Chronicle of Emperor Jing

In late February of the first year of Hongqing, Sun Ke was awarded the magistrate of Kangping County after being idle for many years.

The rank of county magistrate is not high. In the Jing Dynasty, it generally fluctuates around the seventh rank, but this position is very important. This is an official close to the people, the official who is closest to the people in the court, and is in charge of a county's criminal name Qiangu, etc. Commonly known as Bailihou.

The same county magistrate, in fact, has a distinction between high and low, because there are actually great differences between counties.

Counties are divided into Shangxian, Zhongxian, and Xiaxian. There are also rich and poor counties. There are also differences in cultural customs, folk customs and products. Moreover, the distance from the capital can also distinguish whether a certain county is good or bad. thing.

Long'an County, where Sun Ke worked, was a lower county, at the southernmost tip of Jingzhou, far away from the capital, and it was a bad place that many people avoided. Kangping County was an upper county, located in Jizhou, right at the foot of the Son of Heaven. ideas.

Besides, Sun Ke used to work in the lower county, and his rank was from the seventh rank. Now that he was awarded the county magistrate of the upper county, his rank has risen, and he has been promoted to the sixth rank.

But no matter how to put it on the bright side, in fact, compared to his same year, Sun Ke's official career can be regarded as being stymied.

It's true that he was at fault for this incident, but the emperor's fault was not rare.

However, the thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. As a subject, Sun Ke can't argue with the emperor who is right and who is wrong in these things. He can only suffer from the emperor's various injustices to him.

Until now, he has only seen some hope of a smooth official career, and it is not easy.

After Sun Ke took office, Qi Yuanheng also came to Kangping County with some friends.

This memoir collection by Qi Yuanheng has collected many people's farming and mulberry experience, focusing on water conservancy, and now it is time to practice on the ground.Farming and farming are the foundation of the country. Many of his friends are interested in farming and mulberry, and they also come to help.

In a blink of an eye, it is the Shangsi Festival on the third day of March.In ancient times, the Shangsi Festival was more solemn, but now, it has declined, leaving only some customs of spring outings and banquets near the water.

On this day, according to the usual practice, Jing Li took his group of ministers out of the city for an outing and had a banquet by the water. In the afternoon, he started to have a whim again.

"Wei Yan, isn't Qi Yuanheng working in Kangping County? Let's go see if he's being lazy?" Jing Li intends to check the situation, but also wants to catch Qi Yuanheng's pigtails and lower him in Wei Yan's mind. It was because of his reliable impression that he proposed to go to Kangping County.

"Your Majesty, today is Shangsi Festival." Wei Yan reminded him that something was wrong.

Today, they are celebrating a festival, and Brother Qi should also be celebrating a festival. How can they block people if they go to block them now?

"I know, it's a holiday today, let's make arrangements." What he said implied that it was a holiday, and Wei Yan should follow him instead of persuading and opposing him all day long.

Seeing his high interest, Wei Yan hesitated for a while, and finally agreed respectfully.

He quickly assembled his men and horses, and accompanied the emperor to gallop on the official road to Kangping County.After walking for more than half an hour, they vaguely saw the outline of the county seat.

Still some distance away from the gate of the city, Jing Li reined in and slowed down, and the others followed him.

"Go, find someone to inquire about and see where they are doing things, and we will go directly there."

Since it was a surprise inspection, Jing Li definitely couldn't give Qi Yuanheng time to prepare, so he didn't plan to go into the county, but went to see where they work.

Qi Yuanheng's whereabouts are not kept secret. In fact, many scholars came to the capital, including famous scholars who are famous all over the world. Everyone in Kangping County has known about it for a long time. know the exact location.

Sun Ke did not carry out this matter in the whole county of Kangping County, but first selected three adjacent villages for Qi Yuanheng and others to practice.

These three villages are very close to the county seat, and the big households in the villages are all powerful people in the local area, and they are also very supportive of the work of the county magistrate, so Sun Ke chose their land to experiment.

When the emperor and his party arrived at one of the villages, they saw bustling people everywhere in the village.

Seeing that there were many people, Wei Yan immediately rode his horse and got closer to the emperor, pressing his palm on the hilt of his sword, and became alert all over.

"Don't be nervous, in a world of peace and prosperity, what danger is there at the feet of the emperor?" Jing Li was not nervous at all, seeing Wei Yan like this, he even laughed at him for worrying.

"Master!" Wei Yan's voice sank.

"Well, you can do whatever you want." Jing Li didn't argue with him, sat on the steed, watched the lively scene in front of him, glanced at the lively scene in front of him, and he picked out the mistake, "Qi Yuanheng's other aspects Regardless, it is obvious that there is no talent for employing people, so many people are in a mess, it is a waste of manpower."

He said this very bluntly, but with his status, there are not many people in the world who can treat him politely, not to mention that as long as he thinks that Qi Yuanheng is Wei Yan's "Brother Yuanheng", his heart will be filled with anger. He was always struggling in various ways, and now that he caught Qi Yuanheng's weakness, he would definitely not speak well.

