Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 432: Accept or Not
"Yan Tongpan, Yan Tongpan, hey, you are not in good health, I didn't expect that you have a bad temper too, you are so angry."

Liu Yiguan was so anxious that he couldn't help but complain.

Yang Yuan ignored what he was saying. He laid Yan Ding flat on the ground, pressed his chest, pinched his philtrum, and performed first aid.

Artificial respiration?

That is impossible!

Mr. Yan is not a great beauty. If I give him artificial respiration, in case he is left with psychological trauma, it would be a loss of fun in life.

"President Yan, wake up, Judge Yan..."

Although Yang Yuan knew some first aid knowledge, he had never practiced it and lacked experience. He scratched Yan Ding's philtrum with his force.

"Quick, quick, Brother Liu, bring me a piece of paper."

Yang Yuan hurriedly asked Liu Yiguan for a piece of soft, thin paper, rubbed it to make it softer, folded it a few times, and pressed it on Yan Tongpan's lips to stop the bleeding.

After suffering such pain, Yan Tongpan woke up slowly.

Qiao Zhen hurried in and saw Yan Ding lying on the ground, Yang Yuan kneeling on one knee beside him, and Liu Yiguan bent over, looking at him nervously.

Qiao Zhen hurriedly asked: "Yan Jianzhou, are you okay?"

Yang Yuan helped Yan Ding sit up, still holding his upper lip, and said apologetically, "Yan Jianzhou, it's not that Yang meant to embarrass you.

The truth is that Yang is too popular now, and there are countless people in the government and the public watching him.

If this matter is not handled properly and Yang takes over hastily, and someone comes to trouble Yang later and the matter becomes a big deal, won't you, Judge Yan, be implicated?

Yang refused to "take over" because he wanted you, Judge Yan, to come up with a proper solution. Why did you do this, Judge Yan? "

After hearing what Yang Yuan said, Yan Ding found it reasonable.

He was also aware of how popular Yang Yuan was now.

Besides, he was in the wrong in this matter, and Yang Yuan had already been friendly to him, so why should he be so aggressive?

Yan Ding said weakly, "Prefect Qiao, this has nothing to do with Yang Jianzhou. I have always been weak, and just now my old illness relapsed and I was dizzy for a while."

Qiao Zhen saw that the matter didn't seem to have gotten out of hand yet, and was very happy. He hurriedly said, "Help Yan Jianzhou up quickly."

Yan Ding was helped up by Yang Yuan. He thanked Yang Yuan, pressed the paper on his lips, and sat on the chair.

Qiao Zhen asked the two again about the reason for the dispute. Seeing that they had no intention of hiding anything, Liu Yi Guan told them the truth.

The issue they were arguing about was that the accounts in the slush fund of Tongpan Nanting did not match.

The three halls of East, South and North each have their own small treasury.

The money in the slush fund is of course also public funds, but because it is a slush fund, it can be spent more freely.

It is considered lucky if you have IOUs to pay off debts, but it is common that the money is lost even though there is only credit in the account but no outgoing payment.

This money was not embezzled by officials, but was spent too casually without even keeping accounts.

There is money that can be used in public accounts, as well as miscellaneous expenses for the Southern Hall itself, and money to be distributed as subsidies to the officials and staff of the Southern Hall during festivals and holidays.

Especially since Yan Tongpan was about to leave, he suddenly distributed a wave of benefits to the officials under the Southern Hall two days ago.

The main point is: I spend all my money, and my successor can't take advantage of me.

In fact, this was a common practice in official circles. At that time, there was no outgoing audit. New officials did not want to leave too strong an impression on their colleagues when they first arrived, so they usually accepted it with a pinch of their noses.

As for the deficit, if the amount is not large, the successor can make up for it slowly during his term of office.

If the position cannot be filled, it will be left to the next successor when he leaves office.

His successor will also think that he cannot be unkind just because he has just arrived, and will usually admit his mistake.

