"Zihou is a great talent. He can tell the whole story at a glance. God is so unfair. Zihou's writing and calligraphy are so excellent. I didn't expect that his political vision was so unique." Zhang Siwei sighed with emotion and looked at Zhu Pingan and joked.
"How can this be considered political vision?" Zhu Pingan curled his lips disapprovingly, picked up the teapot and filled tea for Zhang Siwei and himself respectively.
"Just be humble." Zhang Siwei shook his head and looked at Zhu Pingan with a smile, and then continued.
"Zhang Sijing and others were doing firewood fasting to express congratulations to the Holy One, but they failed to mention the word "Longevity". The Holy Spirit was furious and gave everyone in the business a beating with a royal stick. No one involved in the incident could escape the six sections of the imperial stick that Zhang Sijing and others were subjected to while wearing court uniforms. Alas, it was simply a shame." Zhang Siwei said with a sigh.
The six subjects are an important part of the Mingyan Officials. Together with the thirteen censors, they form the Mingyan Official system. The level of the Mingyan Officials is not high, but their power is extremely broad. Although they are not real power, they can be ranked high. The emperor advised the emperor to supervise all officials, which can be said to be the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Ming Dynasty.
The Six Sections Administration has a close relationship with the Hanlin Academy where Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei are located. They both belong to the Si Yamen. To a certain extent, the Hanlin Academy can be regarded as a public speaker in a wide range of fields. The six subjects were given to Shizhong and the thirteen censors, together with the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Personnel, were collectively called the Four Yamen.
The six subjects were so important in the matter that Emperor Jiajing actually beat them all?
"You were beaten during the whole incident?" Zhu Ping'an was a little stunned when he heard this. He had never noticed this in modern times. Emperor Jiajing originally had a bad attitude towards Yan Guan, but now he gave the whole thing a slap in the face for just one word. The insult to the minister was unprecedented, and it became even more difficult for Yan Guan.
"Well, we beat them all." Zhang Siwei nodded.
"But even so, even so, he did not forget his responsibilities during the incident." Zhang Siwei said with appreciation, "In the incident, Wang Mingchen asked the emperor to strictly prohibit the palace from embezzling taxes and grains. He said: Today, all clans collect people's fields for He has his own private business and uses his power to control the local area, so that there are officials who are not allowed to collect taxes and tax, which is a waste of food. Please order the patrol censor to strictly investigate the taxes that have been encroached on the Jiazhuang farmland in Junpai and use it as food for the royal palace. If there are officials, Those who indulge in abuse will be punished. Your Majesty will approve the punishment."
Zhu Ping'an nodded when he heard this. Land annexation was a cancer of the feudal dynasty. Last time he won the election and the villagers donated their land, he realized the seriousness of this problem. Of course, as a modern person, it is not surprising that I am aware of this problem. It is rare and valuable that Wang Mingchen was aware of this problem and reported it.
It can be seen that there are still many knowledgeable people in Ming Dynasty. Although Wang Mingchen only saw a corner of the land annexation, which was only the land annexation of the royal clan, it was still commendable.
"The Ministry of Household Affairs reconsidered the situation and gave Wang Guozhen's instructions to save money and use six things: 1. The rewards given to the border troops should be based on the distance and time, and the inland officials and troops should not be asked for help in vain."
"Xu Shen, the censor of Jiangxi Province, requested that redundant and abusive officials be dismissed."
"The Ministry of Household Affairs changed the salt law, and the Ministry of Industry minted money."
"Half a month ago, Mongolian Anda led more than 20,000 cavalry, broke through the border wall from the north of Datong, and plundered the left and right guards of Datong and the Seventeenth Guards of Anton. Within a few days, he divided his troops and plundered Pinglu Guards, Shuozhou, and Yingzhou. , Shanyin, Mayi, etc. Later, they divided their troops to attack Shanxi Sanguan and Ningxia. Fortunately, they did not continue to go south, otherwise it would be another disaster. Mao Bowen, the imperial censor of the capital, and others once asked to build the outer city of the capital to prevent the disaster in previous years. It’s a disaster, but the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works have been unable to start work due to lack of money. For this reason, the two sides have been fighting for a long time.”
