After the end of the first month of the dynasty, although the people's lives were better, the situation in the government and the public was at its peak.
The emperor is getting more and more outrageous.
On the other side, the angry civil servants were thinking about another round of impeachment. As soon as this idea arose, they were gradually suppressed by themselves.
His Majesty's current style of conduct seems peaceful, but in fact he has a tough temperament and refuses to accept hard and soft words. He says disrespectful words and is shameless. It is very different from the late emperor's spring-breathing style. Think of Wang Qiong and those who were deprived of their academic status. Scholars, and the recent clan members?
This time... let's forgive the emperor once, that's all... I won't do it next time.
The dynasty begins at Chen time. This is the new rule set by Zhu Houzhao. Finally, there is no need to light Mao every day.
The courtiers were still very happy, and their salary was also increased by 10%. Even though the 10% salary was not much, it was a great grace for these decent civil servants like them.
If the officials have money in their homes, it is all spent on high-profile expenses, which is to commit suicide. During the Hongwu Dynasty, there were many officials who peeled daylilies, and the courtiers could not be rich.
Where did you get the money? Please explain clearly first. I can't tell you the origin. Okay, come on, pull me out and peel the day lilies.
Officials in the Ming Dynasty have money, but they are all hidden riches. They can be found in various industries in the capital, but the only things they dare to spend are their salaries and wealth. If they leave it to their descendants, those who have not been admitted to the imperial examination can still become rich. no.
Xie Qian is a famous minister, he must be honest and upright, but his family has thousands of acres of fertile land, countless wealth, and a scholarly family with a big family and business, so he has the confidence to be honest and upright.
How about Liu Jian? He was the chief minister of the dynasty and held a high position. The salary given to him by the court was enough to support more than a hundred domestic slaves and thousands of acres of fertile land in his hometown. After he was raised, he would be supported by the court.
Li Dongyang is a little bit worse, and his family doesn't have much money, but the old guy is a minister and the son-in-law of the Kong family. How bad can he be? The rewards from the court from time to time make others envious, and there is no need to do anything else. Make a living.
The three gongs and nine ministers receive similar treatment, but other officials do not receive the same treatment as them, so if you don't make money by yourself, what's the point of being an official?
Therefore, the corruption in the Ming Dynasty was the most in the history of the dynasties, and the killings were endless. One of the reasons was that the salary was too low. It was so low that although it must have been much better in the Hongwu Dynasty a hundred years ago, it is still very low now. Zhu Houzhao took care of it. A great thing praised by all officials.
The emperor gave them benefits, so they naturally behaved better.
When Zhu Houzhao first came to the throne, he made a clear investigation of everyone's worth. He recorded the monthly entry and exit of the distinguished relatives, relatives of the emperor, and court ministers. He recorded them one by one. Those who did not make trouble in the court had no bad behavior. , he let go of all the evil ones one by one.
Those who took money and did bad things, hum.
"The emperor has arrived, and all the officials are here to meet him."
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor."
"Flat body."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
Liu Jin spoke loudly and said: "I came here if I had the foundation, but I will retreat without the foundation."
Once a person has this supreme right and enjoys it, it is difficult to let it go. This is the case with Zhu Houzhao. This perspective overlooking the world and all things is really intoxicating.
Someone in time traveled to establish a constitutional monarchy? No kidding!
Desire is endless, and he is unwilling to lose what he has gained. As a descendant, he always knows that privilege is still the goal pursued by everyone, not to mention imperial power and a constitutional monarch? That's nonsense. It's a waste of time to establish a constitution.
Zhu Houzhao was enjoying the shouts of long live the officials, and thinking that it was useless, someone below fired the first shot.
"Your Majesty, I have the original memorial."
"Correct." Zhu Houzhao glanced down and looked at the official thoughtfully. He looked familiar. Who was he?
The official's expression was solemn, and he looked like a fat middle-aged man. The solemn expression was slightly detracted. Zhu Houzhao thought to himself, who is this? I remember to call him Wang Tingxiang. It's very happy, hehe.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Li Chi, a scholar from Hanlin Classics, came to our Inspectorate yesterday to sue the clan for being arrogant. Li Chi dragged his injured body into our Inspectorate and denounced the clan for being arrogant and beating him. I have investigated clearly and found that Li Chi's accusation is true. I ask for your Majesty's judgment. .”
