The heavens start with letting the bullets fly
Chapter 1259
Chapter 1259
The two had a chat, Zhou Huaian's eyes moved, and he changed the subject without a trace: "Speaking of Lin Xiong's reputation, I often hear it even in the south of the Yangtze River. I will go to the capital soon, and I want to take the opportunity to visit Lin Shilang, if he hadn't taught you a young knight, I'm afraid I would have lost the Northwest four years ago!"
Li Chishui sighed: "Brother Zhou has a chivalrous heart, saving the flesh and blood of the righteous is what a great hero does. What Li has heard and seen in his life, only my elder brother can stand by your side."
Zhou Huaian sighed inwardly when he heard this, but he didn't show it at all on his face.
He also participated in the defense of the capital in his early years. Under Yu Qianyu Shaobao, Yang Yuxuan and Mr. Yang, he can be regarded as a great plan, but he did not expect that the situation would change, and he would become a bandit. A young man with a weak crown turned out to be a man of the Ming Dynasty In just four years, he actually became the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Justice. He was already on par with Yang Yuxuan back then, and was only one step away from reaching the position of Yu Shaobao.
But don't forget, this person is only 20 years old!
But no one in the ruling and opposition parties is dissatisfied!
Because his achievements can be said to be rare in 50 years.
Even Zhou Huaian might be dissatisfied in his heart, but he also admitted that Chen Zhao's meritorious service was enough to serve as the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment.
Thinking of this, he asked, "You and I are both going to Beijing, why not go together all the way?"
Li Chishui shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work. According to my elder brother's letter, I'm going to Henan, and then to Shanxi, passing through Datong and heading east to Beijing. Let him go on tour!"
Zhou Huaian couldn't help but secretly nodded after hearing this.
This Chen Zhao, even with his own people, cultivated him so meticulously, no wonder he was able to become an important minister at such a young age.
After the two bid farewell, Li Chishui went northward with fresh clothes and angry horses, entering Henan Province.
When he entered Luoyang City, he couldn't help being stunned.
The streets are clean and tidy, the unique three-story wooden buildings are neatly lined on both sides, and the people who come and go are shining...
Luoyang City was unusual, and it gave Li Chishui a very weird feeling, as if the whole world had changed, and it was completely different from the scene he had traveled before.It was as if they had come to another world, not the Ming Dynasty they were familiar with.
Compared with those prosperous big cities in the south, Luoyang seems too clean and well-behaved!
Yes, it's the rules!
The pedestrians and business travelers coming and going, as well as the hawkers and shops on the street, as well as the restaurants and teahouses looked no different from the towns in other places, but he felt very orderly.
People's words and deeds seem to be bound by invisible rules, and it seems that even the air is filled with a solemn atmosphere.
This made Li Chishui, who is free and unrestrained and loves freedom, quite unaccustomed, and felt as uncomfortable as coming to a strange world.
Of course, he knew in his heart that the city in front of him was to blame for it!
Of course it belonged to his elder brother Chen Zhao!
It is his real achievement!
As the heartland of the Central Plains, Henan has excellent geographical conditions. Unfortunately, for some reason, it can’t develop. Compared with Jiangnan and Gyeonggi, it’s far behind. It’s not much different from ordinary provinces. .
Even because of the frequent flooding of the Yellow River, Henan will become a disaster area every few years. Floods, droughts, locust plagues and other disasters are endless, harming and depleting the vitality of the land of Henan.
It was not until Chen Zhao went on tour four years ago that all this changed.
Chen Zhaodai went on a patrol, and the places he passed were really head-stirred, killing countless White Lotus Sect masters, and the infinite power he displayed made the generals also feel admiration.
After taking down several Henan officials in succession, Zhu Qizhen finally stood up to all opinions and appointed Chen Zhao, who was less than [-] years old, as the chief secretary of Henan, which completely shocked the world.
Chen Zhaozhen was extremely stubborn and used extremely terrifying and coercive methods to govern Henan. First, he easily solved the nascent civil unrest, and then embarked on a jaw-dropping expansion and construction in the devastated land of Henan.
The bustling construction scene and the terrifying sight of howling and screaming make people feel excited but frightened every time they recall it.
Crazy, the whole of Henan went crazy during that period of time!
In three years, the land of Henan has undergone earth-shaking changes. In terms of the infrastructure and public facilities built by Chen Zhao, it has completely crossed the south of the Yangtze River and the capital.
The biggest change that Chen Zhao brought to the land of Henan is probably the rules and order that have been integrated into the bones of the people in Luoyang City.
Back then, for the sake of the order and rules in Henan, although Chen Zhao didn't ruthlessly kill people's heads and blood flowed into rivers, he still made a scene of earth-shattering and crying. There were almost no people in Henan who had not received harsh lessons and lessons. punish.
Of course, the so-called death and political interest.
After Chen Zhao entered Beijing, except for Luoyang City, which he had been renovating for the longest time, the other towns quickly returned to their previous appearance, which is embarrassing.
Even if the Luoyang City in front of us is "de-Chen Zhaohua" by the successor, I am afraid it will soon return to the appearance of a northern city.
While Li Chishui was wandering in Luoyang City, Chen Zhaozheng was riding at the gate of the palace to join a group of important ministers to attend the small court meeting in Qinzheng Hall.
Xiaochao will be as lively as ever.
Xu is the emperor of Chenghua, Zhu Jianshen, who showed the appearance of a wise king, and many ministers were a little divided.
Some just want to hug the emperor's thigh, and they will support whatever His Majesty says.
And the other part is because of the older ones, who always rely on the old to sell the old, but the officials impeach the emperor...
But more of those who have no connections are flattering the emperor.
Either by moisturizing things silently, or by talking loudly, in short, he tried his best to praise the emperor.
After all, not everyone has such tough bones.
So Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen recruited a lot of talents!
Chen Zhao didn't take part in the "routine activities" of praising Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen, but no one dared to underestimate his opinion.
As long as it does not involve the major policies of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, or someone wants to do something secretly, he regards himself as a transparent person, and he is not in the mood to participate in those meaningless debates.
Maybe it was because Chen Zhao was too leisurely, or maybe it was because he was upset and wanted to find a place to vent his feelings, Zhu Jianshen suddenly changed the subject and said about Chen Zhao: "What do you loves think about the proposal made by Minister Lin the day before yesterday?"
As soon as this remark came out, the Hall of Qinzheng was suddenly silent. No matter whether it was Zhu Jianshen who could stop the gangsters in the first place, there were still many masters trying to figure out how to make a fortune in various ways.
None of the generals in the court are willing to easily provoke this natural boss of the court...
What did Chen Zhao suggest?
It's very simple, isn't he the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment right now? All his actions are to maximize the influence and power of the Ministry of Punishment.
The Ministry of Punishment is the supreme law of later generations, the integration of powerful departments such as the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice. As a result, its current position is a marginal part of the six ministries that is stronger than the Ministry of Industry, and it does not match the power in its hands.
The key reason is that the Ministry of Criminal Justice is only playing a guiding role at this time, and does not actually control the real power of law enforcement and trial in Daqing. These rights are all divided up by the local government, and it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
Moreover, the officials before the Ministry of Punishment didn't care much about it. Due to manpower and fear of trouble, this situation has continued until now.
If Chen Zhao wants to have the right to speak in the Ministry of Punishment and become the leader of the Ministry of Punishment, he must have the obligation to give power to the Ministry of Punishment.
As long as he does this, he will be the uncrowned king of the Ministry of Punishments.
