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The so-called "Beijing Inspection" corresponds to the "big plan" system for evaluating local officials. It is a system for evaluating Beijing officials. It is jointly responsible for the Ministry of Personnel and the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan. It was originally an examination every six years. In the Chongzhen period, it was changed to The exam is held every three years and continues to this day. Just love surfing the Internet
The Beijing Police Department uses the "four levels" and the "eight methods" as the standards for promotion and demotion, uses the "four levels" to describe his merits, and uses the "eight methods" to determine his punishment.
The so-called "four patterns" are "Shou", "Government", "Talent" and "Nian". Among them, "Shou" represents ethics, which is divided into three levels: honest, flat, and corrupt; "Zheng" represents government affairs, which is divided into three levels: diligence, flatness, and laziness; "Tai" represents ability, which is divided into three levels: long, flat, and short; "Nian" refers to age, which is divided into young, middle and old.
After the comprehensive assessment, the candidates will be ranked as "competent", "diligent" and "serviceable" according to their results. Among them, those with superior performance will have priority for promotion to foreign officials.
As for the "eight methods", they are "greedy", "cool", "inaction", "careless", "old", "sick", "impetuous", "weak" and other items, according to the " After the "eight methods" assessment, those who are "greedy" and "cool" will be dismissed from office and convicted; those who are "irrespective" and "soft" will be dismissed; those who are "impetuous" and "untalented" will be demoted; those who are "old" and "untalented" will be demoted. Those with "diseases" were ordered to retire.
It can be said that the Beijing inspection every three years was one of the most important events in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty! It not only affects the career of every Beijing official, but also affects the rise and fall of every faction! Especially for officials below the third rank, a short comment during the inspection in Beijing is enough to determine their life's fate!
However, the Beijing inspection is a human matter. If it involves a struggle for power, then the greed of middle and lower-level officials will depend on whether they are greedy or not. Diligence or lack of diligence, ability or inability can be said in two ways. In the center of the capital, there are six ministries, nine ministers, and ministers. Several powerful officials in the court also belong to different factions and have their own party members. so. Whenever there was a meeting with the imperial government, it was also the time when party conflicts in the imperial court were most frequent and intense. All powerful ministers took the opportunity to suppress hostile factions and promote their cronies.
Over the years, the reason why Zhou Shangjing remained standing and had a stable position in the temple was precisely because Zhou Shangjing controlled the staff, and there were many censors in the Imperial Court who were Zhou Shangjing's cronies. Therefore, Zhou Shangjing has great influence on the capital. The future rise and fall of the major parties in the DPRK and China will largely depend on Zhou Shangjing's mood.
Of course, Zhou Shangjing knows how to measure things, and he also understands the principle of "the wood is more beautiful than the forest". Therefore, he did not take advantage of the opportunity of Beijing Cha to expand the strength of his faction. He only took the opportunity to check, balance and regulate the various factions in the court, thereby affecting the future direction of the court.
In fact, Emperor Deqing originally appointed Lu Chunxiao and Li Chengru as the left and right envoys of the Metropolitan Procuratorate respectively, in order to strengthen the control of Crown Prince Zhu Heyu over the Metropolitan Procuratorate and to prepare for the rainy season in Beijing at the end of this year. It can be said that he planned to take advantage of the opportunity of Beijing inspection to enhance the influence of Crown Prince Zhu Heyu. It can be said that he had good intentions.
pity. Prince Zhu Heyu did not live up to expectations. Under the calculations of Zhao Junchen, Zhou Shangjing and others, the "Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Case" occurred. Not only was his reputation damaged, but his advantage in the Metropolitan Procuratorate was also lost in one fell swoop! As for the Jingcha at the end of the year, I am afraid that he is also powerless.
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With all this in mind, Zhao Junchen naturally understood the importance of the Jingchao, so after hearing Zhou Shangjing's conditions, Zhao Junchen was indeed tempted.
