Domineering Daming

Cao Dingjiao and Meng Zhaoxiang have already heard the smell, and Zhou Yingqiu is clearly telling them.

After a while, Meng Zhaoxiang raised his hand and said, "My lord, the imperial court intends to temper us, but there is no need to make such a big fuss and wipe them all out. Aren't you afraid of hurting hundreds of people's hearts for the country?"

Zhou Yingqiu glanced at Meng Zhaoxiang, but did not answer.

The reason here is that the Royal Government Council was established too late. If it had been five years earlier, there would be no need to be in such a hurry. The high-level structure of the "New Deal" has basically been completed after one year, and the next step is to push it downward.The prefectural and county levels are the most stubborn, and we can't completely count on top-down pressure, so the students from the Political Yuan are the most suitable.They are filled in every corner of the bottom of the Ming Dynasty, which will definitely make the "New Deal" get twice the result with half the effort and greatly accelerate it.

These words can't be said to these people now, they are too young and easily impulsive, and if they talk too much, they will cause trouble again.

After pondering for a while, Zhou Yingqiu said: "I must not leak a single word of what I told you today. When you go back, you should be prepared and remember that the court's laws and regulations cannot be provoked, especially the cronies. Nothing, otherwise I won't be able to protect you!"

The three of Cao Dingjiao could see that Zhou Yingqiu had nothing to say, but they also got what they wanted - the Ministry of Officials, and the court had no intention of suppressing them.

Several people looked at each other, raised their hands and said: "Thank you Master Zhou for your guidance, I will take my leave."

Zhou Yingqiu nodded indifferently and watched the three leave.

These three people are all the emperor's favorite people, and they are the younger generation who are focused on training. Zhou Yingqiu also gave a little face, and formed a little good relationship.

"How far you can go depends on your own." Zhou Yingqiu said to himself indifferently.

When the three of them left the Zhou Mansion, it was already dark, and when they stepped down, half of their calves were covered, but the heavy snow still didn't stop, falling densely.

Meng Zhaoxiang wrapped up his clothes, and said while trekking: "You say, how trustworthy are Master Zhou's words?"

Everyone is not a child, and they won't really believe Zhou Yingqiu's words because he seems to be sincere. It's just the first time they meet, and everyone understands the truth of simple words.

Wei Xuelian thought for a while, and said: "The words should be true, but he only said half of what he said, and he hid a lot."

Cao Dingjiao also nodded, and said: "After all, the Royal Political Council was established by the emperor. It was managed by the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Officials before. This time, the 'rotation' was performed by Zhou Shangshu himself. There must be other purposes. We won't be able to guess for a while."

"I am most puzzled by the attitude of Mr. Bi Ge." Meng Zhaoxiang looked up and looked ahead. The road was blocked by heavy snow, as if there was no end, and the cold wind was howling, and the cold wind was biting. For whatever purpose, he should protect us, but he has never done anything, and deliberately suppressed us..."

Speaking of this, Wei Xuelian also braved the cold wind and said: "Mr. Bi Ge is 'just', and the fairness is a bit too much..."

Cao Dingjiao thought about it, and suddenly felt a little uneasy, and said: "My uncle will come to Beijing at the end of the month, and I will find a way to find out when the time comes."

Wei Xuelian and Meng Zhaoxiang all looked at Cao Dingjiao in surprise, he would never do this before.

Cao Dingjiao said: "I also feel something is wrong this time, I'd better ask, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

Wei Xuelian and Meng Zhaoxiang nodded heavily, and Zhou Yingqiu got involved, and things got a little weird.

In the cabinet, Wang Qiaonian told the three cabinet elders about the matter and waited for their explanation.

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, and Prince Jing also looked at each other in blank dismay.At the beginning of the reform, this matter was ignored.

The rank of the Minister of Dali Temple is indeed too low, and it is okay to handle ordinary cases. It involves the emperor's relatives, and even if it exceeds the third rank, even if there is a cabinet edict in Dali Temple, the emperor's will is somewhat unjustifiable. After all, it is not a joint trial of the three divisions.

Sun Chengzong pondered for a while, but did not speak.

The three divisions refer to the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.The Ministry of Punishment is now in charge of criminal cases and cannot participate in the trial. The Metropolitan Procuratorate has been abolished, and the Supervisory Yuan only has the "responsibility of supervision" and has no right to hear cases. Therefore, two of the three divisions no longer exist.

How should we handle cases involving higher levels?

Sun Chengzong looked at Bi Ziyan's expression, turned his eyes to King Jing, and said, "What do you think, my lord?"

Prince Jing was also a participant in the design of the "New Deal". He was thinking all the time. Hearing Sun Chengzong's questioning, he said, "This matter should be formulated by the cabinet and sent to the emperor for approval."

"What kind of bill?" Bi Ziyan asked with his eyes moving slightly.

