During the Five Dynasties, Yuan Zhengci spent a lot of money to buy an official three times, but he couldn't get what he wanted. Finally, he died of depression, making him the most cowardly official in history. Tracing back to the source, this matter has to start with Yuan Zhengci's father.
Jacky resigned his father as Yuan Xiangxian, and this gentleman got his official position through bribery. Yuan Zhengci just wants to imitate his father and take a shortcut to become a high official, doesn't he? Like father, like son? .
According to legend, Yuan Jia was a descendant of Yuan, the king of Nanyang County when he was in power. When Yuan Zhengci's grandfather, jing yuan, first ascended the branch, he married Wan 'an princess royal, the sister of Zhu Wen, the great ancestor of the Back Beam, and became the attached horse of Zhu Wen, so Yuan Jia became a relative of the country. Therefore, although Yuan Xiangxian has never made any meritorious service, he has successively served as the commander-in-chief of the Xuanwu Army and the "Ma bu" or horse stance just look army, and the governor of Suzhou, Luoyang and Chen provinces (states) with the help of the emperor's nephew.
Yuan Xiang first sat on the position of provincial and ministerial cadres by nepotism. It stands to reason that this relationship should be particularly valued, but for some people, in order to pursue greater interests, any family friendship is a floating cloud, and Yuan Xiangxian belongs to this category. In the third year of Liang Ganhua (9 13), Yuan Xiangxian and Yang, commander of Weibo Military Region (our time), conspired to launch a coup, killed Zhu, who usurped his father's position, in Luoyang, and then made Zhu's younger brother Zhu Youzhen Emperor Liang. Yuan Xiangxian was appointed as the military and political chief of Songzhou (now Shangqiu, Henan Province) because of his prosperous career.
Yuan Xiangxian was in charge of Songzhou for ten years, with hundreds of soldiers and great fame. He often sponsored officials at all levels and local officials to the emperor, so people came to pay bribes to him in an endless stream. Yuan Xiangxian, who was in power, came to the net and amassed wealth unscrupulously, and soon amassed tens of millions of wealth and a lot of real estate.
In 923, after the destruction of Li, it became the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Yuan Xiangxian, have it both ways, took the lead in electrifying to express his support for Li. In order to express his support more thoroughly and to keep the position of our time, he took out hundreds of thousands of gold and silver treasures from the safe and ran to Luoyang, where he cleaned up all the dignitaries of the later Tang government. Money really works, and the court unanimously praised Yuan Xiangxian. Li, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was even more kind to Yuan Xiangxian, giving him the name Li Shaoan, restoring his position in Songzhou and letting him return to his hometown to guard.
In 924 AD, Yuan Xiangxian came to Luoyang again to see Tang Zhuangzong. Li changed the original Xuanwu Army in Songzhou into a German army and said to Yuan Xiangxian:? In the name of returning to Germany, it is also for Qing. ? This means that Yuan Xiangxian surrendered to the later Tang Dynasty, that is, he was a sage who surrendered to the later Tang Dynasty. This summer, Yuan Xiangxian died of illness. The Duke of Chu was hunted by the imperial court.
Know a son like a father. Yuan Xiangxiang has two sons, the eldest son Yuan Zhengci and the second son Yuan. He was convinced that Yuan Zhengci would manage money and was not willing to spend money, so he didn't share his property equally with his two sons until his death, but left it all to Yuan Zhengci.
Yuan Zhengci was a famous miser and miser at that time. He put the gold and silver treasures in a big house, piled them all up, and specially made a thick security door. He kept the key himself, hanging it around his waist during the day and around his neck when he slept at night. His essential course every day is to walk around the warehouse where money is stored and be satisfied with a few glances.
After a while, a strange phenomenon appeared: there was a loud noise in the room where the treasure was hidden, which seemed to be a strange sound similar to that of Niu Jiao. The family was very scared and thought there was a monster. At that time, people were in panic and rumors were everywhere. Some family members advised Yuan Zhengci to give some money to the poor, so as to break the wealth and eliminate disasters. This is worse for Yuan Zhengci than killing him. Therefore, Yuan Zhengci defended: I heard that objects make sounds only to gather their own kind. Only by gathering more money to meet its demands and wishes will the sound stop. ? After listening to his fallacy, everyone passed it on as a joke.
