Before leaving the Hanlin Academy to go to the Ministry of Punishments, Zhang Bo, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, stopped Zhu Pingan, poured him a cup of tea and handed Zhu Pingan a gift list.
Looking at Zhu Ping'an's puzzled expression, Zhang Bo smiled slightly and explained, "Before Ziwei leaves, please ask me to help you with your favors. This gift list is from our Hanlin Academy during your vacation."
Favors?
Zhu Ping'an was startled for a moment, and then it became clear. Favors are gifts. Whether in ancient times or now, there are so few favors in officialdom. There is no courtesy, and this is the unspoken rule of officialdom. . There were many "rituals" in ancient official circles, including congratulatory gifts, festival gifts, thank yous, etc., which I had ignored. However, Zhang Siwei was worthy of being from a noble family, and he had considered all these things in advance.
"I'm causing trouble to Brother Zhang." Zhu Ping'an took the gift list and thanked Zhang Bo.
"It's just a little effort." Zhang Bo shook his head and smiled slightly.
Zhu Pingan glanced at the gift list after thanking him, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. There were really many items. Zhang Bo's gift list is very detailed: Yuan Wei has a son, Guan Zhangsong is inspected, Li's house moves for two liang, the prince of Guan leaves office, Li Shangshu's wife is married for two liang, five liang, and two pieces of silk and satin. Note at the back: Except for Li Shangshu who refused to accept it, I all accepted it.
Well, it's only been more than half a month and I've already received six taels of silver. If Li Mo hadn't accepted the gift, it would have been more than ten taels. No wonder so many officials despise that their salaries are low and not enough. Please come and go. Not to mention that the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty are not high in the first place. Even if they are higher, they are not enough to exchange favors.
Of course, if you have a higher official position, you can definitely profit a lot from this unspoken rule of human relations. Relationships are often disguised transactions of power and money. Perhaps, there is a golden house in the book, which has a lot to do with this.
When they first entered the officialdom and held a low-level official position, they mostly gave many gifts and could not make ends meet. When they got a higher-ranking official position, how could they not repay their capital or even make a fortune by relying on unspoken rules?
The next step of favor exchanges is often corruption. Some officials fall into corruption with the fallacy that favor exchanges are not corruption. After officials become corrupt, the decline and decay of the Ming Dynasty are inevitable.
I can't stand it, but I'm not sure.
This unspoken rule is not something that I can break now, so I can only go with the flow for the time being.
After leaving the Hanlin Academy, he touched his empty money bag. Zhu Pingan felt that he should find a way to make money. Although he still had a lot of savings, he couldn't help it in the long run.
The Hanlin Academy is not far from the Ministry of Punishments. Within a few minutes of leaving the Hanlin Academy, Zhu Pingan arrived at the Yamen of the Punishment Department. The Ministry of Punishments is different from an important institution like the Hanlin Academy. It is a real power agency, holding great power and in charge of the world's criminal affairs and sentencing. Convict cases and manage prisoners. The Yamen of the Ministry of Justice are much more impressive than the Hanlin Academy. The tall stone lions and red lacquer gates make people awe.
There is a peach wood couplet hung in a prominent position at the door, which reads, "Powerful ministers must not let grudges and grudges serve as a basis for entry and exit, and the emperor must not place joy or anger as a priority."
Zhu Pingan glanced at the couplet and curled his lips disdainfully. The couplet was a good couplet and in line with the position of the Ministry of Justice, but it was too idealistic. In modern times, the judiciary cannot be truly independent of politics, let alone the feudal Ming Dynasty.
It’s just a facade!
Zhu Ping'an cursed, then walked up the steps and entered the gate of the Criminal Department.
"My lord, please stay. I wonder what your purpose is in coming to the Ministry of Punishments. I am a lowly official so that I can report to you." As soon as Zhu Ping'an entered the gate of the Ministry of Punishments, he was respectfully stopped by an official wearing a low-class official uniform. He is the official responsible for registration at the Criminal Department.
Zhu Ping'an stopped when he heard this, turned around, and bowed his hands slightly in return to the official at the door.
very young!
