Chu Qing went back to the bedroom with a depressed look on his face, full of regrets.
What's the matter, don't I deserve to find a decent girl? I have to run after the widow. Are you my biological father?
Returning to the bedroom and lying on the bed, Chu Qing rested his arm on his pillow, but he was tossing and turning, folding cakes, unable to sleep.
Close your eyes and see those complicated accounts.
In the last life, Chu Qing wanted to pursue a goddess who did risk assessment, but he didn't understand what risk assessment was. He enrolled in an accounting class for two days, so he knew a lot about accounts.
It's just a few accounts, but there are many problems that can be seen.
Li Mu, the county magistrate of Xiao County, misappropriated official silver and said that he was hiring civilian laborers. However, in fact, the civilian laborers did not receive any money at all because they were doing free "corvee" work, that is, unpaid labor.
This means that the more official money Li Mu embezzled, the more corvee labor the people under his rule had to do.
The vicious cycle is like this. The people have to do more corvee work, have no time for farming, and the grain harvest is poor. The government collects less tax money. The less tax money, the more Li Mu forces the people to do corvee work.
How can the people support their families if they do nothing but do corvee labor and cannot pay rent at all?
Exploited by the government and exploited by the landlords who rented the land, the two layers of skin have been peeled off. It is self-evident how miserable the people are.
Originally, these had nothing to do with Chu Qing. With his way of dealing with things, he would avoid them if he could. There were so many injustices in the world. He had too much time to take care of himself, so why bother with trouble? Not to mention that in this world and age, injustices Things can happen everywhere, where can you take care of it, and how many lives do you have to take care of it?
But as soon as I closed my eyes, I started thinking wildly.
Thinking about this damn world, thinking about my father who is walking hard, thinking about Tao Yao with a snobbish face, and also thinking about Tao Shaozhang who is in an important position but has a scholarly attitude.
Sighing deeply, Chu Qing was filled with emotions.
Tao Shaozhang's father is the prince's young master, so he can take charge, he can be willful, and he can have no hesitation.
Who do you think you are? If you don't care, just shouting will bring disaster.
After counting the sheep, almost tens of thousands of sheep, Chu Qing fell into a deep sleep.
As everyone knows, Chu Wensheng also had trouble falling asleep that night. He sat in the study and sighed.
There was no words all night, and at dawn on the second day, there was a rapid knock on the door of the Chu Mansion.
You must know that since the new king came to the throne, the Chu mansion has been crowded, and no guests have come to visit. Moreover, listening to the rapid knocking on the door, you can tell that the visitor is not good.
The ancients were particular about knocking on doors, including how to knock, the priorities, and whether it was the middle door or the side door.
The ring was from the middle door, and the sound was urgent, as if it was coming to pay for the property fee.
Seeing that it was the middle door, the servants hurried over and took off the door bolts. Unexpectedly, as soon as a crack appeared in the middle door, the two doors were kicked open, and the servants almost hit their noses.
"Chu Wensheng, get out of here!"
Before anyone could cross the threshold, loud yelling came in first.
Chu Wensheng had been in the main hall all night, his expression changed drastically, and he ran quickly across the screen wall.
As soon as he passed the screen wall and saw who was coming, Chu Wensheng quickly saluted.
"It turns out that it's Mr. Qiu who's welcomed you from afar, and welcomed you from afar."
Mr. Qiu, his famous name is Qiu Wanshan, the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs!
Among these six departments, the Ministry of Personnel is called the Heavenly Official. It is in charge of the evaluation, promotion and transfer of officials. It can be said that it controls the power of life and death of officials. The most important thing for the country and the most important thing for the new king is The Ministry of Finance.
The minister is the biggest, and below him are the left and right ministers. Qiu Wanshan, the right minister of the household department, can definitely be called the boss of the court.
He is in his early fifties, with a thin build, wearing an official robe, standing with his hands behind his hands, his face full of anger.
Even though Qiu Wanshan was only half a rank higher than Chu Wensheng, even the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was at the same level, had to bow his back and call him "Sir" when he saw Qiu Wanshan.
