Chapter five hundred and forty seventh a misunderstanding
We all know that the official salary in the Ming Dynasty was astonishingly low. But being an official for thousands of miles is just for money. Even if you want to be an upright official, you also have to support your family. After all, a weirdo like Hai Rui only comes out once in hundreds of years. So in
In the official circles of the Ming Dynasty, additional income such as "three festivals and two respects" were formed, and this income had a special term - bad regulations.
Since it is called a bad rule, of course this kind of income cannot be put on the table, and people's greed is endless, so by the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were more and more bad rules in various forms, such as discounts on military pay.
In the long-term process of forming bad rules, bad rules have formed a mature industry. How many bad rules should be collected? Which level of officials should take how much? This has become a matter of agreement. Even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty could not break the official rules at will.
This kind of income. In other words, in the Ming Dynasty, as long as someone honestly accepted the bad rules, he was an upright official.
When an official commits corruption, it proves that he took money outside the rules, or took an extra share of the money that was included in the rules. Of course, officials who violate the rules must be punished, and Hou Xun committed both.
There are a lot of them.
Therefore, Wen Tiren did have conclusive evidence of Hou Xun's corruption. He also used Emperor Chongzhen's worry about the financial constraints of the court to successfully arouse Emperor Chongzhen's anger, so he successfully put Hou Xun in jail.
But Wu Shigong confused the two concepts of corruption and bad regulations. Moreover, he went out on a rampage, not only accusing all civil and military officials of corruption, but also accusing the imperial court of not paying the Runing army. However, Wen Tiren did not need to ask Wu Shigong for help.
Emperor Chongzhen went to explain Wu Shigong's map cannon, because Emperor Chongzhen was also very aware of the bad rules of officials, and he was even more aware that the treasury was empty, and some soldiers had not been paid their military pay for a long time.
But what makes Wen Tiren wonder is: Doesn't the local martial arts know that this will make things difficult for him in the future? Does Wu Runing really not want the future? Wu Shigong can only be described as a fool.
Therefore, we can only let such fools go freely. Even if we trample Wu Shigong into the ground, Wen Tiren will not get any applause, but will gain a reputation of being invincible. Therefore, Wen Tiren did not respond to Wu Shigong's challenge.
Being forced not to fight back made Wen Tiren very hard to hold back!
Therefore, although the court's response was beyond Wu Shigong's expectations, Wu Shigong's memorial still achieved its original effect.
Of course, such a messy memorial would not have any effect. Hou Xun still sang "Tears Behind Bars". In order to restrain the talkative Wu Shigong, Wen Tiren arranged for Gu Zhengqing to be sent to Runing Mansion.
After Gu Zhengqing figured out all this, he raised the issue of whether Wu Shigong sent troops to protect him to the level of establishing his own authority. It was a life-and-death war! It was a war to decide who had the chief say in Runing Mansion. This
At that time, Gu Zhengqing had completely forgotten how he shamelessly begged Wu Shigong for help and asked Wei Zhongxian to let go of his little shrimp.
But Gu Zhengqing didn't know that Wu Shigong had no interest in playing such childish games with him. With Runing's army, Wu Shigong had enough influence in Runing Mansion, and there was no need to prove himself by stepping on Gu Zhengqing. So.
Wu Shigong turned a deaf ear to Gu Zhengqing's repeated orders.
This move angered Gu Zhengqing. He stayed in Jining and refused to leave. Even several officials sent by Runing Mansion ignored the invitation. Wu Shigong must send troops to protect Gu Zhengqing before he took office.
Today, Gu Zhengqing failed to publish again. He had no place to get angry, so he directed his anger towards his housekeeper.
But Gu Zhengqing didn't curse a few words when suddenly a minor official from Runing Mansion ran in from outside the door. The minor official shouted to Gu Zhengqing happily: "Master Magistrate! Vice General Wu has sent troops. He has sent troops! They have arrived at the city gate.
Already."
Gu Zhengqing suddenly became proud. Perseverance to the end is victory! Then Wu Runing was finally willing to bow his head! So Gu Zhengqing wore official robes and put on airs, waiting for the general who led the team to come to see him.
But after waiting for a long time, Gu Zhengqing didn't see any movement outside the door. Seeing that Gu Zhengqing was a little impatient, the clerk immediately went out to look for him. It just so happened that the soldiers from the Runing Army happened to pass by the inn where Gu Zhengqing was staying.
door.
So the little official immediately shouted to the commander leading the team: "This military master is here! He is here!"
"Huh?" A question mark suddenly appeared on the head of the commander-in-chief of the Runing Army, because the person he wanted to escort today had already sent his subordinates to greet him at the city gate. And the leader was waiting for the commander-in-chief.
Next to me. So the manager looked at the guide and saw that his face was also full of doubts.
Afraid that Gu Zhengqing would be impatient, the clerk took action himself. He immediately stepped forward and grabbed the general manager, saying: "Hurry up! Follow me!" Then he pulled and pulled the general manager.
Pulled into the inn.
When he saw the official robe of the junior official, the general manager couldn't help but struggle too much, and he didn't find a chance to ask properly, so the general manager followed him into the inn to see who was looking for him.
