It's just that Sima Rui doesn't know that his ex-wife, who he once thought of occasionally, should be hiding there and living in poverty now. On his wedding night, he was kicked out of the bed because he was unable to do what he wanted. He was wearing a thin gauze that could not be covered by anything, and he was serving Huang Qiong to bathe with his cousin who was also dressed. In the subsequent love affair, she even made actions that would have been unthinkable when she was with him.
Even at Huang Qiong's strong request, Huang Qiong was given pleasure with another secret part that had never been touched before and was even more unimaginable. At this time, Wu Zhiyu, who had completely moved on from the shadow left by his ex-husband, had already focused all his body and mind on Huang Qiong. He who was once so ruthless has been completely forgotten.
Just like what Wu Ziyu said to her after that night. Regardless of whether she was forced by Huang Qiong at first, or whether she was a woman who attached herself to him voluntarily, she would eventually fall for Huang Qiong completely. This little man is as tender as water, extremely considerate and caring. Let even the woman who was unwilling at the beginning will stay with him with all her heart in the end and no longer think about leaving.
Although Sima Rui regretted abandoning his wife and son, there is no regret medicine in this world. Now even if he regrets it, it is impossible for the two people to reunite. Not to mention his newlywed wife with a rich family background, he didn't dare to put this idea into practice even if he had it. Even if there is, I am afraid that even if he kneels in front of Wu Zhiyu, Wu Zhiyu will not look at him
His initial ruthlessness finally made him taste the bitter fruit of his own brewing. But for him, this is just the beginning. People at this time still value reputation very much. Even if he is in a mess privately, at least he still needs his reputation on the surface. At this time, everyone in the court already knew that Brother Sima abandoned his wife and daughter in order to cling to power.
So for his experience, not only did no one sympathize with him, but many people made trouble for him, and there were even a lot of cynicism. And his immediate boss at the Ministry of War was the doctor from the Department of Fang. Because he loves his wife so much and has been through all the hardships with him. Under the influence of his family, he is even more unpopular with him. It can be said that he is targeted at everything.
And this doctor was the confidant of the left minister of the Ministry of War who failed to compete with his uncle for the bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy. Even if he doesn't even want to see his uncle, how can he want to see him? He even poured most of his resentment for losing the competition onto his head. When he first joined the Ministry of War to observe politics, this man's life was quite difficult. Almost every day was like a year.
It turned out that his uncle, after he was transferred to the Hanlin Academy as a bachelor, also tried every means to transfer him to the Ministry of Rites to observe politics. Unexpectedly, I was suppressed at the last moment. The transfer order that had been issued was personally taken back by the Minister of Rites. The minister of the Ministry of War, who had a grudge against his uncle, even publicly threatened him at midnight. Or you can take the initiative to resign and do whatever you have to do.
Or just be honest and stay in the office to watch the government. Looking at the height of this mountain and the height of that mountain, this kind of vanity is undesirable. The government officials will stay wherever they are assigned. This is the rule of the government. Not just anyone who feels that they have a strong background can destroy it casually. Although the Minister of War did not mention his name, everyone knew who he was.
Facing a group of colleagues, looking at them with mocking eyes, the Second Young Master of Sima almost found a crack in the ground and crawled in without shame. Sima Rui was extremely depressed. For a long time, he even suspected that someone was deliberately trying to punish him. Otherwise, even if the transfer warrant was issued, how could it be withdrawn by the Minister of Rites himself before it was announced.
If no one deliberately corrects himself, he is just a small eighth-grade new scholar. How can he be in the eyes of a second-grade official such as the Minister of Rites? And the Minister of War, if there is no one to support him, how can he not even sell himself as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy? However, this time Sima Rui did think too much.
The reason why he was assigned to the Ministry of War was that he could not enter the Ministry of Etiquette where his uncle had worked hard to help him with his activities. It was because what he did really made the Minister of Rites look down upon him. As the saying goes, a bad wife never goes to court. He changed his wife before he was rich, which will make people doubt his moral character. What does the Ministry of Rites do? It is the yamen in charge of etiquette and morality in the world.
If the Ministry of Rites assigns such a person to watch the government, how can the Ministry of Rites set an example for the world? Now, the Minister of Rites is someone else, but he is someone who is known for his integrity and not rubbing a grain of sand in his eyes. For such a person who has stains on his body and can even be said to have a bad reputation, he is simply unable to accept being assigned to the Ministry of Etiquette even if he is just observing politics.
The relationships that Sima Honglin had worked so hard to pave the way for before leaving the capital could not be used in the face of this Minister of Rites who only had an old wife and no concubines. In addition, Sima Rui's reputation is quite bad at the moment, and even among his father's old friends, there are really not many people who are willing to help him. No matter how loudly they beat their chests, not many were willing to come forward.
After receiving the list of new scholars who were assigned to the Ministry of Rites to observe politics, the extremely annoyed Minister of Rites immediately crossed them out, without giving any face to his old subordinate and uncle. Even when he was initially assigned, he was not allowed to join the Ministry of Etiquette. How could this old scholar, the Minister of Rites, accept that he could no longer stay in the Ministry of War and transferred back to the Ministry of Rites?
