Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 197 Chapter 190 Four Different Ways
After conquering Zeng Mian spiritually, Wang Daoqiu ordered Jin Yiwei to remove the wooden clip and handcuffs from Zeng Mian, and gave him paper and pen to write what he wanted to know.

Zeng Mian was working there, so Wang Daoqiu didn't worry about it. He just left Zeng Mian's dungeon and went back to the room Li Guodong had arranged for him to rest.

Early the next morning, Wang Daoqiu went to see Zeng Mian with a rich breakfast.Zeng Mian, who had not been seen for one night and knew that he would definitely die this time, was even more haggard at this time. He leaned against the corner with empty eyes and endless despair.

Seeing Wang Daoqiu come in, Zeng Mian, who was originally desperate, seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. He quickly crawled over on his hands and feet, knelt at Wang Daoqiu's feet, hugged one of Wang Daoqiu's feet with both hands, and begged: "Mr. Mr. Fu, Zeng Mian has written everything you want. There are ten pieces of paper involving the Qin Palace, 13 military generals, and more than 20 pieces of paper. Mr. Taifu, Taifu Sir, I have told you everything I know. You must keep your promise and ask the emperor for a way to survive for my parents, wife and children! Wuwuwuwu."

When a man sheds tears, he doesn't shed them lightly, but they just don't reach the point where he is sad!There was once a majestic and majestic commander who was famous for planting flowers, commanding more than [-] troops, and guarding the northwest. Now for his family, he was kneeling at the feet of Wang Daoqiu, crying as helplessly as a child. This made Wang Daoqiu really a little bit sad. Could not bear.

Sighing, Wang Daoqiu said: "Well, since you gave me what I wanted, I will definitely fulfill my promise. I will write a secret note later to plead for you, and at the same time I will I will give you a chance to meet the emperor alone, so that you can ask the emperor in person. As for whether you can persuade the emperor, it depends on your own ability."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Master Taifu. Thank you, Master Taifu. If my wife and children can escape the crime this time, I will definitely let them set up a memorial tablet for you, Master Taifu. My family will worship you for generations."

Immortality tablet!People in the Ming Dynasty might not care about this set of feudal superstitions, but Wang Daoqiu is the modern soul! Who among the young people of the 21st century cares about this?
Wang Daoqiu didn't like this bullshit immortality tablet, but he was too lazy to waste words with Zeng Mian on this kind of thing.I took a dozen of the explanation materials that Zeng Ming had written last night from the table, and then put down the breakfast.Then he said a few more words to Zeng Mian and left the dungeon.

Next, Wang Daoqiu hid in the carriage and read Zeng Mian's instructions while rushing towards Xi'an.

After traveling for another two days, Wang Daoqiu's motorcade finally arrived at Chang'an City, the former capital of the Tang Dynasty.The Chang'an City Wall was more than four feet high, which was more than 12 meters high in later generations and looked like a three-story building.This is already considered high in this era, but in later generations, it would be "haha".

When Wang Daoqiu arrived at the gate of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Chief Envoy Ge Shouli had already brought a group of civil and military personnel from Shaanxi Province and Xi'an Prefecture to greet Wang Daoqiu.

Ge Shouli was born in the 18th year of Hongzhi. He was born in Deping, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province. He was the first in the Shandong provincial examination in the seventh year of Jiajing.However, in the joint examination and palace examination in the eighth year of Jiajing, Ge Shouli, like Wang Daoqiu's good friend Yuan Hongyu, the leader of the Southern Zhili Dynasty, did not do well in the examination and was not selected as a scholar to study in the Hanlin Academy.

As a newly promoted Jinshi, after completing the internship assessment in Beijing, Ge Shouli was sent to Henan to serve as an official in Zhangde Mansion, and was later promoted to be the head of the Ministry of War to guard Shanhaiguan, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, the deputy envoy of Henan Tixue, the political envoy of Shanxi, and the envoy of Shanxi. , and the current chief envoy of Shaanxi.

