Monk Wang came to Beijing not specifically to buy an official position, but to honor his backing Yonggui and his son.
A flowery monk transformed himself into a fifth-level Taoist priest in Shandong without spending a penny. The person who could accomplish this would naturally have to be a minister-level figure.
Yonggui was as famous as Agui when he first served in the military department. He was also known for his incorruptibility when he was patrolling Zhejiang. Later, he was promoted to a high-ranking official in the imperial ministry by constantly impeaching corrupt elements.
To a certain extent, he is very similar to Lao Fu. In those days, Lao Fu also continued to write letters to the court to expose the corruption of Shangguan officials. He was known as an honest and capable person in both the government and the public, and was a famous anti-corruption pioneer. As a result, he prospered in officialdom and became a feudal official.
Of course, the old rich man has someone who can help him.
Yonggui came up head-on, because he had even impeached Li Wei and Zhaohui.
Comparing the two, Yonggui is more capable than Lao Fu.
However, Yonggui still committed the common mistakes of being an official.
Even when you get older and see that you don’t have many years to live and that you don’t have much room for improvement, you can’t help but think about your children and the people around you.
If you think about it, no matter how honest an official is, he will be at risk and become a corrupt member.
To put it more clearly, Yonggui was harmed by his precious son Yijiang A.
His precious son was ignorant and incompetent. He could not even pass the imperial examination for translation. He could not achieve anything until he was in his thirties.
In order to pave the way for his son, Yonggui had no choice but to sacrifice his face and ask for help. Then he let his son enter the Lifan Academy with a pen and post, and then asked someone to get his son to the official department for training for a while.
In this process, it is impossible for Yonggui not to engage in power trading.
Once he did it, how could he maintain his original intention?
After being recalled by the emperor from northern Xinjiang to become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Yonggui directly arranged for his son to be the chief of the Shandong Qingli Department of the Ministry of Revenue, which was a very wealthy yamen in the Ministry of Revenue.
Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, Yongbutang promotes talents and does not avoid relatives.
Even Qianlong praised it.
In the list of meritorious officials given to the court by Jia Liu after pacifying the Qingshui Rebellion in Shandong Province, Yijiang A was ranked ninth, saying that he "had meritorious service in supervising the reform of water transportation and raising money and grain in a good way."
Cathay, the governor of Shandong, also gave him a favor, saying that Yijiang A had done a lot in helping Shandong to relieve the victims.
As a result, Jia Liu, the greatest contributor to the quelling the rebellion, was imprisoned and sent to the capital by Qianlong's order, while Yi Jiang Aze was suddenly promoted to the position of doctor in the Pay Division of the Eight Banners of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It is not uncommon for a father and son to serve as officials in the same dynasty, but for a father and son to serve as officials in the same department, it is impossible to find him even if he holds a lantern in all dynasties.
Regardless of which dynasty, father and son are in the same unit, or three generations of grandparents are in the same unit, this unit must be a fat government and it must be corrupt.
Of course, Jia Liu had no objection to this, because the things Yonggui and his son did were nothing compared to what he did.
He had no problem with Yonggui and his son appointing the famous monk Hua Yun in the capital as a fifth-rank official in Shandong. Who doesn't need a private person?
The same party fights against those who are different.
Honest officials also have party affiliations.
If you want the Jia family to replace the Qing Dynasty, no party member can do it.
The Gongjinhui was essentially the persuasive group that Jia Liu prepared for himself on behalf of the Qing Dynasty.
Whoever refuses to persuade him to come in will be allowed to see the late emperor.
Jia Liu has always been gentle and kind to others, but he made his fortune by killing people and using guns.
Now he has restrained himself and deliberately packaged himself up, but the ancestral craftsmanship is not something he can just throw away if he wants.
The parties concerned did not object to the matter between Monk Wang and Yijiang's wife and concubine, and they were happy about it. Is it right for outsiders to point fingers and make harsh remarks?