"Brother Qi may be too busy to take care of them." Wei Yan paid attention to the movement around him, and casually defended Qi Yuanheng.

It's okay if he doesn't speak, but he's a gangster, and a certain old vinegar tank has been overturned again.

Next, Jing Li was not good here, and made a lot of mistakes there.

They all rode good horses, and they didn't dismount when they got to the place, but sat on the horses and talked.There were more than a dozen people in the group, only the two in the middle were talking, and the others were silently watching the movement around them, which was very conspicuous in the first place.

Now, Jing Li speaks so bluntly, and the target of accusation is the well-known Xiaoshan Layman among the scholars. Even if the righteous master he said is not present and cannot hear his harsh words, other people can't stand it anymore.

"This son..." A young and energetic scholar heard the emperor's comments. Although he agreed with some points, the tone of this commenter was really louder than the sky. Listen It makes people feel very uncomfortable.

Facing the direction of the emperor, he cupped his hands, and found that the other party was sitting on a horse, while he was standing on the ground, standing up and down. In theory, he was directly at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

The scholar looked around and saw a bluestone next to him. He stood on the stone and was at the same level as the emperor's eyes. , it’s clear that standing and talking won’t hurt your back.”

"Scholar's words are wrong!" Jing Li's "scholar" is actually a false finger. This person is wearing a scholar's scarf and is still young. He is nothing more than those identities. Anyway, he said so, the other party did not object. He looked at the other party, smiled, the smile on the corner of his mouth was very narrow, and said, "I am clearly sitting and talking, and you, the scholar, are the one talking standing."

"You..." The young scholar had debated with others before, but it was the first time he saw such a good ability to grasp the key points like the person in front of him, and his face turned red all of a sudden. Come on.

"My lord!" Wei Yan couldn't bear watching this scene, and called out to the emperor.

When the emperor spoke, he was often so angry that he had nothing to say. He had experienced it many times, and now seeing someone like him, he couldn't help feeling sorry for him.

"What's the matter?" Outside, Jing Li must give Wei Yan face, even if Wei Yan likes to bend his elbows, it is enough for him to clean up outsiders, as for Wei Yan, he will find a way to clean up after he returns.

"Why don't you tell me, my lord, how to solve these problems?" Sure enough, Wei Yan started to speak for outsiders again, as he expected.

"Yes, tell me how to solve it. If you can't explain why, you just talk and don't practice fake moves." The scholar was reminded by Wei Yan's words, and finally healed and shouted.

"How to solve it? The way to employ people is nothing more than knowing people and doing good work." Jing Li said calmly.

His tone and demeanor looked like a master, and there was a sarcastic taste of "Are you stupid" in his words.Even if what he said is all the truth, others will not be happy to hear it.

"Knowing people and doing good things is easy to say, but not easy to do." Others, who heard their conversation, joined this topic.

"Knowing people and doing them well, what's the difficulty? Isn't it that you are a prophet and a good person? You can't do it by nature, and you can use some stupid methods to make tricks, such as what you are going to do now, who you need, how many people you have on hand, how many people you have, and how many people you have. What are you good at? Let’s sum it up and do what we’re good at, and we’ll be fine.”

Jingli employs people not only to know people, but also to know people. What they recognize is people's hearts, but these people don't need it. They are now helping to do things with enthusiasm, and it's not yet time for intrigue. Whether it will be too ugly when sharing the fruits is another matter.

Anyway, before the result comes out, there is no need to think too much about the following things.

"Young master's eloquence is admirable." As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Wei Yan immediately joined him.

He not only praised it with his mouth, but also wrote down this method in his heart.He is now in charge of the Guards Battalion, so of course he has to master the method of employing people.He could discuss important personnel changes with the emperor on the couch. If he didn’t ask, the emperor didn’t bother to intervene. If he asked, the emperor would definitely explain to him in detail.

However, the things worth talking to the emperor about were all very important things, and he must have dealt with other small things by himself.If he bothers the emperor with small things every day, it means he doesn't cherish the emperor.

"These things, to put it bluntly, are not worth mentioning. Some people can't see clearly because of a blind eye." Jing Li pretended to be modest and polite.

As for the people in his mouth, whether he refers to the young scholar or Qi Yuanheng, no one else knows.Anyway, as long as he doesn't say anything, Wei Yan won't know for a while.

"Young master's words are very true, why don't we handle it in this way." These scholars are all smart people, and they immediately understood the key point after being instructed.

"Well, you are still a bit famous. But Layman Qi is not as bad as you said, he is just very busy, so he can't take care of things here." The scholar who quarreled with the emperor at the beginning also agreed he.

"What is he busy with?" Wei Yan was puzzled.

It's spring, but it's just raising seedlings, dredging ditches, and other things, you can put it aside for a while. Brother Qi is so busy, what are you doing?