The news Hua Qingfeng saw from the divine newspaper was said to be a gossip news. It was only in this era that it was considered gossip news in a very serious official "newspaper" like the divine newspaper. In fact, it is still a matter of the officialdom, and it is just a joke and relaxed tone. The Internet is worthy of your collection...

The news was actually news five months ago, but it was actually an old news. It was about the fact that Chu Tianxing, a co-minister of Fengxiang Prefecture in Shaanxi, was demoted to a private official because of drinking. This man neither ate flower wine nor was he drunk doing anything that would damage his authority. He just likes the things in the cup and often gathers with friends to drink a few drinks.

The problem is that this old man Chu drinks public wine. The so-called public wine is brewed for business, used for official business, and kept in the official warehouse on weekdays. There is public wine in the official warehouses of all levels of yamen, which is specially used to feed officials and officials who have been dismissed. If the officials in the area pay attention to good neighborhood and friendship, it is also possible to give to officials from neighboring states and counties.

But there is one thing that is, the specialty of public wine lies in the fact that it can only be used for public affairs. If you give gifts to officials from neighboring states and counties, it is also considered official affairs. However, the gifts and the recipients, including the public wine given back to the other party, are not private, and they have to be taken back to the official warehouse. If you stay and enjoy it, it is illegal. This is like later officials visiting state affairs and receiving gifts from other countries. This cannot be regarded as private property.

In fact, now it is not as much as when the founding of the country. The national laws and regulations have been much relaxed, and many rules have been in name only, but these regulations have not been cancelled. If someone really brings them to the table to reason, then these long-standing rules will still work.

This co-minister, Mr. Chu, from Fengxiang Prefecture in Shaanxi, received fifty bottles of public wine from officials from neighboring counties, but did not send it to the official warehouse, but drank it himself. Li Boxian, the inspector of Shaanxi Road, had just taken office and was about to call a few people to sue for political achievements. He immediately wrote a letter to impeach the matter.

In fact, this censor just wanted to increase his political achievements and did not think that this matter could be handled by the court. This is like some agencies in later generations who have nothing to do with their own affairs and do some useless "learning" and "training", which are all summarizing the year-end, saying that they are doing things.

But he didn't expect that the impeachment memorial was approved, and the real power Tongzhi was relieved of his mission and became a dispersed official with no position. It was interesting to say that the censor was just collecting some materials for his "year-end summary" and did not really want to sue Lord Chu. As soon as the news came out, the censor made the censor very embarrassed. Although the censor was just a picket officer, he would impeach such a small matter. How could he be disconnected from the local government? He was disgusted by all officials? The poor censor Li could not recover, so he had to drink heavily to relieve his worries and often got drunk. Of course, what he drank was definitely private wine.

Is drinking public alcohol a trivial matter? It was not originally. If you don’t do small good, why can you achieve great justice? In fact, the courts attach great importance to the private morality of officials. At the beginning of the founding of the country, this was a serious crime that could be severely punished.

During the Song Dynasty, a high-ranking official asked his subordinates to sell some waste paper used in offices to serve guests for money. As a result, because the waste paper he sold was public, the wine should be public wine. Public wine used for private use was "self-stealing", so he was dismissed from office. More than ten officials who were invited to drink were also demoted and expelled from the capital, which shows the serious punishment.

However, the development of any dynasty is inevitable with a common law: when the founding of the country, most of them are honest and the laws are strict. When the country develops to its peak, corruption will inevitably breed and discipline will be lax. When the dynasty ends, chaos will continue, and all kinds of incredible and strange phenomena will become the norm, which makes people numb.

When everything is so chaotic that it is uncontrollable, it may be invaded by foreign enemies, replaced by civil strife, changed dynasties, rebuilt order, and then repeat a cycle of reincarnation replaced by rise and fall. Whether it is nature or human society, this rule is inevitable, and this is also a kind of self-revision of the way of heaven.

However, the rules and regulations of the country and the government are far less strict than those when they founded. Drinking public wine is not a big deal. Even if someone is brought to the stage to talk about the matter, at most he will scold or fine him for several months' salary. How could he dismiss the position? If something goes wrong, there will be a demon. After careful consideration, he actually came up with the reason.

This comrade-master is in great trouble, which must be related to the current situation in the court. The emperor issued a verdict saying "If you have the ability but not the virtue" in the emperor's decree to dismiss his official position. It is believed that this reason touched the emperor's sensitive nerves. You should know that Zhang Juzheng's giant was defeated for less than a year, and his liquidation was still ongoing. In the emperor's mind, Zhang Juzheng is a typical example of "if you have the ability but not the virtue".

Zhang Shoufu used his power to use his son as the top scholar without any moral integrity. He bribed huge amounts of bribes and even dared to collect the land and property of the confiscated criminal vassal kings. When Zi found two musicians to dance to cheer him up today, he was scolded and cried. Finally, he issued a "self-crime edict" to review the whole world, and was forgiven. Zhang Shoufu himself had a lot of wives and concubines, and he was constantly accepting the beauty gifted by others...

These scandals were exposed one after another in the liquidation of him, which made Emperor Wanli, who had always regarded him as a moral model and the saint of Zhou Gong, hate him deeply. The judgment that having the ability but not virtue was the resentment of the emperor's heart. The reason why the Fengxiang Mansion's Tongzhi ruined his life after drinking a few bottles of public wine is self-evident.

