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After hearing Zhao Junchen say that he had a way, Emperor Deqing automatically ignored the word "shady" and immediately became energetic.
In the view of Emperor Deqing, evaluating the quality of a method does not depend on its process, but on whether it achieves results.
If the situation in Jiangnan could be guaranteed to be stable, Emperor Deqing would naturally be willing to take over power from the Six Ministries of Nanjing, even if he used a sinister means.
Therefore, Emperor Deqing asked directly: "Oh? Zhao Aiqing has a solution? Let's hear it."
However, Zhao Junchen was a little hesitant and said: "My method is a bit...unconventional, so I would like to ask your majesty to pardon me first, otherwise I will not dare to speak out!"
Emperor Deqing waved his hands indifferently and said: "Just say it, no matter what you say, I will not blame you."
After Zhao Junchen bowed to express his thanks, he said slowly: "For hundreds of years, Jiangnan businessmen have made a fortune under the protection of the Nanjing Sixth Ministry. Jiangnan scholars have obtained fame and honor under the care of the Nanjing Sixth Ministry. He has been steadily promoted with support... Therefore, people from all walks of life in Jiangnan are not willing to see the Nanjing Six Ministries lose their power. This is the real reason why His Majesty and the ministers have concerns."
Emperor Deqing nodded and motioned for Zhao Junchen to continue.
Then, Zhao Junchen mentioned a point of view that no one had ever thought of: "But what if one day, the Six Ministries of Nanjing not only fail to provide benefits and conveniences to the people of all walks of life in Jiangnan, but actually harm their interests? At that time, Jiangnan will Will taxis, farmers, industry and commerce still firmly support the Nanjing Six Ministries as usual?"
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, everyone in the imperial study's eyes lit up, and Emperor Deqing was even more thoughtful, vaguely guessing something.
After letting everyone think for a moment, Zhao Junchen continued: "My method is a chain plan! The first step of this plan is to implement as soon as possible the several charges against Huang Gelao for impeaching the Sixth Department of Nanjing. Once these charges are After the implementation, the Beijing Central Committee will also have a handle on the Nanjing Sixth Department, and the Nanjing Sixth Department will be completely passive!
In this way, the central government in the capital had reason to purge the Sixth Department of Nanjing and thoroughly purge the main officials of the Sixth Department of Nanjing. Not only would all the ministers of the Sixth Department of Nanjing be dismissed, but all the ministers of the Sixth Department and those middle-level officials with strong ability to do things would also be dismissed. If they are replaced, only those inferior officials who are greedy or incompetent will be left. At that time, the Six Ministries of Nanjing will be leaderless and completely paralyzed. This step might as well be called 'decapitation and bone extraction'! "
Under the attention of everyone, Zhao Junchen continued: "As for the second step of the plan, the imperial court will dispatch the new Nanjing Six Ministers, but the imperial court must also be somewhat particular when making appointments!
For example, Wu Xingren, the governor of Jiangxi Province, has a perverse and unsociable character, does not know how to gather people's hearts but likes to exclude dissidents, so he might as well be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing; Wang Zheng, the chief minister of Jiangxi Province, is greedy, stingy and likes to care about everything, so he might as well be appointed as the minister of civil affairs in Nanjing. He came to serve as the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing. There was a Censor named Li Ziyong in the Imperial Court. He was already old, weak and useless. He was quite dim-witted and had made many mistakes. He might as well let him go. Served as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment in Nanjing; Shen Xinwen, the prefect of Shunde Prefecture, relied on Zu Yin to serve as an official. He was notoriously uneducated and liked to pretend to be smart and envious of talents. The court had originally planned to remove him, but now it might as well let him To serve as the Minister of Rites in Nanjing... This step can be called 'drawing blood to replace marrow'! "
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, everyone in the royal study room subconsciously took a breath of air and looked at Zhao Junchen with horrified eyes. They felt that Zhao Junchen's plan was indeed vicious and sinister!
Let Wu Xing, who has a perverse personality and doesn't know how to win people's hearts, but likes to exclude dissidents, to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing? I'm afraid that the entire Southern Zhili officials will never be able to get ahead. By then, there will definitely be a situation where those who have meritorious service will be lightly rewarded and those who have meritorious deeds will be severely punished!
Wang Zheng was greedy and stingy, and liked to care about everything. If he was appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, he would inevitably blackmail businessmen and increase taxes from time to time. Moreover, this person was famous for being ruthless and unable to do things for others even after receiving money. , by then the merchants and farmers throughout Jiangnan will be miserable.
Li Ziyong has long been a coward, old and weak, and has been repeatedly neglected in recent years. If he is appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment in Nanjing, he does not know how many unjust, false and wrong cases will occur, which will inevitably cause public resentment.
There is also Shen Xinwen, who has always been uneducated and incompetent. He also likes to talk and pretend to understand. He is also jealous of talents and narrow-minded. If he is asked to serve as the Minister of Rites in Nanjing, not only will he make a lot of jokes, but also the students in Jiangnan Gongyuan will be more embarrassed. A catastrophe is coming!