As for what Lu Yu, the Minister of Punishment, would think.
Of course he didn't think much about it.
After all, he was already 70 or [-] years old. He was looking at someone who was about to become an official, and he wanted to pave the way for future generations. Naturally, he would not offend Chen Zhao, a junior.
It is better to bully the old than to bully the young.
Chen Zhao's suggestion, to put it simply, is to expand the number of officials in the Ministry of Punishment and arrange them as "inspectors" to go to the following states and government offices to supervise the local security situation.
They are not only inspectors, but also supervisors. They also have a yamen team around them, which are directly managed by the Ministry of Justice and are not affiliated with the local yamen.
Simply put, it is mixed with sand below.
Among them, the Jiangnan area is particularly important.
It is the land of fish and rice, the most prosperous place in Ming Dynasty, and it is related to the culture and taxation of Ming Dynasty, so there is absolutely nothing to lose.
Therefore, in time, the six departments of Yingtian Mansion and the Yamen of the capital could not let go.
After all, Jiangnan is the most important place in the world, and the competition among the various forces is the most intense. One more criminal department can help the court to control the finances and taxes more easily.
"Master Chen's proposal is indeed good. It can strengthen the imperial court's supervision and control over local officials. But isn't the number of people too high?"
After a long time, Ma Ang, Minister of the Household Department, put forward a different opinion, and said with a wry smile: "According to Mr. Chen's intention, at least the number of officials in the Ministry of Punishment should be increased by more than ten times, and the monthly salary alone is not a small amount!"
"As long as these new officials are given basic living allowances, and there is no need to pay salaries in the form of subsidies, no matter how difficult the court is, it should still be able to get this little money, right? Half a stone of rice a month, plus the previous subsidies, no Is that much?" Chen Zhao smiled lightly and retorted calmly.
Chen Zhao wasn't angry either, and asked lightly.
The important officials present looked at each other, and even Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, couldn't help being moved.
This amount of money and food is really not much, it can be said that it just meets the basic living expenses.
Even the servants of many big families earn more than this every month.
"With such a low price, will those Jinshi be willing?"
Wang Ao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, couldn't help but exclaimed, his face was full of disbelief.
"The Ming Dynasty not only had Jinshi, but also Juren. Jinshi can go to the Imperial Academy, and they can wait for the real shortage, but there are too many Juren! After all, the Ming Dynasty produces a huge number of Juren every three years. Some can be officials, but most of them can only be idle, this is not the future of scholars, right?"
Chen Zhao said,
During this conversation, everyone stopped talking.
Although the literacy rate of the Ming Dynasty was not as good as that of the Song Dynasty, after all, the population base was large. Even if one person was chosen from a thousand miles, it would be tens of thousands.Those with connections are naturally easy to talk to, but life without connections is quite difficult.
Everyone has been in the cold window for ten years, so that one day they will leap into the dragon's gate.
However, if you fail for a long time, you will inevitably lose your mental balance. If you do something harmful to the society, it will not be worth the loss.
Chen Zhao continued: "Ten years of hard study and one day become famous, but in the end you have to continue to wait for an official position that you don't know if there is a possibility. This is the real pain!"
"In my proposal, although they are only assigned to the lowest level of officials, and the subsidies are also the lowest, but if they perform well, they can directly become high-ranking officials. This is the real hope for them!"
He laughed, shook his head and curled his lips and said, "Besides, although the subsidy is pitifully small, it's not a problem to support themselves or even a family of four. It's just that life is a little bit hard, and there will always be a day when they will make it!"
As he said that, his cold eyes slowly scanned the important officials present, and he said calmly: "It's better than them all getting Jinshi and becoming reserve officials, and needing family caregivers. At least they don't have to feel too guilty, right? I've finished saying this, everyone. Who is in favor and who is against?”
The Xiaochao meeting was suddenly silent. Everyone really had nothing to say. Chen Zhao had already said this. If they kept chattering, if the news was leaked, the fun would be great. Anyone who objected would definitely become a The mortal enemy of all scholars in the world.
No one present could bear such a responsibility, even today's son Zhu Jianshen was no exception!
And why did Zhu Jianshen object?
He laughed and said directly: "I think Master Chen's idea is good, what do you think?"
For Zhu Jianshen, the most important thing right now is to win over the talents he has mastered.
After all, he was only this year, and all the ministers in the dynasty were retained by the late emperor and were all senior.
These old guys are used to being officials, and they are all good at bragging and irrational words, so that the emperor often encounters obstacles of one kind or another when he implements his own policies, and he still can't find enough people to break the situation.
Because Zhu Jianshen had been the prince for many years and cultivated a group of loyal ministers, but after all, the number was limited.
He wanted to eliminate the veterans of the former court, and he also wanted to promote his own people to the top. Where did the fresh blood of so many officials come from? Naturally, it was the Spring Festival every three years, and the selection of the department held from time to time.
He didn't know how to arrange these disciples of the Son of Heaven before, but Chen Zhao came up with a very good idea to send 'inspectors' to various governments in the name of Xingbu!
The so-called "inspector" sounds nice, but it is actually a disguised form of supervising popularity, supervising the conduct of local officials, as well as their performance and reputation as officials.
Of course, Chen Zhaoshang’s memorandum didn’t say that, it only said that “inspectors” were sent to supervise the affairs of the local prison. As for whether other matters will be reported to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, it’s not up to him to seal someone up. .
As long as Zhu Jianshen intervenes in time and pays more attention, he will definitely be able to pick out his own talents from among them!
After all, Chen Zhao was only 20 years old, about the same age as himself.
In fact, this is the vertical management system of the Ministry of Justice. In addition, he also wants to completely integrate the law enforcement powers of local governments into the supervision and management of the 'ombudsman', forming a dual management system with local governments, and not giving these places Opportunity for the princes to behave mischievously.
Zhu Jianshen had the air of a wise monarch, so he could see the benefits of it at a glance, especially the benefits to his emperor's rule. Therefore, after Chen Zhao's sharp words left the rest of the ministers speechless, he did not hesitate to express his support.
The rest of the important ministers naturally also saw the benefits of it. They were all bigwigs in the court, so they naturally hoped that the more power they had in their hands, the better, and the more obedient the local government, the better. Chen Zhao's proposal would also benefit them a lot.
Seeing that His Majesty expressed his support, the others did not want to offend the scholars in the world, and did not dare to oppose it.
As a result, a proposal that might have caused turmoil in the court was so easily passed at the Small Court Meeting.
"If that's the case, let's send the first five 'inspectors' to Suzhou!"
Chen Zhao nodded lightly and said directly, "The water there is very muddy. I want to see if the local officials are still under the control of the imperial court?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, then nodded together.
Suhangning, as well as Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River, can be said to be the most prosperous places in the Ming Dynasty, and also the places where local rich merchants have the greatest power.
A pilot test was carried out here, and it became clear that the walnuts were the hardest to pick and smash!
This Chen Zhao really has a big picture, and he is a minister suitable for overcoming obstacles!
Apparently, the young Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, who is known for his toughness, used such methods to relieve him of pressure in the face of the mighty Jiangnan.
He is majestic and majestic, his body is like a mountain, the depths stop and the mountains stagnate, and his momentum is so extraordinary that all the ministers dare not speak.
At this moment, even the emperor Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting on the upper dragon chair, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, not daring to express any objection, for fear of causing a strong reaction from Chen Zhao. as a result of.
