Fu Shanhe

Chapter 31 Complaint
As more officials were involved, the commotion grew. Looking at the wealth rolling in, Li Mu felt that things were going to get big.

In the past, party struggles were all aimed at killing the rivals. In the future, party struggles will have another purpose: to make money!
It was so easy to make money that the jailed officials found people who were willing to pay for it. And these people paid the money honestly.

Li Mu initially planned to achieve the goal set by Marquis Wuyang at a 30% discount.

As a leader, you always paint a bigger pie. Achieving 70% of your goals in actual implementation is already a great achievement.

Now it seems that he is still too conservative.

Some officials of Dayu were poor, and some officials of Dayu were rich.

The key is to find the right person.

This time, breaking through from the inside is a precise lock.

The targets are all wealthy households, and others have leverage over them, forcing these people to spend money to avoid disaster.

……

"Notify the people from the East Factory and ask them to send someone over to take the money away!"

Li Mu gave the order with a serious look.

Money moves people's hearts.

The large amount of silver and money left in the Qianhu Suo has become a hot potato.

He couldn't afford if anything went wrong.

In order to guard the treasures, not only were five hundred soldiers dispatched to guard them day and night, but Li Mu, the captain, also did not return to the mansion for two consecutive days and ate and slept in the government office.

"As ordered!"

After the personal soldier finished speaking, he was about to turn around and walk out of the room, when Li Mu added.

"and many more!
Send someone to invite Marquis Wuyang over first. He will be needed as a witness when the goods are delivered."

Since the transaction involved millions of taels, he didn't dare to pin his hopes on the integrity of the East Depot.

If those eunuchs got greedy and wanted to wipe them out at once, Li Mu was not sure if he could handle the pressure.

Avoiding risks is always the first rule for being an official.

Since their immediate superior was present at the scene, if the people from the Eastern Depot became greedy, the first person to confront them would be Marquis Wuyang.

The eunuchs coming out of the palace might turn against these noble children for their own interests, but they would never dare to use violence against Marquis Wuyang.

If you can't handle the emperor's nephew, how can you handle the empress dowager? The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, and beating a few eunuchs to death is nothing.

The eunuchs who really mattered to Emperor Tianyuan were only the top few. The lower eunuchs usually didn't even see the emperor, and their lives were worthless.

……

Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Tianyuan, who pretended to be sick to avoid idleness, was still blocked by the cabinet ministers. For a while, spit flew everywhere, and they all came to complain.

Spending money to make arrangements is an unspoken rule in the officialdom. There is no need to make such a big show, the deal is just out in the open.

The matter of people losing the court is not a big deal. The key point is that after the emperor tasted the sweetness, similar operations will probably happen every once in a while.

By then, the officials will be in trouble, because the wealth they have accumulated at the risk of ruining their reputation was all deposited for others.

From the perspective of the civil service group, all the cabinet ministers must firmly resist and completely dissuade the emperor from doing so.

Even the two cabinet ministers who were labeled as eunuchs stood up and strongly opposed it.

This is enough to prove how unpopular this gameplay is.

In fact, neither the Qingliu nor the eunuch party had strong internal constraints.

Everyone comes together just because of common interests. When group interests and personal interests conflict, it is not surprising that they stand on opposite sides.

In essence, our relationship is a partnership, not a subordinate one.

Especially these cabinet ministers, each of them has his own base. If they leave their original party, they can also create their own faction.

Almost all the chaotic factions in the court of Dayu came about in this way.

When they are put together, there are only three forces: the eunuch party, the clean stream, and the neutral party. When they are dispersed, there are more than a dozen political factions of varying sizes formed based on the region.

If we further break it down, we will find that countless small groups will emerge within these political factions due to their closeness or distance.

Sometimes we cooperate, sometimes we oppose. The political stance depends entirely on what we are facing.

If you want to promote something, you usually have to communicate privately, and only after you get the support of most members of the faction will you bring it up in the court.

It is almost impossible for a situation to occur where the people below will blindly support the faction leader's orders.

If he really appeared in the court, it would mean that the throne would be passed on in turns again.

Temporary political differences are not a big deal. As long as the general direction is the same, everyone will still be one family in the end.

"You must be tired, sit down and have some tea before continuing.

What are you doing standing there, Zuo Guangen? Hurry up and have someone serve tea to the ministers!"

Emperor Tianyuan's words choked everyone.

It seemed that after all they said so much, the emperor didn't take a word of it to heart, and it was all in vain.

"Your Majesty, this is a matter of national importance, we must take it seriously!"

Elder Pang couldn't help but emphasize his tone.

Compared to the other four, he was already a victim. Even if someone helped to pay, he still couldn't accept being dragged into this situation.

“Zuo Guangen, you heard it too.

Look at you, why don’t you pay more attention when doing your job?

All the ministers have come to my place to block the door. If this gets out, people will say that I am a tyrant.

Never mind. You can't be blamed entirely for this.

I won’t mention the past.

From now on, you can do whatever you want!"

Emperor Tianyuan's reply almost made Pang Ge Lao faint.

That's it?

Even if it was just a pretense, at least Zuo Guangen should be reprimanded and fined a few months' salary to give everyone an explanation.

The current handling result clearly shows that Emperor Tianyuan chose to fool around.

The signal sent out is just short of publicly saying to Zuo Guangen: Well done, you deserve praise!

"Your Majesty, the people in the court are in a panic, and we need to reassure the officials!"

Prime Minister Song Haidong couldn't help but advise.

It's ridiculous that the emperor always dislikes all officials.

If it weren't for Emperor Tianyuan's clever move of pushing the eunuchs to take the blame, the conflict between the two sides would have intensified long ago.

Life experience tells him that if this situation continues, something big will definitely happen in the future.

"What the Prime Minister said makes sense, so let's not do it again!"

"Zuo Qing, when you have nothing to do, please consult with the elders.

Don't make any decisions on your own.

Just like this time, if it weren't for the help of the elders to stabilize the situation, who knows what kind of chaos would have arisen! "

Emperor Tianyuan's mild reprimand made Song Haidong lose his temper.

The emperor was too smart, and even his prime minister was given a headache.

The moral principles that were used to deceive monarchs in the past have no effect here at all.

Fortunately, he is about to retire. As long as nothing goes wrong during his final term, the next person in charge will take care of the rest.

"Your Majesty, I will definitely learn from my mistakes and do my best to serve the court!"

Zuo Guangen said excitedly.

Just now, Emperor Tianyuan actually called him "Qing". The speaker may not have meant it, but the listener remembered it in his heart.

In the Dayu Dynasty, the title of "Qing" was exclusive to all officials. The fact that it appeared on the head of an eunuch like him was clearly the emperor's recognition of him.

(End of this chapter)