Chapter five hundred and sixty-six human exchanges
Before leaving the Hanlin Academy to go to the Ministry of Punishments, Zhang Bo, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, stopped Zhu Pingan, poured him a cup of tea and handed Zhu Pingan a gift list.
Looking at Zhu Ping'an's puzzled expression, Zhang Bo smiled slightly and explained, "Before Ziwei leaves, please ask me to help you with your favor. This gift list is from our Hanlin Academy during your vacation."
Favors?
Zhu Ping'an was startled for a moment, and then it became clear. Favors are gifts. Whether in ancient times or now, there are so few favors in officialdom. There is no disrespect in the officialdom. These are the unspoken rules of officialdom.
The "rituals" in ancient official circles were even more numerous, including congratulatory gifts, festival gifts, thank you gifts, etc., which I had ignored. However, Zhang Siwei was worthy of being from a noble family, and he had considered everything and arranged all these things in advance.
"I'm causing trouble to Brother Zhang." Zhu Ping'an took the gift list and thanked Zhang Bo.
"It's just a little effort." Zhang Bo shook his head and smiled slightly.
Zhu Pingan glanced at the gift list after thanking him, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. There were really many names. Zhang Bo's gift list was very detailed: Yuan Wei added his son, always;
Twenty taels; Chen, Li Shangshu's wife, five taels, and two pieces of silk and satin. Note at the back: Except for Li Shangshu who did not accept it, all others accepted it.
Well, it has only been more than half a month and I have already received six taels of silver. If Li Mo hadn't accepted the gift, it would have been more than ten taels. No wonder so many officials think that their salary is low and not enough. Please come and go with people like this, don't say anything.
The salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were not high to begin with. Even if they were higher, they would not be enough to keep people in line.
Of course, if you have a higher official position, you will definitely be able to profit a lot from this unspoken rule of favors. Favors are often disguised power-money transactions. Perhaps, there is a golden house in the book, which has a lot to do with it.
It may have something to do with this.
When they first entered the officialdom and held a low-level official position, they mostly gave many gifts and could not make ends meet; when they became high-ranking officials, how could they not use hidden rules to repay their losses or even make a fortune?
The next step of favor exchanges is often corruption. Some officials fall into corruption with the fallacy that favor exchanges are not considered corruption. After officials become corrupt, the decline and decay of the Ming Dynasty are inevitable.
I can't stand it, but I don't think so.
This unspoken rule is not one that I can break now, so I can only go with the flow for the time being.
After leaving the Hanlin Academy, he touched his emptied money bag. Zhu Pingan felt that he should find a way to make money. Although he still had a lot of savings, he couldn't help it in the long run.
The Hanlin Academy is not far from the Ministry of Punishment. Within a few minutes of leaving the Hanlin Academy, Zhu Pingan arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment. The Ministry of Punishment is different from an important institution like the Hanlin Academy. It is an institution with real power. It holds great power and is in charge of the world's criminal affairs and sentencing.
Convicting cases and managing prisoners. The Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment are much more imposing than the Hanlin Academy. The tall stone lions and red lacquer gates make people awe.
There is a peach wood couplet hung in a conspicuous position at the door, which reads: "Powerful ministers must not let grudges and grudges serve as a basis for entry or exit, and the emperor must not place joy or anger as a priority."
Zhu Pingan glanced at the couplet and curled his lips disdainfully. The couplet was a good couplet and in line with the position of the Ministry of Justice, but it was too idealistic. In modern times, the judiciary cannot be truly independent of politics, let alone the feudal Ming Dynasty.
It’s just a facade decoration!
Zhu Ping'an cursed, then walked up the steps and entered the gate of the Criminal Department.
"My lord, please stay. I wonder what your purpose is in coming to the Ministry of Punishments. I am a lowly official so that I can report to you." As soon as Zhu Ping'an entered the gate of the Ministry of Punishments, he was respectfully stopped by an official wearing a low-class official uniform.
He is the official responsible for registration at the Criminal Department.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an stopped, turned around, and bowed his hands slightly in return to the official at the door.
very young!
