This sudden accident was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. It directly frightened the tense people to collapse.
Not to mention those who are already terrified, even those who have no ghosts in their hearts will be terrified when they see someone die in front of them.For a while, the woman screamed and avoided, the man fled in all directions, and the child brought in cried into a ball.
Some people didn't even care about their own children, and ran away by themselves, leaving the children crying in panic.
Some people wanted to take the opportunity to escape from the palace, but were blocked in the hall by the Meiwai guards, and there was no possibility of escape.
Wei Yan was not frightened by the death of the man, but was frightened by this strange phenomenon.
He subconsciously wanted to run towards Fu Li, but he was stopped by Fu Li's eyes. The two looked at each other, and then ran towards the direction of the two old people and the child in unison.
Ordinarily in this situation, the best way is actually to stay where you are and not move around, but the other people are in such a mess, the two are really worried that they will accidentally injure the two old people and the child.
But just as the two raised their feet, Emperor Yonghe yelled, "Stop and shut up!"
This hall was specially designed. When Emperor Yonghe was standing in a high position, his normal words could spread throughout the hall, let alone how he yelled directly now?Everyone heard what Emperor Yonghe said.
The majesty of the emperor cannot be violated. Everyone froze in place, paused for a while, and knelt down one after another.
Emperor Yonghe looked at the various performances of the people in the hall, and couldn't help but sneered: "It's because you people are still called the pillars of the country. It's just a small accident that made you lose your composure!"
After speaking, he looked coldly at the minister who had crashed into the pillar and died, and smiled coldly: "Suicide in fear of crime? The crime will be aggravated!"
Many people kneeling in the hall couldn't help shivering, and some of the ministers who wanted to apologize with death, so that the family could escape punishment, were even more disheartened after hearing this, completely hopeless.
After saying this, Emperor Yonghe raised his hand and called the soldier Quan Long Jinwei in: "Wei Yan, lead someone to arrest all the ministers and their families who are on the list I gave you earlier. "
Some people were desperate and wanted to cry, but they didn't even dare to make a sound, they could only sob in a low voice, and even covered their children's mouths.
After arresting all the people on the list, Emperor Yonghe was still not satisfied, and his eyes fell on the other ministers in the hall: "Everyone here, is there anyone who has embezzled money from the treasury? If the amount is less than 1000 taels, stand up and plead guilty." , as long as you make up the money, I will forgive you for not guilty; if it exceeds 1000 taels, quickly get out and plead guilty to me and return the embezzled silver taels. If you don't come out now, I will find out later..."
Before he finished speaking, more than 20 people tremblingly crawled out of the ministers who were not arrested, kneeling on the ground with pale faces one by one, hoping that Emperor Yonghe would really deal with them lightly as he said.
Looking at the group of people kneeling under His Highness, Emperor Yonghe's expression was gloomy and frightening
He thought it was an exaggeration if there were more than a dozen fish that slipped through the net among these ministers, but he didn't expect that there were more than 20 in one go.
But he is still a trustworthy person, so even if he was upset, he asked Wei Yan to come forward and ask them how much money they had embezzled in the past, and then convict them according to the amount of taels they embezzled.
Compared with the previous ministers who were even greedy in taxes and money, Emperor Yonghe's charges and punishments for these ministers were indeed much lighter.
Many breathed a sigh of relief.
Emperor Yonghe's expression also eased, because after Wei Yan stepped forward to question him, he realized that although more than 20 ministers stepped forward after he confessed and lenient, it looked very scary, but among the more than 20 ministers In fact, more than half of the embezzled silver was within 1000 taels, and two of them even chose to accept bribes because their family conditions were not good.
The capital is big, and living is not easy.Even if many scholars are lucky enough to stay in the capital and become a noble official, it does not mean that they will be able to improve their lives.On the contrary, it may be because of the high prices in the capital that the originally pretty good life may be dragged down.
Emperor Yonghe was not the kind of person who would kill all the ministers without a trace of mercy.
Of course, these corrupt ministers should be punished, but these two ministers who were about to be driven to death by the prices in the capital received the lightest punishment, but after returning the silver, they fined the other party for two years of salary, which was not withdrawn. opponent's position.
At the same time, after discussing with the queen, he ordered additionally that during the period when the two ministers had no salaries, the two ministers were allowed to borrow from the treasury with their monthly income and expenditure books to maintain their family's livelihood.
Of course, you will have to pay back in the future.
But even so, the two ministers were grateful to Emperor Yonghe because of this, and wished they could do their best for him until they died.
Because of this wave of operations, Emperor Yonghe's reputation, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, has been restored somewhat.
But compared to him trapping the ministers in the palace on his own Longevity Day, he secretly sent troops to raid the homes of the ministers who committed crimes. His soft-hearted "heart of stone" is not enough for his good reputation.
It's just that Emperor Yonghe didn't care at all. It's just a few corrupt and bribery ministers. If they die, they will die. If they scold him, they will scold him.
Although the matter was settled very quickly, Emperor Yonghe still kept everyone in the palace
After all this trouble, it was time for the palace to be locked.Emperor Yonghe was a man of rules, and sometimes he seemed very rigid. He never made exceptions that might endanger the safety of the palace, so he could only keep everyone in the palace overnight.
Fortunately, he doesn't intend to abuse his ministers. Whoever said that everyone can't sleep on the bed, but the quilt is still enough.
The most important thing is that for the hot pot banquet that was interrupted before, he also asked someone to change another batch, so that there were enough ingredients, so that those who wanted to eat could eat until dawn.
Yes, Emperor Yonghe specifically refers to Gu Xueshi.
Emperor Yonghe was a narrow-minded person, so how could he not remember that at the beginning Gu Xueshi thought that the hot pot in the palace was not as good as Zhou Gong's hot pot restaurant?It would be fine if the tastes of the two are really different, but obviously everything is made by the same cook, Gu Xueshi said that, it would be a bit of a suspicion of humiliating him.
Of course he wouldn't treat Xueshi Gu badly just because of such a trivial matter, but let him try more "Hot Pot in the Palace" compared to the hot pot in Duke Zhou's Hot Pot Restaurant, but he could do it.Not only that, Emperor Yonghe also specially ordered Gu Xueshi to say that he is ugly and Yinmao, and it is best to write a poem that is not inferior to the poem that was spread all over the country before.
Gu Xueshi: "..." I am really having a hard time.
Fu Li and the others watched from the sidelines. Seeing that Gu Xueshi, who had tried to trick her to draw out today's highlight, was being targeted by Emperor Yonghe in this way, they were so happy that they ate a lot of meat.
Because other people were not in the mood to eat, Fu Li's family simply moved the position of the family together. The family was happy and happy, and they ate happily.
Then Fu Li hugged Jin Geer, Wei Yan hugged Lang Geer, and the two old men sat next to them with their eyes closed.
Early the next morning, the palace gates opened, and the ministers were about to go home when they were informed by Su Gonggong, who was beside Emperor Yonghe, that today's court meeting must not be absent.
Glancing at the sky outside, well, what home are you going back to?Let's go to court.
Wei Yan personally sent Fu Li and the two old men and two children to the gate of the palace, then turned around and went back to court.
On the way, I met Gu Xueshi, he glanced behind Wei Yan, and said with a smile: "Master Wei, you are coming from the wrong direction."
Wei Yan glanced at him coldly: "Bachelor Gu, the poem that the emperor asked you to write that is not inferior to the previous poems, is it finished?"
Lore!
Gu Xueshi glanced at him embarrassingly, then turned his head and went straight to his place.
A smile flashed across Wei Yan's eyes, and he shook his head speechlessly.
Emperor Yonghe has always acted vigorously and resolutely, and would not give those criminal officials any time to react, so Emperor Yonghe sent Gu Xueshi and Wei Yan to leave Beijing on business.
All the moths in the capital have been investigated, but those local officials who have been greedy are still at large.
And compared to the dozens of people arrested in the capital, the number of local officials involved in tax embezzlement is much larger. Even if there are only a dozen in each prefecture, there are hundreds of them in the whole country. All of these people actively or passively participated in the concealment and sharing of taxes, and it was impossible for Emperor Yonghe to let them go.
As for those who are not corrupt, or have seized money to develop the local economy, given that when the Supreme Emperor was in power, he was indeed very tolerant of corrupt officials. , And as long as those corrupt officials don't hurt their bones, those who are finally persecuted will become these people who do things seriously.
After Emperor Yonghe thought it over, he didn't care about these people's self-assertion, but he also sent a report to these people, without naming them, but it also let them understand what kind of temperament they are today and what their attitude towards corruption is. Let them report to the higher authorities if they encounter such a thing in the future, and don't make their own decisions.
Seeing that Emperor Yonghe didn't care about the past, these officials were also very grateful
In the eyes of some emperors, the crime of secretly embezzling the taxes paid by merchants or ordinary people to do practical things for the common people is even greater than corruption, so Emperor Yonghe turned a blind eye to such things and naturally let them I am grateful.
Fu Li and his party got into the carriage and left the palace to go to the street. They found that the bustling street yesterday was actually silent, as if the people in the entire capital had disappeared and there was only an empty city left in the capital.
Fu Li opened the curtain of the car and took a look outside, but there was no vendor on either side.
She couldn't help smiling, although she was a little surprised, but thinking about what Emperor Yonghe did last night, it is reasonable for such a situation to happen
Counting the ministers whose homes were ransacked yesterday, there are roughly dozens of them, right?It is normal for so many high-ranking dignitaries to have their homes ransacked, and it is normal for the common people to be frightened by such a big battle and dare not come out rashly to set up stalls.
Fu Li smiled, put down the car curtain, and didn't look out again.
It didn't take long for the reasons for the ransacking of the ministers' homes, and the imperial court had someone post a notice in front of the gate of Jingzhao Mansion Yin, writing the charges and the amount of corruption of those criminal ministers on the notice.
It was only then that the common people knew that the big battle in the imperial court was not because someone wanted to usurp power, but because the emperor was investigating corrupt officials.
To be honest, the common people don’t really care who is sitting on the throne. After all, the emperor is too far away from the lives of the common people. People can't touch it, so naturally they don't care.
However, the existence of corrupt officials is related to the real interests of every ordinary people. Even the most stupid ordinary people know that the money that every corrupt official and corrupt officials corrupt is the people's fat and people's anointing that is exploited and plundered from them. These corrupt officials, these ordinary people have troubles, and the court will not have so much money to save them.
If it was said that it was too cruel and frightening for the emperor to confiscate the homes of so many ministers in such a short period of time after he ascended the throne, and even secretly called him a tyrant in his heart, now he knows that these officials were confiscated The real reason is that the common people have completely lost their previous thoughts, and can only wish to go into the palace immediately and applaud Emperor Yonghe.
Speaking of which, the reason and the specific amount of the ransacking of the house should be announced to the common people. Such an approach was the Queen's idea after talking with Fu Li.
Emperor Yonghe was arrogant, and it was not uncommon for him to explain to the common people why he copied the homes of those ministers. He always believed that it was enough for the ministers in the court to know the reasons for what he did.
But the queen didn't think so.
The Empress and Emperor Yonghe were young couples who had conceived a child together and went through ups and downs together. The relationship between them has long been more than that of a man and a woman.The queen knew Emperor Yonghe's temperament, and knew that he did this for the sake of the court and the people, so she didn't want him to be misunderstood by the people.
So the empress persuaded Emperor Yonghe not to conceal the reason why those criminal officials ransacked their homes, it was better to tell the people about it so that they would know what Emperor Yonghe had done for them.
The queen finally persuaded Emperor Yonghe to agree, but encountered another problem
It is impossible for them to shout in the street with a loudspeaker, and it is impossible for them to give orders to courtiers
, Let them take out what Emperor Yonghe did to sing praises.As Emperor Yonghe is the king of a country, if he really wants to do this, it will probably become a joke for everyone.
Simply on the queen's birthday, out of admiration for Fu Li, the queen asked Fu Li casually, and then Fu Li suggested such a method.
The queen originally thought that this approach was not very good, and even thought about only telling the common people the reason why the ministers' homes were ransacked, without revealing the specific amount.
The amount of embezzlement by those ministers is too huge. If it is announced, it may have a bad impact on the reputation of the Supreme Emperor.
After all, everyone knew that it was less than a year since Emperor Yonghe ascended the throne. In such a short period of time, even if those ministers had eight hands, it was impossible for them to embezzle so much money.But if it wasn't greedy during the reign of Emperor Yonghe, then it must have been greedy during the reign of Emperor Taishang.
At that time, Fu Li thought that the empress would not adopt his own method. After all, such a thing as posting a notice did not match the status of Emperor Yonghe, so he said jokingly: "But if you don't tell the people the specific amount, others will pay you a little. If you push it, the common people may think that the emperor just made up a random crime just to get rid of dissidents."
Since Emperor Yonghe didn't want to destroy the reputation of the Supreme Emperor among the people and in the history books, he could only use his own reputation to fill the loopholes on stage.
There must be someone to blame for the shortfall of so much money, right?
The queen hesitated for a moment, and simply told Emperor Yonghe Fu Li's method, and let him decide whether to use it or not.
As for Emperor Yonghe, he didn't care whether he told the common people the reason and the number of those criminal officials who had their homes raided, and he didn't care at all whether the common people misunderstood him.
But when he was reminded by the queen, if he didn't explain clearly, not only would people misunderstand that he was eliminating dissidents, but he would also take the blame for the Supreme Emperor...
Emperor Yonghe didn't hesitate at all, and immediately ordered to post the notice
Since the Supreme Emperor got old, he has been tossed enough by the Supreme Emperor, and the weak father-son relationship has long been tossed. It is good that he does not maliciously destroy the reputation of the Supreme Emperor. How could he be willing? Taking the blame for the Supreme Emperor?What's the matter with throwing it to your son after taking the blame for yourself?
After the notice was posted, and Emperor Yonghe's reputation among the common people improved, those literati didn't dare to say slanderous words anymore.
If someone slanders Emperor Yonghe, there is no need to report it to the officials, and the common people will immediately rush up and beat the big fool who is good for others into a fool.
Not only did Emperor Yonghe's reputation improve, but even those stores opened by Fu Li in the capital also benefited from it.
Because after the news spread, the common people even found out that most of the money stolen by those corrupt officials was tax money paid by Fu Li according to law.Although she also earned these tax money from the common people, the tax money she handed over to the court will eventually be used for the people.
They spent money on food in Fu Li's store, and they had already received both money and goods, but the common people suddenly knew that part of the money they spent would return to themselves in another way...
We made money by spending money at the Zhougong Gourmet Chain Store!
Fu Li: "???"
No one knows who was the first person to think this way, and who was the one who spread this idea to brainwash the common people, but in the end, this idea did spread throughout the capital, and it has a tendency to continue to spread to the whole country .
