Even after several years of not listening, the prince still had the talent for sophistry.
It's just that compared to before, I am more comfortable now.
And what is being considered now is more practical. Presumably in the prince's mind, how to deal with Zhejiang Eucalyptus is crucial.
But Liu Daxia didn't know what happened in Zhejiang.
The prince felt that he could not understand what he said, and Liu Daxia also felt that the prince was avoiding the important and taking the easy.
He argued vigorously: "His Royal Highness is the prince, so he has no right to interfere in the selection of internal officials. However, most of the internal officials who supervise the local area are greedy and want endless bribes. I have no other ideas. I only hope that Your Highness will know this in detail. If so, If you can control the internal officials and reduce the number of people, the people of the world will be grateful for the prince's holiness."
"As for whether it is to collect official wealth or people's wealth, there is no difference. Don't you know that the official's wealth is taken from the people? And because the internal officials are set up in Zhejiang, it is even more demanding from the people. The reason is extremely simple, so why bother, Your Highness? Are you arguing with me?"
What do you call this? It seems that all the mistakes are because he sent a eunuch.
Zhu Houzhao felt a little angry and said, "Liu Shangshu, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are so corrupt. Is it because I sent an eunuch in Zhejiang? Without Wei Bin, the officials in Zhejiang would not ask for the people, right? You will treat these big and small officials A small problem was transformed into a problem of dispatching internal officials, and then he brought it to the palace and said that this person was sent by me. If this is really going to be the case, then well, your Ministry of War does not have internal officials, right?"
"We will conduct a thorough inspection of the Ministry of War today. All officials from top to bottom will be found! I want to see if there is any corruption in a place without internal officials! If it is true, I, the Prince of the East Palace, will apologize to you. Apologize, if so, what would Liu Daxia say?!"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he realized that this idea was not feasible, so he gently advised, "Prince, running a country is not about making a bet. Please calm down."
Zhu Houzhao wanted to roll his eyes. For a good old man like you, the minister can't do whatever he wants.
To be honest, the territory of the Ming Dynasty was not as large as that of the Republic at this time.
He doesn't have the time to be a good person, he wants to be a saint.
"Father! Investigate whether officials in various ministries have accepted bribes. Of course, this is also governing the country, and I know it well. Besides, there is no reason why the officials of the Ministry of War cannot be investigated, right?"
The reason why they are somewhat opposed is that these local people know the corruption of officials.
Zhu Houzhao is not a professor in the history department, and he doesn't understand why people have to say that they have sent many eunuchs to various places when their property is being plundered. Yes, this is indeed one of the reasons, but it is not the fundamental reason. Civil servants are also corrupt!
Can you not follow the line of eunuch corruption and chop the emperor on the head, saying it is the emperor's fault?
In fact, in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, there was no difference between internal and external officials at all. They were all officials of the Ming Dynasty.
The emperor was persuaded by the prince to be neither gentle nor serious, but after a few words, he couldn't harden up.
Turning to look at Liu Daxia, Liu Shangshu's lips trembled, obviously being held back.
Zhu Houzhao sneered, "Liu Shangshu, are you thinking about resigning in your heart? What's wrong? You don't have confidence in the Ministry of War? Do you want to go back and find it quickly? Maybe there is a eunuch hidden in the Yamen, that's fine, and It’s my fault.”
….
Liu Daxia was so ridiculed that his face turned red.
How dare he make such a bet with the prince? After this bet, what would he have left? It's okay if you don't gamble, because colleagues understand each other. The money given to Lao Zhu's family is so small that if he doesn't try to make some money, he will starve to death long ago.
In fact, it turned out that Liu Daxia was indeed a person who always wanted to resign, but after telling the prince, it was too obvious that he wanted to resign now, and his guilty conscience was too obvious.
"His Highness speaks sharply and insists on not listening to my sincere advice, which really makes me extremely sad. The so-called way of raising a king is to be prepared for everything, and to assign responsibilities to the ministers, so that they can do what they say. When the ministers talk, the king Daosi is honored. I hold the position of Minister of the Ministry of War and live on the emperor's salary, so I have to say something."
"Your Highness, I dare to ask, has Your Highness withheld the memorial from Huzhou Magistrate Xu Ruoqin?"
As soon as these words were said, the three cabinet ministers all lamented.
Liu Daxia is doing this for
For morality, fight with all your might...
As a minister of the Ministry of War, how can you say such things? How do you know the memorials of other officials?
Emperor Hongzhi was also a little surprised. When did this happen?
