I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Chapter 152

I just want a good reputation, but you want my whole family to accompany Ye Xianggao!

Looking at the colleagues in front of him who were trying to persuade him, Zhao Nanxing really wanted to ask, the heads of the Ye family had just been removed from the beams of the various houses not long ago.

The fishy smell is still lingering, and the scars are healed and the pain is forgotten so quickly!

Not to mention, Mr. Zhao, who didn't want to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors and assistants, naturally declined again and again, but the harder he refused, the more the Donglin Party members felt that their flattery was not enough.

Wei Guangwei hastened to step forward and persuaded all officials:

"Right now, there are many people inside and outside the imperial court who are opportunistically taking the position of Zuodu Censor to please Quan Eun. Mr. Zhao has been in charge of the Ministry of Officials for many years, and everyone is convinced that it is up to you to do it!"

Hearing this, Zhao Nanxing quickly waved his hands, and before he could say his resignation, someone echoed Wei Guangwei, saying:

"It makes sense!"

"You were elected by our ministers. His Majesty also said that one of the current officials in the capital should be selected. The person inside and outside the court must be Mr. Zhao!"

Everyone persuaded him one after another, seeing that Zhao Nanxing still wanted to refuse, they made him unable to even say the words to refuse, and all kinds of flattery followed.

"Mr. Zhao, don't worry, if His Majesty refuses this time, we won't sit still!" Yuan Huazhong, the Yushi of Henan Province who returned to Beijing to report on his duties recently, also said:

"At that time, we will fight against His Majesty together!"

Wei Guangwei stood up, sincerely looked at Zhao Nanxing who looked embarrassed, bowed and said:

"Mr. Zhao—"

"You also know that right now Wei Eunuchs is throwing power at the government and flattering the public. This matter is not only related to any party or faction, but also to the common people in the world."

"Old Mr. Zhao must not avoid suspicion and refuse anymore!"

After hearing these words, the words of refusal reached his lips, but Zhao Nanxing swallowed them back, as if an invisible big hand was holding his fate by the throat.

Wei Guangwei has already spoken to this point, if he refuses again, maybe his reputation will be lost...

Thinking of this, Zhao Nanxing didn't say anything more, it was a tacit consent.

On the ninth day of December in the first year of the first year, the court council recommended Zhao Nanxing as the censor of Zuodu to Zhu Youxiao.

According to the usual practice, such an election memorandum jointly signed by the ministers should be sent to the cabinet for drafting, and then approved by the palace.

After coming and going, there is no time for three to five days to get down.

Everyone in the Donglin Party knew that Zhao Nanxing was one of the founding fathers of the Party, and the eunuchs hated him deeply. After this memorial was submitted to the imperial court, no accident, under Wei Zhongxian's instigation, the emperor would still reject it.

They have not been idle, and they have been running around telling each other in recent days, and they are all determined to go to the sparse again and fight to the end.

But the result came down quickly. This time Zhu Youxiao did not reject it, but approved it very happily.

The news spread that Zhao Nanxing, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was also appointed as the censor of Zuodu, and a tornado blew up inside and outside the court.

Zhao Nanxing didn't really want to be the censor of Zuodu, so he took this matter very openly and didn't take the initiative to fight for it.

According to his thinking, it is almost impossible for the emperor to agree, so he might as well go down the slope, follow everyone's request, and reap a wave of fame first.

Then because of Wei Xie's obstruction, he was forced to "can't do it", which is simply killing two birds with one stone.

But when the news came out from the palace, Zhao Nanxing and the Donglin party members were completely confused. They were all at a loss, but they didn't know what to do.

The emperor answered so decisively, is there something strange about it?

Zhao Nanxing, who received the appointment, sat in the main hall with the imperial decree in his hand, unable to calm down for a long time.

The emperor was so decisive, Wei Yan did not obstruct it, and he didn't even show his face, what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd.

"Could it be... Wei Yan's conspiracy?"

But no matter what, after Yang Lian and Gao Panlong, this Donglin Yuanxun, who is known for his noble integrity, finally took the world as his own responsibility and began to manage the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Why does the Donglin Party value the position of Zuodu censor so much?

When Zhu Yuanzhang established the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he once said: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate corrects and impeaches hundreds of divisions, discerns injustice, and admirals all departments. It should be the division of the emperor's ears, eyes, and discipline."

Of course, for the eyes and ears of the emperor, that was just Zhu Yuanzhang's wishful thinking.

After the Hongwu Dynasty, the Metropolitan Procuratorate led the party struggle, and gradually took pride in criticizing and discussing the government, and became a special official against the emperors of all dynasties.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate has to get involved in any trivial matter, which can be described as extremely annoying. Emperor Wanli was so scared that he didn't even leave the harem.

During this time, Zhu Youxiao was watching Zhao Nanxing's every move.

The so-called three fires for new officials, the fire of the Metropolitan Procuratorate quickly ignited.

After Zhao Nanxing took office, he began to punish corrupt officials, not to mention, he did a good job in this matter.

All treacherous ministers, wretched and greedy officials, and those who offend official discipline, even if they are members of the Donglin Party, Zhao Nanxing will not fail to impeach them.

Zhu Youxiao didn't know if he was swaying on purpose, or if he really wanted to kill his "pro" righteously.

Anyway, in the final analysis, Zhu Youxiao will ask Xu Xianchun to investigate the person Zhao Nanxing impeached, and if it is found to be true, he can just hand it over to the factory guard.

The Donglin Party wants the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to do it?That's simply not possible.

After more than a month, Zhao Nanxing's reputation in the court was much higher, and Zhu Youxiao's purse was also bulging a lot.