"Because of the incident involving Mongolian Anda Khan, the day before yesterday, the Holy Spirit issued an edict to change the old inner training ground into the inner palace camp to train the inner servants. The purpose is to think that the Beijing soldiers are not enough to defend against the enemy, so they want to rely on the inner servant camp to defend the capital."
"Oh, and also, there are too few people in the Xiyuan Palace of Yange Laojue. Please select 300 folk girls from eight to fourteen years old from eight prefectures in and outside the capital, including Shuntian, to enter the palace. Your Majesty approved the report yesterday. Shuntian Mansion has begun to select civilian girls."
Zhang Siwei briefly recounted what happened in the capital, and Zhu Pingan was silent for a long time.
It can be said that the political situation in the capital is all performed by Xu Jie, Yan Song, and the six major officials. The last time it is for these political veterans who have already emerged on the stage, you sing and I will take the stage, with Zhu Ping'an and the other newcomers. It doesn't matter if you get into a minor official position.
Not to mention performing on stage, even the seats under the stage may not be their turn.
They were far from qualified and could only stand aside and watch from a distance.
Of course, Zhu Pingan was not silent because of this, it was just because the big guys in the capital were turbulent and the political situation was changing, but almost none of it was related to people's livelihood. Along the way from Xiahe Village, I have seen many hardships in people's livelihood.
Especially when passing through Henan and Shandong areas, I had a deeper understanding of the hardship of people's lives.
In the past two years, Henan and the southwest of Shandong Province have experienced many natural disasters, including floods, droughts, locust plagues, etc., which have ravaged the people in this area. The last time I was rushing to take the exam, I encountered a disaster and displaced people. That time, ice floes on the Yellow River caused the population to disappear. Juye The Jiaxiang area was the hardest hit.
In fact, along the way, Zhu Ping'an also learned a lot about the administration of the Ming Dynasty through listening, seeing, speaking and asking questions. Officials in the Ming Dynasty were very corrupt.
The result of natural and man-made disasters is that people are in dire straits and hungry people are displaced.
More than a month ago, a private salt dealer named Shi Shangzhao in Henan led the hungry people to revolt. He was rebelled by Emperor Jiajing. He was a private salt dealer again. I feel that private salt dealers were one of the professions with the highest rebellion rate in ancient China. Sui Cheng Yaojin at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Qian Liu in the Five Dynasties
This teacher Shangzhao put forward the slogan of "no killing, no robbery, large-scale disaster relief, and relief to the poor." Within a few days, tens of thousands of armed forces were developed, and they were deeply supported by the people. For a time, they became famous and echoed the Shandong Rebel Army. They invaded far and near, defeated Guide, and moved to the east, defeating one prefecture, two states, and eight counties in total.
Of course, when Zhu Ping'an passed through Henan and Shandong, Shi Shangzhao's uprising had failed, and he and his clan members all had their heads hung on the city wall.
This was the nearest peasant uprising to Zhu Pingan. We had seen it in books before, but this time it was a bloody reality. When Zhu Pingan passed by the place, the blood stains under the city wall had not been washed away.
This uprising exposed many problems of the Ming Dynasty. Although the official army suppressed and annihilated the rebel army in just forty days, the combat effectiveness of the official army was severely reduced, and it was not much stronger than the peasant uprising army.
Moreover, Shi Shangzhao put forward the slogan "No killing, no robbery, large-scale disaster relief, and relief to the poor", which can easily call on tens of thousands of armed forces
This proves how disappointed the people are with the government. Who will work hard to revolt if they have little hope of survival?
The common people are destitute and homeless.
However, the big bosses in high positions looked at them stingily and could not blame the common people for being so disappointed that they followed in rebellion.
Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country; the rise and fall of every man is the responsibility of the country. As state managers, we officials are naturally bound to shoulder our responsibilities.
I want to go on stage
Have a show.
Zhu Pingan picked up the wine glass, drank a glass, and turned his eyes out the window, looking at Xiyuan, the center of political power in the Ming Dynasty. (^)