"Where is your good-for-nothing son? Get out of here!"
Chu Wensheng, who was originally confused, his face darkened: "I don't know why Master Qiu is looking for the dog. If he collides with you, I will be dismissed..."
"Stop talking nonsense and let him get out!"
After cursing, Qiu Wanshan walked straight into the main hall with an angry face as if he were entering his own back garden.
Chu Wensheng followed closely behind him like a doormat, bending down with a humble attitude.
The two of them had never interacted with each other before, and they only met each other in the court hall. It was also Qiu Wanshan's first time to come to the Chu Mansion. It was obviously rude to step in, but Chu Wensheng didn't dare to take a breath.
This is officialdom. Chu Wensheng, the brave general who guarded the border at the border, rode a fast horse and carried a Mo knife. He chopped off the heads of countless Liangrong thieves. But when he came to the capital, he became the minister of the Ministry of Industry. , even if he saw a weak civil servant, he would lower his head and bend down and let him insult him.
When they arrived at the main hall, Qiu Wanshan sat directly on the main seat and sneered again and again.
Just as the servants were serving the tea, Qiu Wanshan suddenly waved his arm and swept the tea away.
"Chu Wensheng, you are so brave!"
There was a hint of anger in Chu Wensheng's eyes, but his face looked like he was begging for mercy: "Master Qiu, I don't know how the dog rushed you. You scolded me, and I will suffer. But I have to let me be scolded." Let’s understand each one.”
"Your scum son went to Master Tao's house yesterday."
Chu Wensheng's heart skipped a beat: "That's true."
"Okay, just admit it..."
Halfway through, Chu Qing, who heard the scolding next door, walked in, frowning and looking gloomy.
Before Chu Qing could speak, there was a "pop" sound, and Qiu Wanshan slapped the table: "You are that coward!"
Chu Qing glanced at the jade belt on Qiu Wanshan's body and roughly knew that the other party was a minister. He looked at his father again with confusion on his face.
"Why are you standing there in such a daze? Why don't you show your respects to Mr. Qiu quickly? No, no, no, please apologize. Please apologize quickly."
Although Chu Qing didn't know why, he still bent down and saluted: "My dear Chu Qing, I have met Mr. Qiu."
Qiu Wanshan snorted, and then said in a deep voice: "Kneel down!"
After this "kneel down", Chu Qing was stunned. Chu Wensheng's expression also changed drastically, and his chest heaved up and down.
After all, Lao Chu suppressed his anger and asked with a smile: "Mr. Qiu, it's true that Quanzi went to Tao Mansion yesterday, but I don't know why you came here early in the morning to ask for guilt."
"You don't know the inside story, right? Well, I will tell you that the young minister of Dali Temple was deceived by someone with malicious intentions and mistakenly thought that Li Mu, the magistrate of Xiao County, had embezzled money. However, Master Tao collected the account books but found no trace. Who I know that your son has entered the Tao Mansion and is talking nonsense about being proficient in arithmetic and claiming to have noticed something fishy in the accounts. Chu Wensheng, Chu Wensheng, you have taught your son well and have taught him a good son. He is good at managing my household department. The first thing is to deceive the young minister of Dali Temple, the second thing is to slander Li Mu, the county magistrate of Xiao County, the third thing. These three things will definitely cause your official title to be lost, your son will be slandered and rebelled, and your Chu family will be wiped out. Broken home!”
As if struck by lightning, Chu Wensheng turned his head to look at Chu Qing numbly.
Chu Qing's face was as gloomy as water, and he cupped his hands: "Sir, this is all a misunderstanding. Master Tao Shaozhang did mention the accounts yesterday, but I didn't say anything..."
"Shut up!" Qiu Wanshan interrupted coldly, and just looked at Chu Wensheng: "I came here today to inform you that the Chu family father and son will rest in the court today and enter the palace tomorrow. I and all my colleagues from the Ministry of Household Affairs, I will read this for you. If you can still keep your title as the Minister of Works, I will retire and return home!"
