Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 189: Driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf!

Li Qingchen looked around, but didn't see any new faces. He was immediately angry and asked, "Didn't you notify Su Tongpan?"

The confidant quickly said, "I have informed you, I have informed you, I will go there in person."

Li Qingchen became even more angry and asked, "Why hasn't he come yet? Didn't he tell us the time and place?"

The confidant smiled bitterly and said, "They have already been notified. How about I go and urge them again?"

At this moment, someone came in. It was a young official in green robe. He was so handsome and elegant that people were amazed. They also knew that this person was Su Yun, the new top scholar who was known as the man of the Great Song Dynasty.

Su Yun bowed repeatedly, with a smile on his face, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I wanted to leave early, but our Nan Ya is too big, and I took the wrong road for a while, so I'm a little late. I'm sorry."

Li Qingchen suppressed his anger for a moment, pointed to the chair on the left, and said, "President Su, please sit down."

Su Yun sat down and observed everyone present.

Li Qingchen has a clear face, but there is a stubbornness between his brows. He must be a strong-willed person.

As for the other people, Deng Qi knew them, so there was no need to say more.

The person sitting on the right looks respectful, but actually has an arrogant look. The person sitting below him has a smile on his face, but it is hard to tell what his true intention is, and he seems to be scheming.

As for the other two people, they all had solemn expressions and it was hard to tell what was going on.

When Su Yun observed others, and when others nodded to him, they were also looking at him.

Du Wuwang observed Su Yun for a while and saw that Su Yun had clear eyes, a noble air like a scholar, and... haha, the stupidity of a newcomer to the officialdom!

People like this are much easier to fool than those old-timers in officialdom!
Du Wuwang looked at He Ruining with a smug look on his face, but saw that He Ruining didn't look at his expression. He just smiled and looked at the floor in front of him, as if flowers were growing on it.

Li Qingchen said: "This is the first time that Judge Su meets you all. Please introduce yourselves. We must all work together to handle the affairs of the Southern Court well, so as to repay the emperor's trust and kindness."

"President Su, I am Du Wuwang, the judge of the Left Hall." Du Wuwang just said his position and name, and then stopped talking.

"I am the Right Hall Judge He Ruining. Judge Su is indeed a handsome man. The name of the Song Dynasty people is well deserved, hahahaha."

He Ruining smiled as if in spring breeze and praised Su Yun.

Du Wuwang snorted inwardly and said to himself, "Flatterer!"

The two judges introduced their positions and names in a very formal manner, but also added some details about the matters they were responsible for. Their attitudes were not respectful, but they were still decent.

Deng Qi introduced all the six departments, fearing that Su Yun did not understand them, and stopped only when Li Qingchen coughed lightly.

Li Qingchen said, "Master Deng, we can discuss the details later. Let's decide on the general direction today."

Deng Qi quickly said, "Yes."

Li Qingchen looked at Su Yun and said with a smile: "Su Tongpan, after all, I am your elder. I often interact with Su Zizhan and Su Ziyu, and we sing in harmony with each other, haha."

Su Yun had a smile on his face, but he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart: You are the prefect and I am the magistrate, we are not in a superior-superior relationship. There is no problem for you to talk to me about these things in private, but saying this in front of other colleagues... what is your intention?
Du Wuwang raised his eyebrows slightly and curled the corners of his mouth: Okay, if you guys start fighting, you won’t have time to take care of our affairs.

In fact, in order to win our support, they have to give us many benefits!
He Ruining was still smiling, but this time his smile was a little more intense.

Deng Qi frowned slightly, but it disappeared in an instant.

Everyone looked at Su Yun.

Su Yun laughed and said, "My uncle Ziyou also told me before I came to Nan Ya that he wanted me to learn more from you, haha."

Are you scared?

When Li Qingchen heard this, his brows relaxed and the anger in his heart disappeared. He smiled and said, "Of course, of course. Haha, this is great. We are all family. It will be easier for us to do things in the future. Haha."

This time it was Du Wuwang's turn to frown, but He Ruining remained expressionless.

Li Qingchen looked at everyone's expressions and said with a smile, "President Su, you have officially been on the job for a few days. What have you been doing these days?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "I'm new to the Southern Court, and I have never had any experience in handling government affairs, so these days I've mainly been learning various rules and regulations. After I understand the rules, I'll learn from everyone."

Li Qingchen said with a smile: "President Su, your way of learning is too slow.

Since you are observing politics, it is best to do it yourself, learn while doing, summarize after learning, and then practice after summarizing.

This way of learning was proposed by you in "Collected Commentaries on the Four Books". You haven't forgotten it, have you?

Su Yun smiled and nodded, saying, "What the Lord said makes sense, so I will start to learn how to deal with it?"

Li Qingchen hummed twice and continued, "President Su, during the reign of Emperor Taizong, it was stipulated that the prefects of various states and the financial officials must personally review the official property listed in the accounts upon taking office, and must not simply rely on the documents of the chief clerk.

Therefore, the first thing Su Tongpan did when he took office was to inspect the warehouse to check whether the warehouse's belongings were consistent with the account books.

Judge Du and Judge He, this is not because I don't trust you, but because the ancestral law is like this. If you don't respect the ancestral law, when those censors find out, none of us will be able to escape."

