Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall
Just when Jia Heng and everyone were digesting the personnel changes in the cabinet, they saw only one person coming out of the palace, holding an ivory jade wat.
Han Huang, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, came out of the office, raised his hands and said: "I have begun to report to the Holy Majesty, and the capital will inspect the grand plan. Since the Capital Inspectorate has discussed with the Ministry of Personnel, it has been initially planned to be scheduled for the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. I respectfully request the Holy Announcement."
"Da Han Huidian" records: "For example, the affairs of the capital inspection are presided over by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Henan Province, and the Department of Examination and Examination are assisted by the subordinates."
That is to say, it was presided over by the Ministry of Personnel and supervised by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The two parties, the Ministry and the Academy, were regarded as the right and left hands by the people of the time. The Kao Gong Department, the Civil Service Department, and the Henan Province were responsible for specific affairs.
The specific method is: first, language test, second, consultation.
This is the so-called "collecting public opinion in the country and gathering public thoughts in the court officials".
Consultation is a questionnaire survey. The Ministry of Civil Affairs will issue a questionnaire with the list of officials, that is, a visit book, to the officials in Beijing. Therefore, the Beijing Inspectorate was written in Chen Shuzhong, with the title "Quan Li Bu Consultation, Quandu Procuratorate" "Consultation" begins.
As for the evaluation language, it is the evaluation of subordinate officials such as cabinet ministers by the officials of the central government office and cabinet bachelors. It is generally sentences like "This officer is diligent and hard-working and has excellent grades..." from later class teachers.
Of course, during this period, because officials in the capital were worried about being deposed, they would criticize each other, write denouncements, and even impeach the censor in charge. There were endless retaliations.
Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment and said: "The decree is drawn up on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. Officials below the fifth rank in the capital will be appointed to the superior officials in the Yamen Hall. Together with the Ministry of Personnel, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Civil Affairs Department, the matter will be reviewed in court. For those above the fourth rank, , Shangshu self-reported..."
Emperor Chongping finished his words while all the ministers were digesting his words.
Xu Lu came out of the class and said: "I have this memorial."
Emperor Chongping looked at Xu Lu in surprise and asked, "Xu Qing, what can you say?"
Xu Lu said in a deep voice: "I have heard that his body is upright and he does not act according to orders. His body is not upright and he disobeys orders even though he is not upright. The Imperial Inspection Court belongs to the department. Since he is under inspection, the officials being consulted should be It should not be limited to the imperial censorship, but should prevent the same yamen from getting angry and the criticism from different yamen becoming fierce."
Emperor Chongping thought about it, nodded, and said, "Xu Qing's proposal is acceptable."
Jia Heng's face paused and he thought.
It is said that the Zuodu censor did not spend much time in a year. He read information in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and obtained annual memorials from the General Affairs Department, intending to rectify the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Xu Lu suddenly looked at Jia Heng, and then bowed to Emperor Chongping: "In addition, I thought that since Jinyi Mansion's spies are all over the capital, we can gather information for the ministry's consideration."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole court was in an uproar and the discussion was boiling.
Good on you Xu Deqing! Are you colluding with the emperor's minions to attack the group of officials?
Zhao Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, looked solemn and went out to retort: "Your Majesty, if the Jingchao is not building a big prison, why should Jinyi intervene? To disrupt the political system?"
At this moment, all the ministers in the palace came out to report the matter one after another, and all the civil and military officials in the court agreed and seconded the proposal.
Emperor Chongping asked in a deep voice: "Jia Qing, why do you think you are the governor of Jinyi?"
Jia Heng could clearly feel the gazes coming at him at this moment, which made him feel like thorns on his back. His face straightened, and he said loudly: "I think there is no precedent. Kuang Jinyi's arrest power is only to suppress the rebellious ministers and traitors. You know it's illegal, and the Beijing inspection is presided over by all the great lords, so where can you get the brocade clothes?"
It is not easy for him to participate in such offending work. Although it will lead to the unlimited expansion of Jinyi Mansion's authority, it will inevitably be hated by all officials. The foundation is unstable and it is not suitable to make political enemies.
Besides Xu Lu's act of martyrdom, he would not be buried with him.
It is said that at the beginning of Emperor Chongping's accession to the throne, there was a big prison. However, as Emperor Chongping gradually took control of the situation, Chen Han's Jinyi Mansion became harmless to humans and animals again in recent years.