There is only one exception, that is, the deficit is extremely large.

In this situation, the successor has no way to make up for it, and it is also difficult to get his successor to admit it.

At this time, the successor will refuse to "take over" and would rather bear the brand of being unkind than fight to the death with the predecessor.

The amount of Yan Ding’s deficit was actually not huge.

After hearing the reason, Qiao Zhen heaved a sigh of relief and said, "In fact, Yan Jianzhou has always been cautious in doing things, but he is in poor health and often needs to take leave to recuperate.

Most of the affairs of the hall are handled by subordinate clerks, and those clerks are not so disciplined when doing things, which inevitably leads to unclear accounts. "

Yang Yuan said: "Liu Jianzhou just told me about this matter. This is the custom in the officialdom, and I will not act independently.

I am sure you all know that I am burdened by my reputation. Even my husbands are watching me now. How dare I leave anybody with something to hold against me? "

Yan Ding felt a little annoyed after hearing this.

In fact, predecessors with not so clean a record know their own business and will communicate with their successors privately before handing over.

It would be best if the successor official acknowledged the responsibility.

If the successor official thinks the "famine" is too severe and is unwilling to take full responsibility, then the predecessor can just make up the difference as much as he is willing to give.

It was just that Yan Ding was replaced by Yang Yuan instead of being transferred normally, so he couldn't help feeling angry.

Especially since he went to the Imperial College, a post he took part in to become an academic official would not be able to become a professor there. At most, he could be an internal affairs officer, which was considered as semi-retirement. He had a bit of a broken jar mentality.

If he had gone to discuss it with Yang Yuan in advance, and the two of them had come up with a decent idea, things wouldn't have come to this point.

"Non-stick pan" When Qiao Zhen heard it, she instinctively started to make the "cloud hand" gesture.

"Yang Jianzhou's imperial examination poem "Please clear Yue Fei's injustice" caused a sensation in the court and the country. "Analysis of the Jin people's southward march" is also well known.

The husbands are indeed watching, and there is no room for carelessness when you are in the limelight.

Yan Jianzhou worked diligently and became ill due to overwork. In the past two years, he often worked while sick, and sometimes had to stay at home to recuperate when he could not hold on any longer.

It is understandable that the accounts are not clear due to the fact that all the details are handed over to the clerks..."

Qiao Zhen's "Cloud Hands" are so skillful that he can't make sense of the "left hand punch" and "right hand punch".

At this moment, Song Yasi's voice, which was obviously raised, came from outside.

"Zhang Jianzhou, Yan Jianzhou and Yang Jianzhou are in the process of 'exchanging their positions'. I'm afraid it will take a while to finish. Otherwise, why don't you come back later?"

At the gate of the signing room, Zhang Mi's voice was heard again: "It's just a 'handover', it's not a big deal.

Let's just let so many of us go our separate ways first? That's reasonable, why not just go in and wait?"

When Qiao Zhen in the room heard this, he immediately said, "Fortunately, the gap is not big, and it is not for personal use.

It’s just that I have just taken office and I don’t quite understand how Lin’an Prefecture handles such matters.

Liu Jianzhou, you are an old man in Lin'an Prefecture, maybe you can help Yan and Yang to come up with a plan, and our prefecture will resist them first!"

After saying this, Qiao Zhen slipped out.

Zhang Mi, leading many staff officials and Cao officials, was walking into the courtyard with an unhappy look on his face as he pushed away Song Ya Si who was blocking their way.

Qiao Zhen stood in the corridor and saw the officials coming in with gifts in large and small packages, and said with a smile:

"Yan Jianzhou has always been serious about his work, and he is checking the accounts item by item with Yang Jianzhou.

I think it will be almost over in another incense stick of time. Let's not disturb them and sit in this room first."

As Qiao Zhen spoke, she walked towards the side room.

When the officials in the courtyard saw that Governor Qiao had already walked over, they had no choice but to follow him.

