Su Yonglin felt somewhat lucky about this matter.
Because the Neihuang County Judicial Branch was deployed relatively early, this matter was also discovered early. If it were a little later, Su Yonglin would worry that the grassroots organization he arranged to compete with the gentry for power would be bureaucratized.
His mission was not completed, but instead he became a gangster, competing for power with each other without any confidence, making it like a life-and-death drama in the palace. This kind of thing is something Su Yonglin cannot accept.
But this incident also sounded the alarm to Su Yonglin, making him realize that the establishment of the Renaissance branch and the judicial branch must be accelerated to form an effective restraint on administrative power. Good measures cannot be implemented in vain.
Ideals are ideals, and reality is reality. The knife wielded at the enemy must be fierce and decisive, but the knife placed on one's neck cannot be completely immobile, it is just an empty frame.
Grind it and make it sharper, so that when you have bad thoughts in your mind, the cold touch on your neck can calm your brain.
The supervision of revival members must also be strengthened, and we must not stop at talking and not doing it.
So at the enlarged meeting of the Renaissance Society at the end of the first year of the third year of Hongwu, Su Yonglin publicly admitted his mistakes and shortcomings, reflected on his merits and demerits in the three years since he became emperor, admitted his mistakes to the members of the meeting regarding the Xu Li case, and proposed targeted improvements. measure.
First, he asked the Supervision Department in charge of Kong Maojie to conduct an organized, directional and purposeful inspection of all Renaissance organizations across the country and clarify the role of local Renaissance branches.
Second, he asked the Organization Department in charge of Jiang Yu to select new people who are more familiar with legal provisions to join the Legal Department, and to arrange them to the local judicial branch as soon as possible to enrich the local manpower.
This is the top priority of the Renaissance Society's work in the next two to three years. The Renaissance Society's work needs to pay close attention to the construction of local branches and judicial branches, expand manpower in this area, and transfer this power from the hands of state and county governments. Take it back and it can no longer be run by administrative staff.
As for administrative construction, although it is also very important, Su Yonglin also has his own opinions.
So he looked at Jiang Yu, the head of the organization department.
"In the next period of time, the Renaissance Association's Organization Department should not interfere with the arrangements of administrative officials. The Organization Department is already very tired of taking charge of this part of the task. The task is already very heavy. I think we will try our best to hand over this part of the work to The court officials will make arrangements.
After all, the Ministry of Personnel is still the Ministry of Personnel, which is responsible for the arrangement of administrative officials. It has this responsibility, right, and there is also a whole team, each with its own position and director. They receive a salary from the court but do nothing. In the long run, I think it is not good, or It is more appropriate to operate them separately. "
Jiang Yu, the head of the Organization Department, was stunned for a moment. He raised his head and looked at Su Yonglin. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but soon realized that he shouldn't speak.
So he stood up and said he understood.
Di Liao, the official minister who also attended the meeting, seemed neither happy nor sad about this. He stood up and told Su Yonglin that he understood and had no unnecessary actions.
Su Yonglin didn't do this for no reason.
In the past period of time, because the Ministry of Personnel was directly obtained by Su Yonglin through his prestige and separated from the jurisdiction of the Shangshu Province, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel were basically members of the Renaissance and were one of the imperial departments fully controlled by the Renaissance.
Because of this relationship, the Personnel Department basically follows the Organization Department when running. The Organization Department under Jiang Yu has full pressure on the Personnel Department. Sometimes the Personnel Department even completely obeys the arrangements of the Organization Department. .
Jiang Yu, the governor of Daxing Prefecture, manages the administrative work of Daxing Prefecture and is also responsible for the work of the Organization Department of the Renaissance Society. He even has a say in the selection of officials by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which can be said to be a truly high-power position.
Su Yonglin didn't have any opinion on this at first. He felt that this would help the Renaissance Party to increase its power, arrange more of his own people into key departments to take charge of power, and better fight against the old bureaucracy.
However, after the Xu Li case was discovered, Su Yonglin issued many decrees in succession, requiring a strict investigation of corruption and standardizing the behavior of officials, especially members of the Renaissance, and regulating the behavior and strictly prohibiting unhealthy trends.