Because of his father's tree, Yuan Zhengci also has the title of Deputy Envoy of Dragonfly. But after a long time, he felt dissatisfied. My father used to be a great man in charge of life and death, leaving a brilliant page in family history. He is so rich, why not show off his family background again!
Jacky, who had an idea, resigned and did it. Although the miser is distressed and bleeding when he usually pays money, he is surprisingly generous in spending money to buy an official. He generously took out 50 thousand Jin of money and gave it to Li Congke, Emperor Taizong, saying that he would buy a governor (secretariat) Dangdang. Emperor Tang Fei was also frank. After getting the money, he gave him a Quzhou secretariat on the spot.
Quzhou is the marginal transportation hub and material distribution center of Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces. Four provinces are thoroughfares, and five roads are the same? This is a fertile land. Jacky was very excited after hearing his resignation. He thought to himself: it is not a problem to stay there for a few years and get tens of millions of property. However, just as he was getting ready to go, instructions came from above: this is a reputation scandal, only in name, and there is no need to really take office. Jacky's resignation was a great blow. He was upset and depressed. He wanted to hit his head against the wall.
Later, Shi Jingtang rose up, destroyed the later Tang Dynasty, established the later Jin Dynasty, and proclaimed himself emperor, that is, Jin Gaozu, with its capital in the capital city of Bianliang (now Kaifeng). This regime change made Yuan Zhengci see another opportunity, thinking that he had to buy a real secretariat this time. So he invested another 50 thousand yuan to Shi Jingtang. In order to avoid repeating the same mistake, he made it clear on the spot that he would buy a real secretariat when sending money, and if it was sealed again, the money would have to be returned.
Shi Jingtang thought, since it is a new regime, it should be honest and not cheat honest people like the old society. So Yuan Zhengci was appointed as the secretariat of Xiongzhou. This is a real secretariat, but after Yuan Zhengci took office, it was mixed. Happily, he became a real secretariat. What is worrying is that Xiongzhou is located in the west of Lingwu and belongs to a poor mountainous area. What's more, the nomadic people of Tubo, close to the territory of Tubo, are extremely vicious and often harass the Central Plains. In case of attack, Xiongzhou bears the brunt. The biggest tragedy in life is that people are gone and money is still there!
After trying to know the truth, Jacky resigned from the court. I didn't do a good job in this secretariat, and I don't have to refund the money. Consider me resigned. Yuan Zhengci thought it was quite simple, but Shi Jingtang was unhappy. You take Lao Tzu's words for granted. The imperial edict is not toilet paper. Throw it away if you want?
Hearing this, Jacky completely collapsed, so he had to endure the pain of cutting meat again, and then took out tens of thousands of money to send it to the emperor, demanding to be relieved of his post of secretariat. Shi Jingtang, spare him generously for the money: Since I dare not take office, I can't be blamed. I have to choose someone else. ?
Jacky quit his job and became more and more timid when he came home. He reasoned that the emperor thought he had more money, was eager to be a secretariat, and deliberately played tricks on him. Yuan Zhengci was distressed by the strange money and hated the court for playing with him. The more he thinks about it, the angrier he gets. He took off his clothes and hanged himself. Fortunately, his family found out and snatched him back from the gate of hell.
After Shi Jingtang's death, his adopted son Shi Zhonggui succeeded to the throne. Out of the emperor? . Although Yuan Zhengci suffered losses twice, he still didn't give up. Obsessed with the new emperor's accession to the throne, he felt that a new opportunity came again, so he reluctantly took out 32,200 pieces of silver and gave it to the emperor.
Shi Zhonggui resigned from Jacky to buy an official? Deeds? I have heard about it for a long time, but it is a pity to explain to the responsible comrades of the organization department: Yuan Zhengci is an honest man and can't let honest people suffer. Anyway, he has to get rich inland to get addicted to him. ? However, just as the personnel department was looking for a suitable state capital for Yuan Zhengci and writing a letter of appointment for the emperor to sign, Yuan Zhengci, who was persistent and unlucky, died. What a pity! What a pity!