Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu is already immune to these impeachment memorials, but Shaanxi, where Wen Tiren lives, has always been the focus of his attention. Although it has declined in recent years, he still cannot be careless.

After Zhu Xu finished speaking, he turned to Bi Ziyan and said: "According to the imperial court regulations, these should be investigated and dealt with by the Governor's Council first, and then the Ministry of Punishment should intervene. This is the fourth letter I have received to impeach Wen Tiren. What did the court say?"

Bi Ziyan paused for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, the land of Shaanxi and Sichuan is quite complicated. Li Banghua's 'farm policy' is to force it down. According to the law, it is wrong. Although Wen Tiren made some adjustments, he did not Change the fundamentals. According to the investigation by the Governor’s Council, Wen Tiren and his relatives and disciples did not seek personal gain in it, and most of the impeachment came from government affairs, not his own fault. Therefore, the Governor’s Council gave a cold treatment.”

Zhu Xu heard the smell, it was Bi Ziyan who was keeping warm, otherwise it would have been more lively.

"Well, leave this matter to the cabinet." Zhu Xu said casually with his usual expression.Wen Tiren is a great official in the frontier, but it is not worthy of Zhu Xu's attention. The cabinet has been able to grasp some situations.

"Yes." This was also within Bi Ziyan's expectation, so he didn't say much.

It was the end of the year, and the government affairs were huge, and Zhu Xu had a lot of things in his hands, so without any delay, he chatted casually, and then sent the two elders out of the Qianqing Palace.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong were equally busy, they were taken by Zhu Xu for a moment of leisure, and now they are about to get busy again.

The busy time flies by quickly. The elders and ministers outside the capital have returned to the capital one after another. Zhu Xu has to have interviews one by one. After that, he has to prepare for the year-end meeting. It can be said that everyone in the imperial palace is like ants on a hot pot , I wish I could split the two halves, come and go in a hurry, anxious and irritable.

Zhu Xu is not much better. To sum it up, there is less good news and more bad news. The situation facing Ming Dynasty is more complicated and difficult. Looking inside and outside the Ming Dynasty, examine the heights of the past and the future.

This is a big game of chess!

Cabinet hall, third floor.

Bi Ziyan is making a year-end deliberation report. In addition to the more than 60 people in the parliament, there are also officials above the third rank in Beijing.

Sun Chengzong, King Jing, Wang Qiaonian, Sun Chuanting, Fu Changzong, Zhao Han, Zhang Bingwen and other leaders of the six cabinet departments, followed by those councilors, and twice the third-rank officials such as the ministers.

Bi Ziyan's report is very long. He is old, and he has to explain it after reading it for a while. An hour has passed, and he is still explaining it.

According to the classification of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce, a series of government affairs of the cabinet last year are summarized, followed by plans for next year, in detail, every plan and every step are quite detailed.

It can also be seen from this that this report was not drafted by the cabinet alone, but by the power of the court. The members of the parliament had already considered it before, and now it can only be regarded as a formality.

Zhu Xu sat in the center and the highest place, listening quietly.

Now the administrative model of Ming Dynasty is constantly changing, and the cabinet is more pragmatic and serious.

Bi Ziyan's report is quite detailed, not so much vague and ambiguous as before, more simple and direct, policies, goals, and long-term plans are clearly visible.

This is only the first day, and it will not end until the evening.

Zhu Xu left the cabinet and returned to Qianqing Palace.

Cao Huachun, Liu Shimin and others followed Zhu Xu quietly.

Zhu Xu shook his shoulders and said with a smile, "What do you think about today's report?"

Cao Huachun took two steps before he said: "Your Majesty, this servant thinks that Mr. Bi Ge and others have put in all their efforts and dedication, so they should be rewarded."

"Then how do you praise it?" Zhu Xu said with a smile.

Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin stopped talking immediately, and Bi Ziyan was already the "chief assistant", and there was nothing to reward except for a title.

Zhu Xu moved his body and came to Qianqing Palace, and then he heard a crisp sound of reading.

"Who are Ye'er and the others?" Zhu Xu stopped and looked at a wing not far away.

