golden scales

No one knows what Zhang Shiqi's achievements in Ruyang are, but from the prince's attitude towards Zhang Shiqi, no one doubts that Zhang Shiqi has made achievements.Not only did he go straight from a secretary to deputy section chief, but he also got a dozen establishments.

The East Palace does not allow the appointment of private individuals. Anyone who wants to work in the East Palace must have an establishment, and the wages are paid from the East Palace's book.If you don't have this method, you have to take the route of external employment.If someone dares to be blindly active and pay for their own support, the result will inevitably be fired, and there will be no room for bargaining.

That day, Zhang Shiqi broke through Liu Zongmin's blockade and came to Ruyang from the mountain road to take up his post without even an entourage.If you want to do something locally, you must win over some local snakes.With no money and no power, and only the prince as his backer, he naturally unceremoniously issued empty promises.Now that he has successfully won the prince's favor, these checks must be cashed, otherwise his reputation will be rotten in the future.

He immediately rewarded those who helped in these days with silver taels, and those who were willing to follow the East Palace would be given an allowance, and those who were unwilling to leave their homeland would be given more money, and everything was in order.It's just that Donggong asked the teacher to return to the court, which caused the local rice price to rise. It seems that everyone knows that Li Chuang should come when Donggong leaves.

Zhu Cihong only stayed in Ruyang for a meal, and met a few local gentry with good reputations.This is to show morality on behalf of the imperial court, even if the emperor comes in person, he has to go through such a formality.After this simple meal, the army passed through the city, and the military discipline was still strict.It's just that the Donggong Guard Battalion is still on the front line, and the manpower they brought in is a bit lacking, and it doesn't look like it's ostentatious.

A hundred miles north from Ruyang is the ancient capital Luoyang.Although Luoyang has fallen now, the official road is still smooth, and the marching speed of the Eastern Palace is only less than two days away.

Xiao Mo fought against Chuangying two more times, winning without any suspense.He received Zhu Cihong's public criticism, and he didn't dare to send any news of victory at will. He just rested his steps as soon as possible, transferred the wounded, and prepared to withdraw his troops at the right time.Behind him, the Engineering Bureau composed of auxiliary soldiers and civil servants has begun to build sheep and horse walls to prepare the next line of defense for Li Zicheng.

Zhu Cihong easily retreated to Luoyang under such preparedness.Many scribes in the camp were also nervous, but looking at the prince's playful expression, even if he insisted on being nervous, he couldn't do it anymore.

"Luoyang rests for a whole day, and returns to Tongguan as soon as possible." Zhu Cihong lived in Luoyang's Fuwang Mansion as a matter of course.

This vassal king's mansion is by no means comparable to the mansion of a town general in Ruzhou.In fact, even Yanjing's East Palace Mansion is not much better than this Fuwang Mansion, and it is even far inferior in terms of luxury and wealth.Zhu Cihong was used to the luxury and sophistication of the imperial palace, but he still had a refreshing feeling when he entered the Fu mansion for the first time.

This was the palace that had been abandoned for two full years after being robbed by Li Zicheng.The area originally used by King Fu as a zoo has been occupied by the surrounding big families, until Sun Chuanting entered Luoyang and killed a group of people to take it back.

Zhu Cihong took the civil servants of the East Palace and the local guards and civil servants around the Fu mansion, just like a garden party in a scholar's forest, and finally chose to sit in the flower hall where Li Zicheng killed the King of Fu.People who have been in the officialdom are accustomed to guessing the intentions of their bosses, especially choosing such a place with a strong smell of blood to have a banquet, it is too abnormal.

"I've heard people say that the Ming Dynasty went from prosperity to decline in the Wanli Dynasty, and you can see it just by looking at this mansion." Zhu Cihong was sitting in the first seat, holding a mutton fat white jade plaque in his hand.People at that time did not have the habit of playing with white jade, but who would dare to question the prince's taste?

"King Fu gave [-] hectares of farmland when he became a vassal; thousands of salts were introduced; from Yangzhou to Taiping Mansion in Anhui, all kinds of miscellaneous taxes along the river were allocated to Fu Mansion; plus the income from the salt well in Sichuan; the confiscated property of Zhang Juzheng's family ...It is true that he has won the favor of the master of the temple." Although Wu Tong couldn't understand Zhu Cihong's intentions, he believed that he was absolutely safe, and he could still talk and laugh happily and enliven the atmosphere.

Zhu Cihong went on to say: "When Fu Wang got married, there was still 30 gold in wedding expenses. Alas, the foundation of the country is hollowed out like this."

This made no one dare to speak up.