This is Wang Tingxiang, who is almost as famous as Yang Shen, Wang Shouren, etc., and was recommended by Yang Tinghe. Since Wang Qiong and others were reprimanded, the Inspectorate has been targeted by Jiao Fang and Liu Daxia, and finally Yang Tinghe succeeded. After all, Old Yang is the A serious confidant of the emperor.
It happened that Ding You returned to Beijing to report on his duties after his term. The Inspectorate was not an ordinary yamen. It had great powers. Under special circumstances, he had the power to kill first and report later. He was promoted two levels in a row. This was not a problem for Zhu Houzhao.
After saying this, he bowed and presented the memorial to the emperor for his inspection.
Liu Jin went down to get it and presented it to Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao knew it a long time ago, and pretended to look at it seriously, his face gradually becoming serious.
Snapped.
He slapped the dragon chair and said angrily, "This is unreasonable."
The ministers trembled, thinking that His Majesty was really servile and furious. There were only three ministers present, Yang Tinghe, Liu Daxia, and Jiao Fang. It became clear.
"Your Majesty, calm down." The ministers knelt down and shouted.
Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "The clan ordered Zhu Min?"
As a rule, he did not have to go to court when ordered to go out by the clan, but he had to go to court during the big court meeting. After hearing the words, he went out and said: "I am here."
"The clan is domineering, why didn't the clan government report it to me? See for yourself, see the good things they did! It is simply an insult to the country and a stain on the dignity of the royal family." Zhu Houzhao threw the memorial in his hand down the jade steps and fell on the clan floor. In front of Ren Ling.
The sect's body trembled, and he knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I really don't know about it. I will definitely order punishment when I get back. Please calm down, Your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao wanted to use this to move them, take the opportunity to drive some people out of the capital, and order punishment? Do not make jokes!
"The clan, the clan, what is the clan, then the dignity of the royal family, but now they are so domineering, gathering people to make trouble, like rogues, beating the court officials, where did the royal family do this? Where did the ancestors establish the law? It's just an order. How can we serve the people through punishment?" The more he spoke, the more excited he became.
He even waved one hand as if giving a speech, full of anger.
"I have heard that the clan is lawless before. I was the crown prince in the James Mansion at that time, but they couldn't do it. I thought they would change their ways, but I didn't expect them to become so arrogant and domineering! It's so hateful and annoying."
"Your Majesty, calm down." The ministers continued to persuade.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the clan order and asked, "After Li Chi suffered such humiliation, why didn't he go to the clan mansion or Shuntian mansion instead of the Inspectorate?"
Zong Renling only felt that he did not read the almanac when he went out today. Otherwise, if he had read the almanac and knew that the day was bad, he should not have come to court. This is just a trivial matter, Your Majesty, why are you so angry?
If something went wrong, he would become a monster. Thinking about the rumors in recent days, he smiled bitterly. It seemed that the Holy Sage was going to take action on the clan, and he was just innocently implicated.
"I am guilty." After Zong Renling thought about it, he was honest. You are the Holy One. You can continue. I will listen.
The emperor may touch the clan, but he will not touch his clan's orders. He doesn't care.
Zhu Houzhao said: "The clan government did not manage the clan well, and issued a decree to impose a one-year salary penalty as a warning to others. The clan ordered Zhu Min to be suspended for one month and fined for half a year to see the effect."
The clan asked Zhu Min to thank him, but he cursed in his heart, so he knew this.
Then Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Tingxiang and said happily: "Wang Qing's family is nice, and I can rest assured that you are here in the Inspectorate."
When Wang Tingxiang heard this, he calmly thanked him and said, "Thank you for the compliment. I am just doing my duty." Being praised by the emperor did not mean that he was ashamed, but he accepted it directly and said that it was his duty. This man is very stubborn.
Zhu Hou looked after him and thought of a famous person in history. Wang Tingxiang was so similar to that person, with a majestic appearance, even physical appearance, and both had the surname Wang, and the stubborn Prime Minister Wang Anshi.
