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Chapter 781 Another Trouble
After Deng Runfu, other officials made their own suggestions.

The compliments were put on the heads of the two palaces and Zhao Xu without any cost.

The Empress Dowager was so frightened that she was smiling from ear to ear.

In her opinion, it would be great if the prime ministers could praise themselves like this every day.

It doesn’t matter that Zhang Dunli is criticized by these people every day.

Just a curse!

At most, he would be fined or demoted.

At most, you will be placed under local residential surveillance or sent to the Imperial Academy to receive re-education in the teachings of the sages!
All you, Zhang Dunli, lost was your reputation, official title and freedom!

But I got a lot more!

so……

Just bear with it!
It was Zhao Xu who kept speaking well of Zhang Dunli, and Empress Dowager Xiang would occasionally lend her support.

However, the Empress Dowager was "impartial and selfless", while the ministers insisted on their own opinions.

Therefore, Zhao Xu could only reluctantly agree with the opinions of the prime ministers - accepting the opinions of the censors on impeaching the son-in-law.

However, Zhao Xu found another excuse - the son-in-law was chosen by the imperial father himself!
And he is the most filial son throughout history!

Naturally, we cannot bring shame to our Emperor.

So, the son-in-law can be punished, but not publicly.

What this means is that we can handle it internally, but our opinions will not be made public.

This means that the punishment for Zhang Dunli will actually be minimal!

Generally it is just a copper fine and additional grinding!

Not much more than this!

Although the ministers were reluctant, they also knew that it was rare for the royal family to make such concessions.

So, they all bowed their heads to receive the order.

After they left the Chongzheng Hall, Lu Gongzhu exchanged glances with the other officials in power.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the expressions on their faces were extremely wonderful.

Even Su Song, who has always been recognized as loyal and honest, and Fu Yaoyu, who is impartial and just, have wonderful expressions on their faces.

Lu Gongzhu silently withdrew his gaze.

Decades of career in government had taught him that honest people were not always simple-minded. As for the incorruptible and impartial officials...

That's even more so that it's jaw-dropping!
Otherwise, they would not be able to gain a foothold in this officialdom full of intrigue and twists and turns.

Su Song and Fu Yaoyu are typical representatives of these two types of people!
A man who seems honest but is actually full of skill points. No matter what the court wants to do, it cannot do without his assistance.

The other is impartial, honest and incorruptible.

But he can always get along well with others.

Even Cai Jing and Wang Zishao, who were recognized as villains and treacherous traitors in the court, had no grudges against him.

He knows very well what can be done and what cannot be done.

Then, do your best to uphold the law, order and fairness within your own capabilities.

And stay away from or ignore the things he can't and won't do.

Just like Lord Bao Xiaosu back then!
This kind of person will not attack unless he makes an attack. But once he does, he will definitely be fully prepared, and once he launches an attack, he will target the enemy's vital points.

Thinking of this, Lu Gongzhu said to Fu Yaoyu: "Mr. Qin Zhi, you are a famous person in the world, and you have also been in charge of the Central Office!"

"There is a vacancy in the Central Secretariat now, and I don't know if you, Lord Qin, would be willing to represent the capital and go to appease the imperial censors..."

"Don't let them actually kneel down at the Inner East Gate until the palace gates are locked!"

"This is offensive to the Holy Spirit!"

Fu Yaoyu, without hesitation, directly bowed: "I will obey the order of the left prime minister!"

Then, he walked directly towards the inner east gate.

Lu Gongzhu looked at it and nodded slightly in his heart.

He knew that the team of ministers currently in power might not be the most united in the history of the Song Dynasty.

But he must be the one who is most capable of doing things.

……

Fu Yaoyu walked to the inner east gate and looked at the imperial censors who were still kneeling on the ground.

He said softly, "Gentlemen, please get up!"

The censors did not move.

As a member of the Qingliu community, Fu Yaoyu knows what the Qingliu community cares about most.
Was the impeachment successful?

wrong!
Everyone in the world knows that they impeached a powerful person!
Of course, it would be best if their impeachment was successful.

Therefore, Fu Yaoyu said slowly: "Just in Chongzheng Hall, I, the left prime minister and other officials have met with the emperor and the two palaces..."

"The two palaces are compassionate and take the country as their priority. The Lord is wise and takes the world as his foundation. I have already received the criticism from you gentlemen. An imperial decree will be issued soon!"

The censors then raised their heads and looked at their former boss Fu Yaoyu.

Then, they all turned toward the Funing Palace and kowtowed, crying, “Your Highness, we are guilty of death! Death penalty!”

Fu Yaoyu looked at these younger young people, turned around expressionlessly, and bowed in the direction of the Funing Palace.

