Idle courtiers

Chapter 207 Old and Nervous
The civil service system of the Ming Dynasty is generally divided into two parts, one is the administrative execution department, and the other is the supervision and picket department.

The cabinet and the six ministries and five temples are in charge of administration, while Ke Dao is in charge of supervision. They are often called Qing rumor officials.

Ke Dao Ke Dao, Ke Dao is the six divisions, and Dao is the Yushi Dao of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The six divisions gave Zhongzheng Qipin, which can be said to be the most powerful Qipin official in the Ming Dynasty.

In charge of attendants, admonitions, repairs, and collections, reviewing, sealing and refuting edicts, refuting the chapters written by hundreds of divisions; supervising six divisions, impeaching hundreds of officials, complementing each other with Yushi, recording and compiling edicts and titles Playing, supervising the implementation of the various divisions; the township examination is the examiner, the general examination is the same examiner, the palace examination is the examiner, the rank is low but the weight.

Sixth Division, Sixth Division, as the name suggests, is the person stationed in the Sixth Department to supervise officials.According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, each of the six departments was assigned one member of the Shizhong, and one member was assigned to the left and right.There are a total of 40 people in the matter, four members of the official department, eight members of the household department, six members of the ritual department, ten members of the military department, eight members of the criminal department, and four members of the engineering department.

On weekdays, I work in the sixth department.The official correspondence of various ministries and the handling of government affairs need to be reviewed first.If it doesn't follow their wishes, it will be rejected directly.

In addition, in addition to giving Shizhong, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang will also send people to sit in the ministry courtyard.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty were dedicated to finding fault with the officials. However, it did not mean that they could do whatever they wanted without being subject to jurisdiction. This year, they will also be assessed by the Jingcha, which is held every six years.

So, what are the evaluation criteria for the speaker?

It's very simple, that is how many people you have impeached and what cases you have handled.

It is estimated that this year's business target for Zou Gei has not been completed, and he will make use of the fact that the students of Yanqing Prefecture School Yamen have submitted a letter to make things happen.

His goal is not the students, but the state school.No, no, no, Jia Xuezheng is just a ninth-rank official, what achievements can he make.

From this point of view, Lu Zhizhou, a fifth-rank Zhengyin official, is the ultimate big boss in our Lord Zou Yinglong's game of killing monsters and upgrading.

Zhou Nan felt a little reconciled to making such a trip for nothing and returning empty-handed.Said: "Lu Zhizhou might as well find someone to carry out activities in the capital."

In this regard, Zhizhou Lu did not hesitate to say, "Zhou Xingren, there is a gap between Zou Yinglong and this official. In the past, I have been impeached several times by the governor of our state. This time, I seem to be determined to win in Yanqing. I am afraid it will not be good." Deal with it. This is a villain who came for me this time, and I am not afraid, but I just don’t want to drag pedestrians.”

It turned out that the two had a personal enmity, so there was no room for reconciliation.This matter has nothing to do with Zhou Nan, so he didn't bother to ask any more, so he said, "I'm going back to Beijing now, thank you Zhizhou for your kind hospitality."

After talking for a while, Zhou Nan left.The master sent him out of the yamen, and handed him a small cloth bag.When I opened it, there was a pile of scattered silver inside, estimated to be about 50 taels, which should have been given to Cheng Yi.

Back at the state school, Zhou Nan called Guo Shuban and gave him 20 taels.

Seeing that the boss was so generous, Guo Shuban was overjoyed, and kept saying that it was a passerby's face, but Mr. Lu was so polite. This trip to Yanqing was thought to be nothing luscious, but he didn't expect him to be so straightforward.

I thought to myself again: I used to know you, Zhou Zimu, probably because of Tang Shunzhi and Wang Shizhen's reputation.

"Old Guo, pack up, let's go back to the capital tomorrow morning, this is Cheng Yi given by the state government."

"What, we're going back to the capital now, what should we do with the errands at hand?" Guo Shuban was shocked.

"It can't be done, so I can only go back and get another one." Zhou Nan roughly told him about it.

Guo Shuban stumbled and said: "Pedestrian, you have a good idea. It is already the end of the year. Our pedestrian department has few errands, so there are so many suitable things waiting. Even if there are, they can't be included in the assessment. Besides Well, my lord, you messed up this errand, Qin Sizheng didn’t punish you, it’s a good thing, how could you send another errand? If pedestrians go back to Beijing this time, I’m afraid they won’t be able to pass the assessment at the end of the year.”

Zhou Nan's complexion changed drastically: "Then what should I do?"

Seeing that Zhou Nan was in such a hurry, Guo Shuban didn't feel worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and comforted him: "Pedestrian, Mr. Zou and Zhizhou have old grievances. The key now is to find out how they forged their enmity. Is there any such thing?" If there is room for change, this subordinate should go to an acquaintance and ask."

After finishing speaking, he adjusted his clothes, combed the mustache on his chin with a comb, applied some powder on his face, and hurried out.

