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◎Sick! You are so noble and you are amazing!◎
After all, he is a celebrity who has left a glorious page in history books. When Governor Zhang mentioned the name "Chen Pengnian", Mo Yu immediately came up with the image of this person in his mind.
This Mr. Chen is a rare honest official in Master Kang's reign.
You must know that under Master Kang's benevolent governance, which can be called tolerance and protection, among the officials of the Manchu dynasty, eight or nine out of ten are corrupt, and this one will not have a good end.
According to the push of system 006, in the real historical records, this Mr. Chen Pengnian is not just unlucky.
He was originally a regular imperial examination candidate, and he was also known for his talent and outstanding ability.
Because he was an honest official and fought against all evil forces to protect the rights of the people, he offended his boss, Ashan, the governor of Jiangnan and Jiangxi, and was treated badly by him.
You have to know that Ashan is a veteran official. If he wants to treat someone badly, he has many ways and means.
As for Chen Pengnian, all he can rely on is his sincere heart and the hearts of the people he protects.
These are all very good things, but unfortunately, they can't make Mr. Chen successful.
Not only can he not be promoted and make money, but he almost sent him to the beheading...
The cause of the incident was still because of Master Kang's southern tour.
Of course, the root cause was that Master Kang was too soft-hearted towards these corrupt officials, which made them grow more and more greedy.
When Master Ashan heard that Master Kang was coming to the southern tour, he was very happy and asked to increase the official land tax by 30%. Although he was under the banner of welcoming the emperor, everyone with a discerning eye knew that the money would eventually go into the pockets of Ashan and his lackeys.
Chen Pengnian also saw it, but he had to stand up and say no bravely!
Originally, Chen Pengnian, as the prefect of Jiangning, was nominally a local official, but in reality he was just a soldier making a living under Ashan. He was the Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. Although he was not officially called the Governor-General of Liangjiang at that time, the affairs of the prefectures of Jiangnan and Jiangxi had long been under the control of this old man.
Moreover, the Governor-General's Office of Jiangnan and Jiangxi was located in Jiangning Prefecture. Isn't this just a coincidence?
As the saying goes, "county officials are not as good as the current ones", let alone the governor-general who was so high-ranking and had so many prefects.
The prefects and county magistrates of Jiangnan and Jiangxi all followed Ashan's lead. They dared not say anything when he said one thing, so Chen Pengnian, this thorn in the side, stood out.
Other prefectures in the Jiangnan region all support Lord Ashan's policies. Lord Ashan said to increase the money, so he increased it. Anyway, the money doesn't need to be paid by you, Chen Pengnian, but by the people below. Why are you still arguing here?
If they agree to it readily and extort money from the people below, not only will Lord Ashan be happy, but they can also get a little bit - how does the saying "Three years as a clean prefect, 100,000 silver coins" come from this matter?
Who can be as poor as this old Chen when he is a prefect?
It is difficult to be an honest official, especially an honest official in the reign of Master Kang, it is even more difficult - when everyone is corrupt, if you are honest, you will definitely be regarded as a "thorn in the eye" by everyone.
What's the matter?
Are you special?
Are you aloof?
If you are aloof, don't be an official. Why don't you go home to grow crops and sell sweet potatoes ?
You have to be an official. Doesn't this make us corrupt officials look bad?
Well, you make us bad, and we make you bad first...
The so-called logic of robbers works roughly like this.
Therefore, Chen Pengnian has been an official for decades, starting from the lowest level of county magistrate. He has always been known for his integrity and has made countless enemies. However, he still relied on his intelligence, wisdom and courage to rise step by step to the position of Jiangning prefect.
However, if he didn't have a bit of luck, he would probably have died on the way.
Even if he reached this position, it is still not very safe.
Because the officials above were more corrupt, they
were even more disgusted with his eccentric behavior.
The most typical representative among them was Ashan.
The current governor of Jiangnan and Jiangxi, and the future Minister of Punishment, was very knowledgeable about the way of being an official. He
was obviously a corrupt official, but he rose to the top by relying on his former experience as a companion to the Junggar. He grasped Master Kang's mind very accurately and killed several small officials who were ignorant of the world.
Originally, he came to Shandong to take over the driving this time, just to take this opportunity to get rid of Chen Pengnian, the thorn.
But the plan could not keep up with the changes. With Mo Yu and Lin Ruhai around, Ashan could not go back after he came out.
This was embarrassing.
It was a typical case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken, and he must be regretting it now.
However, his impeachment reason also left some impression on Master Kang and the other accompanying personnel - well, considering that the impeachment reason was a bit too weird, everyone can say that they were all quite impressed.
Because, the reason that Ashan impeached Chen Pengnian that day was "declaring the imperial edict at the old site of a brothel, which was a disgrace to the glorious image of the Lord Wansui"...
