Ming politicians

() Wu Weiye came to the county government office at this time. Su Tiancheng was a little strange. It is said that Wu Weiye went to various places in Jiangning County to understand the situation, including meeting the adults of Yingtian Mansion and asking for opinions. It would take a certain amount of time. It cannot be so soon The investigation is over.

Entering the third hall, Wu Weiye's expression was a little dignified.

It was already time for the shift to end, and at this time, there was no business talk, so when Su Tiancheng spoke, he tried to appear casual as much as possible.

"Brother Wu came to the county government office at this time, do you have any orders? If you have any requests, feel free to ask them."

Hearing Su Tiancheng's joking words, Wu Weiye forced a smile.

"Brother Su, my teacher will invite you to a banquet tomorrow at the Four Seas Restaurant."

"Oh, Mr. Zhang Pu has arrived in Jiangning County. This is a big event. Why didn't you inform me in advance? I should be in charge of the banquet tomorrow. Mr. Zhang Pu is Brother Wu's mentor. I should do my best as a landlord of."

"It's not that simple. Mr. Qian Qianyi and Mr. Huang Daozhou are also attending the banquet together."

A playful smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

"That's nothing. I have talked with Mr. Qian Qianyi and Mr. Huang Daozhou, and we are acquaintances. It's just that the person in charge of Donglin Academy and the person in charge of Fushe are here. I'm afraid I don't Such a big face. I can't invite them to the banquet."

"Brother Su, don't say that, these past two days. I have learned a lot about the situation in Jiangning County, and I have empathized with it. I admire Brother Su more and more. Brother Su's ability is absolutely inferior to mine. For the time being, I can't accept the rich household's way of writing and practice. But I also look at the actual performance, Brother Su's ability and courage are beyond comparison with ordinary people."

"Brother Wu, I already understand what you mean. I am worried that there will be unexpected situations at tomorrow's banquet. You don't have to worry about this. I know how to deal with it. It's just that Brother Wu mentioned some key points. , you don't understand my approach, and you can't turn the corner. It's nothing strange. Mr. Zhang Pu is your teacher. Everyone has their own understanding. I'm not as good as you said. I just act according to my conscience. Things. Having said that, I have a suggestion. Brother Wu should stop staying in the stables, and go to Fuzhou County as soon as possible to do things and get in touch with reality. By then, you will naturally understand many things. We sit in Empty talk here is really of little use.<>”

When Su Tiancheng, Qu Qingze and Wang Dazhi entered the Four Seas Restaurant, Wu Weiye was already waiting downstairs.

Su Tiancheng frowned slightly. It seems that this Zhang Pu is really arrogant. He asked Wu Weiye to wait downstairs. It's fine if it's normal. After all, it's a master-student relationship, but Wu Weiye's current status It's different, inspecting the censor, and inspecting Nanzhili on behalf of the imperial court, doesn't Zhang Pu think about it, what will outsiders think if he does this by himself.

It can be seen that Zhang Pu already thinks highly of himself.

That's not a good sign from above.

The shopkeeper of the Four Seas Restaurant also stood aside and waited. Seeing Su Tiancheng coming, he hurriedly led everyone upstairs to the private room.

Entering the private room, Su Tiancheng saw Zhang Pu, Huang Daozhou, and Qian Qianyi standing in front of the window. The three were discussing something with smiles on their faces. Surrounding them, these three young men were all Dong Dong. Huang Tingping, Yi Ligao and Zou Pingzhang among the four sons of Lin.

Seeing Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze coming in, Zhang Pu and Huang Daozhou still had smiles on their faces, Qian Qianyi's expression became serious, and as for Huang Tingping and others, they looked as if they were facing an enemy up.

Zhang Pu was the first to say hello to Jishou. After all, he and Su Tiancheng were classmates, and they took part in the general examination and palace examination together.

Su Tiancheng returned the gift, and greeted Huang Daozhou, Qian Qianyi and others one by one.

Huang Tingping and the other three quickly greeted Zhang Pu, Huang Daozhou and Qian Qianyi to sit down first, but turned a blind eye to Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze. Ze and the two sat down. As for Wang Dazhi, he still stood by and would not sit down.

Huang Daozhou's expression was a little unnatural, after all he was giving lectures at Donglin Academy, although Su Tiancheng was not a member of the Donglin Party, nor a member of Fushe, and even had quite a conflict with Donglin Academy, but he was The magistrate of Jiangning County, the local parent officer, Huang Tingping and others' actions, while being stingy, also showed that their self-cultivation is not enough. When this happens to their students, the teacher's face is dull.

Su Tiancheng smiled and spoke.