Fu Li's Zhougong gourmet chain store became popular again. After making money, the tax money handed over to the court also increased by almost one-third of the previous one.
The matter of corrupt officials came to an end for the time being. Brother Jin's former wife in Bazhou Prefecture picked a time to visit her before Enke.
Because Fu Li had a face-to-face meeting with Mr. Sun when she was in Bazhou, so she thought about it, and then she went to meet Mr. Sun in person and asked about Mr. Sun's intentions.
After greeting Fu Li, Master Sun was a little embarrassed: "Caomin came this time..."
Fu Li hurriedly waved his hand: "You are brother Jin's wife, and someone I admire in my heart. The relationship between you and me is the most ordinary relationship between a gentleman and a student's parent, so don't worry about those common customs. You are still the same as before, Call yourself that I am."
Master Sun heaved a sigh of relief, he thought Fu Li would look down on him after he married Marquis Dingwei.
He paused, and continued to speak: "To tell you the truth, Madam Hou, I came here this time to apologize to you. Before Fu Wenjin said that he wanted to repay me for preaching to him, so I wanted to repay Yu I, I couldn't bear his pestering for a while, and I really wanted to ask Mr. Lu some questions that I didn't understand, so I tried to propose a meeting with him. Because Fu Wenjin's status is different now, Mr. Lu I also teach in the Wei family, so I thought, this is just a piece of cake for Fu Wenjin..."
Mrs. Sun looked ashamed, "Fu Wenjin hasn't given me any news during this time, I thought..." He cupped his hands at Fu Li, apologetic, "Later, I accidentally learned from a friend that Mr. Lu has a withdrawn personality. , I don’t like to socialize with people, and even when I was able to take part in the imperial examination to obtain fame, it was done under the persecution of my parents... Fu Wenjin has not given me any definite news during this time, presumably because he is working hard for me, and because This matter is really too difficult. After I knew about it, I realized that I had misunderstood the student, so I wanted to come to him and apologize."
He got up and bowed to salute, "It's my villainous heart."
Fu Li didn't expect Mrs. Sun, as Brother Jin's wife, to put down his body and apologize to him, so he couldn't help being a little shocked.At the same time, I also understood in my heart why Brother Jin would still miss this Master Sun after he arrived in the capital, and wanted to repay him.
She hurriedly stood up and helped him up herself: "Master Sun, you don't have to be like this, Brother Jin doesn't know you..."
"I believe that the way of a gentleman is to at least dare to admit your mistakes. You must never pretend that nothing happened just because the other party doesn't know, and continue to feel at ease." Sun Fuzi cupped his hands at Fu Li, "I really blamed Fu Wenjin on this matter, I should apologize to him. But since he's not here today, I'll ask my wife to help pass it on. Also, let him treat the meeting with Mr. Lu as a joke and don't take it to heart. With my talents, it's not difficult to pass the Jinshi exam. I also ask Madam to tell Wen Jin to study hard, not to waste precious study time worrying about me, and not to mention this matter to Mr. Lu rashly, so as not to make Mr. Lu angry and hinder my future studies. "
As he said that, Master Sun looked helpless, "As a teacher, I let the students work hard for their own future. If it gets out, my friends will laugh at me."
After listening to Master Sun's words, Fu Li couldn't help showing admiration in his eyes.
She smiled, and said to Mrs. Sun: "Speaking of which, this matter has actually been planned, but there were too many things before, and Brother Jin made some mistakes halfway, which made me punish for a while, so I couldn't Tell you the good news."
Mrs. Sun was stunned for a while before he realized it, and immediately looked at Fu Li in surprise: "What do you mean, madam?"
Fu Li smiled and said, "Sir, don't worry, just listen to me speak slowly."
She paused, a little hesitant to tell Mrs. Sun about Brother Jin's efforts to facilitate this matter, but she quickly decided not to hide it.
Just let her be selfish for a while.If this matter fell on her, of course she would try to downplay her own efforts so that the other party would not be burdened by it, but if it was about brother Guan Jin, she couldn't help but want to do more for him.
With Mr. Sun's talent, learning and conduct, even if he can't make achievements in the officialdom in the future, his popularity will definitely not be bad.
And in a few years, Brother Jin will also start to take the imperial examination, and it is likely that he will enter the court as an official in a short time.Although Wei Yan has a high position and authority, he is a general after all, and the help he can provide to Brother Jin is limited.But if Mrs. Sun wins this time, when Brother Jin becomes an official in the court, at least at the very beginning, his help will allow Brother Jin to gain a firm foothold in the court.
After thinking about it, Fu Li seemed to inadvertently told Mrs. Sun about Brother Jin's previous efforts to meet Mrs. Sun's request, and just as Mr. Jin expected, Mrs. Sun's expression on his face after listening Sure enough, there has been a change.
Fu Li smiled with satisfaction, and then said, "Mr. Lu likes ancient books. It just so happens that Lord Hou has a few books in his hand. Brother Jin also got a few books from other places before. Adding the two together, there are about ten books. Look. Brother Jin copied these books and gave them to Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu was really overjoyed and agreed to meet you very happily. It was just a while ago..."
Mrs. Sun nodded. As a scholar who is about to enter the officialdom, he naturally has been paying attention to current affairs, not to mention that the new emperor made such a big commotion some time ago, it is difficult for him not to know.
Fu Li saw that he understood, so he continued to explain, "Although it was delayed because of the incident a while ago, don't worry, Mr. Lu has indeed agreed to meet you. Just wait for Brother Jin and Mr. Lu to make an appointment, and you will You can see Mr. Lu and ask him questions. If Master has any problems that you can't figure out, please sort them out during this time, and you can ask them directly when you meet Mr. Lu."
"Also, Mr. Lu's temperament is indeed a bit weird in the eyes of ordinary people. He doesn't like to be disturbed by others, and there are only a few people who come into contact with him every day. Because he hasn't seen strangers for a long time, when he meets you, I'm afraid he will It's offensive. Moreover, Mr. Lu speaks quite directly, and he doesn't like to waste time on small talk, so after seeing you, he will probably ask you questions directly... Master, please be mentally prepared."
Mrs. Sun nodded quickly: "Since ancient times, most talented people have weird tempers. I have been prepared for this and will not feel resentful. Madam, please rest assured."
Fu Li quickly waved his hand: "I'm just worried that you feel wronged, or think that what we said in front of Mr. Lu made him behave like that..."
When several children were copying books, Fu Li asked someone to inquire about Mr. Lu's temperament.After inquiring clearly, Fu Li was a little surprised
This is not a weird temperament, it is obviously just severe social fear and poor speech.
Fu Li had met many such people in his previous life, so he didn't have any prejudice against that Mr. Lu, but people at this time don't know what social terror is, and they are more worried that Mr. Lu's bad words will make Mrs. Sun feel offended. That's why he was vaccinated in advance.
Mrs. Sun was stunned, and said with a busy smile, "Thank you Madam for your kindness."
Fu Li smiled and didn't take it seriously: "I just hope you don't blame brother Jin for not being good at things. He really respects you as a master. Since he went to Beijing, he has been thinking about doing something for you."
Master Sun narrowed his eyes with a smile: "It's my luck."
After a pause, he suddenly remembered something, "Speaking of which, I also made a good friend after I went to Beijing. He was admitted to Jinshi three years ago, but he failed to pass the examination of Shujishi, so he simply sought to be released. , I was a seventh-rank promotion official in the south of the Yangtze River. Because I have made great achievements in office, now I am returning to Beijing to report on my work. I think I will be promoted. He is talented and good at being an official. If Madam allows, I hope that I can Brother Jin recommended it to that friend."
