Before leaving the Hanlin Academy to go to the Ministry of Justice, the Hanlin Academy editor Zhang Bo called Zhu Pingan, gave Zhu Pingan poured a cup of tea and handed Zhu Pingan a gift list.
Looking at Zhu Pingan’s puzzled expression, Zhang Bo smiled slightly and explained, “Ziwei before leaving, asked me to help you go with the exchange of favours, this list of gifts is your leave during the Hanlin Academy with the share.”
A favour?
Zhu Pingan slightly stunned, and then understood, humane exchanges is to send gifts, whether it is ancient or now, the official field of humane exchanges and how little it, there is no gift, this is the unspoken rules of the official field. Ancient official “gift” is a variety of names, including congratulatory gift, festival gift, thank you and so on endless, they are ignoring this point, but Zhang Siwei is worthy of the family origin, consider a comprehensive, these things are arranged in advance.
“Trouble for Brother Zhang.”Zhu Pingan received the gift list and arched his hand to thank Zhang Bo.
“It’s just a matter of raising my hand.”Zhang Bo shook his head and smiled faintly.
After Zhu Pingan thanked him and scanned the gift list, he could not help but curl his lips, there were really a lot of names. Zhang Bo’s gift list is very detailed: Yuan Wei adds a son, consistently; Zhang Song routine inspection, two taels; Li House relocation, consistently; Wang Gong leaves office, two taels; Li Shangshu’s wife’s birthday, five taels, two silk satin. Back note: In addition to Li Shangshu does not receive, the rest all receive.
Well, this is only more than half a month with six taels of silver, if not Li Mo did not receive gifts, it is more than ten taels. No wonder so many officials dislike the low salary is not enough, this kind of people please exchange down, not to mention the Ming officials salary was not high, is higher, but also not enough to go to the exchange of favours.
Of course, if the official position is higher, you can certainly profit from this subtle rules of human contact. Human contact is very often a power and money deal in disguise. Perhaps, the book has its own golden house, have a lot to do with this.
Initially into the officialdom, the official position is low, most of the gift more, not enough to make ends meet; and so they have a high official position, and how will not borrow the unspoken rules back to the capital or even make a fortune it.
Human contact, the next step is often corruption, some officials holding the fallacy of human contact is not considered corruption fell into corruption, after the officials are corrupt, the decline of the Ming Dynasty and corruption can not be avoided.
I don’t like it, but it’s not a problem.
This unspoken rule is not something you can break now, for the time being, you can only go with the flow.
Out of the Hanlin Academy, touched the empty deflated a lot of money bags, Zhu Pingan think they should find the way to make money, although now there are a lot of savings, but in the long run they can not.
Hanlin hospital is not far from the Ministry of Justice, Zhu Pingan out of the Hanlin hospital walked not a few minutes to the Ministry of Justice where the Yamen, the Ministry of Justice is different from the Hanlin hospital of such a clear institution, it is the real power institutions, holding the power, in charge of the world’s criminal justice, sentencing and convictions, and the management of prisoners. The Ministry of Criminal Affairs Yamen are more than the Hanlin Academy, tall stone lions and vermilion lacquer door let a person can not help but feel awe.
There was a mahogany couplet hanging prominently at the entrance, “Powerful ministers shall not enter or leave with their grudges, and the Son of Heaven shall not lighten up with his likes and dislikes.”
Zhu Pingan swept a glance at the couplet, disdainfully skimmed his mouth, the couplet is a good couplet, also in line with the positioning of the Ministry of Justice, but too idealistic, in the modern justice can not be truly independent of politics, not to mention the feudal Ming.
The only thing that can be done is to frame the facade!
Zhu Pingan slandered, then took a step up the steps and entered the gate of the Ministry of Justice.
“This lord please stay, I wonder what is your lordship’s business here at the Ministry of Justice? My humble servant so that I can enquire for your lordship.”Just after Zhu Pingan entered the gate of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, he was respectfully called out by an official dressed in an unimpressive official uniform, who was the official responsible for registration at the entrance of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs.
