"Okay, well said." Gu Chen listened for a long time, and finally couldn't help but push the door open and praised: "Madam, our girl has really grown up."
Reading the book was not in vain. I actually began to understand these official matters.
"Dad (Uncle Gu), (Master Gu)..."
When everyone saw him coming in, they all saluted, and then Huang Lu said immediately.
"Miss Gu is very right. The county magistrates in the past looked like government servants in front of Pan Fu. This Pan Fu is the real magistrate of the county."
Hearing this, Zeng Qi and Chen Haicun couldn't help but cast admiring glances at Gu Shuning.
Gu Chen touched his daughter's bud lovingly, and then explained with a smile.
"Actually, this situation of county magistrates being sidelined has existed in all dynasties, but the severity is different."
"After the Yuan Dynasty, the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty were not strict in their governance."
"As a result, the officials below are intertwined and become monolithic."
"Before, a petty official named Shen Shang in Changshu County caused harm to the people."
"The local county magistrate stepped in to stop him, but was beaten by Shen Xiaoli in the court."
"The magistrate was beaten so hard that he couldn't get out of bed. His majesty was so angry that he cursed in the court: You officials allow yourself to be insulted by petty officials. Are you just a loser?"
"It can be seen that the disasters caused by subordinate staff and landlords are far greater than the disasters caused by officials."
If things continue like this, the Ming Dynasty will sooner or later end.
Chen Haicun asked with concern: "Uncle Gu, is there a way to completely resolve this matter?"
Gu Chen shook his head helplessly. There was no way to solve it, not even six hundred years later. However, there were ways to alleviate it.
Huang Lu's journey to sue the government was not very smooth. He did not dare to leave the city openly.
Instead, he took the mountain road, shuttled through the dense forest, and took a long detour to Yingtian.
The body is covered with scratches from branches, old and new, so pitiful.
Moreover, he still hid in Tibet. During the day, he hid in the dense forest to avoid interrogation by officers and soldiers. At night, he went out on the road and ate mud and drank dirty water before reaching Beijing safely.
However, he was lucky enough to be born in the Ming Dynasty and could appeal to higher levels.
You can even play the Dengwen drum, provided you can get to the Dengwen drum first.
Haha, there are many officers guarding there, and they were captured before you even got close.
After arriving in the Qing Dynasty, the "Qing Dynasty Code" said: "All military and civilian lawsuits must be reported from the bottom up. If you go beyond the scope of the lawsuit and go to your superiors to file a lawsuit, you will be whipped fifty times."
To put it bluntly, you are not allowed to file a complaint beyond the next level.
Deng Wengu even stipulates: "It must be related to important military and national affairs, great corruption, great evil, and extraordinary injustice and tragedy. Otherwise, the drum is not allowed to be played. Violation will be a serious crime."
In a situation like Huang Lu's, in the Qing Dynasty, he had to receive fifty lashes first.
He pinched his fingers to estimate the time, thinking about Fan Congwen.
You should be at the place already, right?
Although Liyang County is not a big place, it is also a land of plenty. It is a wealthy Shangxian County and a well-known fat vacancy in the officialdom.
Many people are trying their best to become officials in this place.
So when he appointed the county magistrate, Lao Zhu also put some thought into it, and he personally appointed Li Gao.
It has a good reputation and has no shortcomings.
Who knew that such a shameful thing would happen just a few months after taking office.
Lao Zhu must be very angry right now, and his teeth are starting to hurt, right?
soon.
Li Gao was escorted by officials to Yingtian first, while the other imperial envoys went to catch Pan Fu who had escaped.
In the Fengtian Hall, Lao Zhu first drank a large cup of chrysanthemum tea that made the fire burn.
Then he personally interrogated Li Gao, a corrupt official, in front of hundreds of officials.
This would be the Ming Dynasty, if it were changed to other dynasties.
Li Gao can't enjoy this treatment. How busy are the emperors every day?
Who has time to waste time and body for you as a county magistrate?
Wouldn't it be over if you cut it off?
But Lao Zhu was different. He really wanted to know the mental journey of corrupt officials along the way.
"Tell me, what do you think? Why are you so greedy and doing so many stupid things in just a few months after taking office?"
In Lao Zhu's view, the least you can do is do a few good deeds first.
Then you can no longer resist the temptation and embark on the road of corruption, right?