"Since His Majesty and you all have no objections, the matter has been settled. The first wave of 'inspectors' will be sent to Suzhou, and the second wave will be sent to Linzhou. It's time for the officials and gentry there to take a good beating! "
Chen Zhao's voice resounded in the hall, and it was as if thunder was rolling in the ears of the emperor and all the ministers, making them tremble with fear for a while, and there seemed to be a tragic scene of blood flowing into rivers and heads rolling in front of them...
In fact, most of the civil and military in the Manchu Dynasty came from the Jiangnan area. After all, where the style of writing can cultivate talents better, even after hundreds of years, talents will emerge in large numbers.
It stands to reason that Chen Zhao's proposal to set up a wide range of inspectors is suitable for opposing the gentry in Jiangnan, that is, opposing scholars in Jiangnan, and at the same time opposing officials of Jiangnan origin who are in the court.
But in the past four years, Chen Zhao's great contributions in Henan and in the capital, as well as his invincible power, made it impossible for them to have any objections.
What's more, if it is really opposed, it is also suitable for the context of the world to oppose.
Although there are many officials from the south of the Yangtze River, how can it be possible that there are more officials than those in the world?
When Liu Jian came to the capital by boat, he heard the news that the Ministry of Criminal Justice had set up "inspectors". Sending officials across the south of the Yangtze River is a fake, but setting up officials in the capital is real, this move is so popular, and when the people of the world understand Chen Zhao's routine, I am afraid that the Ministry of Punishment will become the number one in the six departments."
Liu Jian was slightly taken aback, then nodded to express his understanding.
Compared with Li Dongyang, Liu Jian's decisiveness is stronger, but in terms of resourcefulness, he is slightly insufficient.
But it’s just the difference between 98 points and [-] points.
He sighed and said: "We are all determined to assist the king and solve the world's affairs. It is a pity that you and I are still dormant. Since Brother Heng has been flying for nine days, using the world as a pawn."
After a pause, Li Dongyang said: "Before I came, I heard that he had already written to his sworn brother Li Chishui and made a detour back to the capital. I'm afraid it was just for safety."
When he came out of the capital to become an official, he also had talks with Liu Jian and Chen Zhaoduo, and they were very familiar with each other. Li Chishui was studying in Xiandu Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River, so he naturally asked Li Dongyang, a native of the south of the Yangtze River, to take care of him.
"So exaggerated?" Liu Jian was surprised at first, then shook his head and objected: "If nothing else, Chen Zhao is a dignified third-grade official, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, and a superb loyal and brave uncle. The gentry in Jiangnan will not Just for the sake of a few inspectors, right?"
He is from Luoyang, and although he is well aware of the ruthlessness of the gentry, it is hard to imagine how powerful the great merchant in the south of the Yangtze River is.
After all, his time as an official in Jinling was too short.
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case!"
Li Dongyang sighed and said: "The big salt merchants in Yangzhou are not only very rich, but also very courageous. Do you know about the private salt in Jiangnan?"
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty specialized in salt and iron, salt smuggling has become a huge profit, and most of them are operated by brave people. Among them, Huang Chao, a failed scholar in the Tang Dynasty, has engaged in this promising profession.
In the Ming Dynasty, due to the rise of salt merchants in Yangzhou, most of the salt fields in the north and south of the Yangtze River, the Jianghuai area, and Luyu and other places were supplied by salt farms in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, so there was room for large salt merchants to make huge profits.
"Those illicit salt and the salt lords who sell illicit salt are basically the subordinates of those big salt merchants. They are even more daring than Xi Xianxiong imagined!"
Li Dongyang smiled wryly.
"Those big salt merchants have forces in the world as thugs in private, and behind them are the princes, dukes, and elders in the capital as backers. Even the sixth department of Jinling and Duke Wei's mansion have to consider the consequences if they want to move them! Maybe Duke Wei It is the greatest power."
Liu Jian sighed, and said: "It seems that Feng Ziheng has seen through the truth and made it clear that he is using these people as pawns to cultivate his power in the capital."
"It's not just the capital city. I expected him to deploy in several big cities in the north, but he deliberately caused disturbances in the south of the Yangtze River. When people come to their senses, his layout in the capital city and local areas has already been deeply rooted!" Li Dongyang shook his head.
"That is to say, the new officials of the Ministry of Punishment who were sent to the south of the Yangtze River are all abandoned sons?" Liu Jian mused.
"Not necessarily. If there is someone who is polite, courteous and resourceful, and can face off against those gangsters, Feng Ziheng must be willing to promote him!" Li Dongyang sighed.
Liu Jian listened, nodded again and again, and then quickly made a decision, saying: "It seems that after we enter Beijing, we will not only settle down in Zhan Shifu, but also communicate with Chen Zhao more. I think that in the next two to thirty years, The Ming Dynasty is bound to experience major changes unseen in 30 years!"
Li Dongyang's heart shuddered, and he couldn't help but nodded.
He is very wise and thoughtful, but in terms of decisiveness, he is quite different from his good friend.
To put it simply, he acted like a heavy person, but his friend Liu Xixian acted like a heavy person.
The two were talking, when suddenly someone strode up on the pier, and when they saw them, they bowed and saluted: "Young Zhongyonghou's mansion, Feng Ping, pays homage to Lord Liu and Lord Li."
"Oh, it turned out to be Steward Feng." Liu Jian often went to Feng Mansion, so he became more familiar with Feng Ping. When he saw him coming, he asked, "What did Shi Lang Lin send you over for?"
"Returning to the two adults, my master sent the younger one here to invite the two of you to live together at Xiangyun Residence."
"Oh." Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other and nodded together.
"Since brother Feng invites you, it is better to be respectful than obedient. Wait for a while and wait for the two of us to arrange the family, and then we will arrive."
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Xiangyun Juju is the Xiangyun Teahouse he opened back then. Since Chen Zhao took control, he has followed his own plan step by step. After so many years of expansion, it has become a comprehensive theater in the capital that integrates leisure, entertainment, eating and drinking. It is no longer simple. The teahouse can be summed up.
The surrounding shops were all bought and expanded, forming a huge facade that is half a mile long. There are six doors open to the outside world. There are various leisure places in different areas, including opera, storytelling and cross talk. And so on, traditional entertainment methods, because the scripts are adapted from reality, and there are even some plots such as officialdom struggles, so they are deeply loved by young and old in the capital.
This auspicious cloud residence is actually a reference to the Xiangxuehai general created by his wife Tanchun in the world of red chambers.
Xiangyun Juju is the weathervane of the Beijing entertainment circle at this time, and the drama storytelling and jokes they produced will spread throughout the Beijing entertainment circle in a short time, and become the object of imitation, quickly spreading to the north and even the south.
Whether it is the Zhongjun Opera Troupe or the later established Deyun Club and Qingqu Club, they are all world-renowned drama troupes. The famous actors in them can be regarded as top stars, especially some of them, who have the style of Peking Opera performing artists of later generations.
The amount of money that Xiangyunju earns every year is an astonishing number, reaching millions of taels, it is simply a cornucopia.
Over the past few years, it’s not that there are no palaces, government offices, even relatives of the emperor, or nephews of the factory owner who wanted to get their hands on it, but their claws were cut off as soon as they stretched out. Only then did they know that Xiangyunju is Chen Zhao’s business. Even though he was extremely unwilling in his heart, he didn't dare to mess around.
Other officials may have to talk about the officialdom, but Chen Zhao dared to beat people directly.
Chen Zhao is not of the nature of eating alone, but Xiangyunju has a great effect on him, so naturally he will not take out his share to avoid unnecessary troubles.
