Everyone in the Wu family could see how much Wu Chong and Li Taijun valued Zhang Yue.
Wu Anzhi and Zhang Yue were usually on good terms with each other, but Wu Anshi felt a little uncomfortable.
After Zhang Yue took a sip of the drink, he immediately felt thirsty. The drink in the Tang and Song Dynasties was equivalent to Wong Lo Kat, a whole grain product, and said to be a medicinal material, but it was actually a first-class drink.
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "The perilla drink at home cannot be better. My son-in-law always drinks a bowl of it every time he comes here."
Wu Chong and Li Taijun both had smiles on their faces. Wu Chong said to Li Taijun: "Since you pack so many perilla seeds, let Sanlang take them home."
Li Taijun smiled and said, "I don't know something. The recipe for this perilla drink is not difficult. It just needs to be boiled for eight hours and needs to be steamed and warmed three times."
Wu Chong was stunned.
Li Taijun smiled and said: "Now that the master has returned to the court, I see that you and your son-in-law are officials in the same court, and will probably work in the same Yamen again. After Sanlang is released from the Yamen, he will come to the house to have a bowl of tea."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "That's great, then my son-in-law would rather be respectful than obey my orders."
Seeing the harmonious appearance of Weng's son-in-law, Mrs. Wu on the side thought in her heart, why is it said that the son-in-law is selected from the bottom of the list? In the past, every time the results were released, the officials almost broke their heads in order to win a Jinshi son-in-law.
Even the dignified prime minister was no exception. In order to win a son-in-law, he risked his life regardless of his face.
Many high-ranking officials have sons who are ineffective and difficult to cultivate. Perhaps they don't want to endure the hardship of studying and passing the imperial examination. In order to avoid being rich for only three generations, high-ranking officials focus on cultivating sons-in-law.
My husband, Ouyang Fa, and his parents actually had high hopes for him. However, Ouyang Fa has been unable to pass the Jinshi examination, and now it is even more impossible. Therefore, this time when the Seventeenth Mother came back to the family in glory, she put herself as a
I can't compare to my older sister.
Mrs. Wu couldn't help but feel resentful in her heart, why was Shi Qi's life so good, and his parents bothered so much to choose such a good son-in-law for him, but she didn't. Of course, Ouyang Fa was not bad at first, he was just comparing with Zhang Yue...
Qi Niang is her younger sister, and Mrs. Wu also knows that resentment cannot be directed at her, so who should she direct her anger at?
"Madam, eat a plum..." Ouyang Fa smiled and handed over the peeled plum.
"Don't eat..." Mrs. Wu gave Ouyang Fa a look on her face.
Ouyang Fa was stunned and couldn't help but think, why don't you eat if you don't want to eat? Is my wife angry for no reason? It's really inexplicable!
Wu Anshi looked sympathetically at Ouyang Fa.
Afterwards, the family had a meal. After the meal, Wu Chong asked Zhang Yue to follow him to the study to chat.
Wu Anshi, Wu Anchi, and Ouyang Fa couldn't help but sigh when they saw this scene. When Wu Chong came to talk to them, what else could he say besides talking about family matters?
But Wu Chong could talk to Zhang Yue about matters in court.
No one can say anything even if they want to interrupt!
In the study, Wu Chong asked Zhang Yue to sit down and said: "When I was in Hedong, I heard about your direct remonstrance to the officials..."
Zhang Yue said: "My son-in-law was impulsive at the time and didn't have time to think carefully, so he spoke rashly..."
Wu Chong said: "I'm not blaming you. How can a minister be without strong backbone? When the late emperor wanted to make Wen the queen, Duke Ouyang and I rebelled against him. In the end, I was demoted to the Gaoyou Army. A few months later, the late emperor transferred me back.
Beijing serves as a judge for the herdsmen of the group, and also gives him a fifth-grade uniform and a commendation..."
