Chapter 149 Han Anbang's Counterattack
September 20th , in the lobby of Shuntian Prefecture.
The prefect Han Anbang sat under a plaque with a bright mirror hanging high above him, with the prefectural chancellor Jia Yucun on his left and the governor Liu Chongshan on his right.
And at the bottom of the stairs, there were no yamen runners holding water and fire sticks, but three magistrates: Zhao Liben, Sun Shaozong and Fu Shi.
Apart from some differences in the structure, this is somewhat similar to the setup of party committee meetings in later generations.
Han Anbang looked around on the stage, not caring about the few people who were still convinced by him, and said majestically: "I called everyone here today. What exactly do we want to discuss? You should have an idea in your minds, right?"
After a brief pause, he asked himself, "The Wanshou Festival is approaching, but our mansion has not made full preparations. If this gets out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the higher-ups."
That's right~
Such a big fuss has been made today, and all the senior officials in the palace have been called together for a meeting. What they want to discuss is the Emperor's Birthday in the middle of next month - that is, how to celebrate the Emperor's birthday.
As the saying goes, "There are no trivial matters in the royal family." The Guangde Emperor's tenth birthday upon ascending the throne is naturally a major event among major events.
If it weren't for the autumn examination and the resettlement of refugees, which distracted more than half of Shuntian Prefecture's attention, this matter should have been put on the agenda as early as early September.
Seeing that Jia Yucun finally came to the yamen to work today, Liu Chongshan felt that he had someone to rely on, so he hurried back to join in the fun. Han Anbang then hurriedly convened this meeting to arrange the tasks and responsibilities.
He started this, and Jia Yucun followed up with, "This year's birthday festival will be different from previous years. It will definitely be a lively celebration!"
"Fortunately, the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Palace are taking the lead in organizing the Wanshou Festival ceremony, so we in Shuntian Prefecture don't need to worry too much about it. Our main responsibility right now is to ensure that no mistakes or omissions occur during the Wanshou Festival!"
“That’s right!”
Han Anbang rushed to say: "Therefore, after you have received your respective errands, you must not be careless and must ensure that nothing goes wrong. If anyone dares to neglect his duty, don't blame me for being merciless!"
It has to be said that although Han Anbang's power has declined, it is not difficult for him to cheat someone by relying on his status as the top leader.
For example, right now, he was the first one to hand over the public security around the imperial city to Zhao Liben in the name of his rich experience - this job would not be a big deal if it was done well, but it would be a more serious crime if it was messed up.
Besides, Zhao Liben was the magistrate of salt and iron, and his major was not relevant at all.
Jia Yucun did stand up and made a few excuses for Zhao Liben, but Han Anbang just asked back calmly: "Then who among the people present here do you think is suitable for this important task, Jia Fucheng?"
Jia Yucun was suddenly speechless.
Sometimes it is not a good thing to win over too many people.
Except for Sun Shaozong, who has been somewhat distant from him recently, almost all the people in this room are Jia Yucun's people - they are all flesh and blood. In comparison, Zhao Liben has the most distant relationship with him.
As for Sun Shaozong, he was highly regarded by the emperor and was about to succeed to the position of governor. Unless it was necessary, Jia Yucun would naturally not break with him openly.
So in the end, Zhao Liben had no choice but to take on this heavy responsibility with great depression.
"President Sun."
Sun Shaozong was watching the fun from the sidelines, but Han Anbang came up to him and solemnly told him, "This year's Longevity Festival is different from the past. I'm afraid there will be hundreds of thousands of people participating in the celebration!"
"It will be extremely difficult for Shuntian Prefecture to take care of everything by then, so we must communicate carefully with the Five Cities Military Command to establish each other's defense responsibilities."
"You still have a military position, so it's easier for you to talk to those soldiers than others. I can only entrust you with the task of mediating the discussion."
The so-called "discussion" is nothing more than bickering and mutual blame-shifting.
If you take advantage, you will offend the people from the Five Cities Military Department; if you suffer a loss, you will be blamed by your colleagues in the yamen. It is a job that is not pleasing to both sides!
Besides, the Wucheng Bingmasi is a powerful government office of the second rank. With the influence of Shuntian Prefecture, it is not easy to gain benefits from them.
Sun Shaozong frowned and said, "I wonder which official in the Five Cities Military Department is in charge of the defense of this Wanshou Festival?"
"I heard it was the Right Palace Commander Qiu Ying, the Grand Commandant."
Qiu Ying?
Isn’t that Qiu Yunfei’s father!
Sun Shaozong frowned even deeper and cupped his hands: "Sir, I once had a conflict with the son of Commandant Qiu. I am afraid it is not suitable for me to take on this position. Please, Sir..."
"Hey~"
Han Anbang shook his head and said, "You and General Qiu are both here to help His Majesty and contribute to the country. How can such a misunderstanding be worth mentioning? Besides, General Qiu is such a person, how could he sacrifice public interests for personal ones?"
As he spoke, he waved his hand again and said, "There is no need to discuss this matter any further. You just need to do your best."
Damn~
This guy is really good at changing his face. He was very enthusiastic a while ago and wanted to win me over, but when he saw that there was no effect in the past few days, he started to trip me up again!
However, Sun Shaozong could guess why he wanted to use him as his second punching bag.
As the saying goes, it happens once and never again. Zhao Liben has already been dealt with before, and if they attack Jia Yucun's people again, Jia Yucun will never give in.
But Sun Shaozong was different.
In recent days, Han Anbang has already found out the truth that Sun Shaozong and Jia Yucun are not in harmony with each other. Although Jia Yucun will not openly frame him, he will never help him!
As expected, in the following prevention and control discussions, Han Anbang used the excuse that the government office was short-staffed and had to be distracted to deal with the refugees outside the city, and deliberately pushed a lot of responsibilities onto the Five Cities Military Department.
Except for Sun Shaozong who argued with reason, all the people of the Jia faction remained silent.
Fu Shi even retorted a few words to Sun Shaozong to show his presence.
Sun Shaozong was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and wished he could go wild and tear all the foxes in the room into pieces.
Unfortunately, the officialdom is not a real battlefield after all, so he cannot do whatever he wants.
He had no choice but to take the charter drafted by Shuntian Prefecture to the Wucheng Bingmasi to argue.
The only thing he could be thankful for was that he had two classmates in the Wucheng Military Department, so he wouldn't be completely in the dark after he went there.