Zhou Nan suddenly felt that something was wrong, this guy was as dark as himself in Yanqing, where did he come from an acquaintance, wouldn't he be looking for Mrs. Jia?
Changing clothes and putting on makeup again, is Mr. Guo going to feed a tiger with his body?
This time it was fast, within only a pot of tea, Guo Shuban came back with a tired face: "It's a coincidence, I found out."

"So soon, are you looking for Mrs. Jia?"

Guo Shuban nodded embarrassedly: "Pedestrian, do you know who Zou Yinglong is?"

Zhou Nan: "Isn't he just a matter of fact? Does he still have a background?"

"The background is big." Guo Shuban said: "Zou Yinglong, whose name is Yunqing, is from Gaolan, Lanzhou. He was a Jinshi in the 35th year of Jiajing. Speaking of which, he is still your predecessor. After being a Jinshi, he was also a pedestrian in the Pedestrian Department. This person The teacher at the time of the examination was Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet."

Zhou Nan was taken aback: "Xu Ge's old student... Mrs. Jia told you about this?"

In an instant, Xu Jie's thin face appeared in front of his eyes again.

A majestic cabinet minister, who doesn't count what he says, has no bottom line in being a motherfucker.

Thinking of that nasty little old man, Zhou Nan had an adverse physiological reaction, feeling like he wanted to vomit.

"No, I have worked in the Pedestrian Department for many years. I heard his name mentioned before, but I just didn't remember it. I thought about it for a long time before I remembered such a person." Guo Shuban said: "Speaking of Zou Yinglong and Lu Zhizhou The feud is related to a Fengyue case that occurred in Yanqing in the first half of this year."

"The Fengyue case, then you can talk about it in detail." Zhou Nan suddenly regained his spirits. This Ming Dynasty person, once his food and clothing are settled, his mother likes to do some things about eating and drinking for men and women.People's hearts are not old, and the world is going downhill, so they must be severely exposed and criticized.

Finally, he added: "Attention to detail."

"In other words, Yanqing is a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. A Fengshui master said that from Changping to Yanqing is a dragon vein, Changping is the head of the dragon, and Yanqing is the tail of the dragon. It is most suitable for practitioners to build temples and temples. However, Changping is the emperor. Therefore, there are many temples and Taoist temples near Yanqing. The most famous one is Lingzhao Temple. Lingzhao Temple was first built in Jin Dynasty, and its original name was Guanyin Temple. It was destroyed at the end of Yuan Dynasty, Yongle 12 years It was rebuilt on the original site. In the fifth year of Zhengtong, Emperor Yingzong of Qiuming granted Eri Lingzhao Temple."

Zhou Nan interrupted: "I know this Lingzhao Temple. It's next to the state government office. I just went in yesterday and asked the old monk in the temple for a vegetarian meal."

"Yes, that's there." Guo Shuban cleared his throat and continued: "There are many temples in Yanqing, the most famous of which is Lingzhao Temple, followed by the Dragon King Temple in Beiguan, the Fire God Temple in Yongning, and Kangzhuang Temple. The Donghong Temple is not small in scale. However, this subordinate is talking about another place."

"Cultivators built temples in Yanqing in order to absorb the vitality of the earth and the heavens and the earth to improve their cultivation. However, there are still people who see that the incense is very prosperous here and the people are pious. If they want to cheat the villagers and foolish women for their sesame oil money, they will pay their own money to repair the tiles at will. Put a clay bodhisattva in the room to make offerings, and tempt people to come and worship, and after a few years, they will be well-to-do."

One of them is from a poor family and is still a bachelor in his 30s.I thought to myself, living like this is not an option, I have to think of ways.So, I also borrowed money like others, and made a "Baoguo Temple", shaved my hair and pretended to be a monk, and took the name of emptiness.Probably because of offending the Buddha, Monk Kong's perfume is extremely poor. "Baoguo Temple" has been in business for more than 20 years, and has been unable to make ends meet, and owes a lot of debts.And he also turned from a bachelor to an old bald donkey.

"Just last year, Zou Yinglong was on a business trip to the Xuanfu. He happened to pass by Yanqing and stayed in "Baoguo Temple" for one night. Monk Kongkong saw that he was handsome and knew that he was a big man, and he was very respectful. Master Zou was very satisfied. He gave him advice. Said, I think the incense in the master's temple is not strong, and life is difficult. I think your mountain produces good bluestone, so you might as well find someone to mine it for money to maintain it."

"According to Zou Yinglong's advice, Kongxing really invited people to go up the mountain to quarry stones. After a few years, not only did he pay off the old debt, but he also made a lot of money."

"Generally speaking, this kind of fake monk who builds a private temple works for seven, eight or ten years, and after saving a fortune, he will go home and become a rich man. But monk Kong Kong's quarry output is not small, and However, the property of monasteries and Taoist temples can be exempted from taxes. If you return to the vulgar, once you pay the annual tax, you will not be able to leave a few, and the emptiness is a bit reluctant."