Fu Li was about to agree immediately, but before she could speak, somehow, she subconsciously asked, "I don't know the name of that person?"
Mrs. Sun smiled and said: "My good friend's surname is Jia Minghua, his name is Shifei, and his name is Yucun. Although he looks big and big, he speaks well. I always get a lot from his words when I talk to him. If Jin My brother can get along with him for a while, and I think it will help him in the future."
Mrs. Sun was really thinking about Brother Jin's future, but when Fu Li heard the name of this person, he became dark almost instantly.
Master Sun was stunned, and his attitude became more cautious: "Madam, what's wrong?"
Fu Li smiled, but didn't know what to say.
Although Jia Yucun was an out-and-out villain in Dream of Red Mansions, before he was fired, he could only be regarded as a villain with flawed morals, and he had never really done anything bad.
It has only been three years since Jia Yucun got the money from Zhen Shiyin to rush to the high school Jinshi. He is only a seventh-rank official now. It will be many years before he becomes the magistrate of Jinling Yingtian Mansion through the relationship of the Lin family and the Jia family, and even though the Lin family is still there, the Jia family has been confiscated. If he is dismissed in the future, will he still have the chance to be reinstated? It’s just an unknown, and it’s even more impossible for him to allow Xue Pan to beat someone to death and escape in the Red Mansion, which was criticized by others...
Fu Li really didn't know how to explain to Mrs. Sun, but she was worried that Brother Jin would not be able to get in touch with such a person.
Knowing when he was cheated by Jia Yucun.
So after hesitating, she explained vaguely: "Master Sun's kindness, I appreciate it, but in this Jiayu village, I have heard of his reputation by accident. It's not very good. I really don't want Brother Jin to get in touch with him. But I never If you don’t have an opinion on your husband, please don’t misunderstand me.”
With Fu Li's identity, he can indeed come into contact with a lot of news that people like him don't know. After listening to Fu Li's words, Master Sun was naturally worried.
He endured it, and after all he cared a little, he hurriedly bowed to Fu Li: "I have always had a close relationship with Brother Jia. If he has misbehavior or done something unbearable, I don't know, but I can't help but wonder." , I must be having trouble sleeping and eating afterwards. Or maybe Madam just cares about herself, but what you said made me feel bad, and it will be difficult to face Jia Xiong after I go back. If there is anything wrong with Jia Xiong, I implore Madam to let me know."
Fu Li thought for a while, and suddenly thought of a small thing: "I heard people say that this Jia Yucun was originally from Huzhou. Complete decline. Although Jia Yucun is talented, he can't even get the money for the exam. Before he went to Jinling, he spent all his money and had to stay there. He could only make a living by selling calligraphy and composition, but he couldn't raise money. Hurry up for the silver exam."
Mrs. Sun was stunned: "Although Brother Jia is indeed from Huzhou, when we get along with me, he doesn't seem to be poor..."
Fu Li smiled and didn't speak, "It's simply that his neighbor is a well-known local family, and he is even more generous. Because he appreciates his talent, he donated silver to help the exam. Unexpectedly, the head of the famous family presented silver taels that night, and the next day he wanted to give it to him. I wrote two letters of recommendation, but when I went to the door, I found that the building was already empty."
Master Sun was stunned on the spot: "Brother Jia never bid farewell to his benefactor?"
Fu Li nodded: "I only asked the monk in the nearby temple to leave a word, and left in a hurry after leaving the benefactor's house that night."
This matter is actually a trivial matter, but seeing the big from the small is enough for people to get a glimpse of Jia Yucun's true character.
Master Sun was so shocked that he staggered to his feet, almost unable to stand still.
He is a real gentleman, so he can't tolerate Jia Yucun's villainous behavior even more.
No one knows why Jia Yucun did that, but it is true that he did not bid farewell to his benefactor face to face, but couldn't wait to get home after getting the money from the benefactor, as if he was worried that the benefactor would regret it.
Master Sun opened his mouth and looked at Fu Li with a dazed expression: "I don't know where Madam heard this... this news?"
Seeing Mrs. Sun like this, Fu Li couldn't bear it.But thinking of making friends with Jia Yucun, he might end up being stabbed in the back in the end, so he made up his mind and said: "Master should have heard that my Zhougong food chain stores are all over Daxia, and Jinling and other prosperous places will naturally not be left behind." .Because of the subsequent changes in Jia Yucun's benefactor's family, this incident was treated as an anecdote and passed on to my ears along with other news from his benefactor's family. That's why I heard this It’s such a big reaction when you name someone’s name.”
Fu Li got up and saluted, "I didn't mean to offend Master, please don't blame Master."
Master Sun waved his hands again and again, still a little bit unable to recover.
After a while, as if he had thought of something, his eyes lit up: "Since you are just hearing rumors, there are times when rumors are wrong. But I get along with Jia Xiong every day, and Jia Xiong treats me with sincerity. He also specially set up a bridge for me, and got in touch with a fellow countryman who worked in the Imperial Academy, so that I was able to get the information from the fellow countryman..."
It turns out that Jia Yucun was the one who helped Mr. Sun get the information?
Fu Li was a little amazed. Jia Yucun is not a very good person, but his ability to exploit and expand his network really makes people bow down.
She paused for a moment and didn't say anything else. She just reminded Mrs. Sun: "Although I also heard about it from other people, but because the person who told me the news is considered a confidant, I believed it. You The relationship with Jia Yucun is closer, and I believe that he is also normal. I just ask my master to be more careful in the future when we get along. You can treat him as a good friend, but don't talk to him about everything. And... Brother Jin is still young, I really don't want him to come into contact with people with flawed conduct, so please forgive me..."
Mrs. Sun nodded quickly: "I understand Madam's concerns, and I also know that you have good intentions and don't mind."
It's just that the good mood that I learned that I could see Mr. Lu disappeared without a trace, and I no longer had the mood to stay, so I got up and saluted and said goodbye.
It's not easy for Fu Li to stay too long, it's worth personally leading someone to send Master Sun out of the gate.
In the evening, Brother Jin and Brother Lang came back together. Fu Li told Brother Jin about Mrs. Sun's visit and conveyed Mrs. Sun's thanks. At the same time, he also told them about Jia Yu Village: "This Jia Yu Village He is a real villain, if you meet in the future, don't be fooled by him."
Brother Lang was a little dazed: "Is what mother said true?"
Fu Li nodded: "Of course it is true."
Brother Jin has a different opinion: "I just listen to what my mother said. Although this Jia Yucun is a villain, he has never done anything harmful to nature, but my mother is so on the verge of an enemy... Mother, you Tell me, do you know other things related to Jia Yucun, but you didn't tell him because you cared about the relationship between Master and Jia Yucun?"
Fu Li couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but raised his hand to touch his head: "You little cunning..."
She smiled and shook her head, "I do know some things, but it's hard to tell you. You just need to remember that this Jia Yucun is not only a villain, but also the most hated villain who likes to stab his benefactor in the back." good."
Unlike Mrs. Sun, Brother Jin believed in Fu Li's words very much.
Thinking of Master Sun's temperament, he couldn't help but worry: "If Jia Yucun is really a villain who likes to stab a knife in the back, wouldn't Master Sun be in danger?"
Fu Li thought about it, and was also a little worried about Mrs. Sun.But the relationship between them and Mrs. Sun is not close, and it is not easy to force Mrs. Sun to break up with Jia Yucun, right?
After a pause, she said: "The relationship between Jia Yucun and Mrs. Sun is so good.
