"I'm not afraid to tell you everything! The reason why my family Dongweng was able to get this fat shortage was because he took Yin Ge's letter to the capital and met with Master Li Yu, who was the official of the dynasty. Do you know what is the relationship between Yin Ge Lao and Li Shangshu? The master stretched out his hand and pinched his mustache, and immediately uncovered the hole card and pressured the small brocade guard Qianhu in front of him.

If a cabinet scholar is not enough, then adding the official secretary of the current dynasty is enough to make a small brocade thousand households shut their mouths.

Hey?

When Zhang Cai and the others heard this, they turned their heads to look at the fair-skinned old man behind them.

The obese outsider seemed to know some inside information, so he directly gave the answer: "They are all Jingtai's five-year fellow Jinshi!" ”

"Wrong, they are acquaintances of the same year, or even siblings!" The master let go of his mustache and corrected him very seriously.

Siblings?

The corners of the fair-skinned old man's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes looked at the master who was talking very complicatedly.

This......

Zhang Cai and the others looked at each other so painstakingly, and suddenly found that the water in this Ming officialdom was so deep, and the small city boss seemed to be really unbreakable.

"I advise you not to be bored, otherwise you will not be able to keep your position, and it may even affect your relatives and friends! If you can be reasonable, I can also make decisions for my lord and give you a small amount of money to show my gratitude! The master thought that Zhang Cai was frightened, and said with a smile.

Now Ningbo City Bosi is one of the fattest yamen, in fact, there are not many people who come to ask for benefits, and today only sent away a superintendent of the imperial history.

In this officialdom, they can never eat alone, and they not only win over important officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also send ice and charcoal to Beijing officials every year.

As long as they collect enough, they are not afraid of this kind of person eating some flesh and skin, which is the long-term way of officialdom.

The fair-skinned old man, who had been silent, looked at the master who had rules and regulations in front of him, and suddenly said leisurely: "It turns out that this matter is really the responsibility of the old man, but it has affected Brother Gu Tang!" ”

This fair-skinned old man was none other than Yin Zhi, who was ordered to come to Jiangnan and concurrently serve as the governor of Zhejiang.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed everything in front of him, starting from the guards of the Yamen of the City Division, and even the layers of personnel openly asked for bribes.

is the so-called upward and downward effect, and now the gatekeepers are so greedy for money, you can imagine how rampant and lawless the officials in this yamen usually are.

In fact, being an official in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was always a corrupt official, and it was a hundred times easier than a clean official. After all, the Qing officials not only demanded that they should not be greedy, but also had to spend their efforts to control the people under them, and even stood on the opposite side of the people in the yamen.

When Hai Rui was the magistrate of Chun'an, in order to create a clean and honest yamen in the real sense, he finally had to personally serve as a yacha and beat the prisoner's ass with a board.

It's just that his disciple in the Hanlin Academy, that is, the current Ningbo City Bo Si Tiju Zhao Fu, turned out to be the head of this corruption group, and even marked the price of Haiyin and the ransom ship.

The reason why the ministers of the Ming Dynasty have a noble status is largely that they can have a large number of protégés, even if they can't preside over the township examination and the meeting examination, they can also form a teacher-student relationship when they teach Shu Jishi.

Zhao Fu is a Shu Jishi in the eleventh year of Chenghua, and he took a fancy to Zhao Fu's righteousness in the Hanlin Academy, and saw his long-cherished wish to serve the country wholeheartedly.

Daming officialdom does pay attention to the background, although Zhao Fu has excellent grades, he can't stay in the Hanlin Academy. I can't serve in the place where I was released, and because my parents died, I had to go home to keep my filial piety.

Since the officialdom has nothing to do with it, this reinstatement is destined not to be reused, Yin Zhi saw himself from Zhao Fu, so he wanted to help Zhao Fu who came to visit.

It's just that no matter what, he didn't expect that he would personally create a big corrupt official, and even inadvertently pulled Li Yu, the secretary of the ministry, into the water.

"You...... Who are you? The master was born in Shaoxing, and the master of Shaoxing immediately asked vigilantly.

Zhang Cai naturally didn't need to show Yin Zhi's identity, and immediately scolded the master: "Don't talk nonsense, lead the way!" ”

The master faintly sensed that something was wrong, if it was just a small Jinyi Wei Qianhu who was not afraid at all, but what if this Jinyi Wei Qianhu was just an entourage?

