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Chapter 15 : A Tiger Father Sires a Dog of a Son
"His ambition is higher than the sky, but his life is thinner than paper.
Disloyal and unfilial, a heart of a wolf and lungs of a dog.
Stupid, arrogant, with high standards but low abilities, unfit for any great responsibility.
Some people just can't figure out their own place in the world.
I think he's eaten too well, so much so that he's forgotten what kind of person he really is."
W̌eb n̊ о̆v ӗ l Е̃ n ūm̈_ǎ
Ming Chen wagged his finger and said lightly, "If this perfectly fine county were handed over to him to manage, in less than three years, famine would be rampant and the dead would litter the fields."
Just a short while ago, he had been praising the man.
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Yet now, Ming Chen's words were utterly merciless.
"You're talking nonsense!!! Young Master Zhang has great ambitions and a spirit of righteousness that pierces the clouds! He's merely been unlucky. How can a charlatan like you, who deceives the world for fame, possibly judge him!!!"
And just then, a sinister wind blew past, sending a chill that seemed to touch one's very soul.
Ling Yu couldn't sense it, couldn't see it, and couldn't hear it.
Ѐn̆ǔ ma . i d̀
A figure appeared by her side, glaring at Ming Chen with a face full of indignation.
Normally, Ming Chen couldn't be bothered to get involved in such messy affairs.
However, this little brother had something good on him!
Unseen by anyone, a small ghost resided within the jade pendant.
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[Forgetful Spirit]
[Help the wandering soul resolve its obsession and return to its destiny.]
Wеb n̈ о̌ v̀ e l Еn uma
That was why Ming Chen had asked for the item from Zhang Li.
Although it was a ghost, and it looked fierce, baring its teeth and claws, and clearly had no fondness for Ming Chen, it was nothing to him. If an ordinary person saw it, they would be scared to death. But Ming Chen had already seen demons, was mentally prepared for this world that shattered his materialist worldview, and had Fuyao by his side. He naturally felt no fear of this little ghost.
"This... how does Young Brother see it this way?"
Ling Yu knew that this magical little brother of hers wouldn't speak carelessly.
Although his thinking was erratic and his imagination ran wild, he always had his reasons.
Ming Chen shook his head, ignoring the huffing ghost, and did not answer Ling Yu's question.
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He simply asked another, "Brother, what do you think of this county's magistrate? The father of that unlucky fellow from before."
"Er..."
Ling Yu pondered for a moment and said, "I have not met him, so I cannot pass judgment. But the rumors in the city say that he, er... is not very good."
There were some rumors in the city that this official was corrupt and abused his power.
But since she had not seen it with her own eyes, she couldn't jump to conclusions.
However, since there were rumors, and his own son had just reported him, it was likely not smoke without fire.
Ě n̂ ů m̌ а
"Hehe~"
Ming Chen smiled upon hearing this. "Brother has wisdom. Without knowing the truth of the matter, you won't just follow what others say."
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Hearing him praise her, Ling Yu unconsciously bobbed her head, the corners of her lips turning up in a faint smile.
Ming Chen looked up at the bustling tavern and said, "What if I told you that the magistrate of this city is a very good official?"
"Oh?"
'You're lying! That dog official is not a good person! He colludes with the powerful, commits evil, and stirs up trouble!'
Е́ nu̇m ӓ .і ḋ
The little ghost at his side glared at him fiercely.
Ming Chen ignored her and just said to Ling Yu, "Brother, sometimes, you shouldn't listen to what people are saying. You need to open your eyes, see for yourself, think for yourself, and figure out what the real truth is.
Wangyang County is not a prosperous commercial center. It has no deep historical roots. The land here is not fertile, the resources are not abundant, and it has no special local products. The pleasant climate is an advantage, and its geographical location is decent, making it a passable transportation hub, but it has no major river. Without a major river, you can't transport goods on a large scale. This is far from enough! In terms of inherent conditions, it does not have the potential to prosper.
Brother, you've come all the way from Lin Prefecture. You must have seen a lot. How many cities have you seen that are this prosperous? How many places with far better foundations have you seen that are managed in a complete mess?
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In today's world, the central government is riddled with factions, power groups vying for profit. The remote regions are beyond their reach, and the corruption gets worse at every level down. The people at the top don't care about the lives of those at the bottom. As long as the taxes and labor levies are paid, that's enough.
You must have also seen cities that are impoverished and dilapidated, brother!"
Ŵе́b̃ n̂ ôv̀ e l Еñ u̇ må_
Ming Chen raised an eyebrow and asked Ling Yu with a beaming smile, "In those places, do the people dare to say a single bad word about the officials?"
Ling Yu: ...
Ming Chen smiled and continued, "Let me ask another question, brother. If you were sent by the court to be an official in a certain place.
This place has some powerful clans, with immense wealth and significant connections in the capital. Their household retainers outnumber the constables in your yamen. What would you do?
They try to build a relationship with you, sending you money. What do you do? Do you accept it or not?
If a member of their family commits a crime and comes to you asking for favorit-ism, what do you do then? Do you enforce the law impartially? Or do you turn a blind eye?"
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Ling Yu: "Er..."
Ming Chen glanced at a nearby table and said to Ling Yu, "Let me tell you, brother. For these questions, although I gave you choices, in reality, you have no choice.
There is an inherent conflict between the central government and the local powers.
All you have is the identity bestowed upon you by the central government. As for coordinating with the local powers, that's your own business.
If they send you money, you must accept it! The meaning of a chain of interests is to bind each other together. If you are not tied to me, then you are my enemy.
In today's world, there is no impartial law enforcement. The price of impartial law enforcement is that you have no fairness, and you also lose your official position and your life.
Еn um̌ӓ
Under these conditions, how can you be a good official, govern a city well, develop the economy well, and let the people here live and work in peace and contentment?"
Ming Chen propped up his chin, looking at her with a beaming smile. "If it were you, could you hand in a report card like the Wangyang County of today?
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A county like this, if handed over to that so-called 'justice before family' idiot, what would he turn it into?"
Ling Yu was somewhat silent.
It wasn't just her. The other one, the woman who had been cursing incessantly from the beginning, also seemed to have fallen silent now.
"He can handle the tax and labor quotas from the central government above, manage the city well and let the people live in peace below, and in the middle, he can coordinate and integrate with the interest groups of the powerful.
Ĕnŭ m а́
A man like that... can he not be considered a good official?
Without world-shaking abilities, just a link in the chain of power, swept along by the grand tide of the times, to be able to achieve this much is already no small feat."
Ming Chen drank his tea and sighed softly. "A pity, what a pity~ The times do not make the hero. For such a capable official to be stuck here, what a pity."
'Young Master Zhang can do it! He can definitely do better!'
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For a long time, Ling Yu did not speak.
But a rather stubborn girl's voice sounded in her ear.
Е n ūm̈á
"Foolish child, foolish child~"
Ming Chen stroked the jade pendant in his hand and shook his head. "Why else do they say that a glib tongue and a silver tongue can deceive a girl?"
"Deceive a girl?"
Hearing Ming Chen's muddled sentence, Ling Yu's heart suddenly beat a little faster. She swallowed hard.
Her disguise had never failed before. She couldn't have been discovered, right...
...
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