It's good to be stubborn. With people like this watching from the Inspectorate, I will save a lot of trouble. He looked at Yang Tinghe and gave his approval.
Yang Tinghe was already proud. If Wang Tingxiang was favored by him, how could he be so bad?
Zhu Houzhao said: "Li Chi of the Hanlin Classics is not afraid of power, has made meritorious deeds in exposing him, and was promoted to doctor of the Five Classics. He ordered the Ministry of Rites to comfort me on my behalf."
Xu Qiong left the mission; "I will receive the order."
Today at the Great Court Meeting, Yang Tinghe and his faction are in the limelight. What will happen if this continues? What will Liu Daxia do to me?
So, he figured out His Majesty's intention and prepared to leave, but someone spoke faster than him, and it was Wang Tingxiang.
"Your Majesty, the clan is domineering and should not be leniently spared, otherwise it will not be able to shake up the law and discipline of the court." Wang Tingxiang said sonorously.
Wang Tingxiang's words made Zhu Houzhao think deeply, but actually he laughed in his heart.
Then, he looked at the ministers below as if they were confused: "What do you think I should do with them, but they are all my relatives!"
The three cabinet ministers looked at Zhu Houzhao and all sneered, "Your Majesty, please stop acting. Isn't it just that the matter is not big enough? It's not the right time to take action!" We are all understanding people.
Yang Tinghe was the emperor's servant, so he couldn't interfere in this matter. If he interfered, he would be said to have been ordered by the emperor. He couldn't step forward, and Liu Daxia and others naturally couldn't step forward, so he looked at Liu Daxia with a serious warning look.
At this moment, Liu Daxia, who had been robbed of his dialogue, was secretly thinking that it was a pity. Suddenly, Youdao glanced at him. He looked over in response. When he saw Yang Tinghe, he was surprised. Yang Tinghe shook his head to indicate what he had thought of, nodded secretly, and then felt a chill.
How can I forget that although Wang Tingxiang was promoted by Yang Tinghe, he is not his person. The Supervisory Council belongs to Qingliu. They can impeach and participate in this matter, but I can't do it, and Yang Tinghe can't do it. Otherwise, His Majesty will be criticized by others and cannot tolerate his relatives. Too much. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager couldn't explain anything. They were confused. Fortunately, Yang Laoer reminded them, otherwise they would be disgusted by His Majesty again.
He glanced at Yang Tinghe gratefully, then pulled Jiao Fang aside and reminded, "We can't get involved in this matter."
Jiao Fang had already understood what he meant. After all, she was an old man from Sanchao, so she could see through the situation, so she looked at the group of followers behind her, then coughed and shook her head.
Those who were dissatisfied with Wang Tingxiang's satisfaction were eager to try, but suddenly stopped in confusion, and then stood still like quails.
Liu Jian still went out and said: "This is His Majesty's family matter, and I dare not speak nonsense."
He is the chief minister, and his words represent the attitude of all officials in the court.
So they all said, "Please ask for your Majesty's Holy Judgment."
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at each other, half-smiling but not smiling.
Zhu Houzhao's face was calm, but in fact he curled his lips in his heart, Old guy, are you trying to cause trouble? Okay, you just wait.
He looked in the direction of the palace gate and raised the corner of his mouth. Zhang Zhong's memorial arrived in the capital in advance last night and is just waiting for the start of the court today. I want you to know what it means to be irreversible.
The Qingliu people feel that they have been very shameless recently. In reality, there was Liu Zizhang, who changed his ways and returned to governing the southwest, and achieved quite a lot. Then there was Li Chi who was praised by His Majesty for not being afraid of power. Look, how is Wang Tingxiang? His Majesty said he was very good. , that’s not our Qingliu Censor, who else?
Wang Tingxiang is a capable man. Even though he is fat and happy, he is stubborn. Liu Jian is the chief assistant, but he felt that what he said was wrong, so he had to stand up, so he came out.
"I'm sorry that I don't agree with what Mr. Liu said." Wang Tingxiang retorted loudly.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes were filled with joy and he felt that there was something to watch.
