The county government was the office of all the civil officials in the county. The county magistrate, deputy, registrar, and other officials all had their own residences.
Almost a hundred officials were gathered in the deputy's residence, occupying more than half of the courtyard.
Deputy County Magistrate Tao Dingnian, Arrester Lu Hong, Court Magistrate Wen Gu and many other officials with ranks stood at the door, while those without ranks stood outside.
Ninety percent of the officials in Ning An County were gathered here!
"A mere deputy county magistrate actually interrogated the registrar on the spot. This rule cannot be broken!"
"If Registrar Shen is found guilty, the Left Prime Minister will be furious and we will all be implicated!"
"That's right. If Registrar Shen can be interrogated and sentenced as he pleases, will there still be a place for us in Ning An County? "
"Yes, we cannot let County Magistrate Fang succeed!"
"By the way, I have a friend in the workshop. He said that Fang Yun is going to implement some kind of performance assessment. He said that it's fake in the workshop. In fact, he wants to reform the civil service system and get an A in the civil service!"
"What kind of performance assessment?"
"I'm not sure about the details, but he is playing a new trick on the basis of the Ministry of Personnel's assessment. The main purpose is to restrict the authority of the officials and use a special assessment method to grade the officials. From there, he will decide who will be promoted and who will remain in the same position. Also … he might dissuade some officials!"
"Preposterous! Is this the world of Jingguo or Fang Yun? What are the reactions of the workers in the workshop? "
"Some are complaining, but some are praising him. Overall … the disadvantages outweigh the advantages!"
"We cannot let his reform succeed! He will get a good grade, but we officials will be the ones at a disadvantage! "
Some of the younger officials remained silent. After entering the yamen, they realized that no matter how outstanding their abilities were, even if they had a certain background, they could not compete with the older officials or those with more powerful backgrounds. Their paths of promotion were almost blocked by those people.
If those people were the pillars of the county government, these young officials would not have any complaints. However, the problem was that less than thirty percent of the officials were qualified in government affairs. Many of them did not even read the Wen Pao. They did not understand the latest developments of the human race and had fallen far behind the ordinary scholars.
This kind of rotten group had already aroused the disgust of the officials with lofty ideals. However, the yamen was a place where seniority and background mattered more than reason. They had the intention to govern a county well, but they had no space to display their talents. He could only slowly wallow in the mire and become an old man in power in the eyes of the younger generation.
Even though they were in the same party as the Left Prime Minister, these officials were dissatisfied with the old officials of the same party.
Their attitude towards Fang Yun kept changing.
Capable official! This was the unanimous evaluation of Fang Yun by the young officials. No matter how much the Left Prime Minister and Fang Yun opposed each other, it could not change their opinion of Fang Yun.
He watched as the judicial system continued to improve, and watched as Gongjia's technology flourished. He watched as the officials of the Agriculture Hall came to visit in large numbers. Seeing the School of Medicine holding a medical conference in a county for the first time, every young official could feel the unprecedented vitality of Ning An County.
This was a phenomenon that had never happened even when the Left Minister governed Mi Province.
Documents could lie, memorials could lie, and even the contents of the Wen Pao could lie. However, the changes in Ning An County would not lie, and the people would not lie.
These young officials still followed the crowd and opposed Fang Yun during the day, but returned home at night to study Fang Yun's poems and essays. They studied Fang Yun's works on the Holy Way and recorded Fang Yun's innovations.
The more they learned, the more they admired Fang Yun.
The young officials glanced at Tao Dingnian and the others, and could not help but feel disgust. Shen Ren, that old thing, did not deserve to die. Fang Yun did not do anything wrong!
Attacking Fang Yun for Shen Ren was the most absurd thing in the world.
However, they could not object, and they did not have the power to do so. They could only remain silent.
Tao Dingnian's expression was gloomy. His hands were crossed on his abdomen, and he spoke in a soft but clear voice.