Not to mention those who are already terrified, even those who have no ghosts in their hearts will be terrified when they see someone die in front of them.For a while, the woman screamed and avoided, the man fled in all directions, and the child brought in cried into a ball.
Some people didn't even care about their own children, and ran away by themselves, leaving the children crying in panic.
Some people wanted to take the opportunity to escape from the palace, but were blocked in the hall by the Meiwai guards, and there was no possibility of escape.
Wei Yan was not frightened by the death of the man, but was frightened by this strange phenomenon.
He subconsciously wanted to run towards Fu Li, but he was stopped by Fu Li's eyes. The two looked at each other, and then ran towards the direction of the two old people and the child in unison.
Ordinarily in this situation, the best way is actually to stay where you are and not move around, but the other people are in such a mess, the two are really worried that they will accidentally injure the two old people and the child.
But just as the two raised their feet, Emperor Yonghe yelled, "Stop and shut up!"
This hall was specially designed. When Emperor Yonghe was standing in a high position, his normal words could spread throughout the hall, let alone how he yelled directly now?Everyone heard what Emperor Yonghe said.
The majesty of the emperor cannot be violated. Everyone froze in place, paused for a while, and knelt down one after another.
Emperor Yonghe looked at the various performances of the people in the hall, and couldn't help but sneered: "It's because you people are still called the pillars of the country. It's just a small accident that made you lose your composure!"
After speaking, he looked coldly at the minister who had crashed into the pillar and died, and smiled coldly: "Suicide in fear of crime? The crime will be aggravated!"
Many people kneeling in the hall couldn't help shivering, and some of the ministers who wanted to apologize with death, so that the family could escape punishment, were even more disheartened after hearing this, completely hopeless.
After saying this, Emperor Yonghe raised his hand and called the soldier Quan Long Jinwei in: "Wei Yan, lead someone to arrest all the ministers and their families who are on the list I gave you earlier. "
Some people were desperate and wanted to cry, but they didn't even dare to make a sound, they could only sob in a low voice, and even covered their children's mouths.
After arresting all the people on the list, Emperor Yonghe was still not satisfied, and his eyes fell on the other ministers in the hall: "Everyone here, is there anyone who has embezzled money from the treasury? If the amount is less than 1000 taels, stand up and plead guilty." , as long as you make up the money, I will forgive you for not guilty; if it exceeds 1000 taels, quickly get out and plead guilty to me and return the embezzled silver taels. If you don't come out now, I will find out later..."
Before he finished speaking, more than 20 people tremblingly crawled out of the ministers who were not arrested, kneeling on the ground with pale faces one by one, hoping that Emperor Yonghe would really deal with them lightly as he said.
Looking at the group of people kneeling under His Highness, Emperor Yonghe's expression was gloomy and frightening
He thought it was an exaggeration if there were more than a dozen fish that slipped through the net among these ministers, but he didn't expect that there were more than 20 in one go.
But he is still a trustworthy person, so even if he was upset, he asked Wei Yan to come forward and ask them how much money they had embezzled in the past, and then convict them according to the amount of taels they embezzled.
Compared with the previous ministers who were even greedy in taxes and money, Emperor Yonghe's charges and punishments for these ministers were indeed much lighter.
Many breathed a sigh of relief.
Emperor Yonghe's expression also eased, because after Wei Yan stepped forward to question him, he realized that although more than 20 ministers stepped forward after he confessed and lenient, it looked very scary, but among the more than 20 ministers In fact, more than half of the embezzled silver was within 1000 taels, and two of them even chose to accept bribes because their family conditions were not good.
The capital is big, and living is not easy.Even if many scholars are lucky enough to stay in the capital and become a noble official, it does not mean that they will be able to improve their lives.On the contrary, it may be because of the high prices in the capital that the originally pretty good life may be dragged down.
Emperor Yonghe was not the kind of person who would kill all the ministers without a trace of mercy.
Of course, these corrupt ministers should be punished, but these two ministers who were about to be driven to death by the prices in the capital received the lightest punishment, but after returning the silver, they fined the other party for two years of salary, which was not withdrawn. opponent's position.
At the same time, after discussing with the queen, he ordered additionally that during the period when the two ministers had no salaries, the two ministers were allowed to borrow from the treasury with their monthly income and expenditure books to maintain their family's livelihood.
Of course, you will have to pay back in the future.
But even so, the two ministers were grateful to Emperor Yonghe because of this, and wished they could do their best for him until they died.
Because of this wave of operations, Emperor Yonghe's reputation, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, has been restored somewhat.
But compared to him trapping the ministers in the palace on his own Longevity Day, he secretly sent troops to raid the homes of the ministers who committed crimes. His soft-hearted "heart of stone" is not enough for his good reputation.
It's just that Emperor Yonghe didn't care at all. It's just a few corrupt and bribery ministers. If they die, they will die. If they scold him, they will scold him.
Although the matter was settled very quickly, Emperor Yonghe still kept everyone in the palace
After all this trouble, it was time for the palace to be locked.Emperor Yonghe was a man of rules, and sometimes he seemed very rigid. He never made exceptions that might endanger the safety of the palace, so he could only keep everyone in the palace overnight.
Fortunately, he doesn't intend to abuse his ministers. Whoever said that everyone can't sleep on the bed, but the quilt is still enough.
The most important thing is that for the hot pot banquet that was interrupted before, he also asked someone to change another batch, so that there were enough ingredients, so that those who wanted to eat could eat until dawn.
Yes, Emperor Yonghe specifically refers to Gu Xueshi.
Emperor Yonghe was a narrow-minded person, so how could he not remember that at the beginning Gu Xueshi thought that the hot pot in the palace was not as good as Zhou Gong's hot pot restaurant?It would be fine if the tastes of the two are really different, but obviously everything is made by the same cook, Gu Xueshi said that, it would be a bit of a suspicion of humiliating him.
Of course he wouldn't treat Xueshi Gu badly just because of such a trivial matter, but let him try more "Hot Pot in the Palace" compared to the hot pot in Duke Zhou's Hot Pot Restaurant, but he could do it.Not only that, Emperor Yonghe also specially ordered Gu Xueshi to say that he is ugly and Yinmao, and it is best to write a poem that is not inferior to the poem that was spread all over the country before.
Gu Xueshi: "..." I am really having a hard time.
Fu Li and the others watched from the sidelines. Seeing that Gu Xueshi, who had tried to trick her to draw out today's highlight, was being targeted by Emperor Yonghe in this way, they were so happy that they ate a lot of meat.
Because other people were not in the mood to eat, Fu Li's family simply moved the position of the family together. The family was happy and happy, and they ate happily.
Then Fu Li hugged Jin Geer, Wei Yan hugged Lang Geer, and the two old men sat next to them with their eyes closed.
Early the next morning, the palace gates opened, and the ministers were about to go home when they were informed by Su Gonggong, who was beside Emperor Yonghe, that today's court meeting must not be absent.
Glancing at the sky outside, well, what home are you going back to?Let's go to court.
Wei Yan personally sent Fu Li and the two old men and two children to the gate of the palace, then turned around and went back to court.
On the way, I met Gu Xueshi, he glanced behind Wei Yan, and said with a smile: "Master Wei, you are coming from the wrong direction."
Wei Yan glanced at him coldly: "Bachelor Gu, the poem that the emperor asked you to write that is not inferior to the previous poems, is it finished?"
Lore!
Gu Xueshi glanced at him embarrassingly, then turned his head and went straight to his place.