These people came to "see off the old ones".

The replacement of officials is called "seeing off the old and welcoming the new."

Although it is said that "sending off the old" comes first, in fact, one has to "welcome the new" first, and then "sending off the old" together with the new official.

Early this morning, Governor Qiao went to the yamen to welcome Yang Yuan. The ceremony was over, and the "welcoming new year" was over.

"Welcoming the new" and "saying goodbye to the old" are different.

"Welcoming new students" mainly requires enthusiasm and grandeur, which belongs to the spiritual level.

And "sending off the old" means giving material gifts.

Since the official custom of "welcoming the new and seeing off the old" appeared in the Jin Dynasty, there have been people who received "seeking off the old" gifts, with the highest amount being tens of millions of coins.

Although the gifts given by the officials of Lin'an Prefecture were not so exaggerated, they were still very valuable.

Everyone has to leave office one day. If you are stingy when you send off others today, don't expect others to be generous when they send you off tomorrow. This is also a common practice in official circles.

In the signing room, Yan Ding sighed and said, "Forget it, Yang Jianzhou, you have your own difficulties. It's just a matter of more than a thousand strings of cash. I will make up for it personally."

Yang Yuan shook his head and said, "It's not right. If Yan Jianzhou uses his personal money to supplement the public account, it will make you suffer a loss, and I will feel bad.

Furthermore, although there is a discrepancy between the accounts and the actual situation, it is only a problem of confusion in the accounting records.

If you, Yan Jianzhou, used this money personally to make up for the deficit, then it would be hard to explain.

If someone investigates in the future, it will no longer be about the account, but about the money. You and I, the four of us..."

Yang Yuan suddenly realized that Master Qiao was not there, so he changed his words and said, "Aren't you and I three accomplices in embezzling public funds?"

Yan Ding was a little annoyed when he saw that he was unwilling to pay out of his own pocket to make up for the shortfall.

Hearing what he said, it seems that he is more thoughtful than I thought.

Yan Ding said, "That won't work, and this won't work either. What should we do?"

Yang Yuan is known for his quick wit and has a background in crisis public relations. After thinking about it, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

Yang Yuan said: "Yang has come up with a solution."

Yan Dingxi asked, "What's Yang Jianzhou's plan?"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Since this public fund is less than the public account, then...can't we just spend another sum of public funds?"

Ok?
There is already less money than the debt, and we still have to spend money, so won’t the difference be even greater?

Liu Yiguan and Yan Ding looked at each other, and all they saw in each other's eyes was a big question mark.

……

In the "Chanzi Room" of the Privy Council, Fei Yuye opened a code book and compared it with a secret letter sent back from the Kingdom of Jin.

After deciphering the content word by word, Fei Yuye closed the code book and sighed softly.

Has Kong Yanzhou been transferred from Bianliang to Yanjing?

So, my father is also going to Yanjing to take action?
This way, we have penetrated even deeper into the heartland of the Jin people..."

Thinking of this, Fei Yuye couldn't help but frown and became worried about her father's safety.

"Knock knock knock!"

The door rang, and Fei Yuye said in a deep voice, "Come in!"

Kou Heiyi pushed the door open and walked in, holding a secret letter in his hand.

"Master, it was sent back from the Kingdom of Jin."

Fei Yuye nodded, took the secret letter from him, and began to check the wax seal.

Kou Heiyi stood in front of the desk and asked with concern, "Master, there have been frequent secret letters from the Northern Kingdom recently. Could it be that the Jin soldiers really intend to march south?"

Fei Yuye shook her head and said, "These secret letters have nothing to do with the Jin soldiers' march south."

She checked the secret letter and found it was correct. She used a paper knife to open the seal and only pulled out half of the secret letter when she suddenly realized that Kou Heiyi was still standing in the room.

Fei Yuye glanced at him and said, "If Kou Chengzhi has nothing else to do, you can leave."

