The senior official who came after hearing the news was the second-in-command in the Hubu Yamen, the minister Jin Yuenian. With his qualifications, he has encountered many setbacks and troubles in the government and the public over the years, but never once has it been as weird and difficult as today, leaving him at a loss as to how to deal with it.
If ordinary people come to the Ministry of Revenue to cause trouble, regardless of whether they are justified or not, Minister Jin will not hesitate to order people to take them down and convict them of serious crimes. After all, the face of the Ministry of Households cannot be lost. But now, this young man not only has great martial arts skills, but also has a backer like Tong Guan, which makes them a little cautious.
Although the civil servants of the DPRK and China have always looked down on eunuchs and military generals like Tong Guan, even if the other party is now in a high position as prime minister, they still will not betray his face. But whether to give face is one thing, daring to attack Tong Guan's people is another matter. Jin Yuenian is not stupid enough to gamble his own future.
What troubled Jin Shilang even more was Sun Tu's approach. You said that since you have Tong Guan's reputation, you couldn't just show it just now. Why do you have to make the matter a stalemate and then show your trump card? This put him in a dilemma at this time.
And Sun Tu also seized the opportunity of everyone being stunned, and quickly said loudly: "Officials, I just think that what Li Duzhi said is very harmful, and I want to ask clearly, but he wants to have someone attack me. Dare I ask, can’t the Hubu Yamen be reasonable?”
After being pushed around, Jin Shilang could only respond. He immediately turned his attention to the other person involved: "What on earth is going on?"
Li Duzhi's body trembled when his boss glanced at him, but he was speechless. Some things cannot be held accountable if they are kept in the dark, but once they are put on the table, the problem becomes huge.
Sun Tu did not let him go, and immediately said: "I am a Yaqian servant from Yuncheng, Shandong Province. I just want to make up for the taxes owed to the court by this county. But in the end, this Li Du was Zhi repeatedly made things difficult for me, saying that there was a rule that the tax payment day was set on the second day of each month. He also said that the figures on the relevant documents I brought from the county government were wrong, and insisted that I pay nearly double the tax money! I was dissatisfied and wanted to see the relevant laws, but he pushed back in every possible way, and finally asked someone to punish me. Dear officials, although I, Sun Tu, am just a commoner, I can't be fooled like this, right?"
What kind of commoner do you think you are? Which ordinary citizen can carry around the name of Privy Privy Tong Guantong? The officials murmured inwardly, but in the end they never said it out loud. But Jin Shilang's brows were deeply furrowed, and he stared at Li Duzhi's face hatefully: "Li Duzhi, is what he said true?"
"I'm... I'm an official..." Li Duzhi wanted to defend himself, but the fact was true, and he couldn't find any excuse.
"Well, Li Xian, as an official of the imperial court, you don't even think about repaying the Holy Majesty with your salary. Instead, you use the power in your hands to do such things to oppress the people. It seems that you have been corrupt and perverting the law a lot in these years! Come on, get him!" Jin Yuenian's face immediately sank and he ordered his subordinates.
This time, the movements of the guards were much faster than before. Before Li Xiangang could even say anything about begging for mercy, they had already rushed in front of him, pushed him to the ground in one fell swoop, and at the same time got rid of him very neatly. ’s jaw, making it unable to open its mouth.
Sun Tu looked at the sudden reversal of the situation and knew it in his heart. This is what this senior official is doing to make amends, in order not to affect the reputation of the entire household department due to Li Duzhi's incident.
Jin Shilang was also feeling miserable. In fact, he and the ministers were well aware of the deeds done by the lower-level officials, and even a large part of the benefits gained from them fell into their pockets. , so they usually just let it go and just act ignorant.
But now, Sun Tu, a bold guy, has kicked the problem out, and there is a great master like Tong Guan behind him, so this evil situation cannot be easily covered up. The only way is to abandon the pawn to save the chariot and take Li Xian to take the blame, thereby minimizing the harm and, more importantly, removing himself from such corruption problems.
