As time passed day by day, the heavy rain continued intermittently, the sky was not clear, and people's hearts were still restless. It seemed that like the cloudy sky, a terrifying storm was brewing.
Three days passed by in a blink of an eye.
first day.
In the Four Seasons Villa, Gong Han, the hermaphrodite, handed over a satisfactory answer sheet and led his few disciples to calculate an extremely detailed amount.
Han You was not mistaken. Being among the best among hundreds of schools of thought was indeed a well-deserved reputation. Gong Han was not only proficient in arithmetic, he had also traveled around the world when he was young and had an understanding of the customs and customs of various places.
In the Hubu Yamen office, four high-ranking officials, including the right servant Zhang Tongju and the foreign minister Hua Qiong, asked for leave. Sun Shouting vaguely realized that something was wrong, but did not make any announcement and approved it.
As a minister, he never acts arbitrarily and rarely strikes preemptively. Instead, he understands the situation and strikes later, killing him as soon as he gets there.
the next day.
In Four Seasons Villa, Beimen Yuyong came to Four Seasons Villa with two housekeepers from Shentu Mansion, three servants, and an unexpected person from Han You, namely Wu Mingyue.
These people are all literate, even the servants. Even if they are literate, these servants actually still have fame. Han You also asked Tang Jing and others to join them.
Han You really didn't expect that Wu Mingyue was also proficient in arithmetic, but he didn't take the initiative to provoke him, and he didn't know why he wanted to help.
In the Hubu Yamen Office, two officials asked for leave, but Sun Shouting did not approve it. It was already determined that Zhang Tongju and Hua Qiong were going to cause trouble. As for how to do it, they did not know yet.
Again, strike later. Sun Shouting roughly understood what Zhang Tongju would do.
The third day.
In the Four Seasons Villa, early in the morning, six veterans from lower counties and two prefectures near the capital came back, bringing back the news that Han You wanted.
Throughout the day, many old soldiers came back, as well as letters from Kuai Ma. Han You read them one by one and checked the accounts again with Beimen Yuyong.
In the Hubu Yamen office, Situ Yu went to the office and informed Sun Shouting that Zhang Tongju had paid a visit last night, hoping that Situ Yu, who was the master of the suffering, would go to court and impeach Han You with other Hubu officials.
In this regard, Sun Shouting just sneered and didn't care. The Ministry of Revenue was his government office. No matter how many officials wanted to impeach Han You, as long as they were from the Ministry of Revenue, as long as he stood up and said a word, all officials would step down and impeach Han You. ,invalid.
As for Situ Yu himself, he said that he would not participate in such court struggles. Han You beat him, and he also bit Han You. The two were even, and Han You beat other officials, and he didn't care. He always felt that these officials It's a waste, so just hit him.
On the fourth day, Umrah meeting!
There are four seasons in a year. In addition to the big court meeting at the end of the year, there are four small court meetings. At the beginning of each quarter, the court meeting is held from morning to evening. However, the morning court meeting only has six ministers, left and right ministers, Yuanwailang and temple officials. , Shaoqing and others attended. In the afternoon, officials from other government offices in Beijing were invited. In addition to these people, there were also officials from various departments who returned to Beijing to report on their work on behalf of the top leaders of the various states.
Zhang Tongju chose this day very well. It can be said that he had evil intentions. He made trouble at the small court meeting. In front of other officials, even if the emperor favored Han You, he still needed to give an explanation to the world. If he was lucky, he would directly punish Han You or even remove him from office. , bad luck, at least Han You will be kicked out of the household department.
No matter what the outcome is, this incident will spread all over the world, and the reputation will be completely ruined.
Early in the morning, a hundred official representatives from all walks of life in the world entered the palace together with six cracks of whips. The first, second, and third leaders of the Six Ministries and Nine Temples were in front, and the officials from all walks of life were behind.
The court meetings are held every day, and the officials of the Six Branches and Nine Temples will not go out of work unless there is something urgent. The stage must be left to the various officials. After all, they can only enter the temple during the small court meetings four times a year and the big court meeting at the end of the year.