Kou Heiyi smiled and said softly, "The Dragon Boat Festival is coming in a few days. I would like to invite the headmaster to go to the West Lake to watch the dragon boat show. I wonder if the headmaster would be willing to come?"

Kou Heiyi has an upright posture, and even when he stands there motionless, he looks like a cheetah ready to pounce, with an extremely masculine beauty.

He had a scar on his cheek from the battle at "Longshan Warehouse", which not only did not spoil his appearance, but made him more flamboyant and wild.

Kou Heiyi stood tall and looked at Fei Yuye with a smile.

He knew how strong his charm was. All the women in Lin'an brothels were familiar to him and had seen many men, but few of them could withstand his affectionate gaze.

Fei Yuye put down the paper cutter, looked up at Kou Heiyi, and said, "Thank you for your kindness.

The busy work on weekdays makes people exhausted physically and mentally. It is rare to have a day off during the Dragon Boat Festival, and I would rather stay at home. "Kou Heiyi smiled and said, "We can go by boat, so we don't have to walk too much. In fact, it is better to have a good rest for the body and mind after playing."

"I still have confidential documents to deal with, please get out!"

Fei Yuye's face turned cold.

"Okay!" Kou Heiyi smiled, turned around and walked out.

Since the time has not come yet, let's wait a little longer.

He believed that as long as he wanted, he would be able to pick this fat jade leaf sooner or later.

Fei Yuye is of little use to him. He is now the deputy secretary of the "Chanzifang" of the Machine Speed ​​Room, and he knows almost all the secrets that Fei Yuye knows.

Except for a few pieces of information that Fei Yuye wanted to keep on her own.

For example, he had no idea what the mission of the secret letters that the Jin Kingdom sent frequently was.

But Fei Yuye has a father who controls the "Skinning House".

If he could become his son-in-law, it would be very helpful for him to know more secrets of Song Dynasty spies.

Fei Yuye watched the door close and shook her head slightly.

Of course she understood that Kou Heiyi wanted to pursue her.

As she grew older, her good sisters Bingxin and Yuchan also had men. Her father, who had not carried out missions personally for many years, went to the Kingdom of Jin again. Fei Yuye, who suddenly felt lonely, suddenly found that she was left alone.

It's not very busy at the yamen during the day, but once I get home, it feels especially quiet.

She knew that she began to long for a relationship, longing to be loved by someone.

However, she didn't find the man who made her heart beat.

Kou Heiyi is very outstanding, whether in martial arts, talent or appearance.

Fei Yuye knew very well that Kou Heiyi was only her deputy temporarily.

One day, Kou Heiyi will also be able to become the head of a family.

With time, even if he cannot sit in the position of Zhengdu Chengzhi, he will not be too far away.

This man has pretty good conditions in all aspects. Since he takes the initiative to pursue you, you can actually consider it.

But she just couldn't be moved by it.

Maybe it was because he started working at a very young age, and as soon as he started working, he became an official.

In this era, a woman is in charge of a secret spy department and remotely controls many elite spies in the world.

This made her psychologically very strong, and it was difficult for a man's tenderness to impress her.

She needs a man who is much stronger and more powerful than her. She longs for the feeling of being conquered, and only that kind of man can make her heart beat.

pity……

Suddenly, Fei Yuye thought of Yang Yuan who dared to contradict her face when she first arrived at the machine room.

Yang Yuan is now the top scholar!
Just for this reason, even Zheng Duchengzhi, who was standing next to him, felt a little pale in comparison.

pity……

Fei Yuye sighed softly and shook off the reverie in her mind.

It would have been fine if I had taken a liking to him when he first started working in the Speed ​​​​Room.

But now it is impossible for the two of them.

However, if it was Yang Yuan when he first arrived at the Privy Council, how could she possibly be interested in him?

Fei Yuye regained her composure and decided to take a look at the new secret letter first.

Judging from the secret letter that was just deciphered, this new secret letter will not contain any important information.