Originally, it was still a guess, but Zhang Cai's next sentence almost scared him: "Elder Yin Ge, please!" ”

Govern...... Yin Ge Lao?

The master's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe his eyes, the dignified elder actually went to Jiangnan in person and came to their Ningbo City.

It's just that the identity of the fair-skinned old man in front of him seems to be taken for granted, otherwise which person who came down from the capital can be equipped with a thousand households in brocade clothes?

"You're smart, you know what to do next, right?" Zhang Cai directly picked up this weak master, and then walked inside.

Master Shaoxing realized that the situation was irreparable, and now he only hoped that his punishment would be lighter.

Ningbo Bosi Yamen is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is a yamen directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so the back house is a unique cave. There are not only rockeries, small lakes and weeping willows, but also a water pavilion with a high cost.

Jiangnan people are good poets, good songs, good beauties, and the water pavilion here has beauties playing the pipa, and the melodious tunes add a little spring to this world.

Zhao Fu, who was wearing a five-grade official uniform, and Zhang Jue, the governor of Zhejiang, sat around the table, and the two talked happily here.

Although the two have no intersection in their previous careers and have completely different life experiences, now that they have formed a community of interests, they have a taste of seeing each other and hating each other.

As the governor of Zhejiang, although Zhang Jue is based in Hangzhou, he now frequently comes to Ningbo Mansion in order to share wine and food with Zhao Fu, and even the beauties he specially brought with him.

Zhao Fu is now completely immersed in it and can't extricate himself, but he has a feeling that he has lived in vain for the first half of his life, and now his life is called life.

"Brother Yan Qing, you have a taste of this local cuisine, but it has taken a lot of effort for your brother?" Zhang Jue pointed to a vinegar fish, looking careless.

Zhao Fu looked at the beauty next to him to hold the fish for him, but he shook his head lightly and said: "This dish looks really good, but Sister-in-law Song's fish is still authentic in West Lake!" ”

"You taste it first!" The corners of Zhang Jue's mouth were raised, but he smiled mysteriously.

The beauty brought the fish, and Zhao Fu opened his mouth to taste it and said in surprise: "This taste is wonderful, this is the Song sister-in-law fish of West Lake, right?" Just ......"

"If Brother Zhao likes it, he will be able to eat authentic Song sister-in-law fish every day in the future, but it is just a trivial matter to spend a little money!" Zhang Jue looks very atmospheric and authentic.

Although the dish is actually made of ordinary grass carp, it is originally taken from the West Lake, so the world takes the West Lake as authentic.

It's just that the biggest cost in this era is often not the material itself, but the transportation cost involved.

Like Yang Guifei back then, she wanted to eat lychees, which were not valuable in Lingnan, but in order to bring lychees to Chang'an, it was necessary to cut down hundreds of years of lychee trees, and it would take a lot of people to transport them.

Now I want to transport the West Lake grass carp to Ningbo City, although the distance is not outrageous, but the cost along the way is not a small amount.

Zhao Fu swallowed the fish in his mouth, looked very happy and picked up the wine glass and said: "It is really a great blessing in life to be able to eat authentic Song sister-in-law fish in Ningbo City, a cup of respect for Brother Xian!" ”

Zhang Jue actually counted on Zhao Fu to open the door to Jiangnan business, although it was really difficult to get a few fish from the West Lake, but it was just a small amount of money to do big things.

Just when the atmosphere was very harmonious, a discordant voice sounded in this era: "Chang'an looks back at the piles of embroidery, and the top of the mountain is opened a thousand times." A ride on the red dust concubine smiled, no one knew that it was lychee! ”

Although the poems have been famous for thousands of years, the Tang Dynasty poet Li He wrote a poem with the title of "Passing the Huaqing Palace", which seems to be written about the prosperous and declining Huaqing Palace, but in fact satirizes the luxurious life of the royal family.

Quoting this poem now, it is natural to ridicule the two people who lived a luxurious life here, and mock them for transporting the grass carp from the West Lake to Ningbo.

Zhang Jue's eyes couldn't tolerate sand, and when he looked up and saw that the person who made the sarcastic remarks was an old man in plain clothes, his eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce color.