Looking at the ministers below, Emperor Chongping looked calm. No one knew what the emperor was thinking. He pondered for a long time and said: "The six offices outside Jinyi are also undergoing restructuring to cope with the war with the captives. Even if there is nothing wrong with it, Can’t spare any time.”
This statement was regarded as rejecting Xu Lu's proposal.
Xu Lu didn't insist. In other words, he proposed it just as a test. It was not only to test the emperor's will, but also to test the young man's ambition. If he had a desire to be authoritarian, he would definitely agree, and then it would be a life-or-death risk. road.
The ministers also secretly breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, but when they thought of the curtain rising in Beijing, their hearts were filled with a thick layer of gloom.
It can be said that the city of Shenjing is bound to be turbulent, and criticism, exposure, and impeachment will come one after another for at least half a year. I don’t know how many people will take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Seeing that everything had been agreed upon, Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice: "The ministers have dispersed, and Baolinghou Shi Nai, the minister of military aircraft and the cabinet's bachelors have stayed behind to discuss military affairs together."
It was already half noon, and the officials slowly exited Hanyuan Hall.
And the news that Jingcha started on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month spread like a hurricane throughout the entire Shenjing City.
After the ministers dispersed, only five military aircraft and a few ministers were left in the palace. The five ministers in the cabinet suddenly became much cleaner.
Emperor Chongping turned his attention to Jia Heng again and asked, "Jia Qing, how are the troops in the capital camp organized?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Shi Ding, but also the princes of the two major counties of Dongping and Xining all looked at the young man.
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the preliminary training of the Twelve Regiment Camps has been completed, and we will recruit soldiers again."
Emperor Chongping immediately looked at Shi Jie, the Minister of War, and asked, "Do you have any plans for the reduction of generals in the border army?"
Shi Jie cupped his hands and said: "Go back to the Holy One and draft preliminary regulations for eliminating the border troops. I have copied several copies. I also asked the Holy One to read it and to review it with all my colleagues."
With that said, with the help of two small eunuchs, he took out the transcribed specific strategies from his briefcase and distributed them.
Emperor Chongping's eyes lit up and he said, "Yan Qing, Jia Qing, take a look."
Jia Heng also took the note and lowered his eyes to read it. It must be said that Chen Han's military department still had experts.
First of all, check the margins, count the vacancies, use real troops and pay them, and eliminate the old and weak who take up the vacancies.
Secondly, after learning from the lessons of the mutiny in the Beijing camp, the Ministry of War adopted a more prudent strategy. It only counted the number of troops, reduced pay, and ignored past corruption. This was because it was worried that the generals would take risks.
Finally, the King of Beijing and the King of Nan'an County were sent to suppress and appease him. Because there were many generals, only two of them could suppress him.
"In the original work of Red Mansions, Nan'an, Beijing and others often go out to inspect the border, and they are obviously rectifying the border army. However, these border generals are just greedy and may not be willing to stop without heavy suppression and replacement of troops." Jia Heng's eyes were low. Hang down, I thought.
He always felt that things couldn't be so easy.
At this time, Yang Guochang's face was ashen and defeated, his lips opened, and he finally swallowed back the general's support.
Now, he has lost the right to speak in military matters. No one believes what he says about military matters, no matter whether they are good or bad.
"Only when they fail can we get a chance." Yang Guochang thought.
Emperor Chongping first looked at Jia Heng and asked, "Jia Qing, what do you think?"
Jia Heng thought for a while and said: "I think that safety should be the most important thing. The border army is different from the Beijing camp. The border generals lack restraint and are close to the enemy, which is quite different from the Beijing camp."
This is actually a correct nonsense, but Jia Heng can only do this. Now that Emperor Chongping is full of ambition, he can't say much else, otherwise he will not trust Nan'an, Beijing and others, which will easily lead to unwarranted disputes.
Is it really like the Taoist priest telling Hai Rui that in the civil and military dynasties, there is only one person who is a capable, virtuous and loyal minister?
The Prince of Nan'an County smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Gansu Commander-in-Chief Hu Congjing and Ningxia Commander-in-Chief Wu Teng were generals under the old minister back then. When the old minister and Baolinghou go, they will definitely be persuaded to check the vacancies and carry out actual military operations." Pay policy."
Baoling Hou Shi Nai raised his hand at the right time and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to go to the towns of Guyuan and Yansui to inspect the troops and rectify military affairs."
Wang Shuirong of Beijing also said enthusiastically: "Xiao Wang is willing to go to Datong and Xuanfu towns."
