Volume 2 Tokyo Hua Menglu Chapter 51 Make a Meritorious Service First
This high-ranking official who rushed to hear the news was the second-in-command in the household yamen, the squire Jin Yuenian. With his qualifications, he has encountered a lot of setbacks and troubles in the government and the opposition over the years, but there has never been a time when he can be as strange and tricky as today, so he doesn't know how to deal with it for a while.
If it's just ordinary people who come to the household department to make a fuss, whether they are reasonable or not, Jin Shilang will not hesitate to order someone to take it down and convict him of a felony, after all, the face of the household department cannot be lost. But now, this young man not only has a good martial arts, but also Tong Guan is such a backer, which makes them a little jealous.
Although the Chinese officials of the DPRK have always looked down on eunuchs and military generals like Tong Guan, even if the other party is now in a high position, they will not sell his face. It's one thing to give face or not, it's another thing to dare to attack Tong Guan's people, Jin Yuenian is not stupid enough to gamble on his future.
And what made Jin Shilang feel even more entangled was Sun Tu's approach. You said that since you have Tong Guan's famous thorn, you just showed it directly, why do you have to make things stiff, and then show your hole cards? This put him in a dilemma at this time.
And Sun Tu also seized the opportunity of everyone being stunned at the moment, and hurriedly said loudly: "Officials, I just think that what Li Duzhi said is very disadvantageous, and I want to ask for clarification, but he wants to ask someone to attack me." Dare to ask, can't this household yamen be reasonable? β
Under the squeeze on words, Jin Shilang could only respond, and he immediately set his eyes on the other party: "What the hell is going on?" β
was swept away by his boss's eyes, Li Duzhi's body trembled, but he couldn't speak. Some things are naturally impossible to be held accountable when they are placed in the dark, but once they are put on the table, the problem is very big.
Sun Tu didn't let him go, and immediately said: "I am a Yaqian service from Yuncheng, Shandong, and I just want to make up for the taxes and silver owed to the imperial court in this county. But in the end, he was troubled by this Li Duzhi many times, and said that there are rules to set the day of paying taxes and silver on the second day of the first month of each month, and said that the figures on the relevant documents I brought from the county government are incorrect, and I have to pay nearly twice as much more taxes and silver! I was dissatisfied and wanted to see the relevant laws, but he did everything possible to prevaricate, and finally let people punish me. Ladies and gentlemen, although my grandson Tu is only a grass citizen, he can't be fooled like this, right? β
What kind of grass farmer are you? What grass folk can carry the name thorn of Tong Guan Tong with him? The officials muttered in their hearts, but they didn't say it after all. And Jin Shilang's brows were already deeply locked, and he stared at Li Duzhi's face with hatred: "Li Duzhi, is what he said true?" β
"Next...... Xia Guan ...... "Li Duzhi wanted to defend himself, but it was true, and he couldn't find any excuses.
"Okay, you Li Xian, as an official of the imperial court, you don't want to repay the saint with your money, but you use this power in your hand to do such a thing to oppress the people. It seems that you have been corrupt and perverted the law all these years! Come on, take him down for me! Jin Yuenian immediately sank his face and ordered his opponent.
This time, the movements of several guards were much faster than just now, and before Li Xian could say anything about begging for mercy, they had already pounced on him, and pressed him to the ground in one fell swoop, and at the same time they had removed his chin very neatly, so that he could not open his mouth again.
Sun Tu looked at the sudden reversal of the situation, and he was quite aware of it. This is the high-ranking official is making amends, so as not to affect the reputation of the entire household department because of Li Duzhi's affairs.
Jin Shilang is also bitter in his heart, in fact, he is also aware of the deeds done by the officials below, whether it is Shangshu or Shangshu, and even a large part of the benefits obtained from it have fallen into their pockets, so they usually just let it go and just don't know.