OK, you have to say, the reason that Ashan found was really tricky.
Although it is somewhat shameless, it can actually be charged with the crimes of "high treason" and "disrespect for the emperor"... Just from this point of view, this Lord Ashan has been able to dominate the officialdom for so many years, and he must have something special about him.
At least his ability to make false accusations is extraordinary.
The key is that Master Kang has had this matter verified, and it is true.
This is a bit embarrassing.
If you really want to punish him, he is an honest official, and even the lecture in the old brothel is well-intentioned, and there is really a sense of "teaching without distinction".
But if you don't punish him, this is really an obvious violation of the rules - if you let it go even if it happens, how can you obey the public in the future? The so-called law must be a bit meaningless.
Master Kang was in a dilemma and didn't want to mention this matter in the first place.
Although this time, Mo Yu let out his inner voice and complained wildly, which somewhat suppressed the resentment of the ministers, the rules are the rules. Chen Pengnian broke the rules, so he had to be punished.
In history, Master Kang was also punished according to the law - the crime was disrespect for superiors, which was basically a death sentence. The worst punishment was exile.
Originally, Chen Pengnian was ready to be beheaded or exiled to Ninggu Pagoda, but Master Kang really appreciated his talent, so he changed the sentence to dismissal and took him directly to the capital to edit books.
Now, although this route can be taken, it is obvious that Governor Zhang disagrees.
This Governor Zhang was the Governor of the Rivers. Although he was not Chen Pengnian's direct superior, he was quite good at judging people.
Indeed, after experiencing the ups and downs of his career, Chen Pengnian returned to Jiangnan and began to help Governor Zhang. After Mr. Zhang stepped down, he gradually took charge of river affairs and became the de facto "Governor of the Rivers." He
did this for more than ten years, from the time when Master Kang was in office to the time when the Fourth Master came to power. Finally, the Fourth Master was a man of insight. In the third year after he ascended the throne, he made this acting Governor of the Rivers take the actual position.
Unfortunately, Chen Pengnian died in office after working in this actual position for more than a year. He could be considered to have died in the line of duty.
Mo Yu carefully looked at the timeline in System 006 and found that the year was 1725, which was exactly 20 years from now.
So, it seemed like a good thing to let Chen Pengnian help Governor Zhang ten years in advance.
The only problem was that he had just done such a treasonous thing as reading Master Kang's edict at the old site of a brothel, and Master Kang promoted him right after that, which was definitely inappropriate. Especially
if he was promoted to the governor of the river, which was definitely impossible.
But Governor Zhang had obviously anticipated this outcome. He was not in a hurry and continued to speak in his signature Suining Mandarin, smiling and saying,
"Of course, I also know that Chen Pengnian's qualifications are not enough and he has some minor problems. In this case, Your Majesty, why don't you let him work for my River Governor's Office, which can be regarded as an experience in advance, isn't it better?"
Good guy, if Mo Yu hadn't been sure that he had just said nothing, he would have thought that he had said this himself - Governor Zhang's idea was exactly the same as his, it was amazing!
Could it be that he could read minds?
Mo Yu was full of doubts, but he didn't know that the onlookers all heard his inner voice.
So the reaction on the scene became very strange. It seemed like everyone was trying hard to hold back their laughter, but the effect was not very good.
Even Mo Yu noticed this, and when he was doubting it, Master Kang could no longer hold back his laughter.
The other onlookers saw that the Wansui Ye was laughing, so they naturally let themselves go.
For a moment, the entire cabin of the boat was filled with a happy atmosphere, making Mo Yu more and more confused about what was going on.
Especially since even Governor Zhang was laughing so hard, this was very unreasonable.
Aren't people making fun of you?
Are they making fun of the inappropriate action of recommending Chen Pengnian just now?
Mo Yu couldn't understand, and he wanted to figure it out. But he didn't have this opportunity, because Jiangning Mansion would arrive soon.
Looking at the huge crowd of people waiting to receive the emperor, Mo Yu knew without even looking that the prefect of Jiangning, Chen Pengnian, must be among them.
As expected, as soon as the boat reached the shore, a vigorous middle-aged man took a half step forward and bowed to Master Kang and the others.
"Your humble servant, Chen Pengnian, the prefect of Jiangning, respectfully welcomes the emperor."
Well, this is the legendary Lord Chen. He really looks like a man of integrity and righteousness.
He was surrounded by some local officials and subordinates dressed as scholars. Most of them were very similar to him. I don't know if they were originally like this or if they were specially designed to welcome the emperor.
Just kidding, the news of Ashan's resignation has already spread back to Jiangnan. At this time, who would dare to do anything without eyes?
While everyone was being polite, Mo Yu suddenly had a new idea.
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