Yongli Ming Dynasty

Chapter 55 List
Zhu Lang was busy marrying people, and others were also busy
Wang Kun's residence, Wang Kun walked into the hall in a loose robe, still smelling of alcohol.

The Zhaoqing court was newly established, and the central government was in place. As the chief of the inner court, Wang Kun naturally rose to prominence and became a hot figure in Zhaoqing again.
Although the court was newly established, the people and things were still the same.

The Zhaoqing court can only manage the affairs of Guangdong Province now, but how many things does Guangdong Province need to deal with?

The imperial court had just sent out edicts announcing the rewards to various provinces. Even if it wanted to deal with the affairs of the rest of the province, it would have to wait for the messenger to return before it could know the situation in each province. Therefore, although the court was newly established, it was indeed quite idle these days.

There weren't many things going on in the court, but Wang Kun was quite busy. As the head of the inner court, and a newly established court, many people wanted to follow Wang Kun's path.
Therefore, Wang Kun has been entertaining guests every day these days. It is already evening and Wang Kun has just returned from a banquet.

Wang Kun walked into the hall. A eunuch in a red robe was already waiting in the hall. When he saw Wang Kun coming in, he was about to stand up, but Wang Kun waved his hand to stop him. However, the eunuch in the red robe still stood up and stood in the hall with a respectful look.

Wang Kun looked at Wang Lu who was waiting with his head down, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Wang Kun ignored the people in the hall and sat directly on the first seat. He took the teacup on the table and took a sip.

After drinking a cup of hot tea, the smell of alcohol on Wang Kun's body dissipated a little. He looked at Wang Lu below and said
"What's going on in the city lately?"

"Replying to godfather, there are a total of thirty-six people who have come to the mansion to seek connections these days. Here is the list, please take a look," Wang Lu respectfully handed over a piece of letter paper.

Wang Kun glanced at it and put it on the table. Wang Lu below kept talking.
"Among these people, the most difficult one is a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue. He wants to ask godfather to transfer him to the Ministry of Revenue, but he also offers the highest price."

"The Imperial Secretary is a discerning person. How much silver did he give?"

Wang Kun listened to Wang Lu's words, but his expression remained unchanged. He said
"Five thousand taels," Wang Lu whispered back.
"Five thousand taels? Too little. This poor and remote area of ​​Guangdong Province is so far away from the capital back then," Wang Kun frowned.
"Is this person the highest?" Wang Kun put down his teacup and asked
“Yes, this person is the highest.”

"Then let's do it for him. We just opened a new store in Guangdong Province, so we should have a good start. Let's just consider it as a red envelope for this guy," Wang Kun said casually.

"Yes, my son will take care of it when he gets down."

"Take a look at the rest of these people. Turn down all offers below 2,000 taels of silver. My Wang Kun's career is not easy," Wang Kun said, sweeping the letter paper on the table.

"Son understands," Wang Lu responded in a low voice.
"Is there anything else?" Wang Lu yawned and asked again.
"There was also a Guangdong provincial governor named Wang Huacheng who sent a visiting card to the mansion, saying that he was from the same hometown as my godfather and wanted to meet him. He gave him three thousand taels as a gift."

"A fellow countryman?"

Wang Kun shook his head and laughed, muttering to himself

"Yes, I checked this Wang Huacheng, and he and my godfather are from the same family."

"He handed over three thousand taels of silver just as he entered the door. It seems that my fellow countryman has a big appetite. I'm afraid one official won't be enough to satisfy him," Wang Kun chuckled.

"Does Godfather want to meet this person?" Wang Lu asked softly.
"Since we are from the same hometown, let's meet. The day after tomorrow, let him choose a place and I will meet my fellow villager."

Wang Kun thought for a moment and said, and Wang Lu below also responded respectfully.
"These are the only things that Godfather needs to decide in the palace. My son will retire first. Godfather has been busy with state affairs all day, so he should rest early."

Wang Lu saw Wang Kun yawning continuously and was about to leave after reporting everything, but was suddenly stopped by Wang Kun.

"The list of names for the imperial lecture has been submitted by Lord Li."

"Yes, Lord Li has sent the list of candidates for the imperial lecture to the Imperial Household Department this afternoon. I have copied a copy back. Would you like to see it, godfather?"

“Go get it.”

Wang Kun gave an order and Wang Lu hurriedly left. Soon Wang Lu returned again with an envelope in his hand.

But when Wang Lu returned, Wang Kun was snoring in his chair and fell asleep.

