Supervision within supervision?
Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes and looked at Dai Deyi. This guy had some ideas. He wanted to set up a department within the Metropolitan Procuratorate to supervise the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He thought for a while and said, "Sixty people? I can approve it, but there is a condition."
Dai Deyi relaxed and asked, "I wonder what the emperor's instructions are?"
Zhu Yunwen stood up and walked towards Dai Deyi, saying: "Since these sixty people are responsible for supervising the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they cannot be attributed to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They should be set up under Dongchang and be responsible to the six ministries, the cabinet and me, not the capital." The Procuratorate is responsible.”
Dai Deyi took a step back in surprise and said quickly: "Isn't this inappropriate?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Dai Deyi seriously, shook his head, and said: "If you let the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervise itself, problems will arise sooner or later. How about setting up a special Censor's Investigation Department in Dongchang to be responsible for the Censor's investigation. If If you find that the censor is colluding with the local government, deceiving the court, committing fraud and corruption, you can report it directly to the court."
Dai Deyi left the Wuying Hall angrily. He just wanted to hang a warning bell in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but unexpectedly, Zhu Yunwen hung a sword for the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Now it's not fun anymore...
Expanding the East Factory is what Zhu Yunwen has to do.
There are too many officials talking, and there are many impeachment memorials about officials, involving at least two or three people a day, and as many as a dozen people.
But how many incidents and truths can the Dongchang investigation solve in one day?
People in the East Factory don’t have bugs or electronic eyes, so they need to work bit by bit to detect problems. They all rely on the work of some rough guys from the Security Bureau. The result can only be the current situation:
There are so many documents!
It's not a problem to always have a backlog. Arranging some literati to do the work will definitely be much more efficient.
Meeting the next day.
Song Sheng wrote a memorial, advocating the use of troops against Annan to show the might of the Ming Dynasty, to intimidate the young people, to recapture the plundered people, and to capture the Annan Hu family to the capital and behead them.
The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War expressed their opposition.
Ru Yu also knew that Song Sheng's move was just to show the attitude of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, but the matter had not yet reached that point. Ru Yu stated: "Hu Du is crowned the leader, and the 20,000 Annan soldiers are destroyed. The Annan Hu family will definitely be panicked." All day long. The imperial court does not need to use a large army. It only needs to send an envoy there. Firstly, it can demonstrate my great power, secondly, it can spread peace to all directions, and thirdly, it can take back my people. The best way is to stop the war and use force."
Yu Xin of the cabinet supported arranging envoys to go to Annan, saying: "It is better to send envoys to Annan in advance to explore Annan's attitude. If they are willing to return our people of the Ming Dynasty and beg for mercy, the Ming Dynasty should have the support of the sovereign state. If they do not respect and disobey, , if you insist on having your own way, it will not be too late to mobilize the army."
Many civil servants commented.
Zhu Yunwen agreed and asked: "In that case, who should be arranged to go to Annan?"
As soon as these words came out, the court suddenly became quiet.
Going out as an envoy to solve the problem is naturally the lowest cost way. It costs nothing more than travel expenses. Just talk and come back. It is purely a long-distance trip.
But the problem is, the place to travel is a bit special, it requires going abroad...
What if the Annan Hu family is disobedient and really wants to resist the Ming Dynasty, and breaks up with the envoys and kills them? What will happen to the wife and children at home?
Traveling abroad is risky, so be careful when traveling abroad.
Seeing that the situation was about to end, Jian Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came out and recommended: "I think Si Tan Shengshou, a traveler, can take on this responsibility. He has been on an envoy to Srivijaya and a trip to Annan should not be a problem."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and agreed: "In that case, the cabinet will draft an edict and ask Annan what the Hu family wants, whether to fight or surrender, so that Tan Shengshou can be sent as an envoy as soon as possible."
When it comes to sending an envoy, who goes is not the root of the problem. The root of the problem is that someone brings the edict and expresses Ming's attitude.
