Fortunate Young Gentleman

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Tang Ning had a good impression of the governor of Quzhou, but he did not expect that he was actually a comrade in the organization.

Along the way, he fought wits and courage with local officials in Jiangnan, from the governor to the county magistrate, who all treated him as a plague god and avoided him as much as possible. He encountered layers of obstacles even in normal examinations, not to mention the forces that wanted to investigate the rebellion.

Having a trustworthy teammate can save a lot of trouble and avoid many detours.

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "What did Governor Sun find out?"

"This is a serious matter. I am afraid of being exposed, so I have not acted rashly." Governor Sun looked at him and said, "However, in the past two months, I have found some clues through my investigations. Those rebels are very likely related to the Zhu family in Quzhou."

"Zhu family?"

"Sir Tang is not from Jiangnan, so he doesn't know much about the situation in Jiangnan and Quzhou." Governor Sun explained, "Although the East Road of Jiangnan is under the jurisdiction of the court, the local family forces in various states are intertwined and extremely large. Local governments either dare not compete with them or have been recruited by them. The Zhu family in Quzhou is one of the three major families that actually control Quzhou."

Tang Ning didn't know about the situation in Jiangnan before, but he had done enough homework before going to Jiangnan this time.

The East Road of Jiangnan is the richest place in the State of Chen, but the court has limited control over it. The Jiangnan nobles have been inherited in the local area for hundreds of years, and their control over the local people is even greater than that of the government.

With the influence that their family has accumulated over hundreds of years, they can easily incite the people and stir up civil unrest. The local government is most afraid of civil unrest. Once such incidents occur in a place, the career of local officials will almost end here.

There was no civil unrest in Quzhou, but someone spread the words that incited the people to rebel, and the place where the incident happened was within the sphere of influence of the Zhu family in Quzhou.

Since there was a problem in Quzhou, Tang Ning naturally could not leave here so quickly.

After the governor of Quzhou finished speaking, Tang Ning nodded and said, "I have a general understanding of the situation. Lord Sun has worked hard."

The governor of Quzhou sighed and said, "As long as Quzhou can be stable, no matter how hard I work, it is worth it."

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "Lord Sun just said that the magistrate of Dingyang County is from the Zhu family?"

The governor of Quzhou said, "Yes, the magistrate of Dingyang County was recruited by the Zhu family not long after he came to Quzhou. These local officials in Jiangnan have almost been divided up by major families. If they go against local officials, they will not be able to move forward at all..."

Tang Ning nodded and said, "Then let's start with Dingyang County."

Dingyang County is the largest of the five counties in Quzhou and is also the location of the state capital. In the past, Tang Ning would only send two guards to take a look at this kind of county-level government office, but today he went there in person.

The Dingyang County Office had already prepared everything. When Tang Ning brought two guards from the Ministry of Personnel to the county office, Xu Qingyang, Zhang Yansheng and a man were already waiting outside.

The Dingyang County Magistrate stepped forward and said, "Dingyang County Magistrate, respectfully welcome the officials from the Ministry of Personnel."

Tang Ning glanced at Gongsun Ying beside him, and Gongsun Ying shook his head, indicating that the Dingyang County Magistrate showed no signs of being controlled by the Gu worm.

The Jiangnan turmoil was most likely caused by the Qian King of Liang. Gongsun Ying and Bai Jin knew about Gu and were used to using Gu worms to control others. The Gu masters around the Qian King would only be more powerful.

After the Dingyang County Magistrate finished speaking, he looked back, frowned, and scolded, "Xu County Magistrate, Zhang County Lieutenant, what's wrong with you two? You haven't met the officials from the Ministry of Personnel yet!"

Tang Ning knew that Xu Qingyang and Zhang Yansheng, two outsiders, were not doing well in Dingyang, but he didn't expect that the Dingyang County Magistrate could scold them like this in front of the officials from the Ministry of Personnel.

Xu Qingyang and Zhang Yansheng could only bow and say, "Hello, gentlemen."

Tang Ning looked at them and said with a smile, "Brother Xu, Brother Zhang, you don't have to be polite. Just call me as before."

The expression on Dingyang County Magistrate's face froze. He looked at Tang Ning and County Magistrate Xu and County Lieutenant Zhang, and his heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that they knew each other?

He just wanted to show off his power in front of the officials of the Ministry of Personnel and show his importance to these officials in Beijing. If the three of them had known each other for a long time, his flattery would have hit the horse's leg.

He looked at Tang Ning and asked tentatively, "Did Lord Tang know Xu County Magistrate and Zhang County Lieutenant before?"

"Of course I know them." Tang Ning nodded and said, "I am a student from the same state as Xu County Magistrate and Zhang County Lieutenant, and we all passed the imperial examination in the same year."

The Dingyang County Magistrate thought it was not good. For officials, the friendship between the same year is usually deep. These people often support and help each other in the court. I wonder if his actions just now will cause dissatisfaction from Lord Tang of the Ministry of Personnel...

After thinking about it carefully, he was a little relieved. What he did just now was not too much. This Lord Tang is a Beijing official, a senior official of the fourth rank, so he shouldn't be so narrow-minded...

Speaking of which, Xu County Magistrate and Zhang County Lieutenant were both Jinshi graduates three years ago, which means that Lord Tang has only been in the officialdom for three years, and he has reached the fourth rank in three years. This is simply unheard of. He extremely doubts the authenticity of the three of them being Jinshi graduates of the same year...

He looked at Tang Ning, a dry smile appeared on his face, and said, "I didn't expect Lord Tang, Lord Xu, and Lord Zhang to be of the same year. What a coincidence..., Lords, don't stand outside, please come in."

Dingyang County has prepared all the materials required for the official examination. Many of the standards set by the official department are clearly written in black and white, including case numbers, population growth figures, taxation, etc...

The magistrate of Dingyang County is not too nervous about this assessment. The number of cases in Dingyang County last year was reduced compared to previous years, the population has increased, the tax revenue is clean, and there are no major flaws in education. There is no need to worry about the assessment results. , unless the officials deliberately make things difficult for him.

But why would the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs give him a hard time? They had no grievances. He only reprimanded the deputy minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for a few words of the same year. It was unlikely that he would deliberately target him because of this matter...

Tang Ning opened the household booklet, looked at it, shook her head and said, "The household registration management is in chaos, Magistrate Wu, this can't be done..."

He looked at Zhang Gu behind him and said, "Give me a 'Xia Zhong'."

The results of the official assessment are divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower. Each level is further divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower. "lower middle" is the eighth level, which is only slightly better than the worst "lower".

If the assessment is below "middle-middle", it means he has failed, and he may be demoted or dismissed. In one assessment, he is "lower-middle". His position as Dingyang County magistrate must be unsafe.

The Dingyang County Magistrate's face turned pale and he pursed his lips. Tangning had already opened a new volume and continued to shake her head: "This can't be done. The security of Dingyang County is still a little bad. For Brother Zhang's sake, Top, let’s give it “middle or bottom”…”

Zhang Yansheng was stunned and said, "Brother Tang, just do things impartially, don't take me into consideration."

"Since Brother Zhang said so..." Tangning looked at the palm and said, "Then let's change it to "Xiazhong"."

The Dingyang County Magistrate stood there in a daze. This high-ranking official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs could just make random assessments. He actually had to change the conclusions he had already made. He had no principles at all...

What made it even more difficult for him to understand was how he had offended him and why he was so targeted...