Chapter 570 Human Relations
Before leaving the Hanlin Academy to go to the Ministry of Punishment, Zhang Bo, editor of the Hanlin Academy, stopped Zhu Pingan, poured Zhu Pingan a cup of tea and handed Zhu Pingan a gift list.
Looking at Zhu Ping'an's puzzled expression, Zhang Bo smiled slightly and explained, "Before Ziwei leaves, please ask me to help you with your relationship. This gift list is from our Hanlin Academy during your vacation. "
Favors?
Zhu Ping'an was startled for a moment, and then it became clear that the exchange of favors means giving gifts. Whether in ancient times or now, there are so few exchanges of favors in the officialdom. It's an unspoken rule in officialdom. There were many "rituals" in ancient official circles, including congratulatory gifts, festival gifts, thank yous, etc., which I had ignored. However, Zhang Siwei was worthy of being from a noble family, and he had considered all these things in advance.
"I'm causing trouble to Brother Zhang." Zhu Ping'an took the gift list and thanked Zhang Bo.
“It’s just a little effort.” Zhang Bo shook his head and smiled slightly.
After thanking him, Zhu Ping'an glanced at the gift list and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. There were so many items. Zhang Bo's gift list is very detailed: Yuan Wei's son, Guan Wei; Zhang Song's inspection, two liang; Li's house move, Guan's; the prince's resignation, two liang; Li Shangshu's wife Chen, five liang, and two pieces of silk and satin. Note at the back: Except for Li Shangshu who refused to accept it, I all accepted it.
Well, it’s only been more than half a month and six taels of silver have been left with me. If Li Mo hadn’t accepted the gift, it would have been more than ten taels. No wonder so many officials despise that their salaries are low and insufficient. People like this should come and go. Not to mention that the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty are not high in the first place. Even if they are higher, they are not enough to do favors.
Of course, if you have a higher official position, you can definitely profit a lot from this unspoken rule of human relations. Relationships are often disguised transactions of power and money. Perhaps, the book has its own golden house, which has a lot to do with this.
When they first entered the officialdom, their official positions were low, and they mostly gave many gifts and could not make ends meet; when they became high-ranking officials, how could they not use hidden rules to repay their losses or even make a fortune.
When dealing with favors, the next step is often corruption. Some officials fall into corruption with the fallacy that dealing with favors does not count as corruption. After officials become corrupt, the decline and decay of the Ming Dynasty are inevitable.
I can’t stand it, but I don’t think so.
This unspoken rule is not one that I can break now, so I can only go with the flow for the time being.
After leaving the Hanlin Academy and touching his empty money bag, Zhu Pingan felt that it was time to find a way to make money. Although he still had a lot of savings, he couldn't help it in the long run.
The Hanlin Academy is not far from the Ministry of Punishments. Within a few minutes of leaving the Hanlin Academy, Zhu Pingan arrived at the Yamen of the Punishment Department. The Ministry of Punishments is different from an important institution like the Hanlin Academy. It is a real power agency, holding great power and in charge of the world's criminal affairs and sentencing. Convict cases and manage prisoners. The Yamen of the Ministry of Justice are much more imposing than the Hanlin Academy. The tall stone lions and the red lacquered gate make people awe-inspiring.
There is a peach wood couplet hanging in a prominent position at the door, "Powerful ministers must not let grudges serve as a basis for entry and exit, and the emperor must not put joy and anger as priorities."
Zhu Ping'an glanced at the couplet and disdained it. He curled his lips, the couplet was a good couplet, and it was in line with the position of the Ministry of Justice, but it was too idealistic. In modern times, the judiciary cannot be truly independent of politics, let alone the feudal Ming Dynasty.
It’s just a facade!
Zhu Ping'an cursed, then walked up the steps and entered the gate of the Criminal Department.
"My lord, please stay. I wonder what your purpose is in coming to the Ministry of Punishments. I am a lowly official so that I can report to you." As soon as Zhu Ping'an entered the gate of the Ministry of Punishments, he was respectfully stopped by an official wearing a low-class official uniform. He is the official responsible for registration at the Criminal Department.
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an stopped, turned around, and bowed his hands slightly to the officials at the door.
So young!