When Li Qingchen said this, Du Wuwang, He Ruining and others all changed their expressions. In the past few years, no matter how frequently the prefect changed, he did not have the authority to require a thorough inspection of the warehouse, so the management of the warehouse's property was not very strict and could not withstand inspection at all!
When Li Qingchen saw the expressions of Du Wuwang and others, he felt very happy and thought that Su Yun, the judge, came just in time.

These days, these cunning judges have been pretending to obey me but secretly disobeying me, and there is always a lot of wrangling when things are arranged.

This one says it's not possible, that one says it's difficult to do, and as a new official, I can't even start a single one of my three plans!
How annoying!

Now I will use Su Yun and let him check the accounts of these people. In order to escape the disaster, they will surely come to me and beg for mercy. Then no one will be able to stop me from doing whatever I want.

At this time, Du Wuwang and He Ruining looked at each other. He Ruining saw the opportunity very quickly and said with a smile: "Since it is the ancestral law, it must be obeyed.

However, the governor wants to clean up the Huimin River recently. This matter involves a lot of money, goods, manpower, etc., all of which require coordination between the left and right offices.

Therefore, I think we should postpone the inspection of the warehouse for a while, and conduct the inspection after the Huimin River is cleaned up?"

Du Wuwang's eyes lit up and he said, "That's right, the warehouse is right there, why can't we check it?

But the Huimin River is different. It is already May and the rainy season is coming soon.

The Huimin River has been blocked for a long time. If it is not cleared quickly, if the water floods Bianjing again this year, the government will come to investigate and none of us will be able to escape punishment!"

Li Qingchen looked at He Ruining, then at Du Wuwang, with a slight smile on his face, and said, "Then will the Left and Right Offices be able to fully support the cleanup of Huimin River?"

Du Wuwang stood up and said decisively: "We will definitely give our full support. It is unreasonable for us to hold back on such an important matter."

Li Qingchen looked at He Ruining again, and He Ruining nodded and said, "Of course, everyone in the Right Hall, from top to bottom, will fully cooperate!"

Li Qingchen nodded repeatedly with satisfaction and said with a smile, "That's good, that's good. Then, Judge Su, let's take a break from inspecting the warehouse and finish the important things first."

Du Wuwang and He Ruining both looked relieved.

Li Qingchen stood up, in a very good mood, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's do this today, everyone prepare to clean up the Huimin River!"

He Ruining and others also stood up, their faces not looking particularly good.

At this time, everyone was about to return to their own government offices when they suddenly heard a clear voice saying, "Everyone, I have something to say."

He Ruining's heart skipped a beat and he quickly looked at Su Yun.

Li Qingchen frowned and said, "Nephew Su, you should read and learn more from now on, and don't talk too much about other things for now."

Su Yun smiled and said, "Your Excellency, we are here to handle official business. Please call me by my official name from now on, so that the censor will not accuse us of forming a clique."

Li Qingchen's face suddenly changed, and the expressions of He Ruining, Du Wuwang and others also changed.

Su Yun smiled and said, "Regarding the inspection of the warehouse, since it is required by our ancestral law, I really cannot neglect it.

Otherwise, if the censor finds out, the punishment won’t hit you, but it will definitely hit me.

But please rest assured, I am not a nitpicking person. If it is roughly the same, we can just deal with it perfunctorily, haha.

Judges of the Left and Right Halls, Procurators of the Left and Right Halls, you will prepare all the account books and have someone send them to the Tongpan Hall.

Then prepare the keys to the warehouse and other things in advance. I will lead the team to inspect the site in the next few days."

Du Wuwang, He Ruining and others suddenly turned pale.

Li Qingchen's face was filled with anger at the moment. Just now Su Yun asked him to call the official by his name, which was clearly a slap in his face. Now he was directly going against his arrangement and proposed to check the warehouse, which made him feel challenged!
Li Qingchen shouted: "Judge Su, the most important thing right now is to clean up the Huimin River!

Time is very tight now. If we don’t make arrangements quickly, it will be too late if it rains!”

Su Yun looked at Li Qingchen and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it is the duty of the Tongpan to raise funds to manage the canal.

The Lord of the Mansion only needs to arrange your affairs, and I will naturally be responsible for the financial and material resources.

I can certainly ensure that while I check the warehouse, I can also ensure that I can mobilize enough financial resources and manpower to assist you."

Su Yun spoke with great confidence, but Li Qingchen did not believe it.

The management of Huimin River requires so much financial, material and human resources that it would be impossible to accomplish without the full cooperation of the left and right departments!

Su Yun now wants to check the accounts of the Left and Right Offices. How can the Left and Right Offices be willing to cooperate? Naturally, they will obstruct him everywhere!

By then, the cleaning of the Huimin River would naturally become a flower in the water and the moon in the well.

How is this possible!
Managing the Huimin River is the most important thing for him. If he can accomplish this, it will be his greatest political achievement as the prefect of Kaifeng.

But if he gave up halfway, then it would be seen that his ability to do things was lacking, and it would be impossible for him to become the prime minister in the future!
Li Qingchen said in a deep voice: "President Su, you are still young and don't know how difficult this matter is.

Listen to me, after this is done, you can investigate however you want, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)