Teaching refers to academic officials. There are two types of teaching in the Chang Dynasty. One is teaching in the palace, mostly subordinate officials in the palace, who teach the nobles in the palace knowledge, lecture on scriptures and texts, and the other is academic officials in the Imperial College. , teaching students the Four Books and Five Classics at different levels.
In addition, there is another type that can also be called teaching, which has no official status, can be a trafficker, a pawn, an official and a civil servant, and serves as a lecturer. The person who teaches must address him as "sir" and regard himself as a student.
There are also three provinces, six ministries, and nine temples, but most of them are folk scholars and celebrities, and they do not hold long-term appointments.
Chu Qing almost has an official status now, and is waiting for the official approval. He is just a low-ranking official in the eighth-grade department, so the official officials will still give it to Wei Changfeng.
Among the six ministries, there are as many eighth-grade officials as dogs, and there are no ordinary ministers everywhere, but the "status" of this instructor is very important.
Because this teacher is half teacher and half gentleman, you can dislike him, you can hate him, you can scold him in your heart, but you must respect him, because Chu Qing is the "teacher", even if he is just teaching one plus One equals two, that is also teaching knowledge. If you do not respect the person who teaches you knowledge, you will be despised and spurned. This is the rule, the rule of literati, and officials are all literati, the king of heaven and earth, their teacher, no matter what No matter what kind of teacher you are, even if you are a pedicurist, as long as you have the word "teacher", you need to respect it.
Shu Cheng didn't have a classroom, but he did have a classroom. Wei Changfeng called Chen Yan in and asked Chen Yan to make an office space for Chu Qingdao.
Chen Yan's face was filled with helplessness. Every carrot was a pit, and there was no idle room.
Either you say that Mr. Wei is the minister, and he can solve the problem easily with just one sentence - well, give up your squad room and let Chu Qing move in.
Then, Chen Yan became the only sixth-rank manager in the household department without an office address, and was occupied by Chu Qingjiu.
Chu Qing and Chen Yan left, the former cheerful and the latter with a wry smile on his face.
As soon as the two left, Wei Changfeng coughed slightly, and the civil servant who was guarding outside came in.
"Go and call your right servant Qiu Wanshan in."
The clerk responded and hurried away. After a while, Qiu Wanshan walked in humbly.
"I don't know what the boss' orders are when he summons my subordinates."
"sit."
Qiu Wanshan's heart skipped a beat and he sat aside respectfully.
"I only want to ask you once, why you went to Chu Mansion yesterday, who asked you to go, the whole story, all details, please tell me."
"Sir, I was dismissed yesterday..."
"I said, I will only ask once. If you don't want to talk to me, just leave on your own. If you just betrayed someone else's favor, it's innocuous, and I won't pursue it."
Qiu Wanshan's expression changed drastically, and he said quickly: "My lord, I just received the notice from the second young master of the Li family and went to reprimand the Chu family. That's all."
"The accounts of Xiao County are related to you."
"No, absolutely no, I don't dare to lie."
"The second young master of the Li family, his name is..."
"Li Lin."
"That's the name." Wei Changfeng sneered: "The county seat of Xiao County is called Li Mu, the eldest son of the Li family. I see, Chu Qing went to Tao Mansion and saw the accounts at Tao Shaozhang's place. This matter was reported by Li Mu. Lin learned that it was related to his brother, so he asked you to warn him."
"Yes, that's true. Others have nothing to do with the official, including Xiao County's tax affairs."
Qiu Wanshan was sweating profusely, and he didn't dare to take a breath.
In the Ministry of Household Affairs, Wei Changfeng is the "King", so to speak, the ministers on his left and right are high-ranking officials in the court. However, in the Ministry of Household Affairs, if Wei Changfeng wants to replace a minister, it is only a matter of one word after entering the palace.
Wei Changfeng's majesty comes from his fifty years of character, from the favor of the palace and the awe of other adults.
Among the people in the household department, Wei Changfeng felt the most pain about corruption and knew how to get rid of them one by one.
The matter of going to the Chu Mansion to "extort money" yesterday could be big or small. It is normal in Beijing, but if you are in the Ministry of Household Affairs, it can be regarded as using power to suppress people. If Wei Changfeng wants to be more serious, he, the right servant, must Minutes were removed.