In the original historical time and space, after Ge Shouli left Shaanxi, he would be promoted to the right deputy censor of the capital, governor of Henan, minister of the household department, minister of the official department, minister of the household department, minister of the punishment department, and censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Ge Shouli is a human being whose body is condensed, the wind and spirit are strong, and his clothes are made of good quality, which must be followed by etiquette.The worldly world is about sex, money, and profit, and has no desire for anything, and is unwilling to hide its emotions and show off its appearance to gain fame.When an official is abiding by the law, he should suppress the strong and benefit the small, and the weak should not be harmed by trivial matters and urgent matters.Zang is a character who is always generous and shameful, which makes him an upright gentleman!
Emperor Jiajing commented that he was loyal and loyal to the Qing Dynasty. After he died of illness in the sixth year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli decreed that he should be given to the crown prince as his Taibao, with the posthumous title of Duansu.

Therefore, although Ge Shouli's name is unknown and few people in later generations know about him, he is indeed a famous official in the mid-Ming Dynasty. Although his talents are not as good as Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Xu Jie, and Yan Song, his conduct is better than these four. He was better than any of the chief ministers of the Ming Dynasty of his generation, and he was an impeccably mature and upright gentleman.

For a gentleman like Ge Shouli, Wang Daoqiu still respected him very much, so in order to show his respect for this noble gentleman, Wang Daoqiu did not wear an official uniform today, but wore a scholar's student uniform, as a junior scholar. As a junior, after getting off the bus, he took the initiative to greet Ge Shouli and treat him with courtesy.

Ge Shouli was surprised by Wang Daoqiu's respect. After all, Wang Daoqiu was a young man, and he was made a marquis and worshiped minister when he was only eighteen.And because Wang Daoqiu had been opposed to Da Ming Qingliu since his Taoism, even at the gate of Xiyuan Palace, hundreds of officials of Ming Qingliu almost beat him to death.

Later, the hundreds of Qingliu officials who beat Wang Daoqiu were all sent to the local authorities.Because of the reputation, acting skills, and very good speaking talents of these Qingliu officials, through their publicity at the grassroots level throughout the Ming Dynasty, Wang Daoqiu's reputation in the Ming Dynasty officialdom became that of someone who flattered the emperor and rose to power. What a sycophant.

So under the influence of public opinion, before Ge Shouli met Wang Daoqiu, in his cognition, Wang Daoqiu was a treacherous minister, he should be crazy, and he should walk sideways.But now Wang Daoqiu was so humble to him, not at all like a treacherous minister who bullied his superior. This made Ge Shouli wonder who Wang Daoqiu was.

There were so many people at a government-style welcome ceremony for superior leaders.Therefore, although Ge Shouli had a lot of questions about Wang Daoqiu in his heart, in front of so many officials, he could only suppress his inner thoughts and follow official procedures.Ge Shouli first talked about Wang Daoqiu's low-key, some praises on the scene, and called on everyone to learn from the leaders.Then one by one, according to the size of the official position, introduce the local officials in Shaanxi to Wang Daoqiu.

After going through this set of official procedures, they followed Ge Shouli and others into the Shaanxi governor's office and listened to the work reports of local Shaanxi officials and their former superiors who reported on them.

Listening to these people's hindsight, they said that their former superiors who were arrested were bad guys, which they had already seen.Wang Daoqiu was a little tired of this. To put it bluntly, these people were chattering so much in front of him now. Didn't they just want to cut off from their former superiors quickly in front of his new leader, for fear of being implicated?Or those who strongly demand progress may have plans to please the new leader so that they can move up the ladder!
Looking at the appearance of these people, Wang Daoqiu was reminded of the officialdom of a certain dynasty. If the officials did not investigate, it would be a myth, and if they did, it would be a joke.Sitting in the seat, the subordinates are acting cute in front of the superiors, just like a Jingba, truly meaner than a prostitute.

And once the superior falls, those subordinates will immediately play Sichuan Opera and act like Bao Qingtian's righteousness. They will righteously treat their fallen former superior as not worth a penny and worse than stinky dog ​​shit. .They completely forgot that they were just trying to please their former superiors like dogs yesterday.They completely forgot that they themselves once praised their former superiors in public at the general meeting.