Zhu Pingan stopped his footsteps at the words, turned around, and returned the salute with a slight arch towards the official at the gate.
So young!
The official in charge of registration at the doorway was surprised when he saw what Zhu Pingan looked like, so young to already be a Sixth Grade, his future must be unlimited. Thus, he treated Zhu Pingan with even more respect, brought chairs for Zhu Pingan, invited Zhu Pingan to sit down for registration, and also poured a cup of tea for Zhu Pingan.
“I’ve come to the Ministry of Justice to present my case.”After Zhu Pingan dropped his name on the visiting roster, he asked in passing, “I wonder where to go?”
Zhu Pingan!
After the official at the door responsible for registration saw the name registered by Zhu Pingan, the respect on his face instantly faded, Zhu Pingan was a name he had heard a lot these days, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs had issued three reminders in a row, it was a unique treatment for a single person in these years, so how could he not recognise it.
Pity!
So young and promising, unlimited future of the scholar, is about to become history.
These days three impeachment folding in the capital made a lot of noise, the previous impeachment of Yan Ge Lao folding is not no, but even three folding impeachment Yan Ge Lao is not rare, so the noise is also much bigger than ever. This official is only responsible for the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to register, simple work, more leisure time, nothing to see what the di paper, three zhang fold such a big movement of course he will not not pay attention to.
Yan pavilion old one person under ten thousand people, impeachment Yan pavilion old is not too long life.
Three zhangzuo in the other two zhangzuo masters are verified, under the prison, jerked off the official position, relegated to civilian, life is over.
Zhu Pingan, the owner of this zhangzuo, naturally will not be an exception.
Immediately will become a civilian, their own although in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs is not into the ranks, but also an official ah, to you a person who will soon become a civilian still respect what ah.
“Enter the door and turn left, the second door, no farewell.”
The official in charge of registration said coldly, reached out and took the hot tea in front of Zhu Pingan, sat down and drank it by himself, not even looking at Zhu Pingan anymore.
Hehe
Zhu Pingan looked at the official’s action, hooked the corner of his lips and smiled, the other party was just respectful, and now after reading his own name, his attitude has made a big turn, if he does not understand what is going on, it would be strange.
Zhu Pingan got up and lightly said thank you, then according to what he said into the Ministry of Justice to the left, holding the Ministry of Justice reminders into the second door.
While Zhu Pingan was entering the door, the Hanlin Academy’s conversation about Zhu Pingan also became more and more heated, overall everyone was generally down on Zhu Pingan.
“Zhu Zihou is still too young ah easy to be impulsive, to impeach a general who bled and sweated for my Ming, or a general promoted by Pavilion Master Yan. Ai, it’s a pity.”A Hanlin said with slight regret.
“Yes, Zi Hou as a scholar, and into the eyes of the saint, originally the future is unlimited, the results of a wrong line all lose, pity pity ah.”Another Hanlin nodded and sighed.
“You say he impeached who is not good, but impeached the person promoted by Lord Yan ……”
“Yun Gui Royal Historian Zhao Jin and Minister of War Zhou Coronation have both been imprisoned and cut down to civilian status, I’m afraid Zi Hou won’t be spared from being cut down to civilian status as well.”
“Zi Hou is the first sonata of impeachment, I’m afraid that ……”
“That’s not what he asked for, examining a scholar doesn’t know who he is, I think he wants to be famous want to go crazy.”Yuan Wei gloated to himself. In Yuan Wei’s opinion, Zhu Pingan is finished this time. When he learnt about Zhu Pingan’s impeachment report, Yuan Wei was first surprised and then overjoyed. Originally, Yuan Wei was worried that Zhu Pingan in the Hanlin Yuan threatened his position, Zhu Pingan is the scholar, the word is good, and will write the words, but also into the eyes of the saint, only into the Hanlin not a few days on the official promotion of a level …… Now well, but even their own deaths, it is really the great news ah.
Of course, not all the Hanlin are so, at least Zhang Juzheng is not so, sitting in the corner of the Zhang Juzheng looked at the discussion of the Hanlin, revealing a disdainful look!