He told those guys directly that Xiangyunju was very popular, but it was a formal place, and other places such as eating, drinking and having fun were not enough. If you want to get a piece of the pie, then buy the surrounding stores and follow suit. .
But there is one thing that must be guaranteed, no matter who you are, how arrogant you are outside, in Xiangyunju, you must be a man with your tail tucked up, and enjoy the joy inside.But if there is troublemaker, he must be made worse than a beggar.
You must know that the beggars in the capital are under the management of Li Yanbei and Du Tongxuan in name, but in fact they have already been controlled by him.
So in Xiangyunju, Chen Zhao is the uncrowned king!
Where can there be simple characters who dare to reach out to grasp the industry everywhere in the capital?When they heard what Chen Zhao said, they naturally understood the elegant meaning of Xian, and soon sent their confidantes to build a lot of entertainment places around Xiangyun Residence.
There are brothels, Chu halls, men's houses, casinos and so on, and there are even guys who imitate Xiangyunju to open comprehensive entertainment venues. Sure enough, the business is quite prosperous with the popularity of Xiangyunju, although the ability to make money is far less than that of Xiangyunju. Xiangyunju, but the annual income of around 10 taels is not a problem.
Chen Zhao told them that as long as they don't use usury to exploit the common people and don't participate in the purchase of abducted children, then let them manage it, anyway, no matter how they manage it, they can't surpass Xiangyunju.
Although the rich and powerful have a lot of property, they are unique in that they can earn several 10 taels a year. Naturally, they won't forget Chen Zhao, the well digger. This favor.
In this way, a special entertainment industry street has been formed on the street where Xiangyun Residence is located, and it is the most prosperous street in the entire capital, not one of them. This is something that even Chen Zhao did not expect.
Speaking of Xiangyunju, apart from developing into a comprehensive entertainment and leisure place, what Chen Zhao likes the most is naturally its powerful function of guiding public opinion.
As a young Jinshi, Chen Zhao was extremely talented and rose to the top very quickly, which can be said to be unprecedented since the imperial examination system.
But after all, he is too young, and his sudden rise to power will inevitably attract the attention of the ruling and opposition parties. Countless officials are jealous and hate him!
Over time, all kinds of rumors and gossips will naturally spread out.
Although Chen Zhao didn't care about the influence of these public opinions, since he was an official in the imperial court, he was naturally unwilling to break the rules easily. Not everything could be resolved by force.
Therefore, Chen Zhao used Xiangyunju to create a strong public opinion position. This place has become the vane of the entertainment circle in the capital. No matter the new opera, storytelling or cross talk, it will spread throughout the capital in the shortest time, and then spread like the wind. The speed spread throughout Gyeonggi and even the entire northern land.
Chen Zhao, who has experienced the bombardment of modern entertainment information, naturally knows that the diffusion speed of entertainment gossip information is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary mainstream public opinion.
Of course, poems, songs and songs in the literati circle can be regarded as popular culture, and they are also a kind of entertainment and gossip information. Famous songwriters, like modern superstars, occupy a great advantage in public opinion. Such as Liu Yong and Tang Bohu and so on.
At this time, Xiangyunju's influence in the field of public opinion has far exceeded the public opinion grasped by literati, but if anything happens, he is not afraid of playing a public opinion war!
After all, no matter how powerful the literati's pens are, there are few of them!After all, it can't compare with the mouths of the common people.
Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.
The knives of warriors are not as good as the pens of literati, but the pens of literati are never as good as the mouths of ordinary people.
The best way to manipulate public opinion is always to use the word of mouth of the people.
The Ministry of Industry told Zhang Renfeng that he impeached Chen Zhao for treating the peasants harshly when he was governing the Yellow River, and Zhang Renfeng's story immediately spread on the market.
Zhang Renfeng worked as an employee of the Ministry of Industry, and returned to his hometown in good clothes. He met a childhood friend of his and lived a very poor life.So he taught him a lesson: "Li Lu, if you want to live a good life, you have to learn to work more!" Li Lu asked, "How can I work more? The treasury ambassador has never sent me."
Zhang Renfeng replied: "You go to the street in the middle of the night to have a look. You can work overtime as others do. That's fine." Li Lu kept it in mind, and went out to the street in the middle of the night to have a look. The cars kept driving to the local government's warehouse, and they were all moving things to their homes, and they knew how to "work overtime".Li Lu learned how to steal national taxes and soon became rich.
A year later, Li Lu brought a large piece of salted pork to the capital to visit an old friend as a reward for Zhang Renfeng's advice.He came to Zhang Renfeng's house in the Ministry of Industry, hung the salt pork on a nail on the outer wall, went in and said to Zhang Renfeng: "Brother Zhang, after listening to your guidance, I am rich. Now I will bring you a piece of salt pork. To express my gratitude." After hearing this, Zhang Renfeng quickly asked: "Where is the salted pork?" Li Lu replied that it was hanging on the wall outside.Zhang Renfeng was shocked and said, "We also have people working overtime in the Ministry of Works. He immediately opened the door to take a look and found that the salted pork was gone."
As soon as this joke came out, it immediately spread throughout the capital, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice teamed up with Jin Yiwei to investigate Zhang Renfeng's property by taking advantage of the opportunity, and found that his family had a lot of money, most of which were obtained through corruption and perverting the law.
So the dignified Ministry of Industry gave Shizhong, and soon lived in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and was finally sentenced to exile for thousands of miles.
In the eighth year of Tianshun, Yuan Bin, the commander of Jinyiwei, was squeezed out. Yingzong's confidant was well-known and superior. Anti-different.
At this time when Chen Zhao came to Beijing, Menda wanted to humiliate Chen Zhao in order to establish his prestige, but a joke about him immediately spread in the public.
Jinyiwei North Town Governor Qianhu asked Menda for instructions: "Will the next batch of people be executed before lunch or after lunch?" Menda replied: "Of course it is before lunch. We have to save lunch to worship Lord Yue."
This joke sounds like nothing, but it has a huge influence in the market.
The dignified Jinyi Guards are commanding and killing people, but they don't even give anyone a meal to eat.
All of a sudden, thousands of people were instigated, rushed into the Fusi yamen of Jinyiwei North Town, and beat Menda, the commander of Jinyiwei, to death.
So much so that after Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen heard the news, he was overly shocked and died of illness.
After these two examples appeared, the entire court's attacks on Chen Zhao suddenly decreased a lot, and the intensity was even less painful.
As a result, Chen Zhao regained his foothold in the capital, and the new emperor Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen quickly promoted him to be the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and Chen Zhao also became a big boss.
Those who can occupy a high position in the capital are all extremely smart people, so Chen Zhaoqi has become powerful, and no one dares to trouble him casually. There is a price to pay.
Today's Chen Zhao not only has dramas and Xiangyunju, but also has various bookstores. In addition to specially engraving some classics and historical articles, classic works of celebrities over the years, and some masterpieces of great writers, a large part of them are printed. The novels adapted from opera, storytelling and cross talk are not only all the rage in the market, but are also sought-after in the back houses of wealthy families. While entertaining the public, they have opened up a silent propaganda of public opinion.
With the development of Xiangyunju and the expansion of its influence, many discerning people have come to their door, and through the way of delivering new songs, storytelling books or cross talk scripts, they want to achieve certain goals through the guidance of Xiangyunju's public opinion.
So Chen Zhao was high on the top, and by controlling the public opinion, he completely became a chess player.
At this point, even though Chen Zhao is only the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, it is almost impossible for the emperor or the old man to use conventional means to bring down Chen Zhao.
If you want to use unconventional means, Menda is a lesson learned from the past.