Zhu Cihong didn't take it seriously, and continued: "However, compared to the temple and even the throne being given to King Fu, silver and farms are nothing. It's just that they are all cheaper. Li Chuang is really hateful!"

Fu Wang Zhu Changxun has been in Luoyang for 28 years, and his occupation of fertile land has already exceeded the [-] hectares bestowed back then.The taxes and fees collected during the period, the people's fat and people's anointing from exploitation, and the income that could almost make the country rich finally fell into Li Zicheng's pockets and became military funds for the camp.

I'm afraid I haven't finished eating until today!

"Tie Li deserves to die!" Everyone cursed.

"Wu Weiye." Zhu Cihong suddenly called out.

"The minister is here." Wu Weiye didn't know why the prince brought himself out, he was a little puzzled, and said to himself: Could it be that His Highness is going to hold a poetry meeting here and ask me to compose poems?

"When I was in Ruzhou that day, I asked you to count the property of Fu Fan. How are you doing?" Zhu Cihong asked suddenly.

Wu Weiye's heart tightened: I have been with you all the time, how can I do this?

Tian Cunshan secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.Of course, he was also ordered to go to Luoyang to assist Wu Weiye, but Wu Weiye didn't go, so he just went through the motions, came to Luoyang for a while, and then returned to the prince.It's not that he has the guts to be on the front line, he really doesn't dare to let other eunuchs and eunuchs take advantage of him.Now His Royal Highness is asking, wondering if the crime of "laziness" can be blamed on Wu Weiye.

"You have nothing to do in the camp all day long, I thought you had already done it." Zhu Cihong's voice became colder and colder: "Everyone is here now, let's hear it."

"Chen...haven't started to do it yet..." Wu Weiye suddenly felt a chill on his back, and his little clothes were drenched in cold sweat.

"Gu gave you the power to not interfere, yet you let the Gu family down like this! Is it true that Gu can't cure you!" Zhu Cihong sternly shouted: "Please Shang Fangjian!"

Wu Weiye was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, thinking to himself: My life is over!The prince is really going to take a knife on me!

"Take off his official robe! Take off his black gauze! Lose his fame and become a commoner!" Zhu Cihong sacrificed Shangfang's sword and knocked Wu Weiye from the sky to the ground.Although he didn't take his life, it made this second place worse than death.

"Your Highness! Please be kind!" Wu Weiye felt even more sad after saving his life, sobbing loudly.

"Min Zhi Min Ao is making offerings to you, but you only eat and don't do anything! What use are you for!" Zhu Cihong glared, "If it weren't for the laws and regulations of the country, I wish I could kill you, you idiot today! You still have the face to beg me for mercy! Type it out quickly !"

The left and right guards raised their guards of honor and drove Wu Weiye out with a fork and a beating.

Only then did everyone recover from their astonishment.Leaving aside the officials of the Eastern Palace for the time being, the local civil and military personnel in Luoyang were quite frightened by the resolute force of the Eastern Palace.They were still currying favor with Wu Weiye, the No. [-] man with a good root, but in the blink of an eye, the Noble Hanlin of the fifth rank became a white body.

I'm afraid it's worse than being white!

Baishen still has a day for Shi Brown, but he has no chance to stand up again.

"Luoyang Mansion!" Zhu Cihong said.

"The minister is here!" The prefect of Luoyang was sweating coldly, crawled out, and fell to the ground.

"Since you took office, what kind of good governance have you had? Tell me about it." Zhu Cihong asked coldly.

"Chen...Chen..." The Luoyang Mansion has only been in office for half a year. It would be nice if the mess left by Li Chuang can be sorted out. What kind of good governance can there be?

"Idiot!" Zhu Cihong scolded as usual: "Come here, throw this mediocre official into a prison!"

Everyone took a breath, and felt even more anxious: This is a fourth-rank official!

"Zhang Shiqi." Zhu Cihong's tone finally softened.

"The humble job is here." Zhang Shiqi was also bumping in his heart, but he was not afraid.

"Zhang Shiqi is loyal and diligent in Ruyang. He is a member of the fourth rank, and he is in charge of Luoyang government affairs." Zhu Cihong pointed to Shang Fangjian: "If you dare to be lazy and recognize you alone, Shang Fangjian will not recognize you!"

"The humble job takes the order!" Zhang Shiqi's voice was jumping, and his heart was filled with excitement.Who would have thought that without any warning, he would become a fourth-rank grandma, Fu Zun Huangtang!If he could hang in the ancestral hall wearing Yunyan patched clothes, his life would not be in vain. (To be continued.)