According to Monk Wang himself, he heard from Mr. Yi that Mr. Jia Jia was selling officials here, so he came here specifically to ask Mr. Jia Jia to sell him a prefect.
There is only one requirement for the prefect king and monk, it is either Shandong or Zhili, no matter how far it is.
Because he needs to be able to go to Beijing anytime and anywhere to take care of matters and honor his benefactor Yonggui and his son.
When it comes to money, Monk Wang is very open. If someone else buys a magistrate for, say, 10,000 taels, he is willing to pay 50% more, which is 15,000 taels.
To show his sincerity, he also specially sent several female dolls he bought in Shandong to Mr. Jia Jia. They were all carefully selected. Although their figures were small and not well developed, they all looked pretty and graceful.
You can keep it at home for a year or two and it will last.
Don't worry, you can use it now.
His attitude was more upright and more sincere than anyone who had given gifts to Jia Liu before.
What can Jia Liu do?
Don't hit someone with a smiling face. This is a principle passed down from the elders.
After chatting with Monk Wang, Jia Liu asked his subordinates to see if there were any vacancies for prefects in Shandong and Zhili. He also asked Monk Wang where he lived and asked him to go back and listen.
It will take at most three days to give him a confirmation letter.
Five female dolls were accepted.
To put his mind at ease.
After they left, Shuan Zhu took the five female dolls to the house and gave them to the housekeeper Zhao Jinzhong to settle them down, without even asking the young master to give them instructions. Then he questioned them one by one in detail.
After asking about it, he came to the young master angrily and cursed that Monk Wang was not a human being.
"Fortunately, he has become a monk. He doesn't have any compassion from Buddhism. He is clearly a personal trafficker! If such a person has no retribution, he can continue to be an official. He deserves to rebel against the Qing Dynasty!"
"Why are you making such a big fuss? You are so angry that it is not only the loss of the young master, but also the loss of the Qing Dynasty."
While Jia Liu was reviewing official documents, he motioned Shuan Zhu to sit down and speak slowly.
Several official documents were sent from the infantry commander's office, which are normal work arrangements for the end of the year.
Before leaving for Baoding without a formal handover, Jia Liu must be responsible for the infantry commanding office.
"Master, according to those girls, Monk Wang bought more than a hundred babies in total, all of them girls, not boys."
The more Shuan Zhu talked, the angrier he became, saying that Monk Wang was still choosing not to buy the ugly ones, but only to buy good-looking girls.
They are also very cheap to buy. Those over ten years old will be given ten ounces of money to their parents, while those under ten years old will only be given five ounces.
"Those parents who were affected by the disaster had no food and could not survive. They were desperate for money and had no choice but to sell their daughters to Monk Wang. After this guy arrived in Beijing, he gave three to each of Yonggui and his son, and kept a few for himself.
, the other ones were all sold to the alley by him at a price of forty cents each. If he hadn’t asked the young master to do something, those five female dolls would have been sold to the alley."
When Shuan Zhu saw the young master busy approving official documents, he didn't even raise his head to express his anger. He shouted angrily: "Master, this is the place you often go to!"
"Keep your voice down, it's not like I don't know."
Jia Liu put down his pen, carefully checked that his reply was correct, then blew on the ink and closed it gently.
What kind of place is the alley? They have clear doors.
What will happen to those female dolls if they enter the alley?
Maybe some of the dolls were sold to others as thieves in the alley tonight and were ruined.
Lose your conscience.
"Master, these babies are suffering a lot. You can't let them go into the fire pit,"
Shuan Zhu was so anxious that he wanted to go to the alley to redeem the person, but the young master refused to pay, so he asked the young master to give him the money he had saved.
Lai Wang is also back, he is another investigator.
He used thirty taels of silver to lure Monk Wang into the capital with his coachman and found out his details in Shandong.
According to the coachman, Monk Wang was a fellow magistrate of Gaotang Prefecture in Shandong Province. With the power of Yonggui and his son, he began to extort money from the wealthy gentry of Gaotang after taking office.