A smile flashed across Wei Yan's eyes, and he shook his head speechlessly.
Emperor Yonghe has always acted vigorously and resolutely, and would not give those criminal officials any time to react, so Emperor Yonghe sent Gu Xueshi and Wei Yan to leave Beijing on business.
All the moths in the capital have been investigated, but those local officials who have been greedy are still at large.
And compared to the dozens of people arrested in the capital, the number of local officials involved in tax embezzlement is much larger. Even if there are only a dozen in each prefecture, there are hundreds of them in the whole country. All of these people actively or passively participated in the concealment and sharing of taxes, and it was impossible for Emperor Yonghe to let them go.
As for those who are not corrupt, or have seized money to develop the local economy, given that when the Supreme Emperor was in power, he was indeed very tolerant of corrupt officials. , And as long as those corrupt officials don't hurt their bones, those who are finally persecuted will become these people who do things seriously.
After Emperor Yonghe thought it over, he didn't care about these people's self-assertion, but he also sent a report to these people, without naming them, but it also let them understand what kind of temperament they are today and what their attitude towards corruption is. Let them report to the higher authorities if they encounter such a thing in the future, and don't make their own decisions.
Seeing that Emperor Yonghe didn't care about the past, these officials were also very grateful
In the eyes of some emperors, the crime of secretly embezzling the taxes paid by merchants or ordinary people to do practical things for the common people is even greater than corruption, so Emperor Yonghe turned a blind eye to such things and naturally let them I am grateful.
Fu Li and his party got into the carriage and left the palace to go to the street. They found that the bustling street yesterday was actually silent, as if the people in the entire capital had disappeared and there was only an empty city left in the capital.
Fu Li opened the curtain of the car and took a look outside, but there was no vendor on either side.
She couldn't help smiling, although she was a little surprised, but thinking about what Emperor Yonghe did last night, it is reasonable for such a situation to happen
Counting the ministers whose homes were ransacked yesterday, there are roughly dozens of them, right?It is normal for so many high-ranking dignitaries to have their homes ransacked, and it is normal for the common people to be frightened by such a big battle and dare not come out rashly to set up stalls.
Fu Li smiled, put down the car curtain, and didn't look out again.
It didn't take long for the reasons for the ransacking of the ministers' homes, and the imperial court had someone post a notice in front of the gate of Jingzhao Mansion Yin, writing the charges and the amount of corruption of those criminal ministers on the notice.
It was only then that the common people knew that the big battle in the imperial court was not because someone wanted to usurp power, but because the emperor was investigating corrupt officials.
To be honest, the common people don’t really care who is sitting on the throne. After all, the emperor is too far away from the lives of the common people. People can't touch it, so naturally they don't care.
However, the existence of corrupt officials is related to the real interests of every ordinary people. Even the most stupid ordinary people know that the money that every corrupt official and corrupt officials corrupt is the people's fat and people's anointing that is exploited and plundered from them. These corrupt officials, these ordinary people have troubles, and the court will not have so much money to save them.
If it was said that it was too cruel and frightening for the emperor to confiscate the homes of so many ministers in such a short period of time after he ascended the throne, and even secretly called him a tyrant in his heart, now he knows that these officials were confiscated The real reason is that the common people have completely lost their previous thoughts, and can only wish to go into the palace immediately and applaud Emperor Yonghe.
Speaking of which, the reason and the specific amount of the ransacking of the house should be announced to the common people. Such an approach was the Queen's idea after talking with Fu Li.
Emperor Yonghe was arrogant, and it was not uncommon for him to explain to the common people why he copied the homes of those ministers. He always believed that it was enough for the ministers in the court to know the reasons for what he did.
But the queen didn't think so.
The Empress and Emperor Yonghe were young couples who had conceived a child together and went through ups and downs together. The relationship between them has long been more than that of a man and a woman.The queen knew Emperor Yonghe's temperament, and knew that he did this for the sake of the court and the people, so she didn't want him to be misunderstood by the people.
So the empress persuaded Emperor Yonghe not to conceal the reason why those criminal officials ransacked their homes, it was better to tell the people about it so that they would know what Emperor Yonghe had done for them.
The queen finally persuaded Emperor Yonghe to agree, but encountered another problem
It is impossible for them to shout in the street with a loudspeaker, and it is impossible for them to give orders to courtiers
, Let them take out what Emperor Yonghe did to sing praises.As Emperor Yonghe is the king of a country, if he really wants to do this, it will probably become a joke for everyone.
Simply on the queen's birthday, out of admiration for Fu Li, the queen asked Fu Li casually, and then Fu Li suggested such a method.
The queen originally thought that this approach was not very good, and even thought about only telling the common people the reason why the ministers' homes were ransacked, without revealing the specific amount.
The amount of embezzlement by those ministers is too huge. If it is announced, it may have a bad impact on the reputation of the Supreme Emperor.
After all, everyone knew that it was less than a year since Emperor Yonghe ascended the throne. In such a short period of time, even if those ministers had eight hands, it was impossible for them to embezzle so much money.But if it wasn't greedy during the reign of Emperor Yonghe, then it must have been greedy during the reign of Emperor Taishang.
At that time, Fu Li thought that the empress would not adopt his own method. After all, such a thing as posting a notice did not match the status of Emperor Yonghe, so he said jokingly: "But if you don't tell the people the specific amount, others will pay you a little. If you push it, the common people may think that the emperor just made up a random crime just to get rid of dissidents."
Since Emperor Yonghe didn't want to destroy the reputation of the Supreme Emperor among the people and in the history books, he could only use his own reputation to fill the loopholes on stage.
There must be someone to blame for the shortfall of so much money, right?
The queen hesitated for a moment, and simply told Emperor Yonghe Fu Li's method, and let him decide whether to use it or not.
As for Emperor Yonghe, he didn't care whether he told the common people the reason and the number of those criminal officials who had their homes raided, and he didn't care at all whether the common people misunderstood him.
But when he was reminded by the queen, if he didn't explain clearly, not only would people misunderstand that he was eliminating dissidents, but he would also take the blame for the Supreme Emperor...
Emperor Yonghe didn't hesitate at all, and immediately ordered to post the notice
Since the Supreme Emperor got old, he has been tossed enough by the Supreme Emperor, and the weak father-son relationship has long been tossed. It is good that he does not maliciously destroy the reputation of the Supreme Emperor. How could he be willing? Taking the blame for the Supreme Emperor?What's the matter with throwing it to your son after taking the blame for yourself?
After the notice was posted, and Emperor Yonghe's reputation among the common people improved, those literati didn't dare to say slanderous words anymore.
If someone slanders Emperor Yonghe, there is no need to report it to the officials, and the common people will immediately rush up and beat the big fool who is good for others into a fool.
Not only did Emperor Yonghe's reputation improve, but even those stores opened by Fu Li in the capital also benefited from it.
Because after the news spread, the common people even found out that most of the money stolen by those corrupt officials was tax money paid by Fu Li according to law.Although she also earned these tax money from the common people, the tax money she handed over to the court will eventually be used for the people.
They spent money on food in Fu Li's store, and they had already received both money and goods, but the common people suddenly knew that part of the money they spent would return to themselves in another way...
We made money by spending money at the Zhougong Gourmet Chain Store!
Fu Li: "???"
No one knows who was the first person to think this way, and who was the one who spread this idea to brainwash the common people, but in the end, this idea did spread throughout the capital, and it has a tendency to continue to spread to the whole country .
Fu Li's Zhougong gourmet chain store became popular again. After making money, the tax money handed over to the court also increased by almost one-third of the previous one.
