Bright Spring

Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty hated bureaucrats who oppressed the poor and corrupted the law very much. He once flayed an official for a tael of silver.The relief sculptures admonishing corrupt officials outside the county yamen, and the imperial stele writings outside the official hall all show the political|political ideals of Taizu.

However, times have changed, and now is no longer the time for harsh punishments. Only the "Da Gao" remains, which still functions as a guide to complaints like the Constitution.

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Even if the new king succeeds to the throne, the Ministry of Criminal Justice will not be able to uphold justice for the Lian family; because after Yang Shiqi was placed under house arrest, Yang Ji had already run away.There is no need for the Lian family to redress the grievances. People from the Jin Yiwei and the Sanfa Division are also searching for Yang Ji.

Yang Ji hid in a very remote mountain village in Jiangxi, and was sheltered by a friend of Yang Shiqi's. Jin Yiwei did not find out after three years of investigation.This time the clues were revealed, it was purely Yang Ji himself who thought the news had passed and went to the county to pawn things.He is a dude who is used to living a good life, it is probably not easy for him to endure three years of poor food and simple food.

When the court heard that Yang Ji had been arrested, the six departments immediately wrote to the officials of the Shizhong and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, accusing Yang Ji of more than [-] violations of the law.There are all kinds of things, such as molesting good women, fighting, illegally holding swords, destroying public property of state-run theaters (old courtyards, the [-]th floor of Jinling, etc.), galloping in downtown, insulting officials...it is really possible to commit They've committed all of them, the biggest one being homicide.

Then there were officials who impeached Yang Shiqi, mainly for the crimes of treason, bending the law for personal gain, accepting bribes, and some things that exceeded the system, whether large or small.

Only then did Zhu Gaoxu know that this Yang Ji had done so many bad things.The subtle thing is that before Yang Ji was arrested, Zhu Gaoxu had never received a memorial to impeach the Yang family and his son.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered that once he casually said "Yang Shiqi is wise, I can't bear to kill him" in front of the courtiers, which meant that he would use it in a few years; it must have caused many people to misjudge the situation.

Recently, Jin Yiwei suddenly mobilized a large number of people, and rushed straight to Jiangxi to arrest Yang Ji. The battle was huge, and everyone seemed to be waking up like a dream!

During the Hongwu period, some people in the official circles said that the king of Gaoyang County was cunning. Today, seeing it today, all the officials suddenly realized it.

Lu Zhen, Zhang He and other officials in the period when the crown prince was abolished also hurriedly wrote to Chen Yang Shiqi's crimes, wishing to draw a clear line with him immediately.This caused Lu Zhen's reputation in Shilin to plummet, because during the Yongle Dynasty, Lu Zhen was arrested by Emperor Taizong and sent to prison for self-reflection because of his close relationship with the abolished prince.

Zhu Gaoxu took a stack of memorials to impeach Yang Shiqi, thought about it, and decided to pile it up under a shelf in the Hall of Rouyi, and keep it temporarily.

The bloody storm in the early years of Yongle and the two large-scale civil wars in the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, the aftershocks have subsided a little at this time, Zhu Gaoxu can't easily make the court stir up troubles.

He had to convince the officials of the Manchu Dynasty that the previous hatred was over, and Zhu Gaoxu would never settle accounts after the fall.

When Yumen was listening to the government the next day, Zhu Gaoxu said in public: "I already know about the crimes committed by the Yang family and his son. No matter how long it takes from now on, the ministers will not mention it again, and those who violate it will be severely punished!"

Many officials shouted: "Holy Lord, Holy Ming!" Among them, the loudest ones were the officials who actively impeached Yang Shiqi.

Since Zhu Gaoxu came to power, he has read many previous files, and he probably understands that the legislation and judiciary of this dynasty are completely different things.Legislation and sentencing are very heavy. As long as Yang Shiqi's matter is made public, the involvement will soon expand, and many people who have relationships themselves will be unlucky.Yang Shiqi is a close confidant of the abolished prince, as long as he was an official in the Hongxi Dynasty, how many ministers have nothing to do with Yang Shiqi?