These two places did not have the offices of Trilateral Governor and Xuanda Governor as in the previous Ming Dynasty, but the governors of Hedong, Hexi, Ningxia, Shanxi and other places were all civil servants.
Seeing this scene, Emperor Chongping felt a little happy. After the reorganization of the Beijing camp, he felt that there were thousands of things to do, and he suddenly had a breaking point. The Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, which was originally not very respectful, also found a breakthrough and refreshed the situation. The administration of officials is in full swing.
It is advancing in an orderly manner as Jia Heng said before.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but take another look at Jia Heng, nodded and said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs will also complete the payment and escort to the border soon. Qi Qing, you must make no mistakes in handling this matter."
Because Yang Guochang was in charge of the rectification of salt affairs, the matter of paying for the border army was completely left to Qi Kun.
Qi Kun's face was calm, he cupped his hands and said: "I will obey the orders of the Holy One."
Seeing this scene, Jia Heng was not as optimistic as Emperor Chongping.
Beijing and Nan'an may ask these border generals to restrain their greed and not openly ask for money and food from the court, but the military decline cannot be restored in half, and maybe even...
Because the desire is hard to satisfy, will it weaken the defense force of the border army?
You must know that these side generals are already rotten.
Most of them are military landowners, enslaving private soldiers, and even colluding with the barbarians.
Without a great victory to lay the foundation, and to make a major change in the frontier army, just relying on the sharp tongue of a few people in Nan'an and Beijing will be of limited use.
Seeing that everything was finalized, Emperor Chongping ordered the military pilots Hang Min and Shi Shu to draw up an order: Baoling Hou Shi Nai, Nan'an County Prince, and Beijing Prince were sent as imperial envoys to Liubian Town to supervise military affairs.
The matter was agreed, and it was almost noon. Emperor Chongping called the imperial kitchen to give a banquet to several cabinet ministers and military aircraft. In the afternoon, Jia Hengfang and a group of cabinet ministers left the Daming Palace.
Just as he stepped out of the Daming Palace, a clear voice came from behind Jia Heng.
"Jia Ziyu, stay."
Jia Heng looked at Wang Shuirong of Beijing, looking slightly surprised, and asked, "Is there something wrong, Your Majesty?"
Shui Rong smiled and said: "The little queen will go to the north to check the border tomorrow. Ziyu is free tomorrow. How many drinks can he have at the palace?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then looked at the prince of Nan'an County, or the Xining and Dongping families not far behind him, and said: "It's really an unlucky thing. In the past few days, the subordinates have to deal with military affairs, and I'm afraid they won't be able to get away. Let’s talk again when the prince comes back from checking the border.”
It is impossible not to contact the Beijing and Nan'an families, but there is no need now. We will wait for these two people to come back from their border inspections before making any calculations.
There was no sign of rejection on Shui Liu's face, he smiled and said, "Then Xiao Wang is looking forward to that day."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "If there is nothing else, I have important matters to attend to, so I will go back first."
Shui Rong said politely: "That Ziyu, walk slowly."
Watching Jia Heng leave, the Prince of Nan'an County came up from behind and said, "Wonderful nephew."
Shui Rong shook his head and said, "Jia Ziyu didn't agree. We will talk about it after the investigation comes back."
The old prince of Nan'an County looked deeply and said in a low voice: "After all, this person was personally selected by the Holy Lord, and there is a gap in our hearts after all."
Liu Fang, who was recommended by the King of Beijing to serve as a military officer, sneered and said, "The prince seems to think highly of him."
Shui Rong frowned and said, "Jia Ziyu is still capable."
On the other side, Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, was walking along the palace road with his brother Baoling Marquis, looking at ease and relaxed.
Shi Ding asked: "Brother, how do you like watching Jia Ziyu?"
Shi Nai was in his early forties, with gray hair, hale and hearty, and sharp eyes. Thinking of the young man just now, he smiled and said: "You are still in a high position at a young age. Sincerely you are a handsome young man. There are successors to the Jia family, no matter who you are." Why, my Shi family is related by marriage to the Jia family, which is different from Nan'an and others."
This is said to have a somewhat congenial tone.
After Shi Nai finished speaking, he glanced at Shi Ding and warned: "Now that you have the position of military aircraft driver, you will always accompany the driver. You need to be good at your job. Your Majesty has the heart to reform the official administration. When the dust of the Beijing inspection plan is settled, the local If the governor finds a missing child, he may not be allowed to go out."