Zhang Yue understood that his father-in-law also acted hard against the emperor when he was young.
So, it's a lie that the officials think that my father-in-law is in poor health and don't want him to stay in Kyoto. The reason is that you contradicted him in public.
But Emperor Renzong couldn't do anything to the officials.
Only a few months after his father-in-law was demoted to the Gaoyou Army, Renzong, under the pressure of public opinion, had to recall him back to the court. He was also rewarded with a fifth-grade uniform. After a while, he was sent to a local place for training.
"If you dare not refuse everything, then you should not become an official. There are countless strife and occupations between yamen, and struggles for power and profit within yamen. If you have to tolerate everything and let it go, the next time someone invades you, there will be another
What should we do? Official reputation is the most important thing in the officialdom. Now you have a very good reputation for being straightforward. Although you have lost the sacred will of the official for a while, you are an official who wants to achieve success. With this reputation, you will walk in the officialdom in the future.
If you go up, others will have to weigh it more."
Zhang Yue said: "My son-in-law understands what Lao Taishan said. This is to hit him with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches. If you don't fight today, someone will bully you tomorrow!"
Wu Chong nodded and said: "That's exactly what it means, but it's not what it means. The word "Zheng" cannot be placed on the surface, but must be placed inside. It's like the word "Jing" hides the word "Zheng". Only when you do this can you be regarded as
getting Started."
"Similarly, since you are an official, there is one sentence you should keep in mind. If you think of high danger, you will think of humility and self-herding; if you fear of fullness, you will think of rivers and rivers."
Zhang Yue asked: "My son-in-law has been taught a lesson. May I ask Lao Taishan what the official's intentions are in his heart now?"
Wu Chong said: "Since ancient times, after kings ascend the throne, they all want to cheer up. Aren't you good at the Book of Changes? Take the Qian hexagram and read it once, and act according to the hexagram."
"Ninety-one is the hidden dragon, don't use it. After the emperor ascends the throne, he has to stay in the dark for three years and dare not act easily. Ninety-two is to see the dragon in the field, which is beneficial to the adults. At this time, he recruits party members and looks for support. By the ninth
The period of ninety-four is a turning point. Whether the king can succeed depends on whether he works hard all day long and is vigilant at night. If he succeeds in ninety-four, he may leap or fall into the abyss. If he succeeds, he will be like a flying dragon in the sky. If he fails, he will lie dormant in the abyss."
"After reading the Qian hexagram, you will know that emperors throughout the ages have been like this. So there is no need to guess what the emperor is thinking, as he will never deviate from his sect."
Zhang Yue suddenly realized, and then asked: "Then the official discussion about Pu Wang, is it 92 or 93?"
Wu Chong said: "I'm a little anxious, but it's not a stupid move. However, our husband-in-law doesn't have to get involved in the matter discussed by King Pu. We should be wise and protect ourselves. This time, I am probably going to get rid of the deputy envoy Duzhi. But today I am facing you.
Holy Spirit, the officials personally told me to assist the three envoys to check the accounts of various roads in Shaanxi as soon as I take office..."
When Zhang Yue heard this, he thought, this is something that offends people.
Zhang Yue said: "Prime Minister Ji once talked to me about this matter. I listened to his words, and he seemed to be afraid of offending others, so he tried to delay it..."
Wu Chong said: "I already knew this, otherwise the officials would ask me to cooperate since they appointed him to check the accounts."
It's not that Zhang Yue doesn't dislike the large-scale corruption and waste of money by officials in Shaanxi Province, but it's hard to do things that offend people!
If this investigation is carried out to the end, how many officials will be offended? How many officials in various districts in Shaanxi are clean? To put it bluntly, if it is not weighed on the scale, it will not weigh four ounces.
Wu Chong said: "I know how to measure myself, but now that I have taken office as a new official, I cannot violate the emperor's order, so the first thing I need to do is to check the accounts clearly..."
