Domineering Daming

From the beginning to the end, no one in the Sun residence spoke.

On the other side, the Law Enforcement Bureau also entered the homes of other cabinet ministers, and each person was taken away, including relatives, friends, and servants.

Another day later, it was the home of the five ministers and other senior officials, and many people were also brought by some guards.

The originally noisy capital suddenly became quiet!

This is really anti-corruption, there is really no avoidance, even the homes of the chief assistant, cabinet ministers, and ministers have been investigated!

In just ten days, almost none of the officials from top to bottom of the capital escaped. The Anti-Corruption Bureau, Criminal and Prison Department, Law Enforcement Bureau, Ministry of Officials, Governor's Yuan and other joint operations or joint operations, the number of arrests quickly exceeded [-]!

This time is different from the past, without scruples, without avoiding suspicion, the tigers and flies were caught together, and they went deep into the residences of those high-ranking officials who were usually untouchable!

Chapter 1515

South Zhili, Yingtianfu.

Zhou Yingqiu was sitting in the town, and he had already prepared a lot of manpower in his hands. With Yingtian Mansion as the center and Suyanghang Mansion as the focus, he started the vigorous and repeated actions in Nanzhili.

On the first day, two fourth-rank officials, five fifth-rank officials, and twelve sixth-rank officials were taken away from the governor's yamen. At the same time, one Fu Cheng and three sixth-rank officials from Yingtianfu were taken away.

The next day, 30 six-rank officials from the three prefectures of Suyanghang were arrested, and more than [-] officials below the sixth rank were arrested.In the evening, eight magistrates of the three prefectures were arrested, three were suspended for investigation, and hundreds of other officials were arrested!

On the third day, as many as [-] officials from Nanzhili province and various prefectures were arrested and surrendered, and the number is still increasing rapidly!

North Zhili and South Zhili were the two capitals in the past, and they were the key points of Ming Dynasty. The anti-corruption storm in the two places seemed to blow up suddenly, which brought great shock to the whole country, and the provinces quickly followed suit.

In mid-June, this anti-corruption storm finally reached the "civil society". Some wealthy gentry were taken away one after another, fined by various departments, and their homes were ransacked.

The anti-corruption campaign is in full swing, and there are many benefits attached, such as the fact that the Department of Political Affairs and the Academy of Sciences has been promoted faster, bringing fresh power to the imperial court; for example, many "reforms" have suddenly progressed rapidly, which surprises people; Officials at all levels who are timid, this time they are full of motivation, before charging.

cabinet.

Shen Xun came back from the General Political Department, holding a pile of memorials in his hand, and said to Sun Chuanting: "They are all impeaching us. There are twenty more than yesterday, which is almost more than three hundred."

Sun Chuanting put down his pen, raised his head, took the teacup, and said with a smile, "It's not our fault that there are so many corrupt officials. They have a reason for their impeachment. How about it? I will publish a signed letter in the Chaobao tomorrow." Article, self-criticism."

Shen Xun shook his head and said, "I'll do it, this matter cannot be done by the chief assistant."

The cabinet's action this time was instructed by Zhu Xu, and Sun Chuanting led the arrangement. If Sun Chuanting "confessed", those people would probably hold on to him even more, and some people would take advantage of the momentum and demand that Sun Chuanting step down.

Sun Chuanting thought for a while, and seeing that there was no one else here, he looked at Shen Xun and said, "I plan to split up the household department, what do you think?"

Shen Xun was stunned, sat down in his seat, picked up the teacup, thought for a while, and said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs has complicated powers and responsibilities. It is the department with the most powerful power in the six departments. It is intricate and complicated. If it is split up, it should be."

Shen Xun's words stopped here, he didn't say much, and there was no need to say more.

Because both of them knew that Hubu was not a place where you could move lightly.

Not only the Ministry of Households is Fu Changzong's territory, the place where he started his family, and it has been in Fu Changzong's hands all these years.This is equivalent to saying that the Ministry of Household Affairs is in the hands of the Qianqing Palace!

Who would dare to act recklessly with the things of the Qing Palace?

Shen Xun looked pensive and didn't say much.Before Fu Changzong left Beijing, he had told him that Sun Baigu might have other actions. Now it seems that the Chief Assistant is going to attack the cabinet.

Is this just out of consideration of optimizing the powers and responsibilities of the household department and improving administrative efficiency?Is there any attempt to divide and disintegrate the "imperial party" and monopolize power?

