"Dragon and Phoenix Noodles" is a classic play in Shandong opera, which has lasted for decades, and Wudou has accompanied his grandmother to watch it many times when he was a child.
The character in the story who makes Wudou remember most is the kind and funny little official Zhong Wenbing.
His official position was "Four Officials", and he was usually honored as the "Four Elders".
Stills from "Dragon and Phoenix Noodles"
The official position of the Fourth Lord was really too low, almost too low to be lowered.
His jurisdiction was only twenty-eight miles—not twenty-eight miles in a straight line, but only twenty-eight miles in all directions.
Seven miles to the east, seven miles to the west, seven miles to the south, and seven miles to the north, four hundred and twenty-eight miles.
Because the official position of the fourth master is too low, there may not even be a grade, and although the fourth master wears a black gauze hat on his head, he has always been very depressed in his heart.
The four elders (the four officials) trembled every day, and no matter which official they saw, they had to be careful to serve, and they were afraid of accidentally causing a big disaster.
When you see a high official, you must kneel down, and when you see a minor official, you must make a fuss.
The important work of the four masters every day is to pick up and drop off officials who come and go, and they are very busy all day.
"Today's official Ben Zhengdong, tomorrow's official Ben Zhengxi."
If we only look at these contents, the so-called four old masters (four officials) may just be a pawn in the Ming Dynasty.
In the Ming Dynasty, Yi Cheng was actually not a graded official, just a small official who did not enter the product.
He was mainly in charge of the transportation of officials passing through the station, and even accommodation, food and other matters, but he should be cautious and careful, and did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
However, WuDou looked at it again and felt a little unsure.
The work responsibilities of the fourth master do not seem to be as simple as the stagecoach.
The fourth master actually took two of his men to patrol at night and prohibit gambling and smuggling salt in his own jurisdiction.
When he encountered a woman who wanted to commit suicide by throwing herself into a well, he also complained that the other party had caused him trouble.
When he knew that the woman had been wronged, he also had to ask about the cause and effect of the matter, and wanted to arrest the person responsible.
Considering the work functions of anti-gambling, smuggling salt, and handling cases, the "four officials" held by the four masters are probably not a simple eunuch, but somewhat similar to the position of "pavilion chief" in the Qin and Han dynasties.
During the Qin and Han dynasties, there was usually a saying of "five miles and one post, ten miles and one pavilion, and thirty miles and one station", and the chief of the pavilion was the pavilion chief.
During the Qin and Han dynasties, the pavilion was a paramilitary unit, usually set up on major transportation routes, or important strategic locations such as city gates and borders.
As the chief of a pavilion, the chief of the pavilion led the pavilion guards, not only to provide food and accommodation for passing officials and other public servants, but also to assist in the handling of official documents and mail, the arrest of bandits, the maintenance of law and order, and even the promotion of forced labor.
Although the official position of the chief of the pavilion was low, it was a proper position of real power.
Before Liu Bang rebelled against Qin, he served as the chief of the Surabaya Pavilion.
As for whether the Ming Dynasty also had the position of pavilion chief, Wudou was not sure.
Er, by the way, the four old men in "Dragon and Phoenix Noodles" have good rewards, and then they met the new branch champion passing by, and the two sides had a little contradiction - no fight, no acquaintance, the girl saved by the four masters was actually the sister of the new branch leader, and the brother and sister got together, which was a reunion ending.
"Storytelling and singing drama to persuade people" Well, in fact, there is no need to pay too much attention to the details of history.
WuDou just happened to think of the position of "Four Officials", and couldn't help but think about it, and wrote it down and shared it with all the friends.
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