After finalizing the personnel for the envoy, Zhu Yunwen looked at Yu Xin, the cabinet, and said: "Now Zhang Zhen needs to go to Guangxi and Yunnan. There are only two Yu Xin and Xie Jin left in the cabinet. The staff is relatively small, but the affairs are quite heavy. In the six ministerial books , elect two people to join the cabinet.”
Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and others were reviewing the examination papers in Gongyuan. They were still busy after the palace examination. In addition, there were too few cabinet members and it was easy for them to take power. Zhu Yunwen took advantage of Zhang Zhen's departure from the cabinet to expand the cabinet.
As soon as this statement came out, each of the six ministers had different thoughts.
Who doesn't want to join the cabinet and enjoy the treatment of "prime minister"?
Jian Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, would not fight for it. He had just taken up the post of the Ministry of Personnel and could not be promoted to the cabinet. Instead, Chen Di, Ru Yu, Huang Zicheng, Bao Zhao, Zheng Ci and others looked at each other as if they were discussing something.
Zheng Ci was silent for a long time, and finally chose to quit. As the first person in the Ministry of Works and the largest contractor in Ming Dynasty, he was not willing to join the cabinet at this time, because the Ministry of Works was planning to build water conservancy projects and dredge rivers this year, which was a major project. The project is also a great achievement related to people's livelihood.
Instead of joining the cabinet and taking charge of the overall situation, why not do something practical?
After careful consideration, Zhu Yunwen ordered Huang Zicheng, the Minister of Hubu, and Ruyu, the Minister of War, to join the cabinet, forming a new four-person cabinet with Xie Jin and Yu Xin.
In the eyes of many courtiers, the entry of two ministers into the cabinet was the biggest event.
But in Zhu Yunwen's view, the next order is more important:
Xia Yuanji succeeded the Minister of Hubu, and Tie Xuan succeeded him as the Minister of War.
In history, Xia Yuanji can be said to be the "first steward of the Ming Dynasty", and his financial capabilities are unparalleled. Judging from the operation and management of the Agricultural Tax Department, the allocation of money and grain from the Household Department, he is worthy of this honor.
It is the most appropriate choice to hand over the household department to Xia Yuanji.
As for Tie Xuan, this man is upright, honest and honest. Although he is a civil servant, he has military strategy. It is appropriate to hand over the military department to him.
The adjustment of official positions is certainly encouraging.
Huang Zicheng entered the cabinet for the first time and was very energetic. He said: "Your Majesty, the national policy of whipping the law and curbing land disputes has been implemented for more than a year. However, there are still some states and counties that have not fully implemented it. I would like to ask you to send officials to check the local areas to prevent local conflicts." Adding additional tax items will deprive the people."
Zhu Yunwen solemnly agreed and said: "This matter can be handed over to the General Department of Inspection of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the imperial censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate will report the matter at the same time. If the two reports do not match, whoever should be punished will be punished!" "
Xia Yuanji and Dai Deyi both had bitter expressions on their faces. It seemed that the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Revenue were having trouble getting things done. If you were not careful, you might be held accountable...
Huang Zicheng's behavior is actually a manifestation of the collective anxiety of civil servants.
Now that the war in Guangxi has ended, Han Guan and Zhang Fu have become famous all over the world. The martial arts system and the strategy of the whole army have made the "martial arts" trend again. The civil servants must do something to suppress the "military rule" with "civilian rule" ".
Shortly after the court meeting, Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Dong Lun and others completed the review of the Chunwei meeting test papers and reported relevant matters to Wuying Hall.
Yang Shiqi took out a directory and several test papers, handed them to a waiter, and reported: "Because there are only a few months between the spring of this year and the college entrance examination in the first year, the candidates for this examination have been reduced, and a total of 230 candidates have been selected. Four people, the yellow list has been drafted and will be posted early tomorrow morning. The Huiyuan named is Zeng Qi (qi) from Ji'an, Jiangxi. This is his classic article."
