Daming talker

Chapter 362 Public Opinion Reversal

In the inner courtyard of the Suzhou City Governor's Office, Governor Li, with a bruised nose and swollen face, hid in his bedroom and shivered.

Also shivering with Governor Li was the bed-warming maid whom he had just bought.

There are countless rioters outside, and the back hall has been surrounded by water. Governor Li has nowhere to escape even if he wants to.

Today, for some unknown reason or what happened, suddenly rioters rushed into the Procuratorate like a wave.

More than half of the officers and soldiers of the governor's Biao camp were mobilized by the imperial envoy Li Shida, and the other half were dispersed by the rioters who were several times more numerous.

There were only a dozen soldiers left, obeying fate and doing their best to guard the door of the hall.

What made the governor's pacesetters doubt their lives even more was that although the one or two hundred rioters in the lead were only armed with sticks, their combat experience seemed to be more powerful than their professional soldiers.

Governor Li was beaten up the day before yesterday and was lying down recovering from his injuries today. Before he could react, he was surrounded by mobsters in his bedroom again.

Governor Li was shocked and angry. How dare these people?

The day before yesterday, I told myself, a high-ranking official in the border area, to fight if I told him to. Today, I told the governor and procuratorate to besiege him if I told him to!

Is this still the Ming Dynasty? Is this land still the land of Ming Dynasty?

In a daze, he thought that he was a fake governor, and that he was in a wild frontier where swords and weapons were common!

If I had known today, I should have left this hellish place in Suzhou yesterday instead of thinking about recuperating for a few days!

Just when Governor Li was feeling sorry for himself, the bed-warming maid listened carefully to the noise outside and reminded: "Master! It seems that the crowd outside is begging you to show up!"

"Impossible!" Governor Li didn't believe there would be a "plea" at all.

After a while, the bedroom door was knocked, and someone said outside the door: "Don't be afraid, Futai! It's me! Zhang Shushou!"

Then he continued: "The people outside are begging you to come forward and seek justice!"

Governor Li was furious. He insulted his body the day before yesterday, and today he insulted his IQ again!

He shouted outside: "If they want to break in, they can just break through the door! Why use such a clumsy trick?"

But Zhang Shushou outside the door shouted again: "It's not a lie! They claim to be hungry people who have run out of food, but because the prefect embezzled five thousand taels of official silver, the farmers' warehouse was short of food!

I heard that Grandpa Futai is the only official who exposed the corruption of the prefect, so they all came here and asked Grandpa Futai to take them to the government office and seek justice! "

Governor Li: "???"

What is all this? Why can't I understand people's words all of a sudden?

Magistrate Shi embezzled five thousand taels of official silver. Didn't he fabricate the slander as a member of Shen Shoufu's party? Why did the lie become real?

Could it be that the person named Shi really took the opportunity to embezzle five thousand taels and still kept it secret from himself and refused to share the profit?

And even if there is corruption in the government office, what does it have to do with the county's agricultural warehouse?

Although there are many doubts, but no matter what, it is impossible to take the rioters to the government office!

After Governor Li made up his mind, he loudly said to the outside: "We are injured in this hospital and we are not going anywhere!"

The day before yesterday, I called myself Governor Dog, and today I called myself Grandpa Futai? The reversal is not so fast, bah!

Zhang Shushou outside the door did not leave, "The hungry people outside also said that there are two roads now.

Either they rush in, kidnap Grandpa Futai and go to the government office to seek justice!

Either Grandpa Futai goes out on his own initiative and takes the hungry people to the government office to seek justice! "

Governor Li: "."

Is there any essential difference between these two paths?

At this time, the maid who warmed the bed coquettishly advised: "If the mob rushes in, how can the slave family protect itself? I am so pitiful."

The hero felt sad about Beauty Pass, so Governor Li took the initiative to go out.

"You guys are so brave! You even dare to attack the governor's office!" Governor Li scolded the nearest big man.

The big man laughed along with him and replied: "Don't be impatient in Futai. Let alone the Inspectorate, we have even attacked the Capital Inspectorate.

