Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 448 New General Judge
Fan Ning had no idea of ​​taking up the post in Yingtianfu at first, but Zhao Zongshi hoped that he would take up the post in Yingtianfu, so as to reverse the situation where Yingtianfu completely fell to Zhang and Jia. In less than half a month, Fan Ning did turn the situation around. It ended the Zhangjia faction's monopoly of Yingtianfu.

But it doesn't mean that Fan Ning's task is over, he just won the first stage of victory, in fact, Zhao Zongshi asked him to deal with not Yang Du, but Jingdong Road comforter Zhao Qian.

Yingtianfu's status is respected, and it is by no means the only family of Yingtianfu. Yingtianfu is also the seat of 81 counties in 10 prefectures, five prefectures, and [-] counties on Jingdong Road. [-] people.

All functional departments of Yingtianfu are in line with the various divisions and are under their jurisdiction.

The division of powers between prefects and general judges is mainly based on the relationship with the Lu Division. The local government implements a dual-track system. The prefect and the prefect are officials assigned by the imperial court and are responsible to the court.

The appeasement envoy, the transshipment envoy, the Tidian punishment and prison department, and the promotion Changping department are among the four road divisions. The appeasement envoy is in charge of military power and commands [-] troops on Jingdong Road. He led an army of [-] troops to garrison Yingtianfu, eyeing Bianliang in Tokyo, and was one of Zhang Yaozuo's core powers.

Once Zhao Zhen died and all officials supported Zhao Zongshi, Zhang Yaozuo, who was unwilling to fail, would probably rely on Ying Tianfu's army to launch a coup. This was an external threat that Zhao Zongshi's faction had to guard against.

Fan Ning's appointment as the magistrate of Yingtian was to drive a wedge into Yingtian's mansion, and then look for an opportunity to bring down the pacifier Zhao Qian.

Of course, Zhao Qian is not Yang Du, and he will not easily have a conflict of interest with Fan Ning. It is not a matter of a day or two to bring him down, and it must be considered in the long run.

For two days in a row, Fan Ning was busy picking up people at the pier. On the first day, Wang Anshi, the new general judge of Ying Tianfu, took office. Fan Ning led the officials of Ying Tianfu to the pier to greet him.

The next day, it was his family and servants who arrived at Yingtian Mansion in three large ships.

Fan Ning hugged his daughter Fan Zhen and walked into the mansion with his wife Zhu Pei and Ouyang Qian. His mother Zhang Sanniang followed her younger sister A Duo, followed by A Ya, Jian Meizi and four female guards.

"Ah Ning, this mansion seems to be much bigger than the mansions in the capital!" Zhang Sanniang exclaimed.

"Mother, the area of ​​this mansion is 33 mu, which is [-] mu larger than the mansion in the capital city. There is also a hill in the backyard. Go and have a look."

Zhu Pei has been pregnant for five months, and her richness has begun to become obvious. She heard that there is a mountain in the backyard, so she hurriedly urged: "We will look at the front yard later, and take us to the back house first!"

Everyone passed through the atrium and came to the back house. They saw the small hill like a forest at a glance, and they all exclaimed together. At this moment, the daughter suddenly saw a little squirrel, dancing and screaming for joy.

The crowd walked around the hill, and Zhu Pei liked it more and more. He turned around and asked Fan Ning, "Why didn't you buy this house?"

Fan Ning said with a smile: "First of all, the landlord will not sell it, and I will stay here for at most one or two years. I may not come back in the future, and I will not be able to live in it after buying it. If you like it, you can rent it for ten years."

Ouyang Qian asked with a curious smile behind her: "Husband, apart from squirrels, what small animals are there in this small forest?"

This is also the answer that everyone wants to know, and everyone looked at Fan Ning together.

Fan Ning scratched his head and said, "To tell you the truth, this is the first time I've seen this little squirrel. I didn't find anything before."

"Brother, there are still a few big bird's nests!" Hodor shouted, pointing at the top of the tree.

It was only then that Fanning discovered that there were indeed several large bird nests on the top of the tree, which he hadn't noticed before.

"Maybe I didn't pay attention! If you look carefully, there may be surprises."

Fan Ning originally wanted to say that there might be snakes, but he didn't dare to say it. Except for his mother Zhang Sanniang, the other women in his family were afraid of snakes, so they couldn't live here.

"Let's look back at the mountains and forests. Let's go to the residence first. There are five yards in the back house, and you can allocate them yourself."