Jin Yuenian, who had made up his mind, quickly softened his expression. When he came to Sun Tu, he cupped his hands and said, "Your name is Sun Tu, right? It's really thanks to you this time that I let me The Ministry of Household Affairs can find out such a huge rat. I promise you that I will investigate this matter thoroughly to warn others who come after you."
Although Sun Tu had some doubts about him, when the other party reached this point, he couldn't help but give him a chance, so he said with respect: "This official can be so public and private." It’s so obvious that the common people really admire it.”
At this point, the tense and explosive situation finally returned to calm. Only then did Jin Yuenian reveal his identity, and then asked someone to immediately handle the relevant matters for Sun Tu.
With Li Duzhi's lesson learned, other officials here in Zuocao naturally did not dare to have any other thoughts. Not to mention that there were no problems with the documents that Sun Tu submitted. Even if there were some loopholes, they would just pretend that they had not discovered them at this time and quickly let him complete this yamen job.
It wasn't until he watched the official accept the money, personally took over a relevant certificate handed over by the other party, and put it into his arms that Sun Tu finally let out a long sigh of relief, with a smile on his face. A relieved smile.
Ever since he was tricked by Liu Yuan and forced to come to Tokyo from Yuncheng County, he had spent nearly two months doing this job. Moreover, he encountered extremely dangerous situations several times during this period. Even though he was finally able to overcome them one by one, they still weighed heavily on his heart.
Now, everything is finally over. He no longer has to worry about people from the county government using this as an excuse to attack him. Although his status now is very different from before, only when this errand is completely completed can people really feel relieved.
Just before leaving, Sun Tu glanced at Jin Yuenian again: "Jin Shilang, in fact, Li Duzhi is not the only one in this Hubu Yamen."
When Jin Yuenian heard this, his expression changed again, and he said solemnly: "What do you mean by this?" Is this kid trying to get on his face? Do you really think that if you take Zhang Tongguan's famous assassination, you will have nothing to worry about
Sun Tu just ignored him and said to himself: "There are many people like me waiting for things to do outside the Yamen, but they can't get in. It's because the officials and guards in front of the Yamen are only willing to let people go. People who want money for them come in. If things go on like this, I'm afraid the Hubu Yamen's reputation in everyone's hearts will become extremely bad." After saying this, he handed over his hand again and walked away.
These words made Jin Yuenian's expression change again. It seemed that the Hubu Yamen really needed to be put in order, otherwise some troubles might really come out in the future.
After Sun Tu left, other people waiting outside the hall who wanted to do things also enjoyed an unprecedentedly efficient reception, and almost no one was made difficult. This made them feel grateful to Sun Tusheng. If this young man hadn't made a fuss, their errands would have been delayed for an unknown period of time.
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When Sun Tu returned to Tong's Mansion in the evening, his farce in the Ministry of Revenue had spread like wildfire, quickly spread in the officialdom, and immediately spread to the Privy Council and reached Tong Guan's ears. .
After listening to Fang Qian's story, Tong Guan couldn't help but laugh: "This Sun Tu really has some tricks up his sleeve, and he actually made things so big. Now, those crows in the Yushitai will be noisy for a while. When the day comes, it’s enough for the whole household to drink a pot.” The Yushitai in the Song Dynasty was also called Wutai because of the crows on the trees outside the door. In the eyes of Tong Guan and other people who were always impeached by them, these censors were not much different from crows.
Fang Qian also smiled along with him: "Yes, that Sun Tu is really amazing. Tong Shuai only gave him a famous assassination, and he was able to make the Hubu Yamen suffer greatly. But for Tong Shuai, you have to go first He has made a great contribution. I am really looking forward to what he can do after he becomes an official."
"It's coming soon. After February next year, we will be able to see how much he is capable of." Tong Guan also said with expectation, a light flashing in his eyes.
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