OBS Chapter 274 Officials Fighting Each Other
Chapter 274 Officials Fighting Each Other
Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang did not have a big problem with the issue of being forced to become part of Li Cunxi's party, and did not take it seriously after hearing it.
Both of them were just Lieutenant Generals in Qianniu Guard. Among the four Lieutenant Generals in Qianniu Guard, Li Yuanfang was the only one in figurehead position. They were not even able to become generals of Qianniu Guard and could not cause any big waves.
What's more, above the General of Qianniu Guard, there is also the Great General Huan Bin of Qianniu Guard.
Even if all four Lieutenant-Generals were assigned to Li Cunxi's faction, it would still not be enough.
After finishing their meal, Li Cunxi, Hu Jinghui, Li Yuanfang and Wu Yanhao came to the main hall of the county government office, where they saw the new county magistrate Yu Qing sitting upright in the court, and the new county lieutenant Zhou Bi, who was acting as the county chancellor, sitting next to Yu Qing. The two brothers were still deciding some family cases.
It was nothing more than a matter of one family losing a chicken and another family losing a duck, but the two of them were still busy around the clock.
The case was investigated from early morning till late night and I didn't even have time to eat.
By evening, when it was getting dark, the two promoted officials finally announced the closure of the yamen and retired to have some food.
"Thank you for your hard work." Li Cunxi came over and praised him.
"I still have to thank Li Shaoyin for his support." Yu Qing bowed his head and said.
"You're welcome. I'll be leaving tomorrow, and the new county magistrate will be transferred from above soon. You must remember to treat the people well and not do evil like Chen Bo did."
"Your Highness, I understand. I swear here that I will never repeat Chen Bo's mistakes. If I violate this, I am willing to be struck by five thunderbolts!"
"You know the rules of the officialdom better than I do, because you have been officials for longer. No matter what, you must be a good official who serves the people. If there is something urgent that you cannot handle, you can also ask me, Li Cunxi, for help."
"Your journey south is already full of difficulties and dangers. Even if we encounter problems, how can we have the face to ask for your help? Even if we really find your whereabouts, I'm afraid it will be very difficult."
"I have a house in Luoyang. You can send a letter there and tell the people in my house that the matter is extremely important. They will naturally send a letter to me."
With tears in his eyes, Yu Qing knelt down with a plop, bowed to Li Cunxi, and kowtowed heavily.
"Your humble servant Yu Qing is willing to take Lord Li as your master and serve you!"
Li Cunxi reached out his hand to help Yu Qing up, and said with a smile: "Then I won't be polite, County Magistrate Yu, I think you and County Lieutenant Zhou are both good officials."
Zhou Bi, who didn't understand what Yu Qing did, understood it immediately and knelt down with a thud.
"I, Zhou Bi, am also willing to take Lord Li as my master. I am willing to give up this position and follow you south to serve you all the way!"
"You stand up too, you stand up too, you are all good officials." Li Cunxi couldn't help but praise, "Be a good official here, make achievements, and sooner or later you will have the opportunity to be promoted."
"Thank you, sir!" The two were overjoyed and knelt down again and kowtowed repeatedly.
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Luoyang, great court meeting.
The grand court meeting held every five days has finally arrived, and several prime ministers are ready to get down to work.
Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi had already received the good news that Li Cunxi had accepted two disciples. They were very excited. They also guessed that Wu Sansi would definitely jump out and nag, so they decided to confront Wu Sansi.
When a group of officials were waiting to go to court in the Yunsu Hall, they were already clearly divided, with each faction sitting together and never arguing with other factions.
Wu Chengsi and Wu Yizong sat together, chatting calmly, but their eyes would look towards Di Renjie from time to time.
Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi were also chatting, and from time to time they looked at Wu Yizong on the other side. Their glances were more like secret signals, and it seemed that they both understood what the other meant.
Wu Sansi joined forces with the three brothers Wu Youning, Wu Youji and Wu Youzhi, and also had a horse dog named Wu Youde. The five brothers gathered together and talked loudly, and their words were full of dissatisfaction with Li Cunxi's factionalism.
The ministers of Prince Xiang's party had lost their temper and huddled together for warmth. Several of the prince's guests and the prince's secretary from the prince's party were also talking, but most of them had smiles on their faces.
Among the remaining ministers, those officials in the capital who did not curry favor with the various families had to gather together and whisper, and no one knew what they were talking about.
These people have studied for more than ten years or even decades just to become officials. They have been promoted based on their own abilities and do not want to depend on anyone. They are the most bizarre group of people in the court.
They are not necessarily loyal to His Majesty, nor to the Crown Prince, and they are certainly not loyal to the Wu family. Even if they have climbed to the level of officials in the capital, they are still in a state of being sober while everyone else is drunk. They do not form cliques or pursue pleasure. They are obviously honest officials, but they always have money to eat and drink. They do not make friends with any party, but they will never be demoted.
These people are the legendary tumblers in officialdom. They are always capable, resolute and bold doers in the state apparatus and are an indispensable part of it.
When these people got together, their conversation was completely different from other officials who kept reporting on everyone. These people were actually praising Li Cunxi.
Most of their words expressed their admiration for the practical man Li Cunxi, and some even felt that Li Cunxi should replace Wu Sansi and become the right prime minister of Wenchang.
Hearing what these tumblers said, Wu Sansi was so angry that his veins almost popped out, but he couldn't refute them.
The existence of these people is a breath of fresh air in the officialdom.
Lai Junchen was so awesome back then that he even captured Di Renjie and tortured him. But facing these officials, he could only keep his mouth shut.
It was even more impossible to report these officials to Wu Zetian, as she simply did not believe that these people were corrupt, disregarded the emperor's grace, did not do their jobs properly, and formed cliques for personal gain.
After thinking it over, Wu Sansi could only bow his head and curse: "These people have no idea about the changes in the government. Sooner or later, I will report them to the emperor!"
An official not far from Wu Sansi turned around and stopped praising Li Cunxi for "enforcing the law impartially and not fearing the power of Prince Xiang."
He looked Wu Sansi up and down, couldn't help but sneered, and said loudly:
"The King of Liang is a man of great talent and quick thinking."
"Pfft."
Less than a second after he finished his sarcasm, the official laughed out loud.
His companions around him also laughed uncontrollably, their expressions full of disdain for Wu Sansi.
"What do you mean!"
Wu Sansi pointed at the official with a finger, his expression unfriendly.
"Nothing, just complimenting you."
The official smiled and turned his head, his voice suddenly becoming much louder.
"King Liang, big vegetable leaf!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
"Yeah, hahahahahahahahaha, well said, well said hahahahaha!"
"Sir, you are absolutely right. Sir, you said it very well. Hahahaha!"
Wu Sansi clenched his fists, his teeth were almost broken, his expression was extremely ferocious, he glared fiercely at the official not far away, he was so angry that he couldn't control his facial expression.
"Damn, damn!"