After Zhu Yunwen took it, he looked at it and praised slightly: "Zeng Qi is quick in literary thinking and literary.
He is open-minded and has a good understanding of the overall situation. I have no objection to choosing him as the Hui Yuan. Besides Zeng Qi, are there any rare talents? "
Talent is the foundation of a country, and it is also the backbone of Zhu Yunwen's future implementation of more new policies and reforms, and must not be ignored.
Xie Jin nodded and said: "Your Majesty, speaking of talents, there are indeed a few who can be of great use."
"Oh, I'm sure he can win against a great talent. It seems that this person is extraordinary."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin with interest.
Xie Jin waved his sleeves and smiled, saying: "I am very optimistic about two people. One is Zhou Shu and the other is Zhou Mengjian. What is amazing is that these two people are from the same family and are actually brothers."
"Two Jinshi in one discipline? This is quite impressive."
Zhu Yunwen's brows moved slightly.
Xie Jin's face glowed red and he said, "Your Majesty, these two ministers have heard about this for a long time."
"Are these two people from Ji'an, Jiangxi?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Xie Jin quickly said yes.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the list and asked, "How many people from Ji'an Prefecture are there among the top ten?"
Xie Jin's face was stern.
Although there is no other order in the Yellow List of Jinshi except Huiyuan, the higher the name is, the better the results in the examination are.
Yang Shiqi solemnly replied: "Among the top ten, seven are Jinshi from Ji'an Prefecture. However, they are all real scholars and have been comprehensively evaluated by various examiners."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi who were nervous. Xie Jin was from Ji'an Prefecture, and Yang Shiqi was also from Jiangxi. With so many talents coming out of Jiangxi right now, it was something to consider whether the censors would suspect there was fraud in the examination room or shady examinations. thing.
However, in Zhu Yunwen's view, Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi would not make small moves in this kind of thing.
"Talents do not matter where they come from. Ji'an Prefecture has good education and talents come out in large numbers. This is a good thing. You don't need to worry. Xie Jin, you just said that you have heard about Zhou Shu and Zhou Mengjian. Tell me."
Xie Jin breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Zhou Shu and Zhou Mengjian have long been famous in Ji'an, but the ones who are talked about by Ji'an Mansion are Zhou Shu and Zhou Mengjian's father Zhou Zixu and uncle Zhou Ziyi. After the death of Zhou Zixu and Zhou Ziyi's parents , the two brothers were very close, and one year, the Zhou family was involved in something, and the two brothers fought to be imprisoned. "
"Zhou Zixu thought that he was the head of the family, and his younger brother had not yet had an heir, so he wanted to go to jail to bear the disaster. Zhou Ziyi thought that he needed to keep his brother to take charge of the ancestral sacrifices. Zhou Ziyi couldn't argue with his eldest brother, so he decided to go to jail privately. He was sent to guard Liaodong by the imperial court, but for some unknown reason, he died on the road. After Zhou Zixu heard the news, he cried bitterly and adopted his second son Zhou Mengjian to Zhou Ziyi's lineage..."
After Zhu Yunwen heard this, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.
In the world, how many brothers and family members can do this? After seeing too many intrigues and entangled interests, true love in the world has become a luxury.
"Let the Fifth Army Commander's Office investigate and find out how Zhou Ziyi died on the way to distribution!"
Zhu Yunwen frowned.
Distribution is distribution, it doesn't matter if you kill people.
However, it is a long journey from Jiangxi to Liaodong. It is possible to die from exhaustion or illness on the way...
Xie Jin sighed and said, "Your Majesty, this matter has been old for a long time and it is difficult to investigate. Why don't we let it go and let his descendants shine on the family lintel and comfort the clan."
Zhu Yunwen sighed secretly.
The Ming Dynasty is so big that there are always places where the sun cannot shine.
Maybe, I should go to the place to walk around, take a look, and experience the real Ming Dynasty at the bottom.
