Chapter 112: Advisors of the East Factory
The back office is Meng Lingxuan's residence, the area is not large, but the house is not bad, there is no dilapidated feeling.
Being an official does not repair the government, this is a common saying that Liang Jia has heard, and it seems that it does not apply here.
Sitting down in the flower hall of the back office, Meng Lingxuan asked people to prepare the meal, and then sat down and chatted with Liang Jia.
"The lower official dares to ask, what is the position of the lord in the East Factory?" Meng Lingxuan still didn't hold back his curiosity and asked.
"I'm a consultant!"
"Advisor?" Meng Lingxuan looked confused, and this official position?
"It's like a position like a military advisor."
"Oh!" Meng Lingxuan looked like I understood.
After the opening remarks, the two began to chat. After the wine and food came up, the two drank and chatted, from Meng Lingxuan's curiosity about Liang Jia's identity, to the damage of the Shandong disaster this time.
Although Meng Lingxuan is a little more sleek, he still has an eye for problems. Perhaps in order to show off in front of Liang Jia, he refuted the imperial court's measures for disaster relief in Shandong.
It is simply a fool's trick to say that the grain is distributed now, because it is impossible to re-cultivate at this stage, and the grain is still eaten by them when it reaches the hands of the people. After eating, if the disaster is over, they will still face the situation of not having food to grow the land. If the disaster does not end, they will continue to flee.
He also talked about the disadvantage of the distribution of money, that is, it increased the chances of being a traitor among the victims.
Of course, this guy is a civil official, and he didn't forget to express his dissatisfaction with Dongchang's direct killing of Tai'an's officials.
At the end of the conversation, Meng Lingxuan's drunkenness became more and more obvious.
"Xiaguan's county order is probably done. Tomorrow morning, the Wang family will definitely come to ask for someone. With the energy of the Wang family, Xia Guan can't stop it. ”
"Who is this Wang family? So much energy? Liang Jia asked curiously.
"You don't know?" Meng Lingxuan glanced at Liang Jia with slanted eyes.
"I know I'm going to ask you?"
Meng Lingxuan burped and said with a smile: "This Wang family, in our Lai County, even Jeju Prefecture, Shandong Province, it is a first-class family. Wang Mengjiang's grandfather has passed away, but he once served as a minister in the administrative department of the two dynasties, and the officials promoted under his hands are like carp across the river.
These officials are deeply favored by the old man of the Wang family, and naturally take care of the Wang family. What's more, the current head of the Wang family, that is, the son of the old man Wang, Wang Mengjiang's father, is the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the richest provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. Also, some people of other clans of the Wang family, some are officials, some are in business, and they are quite powerful in the officialdom and shopping malls, who do you say dare to offend?
The lower officials beat Wang Mengjiang today, deprived him of his fame, and sent him into exile, but it remains to be said whether this verdict can take effect, after all, it is very likely that he will be sent back for retrial when he reports to the governor's yamen. At that time, the lower officials will be able to hang the seal and return to their hometown. ”
"Have you forgotten who I am?"
"Your identity? East Factory? What about the East Factory? You cannot decide on the promotion or dismissal of an official. In the final analysis, you are just the thugs of the emperor today, and it may be possible to help him kill disobedient people, and the emperor will not give you the appointment and removal of officials. ”
"You've seen it very well." Liang Jia said with a smile.
"It's been a rule since ancient times. If the power to appoint and dismiss officials is given to you, won't the emperor be able to be overridden by you? Although the current emperor is still young, he is already very mature. The last rebellion in the capital, if it was handed over to ordinary people, it was estimated that the country would change hands.
But the emperor just broke out in a desperate situation, which is really amazing. Many people know about the emperor's various arrangements, but many people underestimate every move taken by the emperor and think it is insignificant. As a result, these arrangements turned out to be the key to the reversal.
The most important thing is that the emperor took advantage of this rebellion to successfully shuffle the court and hold the power of the court tightly in his hands. used several princes to get rid of the queen mother who grabbed power, and eliminated several princes with bad intentions, and also reshuffled the court, killing three birds with one stone, amazing. ”
"Is it that powerful?" Liang Jia laughed when he heard this.
In fact, he felt that he was forced. Although he also used a little trickery, compared to the stories he knew, his arrangements were really pediatric.
The key to his success is that hostile people are despising him.
"Do you think I am telling you this because I want to pass it on to the emperor through your mouth? No, I really admire it. ”
"However, it will still reach the emperor's mouth, as a person from Dongchang, it is impossible to hide it from the emperor."
Meng Lingxuan nodded, and then began to talk about the Wang family again. How many acres of land the Wang family has, how many capable people in the family, how many people have a close relationship with the Wang family, etc., almost searched out what he knew.
After talking for almost an hour, this guy has become more and more unable to speak, and the content of his speech begins to drift away, east and west for a while, and it is estimated that he is really drunk.
After Liang Jia asked the county government officials who were waiting in the distance to get Meng Lingxuan back, he also left the county government with the people.
Back at the inn, see that it was already the second half of the night. Although the alcohol content of this ancient wine is low, he also drank a lot, and his head was a little dizzy.
He had just gone to bed under Zhao Min's service, but the Wang family's mansion in the east of Laixian County was brightly lit.
After Liang Jia and the others left, those catchers got the opportunity to leave. One of the guys was afraid of the Wang family's revenge afterwards, so he secretly ran to the Wang family.
When the people of the Wang family got the news, they instantly made a noise.
The head of the Wang family, that is, Wang Mengjiang's father, was not at home when he took office in other places, and the head of the family was Wang Kun, the fourth uncle Wang Mengjian.
When Wang Kun heard that his nephew was deprived of his fame by Meng Lingxuan, hit the 20th board, and was going to be sent to exile, he angrily smashed several large vases in the living room on the spot, and then immediately gathered more than 100 family members to prepare to go to the county government to dignitaries.
After the personnel arrived, Wang Kun took the lead, and a group of people went to the county office.
Before they arrived at the county office, a eunuch who was in charge of monitoring the county government got the news, and then hurriedly ran back to the inn to report to Liang Jia.
Liang Jia just fell asleep, and after being woken up, he was extremely unhappy.
But when he heard that the Wang family had gathered more than 100 people to break into the county government, he immediately jumped up.
"Let the meat enter the city immediately, and we will have a bitter meat plan tonight." After Liang Jia finished speaking, he asked Zhao Min and Hong'er, who were awakened, to stay, and took Xiaochunzi and others to the county office in a hurry.
When they arrived at the county office, the gate of the county office had been opened, and when they looked inside, the sky near the light of a large torch lit up by a large number of torches.
It was a mess inside, and I couldn't make out what was being shouted.
The people of the Wang family were all concentrated in the lobby, and they did not break into the back office, but the various facilities in the lobby were almost smashed by them, and even the sign hanging on the lobby was taken off and stepped in two.
"This is the rhythm of rebellion." Liang Jia's eyes narrowed.