Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

"Sir, I have sent for the doctor. He should be here soon."

While Qin Yunhe was lying down to rest, Wang He also heard about the inspector visiting the community school in the hot sun. He came over and felt that Qin Yunhe was not in good condition, so he quickly asked someone to invite a doctor.

"Sir, why do you have to go to the community school in such hot weather? Wait until it's cooler and ask the teacher to arrange for you to go there at your leisure."

Qin Yunhe didn't have the energy to explain now, he just closed his eyes and hummed twice.

Soon a doctor was called in, who took the patient's pulse, gave him a few injections and wrote a prescription.

He Sheng was extremely anxious, so he quickly prepared the medicine according to the prescription and gave it to Qin Yunhe to drink.

"Did the inspector have a heat stroke?"

Fu Qingyun felt a little complicated when he heard that Qin Yunhe had suffered from heatstroke.

When the inspector went to a local place, he had to personally investigate and verify everything. Fu Qingyun naturally knew this.

But he really didn't expect the inspector to be so serious. This was really too much effort.

"Sir, the inspector is ill. We should go and visit him."

Fu Qingyun didn't say anything about not causing trouble this time, and said, "Of course I have to go visit him."

He said with a helpless smile: "If every place is checked like this, the inspector will be exhausted to death..."

County Magistrate He said, "I see that the inspector is like this because he is very interested in your actions and may be planning to recommend you, so he is paying extra attention."

"What do you mean by my actions? Aren't they all what Brother He and I discussed together? Many of them were suggested by Brother He. If the adults want to recommend someone, they should recommend Brother He."

He Xu raised his hand to interrupt: "Don't say that, sir. Many of these measures were made possible by your talents. I don't have any future anyway, so don't mention me, sir."

Fu Qingyun was silent for a rare moment before he continued, "How do you know there is no future? How can you know if you don't try? You have done a lot. The inspector is on the emperor's tour. If he recommends you, how can it be useless?"

He Xu smiled bitterly: "Sir, I will listen to you on other matters, but I told you not to mention this matter, so let's go. Okay, let's go visit the inspector."

Several people in the office were busy.

After drinking the medicine, Qin Yunhe lay down and took a nap. He didn't feel much better until he woke up at the end of the afternoon.

He Sheng then prepared some refreshing and appetizing dishes for him to eat.

Just as they finished eating, a messenger came in to report that the county magistrate and the county magistrate wanted to see them.

"Please come in quickly."

This pair of county magistrate and county deputy chief are very...special.

They didn't come unless Qin Yunhe asked them to come, and they didn't show off their merits or curry favor with him. He went to check the money and grain, and they were supposed to go, but Qin Yunhe didn't ask them to come, so they really didn't go with him.

So he was a little surprised when she suddenly asked for a meeting today.

Qin Yunhe tidied up his clothes and stood up to greet him.

As soon as Fu Qingyun entered the room, he bowed and said, "I am truly ashamed. I just heard that the inspector collapsed from exhaustion."

"You are too kind, Magistrate Fu. It's just that I have heat stroke. Please take a seat, my lords."

Qin Yunhe naturally knew that Fu Qingyun could not be unaware of his visits to the community school and questioning of the people. Besides, it was not something shameful, so he was not afraid of them knowing.

"I just happened to hear about some of Magistrate Fu's county governance measures while asking questions. I was very interested, so I wanted to learn more about it. This way, my trip won't be in vain, and I won't have nothing to say in the list of officials."

Qin Yunhe directly pointed out that he was just asking around about the situation in the county, so Fu Qingyun naturally didn't beat around the bush.

"I wonder what comments and suggestions the inspector has after his visit."

Qin Yunhe said: "County Magistrate Fu did not allow the yamen runners to disturb the people in the countryside, allowed women not to be summoned, and reduced the tax by one point for the sixty-year-olds. These measures are very good. The people in the county also praised them. However,"

Qin Yunhe paused for a moment before saying, "I think the best move made by County Magistrate Fu is to encourage children aged eight to fifteen in the county to attend community schools for at least two years.

Even if they cannot pass the imperial examinations in the future, once they are educated, know the written language, and know etiquette, the customs of the people will naturally become more refined, and the people will know right from wrong and know the good and bad of government orders. If the whole country can implement it, it will be of great benefit to the people and the court. "

Fu Qingyun smiled.

"Your Excellency the Inspector may not know that other measures are fine, but this initiative to promote education was not my idea. It was all the idea of ​​County Magistrate He."

Fu Qingyun raised one hand and motioned Qin Yunhe to look at He Xu.

"Lord Magistrate!"

He Xu didn't expect that he had just told Fu Qingyun not to mention him before leaving, but Fu Qingyun pushed him out after just a few words.

"Oh? So it was County Magistrate He's idea?"

Qin Yunhe looked with interest at He Xu, who was as surprised as he was.

This was the first time he encountered a county magistrate who tried to deny his achievements. That was fine, but looking at He Xu's reaction, he obviously didn't want to acknowledge the achievements.

This is really interesting for the county magistrate and the county magistrate.

County Magistrate He quickly said, "Don't take it seriously, Inspector General. How can a county magistrate like me lead such a move?"

"Oh, it was you who suggested that I take the lead. There's nothing to be embarrassed about admitting."

He Xu said helplessly: "Mr. Magistrate——"

Qin Yunhe raised his hand and rubbed his brows in silence: "Although this idea is good, it has only just been implemented and the effect is still unclear. This achievement is really not something that you two should refuse to accept."

Fu Qingyun was also amused, but after he finished laughing, he turned serious and said, "Sir, please allow me to report this. This idea was indeed proposed by County Magistrate He. Brother He, please don't refuse. Let me explain the matter to the Inspector first."

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Let me explain here why Qin Yun was so cautious. One reason was his personality, and the other was that the inspectors also required rigorous verification.

Moreover, if something happens to an official who is recommended, the recommender will also be implicated, so it is understandable that he or she makes inquiries from multiple sources.

Some friends may ask, isn’t it okay not to recommend it?

No. Beijing officials have a recommendation task, and there is a recommendation requirement every year. If you don't recommend, you will be punished.

I often feel that being an official in ancient times was not easy.

If I were in ancient times, I would probably choose to pass the imperial examinations and become a juren or jinshi, but not become an official. I would get along well with local officials, buy more land, and farm peacefully, since I don't have to work on the land myself anyway.

Even if one does not enter officialdom, the tax exemptions and labor service privileges that juren enjoy are more than enough, and one does not have to worry about being convicted of this or that.

(It’s a nice thought, but in ancient times, it’s highly likely that you wouldn’t be able to pass the imperial examinations┓( ′?` )┏)