Liu Jian frowned. It had been a long time since he had been refuted, but he stood quietly, waiting to hear.
"This matter seems to be His Majesty's family matter, but the clan is beating up an official of the imperial court. So this matter has nothing to do with His Majesty's family matter, but a national matter. If it concerns the country and the dynasty, there is no private matter. Princes who break the law are guilty of the same crimes as the common people. In the reign of Emperor Taizu Hongwu of this dynasty, the law and discipline Yan Ming, in the Ouyang Lun case, Princess Anqing was the legitimate daughter of Taizu, and she was also punished by Taizu. Ouyang Lun was the Royal Prince Consort, and was eventually beheaded. How could Princess Anqing be wronged? , the princess can kill her, how can the clan be spared?" Wang Tingxiang really dared to say that.
The whispers started again below, some were gloating, some were secretly happy, and some were sighing.
Zhu Houzhao listened with interest and didn't mind at all.
Yang Tinghe scolded in the class: "Don't go down yet."
Although this case is a typical example of the strict laws of the Ming Dynasty, it is also a dark history of the Ming Dynasty royal family. Princess Anqing was innocently beheaded, and Zhu Yuanzhang was forced by the civil servants to kill his daughter. Who can share the unknown sadness? Know?
Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang found out that the Prince Consort, whom everyone praised by the courtiers, was the culprit.
Well, my daughter is dead, so go die too.
Along with the officials, big and small, the ministers who praised Ouyang Lun and forced Lao Zhu to kill his daughter were executed one after another. Only then did Lao Zhu reluctantly calm down. From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more cruel to civil servants. Everyone talked about Zhu's change in color. This is The consequences of the Ouyang Lun case on the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.
This is the dark history of the Ming Dynasty’s royal family, and also the dark history of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. It’s okay not to mention it, but what do you, Wang Tingxiang, want to do by bringing up old things today?
All civil servants in the dynasty looked at Wang Tingxiang and wanted to stay away from this person in the future.
O lonely minister, Wang Tingxiang took his stubbornness to the extreme in just a few words, and Wang Anshi has a successor.
Zhu Houzhao was filled with joy when he saw Liu Jian being deflated, and then looking at Wang Tingxiang's fair and fat figure, he looked very pleasing to the eye.
Wang Tingxiang handed over his hands and returned to stand, but the look on his face still showed calmness and courage.
Liu Jian was still angry at first, but now his eyes lit up and he thought about it.
This Wang Tingxiang is worth cultivating.
A few old guys are thinking about finding a successor all the time. After I die, who can join the cabinet?
Yang Tinghe has been branded as His Majesty and automatically walked out of his sight. Now Wang Tingxiang has appeared, which is good.
Zhu Houzhao smiled from above and said, "This dynasty attaches great importance to laws, and the clan cannot forgive them."
Wang Tingxiang handed over his hands and returned to work, still ignoring the strange looks from others. He had to admit and point out mistakes when he made them. This was not his character to be timid, so he won the emperor's heart from Zhu Houzhao and could be reused in the future. .
So he said it. These remarks shocked Yang Tinghe, and also cast a layer of gloom in the hearts of many ministers. Who knows whether His Majesty will think of the old events of Hongwu.
"My emperor is wise." The ministers agreed, thinking about it in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it. It was seeking death.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang Zhong, the general manager of the inner court, came to the palace from Ningxia for six hundred miles to submit this memorial." Xiaohuangmen shouted.
The chamberlain has a special submission channel, so Zhang Zhong's memorial can naturally be submitted directly to Zhu Houzhao's imperial case without going through the formalities. At this time today?
The ministers below were chattering, which they could clearly hear just now, and Xiaohuangmen did not deliberately start the music in a low voice. That was because the emperor deliberately did not conceal the news and wanted them to hear it.
only.
Why did Zhang Zhong go to Ningxia?
Wasn't he in Yunnan, Guizhou, Wang Shouren and Mu Mansion to suppress Jiaozhi?
The ministers were shocked at first, and then looked at His Majesty again, all sighing in admiration.
King Anhua sent a memorial to express his surrender, and the situation was achieved!