There were four people who paid 5,000 taels of silver, six people who paid 3,000 taels of silver, and the others added up to less than 10,000 taels of filial piety.
In just a few months, I probably spent no less than 50,000 taels of silver in Gaotang.
"This guy is so crazy in Gaotang that people call him Mr. Wang. If a big family in the city doesn't invite him to do something, they will send government officials to come and cause trouble, and even force them to send women to sleep with him."
As Lai Wang was talking, Shuan Zhu jumped up anxiously: "Master, no matter how much money you give this bastard, you can't accept it with a bad heart. You have to make decisions for the people, uphold justice for heaven, and be a blue sky."
, be Jia Qing, young master!"
Jia Liu was speechless by Shuan Zhu's impatience and was too lazy to pay attention to him. Instead, he threw his nine-door admiral badge to Lai Wang and ordered: "In the previous period, there were reports from Zhili, Shandong, and Henan that many places
There are monsters that call out souls, seduce people's souls, and harm people's lives. Many of these monsters' braids have been cut off. Earlier I saw that Monk Wang's braids were dull and colorless, and most of the roots were broken. You hold my sign and treat his braids.
Is it uprooted? If not, it must be a demon. Take him to the infantry commander's office. I will go there and interrogate him later."
"嗻!"
Lai Wang took the badge and bowed to the order to exit.
Shuan Zhu was happy when he heard this, thinking that the young master would take him to rescue those female dolls soon, but he didn't expect that the young master had nothing to do with it.
"Master, it will be too late if we don't save those female dolls."
Shuan Zhu almost begged, he really couldn't see those female dolls being sold into alleys and suffering.
"save?"
Jia Liu shook his head, "How to save him? He bought it with money and is protected by Qing law. How can you save him?"
Shuan Zhu stood there stunned.
Yes, these female dolls were voluntarily sold to Monk Wang by their parents, and then Monk Wang resold them to an alley. The whole process is legal.
It's definitely not morally right, but it's not illegal.
Although the young master is the Admiral of the Nine Sects and has the power of security and arrest in the capital, he really has no power to interfere with the human trade protected by law.
Shuan Zhu was helpless: "Master, if it doesn't work out, let's pay a high price to redeem him. The most money will be mine. Master will just deduct it from my salary later."
"Zhuzi, I know you are kind-hearted, but there are so many poor people in the world, how many can you save?"
"It's only one person who can be saved. It doesn't matter if Zhu Zhu can't see or know. If I don't save people after knowing it, am I still a human being? The young master is not a human being either."
"You say this as if the young master has been a human being before."
Jia Liu looked annoyed, "What are you doing standing there stupidly? Please change my clothes."
Shuan Zhu was puzzled: "What are you changing clothes for?"
"Zhuzi, can you use your brain?"
Jia Liu was so angry that he wanted to slap Shuan Zhu's bare head with two fingers, "Now is the period of the Queen Mother's national mourning. The court stipulates that all entertainment venues must be closed for a hundred days. Do you think those in the alley will really abide by the law and close their doors?"
Going out of business?”
"That shouldn't happen."
"It's not a should, it's a yes!"
Jia Liu sneered. If the alley was really going to be closed down, how could Monk Wang sell the dolls there?
Based on his many years of experience in alleys, the old bustards would not dare to open the door, but the girl in the building could not possibly take a break.
Therefore, he has to go deep into the front line to investigate personally.
The patrol battalion affiliated to the infantry command yamen itself has the important task of inspecting the security of the outer city, and is also the largest protective umbrella for the Hutong industry in the capital.
I will be leaving Beijing after the Chinese New Year, so why not contribute some of your remaining energy in this position?
Seeing the young master in plain clothes gearing up, Shuan Zhu felt that the young master was not going to save people, but to meet his old sweetheart.
Out of this worry, I couldn't help but ask more: "Master, you don't miss Da Yu'er, do you?"
"Nonsense, if I don't test the law and I don't sacrifice myself, how can I get first-hand evidence?"
Jia Liu looked like he didn't understand law enforcement at all.