The Qiongzhou Government Office is the political center of the entire Hainan Island. The location of the Government Office is the later Qiongshan Middle School in Haikou City. It was a first-class place in the city in the Ming and Qing dynasties and even in later generations. It is eight meters away from the Qiongzhou Prefecture Government Office.

More than 100 meters away is Zhentai Street, where the highest military institution on Hainan Island, Hainan Guard, is located.

Zhao Fuxiang's home is in Dongcheng, not far from the prefect's Yamen, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk there. When he saw the gate of the prefect's Yamen, Zhao Fuxiang couldn't help but sigh that the Chinese people always have a good reputation, and such a prefect's Yamen is really well built.

magnificent.

There are not many people in Fuqian Street because they are all yamen. Only the Fuxue next to the prefect's yamen has some people coming in and out. There are no people in front of the remaining Qiongshan County yamen and Qiongzhou yamen.

When Zhao Fuxiang came to the gate, the yamen guard at the gate saw a fat man coming and shouted: "This is an important place of the government, so people waiting to avoid it should avoid it!"

Seeing the yamen servant coming out, Zhao Fuxiang quickly took out the letter written by Zhang Wenming and said, "My name is Zhao Fuxiang, and I would like to see Mr. Cai, my colleague!"

The yamen officer took the letter and looked at the envelope. He didn't dare to neglect it when he saw the words Wu Po written on it. He quickly handed the letter back with both hands and asked respectfully: "Are you a member of Mr. Zhang's family?"

Zhao Fuxiang was very curious when he saw this yamen officer being arrogant and respectful. He didn't know that Wupo was Zhang Wenming's nickname. He also knew that Cai Sichun was Zhang Wenming's classmate. Everyone in the prefectural yamen knew about it. At the same time, Zhang Wenming was famous for his arrogance. These yamen officers were afraid of offending Zhang Juren.

So he also became kind to Zhao Fuxiang.

Zhao Fuxiang knew that it was difficult to get things done without money in this era, so he took out two pieces of silver from his pocket and said, "Yes, I am Zhang Juren's sworn brother, and I am here to see Lord Tongzhi!"

After Zhao Fuxiang finished speaking, he handed the money to the yamen servant. The yamen servant was like a hot potato and hurriedly gave the money back. At the same time, he smiled and said: "Those of us who dare to take Mr. Zhang's money, please wait a moment, and the villain will go in and inform you."

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The dog changed to eating shit? Zhao Fuxiang was really surprised, but since he didn’t want Zhao Fuxiang, he kept it.

The yamen servant was very efficient in his work. He came out in less than ten minutes and said with a smile: "Mr. Fuzuo, please invite Mr. Zhao in!"

Zhao Fuxiang nodded with a smile and followed the yamen servant into the magistrate's yamen.

The magistrate's office faces north to south, with civil servants on the left and military officers on the right, with front halls and sleeping rooms at the back. The government buildings located on the central axis from south to north include: screen wall, gate, instrument gate, lobby, Yin Gong gate, and second hall.

, inner gate, three halls, etc., as well as some wing rooms, side rooms, wing rooms, list rooms, warehouses, department rooms, official residences, official residences, horse houses, ancient wells, lotus ponds, etc.

Facing Fuqian Street is the Qiao Tower. This tall building is mainly responsible for warning. Behind the Qiao Tower is the tall screen wall. The screen wall is commonly known as the screen wall. The screen wall of Qiongzhou Fu Yamen is in the shape of an eight figure and is made of gray bricks. Under the screen wall is a Xumizuo. On the back

The green brick has the inscription of Qiongzhou Prefecture.

The gate is twenty meters away from the screen wall. It is the entrance and exit of the government office and is also a symbol of the grade of the government office building. Take the door of the government office as an example: According to ancient customization, the order from the gate of the emperor's palace to the gate of the ninth-rank official is: Red Gate

Gold nail copper ring, green door gold nail tin ring, black door tin ring. In the Ming Dynasty, the prefect of Qiongzhou was a fourth-rank official, and the gate of the government office used a black tin ring.