"Young Master Huang, Young Master Yi, and Young Master Zou, today's opportunity is very rare. Don't stand on the sidelines anymore. It's better to sit down and respect teachers. The main performance is in your heart."

"You all sit down."

Qian Qianyi finally spoke, Huang Tingping and the other three finally sat down.

"Wang Dazhi, come and sit down too."

Qu Qingze spoke suddenly, which made the other people in the room stunned for a moment. They thought every month that Qu Qingze would say such a thing. Today, all the people here are officials and scholars, and they are all famous. What is Dazhi's status, can he sit and eat and drink with everyone?

Zhang Pu's complexion was a little ugly.

Su Tiancheng smiled coldly, and then spoke.

"Dazhi, sit beside Mr. Qu and me. Today is Mr. Zhang Pu's treat. I don't think Mr. Zhang Pu is so fussy."

The one who jumped out to speak was still Zou Pingzhang.

"Master Su, Mr. Qu, Mr. Zhang is treating guests today. All the people here are dignified people. It is not an easy matter to sit here. I dare not sit here at will."

After Zou Pingzhang said this, Zhang Pu and Qian Qianyi actually nodded slightly, and Huang Daozhou showed no expression on his face.

Both Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze's expressions changed.

At this time, the contest has already begun. The key point mentioned today is the treatment of gentry and wealthy households. It has been shown in the food. Wang Dazhi is just a follower, and his status is not enough, so he cannot sit Excuse me, everyone present here is famous.

This is the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also something that the Donglin Party and Fushe try their best to maintain.

The highlight of this contradiction has historical origins, and it was particularly prominent when Wei Zhongxian was in power.

Wei Zhongxian was in power, and he was hated by scholar-bureaucrats, but there was one thing that Wei Zhongxian did well. Wei Zhongxian was born as a farmer and knew the sufferings of farmers. They collected commercial taxes and sea taxes all over the country, which did not increase the burden on farmers. It is the rich gentry and merchants who violated the carp of the rich gentry. This made Wei Zhongxian offend a large number of officials and gentry. After Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, he overthrew Wei Zhongxian. abolition.

After the gentry, the Donglin Party and the Fushe took power, they abolished the eunuchs who collected salt tax, sea tax, and commercial tax. This once again protected the interests of the gentry and rich households, resulting in an empty treasury. In order to ensure the use of the court, they increased In addition, after several years of continuous famines, taxes have not been reduced. No matter whether there is a disaster or not, the taxes in various places remain the same. Occasionally, a place is exempted from taxes. Farmers still have to bear taxes, and they have to pay back the taxes that were in arrears before.

The disasters of the Yellow River and Huaihe River were very serious. When Wei Zhongxian was in power, he invested a certain amount of money to manage them. Asking makes farmers' lives worse.

It is precisely because of this situation that the government forced the people to rebel, which led to a large-scale outbreak of peasant uprisings.

From this point of view, civil servant groups have an inescapable responsibility, and the Donglin Party and Fushe played a particularly prominent role.

Su Tiancheng's deeds in Jiangning County did not involve the interests of wealthy gentry in the early stage, but focused on merchants. After roughly adjusting the interests of merchants, he was ready to attack the wealthy gentry group.

Donglin Party and Fushe have keenly discovered the root of the problem. They will never underestimate this problem. Although Jiangning County's actions are not big, the implication is profound.

To put it bluntly, Donglin Party and Fushe believed that what Jiangning County did was to reverse the case for Wei Zhongxian.

Knowing this, you can also understand why the imperial court will send out patrolling censors to investigate such trivial matters as Jiangning County's request for gentry and wealthy households to sell grain.

If Su Tiancheng hadn't done a lot of great things and truly demonstrated his ability, maybe at this time, he would have been labeled as a eunuch and thrown into a big prison.

This also confirmed Su Tiancheng's judgment that political struggle is cruel and impersonal, and it's life and death.

Su Tiancheng's coping method must be changed, that is to say, his steps must be bigger, like punching a combination of punches, one punch after another, there is no turning back when he opens the bow, he cannot be weak, he cannot Concession, on the issue of principle, there cannot be the slightest wavering.

Seeing that Qu Qingze was about to refute, Su Tiancheng waved his hand, motioning for himself to answer. At this time, he had already entered a state of high caution, so he had to be careful when speaking. Zhang Pu, Qian Qianyi, Huang Daozhou and others were all The famous Confucianism has extraordinary knowledge and has many followers. If the words he speaks are caught by their tails, it is not a good thing. Maybe a series of plans of his own will encounter setbacks.

Zhang Pu and Qian Qianyi smiled, looked at Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze, Huang Daozhou looked serious, they all wanted to know what kind of words the eloquent Su Tiancheng would say. (To be continued. Welcome to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets,