If you don't accumulate steps, you won't be able to reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you won't be able to become a river. Little things add up. Zhu Xiluo relies on the salary support of ministers to maintain his luxurious consumption of three pork knuckles a day. Although the money is not much, it is a steady flow of money. So many officials present have stopped paying their salaries for two years. Zhu Xiluo I can finally live a life of eating one pork knuckle and losing one, which makes me happy just thinking about it.
Zhu Xiluo was very happy with the sudden windfall. Even the anger of the unruly officials who had just despised Long Wei and had a group fight in the imperial study room disappeared.
Although no official in the Ming Empire would live on their wages, mosquitoes are still meat. After all, this is the reward they deserve for their time. Their pets can also eat a few more meals of meat. Is there any reward for the efforts? To dampen the enthusiasm of workers.
If you make a mistake, you must stand up. Fighting in the royal study is a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the family. Everyone agrees to accept the penalty of one year's salary, but just arguing about one year's salary is gone. Who would not feel sad, but the Holy Spirit How many people dare not implement the punishment and argue? After all, if they talk too much, their salary will be gone for three years after starting, and five years at most.
Quiet, the imperial study room was surprisingly quiet. Even the injured adults, although their expressions were painful, kept their mouths tightly closed, looking like heroes who shed blood, sweat, and no tears.
When things don’t concern you, hang them high; when things concern you, keep them in your heart.
The reason for persisting is not that we are really strong enough, but that we have no choice. Fortunately, these officials are more selective. For example, in order to make up for his losses, Li Yutang, the Minister of Civil Affairs, planned to increase the minimum price for buying and selling officials. Liu Wenzheng planned to denounce unjust, false, and wrongful cases in several villages at the end of the year, while Zhang Songhe, the Minister of Rites, wanted to tamper with the officials' holiday gift packages, so that two pig feet missing from the sacrificial activities would not be discovered.
Everyone has their own thoughts, and everyone has their own path, but no one cares or thinks about the path after the Ming Empire.
Seeing that everyone was quiet, Zhu Xiluo also had a chance to speak, "Dear dear friends, the reason why I am so anxious to summon you today is because there is a big event along the coast!"
"Big things, haha," many officials snorted coldly in their hearts. What big things can happen to the Ming Empire is nothing more than natural disasters here, man-made disasters there, lack of wages in the north, refugees in the west, and if something happens along the coast, it will naturally be Japanese pirates. Japanese pirates happen every year. , what’s all the fuss about,
Hearing Zhu Xiluo's talk about big things, many people couldn't lift their spirits, and they were not as emotional as Baihualou girl's ditty.
Zhu Xiluo was very pleased with the momentum of the Ming Dynasty's pillar talent, Taishan, who had collapsed before but remained unchanged. The Ming Empire needed people like this, who would not panic when encountering major problems, so that they could better deal with problems.
"Xiao Dezi, tell everyone the details," Zhu Xiluo ordered.
"Yes," Hao Liande stepped out to take the order.
As the leader of the Jin Yiwei, Hao Liande was very capable of protecting himself. Even in countless court fights, Hao Liande would remain unscathed and unscathed. This was probably because he had fewer parts and a lighter burden.
After saluting all the adults, Hao Liande took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeves and said, "My lords, these letters are from Jinghaiwei, Chengshanwei, Weihaiwei, Lingshanwei, Aoshanwei, Zhenhaiwei. Message sent by the Jin Yiwei from the Sixth Division Guards Station",
Hao Liande shook the letter, and then took out one of them, "This is the news from the Jinyi Guards of Jinghai Guards. On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, in the middle of the night, a Japanese pirate ship suddenly docked and landed. I trusted the sentries of Jinghai Guards. Timely discovery and warning, the commander of Jinghai Guard quickly stopped the soldiers from resisting. However, due to successive years of drought in Jinan Prefecture and financial constraints, the officers and soldiers' weapons did not have tung oil to maintain them. As a result, the officers and soldiers of Jinghai Guard had no weapons to fight. Three thousand Jinghai Guards Not even one out of ten officers and soldiers in the guard station had weapons. Many of the soldiers in the guard station fought with the Japanese pirates with their flesh palms. It was difficult for every ten people to exchange for one Japanese pirate's life. Yan Zekong, the commander of the Jinghai Guards, killed more than ten Japanese pirates alone, which made the Japanese pirates frightened. However, the manpower was sometimes exhausted. In the end, Commander Yan was exhausted and was killed by the Japanese pirates. Although he died, he did not fall. The Jinghai guards saw that the general died in battle. Everyone returned with the same enemy. They fought bravely to kill the enemy. Those who had a sword used a sword. If you don't have a knife, you can use stones or teeth, and trade your own life for another. I have never seen such a desperate soldier. The Japanese pirates were so frightened that they boarded the ship and ran away."
After Hao Liande finished reading the letter about Jinghaiwei, the hall fell silent.
Zhu Xiluo was slightly moved when he heard this: "This Yan Zekong, I remember, he is a descendant of Yan Zhenqing, a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty. A tiger father has no dog son, and he died fighting for the country. He is a true hero."
"This is a wonderful statement made by the Holy Spirit, and I dare not agree with it." Someone in the crowd refuted Zhu Xiluo's words.
No one can make everyone agree with their own opinions, and the current Holy Emperor is no exception. Of course, those who dare to shout so loudly with Zhu Xiluo without risking their lives are naturally not mortals, they are officials who have the gold medal to avoid death. censor,
It is said that the Yanguan Yushi is the admonishment officer, whose position is to control and control the people. The main methods of supervision are to admonish, approve, refute, and review edicts and memorials.
Yanguan has been around since ancient times, but starting from Zhu Yuanzhang, the rulers of the Ming Dynasty gave Yanguan broad and important powers, such as admonishing the emperor, controlling the way of speech, impeaching officials, inspecting local areas, etc., generally at all levels from the central to the local level. The yamen, from the emperor to the officials, from national affairs to social life, are all within the scope of the supervision and speech of the Yanguan.
Because of the special nature of their positions, the selection of public officials in the Qianming Dynasty was extremely strict. The first was that they "must forget their country and their family, and they must be loyal and forget their own lives." The second was that they must be upright and upright, straightforward and dare to speak out. The third is that they must have outstanding knowledge, He was well versed in all aspects of government affairs in the imperial court, and was also knowledgeable about ancient and modern times. In addition, they must have certain official career experience, experience and stability; there are even specific requirements for age, origin, and ability in writing and rhetoric.
Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty also said: "Whenever you choose an official, you should put three things first: first, don't love wealth, second, cherish your reputation, and third, know how to manage your body."
However, the Yanguan of the Ming Empire held the same power as the former Mingyan official, but their selection was far from that of the former Ming Dynasty. Having both ability and political integrity is the foundation of being an official, and it is also the criterion for being an official. However, the officials of the Ming Empire were just like the gossips and keyboard warriors of later generations. If they find that someone has more bowel movements today than the day before, they will report and impeach him. Today he eats There was too much and food was wasted. In short, the officials and censors of the Ming Empire were just a bunch of keyboard warriors who had enough to eat and had nothing to do. Always have a sense of presence in the comment area of hot searches.
The censor came out with his hands clasped in his fists and said, "Mei Liang, a humble minister, has met the Holy One."
"Oh, it turns out to be Mei Aiqing." Zhu Xiluo's expression was a little playful,
The censor Zhu Xiluo, named Mei Liangliang, was very impressed. He was known as a fighter among the censors. At most, Zhu Xiluo received 18 points of impeachment memorials from this censor in one day. The officials he impeached were not divided into civil and military officials. A cabinet minister, four Dukes, six ministers, including Zhu Xiluo himself, no one was left behind. For example, Zhang Luzi, who was both a Duke and a minister, had two impeachments.
The most important thing is that the impeachment of Mei Liangliang is not groundless, but is well-founded. For example, the gold bricks used to impeach Zhang Luzi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, when repairing the palace are not axially symmetrical. Well, they are handmade after all. It is a bit difficult for the craftsmen of the Ming Empire to meet the standards of Mei's conscience. There is also an article to impeach the British government. The content is that the dye used to paint the walls of the British government is not environmentally friendly. After a dog licked it, it was poisoned and died. This is not Mei The conscience was fabricated casually, but there was physical evidence. The dead dog was the physical evidence, and the dog owner was the witness. Under Mei Liang's witty words, Zhang Luzi reluctantly accepted Mei Liang's supervision. The symmetrical gold bricks were proofread and revised. As for the dye that was the main culprit of poisoning the dogs, the British government also replaced it, and the dead dogs were buried and compensated.
The people who impeached Li Yutang were that the mansion was lit up all night, wasting lamp oil and electricity bills, and there were screams in Liu Wenzheng's mansion in the middle of the night, disturbing the people, etc., etc., in short, all the impeachments were well-founded, and the impeached adults could not do anything. Denial, and Mei Liangliang was not only heartless, but also not afraid of death. It is said that in order to stop the extravagant behavior of the Minister of Civil Affairs, Mei Liang slept in front of the Li family mansion for a week, until Li Yutang bowed his head. After admitting his mistake and promising to take more care in the future, Mei Liangliang gave up.
"You're just such a stupid young man. To politely say what you said is totally wrong. To put it bluntly, it's like you're an old boy farting." Zhu Xiluo thought in his mind.
"Your Majesty, I don't agree with your views,"
"Oh, what do you think, Aiqing?"
"Wei Chen believes that General Yan has both merits and demerits, so he cannot be praised as a hero."
"Master Yan refused to retreat when he encountered a strong enemy and died of exhaustion. Why can't he be called a hero?" Zhu Xiluo was confused, and this was also the doubt of many people present.
"What is a hero? Liu Shao of the Wei and Jin Dynasties said in "Characters": "You are called a hero if you are clever, and you are a hero if you are courageous. A hero can be a prime minister, and a hero can be a general. If a person has both heroes, he will be able to grow up. This is the case for Gaozu and Xiang Yu! However, although General Yan was brave but unintelligent, he fought against the Japanese pirates even though he knew that the soldiers in the guard station had no armor and lacked swords. He knew that victory was difficult and persisted. How could the commander of the army do what he did? All the soldiers in the army had wives and children, and they knew that they were destined to die. , It is also a mantis's arm as a chariot, regardless of the lives of the soldiers, the general is the father and mother of the army. This is the bravery but not the recklessness of the general. He is a sinner who has caused countless families to lose their husbands and children.”
"Mei Yushi, what you said is pretentious. As a sergeant, you have already put your life and death outside yourself. Behind you are thousands of people. If the officers and soldiers of the guard dwindle and escape from the battle, only the people will be injured. General Yan's body will be injured." As a commander, he only knew bravery and no strategy, which led to the death of many soldiers, but he made a big mistake. However, General Yan killed more than ten Japanese pirates, which can be regarded as making up for his fault. Moreover, General Yan's death inspired the bloodshed of the soldiers, leading to the Japanese pirates' defeat. This is the result of General Yan." Song Qian, the Duke of Dingguo who seldom took the initiative to speak, stood up to defend Yan Zekong.
"What Duke Dingguo said is absolutely true." Everyone has died in the battle, so it can be considered a meritorious service. Mei Liang nodded, and then clasped his fists in front of Zhu Xiluo, "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Song Qian, the minister of the Ministry of War."
