In ancient officialdom, especially in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, it was common for officials to sell memorials and excerpts. The relevant transaction processes were extremely complete, and the relevant industrial chains were also extremely mature. There were even professional brokers.
Especially common.
In short, in the temple, if anyone, whether he is an eunuch in the inner court or a civil or military official in the outer court, as long as he has the authority to submit memorials to the emperor and make suggestions to the court, there will definitely be all kinds of people with ulterior motives.
I have found you, and I hope you can write a memorial in your own name and according to their ideas and submit it to the emperor and the court.
The specific content of this memorial can be to impeach someone, or it can be to recommend someone, or it can even be to express certain political opinions, and then influence the court's decision-making; the method of submission of this memorial can be directly before the emperor
Secrets can also be handed over through normal procedures, or you can even choose to throw them out in public at a court meeting, thereby triggering discussions among officials;
In the end, depending on the identity of the person who submitted the memorial, the specific content of the memorial, and the different submission methods of the memorial, the price will vary, but it is basically a clear price.
By the way, among the various contents of the memorial, the one with the content of "Impeaching Zhao Junchen for corruption and bending the law" has the lowest price.
There is no other reason than that in recent years too many people have impeached Zhao Junchen for corruption and bending the law. Not only Emperor Deqing and all the officials in the court have long been accustomed to it, but even Zhao Junchen himself has too many lice to stop itching.
Therefore, the sparseness of this kind of content cannot have any impact. There are too many similar products, and the price cannot be raised.
As one of the powerful officials in the court, Zhao Junchen has not only sold memorials many times - as long as the content of your memorials exactly matches Zhao Junchen's thoughts at the time, or the content of your memorials is insignificant but the price is sufficient, then Zhao
Junchen will definitely be a warm and considerate store, and will even take the initiative to provide after-sales service; and Zhao Junchen has also bought memorials many times - sometimes, Zhao Junchen wants to create more momentum for a certain decision of his, and sometimes
Sometimes, Zhao Junchen wanted to express certain views, but it was not convenient for him and his cronies to come forward directly. In this case, Zhao Junchen would buy large quantities of memorials from other officials at any price.
Some time ago, in order to overthrow the former Shandong governor Lu Yuanan, Zhao Junchen purchased nearly a hundred memorials from more than 20 officials in the court, spending more than 100,000 taels of silver in one go. He was the biggest customer of these memorial brokers.
one.
However, Zhao Junchen was still a little surprised when he saw that Xu He actually wanted to buy a memorial from him and presented it directly to Emperor Deqing.
Not only was I surprised by Xu He's straightforwardness, but I was also surprised by the specific content of this memorial.
But soon, Zhao Junchen guessed what Xu He was thinking.
It stands to reason that such matters as business memorials should not be spoken directly to one's face. It is really too shameful. They should be conveyed to a well-connected official broker - in this world, the more filthy and filthy the people are.
The more things go, the more they pursue the superficial glamor.
Unfortunately, Liaodong Town is located in a remote place. It does not have a well-established market system like the capital city, and there are no decent official brokers. In addition, time is tight, so Xu He took the risk and proposed the deal to Zhao Junchen face to face.
And this transaction is not only Xu He's plan to draw out the firepower, but also the escape route he seeks for himself.
For Emperor Deqing and several cabinet ministers, the huge expenditure on Liao's salary over the years has always been one of the most troublesome things. Once the Liao's salary reform is implemented, it will undoubtedly be able to significantly reduce Liao's salary expenditure. Deqing
Emperor Qing and the elders will also feel deeply relaxed and very happy.
Although with the experience and wisdom of Emperor Deqing and several cabinet elders, they could see at a glance that the specific content of Liao's pay reform was Zhao Junchen's handiwork and style, they did not think that Zhao Junchen had the ability to make Liaodong Town accept Liao's salary reform.
Rates reform.
Under such circumstances, once Zhao Junchen agreed to Xu He's deal, he wrote a secret letter to Emperor Deqing explaining that the reason why Liaodong Town was willing to accept Liao's salary reform plan was all because of Xu He's vigorous promotion.
, then Emperor Deqing would definitely have a good impression of Xu He.
Under such circumstances, Emperor Deqing might bypass the internal recommendation of Liaodong Town and directly appoint Xu He to be the legitimate commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town. By that time, Xu He's status would naturally be more stable, and there would be no need to
I am worried that I am just a transitional figure and will be forced to abdicate because of a single mistake.
To take a step back, even if Emperor Deqing did not directly appoint Xu He as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, and Xu He was forced to abdicate due to his inability to quickly resolve various crises in Liaodong Town when he was acting as commander-in-chief, as long as Emperor Deqing because
This person has a good impression of Xu He, and will soon arrange another good job for Xu He, so that Xu He can get out of the muddy water of Liaodong Town, and there is no need to worry that he will suffer because of the various right and wrongs during this period.
to take revenge.
Xu He was elected as the acting commander-in-chief by the senior military attaches in Liaodong Town. It has only been a quarter of an hour. He was able to conceive of such a plan in such a short time, and he was even willing to risk the plan being exposed directly to the commander-in-chief.