"Everyone should understand today's matter. Although County Magistrate Fang has contributed to Ning An County, he is arrogant and blinded by his desire for power. Mencius said, 'If the ruler treats his officials like brothers, then the officials will treat the ruler like a trusted confidant. If the ruler treats his officials like dogs and horses, then the officials will treat the ruler like a countryman. If the ruler treats his officials like dirt, then the officials will treat the ruler like an enemy! Everyone, do you follow the teachings of the Secondary Sage? "
An official shouted, "Of course! We Confucians never fear the power of the ruler. Although the ruler is superior to the subjects, if the ruler is not the ruler, then we will not be the subjects! "
"Confucius once said, 'If you treat the ruler with Dao, you can't stop. If the ruler wants his officials to die, they must die. 'That's something from operas. We scholars don't believe in that! If the ruler is tyrannical, we can not serve him, but we should treat the county magistrate the same. At worst, we will not be officials anymore! "
"Disloyal subjects deserve death. That's the philosophy of Legalism. What does it have to do with us?"
"Today, Fang Yun treated Shen Ren like dirt, then we will treat Fang Yun like an enemy!"
"Yes!"
Everyone roared in agreement.
The county magistrate, Wen Gu, said, "If that's the case, then I suggest that we all go to the main hall of the county yamen to plead for Shen Ren. If Fang Yun doesn't agree, then we will all leave the county tomorrow and go to the capital together. We will beat the drums and cry for justice, and stain the imperial city with blood!"
"Well said, Magistrate Wen! Without us, I want to see how Fang Yun will govern a county! "
Some of the younger officials gritted their teeth. The departure of these officials would definitely cause chaos in Ning An City. If they could force Fang Yun to get a B grade for his administration, then there was no way they could get an A grade. However, the ones who would suffer would be the people of Ning An County!
The departure of these officials could very well cause the recent development of Ning An County to go down the drain.
The rapid development of Ning An County could very well be interrupted by these bastards!
However, they did not say anything. Otherwise, they would definitely be attacked by the crowd.
"Let's go!"
"Let's go!"
Nearly a hundred officials marched towards the main hall of the county yamen.
Fang Yun sat on a square chair and looked at Shen Ren, who had been awakened by the cold water, with a smile on his face.
"Registrar Shen, if you cooperate with me and explain everything clearly, I will consider giving you a lighter sentence."
"Bah!" Shen Ren no longer had any scruples. Since Fang Yun had escorted him to the main hall, both sides had completely fallen out with each other.
"It seems like Registrar Shen's mind is not clear," Fang Yun said slowly.
"At most one day, the Left Prime Minister will send someone to save me!"
Fang Yun nodded and said, "I hope the Left Prime Minister will send someone to save you. Yes, you're not in a hurry, and I'm not in a hurry either. Right now, my advisors and private soldiers are going to various places to invite witnesses. It won't be long before the truth of what you've done is revealed. "
Shen Ming sneered and said, "Fang Yun, oh Fang Yun, I know you're a capable official, but you're also a brainless, stupid official! Not to mention that I didn't do anything wrong, even if I did, in all of Ning An … no, in all of Mi Prefecture, who would dare to say no to me? "
"No!" Ao Huang said from the side.
The bailiffs on both sides could not help but lower their heads. The Legalist high scholar who was taking notes also lowered his head and laughed. Then, he faithfully recorded what Ao Huang said.
Shen Ren's face flashed with awkwardness, and then he said, "Fang Yun, I'm indeed just a small registrar. If it was any other time, you could kill me with one finger, but right now, it's the court examination! If you forcefully interrogate me, all of the officials in Mi Prefecture will definitely destroy your Official Governance! If your Official Governance is destroyed, the Left Prime Minister will definitely have an excuse to stop you from being an official in Jingguo. Zong Sheng can also stop you from being an official in the Notre-Dame! "
Shen Ren finally revealed his ultimate goal of destroying Fang Yun's Official Governance.
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