But now, Sun Tu, a bold guy, actually kicked the problem out, and there is such a great god as Tong Guan behind him, so it is impossible for this disadvantage to be easily covered up. The only way is to abandon the pawn and protect the car, take down Li Xian's guilt, so as to minimize the harm, and more importantly, remove yourself from such corruption problems.
Jin Yuenian, who had made up his mind, quickly slowed down his complexion, only to see him come to Sun Tu and arch his hand: "Your name is Sun Tu, right?" It's really thanks to you this time that my household can find out that there is such a big rat. The official promised you that you would investigate this matter strictly to the end to warn those who came after you. β
Although Sun Tu also had some doubts about him in his heart, but when the other party did this, it was not good for him to be unforgiving, otherwise he would be giving the other party a chance, so he also said with respect on his face: "This official can distinguish between public and private so clearly, which really makes the grass people admire." β
At this point, the scene that was still tense and about to break out finally returned to calm. Jin Yuenian revealed his identity at this time, and then asked people to immediately handle the relevant things for Sun Tu.
With Li Duzhi's experience, the other officials here in Zuo Cao naturally didn't dare to think about anything else. Not to mention that there is no problem with Sun Tu's past paperwork or anything, even if there are really some loopholes, they will only treat it as if they did not find it at this time, and soon let him completely complete this pre-service.
It wasn't until he watched the official accept the silver, personally take a relevant certificate handed by the other party, and put it into his arms, that Sun Tu finally let out a long sigh of relief, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.
From being calculated by Liu Yuan and having to rush to Tokyo from Yuncheng County, it took him nearly two months for this errand. And during this period, he also encountered extremely dangerous situations several times, even if he overcame them one by one in the end, but it still weighed on his heart.
Now, it's finally over. He no longer has to worry about being used by the people in the county government to use this as an excuse to hack himself. Although his status is very different from before, only when this errand is completely completed can people really be relieved.
Just before leaving, Sun Tu glanced at Jin Yuenian again: "Jin Shilang, in fact, this household yamen is not only Li Duzhi's disadvantage. β
Jin Yuenian's face changed again when he heard this, and he said, "What do you mean?" "Did this kid kick his nose in the face? Can you really take Zhang Tongguan's famous assassination without scruples?
Sun Tu didn't see it, and said to himself: "Now there are many people waiting to do things like me outside the yamen, but they can't get in. Because the guards who were guarding the yamen were only willing to let in the people who paid for them. In the long run, I am afraid that the reputation of the household yamen in everyone's hearts will become extremely poor. When he had said this, he threw up his hand again and walked away.
These words made Jin Yuenian's face change again, it seems that the household yamen really has to be put in order, otherwise he may really have to poke out some basket in the future.
And after Sun Tu left, the other people who were waiting outside the hall and wanted to do things also enjoyed an unprecedented efficient reception, and there was almost no difficulty. This made them feel grateful to Sun Tu, if it weren't for this young man's trouble, they didn't know how long their errand would have been delayed.
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When Sun Tu returned to Tong's Mansion in the evening, his farce in the household department had already spread far and wide, quickly spread in the officialdom, and immediately reached the Privy Council and Tong Guan's ears.
After listening to Fang Qian's story, Tong Guan couldn't help laughing: "This Sun Tu really has some means, and he will actually make such a big fuss." Now, those crows in the Imperial History Terrace will be noisy for a while, and it will be enough for the household to drink a pot. "The Yushitai of the Great Song Dynasty is also called Wutai because there are many crows on the trees outside the door. In the eyes of Tong Guan and others who are always impeached by them, these imperial histories are not much different from crows.
Fang Qian also smiled: "Yes, then Sun Tu is really good, Tong Shuai only gave him a famous thorn, and he can make the household and yamen greatly deflated, which can be regarded as a meritorious contribution for Tong Shuai." I'm really looking forward to what he'll do when he gets into office. β
"Come on, after February next year, we will be able to see how much he is capable of." Tong Guan also said with anticipation, and his eyes flashed.
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