Lord Yuan

Chapter 1 This is called the second generation of officials
The tenth year of Yanxi, 167 AD.

Puyang County, Yanzhou.

Inside the Puyang Administrative Office.

County government lobby.

Yuan Shao was sitting upright, wearing the official uniform that symbolized his status as a county magistrate.

When the number of households in a county exceeds [-], the chief is called the county magistrate; when the number of households in a county is less than [-], the chief is called the county magistrate.

Puyang County is a large county with [-] households, a large population and a prosperous economy, and it belongs to Yanzhou East County.

Yuan Shao picked up the approval document in his hand and scanned it. He casually clicked two strokes to indicate that he had read it, then stretched his body and looked up at the butler Fu Bo who was arriving in a hurry.

Uncle Fu was a domestic slave brought by Yuan Shao from his hometown in Runan. In that era, domestic slaves were very common. Before Yuan Shao was born, Uncle Fu had already worked diligently in the Yuan Mansion for more than twenty years. After the posthumous affairs were arranged, under the arrangement of the second clan leader, Yuan Feng, Yuan Shao's biological father, he went to Puyang with Yuan Shao to take up his post.

"Mr. Lang." Uncle Fu stopped, with a sad look on his face. What he wanted to say was stopped again. He glanced at the young master of the Yuan family who knew nothing about it, and sighed: "Mr. Lang, my lord. Mother is gone."

Yuan Shao nodded, his face turned a little pale.

After finishing correcting the last approval document in his hand, he slowly stood up and looked to the southwest.

That is the direction of home.

The Yuan family of Runan, the Yuan family with four generations and three sons.

It has been more than ten years since he came to this unbroken Han Dynasty.

From the daze and confusion at the beginning, gradually, the terrifying appeal of the Yuan family made him quickly adapt to this new identity.

After all, who wouldn’t want to be born with a golden key in their mouth.

Being born in the Yuan family lineage has already determined that in the future, as long as it is not outrageous, you will basically be able to at least work as a court official.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, Yuan Feng's concubine, their eldest son Yuan Ji, the future Marquis of An Guoting, the servant of one of the nine ministers, their second son Yuan Shu, the Honey Water Emperor, the Skeleton King, and the fierce ghost on the road.

Originally, there was no opportunity for Yuan Shao to develop. There was an eloquent boss above him, and there was a ranger named Lin Jian, the third boss below.

However, God is destined to give different special treatment to the time travellers, or this is an opportunity that Yuan Shao should have had.

A pheasant becomes a phoenix.

Since Yuan Shao was born, he has been adopted to Yuan Cheng, the former leader of the Yuan clan, who has now passed away young.

As a result, Yuan Shao, who should have been as unpopular as a domestic slave, suddenly became more popular. Although he was an adopted concubine, he also had legal legitimacy, and he suddenly changed from a concubine to the eldest son.

During this period, the Yuan family's official career was booming, and there were so many filial, honest, and talented officials that four out of ten officials in the dynasty were from the Yuan family, or were descended from their biological fathers. , Yuan Feng, who is now called his second uncle, or Yuan Wei, his third uncle who has risen through the ranks.

Although the deceased eldest mother was technically the son's mother, apart from the grace of raising her, she was not connected by blood.

He knew this clearly.

Young Master, I think I know it very clearly.

After finishing his business, Yuan Shao stretched. He was over [-] years old, tall and burly, standing up half a head taller than Uncle Fu, who had already known his destiny.

Turning around, he looked up and saw the dark plaque that had been hanging for who knows how many years. He couldn't help but sigh: "I have been here for more than two years. Although I have made no great achievements, I have made the people live and work in peace and contentment. I have dealt with things fairly and justly, and I have never judged a wrong case. case."

“Although the household registration population has increased only by absorbing immigrants, it has done a lot of good things for the people after all.”

“It is my lifelong wish to ensure that all acres of land are allocated to each household, so that every household can eat the food they grow.”

“Although the boat channel linking the big river has not yet been completed, I think we can realize the vision of big boats and small boats flowing up the water in another three to five months.”

"It seems that I, Yuan Benchu, should be worthy of these four characters on this plaque."

The eight government officials standing under the stage looked majestic. They all tensed up when they heard the words of their county magistrate.

None of the people present were stupid enough to enter the palace under Yuan Shao's jurisdiction. Without exception, they had to go through thousands of selections before they could enter.

Listening to this meaning, both inside and outside the words seem to reveal a sense of departure.

The government officials were all nervous and tense.

"Why did the county magistrate say this? Could it be that he wants to abandon us and leave?" The county magistrate, who had arrived late, asked breathlessly.

He was originally from a poor family in Puyang County, and his family was in a depressed situation. He relied on the support of his neighbors. By chance, he came across Zheng Xuan's annotations on Confucian classics. Although he only scratched the surface, he could be considered to have learned some advanced literature.

