The most important thing is that he has no one in the capital, and there is no senior official in the court to take care of him. If he goes to Shuntian Prefecture, he will not be able to win the support of the people, and he might be ambushed by someone.
This kind of thing really made Chen Qiyu hesitate. He really didn't want to go, so he said these words with a stiff upper lip.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Chen Qiyu and said with a smile, "On the contrary, I think you are just the right person."
"Shuntian Prefecture is a place full of nobles and relatives, and there are countless third and fifth-rank officials. If you throw a brick from the roof of a restaurant, you might hit a few third and fifth-rank officials."
"The position of Shuntian Prefecture Governor. Although it seems high and powerful, it is actually like being a daughter-in-law. You have to serve your parents-in-law above you, your uncles and aunts below you, and you have to manage your husband in the middle, and take care of the children at the same time. It is a position that requires a lot of pressure. Most people can't do it well."
"Many people who reach the position of Shuntian Prefecture Governor adopt a non-provocation approach and try to smooth things over. After a few years of peaceful and stable work, they can simply resign from the Shuntian Prefecture position."
"But have they ever thought about how the capital, the best city in the world, could be fooled like this?"
"But there are some things I can't do anything about. I can't find the right person no matter how hard I try." After saying this, Zhu Youxiao stood up and walked down from the dragon throne.
He actually came to Chen Qiyu's side, looked at him with bright eyes, and said, "But I think you are suitable."
"When you were in Henan, you were just a mere county magistrate. But you had the guts to impeach your superiors, you dared to impeach Prince Fu, you dared to drag down all the officials in Henan."
"Do you know how many people asked me to punish you when your memorial and secret report arrived in the capital? Do you know why I didn't do that?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Chen Qiuyu and asked.
Chen Qiyu was stunned for a moment, but he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know."
"The ancients called the Yangtze River 'Jiang' and the Yellow River 'He'. The Yangtze River's water is clear, the Yellow River's water is turbid; when the Yangtze River flows, the Yellow River also flows. An old proverb goes: 'When a sage appears, the Yellow River becomes clear.' But when has the Yellow River ever been clear?
"In this world, countless officials claim to be clean, but are they really that clean?
"Are you the only one who knows about what happened in Henan? No.
"There are countless corrupt officials in this world. Are you the only one who knows about this? No.
"Countless people are annexing land in this world. Are you the only one who dares to say that? Are you the only one who knows? Not really.
"Some officials in the court are so honest that they compare themselves to the Yangtze River, while others are so corrupt that they are called the Yellow River. But is the one that calls itself the Yangtze River really the Yangtze River, and is the one that is called the Yellow River really the Yellow River?
“Who knows?
“Who can see clearly?
“That’s why we have the Tongzhengsi.
"Some say the Tongzhengsi exploits people's secrets, causing them to impeach and denounce their superiors for all sorts of private matters. They say this undermines the sage's care. But I don't care.
“They also say that ministers should not serve their rulers out of faction, and that rulers should not doubt their ministers out of faction; suspicion between ruler and minister is the beginning of disaster and chaos.
“But if there is no doubt, then there is no doubt?
"I don't believe it. In this court, who among fellow townsmen, teachers, and students isn't a clique?
“So this court is not short of officials, but it is short of ministers like you who dare to speak and act.
"This time, I'm letting you serve as the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture so that you can get familiar with the capital and gain experience. When you leave Shuntian Prefecture, you'll be familiar with the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom.
"So work hard, clean up Shuntian Prefecture for me, and give the people a clear sky.
“Didn’t someone say before that Bao Gong was meditating in Kaifeng Mansion?
"You should start meditating in Shuntian Prefecture from today." After Zhu Youxiao said this, he patted Chen Qiuyu's shoulder gently, then turned and walked out.
As he walked outside, Zhu Youxiao said slowly, "I have high hopes for you, don't let me down."
Chen Qiyu quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I understand."
After Chen Qiuyu left the palace, the news spread.
The Luoyang County Magistrate who came from Henan Prefecture has now been promoted from the fifth-rank County Magistrate to the third-rank Shuntian Prefecture Governor.
For a moment, the capital was in an uproar.
Countless people began to criticize Chen Qiuyu, and his reputation was instantly ruined.
In the eyes of many people, Chen Qiyu is a traitor among officials. Of course, this cannot be said, and we need to look at it from another angle, such as deceiving the emperor and saying that he is a treacherous minister.
Although it hasn't caused much of a stir yet, some people have already started making jokes about Chen Qiuyu.
Chen Qiuyu didn't care because the emperor trusted him, so he was still full of energy.
At the same time, there was another thing that made Chen Qiuyu hesitate, that was that he received several posts.
At the front of the list is Han Yu, the chief minister of the cabinet; in addition to Han Yu, there is also Xu Guangqi, the second minister of the cabinet.
In addition to these two court officials, Huang Kezun, the Minister of Justice and Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, also sent a letter.
It can be said that the two factions in the court have begun to win over Chen Qiuyu.
The only one who showed no intention of winning over was Sun Chengzong.
It's not that Sun Chengzong didn't want to, but Sun Chengzong knew very well in his heart that he and Chen Qiuyu were not on the same side at all, and he would definitely go to the side of Huang Kexun and Han Yu.
So Sun Chengzong didn't bother with it. It was pointless to just make himself bored.
Chen Qiyu felt somewhat helpless. His involvement in the officialdom of the capital put him in a dilemma. If he chose one side over the other, would he be considered to have offended the other side?
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