan Prefecture and the pacification commissioner of Xingyuan Prefecture.
It is planned to transfer Wang Rong to take over as the prefect of Fengxiang Prefecture.
It is planned to transfer Shunzhidi to be the director of the General Affairs Office of the Central Yuan.
The officials immediately widened their eyes and entered the filtering mode for official appointments.
Everyone felt that there was no objection to Gao Jia returning to be the prefect of Chengdu and the pacification envoy. Chengdu was too large, and the king had many national affairs to oversee, so it was completely reasonable for Gao Jia to be the pacification envoy after the establishment of a separate prefecture.
Wang Rong had no objection to being the prefect of Fengxiang. He thought that Yu Dayi was being promoted too quickly, almost every two years, or even once a year.
The story of the female leader is even more bizarre. She is a woman from the Beggars' Sect, but after being employed by the Shenwei Army, she becomes an admired and envied frontier official. The emperor of the previous dynasty even gave her the position of prefect for the sake of the Shenwei Army. This is the first time in history.
It would be fine if I could just be a prefect.
Now he is to be promoted to be the Pacifier of Jinghu South Road, but he is the head of a road, so this is not possible, absolutely not.
Zhao Yulin signaled Fan Zhong to speak one by one, and to talk about Wang Rong first. Immediately, Hua Yue from the Censorate spoke up, opposing Wang Rong's appointment to Fengxiang Prefecture.
The Censorate received an anonymous letter impeaching Wang Rong, accusing him of often going to restaurants to eat and drink, and being greedy for small profits, taking the tea in the office back home to enjoy or secretly giving it to friends and relatives.
After receiving the anonymous letter, the Censorate conducted a secret investigation and found that the facts were all true. Since these were trivial matters, it was his personal misconduct. However, a person's character can be seen through a small part, so the Censorate proposed not to appoint him or to demote him.
Haha, Huayue has matured, speaks very well, and started to fulfill his duties.
Dear readers, please do not think that it is nothing for officials to eat and drink in restaurants. In the past, when the emperor knew about this, the lighter punishment would be demoting and salary reduction for officials, while the heavier punishment would be kicking officials out of the house and sending them back to their grandmother's house.
It was only after Zhao Yulin took charge that people stopped taking the occasional dinner party seriously.
And don't underestimate the tea used in the government office. Ordinary families at that time could not afford tea. Poor and scholarly families did not have tea to serve guests, and there were poems about it, saying they would just offer a bowl of water to the guests.
The tea produced by the Central Academy is of high quality, and many of them are even tribute tea grade. It is definitely not a small matter for Wang Rong to steal the tea and take it home for consumption.
Oh my god, it would be fine if this person wasn't promoted, but once he was promoted, he pulled out all the dirt and pulled Wang Rong away.
Lao Cao and the other gentlemen looked at each other, then turned to see what Zhao Yulin had to say.
He first affirmed that the Censorate was not concerned with personal matters, and that its attitude of seriousness and responsibility was very good. He proposed that Wang Rong be appointed as the current magistrate of Fengxiang Prefecture for a two-year probationary period, and that the Ministry of Personnel would assess him after the two-year period.
Everyone accepted this proposal because the acting prefect of Fengxiang Prefecture was already on trial. The prefects of this dynasty were divided into three levels: acting prefect, associate prefect and prefect. The acting prefect was an official who was temporarily in charge of a prefecture or county.
Now, Zhao Yulin has been on probation for another two years in the position of the acting governor, which is enough time to test the ability and character of a first-level official. If he makes another mistake in Fengxiang Prefecture, it would be equivalent to being demoted out of the capital instead of going there for training.
Then, everyone discussed Yu Dayi. Some people said that Yang Zhishan of Xuzhou had been promoted before, so promoting Yu Dayi here would not be considered as violating the rules. After Lao Cao and Fan Zhong explained, everyone agreed to promote him to Xingyuan Prefecture.
The next discussion was about the huge resistance to the female gang leader. Not only did Li Gong and You Shi think it was a serious violation of the system for promotion, but people from all levels spoke out against it, saying that the officials of the previous dynasty were just messing around.
Hua Yue from the Censorate also listed that the female leader valued military power over civil officials in Xiangyang, despised civil officials, and the lower-level officials complained about her. She was bloodthirsty and beheaded officials who committed crimes without strict investigation. She was also greedy for small gains like Wang Rong, and whenever she dealt with the illegal property confiscated by corrupt officials and bullies, she always liked to take away a few small items for herself.
Damn it, what should I do?
It seems that the plan to promote the female gang leader has failed.
Lao Cao looked at Zhao Yulin in great embarrassment and asked him to speak.
After taking a sip of tea, Zhao Yulin asked Hua Yue whether the Censorate had verified whether the death penalty imposed on the female gang leader was a false case or a wrongful conviction.
Hua Yue said no, but most of those who were killed were killed on the spot, and they also ordered the Beggar Gang to do it. This is not in compliance with the rules and regulations, and is seriously inconsistent with the laws of our New Song Dynasty. It should be stopped.
Zhao Yulin nodded, and then asked Fan Zhong how Xiangyang was being governed and whether the female gang leader was competent.
Fan Zhong hesitated for a moment and said that Xiangyang was a border area and also administered a large number of counties south of Luoyang. The female leader was indeed very capable. Taxes in Xiangyang had been rising year by year in recent years, and the people had a stable life with food and clothing, which was very good.
Zhao Yulin nodded, took a sip of tea and said to Mr. Li that the female leader was the prefect appointed by the old government of Lin'an when the Shenwei Army just recaptured Xiangyang.