The official in charge of registration at the door saw Zhu Ping'an's appearance clearly and was surprised. He was already at the sixth level at such a young age, and his future prospects were bound to be limitless. So, I became more respectful to Zhu Pingan, brought a chair for Zhu Pingan, asked Zhu Pingan to sit down and register, and poured Zhu Pingan a cup of tea.
"I'm here to present my case to the Ministry of Punishments." After Zhu Ping'an put his name on the visitor list, he asked, "Don't know where to go?"
Zhu Pingan!
When the official in charge of registration at the door saw Zhu Ping'an's registered name, the respect on his face suddenly faded. He had heard the name Zhu Ping'an a lot these days. The Ministry of Punishment issued three reminders in a row. In the past few years, he was the only one to receive such treatment. , how could he not recognize it?
Pity!
Such a young and promising No. 1 scholar with an unlimited future will become history.
These days, three impeachment memorials have caused a lot of commotion in the capital. In the past, there were memorials to impeach Mr. Yan Ge, but three consecutive memorials to impeach Mr. Yan Ge were rare, so the commotion was even louder than before. many. This official is only responsible for the registration of transactions in the Ministry of Punishment. His work is simple and he has a lot of free time. He just reads the newspaper and other things when he has nothing to do. Of course he will not pay attention to such a big news as the three memorials.
One person, Mr. Yan Ge, is worth more than ten thousand people. Isn't it too long to impeach Mr. Yan Ge?
The owners of the other two of the three memorials were verified. They were thrown into prison, removed from their official positions, demoted to civilians, and their lives were over.
Zhu Pingan, the owner of this memorial, is naturally no exception.
He is about to become a civilian. Although he is not a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Justice, he is still an official. How can I be respectful to you, who is about to become a civilian?
"Enter the door and turn left. The second door is closed."
The official in charge of registration said coldly, reached out and took the hot tea in front of Zhu Pingan, sat aside and drank by himself, without looking at Zhu Pingan anymore.
hehe
Zhu Ping'an looked at the official's actions and smiled with the corners of his lips raised. The other person was very respectful just now, but now his attitude has completely changed after seeing his name. If you don't understand what's going on, That's weird.
Zhu Pingan stood up and said thank you lightly, then entered the Ministry of Punishment as he said, turned left, and entered the second door holding the reminder letter from the Ministry of Punishment.
When Zhu Pingan came in, the topic about Zhu Pingan in the Hanlin Academy became more and more heated. Generally speaking, everyone generally looked down on Zhu Pingan.
"Zhu Zihou is still too young and impulsive. He actually impeached a general who shed blood and sweat for our Ming Dynasty and was promoted by Yan Ge. Alas, what a pity." A Hanlin said with a hint of regret.
"No, Zihou is the number one scholar and has caught the eye of the Holy Emperor. His future was originally limitless, but in the end, he lost everything with one wrong move. It's a pity." Another Hanlin nodded and sighed.
"You said it was not good for him to impeach anyone, but he only impeached the people promoted by Mr. Yan."
"Zhao Jin, the censor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Zhou Mian, a doctor in the Ministry of War, were both imprisoned and demoted to serve the people. I'm afraid Zi Hou will inevitably be demoted to serve the people."
"Zihou is the first memorial for impeachment, I'm afraid."
"He didn't ask for it. If he gets the top prize, he won't know who he is. I think he wants to be famous and wants to go crazy." Yuan Wei gloated to himself. In Yuan Wei's view, Zhu Pingan was finished this time. When he learned about Zhu Pingan's impeachment memorial, Yuan Wei was surprised at first, and then overjoyed. Originally, Yuan Wei was worried that Zhu Ping'an would threaten his position in the Hanlin Academy. Zhu Ping'an was the number one scholar. He had good handwriting and could write Qing poetry. He also caught the eye of the emperor and was promoted to a higher rank within a few days of entering the Hanlin Academy. Now he's fine, he actually tried to commit suicide, which is really great news.
Of course, not all Hanlins are like this, at least Zhang Juzheng is not like this. Zhang Juzheng, who was sitting in the corner, looked at the Hanlins discussing with disdain. ^
