The Meng family is not a big family in the capital where high-ranking officials are everywhere. Most of the officials in the capital look down on officials from other places. When the emperor is an official, the sixth-rank is also stronger than the fifth-rank outside. It is even more unusual for those who can go to the court to discuss matters. Now, they are basically the emperor's irons, and they have been trained to be very obedient over the years.
"Master, Erlang and Saburo have delivered the letter." The old servant walked in quickly.
The Meng family has five sons. Master Meng’s greatest achievement in his life is to be born. He has no talent himself. He doesn’t like to study new things like other playboys, and he is not as literate as children from aristocratic families. One advantage is that you can live and survive.
Dalang was the district chief in the capital, a rank seven petty official, but this was the capital's district, and no one could be a crowded head.
Erlang and Saburo are officials outside, they are all five-rank, don’t look at the five-rank, it will be different when they return to Beijing, they are transferred every five years, unlike Dalang in Beijing, the officials in Beijing will not move unless they make mistakes. of.
After reading the letter, Master Meng paced the room anxiously: "I said don't make trouble for their elder brother!"
Master Meng believed a word, the Meng family still had to rely on the boss, the second and third are unreliable characters.
"Go, get the boss back." Master Meng thought over and over again and instructed the old servant.
The old servant whispered, "Master, the eldest son is in the palace, how can he come back when he wants to."
Master Meng took a deep breath: "Let him ask for leave, I have to call him back today!"
"District Chief!" the subordinate called from the door.
Meng Dalang stood up, confused: "What's wrong?"
Subordinate: "Someone from your family came and said that there is an urgent matter and asked you to ask for leave to go back."
Meng Dalang frowned slightly: "What's the matter? I'm busy, where can I go."
He is planning to implement a street cleaning team these days, and he is very busy. His side is an experimental area. When the time comes, he will send someone to check it. If everyone else does a good job, he does a bad job, and it doesn't matter if he is rewarded. The important thing is that he didn't want to lose face to his grandma's house.
The subordinate said again: "It's said that your grandfather is sick."
Meng Dalang could only rush back.
His father said that he was ill whenever something happened. Meng Dalang felt that if he was really ill, he would curse himself to be sick.
When Meng Dalang rushed home, he saw his father sitting on a chair crying.
Meng Dalang sighed: "What trouble did you get into? Why are you crying?"
Master Meng quickly stepped forward and grabbed Meng Dalang's hand: "Son! You must help your brothers!"
Meng Dalang was inexplicable: "Help for what?"
Seeing his eldest son's upright appearance, Mr. Meng swallowed and handed the letter to him.
Meng Dalang read it at a glance, and the frown deepened. He tilted his head and looked at Master Meng in disbelief: "They are outside, dare to do this?"
Master Meng swallowed and quickly explained: "I, I just found out, don't be angry yet, what they do is really wrong, but they are a family, they are outside, we are in Beijing, and we should help each other. "
"This time they just want to ask you to help find a way and give a tribute to the superior." Master Meng looked at his son, and was speechless.
Meng Dalang squeezed the letter in his hand, and his forehead bulged with blue veins. He said angrily, "Now that I think of it, I'm looking for a tribute? It's too late! This year's major tune, I didn't get the wind in advance!"
Meng Dalang suddenly stopped, widened his eyes and asked, "Not just this year, right?"
Master Meng swallowed.
Meng Dalang squeezed out a sentence between his teeth: "How many years?"
Seeing his son's appearance, Mr. Meng was afraid that his son would madly beat him, so he quickly said: "I don't know, I just received the letter! How did I know they were so daring outside! If I knew, I would have followed you long ago. said!"
Mr. Meng: "...What's the use of talking about this now? If you think about how to cover it up, it's a family of flesh and blood. You can't watch them die, right?"
Meng Dalang sneered: "Dad, we let them die, our family can still save one's life, if we don't let them go, then the whole family will die together!"
Master Meng: "It's not that serious, is it?"
Meng Dalang: "What kind of smart people do you think the two of them are? Now I am writing to ask, it must be because the major investigation has already investigated them. The yamen in charge of this major investigation is the Duchayuan! Where is the Duchayuan? Even a rank 1 officer dares to investigate and pull off the horse!"