This is the integrity of officials of a certain dynasty, so they emphasize the need to be honest in life. What really matters is that the more something is lacking, the more emphasis is placed on it!

Watching the performances of these Shaanxi officials, I thought that the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, which emphasized feudal ethics and paid attention to face, had actually fallen into the same shameless state as the officialdom of that dynasty.Wang Daoqiu felt a little chilled and wanted to vomit.

He tried hard to suppress the urge in his heart that he wanted to beat all these officials and let their subordinates become their Bao Qingtian.With a smile on his face, Wang Daoqiu first encouraged these officials, and then asked them to go down and write materials. While exposing the crimes of their former superiors, he also reported on their former superiors' accomplices in the unit.

In addition, in order to increase the enthusiasm of these officials to fight dog, Wang Daoqiu also hinted that among these officials, whoever stood firmly on the side of the imperial court and who made the greatest contribution in fighting evil tendencies would be recommended to the imperial court to take over the position of their former superior. seat.

Everyone in society, these Shaanxi officials certainly understand Wang Daoqiu's hints.So after listening to Wang Daoqiu's words, they immediately became happy and flattered Wang Daoqiu hard.Then he gritted his teeth and went back, preparing to use his pen to replace his official uniform with the heads of their former superiors and colleagues.

Seeing the backs of these officials being manipulated by Wang Daoqiu and leaving happily, Ge Shouli sighed and said to Wang Daoqiu: "These officials of the Ming Dynasty! They have learned the ways of Confucius and Mencius, and entered officialdom on the right path through the imperial examination. Everyday We keep saying that we are all for the country and the people, but...! Hi!"

With a sigh, Ge Shouli was helpless about the integrity of these officials.When Wang Daoqiu saw Ge Shouli's disappointed look, he also hurriedly tried to persuade him: "Master Ge, don't be sad. In the past, present and future, no matter which dynasty or generation you are, Master Ge and Minister Yu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs will all observe." The imperial censor of Zuodu in Xia Dynasty, as well as the tutors of the younger generation during the examination, and the upright and honest officials like Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites are only a minority, while the corrupt officials are the majority. Human nature dictates that everyone is greedy, only saints Wise people follow the laws of nature and can use the laws of heaven to suppress the greed in their hearts, preserve the laws of heaven and destroy human desires. But ordinary people, although they know that this is not good, their determination cannot control their own hands, let alone suppress their own desires. Heart."

"Oh, I didn't expect that Master Taifu, at such a young age, has a deep understanding of people's hearts and is so eloquent! I just don't know, Master Taifu, how can you control your own hands?"

After hearing Wang Daoqiu's sincere words, Ge Shouli was very happy, and now he also knew that Wang Daoqiu was not the villainous villain that was rumored in the officialdom.It is impossible for a villain to have this level of thought.

However, the meaning revealed in Wang Daoqiu's life insights still makes Ge Shouli unsure whether Wang Daoqiu is just a pragmatist who acknowledges reality, or a complicit person who has succumbed to reality.So he opened his mouth to ask Wang Daoqiu, Wang Daoqiu didn't care about his own hand after all.

Faced with Ge Shouli, an ancient sage whom he respected, Wang Daoqiu really didn't have the shame to lie when he asked him.So he bowed his hands to Ge Shouli with a look of shame and said, "I don't dare to hide this from my senior. My hands are already dirty."

"Hahahaha, being frank, being so frank shows that although you, Wang Liangzhen, are not a good person, you still have a trace of conscience. Well, since you have said everything clearly, then you and I are not the same people. From now on, in front of the lower official, Your Excellency Taifu will not use the courtesy of a junior. Let’s follow the official rules! Of course, in return for being frank with Your Excellency, Your Excellency, I will fully cooperate with you, Your Excellency Taifu.”

Ge Shouli was disappointed that Wang Daoqiu said that his hands were dirty.However, Wang Daoqiu's shame and frankness also convinced Ge Shouli that although Wang Daoqiu was not a good person, he was not a bad person either.So he was still willing to fully assist Wang Daoqiu.

(End of this chapter)