Sun Rong, the censor, was a little uneasy. Zhu Yunzhen's tone of praise was wrong.
Zhu Yunwen put down Sun Rong's memorial, looked at Sun Rong, and said calmly: "Sun Yushi opposed the relocation of the capital. The memorial was well written. I appreciate it very much. For such a talent, being a supervisory censor is a bit of an incompetence. I might as well transfer him to another one." How about being in charge of the Ministry of Husbandry and Minister of the Ministry of Personnel?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the officials were stunned.
Jie Jin didn't know what Zhu Yunwen wanted to do, Yu Xin and Ru Yu frowned, and Chen Di felt uneasy. When Jian Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, saw this, he didn't know what to say, so he had to go out and agree: "I obey the order."
Zhu Yunwen took out another memorial and shouted: "The Ministry of Civil Affairs gave this memorial to Yang Ruhai who opposed the relocation of the capital. This memorial is also well written. The writing style is flying and the writing power is profound. He might as well be promoted to the Imperial College and hold the position of Siye."
Yang Ruhai was inexplicably surprised and quickly thanked him.
Zhu Yunwen's actions made the officials very uncomfortable. They originally wanted to fight back and make trouble and oppose the relocation of the capital, but now Zhu Yunwen was so sure of the memorial against the relocation of the capital and even promoted these people. This is nothing. Could it be that the emperor gave up the idea of relocating the capital? ?
This move was beyond everyone's expectations. Even Yang Shiqi, Xia Yuanji, Yang Rong, Yao Guangxiao and others were confused. Xu Yingxu, who originally wanted to hand over the piece, didn't know what to do and wanted to give Xu Huizu a few looks. , but Xu Huizu didn’t even look back.
In just a quarter of an hour, Zhu Yunwen promoted thirty officials. Then he lost his patience and pointed to a pile of memorials on the tray: "Those whose names were not read will all be promoted to the second level."
"Thank you Lord for your grace."
A group of people left work and were filled with joy.
Zhu Yunwen smiled and nodded, directly skipping the matter of moving the capital, and asked the Ministry of Rites: "Are all the envoys brought by Zheng He okay?"
Huang Guan came out of his dazed state and left: "Back to the emperor, Zheng He sailed to the far west and brought envoys from many countries. In the Huitong Pavilion, he has a good life and is familiar with the court etiquette. He can go to the pilgrimage at any time. .”
Zhu Yun nodded: "Then let's arrange for them to enter the court tomorrow."
"According to the order."
Huang Guan retreated.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zheng Ci, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and said: "According to the letter from the Song Dynasty, the dredging of Huitong River will be completed in mid-April ahead of schedule. I hope that the Ministry of Industry can send people to conduct another inspection to ensure that the river embankments, water tanks, gates, etc. are all in good condition." .”
Zheng Ci walked out and said solemnly: "I request an order to go to Shandong and other places in person to inspect and accept the rivers."
Zhu Yunwen readily agreed and looked at Xie Jin, Ru Yu and others: "The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs from north to south and is related to the fate of the country. Will someone from the cabinet go to preside over the ceremony to show that the court pays attention to it?"
Xie Jin, Ru Yu and Yu Xin turned to look at Chen Di at the same time. Chen Di was depressed and didn't want to go, but there was no other way. The other three all followed the Northern Tour and ran for more than half a year before they came back and asked them to go again. It's not appropriate to go there either.
"I am willing to go."
Chen Di was very helpless. Leaving the capital meant that he would not be able to influence the government's affairs in a short period of time. It would be difficult for him to speak out immediately about any situation in the court.
Zhu Yunwen nodded with satisfaction and said to Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs: "Song Sheng has sent news that Timur is preparing for the Eastern Expedition. We cannot be careless. We must pay close attention to the concrete roads. It is best to advance in parallel. In terms of money and food, we still need Tobe is very attentive."
Xia Yuanji assured: "The Ministry of Household Affairs will definitely not be short of money and food in the northwest, but although there are many migrant workers there, there are some shortages of craftsmen."
Zhu Yunwen said with a smile: "I have arranged for the Ministry of Industry to prepare this matter, and soon three groups of craftsmen will go to the northwest."