The matter of corrupt officials came to an end for the time being. Brother Jin's former wife in Bazhou Prefecture picked a time to visit her before Enke.
Because Fu Li had a face-to-face meeting with Mr. Sun when she was in Bazhou, so she thought about it, and then she went to meet Mr. Sun in person and asked about Mr. Sun's intentions.
After greeting Fu Li, Master Sun was a little embarrassed: "Caomin came this time..."
Fu Li hurriedly waved his hand: "You are brother Jin's wife, and someone I admire in my heart. The relationship between you and me is the most ordinary relationship between a gentleman and a student's parent, so don't worry about those common customs. You are still the same as before, Call yourself that I am."
Master Sun heaved a sigh of relief, he thought Fu Li would look down on him after he married Marquis Dingwei.
He paused, and continued to speak: "To tell you the truth, Madam Hou, I came here this time to apologize to you. Before Fu Wenjin said that he wanted to repay me for preaching to him, so I wanted to repay Yu I, I couldn't bear his pestering for a while, and I really wanted to ask Mr. Lu some questions that I didn't understand, so I tried to propose a meeting with him. Because Fu Wenjin's status is different now, Mr. Lu I also teach in the Wei family, so I thought, this is just a piece of cake for Fu Wenjin..."
Mrs. Sun looked ashamed, "Fu Wenjin hasn't given me any news during this time, I thought..." He cupped his hands at Fu Li, apologetic, "Later, I accidentally learned from a friend that Mr. Lu has a withdrawn personality. , I don’t like to socialize with people, and even when I was able to take part in the imperial examination to obtain fame, it was done under the persecution of my parents... Fu Wenjin has not given me any definite news during this time, presumably because he is working hard for me, and because This matter is really too difficult. After I knew about it, I realized that I had misunderstood the student, so I wanted to come to him and apologize."
He got up and bowed to salute, "It's my villainous heart."
Fu Li didn't expect Mrs. Sun, as Brother Jin's wife, to put down his body and apologize to him, so he couldn't help being a little shocked.At the same time, I also understood in my heart why Brother Jin would still miss this Master Sun after he arrived in the capital, and wanted to repay him.
She hurriedly stood up and helped him up herself: "Master Sun, you don't have to be like this, Brother Jin doesn't know you..."
"I believe that the way of a gentleman is to at least dare to admit your mistakes. You must never pretend that nothing happened just because the other party doesn't know, and continue to feel at ease." Sun Fuzi cupped his hands at Fu Li, "I really blamed Fu Wenjin on this matter, I should apologize to him. But since he's not here today, I'll ask my wife to help pass it on. Also, let him treat the meeting with Mr. Lu as a joke and don't take it to heart. With my talents, it's not difficult to pass the Jinshi exam. I also ask Madam to tell Wen Jin to study hard, not to waste precious study time worrying about me, and not to mention this matter to Mr. Lu rashly, so as not to make Mr. Lu angry and hinder my future studies. "
As he said that, Master Sun looked helpless, "As a teacher, I let the students work hard for their own future. If it gets out, my friends will laugh at me."
After listening to Master Sun's words, Fu Li couldn't help showing admiration in his eyes.
She smiled, and said to Mrs. Sun: "Speaking of which, this matter has actually been planned, but there were too many things before, and Brother Jin made some mistakes halfway, which made me punish for a while, so I couldn't Tell you the good news."
Mrs. Sun was stunned for a while before he realized it, and immediately looked at Fu Li in surprise: "What do you mean, madam?"
Fu Li smiled and said, "Sir, don't worry, just listen to me speak slowly."
She paused, a little hesitant to tell Mrs. Sun about Brother Jin's efforts to facilitate this matter, but she quickly decided not to hide it.
Just let her be selfish for a while.If this matter fell on her, of course she would try to downplay her own efforts so that the other party would not be burdened by it, but if it was about brother Guan Jin, she couldn't help but want to do more for him.
With Mr. Sun's talent, learning and conduct, even if he can't make achievements in the officialdom in the future, his popularity will definitely not be bad.
And in a few years, Brother Jin will also start to take the imperial examination, and it is likely that he will enter the court as an official in a short time.Although Wei Yan has a high position and authority, he is a general after all, and the help he can provide to Brother Jin is limited.But if Mrs. Sun wins this time, when Brother Jin becomes an official in the court, at least at the very beginning, his help will allow Brother Jin to gain a firm foothold in the court.
After thinking about it, Fu Li seemed to inadvertently told Mrs. Sun about Brother Jin's previous efforts to meet Mrs. Sun's request, and just as Mr. Jin expected, Mrs. Sun's expression on his face after listening Sure enough, there has been a change.
Fu Li smiled with satisfaction, and then said, "Mr. Lu likes ancient books. It just so happens that Lord Hou has a few books in his hand. Brother Jin also got a few books from other places before. Adding the two together, there are about ten books. Look. Brother Jin copied these books and gave them to Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu was really overjoyed and agreed to meet you very happily. It was just a while ago..."
Mrs. Sun nodded. As a scholar who is about to enter the officialdom, he naturally has been paying attention to current affairs, not to mention that the new emperor made such a big commotion some time ago, it is difficult for him not to know.
Fu Li saw that he understood, so he continued to explain, "Although it was delayed because of the incident a while ago, don't worry, Mr. Lu has indeed agreed to meet you. Just wait for Brother Jin and Mr. Lu to make an appointment, and you will You can see Mr. Lu and ask him questions. If Master has any problems that you can't figure out, please sort them out during this time, and you can ask them directly when you meet Mr. Lu."
"Also, Mr. Lu's temperament is indeed a bit weird in the eyes of ordinary people. He doesn't like to be disturbed by others, and there are only a few people who come into contact with him every day. Because he hasn't seen strangers for a long time, when he meets you, I'm afraid he will It's offensive. Moreover, Mr. Lu speaks quite directly, and he doesn't like to waste time on small talk, so after seeing you, he will probably ask you questions directly... Master, please be mentally prepared."
Mrs. Sun nodded quickly: "Since ancient times, most talented people have weird tempers. I have been prepared for this and will not feel resentful. Madam, please rest assured."
Fu Li quickly waved his hand: "I'm just worried that you feel wronged, or think that what we said in front of Mr. Lu made him behave like that..."
When several children were copying books, Fu Li asked someone to inquire about Mr. Lu's temperament.After inquiring clearly, Fu Li was a little surprised
This is not a weird temperament, it is obviously just severe social fear and poor speech.
Fu Li had met many such people in his previous life, so he didn't have any prejudice against that Mr. Lu, but people at this time don't know what social terror is, and they are more worried that Mr. Lu's bad words will make Mrs. Sun feel offended. That's why he was vaccinated in advance.
Mrs. Sun was stunned, and said with a busy smile, "Thank you Madam for your kindness."
Fu Li smiled and didn't take it seriously: "I just hope you don't blame brother Jin for not being good at things. He really respects you as a master. Since he went to Beijing, he has been thinking about doing something for you."
Master Sun narrowed his eyes with a smile: "It's my luck."
After a pause, he suddenly remembered something, "Speaking of which, I also made a good friend after I went to Beijing. He was admitted to Jinshi three years ago, but he failed to pass the examination of Shujishi, so he simply sought to be released. , I was a seventh-rank promotion official in the south of the Yangtze River. Because I have made great achievements in office, now I am returning to Beijing to report on my work. I think I will be promoted. He is talented and good at being an official. If Madam allows, I hope that I can Brother Jin recommended it to that friend."
