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