Emperor Chongzhen looked at the lines of text, and to be honest, he was in a good mood.
This Qian Qianyi is also famous in later generations, because he also has another nickname: The water is too cold!
Regarding Qian Qianyi's performance in the original history, to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen did not have a good impression of him. When he traveled back in time, Qian Qianyi had already been laid off and returned home. Otherwise, with the current atmosphere in the officialdom and Qian Qianyi's life style, he would definitely get into trouble in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen.
However, now that he has returned, as a big boss of Donglin, he probably wanted to use his veteran status to teach Zhang Pu a lesson when it came to Zhang Pu's move south. However, things turned serious, and finally... No one showed mercy to anyone, and he was completely torn apart.
Not bad! Emperor Chongzhen was so happy that he couldn't help but think that it seemed that he was right in correctly predicting Wu Changshi's memorial. In this way, the place where Zhang Pu patrolled was Qian Qianyi's hometown, which gave Zhang Pu an opportunity to take good care of Qian Qianyi.
It is estimated that within the next two days, my reply to Wu Chang's decree will arrive in Yangzhou. Then continue to sit and watch the Diaoyutai and watch a good show.
As he was thinking about it, suddenly, he saw a line of words slowly unfolding in front of him. Needless to say, the system responded again, which made him feel happy and quickly took a closer look.
"The current dilemma of the Ming Dynasty is that the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has become extremely decayed after nearly two hundred and seventy years. All kinds of officialdom rules have long been destroyed. To revive the Ming Dynasty, a clean and efficient government agency is indispensable. Otherwise, no matter how wise the emperor is, he will not be able to bring real benefits to the people of the Ming Dynasty without reliable executive officials! The host has now used Zhang Pu, the leader of the restoration community, as a breakthrough point to successfully provoke internal strife in the originally monolithic Jiangnan officialdom. It is a plan to rectify the officialdom. , the best start to refresh the administration of officials. If you go in the right direction, you will get twice the result with half the effort. I would like to reward you with a Grade A eavesdropping seed as an encouragement!"
After reading this content, Emperor Chongzhen really wanted to praise the system. He thought to himself: My heart is very fragile, so I should give more encouragement!
Looking at the sparkling Class A eavesdropping seed, Emperor Chongzhen thought again how to use this seed?
Of course, his first thought was what he had just thought about, which was to check the quotas for official and gentry privileges and exemptions and to collect back taxes. This incident should have the biggest shock to the officialdom. To put it bluntly, in the southern official circles, even if the Manchus invaded the pass, they would not be as shocked as this incident!
This matter can only be successful once and for all. If it is boycotted by those Jiangnan officials and gentry this time, it will be even more difficult to do it again later.
With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen decided to use the newly obtained Class A eavesdropping seed on this matter.
So how to use it? He couldn't help but fall into deep thinking.
I don't know how long it took, but Emperor Chongzhen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he obviously had an idea. Then, following his order, Yang Tinglin, the censor of Youqiandu, came to see him.
Not long after, Yang Tinglin arrived at Wenhua Hall.
The year before last, he was just a staff doctor in the Ministry of War, but he performed well in the war when Jianlu invaded the pass, and was promoted by the emperor to be the censor of Youqiandu. He naturally kept the Emperor's kindness in mind and had been working diligently and fulfilling his duties since he took office.
This time, when the emperor summoned him, he thought he was going to ask about the situation in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he made preparations in his mind on the way there.
But he didn't expect that the emperor would actually ask him: "How do you think the officialdom in the south is?"
Yang Tinglin is from Jiangxi. He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Chongzhen. He also ranked high, but he has always been unsatisfactory. He was suppressed by his colleagues in the officialdom. It was only last year that he became successful. However, this was because he was dedicated to the country and fought to the death. In exchange for it on the battlefield. Earlier, he could not stand Yang Sichang and impeached him. Therefore, he did not have a good impression of his colleagues in the officialdom.
At this time, when he heard the emperor ask him this question, he did not hesitate and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, I think that the Jiangnan officialdom only cares about small families and has no sense of justice. Greed is rampant, drunken life and death, for the sake of pleasure. For the most!"
Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect his comments to be so low. He couldn't help but be a little surprised, and immediately asked: "Oh, why do you say such a thing?"
Yang Tinglin originally told the truth, but when he saw that the emperor didn't look angry, he started to talk to the emperor non-stop.