Zhao Fu looked up and saw Yin Zhi who suddenly appeared, and immediately blurted out in disbelief: "Teacher? ”

In the Ming Dynasty, the high-ranking court bosses are almost insulated from the place, not to mention the high-ranking cabinet elders, even the six servants rarely leave Beijing.

It's just that Yin Zhi, a cabinet minister who was supposed to serve the emperor in Xiyuan, suddenly came to Ningbo, thousands of miles away, and no matter whose brain he was, he couldn't turn a corner.

"Don't call me teacher, I don't have a student like you!" Yin Zhi saw with his own eyes that his proud protégé was completely degenerate, and he seemed to be angry.

Hey?

Zhang Jue couldn't help but be stunned when he learned that the gray-clothed old man in front of him was the cabinet minister Yin Zhi.

Zhao Fu still respects Yin Zhi very much, at least people have given him this wealth, but he still stands up and still praises him as a teacher: "Teacher, aren't you in the capital?" How could it be ......"

"Your Majesty doesn't want to be Tang Xuanzong, and I really want to leave Beijing to introspect!" Yin Zhi found that Zhu Youji's arrangement for the pavilion to grow old was indeed a wise decision, and it seemed that he had already understood the good intentions.

Leaving Beijing for introspection?

Zhao Fu was slightly stunned at first, but said bitterly: "Teacher, why have you been demoted again?" ”

Originally, it was Yin Zhi's emotion about the changes in his disciple Zhao Fu, but when it fell into Zhao Fu's ears, it meant a different meaning, and he mistakenly thought that Yin Zhi had been degraded again.

Degraded?

Zhang Jue reacted from the shock, but he knew that there was a pavilion elder who had fallen into the water in front of him, but he still took the initiative to give up the first seat: "Don't worry about the road ahead, no one in the world knows you!" Elder Yin Ge, please take a seat! ”

If you say who has the most magical career, I'm afraid it should be Yin Zhi in front of you.

In his early years, he was not ambitious in the Hanlin Academy, but he finally got the attention of Emperor Chenghua, and as a result, he was demoted to Nanjing not long after. After eight years of hard work, he finally succeeded in returning to Beijing, but encountered a change of power between the old and new emperors.

Yin Zhi was forced to take the initiative to resign, and after waiting for three or four years, he finally got the new emperor to recover. It's just that it's just been a year since the recovery, and it has been "degraded" again.

As for whether there is a second possibility? Not to mention that Zhang Jue wouldn't think much about it, even the officials in the entire Zhejiang would not think that there would be other possibilities for a cabinet elder who left Beijing.

"This wine is so fragrant!" Yin Zhi didn't move, his eyes fell on the table full of wine and delicacies.

The corners of Zhang Jue's mouth rose slightly, and he pointed to the wine jar that had been opened on the table and said: "Yin Ge Lao really knows the goods, this is a century-old Shaoxing Huadiao!" As he spoke, he noticed Master Qian, who was leading people over: "Master Qian, this official knows that it is your favorite, and I will give you an altar in a moment!" ”

"Multi-...... Thanks a lot! Master Qian met Zhang Jue's gaze and said with great embarrassment.

"I'm afraid this table of dishes will cost a hundred taels, right?" Although Yin Zhi doesn't know how to drink, he also knows that it is very valuable.

Zhang Jue smiled mysteriously, but pointed to the beautiful woman who had stopped playing the piano and said: "This girl is the top brand of Hangzhou Yichun Courtyard, and the official specially arranged for her to come over, and the number is no longer under a hundred taels!" ”

"Good fellow, this meal will eat your ten years of money!" Yin Zhi looked at the other party so painstakingly, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Zhang Jue picked up the wine handed over by the beauty, and drank it all and said: "Life must be happy, and the daughter will come back when she is gone!" ”

Although they spend more, they earn more now, not to mention that this kind of luxury life is not available every day, even if it is arranged every day, they can afford it.

"Zhao Fu, I remember teaching you to be an official and be the first in the world!" Yin Zhi still didn't dare to accept that his disciple was so depraved, but he turned his head to look at this former proud protégé.

Zhao Fu still seemed to be a humble gentleman, but he saluted Yin Zhi and said, "Yes, the disciple has always taken it as a warning!" ”

"The city's Yamen is asking for it, and openly marks the price of the sea and the ransom ship, but I don't know what it means?" Yin Zhi didn't expect that his disciple didn't seem to know what was wrong, so he asked in a deep voice.