If we only talk about besieging the governor, you are not the first. "

Governor Li: "."

But after hearing this, I don't seem to be so embarrassed anymore.

Afterwards, "surrounded" by one or two thousand hungry people, Governor Li came to the gate of the government office. Inside the gate were the prefect Shi, as well as hundreds of officers, soldiers, and government officials.

The two officials of the governor and prefecture, one was outside the door and the other was inside, looking at each other without saying a word.

Lin Qianhu stood on the side with his arms folded, sighing: "It seems that Magistrate Shi can no longer work in Suzhou Prefecture."

Imperial Envoy Li Shida asked coldly: "What do you mean by this?"

Lin Qianhu asked: "Have you ever heard of a reversal of public opinion? The higher the praise, the harder the fall.

After all kinds of publicity in the past few days, I am afraid that everyone in the city knows that there is Shi Qingtian in Suzhou Mansion.

And today, when the hungry people gather to riot and accuse Magistrate Shi of embezzling government funds, this news will also spread quickly. "

Li Qincha couldn't bear it and said: "It's all controlled by you!"

Lin Qianhu did not respond directly and continued: "Regardless of whether someone is manipulating it or not, the people will find out that Shi Qingtian is a hypocrite.

On the surface, Xiao Hai Rui is an upright and honest man, but secretly he enriches his own pockets, embezzles government funds, and disregards the life and death of thousands of poor families. This is called a reversal of public opinion.

Under such an extreme reversal, the people's emotions will become intense. How will they feel about Magistrate Shi?

Will the person who originally called Magistrate Shi Qingtian hate Magistrate Shi even more?

Under such circumstances, what prestige does Magistrate Shi have? How can you govern the place while sitting in the position of prefect? "

Li Shida didn't want to hear Lin Qianhu show off anymore, and asked directly: "What other results do you want?"

Lin Qianhu pointed at the governor and prefect inside and outside the gate, "I don't want any results, this is enough."

Li Shida struggled for a while, and then advised with some words: "With your strength, even if you don't have the first assistant, who in Suzhou can do anything to you?

Therefore, this hospital believes that there is no need for you to protect your first assistant until death. Your efforts and gains are completely inconsistent. "

Lin Qianhu, who has high ambitions, replied elegantly: "I'm afraid it will affect the imperial examination."

Li Shida was stunned for a while before he figured out the meaning of Lin Tailai's words.

This guy actually wants to take the provincial examination and the general examination for liberal arts, and the first assistant can help with these examinations.

The examiners for the Southern Zhili Provincial Examination and the National Examination were appointed by the emperor, and the chief assistant could discuss the list with the emperor to influence the examination.

In the past two decades, the trend of imperial examinations has become increasingly bad, and those who are determined to ensure that the chief minister can usually be admitted.

And given Lin Daguan's various conditions, he is certainly qualified to be protected by the first assistant.

So what Lin Daguanren actually meant was that before he finished taking the imperial examination, the chief assistant could not be replaced!

Shen Shixing must sit in the first assistant position! Whoever wants to oust Shen Shoufu should die!

Official Lin suddenly pointed at Magistrate Shi and said to the Imperial Envoy: "Don't say whether I should protect the chief minister or not, just say that in my opinion, there is no need for you to protect Magistrate Shi to death.

He was accused of embezzling 5,000 taels of official silver. After public opinion reversed, his reputation plummeted, and he was accused by thousands of hungry people. It became a joke that he was punished instead of being punished.

No matter how you look at it, it has become a negative asset that is losing money, constantly dragging you down.

If you want to keep him, you don't know how many resources you will invest in dealing with the mess. "

Li Shida felt very unhappy, "What do you mean?"

Lin Daguan said in a low voice: "Actually, letting him take the initiative to commit suicide in fear of crime is the most worry-free way for you to stop the loss."

Li Shida: "."

You always use "suicide in fear of crime" as your catchphrase, so it turns out it's not just for fun?

　I've lost my train of thought, so I'll post these first today, and then I'll continue working after I come up with some ideas.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)