Cao Huachun said: "Yes, His Majesty, His Highness Second, and His Highness Third are studying in the South Study Room. Uncle Xinjian is in class."

Zhu Ciye, Zhu Cixuan, and Zhu Ciyi are three little guys, one is five years old and the other is four years old. It is time for them to study.

Zhu Xu thought for a while, then walked to the South Study Room.

Listening to the sound of reading, Zhu Xu came to the window and peeped through the gap.

Uncle Xinjian stood at the front, holding a book in one hand, looking at the three Highnesses below, with a satisfied smile on his face all the time.

Uncle Xinjian belonged to an aristocratic family, the family of Wang Yangming, who had been scholarly for generations, and had an extraordinary status in Ming Dynasty. In some people's eyes, he was the second Confucius family.

The three little guys were sitting below, wearing regular clothes, sitting upright, looking at the book seriously, reading and chanting in a crisp voice.

Zhu Xu observed, with his hands behind his back, he suddenly turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and said, "What kind of official status does Uncle Xinjian have?"

Cao Huachun shook his head and said, "Uncle Xinjian has always lived at home and never entered an official position."

Zhu Xu pondered for a moment, and said: "Pass the decree, Xinjian Bo has made great contributions to educating the prince, and he will be added to the Imperial Academy to edit and serve in the Imperial Academy."

Cao Huachun's heart skipped a beat, and he said calmly, "Observe the order."

Zhu Xu glanced again, the three little guys were all good, obedient, not noisy, Zhu Xu was very satisfied, and left with a smile.

Bi Ziyan and the others tidied up in the council and then returned to the cabinet. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, drank tea, and talked easily.

Liao Changyong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, spat and said, "Mr. Bi Ge, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is under too much pressure, there are few people, and there are many mistakes. Hurry up and grieve..."

Xu Dahua from the Ministry of Industry is all relaxed, saying: "The end of the Ministry of Industry is going faster than expected by the lower officials. Next year, I will give you 300 million taels, and you will be able to do it properly. If there is no major project in the future, you won't need much money. .”

Zhao Han from the Ministry of Officials touched his forehead and sighed: "You are all fine. This year, the Ministry of Officials has dealt with as many as five hundred officials, big and small. This is because we deliberately suppressed it. If it really moves, one thousand If you can't stop it, tell me, what will the officials do next year..."

Sun Chuanting looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Don't talk about it. The difficulties are over. Next, we can relax a bit. Next year's 900 million yuan in taxes and grains should arrive, and about 3000 million taels of tax money. There will be a large number of supplements overseas, we just need to be determined to promote the 'New Deal'."

The national treasury is increasing revenue and reducing expenditure at the same time. The supplement from overseas is very large, and the reduction of expenditure is even more so. With the savings of large sums of money from the Ministry of Industry, the army, and immigration, the life of the court will be easier than ever.

If you have money and food, don't panic.

Just as the other ministers were about to spit again, Bi Ziyan put down his teacup and said, "I'll talk about these things later. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are the time for big discussions. Be careful not to make trouble. On the last day, princes and ministers, honorable officials , the envoys from all over the country, the lords of the vassal states, etc. will come to listen together, be serious, and don't let people see the joke."

Bi Ziyan has been raised and looked after for many years, and the senior officials of the six cabinet departments still admire him a lot, so they didn't say much after hearing this.

At this time, the internal supervisor asked the cabinet to draft an order.

"The newly built Bo entered the Hanlin Academy, and added the Hanlin editor?"

Everyone was startled, and then thought deeply.

The Qianqing Palace has never done things aimlessly, what is the deep meaning behind it?

Immediately, some people's pupils shrank slightly, and their faces sank like water.

Ming court ministers have a former rule, that is, they are all born in Hanlin!

No Hanlin, no cabinet!

Everyone knows Qianqing Palace's preference for the eldest prince, is this paving the way in advance?Uncle Xinjian is the chief assistant arranged for the First Prince?

Chapter 1223

The year-end review was carried out for three days. Due to the sufficient preparations in the early stage, there were no disturbances. Everything was done step by step, except for some details to be supplemented and revised. Basically, it followed the design of Bi Ziyan and others until the end.