"I believe this." Wei Changfeng changed the topic and said calmly: "If I remember correctly, you are from the Qiu family in Qinghe. After the marriage between the Qiu family and the Shang family, although you are not a core member of the Qiu family However, you were appreciated by the Shang family and recommended to be an official in the capital. In the seventh year of Pinglong, you became the head of the Household Department. After that, you regarded yourself as a member of the Shang family. The year before last, the Shang family sent your sister to the palace to become a talent. Man, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has given you excellent reviews for two consecutive years, and you have been given the title of Right Minister. However, after the new emperor ascended the throne, your sister lost power, and you considered yourself a member of the Qiu family again. Is that so? .”
Qiu Wanshan's face turned red with embarrassment.
He originally thought that Lord Shangshu would never pay attention to the affairs of these aristocratic families in Beijing, and he would not even remember where the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were from. But who would have thought that this old man who usually kept silent about this would actually know about it. So detailed.
Wei Changfeng continued: "When you reach the position of a minister, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Your sister has lost her power. How can the officials give you face again? Even if you resign and return to your hometown as a minister, it is not It’s easy, it’s precisely because of this that you want to curry favor with the Li family, right?”
With a "plop", Qiu Wanshan knelt on the ground, sweating like rain, but he didn't know how to talk.
"You have found the wrong person." Wei Changfeng chuckled: "I thought you were mediocre in intelligence but good at research, but I didn't expect that even the eyes you were betting on were blind, which is ridiculous."
Qiu Wanshan raised his head, his face full of confusion.
"I'll tell you the truth, the new king is very concerned about this tax matter. Liang Rong in the north has repeatedly violated the border in the past few years, but the supply of food and grass is always insufficient. After all, it's just money and food. Where does this money and food come from? , naturally it is the tax official’s silver, but this official silver has been misappropriated by aristocratic families and local wealthy families, and the matter in Xiao County is just a drop in the bucket."
Qiu Wanshan screamed: "The emperor wants to implement tax reform?"
"Yes, since it is a change, it must be rectified first. Since it is a rectification, it is natural to investigate. If you like to bet, I will give you a chance to bet on my household department. If the errand is done well, I will definitely mention it to the emperor. , let the new king appreciate you, and your future official career will depend on your ability. If you don’t pledge, that’s fine, without him, what you did in the past will be what you do in the future.”
Qiu Wanshan's expression changed again and again, and he reacted in a flash, his voice trembling: "The boss wants to... want to let this official use his body as a sword to thoroughly investigate all taxation agencies in the world. This... I don't know how many offenders I have to offend. Local officials, these officials all come from powerful families, this...this is a way to die, sir, this, this is a way to die."
"No, you are not worthy of this sword, but someone else."
"That is?"
"Chu Qing, the nameless sword is invulnerable just because it is nameless. What I want you to do is to make this nameless sword incapable of making any mistakes. Not to mention that the blade of this sword is broken, even if it is broken. The gap ruined the sword spike, and Chu Qing... lost a hair on his head, I, you are the only one asking!"
After finishing speaking, Wei Changfeng picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and waited patiently.
Qiu Wanshan's chest heaved up and down for a long time, and then he asked: "My lord, I have a far-sighted vision. The emperor wants to do it, so this matter cannot be disobeyed. Chu Qing comes from the Chu Mansion. The Chu Mansion does not have good relations with aristocratic families and is outside the family." , the reputation is not obvious and has no foundation. He is indeed the best candidate to uncover the thick sores, but he can be dismissed..."
Gritting his teeth, Qiu Wanshan said in a deep voice: "But the official can only cover the open spear for him. As for the arrow in the dark, the official can't do anything about it and dare not guarantee it."
"Okay." Wei Changfeng smiled slightly: "This secret arrow is what I, the Minister of Household Affairs, should be wary of. From now on, you will be Shangguan Chu Qing, supervising him to verify the accounts. This son's temperament... I can't tell. It's up to you to decide the depth, but this person can't make any mistakes, let alone let me make him popular, you understand."
Qiu Wanshan smiled bitterly and nodded: "I understand."
I understand, how could I not understand? It’s just like serving me like a father.
To put it nicely, I am a superior officer, supervising him, but as a result, you said that this kid has a bad temperament, so if you can't get away with it, you can just ask me to recognize him as his father and that's it.
