Chapter 378: The Interests Behind the Degree
Wang Song looked at the sisters-in-law who were kneeling all over the ground, looked at Xu Xuan, and from the rouge makeup and appearance, he was sure that they were all in charge of skin and flesh as Cao Huachun said.
Wang Song pretended to be stupid, and bowed to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Highness, the ministers are stupid, what does the Ministry of Etiquette have to do with them?" ”
After pretending to be stupid and cowardly, he turned to Zheng Haizhu, who was standing side by side with Lu Xiangsheng under the corridor, and asked in a harmonious voice: "Master Zheng, aren't you still listening to Master Songjiang talk about Buddhism during lunch, why did you come here again?" Is this a nunnery or a restaurant? ”
Zheng Haizhu said: "Wang is in charge, Dongli Niangniang is studying Buddhism, and His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor is also quite accomplished. Today, Master Jinghe explained that His Royal Highness sought common ground while reserving differences, and felt that there might be differences between the northern and southern factions, so he instructed me and Master Lu to accompany him and come to the northern foot of Mount Tai to visit Buddhism and ask for advice or two. The nunnery was magnificent, and it wasn't too far from the town, so we came in to visit. I never thought about it...... That teacher, you are the one who took the Ministry of Rites, you can come and say. ”
The nun lying at the front on the ground trembled her shoulders.
She is the mother surnamed Lu who rented Yuanzhen Nunnery in the south of Tai'an to do business and was sent to the north of Mount Tai by Li Daniu.
Two days ago, Mother Lu took the girls to the nunnery that Li Da Niu said, and she was very happy, and today she saw that Li Da Niu brought a few brocade robes, and she was even more excited, not to mention the three most rewarding sophisticated girls.
Unexpectedly, before the wine was poured, a son who looked a little sissy and never gnawed sound, suddenly wiped his face and scolded a few words, and the family outside rushed into the courtyard one after another, showing his identity, it was actually the brocade guard of the court and the little father-in-law of the inner court. That sissy is indeed not a man, and she is called "Mrs. Zheng" by her subordinates.
Mother Lu shook the pot, and said in a hurry: "Mrs. Zheng, where is the grass people, the grass people are the mothers in charge of the fireworks alley." It was only because I heard that the Taishan area rented a nunnery to do business, so I brought the girls over to ask for a living. ”
Wang Song estimated that this was the case, but he still had a righteous expression on his face, took a step forward, and asked sharply, "What about the nuns who rented it to your nunnery?" Where is she? ”
Mother Lu's face was so bitter that she could squeeze out the coptis soup: "Master, big lord, the tooth man told me that there are no nuns in this nunnery, and they are bought by the staff outside Feicheng to repair it, and it is used to hang the fields." ”
"What about the Tooth Man? And where? ”
"The tooth man is called Niu Zhuzi, and he also solicited customers for the grass people in Tai'an a while ago, but because the door was suddenly not opened to pick up customers, the tooth man gave me Zhang Luo to come here. Today's nobles are also invited by him, he, why is he missing now! ”
Zheng Haizhu interrupted her: "South of Tai'an? Is it also in a nunnery? ”
After all, Mother Lu has seen a lot of underworld and white ways in the Fengyue field, and she is the most likely to touch the other party's path from her words.
At this moment, she gradually recognized that the woman in front of her dressed as a man could open her mouth without asking the prince for instructions, and she was on an equal footing with the officials of the Ministry of Rites, most like a talker.
Maybe it's the barb she's strategizing?
Since she is also a member of the court, she must have a purpose for putting the barb, and she will definitely not only come to an old bustard like herself.
Lu's mother then realized that the louder she shouted, the more people she dragged into the water, the lighter the guilt.
