Chapter 2597: Heart and Liver
The emperor dropped the memorial in his hand and snorted coldly.
The others sat in their seats, lost in thought, and the Crown Prince suggested, "Father, why not send the Imperial Guards over there?"
The emperor glanced at him and said, "It's just some tenants causing trouble. Why do we need the imperial guards to go there?"
Prince: ...Are the tenants causing the trouble? Clearly, it's the local powerful families.
But he just complained in his heart and didn't say it out loud.
Wei Zhi didn't want to use overly radical means. Using the imperial guards would be fast, but it would also cause endless troubles. If the powerful families in other places saw this, they would probably become wary and hostile towards the imperial court.
It is not appropriate to intensify the conflict at this time.
Therefore, he suggested: "Your Majesty, why not select some officials to go to Qizhou to inspect and pacify the situation."
The emperor nodded repeatedly, indicating that he also meant the same thing. He then glanced down and asked, "Do you have any good candidates?"
Yin Li's eyes flashed, and he stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I think we can send Tang He over. If there are indeed local powerful families inciting the tenant farmers to cause unrest, he should be able to find out and bring them to justice."
Without evidence, they can't take action, but if there is evidence, it will be different.
But the matter is not very big, so it is impossible to ask several ministers in the court to come forward. Instead, we can carefully select some young officials.
Yin Li thought Tang He was a good person.
Old Master Tang's eyebrows twitched, but he didn't say anything. The emperor didn't ask for his opinion, but turned to Wei Zhi and asked, "What do you think, Wei Qing?"
Wei Zhixing said after he finished speaking: "Okay."
Yin Li was satisfied and asked, "Your Majesty, who do you think can take over the position of magistrate of Chang'an County?"
The emperor knocked on the table and fell into deep thought. To be the magistrate of Chang'an County, first of all, he must have a good family background, otherwise he would not be able to control all the civil and military officials and noble families in the court; secondly, he must have a bad temper, otherwise he would be a fence-sitter, and his Chang'an would become a sieve.
He can't be too tough, otherwise something will go wrong within a few months, and he will have to clean up the mess. Who is the county magistrate for whom?
The emperor pondered for a long time and said, "Guo Yu is quite good."
Without mentioning Wei Zhi, Old Lord Tang almost vomited blood. He said angrily, "Your Majesty, Guo Yu is now the magistrate of Wannian County."
Although Wannian County and Chang'an County have the same rank, the county magistrate of Chang'an County was before the county magistrate of Wannian County. Guo Yu failed in his duty and was originally going to be sent out. But now you want to promote him to Chang'an County. Isn't this just changing your left hand to your right hand, which is more convenient?
How to manage a team when rewards and punishments are unclear?
However, the emperor felt that since there was an inside story behind the farm fight, it was uncontrollable. How could Guo Yu hide from it, even if it was intentional?
So this is forgivable?
Yin Li thought about it and felt that he had already promoted one subordinate, so it would be no big deal to promote another one. So he agreed with the emperor's statement. If he really wanted to punish County Magistrate Guo, he could punish him in other ways, such as fining him two years' salary, or asking him to submit a letter of apology.
Old Lord Tang thought about it but still refused to agree. Some rules still had to be followed. Nothing could be accomplished without clear rewards and punishments, and this matter could not be an exception.
The matter was put on hold for the time being. The emperor thought about it, then left Bai Shan and asked him, "What do you think of County Magistrate Guo?"
As a secretary of the Central Secretariat, the emperor would ask questions about government affairs from time to time. This was normal operation, so Bai Shan also responded normally: "I think it's good."
He thought for a moment and said, "Although we must clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments, it's not a bad idea to occasionally make exceptions for a position. County Magistrate Guo was negligent in his duties regarding the farm fight, but he was also somewhat innocent."
The emperor nodded in agreement and asked with a smile, "So we have a magistrate for Chang'an County, but no magistrate for Wannian County. Who do you think is suitable?"
Bai Shan thought about it seriously and shook his head. "The number of people I know is limited. Your Majesty may ask Lord Wei and others."
"I do have a candidate," he said, looking at Bai Shan and smiling, "I think you're a good choice."
Bai Shan was surprised for a moment, then immediately resigned, "Your Majesty, I am not suitable."
The emperor asked him, "Why are you not suitable?"
Bai Shan said, "Wannian County, like Chang'an County, is a county within the capital city and is very important. Every county magistrate has experience in local administration. However, I am new to officialdom. After graduating from the Hanlin Academy, I joined the Secretariat. I have no experience. I am afraid that I will disappoint Your Majesty's high expectations if I take charge of Wannian County."
The emperor frowned in thought.
Seeing this, Bai Shan took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, I would like to be sent out."
The emperor frowned even more tightly. "How long have you been promoted to the position of Zhongshu Sheren? Why do you want to be sent out?"
"I want to learn how to manage local affairs," Bai Shan said. "After joining the Secretariat, I realized that what I learned in books is still too superficial. When Your Majesty asks me questions about government affairs, I am often trembling with fear, afraid that I will not be able to answer."
He said: "It is not that I have not read enough books, but that my knowledge is still insufficient, and this knowledge cannot be learned from books, nor can it be learned in the Hanlin Academy or the Secretariat."
The emperor lowered his eyes to think, then raised them to stare at him. After a while, he asked, "Which place do you want to go to?"
Bai Shan was not polite and said, "I want to go to a middle or lower county, as long as it is not Guo County."
The emperor understood after a moment's thought. He couldn't help but laugh, and pointed at him, saying, "You're quite polite, but you also know how to avoid being sharp."
Bai Shan lowered her head and stared at her toes.
The emperor stood up, turned around twice, and said, "Alright, but there is no suitable position at the moment. You should continue to stay in the Secretariat."
Bai Shan nodded his head, but he was very happy in his heart. He knew that the emperor had agreed to his request and would let him go as soon as a suitable position was found.
Bai Shan respectfully took his leave.
The attendant wrote it down honestly, but he felt a little sad in his heart. He had finally become familiar with this person, and there was someone who would help him grind ink when he was busy, but now this person was about to fly away.
No one knows when he will be able to move up a level and stop being a recorder squatting in the corner, and become a historian in a high house flipping through the daily records and compiling history.
The emperor began to take out the roster he had memorized and started to count who else could be the county magistrate of Wannian County and Chang'an County.
Gu Zhong smiled and poured him another cup of tea. "Your Majesty, why don't you rest your eyes?"
The emperor put down the roster with a sigh, "There are still too few people available."
"Then why did Your Majesty agree to let Lord Bai go out?" Gu Zhong said with a smile, "I think Lord Bai is smart. Even if he has no experience now, he will learn after taking office."
The emperor shook his head and said, "He has a long way to go. I can't stop him."
The emperor thought of something, put down his pen and laughed, "Who wasn't wild in their youth? This kid is not only wild, but he's also self-aware of his wildness. I've seen many kids like him over the years, but Yang Heshu and him are the only ones like him."
Gu Zhong was surprised.
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(End of this chapter)
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