"Dad, you have a bad memory, do you want me to tell you more about how His Majesty cut down corrupt officials before he ascended the throne?" Meng Dalang got angry, "Are our salaries low?! They don't look like Beijing in the outside world. , things are cheap, and the salary is more durable than in the capital! Besides, your Majesty has already reserved space for taxation in various places, but if you have enough brains, you will not go into this muddy water!"
Master Meng whispered beside him, "Who would think too much money..."
Meng Dalang: "I hate it!"
"Father, it's not easy for our Meng family." Meng Dalang couldn't beat his old father, he took a deep breath, "Back then you took me with Your Majesty and followed him all the way to the capital. When we first arrived, we were so poor that we couldn't even eat. Come on, this year is due to His Majesty's kindness, and I, Meng Da, are conscientious and conscientious, and I dare not make any mistakes."
Meng Dalang's whole figure is ten years old. He raised his head: "If there is no major tune, there is still a chance to recover. The major tune has begun. It's just to see when they fall, sooner or later."
"There is no need to reply, I will go to resign tomorrow."
Master Meng exclaimed in shock: "Please resign? Resign what! Anyone in our family can resign! Only you can't resign!"
Meng Dalang said in surprise: "Dad, do you still know? Do you still know that I am a Beijing official? Do you know how many things they greedy have cut back? Me? Those two are my younger brothers, you say, who are they? Will you believe that I didn't give them convenience in the capital? Can't write two Meng characters in one stroke, Dad!"
Master Meng finally realized that he was afraid, and his whole body was shaking: "Is there any other way? I wrote to them and asked them to return the money and let them resign and admit their mistakes!"
Meng Dalang looked at his father in disbelief, was his father so stupid
Meng Dalang: "Father, needless to say, I'm going to resign early tomorrow. The second and third are separated from us. At most, I can only keep our big family and you, the second and third... On the day of the guillotine, I will bring Give them a jug of wine."
Master Meng: "No, no, no, it must be a capital crime? I see that corrupt officials were also arrested a few days ago. Didn't the most serious one be imprisoned for ten years?"
Meng Dalang smiled and said, "Then do you know how much they greedy?"
Master Meng shook his head: "As long as it is greed, there is always more greed, right?"
Meng Dalang shouted: "There is a lot of greed, but people don't dare to covet the money sent by the court for disaster relief! They don't dare to covet the survival money of orphans and widowed mothers!"
Master Meng's legs softened, and he knelt down directly.
"Maybe they can't find it out, maybe they are respectful and cautious..." Master Meng said to himself, still holding a faint hope.
Meng Dalang looked at his father and thought of his two younger brothers who were clever but not smart enough since childhood, and sighed silently: "Father, I won't be an official in the future, and I can't live in the capital anymore, my name is Wanhua. Go to clean up, sell the shop and the valuables that are not easy to bring, let's go to Jiangnan, just in time for your retirement."
Master Meng said almost frantically: "Our Meng family! Our Meng family has been around for so many years! It's hard to get an official!"
Meng Dalang supported his old father: "Dad, don't be afraid, this is not the most difficult time."
"I already have a son. If I get caught in it too, you can listen to Wanhua. Wanhua has an idea." Meng Dalang looked out the window, his eyes blank.
He himself does not know what kind of future awaits him.
Is he wrong? Is it because he didn't take care of his younger brothers, or did he fail to focus on them
Knowing that they would endure more temptations when they were appointed as officials, why did he always insist that their younger brothers did not have the courage
However, in fact, what kind of courage do they have, and they have already had it, eight years ago!
Meng Dalang took a deep breath, he told the old servant to take good care of Mr. Meng, and went to the study himself to write his resignation letter.
I don't know what the above... is a charter, can he save his life.
In the imperial city, Lin Yuan was sitting in front of the desk, with the memorials in his hand that came from all over the country.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish. Lin Yuan understands this truth. Excessive suppression will only lead to a greater rebound. In the past, his methods were violent. If he caught one, he would chop. Now he has never done this again. Regarding the handling of corrupt officials There are also laws and examples to follow.
