Jinyi champion

Chapter 448
In the capital, the hustle and bustle of the examination gradually faded away, but the hearts of the court and the barbarians became more and more impetuous, and many people were panicked.

Mainly because the King Ning case remains unresolved.

King Ning's rebellion has not yet died, and it is possible to bite anyone out.

The court colluded with King Ning, and there were not a few people who accepted his bribes. At that time, no one thought that King Ning had the guts to rebel. If he had known this earlier, no one would have contacted King Ning.

"...The appointment of the Ministry of Officials has not been finalized for a long time. His Majesty is not in the capital, and the court cannot proceed. Especially Lu Shangshu is still in his position. It is difficult!"

Su Xigui was very anxious.

He originally wanted to wait for Lu Wan to be unlucky, and to free up a position as a minister, so that the people below will be evened up one by one, and maybe Huang Zan will make room for him.

Who knows that even Lu Wan has not made a conclusion yet.

Zhu Hao said: "Maybe we have to wait until Jiangxi Prince Ning's Mansion is thoroughly searched before making a decision."

Su Xigui looked around, and thought that the place where Zhu Hao was invited to speak was his own private house. It was not a public place, and no one would know about the secret meeting between the two, but he cautiously approached him and asked, "There are rumors in the court that it is the most important thing to suppress the rebellion. The hero Wang Shouren was also involved in the case... What Mr. Xiao means is that Wang Shouren's search of Ningwang's Mansion in Nanchang is not counted, and he wants to wait for the court to send people?"

Zhu Hao shook his head: "I don't know."

In fact, Zhu Hao knew about it.

In history, all the ministers in the court who committed traffic crimes with King Ning were punished, but they were arrested and sent to prison when the emperor's troops returned to the court and arrived in Tongzhou. Among them was Lu Wan.

The emperor also had his own considerations. He was not in the capital, so he casually took down a minister of officials. Wasn't he afraid that there would be rebellion in the court?At that time, King Xing and King Qi will be supported by the capital, and he himself will be like a headless fly in the south, won't he be a prisoner?

If you want to punish the ministers, you have to wait until the emperor returns to Beijing.

Although everyone in the world now knows that Lu Wan contributed the most to King Ning's recovery of guards, and it is no secret that Lu Wan has communicated with King Ning in the past few years, but to get real evidence, we still have to wait for Zhang Yong to go to Nanchang Ning Wang's mansion in person Let's take a trip and get the evidence in hand.

It is not known whether there is an element of framing in it. Just the fact that Lu Wan helped Prince Ning's mansion to regain the power of guarding is enough for him to go to prison.

You helped restore the armed forces of King Ning's mansion, and then King Ning used these guards to rebel, and you even accepted his bribes. How dare you say that it has nothing to do with you?
"Su Dongzhu, if you believe in me, please send Huang Gong to Nanjing as soon as possible. I believe that someone will help you operate without His Majesty's presence..."

What Zhu Hao wanted to say was that Huang Zan stayed in the capital, not to mention the cumbersome procedures, and some people had to reset the threshold.

But if Huang Zan wanted to be transferred to Nanjing, Yang Tinghe and other civil officials would secretly help him, so he didn't have to wait for Lu Wan to give way, and he didn't have to wait for the emperor to return to Beijing to push him. It would reduce a lot of resistance in operation.

Su Xigui sighed: "It seems that this is the only way to go! I hope this chaos in the Ming court will end soon."

Now even Su Xigui hopes that the emperor will burp soon and the new emperor will ascend the throne. Perhaps only in this way can Huang Zan and his fate change.

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Huang Zan really resigned to his fate.

If you are entangled in staying in the capital or not, it is better to transfer directly to Nanjing to become a member of the Ministry.

In particular, the Nanhubu Shangshu still has a certain appeal to those ministers who are about to retire in the court. He is in charge of the money and grain dispatching in many provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, and he has a lot of power at hand.

If Huang Zan insisted on fighting for the position of Nanhubu Shangshu, his background was not strong, but as long as the activities were strong enough, he would be the most popular candidate.

Now Deng Zhang, the Minister of the Southern Household Department, is old and unsatisfactory in terms of ability. The emperor personally led the army in the south, and Deng Zhang was unable to raise money and food to feed all the people. The granary and the big family were in a state of turmoil.

Deng Zhang knew that the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing was a hot potato, so he asked to resign many times, but the emperor and the capital department did not have any good candidates to replace him, so the matter was delayed.

At this moment, Huang Zan played the tune.

Huang Zan had passed the three-year examination and had not been relocated for a long time. His request for a transfer was reasonable, and it was tantamount to reconciling Deng Zhang and Yang Ting, a scholar of Shoufu University.

When the emperor was in the Northwest, he relied on Huang Zan to raise the army's salary. The dispatch of soldiers and horses in the Northwest basically did not use the money and food in the capital's treasury.

Based on Huang Zan's achievements in the Northwest, the transfer of the Minister of the Nanjing Household Department is not considered a leapfrog promotion, so in just a few days, there was news from the court that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet jointly recommended to the court, but as for the transfer of Huang Zan Whether Zan went to Nanjing to serve as Minister of the Nanhu Department, or as a minister of other departments, or even the right servant of the Nanhu Department is another matter. After all, there is no official position of Zuo Shilang in the Southern Sixth Department for Huang Zan.

Su Xigui stayed in the capital after a year because of his brother-in-law's transfer, and he would basically ask Zhu Hao for advice when encountering difficult things.

In a blink of an eye, it was the second day of April.

Su Xigui found Zhu Hao that day, and breathed a long sigh of relief: "...The memorial of Deng Shangshu's resignation from the Southern Household Department was sent to the cabinet again. Hearing that the cabinet voted to approve his resignation, the chief assistant, Mr. Yang Ge, and Lu Shangshu and others from the Ministry of Officials jointly recommended my family, Mr. Huang, to take over the position of Shangshu of the Nanhu Department.”