When he saw the general officer coming in, Gu Zhengqing's waist straightened up even more. He just wanted to show off his official manners and wait for the general officer to kowtow in greeting.
As soon as the commander saw Gu Zhengqing's official robe, he was surprised and asked, "Who are you?"
Before Gu Zhengqing could get angry, his butler shouted loudly: "This is the newly appointed prefect of Runing, Prefect Gu. Why don't you salute quickly?"
"Are you the prefect?" The boss knew that a new prefect was about to take office, but this was not the person he wanted to escort? So he said, "That's a mistake." Then he bowed to Gu Zhengqing indiscriminately.
He cupped his hands, then turned around and ran out the door.
The inn was suddenly so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Gu Zhengqing's face turned purple with anger, and he was trembling as he pointed at the back of the boss, unable to say a word.
"What are you doing? Where did that soldier come from?" Gu Zhengqing, who finally recovered, slapped the table and roared.
The junior official was immediately frightened and fell to his knees on the ground. He said aggrievedly: "Are they the soldiers of Vice General Wu? Their uniforms can always tell the difference, and they will never make a mistake, and they will never dare to deceive the adults.
I hope you will make a clear decision!"
Seeing the young official's appearance, Gu Zhengqing gradually believed that he did not dare to deceive her. So Gu Zhengqing ordered the housekeeper: "Go out and take a look and see where they are going!"
That team of Runing soldiers was indeed sent to Jining by Wu Shigong. Of course, they were not here to escort Gu Zhengqing at all, but to escort Wu Shigong's seventh brother, Wu Shili.
The strange thing is that even though Wu Shigong caused such a big situation, the noble disciples in the capital still disapproved of Wu Shigong. They always thought that Wu Shigong was suffering locally.
The sons of the nobles were also very well-informed and knew that Emperor Chongzhen and the important officials of the imperial court did not like Wu Shigong. Moreover, Wu Shigong had only been promoted to deputy general despite having won so many battles. This was not considered a prosperous official career! Besides, there was the risk of war.
, then Wu Shigong is definitely a person who endures hardships and fights for his life.
Those noble sons did not even understand the financial resources of Runing Army. They only saw the dilapidated state of Yangwuhou Mansion, and they took it for granted that Xue Lian was constantly subsidizing their son-in-law.
The same was true for Wu Shigong's biological father, Gongshun Hou Wu Weizhong. He also believed that his son had little use value, so after seizing Wu Shigong's salt farm, he turned a blind eye to Wu Shigong.
But Wu Shili was a thoughtful person. He was also very well-informed in the Ministry of Punishment. During a meeting with people from Henan Province, he learned about Wu Shigong's huge power in Runing and Guide. So Wu Shili was moved.
As Wu Weizhong gained power, a lot of benefits came to the Gongshun Hou Mansion, but this brought a lot of disadvantages to Wu Shili. The truth is also very simple, we can share hardships, but not wealth! So Wu Shili stood at the gate of the mansion
He was constantly being ostracized in the soap operas he was performing, and his mother was also getting older and sexier, so Wu Shili could no longer rely on him much.
Therefore, Wu Shili wanted to change when he was poor. He wanted to take refuge with his fourteenth brother, and wanted to start his own business and family business in the local area.
After Wu Shigong received Wu Shili's letter, of course he readily agreed. Among Wu Shigong's brothers, Wu Shili has always been the more capable one, and has always had a better relationship with Wu Shigong. But with Wu Shili's help, it really is
We are brothers who beat tigers!
So this time when Wu Shili came to Jining, Wu Shigong personally arranged for two hundred soldiers to escort Wu Shili to Runing. Unexpectedly, he and Gu Zhengqing had a misunderstanding.
Gu Zhengqing's housekeeper was also very capable. Without much effort, he found out who those Runing soldiers were guarding. Gu Zhengqing immediately became furious. In his heart, if possible, he would have killed Wu Shigong a thousand times.
Cut into pieces.
Fortunately, when Wu Shili learned about the misunderstanding from the police officer, he immediately went to see Gu Zhengqing. When Wu Shili was in the Ministry of Punishment, he also dealt with Gu Zhengqing, so the two could be considered acquaintances.
Facing Wu Shili's smiling face, Gu Zhengqing could no longer show mercy. Moreover, under Wu Shili's warm invitation, Gu Zhengqing could only reluctantly go to Runing with Wu Shili.
There was no way to delay it any longer. Runing Mansion had been without a Zhengyin officer for several months. If Gu Zhengqing didn’t take up the post, it would not be worth it to be an official. So with Wu Shili at the door, Gu Zhengqing just went down the road.
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On the way to Runing, Gu Zhengqing was imagining how he would humiliate that Wu Bizhu when the civil and military officials of Runing came to greet him.
But when Gu Zhengqing came to the border of Runing, he was surprised to find that Mr. Wu didn't come at all. This was because he didn't take himself seriously! So Gu Zhengqing immediately got angry.
After Gu Zhengqing's anger was over, Runing's colleague revealed the reason: "It's not that Vice General Wu is neglecting your lord, he just happened to lead troops to encircle and suppress the bandit army."!