The Shenwei Army’s ability to capture Xiangyang in those days was inseparable from the support of the Beggars’ Gang. It can be said that without the Beggars’ Gang, there would be no Shenwei Army’s achievement of conquering Xiangyang.
Therefore, the Shenwei Army petitioned the government to allow the female leader to be the governor of Xiangyang Prefecture.
Overall, over the years, the female leader has made enormous contributions in presiding over the overall situation in Xiangyang, raising food and fodder for the border, and stabilizing the prefectures and counties.
However, the female gang leader has too many underworld habits, and even I think there are many things wrong with her.
However, when hiring people, we must follow the mainstream. I think the current situation in Jinghu South Road is just right for a female gang leader to be in charge.
Lao Cao went on to speak. He told everyone that Jinghu South Road was still a mess under the old system of the previous dynasty, with ruffians and hooligans rampant. It was indeed like what Commander Zhao had said, and it needed a courageous person to go and sort out the situation.
Fan Zhong explained to everyone that the Ministry of Personnel considered that the female gang leader had made great contributions to the governance of Xiangyang and should be promoted. There were many disciples in the Beggar Gang in Jinghu South Road, and it was just right to go there to restrain the gang members and use them for the court's purposes. This would kill two birds with one stone.
Gradually, You Shi, Zhao Feiyan and others stood up to support Zhao Yulin's proposal, and they unanimously agreed that the female leader would serve as the Pacifier of Jinghu South Road with a probation period of two years.
Zhao Yulin suggested that after the female leader arrived in Chengdu, Cao Gong and Fan Gong should be summoned to have a good talk with her to get rid of her bad habits. Although this person has strong habits of the underworld, she is well-received for her chivalrous deeds and has a very high prestige. If she is used well, she can gather the people of integrity and lofty ideals in the underworld to serve the country and quickly change Jinghu South Road.
Fan Zhong asked what to do now that Xiangyang had lost its prefect?
Lao Cao asked the Ministry of Personnel to issue a document to let Yang Xingyun take over first. He glanced at Zhao Yulin and said, "Let Chen Chen be transferred over there, as there are a lot of things to do there."
Zhao Yulin knew what he meant and said okay, that’s it.
After a long debate, he felt too tired and suggested to Lao Cao that they go to Hengqu Town in Qingcheng County. The military camp there had been built and military training had already begun. The Qingming Festival was approaching, so it was a good time for an outing.
Lao Cao readily agreed and said happily that they had the same idea and would go tomorrow.
Zhao Yulin went back and asked Chu Yuxuan to bring a recliner under the flower gallery for a nap and sunbathing. Wu Yuqi went over to massage his temples.
He asked: Why did our Shunfengsi chief steward come home so early?
The woman patted his cheek and told him to rest if he was tired, why so much nonsense?
Zhao Yulin shut up and closed his eyes to enjoy the woman's professional stress-relieving care.
Wu Yuqi said that she knew they had debated in the court, and that bickering was very damaging to the brain, so she should have a good sleep.
He said that working in the Shunfeng Division for intelligence was just as tiring and there were also life-threatening risks. The key was people, and employing the right people was very important.
Zhao Yulin suddenly remembered the two siblings he rescued in Suide Prefecture, Yan'an Prefecture, and asked her if Shunfengsi had brought them back.
The woman told him that she had taken it back a long time ago.
In Suide, Zhao Yulin encountered a gangster who used the power of the Shenwei Army to bully civilians. He beat a girl and her brother and poured boiling mutton soup on the girl. He rescued the two siblings on the spot and beheaded the perpetrator.
At that time, he was arranging for Shunfengsi to rescue people and hide them.
He said that the two siblings had been deeply harmed by corrupt officials, and if they were asked to enter Shunfengsi to investigate the officials, one would definitely be worth two.
Wu Yuqi asked him how he suddenly thought of the two siblings?
Is it because corrupt officials were discussed in the court today?
Zhao Yulin sighed and told her that others would change. It was possible for someone to change from a good person to a bad person, or from an honest official to a corrupt official. He asked her to remind her sisters to do things cleanly.
There are still some upright people in this world, and Hua Yue is one of them. The Inspectorate actually found out that Wang Rongshun took the tea home. The female gang leader often took the items she liked home when investigating corruption. This shows that the Inspectorate's mechanism is working well, which is very good.
Wu Yuqi said with a smile that her brother had done such things many times. It was rumored that the conch shell of our little Guangshun was picked out by her brother from the tribute items from the Kingdom of Yue.
Zhao Yulin opened his eyes rolled his eyes at her, then closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
The woman applied more strength to her hands, causing him to cry out in pain. The woman asked him why he was rolling his eyes.
Are you not convinced?
Could it be that she was wrong?
Zhao Yulin said that his wife had done nothing wrong, it was he who was wrong, as he was usually careless and could not control himself and did not set a good example for everyone.
Later, the women came home one by one and talked about today's court meeting. They all had their own opinions. Huo Fenghuang thought it didn't matter. The whole world belonged to the Zhao family. It was okay for us to take some.
Ma Ling'er and Zhao Feiyan don't think so. They believe that rules are rules and no one can break them.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that Hua Yue was right to stick to his principles, and asked Zhao Feiyan and Yang Jin to go to the Inspectorate together to show their concern for Mr. Hua. The newspapers should also do some publicity, and discuss the three major disciplines and six points of attention of the Shenwei Army, so that the awareness of fairness and justice can be spread to thousands of households.
Shunzhidi immediately asked him, what should we do with the small conch in Guangshun's hand?
Should we submit it to the Ministry of Rites?