"Is there any ability but no virtue..."

The more Hua Qingfeng thought, the brighter his eyes became. Zhang Juzheng's contributions were not to be erased. It was a real political achievement. The emperor wanted to liquidate Zhang Juzheng. It seemed that his tone was "capable but not virtuous" and started from private morality. In this political environment, he would definitely punish similar incidents severely, so that he could constantly emphasize the rationality and correctness of dealing with Zhang Juzheng.

A Tongzhi master inevitably wants to be a victim in this situation. What is Ye Xiaotian, a small county magistrate? Hua Qingfeng jumped up excitedly and finally found a breakthrough to cure Ye Xiaotian. But he immediately thought that Ye Xiaotian is not a good match. He wants to find his fault. Is his butt not clean?

Hua Qingfeng felt guilty and thought about it, and then ordered someone to find Su Xuntian. When Su Xuntian heard that Hua Qingfeng was looking for him, he felt a little surprised. Since Hua Qingfeng favored Miss Ziyu and neglected Mrs. Su Ya, the relationship between brother-in-law and brother-in-law has been relatively tense. Could it be that the sun has come out from the west today?

Su Xuntian looked up at the sky, and the sun was still hanging on the east side. Su Xuntian shook his head and rushed to Hua Qingfeng's study. When Hua Qingfeng saw Su Xuntian, he blurted out: "Xuntian, has that casino... been closed?"

Su Xuntian was stunned. Unexpectedly, Hua Qingfeng saw that he was asking about this. After the last time he died, Ye Xiaotian advised him not to have any connection with the casino anymore, but that was one of the few sources of funds for Hua Qingfeng, so how could he be easily cut off? With the development of Yilu commerce and trade, Huxian casinos became increasingly prosperous. Su Xuntian himself made a lot of money from it, and he was even more reluctant to settle it.

Su Xuntian asked back angrily: "Brother-in-law, you take more than 200 taels of silver from me every month, but now you come to ask me if the casino has been closed long ago. Where did I come from that silver?"

Hua Qingfeng's old face turned red and replied in awkwardly: "Uh... I used to cover up the casino to compete with King Xu, so I made great contributions to the loss of small matters! Now the King Xu and King Xu are no longer here, so we don't need this ill-gotten fortune. Xuntian, you can close the casino quickly and never get involved with it!"

Now Su Xuntian has also made great profits from the casino. How could he bear to let it go? He advised: "Brother-in-law, I have done it all, can I wash away the stains by fixing the sheep? Besides, although there is no restraint from King Xu, Ye Bai and the other two are respectful to you. There is no need for money to buy your confidants to boost your momentum, but more money is not a bad thing. If you and I don't care about your hands, it's hard to guarantee that others will not care about them. Besides, my nephew is about to be born, so you must save a fortune for him."

Hua Qingfeng sank his face and said with a righteous spirit: "Nonsense! Although what I did in the past was illegal, it was just a cheap plan. It was to regain power from the treacherous and serve the court, not for his own selfish interests. Even if I have children, I should let him read the books of sages and walk the imperial examination road. Should I use ill-gotten wealth to seek a rich man? Don't say too much, quickly settle the casino, no matter what, I can't have any connection with it."

Su Xuntian had no choice but to agree. Hua Qingfeng thought about it and asked again: "There has never been any troubles in the past when he beat someone to death, right?"

Su Xuntian only said that his always timid problem had occurred again, and replied angrily: "With Lord Ye's help, he has dealt with it cleanly, what other problems can there be? This matter has long been calmed down, and no one from that family came out to seek justice. As the saying goes, if the people are not promoted and the officials are not investigated, what other chaos can happen."

Hua Qingfeng felt relieved and waved his hand and said, "That's good. Brother-in-law is also thinking about you. You should step down. Remember, you must quickly settle the casino and don't let our family have any connection with it. After the matter is over, remember to tell me."

Su Xun agreed in a humble manner and retreated angrily. Hua Qingfeng thought to himself that day, I ignored it and was completely handled by Ye Xiaotian. Now even if he was impeached by my official, he could not make any mistakes. I had not taken any action from me, so I could not help but shirk. But he could not escape the matter, so he would definitely not dare to mention it.

Thinking of this, Hua Qingfeng suddenly felt that he was very foresighted and couldn't help but feel at ease. He opened the door and there were sounds of firecrackers from afar. The smell of the New Year was gradually spreading. Listening to the sound of firecrackers, Hua Qingfeng felt very relieved:

"It's the sixth year that Hua has come to Huxian. Now he has his offspring and his opponent is gone. As long as he kills Ye Xiaotian, all the achievements of Huxian will be on me, Hua. When he is re-elected after his term of office, he will not have a great place to go?"

Six years ago, he first arrived in Hu County and was ambitious and wanted to fight with Qi Mu and Meng County Chief. As a result, Meng County Chief was restrained by him and Qi Mu was strong outside. Not only did he defeat his plans one by one, but he also took his wife into his hands and forced him to submit. He almost ended up losing his wife and losing his troops.

After five years of hardening the sword, Lord Hua finally rose again today, but he didn't know whether his sword was beneficial or not. But Hua himself was full of confidence: "A person has three declines and six prosperity. Hua is unlucky for so long, so it should be a great opportunity..."

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.(To be continued.(.))
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