When Wang Lu stepped into the room, Wang Kun woke up again. He looked at the list handed over, waved his hand, and asked casually:

"Is there anything wrong with this list? If there is nothing wrong with it, I won't read it." Wang Lu looked at Wang Kun, who was extremely sleepy, and hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"This time, Lord Li recommended a total of fifteen people, fourteen of whom are well-known scholars from various provinces, and only the last one may have some problems."

"Who is that last person? What's the problem?"

"The last person is Liu Xiangke, who is..."

Wang Lu answered respectfully, but before he could finish, he felt a sharp gaze cast at him, and his words were interrupted.
"Liu Xiangke? Give me the list."

Wang Kun, who was standing above, had completely lost the tiredness on his face. A gloomy look flashed across his face as he took the envelope from Wang Lu.

Wang Kun opened the envelope and scanned it directly. Sure enough, he saw the name of Liu Xiangke, the censor of Shanxi Province, on the last line.

Wang Kun snorted coldly, slammed the letter on the table, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

During the reign of Emperor Chongzhen, he was ordered by the Emperor Chongzhen to go to Huaiyang and other places to collect autumn taxes. He only set up some tax collectors in Huai'an, Yangzhou and other places to collect some money, but he was impeached by the group of bastards in the court who claimed to be upright.

Where in the Ming Dynasty is there no tax collector? Where in the Ming Dynasty is there no private checkpoint? Is Wang Kun the only one collecting taxes? There are also many local officials who set up checkpoints privately.
Why didn't they impeach him at that time? Wasn't it because the money they collected went through many twists and turns and eventually ended up in their own pockets, so they turned a blind eye?

Since everyone did the same thing, why did they impeach him alone? These civil officials were clearly targeting him, Wang Kun.
During that impeachment, the leader was Liu Xiangke.

Well, before he had the chance to trouble Liu Xiangke, the Chongzhen Dynasty was destroyed. Unexpectedly, after many twists and turns, Liu Xiangke fell into his hands again.

Wang Kun looked at Liu Xiangke's name on the paper, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Liu Xiangke actually wanted to enter the imperial lecture to be the emperor's teacher. He was so crazy. As long as Wang Kun was around, Liu Xiangke would never be able to enter the imperial lecture in his life.

"This Liu Xiangke is really stubborn. Godfather, do you want to remove his name? If you do, I will reject Li Yongmao's memorial," Wang Lu said respectfully.

"I will handle this matter myself. You don't need to interfere. Go down," Wang Kun glanced at Wang Lu below and said softly.
Wang Lu also obviously noticed that Wang Kun was in a bad mood at the moment, so he also responded respectfully and then hurriedly left the hall.

Wang Kun sat in the lobby, looking at the letter on the table, his eyes thoughtful.
He was the chief of the Imperial Household Department, so he naturally had a way to send this memorial back, but at this time, the new dynasty had just been established, and he was still a little unsure of the King of Gui's temperament.
The King of Gui obeyed Qu Shisi in everything, and there was something strange about Su Guansheng's entry into the court. He was now confused about the ways of Gui's regent.

He could certainly change Liu Xiangke's name, but this would be against the rules and could easily give him a handle.

If the Gui Regent is really deceived by that group of pure scholars, and really regards those scholars as the pillars of the country and listens to them in everything, then it would be extremely dangerous for me to leave a handle at this time.

The key is Gui Jianguo. As long as the Jianguo His Highness still has his own little thoughts, he will sooner or later recognize the true colors of the group of civil officials in the previous dynasty. They all claim to be loyal to the country, but in private, they are just as desperate to make money as he, Wang Kun.

At least Wang Kun made his money in an honest way, but those civil officials acted like whores and wanted to pretend to be virtuous. Ugh, disgusting.

And with the establishment of the new dynasty, it is time to find out what Gui Jianguo likes. Only by figuring it out can we know how to act in this new dynasty in the future.

If you like money, then give him money; if you like women, then give him women; if you like fame, then have people praise him every day.

If he serves the Regent Gui well, then the imperial court will be his, Wang Kun's, world!
Wang Kun thought of this, so he stopped hesitating and called Wang Lu who had been waiting outside the door.
"Prepare the car, I want to enter the palace now"

"Also, bring me the memorial from Lord Li."

"Yes, son, I'll go right away."

Wang Lu saw Wang Kun's stern expression and did not dare to neglect him. He hurried out the door.
Soon, a carriage drove out of the mansion and headed towards the Regent Palace under the cover of night.
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