The official who was in charge of registration at the door was surprised when he saw Zhu Pingan's appearance clearly. He was already in the sixth grade at such a young age, and his future would be limitless. So he became even more respectful to Zhu Pingan, brought a chair for Zhu Pingan, and asked Zhu Pingan to sit down.
After registering, he also poured Zhu Ping'an a cup of tea.
"I came to the Ministry of Punishment to make a statement." After Zhu Pingan put his name on the visitor list, he asked, "Don't know where to go?"
Zhu Pingan!
When the official in charge of registration at the door saw Zhu Pingan's registered name, the respect on his face suddenly faded. He had heard the name Zhu Pingan a lot these days. The Ministry of Punishment issued three reminders in a row. In the past few years, he was the only one to receive such treatment.
, how could he not recognize it?
Pity!
The number one scholar at such a young age and with unlimited future will soon become history.
These days, three impeachment memorials have caused a lot of commotion in the capital. In the past, there were memorials to impeach Mr. Yan Ge, but three consecutive memorials to impeach Mr. Yan Ge were rare, so the commotion was even louder than before.
Many. This official is only responsible for the registration of transactions in the Ministry of Punishment. His work is simple and he has a lot of free time. He just reads the newspaper and other things when he has nothing to do. Of course he will not pay attention to such a big news as the three memorials.
One person, Mr. Yan Ge, is worth more than ten thousand people. Isn't it too long to impeach Mr. Yan Ge?
The owners of the other two of the three memorials were verified and sentenced to prison, stripped of their official positions, demoted to civilians, and their lives were over.
Zhu Pingan, the owner of this memorial, is naturally no exception.
He is about to become a civilian. Although he is not a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Justice, he is still an official. How can I respect you who is about to become a civilian?
"Enter the door and turn left. The second door is closed."
The official in charge of registration said coldly, reached out and took the hot tea in front of Zhu Pingan, sat aside and drank by himself, without looking at Zhu Pingan anymore.
hehe
Zhu Ping'an looked at the official's actions and smiled with the corner of his lips. The other person was very respectful just now, but now his attitude has completely changed after seeing his name. If you don't understand what's going on,
That's weird.
Zhu Pingan stood up and said thank you lightly, then entered the Ministry of Punishment as he said, turned left, and entered the second door holding the reminder letter from the Ministry of Punishment.
When Zhu Pingan came in, the topic about Zhu Pingan in the Hanlin Academy became more and more heated. Generally speaking, everyone generally looked down on Zhu Pingan.
"Zhu Zihou is still too young and impulsive. He actually impeached a general who shed blood and sweat for our Ming Dynasty and was promoted by Yan Ge. Alas, it's a pity." A Hanlin said with a little regret.
"No, Zihou is the number one scholar and has fallen into the eyes of the Holy Emperor. His future was originally limitless, but in the end he lost everything with one wrong move. It's such a pity." Another Hanlin nodded and sighed.
"You said it was not good for him to impeach anyone, but he chose to impeach the people promoted by Mr. Yan..."
"Zhao Jin, the censor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Zhou Mian, a doctor in the Ministry of War, were both imprisoned and demoted to serve the people. I'm afraid Zi Hou will inevitably be demoted to serve the people."
"Zihou is the first memorial for impeachment. I'm afraid..."
"He didn't ask for it. He won't know who he is if he gets the top prize. I think he wants to be famous and wants to go crazy." Yuan Wei gloated to himself. In Yuan Wei's view, Zhu
Ping'an was finished this time. When he learned about Zhu Ping'an's impeachment memorial, Yuan Wei was surprised at first, and then overjoyed. Originally, Yuan Wei was worried that Zhu Ping'an would threaten his position in the Hanlin Academy. Zhu Ping'an was the number one scholar and his handwriting was good.
He can write Qing Ci again, and he caught the eye of the Holy Emperor. He was promoted to a higher rank within a few days of entering the Imperial Academy... Now he's fine, and he actually committed suicide. This is really great news.
Of course, not all Hanlins are like this, at least Zhang Juzheng is not like this. Zhang Juzheng, who was sitting in the corner, looked at all the Hanlins discussing and showed disdain. (To be continued.)