Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 193 It’s your own fault!
Su Yun prepared part of the account books in the past few days, and then sent the confession and He Ruining and others to the Dali Temple. What happened next was no longer his business.

However, he had no way to rest, because he was asked to take care of the left and right halls. Suddenly, no one could take care of such a large number of things, and Su Yun, the culprit, had to bear the brunt of the situation.

The main responsibilities of the Left and Right Offices are to manage prison cases, criminal penalties, household registration, and rents and taxes. It may seem that there are not many things to manage, but in fact, if you add the prefix "Kaifeng Prefecture has one million households", you will find that the things involved are much more complicated than everyone imagines.

If you don't quite understand how difficult this is, you can watch the police documentary observation reality show launched by Bilibili later, called "Guarding Jiefang West", to see how busy the police station in it is.

The area that makes the police station have to stay up late every day is actually just an area of ​​1.21 square kilometers.

The entire Kaifeng Prefecture included a metropolis with a population of over one million, and 16 counties under its jurisdiction, including Kaifeng, Xiangfu, Weishi, Chenliu, Yongqiu, etc. The population of these counties was even twice that of Bianjing.

The prison sentences, household registration, and rents and taxes of millions of people all fell on Su Yun's shoulders. Even Su Yun couldn't help but feel the pressure doubled.

"A sin!"

Su Yun looked at the many government affairs pouring in and couldn't help but lament, you can survive the disasters sent by Heaven, but you cannot survive the disasters brought upon yourself!

If I had known this would happen, why would I have sent He Ruining, Du Wuwang, the two prosecutors and hundreds of clerks to the Dali Temple!

However, now that this sin has been committed, I can only clean up the mess myself.

I just hope the court will send new judges and prosecutors as soon as possible. I think it won’t be long. There are too many things going on in Kaifeng Prefecture and no one is here to handle them. I’m afraid there will be problems.

Although Su Yun felt some pressure, he was not without a solution. He directly made use of the Criminal Department and the Household Department.

These two Caos were originally in charge of these two areas of business. In addition, a dozen clerks were seconded from the Shiyuan, Fuyuan and other institutions responsible for criminal litigation, making a total of more than a hundred clerks, who were all assigned to the Tongpan Hall.

The Tongpan Hall originally had only Su Yun as the commander-in-chief, but now it has suddenly become strong and powerful.

Su Yun quickly built a framework and let these new clerks perform their duties, and the Tongpan Hall was soon up and running.

Although everyone had not yet gone through the running-in process, the things that these clerks were responsible for were things they were familiar with. Although there were some bumps and bruises, it was finally running.

Moreover, according to Deng Qi, the efficiency of the Tongpan Hall is not only not lower than that of the Zuoyou Hall, but is even higher.

Su Yun was a little surprised by this, but after thinking about it, he understood what was going on. It was still a problem with the "co-governance" system.

The so-called co-governance means that the three matters of prison litigation, punishment, household registration, and rent and taxation are managed together by the Left and Right Halls. It does not mean that you are in charge of one thing and I am in charge of another, but that they are managed together.

In other words, there is one daughter-in-law and two mothers-in-law. Naturally, the two mothers-in-law will argue with each other and fight for power. In this situation, many simple things become complicated.

Therefore, although the clerks in the Tongpan Hall have just started and are not yet proficient, they are still much more efficient than before.

Before coming, Sun Sigong was actually mentally prepared for what he might see as a chaotic scene. After all, the left and right halls were all taken down at once, and with the loss of these two confidential departments, the Southern Court would probably be in chaos for a while.

But when he arrived, he found that Nan Ya was very busy, but not messy at all.

Especially the orderly and busy scene in the Tongpan Hall made Sun Sigong a little dazed.

Sun Sigong pulled Su Yun to a deserted place and asked anxiously, "Master Su, is this what you have been planning to build these days?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "Yes, these officials are all veterans I have mobilized from the Six Ministries, the Ministry of Envoys, and the Ministry of Government. They are all good at handling these matters.

All I did was to arrange seats for them and take care of the logistics. Everything else was supported by them. Oh, and I was also a human seal, responsible for signing and stamping. "

Sun Sigong didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, and said, "Master Su, you are too modest. This is the ability you have to turn your hands to make clouds and rain!"

Sun Sigong gave a thumbs up.

Su Yun said, "Sun Daban, I dare not say that. It makes me sound like a powerful official. I am just a small seventh-rank official. I cannot bear such words."

Sun Sigong sighed and said, "My words are a little blunt but the truth is true. The judges of the left and right halls have occupied the Southern Court for many years. The judges and prosecutors are all in collusion with each other. They are their own people from top to bottom. Even the prefect is at their mercy.

Haha, if it weren't for their obstruction, Governor Li wouldn't have used you to threaten them. But Governor Li didn't know that this move of yours would directly destroy the Left and Right Halls.

