My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 294 Dare not to follow the edict

  Zhu Di, then wolf Gu Yangrong and the others: "Wenyuan Pavilion's opinion?"

   These words seem to be discussing, but in fact there is no room for negotiation.

  Yang Rongdao: "Your Majesty, ministers and others...follow the order."

Zhu Di said: "Okay, then it's finalized. The Taiping Mansion will be Jingzhao, and Zhang Anshi will be the governor. The rest of the officials will remain in office and will be promoted according to Jingzhao's specifications. As for the other new government offices, Zhang Anshi will draw up manpower to fill the vacancies. .”

  Zhu Di said: "I give you such a generous gift, and I want to tell the prefectures and counties all over the world that if they are willing to do their best, I will not hesitate to reward them, but if someone is obedient and disobedient, and the corpse is a vegetarian meal, ah...those who were deposed in the Jingcha...are role models."

   Zhang Anshi felt mixed feelings when he heard Jing Chazhong being deposed, but...he didn't say a word, anyway...the show was started by others, so he had to see how they performed.

  He pretended not to know, and said: "Your Majesty is wise."

  Everyone said: "Your Majesty is wise."

  Zhu Di said: "Decree early and let the officials of the Taiping Mansion do their jobs well."

  Zhu Di flicked his sleeves: "Everyone step down."

  Zhang Anshi and others resigned.

  Zhu Di was still angry, paced back and forth angrily, and cursed: "Fucking mother, there are not many good things in this world."

  Yi Shiha said: "Your Majesty... If it weren't for Zhang Anshi, this cover would really be hard to lift, and only Zhang Anshi, who is the real heart of His Majesty, would be willing to do his best."

  Zhu Di said: "Yes, there are people who don't agree with me."

  Yi Shiha then bowed down: "Your Majesty and your servant are of one heart."

   "Come on, come on." Zhu Di said irritably, "At this time, there is a use for saying these things."

  Yi Shiha said: "Yes."

  ...

   Zhang Anshi left the palace, Yang Rong and the other three had to go to Wenyuan Pavilion, only Zhang Anshi and Xia Yuanji had to leave the palace through the Meridian Gate first.

  Zhang Anshi and Xia Yuanji walked side by side, and said: "Grand Xia, you are not kind, I did a good job, how can you come to announce the good news."

  Xia Yuanji said: "Hey, don't say it, don't say it."

  He was very disturbed. This matter... It seems that it will not end so quickly. The matter of money and food is the most important thing. His Majesty doesn't know, but if he knows that the court has lost so much money and food, he will definitely not give up.

   But Xia Yuanji didn't know what virtues the gentry and parents in those places had? His Majesty is a dick, so they are not iron cocks.

   It's all right now, **** is always asking for money and life for mung beans, and this matter will definitely never end.

Pity him, the Minister of the Household Department, who happens to be on the cusp of this storm, and now he has just passed Zhu Di's test. Next... I don't know how many ghost gates are waiting for him. head off.

  Zhang Anshi said: "It's good that you sold me, but you still think I'm troublesome."

Xia Yuanji had no choice but to patiently say: "The specific accounts of the Taiping Mansion, I have to study carefully, and I have to look at the money and grain of the previous few years. Hey... To be honest, the old man is really shocking after reading this account. "

  Zhang Anshidao: "Surprised, right? Duke Xia obviously doesn't want any troubles to arise."

"Of course I don't want to." Xia Yuanji said honestly: "The emperor is the father of the emperor, and the gentry in the world is my mother. My father and mother are against each other. As a son, I am caught in the middle. Think about how unpleasant it is. "

  Zhang Anshi said: "How did they become your mother?"

   "You don't understand." Xia Yuanji smiled wryly, and said, "If the old man wants to be quiet, you should ask less."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Grand Xia, if you encounter such a thing, how do you plan to deal with it?"

  Natsuhara Yoshi sighed: "Do you want to hear the truth?"

  Zhang Anshi nodded.

Xia Yuanji said: "I hope...the gentry in the world can put state affairs first, register all hidden lands, understand the court's difficulties, and pay a little tax when they pay. Their profits are already quite a lot, and there is no shortage This little money."