My father went to Bianliang, but found nothing, so he went to Yanjing.

This will take some time, during which time no important intelligence will be available.

When Fei Yuye opened the code book and deciphered the new information, there was a knock on the door again.

"Enter!"

Fei Yuye folded up the code book and the secret letter, pressed them down with a paperweight, and looked towards the door.

Wang Yeran came in, and Fei Yuye asked, "Master Wang, what's the matter?"

Wang Yeran stepped to the side and stood still. Then a figure flashed at the door and another person came in.

Fei Yuye asked doubtfully: "Fan Jiang? What do you want?"

Before he could finish his words, a figure flashed at the door and Wen Tian walked in, standing a little behind Young Master Wang and Mr. Fan.

Fei Yuye looked at them in confusion, and saw Young Master Wang reach into his arms and take out a piece of paper.

He strode forward, walked to her desk, presented the thing to her with both hands, and said with a smile: "Please help me, Master."

Fei Yuye cast her eyes on the paper and saw three large characters on it that were particularly eye-catching.

Please transfer the book.

Fei Yuye raised her head. Mr. Fan walked to the desk and handed over a piece of paper, still asking for a transfer.

Wen Tian, ​​who was a step behind, hurriedly caught up, followed the two of them, and handed over his transfer request.

Fei Yuye's eyes flickered, and she asked, "Requesting transfer? You want to be transferred to... Lin'an Prefecture?"

Fei Yuye was halfway through asking when she thought of why they wanted a transfer.

Fei Yuye was a little surprised.

How long has Yang Yuan been in the Machine Speed ​​Room? How is he so popular?
Fan Jiang and Wang Yeran were fine, after all, it was Yang Yuan who transferred them to the speed room.

But Wen Tian also wanted to be transferred to Lin'an Prefecture. Yang Yuan was really good at controlling people.

Fei Yuye did not accept their transfer letter. She crossed her green jade fingers and placed them on the desk. She pondered for a moment and said, "You all want to go to Yang Ziyue?"

The three of them said in unison: "Please help us, Master."

Fei Yuye said: "Fan Jiang, Wang Yeran, if you want to leave, that's fine. Wen Tian..."

Fei Yuye looked at Wen Tian curiously: "Are you going to join Yang Yuan too?"

Wen Tian smiled and said: "It is mainly because I am not capable of handling important tasks and am only suitable for doing trivial and miscellaneous tasks. The machine room is full of important tasks and I cannot extend my duties.

It's rare that Yang Zhang... Yang Tongpan is my old boss, so I want to take this opportunity to make some moves."

Fei Yuye was a little angry when she heard this. I am your head of the house now. Why do you feel so uncomfortable working under me? Can't wait to leave?
Fei Yuye took the transfer request letters from the three people, picked up the pen, and quickly signed her name.

A forced melon is not sweet. If these three idiots want to leave, then get out. There is no way I can keep you.

Fei Yuye threw back the signed transfer letter and said with a half-smile, "Yang Ziyue is quite capable. He can win you over in a short period of time. I would rather give up my bright future and follow him.

I will not stand in your way, if you want to go, go ahead. I wish you a bright future!"

Wen Tian was a little confused. Why did Fei Chengzhi's tone sound so sour?
That’s right, following Yang Yuan means a bright future!

You might get married someday. Is there any future for me following you?

Even if you never get married in your whole life, you cannot enter the Bafu Hall.

The position of Du Chengzhi can only be obtained by a Jinshi.

Yang Ziyue was different, he was a successful Jinshi and the new top scholar.

He started out as the Tongpan of Lin'an Prefecture and ended his career as a prime minister.

He is a seventh-rank official in the prime minister's office. How could we be any worse if we follow him?

However, there was no need to argue with Fei Chengzhi about this. The three of them expressed their gratitude and hurriedly left.

The Privy Council is above Lin'an Prefecture, and with Fei Yuye's signature and approval, it would be much easier to adjust the low-ranking officials between officials and clerks from top to bottom.