The Xiaochao meeting was an exclusive time for officials from all walks of life to report on local people's livelihood, military preparations, taxation, education and other matters. It was also an opportunity to show themselves, not only in front of the emperor, but also in front of all the adults.
Conversation, image, narrative ability, ability to solve problems, etc.
You must know that these officials who can represent the various states in court are almost all the local second-in-command or third-in-command. Once their immediate boss is promoted or is struck to death by lightning, they will have the opportunity to take over, and the deeper the impression they will have on the monarchs and ministers in Beijing. , the better, the greater the chance of taking over.
It's a pity that the emperor of this dynasty is Zhou Ke, not the emperors of the previous dynasties, let alone the common emperors in other dynasties.
Boss Zhou, who was sitting on the throne, looked expressionless, looking at the chattering officials from all over the country. Not only was his face expressionless, but there was no wave in his heart.
If you ask what is the biggest difference between Zhou Ke and the previous emperors, there are two points.
First, he doesn't like nonsense, even if the nonsense is more beautiful than the songs, he likes straightforward, rough, and simple, preferably like Han You, who can speak plainly and can explain it clearly in a few words, and it is best to finish it. In the end, you can share some money with him, instead of just citing scriptures.
Second, he knows what the greatest ability of these officials is, which is to take quotes out of context, confuse right and wrong, and report good news but not bad news.
This is why Boss Zhou has been urging Han You to prepare the Yidao Camp as soon as possible. It must be emphasized here that it is the Yidao Camp, not the Yidao Guards.
Yidaowei belongs to the government office, and those who sit in charge are commanders, officials, generals, civil servants, and the center. Those below who run errands and do things are Yidaoying.
The sergeants of the Yidao Battalion would go to various state capitals and report the true situation they had discovered back to the central government office in Beijing. The government office would summarize it and then submit it to the emperor.
Only in this way can Zhou Ke understand the real situation. The officials of the outer dynasty say that Yidao camp is arrogant, domineering and unreasonable. Is this really the case? No, at least not entirely. Because they don't like that the emperor has eyes and ears. Once he has eyes and ears, many shameful things of the courtiers will be exposed in front of the emperor.
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The small court meeting was meaningless to Han You. Early in the morning, he also came to the Hubu Yamen Office.
All the officials from the Ministry of Revenue gathered inside and outside the court hall. Situ Yu still didn't go to court. He went there in the afternoon and was now holding a meeting with everyone to discuss countermeasures.
Zhang Tongju used Han You's beating to make many officials take leave. Although most of them took one to half a day's leave, it also seriously delayed the collection of taxes and money.
Actually, it is the Department of Household Affairs after all. How can normal work be seriously delayed just because a dozen or so people are not good enough? It was just Zhang Tongju who started it, and everyone really did not want Han You to stay in the Department of Household Affairs. After half pushing, he became passive and sabotaged, and finally put the blame on Han You. Boss Zhou took advantage of the situation and expelled Han You, the leader of the Yidao Guards, from the household department.
Officials, no one likes someone from the Discipline Inspection Commission to be in the same office as themselves.
It is worth mentioning that these officials are also very arrogant. They don’t know that the tax bank is full of bad debts. They also know that there are many fishy things, but there is really no way to find out. Even if the officials go to various places, they are still being bribed. We can only muddle along, just in time, let Han You take the blame.
"Colleagues."
Situ Yu, who was sitting in the main hall, glanced at the officials inside and outside, and said loudly: "Today's small court meeting, the collection of taxes and money is the top priority. You all know my temper. If you haven't calculated it yet, , to apologize to the court, I will ask the emperor for a few days of grace, I would rather delay for a few days than write nonsense."
A group of officials hesitated to speak. They felt that instead of pleading guilty, it would be better for Han You to take the blame.
Situ Yu didn't know what these people were thinking, but he understood the twists and turns here better than everyone else. Even without Han You, it would be good if the calculated accounts could be correct five to six times out of ten.
Situ Yu is not old, but he is a very old-school and upright official. It is his own fault and he will never shirk the blame.
Several officials looked at each other and were about to suggest cheating Han You when a very sudden voice came from behind.
"Why do you bunch of losers have the dignity to stay in the high hall? Please stay back for a moment, Commander-in-Chief!"
