Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 485 Crime and Punishment

Jingzhao Mansion is located in Guangdefang, occupying nearly one-fifth of the area of ​​Guangdefang.

Jingzhao Mansion is in charge of Wannian, Chang'an, Xinfeng, Weinan, Zheng and other 22 counties near Chang'an. It is responsible for public security, justice, taxation, culture and education, water conservancy and many other affairs of the entire Gyeonggi. .

Jingzhaoyin is a high-ranking official from the third rank, and the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion is larger than the ordinary governor's mansion. There are more than a dozen official positions in the rank stream, and the officials recruited by Jingzhao Mansion are countless. number.

Shao Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, that is, Cui Guangyuan's deputy is a middle-level official of the fourth rank. Wang Chengwei, who is dressed in a green robe of a seventh-rank official, is not very eye-catching among the officials who enter and leave Jingzhao Mansion.

But it is not the first time that Wang Chengwei has come to Jingzhao Mansion. The last time Wang Chengwei rang the Dengwen drum for the case of hiding corpses under Zhuque Bridge.

But now the people in Jingzhao Mansion are just lucky that they didn't offend Wang Chengwei at that time.

Now Chang'an has spread the news of Wang Chengwei.

The fact that Xinke Jinshi is unwilling to be a censor, but wants to be an official close to the people from the grassroots level, has spread throughout Chang'an.

The emperor made an exception to grant Wang Chengwei the seventh-rank Wannian County Prime Minister, but Wannian County is now vacant, so Wang Chengwei took charge of county affairs as the county prime minister.

All this is enough to explain the emperor's favor for the new champion.

And Cui Guangyuan, as a well-known figurehead in the Tang Dynasty, heard an even more surprising news from a third-rank official and a well-informed person.

The emperor actually asked Wang Chengwei to offer a new year name, and the emperor liked it very much, and planned to change the year after Zhengdan.

All these add up to explain the emperor's fancy for the new champion.

Cui Guangyuan attached great importance to this young subordinate, and personally greeted Wang Chengwei at the gate of the court.

The other officials in the lobby seemed to be accustomed to Dayin showing his affection to his subordinates so unscrupulously.

Another reason why Cui Guangyuan is so enthusiastic is that he also secretly took refuge in King Jianning, and now he and Wang Chengwei can be regarded as grasshoppers on the same rope.

After a period of hypocritical greetings, Cui Guangyuan finally said: "The number one scholar is a descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, so I'm your uncle according to seniority."

Wang Chengwei complained in his heart that the dignified Jing Zhaoyin took the initiative to seek a relationship with him.

Wang Chengwei said cooperatively: "Uncle Shi! Please be respected by my nephew!"

Cui Guangyuan was even more joyful in his heart. The last time Wang Chengwei rang the Dengwen Drum, he was afraid that he would be a person who relied on his talents, but he didn't expect him to be so upright, so he followed Cui Guangyuan to recognize him.

Cui Guangyuan continued: "The Wannian County yamen has been vacant for a long time, and I sent someone to clean it up yesterday, but now the court has confirmed that Wannian County has a serious shortage of internal officials, and there is only one county magistrate like you."

Liu Neiguan is an official official of the ninth rank and thirty ranks granted by the imperial court.

These officials are all officials who have established files in the Ministry of Officials, participated in the assessment of the Tang government government office, and can be promoted according to their seniority and political performance.

Liu Nei officials are also paid by the imperial court, like Wang Chengwei, the magistrate of Shang County, is an official of the seventh rank, a Liu Nei official who receives the imperial salary.

In a normal Datang County, under the county magistrate, there are county magistrates, master books, and county lieutenants. These four are internal officials.

Under the county lieutenant, there are also positions such as county recorder, county secretary, county worker, and county official. The career ceiling is very low, and the subordinate staff who work hard and often take the blame.

The salaries of these officials are all paid by the county government, and the specific amount they can get depends on the local economic situation.

For example, officials in a wealthy place can get a salary similar to that of a county captain, and even add various benefits that are higher than the salary of Liu Nei officials.

But in some poor places, these officials don't even have wages, and they can take home as much as they can exploit.

The subordinate officials are not the lowest in the county government. Under the subordinate officials, there are also government servants such as catchers, jailers, and tax collectors.

Yamen servants are not even officials, they are local people doing hard labor.

Originally, these yamen servants were rotated. When the military system in the early Tang Dynasty was still sound, the common people went to the city in turn to serve as yamen servants, and those who did not serve as yamen servants went to join the army.

But gradually, the government soldier system was destroyed, and few people were willing to serve as soldiers in the frontier.

It is also a military service, going to the border as a garrison soldier, and serving as a government servant in the county town, it is clear at a glance which is better.

The qualifications of yamen servants were gradually monopolized by the local tyrants, and the yamen servants also became hereditary status, and the father passed on his son's family activities.

Serving in the military is the obligation of the common people, and these yamen servants are not paid.

In Wannian County, there is only one county magistrate, Wang Chengwei, who is a Liunei official. I didn't expect that there is such a shortage of officials in Chang'an?
Cui Guangyuan said again: "There is also a serious shortage of officials in Wannian County. If you have a suitable candidate, you can use it first. Just report your name to Jingzhao Mansion for the record."

Now Wang Chengwei has a lot of affection for this boss. He supports his work and does not interfere with the affairs of the county. It seems that although Jing Zhaoyin has a bad reputation, he knows how to be an official.