Zhao Junchen proposed the deal, his quick wit and courage are quite commendable.
Compared with Li Zehe's quick wit and willingness to build a city, Xu He's behavior seems a bit mediocre, but mediocrity also has the advantages of being mediocre. Firstly, it is not easy to arouse hostility, and secondly, it is not easy to make big mistakes.
Xu He changed his mediocre style at this time, which made Zhao Junchen have to admit that he had underestimated this person in the past, and Zhao Junchen also thought that he had overestimated Xu He in the past.
Because after Xu He changed his mediocre style, he immediately made two extremely obvious mistakes.
First, he completely misjudged Zhao Junchen's position in the heart of Emperor Deqing. Emperor Deqing seemed to favor Zhao Junchen on the surface, but in fact he was full of suspicion. Therefore, if Zhao Junchen went to the imperial court to speak favorably for Xu He,
Not only would Emperor Deqing not be fond of Xu He, but he would regard Xu He as Zhao Junchen's potential military henchman, and then he would try his best to suppress him.
Second, Xu He completely underestimated Zhao Junchen's despicableness and shamelessness. He had no idea how cruel Zhao Junchen was when he stabbed him in the back. He actually revealed his feelings to Zhao Junchen directly, allowing Zhao Junchen to find an excellent opportunity. As long as he
Leaking this matter out will quickly intensify the conflicts between him and Li Zehe, Gan Cheng and others, allowing Zhao Junchen to fish in troubled waters again.
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but look at Xu He with pity.
Of course, this kind of pity can also be regarded as ridicule.
But soon, Zhao Junchen calmed down his emotions and began to think about another thing - if he agreed to Xu He's deal, what benefits should he take the opportunity to get for himself?
After seeing Zhao Junchen's silence, Xu He couldn't help but feel extremely nervous.
He had no confidence that he could control the situation in Liaodong as the acting commander-in-chief, so he proposed the deal to Zhao Junchen in person. Xu He also knew that his approach was extremely risky, so he was naturally extremely worried about Zhao Junchen's reaction.
Under Xu He's nervous inspection, Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, and finally said slowly: "General Xu, you should know the rules. With your status, the price is already very high, and with your letter
The weight represented by the memorial... I can agree to this transaction, but you must pay a very high price."
Seeing that Zhao Junchen finally relented, Xu He was overjoyed. He was not afraid of Zhao Junchen's high bid, but was afraid that Zhao Junchen would not agree to the deal, so he quickly said: "Zhao Junchen, you can bid as much as you want, as long as it is within the scope of your humble position, you will definitely pay."
Not counter-offer."
Price, sale, bid, counter-offer... If someone who didn't know the inside story heard this conversation, they would probably mistakenly think that both parties were businessmen full of copper odor - in fact, it was similar, and the copper odor was even more ordinary.
Business people need to be more serious.
Zhao Junchen looked at Xu He with a flash of pity again, as if he saw a fool who took the initiative to sell himself and helped count the money, then shook his head and said: "Because I can set the price at will, on the contrary
I can't think clearly about what I want in a short period of time... Let's do this. I have agreed to this transaction for the time being. I will write this memorial to you after I go back to rest, and then follow the memorial on Liao's salary reform.
Send them to the capital together. As for what kind of reward you want to give me, I have to wait until I think about it clearly."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Xu He felt that he had taken advantage of it. He could receive the goods first and then bid. He was even more overjoyed. He nodded in agreement and thanked Zhao Junchen again.
Zhao Junchen did not continue to talk to Xu He. He just nodded slightly and said meaningfully: "I deeply admire General Xu's determination. I only hope that General Xu will not regret this transaction."
That’s fine.”
After saying that, Zhao Junchen turned around and left.
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For Xu He, if Zhao Junchen can agree to this transaction, it is definitely good news that there is a profit but not a loss.
But perhaps due to the luck of the times, Xu He soon received more good news.
First, Xu He awakened He Bandi, He Rensheng, and Liu Xiong. Although they were immediately questioned angrily by He Bandit and others, after a lot of talking, he finally managed to persuade them to accept the Liaodong Town.
The new situation, after various negotiations, concessions, and promises, also obtained a certain degree of tacit consent from He Bandit and others, and they would not interfere with Xu He taking over the Liaodong Cavalry under their command.
Later, Li Zehe, Gan Cheng, Huang Shenming and others also received good news. Li Zehe and Gan Cheng successfully contacted the reinforcement generals in their respective defense areas and successfully recovered their military power. Huang Shenming spent a large amount of money.
After drinking and eating meat, the morale of the entire army was successfully boosted.
Finally, before Chen time the next day, Xu He also successfully recruited the 3,000 Liaodong cavalry under the command of He Bandit and others. He temporarily had a military advantage and temporarily controlled the situation in Liaodong Town.
However, Zhao Junchen no longer cared to pay attention to these things.
When Zhao Junchen returned to the Forbidden Army station, he finally discovered Xu Qingyan's serious injury.
Moreover, when Zhao Junchen discovered Xu Qingyan's injuries, Xu Qingyan's injuries already showed signs of infection and he fell into a coma.