   "But the old man also hopes that His Majesty will continue to treat scholar-bureaucrats and gentry generously, and can reduce some money and food for famous scholars. In this way, it can be regarded as the best of both worlds."

  Zhang Anshi rubbed his head, not knowing which side the old guy was on.

The complexity of Xia Yuanji's heart is indeed beyond Zhang Anshi's comprehension. He himself was born as a gentry, and at the same time, he also has a bit of family and country thoughts. Because of this, his heart is particularly contradictory. In his philosophy, Jun The father of the country can share prosperity with the gentry. The gentry put the country first, and the father loves the gentry. This is the world of Datong.

  Zhang Anshi said: "Then Xia Gong thinks, is this possible?"

  Natsuhara Yoshi sighed, drooping his head.

  Zhang Anshidao: "If you don't put a knife on people's heads, how can you teach people to take out money and food."

  Xia Yuanji remained silent.

  Zhang Anshi didn't say a word, the two left the palace and parted ways.

  Zhang Anshi returned to Qixia, but found that Gao Xiang and others had returned to Qixia.

   Everyone is still downcast, with a heart hanging, and they don't know what the result will be.

   At this moment, someone from the official department came.

   This time, it was Lang Zhong, who was the Minister of Officials' merit test and cleared the official department, who came in person.

  He brought the latest will of the emperor and the officials.

  As soon as this person arrived, he was aggressive, but that's how the officials were, they all looked up to the sky.

  As soon as the doctor arrived at the magistrate's office, he immediately summoned the local officials. He held a letter, and a long list of officials came with him.

  But the doctor heard that Zhang Anshi was there, so he didn't dare to be presumptuous, so he immediately went to see Zhang Anshi first.

   "The next official merit test, Liu Rong, the official secretary of the Qing Dynasty, has met Wei Guogong."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Why, there is a will so soon?"

  Liu Rong hurriedly said: "Yes, in the morning, the merit test book of Jingcha was presented to His Majesty, and His Majesty has already made a verdict. This is the emperor's order, so the officials and officials dare not neglect it."

  Zhang An Shidao: "Is there anything wrong with me?"

   "That's not true." Liu Rong said with a smile: "My lord...you have an outstanding official voice, and you were rated as excellent in the merit test."

  Zhang Anshi said: "It's not easy, I thought you were going to give me a small or medium cup."

   "Ah..." Liu Rong looked puzzled.

  Zhang Anshi said: "How is Jian Butang?"

   "Jian Butang has always been good."

   "Since you have the king's order, you can do your official duties."

   "Yes, yes." Liu Rong bowed to Zhang Anshi, walked out of Zhang Anshi's room, and then changed his appearance, and immediately became stern, and immediately called Gao Xiang and others to the hall.

  He put on a very rude look, with a look of hatred and hatred.

   A pair of eyes, stern glance Gao Xiangren and so on.

He said: "The selection of officials in the imperial court is particularly strict. This is because the officials and herdsmen and the sufferings of the people are all tied to the officials. The common people will be wailing all over the place, and there is nowhere to avenge their grievances. This time, there are thirty-one inferior people in the Jingcha, which is a lot more than in previous years. It can be seen that the current officialdom is showing signs of corruption."

He paused, glanced at everyone, and his eyes stayed on Gao Xiang, showing disgust and disdain, and then said slowly: "Your Majesty is very worried about this, and has made a special decree to punish bad officials without mercy. Bian, according to the decree, dismissed Gao Xiang, Tuiguan Zhao Yanshi, Zhaomo Li Ying, and Wuhu County Magistrate Zhou Zhan from their posts. In Qiongzhou, officials have been officials for generations, and their descendants are not allowed to take imperial examinations."

  As soon as this remark came out, all the officials in the Taiping Mansion were in an uproar.

  Gao Xiang was about to pass out.

  He originally thought that the most severe punishment was dismissal.

  Where did I expect that it would harm my family, anyway, I came from a family of poetry and books, and the future of my children and grandchildren was also over.

  As for going to Qiongzhou and serving as officials for generations, this is a shame and a shame for an official of scholar-official background.

  Li Zhaomo's legs trembled even more, and he shouted: "I am not guilty."

  Zhao Tuiguan trembled, he slowly closed his eyes, the punishment was too severe, far beyond his imagination.