Yuan Shao had just arrived and had little reputation.

Perhaps it was Yuan Jiujiu's status as a direct descendant that reminded him all the time that he was just an adopted concubine.

Or maybe it’s because he grew up under a red flag before he came to this world.

Yuan Shao rarely showed a arrogant attitude to others. On the contrary, more often than not, he came across as approachable and impeccable in his dealings with others. As a result, Yuan Shao's reputation had been spread in the world of Runan for a long time.

Although he was disliked because he was a concubine, even Yuan Shu, who was obviously a biological brother, was usually yelled at by the eldest slave and the younger slave.

Unfortunately, Yuan Shao, a historical traveler, understood that this Skeleton King had great ambitions and little talent, and was only trying to achieve his goals for a short time.

His biological father, Yuan Feng, originally didn't like his second son who had been adopted by his deceased brother, but because he couldn't bear to lose face, he took care of him on weekdays.

This kind of adopted heir is very common in large clans. As long as it is reviewed by the clan and with the support of the elders, the adopted heir still has the full rights of his stepfather, which also makes Yuan Shao the eldest son of Yuan Cheng's lineage.

Although Yuan Cheng died young, his official position was only fixed at Zuo Zhonglang General. But if it were placed outside, a Zuo Zhonglang General would be enough to attract countless people to pursue him. Liu Bei fought to the death and went through many hardships and hardships before he got one. The insignificant county magistrate even had to be controlled by the postal inspectors dispatched by the local county governor.

From this point of view, Zuo Zhonglang's official position instantly became higher and higher, and his salary of two thousand dan was only slightly less than that of the prefect of a county.

Yuan Shao naturally had the political resources of his father Yuan Cheng. In addition, he had begun to pay attention to cultivating his own moral character when he was young, so that his biological father gradually began to regret adopting Yuan Shao.

Of course, this is just a simple thought. Among the aristocratic families, the inheritance of heirs has always been treated as the highest standard, not to mention the Runan Yuan family who inherited the Meng family Yi. It is even more impossible for them to behave in a superior manner. Behavior that makes outsiders laugh and condemn others.

Although Zhang Fu didn't know much about Yuan Shao's past, he naturally knew a lot about the reputation of the Yuan family in Runan, not to mention that many of the high-ranking officials in the dynasty were students and former officials of the Yuan family.

After Yuan Shao's suggestions, he was enlightened. Although his literary literacy was not yet established, it could be regarded as opening a new door. For a while, he didn't know how to repay Yuan Shao's gift of scriptures.

As for the great gift that came from heaven, he didn't know how to repay it.

Yuan Shao directly gave him a gift package for newbies in officialdom.

He originally wanted to recruit him into the county government through various means to get an official position, but Puyang County has a population of only [-] households. Although it is a large population compared to other counties, it is still far away from the Han Dynasty. As far as the system of inspection and examination is concerned, it is still very different.

The Han Dynasty mainly had three means and systems for selecting officials.Chaju.

Conquest.

And miscellaneous ways.

Yuan Shao wrote a letter and sent it home.

Soon, a letter came from my hometown.

The content of the letter is simple.

The general meaning is that your father's opportunity to promote filial piety and integrity this year has been given to the seventh aunt and eighth aunt's second uncle and nephew of the governor's family next door. Now I have no chance to help you complete this task.

However, you can take another letter I wrote to you and send it to the residence of the governor of Yanzhou. This governor of Yanzhou once studied Confucian classics under my family, the Yuan family. Even if he can become the governor of one side now, he is from the Yuan family. It took a lot of effort.

Now, it is time for these disciples and old officials to play their role.

After Yuan Shao read it, although the old man didn't say it clearly in the letter, the arrogance revealed in his words was beyond words.

after all.

The Yuan family, the fourth generation and the third Duke, is famous at home and abroad. Even some hermits and great scholars who have lived in the mountains for a long time know what this means.

Although it is still more than ten years before the first Yellow Turban Uprising that destroyed the foundation of the Han Dynasty was launched, after Emperor Huan's first disaster of party imprisonment, the Han Dynasty was like a rootless duckweed drifting in the wind and rain, crumbling.

In the midst of this massive attack on scholar-bureaucrats and celebrities, the Yuan family of Runan sat high on the beam and allowed the turmoil before them to sweep across the court structure.

The calamity of the party's control caused the status of scholar-bureaucrats to plummet, and the phenomenon of eunuchs' monopoly became more and more serious.

Although the eunuchs won a decisive victory in this political war, public opinion was one-sided.

In the past, Li Ying was imprisoned generously, and in the later general Huangfu Gui felt ashamed that he had not been on the list of party members and wrote to Emperor Huan requesting to be seated together.

