"This official... understands." The Secretary of the Household Department lowered his head weakly.
The officials looked at the Secretary of the Torture Chamber and understood that Fang Yun would completely remove all of Shen Ren's power in Ning An County. Even the Left Prime Minister himself could not oppose this.
Suddenly, an official's body went limp and fell down. The officials beside him immediately supported him, causing a brief moment of chaos.
The moment that person fainted, Fang Yun saw his face and remembered that the official was a distant relative of Shen Ren.
Two officials supported Shen Ren's relative on the left and right. One of them said, "Sir, please have mercy. Shen Hu seems to have fainted. We should send him to see a doctor."
Fang Yun said, "Come, give him a seat. Today is the Medical Conference. I've already sent a letter. The people from the School of Medicine will be here soon. "
The officials immediately fell into despair and cursed silently. Now that they were in time for the Medical Conference, all the famous doctors of the human race were gathered here. It was impossible for them to leave with an excuse.
Ao Huang laughed evilly, "These people are really unlucky!"
Not long after, people from the School of Medicine arrived. There were three Hanlin Scholars, seven Jinshi, and a large number of Juren. The Hanlin Scholars that came said that if the illness was serious, they could invite the School of Medicine's scholars. This made the officials even more desperate.
Under normal circumstances, not to mention Ning An County, even the entire Mi Prefecture would have to wait two to three days to find a School of Medicine scholar of this level. There were only one or two Hanlin Scholars in the entire Mi Prefecture.
Shen Hu was quickly rescued and woke up. He sat on a chair and his legs kept shaking.
Fang Yun thanked the people from the School of Medicine and invited them to the side hall to rest. Before they went to the side hall, they said that if anything happened, they would come immediately.
The officials originally wanted to use the School of Medicine scholar to deal with Fang Yun. In the end, nothing happened to Fang Yun, but they knew what it meant to beg for death.
Fang Yun continued, "Where is the Accountant?"
"This official is here!" An Old Show walked forward and lowered his head without saying a word.
The Accountant was in charge of the county's financial transactions and expenditure. It was extremely important. The current Accountant was Ji Zhibai's trusted aide in Ning An County.
"Confess." Fang Yun was expressionless. He didn't say a single word of nonsense.
The simpler Fang Yun made it sound, the more afraid the officials were.
The bookkeeper was a smart person. He immediately confessed and told them about his crimes related to Shen Ren.
When the Chief Secretary of the Accounts Department finished speaking, Fang Yun asked, "I heard that you are on good terms with the Chief Secretary of the Official Department and the Chief Secretary of the Military Department?"
Deputy County Magistrate Tao Dingnian and Arrester Lu Hong looked at Fang Yun at the same time because they were in charge of the Official Office and the Military Office!
Fang Yun wanted to use this opportunity to completely control the County Yamen's tenth branch!
The ten offices of the county yamen were the foundation of the entire county, because no order or action could go beyond these ten offices. The ten offices of the county yamen were also the local officials' power to resist the county magistrate. Once Fang Yun completely took control of the ten branches, the officials of the Left Prime Minister's party would be turned into mere figureheads!
Tao Dingnian looked at the other officials with ranks present. He found that they were all silent. In the end, he could only sigh.
As long as the Left Prime Minister and Zong Sheng wanted an excuse, they could stop Fang Yun from working in Jingguo or Notre-Dame. Fang Yun had an excuse today. He could also force the Chief Secretary of the ten offices to leave, and the other officials could not object.
The Chief Secretary of the Accounts Department said some of his crimes. The severity of his crimes was far less serious than the Chief Secretary of the Household Department. Because he was not Shen Ren's man, Fang Yun did not investigate further. However, the three punishments of confiscating property, parading through the streets, and being banished to the army were all the same.
After Fang Yun finished his sentence, Yu Ba Chi braced himself and stood up. He cupped his hands to Fang Yun and said, "Daren. This lowly official has something to say. "
"Well, since you are working under me, you can say anything except scolding and framing people." Fang Yun said.
Yu Ba Chi said, "This lowly official thinks so. Judging the Chief Secretary of the Accounts Department to confiscate property is too excessive. "
Yu Ba Chi's words resonated with the other officials. A junior official said in a low voice, "Confiscating property means seizing all of a family's property and confiscating it. What about the family's wife and children?"