Entering the gate is the second gate of Yimen. Yimen was called Huanmen in ancient times. In the Han Dynasty, a gate was built on both sides of the prefecture and county offices. After that, a wooden gate was added between the two gates, which was called Huanmen. In the Song Dynasty, it was changed to Yimen to avoid the imperial taboo.

, that is, the door of etiquette.

Beginning in the Ming Dynasty, the second gate was generally called Yimen, which means "there are rituals that can be symbolized". It was the place where officials in charge greeted guests. "Ming Huidian Official Etiquette" records: On the day when a new official takes office, he goes to Yimen

Dismounting from the horse in front, the ceremony gate is greeted by welcoming officials. The ceremony gate should also be opened wide when there is a festive ceremony in the government, when the emperor comes to visit, reads an imperial edict or holds a major sacrificial ceremony.

The Yimen is usually not open. When people enter and exit the Yamen, they use the east side door, which is the east wing of the Yamen. According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, there is also a wing on the west side of the Yimen of the Fuya, which is the "ghost" room.

"Gate". Most yamen only have one room, but the "Ghost Gate" of Qiongzhou Fu Yamen is the same as the east wing of Yimen, with three rooms and five bays, but the height is slightly lower. The two sides of the east and west side doors of Yimen are the same as the six doors of the yamen.

The rooms are connected by corridors and connected with the government office lobby, blending into one body. The lobby is the central building of the entire government office, and the Yimen is the portal of the lobby.

Opposite the Yimen is the government office lobby, which was built in the 10th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. Although it has been repaired several times in later generations, the columns, beams, and beams have not been replaced much, maintaining the architectural style and techniques of the Ming Dynasty.

The government office lobby consists of two parts: the lobby and the front rolling shed. It is located on a 1.2-meter-high bluestone base with three-level steps. In front of it is a platform in front of the hall and another three-level steps. The lobby was called "Yellow" in ancient times.

"Tang", various places are called Zhengtang, Zhengtang, Gongtang, Gongtang according to their functions, or to state the purpose of administration, they are called Zhongxian Hall, Aimin Hall, Magnificent Hall, etc. It is where the prefect reads imperial edicts, meets with officials, holds important ceremonies, and publicly

The place where litigation cases are heard.

There is a public case in the middle of the bright room of the lobby, with "Silence", "Avoidance" plaques and other ceremonial guards on both sides. According to the Ming Dynasty customization, as a fourth-rank official, the prefect's ceremonial guards are four green flags, one apricot-yellow umbrella, one green fan, and a copper stick

, two skins each, and two silence signs each. There is a screen in the background of the public case in the lobby, decorated with clouds and wild geese. Standing in the rolling shed in front of the hall is the third class of yamen. The yamen tries the criminals, and they are often detained in the execution room under the platform in front of the hall.

When the magistrate ascends to the hall, the master follows him. The east and west rooms are divided into separate rooms to record the oral statements. When encountering a major case that can be heard publicly, the master of the government often orders the ceremony door to be opened wide, allowing the people to flock to the front of the hall to watch.

Show that they enforce the law impartially.

It was not the time for a case to be tried, so there was no one in the lobby. Zhao Fuxiang passed by the East Gate and took a few glances at the lobby. He thought to himself, no wonder everyone wants to be an official. Sitting behind the public case and looking at the hall full of government officials, he was indeed much more majestic.

Yin Gong Gate is the third gate of the government office and the door to the second hall. Yin Gong Gate means the gate to greet guests respectfully. In fact, it is also a ceremonial gate. In some places, this gate may not be built in front of the yamen hall, but directly

Set up a screen door behind the screen in the lobby.

There are two wing rooms in the east and west of Yin Gong Gate, and five side rooms. The scale and layout are the same as that of Yin Gong Gate. There is a separate doorway in the bright room of the east side room, which is the gateway to the east side courtyard. Its corridor is connected with Yin Gong Gate.

As a whole, the Dongshan Gate leads directly to the hall and courtyard of the auxiliary building of the government office. This forms a vertical and horizontal axis network with Yin Gong Gate as the center, connecting all the main buildings of the government office into one, achieving the overall unity of function and structure.

