Chapter 1043 Entering the Yamen
Sun Shan mounted his horse while being greeted by a group of officials and gentry.
Gui Ge'er ran in front at a very fast speed, holding the horse tightly.
Although Young Master Wang's horse is very docile, there are so many people around today. If it gets frightened and goes crazy, his brother Shan will be the one in trouble.
Besides, Shan Ge has never been good at riding horses, so it is safer to lead the horse.
As soon as Sun Shan got on the horse, the onlookers finally saw their parents.
Citizen A was surprised and said, "That, that is our county magistrate? Are you sure?"
Why is it different from what I imagined?
Isn’t the legend about a tall, mighty, handsome, and high-spirited young man?
He looks young, but he is not tall at all.
Citizen B also couldn't believe it and asked, "Can our county magistrate really kill the bandits?"
That small figure doesn't look like someone who can kill bandits.
Could it be that the bandit suppression was just a rumor? Could it be that there were no bandit corpses in the charity cemetery? If I had known earlier, I would have gone to the charity cemetery to take a look and verify it.
The one whose dream was most shattered was Commoner C, who looked at the short, thin and weak county magistrate.
He was completely different from the county magistrate in his mind and mouth.
Thinking about how madly in love with the magistrate she was at the beginning, she felt as desperate as ever at this moment.
He could not help but look up to the sky and sigh: "My Lord Magistrate, my Lord Magistrate, I can't accept it, I can't accept it."
The rational bystander, Commoner Wu, consoled him: "No matter if he is short or tall, he is a good official who can help us suppress the bandits. Don't worry too much about his appearance. Besides, our Magistrate Sun is not bad either. Look at his official uniform and hat. They are so beautiful."
When Commoner Ding heard this, he took advantage of the faint light of morning dawn to take a look at Sun Shan's clothes.
He whispered, "The material of the official uniform is good. This county magistrate is not poor."
It just so happened that Commoner Ding was engaged in the cloth business and had seen countless pieces of cloth. He could judge the material with his naked eyes without touching it.
Commoner Ji saw things more clearly than Commoner Ding, and asked in a low voice: "Look, the horse that Magistrate Sun rode is the horse of the fourth child of the Wang family. Oh my god, Magistrate Sun just came to Yuanlu County, and he hooked up with the Wang family. Tsk tsk - this speed is too fast."
After hearing this, everyone noticed that the horse Sun Shan was riding was indeed Wang Xiaosi's favorite horse.
Emma, this horse is recognized as a good horse in Yuanlu County. I heard that the Wang family bought it in Chenzhou Prefecture and spent a lot of money on it.
How did you get to the magistrate?
Citizen C was fanatical about Sun Shan and started asking around.
At this time, there is no need to feel sad that the real image of the so-called idol is so different from what we imagined. It is still important to talk about gossip.
He said mysteriously, "Don't you know? Wang Xiaosi came back with the magistrate. A few days ago, the Wang family invited all the doctors in the city to come to the Wang family to treat Wang Xiaosi.
I heard from my aunt's cousin's cousin's father-in-law that Wang Xiaosi encountered bandits, had his legs broken by them, and nearly lost his life. He was able to save his life thanks to the county magistrate who came to suppress the bandits.
Emma, I think that horse was given to the county magistrate by Wang Xiaosi. I can’t repay him for saving my life, so I can only give him my horse as a token of my love.”
The crowd followed Sun Shan while eating melons, and followed him into the city in a mighty procession.
Sun Shan rode his big horse through the city gate in a heroic manner, walked into the main street, and went to the government office.
As I walked and looked around, I couldn't help but feel disappointed.
I thought Yuanlu County was a medium-sized county, and its urban construction and urban scenery would be better.
But it was only slightly better than Huangyang County. After all, the city gate was not as dilapidated as that in Huangyang County.
Walking into the city, there is a wide road with an uneven road surface. From time to time, there is a smell of mixed human and animal feces and urine. The houses next to it are made of blue bricks, wooden boards, and some adobe houses.
Continuing along the main road, after a while I finally saw a house that I liked, and a small two-story building. The road was also slightly flatter, with all of it being paved with cobblestones.
The shops on both sides have not opened yet, and the only ones open are selling breakfast.
Sun Shan looked at the sky. At this moment, it was finally dawn, and he rode his horse to the front of the yamen.
County Magistrate Wang stepped forward and gestured, "Sir, we have arrived at the ceremonial gate."
Gui Ge'er hurriedly stopped the horse, and Sun Shan took a step forward and dismounted.
Sun Shan led a group of officials, representatives of the gentry, and representatives of the people into the government through the middle gate, and then went to the platform of the government office to look at the palace and set up an incense table.
There was a ritual attendant waiting here. When he saw Sun Shan, he led him to the incense table and performed the ceremony of five bows and three kowtows to express his gratitude to the emperor.
After Sun Shan knelt before the heaven, the earth and the emperor, the Yisheng led Sun Shan to the imperial seat.
Sun Shan sat in the court, looking at the officials, gentry, and common people standing below.
There were mixed feelings of excitement, agitation, and throbbing, but I soon calmed down.
He stood up and took the sacrificial wine from Yisheng, who then distributed the sacrificial wine to County Magistrate Wang and others.
Sun Shan raised his glass, saluted, and then drank it in one gulp.
The officials, fellow villagers and elders also raised their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp.
They drank from a pot of wine, and from then on they became people of Yuanlu.
After the sacrificial ceremony is over, it is time to attend the ceremony.
The procedure of the ceremony of visiting is not complicated. The official accepts two bows from the yamen clerk, the second clerk, the subordinate official, the chief official and the assistant official, and then returns the greeting.
Sun Shan accepted the greetings from the county magistrate, the chief clerk, the inspector and others one by one, and he also had to return the greetings.
After all the ceremonies were over, Sun Shan was going to give a speech to the officials, village elders, and the common people.
I simply want to express my gratitude to the emperor for giving me the honor of becoming the magistrate of Yuanlu County. From now on, I will do my job well, work diligently and conscientiously, and work hard to be a good official.
To seek welfare for the people of Yuanlu and create a better life for them.
I hope to get along well with my colleagues, cooperate well, do my best for the people, and work together for a better life for Yuanlu tomorrow.
Everyone can say polite words, and Sun Shan is even better at it. Even if he can't, he has countless examples to refer to.
Sun Shan kept his words short and concise, expressing his ideals and aspirations.
The officials, gentry, and common people below didn't know whether they had heard it too much or what Sun Shan said was not original; everyone just stood there in a daze.
As soon as Sun Shan finished speaking, everyone applauded.
The coordination was so seamless, as if it had been rehearsed.
After Sun Shan finished his speech, the clerks of each department handed the documents to Sun Shan for his signature. From then on, Yuanlu County was handed over to Sun Shan for management, and he became the highest decision-maker in Yuanlu County.
After the ceremony, only a few officials stayed to hand over their work to Sun Shan.
According to the Daqian "civil servant" rules: after an official takes office, the former chief official and the six clerks must hand over their affairs to the new official within ten days. If they fail to report truthfully on time and in accordance with regulations, they will be "punished for violating the law."
However, the reality is often that after the previous official leaves, the successor has not yet arrived.
Unless one is retired like Lord Wei, one will have time to wait for the new officials to arrive.
Most officials are often eager to take over new positions and do not care about the content of their original duties.
The newly replaced officials can only rely on themselves to figure it out.
Sun Shan was the latter at this moment, and his predecessor had already taken office.