The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 253

Among the more than 300 civil servants, only Zhang Tingyu found an excuse to retreat because he had a falling out with Xiao Yongzao and others, so he did not write a poem. Everyone thought that Yongzheng would punish him.

Unexpectedly, Yongzheng did exactly as he said before, rewarding those who were excellent in satirical poems, and even punishing those who did not understand the meaning of the text. The unlucky ones were kicked out of the Imperial Academy, and there was no possibility of entering an official career from then on. , isn't it a shame?But unfortunately, all the people who should be unlucky are unlucky, and Zhang Tingyu is the only one who is doing well.

What was even more unexpected was that Yinzhen not only did not send him off, but instead gave him a bigger reward, praised him inexplicably, and even gave him a mansion in the Old Summer Palace after returning to the Old Summer Palace.

The Old Summer Palace is a royal garden, how can ordinary people enter it at will?
Is it because Zhang Tingyu won the favor of the emperor instead of writing satirical poems?
Anyway, the ministers are really confused.

Master Yongzheng, what do you mean by this?

You didn't reward those who co-authored us and wrote satirical poems well, and you said that you would convict those who didn't write well, but Zhang Tingyu didn't write them. Why didn't Zhang Tingyu convict?

Your heart is unpredictable, it has always been like this.

Not to mention these ministers, even Zhang Tingyu himself was quite surprised.

He had already done the work of submitting the papers to Yongzheng, but he never thought that the imperial decree was actually a reward.

Needless to say, after Gu Huaishu knew about this, he could only twitch.

In fact, think about it, Yinzhen is really a boring person, what do the people below think of him, he just doesn't let these people be happy, how can they guess the emperor's mind at will?As a result, all kinds of interesting things happened.

The next day Zhang Tingyu naturally went to the court to thank him, but he never thought that another errand was thrown down.

At the beginning of the year, Li Weijun, Governor of Zhili Province, proposed to Yinzhen the idea of ​​"split Ding into Mu". "Ding" is the original "Ding Yin". The rich and powerful had various ways to escape Ding Yin, so it was difficult to collect all Ding Yin by the time of the Kangxi Dynasty.At that time, Kangxi thought about sharing the land into the mu, that is, those who have land will pay the silver, and those who have no land will not.

However, in this way, people with land all rose up to oppose it, and Kangxi encountered considerable resistance, so the system was never implemented.

However, the national treasury is in short supply, so there must be no income. Kangxi is merciful, but the current Yongzheng is not a good person. After reading Li Weijun's memorial, he and Zhang Tinghe worked out the detailed rules for dividing the income into the mu.

This time, when the detailed rules were issued, there were naturally some people who objected, but after all, they didn't dare to make a fuss.

Nian Gengyao just died, who would dare to make trouble?
Therefore, it is not as difficult as it was in the previous dynasty. In the Yongzheng Dynasty, although there were still many resistances to implement it, but under Yinzhen's iron fist, no one had the heart to refuse.

But people's patience has a limit. First politics was over for "agriculture", and then Yongzheng turned his ideas on "Confucianism" and "officials".

Scholars and officials do not have to pay taxes on the land owned by scholars and officials, but the land owned by these two types of people accounted for a large proportion of the entire Qing Dynasty. It is really a normal thing for this kind of person.

However, "Confucianism" and "officials" are not as simple as the previous ones, and the resistance they encounter is surprisingly large.

Why do scholars all over the world want to study?I don't want to be an official yet.

Officials are already officials.

These two kinds of people are already officials if they are not on their way to becoming officials. That's why Yongzheng just said that "official households" and "Confucian households" should be abolished, and that the people and scholars should be on errands, and the pot immediately exploded.

The first thing that happened was Qiuxian County, Henan Province. In the fourth year of Yongzheng, the county examination candidates stopped taking the exam.

At that time, his third brother, Zhang Tinglu, had already been released to become a school administrator. He happened to encounter this incident, and when he came back to revise the book, he informed Zhang Tingyu.

But things seem to be far more than that simple.

Qiu County is just a place in Henan, and there are many other places where accidents really happened.

Because the terms of this matter were drafted by Zhang Tingyu and others together with the emperor, after the accident, Yongzheng threw a cold face and directly threw Zhang Tingyu a Shangfang sword: "Master Zhang hasn't killed anyone with his own hands, right? , take it well, as if I am here in person. If there is any obstacle, the Grand Scholar can kill first and then play."

Just like that, Zhang Tingyu received a sudden errand and returned to the mansion holding Shangfang's sword.