But the prince took it out of his sleeve and threw it directly in front of him, "Is this what you're talking about?"
Liu Daxia picked it up and brushed off the dust on it when it fell to the ground.
"I didn't expect His Highness to carry it with him all the time." Liu Daxia picked it up and read one of the lines on the spot, "He is favored and held in a high position, his family is warm and he has a good salary, and he takes advantage of the wealth and power to compete with the people for the benefit of the lower class. The people will be safe and secure. This is Dong Zhongshu's famous saying, and His Highness should have read it."
Liu Daxia touched his head to the ground and cried out, "Your Highness, you are the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, and you have never been short of money in the palace. But there are still many people in the Ming Dynasty who have no clothes to cover their bodies, no food to cover their bellies, and no shelter. They are all your Highness’s subjects! I sincerely ask Your Highness to help the people!”
These words speak with real emotion.
For a moment, Zhu Houzhao couldn't tell whether he could really act like this, or whether he was stupid because of his reading, and he believed it.
Liu Daxia was a favorite of Emperor Hongzhi, and his emotions made Hongzhi a little worried.
Zhu Houzhao didn't say anything. He took out another thing from his arms and handed it into Liu Daxia's hand. "Liu Shangshu, read it out."
Liu Daxia looked up at the prince, feeling a little confused.
"Read it out! Let Father and everyone here hear it!" Zhu Houzhao ordered with a raised voice.
"Chen..." Liu Daxia is also a talented young man with a Jinshi background. He can't say that he can read ten lines at a glance, but he can still understand the basic content at a glance, so when he read the first word, his hands began to tremble.
"I am from Zhejiang... Wang Huali, the governor of Zhejiang, reported with blood... I went to Zhejiang to investigate and investigate the former garrison eunuch Wei Bin for embezzlement of money. After investigation, from the twelfth to the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, Wei Bin embezzled a total of two dollars of money." There are more than 1.5 million taels, and now there are only more than 1.26 million taels left. I obeyed His Highness’s decree and acted corruptly just to get into Zhejiang’s official circles and commit false acts. I hereby present to Zhejiang Chief Envoy Li Yancai and Yincha Let Dang Shanji examine and conclude the documents and provide a list of the officials in Zhejiang who divided the stolen goods."
"Li and Dang made a plan. Only 300,000 taels of silver were written in the scroll, and the remaining 500,000 taels were taken alive by a group of officials. Among them, Li and Dang were the main conspirators, each embezzling 100,000 taels of silver. They are divided among those who participate in government affairs and the deputy envoys and inspectors in the government according to the size of their official positions..."
….
Here, he suddenly stopped.
Zhu Houzhao refused, "Can't you read?"
Everyone's minds were attracted by this letter, and Liu Daxia had no choice but to read it again, "...In addition, Qiu Zongxia, the prefect of Hangzhou, received 30,000 yuan, Xu Ruoqin, the prefect of Huzhou, received 30,000 yuan, and the prefects of Taizhou, Shaoxing, and Jiaxing all took the initiative to help... …Your Highness,”
He raised his head and couldn't stop reading.
"Mr. Xie Ge. You have a loud voice, please continue reading." Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to pay attention to him.
When Xie Qian took it in his hand, he was full of energy, which was much more comfortable than Liu Mansion's crying and chanting at the same time.
"The prefects of Taizhou, Shaoxing, and Jiaxing all took the initiative to join the party. Li and Dang appointed him as a party member and received 10,000 silver each. He also had a river yamen and a weaving yamen to share the profits. In addition, there was still silver left. One hundred and eighty thousand taels, this silver has not been touched. I was puzzled, and after asking, I learned that this is a small gift necessary for entering the capital. Your Highness, all the ministers said that the people's livelihood is unspeakably miserable, and I think it is a bad way to ruin the people's livelihood. It is a great harm to be managed by officials!"
"Give me back the letter." The prince went to get it, then looked back at Liu Daxia, "Da Sima, now look at this memorial written by Xu Ruoqin. I have withheld his memorial. Is he wronged or not? You Today there is such a drama in the Palace of Qianqing. Am I wronged or not? There is also Li Yancai, whom you recommended. These people who are seeking fame and reputation keep saying that I am competing with the people for profit. What do they call these things they do?! "
boom!
Suddenly there was a crisp sound in the silent Nuang Pavilion, which startled everyone. After looking closely, they realized that Emperor Hongzhi suddenly grabbed something and threw it on the ground!
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
All the officials, eunuchs, and maids of the Qianqing Palace knelt down!
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