The best thing is that Wu Xingren and Wang Zheng have always been at odds with each other. It is not enough to say that they are mortal enemies. A few days ago, they even sent memorials to His Majesty and impeached each other with fierce words. Shen Xinwen is a troublemaker, and Li Ziyong has no control. If they were to serve as the six ministers of Nanjing, not only would several yamen be in chaos, but they would also fall into internal strife and internal strife!
For a moment, everyone lamented that Zhao Junchen's plan was too sinister!
However, they still underestimated Zhao Junchen, and Zhao Junchen's chain plan was not just two steps!
I saw Zhao Junchen continue to say: "Then, it is the third step of the plan. After the imperial court purges the Six Ministries of Nanjing, there will inevitably be many vacancies in the Six Ministries of Nanjing. The imperial court will only be responsible for filling some of them, and it will also be responsible for filling in some ignorant, incompetent and greedy people. Impetuous officials, as for the remaining vacancies, let the Six Ministries of Nanjing conduct internal selections! At that time, in order to compete for these vacancies, the Six Ministries of Nanjing will inevitably fall into further conflicts. When the situation reaches a stalemate, the imperial court will issue a decree, based on The political achievements of various ministries in Nanjing will determine the final ownership of these vacant positions! This step of the plan might as well be called 'disease and treatment'!"
Hearing Zhao Junchen's suggestion, everyone in the imperial study was shocked.
After all the hard-working officials in the Six Ministries of Nanjing were wiped out by the imperial court, only some ignorant and incompetent officials were left, and there were completely unreliable bosses like Wu Xingren, Wang Zheng, Li Ziyong, and Shen Xinwen. This situation was exactly what should be done. There is a saying - "If you do more, you will make more mistakes; if you do less, you will make fewer mistakes; if you don't do less, it will be better"!
If the Nanjing Sixth Department could do nothing at this time and keep a low profile as much as possible, it might be possible to survive this crisis, but according to Zhao Junchen's plan, they are forced to let go and fight!
In this way, the Nanjing Sixth Film will be lively to watch.
For example, where did the achievements of the Nanjing official department come from? Naturally, it is to assess the merits and demerits of officials, but with Wu Xingren's character and practice, the merits will be less and too much will be recorded. Maybe Wu Xingren will be eager to arrest many corrupt officials and cruel officials to prove their abilities to the court. What will the officials in southern Zhili think?
For another example, where did the achievements of the Nanjing Household Department come from? Naturally, it’s a matter of levying grain and tax! However, given Wang Zheng's character and style, I am afraid that it will soon turn into excessive taxation, and he will definitely allocate taxes to merchants and farmers. How will the merchants and farmers in South Zhili react?
For another example, if the Nanjing Criminal Department wants to establish meritorious service, it needs to solve some old cases as soon as possible. Given Li Ziyong's ignorance and incompetence, what are the chances that these cases will be solved smoothly? What is the possibility of an unjust, false or wrongful conviction?
In short, there is simply nothing worse in the officialdom than to let an unreliable boss lead a group of greedy and incompetent subordinates to have free reign and hold each other back. Terrible!
But Zhao Junchen was still unsatisfied and continued: "As for the last step of the plan, it is to instigate and instigate, further arousing the dissatisfaction of the people from all walks of life in Jiangnan, including farmers, industry and commerce, towards the Nanjing Six Ministries, and even triggering a fierce conflict that makes the Nanjing Six Ministries Completely losing the hearts of the people! At that time, as long as someone comes forward, the people in Jiangnan will think of the existence of the capital center, and they will definitely ask the court center to uphold justice for them!
Then, as long as the central court stood up in time to quell the people's grievances, it would be easy to win over the people of all walks of life in Jiangnan! Then, the imperial court took advantage of the situation and agreed to the request of the people in Jiangnan. It not only severely punished the Six Ministries of Nanjing, but also took back the power of the Six Ministries of Nanjing to the capital. At this time, the people of all walks of life in Jiangnan still had resentment in their hearts, and there would not be much backlash. Waiting for their reaction After coming here, the matter is a foregone conclusion! This step can be called 'rejuvenation'! "
At this point, Zhao Junchen bowed to Emperor Deqing again and said: "I believe that if this chain plan can be implemented smoothly, it will definitely eradicate the hidden dangers of the Six Ministries in Nanjing. However, the method is a bit underhanded and unjust. Please ask Your Majesty Mingjian!"
After Zhao Junchen finished telling his plan, the imperial study room fell into silence again. Everyone looked at Zhao Junchen blankly, as if they had just met Zhao Junchen!
To be able to become the core ministers of the imperial court, many people are usually willing to resort to any means, but they cannot come up with such a vicious and sinister plan!
However, although Zhao Junchen's plan is sinister, it has to be said that this plan is indeed very likely to succeed! If it is implemented smoothly, Nanjing's situation of being unable to lose its six-part title will be completely ended.
Of course, if this plan is to be executed smoothly, it must be accomplished with the concerted efforts of all the key officials of the imperial court present!
Finally, under the silence, Emperor Deqing slowly spoke.
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ps: Chongzi was in a state of confusion yesterday, because the results after the limited exemption are very important, so Chongzi just kept releasing more updates, sometimes neglecting the quality.
But starting from today, Chongzi will no longer care about his grades, return to his original intention, and just write this book seriously!
So there are only two or three updates today, but they are all big chapters.
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