"My lord, do you want to give the Holy One a recital?"

"I don't need it now, I'll wait for the person I want to send over." Meng Yan shook his head slightly, "Go back, you can call it a day today." ”

"Call it a day?"

"Well, don't be stretched all the time, that's just the beginning." Meng Yan reminded.

"Understood!"

"How about Zhang Chong's raid on Zhao's mansion?" Back at the pavilion, Meng Yan asked.

"Master Jiang has brought people over to count the belongings, and it is estimated that it will be soon." Guo Xiaochao sat down and took a sip of tea.

"Wang Heng!"

"In!" Wang Heng is Wang Jing's son, and this time under Wang Jing's pleading, Meng Yan took him with him to study.

"Go, please come over to the county order."

"Whoa!"

"Has Zhao Lie recruited it?"

"The sunspot is interrogating, there is no news yet, and it is estimated that there is no recruitment yet."

"This person's mouth is quite hard, and when the raider finds evidence, he is not afraid that he will not speak, this kind of person may not have done such a thing." Meng Yan Road.

Time is like sand in an hourglass, passing quickly.

"My lord, we're back!" Meng Yan was looking down to think about something, and suddenly understood the sound of footsteps, and when he looked up, he saw Zhang Chong and Jiang Yu, two generals, Yiwen and Wuwu, walking in.

"How's it going?" Meng Yan got up and walked over, "Sit down and talk, come here, pour two cups of tea." ”

"Thank you, sir!"

"It's still Lord Jiang who said that he was counting the property that confiscated the Zhao Mansion." Zhang Chong said.

"Lord Qiqi, according to your orders, the lower officials have raided the Zhao Mansion, and the list of belongings and valuables listed is as follows!" Jiang Yu took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over.

Meng Yan stretched out his hand to take it, unfolded it and took a look, and several lines were densely written on it. Very detailed: gold leaf, three, weighing three coins; Broken silver, forty-three taels and three coins; Silver stamps, one hundred taels of credit, sixty-four pieces...... Imitation of Han Xizai's night banquet; Kunlun Mountain Jade Ruyi ......"

"Is this all the possessions of the Zhao Mansion?"

"Yes. All the valuables are listed on it! Jiang Yu nodded slightly.

"How many years has Zhao Lie been an official?"

"Zhao Lie has been a fellow jinshi in Xuande for five years, and he has been an official for sixteen years." Jiang Yu said.

"Calculate his annual income, plus other legal income, minus what is listed here, how much is left?" Meng Yan asked.

Jiang Yu unhurriedly took out a small abacus, and as he spoke, he crackled and calculated for a while, and finally said, "According to the calculation of the lower officials." Zhao Lie has been an official for sixteen years, and the total amount of money he has received plus rewards and other legal income is 1,318 taels, and if you subtract this number here, you can't estimate it, and there are still 16,700 taels left! ”

"In 16 years, more than 16,000 taels of bribes were embezzled, on average. 1,000 taels of silver every year, the official will go to the ministry to check it. Zhao Lie has a deficit or something like that. ”

"My lord, this is going to investigate Zhao Lie thoroughly?"

"This official is the most jealous and hateful, especially such a corrupt official, within the scope of his authority, as long as he is encountered by this official, then he will catch one and deal with one. No mercy! Meng Yan said solemnly.

"However, you are now a special case officer, and if you want to investigate Zhao Lie's words, then you are overstepping your authority?" Jiang Yu reminded.

Waiting for Zhao Lie to speak, the case was handed over to Jinyi Weibeiya. So that no one gossips, right? ”

"Well, that's right, Jinyi Wei Beiya originally had the privilege of investigating and handling such cases, and it was handed over to Beiya to take over, and no one could point out the problem."

"Make a copy of these and give them to Kuroko, he knows how to do it." Meng Yan commanded.

"Okay."

"Let's all go down and rest, Zhao Lie's family is not embarrassed, right?"

"No, Zhao Lie has taken in two concubines here, each with a maid ring, and the old mother and servants are still settled in the state ya!"

"It's not a sell-out, settle the salary, give half a year more, let them go home by themselves, and if they are short, they can give a part." Meng Yan said, "Those who sell their bodies, those who have a deed of sale, hand them over, and the official will dispose of them, and those who sell their deed are in their hometown, settle down first, ask them about their own wishes, and if they are willing to restore their freedom, the official will find a way for them, and if they are unwilling, they will talk about it." ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Go, go, when you're done, go down and rest, and don't have to come back to ask for instructions." Meng Yan waved his hand.

"My lord, the Ma County Order has arrived!"

"Please!"

"Xiaguan Ma Weiran has seen Lord Qincha!"

"Ma County's order is here, sit, Wang Heng, serve tea!" Meng Yan greeted eagerly.

Facing such an enthusiastic Meng Yan, Ma Weiran's face seemed to be a little unnatural, too abnormal.

"Ma County Order, you are in the Yi County Order, once a year in the evaluation of the officials, your evaluation is not high, and sometimes there is not even your name, but the people of Yi County still have a good reputation for you, what the official said is right?" Meng Yan Road.

"What did Chincha-sama say about this?" Ma Weiran was a little surprised.