Fang Yun stared at Yu Ba Chi. Yu Ba Chi saw that Fang Yun did not speak. His gaze was evasive, and his heart was filled with fear.
After a while, Fang Yun said, "Embezzlement of one hundred thousand taels, a fine of ten thousand taels, and three years in prison. Is the ninety thousand taels his official salary or his prison fee? If any country treats corrupt officials so well, then the country's upper officials must be embezzling themselves and encouraging other officials to embezzle! Confiscating property is the most basic respect for the law and the people. It is the only proof that this country is fighting against corruption. "
All the officials obediently shut their mouths.
Next, Fang Yun interrogated the other Chief Secretaries and punished all of them. He then drove away all the officials close to Shen Ren and placed his own aides in the ten offices.
Since most of the officials below the county magistrate were locals, the aides were only temporary. They were equivalent to the county yamen's temporary workers, but in reality, they were responsible for the running of the county yamen.
This was the real reason why Fang Yun recruited hundreds of private soldiers. He wanted to prevent the officials of Ning An County from not doing anything.
As for the appointment of the Chief Secretary and the Official Registrar, Fang Yun said that he would announce it in three days.
These positions required locals, and not everyone in Ning An County was in the Left Prime Minister's party. Fang Yun had already thought it through. The Official Registrar would be an old High Scholar or Old Show talent who had been persecuted by the Left Prime Minister's party. This kind of old man had long lost the desire to fight for power. He would not let him hold any real power. He only needed to be used to annoy the officials of the Left Prime Minister's party.
The Left Prime Minister had controlled Mishou for decades. He had many disciples, but many enemies!
In the next three days, Fang Yun would wait for those people to come and join him.
With the ten offices in his hands, Fang Yun did not plan to touch the important positions such as the County Deputy, the Constable, or the Court Magistrate.
The governance of the officials was the atmosphere and achievements of the officials. Fang Yun took some officials to change the atmosphere. If he took all the officials, it would not be a purge of the governance of the officials. It would be an official revolution. No matter how well he managed Ning An County, if all the officials left, the governance of the officials would only be in the fourth grade.
From today onwards, Fang Yun truly controlled the power of Ning An County!
Fang Yun looked at the people in the hall and repeated the words he said before in his heart. A mob!
Although these people seemed to be united, Fang Yun was not worried at all. These people were already restricted by the current bureaucratic system. They did not even dare to break through the bureaucratic system, much less go against a county magistrate and a dream master in the Illusionary Divine stage.
The officials of Ning An County dared to go against Xusheng because they knew that the one who wanted to stop Fang Yun was Zong Sheng, a real Half-saint. Going against Fang Yun was helping Zong Sheng. It was obvious who was more powerful between the two.
However, if they went against a normal acting County Magistrate, they could use 100% of their strength. If they went against Xusheng, they could only use 70% of their strength. After all, no matter how weak Xusheng was, he was still a Saint in name.
Fang Yun knew where the bottom line of these officials was, so he struck while the iron was hot and seized power.
In the end, Fang Yun looked at Shen Ming.
"Registrar Shen, do you have anything else to say?"
"This official has nothing to say. To have met such a foolish niece, I can only accept my bad luck." Shen Ming said.
Some of the officials sighed. Shen Ming used to rely on Minister Zuo to do whatever he wanted. But now, he has sobered up a bit and acted like a normal High Scholar.
Fang Yun nodded and asked: "If you were to go back in time and choose again, would you still be the registrar or give up your career?"
Shen Ming was stunned. He stared blankly ahead. After a long time, two streams of tears fell down.
"This official … … this official … … I was wrong … …"
Keng … … Keng … …
From between Shen Ming's eyebrows came the crisp sound of pearls and jade colliding. This was the sign of his heart breaking.
Fang Yun slowly said: "This official said before, I did not come to Ning An County to destroy the world, but to cure the disease and save people. For you, I will confiscate your property, parade you through the streets, and exile you. However, I will give you another chance to choose. Are you willing to serve the Northwest Army? "
Two years ago, Minister Zuo destroyed a hundred thousand Northwest Army.
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