He re-established salaries for officials and cadres according to their economic conditions, which ensured that their lives would be worry-free.
This is equivalent to 10,000 for these officials when the basic salary is only 3,000.
It is enough to support a family, and the officials generally have their own shops and fields, so they can live a good life.
They themselves know what the end of corruption is, and they only serve five-year terms. If the local economy improves and the people's happiness index increases, the way to rise is obvious. Now that there is a rigid review, who would not want to return to the capital to become officials
Therefore, in the past few years, there have been far fewer corrupt officials than before.
Lin Yuan looked at it for a while, his face became more and more solemn, he pursed his lips tightly, just when Lin Yuan was about to get angry after two or two, Lin Yuan leaned on the back of the chair and let out a long breath.
Erliang asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, it's late at night."
Lin Yuan stood up: "Bring me a bowl of beef noodles."
Then he thought about it and said, "Two bowls."
"Yes." Erliang called the waiter to pass the meal, and accompanied Lin Yuan back to the bedroom.
Chen Baisong now trains in the barracks during the day, and returns to the palace at night to sit in the bed, enjoying himself. He is sitting on the soft stool in the palace and playing chess with himself.
This soft stool was made by Lin Yuan. The main reason is that sitting on a hard stool for a long time not only hurts the buttocks, but also may cause pain in the seat.
"I knew you didn't sleep, so I asked the imperial kitchen to deliver two bowls of beef noodles." Lin Yuan sat across from Chen Bosong, picked up Heizi and played chess with Chen Bosong.
The two of them were not very good at chess, and Lin Yuan finally won against the smelly chess basket.
Chen Bosong raised his head and asked, "What's the matter? As soon as you come in, your face is stern?"
Lin Yuan smiled: "Is it so obvious?"
Chen Bosong thought for a while and said seriously, "It's not very obvious either."
Lin Yuan sighed, the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared, he has been in a high position for a long time, even a slight frown is enough to make people terrified, only Chen Bosong is not afraid of him now, he said: "Corrupt officials can never be killed. of."
Chen Bosong: "You just know?"
Lin Yuan: "I know, but I'm tired of checking it every few years."
Although not many were found every time, there was always something greedy that made him speechless.
"There are two brothers surnamed Meng." Lin Yuan's face was expressionless. "After my elder brother greed, my younger brother continued to greed. In the same place, the provincial government said it didn't know when it was appointed. Do you believe it?"
Chen Bosong shook his head: "I don't believe it, even if it's not the same clan, the same surname should be checked carefully."
Lin Yuan: "Now Hongxiu asks me if the provincial government wants to investigate."
"The provincial government... If you pull a hair, you will move your whole body. Even if you want to move, you must minimize the impact." Lin Yuan took a sip of warm water.
The waiter in the imperial pantry brought in the beef noodles. Because it was a late-night snack, the portion was not large, but because it was in a large bowl, it would give people the illusion that they could not finish it. Two slices of beef in sauce are separated on top, and a little chopped green onion and green leafy vegetables are garnished, which makes people appetizing.
Chen Bosong took a mouthful of noodles: "So troublesome?"
Lin Yuan nodded: "It's not troublesome if it's related to the government."
"Those two men surnamed Meng are nothing, local officials, although there are a lot of greedy people, but the power in their hands is not large. They are greedy for disaster relief money, so they behead their heads and loot their homes."
"It's mainly the provincial government... They dare to be so bold, and the provincial government has contributed to it."
Chen Baisong heard Lin Yuan's voice and knew that Lin Yuan had murderous intentions, and asked, "How about I run away?"
Lin Yuan looked up at Chen Bosong: "Are you going?"
Chen Bosong smiled and said: "What? Can't go? Young master thinks I'm useless?"
Lin Yuan frowned and said, "I originally wanted to ask the concubine to go."
The concubine is also half of the Lin family, and even if he has no ability, he can still sit in office.
And it's not the material for doing this kind of thing, so the provincial government should lower its vigilance.
"Then you can escort the concubine there." Lin Yuan took a sip of the noodle soup, "The concubine will hide it, and only tell him that he is condolences to the provincial capitals on behalf of the royal family."
Chen Bosong chewed the beef: "Okay."