Shi Ding's tone was not without envy, and he said: "Brother, I'm afraid that when I go to the outside world, I still need to see Jia Ziyu's advice. Just now, I will consult the Holy Master on all matters. How trustworthy."
Shi Nai said in a deep voice: "It is easy to be favored by a saint for a moment, but it is difficult to be favored by a saint for ten years. As a martial artist, we still have to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield in order to remain standing."
Shi Ding nodded in agreement: "Brother, what you said is very true."
But he said that Jia Heng left the palace gate and went to Jinyi Mansion.
The Beijing investigation has officially kicked off, and we don’t know how much trouble it will cause. People in Jinyi Mansion need to keep an eye on it, not to intervene, but to control the intelligence in real time.
Jinyi Mansion, in the official hall
The high-ranking military attachés of Jinyi Mansion, from the capital commander and magistrate Ji Yingtian to the following, several thousand households and deputy thousand households, more than a dozen people were all gathered together.
Jia Heng had just sat down and was being visited by a group of subordinates. He took out the instructions from Emperor Chongping on the Jinyi Mansion the day before and said in a deep voice: "This governor has informed your Majesty that the outer six offices will be restructured and will be fully responsible for Central China, Liaodong, North China, The intelligence collection in the six regions of South China, Northwest China, and Southwest China will be reassigned in the past few days. In addition, Qulang, a thousand households in Jinyi, will be promoted to the envoy of North Town."
The faces of the thousands of households below were mostly shocked, and there was a strange feeling in their hearts, especially when they looked at Qu Lang, they were filled with jealousy.
How long did it take for him to be promoted to governor?
Qu Lang, the new governor of Jinyi Mansion, had flushed cheeks and agitated mood.
In official circles, any promotion can only be considered settled when the news is finally confirmed.
After letting several anxious Qianhu and deputy Qianhu disperse, Jia Heng led Qu Lang to the study, sat down behind the mahogany desk, picked up the teapot, poured himself tea, and whispered: "Qu Zhen Fu Envoy, Beijing Zhong All intelligence affairs are investigated by Jin Yi. Recently, the police in Beijing have become more popular, so people are keeping a close eye on them to prevent trouble."
There was still some uncontrollable excitement on Qu Lang's face. Hearing this, his face straightened and he cupped his hands and said, "I obey."
Jia Heng picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and asked, "Is there any movement on that matter?"
This was something he asked almost every once in a while. If King Zhongshun didn't continue, he always felt that it would be difficult to speak in front of Li'er.
Qu Lang said: "Captain, Luo Chengwang, a doctor in the Construction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was previously under the watchful eye of his humble position, is really famous. This person has an account book in his hand. It is said that it is the details of the profits of the imperial mausoleum. It contains the list of officials involved in the case and evidence. , hidden in the palace of Prince Zhongshun."
Jia Heng frowned, put down the teacup in his hand, and asked, "Are the clues reliable?"
Because previously, the Jinyi Mansion did not dare to resort to random tactics involving officials from the Ministry of Industry and Household Affairs, but could only make insinuations and use other covert means to find out.
Qu Lang lowered his voice and recounted what happened: "This Luo Chengwang has a mistress..."
Jia Heng's eyes flashed and he secretly thought, "The mistress is fighting against corruption?"
After listening to Qu Lang's narration, Jia Heng pondered for a moment and warned: "Don't alarm Luo Chengwang for the time being. We have to find a way to get the account books."
Now all the officials in the capital are in panic. If the corruption case of King Zhongshun and the official Huangling of the Hu and Work Ministries is revealed, I am afraid that some of the officials who were in danger will be exposed to the smell of blood. Like a shark, biting like crazy.
King Zhongshun will shed his skin even if he doesn't die!
Qu Lang whispered: "That woman was so scared that she didn't dare to speak out."
Jia Heng's eyes were dark and he said: "Don't be careless. We have to find a way to get this account book. With this thing, it will be easier to handle."
Qu Lang said: "Sir, Prince Zhongshun's palace is heavily guarded. It is difficult for our people to sneak in."
Jia Heng frowned and asked, "Where is Qi Guan'er? He hasn't been found yet?"
Qu Lang whispered: "Brothers went to Red Sandalwood Castle, but the building was empty. Brothers are still searching, and people from the Zhongshun Palace are also looking for this person."
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Find this person as soon as possible. If you can't find it, try to find a way from other places to find the account books."
(End of chapter)