(End of this chapter)
The two had a chat, Zhou Huaian's eyes moved, and he changed the subject without a trace: "Speaking of Lin Xiong's reputation, I often hear it even in the south of the Yangtze River. I will go to the capital soon, and I want to take the opportunity to visit Lin Shilang, if he hadn't taught you a young knight, I'm afraid I would have lost the Northwest four years ago!"
Li Chishui sighed: "Brother Zhou has a chivalrous heart, saving the flesh and blood of the righteous is what a great hero does. What Li has heard and seen in his life, only my elder brother can stand by your side."
Zhou Huaian sighed inwardly when he heard this, but he didn't show it at all on his face.
He also participated in the defense of the capital in his early years. Under Yu Qianyu Shaobao, Yang Yuxuan and Mr. Yang, he can be regarded as a great plan, but he did not expect that the situation would change, and he would become a bandit. A young man with a weak crown turned out to be a man of the Ming Dynasty In just four years, he actually became the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Justice. He was already on par with Yang Yuxuan back then, and was only one step away from reaching the position of Yu Shaobao.
But don't forget, this person is only 20 years old!
But no one in the ruling and opposition parties is dissatisfied!
Because his achievements can be said to be rare in 50 years.
Even Zhou Huaian might be dissatisfied in his heart, but he also admitted that Chen Zhao's meritorious service was enough to serve as the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment.
Thinking of this, he asked, "You and I are both going to Beijing, why not go together all the way?"
Li Chishui shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work. According to my elder brother's letter, I'm going to Henan, and then to Shanxi, passing through Datong and heading east to Beijing. Let him go on tour!"
Zhou Huaian couldn't help but secretly nodded after hearing this.
This Chen Zhao, even with his own people, cultivated him so meticulously, no wonder he was able to become an important minister at such a young age.
After the two bid farewell, Li Chishui went northward with fresh clothes and angry horses, entering Henan Province.
When he entered Luoyang City, he couldn't help being stunned.
The streets are clean and tidy, the unique three-story wooden buildings are neatly lined on both sides, and the people who come and go are shining...
Luoyang City was unusual, and it gave Li Chishui a very weird feeling, as if the whole world had changed, and it was completely different from the scene he had traveled before.It was as if they had come to another world, not the Ming Dynasty they were familiar with.
Compared with those prosperous big cities in the south, Luoyang seems too clean and well-behaved!
Yes, it's the rules!
The pedestrians and business travelers coming and going, as well as the hawkers and shops on the street, as well as the restaurants and teahouses looked no different from the towns in other places, but he felt very orderly.
People's words and deeds seem to be bound by invisible rules, and it seems that even the air is filled with a solemn atmosphere.
This made Li Chishui, who is free and unrestrained and loves freedom, quite unaccustomed, and felt as uncomfortable as coming to a strange world.
Of course, he knew in his heart that the city in front of him was to blame for it!
Of course it belonged to his elder brother Chen Zhao!
It is his real achievement!
As the heartland of the Central Plains, Henan has excellent geographical conditions. Unfortunately, for some reason, it can’t develop. Compared with Jiangnan and Gyeonggi, it’s far behind. It’s not much different from ordinary provinces. .
Even because of the frequent flooding of the Yellow River, Henan will become a disaster area every few years. Floods, droughts, locust plagues and other disasters are endless, harming and depleting the vitality of the land of Henan.
It was not until Chen Zhao went on tour four years ago that all this changed.
Chen Zhaodai went on a patrol, and the places he passed were really head-stirred, killing countless White Lotus Sect masters, and the infinite power he displayed made the generals also feel admiration.
After taking down several Henan officials in succession, Zhu Qizhen finally stood up to all opinions and appointed Chen Zhao, who was less than [-] years old, as the chief secretary of Henan, which completely shocked the world.
Chen Zhaozhen was extremely stubborn and used extremely terrifying and coercive methods to govern Henan. First, he easily solved the nascent civil unrest, and then embarked on a jaw-dropping expansion and construction in the devastated land of Henan.
The bustling construction scene and the terrifying sight of howling and screaming make people feel excited but frightened every time they recall it.
Crazy, the whole of Henan went crazy during that period of time!
In three years, the land of Henan has undergone earth-shaking changes. In terms of the infrastructure and public facilities built by Chen Zhao, it has completely crossed the south of the Yangtze River and the capital.
The biggest change that Chen Zhao brought to the land of Henan is probably the rules and order that have been integrated into the bones of the people in Luoyang City.
Back then, for the sake of the order and rules in Henan, although Chen Zhao didn't ruthlessly kill people's heads and blood flowed into rivers, he still made a scene of earth-shattering and crying. There were almost no people in Henan who had not received harsh lessons and lessons. punish.
Of course, the so-called death and political interest.
After Chen Zhao entered Beijing, except for Luoyang City, which he had been renovating for the longest time, the other towns quickly returned to their previous appearance, which is embarrassing.
Even if the Luoyang City in front of us is "de-Chen Zhaohua" by the successor, I am afraid it will soon return to the appearance of a northern city.
While Li Chishui was wandering in Luoyang City, Chen Zhaozheng was riding at the gate of the palace to join a group of important ministers to attend the small court meeting in Qinzheng Hall.
Xiaochao will be as lively as ever.
Xu is the emperor of Chenghua, Zhu Jianshen, who showed the appearance of a wise king, and many ministers were a little divided.
Some just want to hug the emperor's thigh, and they will support whatever His Majesty says.
And the other part is because of the older ones, who always rely on the old to sell the old, but the officials impeach the emperor...
But more of those who have no connections are flattering the emperor.
Either by moisturizing things silently, or by talking loudly, in short, he tried his best to praise the emperor.
After all, not everyone has such tough bones.
So Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen recruited a lot of talents!
Chen Zhao didn't take part in the "routine activities" of praising Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen, but no one dared to underestimate his opinion.
As long as it does not involve the major policies of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, or someone wants to do something secretly, he regards himself as a transparent person, and he is not in the mood to participate in those meaningless debates.
Maybe it was because Chen Zhao was too leisurely, or maybe it was because he was upset and wanted to find a place to vent his feelings, Zhu Jianshen suddenly changed the subject and said about Chen Zhao: "What do you loves think about the proposal made by Minister Lin the day before yesterday?"
As soon as this remark came out, the Hall of Qinzheng was suddenly silent. No matter whether it was Zhu Jianshen who could stop the gangsters in the first place, there were still many masters trying to figure out how to make a fortune in various ways.
None of the generals in the court are willing to easily provoke this natural boss of the court...
What did Chen Zhao suggest?
It's very simple, isn't he the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment right now? All his actions are to maximize the influence and power of the Ministry of Punishment.
The Ministry of Punishment is the supreme law of later generations, the integration of powerful departments such as the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice. As a result, its current position is a marginal part of the six ministries that is stronger than the Ministry of Industry, and it does not match the power in its hands.
The key reason is that the Ministry of Criminal Justice is only playing a guiding role at this time, and does not actually control the real power of law enforcement and trial in Daqing. These rights are all divided up by the local government, and it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
Moreover, the officials before the Ministry of Punishment didn't care much about it. Due to manpower and fear of trouble, this situation has continued until now.
If Chen Zhao wants to have the right to speak in the Ministry of Punishment and become the leader of the Ministry of Punishment, he must have the obligation to give power to the Ministry of Punishment.
As long as he does this, he will be the uncrowned king of the Ministry of Punishments.
As for what Lu Yu, the Minister of Punishment, would think.