  Obviously, the four of them became the targets of killing chickens and monkeys.

  After Zhao Tuiguan thought this far, he couldn't help but giggle: "Haha, ruined reputation, ruined reputation..."

  Laughing, laughing, shed tears, burst into tears.

  The doctor Liu Rong put on a look of disgust, and shouted: "Why are you crying, be quiet."

As he spoke, he continued: "In addition to this, Li Chen, the governor of the Taiping Mansion, Chen Wenhai, the governor of the Taiping Mansion, Deng Zhong, the inspector of the Taiping Mansion, and Liu Yi, the magistrate of Dangtu County, all of them will be dismissed. "

Li Chen, Chen Wenhai, etc., don't know whether to cry or laugh at this time. Their official positions are gone, or they are dismissed. It is miserable, but obviously, for them, at least...they are lucky, at least ...no need to go to Qiongzhou.

Langzhong Liu Rong said: "You are lazy on weekdays, but you are an official of the court, but you do not do your job properly, and you have this report today. Now that the court has dealt with it, you must not harbor resentment, but you should think carefully about why you are here today. I also hope that you can repent and turn over a new leaf in the future, and if the court grants amnesty, you may see the light of day again."

   After finishing speaking, he put on a businesslike look: "Come here, teach them to pack their things and give up the public house. After a while, the new official will take office, teach them to hand over the affairs early."

   "Yes." Dozens of guards stared at Gao Xiangren and others solemnly.

  Gao Xiang smiled wryly, but at this moment he couldn't even cry, he just sighed: "I don't regret my death, it's just... that I made my children and grandchildren suffer."

When he said this, he couldn't help sobbing, but in front of everyone, he still managed to keep his tears from falling. He wanted to go to the Tongzhi Hall, but after thinking about it, he said to Langzhong Liu Rong: "Can you be allowed to be an official?" Go see Duke Wei, and then do the delivery."

Liu Rong sneered, and said disdainfully: "I think... there is no need for it, not to mention that at this time, Duke Wei may not want to see you, and now the new official is about to take office, just waiting for you to deliver, which is delayed for a while For a moment, the people of Taiping Mansion have no one to make decisions for them, and this involves people's livelihood, so it's no joke."

   Speaking of this, Gao Xiang knew that if he continued to insist, he would only bring shame on himself.

  He nodded and went to the Judgment Hall.

  Then Li Zhaomo also went to his Zhaomo Office, and after learning that the Zhaomo Office was not in the magistrate's office, but in a large office next door.

  Liu Rong frowned: "It is said that officials don't build yamen, but a small mill has its own independent yamen office. What does that sound like?"

  Li Zhaomo didn’t say anything, he just felt ashamed. Like Gao Xiang, he was the target of severe and severe punishment. At this moment, he was in such a state of confusion that he didn’t know what to do, so he obediently went to Zhaomo’s office.

  In the magistrate's yamen, there was a moment of mourning.

  Liu Rong sat upright and had to wait for the new official to make the delivery with his own eyes before going back to report.

  ...

  Zhang Anshi was in the public house, holding a pen, thinking about the candidates for the new official.

From the ordinary mansion to Jingzhao, the functions have expanded a lot. For example, in general mansions, the finance and taxation are all handled by the same magistrate. Water conservancy, clearance of military registration, appeasement of civilians, etc.

  But at the level of Jingzhao, it is actually at the same level as the chief envoy. At this time, whether it is salt transportation, piracy, finance and taxation, water conservancy, military registration, and Fusui, there are special officials to manage it.

  This is only the business of the former magistrate, the business of the judge, and the promotion of officials, etc., have been subdivided and assigned to different government offices.

  That is to say... Zhang Anshi now has at least 20 or 30 officials in his hands. These are official official positions, with names and surnames, and government offices.

He thought in his heart that these days, there are still some officials in the mansion that he has come into contact with in the first three counties. Right now, those who can be promoted, of course, are promoted from these people, and there are some officials of the eighth and ninth ranks. Zhang Anshi even wants to select from among the scribes promoted.

  Scribes are officials, and they are very different from officials. Although they have all read books, the biggest boundary between them is their fame.

  If you don't have the honor of being above the top of the list, no matter how capable you are, you will always be a petty official.

