Seeing this situation, Cao Huachun, who was a little proud just now, couldn't help but wake up a little, and his happy and complacent mood suddenly disappeared.
Listening to the censor Liu Meicai repeating the impeachment of Ma Dayong there, he made a slight guess and knew that what happened during the two days of investigating the censor. This means that after the emperor said he would forget about it, someone else in Dongchang committed a crime.
The first sign of this kind of thing, that is, the example of Wang Zhixin is right in front of him. If the emperor vents his anger on himself, will he soon follow in the footsteps of Wang Zhixin?
Regarding this, Cao Huachun really had no confidence at all.
He could be said to have watched Emperor Chongzhen grow up and knew what kind of temper this emperor was, at least he had a pretty good feel for it before. Emperor Chongzhen could trust a person very much and give him whatever he asked for, but once he didn't get something in return, or felt that he had been fooled or deceived, the subsequent thunderous wrath would be unbearable for his ministers.
Moreover, Cao Huachun actually knew very well what kind of people he had. He understood that, forget about the past, he had just gone to check the stolen goods in the morning, and many of his subordinates might have reached out secretly. In this situation, he used to turn a blind eye, but in the end, they would all part ways to honor him. Nowadays, even if I don't dare to ask for these filial piety, it is obviously impossible to make all my subordinates honest.
If these censors were to investigate later, more Ma Dayong would probably be discovered. If they attack in groups, no matter how good-tempered the emperor is, he will probably become dissatisfied with himself and get angry if he listens too much.
Thinking like this, Cao Huachun suddenly felt a little regretful. He had long known that he could not go against the outer court. Although he could be powerful for a while, he could not stop these people from nagging the emperor every day! The most important thing is that Dongchang’s butt will probably not be clean in the future! what to do?
At this time, the scene seemed a little chaotic again, and the sound of silent whips sounded again.
"Pa bang bang..."
When everyone calmed down, Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Cao Huachun, who was obviously a little uneasy, and understood in his heart that Cao Huachun had been on good terms with civil servants for a long time, and could not adapt to his previous role of "Wei Zhongxian" for a while. It seems that I need to give him some confidence. Well, all of this is within my control.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen said coldly: "Cao Daban has already reported these matters in Dongchang to me. Now that the ministers have also mentioned it, what about Cao Daban?"
"The slave is here!" Cao Huachun heard that the emperor's tone seemed to be biased towards him, and he was overjoyed and quickly replied.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and shouted loudly: "I am very pleased that Dongchang has made great achievements this time. But the moths in Dongchang who have violated the national law must be severely punished. Today Liu Yushi reported the story of Ma Dayong , be sure to investigate clearly. The innocent will be given justice, and the guilty will be dealt with how they should be dealt with!"
"Your servant accepts the order!" Cao Huachun immediately accepted the order.
At this time, from the signal released by the emperor, he understood that he had contributed to establishing the Royal Horse Supervisor, which made the emperor very happy. Even if his men were in trouble, he would be fine, and he was naturally relieved.
The Censor Yanguan below couldn't help but be disappointed when he heard that the emperor asked the Dongchang Admiral to investigate himself. What could he find out in this way? But the outer court cannot control Dongchang, unless the emperor gives it a special order!
They were still disappointed, but they didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen was not over yet, and continued to say to Cao Huachun: "Dongchang has done a great job this time, and he helped me uncover the major case of the Imperial Horse Prison. I think that Dongchang should continue his efforts. Supervise the world for me; at the same time, Dongchang must also discipline itself, and the big companion must also find out the bad apples among them to calm the hearts of all officials. For manpower issues, there is no need to allocate Jin Yiwei, I will give some to the big companion!"
As an emperor, of course, he cannot protect those who have violated national laws. Otherwise, the illegality of the law will naturally take effect, and corruption in the officialdom will be impossible to curb.
Anyone or anything, even if you want to be accommodating, you must have a reason, that is, a reason that can be justified! Therefore, on the surface, Emperor Chongzhen naturally asked Dongchang to be self-disciplined, and it should be investigated anyway!
Cao Huachun heard that he had nothing to do. The emperor even wanted to reward Dongchang and expand it. Naturally, he was very happy about this.
Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at the ministers below, and before they could react, he said loudly: "The imperial court is indeed in arrears with your salaries, and I feel guilty about this. Don't worry, gentlemen. Therefore, I will compensate you sooner or later. But today, the matter of human life and fate still needs to be resolved, so that’s good!"
When the civil and military officials heard this, they couldn't help but feel speechless. How dare they think that after so many things happened just now, the emperor was still thinking about the more than 5,000 refugees. And it seemed that the emperor had a solution?
Some officials who were more agile in thinking immediately understood from what the emperor just said, how the emperor planned to deal with the remaining refugees who could not be resettled!
Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen said loudly from above: "Every official of the fifth rank or above in the capital, together with the princes and nobles, will bring one refugee back to the mansion as a helper from each mansion. The contract period is until the Tatars retreat and the refugees can return home. This is One of them!"
Hearing this, some of the civil and military officials below breathed a sigh of relief, while others were speechless.
At this time, some people are actually secretly gloating in their hearts that your high level may not necessarily be a benefit! hehe!
"Secondly, I think the remaining people are not too many, so I will add more people to Dongchang. Of course, Dongchang's responsibilities are important, so the candidates should be selected by Dongchang first. In this way, the refugees from the capital should be able to Once this is solved, I can feel relieved!"
Once this plan came out, the officials below were no longer monolithic.
Officials below the fifth rank all praised the emperor's kindness, which was a blessing to the people. Obviously, they agreed with this plan because it was none of their business. Although officials of the fifth rank and above still want to complain, in the midst of the praises of the saints, if they still complain, believe it or not, they will be attacked by the censors! Because these censors, except for a few headed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, are all in the seventh grade.
Cao Huachun was also happy. Nowadays, most of the more than 5,000 refugees in the capital, the old, the weak, and the infirm have died of cold and starvation. The remaining ones are mostly strong people. There are definitely some who can be selected from them. In this way, Dongchang can grow stronger, and at the same time, it can clean up those unscrupulous subordinates, and there is no need to worry about no one being available!
In the past, every official had to take one refugee home, but now he has to take one back only after he has retired to a fifth-rank official or above. It seems that he has won a round, which makes people less miserable. Some people agreed, some acquiesced, and some were speechless. In the end, no one dared to object to this plan, and it was settled.
Emperor Chongzhen was a little happy when he saw this. In this way, several of my goals have been achieved.
