"Why did Your Majesty choose Yan Song?" You Zhi asked with a smile as he made tea for the emperor and poured it on it.
"I just find it interesting. Yan Song is a former attendant, and Li Mengyang is a leader in the literary world. It's hard to say who is better than who."
"That's true. Some literati are just idiots."
There was a slight pause in Zhu Houzhao's movements. If it were Liu Jin in the past, this bastard would definitely say that a leader in the literary world is nothing, certainly not compared to the attendants in the attendant's room, who are the emperor's cronies.
As for You Zhi...
When a eunuch reaches this level, he will definitely be good at auctioning farts. This is probably what he really thinks in his heart.
"Liu Jin, how did your investigation go?"
You Zhi replied: "I asked, and he denies all the crimes of accepting bribes, nepotism, and privately appointing officials."
"Private official position?"
You Zhi lowered his head, "A director of the Ministry of Industry followed Liu Jin's path and wanted to find a magistrate position for his brother in Shaanxi Prefecture. Liu Jin used the local influence of Datong garrison eunuch Wang Sheng to accomplish this. Your Majesty ascended the throne. From now on, county magistrates and magistrates will be highly competitive positions, so naturally more people will be eyeing them."
"Yes, the Eight Immortals crossed the sea and each showed their magical powers."
Especially in places.
But how do you think you can prevent this kind of thing?
The bureaucracy produces these spontaneously.
As the emperor, it was impossible for him to care how the more than a thousand county magistrates in the Ming Dynasty got that position. In addition to the county magistrate, there are also magistrates. I don’t know how many there will be in total.
He can only 'control the outgoings and not the incomings', and select the better among the magistrates based on the results. After going up one level at a time, the court can always select those with stronger abilities in various government affairs. After all, cheating , you can’t cheat for the rest of your life.
"Don't kill him, don't torture him, find an excuse to demote him out of the capital."
"Should we be sent to Zhongdu?"
Zhongdu is Fengyang, Zhu Yuanzhang’s hometown.
Zhu Houzhao shook his head. He was thinking about the garrison eunuchs in the border town. If Liu Jin was not miserable, they would probably be evil. They could not do things at this time because they wanted to hide their shame. I feel like Liu Jin will make a comeback.
"It's lighter."
You Zhi felt happy after hearing this. He felt much more at ease with these two words.
"My slave understands."
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Library garden.
Central Shengxue Lakeside. There is a book pavilion, a piano case, the four treasures of the study, and the refreshing fragrance of tea. Jisi's six sons finally gathered together today. Each of them has a desk, arranged in dots in different directions. In addition to the six of them, there are also other people in the central area. There are many empty seats reserved for prominent people.
There are many cushions placed on the periphery of this circular central area, but there are no desks. There are many visitors today, so they can only be placed more compactly to avoid being seen but not heard.
In such a compact space, there are a few plum-blossom books as a foil in the central area. There are three or five children under the tree. They polish and display paintings and organize everything in order. Even their behavior is better than that of ordinary people. More polite.
Wenhui does not have a fixed process, and there is no concept of whether people are equal or not. What is emphasized is that Jiang Taigong is fishing. Those who are willing to take the bait, those who are willing to come, and those who are unwilling to come, do not wait.
And there aren't as many rules as there are in the palace. I just tell you a reason, and then you drink wine, compose poems, or play games to have fun. In between chatting, you leave some works and some truths, that's all.
Today Jisi Liuzishu is a border tribute organization, and he is also very skilled. He stood up and said: "Today is the first time that the six of us have gathered together in many years, so we have agreed to meet friends through literature. I don't want so many colleagues and friends to gather together. It is a grand event." . The person who came here is a destined person, so today I will only talk about fate and literary talent. Do you think it is appropriate?"
"Should, should!"
Logically speaking, Weining Bo Wang Xuan is here today, and so is Yan Song. If it is an officialdom, then in terms of seniority, these two people should be put on the table to introduce them.
But what is a literati? It is shameful for a scholar to look up to the nobles!
It would be nice to have a better location so that you won't be crowded in the crowd.
Wang Xuan was reminded by Wang Zhi that he had never been to Canada before, and he treated his friends with courtesy and said "Mr. So-and-so" when he met them. This quickly made him popular.
It didn't matter if Bian Gong didn't mention him specifically. He was the most luxuriously dressed person on the scene, so who wouldn't notice him?
"...Last month, a treacherous eunuch tempted the emperor to wander around. He didn't expect the emperor to be wise, so he rebuked him with thunder. It was really a happy event that inspired the world. A treacherous minister cannot bring trouble to the court, but a virtuous minister can see the emperor every day. How can he not do such a happy thing in his life? Congratulations?"
Situ Hao was a little surprised, "The literati are noble and noble, and they are willing to praise the emperor with their literary skills."
Yan Song replied: "Zhengde is the virtue of rectifying oneself and the virtue of rectifying the world. Your Majesty is benevolent and caring for the people, and has made outstanding achievements. Isn't it a small matter to receive a few words of praise from literati?"
"Brother Tianci, brother Zhongmo (characterized by He Jingming)," Bian Gong turned to face the remaining five people, "Why don't you compete with poetry talents today?"
"There is no need to fight. Since we are friends today, why should we fight?" He Jingming also had a high status, comparable to Li Mengyang. He said directly: "Brother Tianci has something to say when he returns to Beijing this time. It should be written Good articles come out?"
Li Mengyang was not polite, "It is true. If there are happy things in life, how can there be no happy stories in life?"
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You Zhi carried a lantern and went to see Liu Jin in the dungeon alone.
The dungeon was dark, damp, and had a salty smell. If it weren't for Liu Jin, no one else would be able to let him in.
This arrogant palm print eunuch not long ago could only live in such an environment.
The dim yellow light from the lantern illuminated half of his wrinkled face, and the sound of straw scraping told You Zhi that Liu Jin knew he was coming and got up.
Then there was a 'bang', and Liu Jin hit the wooden pillar of the dungeon with a somewhat terrifying expression.
"Our family wants to see His Majesty! Our family wants to see His Majesty!"
You Zhi raised his hand and waved it in front of his nose, with a look of disgust on his face, "You may have been with His Majesty for many years. Do you even need to ask if you can see His Majesty at this time? You don't want it if you are given the opportunity. Since I have to deal with you, I have to think about it." That’s right, you’d better save your energy.”
Liu Jin's eyes were quite sinister. He regretted not finding a way to get rid of this person!
"What are you doing here?"
"Come and give you a way to live a good life."
Liu Jin was silent.
You Zhi continued: "Your Majesty has a very strong purpose for being a king. This purpose is to become a holy king. Many things are under your control. After dealing with you and the vassal kings behind you, where can you find time to do it again?" Pay attention to you?
After you go today, don't think about things in the palace anymore. Read more. Which holy king would have a eunuch with such selfish motives and lust for power next to you? "
"You want to let our family go?" He didn't believe it, and then suddenly thought of something, "Our family is here, we are not going anywhere, we are not leaving anywhere!"
But how could You Zhi fulfill his wish?
People dying here are his problem. If you go out and die, it will be different.
Cut the grass without eradicating its roots, but it will grow again when the spring breeze blows.