Perhaps sensing a change in the trend, Lin Zhongtai, the magistrate of Wuqing County and a member of the Renaissance, wrote to Su Yonglin and told Su Yonglin what he had been feeling depressed about for a while.
He said that he had been dissatisfied with Jiang Yu's increasingly sophisticated pomp and circumstance for a long time.
In the earliest days, when Jiang Yu went to Wuqing County to inspect official duties, he would go there on horseback, accompanied by a team of officials. He would move quickly and resolutely, and would leave immediately after finishing the work without stopping, and continue to do other things. Therefore, He admired Jiang Yu's mobility.
But starting from about the second half of the second year of Hongwu, Jiang Yu stopped riding horses and chose to go by car.
The car also changed from a small car at the beginning to a large car later, and the decoration became more gorgeous, making it look very noble. The number of followers also increased, and they were crowded in front and behind, and the car was full of pomp.
In the early days, Jiang Yu didn't care much about dressing up. He didn't have time to change his clothes when they were dirty, and he didn't care when his shoes were old. When Lin Zhongtai was often doing errands, he would find small holes in Jiang Yu's clothes and remind him, and he would just smile. Leave it at that, don't care.
Later, every time Lin Zhongtai saw Jiang Yu in private without wearing official uniform, he found that his clothes and shoes were not the same. Each time they were different from the last time, and he seemed to be scented with incense. It smelled delicious. It makes people feel relaxed and happy.
I guess this incense is not cheap.
What has changed even more is Jiang Yu's attitude.
In the early days, his attitude was quite distinct. He treated old officials without pretense and handled business affairs in a matter-of-fact manner, while he was very close to his comrades.
But later, he began to treat old officials and comrades equally. It seemed that he only saw subordinates and superiors in his eyes, and there was no other distinction. He began to require his subordinates to respect and obey him, and he didn't care much about others.
During that time, he vaguely heard that because of Jiang Yu's great power, many old officials tried to make friends with him and cling to him. Although he did not accept gifts, ask for favors, or attend banquets, his arrogance became more and more intense and his temper became worse. getting bigger.
Whether they are comrades or old officials, if the officials around them are slightly dissatisfied, they will always reprimand them and show their authority.
Regardless of whether he has a problem or his subordinates really made mistakes, he will scold his subordinates and insist on their subordinates admitting their mistakes or taking the blame for him. Only in this way can he be satisfied. He will even promote those who take the blame for him [Cleverness] people】.
Lin Zhongtai himself was also fortunate enough to experience Jiang Yu's rebuke. He described that he was so frightened at that time that "the two sides were fighting and I couldn't speak."
When he came back to his senses, he felt that Jiang Yu's behavior was not appropriate, especially when dealing with his comrades. His attitude should not be so harsh, so alienated, so fierce, as if he were an enemy.
Su Yonglin stared at the eight words "Two streams fighting, unable to speak" for a long time, and figured out something about it.
Things seemed to be getting serious. After concentrating on the military and external things for a long time, Su Yonglin felt that he had to devote his energy internally.
If he doesn't do some work, I'm afraid something he doesn't want to see will happen to the court.
However, because Jiang Yu has not committed any illegal or criminal acts and is an honest official, although his life has gradually become more sophisticated, his clean salary income can support his quality life.
So Su Yonglin didn't intend to punish him, but just made it clear who the department was in charge of, which was a slap on the wrist.
"I think there is always a difference between upper-class people represented by revival members and old bureaucrats. Because of work mistakes, superiors can naturally criticize subordinates. Similarly, subordinates also have the obligation to point out the mistakes of superiors. People are not saints, so who can Can there be no fault?
But in recent years, I have heard some rumors. Some people have begun to take it seriously, thinking that they are absolutely right and cannot make mistakes. Once they make a mistake, it feels like the sky is falling, so it is their own fault. , and cannot admit it.
Is this good? Of course this is not good. I think this is very bad. As I said, everyone will make mistakes. I will make mistakes too. I made mistakes and I will admit them to you at the meeting. If you made mistakes, why not Can you honestly admit your mistakes? "