The official in charge of registration at the door saw Zhu Ping'an's appearance clearly and was surprised. He was already at the sixth level at such a young age, and his future prospects would be limitless. So, I became more respectful to Zhu Pingan, brought a chair for Zhu Pingan, asked Zhu Pingan to sit down and register, and poured Zhu Pingan a cup of tea.
"I came to the Ministry of Punishment to make a complaint." After Zhu Ping'an put his name on the visitor list, he asked, "Don't know where to go?"
Zhu Pingan!
After the official in charge of registration at the door saw Zhu Pingan's registered name, the respect on his face suddenly faded. He had heard the name Zhu Pingan a lot these days. The Ministry of Punishment issued three reminder letters in a row. This He has been treated alone for several years, so how could he not recognize him.
What a pity!
Such a young and promising No. 1 scholar with an unlimited future will become history.
Three impeachment memorials have caused a lot of commotion in the capital these days. There have been memorials to impeach Mr. Yan Ge in the past, but it is rare to impeach Mr. Yan Ge with three consecutive memorials, so there is a lot of commotion. It’s also much larger than before. This official is only responsible for the registration of transactions in the Ministry of Punishment. His work is simple and he has a lot of free time. He just reads the newspaper and other things when he has nothing to do. Of course he will not pay attention to such a big news as the three memorials.
One person, Mr. Yan Ge, is worth more than ten thousand people. Isn't it too long to impeach Mr. Yan Ge?
The owners of the other two of the three memorials have been verified. They will be imprisoned, removed from their official positions, demoted to civilians, and they will be finished for the rest of their lives.
Zhu Pingan, the owner of this memorial, is naturally no exception.
I am about to become a civilian. Although I am not a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Justice, I am still an official. How can I respect you who is about to become a civilian?
"Enter the door and turn left. The second door is closed."
The official in charge of registration said coldly, reached out and took the hot tea in front of Zhu Pingan, sat aside and drank by himself, without looking at Zhu Pingan anymore.
Hehe
Zhu Ping'an looked at the official's actions and smiled with the corners of his lips. The other person was very respectful just now, but now his attitude changed after reading his name. It would be strange if you still don’t understand what’s going on with this eight-thousand-mile turn.
Zhu Pingan stood up and said thank you lightly, then entered the Ministry of Punishment as he said, turned left, and entered the second door holding the reminder letter from the Ministry of Punishment.
When Zhu Pingan came in, the topic about Zhu Pingan in the Hanlin Academy became more and more heated. Generally speaking, everyone generally looked down on Zhu Pingan.
"Zhu Zihou is still too young and impulsive. He actually impeached a general who shed blood and sweat for our Ming Dynasty and was promoted by Yan Ge. Alas, what a pity." A Hanlin said with a hint of regret.
"No, Zihou is the number one scholar and has caught the eye of the Holy Emperor. His future was originally unlimited, but in the end, he lost everything with one wrong move. It's a pity." Another Hanlin nodded and sighed.
“You said it was not good for him to impeach anyone, but he impeached the people promoted by Mr. Yan...”
“Zhao Jin, the censor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Zhou Mian, the doctor of the Ministry of War, were both imprisoned and demoted to serve the people. , I’m afraid Zihou will inevitably be demoted to serve the people.”
“Zihou is the first memorial to be impeached, I’m afraid...”
"He didn't ask for it. If he gets the top prize, he won't know who he is. I think he wants to be famous and wants to go crazy." Yuan Wei gloated to himself. In Yuan Wei's view, Zhu Pingan was finished this time. When he learned about Zhu Pingan's impeachment memorial, Yuan Wei was surprised at first, and then overjoyed. Originally, Yuan Wei was worried that Zhu Ping'an would threaten his position in the Hanlin Academy. Zhu Ping'an was the number one scholar. He had good handwriting and could write Qing poetry. He also caught the eye of the emperor and was promoted to a higher rank within a few days of entering the Hanlin Academy. ...Now that he is fine, he actually tried to commit suicide. This is really great news.
Of course, not all Hanlins are like this, at least Zhang Juzheng is not like this. Zhang Juzheng, who was sitting in the corner, looked at the discussing Hanlins with disdainful eyes. (End of this chapter)