Without waiting for Zhao Fu to speak, Zhang Jue had already helped Zhao Fu defend and said, "Elder Yin Ge, dare to ask if the tariff of Ningbo City is less than a penny?" ”

"Not really! Judging from the ledger alone, Ningbo Bosi is much stronger than Shanghai Bosi! Yin Zhi shook his head lightly, looking very honest.

The corners of Zhang Jue's mouth raised slightly, but he said as if he was doing a good job for Zhao Fu: "Old Yin Ge, the imperial court set up the Ningbo City Bo Division to increase financial revenue, and now Lord Zhao is not doing well?" ”

Hey?

When Zhang Cai and others heard this argument, they found that it seemed to be true, but there seemed to be something wrong.

"The imperial court set up the city department just to increase financial revenue? You really despise Your Majesty's wisdom in governing the country, and you don't understand Your Majesty's eloquence! Yin Zhi found that the corrupt official in front of him really only stayed on money, but he shook his head in disappointment.

Zhao Fu couldn't help but be stunned, but said in confusion: "Isn't it?" ”

"The imperial court set up the city to develop maritime trade, in order for the Ming Dynasty to establish good trade relations with overseas, for the Ming Dynasty to continue to seek overseas resources, and even for the Ming maritime merchants to become agents of the two countries!" Yin Zhi knew that they didn't understand it at all, and he also told Zhu Youji's intentions.

Originally, he had a similar mind, but with the development of events, he especially saw the rice of the imperial court rolling in, and saw that the capital was prosperous because of cotton cloth, but he knew that the dominant country of maritime trade was what the emperor was pursuing.

Now it seems that the tax revenue of Ningbo City is not small, but with what they do, not to mention that Ningbo City Port Division promotes the prosperity of maritime trade in the south of the Yangtze River, it will only ruin the good situation in the end because of short-sightedness.

Zhang Jue felt that he had lost face, but he suddenly thought about it: "Old Yin Ge, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not!" ”

"Say it!" Yin Zhi knew that it was not a good word.

The corners of Zhang Jue's mouth rose slightly, but he said with a bit of mockery: "You are dedicated to assisting the emperor in governing the country well, but in the end, you are not a breeze on your sleeves?" Now, once again, it has been degraded! ”

"Brother Zhang, how can you talk to my teacher like this!" Zhao Fu saw Zhang Jue uncover his teacher's "sore spot", and he also defended it.

Zhang Jue knew that Zhao Fu was actually a cold person, but he continued to preach: "This is ugly, but you have to let your teacher know this world!" Not to mention that it is well known that Your Majesty has a debt to the court, and we should support each other as officials in the same court. However, now there are many traitors and villains in the court, and in order to flatter the emperor on the map, it not only chills the hearts of colleagues, but also messes up our Ming Dynasty! ”

"Such disloyal words, I really didn't expect it to come from the mouth of a Zhejiang governor!" Yin Zhi's face suddenly turned cold, and he couldn't help but look up and down at this eloquent governor.

Zhang Jue glanced at Yin Zhi, who was demoted, with disdain, but suddenly changed his face and said, "Brother Zhang, your teacher doesn't seem to be a fellow practitioner, do you leave for your brother today, or do you catch up with your teacher?" ”

"Teacher, the student will help you find a place to stay, and come to the door to listen to the training later!" Zhao Fu hesitated for a moment, then looked at the teacher in front of him.

"The old man has been thinking all the way, whether there is a misunderstanding in this matter, after all, you were indeed a jealous and hateful child back then. But people can really change, especially the Vanity Fair in this place can really make a person unrecognizable, and you have become the person you should have hated the most! Yin Zhi looked at the disciple in front of him, and shook his head lightly and sighed.

Zhang Jue snorted coldly, and said ruthlessly: "It's just an officialdom water dog, and it's really shameless to dare to lecture us two local officials here!" ”

"Teacher, if you are offended, please leave!" Zhao Fu was already angry, and immediately planned to ask Yin Zhi to go out.

Yin Zhi knew that there were some things that needed to be settled, so he said lightly: "Zhang Qianhu! ”

"Elder Ge, you are here!"

Hey?

When the two of them heard this title, they couldn't help but look at each other, hasn't this person been degraded? (End of chapter)