Just like his nephew Zhu Huan, when he first went to Dingyuan County.
Didn't he also do some good things in Dingyuan and then start to lose his head?
"My lord, you are guilty."
Li Gao cried with tears and runny nose, and answered honestly.
"I don't have any other bad habits, it's just...just...love..."
In front of so many people, Li Gao was somewhat embarrassed to say it.
Gu Chen saw this and kindly helped him answer the emperor's question.
"I'm just a little lustful. I can't walk when I see a beautiful woman."
The ancients were shy, not to mention the literati?
After hearing this, all the officials bowed their heads and expressed that it was really vulgar to like beautiful women. They didn't like beautiful women.
"Yes." Li Gao's head lowered even more fiercely now, and he said with difficulty: "After I took office, Pan Fu used the infiltration strategy."
"He used the people's money he embezzled to go to Suzhou and buy a stunning woman."
"Then he invited me to his house for a drink, saying that he would offer me as his wife."
"But I already have a wife at home, so there is no reason to stop marrying her and marry again."
"And she is a prostitute, so I cannot take a prostitute as my concubine!"
Although it is not illegal to take a prostitute as a concubine, you will be dismissed from office and will not be allowed to serve as an official.
"Pan Fu then said, let the girl stay at Pan Fu's house. If I miss her, I can just go to his house to enjoy it. If I am confused for a moment..."
"In this way, I boarded the pirate ship and fell into Pan Fu's hands..."
In this way, Pan Fu said whatever he said, and he didn't dare to refute a word, and he used the people's wealth and people's anointment with peace of mind.
He made a mistake in one step, and he made a mistake in every next step.
"Look, look, these are my parents and officials from the Ming Dynasty. No, how come you are so promising?"
Lao Zhu was so angry that he got down from the dragon chair, pointed at Li Gao's head and started to curse.
"You are still a Jinshi, and you are being fooled around by a government servant who has no reputation as a scholar?"
"You...you are so ugly that others can manipulate you in the palm of your hand. You are so ugly. How could we personally appoint you as the magistrate of Liyang County?"
He understood what happened next without asking.
It was nothing more than boarding a pirate ship. Ming officials became Pan Fu's protective umbrella, and they used the protective umbrella to make even more money.
"Your Majesty, these rich people and country gentry are really abominable."
Seeing the excitement, Gu Chen didn't think it was a big deal and immediately added fuel to the matter.
"I see, these people don't take our Ming Dynasty court seriously at all. This reminds me of the past few years."
"Shen Shang, a subordinate official in Changshu County, and Xu Wenliang, a subordinate official in Kaihua County, Quzhou, actually beat and kicked dignified county officials in the court."
"Master Deng, Master Tang, come out, why are you hiding?"
Deng Yuan and Tang Shouqing were publicly named and talked about such embarrassing past events. They quickly covered their faces with wat boards.
"Master Gu, what are you doing? Why are you bringing up old memories?"
But it was already too late, because Gu Chen dragged them out one by one without saying a word.
They also tore off their clothes in front of the court and exposed their old wounds to the emperor.
They were so angry that they covered their faces repeatedly and kept shouting that it was insulting to gentle people.
"Your Majesty, look at it. The injuries from back then are still on these two adults. They are unforgettable. Your Majesty, do these people still have the royal power?"
"I think that it is not enough to rectify officials. We must also rectify subordinate officials. Otherwise, these people will not know how to torment the people."
"Master Deng, Master Tang, do you think so?"
The two people who had been beaten by subordinate officials naturally agreed with Gu Chen's point of view.
"Yes, yes, I can't look back on the past. Every time I think of the situation that day, I... I am so ashamed and angry..."
A dignified county magistrate was pressed down and beaten by subordinate officials. What do you think this is?
Lao Zhu looked at Gu Chen: "Then tell us how to deal with subordinates?"
He had wanted to deal with this group of people for a long time, but didn't he have no idea how to deal with them?
This group is too large to start with.
Everyone stared at Gu Chen to answer, but after waiting for a long time, someone else said.
"I don't know. I can't figure it out. Your Majesty has to worry about this matter."
Cut~
Everyone looked at him with disdain, saying that there was nothing you could do, what the hell are you talking about?
But Gu Chen has been waiting, waiting for the moment when Lao Zhu is most angry with these landlords, wealthy households, and subordinate officials, that is the time to speak out.