Even his uncle, in order to avoid the Minister of Rites, went around a long way to find the Minister, Zuo Cheng, who issued a note to transfer people. But at the last moment, he was still rejected by the Minister of Rites who refused to buy anything from anyone. What he didn't even know was that the first time he was sent back by the Ministry of Rites, it gave the Ministry of Officials a headache for a while.
Because this Sima Rui has a bad reputation in Beijing right now. This kind of person can divorce his useless wife just to get a servant. Who can guarantee that Ming'er won't betray his former boss in order to cling to another person? Therefore, after it was returned by the Ministry of Rites, the yamen did not want it. According to customization, the new Jinshi can only watch the government in six departments.
Although no one does less dirty things, and no one changes his wife if he is rich, there are still many people who have a large number of concubines. But that was done in private, and no one did it publicly. What's more, no one wants to have a dog that can bite them at any time. Especially the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Husbandry, which had more actual power and more tricks, all shook their heads when they heard this person.
As for the officials, as soon as they heard about this person, everyone including his father shook their heads. Although the Ministry of Industry did not openly reject it for the sake of his father. According to the imperial court's avoidance system, fathers and sons are not allowed to serve as officials in the same yamen. Since Sima Hong returned to the Ministry of Works as an official after his resurrection, his son naturally could not return to the Ministry of Works.
In the end, it was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs who was born as a Jinshi in the same ranking as his father. For the sake of his age, or to be precise, for the sake of the King of England behind Sima Hong. All in all, and with the help of a person his father had entrusted with the original task, he was finally assigned to the Ministry of War to watch politics. As for the fact that it finally fell to the Staff Division, it was purely due to being implicated.
In fact, when I first arrived at the Ministry of War, except for the most popular military selection and arsenal divisions, the General Affairs Office, which involved some confidential matters, was strictly prohibited from entering by the Minister of War. The others were in the same hall, but they didn't embarrass him too much. The reason why he was promoted to the position of Fangsi was because the Minister of War, who failed to win the bachelor's degree of the Hanlin Academy, acted openly and honestly.
As the right minister of the Ministry of War, he is in charge of this matter. Where the new Jinshi are assigned to observe government affairs, it is within their scope of authority. Even his uncle couldn't say anything. It was all his own fault that he had reached this point today, and no one could blame anyone. But if he knew the real inside story, would he regret his divorce?
As for Huang Qiong, although he despises this person extremely, a small new scholar is not worthy of him to deal with. Sometimes, just one sentence is enough. He didn't even need to speak, he just used his busy schedule to let King Yong's people spread the news that Sima Rui, in order to cling to the powerful, had his wife who was in trouble with him brought down to court.
Although in this officialdom, most people don't care much about reputation when it comes to making money. There are also many people who do more extraordinary things in order to cling to the powerful in order to get promoted. Just like Concubine Shen's father, in order to win over the King of Shu, he would even give away his wife and daughter. But everyone does these things in private, and at least the superficial reputation is still needed.
People like Sima Rui abandoned their wives in order to cling to power. In fact, it is not impossible. But this kind of people are generally very disliked. Because in the eyes of most people, such people are easily bribed with petty profits. Today you can abandon your wife for wealth, but tomorrow you may betray your immediate boss for promotion. Who would really dare to use such a person?
The end of the palace examination means that the three-year competition has come to an end. Huang Qiong focused more on government affairs and sorting out some things that his opponents could use, and the very limited things he could collect about the Guilin County Prince's Mansion. But if you don't sort it out, you won't know. Huang Qiong discovered a big problem during this sorting.
He found that since five years ago, the sales volume of iron on Guangnan West Road, where the Guilin County Prince's Palace is located, has not increased significantly. However, although the sales volume of Guangnan East Road, Huguang South Road, Qianzhong Road, Jiangnan West Road and Fujian Road around Guangnan West Road does not increase significantly every year, it has steadily increased every year in the past five years. of rise.
Moreover, the annual increase in one road is not much, but the annual increase in the four roads combined is astonishing, even if it is found only from the unclear and even confusing records of the Ministry of Household Affairs. And these roads are connected by mountains and rivers with Guangnan West Road where the Guilin County Prince's Palace is located. It is said that it flows into these roads, but who can guarantee that it will not flow into Guangnan West Road from these roads.
At the same time, since five years ago, the number of refugees flowing into Guangnan West Road and surrounding roads has also increased significantly. The largest number in a year was nearly 100,000 people. A large part of the refugees flowing into Guangnan West Road and surrounding roads are young adults. The sales of ironware have increased sharply, and refugees have poured in in large numbers. What is hidden behind these clues?
Even if he only made partial guesses, the danger hidden in it already made Huang Qiong's hair stand on end. With the financial resources of the Guilin County Prince's Palace, coupled with the large number of young and strong refugees who have poured into Guangnan West Road and surrounding roads in recent years. And it is very likely that a large amount of iron will also flow to Guangnan West Road in the end, which means that the water is not as deep as the imperial court can't reach.
