"Lord Liao, have you seen it clearly?"
After Liao Wenxing finished reading the letter, Wang Chao'an directly extended his hand to him again.
"Your subordinate has finished reading!"
Liao Wenxing was stunned for a moment, but still obediently handed the item over.
Although he felt a little uneasy, Wang Chao'an now represented Wang Fu, and he truly dared not speak any nonsense.
"My lord, since you have seen it clearly, I have nothing more to say. It all depends on your abilities!"
Wang Chao'an spoke as he took out a tinder from his sleeve and lit the letter directly in front of Liao Wenxing.
Watching the thing turn to ash, Liao Wenxing's mouth twitched uncontrollably a few times.
If this thing was burned like this, it meant that if the matter failed, all the responsibility would be theirs.
"This..."
Liao Wenxing coughed a few times and said with some difficulty.
"What? My lord, you're not going to tell me you're powerless, are you?"
Wang Chao'an frowned, and his face turned grim.
"No, no, no, since Prime Minister Wang has a task, your subordinate naturally should do his best. However, your subordinate is just a humble county magistrate, and Han Mo is also a county magistrate. To bring him down..."
Liao Wenxing's words trailed off at this point.
However, Wang Chao'an naturally understood that this fellow was deliberately shirking.
"Lord Liao, I think your term as county magistrate is becoming more and more muddled. Do you really think that the Prime Minister doesn't know that you, a mere county magistrate, are incapable of bringing down Han Mo?"
"Let me tell you another piece of news. I arrived in Neihuang County ten days ago. Having said this much, Lord Liao, don't you understand yet..."
Wang Chao'an spoke with a cold laugh.
"I... Your subordinate understands, your subordinate understands!"
Although it was only a few simple sentences, the information revealed was significant enough. Liao Wenxing was not a fool. He had been in the officialdom for many years and immediately understood Wang Chao'an's meaning.
What Wang Fu needed was just an excuse. His position as county magistrate only needed to prepare the required excuse, and others would naturally handle the rest.
Moreover, Wang Chao'an had arrived in Neihuang County ten days ago, and it was clear that he should have been very clear about the situation in Neihuang and Tangyin.
The reason he approached himself at this time was clearly that he was already in a state of complete defeat, and even had no opportunity to speak.
"Originally, this kind of thing should have been done by finding some people in Neihuang County, but those people are too useless. So this great good fortune has fallen upon you. Lord Liao, don't be ungrateful!"
"Your subordinate understands, your subordinate understands! Your subordinate will handle this matter properly! I just don't know what the Prime Minister is planning to do this time..."
"Since I have found you, don't you understand what needs to be done? Don't you happen to have a suitable excuse at hand?"
Looking at the ambiguous smile on Wang Chao'an's face, Liao Wenxing's heart skipped a beat, but then a wave of ecstasy surged in his heart.
It seemed that Wang Fu was planning to use this matter as a pretext!
This was a great opportunity for him!
"You have been in the officialdom for so long, I don't need to teach you how to do the specific things, do I?"
"Your subordinate understands, your subordinate understands! Your subordinate will go and draft the document now, and then gather people to send it to the Judicial Inspection Office!"
"That's more like it. But before that, you always need to clean up your own mess, do you understand?"
Seeing that Liao Wenxing had finally gotten on board, Wang Chao'an nodded with satisfaction.
"Your subordinate understands! Your subordinate understands!"
"If that's the case, then it's up to your abilities. The Prime Minister also has something to tell you: Bozhou is short of a Tongpan..."
Hearing Wang Chao'an's words, Liao Wenxing's heart began to beat violently again.
Although he had accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, with Cai Jing's downfall and Yu Shen's rise to power, the political situation had become increasingly unpredictable. At this time, even if he had money, no one dared to accept it.
Although Bozhou Tongpan was only a sixth-rank official, the problem was that Bozhou's location was too special.
It bordered Ying Tian Prefecture to the north, Suzhou Prefecture to the east, and Haozhou in Huainan Western Circuit to the southeast. Not only was the water transportation convenient, but the surrounding prefectures and counties were all rich in medicinal materials.
Coupled with the special soil and water of Bozhou, the medicinal properties of the herbs produced here were potent. Therefore, after the founding of the Song Dynasty, it quickly became one of the distribution centers for medicinal materials in the north and south.
Relying solely on this trade, the people of Bozhou had enough to eat and wear.
If one were to talk about fertility, apart from a few renowned places in the empire, only this place remained!
The Song Dynasty favored civil officials. Even if they failed in political struggles, their lives were generally not in danger. In most cases, it ended with them being sent to serve outside the capital.
And the officials above the rank of Shizhi naturally had even better treatment. They were generally not driven to remote and desolate places.
Zhang Zhibai, Yan Shu, Xia Song, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Li Di, these famous ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty, had all experienced being demoted to Bozhou.
Of course, for these important figures who were demoted to the local level, it was basically impossible to expect them to handle local administrative affairs. Therefore, the real power in the local areas was generally in the hands of the Tongpan and Tongzhi.
The officialdom itself was a circle. For every promotion, there was a demotion.
These prominent figures, in their prosperous times, were not people who could be met by anyone. Even if they were temporarily demoted due to political struggles, who would dare to say that they would not have a chance to make a comeback?
Perhaps in their prosperous times, one could not gain their favor, but if one could spend time with them during their difficult times, it was a good thing that these low-ranking officials would scramble for.
This kind of thing was like gambling. Whether it succeeded or not depended largely on luck, but once successful, it would be an opportunity for soaring promotion.
After all, the Song Dynasty was not lacking in officials. There were always limited positions in the four hundred military prefectures and counties, but the number of officials was increasing exponentially every year.
According to the official roster of the Ministry of Personnel, there were already nearly sixty thousand officials with ranks.
Under such a terrifying base, the position of Bozhou Tongpan was truly priceless!
For this position alone, Liao Wenxing had no reason to refuse.