There were many rumors among the people that Emperor Huan was incompetent and that the eunuchs were monopolizing power. Such news spread all over the country.

Under such circumstances, the wealthy families in various counties became the targets of the frightened eunuchs.

Among them, the Yuan family, the largest family in the world at this time, was the first to bear the brunt.

As a result, under a series of behind-the-scenes operations, the Yuan family's status rose, and the Yuan family, which was already a top wealthy family, reached its peak at this time.

Yuan Shao, who was twenty years old, had just entered the crown ceremony and expressed his name. He was hurriedly promoted to take office by the court in the form of promoting filial piety and integrity. He first entered the court as a Langguan, and later was promoted to Puyang County Magistrate.

Also in the initial stage, Liu Bei only experienced many difficulties before he obtained an official position from a white body.

In more than two years, Puyang County has been transformed under Yuan Shao's series of governance. Compared with the corrupt and high-pressure policies of the previous county magistrate, Yuan Shao's image has become a good official in the hearts of these ordinary people.

Not to mention that in the past three years, Yuan Shao has continuously transferred money and materials from his own sect, and even the salaries of the government officials have been distributed personally through Yuan Shaoshou.

Now that I heard that this rich man and upright official wanted to leave, the county magistrate Zhang Fu was not willing to leave this man who lived and clothed himself, not to mention that his official uniform was brought by him. If that day Without Yuan Shao's arrival, I still don't know where I would be picking up garbage.

And in the past three years, the county magistrate has personally handled all matters, large and small, and together with officials at all levels of the county government, government officials have begun to carry out a series of reforms, and the efficiency of handling matters has soared.

I really don’t know what will happen to this well-known county magistrate if he leaves, or whether the next county magistrate to take office will be as unique and completely different as this Yuan family son.

Yuan Shao didn't say much. Facing the eager eyes of everyone, he just slowly took off his official uniform, which symbolized the head of a county, and then took out the official belt with seal and ribbon from the mezzanine of the table and chair.

After putting everything in order, Yuan Shao said softly: "My mother passed away, how can I continue to stay here with peace of mind."

"I have taken care of everything here. I have exchanged all the belongings in the back house for food. When the number of refugees from outside increases, I will open the granary and distribute them."

"As for the position of county magistrate, I have submitted a memorial to the county governor. I think there will be news about it in the near future."

"If nothing else happens, Zhang Fu will be the new Puyang County Magistrate."

"Those grains are the first fire I give you."

"As for the others, their positions will remain unchanged and their salary will be increased by one level. I will send you the salary for the next three years. If you are willing, you can continue to work. If you don't want to, I won't force you."

After saying all this, Yuan Shao walked out minding his own business.

The county magistrate Zhang Fu never imagined that such a huge job would fall on him, let alone a series of arrangements left by the county magistrate. It can be said that even if someone with no experience in governing is replaced, as long as If things continue step by step, reputation, resume, official career, and even higher-level official positions may not be out of the question.

Coupled with Yuan Shao's service achievements, the Puyang Canal, which connects the river and leads to the north and south of the river, is about to be opened.

It can be said that no matter who he is, as long as he is in office, this credit will fall, and even the emperor's imperial edict will come from distant Luoyang.

He really couldn't understand that a noble son would treat a passerby who had never been masked in this way.

On weekdays, there are always more or less powerful families in Puyang County who want to rely on their status as county magistrates to have the opportunity to meet the county magistrate. However, Zhang Fu always remembered what the county magistrate said at the beginning. a sentence.

Nothing is more important than feeding people.

He has been living in a dark and damp garbage dump since he was a child. He can deeply understand the hardship of being hungry and rummaging through the garbage for food without food.

Ever since, Zhang Fu has kept this sentence in mind and carried out it earnestly.

Of course he understands what those aristocratic families want, which is nothing more than to oppress ordinary people openly and openly through official means.

after all.

Isn’t this the case for previous county magistrates?

He also knew that for Yuan Shao, the position of county magistrate of Wanhu County was probably just a matter of going through the process, plating it with gold, and then heading to Luoyang, the capital of the emperor.

Zhang Fu had never seen what the emperor looked like. Even his immediate boss, the prefect of Dongjun, came to observe the canal project the last time Yuan Shao ordered it.

The county governor holds the power of life and death in the county, and has the absolute right to appoint and remove officials. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, no one would have thought that the county governor would show such a flattering attitude and stand with his own county magistrate. It's like the other way around.

The county magistrate scolded Fang Qiu in front of him, and the eunuch followed behind him, nodding and bowing from time to time. He did not have the demeanor of a county eunuch at all.

Yuan Shao did not feel the slightest surprise about this.

after all.

Who makes him a genuine second-generation official?

(End of this chapter)