  At this time, a scribe came on tiptoe.

   "Grandpa."

  Zhang Anshi looked up at him: "What's the matter?"

   "There's an uproar outside."

"Oh."

  The scribe said worriedly: "Grandfather...Gao Tong knows that they...may be exiled to Qiongzhou."

"understood."

  Scribe: "..."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Is there anything else?"

"Grandpa...Gao Tong knows that they...if it wasn't for you...don't come to this point, students...students think that it's all right to be demoted and dismissed, but the exile is too heavy. If you are willing to speak for them..."

  Zhang Anshi sighed: "Your Majesty is wise, he has his own thinking, this is not something we can decide."

  The clerk sighed, and seemed to be muttering something in his heart, but finally he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Then the student will leave."

"return."

  The scribe was somewhat pleasantly surprised: "Grandpa, you..."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Wu Wenmo, how old are you and what is your fame."

   "Students are scholars, already in their thirties."

   "You're not too young, do you still want to take the exam?"

  Wu Wenmo smiled wryly: "Students have little talent and learning, and they know that there is no hope for the imperial examination, so they commit themselves to this."

  Zhang Anshi said: "I heard that you are familiar with money and food affairs?"

   "Don't dare, it's just that I run too many errands on weekdays..."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Tell me, if there is a Si Cang in the Sifu Office, what would you like to do?"

Wu Wenmo was startled. The Si Cang in the Sifu Hall was a small official from the ninth rank. Don't underestimate this thing. Even such a humble official is like a clerk. After all, officials are different. No matter how small an official is, it is still registered in the Ministry of Officials, and the words of an official...

  He said with a sneer: "Grandpa, you...you are laughing."

  This Sifu Office... There is really no such government office in ordinary mansions, only the mansions like Suzhou, or Jingzhao Mansion have such a government office.

  How can he expect this.

  Zhang Anshi said: "Alright, alright, let's go."

  Wu Wenmo nodded, showing a bit of unbearable expression: "Grandpa... you should go out and have a look..."

  Zhang Anshi said: "I see him as a bird, can you teach me to look at the face of that official?"

  Wu Wenmo: "..."

   Just as he was talking, someone outside suddenly said: "There is a decree, please ask Duke Wei to receive the decree."

  Zhang Anshi got up and said to Wu Wenmo: "Go and inform, and teach everyone to receive the order together."

  Wu Wenmo nodded and hurried away.

  Suddenly there was another imperial decree, which made Liu Rong, the official minister of the Ministry of Officials, muttered a little, how come there is an imperial decree when it is so good.

  At this time, Zhang Anshi came out, and Liu Rong hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

  Zhang Anshi only gave him a blank look, but ignored him, and immediately called all the officials.

  Gao Xiang and the others were packing up the documents for delivery, when they gathered here in frustration.

   They met Zhang Anshi and saluted, but they didn't say anything.

  Just now Zhang Anshi didn’t come to meet them, but the meaning was obvious. What he raised at this time was meaningless.

   Zhang Anshi immediately led the crowd to the government office.

   It was an **** who came, and the **** greeted Zhang Anshi first with a smile.

  Zhang Anshi said: "Stop rambling, read the will."

The **** smiled, nodded, opened the decree, and shouted: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: Zhang Anshi, the prefect of Taiping Prefecture, has only been acting for the government for a few months, and has achieved great results. Crown, the merit of governing affairs, has never been seen in this dynasty. I heard Zhang Anshi say that today's merits are all due to Zhang Anshi's descent, to his fellow acquaintance Gao Xiang, who promoted officials Zhao Yanshi, Zhaomo Li Ying, Wuhu county magistrate Zhou Zhan, etc. All the officials work together. Now that Taiping Mansion is the crown of the state capital in the world, it should be upgraded to Jingzhao, and Zhang Anshi is ordered to be the Governor of Taiping Mansion..."

   After reading this, commotion has already begun.

  At first, they looked like mourners, but now they looked up in astonishment.

  The doctor Liu Rong standing in the distance froze.

  How is it possible, the official department has dealt with it on the front foot, and there is a decree on the back foot.

   It is clear that the Ministry of Officials here is also ordered to deal with it severely.

  He couldn't close his mouth, but his body froze.