Gu Huaishu knew that when Zhang Tingyu handled matters on behalf of Kangxi before, he was Kangxi's confidant and close minister when Kangxi went to Rehe palace.He sometimes had to stay in the palace to deal with things, as Kangxi once said.But Yongzheng...

Gu Huaixiu saw that his expression was not right, and said: "I just remember that Henan is Tian Wenjing's territory, and this place is a bit complicated..."

"Tian Wenjing is the emperor's confidant, right? This time, he obviously asked me to investigate the case, but he investigated the affairs of the subordinates under the emperor's confidant in the place of the emperor's confidant. If nothing was found out, it was because of my incompetence. What did I find out... ...This is regarded as enmity with Tian Wenjing. After all, if something happens, it will be implicated."

In their early years, they also knew a Shaoxing master named Wu Sidao, whom they met on the way down to the south of the Yangtze River. At that time, Zhang Tingyu hadn't achieved his achievements and fame, and Wu Sidao was just a down-and-out scribe.But now, Wu Sidao is the number one counselor under Tian Wenjing's hands. Even Yongzheng occasionally wrote a close-up sentence when criticizing the papers, asking Mr. Wu how he is in health, which shows that this person's wisdom is first-rate.

But I don't know what will happen when Zhang Tingyu goes.

Gu Huaixiu became a little worried: "It is rumored that Tian Wenjing is a tricky and mean person, unnatural and extremely clean. On the one hand, he makes people hate him, and on the other hand, he makes people unable to grasp it. Wu Sidao should have been a master in Henan for a while, but it is Tian Wenjing. Staff... Logically speaking, this matter should have nothing to do with Tian Wenjing, and there is no way to find out about him. I am most afraid that this person is narrow-minded, and if any quarrel arises, he will not know what will happen next."

"This trip is unavoidable..."

Zhang Tingyu always felt that this incident was a bit big, and it was a good thing to spread the family to the mother. Which one would not be hindered when it came out?
Gu Huaishu asked him: "I see that you are working hard now, and it doesn't seem like you are very loyal to the emperor..."

She actually wanted to ask "Why bother", Zhang Tingyu knew it too, but he lowered his eyes and said: "For all people in the world, he is a good emperor."

A personal enmity is a private enmity, which can benefit the country and the people, and should never be shirked.

Zhang Tingyu can still distinguish righteousness from personal grievances.

Zhang Tingyu may not agree with some of Kangxi's actions in the early years, and Zhang Tingyu may not agree with Yinzhen's various actions today, but now these are good things, Zhang Tingyu is not a good person, but if he is a traitor, it is not true. Big right.

As a minister, one should be loyal to the monarch, but the most important thing is not to seek the well-being of the country?

Zhang Tingyu would be fine if he had a clear conscience.

He told Gu Huaishu that Yinzhen was a good emperor.

Gu Huaishu didn't know what he was thinking when he said this, but at that moment, he couldn't help but bend his lips into a smile.

In this lifetime, they are almost gone, and it may be best to return to the basics.

Just like now, it doesn't matter what you do, but you have to have a clear conscience.

For example, Zhang Tingyu suddenly stopped doing excessive killings, didn't touch any literary prisons, and didn't kill anyone unjustly. One is that he is old and he doesn't need to do these things, and the other is because he is old and With a high position and weight, he does not need to do these things.

Maybe a person was a blank sheet of paper at the beginning, but after being polluted by the officialdom, it will inevitably be stained black, but now Zhang Tingyu seems to be gradually washing this sheet of paper to whiteness.

Zhang Tingyu really killed people during his trip in Henan.

It was Zhang Tingyu who beheaded the local county magistrate and two other people who were involved in stopping the examination and obstructing Tan Ding's entry into his mu to carry out the execution.

According to reports, Zhang Tingyu was also spattered with blood, with an indifferent expression.

Yongzheng gave Zhang Tingyu this sword in order to stain it with blood, and it was also the first time that Zhang Tingyu killed people in such a direct way.

When Gu Huaishu heard the news, he felt rather delicate.

The magistrate of Qiu County whose head was beheaded was actually a follower of Longkoduo, and was recommended by Longkoduo. During the Kangxi Dynasty, Gu Huaixiu remembered the list.Now Zhang Tingyu has offended many people.Besides, even if Zhang Tingyu didn't know that he was from Longkodo at first, he should be clear now.

But he still beheaded the man, that means he has no intention of appeasing him.

"Ade said that the second master will be back in two days. Ma'am, do you have anything to prepare?" Bai Lu came in from the outside, bringing back good news.