And this kind of inexplicable political turmoil is of no benefit at all.

Chapter 832 A Mistake

Without discussing with any ministers, Zhu Gaoxu ordered the Imperial Academy to write two imperial edicts, one of which was sent to the Ministry of Punishment, the Central Bank of Ming Dynasty, and the cabinet for reading; the other was sent to the pedestrian Liu Ming.

The first is to let the central bank's chief or sub-chiefs replace them into the cabinet to make decisions, and the cabinet will be expanded to ten people; a "Commerce and Industry Law Promotion Department" will be added to the Ministry of Punishment, and the chief will be promoted to the fourth grade, and there will be editing and consultation, etc. Several official positions.

The promotion department is responsible for revising the industrial and commercial laws, but the approval of each law must be decided by the court.The authority also includes reviewing wealth-related cases such as industry and commerce, property disputes, borrowing|loans, etc. in various places.Under the control of Xue Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment, and two servants.

The second is to commend Liu Ming for his meritorious service in Japan, transfer him to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and be promoted to the fourth-rank industrial and commercial law promotion department to preside over the legislation.

The last time Zhu Gaoxu added the "Daming Central Bank" and appointed Song Li as the chief, it was also decided on the spot without discussing with anyone.But this time, things seem a little different.

Some time has passed since Liu Ming's memorandum advocating "advancing with the times".Xia Yuanji, Jian Yi, Lu Zhen, Xie Jin and other civil officials showed resistance to this matter that day.

As for the turmoil of the old "Deposed Prince" case two days ago, it was suddenly thrown out of people's minds.

When Yumen was in charge of the government the next day, Jian Yi played: "Pedestrian Liu Ming, who was born as a top-ranked Jinshi in the Ji Chou Department in Wu Denian, and it has only been more than two years since then, or he may not be able to take the post of fourth rank. Your Majesty, think twice."

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal.

Xie Jin from the Imperial Academy immediately stood up and said directly: "Your Majesty, Liu Ming has neither qualifications nor extraordinary talents. It's just a flattering person who wrote a memorial. Then he made a steady rise to the top, and took the road of drilling camps. Once the imperial court opened the shortcut to Zhongnan Mountain, all the officials at the top and bottom would follow suit. Is it a good thing? I hope that the Holy Majesty will take back his order."

Immediately, many people cast appreciative glances at Xie Jin, eager to give a thumbs up, which is very rare.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The imperial decree has been passed on to all officials, and if it is withdrawn, it will damage the majesty of the court."

He spoke lightly, but his heart was already angry.After a little patience, Zhu Gaoxu thought again: Xie Jin just dared to say it, even if he didn't say it, it seemed that some officials meant the same thing.

Anyway, neither Jian Yi nor Xie Jin can resist the decree, and what the imperial decree says must still be carried out.Zhu Gaoxu didn't say much, just let it go, and then asked the ministers to perform their duties, got up and left Fengtianmen.

In the middle and late stages of some dynasties, the emperor's power over officials was no longer complete; officials could be killed or dismissed, but officials could not be promoted by imperial decree alone;

However, the situation in the early Ming Dynasty was different. Zhu Gaoxu continued the rules of Taizu and Taizong.The emperor has the power to make arbitrary decisions, and whoever he wants to be appointed as an official is just a matter of one sentence.

Zhu Gaoxu doesn't have the energy of Taizu and holds all the power in his own hands, but he is very clear in his heart: he cannot easily let go of the three powers, personnel, military power, and financial power.

So he didn't bother to pay attention to Xie Jin and others. Through this incident, he could remind the officials: the emperor has absolute power over personnel affairs.

... Jian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, did not go to the cabinet today, but sent Zuo Shilang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, to go.He stayed in the yamen of the Ministry of Officials, and when Liu Ming came to receive the appointment letter, official uniform, seal, family allowance, etc., Jian Yi instructed his subordinates to find reasons to delay and shirk the past, and told Liu Ming to come back tomorrow.