……

In Lin'an Prefecture, Qiao Zhen and a group of officials who were waiting to "see off" Judge Yan Tong were sitting in the side room chatting and passing the time.

Gradually, Zhang Mi became suspicious.

It's just a handover, it's not a big secret, why shouldn't it be shown to others?

Besides, it’s been so long, why hasn’t the handover been completed yet?

Could it be that Yang Yuan is causing trouble again and having an argument with Judge Yan Tong?

Hey! The new official had a huge quarrel with his predecessor on the first day of his appointment.

Once this news gets out, his reputation will be ruined.

From now on, no government office would be willing to accept him.

Zhang Mi rolled his eyes, stood up, and said to Qiao Zhen, "I'm going to the bathroom, so I won't accompany you for long."

Qiao Zhen was telling a joke to a prosecutor. He nodded smilingly to Zhang Mi, turned around, and gave a wink to Song Ya Shi.

Song Ya Si understood what he meant and followed him out immediately.

Zhang Mi left the room and tiptoed towards the signing room.

Song Yashi chased out of the wing room, and when he saw where Zhang Mi was going, he immediately laughed out loud: "Ahaha, Zhang Jianzhou, you've gone to the wrong place, Dongsi is over here."

Zhang Mi was about to reach the door of the signing room, but when he heard Song Ya Shi's shout, he could not help but grit his teeth.

He straightened up slowly, turned around and said with a fake smile: "I don't come to the South Hall very often, I got lost, where is the East Hall?"

Song Yasi said earnestly, "I will take you there."

Zhang Mi knew that Song Yasi was a close confidant of Governor Qiao, and was clearly following him.

The more he stares at me, doesn't it prove that something must be wrong with Yang Yuan?
Thinking of this, Zhang Mi laughed and said, "No hurry, no hurry. Since you are already out, I will go and see how the handover between the two governors goes."

After saying that, Zhang Mi quickened his pace and rushed to the signing room.

Song Ya Shi was very anxious and had no time to stop him, so he hurriedly chased after him.

"brush!"

Suddenly, a figure flashed at the door of the signing room, and a person stood upright.

The man was wearing a bright red official robe and a black gauze hat.

The scary thing is that this man has no face, just a pale face with no eyebrows, eyes or nose, only a mouth.

When Zhang Mi saw it hastily, she was so frightened that she screamed "Ah!" and her hair stood on end.

He took several steps back, one of his feet missed a step on the stone steps, and he leaned back and fell out.

Fortunately, there were only three stone steps, otherwise he would have been like Xu Bi, the top scholar of the Jin Dynasty, and died by knocking his head against the ground.

Zhang Mi screamed in pain and climbed up, staring at the door with wide eyes, and saw a fluttering piece of white paper slowly falling from the man's face.

The fallen paper covered his mouth, but his eyebrows, eyes and nose were exposed above his lips. It was none other than Judge Yan Tong.

Zhang Mi was furious and annoyed, and shouted, "President Yan, why are you pretending to be a ghost to scare me?"

Yan Ding was listening to Yang Yuan's instructions when he suddenly heard Zhang Mi trying to break in.

In fact, Zhang Mi couldn't see anything when he broke in.

But Yan Ding was in a hurry at the moment and didn't think of this. He immediately dodged and tried to block him outside the door.

He ran so fast this time that the piece of paper stuck to his philtrum loosened and floated up.

The paper covered his face, pulling at the skin on his lips that had been scratched by Yang Yuan, causing some pain.

So Judge Yan Tong was not in a good mood at the moment.

When Zhang Mi asked, Yan Ding rolled his eyes and sneered, "Why would I scare you?
Just now, Yan used a paper knife to open the envelope and accidentally injured his upper lip, so he pasted a piece of paper on the wound. You, Zhang Tongpan, have done nothing wrong, so what are you afraid of? "

(End of this chapter)