Ch. 121 - The Things Remain the Same But the People are no Longer the Same, Some Families are Happy and Others are Sad
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Because of the need to assign people to take care of the disaster, the government office was much more desolate than before, and even half of the Yamen runners on duty at the gate were missing.
Sun Shaozong signed the morning call and found out that Governor Liu was not in the city at the moment, so he went to Minister Han's office. Jia Yucun, as one of the examiners of the examination paper, could not leave the Imperial Court until the ranking of the Autumn Examination was determined.
After asking the subordinate officials to inform him, Sun Shaozong waited for about half an hour in the flower hall again. Then Han Anbang came in with a stooped body. His face was pale and bloodless, and even his hair was gray.
How did this happen?
He hasn't heard that his wife and children died recently.
Was it because of the disaster victims outside the city that caused him to be anxious and suffer from excessive internal heat?
But it shouldn't be.
It was said that the Emperor had sown a lot of silver this time [probably the result of the investigation of the He family], so the victims were very stable and had no intention of causing trouble.
Sun Shaozong thought in his mind, but on the surface, he did not reflect. "Greetings to the Minister."
"Cough, cough..."
Han Anbang didn't speak, but he coughed a few times. His face was flushed, and he couldn't breathe.
When Sun Shaozong hesitated to help him, he finally squeezed two words out of his teeth, "Sit down."
With these words, he stooped and sat down on the main seat.
Sun Shaozong waited until he was fully seated and said, "I have just finished the job of the Autumn Examination Inspector, but the Governor is not in the city, so I came to report to you."
According to common sense, Han Anbang should encourage a few words at this time and then serve the guests tea politely.
However, after Sun Shaozong finished speaking, he saw Han Anbang looking at him with gloomy eyes and a dispirited face.
Sun Shaozong, who only looked at him, was not comfortable, but he could not ask the reason initially. Otherwise, if Han Anbang went down the slope and told him about some difficult job, wouldn't he be at a loss?
After an awkward silence for a long time, Han Anbang finally said in a low voice, "When did Governor Liu get involved with the Rongguo Mansion?"
Eh!
How did Liu Chongshan, the traitor, expose himself?
Is it because of this that Minister Han was beaten to such an appearance?
Then his ability to bear is very fragile, isn't it?
Being ridiculed in his heart, Sun Shaozong was confused on the surface. "What do you mean by that? I don’t understand."
"He he..."
Han Anbang smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "Since Lord Sun doesn't want to tell the truth, let's pretend I didn't say anything."
With these words, he arched his hand again and said, "I would like to congratulate you in advance on your promotion to Governor."
The things the Minister spoke today seemed aimless. "Your Excellency is joking."
Unable to figure out what he was trying to refer to, Sun Shaozong had no choice but to reply, "I have only served as an Assistant Prefectural Magistrate for about half a year. Even if Governor Liu is promoted, I am afraid it will not be my turn to succeed him."
Han Anbang shook his head again and said, "You are wrong. Although you pay more attention to literature than martial arts, you are transferred from the Sixth-Grade Lieutenant to the Sixth-Grade Assistant Prefectural Magistrate, which is still flat in terms of the Court system. The length of service should be calculated from the spring of the eighth year of Guangde."
There is still such a good thing?
If it was true, he would have been in office for two and a half years. Although it was a little worse than the idea of three years as a term of office, he still has a lot of credit, and even ranking up two levels was not too exaggerated…
With this thought, Sun Shaozong could not help feeling a little eager. After spending more than half a year in a small courtyard, he had long thought about Liu Chongshan's five main rooms!
Moreover, only when he becomes a Court official could he stand up to Jia Yucun in the future!
So he couldn't help asking, "What do you mean, Governor Liu is going to be promoted?"
Han Anbang looked at him for a while, he then sighed, "It seems that you really don't know about it. Forget it, you can go down first."
Damn!
This b*stard has just started to lift his spirit on the matter, but suddenly gave an order for him to leave!
Sun Shaozong was full of doubts, but he did not slow down. He got up, arched his hands, and said, "I will take my leave first."
After he finished, he left without hesitation.
As the old saying goes, “Being in a hurry is not a good business!”
If Han Anbang gets caught in a dilemma after a few words, how could he lead him by the nose in the future?
Besides, Han Anbang's changes were so obvious that no one in the government could have noticed it. It's not difficult to know what happened these days after he inquired when he returned.
"Lord Sun!"
As soon as he left Han Anbang's yard, he heard a crisp greeting.
Sun Shaozong turned his head and saw Chen Zhichuang, who was in charge of the documents in the government.
When he took the office, Chen still found fault with him.
But Chen Zhichuang was smiling like a chrysanthemum at the moment. He came up like a pug and said obsequiously, "When did you come out of the Imperial Examination Hall? Yesterday, I heard the scholars say that this Autumn Examination is much more formal than before, and it's a compliment to you as an Inspector!"
"Assistant Chen has over-praised me."
Sun Shaozong said calmly, "This is all due to the leadership of Vice-President Zhang of the Ministry of Rites. I just follow orders. How can I accept such a compliment?"
"You deserve all the praises, My Lord!"
In the past, if Sun Shaozong made a face, he would probably retreat, but this time, his enthusiasm did not fade, and he was flattering without any hesitation.
Seeing this, Sun Shaozong saw that he probably got some inside information and knew that he was going to be promoted to Governor, so he became so enthusiastic.
Of course, serving as the Inspector of the Autumn Examination was also a big plus. With this origin, Sun Shaozong, an alien in the civil service system, was not as offensive to the eyes at first…
In front of Han Anbang's gate, it's not easy to ask anything in detail.
So Sun Shaozong made a few perfunctory remarks without any trace. After turning his face and returning to the Department of Criminal, he immediately sent Zhou Da out to inquire about Chen Zhichuang.
Chen Zhichuang really knew the inside story!
It turned out that when Sun Shaozong was busy with the Autumn Examination, the Central Judicial Office was also busy with the victims outside the city.
Later, the Emperor allocated a large amount of money for disaster relief, which was a great relief for Han Anbang and others.
This laxity would inevitably lead to skewed thoughts.
It happened that Jia Yucun and Sun Shaozong were not there, and there was only one Fu Shi who was new to the Jia family. Han Anbang thought about setting an example to others and first grasped the shortcomings of Fu Shi so that he could seize the opportunity to recapture the city.
But how could he not ask their ally ”Governor Liu” to participate in this event?
However, Han Anbang did not know that Liu Chongshan had secretly joined hands with Jia Yucun!
He ostensibly helped to make suggestions, but when Han Anbang arranged, he immediately made a secret decision to impeach Han Anbang for making a false charge against colleagues.
Then Han Anbang was captured by the Imperial Historian!
Although the disposal of the Imperial Court has not come down yet, Han Anbang was unlikely to be the Minister again. Of course, Jia Yucun has not been the Magistrate of the government for a long time, and unlike Sun Shaozong, who has made such outstanding contributions repeatedly, it might not be so easy to succeed him.
As for Governor Liu, he has already been included on the list of those people being released to the outside world because of his meritorious prosecution and many advantages from Sun Shaozong. At the end of this year, he would go to other provinces to be a Military and Political Officer [from the fourth grade].
When he left the position of governance, except for Sun Shaozong, the famous "Divine Judgement,” he was afraid that no one could take over.