Haha, Governor Li might have been afraid and regretful before. Without the left and right halls, it would be difficult for him to manage the Huimin River. But in just a few days, you have already set up the Tongpan Hall. It looks much more useful than the left and right halls.

You are amazing, Mr. Su. Before we came here, we were a little worried about you. I didn’t expect you to do such a great job. I will tell the emperor about this when I go back. I don’t know how happy he will be! "

Su Yun suddenly remembered and asked, "Sun Daban, why are you here today?"

Sun Sigong slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "I almost forgot. The emperor asked me to tell you something. The emperor said that managing the Huimin River is a major matter and it must not be delayed because of personal grudges."

Su Yun nodded immediately and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the reason why I set up the Tongpan Hall so quickly is to deal with this matter.

As for what Magistrate Li did, although I am a little annoyed, I don’t fail to understand it. It’s just a matter of public affairs, and there is no room for personal grudges.”

Sun Sigong nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good, that's good. In addition, the emperor asked us to tell Mr. Su that he said he was very happy that you had eliminated the left and right halls."

Su Yun said a little embarrassedly: "I didn't think much about it. I was just fulfilling my duties as a judge. It was because they were too greedy that everything was exposed after a little investigation."

Sun Sigong laughed and said, "Master Su, are you trying to conceal the fact about your double-entry bookkeeping method? Why don't you want to hand it over to the court?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "That's impossible. I have handed over the double-entry bookkeeping method to the accountant who is checking the accounts. During the holidays, it will naturally spread out. There is no reason to hide it."

Sun Sigong nodded and said, "Mr. Su, since you have made achievements and results, don't hide them, otherwise how can the superiors promote you?
This double-entry bookkeeping method was a major innovation. Officials hated official corruption, but it was difficult to detect.

Mr. Su invented such a useful accounting method, so of course he should generously share it with the public. This is a great political achievement!"

Su Yun smiled upon hearing this and said, "I don't really care whether I get promoted or not. As long as this thing is beneficial to the court, it's worth the effort I put into it."

Sun Sigong encouraged Su Yun and left with the double-entry bookkeeping method.

Although Su Yun had planned and built the Tongpan Hall, he was still very busy. After all, the clerks would help to handle various details, but he still had to do the final review before signing and sealing.

As for this matter, I am still very busy.

Just when Su Yun was busy, the housekeeper of Su Zhe's house came over and said that Su Zhe invited him to his house in the evening.

After Su Yun finished his work that day, he left work early, changed his clothes and rushed to the Su Mansion, but he met an unexpected person, who was none other than Li Qingchen.

As soon as Su Yun arrived, Su Zhe immediately felt that Li Qingchen became a little restrained. He was a little surprised, but then he found it funny: Was Li Qingchen scared like this by Ju Zheng?
But it's normal if you think about it. Although Ju Zheng is young, who wouldn't be scared of such tactics?

Ju Zheng was provoked for only a short while before he was attacked immediately. Within a few hours, the left and right halls that almost had absolute power over the Southern Court were immediately overthrown. The judge, the prosecutor, and hundreds of clerks were all sent to the Dali Temple. Who wouldn't be afraid?
Not to mention Li Qingchen, if it were me, I would be extremely cautious if I met such a person!
After all, no one has ever seen such a thing. In the officialdom, everyone has a few political enemies, but political enemies stab each other in the back, and it always takes a lot of trouble before there can be a winner or loser in the end.

It was not the first time that someone had seen a sudden and violent attack like Ju Zheng's, which completely destroyed a person in one fell swoop.

In one word, it’s scary!

Su Zhe thought it was funny, but he didn't want Su Yun and Li Qingchen to be enemies, so he helped to reconcile them.

Although Su Yun was quite annoyed by Li Qingchen's behavior of pretending to be an elder, it was not realistic to say that he was jealous of Li Qingchen for this.

In fact, Su Yun is a man with a very broad mind. He has seen many people like Li Qingchen in his previous life. There are also elders like this in his family. They think that they are the elders and others will obey their arrangements.

However, it is not appropriate to say that they are bad people.

Li Qingchen wanted to manage the Huimin River for his own political achievements, but as a normal official, who doesn't want political achievements? As long as what he does is beneficial to the people, it is desirable.

Therefore, Su Yun's attitude towards Li Qingchen today was still quite respectful. After all, from Su Zhe's side, Li Qingchen was considered an elder.

From the official perspective, although Li Qingchen was supervised by him, the Tongpan, he was a third-rank official after all. After he resigned from the post of Tongpan of Kaifeng, he might end up working under him in the future.

As far as Su Yun knew, Li Qingchen would have a good career in the future, and he might even be promoted to the position of Minister of the Secretariat.

As the saying goes, always leave a way out for yourself so that you can meet again in the future.

(End of this chapter)