Zhang Yue exclaimed in his heart that his father-in-law was so awesome that he dared to do this to him.
In order to falsify the accounts, officials from all walks of life in Shaanxi must have bribed officials from the upper and lower branches of the Du branch. The first person Wu Chong had to deal with when he wanted to audit the accounts was his own yamen officials.
Wu Chong said: Since the Qingli Dynasty, the accounts of Shaanxi Zhulu have been vast. It would probably take at least three months to check the accounts with just the scribes of Duzhisi today. What's more, I'm afraid there is something fishy in it, because Shaanxi Zhulu is the author.
In order to do the accounting, he must have bribed a subordinate clerk in the department."
"So for this audit, I plan to transfer the manpower you hand over to the prison to handle this matter!"
When Zhang Yue heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said: "Old Taishan, this matter is not a problem. I will give you as much as you want. There are not many others in our company, but we have a lot of people who are familiar with accounting books."
Wu Chong nodded happily after hearing this.
A few days later, Wu Chong's appointment was officially issued.
Settled in the branch.
The highest officer of the Third Division is the Third Division Envoy. There used to be a deputy envoy of the Third Division, but they were dismissed.
After that, each of the three departments appointed a deputy envoy to sign their official affairs.
The deputy envoy of Duzhi is equivalent to the top leader of Duzhi Division.
At the same time, the deputy envoy of Duzhi was the envoy of the third division, which was a position between subordinate and deputy.
When Wu Chong was appointed as the deputy envoy of Duzhi, the first thing he did was to announce to the judges and officials of various departments that he had been ordered by the emperor to account for the accounts of various states and counties in Shaanxi after Qingli!
The judge and officials were disapproving after hearing this. Isn't it the same as saying nothing?
The first thing Lu Gongbi did after taking office was to check the accounts of various states and counties in Shaanxi, but what happened in the end? In the end, nothing was done. This move made the public angry.
One is that there are too many files, and the other is that people are unwilling to check.
Anyway, I've thought of the words, isn't the account like that?
There are piles of account books in a whole warehouse. You, Wu Chong, have the ability to check them one by one.
Anyway, there are simply not too many various means of obstruction in the yamen.
After Wu Chong gave the order, the officials below were very active in stacking Shaanxi's files and accounts into a big mountain in the house, and then sent out more than a dozen "slow hands", which are the famous elderly people in the yamen.
Yes, the old and dim-eyed writer is responsible for checking the accounts.
The officials below prepared this before watching his jokes.
When Wu Chong saw that the officials were colluding with each other, he remained silent and sat in the public hall reading a book for the first two days without asking a question about the progress of the audit.
On the third day, Wu Chong went to the warehouse and took a look. Two days had passed and the workload of a dozen calligraphers was almost negligible.
Even among the dozen or so scribes in the warehouse, only five or six are working while the others are slacking off.
So Wu Chong angrily reprimanded these neglectful officials. All the officials snickered, but on their faces they accepted the criticism with sincerity.
The next day, Wu Chong specially allocated a warehouse, and then transferred fifty scribes from Jiaoyin Prison to check the accounts.
Everyone knows that Zhang Yue, who is now in charge of seduction and seduction, is Wu Chong's son-in-law.
Seeing these fifty calligraphers arriving at Duzhi Division, all the officials in Duzhi Division knew that Wu Chong was going to seriously check the accounts, and everyone immediately panicked.
That night, two scribes went to Wuchong's official office and admitted that they had committed fraud and secretly accepted bribes from Shaanxi officials to make false accounts.
Wu Chong did not pretend to investigate strictly, but calmed the two scribes with kind words, telling them that this happened before he took office, and that he would never hold them accountable. After hearing this, the two officials
Tears of gratitude.
This is what happened more than ten days after Zhang Yue heard from Wu Chong that he had become the deputy envoy of the Third Division. Under the guidance of his father-in-law, he began to understand the essence of the official struggle he had mentioned before.
