Besides, he and Wenbin hurriedly said goodbye to Lian Daning, and when they got out of the teahouse, the two of them walked for a while, and they had nothing to say. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Wen Bin, in particular, looks preoccupied.

Besides, I have never seen Wenbin so depressed, the Zhou family has a prominent position among Suzhou businessmen, Wenbin has almost nothing to worry about, his marriage is very smooth, and his talent is recognized by everyone. Therefore, he has created a free and easy character. In Sergeant Wu's forest, Wen Bin's polite temperament had a great influence on the situation.

Besides, I think that even if Zuo Dongge is graceful and elegant, it is far from being at the same level as Wenbin, and later Wenbin and Tang Bohu, Wen Zhengming, and Zhu Zhishan are listed among the four great talents in Jiangnan, which naturally makes sense.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but comfort: "Brother Wenbin, it's useless to be in a hurry, you better relax first." ”

Wen Bin let out a long sigh and said: "On weekdays, the teacher is very kind, but now the teacher is in trouble, but I can only stare at it and be anxious, and I can't do it, and now I can only rely on you." As he spoke, he gave a deep sigh to the situation.

Besides, he said angrily: "What are you talking about, the trainer is also my master, and if the master is in difficulty, I should do my best." ”

As a student of Lian Daning, his identity is a bit special, which is the consensus of all his peers in private, although he doesn't think so. In everyone's eyes, besides, they are mainly Chen Musa's students, and they only occupy a place here in Lian Daning. In the future, he will inherit the mantle of Chen Musa, and his identity will naturally be different from them.

Wen Bin said: "Of course, I know that I will do my best, but this matter is not as simple as you and I imagined, and the trainer has many hardships that he can't say." ”

Besides, he was not surprised, it seemed that this matter was really boring, so he said tentatively: "Yes, so I don't understand, the imperial court originally planned that the trainer was promoted to the deputy envoy of Nanjing, and now he is promoted to the envoy of Henan, this position is not low, why is the teacher more angry than being dismissed?"

Besides, what he wanted to say was not "anger" but "despair", which was exactly what he read on Lian Daning's face, but it was not good to say that. It's right to say that he is angry, Lian Daning's fire is about to burn through the roof.

"This matter is very complicated inside, I heard the trainer say a few words, and he was appointed to Henan, which was set up for him by someone above, and dug a pit, if he really went to Henan, he would have fallen into the fire pit. Wen Bin had to tell the truth.

"And this one? It's too sinister. Besides, he shook his head, he didn't understand anything about officialdom.

"You didn't see that battle today, it scared our legs weak, and the trainer was also scared at that time, thinking that the imperial court was coming to arrest him. ”

"Ah, what's the situation, tell me?"

Besides, I was surprised, it was the old prince who went to the prefect's yamen this time, and he had a good relationship with Lian Daning before, how could there be such a thing.

"At that time, the guards of the Zhongshan Mansion surrounded the Yamen, and one by one they looked stern, Xu Guogong led people straight to the court, and without saying a word, he had to receive the prefect's seal. ”

"How so? It's kind of scary. "Besides, he also called for Lian Daning.

Suzhou Mansion is a dignified four-grade prefect's yamen, and its specifications are one level higher than that of ordinary prefectures, and if it were not for the important officials of the imperial court, they would not be able to sit in this position. During the Yongle period, there was a Suzhou prefect who jumped two levels in a row in office, and was promoted to the second grade, which was the same grade as the Shangshu of each department.

Wei Guogong only began to be polite after receiving the letter, and also congratulated the trainer for his promotion, the trainer was so angry that he couldn't speak, and his hands trembled, I had never seen that situation before. To be honest, even I can see that there is a problem with this kind of high ascension method, can the trainer still not understand?"

"Is there any trap in this? After all, the trainer has been promoted to the rank of inspector, and Henan is a big province, not a remote and wild area. "Besides, I still don't understand.

"It's just scratching the surface. Wen Bin smiled bitterly.

"You've been helping the trainer sort out the accounts these days, and you haven't found a big deficit, have you?"

Besides, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he understood, and the transfer of Lian Daning as the envoy of Henan seemed to be an exceptional promotion, but in fact, it was for him to be handed over quickly. Once a person leaves Suzhou and goes to Henan to take up a post, his successor can calmly check his accounts, and if problems are found, he can be convicted immediately.

If he was promoted to the deputy envoy of Nanjing, he would have given Lian Daning time and space to mediate, Nanjing was too close to Suzhou, and there was an administrative subordination. In this way, for Lian Daning to take office in Henan, he really fell into the fire pit.

If Lian Daning is to be convicted, the deficit is a ready-made crime, because it is impossible for the two prefectures of Suzhou and Hangzhou not to have a deficit, this is something that everyone knows well. But if you want to bring an official to justice, the crime will still be punishable on your head. The old prince entered Suzhou Mansion in such a way, how could Lian Daning not be nervous?

In fact, if the amount set by Zhu Yuanzhang was collected in full, the people of Suzhou and Hangzhou would not want to live, and they would have to scrape a few layers of land to make up enough taxes, so in the Ming Dynasty, the two state capitals were almost always in the air of deficit.