Mother Lu didn't look at Wang Song anymore, and only said to Zheng Haizhu: "Madam, the grass people are in Tai'an, and they are indeed looking for a nunnery to make a living. But that place is by no means a grass people's family. Mo said that there are several nunnery, that is, monk temples, and there are also many people who do grain road business, and there are many handsome young men in them. ”
"Shut up," Wang Song said to Zheng Haizhu with a solemn look, "Mrs. Zheng, how can you say such foul language in front of Your Highness?" ”
But Zhu Youxiao, who was behind him, said coldly: "Hey, why don't you let Master Wang listen to it when he talks about it?" ”
Wang Song hurriedly explained: "Minister, minister doesn't mean that. Your Royal Highness, the minister is the priest of the priesthood, and I don't know how the degree is issued. ”
"It's okay," Zheng Haizhu said gently, "The court has always tried cases, and it also pays attention to the tri-division trial, and now it is just right, Chief Wang, Gonggong Cao, Master Lu and I, all three of us will accompany His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest son to listen, and let Jinyi Wei remember the confession and investigate this matter clearly." ”
"Ouch," Cao Huachun put his hands in his sleeves and said in a loud voice, "Our family's trip is mainly to serve His Highness's daily life, how dare we get involved in the distribution of the degree and the weathering of the land." The matter is serious, Mrs. Zheng, before our family came over, we sent our slaves and maids to Tai'an to report to Zhizhou. ”
"My father-in-law still understands the rules," Zheng Haizhu nodded sincerely, "Then let Huang Zude remember the confessions of this mother and a few girls first, and when Zhizhou arrives, how about examining it with Master Wang?" ”
Wang Song only felt that the cover of the heavenly spirit was full of needles, and the pain was numb.
"Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang......"
Hearing Zheng Haizhu call him a few more times, Wang Song came back to his senses.
He was now almost certain that after Confucius, their Ministry of Rites was the second big fish that the woman was going to catch.
It's so slippery! Previously, he talked about Yuanzhen'an Suzhai, which must have been to lure him Wang Song into the bait.
However, even if he Wang Song did not go to the nunnery south of Tai'an like the frightened bird, this woman must have another way to make the Ministry of Rites unlucky.
Wang Song suddenly felt very ironic, Zhao Nanxing and the others actually thought that this woman came to Shandong to collude with the Qi Party, but as a result, they didn't need to bring the Qi Party at all, so they hacked the Ministry of Rites controlled by Donglin.
Wang Song now, as in Qufu, is thinking about how to protect himself, but fortunately, he is indeed not Du Musi, as long as he is willing to put on a righteous posture of destroying relatives, he should not annoy the eldest son of the emperor.
Wang Song then said angrily: "Your Highness, although the minister also serves in the Ministry of Rites, he will never hide for his colleagues. ”
An hour later, the sun had set, and Tai'an Zhizhou rushed over with his subordinates in the hazy twilight.
is completely different from Wang Song's deep frustration, the local official of Tai'an Zhizhou, like the Yanzhou prefect who learned that he was going to take the Confucian Mansion, almost wrote the two big characters "Shanzai" on the door of his head.
The Ministry of Rites sold the money to the gentry and heroes in various places, and the money went into the accounts of the Ministry of Rites, but the local states and counties could not make a penny, and they were evaded in vain from the fields and forced labor.
Tai'an Zhizhou naturally knows the current situation of Buddhism turning into a green building, but not everyone has the courage and hard bones of Hai Rui, so how dare they fight with the local snakes single-handedly.
This time, Tai'an Zhizhou looked at the situation where the emperor's eldest son was present, contacted the news from Qufu, and boldly looked forward.
The progress of events did not disappoint him.
A few days later, Shandong Inspector Wang Yaliang also came to Tai'an from Jinan.
When Wang Yaliang met with Li Daniu before, he already knew the reason from Zheng Haizhu, a capable subordinate.
This incorruptible and capable magistrate, his career is naturally expected to go to the next level, and he will go to the hall official of the six yamen of the Beijing Division.
Wang Yaliang was keenly aware that at the juncture of the two taxes, if the gentry who bought the degree could spit out the land that was exempt from land tax, Zheng Haizhu should have given himself a big gift.
In this matter, as long as he Wang Yaliang really lets go of his courage and steps to do it, the position of the head of the household department may not be out of reach.
"Master Wang," Zheng Haizhu put forward his own plan to this Qing official who had helped him bring down Xu Dahua, the scum of the Taifu Temple, "The Jinghe Master Tai invited by the junior from Songjiang Jiulian Nunnery was a degree that was taken after passing the examination of the Ministry of Rites. The younger generation proposed that the senior monks of Lingyan Temple in Taishan, together with Jinghe Shitai, sit in Jinan Mansion and compare the Buddhist scriptures with all the abbots of Buddhist temples and nunnery in Shandong who have taken the Ministry of Rites, and screen the authenticity. ”
"Okay," Wang Yaliang said, "Let the general judgments of various prefectures and counties directly handle this matter and send people to Jinan Mansion." If there is an impostor for the test, the general judgment will be sitting. The old man attached a recital, and your brocade guards took it to Beijing to ask for guilt. ”