Prince Jing paused for a while, and said, "I have a few thoughts in my mind, and I will share them for your reference. First, if it involves the royal family, the royal family should be in charge of the trial. If it involves high-ranking officials, such as those above the third rank, the cabinet must be in charge of the trial. If the military Those who are in the middle should set up a special Dali Temple, and they cannot be generalized."

Bi Ziyan looked at Prince Jing and nodded slightly, and said, "My lord's words are reasonable, so how should we deal with this current case?"

King Jing looked at Bi Ziyan and knew that he intended to take the school entrance examination, so he said directly, "The royal family members should be selected by the emperor at his discretion." King Jing knew very well in his heart that there are several 10 people in the imperial family, and there may not be many of them.

Bi Ziyan remained expressionless, looked at Wang Qiaonian, and said, "This is about your Dali Temple, what do you think should be done?"

Wang Qiaonian has only been in office for a few days, and the government affairs have not been sorted out. Hearing Bi Ziyan's question, he carefully considered and said, "The meaning of the lower official is, can the level of Dali Temple be improved?"

Bi Ziyan smiled immediately, and said, "You have just been promoted from the fourth rank to the third rank, how else do you want to raise it?"

The rank of the yamen is the same as that of the officials. One cannot expect a first-rank official to manage a third-rank yamen, let alone a third-rank official to lead a first-rank yamen.

Wang Qiaonian's expression was a little stiff, and he said, "The lower officials are reckless." In fact, what he thought in his heart was that he could send other officials to improve the level of Dali Temple, not that he was promoted again.

Bi Ziyan ignored Wang Qiaonian, thinking, "This case is not important now, everyone has been released on bail, wait a few more days, I will discuss with the emperor again, and come up with a specific regulation."

"Yes." Wang Qiaonian said.That's really the only way to do it.

Bi Ziyan sent Wang Qiaonian away. Although it was already dark, he had no intention of leaving get off work and continued to be busy.

There are many things to do when the new year is approaching, and the bureaucracy has no leader, so they have more things to worry about.

Sun Chengzong is also planning to reform the military system of the Ming Dynasty recently, and he is almost turning gray with worry, and has no intention of leaving the palace early.

Prince Jing now shared a part of the cabinet affairs, and he was so busy that he never touched the ground and couldn't leave. The three of them were in their respective classrooms, with the lamps on, ready to stay out all night.

Zhu Xu also didn't leave the imperial study room. Looking at the memorials one after another, they were too boring, boring, almost mechanical.

He also finally understood why there is such a thing as being criticized by the supervisor of ceremonies. If you read too much, you will really vomit!

In addition to the extraordinarily cold today, even with a stove, Zhu Xu drank a cup of tea and was about to end today's work, but was startled again, and looked at the last memorial.

This is the memorabilia of the Tongzheng envoy Si Youtongzheng, Wu Youwei. Teacher, with nearly a thousand words eloquently, finally pointed out the gist: ask for an amnesty for Yang Lian.

Zhu Xu didn't care that Wu Youwei was playing tricks behind his back, and he didn't care that he mentioned the Donglin Party, which is a taboo word in officialdom, but he was particularly interested in the word "amnesty".

The more he thought about it, the more he found it interesting. After a while, he couldn't help but chuckled softly.

The imperial study room has been very quiet, Zhu Xu's laughter was sudden.Cao Huachun glanced at the pitch black outside, the snowflakes continued, his heart moved a little, he took two steps forward, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why are you so happy to see this?"

Zhu Xu looked up at him, smiled even more, and said, "Wu Youwei is out of his mind, he actually suggested that I pardon Yang Lian."

Cao Huachun's eyes moved slightly, and he said a little puzzled: "Wu Youwei's collusion with Lu Chunru is nothing more than to revive the Donglin Party. Isn't it normal that he wants to rescue Yang Dahong? Why is the emperor laughing?"

As soon as Wang Ji entered Beijing, he was closely watched by Jin Yiwei. They seemed to be hiding everything, but in fact everything was under the cover of Jin Yiwei. With so many movements, they couldn't hide from Zhu Xu's eyes.

Zhu Xu pointed at him, and said with a smile: "You still don't understand, once Yang Lian is pardoned and Yang Lian is released from prison, it means that Yang Lian has completely confessed his guilt. There is no room for reversal of the case, so how can the Donglin Party be revived?"

Cao Huachun understood, and immediately said thoughtfully: "What the emperor said is true, but I don't know whether it was Wu Youwei's own initiative, or Wang Ji's instigation, if Wang Ji's instigation, they would be too confused. "

Zhu Xu nodded and smiled, holding on to the playbook.

This Wu Youwei gave him an inspiration, and maybe he could even help him a lot.

There has always been an atmosphere of "confrontation" between him and Shilin.The influence of the Donglin Party is too great, and most of the scholars in Ming Dynasty are on their side. In addition, Zhu Xu’s series of reforms have deeply touched the interests of the gentry. Therefore, this kind of "confrontation" is intensifying day by day. A lot of goodwill gestures, the actual effect is not great.