Gu Huaishu slowly collected the paper with the news written on it, folded it, and said casually, "There's nothing to clean up. The second master has more time to do errands, so everything will be fine as usual."

"The servant understands."

Bai Lu smiled, then stepped aside and stood there.

After a while, Qing Dai also came back, but said: "Young Master Qu has just arrived at the door, and Ade has already brought him in!"

She hurriedly stood up, "Really?"

"People are already in front of the courtyard gate, hey, please slow down..."

Qing Dai is also crying and laughing.

Gu Huaixiuxin said that she didn't see how fast her pace was, she said: "I asked the kitchen to serve dinner, it's getting late, it's good to keep him here for a meal. But knowing that he came back this time how long?"

"I don't know yet. Do you want to let people know about Sister Huixiang and Brother Lin?"

"They come over after school, just ask someone to tell them, and the studies are more important."

Shen Che is not the son of Zhang's family now, let alone brother Lin and sister Xiang and brother Qu'er, who are born with each other, so it would be embarrassing to come here.Brother Ai is in Tongcheng, and after what happened to Dong Zhuer, he is now a man of his own mind. Gu Huaishu basically has a free-range policy for all children.

Qian Mingshi is confused and his wife is ignorant, but sister Lin is smart and well-behaved, and now she has followed Qian Mingshi back to the south, whether this marriage will be concluded or not depends on the two juniors.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, but Gu Huaixiu is worrying about tomorrow and worrying about tomorrow.

She is also a person who gradually grows in the mud, and she gradually looks down on everything, but she still feels ashamed when facing Shen Qu.

Goodbye to Shen Qu, he is the only one.

Now Shen Qu has taken the lead, and all the obvious business has fallen into his hands. It seems that he has surpassed Shen Chao. Shen Chao has also kept a low profile in Jiangnan in recent years, but people who are familiar with the market dare not I underestimated him.

Jiangnan's richest man today is still Shen Chiu, he is as powerful as before.

"Greetings to mother."

When Shen Che saw Gu Huaishu, he immediately bowed in salute.

Gu Huaishu helped him up, and said with a smile: "When I was in Tongcheng, I was teased by your words, but now you are more polite... But now that I think about it, I actually like you the way you were back then."

Although Shen Che back then was the same as Shen Yang, he didn't have so many so-called "respectful" red tapes, and felt much more cordial.

People are going to change.

Because I didn't know that Shen Che was my child back then, so I felt that he was not good at all, but I really knew that he was my child in troubled times, and felt that it didn't matter what he became, as long as he was happy, that was enough. .

Thinking about it, she was emotionally touched and kept silent.

In the past, Gu Huaixiu didn't like his frivolity very much, probably because he hated Shen Chao, but he never thought that it was common for Shen Che to have such a temperament, even looking at Shen Che from the eyes of an ordinary person, he would only I think Shen Xue is very good.

Looking at things from different angles will lead to very different conclusions.

It's not easy for Shen Qu to answer the conversation now, and he has no intention of answering it for the time being.

Gu Huaishu felt strange, suddenly stopped in his tracks, and took a closer look at his face: "It seems that there is something wrong today?"

"...This time, the boy just wanted to ask you one thing."

Shen Che closed his eyes, and looked away from Gu Huaishu's face, as if he had considered for a long time.

"Ma'am, Mr. Zhang went to Henan, did he really check on my father?"

At that moment, Gu Huaishu's entire scalp went numb: "What does it have to do with your father?"

Zhang Tingyu is holding the Shangfang sword, it is to investigate the case of Bakao and the matter of the family's family, when did it get involved with Shen Qi?
Shen Chao's power is deeply rooted in Jiangnan, but it is unlikely in Henan.

"You, Mr. Zhang, beheaded three people, all of whom had some relationship with Long Keduo, an important minister in the court. Now that he has no grievances or enmities with Shen Qi, how could he attack Shen Qi?"

However, Shen Qu didn't speak, he even clenched his fingers.

After staring at Gu Huaixiu for a long time, Shen Qu finally said: "Li Wei was transferred to be the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He has already taken office and is acting in charge of salt affairs. Now he is making a big splash in Yangzhou and other places. When I came to you, I heard that Li Wei had already taken office. With the report, I want to come to the capital in person, and I probably have a clue."

"..."

Gu Huaixiu's fingertips felt cold.

She reached out and touched Shen Ju's shoulder, then raised her hand to touch his face.

