The capital and Suzhou are thousands of miles apart. In this era without telephones, telegraphs, or the Internet, it will take some time for the dynamics in the capital to be fed back to Suzhou. Fang Yingwu didn't know that a big piece of the pie was about to come from
It fell from the sky and hit him hard on the head.
This morning, Fang Yingwu got up and had nothing to do, so he did radio exercises by the lake. When he first arrived in Suzhou, he felt relaxed and relaxed, but now he is a bit bored.
But there was nothing he could do. He, the imperial envoy, was now in a state of idleness. The local government was unwilling to cooperate, and the gentry and wealthy households collectively boycotted. If the imperial envoy could not leave the mansion with his government orders, what else could he do?
What's more, an extremely arrogant and domineering procurement eunuch, Wang Jing, came over. He used ruthless means when he came up and started to plunder the property. It immediately aroused the whole city. Regardless of whether it was a good or bad reputation, eunuch Wang took Fang Yingwu as the imperial envoy.
The minister's limelight was stolen.
All the public opinion in Suzhou government focused on the dead eunuch, and Fang Qin's mansion became a forgotten corner for the time being. In the past, there were scholars blocking the street and besieging it, and there was a lot of excitement in the city and countryside to denounce Fang Qin's disorderly government, but now even this is gone.
When no one scolds you, life is as lonely as snow.
Under such a situation, even the imperial envoy's attachés asked for leave every day to go out for sightseeing, and the imperial envoy Fang generously agreed. Suzhou is a cultural resort with many places to visit. As a result, what was originally a normal life
The imperial envoy team is almost turning into a publicly funded tour group.
After Fang Yingwu finished his morning exercises, he saw Wang Ying running over to report, "Tang Guangde, a member of the Tang Dynasty, is outside the door. I don't know why he is in a hurry to see him!"
Fang Yingwu was puzzled. Until now, he was the only one who went to Wangjiang Tower to eat and drink incognito. But Tang Guangde had never been to the imperial envoy's residence. Firstly, Tang Guangde had low self-esteem because of his status, and secondly, he was worried about being criticized by his fellow villagers. After all, the current imperial envoy Fang was not too big.
Positive person.
Since this time Tang Guangde made an exception and came to the mansion in a hurry to ask for an audience, presumably because of something important, Fang Yingwu, who was very bored, ordered: "Take him to the front hall and wait."
After Fang Yingwu had washed up, he came to the front hall. He saw that Tang Guangde looked in a hurry, but he was hesitant to speak: "Master Fang, I took your documents and went to Gusu Yi...
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Fang Yingwu asked: "Speak directly if you have something to say, what next?"
Tang Guangde said with a sad face: "A man named Wang Chen from Qianhu who was purchasing eunuchs tore up the documents without saying a word, and slandered Mr. Fang for meddling in other people's business!
Then he threatened me with vicious words. He said that if I don’t take the silver and claim the salt within three days, I will send someone to come to my door to urge me, and finally I will be beaten with a stick!”
Fang Yingwu was speechless when he heard this. The procurement eunuch didn't even give him any face...
If you think about it carefully, he, the imperial envoy who oversees food supply, and the eunuch who purchases goods are both under the imperial edict. They are not subordinate to each other, and no one can control the other. Eunuchs and officials are fundamentally two systems.
It is not unusual for him to intervene in the purchase of eunuchs to make money when he has no friendship. It is not unusual for him to be criticized by others for losing face. If Wang Jing were to post a post to interfere with his official affairs, then he might not be willing to give Wang Jing face.
This is the situation. The situation here in Suzhou Prefecture is too complicated, and Fang Yingwu once again feels that the authority in his hands is not enough.
Before taking further action, we can only wait for news from the court, and we don't know what the outcome will be. We hope that Lao Taishan can help.
But Fang Yingwu knew that even if the imperial court promoted him, it would not be able to save him from the fire nearby. Tang Guangde ran to the Imperial Envoy's Mansion for help, and he certainly could not ignore it.
In any case, Tang Yuanwai was always respectful to him and helped him in inquiring about information. Moreover, Tang Guangde listened to his instructions and recruited a group of people to write to the court to build momentum. This was not without security risks.
Although most of the eunuchs who were procured from the palace had bad deeds, and everyone was said to be worthy of a bullet, and the so-called lice don't worry, the eunuchs may not care about being impeached. But who knows whether Wang Jing will be more serious after the news comes out.
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Comparing one's feelings with others, Fang Yingwu really couldn't leave Tang Yuanwai alone. Otherwise, when the minions for purchasing eunuchs come to visit, Tang Yuanwai's family might be destroyed. Those lackeys and thugs don't have much humanity.
But at the moment, it is also unwise to have a head-on conflict with Wang Jingqi. Both Fang Yingwu and Wang Jing are imperial envoys. Even if their status is the same, Wang Jing has many minions. If he uses violence, he may be punished.
If you don't make it, you will become a scholar and a soldier.
Fang Yingwu paced back and forth in the hall. After pondering for a moment, he thought of a way and said: "Now the eunuchs are not interested in selling face, and I can't talk to them, so I don't want to go to the eunuchs anymore.
But you can temporarily close Wangjiang Tower and let your whole family live in my mansion temporarily. I think the place here is quite spacious and enough for your family to live in, so you can sit back and relax."
This idea can be regarded as overcoming strength with softness. Tang Guangde's whole family hid in the imperial envoy's mansion. Could it be that the eunuch who purchased the eunuch could forcefully break into the mansion and extort one thousand taels of silver from Tang Guangde?
If that were the case, it would have crossed the line. After all, the owner of the mansion, Fang Yingwu, was also an imperial envoy, and trespassing on the imperial envoy's premises was a serious crime.
But it was said that when Tang Guangde heard that his family could temporarily live in the mansion, he couldn't help but feel ecstatic in his heart. He was so excited that he didn't know what to say. In fact, he was not ecstatic because he could avoid disaster, but he was ecstatic for his son Tang Yin.
Everyone in Suzhou Prefecture knew that Fang Qinqian had an extraordinary relationship with Shang Liangchen, the academic official. When his son stayed with Fang Yingwu for a few days, the relationship took another level, and he was considered to have gained this network.
Back when it was time to take the scholar examination, it was easy to use Fang Qin's pretext to seek favors from the great master Shang Liangchen, and he was guaranteed to be the first in the Tang family!
Wasn't it that he had been so courteous to the Imperial Envoy Fang for so long just to gain a better background for his son? Tang Guangde even began to fantasize about whether he could think of some way to strike while the iron was hot so that his son could become a teacher to the Imperial Envoy Fang?
Originally, due to the huge difference in status, this matter was almost impossible. However, according to Tang Guangde's observation, not only for some reason, Fang Qinchen's attitude towards his son was very subtle and kind. As long as the opportunity comes, maybe the apprenticeship can really come true.
In this way, Tang Guangde returned home and happily packed away the gold and silver. That day he closed the Wangjiang Tower, let the shopkeeper and the boys go home to rest, and then he couldn't wait to move his wife and children into the Imperial Envoy's Mansion.
The news about Tang Guangde reached the ears of Wang Chen, and he asked his godfather Wang Jing for instructions. Wang Jing thought about it and then said: "This is a sign of weakness. There are still many important things we have to do. There is no need to worry about this surname first."
Tang has spent a lot of time on himself." (To be continued...)
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