Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 118 The Relationship between Monarch and Minister
Fang Fengnian couldn't help but be startled after hearing this. Didn't Cao Huachun arrest him just for collecting money from the families of the two corrupt officials?How come the emperor said that the person who is really dissatisfied with him is actually not this?
He was able to become a minister of the cabinet, which showed that he was not stupid, but he was startled when he thought about it for a while, and he probably understood that the emperor must have known what he was thinking.

Thinking like this, Fang Fengnian suddenly felt like he had been seen through by the emperor, which made him even more uneasy when being interrogated by Cao Huachun.When did Emperor Chongzhen become able to see his ministers clearly?
Still not daring to raise his head, he fell down and continued to play: "The guilty minister failed the grace, please punish him!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at him with a feeling that he hated iron but not steel.

For Fang Fengnian, accepting bribes and speaking for corrupt officials, this kind of thing should not be too normal at the moment.If there is a big fight because of this matter, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will panic, and even force them to form a group to do some unexpected things, which is what Emperor Chongzhen did not want to see.

In the past, the reason why the eunuchs such as the Royal Horse Guard were willing to kill the king was because they were the emperor's slaves, and their life and death were all decided by the emperor alone, and no one could say anything.Second, the crimes committed by Wang Zhixin and others seriously affected the stability of the Ming Dynasty and directly destroyed several pro-army groups. This is something that no emperor can tolerate.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen did not hesitate to chop off the head of his chief assistant Liu Yuliang. This was because Liu Yuliang committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. He dared to lie about military information, confuse right and wrong, was greedy for life and feared death, but said that success was not small, and also attacked for his own selfishness. Meritorious local officials.These behaviors will not be tolerated by any king.Therefore, the killing of Liu Yuliang is not directly related to most officials.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen has already killed many ministers and generals. If he continues to kill regardless, the harsh and unkind evaluation will not go away. Managing government affairs also has negative effects.

At least after having such a reputation, there must be some officials with a bottom line who would not be willing to be such officials.This is what the so-called ruler chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose his ruler.

As for the so-called people who are willing to be officials, then the real intention of these people to be officials is to be questioned.In the words of later generations, the monarch is not good, and he still takes great risks to be an official. Is it for serving the people?Obviously, there are more officials like this, maybe they have their own selfish needs?

If we rely on such officials to govern the world, can we govern well?

Therefore, the reputation of the monarch is also important!
It was for this reason that when Emperor Chongzhen knew that Fang Fengnian hadn't found any more problems, he decided to treat them differently, instead of beheading them one by one and asking for guilt.

In other words, any person in power with a bit of a brain, in the context of widespread corruption, will kill them all because of a little corruption.Even in later generations, when Hong Kong was ruled by the British colonial rule and black police became common, the only way to establish the Independent Commission Against Corruption was to arrest the leading black police and pardon most of the ordinary black police, thus quickly stabilizing Hong Kong's law and order. .If the British colonists were caught and caught regardless of their care, it is estimated that the riots of the black police would not be worth the loss.

Staring at Fang Fengnian for a while, Emperor Chongzhen said coldly: "Whether it is a person or a job, the most important thing is to be responsible! Otherwise, even if you become a cabinet minister, what's the use? If you are afraid of taking responsibility, dare not do things, dare not offend others, how can you be loyal to the emperor and serve the country?"

When Cao Huachun heard this, he couldn't help turning his head slightly, and glanced at the emperor. He felt in his heart, why the emperor seemed to be talking about himself?

Didn't I have such thoughts before, but I was forced by the emperor and had no way out, so I kept doing things.

When Fang Fengnian on the ground heard this, he confirmed it right now. The emperor had seen through the real reason for his resignation.However, he didn't have much remorse, and secretly echoed the emperor's words in his heart: If you, the emperor's sage, could distinguish between good and bad, and wouldn't yell at your courtiers for impeachment, then you wouldn't be so worried.I'm afraid that after offending the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, if you listen to the slander and punish me, I won't plan ahead and try to avoid that limelight!

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know what was going on in his mind, and he was still talking: "Look at Lu Shangshu, is it a big responsibility to lead the world's soldiers and horses to fight against the powerful Manchu army? Keep your filial piety again, and come immediately to share my worries. Even if I have committed crimes to him before, I have no complaints, and I am still fighting for me. Think about it yourself, do you have his responsibility?"

It was actually the fault of the original Emperor Chongzhen that he committed the crime against Lu Xiangsheng, but at this time, he must also bear the blame.

When Fang Fengnian heard this example, he couldn't help being taken aback.Speaking of it, it is true that Lu Xiangsheng is indeed a responsible person!No one can deny this!

But there are a few Lu Xiangsheng in the world, and a person like Lu Xiangsheng is just an anomaly!

In his heart, he comforted himself so much and found a reason for himself.

"Also, even Chen Hongxu, the magistrate of Jinzhou who was born in Juren, is much more responsible than you." Emperor Chongzhen spoke a little louder, making it sound to Fang Fengnian that the emperor hated him very much. It means, "As the parental officer of Jinzhou, I guard the shepherd side for me. Under the coercion of the chief assistant, I can still stick to the bottom line and not let Zu Kuan and other scumbags enter the city to cause harm. This is another kind of responsibility. Do you have it?"

"If you were Lu Shangshu and Chen Zhizhou, would your choices be the same as theirs?"

Hearing this, Fang Fengnian was really shocked.He fell on the ground and asked himself in his heart, not to mention Lu Xiangsheng, but even Chen Hongxu, who was born in Juren, was more responsible than himself?If I were in his position and under that background, would I really be able to do the same as him?
If it is said that Lu Xiangsheng had nothing to do with him, because Chen Hongxu was only from a family background, and those who came from Jinshi naturally looked down on them.But now, Chen Hongxu, who was still out of his sight, did better than him and had to take on more responsibility. This incident shocked him even more.

Emperor Chongzhen stared at him carefully, and found that Fang Fengnian's body was shaking slightly.He then understood that what he said should have hit him.

After reaching this conclusion, he breathed a sigh of relief, since this is the case, there is still hope.So, he said again: "Of course, I also know that not taking responsibility is nothing more than an excuse, fearing that I will punish the person responsible. It can also be said that it is a manifestation of lack of confidence in me."

Hearing this, Fang Fengnian didn't stay silent any longer, his voice was a little low, and he immediately replied: "The criminal minister dare not, the criminal minister really did not take responsibility, he owed the teaching of the sage, and he owed the king's kindness!"

The emperor wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. This is a manifestation of the loyalty of the ministers to the emperor, at least in the mouths of scholar-bureaucrats, this is how it is advocated.However, there are very few courtiers who can really do this in all dynasties.

Emperor Chongzhen listened, looked at him and said: "At least until you prove that you are responsible, you are not qualified to be a minister. I can give you another chance to prove yourself."

Hearing this, Fang Fengnian felt sad, and at the same time he was relieved, and then he felt grateful, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty's instruction, the guilty minister will remember it in his heart, and dare not forget it again."

"After the war, you should go to be the prefect of Texas and do a good job in post-war reconstruction."

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he turned and left without staying any longer.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Fang Fengnian wanted to prove his responsibility, and he also had to prove it with concrete actions. As the emperor, he would not allow responsible officials to be retaliated against!Only in this way can there be more responsible ministers under his command!

(End of this chapter)