Xia Yuanji saw that Zhu Yunwen had already made arrangements, so he said no more.
Xie Jin watched Zhu Yunwen arrange the corresponding matters in an orderly manner, and his heart was full of doubts. Based on his understanding of Zhu Yunwen, he was a monarch who would never give up easily if he did not achieve his goals. Even if there were many difficulties, he would find ways to overcome them, and It's not about giving up.
He had been planning and preparing for such an important matter as moving the capital for many years, how could he give up so easily?
Xu Huizu was also confused. He took the time to wave his hand to Xu Yingxu, indicating that he should not write a letter to support moving the capital today. When the other generals saw this, they also restrained themselves.
Yao Guangxiao, Yang Rong and others remained silent. Since today is not a good time, let's wait for another day.
Yang Shiqi looked deeply at Zhu Yunwen. There was a smile on his lips, giving people the impression of being as perseverant and determined as ever. It is impossible for such a person to easily change his layout over the past few years.
Then why did he promote officials who opposed moving the capital? To send this signal, wasn't it to tell all officials that these people were right to write the letter and I would not move the capital.
Weird arrangement!
Zhu Yunwen ended the court meeting. There was not a single quarrel in the entire court meeting. The memorials prepared by the civil and military officials were not handed over. The ones that were prepared were stuffed back.
The next day, Zhu Yunwen met the envoys brought by Zheng He and held a banquet for three days. He entertained them carefully and gave them face. He also arranged for officials from the Ministry of Rites to take the envoys to visit the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty around the capital to have a good time and make an appointment in autumn. time, set off to return.
Chen Di left the capital, Zheng Ci also left, and the court seemed to calm down.
But soon, an undercurrent surged out of the water, stirring up the water.
Sun Rong, the head of the Household Department, colluded with the local government while inspecting southern Zhili, accepted bribes, and failed to report the information, which led to rampant corruption and unrest among the people. He was ordered, dismissed, and punished by the Ministry of Punishment according to law.
Yang Ruhai, the director of the Imperial College, accepted bribes from businessmen, placed personnel into the Imperial College without authorization, committed corruption while in the staff department, and interfered with evaluations.
Cases were exposed one after another, and the evidence was conclusive.
Xie Jin, Ru Yu, and Yu Xin looked at the documents one after another, their hands shaking uncontrollably. It was normal for one or two officials to have problems occasionally, but it was really serious that so many officials suddenly had problems. This is not normal, and what is even more abnormal is that these officials who had problems were actually the same people who wrote memorials against moving the capital and were promoted by Zhu Yunwen!
Upgraded to two levels in a row. This promotion span is very long. It can at least save these low-level officials from struggling for seven or eight years. Once they gain power, they will inevitably become complacent, behave rudely, and lose their vigilance and original intention. In addition, some people have never been able to do it before. Clean, the security bureau conducted an in-depth investigation and found out that something that was innocuous before is now life-threatening.
Some officials even wrote letters to the local magistrate asking him to take care of his hometown, but were found out by the Security Bureau. The crime of being a gangster in a local area cannot be escaped.
By April 10, more than 100 officials who opposed the relocation of the capital and were promoted to the second level by Zhu Yunwen were actually demoted, dismissed, or imprisoned for various reasons. As many as 57 people, and the remaining people were in danger.
The reason why I opposed moving the capital before was to protect my own interests, but now I am fine. Although I have gained temporary greater benefits, it is obvious that the cost is huge, and I will probably have to pay for my official career for the rest of my life.
Just when the turmoil in the court was going on, Zhan Shiyao Guangxiao, the young master of Zhan Shifu, Yang Rong, the bachelor of Zuo Chunfang, Hu Xi, the bachelor of Zuo Zhongyun of Zuo Chunfang, Yang Pu, the bachelor of You Chunfang, and Jin Youzi, the bachelor of Zuo Zhongyun of You Chunfang, all came together on the same day. He wrote a letter to express his clear support for moving the capital to Peking.