  Gao Xiang and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling a little dazed at this moment.

  What does the emperor want to do?

  Why did you want to kill yourself all of a sudden, turned your head, and ordered praise again.

   "Gao Xiang, who is known by the imperial edict, is the Shaoyin of Taiping Prefecture."

  Shaoyin is actually a co-prefect, but because after the promotion, the official name is different, and he is still Zhang Anshi's deputy, but... the co-prediction to Shaoyin is from the fifth rank to the fourth rank.

   Not only was he promoted to an official position, but the most important thing was the gold content of this Jingzhao Mansion, which was not comparable to ordinary mansions. It was as if Shaoyin from Jingzhao was compared with the prefects of the same level. The ordinary fourth-rank magistrate was much shorter than Shaoyin who was also the fourth-rank.

  Gao Xiang opened his mouth wide open and his eyeballs were about to fall out. He has lived his whole life, but he has never seen such a thing.

   Just when everyone was stunned.

  Suddenly...Zhang Anshi said: "I have something to say."

  The **** who read the decree was stunned, and he had never seen anyone dare to interrupt when the decree was read out.

  The **** was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

  Zhang An Shidao: "This decree is wrong. There is no Tong Zhi Gao Xiang here, as for the others, there are no more, so His Majesty's decree...is wrong."

  Eunuch: "..."

  The **** didn't dare to speak, what the hell...how should I reply when I go back later? His majesty's temper... he should be forced to beat himself on the ground.

   But as soon as this remark came out, Liu Rong, the official doctor, seemed to go crazy all of a sudden.

  He immediately realized something. After all, he was in the Ministry of Officials, so he still had sensitivity.

  He hurried forward: "That's right, that's right..."

  Zhang Anshi squinted at him, and sneered: "Why not?"

"This this…"

  Zhang An Shidao: "Tongzhi Gao Xiang and others have been dismissed. They are now Qiongzhou petty officials. This decree is clearly written. Tongzhi Gao Xiang was promoted to governor. There is no fellow Zhi Gaoxiang here. Why is it correct?"

   "This... this..." Liu Rong muttered, and said with a sigh of relief: "This... I think... the decree refers to them, my lord... since it is a decree, it is good to accept it."

Zhang Anshi said: "How can you accept the wrong decree? If you accept it, you are deceiving the emperor. Father-in-law, you go back and tell your majesty. This decree...is wrong. , Wuhu County Magistrate Zhou Zhan. Without these people here, we can’t accept this decree. How did this decree come about? When Wenyuan Pavilion drafted the decree, didn’t they know how to refute it? Now it’s a joke.”

  Eunuch: "..."

  Zhang Anshi turned around, and said to Gao Xiang and others: "What are you guys doing here? Do you like to join in the fun so much? Go back...to prepare for the delivery, and then those who should go to Qiongzhou go to Qiongzhou, and those who should go back to their hometowns go back to their hometowns."

  Gao Xiang and others: “…”

   After a brief silence.

  Gao Xiang glanced at Liu Rong, who was already ashen-faced, and suddenly understood something.

  He bowed to Zhang Anshi without hesitation, his voice trembling, and tears filled his eyes: "Yes, my subordinate... No, the pariah obeys."

  Everyone said one after another: "The untouchables obey."

   Everyone dispersed in a rush.

Zhang Anshi waved his hand like chasing flies: "The others don't care about the excitement, why should they go? Damn it, you also want to judge someone inferior in Jingcha and send them to Qiongzhou? You like Qiongzhou so much , I will pay for the travel and send you there."

  After listening to all the scribes, they scattered like birds and beasts.

  The **** was still frozen in place, and he muttered timidly: "Grand...Grandpa... this... this... this dynasty does not have such a situation, this dynasty has not...an order has been issued, and no one has accepted it."

"That's right." Zhang Anshi said: "I'm also wondering, how can people in this dynasty dismiss all their posts and exile them, and turn around and get promoted? Isn't this a joke? Is this the legacy of the former Yuan Dynasty, which has been carried over to this dynasty today? here?"

  ...

  Chapter 2 was delivered a little earlier than yesterday, so I will strive to resume work and rest earlier every day in the future. It is too difficult. Hey, please ask for a monthly pass.

  (end of this chapter)