……

Lu Gongzhu returned to the capital.

Wang Di, who had always been by his side and taught by example, came to him with an official letter and said, "En Xiang, this is an urgent report just sent by the Ministry of Personnel..."

Lü Gongzhu nodded, took the official letter, and glanced at it. For some reason, Lü Gongzhu suddenly felt a sense of fate: "Uncle Cui Ping has arrived in Beijing at this time!"

Just as the Prince Consort Case broke out, the most cruel official in the world returned to Bian Jing.

The timing is just right!

Coincidence?
Lu Gongzhu didn't know, but he knew that Cui Taifu's return to the capital might stir up trouble in the near future.

Therefore, the process of Du Hong taking up the post of Chief Justice of Dali Temple and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice must be accelerated.

To avoid long nights and too many dreams!

Thinking of this, Lu Gongzhu asked Wang Di to grind ink for him, then he quickly wrote a note, signed his own seal, and said to Wang Di: "Hurry up and send it to the Tongjiansi of the Inner East Gate, and let Guo Sheren arrange the shifts accordingly!"

As prime minister, Lu Gongzhu had the power to arrange for ministers to meet the emperor.

Except for the ministers who were specially summoned by the emperor, all other ministers other than the prime ministers, regardless of rank, needed him to arrange when, at what time, and in which shift they would meet the emperor.

Especially now, because the emperor rarely appears at the morning court.

Therefore, whether a minister who returns to the capital to report on his work can meet the emperor really depends entirely on his own thoughts.

If he wants to block someone's audience process, he can easily block it for a year!
Wang Di took the note, bowed, and was about to go to the inner east gate.

Lü Gongzhu stopped him and said, "Chou Yi, after your shift today, don't rush to leave. Come back with me and have a simple meal!"

Wang Di was stunned for a moment, but still bowed politely: "Yes!"

Lu Gongzhu looked at the young man's back and an admiring smile appeared on his face.

He has been very busy recently, and Wang Di has also been working around the clock.

But it was under such high-intensity working conditions that he saw Wang Di's true nature.

This adopted grandson of Wang Anshi was very hardworking and basically did not have the bad habits of the second generation of officials.

Maybe it’s because he grew up with Wang Anshi, and was taught by him through words and deeds.

So he loved reading. Since he arrived at the capital, whenever he had free time, he would go to the library to read the official documents of the capital. After a few months, he actually mastered many of the rules and regulations of the capital.

This is really joyful!

If we talk about the past, Lu Gongzhu wanted to find a son-in-law just to compete with Wang Anshi.

But now, he really wants to recruit this young man as his grandson-in-law.

It just so happened that his eldest son, Lu Xizhe, and his youngest son, Lu Xiji, both had daughters who were about to get married.

Now, the only thing that worries Lu Gongzhu is whether Wang Anshi will agree?
After all, no one can go against the orders of their parents and the words of the matchmaker.

"After some time, I will go to Wang Mingsou to get some information..."

Wang Di's elder brother, Wang Guan, is now in Jiangning, teaching at Wang Anshi's Jiangning New School.

The establishment of the new school in Jiangning is the biggest news among scholars in the Song Dynasty this year!

Wang Anshi, the leader of the New Party, the Minister of Works and Duke of Jing, established a school in Jiangning. Students from all over the world, regardless of their wealth, age, or age, came to the school.

As long as you are willing, you can come!
To show sincerity and also to gain the trust of the world.

Wang Anshi not only gathered a large number of his disciples and scholars in Jiangning.

He also invited Zheng Xia from Quanzhou to Jiangning to serve as the chief priest of the new school in Jiangning.

The master and disciple reconciled after the Liumintu incident, which encouraged all the scholars in the world.

Even Fan Zhen, who hated Wang Anshi the most, spoke highly of it after learning about this matter.

I think this is the attitude towards academic research!

Wang Anshi's new school of Jiangning was flourishing, and Wang Di's market value also continued to rise.

Many people want to marry this perfect son-in-law!
Especially the Song family, they call Wang Di over for dinner every day, they have no shame at all!
There is also Han Zhongyan, who always comes to Dutang to hang out whether he has something to do or not.

Do you really think that others don’t know what he is planning?
……

As night slowly fell, thousands of lights were lit in the city of Bianjing.

Zhu Guangting returned to the house he rented. He lived in Yimenfang in the north wing of the new city of Bianjing.

You can tell this place by its name.

It was a gathering place for foreign merchants in the city of Bianjing.

There were merchants from Tibet, Uighur, Persia, and the Arab world.

In addition, there are many churches of Hu religion here.

The Zoroastrian Temple, the Arab Temple, the Jing Temple, and the lesser-known Yici Leye Temple are all concentrated here.