The second hall is the main daily office space of the prefect. Most of the government agencies are arranged around the second hall, including the grain capture hall on the east side, the criminal justice hall on the west side, the taxation department on the east side, and the photography department on the southwest side.

On the east side are the Peach and Plum Pavilion, Guixiang Room, and Xuri Pavilion, and on the west side are the Chrysanthemum Garden, Chive Garden, and Hongqiao Pool, which provide a unique resting place for government officials after official duties.

Behind the second hall is the third hall courtyard, in which two auxiliary rooms and wing rooms on both sides of the third hall form the east and west side courtyards. There are also east-west courtyards and corridors. The whole courtyard is more luxurious and magnificent than the previous buildings. The third hall is also called the official residence, with a plaque.

"Yansi" is a place where the prefect handles internal affairs. It has a reception room, a study room, and a dressing room. The prefect receives superior officials, discusses confidential matters, and handles private cases here.

The Third Hall was not the place where Zhao Fuxiang went. After passing through the Yin Gong Gate, the yamen led Zhao Fuxiang into the Guixiang Room, and then said: "Please wait a moment, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Fuzuo will be here soon!"

Zhao Fuxiang didn't know that Fuzuo was a form of respect for Tongzhi. The official titles in the Ming Dynasty were extremely complicated. The magistrate was called Zhengtang, Zhangyin, Mingfu, old parents, etc. The second-in-command Tongzhi was called Eryin, Zuozun, etc.

Fuzuo, Sima and so on. The third in command is generally called Sanyin, Youtang, Fuyou, Biejia and so on.

Zhao Fuxiang walked into the Guixiang Room and took a look. It was a small room covering an area of ​​11 or 2 square meters. There were more than a dozen chairs placed against the wall and there were no tables. It was probably a resting place for the staff in the yamen.

Zhao Fuxiang found a chair and just sat down when a middle-aged official wearing a green robe walked in from outside. Zhao Fuxiang quickly stood up and saluted: "Zhao Fuxiang, a common man, pays homage to Mr. Fuzuo!"

Zhao Fuxiang didn't know what to call him specifically, so he followed the etiquette in movies and TV shows with clasped fists and saluted, and then he called the fellow intellectual in front of him as the yamen servant just said.

The person who came in was none other than Cai Sichun, a fellow magistrate of Qiongzhou Prefecture, who was also Zhang Wenming's classmate and junior fellow student.

Cai Sichun was born in one of the four Cai, Huang, Chen and Li families in Zhangzhou. His aunt was the successor of Huang Daozhou, so Cai Sichun was a real member of the Donglin Party and Qing school.

After Cai Sichun saw Zhang Wenming's letter, he was very curious. What kind of person could make this senior brother write to him? Cai Sichun and Zhang Wenming were classmates for five or six years and knew this aloof senior brother very well. Zhang Wenming named their teacher Huang Dao

Zhou's appearance is a perfect example. At best, Hanmei is aloof and aloof, but at worst, the stones in the latrine are smelly and hard.

Cai Sichun has been working in Qiongzhou Prefecture for more than a year. Except for visiting this senior brother when he first came here, he has never met him again. As for the reason, Cai Sichun is very clear. He won the Jinshi in the sixth year of Chongzhen, and his senior brother

After ten years, he still failed. It would be embarrassing for his junior brother if he didn’t come to visit him.

Zhang Wenming's letter was very simple. It just said that Zhao Fuxiang was a good friend of his. He wanted to ask the government to handle an important matter, but because he was not familiar with the government, he asked him to do it. In the end, Zhang Wenming got a rare chance to use it.

Just a word of invitation. I hope that for the sake of our old relationship, junior brother, you can help Zhao Fuxiang, and I will be very grateful to junior brother.

Unlike Zhang Wenming, who is smelly and tough, Cai Sichun is very open-minded and adaptable even though he comes from a clean background. He knows that Zhang Wenming will never ask for help if things are not very difficult for him. So I was very curious after reading the letter today.
Chapter completed!