Perhaps it was because he had never been so close to someone before, Shen Che was a little unnatural, and his face was also a little pale: "Li Wei is your godson, and it was my father who raised him in the early years. All the salt on the road is caused by my father and Zhong Hengshu." I taught him how to handle it... My father told me that he had thought that one day he would raise tigers and lure wolves into the house, and he had already prepared for this. But today, the child feels the coldness of the world..."

Li Wei he...

Finally, Gu Huaishu couldn't look directly at Shen Qu, she turned her eyes away, her eyes were a little dry, so she blinked, as if it would make her feel better.

"What's the news you got now?"

What she wanted to ask was how Shen Qi was doing now.

Shen Qu said: "The person Uncle Zhong sent to contact him has long since disappeared."

"...Since your father knew that such a day would come, he should have already thought about it..."

In fact, this matter was made clear very early on.

But the unjust case of the Shen family has not been overturned, and Shen Qi is the last member of the Shen family, if something bad happens to Shen Qi at this time, who will overturn the case?

Yinzhen was very clear about Shen He's life experience, and he couldn't be implicated in Shen He...

Gu Huaixu was a little confused, she pinched her fingers, and her lips were drawn into a line.

In all honesty, the law does not allow smuggling of salt, according to the law, Shen Qi should be executed, and Li Wei has never made a mistake.

But in terms of love, it was Shen Chao who handed the knife that killed him to Li Wei's hand, and taught him how to kill. He compared the knife to Shen Chong's neck.

Li Wei is very smart, Gu Huaishu always knew it.

Shen Qi also knew this.

He has never treated Li Wei badly, and even let Li Wei take care of his own business.

Li Wei himself chose Shen Chao back then, and even after meeting Gu Huaishu, he did not leave the notorious "Shen Tie Abacus".

But now an official, a businessman, times have changed, how many things are different?

"You may be the only one who can save him now."

Shen Qu said so.

But Gu Huaishu raised his head and looked at the corner of the upturned cornice, as if suppressing something forcibly, said: "But I can't save him."

Both mother and child were suddenly silent.

After a long time, Shen Ting said: "...You are right, he deserves to die. Since this is the case, there is no hope, my child...to prepare for his future, not to stay today."

When Shen Qu turned to go out, Gu Huai's heart was filled with desolation.

Li Wei...

Li Wei is now the fourth master's confidant, but the first sentence he fetched just now was to ask Zhang Tingyu if he was involved in this matter, but Zhang Tingyu clearly investigated the case in Henan,?Long Ke was involved in a lot of things, but Shen Qu just asked.That can only explain one thing, when Shen Qi was working for the fourth master, Shen Qi gradually got involved with Long Kedo, and this happened to him.

Now that the national treasury is in short supply, I am afraid that I will not be able to kill a Shen Chiu?How many years has the Qing State Treasury been.

The multi-millionaire Shen family...

Gu Huaixiu suddenly remembered that when he first heard of Shen Qi's name, everyone said that Shen Qi was the God of Wealth in Jiangnan, and Shen Wansan was the second.

I never thought that now it seems to be a prophecy...

Shen Wansan, the second.

Shen ill.

Confucian businessmen.

Wealth can rival a country, and life is like weeds.

Gu Huaishu suddenly pressed his heart, raised his hand to support the pillar of the corridor, a little unsteady.

She didn't dare to look back at the child's eyes, because his biological mother's heart was as cold as ice, even if she could save Shen Chao, she would stand by and watch.

Everyone thinks that she is very capable in Gu Huaixiu, she can command Li Wei, and Ertai can also command her. She was Zhang Tingyu's wife in front of Yongzheng's servant, and she was very popular for a while.

But now that I think about it, she can't do anything.

Shen Qi, it's time for retribution.

But I don't know, when will Yongzheng's retribution come?

"Ma'am, Lord Wei..."

As soon as Ade brought Li Wei in, he saw Shen Qu walking outside.

Li Weichen bumped into the two of them, stood face to face, and stopped in their tracks.

Shen Quhu laughed, but didn't speak, and walked past Li Wei again, that figure overlapped with the old Shen Chao in a trance, with a strong character.

Ade didn't understand what was going on inside at all, he only saw Li Wei, the little Wei master who always had a playful smile, suddenly showing a bit of hesitation.

However, this expression disappeared in the next instant.

Li Wei had already seen Gu Huaishu with his back to them in front of him, and walked towards Gu Huaishu in a few steps, as usual, he slapped a thousand children: "Godmother, my son greets you."

"... Get up."

Gu Huaishu reluctantly replied calmly, and then looked at him again.

One is her godson, and the other is her own flesh and blood.

this world...

(End of this chapter)