"This official has also heard about it, your appearance is not outstanding, when the scientific examination, if it wasn't for a good article, I'm afraid that I wouldn't even be able to get into the Jinshi, and if I won the Jinshi, the officials will not be able to choose officials, and it will never be your turn, you are forced to make a living, and in the end you have no choice, you have managed a stall that sells cooking cakes, am I right?"

"Adult ......"

"After listening to the official, later an official of the Ministry of Officials saw it on the street, and the dignified Jinshi was actually forced to buy cooking cakes on the street for a living, and felt insulted to Sven, and also lost the face of the court, so he interceded with you when he was electing officials, and let you come to Yi County as a county minister, three years after you arrived, because the old county commander was not in good health, you were able to display your talents, persuade the class to teach agriculture, develop county learning, and the old county order Zhishi, recommended you to take his position, but because you are stubborn and not good at communicating with colleagues, so although you have a good official reputation, But the relationship with your colleagues is not good, and when you are in the county, there is an old county order to shelter you from the wind and rain, and the old county order is gone, and no one holds up a piece of sky for you, so although you have not made mistakes and benefited one party, you have not been appreciated from above, and even regarded you as an alternative, so you have not been promoted for ten years in the county order? Meng Yan continued.

Hearing this, Ma Weiran's eyes instantly turned red, for more than ten years. The grievances he had suffered, the resentment in his heart, suddenly came up.

"My lord, the lower officials have been officials for more than ten years, and they do not seek high-ranking officials and lords, but only seek to benefit the people. Worthy of the heart. ”

"Master Ma has this intention, and this official is very good!" Meng Yan said approvingly.

"Thank you for your compliment, with your lord's words, the lower officials are satisfied!" Ma Weiran said excitedly.

Over the years, he has not been understood, he is a stupid and stubborn in the eyes of many colleagues, and he is also nicknamed "Ma Dalang".

The experience of buying cooking cakes on the street back then was even made up into a story to be sung, of course, the singing was not good.

"This official asked Ma County to come. It is to value the talent and reputation of Ma County, and I plan to give you a chance to give Ma County. Meng Yan said bluntly.

"My lord, the lower official ......" Ma Weiran was stunned, he didn't expect Meng Yan to value him so much and want to use him.

"How?"

"To tell you the truth, the lower official has decided to resign and return to his hometown." Ma Weiran stood up and said solemnly.

"Resign, why is that?"

"The lower officials are tired of the intrigue in officialdom. I'm exhausted, and I'm overwhelmed. Ma Weiran said.

"Ma County Order. I didn't expect you to give up like this! ”

"Give up, my lord, to put it mildly, people like you and me are all aliens in officialdom, what is the outcome of alienation. You have also seen that it is me who has not been promoted for ten years, and I have been framed and dismissed. It's the best ending. Ma Weiran said gloomily.

"Ma County Order, do you remember what you thought when you were admitted to the Jinshi, at that time?"

"Yes, at that time, the lower officials really wanted to do a career, even if they couldn't leave a name in history, they had to be a good and upright official, but so what, I had empty ambitions, but it was difficult to display my talents, and then I finally had a chance, I was released from the county, and I made the county government prosperous and rich, well-organized, and the road was not left behind, but what can I do, these are not important, important, you will give the boss a mustache and a horse, and you will give gifts to the boss, so that you have a chance to be promoted, otherwise the officials will evaluate and not be able to turn your turn!" Ma Weiran said angrily.

Meng Yan knew that it had been sixty or seventy years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the set of officialdom had long since revived.

This is a consistent political ecology, bad money drives out good money, it can be said that it is a stubborn disease of all dynasties, and there is still no good way to cure it.

The old Zhu family killed so many people, it was useless, and it turned out that harsh punishment was not a good medicine.

To clarify the unhealthy tendencies in officialdom, it is by no means something that can be done overnight, and the key is to establish rules.

If you have the rules, you have to supervise!

The two complement each other and are indispensable, of course, this cannot solve the fundamental problem, the fundamental problem is the awakening of the common people.

However, this is a matter of hundreds of years later, and as far as the current Ming Dynasty is concerned, this method is completely unfeasible.

But if there is a group of upright and selfless ministers above the court, it will have a huge impact on the atmosphere of the entire officialdom.

This is another drawback of officialdom, the top is good, and the bottom must be followed!

If the upper layer is clean, the lower layer will inevitably be purified, on the contrary, if the people above are corrupted, then the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, then the whole country will inevitably be a black smoke miasma!

As far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, the number of corrupt officials and good officials above the court is five or five, and it is for this reason that the government of the Ming Dynasty is quite stable, and there can be small steps forward.

"So, you're too timid to do it?"

A trace of shame flashed on Ma Weiran's face, yes, he didn't want to do it anymore, and wanted to find a place to hide in Qingjing.

"Ma Weiran, Ma Weiran, do you know that this official wanted to recommend you to be the governor of Yizhou, but I didn't expect you to resign and not do it?" Meng Yan snorted coldly.

"Your Excellency!" Ma Weiran exclaimed.

"You don't even want to be an official anymore, what's the use of talking about this now?" Meng Yan could see that Ma Weiran didn't want to resign like this.

He still wanted to fight in his heart, but in this dark officialdom, his strength alone was too thin, so he had the idea of retreating.

This is also human nature, which is understandable. (To be continued......) R1292