During the inspection in Beijing. Although Zhou Shangjing only cooperated with Zhao Junchen's position "to a limited extent", considering Zhou Shangjing's consistent style. This is already a very big concession! Taking into account Zhou Shangjing's influence during the Jingcha period, the benefits of such a concession to Zhao Junchen are countless! It is enough for Zhao Junchen to break through the current development bottleneck and gain further power!
In addition to being tempted. Zhao Junchen looked up at Zhou Shangjing and asked seriously: "Is this true?"
Zhou Shangjing said slowly: "Although I am not a gentleman, I have never broken a promise and regretted it."
After Zhao Junchen was silent for a moment, he finally made a choice and said: "After arriving in Suzhou, I wonder how the juniors should cooperate with the seniors? As long as the juniors can do it, they will try their best... However, in this matter, the juniors cannot understand In order to help the senior and stand in front of the stage to oppose His Majesty, we can only help in secret. After all, the junior is still inseparable from His Majesty’s protection and will never dare to offend His Majesty’s dragon power. Please forgive me for this, Senior!”
These words already showed that Zhao Junchen's position was to abandon Emperor Deqing and support Zhou Shangjing.
Of course, this stance is only temporary and limited to matters in Suzhou.
Zhou Shangjing's old face smiled and said: "I also understand Junchen's difficulty. Don't worry, I will never make it difficult for you. After arriving in Suzhou, I will not let you stand in front of the stage and fight with His Majesty together with me. , In fact, I hope that you, Junchen, will be more active in front of His Majesty, take the initiative to assist His Majesty in overt and covert investigations, detect the case as soon as possible, and announce the things in Suzhou to the world."
Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned and asked, "Junior doesn't understand what you mean, senior."
Zhou Shangjing smiled again and said: "If you want to take something, you must give it to it first. This is an eternal truth. Under the surging flood, it is better to block it than to remove it! Last year, there was a Japanese pirate rebellion in Suzhou. This incident It's really too big. Although I have tried my best to cover it up, if Your Majesty wants to investigate it strictly, I can't hide it no matter what! I have also been aware of this for a long time. The various overt and covert fights with Your Majesty before were actually It’s just to divert His Majesty’s attention.”
After a pause, Zhou Shangjing continued: "Since this case will be solved sooner or later, it would be the next best thing to cover it up forcibly. We might as well go with the flow and let people find out the truth and solve the case. Instead, just... It's just... , although the case in Suzhou will definitely be solved, the methods and means of the investigation are very particular! If we can control the direction of the investigation of the case, the final result will be completely different!"
Having said this, Zhou Shangjing looked at Zhao Junchen and said slowly: "So, after arriving in Suzhou, I hope that you, Junchen, can proactively help His Majesty investigate the truth and solve the case. During this period, I don't need you to do anything more." , as long as you slightly influence His Majesty's judgment at certain moments, emphasize some things that should be emphasized, and let His Majesty ignore some things that should be ignored. As for other things, you don't have to intervene at all. In this way, you I won’t offend His Majesty, and when the dust settles, you just have to wait and see the results!”
Zhou Shangjing's words were mysterious and mysterious, as if he had said a lot, but at the same time he seemed to have said nothing at all. After finishing speaking, he took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen opened it and found that it described in detail the process of the Japanese pirates' rebellion in Suzhou last year, as well as some relevant evidence that the Suzhou government had deceived others and tried their best to cover up the matter.
It can be said that at this moment, Zhou Shangjing personally handed the handle of himself and the Suzhou government into the hands of Zhao Junchen.
However, Zhou Shangjing looked calm and calm, not at all worried that these handles would cause harm to him.
In fact, Zhao Junchen did not think that these evidences could harm Zhou Shangjing.
Although Zhou Shangjing did not explain his plan in detail and concealed many key links, Zhao Junchen was a scheming person after all and had vaguely guessed some of Zhou Shangjing's methods.
After sighing softly, Zhao Junchen put the book into his arms and said with emotion: "Senior's foresight and superb methods, I really admire this junior! Now, this junior already knows what he should do, and he will naturally follow the plan next Act!"
While sighing, Zhao Junchen vaguely felt that Emperor Deqing might have missed a move this time.
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…(To be continued)