Yao Guangxiao said:
Nanjing's dragon spirit is declining and cannot be the capital for long, while Beiping's dragon spirit is growing and it is appropriate to move the capital.
Yang Rong said:
Peiping was the capital, far superior to Nanjing. It lies on Juyong in the north, Taihang in the west, mountains and seas in the east, and the Central Plains in the south. It has fertile soil for thousands of miles, and the mountains and rivers are so beautiful that it is enough to control the barbarians and the world!
Hu Xiu said:
Taizu wanted to move the capital, but he was worried about the power of the people and the time was not ripe. Your Majesty's leather system has greatly increased the national strength, and it is time to move the capital. Now that water transportation will be open, savings are abundant, and the army and the people are united, we should choose a day to build a new capital to realize the long-term plan of the country!
Yang Pu said:
Follow the will of heaven above and the popularity of the people below. When the capital is Peiping, the world is very lucky...
Jin Youzi...
Suddenly, there were countless waves.
But at this time, the voices opposing the relocation of the capital were much weaker, especially those of the imperial censors and supervisors, who actually restrained themselves. Only a dozen officials came out to oppose the relocation of the capital.
It's not that the censors don't want to object, but they are worried about the consequences of their opposition.
Most of those who opposed the relocation of the capital did so because it affected their own interests. Since their interests were in the capital, it was inevitable that they would be a little unclean. Even though they were seventh-grade censors, they had a lot of power in their hands. People who curry favor with them were no longer interested. A few, if they are fawned over a lot, they will always have more things in their hands, such as silver coins, treasure notes, land deeds...
Nowadays, officials are having problems one after another, which is really frightening. Yesterday we were drinking together, and today they went to the Ministry of Punishment to drink tea. Everyone knows that the Ministry of Punishment is stingy and the tea is very unpalatable.
If you don't want to go drink tea, you have to keep your mouth shut. If you say the wrong thing, you will be targeted by the security bureau...
Taking advantage of the weak backlash from civil servants, Xu Yingxu wrote a memorial in support of moving the capital! Xu Yingxu wrote a letter, which led Wu Xun to write a letter. Even Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, who was walking birds at home, also wrote a memorial, strongly recommending Zhu Yunwen to build the city of Beiping and move the capital as soon as possible.
Suddenly, the court was filled with voices supporting the relocation of the capital. Although many civil servants still expressed their opposition to the relocation of the capital, they were soon drowned out by the words of Wu Xun and some civil servants.
The situation developed so fast that Xie Jin, Ru Jin and Yu Xin were speechless.
When this happened, Xie Jin went home to recuperate without making any comment. Ru Yu and Yu Xin worked hard to support it, constantly arranging officials to write letters opposing the relocation of the capital, and even held several public debates in the court, just like a vegetable market dominated by Auntie.
The difference is that after the quarrel between the ladies in the market was over, all that was left was chicken feathers and vegetable leaves. After the quarrel between the officials was over, all that was left were official hats, wat boards, and belts...
Zhu Yunwen was very confused. Why did you take off your belt during the quarrel?
Just when there was a quarrel in the court, the commander of the Security Bureau, Shi Liu Changge, finally brought the Chaozhou people Zhu Yunwen wanted, a total of five people. For three consecutive days, Zhu Yunwen summoned some people to enter the palace secretly before dawn until late at night. Only then was he allowed to leave. Except for a few senior members of the Security Bureau, no one knew who Zhu Yunwen had seen in the past three days and what the arrangements were.
In the middle of the night, I am optimistic.
The real person Zhang Yuchu watched King Ning Zhu Quan bid farewell, took out a peach wood sword and gave it to Zhu Quan: "This sword can destroy evil spirits and calm troubles."
Zhu Quan thanked Master Zhang, walked out of the Taoist temple, and smiled at Pang Huan who walked out of the darkness: "The bloody-handed Yama of the Ming Dynasty is actually just a weak scholar, haha, not bad, not bad."
Pang Huan shrugged and pointed to the carriage in the lights at the foot of the mountain: "Your Majesty, everything is ready."
Zhu Quan stepped down the stone steps, with confidence in his eyes, and whispered softly: "In that case, let's have another round."