To be honest, if Zhu Guangting was not really short of money, he would not be willing to live here.

But there is no way!

He was just a Chaoqinglang and was appointed as the Censor-in-Chief. His monthly salary was 30 guan, and the Censor-in-Chief's monthly allowance was 30,000 coins. As a direct official in the Jixian Academy, he could get 10 guan per month. In addition, the Censor-in-Chief could get 5,000 coins for food expenses every month.

It seems like a lot, but living in Bian Jing is not easy!
In the capital city, the monthly rent for a small courtyard in a slightly better location and environment is more than fifty strings of coins!
If it is a little older, it will cost seventy strings of cash.

Not to mention him, even Ouyang Wenzhong and Wanling Master Mei Yaochen lived in dilapidated houses in Bianjing when they held this official position.

Both of these gentlemen wrote poems describing the environment in which they lived.

It is said that when the Bian Jing Academy was selling well last year, some busybodies did some calculations.

According to the smallest house of 1,000 square feet in the Bian Jing Academy, it would cost 50,000 strings of cash.

Well, for a normal civil official, with the legal income from a seventh-rank official, even if he did not eat or drink and did not spend a penny, it would take him 40 years to save enough money to buy a minimum-sized house in the Bian Jing Academy.

However, nowadays, with the rising housing prices in Bian Jing University.

It may take eighty years, or even a hundred years.

But, this is still good!

Back then, Ouyang Wenzhong dreamed of buying a house in Bian Jing to realize his dream of using the house to support his retirement.

But until his death, he was never able to buy his dream house in Bian Jing. In the end, he could only buy a second-hand house on the shore of West Lake in Yingzhou (now Fuyang).

And Duke Wen Zhong is the greatest literary talent in the world!

He couldn't even afford to buy a house in the capital, and could only rent a shabby house that leaked when it rained.

Zhu Guangting no longer had any hope of buying a house in Beijing.

He is now looking forward to saving enough money to buy a small courtyard in Luoyang to spend his retirement in the future.

But even this dream seems a little out of reach!

Because he still has two little daughters who are not married yet!
Just for the dowries of these two daughters, at least one thousand strings of cash would be needed for each!

This is the price they paid to marry poor scholars.

If you marry up or marry a colleague of the same level.

The dowry is really not enough!

The beloved daughter of his mentor, Mr. Mingdao Cheng Hao, never married, which was a regret for Cheng's school.

Although Chengmen's disciples all said that the young lady was still unmarried because "her talent and love were unparalleled and there was no one who could match her".

But in fact……

But it was because she couldn't afford to marry up, and the girl herself didn't want to marry down.

He remained single forever, eventually fell ill and died young in his prime.

Because of this precedent, the daughters of Chengmen's disciples basically married down from their parents' families.

As long as the other person is ambitious, a tribute student, of appropriate age, and of reliable character, they will basically meet him a few times, examine his knowledge, and if they think he has potential, they will grab him immediately.

Zhu Guangting's eldest daughter and second daughter were all married off in this way.

He is lucky. The eldest son-in-law Fan Hao is now the chosen one.

The second son-in-law, Shi Cao, is the son of a military official and will soon become an official.

These are the third and fourth daughters...

Therefore, in order to collect the dowries for his two daughters as soon as possible, Zhu Guangting had no choice but to rent this Yimenfang.

The landlords here offer preferential treatment to civil officials and scholars when renting houses!

A three-story courtyard house costs only forty strings of cash a month.

Half the price than other places!
The reason is that the landlords here hope that civil officials, especially censors, can rent the houses.

Because in this way, they can take advantage of the power of others and control those Hu merchants.

Threatening people at every turn - If you do this or that, I will report you to the police! My tenant has so-and-so.

After these words were spoken, most of the Hu merchants would not dare to say a word.

When Zhu Guangting returned home, his landlord appeared in front of him.

"Mr. Zhu...Mr. Zhu..." The other party said mysteriously and stuffed a letter into his hand.

"This is a letter from a poor man, which he asked me to give to you!"

Zhu Guangting's eyebrows twitched. He didn't want to accept it, but... after thinking about it, he still accepted it.

no way!
There is no escaping from this kind of request!
If you rent someone a cheap house, you should give them face.

However, this does not mean that I agree to take the lead. I still have to wait and see how things turn out.

Zhu Guangting took the letter home and opened it. He immediately looked very solemn. He turned around and walked out of the room. The landlord was still waiting for him. Zhu Guangting asked directly, "Excuse me, where is the person who asked you to bring the letter now?"

The landlord bowed and said, "Sir, please follow me!"

(End of this chapter)