What happened to Ge Sishu?
Ge Sishu has only temporarily appointed the head of Lingtou Township for a short period of time. What major actions could he possibly take?
Zheng Hongfang said, "Ge Sishu has been thoroughly investigating past wrongful convictions and has dismissed ten village chiefs in succession. Now, in the area under his jurisdiction, there are twelve villages, but only two of them still have village chiefs."
Shenxi laughed: "It's nothing. A village chief who can be removed probably didn't do anything good in the past."
“But no one in each village can handle the village affairs anymore. Ge Sishu sent people, one to each village, to temporarily assume the duties of the village chief. But the villagers in many villages are not satisfied. There are quite a few people causing trouble, and quite a few villagers who led the trouble were arrested by Ge Sishu.”
"Oh?" Chen Xi was somewhat surprised: "Are the villagers of Lingtou Township so fierce?"
You should know that the people of Lingtou Township suffered heavy losses in the last battle against the bandits.
Zheng Hongfang didn't expect Shen Xi's focus to be different from his, but he still continued Shen Xi's question, saying, "The villagers of Lingtou Township are indeed fierce. Otherwise, when you confronted the bandits, they would have bravely charged forward after knowing that the other party was a bandit. If it were villagers from other places, most of them would have run away."
“Indeed.” Shenxi recalled the scene at that time: “Even if they had a grudge against the bandits, many people would choose to avoid the enemy’s sharp edge or even run away when they knew they were no match for them.”
Zheng Hongfang continued Shen Xi's words: "Indeed, the villagers of Lingtou Township are all brave because two generals once came from their village."
“But those were generals from the previous dynasty, and their descendants live in Lingtou Township.”
“In the past few days, I have made a special inquiry and found that many people in Lingtou Township take these two generals as role models.”
"What has become of the descendants of the two generals?" Shenxi was more concerned that if the descendants of the generals were truly talented, he would recruit them into his service no matter what.
Zheng Hongfang replied, "There is a rather outstanding one named Yunnan Ze. The county magistrate once recruited him as a military officer, but he refused, preferring to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors and farm for generations."
“Bandits had once invaded their area, but Yunnan Ze led his people and villagers to drive them away.”
"That's why the former magistrate wanted to recruit him as a military officer. And that's why his reputation began to spread among the people in this area, and many people followed his example with their brave and fearless spirit."
Shenxi chuckled inwardly: Isn't this the effect of an idol?
Back then, when a great hero was portrayed on a TV series, everyone in the village would start to emulate his heroic deeds. No one wanted to be a hero, but no one wanted to be a coward.
Sometimes being tough is a good thing, and sometimes it's a bad thing.
For example, the case of the village chief must be because the village chief did not do good deeds, was unfit to be the village chief, or even broke the law.
But the villagers might not understand that the village chief in this era still had considerable power, and everyone in the village was subject to his control.
Sometimes, the life and death of villagers are in the hands of the village chief.
The village chief's influence is often greater than that of the township head, town head, or even county head.
Shenxi became interested in Yunnan Ze: "Yunnan Ze didn't come to this exam, did he?"
Zheng Hongfang remembered all the candidates who had passed the exam, but Yunnan Ze's name was not among them.
"He didn't come."
"He didn't come to any of the people the former magistrate wanted to recruit, so he probably won't come to this exam either."
Just as Shenxi was about to change the subject and bring up Ge Sishu again, a messenger reported, "Sir, there is a man named Yunnan Ze outside who requests an audience!"
Everyone present was stunned.
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
Besides, was Yunnan Ze just taking a chance, or did he think that Shenxi and the others had heard of him?
It's important to know that not everyone gets to see Shenxi.
Regardless of the reason, Chenxi absolutely must meet this person.
Yunnan Ze was brought in by the messenger.
Shenxi was taken aback.
What a handsome young man.
Qi Xiuwen was the best-looking among all her subordinates. He was gentle and refined, tall and elegant, a true gentleman unparalleled in the world.
But the Yunnan Ze before us truly embodies the meaning of "unparalleled beauty, one in a million."
If he is a knight-errant, he lacks some of the elegance of a knight-errant; if he is a general, he lacks some of the carefree spirit of a general; if he is an immortal, he is not as handsome as an immortal.
There is no one like him in the world; his unparalleled brilliance is unmatched.
No matter how many handsome men Shenxi had seen in her previous life, in that open era, none could compare to the man before her.
When Shen Xi first met Qi Xiuwen, she only admired him. Having seen many men, she simply found Qi Xiuwen pleasing to the eye.
But the man in front of her was absolutely stunning.
Could someone so stunning really grow up in a village and make a living by farming?
Shenxi deeply doubted the information Zheng Hongfang had given her. He made a living by farming. Looking at such a person, it was impossible for him to reconcile with the image of an old farmer who toiled in the fields.
No matter how stunning she was, Chen Xi was only stunned for a moment. When faced with Yunnan Ze's greeting, she smiled and said, "No need for such formalities!"
Qi Xiuwen asked on behalf of Shen Xi, "What business do you have with my chief?"
Yunnan Ze glanced at the people in the room and had already guessed their identities and status.
"Premier Qi, I have come to serve you, and I am willing to serve as your subordinate."
Shenxi was surprised. It seemed a bit too unbelievable that he would directly offer to serve the country like this.
You should know that he even refused the former magistrate's offer to recruit him!
Yunnan Ze raised his handsome face, but his expression was very devout: "I sincerely want to serve the leader, and I will follow him to the death. I have no other intentions."
Shenxi laughed. Is this my personal charm?
Look, even such a person has come to serve me.
But Chenxi was not fooled by his sweet words. Instead, she asked with a very serious expression, "Why do you want to serve me?"
Seeing that Shen Xi appeared solemn on the surface, but there was still some joy in the corners of his eyes and brows, Qi Xiuwen knew that the leader did indeed intend to accept this person.
He couldn't help but ask, "If you want to be loyal to the leader, why didn't you participate in yesterday's exam?"
Yesterday's exam, though intended for the selection and recruitment of ordinary civil servants, would not have kept those who were truly outstanding working at the grassroots level.
Those who excel can be promoted to official positions by taking the official examination and based on their past performance.
While self-recommendation is a good method, it's somewhat inappropriate to recommend oneself today after just yesterday's examination, selection, and application process.
Looking at the even more pleasing-to-the-eye Yunnan Ze, Shen Xi eagerly awaited his different answer.
Yunnan Ze remained completely calm and replied unhurriedly, "Because yesterday, my family, my men, and I were discussing whether or not we should rebel!"
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