Of course he didn't think much about it.
After all, he was already 70 or [-] years old. He was looking at someone who was about to become an official, and he wanted to pave the way for future generations. Naturally, he would not offend Chen Zhao, a junior.
It is better to bully the old than to bully the young.
Chen Zhao's suggestion, to put it simply, is to expand the number of officials in the Ministry of Punishment and arrange them as "inspectors" to go to the following states and government offices to supervise the local security situation.
They are not only inspectors, but also supervisors. They also have a yamen team around them, which are directly managed by the Ministry of Justice and are not affiliated with the local yamen.
Simply put, it is mixed with sand below.
Among them, the Jiangnan area is particularly important.
It is the land of fish and rice, the most prosperous place in Ming Dynasty, and it is related to the culture and taxation of Ming Dynasty, so there is absolutely nothing to lose.
Therefore, in time, the six departments of Yingtian Mansion and the Yamen of the capital could not let go.
After all, Jiangnan is the most important place in the world, and the competition among the various forces is the most intense. One more criminal department can help the court to control the finances and taxes more easily.
"Master Chen's proposal is indeed good. It can strengthen the imperial court's supervision and control over local officials. But isn't the number of people too high?"
After a long time, Ma Ang, Minister of the Household Department, put forward a different opinion, and said with a wry smile: "According to Mr. Chen's intention, at least the number of officials in the Ministry of Punishment should be increased by more than ten times, and the monthly salary alone is not a small amount!"
"As long as these new officials are given basic living allowances, and there is no need to pay salaries in the form of subsidies, no matter how difficult the court is, it should still be able to get this little money, right? Half a stone of rice a month, plus the previous subsidies, no Is that much?" Chen Zhao smiled lightly and retorted calmly.
Chen Zhao wasn't angry either, and asked lightly.
The important officials present looked at each other, and even Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, couldn't help being moved.
This amount of money and food is really not much, it can be said that it just meets the basic living expenses.
Even the servants of many big families earn more than this every month.
"With such a low price, will those Jinshi be willing?"
Wang Ao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, couldn't help but exclaimed, his face was full of disbelief.
"The Ming Dynasty not only had Jinshi, but also Juren. Jinshi can go to the Imperial Academy, and they can wait for the real shortage, but there are too many Juren! After all, the Ming Dynasty produces a huge number of Juren every three years. Some can be officials, but most of them can only be idle, this is not the future of scholars, right?"
Chen Zhao said,
During this conversation, everyone stopped talking.
Although the literacy rate of the Ming Dynasty was not as good as that of the Song Dynasty, after all, the population base was large. Even if one person was chosen from a thousand miles, it would be tens of thousands.Those with connections are naturally easy to talk to, but life without connections is quite difficult.
Everyone has been in the cold window for ten years, so that one day they will leap into the dragon's gate.
However, if you fail for a long time, you will inevitably lose your mental balance. If you do something harmful to the society, it will not be worth the loss.
Chen Zhao continued: "Ten years of hard study and one day become famous, but in the end you have to continue to wait for an official position that you don't know if there is a possibility. This is the real pain!"
"In my proposal, although they are only assigned to the lowest level of officials, and the subsidies are also the lowest, but if they perform well, they can directly become high-ranking officials. This is the real hope for them!"
He laughed, shook his head and curled his lips and said, "Besides, although the subsidy is pitifully small, it's not a problem to support themselves or even a family of four. It's just that life is a little bit hard, and there will always be a day when they will make it!"
As he said that, his cold eyes slowly scanned the important officials present, and he said calmly: "It's better than them all getting Jinshi and becoming reserve officials, and needing family caregivers. At least they don't have to feel too guilty, right? I've finished saying this, everyone. Who is in favor and who is against?”
The Xiaochao meeting was suddenly silent. Everyone really had nothing to say. Chen Zhao had already said this. If they kept chattering, if the news was leaked, the fun would be great. Anyone who objected would definitely become a The mortal enemy of all scholars in the world.
No one present could bear such a responsibility, even today's son Zhu Jianshen was no exception!
And why did Zhu Jianshen object?
He laughed and said directly: "I think Master Chen's idea is good, what do you think?"
For Zhu Jianshen, the most important thing right now is to win over the talents he has mastered.
After all, he was only this year, and all the ministers in the dynasty were retained by the late emperor and were all senior.
These old guys are used to being officials, and they are all good at bragging and irrational words, so that the emperor often encounters obstacles of one kind or another when he implements his own policies, and he still can't find enough people to break the situation.
Because Zhu Jianshen had been the prince for many years and cultivated a group of loyal ministers, but after all, the number was limited.
He wanted to eliminate the veterans of the former court, and he also wanted to promote his own people to the top. Where did the fresh blood of so many officials come from? Naturally, it was the Spring Festival every three years, and the selection of the department held from time to time.
He didn't know how to arrange these disciples of the Son of Heaven before, but Chen Zhao came up with a very good idea to send 'inspectors' to various governments in the name of Xingbu!
The so-called "inspector" sounds nice, but it is actually a disguised form of supervising popularity, supervising the conduct of local officials, as well as their performance and reputation as officials.
Of course, Chen Zhaoshang’s memorandum didn’t say that, it only said that “inspectors” were sent to supervise the affairs of the local prison. As for whether other matters will be reported to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, it’s not up to him to seal someone up. .
As long as Zhu Jianshen intervenes in time and pays more attention, he will definitely be able to pick out his own talents from among them!
After all, Chen Zhao was only 20 years old, about the same age as himself.
In fact, this is the vertical management system of the Ministry of Justice. In addition, he also wants to completely integrate the law enforcement powers of local governments into the supervision and management of the 'ombudsman', forming a dual management system with local governments, and not giving these places Opportunity for the princes to behave mischievously.
Zhu Jianshen had the air of a wise monarch, so he could see the benefits of it at a glance, especially the benefits to his emperor's rule. Therefore, after Chen Zhao's sharp words left the rest of the ministers speechless, he did not hesitate to express his support.
The rest of the important ministers naturally also saw the benefits of it. They were all bigwigs in the court, so they naturally hoped that the more power they had in their hands, the better, and the more obedient the local government, the better. Chen Zhao's proposal would also benefit them a lot.
Seeing that His Majesty expressed his support, the others did not want to offend the scholars in the world, and did not dare to oppose it.
As a result, a proposal that might have caused turmoil in the court was so easily passed at the Small Court Meeting.
"If that's the case, let's send the first five 'inspectors' to Suzhou!"
Chen Zhao nodded lightly and said directly, "The water there is very muddy. I want to see if the local officials are still under the control of the imperial court?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, then nodded together.
Suhangning, as well as Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River, can be said to be the most prosperous places in the Ming Dynasty, and also the places where local rich merchants have the greatest power.
A pilot test was carried out here, and it became clear that the walnuts were the hardest to pick and smash!
This Chen Zhao really has a big picture, and he is a minister suitable for overcoming obstacles!
Apparently, the young Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, who is known for his toughness, used such methods to relieve him of pressure in the face of the mighty Jiangnan.
He is majestic and majestic, his body is like a mountain, the depths stop and the mountains stagnate, and his momentum is so extraordinary that all the ministers dare not speak.
At this moment, even the emperor Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting on the upper dragon chair, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, not daring to express any objection, for fear of causing a strong reaction from Chen Zhao. as a result of.