Every year, the imperial court exempts the debts of the two state governments, which is tantamount to a disguised change in the punitive tax system approved by Zhu Yuanzhang. As for the deficit, there is no way, every year, a large number of court officials, provincial officials come to Suzhou for sightseeing, official passing, etc., all need to be entertained at public expense, there are many guests, and the money spent is naturally considerable. The part of this money that exceeds the budget can only be hung on the account, and it will become a deficit, what can Lian Daning do? His annual salary is not enough for a meal.

In addition to these, office expenses are also rising year by year, but the system is still in the early years of Hongwu, even if no one is corrupt, the deficit is inevitable, not to mention that in the richest area in the world, it is impossible not to be corrupt. Therefore, every Suzhou prefect left a huge deficit.

These imperial courts knew, Shangfeng knew, and the officials who came to take over also knew, so the successive officials did not ask him about the succession, let alone make a fuss about this issue. These deficits slowly go on for a long time, and no one remembers them, and then the accounts are destroyed, and everything is zero.

But now it is not a normal handover of officials, but the Zhongshan Wangfu will receive the seal letter first, which is almost the same as exempting officials from punishment and punishment. The promotion to the post of Henan Inspector was just a pretense.

When the Zhongshan Royal Mansion is dispatched, it is generally to directly receive the seal letter, which is equivalent to removing you from your official position first, and then talking about other issues, which is non-negotiable.

Wen Bin smiled bitterly, "What are the accounts, you can guess it, there are thousands of holes, do you still need to check it?"

"Oh, then we'll have to figure out what the court means. "Asked an idiotic question, and besides, it was embarrassing.

"Leave it to fate, anyway, the case files and accounts have been sealed. Wen Bin sighed.

"The trainer didn't offend anyone, the court asked for such a crime, how could the local officials be loyal?" and was also indignant.

"I guess this is the result of the struggle between the upper echelons of the court, and the trainer is just the right target. Wen Bin said helplessly.

Besides, without further ado, he broke up with Wenbin in one place and hurried back to Chen's mansion.

Quickly stepped into the inner house, only to see the little prince and the pomegranate chatting there, but Chen Musa disappeared. Besides, he hurriedly asked, "Where is the teacher?"

"The old man is in the front room, and the old prince is here, and they are talking about things. Pomegranate said.

"How is it, Lian Daning is begging you to pass on the message?" asked the little prince.

"Yes, but senior brother, your old man is too inhumane, Master Lian is promoted, and he is not exempted from official questioning, why do you make chickens and dogs jump in the yamen. "Besides, he didn't dare to ask Wei Guogong for his guilt, so he could only vent his anger to the little prince.

"If that's not the case, why do you need my family to do it? "The little prince is indifferent.

"But why should the promotion be dealt with by dismissal?"

"We don't care about these things, how the holy decree is written, the father has to do it. You don't think that my family has the final say in Jiangnan's affairs. ”

Besides, he sat down angrily, he also knew that Jiangnan was not as good as Yunnan, and the affairs of Yunnan were basically decided by Mu Wangfu, and the imperial court rarely interfered. Jiangnan was still under the complete control of the imperial court, and the Zhongshan palace would only be dispatched when there was an emergency, and it did not manage local affairs in normal times.

"Besides, don't worry, don't you just let you pass the word, when the old man comes back, you can just relay it. Officialdom is not something we can imagine, you can say whatever you want. Pomegranate persuaded.

Besides, there is no choice but to sit and wait.

Seeing him sitting on the chair, as if he was sitting on the oven, the little prince said with a smile: "Why are you, Lian Daning is just your master for showmanship, there will be more such teachers in the future, and he is not the recommender or umbrella in your career, and his promotion or demotion has nothing to do with your development." ”

"Senior brother, then you explain this matter to me, on the one hand, you want to promote the official of the adult, and on the other hand, let the old prince forcibly take off the seal, I really don't understand, what is this mystery?" Besides, fine beads of sweat oozed from the door of his head.

"I'll wait for the teacher to come back and explain to you, I don't even bother to think about it. ”

The little prince shook his shoulders very detachedly, and the meritorious Qi family was not allowed to hear about state affairs. As a result, the Zhongshan Wangfu was able to detach itself and be able to coldly watch the white clouds and dogs in the officialdom from an outsider's point of view.

Until noon, a family member came over and said that the old man would accompany Wei Guogong to dinner, and let Pomegranate and entertain the little prince.

"Ho ho, the senior brother's treatment has been improved, and he has become a guest. And grinned.

"I'm a guest, and if you still live here after you get married in the future, I'll still be your guest. The little prince laughed.

"Senior brother, what are you talking about?" said Pomegranate's face coldly.

"Oh, I didn't say anything, did I say anything?Senior brother, did you listen to what I said?" the little prince hurriedly pretended to be confused.

"No, I was thinking about practicing adults just now, and I didn't hear what you said, so you repeat it again. ”

The little prince really wants to kick him to death, and repeat, you should be playing.

"It's hard to be a brother, there's no good thing. Come. "Pomegranates breathe fire out of their noses.