After a few more pleasantries, Cui Guangyuan handed over the bronze seal of the Wannian county magistrate to Wang Chengwei.

The imperial court asked Wang Chengwei to be in charge of county affairs, so Cui Guangyuan handed over the seal of Wannian County to him.

Wang Chengwei declined the kindness of Jingzhao Mansion Yamen to escort him to take office. After leaving Jingzhao Mansion, Wang Chengwei rode his horse to Wannian County Yamen.

After Wang Chengwei left, a woman in red came out from behind the screen.

She said coquettishly: "Father, why don't you let someone accompany the champion to take office? It's not like you don't know the abomination of those subordinate officials."

Cui Guangyuan was also speechless about his daughter's elbow turning outward.

To say that Cui Guangyuan is also a fierce person repeatedly jumping between Datang and Pseudo-Yan, but her daughter's facing outsiders like this also makes her uncomfortable.

"Your father proposed it on his own initiative, and it's normal for young people to refuse in arrogance."

"Wait until he gets into trouble before making a move, so that you can say goodbye to your father."

"Shujun, why are you talking to outsiders now?"

This woman is Cui Shujun who returned to Chang'an City with Wang Chengwei yesterday.

Hearing the banter in his father's tone, Cui Shujun's face also turned red.

Cui Guangyuan said: "However, this Wang Chengwei family is from a family. Although it is only a side branch of the Wang family, the family background is enough."

"The number one scholar and the first prize are also the emperor's fancy, and they are indeed a good match."

"However, after thinking about facilitating this marriage, we still need to think of a way. There are quite a few people in Chang'an City who want to marry this number one scholar."

Discussing her daughter's marriage in front of her daughter, Cui Shujun's ears were also burning, she snorted coquettishly and said:
"Father, stop talking nonsense! Who said Shujun is going to marry him!"

After saying this, Cui Shujun ran back to the boudoir.

Speaking of his daughter's marriage, Cui Guangyuan also sighed.

Originally, a family like the Cui family had already been married when the children were young.

Cui Shujun's original marriage contract was to the grandson of Chen Xilie's family. Chen Xilie was Xu Guogong, who had once been prime minister and minister of the Ministry of War. It seems that Cui Guangyuan is on the top.

But unexpectedly, the Anlushan Rebellion completely changed the fate of the two families.

When An Lushan entered Chang'an, neither Cui Guangyuan nor Chen Xilie could escape.

Both surrendered to Puppet Yan and became officials. Chen Xilie was entrusted with an important task and was appointed Prime Minister of Puppet Yan by An Lushan, and stayed in Chang'an.

But Cui Guangyuan saw that the puppet Yan was strong and capable, so he resolutely ran to Lingwu to join the new emperor Li Heng.

Now that Chang'an is restored, Cui Guangyuan has returned to be Jing Zhaoyin of Datang.

But Chen Xilie has become Datang's sinner.

The marriage contract between the Cui family and the Chen family was automatically terminated, and Cui Shujun was more relieved about such a marriage.

Chen Xilie's family style is not good, and his grandson's reputation in Chang'an is not good.

Although the decline of the Chen family is embarrassing, it is also a way to stop losses in time for ancient women.

If Cui Shujun had already married, she would be convicted together with the Chen family.

Cui Guangyuan was well-informed, he already knew that the judgments of these rebel ministers had been handed down by the San Judicial Department.

After careful consideration, the emperor finally supported Dali Temple Minister Li Xian's lenient theory, leaving behind Li Xian who was about to resign.

According to the circumstances of the crime, the false officials were convicted in the sixth class. "The most serious ones will be sentenced to the city, the second time they will commit suicide, the second time they will fight for one hundred, and the second time they will be exiled and demoted."

Da Xixun was convicted of the first-class crime and was beheaded together with 17 others.

Chen Xilie was convicted of the second class, and was ordered by the emperor to commit suicide in Dali Temple.

And once again, the first-class heavy battle one hundred will be executed in front of Jingzhao Mansion, and Cui Guangyuan has already got word from the palace that these people will also be executed with a stick.

For the old officials in the Jingzhao Mansion, as long as ten heavy sticks can beat a person to death, they can also be beaten with a hundred heavy sticks for only skin trauma.

Since the palace wanted to kill these criminals, Cui Guangyuan of course arranged for it.

For the family members of criminal officials, those who knowingly participated in the discussion of the crime, for example, Da Xizhen, the son of Da Xixun, also served as an official in Pseudo-Yan, and was convicted of third-class crimes.

Although the other members of Chen Xilie's family did not discuss the death penalty with him, all members of the Chen family were exiled except for their titles.

However, the emperor finally pardoned Zhang Jun, the son of former prime minister Zhang Shuo, and sentenced him to third-class exile, that is, Changliu for three thousand miles.

As for officials like Wang Wei who were forced to surrender to the enemy and did not lead the puppet Yan after surrendering to the enemy, the imperial court did not investigate their "dishonesty", but only asked the official department to inspect them before considering their appointment and removal.

Cui Guangyuan was a little bit embarrassed, this time there were many officials who were executed in the same dynasty as him, and the Chen family almost became his relatives by marriage.

The situation in the court is dangerous, and one wrong step will result in eternal doom.

Cui Guangyuan still has doubts about joining Jianning King, oh no, the current Yue King Li Tan.

The matter of seizing the heir is more dangerous than the last jump, but now Cui Guangyuan has no way to get off the boat, so he can only bite the bullet and go on.

(End of this chapter)