Shilin in the south of the Yangtze River has a rotten atmosphere, and there are many romantic places, which are the most famous, far better than those in the north. This can be seen from this. Moreover, he has a masculine style. He likes to wear women's clothes, put on makeup and powder, and show off in the market, which is a pleasure to him.
Local officials all seek profit for themselves, either for wealth or fame. Those who are looking for wealth will get real gold and silver, and those who are looking for fame will put a frame in front of the government office so that merchants and common people can pay their own taxes. They are called parents and officials!
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Yang Tinglin said a lot at once. When he came to the end, he suddenly made up his mind and said seriously to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I think there is a big reason why the officialdom in Jiangnan will be like this. It is because I established the North and South in Ming Dynasty. The capital, and the officialdom acquiesces, the officials who accompany the capital in Tianfu are all retired officials who are frustrated by the officialdom. In this way, the officials who accompany the capital have no hope of official career, and they have the heart to pursue pleasure. This is really inappropriate!"
If it were an ordinary official, he would never say such a thing. Because this matter is what it is. If you tell the emperor, will the emperor change? Moreover, if this matter were to spread, the officials in the capital would not like to hear it.
But Yang Tinglin is such a person, upright and pursuing. Now that he had mentioned it, he would tell the emperor whether it was a thankless matter or not.
In the original history, Yang Tinglin was suppressed by Yang Sichang and eventually returned to his hometown. Logically speaking, he should have opinions about the Chongzhen Dynasty. After all, Yang Sichang's power was caused by Emperor Chongzhen's partial belief. He, Yang Tinglin, was the victim of this.
However, when Li Zicheng invaded the capital and word spread to the south that Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself, Yang Tinglin cried endlessly, so he recruited troops in Jiangxi to serve the king and named himself Jianshan, intending to follow the example of Wen Tianxiang (alias Wenshan) and Xie Fangde (alias Dieshan). Two mountain festivals. In fact, he also did everything he could. After the defeat of the Qing Dynasty, he committed suicide by drowning and died for his country. He was given the posthumous title Wenzheng.
At this time, after Yang Tinglin finished speaking, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen with his head held high. Anyway, he had already said it. Regardless of whether it was a disaster or a blessing, he had to bear the consequences of what he said.
But who would have expected that Emperor Chongzhen laughed after hearing this, which was a bit different from what Yang Tinglin thought.
Because he thought that even if the emperor was not angry about this matter, he would still avoid the topic, because other dynasties did not have it, only the Ming Dynasty had it, and this was Chengzu's fault.
While he was a little confused, Emperor Chongzhen already said: "I have been thinking about the matter of accompanying the capital. If it is only used as a retirement home for idle officials, it is indeed inappropriate..."
When Yang Tinglin heard this, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face. He thought, he had already dared to speak out, but he didn't expect that the emperor actually had no scruples. He even said that the capital was a retirement home for idle officials. What the emperor said Is it appropriate to say it?
However, Emperor Chongzhen didn't seem to care at all about whether it was appropriate or not. He still said: "The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory. If the capital is only in the capital, it is too far to the south and is out of reach. I have other plans in the future. The south It will be more important to change. Therefore, I think that we cannot let the officials who accompany the capital become idle men who have nothing to do. As you said, doing nothing will ruin the atmosphere of Jiangnan. "
Yang Tinglin was stunned. What is the emperor going to do? Is it possible to move the capital?
After Chengzu moved the capital to the capital, the subsequent emperors actually thought about moving to Tianfu, but for various reasons, even though they were prepared to move the capital, they did not move back in the end.
Moving the capital is a big deal, involving all aspects, and it is not something that can be done easily!
Before he could ask, Emperor Chongzhen said it himself: "My idea is to let the officials who accompany the capital to perform their official duties effectively. The six ministries and nine ministers must do their jobs well. Of course, the main thing is Respond quickly to incidents in the southern provinces.”
Although Emperor Chongzhen did not say it, it goes without saying that when it comes to some major matters, of course it is still up to the emperor to make the decision.