"Since His Majesty and you all have no objections, the matter has been settled. The first wave of 'inspectors' will be sent to Suzhou, and the second wave will be sent to Linzhou. It's time for the officials and gentry there to take a good beating! "
Chen Zhao's voice resounded in the hall, and it was as if thunder was rolling in the ears of the emperor and all the ministers, making them tremble with fear for a while, and there seemed to be a tragic scene of blood flowing into rivers and heads rolling in front of them...
In fact, most of the civil and military in the Manchu Dynasty came from the Jiangnan area. After all, where the style of writing can cultivate talents better, even after hundreds of years, talents will emerge in large numbers.
It stands to reason that Chen Zhao's proposal to set up a wide range of inspectors is suitable for opposing the gentry in Jiangnan, that is, opposing scholars in Jiangnan, and at the same time opposing officials of Jiangnan origin who are in the court.
But in the past four years, Chen Zhao's great contributions in Henan and in the capital, as well as his invincible power, made it impossible for them to have any objections.
What's more, if it is really opposed, it is also suitable for the context of the world to oppose.
Although there are many officials from the south of the Yangtze River, how can it be possible that there are more officials than those in the world?
When Liu Jian came to the capital by boat, he heard the news that the Ministry of Criminal Justice had set up "inspectors". Sending officials across the south of the Yangtze River is a fake, but setting up officials in the capital is real, this move is so popular, and when the people of the world understand Chen Zhao's routine, I am afraid that the Ministry of Punishment will become the number one in the six departments."
Liu Jian was slightly taken aback, then nodded to express his understanding.
Compared with Li Dongyang, Liu Jian's decisiveness is stronger, but in terms of resourcefulness, he is slightly insufficient.
But it’s just the difference between 98 points and [-] points.
He sighed and said: "We are all determined to assist the king and solve the world's affairs. It is a pity that you and I are still dormant. Since Brother Heng has been flying for nine days, using the world as a pawn."
After a pause, Li Dongyang said: "Before I came, I heard that he had already written to his sworn brother Li Chishui and made a detour back to the capital. I'm afraid it was just for safety."
When he came out of the capital to become an official, he also had talks with Liu Jian and Chen Zhaoduo, and they were very familiar with each other. Li Chishui was studying in Xiandu Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River, so he naturally asked Li Dongyang, a native of the south of the Yangtze River, to take care of him.
"So exaggerated?" Liu Jian was surprised at first, then shook his head and objected: "If nothing else, Chen Zhao is a dignified third-grade official, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, and a superb loyal and brave uncle. The gentry in Jiangnan will not Just for the sake of a few inspectors, right?"
He is from Luoyang, and although he is well aware of the ruthlessness of the gentry, it is hard to imagine how powerful the great merchant in the south of the Yangtze River is.
After all, his time as an official in Jinling was too short.
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case!"
Li Dongyang sighed and said: "The big salt merchants in Yangzhou are not only very rich, but also very courageous. Do you know about the private salt in Jiangnan?"
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty specialized in salt and iron, salt smuggling has become a huge profit, and most of them are operated by brave people. Among them, Huang Chao, a failed scholar in the Tang Dynasty, has engaged in this promising profession.
In the Ming Dynasty, due to the rise of salt merchants in Yangzhou, most of the salt fields in the north and south of the Yangtze River, the Jianghuai area, and Luyu and other places were supplied by salt farms in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, so there was room for large salt merchants to make huge profits.
"Those illicit salt and the salt lords who sell illicit salt are basically the subordinates of those big salt merchants. They are even more daring than Xi Xianxiong imagined!"
Li Dongyang smiled wryly.
"Those big salt merchants have forces in the world as thugs in private, and behind them are the princes, dukes, and elders in the capital as backers. Even the sixth department of Jinling and Duke Wei's mansion have to consider the consequences if they want to move them! Maybe Duke Wei It is the greatest power."
Liu Jian sighed, and said: "It seems that Feng Ziheng has seen through the truth and made it clear that he is using these people as pawns to cultivate his power in the capital."
"It's not just the capital city. I expected him to deploy in several big cities in the north, but he deliberately caused disturbances in the south of the Yangtze River. When people come to their senses, his layout in the capital city and local areas has already been deeply rooted!" Li Dongyang shook his head.
"That is to say, the new officials of the Ministry of Punishment who were sent to the south of the Yangtze River are all abandoned sons?" Liu Jian mused.
"Not necessarily. If there is someone who is polite, courteous and resourceful, and can face off against those gangsters, Feng Ziheng must be willing to promote him!" Li Dongyang sighed.
Liu Jian listened, nodded again and again, and then quickly made a decision, saying: "It seems that after we enter Beijing, we will not only settle down in Zhan Shifu, but also communicate with Chen Zhao more. I think that in the next two to thirty years, The Ming Dynasty is bound to experience major changes unseen in 30 years!"
Li Dongyang's heart shuddered, and he couldn't help but nodded.
He is very wise and thoughtful, but in terms of decisiveness, he is quite different from his good friend.
To put it simply, he acted like a heavy person, but his friend Liu Xixian acted like a heavy person.
The two were talking, when suddenly someone strode up on the pier, and when they saw them, they bowed and saluted: "Young Zhongyonghou's mansion, Feng Ping, pays homage to Lord Liu and Lord Li."
"Oh, it turned out to be Steward Feng." Liu Jian often went to Feng Mansion, so he became more familiar with Feng Ping. When he saw him coming, he asked, "What did Shi Lang Lin send you over for?"
"Returning to the two adults, my master sent the younger one here to invite the two of you to live together at Xiangyun Residence."
"Oh." Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other and nodded together.
"Since brother Feng invites you, it is better to be respectful than obedient. Wait for a while and wait for the two of us to arrange the family, and then we will arrive."
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Xiangyun Juju is the Xiangyun Teahouse he opened back then. Since Chen Zhao took control, he has followed his own plan step by step. After so many years of expansion, it has become a comprehensive theater in the capital that integrates leisure, entertainment, eating and drinking. It is no longer simple. The teahouse can be summed up.
The surrounding shops were all bought and expanded, forming a huge facade that is half a mile long. There are six doors open to the outside world. There are various leisure places in different areas, including opera, storytelling and cross talk. And so on, traditional entertainment methods, because the scripts are adapted from reality, and there are even some plots such as officialdom struggles, so they are deeply loved by young and old in the capital.
This auspicious cloud residence is actually a reference to the Xiangxuehai general created by his wife Tanchun in the world of red chambers.
Xiangyun Juju is the weathervane of the Beijing entertainment circle at this time, and the drama storytelling and jokes they produced will spread throughout the Beijing entertainment circle in a short time, and become the object of imitation, quickly spreading to the north and even the south.
Whether it is the Zhongjun Opera Troupe or the later established Deyun Club and Qingqu Club, they are all world-renowned drama troupes. The famous actors in them can be regarded as top stars, especially some of them, who have the style of Peking Opera performing artists of later generations.
The amount of money that Xiangyunju earns every year is an astonishing number, reaching millions of taels, it is simply a cornucopia.
Over the past few years, it’s not that there are no palaces, government offices, even relatives of the emperor, or nephews of the factory owner who wanted to get their hands on it, but their claws were cut off as soon as they stretched out. Only then did they know that Xiangyunju is Chen Zhao’s business. Even though he was extremely unwilling in his heart, he didn't dare to mess around.
Other officials may have to talk about the officialdom, but Chen Zhao dared to beat people directly.
Chen Zhao is not of the nature of eating alone, but Xiangyunju has a great effect on him, so naturally he will not take out his share to avoid unnecessary troubles.
He told those guys directly that Xiangyunju was very popular, but it was a formal place, and other places such as eating, drinking and having fun were not enough. If you want to get a piece of the pie, then buy the surrounding stores and follow suit. .
