The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 699 Where there is water, there are fish
Wannian county magistrate felt excited. In good conscience, it doesn’t really matter whether he is promoted or not. The important thing is that it’s best if he can leave here, even if he is demoted, so that at least he can retire safely before retiring. .

Although the officialdom during the Zhenguan period was relatively peaceful, strife was common, so it didn't really matter how high you flew when you were an official, the important thing was being able to land safely.

Thinking of this, Wannian county magistrate Lao Tang licked his teeth and said: "My lord, it's not that the officials didn't follow your request. It's really hard to push this matter away. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid it won't end well. gone."

"Old Tang, why aren't you enlightened?" Li Muyun changed his sitting position, and said to Wannian county magistrate earnestly: "Your majesty put you in Wannian county, why? Is it just to keep one side safe? You have been in office for three years, do you really want to retire without accomplishing anything?"

There was a flash of struggle in the eyes of Tang County Magistrate, and he sighed and said: "My lord, why don't you want to change your career, but you have to know that this is Wannian County, at the foot of the emperor, what I want is the word 'stability', if If the operation is not done properly, causing civil uprisings, I am afraid that many people will be implicated.”

In some respects, there was nothing wrong with what Magistrate Tang said. Normally, the fifth-rank officials in the localities may already be in charge of the ruling party and say what they say.

But in Chang'an, where the prince walks all over the place, and the third rank is not as good as a dog, the fifth rank official is really nothing, so many eyes are staring at it, and it is difficult to make a little achievement, but it is difficult to be in this position Three years is actually quite remarkable, and it is almost impossible to get ahead.

Li Muyun nodded with empathy: "Yes, in the previous life, he did evil, but in this life he is an official; evil is full of evil, and now he is attached to the city."

In an instant, the magistrate Tang's old face turned livid. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that Li Muyun was scolding, but before he could speak, someone continued: "Old Tang, I know you think I'm scolding you!" , but to be honest, I am pitying you, you said how unlucky you old man must be to be a county magistrate in Chang'an."

In ancient times, the county magistrate of the place where the capital city was located was generally the most effective, because the immediate superior was watching from above, no matter what he did, as long as he said a word from above, even if he was right, it was also wrong.

That's why those officials always laugh at themselves. The county magistrates in Fucheng were full of evil in their previous lives, so they have suffered so much in this life.

And the old Tang in front of Li Muyun was not only the county magistrate in Fucheng, but also the county magistrate in the capital city. According to the self-deprecating theory, wouldn't it be that the previous life was more abominable than full of evil.

But even if he knew that Li Muyun was scolding him, so what? The official rank crushed people to death, and Old Tang had already passed the age of being competitive. After getting angry for a while, he could only let it go, picked up the tea on the table, Posing as a visitor.

However, Tang County Magistrate still underestimated Li Muyun's face in the end, and saw that this guy didn't seem to understand his intentions at all, and also picked up the tea and slowly sipped it, smacking his mouth from time to time to spit out the broken bits in his mouth tea.

After a while, Magistrate Tang realized that it was impossible for him not to speak, so he took a deep breath and said, "My lord, let me tell you the truth. Although our county is very close to the Weihe River, this fish really cannot be kept."

"Why? Give me a reason." When it came to business, Li Muyun put down the teacup in his hand.

"Think about it, the Weihe River is running water. What if it is used to raise fish and runs away? We can't tie the fish to the river to raise them? Take ten thousand steps back, even if the people use tanks to raise fish, then what will happen? How many tanks? The investment alone is not a small number, it is impossible for the county to pay for this, and it is even more impossible for the people to pay for it... "

Magistrate Tang said all the words he had held in his stomach in one breath, and looked at Li Muyun resignedly, as if waiting for him to become angry and then fly into a rage. After all, as a subordinate, it is too much to directly slap his superiors in such a way. share.

But County Magistrate Tang did not expect that Li Muyun looked at him playfully, and suddenly sighed: "Sure enough, you are a scholar who is useless, old Tang, you really let me down."

"So I heard the details!" Li Muyun used his words again and again to run him down, and the county magistrate Tang was a bit rustic even if he was a clay figurine.

Li Muyun seemed to like seeing Magistrate Tang hesitant to speak, and deliberately teased him: "Who told you that fish must be kept in the river? And who told you to keep fish in the tank?"

Magistrate Tang poked his neck: "Isn't it? Is it possible that the prince can grow fish in the ground?"

"So what if it's planted in the ground? You haven't planted it before, so how do you know it won't grow?"

"A fish dies when it leaves the water."

"Then pour more water."

"My lord, don't make trouble for no reason."

"Old Tang, don't go your own way."

While talking, Li Muyun and Magistrate Tang became very angry, staring at each other like fighting cocks, refusing to budge an inch.

And just when the two of them held their own opinions and refused to give in to each other, the wife of the county magistrate Tang appeared at the door of the room with a few maidservants. Seeing their appearance, she hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Oh, master, you What's the matter? Why did you quarrel with the prince, you, why don't you hurry up and apologize to the prince. "

Li Muyun saw that the maids following Mrs. Tang were holding food boxes, and knew that it was for her. She was here to arrange lunch, so she stood up with a smile and saluted: "Sister-in-law, it's okay, I just have an opinion with Magistrate Tang. Some inconsistencies, not quarrels."

The magistrate's wife waved her hands again and again while returning the gift, "My lord, I can't do it, I can't do it, what virtue and ability do I have as a concubine, I can't be your gift."

Li Muyun said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I am not looking for Lao Tang as a prince this time, so, you just treat me as the magistrate Tang's year-end friend, just treat me as a little brother, don't be polite to me .”

Li Muyun, as the adopted son of the Supreme Emperor, discussed friendship with a fifth-rank county magistrate in the same generation. In fact, it was to give old Tang face. Mrs. Tang has been in Chang'an City for so many years, how could she not know, she turned her head and glared at her old man: "You old thing, the more you live, the more you go back, right?"

Tang County Magistrate couldn't fight Li Muyun any more at this time, so he got up and saluted him: "Just now, the lower official was rude first, please don't blame me, my lord."

Li Muyun didn't let Magistrate Tang finish the salute, and directly stepped forward to hold him back: "If you blamed me, I'd have slapped my ass and left long ago, how can I still talk to you, an old fellow?!"

County magistrate Tang was told by Li Muyun that he was neither crying nor laughing, and finally he could only cup his hands and said: "What's the high opinion of the prince, why don't you come and listen to it, and let me, an old scholar, gain some insight."

(End of this chapter)