The efficiency of the various yamen was not high, and the official department did not say that Liu Ming would not handle it, so it was normal to delay it for three or two days.

But the matter obviously cannot be dragged on forever.Because the Zhongshu Province during the Hongwu period had been abolished, the six ministers theoretically only had the executive power over everything.Jian Yi has no right to refuse to implement the decision of the center, and resisting the order is the most stupid way.

This morning Jian Yi stood up first to warn the Holy Majesty, everyone must have high hopes for him, how could he easily surrender to the fledgling "New Party"?What's more, if you let go hastily at this time, it will be very troublesome to deal with Liu Ming and others' new party in the future.

Of course, the conventional method is to threaten the emperor with resignation. If a large number of officials resign, the effect will be very good.

But Jian Yi is still weighing, will the current emperor accept this?

Since Jinshang ascended the throne, he has behaved very gentle and listened to the suggestions of ministers, but Jian Yi will never be fooled by appearances... Jinshang and his father Zhu Di are essentially the same kind of emperor. A large number of Wufu brothers who fought side by side firmly controlled the military power in the world; such an emperor would not lose his throne even if thousands of officials were beheaded at once.Both Taizu and Taizong did that.

The blood of Huang Zicheng, Tie Xuan, Fang Xiaoru, etc., is still not fully drained. How can people easily forget the terror policy of the Ming court?

Jian Yi sat in the study and meditated, at a certain moment he wanted to consult with Xia Yuanji.

There are Jinyiwei on duty at the entrance of the lobby of the Ministry of Officials Office and the Office of the Ministry of Households; even if they meet privately after they are off duty, they will definitely not escape the eyes and ears of Jinyiwei. " object.

But Jian Yi needn't be afraid.Since the year of Wude, the emperor has never prevented ministers from discussing matters in private, and the activities are relatively casual.Jian Yi gave up the idea of ​​looking for Xia Yuanji, but he felt that it would not be of much use, and instead it would be a topic of clique formation.

After Jian Yi thought about it, early the next morning, he wrote a playbook and asked people to send it to the imperial city, saying he was sick.Of course, Jian Yi's subordinates will continue to shirk Liu Ming's affairs and follow Jian Yi's hint yesterday. They are still knowledgeable about this matter.

... In the morning, Zhu Gaoxu got Jian Yi's medical report.Almost instantly, he understood what was going on.

I just saw Jian Yi yesterday, this person is alive and well without any signs of illness, how could he fall ill all of a sudden by such a coincidence?Moreover, such a scene quickly emerged in Zhu Gaoxu's mind: Jian Yi would then resign, and then a large group of officials submitted their resignations to return home.

Approval of resignation is not acceptable.A large group of well-known literati returned to their hometowns, and there are geometric multiples of classmates, friends, and children. The imperial court will not collapse, but people all over the world will soon think that the current emperor is unpopular.The most frightening thing is that there will be countless more people who think that Zhu Gaoxu's throne is illegal and will grab it.

But Zhu Gaoxu can no longer back down at this time, if he backs off once, the group of people will repeat the old tricks next time, can he, the emperor, still speak well?He suddenly felt that it might be a mistake for him to directly issue an imperial decree to promote Liu Ming.

Because there has been almost no incident of being threatened since he took the throne, Zhu Gaoxu became furious all of a sudden, threw the playbook on the ground, and stomped on it twice.

The eunuch Wang Gui and several court ladies who were on duty in Dongnuange were suddenly frightened by Zhu Gaoxu's expression and bowed their heads, as if they wanted to hide.

It is normal to have different political opinions. Zhu Gaoxu was annoyed that his imperial decree could not even promote a fourth-rank official? !Could it be that Lao Tzu was too kind to them at ordinary times, so he wanted to make an inch of it?

After venting his anger, almost only a moment later, Zhu Gaoxu calmed down a lot.He thought to himself: Liu Ming's appointment will definitely be carried out, but it's hard to say whether Liu Ming's affairs will be carried out smoothly in the future.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the playbook, and then slapped the edge of the table twice.

At this time Wang Gui bowed and said: "The emperor calm down."