The implication is that everything is ready now, and the only thing left is the emperor's approval.

Zhu Hao said: "I don't know if I should congratulate, or... I'm just getting into trouble?"

Su Xigui sighed: "Isn't that right, Nanhubu Shangshu used to be regarded as a noble position with little real power, but now His Majesty is personally driving the expedition, and wherever the army goes, it costs countless money and food, just based on the Nanhubu's inventory in the past few years ...I'm afraid it will be difficult to cope with such a large expense, and then... I will hold on to my purse tightly. I don't know when the army will return..."

It was time for Su Xigui to feel sorry for his pocket again.

Zhu Hao shook his head: "Even if you emptied out Dongzhu Su's family, you can't afford the army's expenses, right?"

"Then what can we do? Shouldn't we try our best to support it? If it weren't for the difficulty of doing this job, in the past, people in the court would rush to do it... But raising money and food for His Majesty is both a risk and an opportunity!"

Su Xigui was also straightforward.

Being an official for thousands of miles is only for money, is Huang Zan the kind of upright official?
joke!

If there is a breeze in his sleeves, Su Xigui, one of the few high-ranking officials and businessmen in the world, will not be able to emerge.

Since ancient times, there have been few able ministers with a clean sleeve. It is as difficult to ask officials to be honest and self-sufficient in officialdom as it is to ask them not to eat or drink.

There are exceptions, but most of them have little chance to get in touch with money, as long as there is power... a feudal dynasty that lacks supervision, what can you expect?
The common people will kneel and kowtow when they see the officials. When they go to the court, they will beat dozens of killing sticks first. It is good if the officials don’t rob your family’s food, wife and daughter. If the officials are greedy for money and food from the government treasury and take some bribes, how dare you Can't you blow your beard and stare?
Power is not obtained from the hands of the people, so naturally there is no need to be responsible to the people.

"I don't know when I will be transferred?"

Zhu Hao asked.

Su Xigui smiled wryly and said: "In the past, it might not be possible to make the trip for a few months, but it involves the errands of the Nanhu Department, just watch... I'm not in a hurry, someone will worry for me... It's exactly what Mr. Xiao said In other words, there are a lot of people behind it to help operate it! It's so sad!"

Zhu Hao said: "When misfortune comes, blessings depend on it, and blessings come where misfortune lies, if Mr. Huang can make achievements in his tenure in Nanjing, and then return to the imperial court as minister, I'm afraid no one will dare to make irresponsible remarks. "

Su Xigui had a bitter look on his face: "I'm afraid that I will go bankrupt in the end, but I won't be able to get such a good reputation. The Nanhu Department... is really a pit, the kind that can't be filled!"

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The news that Huang Zan transferred the Minister of the Southern Household Department quickly spread in the capital.

Even Tang Yin knew about it.

The matter has not been finalized, but everyone seems to think that this is the most reasonable arrangement.

"... Your Majesty spent the past few years in the northwest, relying entirely on Huang Shilang's dispatch and operation. The dispatch of money and food is not chaotic at all. Huang Shilang's ability is evident. Now that the Nanjing treasury is empty, the imperial court is unwilling to allocate money and food to maintain the army. The servant will go ahead, saving time and effort!"

After Tang Yin heard about this incident, at the wine table, in front of Zhu Hao, Jiang Lun and others, he mercilessly criticized the imperial court for their inaction.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the imperial court should start to solve the troubles when they encounter troubles, but the current situation is to directly push Huang Zan over and let him solve it by himself.

While pouring wine for Tang Yin, Jiang Lun said, "I thought that Huang Shilang was Rong Sheng. After hearing what you said, I realized that I was tricked."

"Ah."

While Tang Yin nodded, his eyes turned to Zhu Hao who was holding a teacup and drinking tea.

Zhu Hao smiled, put down the cup in his hand, and said, "I said Huang Shilang took the initiative to ask for a transfer to Nanjing, do you believe it?"

"No... no?"

Jiang Lun's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

How can anyone cheat themselves?

Tang Yin frowned and asked: "You mean, Huang Shilang took the initiative to take on this thankless job? You must know that it is a huge sum of money to supply the expenses of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Southern Expedition Army. Now there is no war to fight in the south, and the soldiers have nowhere to go. Exhausting physical strength, almost out of control... This... is a nuisance to local people's livelihood, and it is not easy to solve."

Zhu Haodao: "Whether the soldiers are under control or not is not the responsibility of the household department. The household department only raises money and food for the army. The southern household department has southern salt and tea to trigger the exercise of power. In addition, Su Dongzhu is behind the scenes. From the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River How can the collection of money and food not solve the problem?"

Jiang Lun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and said: "Oh, listen to the meaning of these words, Huang Shilang can do things that are difficult for others to do by himself? It's too...wacky, isn't it?"

Tang Yin wanted to pour cold water on it, but since it was supported by Zhu Hao, he thought it would be fruitless to sing a different tune, so he immediately said: "If you look at the ability that Huang Shilang showed when he was in the northwest, all the officials in the DPRK who understand money and food treasury are incomparable. On the right, I am afraid that this job really belongs to him!"

Even Tang Yin felt that if Huang Zan went and couldn't solve the problem, then others would have nothing to do.

As for whether Su Xigui would go bankrupt, it was not in Tang Yin's consideration.

As an official and businessman, he has made a lot of money because of his official background. Now, if he wants to help his backer to the top, is there any reason not to spend a penny?As long as the credit can be mixed up and the official position can be supported, it is worthwhile to go bankrupt, and maybe earn more, and get back the capital with interest.

(End of this chapter)