The prefect of Nanyang was named Song.
As an official of the fourth rank, he has been in officialdom for a long time and is well versed in the ways of being an official.
So when the incident of "forcing growth" broke out, Lord Song decisively chose to stay out of the spotlight and wait and see what would happen in secret.
If nothing unexpected happens.
He will wait until the public opinion becomes clear before coming forward to make a firm judgment.
Then receive the 'flowers and applause' of the people.
But, something unexpected happened.
And it came so suddenly, like a thunder and a bamboo breaking through!
Not long after Ye Huaifeng rushed to Hexi Village, the prefect's men also arrived secretly.
So the two poems of "Song of Pity the Peasants" appeared on the desk in the study of Governor Song that day.
Prefect Song was old and had been reading and reviewing documents for many years, so he was a little nearsighted.
He sat at his desk, picked up the poem handed to him by his subordinates, squinted his eyes, and subconsciously picked up the teacup and put tea into his mouth.
But the next moment——
"puff!"
I couldn't help but spit out the tea that I had just put into my mouth.
Lord Song put down his teacup and stood up in embarrassment. He read the "Two Poems of Pity the Peasants" in his hand several times in amazement and daze, and his face turned pale immediately.
The hand holding the poem was also shaking slightly.
He was a true Jinshi, well-versed in writing, so he could naturally see the value of this poem.
If he had not been wearing this official robe, Prefect Song would have applauded and praised: What a good poem!
But now he is wearing a fourth-rank official robe!
The more valuable this poem is, the more destructive power it will have.
The words are concise and each one is as sharp as a knife.
Based on his decades of experience in officialdom, Prefect Song felt that this poem must definitely reach the ears of Heaven!
To put it simply: regardless of whether Zhao Zhi has committed any crime or not.
Once this poem came out, he was doomed.
Because this is a benchmark case of "political correctness" that is worthy of being included in textbooks!
When the Ministry of Personnel receives this poem, it will definitely present it to the Cabinet.
The eight-year-old prodigy wrote "Two Poems of Pity the Peasants".
The elders in the cabinet are all very shrewd. How could they give up such a good opportunity to make His Majesty the Emperor very happy?
The prodigy is gifted by God, please bless our Daliang.
This could even be packaged as an 'auspicious' event.
Prefect Song closed his eyes in despair.
He seemed to have seen the angry and roaring face of Li Duan, the Provincial Historian.
It was a horrifying scene to see the heavenly officials sent by the Inspectorate and the Imperial Censors, as well as the officials from the Provincial History Bureau and the Provincial Surveillance Bureau, all looking down at him and asking him to hold them accountable.
No, no, no, this is still light.
If the situation continues to escalate, he, the prefect of Nanyang, will even have to go to Beijing in person to report to the Ministry of Personnel.
So scary!
Lord Song trembled and hurriedly called his deputy, Wu Tongzhi, over.
Then Wu Tongzhi also started to tremble.
They are brothers in distress, and if anything happens, neither of them can escape.
There is a saying: Too clever by half.
If I had known that things would develop like this, I should have stood up at the time instead of taking the opportunity to run away.
Today, "Two Poems of Pity the Peasants" has been widely circulated.
The great judge Ye Huaifeng made a lot of noise.
As the prefect and associate prefect of Nanyang, they were actually "invisible" in this matter!
"There is still a way to remedy it. There is still a way to remedy it."
Prefect Song said anxiously, "This official guesses that the governor will soon order me to go to Kaifeng to report on my work. This is not a bad thing, at least we are familiar with Lord Li's temperament."
"I'm afraid that soon the Heavenly Official will come to hold us accountable. If we make a mistake, we'll be in trouble! So, before those people who can kill us come, let's go to the victim's house to express our condolences. Although we don't expect him to intercede for us, at least he shouldn't say anything that will kill us!"
As the saying goes: Some things are not weighed at all if they are not weighed, but they cannot be weighed at all if they are weighed at a thousand pounds.
If the higher-ups really want to conduct a thorough investigation, who can say they can withstand the investigation?
Wu Tongzhi wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded: "That's right, we will go to the Cui family to express our condolences tomorrow."
Prefect Song warned again: "Ye Huaifeng is now taking advantage of the situation. You should resolve the conflicts with him as soon as possible. He helped Cui Xian solve the case, so he must have some feelings for him. Don't ruin your career at this critical moment."
Wu Tongzhi felt like crying but had no tears.
If he had known this, why would he have coveted those petty powers?
He is going to be promoted next year, so now he is lucky to be able to keep his current position, let alone promotion!
So that night.
Tongzhi Wu quietly went to the home of County Magistrate Ye, crying and complaining that he had been deceived by Zhao Zhi and had been blinded by lard.
Ye Huaifeng laughed out loud in his heart, feeling as if he had let out a strong breath of anger.
But I still had to suppress my smile and pretend to be nice to him.
And then came the next day.
In Nanyang County, the two poems "Two Poems of Pity the Peasants" are being sung more and more widely.
Prefect Song and Co-prefect Wu could no longer sit still, so they called for Magistrate Ye and led dozens of officials from the county and prefectural offices to Zhongjing Lane.
At this time, there is naturally no need to avoid acting in a high-profile manner.
On the contrary, they have to be high-profile and have sufficient involvement in the "Zhao Zhi case"!
So this morning.
Several official sedan chairs, dozens of officials in official robes, and a large number of yamen runners stopped at the entrance of Zhongjing Lane.
The grand scene attracted countless people to watch.
Someone immediately understood and said happily, "It's the prefect and the vice-prefect. They must be here to praise the little prodigy Cui Xian."
The entire Zhongjing Lane was in an uproar.
Their old alley has never received such a big shot!
Moreover, dozens of adults in official robes came at once!
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