The backyard of the Willow House is uniquely designed, centered on an eight-acre mountain forest, surrounded by a small river, and then five courtyards are arranged around the mountain forest like five petals, and a corridor at the outermost end connects the five courtyards.

There is no east courtyard here. Of course, Zhang Sanniang and her daughter also live in the back house, and the housewife Zhu Pei lives in the main courtyard, next to Ouyang Qian’s courtyard, and there are two empty courtyards where Jianmeizi, Aya and four female guards live. , plus more than [-] maids and servants, the whole back house suddenly became lively.

This time, Fan Ning only recruited two coachmen who were familiar with the road conditions in Songcheng County. The other nearly forty housekeepers and servants were all brought from the capital, and the big housekeeper Liu Jing and the housekeeper Wu Shi were in charge.

Three large carriages and a dozen horses had been sent overland the day before.

Of course, following the Fan Ning family, there are also the properties of the Fan family and the Zhu family. Zhu's money shop plans to open three more in Yingtianfu. In addition, the Shi Zhen Qishi Museum inscribed by the emperor Zhao Zhen will also open a shop in Songcheng County. Branches, as well as Zhulou will also appear in Yingtianfu.

Moving is a very tiring thing, mainly because a lot of luggage needs to be unpacked, and a lot of items need to be purchased gradually, but fortunately, most of the luggage was not unpacked when it came from Pingjiang Mansion, and it was sent directly to Yingtian Mansion. It saved a lot of trouble, but even so, they would have to tidy up for at least half a month before they could settle down.

Compared with the troubles of moving, the new general judge Wang Anshi took office much faster, and he devoted himself to government affairs the next day.

Wang Anshi was a typical workaholic. He would come to the government office before dawn every day, and would not go home until dark. For several days in a row, he devoted himself to understanding various documents and materials of Yingtian Mansion.

Fan Ning did not monopolize power like his predecessor, Yang Du. The dispute between him and Yang Du was not about power, but a faction fight. Wang Anshi belonged to Fu Bi, and he belonged to the same faction as Fan Ning. Of course, he did not need to give Wang Anshi Wearing small shoes, Fan Ning even left most of the trivial government affairs to Wang Anshi. He only grasped some core affairs, such as the income distribution of money and food supplies, such as the supply of food and supplies for two thousand township soldiers, such as the management of the farms directly under the government office. , such as the assessment of officials, etc., he also handed over these core affairs to two staff members, Sun Xuance and Zhang Bo.

There was only one thing that Fan Ning personally caught and did not hand over to the two aides, and that was the mobilization of troops and patrolling.

As for Wang Anshi, there are many things, such as Liu Cao's daily government affairs, education, public security, bridge and road construction, civil appeals, the response of the lower counties and the superior Lu Si, and so on.

At noon that day, Fan Ning invited Wang Anshi to have lunch at Songzhou Restaurant. This was the first time the two of them sat down for a meal since Wang Anshi took office for a few days.

"When does Brother Jiefu's family plan to pick up Yingtian Mansion?"

Wang Anshi's wife, children, and mother are all in the capital, and now there is only one concubine by his side to take care of his daily life.

Wang Anshi is a dutiful son. His biological parents were buried in the capital. His mother is his father's step-wife, but Wang Anshi still regards him as his biological mother.

"The official house is still being tidied up. It will take at least half a month before the old mother, wife and children are brought over from the capital after the tidying up is complete."

"It's best to bring the family here before the hot weather. The summer in the capital is too hot. Although Yingtian Mansion is also hot, the government has enough ice storage, and the government will take care of it. At least it will be easier."

Wang Anshi nodded, filled Fan Ning's glass of wine, and said, "The position of Si Lu to join the army is currently vacant, and the impact is relatively large. Is there any suitable candidate?"

Si Lu joining the army is usually promoted by the magistrate, and then reported to the Ministry of Officials for the record. This position is a key link between the magistrate and the general judge. Its main function is to coordinate the division of power between the general judge and the magistrate. recognized.

Fan Ning has been considering this candidate, he pondered for a moment and asked, "How about Lu Huiqing?"

Lu Huiqing and Wang Anshi have a very good relationship, and Fan Ning admires them, coupled with their outstanding personal abilities, they are indeed the best candidates.

Wang Anshi nodded, "He is indeed more suitable!"

In fact, Wang Anshi planned to carry out his reform plan in Yingtian Mansion. Although he was uncertain about Fan Ning's attitude, at least Fan Ning had a deep relationship with his reform plan and would not strongly conflict with it. Yingtianfu's promotion of reforms is a good example.

(End of this chapter)