But there is one thing that must be guaranteed, no matter who you are, how arrogant you are outside, in Xiangyunju, you must be a man with your tail tucked up, and enjoy the joy inside.But if there is troublemaker, he must be made worse than a beggar.
You must know that the beggars in the capital are under the management of Li Yanbei and Du Tongxuan in name, but in fact they have already been controlled by him.
So in Xiangyunju, Chen Zhao is the uncrowned king!
Where can there be simple characters who dare to reach out to grasp the industry everywhere in the capital?When they heard what Chen Zhao said, they naturally understood the elegant meaning of Xian, and soon sent their confidantes to build a lot of entertainment places around Xiangyun Residence.
There are brothels, Chu halls, men's houses, casinos and so on, and there are even guys who imitate Xiangyunju to open comprehensive entertainment venues. Sure enough, the business is quite prosperous with the popularity of Xiangyunju, although the ability to make money is far less than that of Xiangyunju. Xiangyunju, but the annual income of around 10 taels is not a problem.
Chen Zhao told them that as long as they don't use usury to exploit the common people and don't participate in the purchase of abducted children, then let them manage it, anyway, no matter how they manage it, they can't surpass Xiangyunju.
Although the rich and powerful have a lot of property, they are unique in that they can earn several 10 taels a year. Naturally, they won't forget Chen Zhao, the well digger. This favor.
In this way, a special entertainment industry street has been formed on the street where Xiangyun Residence is located, and it is the most prosperous street in the entire capital, not one of them. This is something that even Chen Zhao did not expect.
Speaking of Xiangyunju, apart from developing into a comprehensive entertainment and leisure place, what Chen Zhao likes the most is naturally its powerful function of guiding public opinion.
As a young Jinshi, Chen Zhao was extremely talented and rose to the top very quickly, which can be said to be unprecedented since the imperial examination system.
But after all, he is too young, and his sudden rise to power will inevitably attract the attention of the ruling and opposition parties. Countless officials are jealous and hate him!
Over time, all kinds of rumors and gossips will naturally spread out.
Although Chen Zhao didn't care about the influence of these public opinions, since he was an official in the imperial court, he was naturally unwilling to break the rules easily. Not everything could be resolved by force.
Therefore, Chen Zhao used Xiangyunju to create a strong public opinion position. This place has become the vane of the entertainment circle in the capital. No matter the new opera, storytelling or cross talk, it will spread throughout the capital in the shortest time, and then spread like the wind. The speed spread throughout Gyeonggi and even the entire northern land.
Chen Zhao, who has experienced the bombardment of modern entertainment information, naturally knows that the diffusion speed of entertainment gossip information is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary mainstream public opinion.
Of course, poems, songs and songs in the literati circle can be regarded as popular culture, and they are also a kind of entertainment and gossip information. Famous songwriters, like modern superstars, occupy a great advantage in public opinion. Such as Liu Yong and Tang Bohu and so on.
At this time, Xiangyunju's influence in the field of public opinion has far exceeded the public opinion grasped by literati, but if anything happens, he is not afraid of playing a public opinion war!
After all, no matter how powerful the literati's pens are, there are few of them!After all, it can't compare with the mouths of the common people.
Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.
The knives of warriors are not as good as the pens of literati, but the pens of literati are never as good as the mouths of ordinary people.
The best way to manipulate public opinion is always to use the word of mouth of the people.
The Ministry of Industry told Zhang Renfeng that he impeached Chen Zhao for treating the peasants harshly when he was governing the Yellow River, and Zhang Renfeng's story immediately spread on the market.
Zhang Renfeng worked as an employee of the Ministry of Industry, and returned to his hometown in good clothes. He met a childhood friend of his and lived a very poor life.So he taught him a lesson: "Li Lu, if you want to live a good life, you have to learn to work more!" Li Lu asked, "How can I work more? The treasury ambassador has never sent me."
Zhang Renfeng replied: "You go to the street in the middle of the night to have a look. You can work overtime as others do. That's fine." Li Lu kept it in mind, and went out to the street in the middle of the night to have a look. The cars kept driving to the local government's warehouse, and they were all moving things to their homes, and they knew how to "work overtime".Li Lu learned how to steal national taxes and soon became rich.
A year later, Li Lu brought a large piece of salted pork to the capital to visit an old friend as a reward for Zhang Renfeng's advice.He came to Zhang Renfeng's house in the Ministry of Industry, hung the salt pork on a nail on the outer wall, went in and said to Zhang Renfeng: "Brother Zhang, after listening to your guidance, I am rich. Now I will bring you a piece of salt pork. To express my gratitude." After hearing this, Zhang Renfeng quickly asked: "Where is the salted pork?" Li Lu replied that it was hanging on the wall outside.Zhang Renfeng was shocked and said, "We also have people working overtime in the Ministry of Works. He immediately opened the door to take a look and found that the salted pork was gone."
As soon as this joke came out, it immediately spread throughout the capital, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice teamed up with Jin Yiwei to investigate Zhang Renfeng's property by taking advantage of the opportunity, and found that his family had a lot of money, most of which were obtained through corruption and perverting the law.
So the dignified Ministry of Industry gave Shizhong, and soon lived in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and was finally sentenced to exile for thousands of miles.
In the eighth year of Tianshun, Yuan Bin, the commander of Jinyiwei, was squeezed out. Yingzong's confidant was well-known and superior. Anti-different.
At this time when Chen Zhao came to Beijing, Menda wanted to humiliate Chen Zhao in order to establish his prestige, but a joke about him immediately spread in the public.
Jinyiwei North Town Governor Qianhu asked Menda for instructions: "Will the next batch of people be executed before lunch or after lunch?" Menda replied: "Of course it is before lunch. We have to save lunch to worship Lord Yue."
This joke sounds like nothing, but it has a huge influence in the market.
The dignified Jinyi Guards are commanding and killing people, but they don't even give anyone a meal to eat.
All of a sudden, thousands of people were instigated, rushed into the Fusi yamen of Jinyiwei North Town, and beat Menda, the commander of Jinyiwei, to death.
So much so that after Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen heard the news, he was overly shocked and died of illness.
After these two examples appeared, the entire court's attacks on Chen Zhao suddenly decreased a lot, and the intensity was even less painful.
As a result, Chen Zhao regained his foothold in the capital, and the new emperor Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen quickly promoted him to be the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and Chen Zhao also became a big boss.
Those who can occupy a high position in the capital are all extremely smart people, so Chen Zhaoqi has become powerful, and no one dares to trouble him casually. There is a price to pay.
Today's Chen Zhao not only has dramas and Xiangyunju, but also has various bookstores. In addition to specially engraving some classics and historical articles, classic works of celebrities over the years, and some masterpieces of great writers, a large part of them are printed. The novels adapted from opera, storytelling and cross talk are not only all the rage in the market, but are also sought-after in the back houses of wealthy families. While entertaining the public, they have opened up a silent propaganda of public opinion.
With the development of Xiangyunju and the expansion of its influence, many discerning people have come to their door, and through the way of delivering new songs, storytelling books or cross talk scripts, they want to achieve certain goals through the guidance of Xiangyunju's public opinion.
So Chen Zhao was high on the top, and by controlling the public opinion, he completely became a chess player.
At this point, even though Chen Zhao is only the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, it is almost impossible for the emperor or the old man to use conventional means to bring down Chen Zhao.
If you want to use unconventional means, Menda is a lesson learned from the past.
(End of this chapter)
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