"As the saying goes, only bald thieves are the most promiscuous in the world. Kong Xing has money in his hand, so he wondered what this woman is like. Anyway, it doesn't cost much money. It's worth going through experiences to make this life worthwhile. So, The old monk happily took the money and went straight to the biggest brothel in the city."

"The monk is going to prostitute..." Zhou Nan looked at Guo Shuban's shiny bald head, and echoed: "Yes, yes, only bald thieves are the most promiscuous in the world. Mr. Guo, go on and talk about emptiness after entering the brothel." what happened again?"

When Zhou Nan asked, Guo Shuban's expression immediately became lively, and he said excitedly, that Kong Xing went to the brothel to play tea and gave money, but when he came into the house, he refused, and asked Mr. Gui if he could exchange money. Change, change to someone who is older and uglier, preferably someone of the same age.

Mr. Gui felt strange, other guests came into the enclosure, and only picked out the young and beautiful young girl with yellow flowers, you monk, it is strange, you really do not take the usual way!

When asked why, Kong Xing said that he was still a boy, and at his age, looking for a little girl, he was nervous and felt guilty.Money is no problem, I'll give you double.

As he spoke, he threw a ten tael silver coin over.

Mr. Gui was in a dilemma. He had been in this industry for many years, and he had never heard such a strange request.The women in this embrace are so tender that they can pinch water, and no one cares about them when they are old, so they can only redeem themselves and find an honest man to marry.Seeing that this monk is in his early fifties, not to mention the same age group, I'm afraid he can't find anyone in his 20s.

After thinking about it, it seems that only the cleaning lady in my arms is suitable.

I don't know what kind of ecstasy drug was given by Mr. Gui, probably because he was greedy for a lot of money, but the cleaning aunt agreed, and it became a good thing.

However, after returning home, the aunt regretted it.I feel that I have been pure and pure all my life, but when I am old, my chastity is broken.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, she couldn't pass this hurdle for a while, and hanged herself.

Auntie's death caused the family to feel inexplicable grief and indignation, and a letter of complaint filed against the brothel and Kong Xing to the Yamen.As soon as the government heard it, human life is at stake, which is fine.One rope caught Gui Gong and Kong Xing.

In the end, Mr. Gui was convicted of forcing a good woman into prostitution, beheaded; Kong Xing, who raped a woman from a good family, was hanged.

Ordinarily, death row inmates will be executed after autumn.However, the efficiency of the Ming government was low.What's more, the third division was very cautious when judging the criminals.In this way, the day of the Autumn Judgment was missed and postponed to next year.

Besides, Monk Kong also accepted two apprentices after he made a fortune in the quarry.When the master was in trouble, the apprentice naturally wanted to rescue him, so he asked Zou Yinglong to go to him.

After Zou Jizhong heard about this, he remembered that he had known such a person before.I felt that the sentence was a bit severe, so I went to inform Lu Zhizhou.Said that Mr. Gui deserved his crime and deserved to be killed.Monk Kong's entry into the brothel is of course detrimental to his personal morality, but it is reasonable and legal.Moreover, he didn't know in advance that the cleaning aunt was a woman from a good family. If he was convicted of being a strong woman, would it be too much to be hanged?Lu Zhizhou, did you withdraw the case and change the verdict?
As Xu Jie's disciple, Zou Yinglong is also a dignified speaker. He is used to bossing around in front of magistrates. He probably offended Lu Zhizhou with his inappropriate words.

Naturally, Lu Zhizhou refused, Master Zou was furious and impeached him several times in a row, and the enmity between the two deepened.

This is the biggest news in Yanqing this year, and it has spread to the point where everyone knows it.

This time Zou Yinglong came to Yanqing, in addition to taking political achievements, he probably also wanted to use the opportunity of government students to make troubles to mess with Mr. Lu.

Zhou Nan rubbed his forehead and couldn't speak, this time Zou Yinglong wanted revenge.

As a traveler, he is too clear about how powerful the officials of the Ming Dynasty are. It is estimated that Lu Zhizhou will have a headache in the next few days.

Zhou Nan doesn't care about Lord Lu, but it's not a way to get stuck here!
The two discussed for a long time, but they did not come to a conclusion.Guo Shuban was so exhausted that he went to sleep.

Early in the morning of the second day, Zhou Nan had just woken up, and went to see a scholar with bright eyes and bright teeth coming in with a folding fan in his hand. He cupped his hands at him and said with a smile, "Brother Zimu, are you all right? I'm here to greet you gone."

Zhou Nan was shocked: "Ninth Young Master, why are you here?"

That's right, it was Xu Jie's granddaughter Ninth Prince Xu Zhi who came.

Xu Zhi: "Get people's money, and get rid of disasters with people."

"not understand."

"Let me tell you the truth, the case of Monk Kong was first taken over by me. When I came to Yanqing today, I heard that Brother Zhou is here. Haha, isn't that a coincidence, pay back the money."

(End of this chapter)