When Yang Tinglin heard this, he immediately beamed with joy, bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
He didn't know that when Emperor Chongzhen said this, he was actually considering whether to sit in the capital for a few years, then go to Yingtian Mansion for a few years, and finally, after settling the north, move the capital to the south, using the Yangtze River as the hub, connecting The provinces of the Ming Dynasty can also compete for hegemony on the sea. To be honest, the transportation here in the capital is not very convenient compared to Tianfu.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen heard that Yang Tinglin obviously agreed with his idea, so he said to him with confidence: "In this case, I intend to change your position to the Zuodu Yushi of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate. Go over first and inspect the officialdom for me. Once there is a foundation for the trend, I will issue an order to announce what I said today, how about it?"
If you don't say hello first, it will be considered a promotion, but going to Nanjing to take up a post will, in the eyes of others, mean you have lost your sacred heart and become an idle official.
Yang Tinglin was of course happy after hearing this. Not only was he promoted, but his suggestions were responded to by the emperor, which showed that he was absolutely valued. Therefore, he immediately bowed to accept the order and said: "I obey the order!"
"Oh, that's right!" When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he seemed to think of something, and told Yang Tinglin, "Zhang Pu patrols the place to check the quota of officials and gentry's exemptions and collect the arrears. If he can't stand it, please tell me." Support him, because this is also a very important thing to rectify the atmosphere of officialdom!"
"I obey the order!" Yang Tinglin responded loudly without hesitation.
So Emperor Chongzhen rewarded him with the Class A eavesdropping seed.
As soon as Yang Tinglin left, Emperor Chongzhen sent an order to summon Lu Jiude, explained to him, and then changed him to Nanjing's garrison eunuch, and rushed to Nanjing to take up his post.
In Nanjing, the biggest authority was not the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers, but the guarding eunuchs, who had great power.
Emperor Chongzhen was worried that Yang Tinglin would not be enough, so he asked Lu Jiude, who had led troops in battles, to take charge.
After arranging these things, Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts turned to Wu Zhong, who was now the Prince Consort of the Qing Dynasty.
At this time, he was already at sea. Listening to his conversation with the commander of the Jianlu Navy, the two ships did not dare to go directly to Dengzhou and then go south along the coast. Instead, they went directly south to the south of the Yangtze River. I don’t know where they are now?
This is a bit troublesome! Now, only he can know exactly where Wu Zhong is and what he is doing by eavesdropping on the seeds. If someone is sent to Jiangnan, it will take many days to get there from the capital. Maybe Wu Zhong has changed places and done other things, and there will be no way to make arrangements for Wuzhong's situation.
Speaking of which, the traffic at this time is too backward. In later generations, it would take an hour to drive, but now it would take a whole day on horseback, which was not necessarily possible, let alone comfortable. Not to mention the speed of high-speed trains and airplanes.
The traffic is backward and communication is inconvenient!
Emperor Chongzhen thought about this matter and felt that it was a bit troublesome. The best solution was to rush to Jiangnan in person. This way he could not only understand what Wu Zhong was doing in time, but also know whether he was loyal to the Ming Dynasty or whether he had defected and completely surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Already? In addition, the chess piece Wu Zhong can also be arranged according to the situation in Jiangnan, so as to maximize the rectification of the officials and gentry in Jiangnan, so that the Ming Dynasty officialdom can be cleaned up.
However, as the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, how could he leave the capital easily? Although it had happened once before, it was a personal expedition by the imperial commander to annihilate the newly-increased bandits. This matter could at least be tolerated on the bright side.
If you want to go to Jiangnan, of course you have to go secretly. In this way, if the emperor disappears in the capital, the impact will be great. What's even more annoying is that in this era of inconvenient transportation, it will take at least several months to go to Jiangnan, instead of two or three days. You can sneak out and come back secretly.
After thinking for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen still couldn't decide.
But after a while, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he decided to take advantage of this opportunity to attack first.
Lu Xiangsheng, on the other hand, is already making final preparations and is about to move across the sea. You should also pay attention to this side.
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While he was thinking about these things here, Wu Changshi, who was lying in bed, had already heard the news from his servants. He knew that Zhang Pu had made a big fuss in Qiuyue Pavilion. He not only arrested eight people with official positions, but also captured Hou Fangyu. He and Qian Qianyi were so angry that they fainted and vomited blood. This matter was a big deal!
When Jin Yiwei was by his side, he sighed and said, "Brother Zhang is really impulsive, why should he be the same as those people?"
As he spoke, there was an expression of concern for Zhang Pu and pity for him.