Fu Li was about to agree immediately, but before she could speak, somehow, she subconsciously asked, "I don't know the name of that person?"
Mrs. Sun smiled and said: "My good friend's surname is Jia Minghua, his name is Shifei, and his name is Yucun. Although he looks big and big, he speaks well. I always get a lot from his words when I talk to him. If Jin My brother can get along with him for a while, and I think it will help him in the future."
Mrs. Sun was really thinking about Brother Jin's future, but when Fu Li heard the name of this person, he became dark almost instantly.
Master Sun was stunned, and his attitude became more cautious: "Madam, what's wrong?"
Fu Li smiled, but didn't know what to say.
Although Jia Yucun was an out-and-out villain in Dream of Red Mansions, before he was fired, he could only be regarded as a villain with flawed morals, and he had never really done anything bad.
It has only been three years since Jia Yucun got the money from Zhen Shiyin to rush to the high school Jinshi. He is only a seventh-rank official now. It will be many years before he becomes the magistrate of Jinling Yingtian Mansion through the relationship of the Lin family and the Jia family, and even though the Lin family is still there, the Jia family has been confiscated. If he is dismissed in the future, will he still have the chance to be reinstated? It’s just an unknown, and it’s even more impossible for him to allow Xue Pan to beat someone to death and escape in the Red Mansion, which was criticized by others...
Fu Li really didn't know how to explain to Mrs. Sun, but she was worried that Brother Jin would not be able to get in touch with such a person.
Knowing when he was cheated by Jia Yucun.
So after hesitating, she explained vaguely: "Master Sun's kindness, I appreciate it, but in this Jiayu village, I have heard of his reputation by accident. It's not very good. I really don't want Brother Jin to get in touch with him. But I never If you don’t have an opinion on your husband, please don’t misunderstand me.”
With Fu Li's identity, he can indeed come into contact with a lot of news that people like him don't know. After listening to Fu Li's words, Master Sun was naturally worried.
He endured it, and after all he cared a little, he hurriedly bowed to Fu Li: "I have always had a close relationship with Brother Jia. If he has misbehavior or done something unbearable, I don't know, but I can't help but wonder." , I must be having trouble sleeping and eating afterwards. Or maybe Madam just cares about herself, but what you said made me feel bad, and it will be difficult to face Jia Xiong after I go back. If there is anything wrong with Jia Xiong, I implore Madam to let me know."
Fu Li thought for a while, and suddenly thought of a small thing: "I heard people say that this Jia Yucun was originally from Huzhou. Complete decline. Although Jia Yucun is talented, he can't even get the money for the exam. Before he went to Jinling, he spent all his money and had to stay there. He could only make a living by selling calligraphy and composition, but he couldn't raise money. Hurry up for the silver exam."
Mrs. Sun was stunned: "Although Brother Jia is indeed from Huzhou, when we get along with me, he doesn't seem to be poor..."
Fu Li smiled and didn't speak, "It's simply that his neighbor is a well-known local family, and he is even more generous. Because he appreciates his talent, he donated silver to help the exam. Unexpectedly, the head of the famous family presented silver taels that night, and the next day he wanted to give it to him. I wrote two letters of recommendation, but when I went to the door, I found that the building was already empty."
Master Sun was stunned on the spot: "Brother Jia never bid farewell to his benefactor?"
Fu Li nodded: "I only asked the monk in the nearby temple to leave a word, and left in a hurry after leaving the benefactor's house that night."
This matter is actually a trivial matter, but seeing the big from the small is enough for people to get a glimpse of Jia Yucun's true character.
Master Sun was so shocked that he staggered to his feet, almost unable to stand still.
He is a real gentleman, so he can't tolerate Jia Yucun's villainous behavior even more.
No one knows why Jia Yucun did that, but it is true that he did not bid farewell to his benefactor face to face, but couldn't wait to get home after getting the money from the benefactor, as if he was worried that the benefactor would regret it.
Master Sun opened his mouth and looked at Fu Li with a dazed expression: "I don't know where Madam heard this... this news?"
Seeing Mrs. Sun like this, Fu Li couldn't bear it.But thinking of making friends with Jia Yucun, he might end up being stabbed in the back in the end, so he made up his mind and said: "Master should have heard that my Zhougong food chain stores are all over Daxia, and Jinling and other prosperous places will naturally not be left behind." .Because of the subsequent changes in Jia Yucun's benefactor's family, this incident was treated as an anecdote and passed on to my ears along with other news from his benefactor's family. That's why I heard this It’s such a big reaction when you name someone’s name.”
Fu Li got up and saluted, "I didn't mean to offend Master, please don't blame Master."
Master Sun waved his hands again and again, still a little bit unable to recover.
After a while, as if he had thought of something, his eyes lit up: "Since you are just hearing rumors, there are times when rumors are wrong. But I get along with Jia Xiong every day, and Jia Xiong treats me with sincerity. He also specially set up a bridge for me, and got in touch with a fellow countryman who worked in the Imperial Academy, so that I was able to get the information from the fellow countryman..."
It turns out that Jia Yucun was the one who helped Mr. Sun get the information?
Fu Li was a little amazed. Jia Yucun is not a very good person, but his ability to exploit and expand his network really makes people bow down.
She paused for a moment and didn't say anything else. She just reminded Mrs. Sun: "Although I also heard about it from other people, but because the person who told me the news is considered a confidant, I believed it. You The relationship with Jia Yucun is closer, and I believe that he is also normal. I just ask my master to be more careful in the future when we get along. You can treat him as a good friend, but don't talk to him about everything. And... Brother Jin is still young, I really don't want him to come into contact with people with flawed conduct, so please forgive me..."
Mrs. Sun nodded quickly: "I understand Madam's concerns, and I also know that you have good intentions and don't mind."
It's just that the good mood that I learned that I could see Mr. Lu disappeared without a trace, and I no longer had the mood to stay, so I got up and saluted and said goodbye.
It's not easy for Fu Li to stay too long, it's worth personally leading someone to send Master Sun out of the gate.
In the evening, Brother Jin and Brother Lang came back together. Fu Li told Brother Jin about Mrs. Sun's visit and conveyed Mrs. Sun's thanks. At the same time, he also told them about Jia Yu Village: "This Jia Yu Village He is a real villain, if you meet in the future, don't be fooled by him."
Brother Lang was a little dazed: "Is what mother said true?"
Fu Li nodded: "Of course it is true."
Brother Jin has a different opinion: "I just listen to what my mother said. Although this Jia Yucun is a villain, he has never done anything harmful to nature, but my mother is so on the verge of an enemy... Mother, you Tell me, do you know other things related to Jia Yucun, but you didn't tell him because you cared about the relationship between Master and Jia Yucun?"
Fu Li couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but raised his hand to touch his head: "You little cunning..."
She smiled and shook her head, "I do know some things, but it's hard to tell you. You just need to remember that this Jia Yucun is not only a villain, but also the most hated villain who likes to stab his benefactor in the back." good."
Unlike Mrs. Sun, Brother Jin believed in Fu Li's words very much.
Thinking of Master Sun's temperament, he couldn't help but worry: "If Jia Yucun is really a villain who likes to stab a knife in the back, wouldn't Master Sun be in danger?"
Fu Li thought about it, and was also a little worried about Mrs. Sun.But the relationship between them and Mrs. Sun is not close, and it is not easy to force Mrs. Sun to break up with Jia Yucun, right?
After a pause, she said: "The relationship between Jia Yucun and Mrs. Sun is so good.
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