Or, does this ambitious Chief Assistant have other ideas in mind?

What's more, is it the order of Qianqing Palace?Want to completely change the court situation?Break the solidified power structure since Jing Zheng?

Shen Xun raised his head and glanced at Sun Chuanting, which was meaningful.

Sun Chuanting seemed to just ask casually, and continued to do his work with his head bowed.

On June 22, Zhu Youjian, the king of Zongzhengxin in the clan's mansion, rarely appeared in Prince Ping's mansion.

In the past few years, King Ping has been pampered and cared about foreign affairs, and he seems to have gained weight again.Right now I am listening to music and watching dances in the living room, the music is blissful, and my fat face is full of intoxicated red color.

Hearing that King Xin was coming, the smile on King Ping's face disappeared immediately, he waved his hand, made people retreat, sighed and said: "The one who should come is still here, but I don't know what his plan is."

Zhu Youjian soon came in, and King Ping sat on the chair, and said with a smile: "King Xin, don't come here, come, come, come, I have an actress from Nanjing today, and the one who sings is called a Well, touching, unforgettable for a long time, ah, beautiful!"

Zhu Youjian looked at King Ping who was greedy for pleasure, frowned, sat down on the lower left side of him, and said straight to the point: "Uncle Huang, the cabinet has arrested three county kings, and there are more than 30 other clans."

King Ping seemed to be intoxicated by the beautiful singing just now, shaking his head and saying: "You don't care about them, they are corrupt, they are moths of the court, they should have been caught long ago, good catch!"

Listening to King Ping's words, King Xin's expression was slightly condensed, and he said: "There are only a thousand people in the ancestral plate of the clan's mansion. If we remove the nobles, there are really only a handful of princes in my Ming Dynasty."

During the reign of Tianqi, the number of Zongdie was 12, and the actual total number may have exceeded 20, but in just a dozen years, there were less than [-] left.

Being killed, exiled, and expelled from the ranks, one or even a few are lost at every turn, and each has tens of thousands of people.

Now there are only two princes left, if someone is removed from the prince, the population of Daming's clan may really be no better than that of an ordinary family.

King Ping was intoxicated by the beautiful singing, and said: "You are Zongzheng now, I don't care."

The relationship between Zhu Youjian and Zhu Xu is quite delicate and fragile. If one is not good, the Xinwang branch may also be wiped out.

Knowing his situation, Zhu Youjian looked at King Ping and said solemnly: "I would like to ask Uncle Huang to write a letter to the emperor, explaining how powerful he is, so that he only punishes the chief villain, not the company."

The current court situation is far less sensitive than it was a few years ago, but King Ping still doesn't want to get involved. The first assistant is too courageous, so it's better not to provoke him.

King Ping shook his head, as if he didn't hear Zhu Youjian's voice.

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian's eyes flashed with anger, and he got up and left.

Just as Zhu Youjian stepped out of the door with one foot, King Ping's voice suddenly sounded, saying: "The Empress Dowager's birthday will be in a few days, you should prepare the birthday gift early."

Zhu Youjian paused, and a look of relief suddenly appeared on his face.

It may be difficult for others to persuade Qianqing Palace, but Empress Dowager Zhang is an exception, and her status is also suitable.

The reason why Zhu Youjian approached King Ping was because he knew that Zhu Xu could only change the matter if he nodded. In addition, Sun Chuanting might not buy his identity.

Zhu Youjian was sober, but more people concentrated the pressure on the cabinet, and one after another memorials flew in like snowflakes, impeachment, exhortation, petition, all kinds, full of ministers.

The Governor's Council now holds the right to sue to Dali Temple, and piles of cases are quickly passed on, and each case is quickly sorted out and heard in Dali Temple.

Not to mention Dali Temple, the courts at all levels are also busy. This time, the number of people arrested by the court at all levels exceeded ten thousand officials alone!

The official department is even busier. Even though it has been prepared, there is still a large vacancy in the scheduling, a rare "lack of people".It's not those important official positions, but the relatively low-level officials.

For the first time, the Royal Political Council issued the "Practice Order", requiring universities to recommend outstanding students to be unemployed for internship.

As a result, a large number of students from the "Politics Department" flooded into the officialdom, filling every corner of Ming Dynasty.

In this anti-corruption operation, the most outstanding is the anti-corruption bureau. Their actions are like sharp swords. Even the residence of the chief minister and the official residences of the cabinet ministers dare to arrest people. What dare not!