Some people began to gloat, saying that Zhao Nanxing was also in charge of the Ministry of Officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He was decisive in dealing with affairs, fair in enforcing the law, and strict in measures, even the Donglin party members would inevitably be exceptions.

These words were quite harsh to the ears of Wei Guangwei, a member of the Donglin Party who had elected Zhao Nanxing, and others.

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On this day, Zhu Youxiao looked at the two memorials just presented by Zhao Nanxing in the Nuan Pavilion, and immediately laughed out loud.

This first one is called "Shorthands on Correcting and Impeaching Corrupt Officials".

Once this memorial was submitted, there was a lot of trouble in the whole court, and the reason was that Mr. Zhao seemed to be praised too highly by the Donglin party members.

No matter how high he was, he almost forgot that he was a hero of the Donglin Party.

In the Memorial, although a large number of eunuch officials were listed, there were also many Donglin Party members who were brought up by public opinion.

Among the eunuchs, Cui Chengxiu, Minister of the Ministry of War, is the first to bear the brunt. What's interesting is that Wei Guangwei, a famous Donglin scholar who recommended Zhao Nanxing in the beginning, was also included in the list.

Zhu Youxiao closed the memorial and chuckled.

When people walk in the rivers and lakes, it is inevitable to float upwards.

Zhao Nanxing has done a lot of good things. I have to say that this old man is indeed talented in rectifying the administration of officials.

The twenty or so officials impeached here are indeed more or less involved in corruption. If there is nothing to say in the peaceful and prosperous age, it should be investigated and dealt with!

But what time is it now, Daming will die in more than [-] years!

Zhu Youxiao is the emperor, he sees things from a different angle, he doesn't just look at corruption and bribery, the people promoted by Wei Zhongxian, although they have minor problems, but most of them are really capable.

For example, Yan Mingtai, deputy envoy of military preparations at Shanhaiguan, was impeached by Zhao Nanxing in the name of eunuchs.

The memorial said that Yan Mingtai and Wei Zhongxian communicated with each other, exchanged letters, and bribed with gold and silver obtained from corruption, so they were called to be officials.

These things are all true, and Zhu Youxiao has known for a long time, but so what?

According to Xu Xianchun's play, after Yan Mingtai became the deputy envoy of military preparations at Shanhaiguan, he rectified military discipline and stabilized the area, which made the Shanhaiguan defenders have the strength to fight in the first battle and made a lot of achievements.

If he hadn't communicated with Wei Zhongxian, Yan Mingtai would still be farming in his hometown now, and with Donglin Party's methods, he would never get a chance to show his fists in his life.

There is also Cui Chengxiu, Minister of the Ministry of War. Although he is also an eunuch and his hands are often dirty, using him to take charge of the Ministry of War is the best result for the emperor Zhu Youxiao.

At least, Cui Chengxiu is in charge of the Ministry of War, and he will not be like his predecessor Zhang Heming, who doesn't understand anything and just commands randomly.

At least he can straighten out his position and not make trouble at critical moments.

Some people must be used by the emperor, and some people must be raised by the emperor with the help of eunuchs.

Zhao Nanxing would not understand these reasons.

Chapter 153 Three Battles and Three Victories

There is a cat room in the palace. As the name suggests, it was set up by Zhu Youxiao to raise cats, because it is so relaxing to masturbate.

Before the Ming Dynasty, many people in the palace kept cats, which were called palace cats.The raising of "palace cats" in the Ming Dynasty reached its peak.

The cat room has existed since Zhu Yuanzhang, and it is rumored that Queen Ma also likes to masturbate.

It's just that in the beginning, there were only three or four close attendants, raising cats for the ladies in the palaces, and chatting with the loneliness of the women in the harem.

When Zhu Youxiao first came here, he saw that he liked cats very much. After he became the queen, it happened that Zhang Yan also liked cats, so there was always a "blue cat" in the palace.

The emperor and the empress shared common interests, and the Yamen of the inner government paid more attention to it, and gradually expanded the cat room, and the number of attendants increased to three or forty.

On this day, Zhu Youxiao was watching the memorial in Xinuange, holding in his arms a civet cat selected from nearly a hundred palace cats by the government office.

This tabby cat is also the best among palace cats, with pure blood, extremely well-behaved, and will never cause any trouble.

As soon as Zhu Youxiao picked up the memorial, he frowned.

Coincidentally, what the official said in this memorandum was about the royal family raising palace cats and expanding the cat house.

"Censor Zhang asked Dazuo:

Wu Zong was in a daze. In the past, there were seven earth leopards in the leopard house, 240 catties of mutton per day, [-] servants, and more than [-] stones per year, covering an area of ​​ten slopes.

Today, the Shang and Zhong palaces love cats very much. Since Jianzuo, the cat rooms have been expanded twice, and there are hundreds of palace cats. All the food and food are prepared from Guanglu Temple, which only increases the extravagance.

Also, please Your Majesty abolish the cat room, save money, and set an example for the imperial court! "

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, not taking it seriously.

I only have such a small hobby, one is hunting in Nanhaizi, the other is playing with cats, and it happens that the queen also likes to play with cats, so it cannot be canceled.

When I went to Nanhaizi, this group of people talked a lot.

Now licking a cat, and gossiping, actually comparing the cat room with Emperor Wuzong's leopard room, is this comparable?

It was a little cold outside the hall, Zhu Youxiao huddled on the bamboo mat of the armchair, and there was a fire in the warm pavilion, but people covered him with brocade quilts, and he didn't know whether it was cold or hot.

After a while, he picked up the imperial pen and wrote four words in reply to Zhang Wenda's memorial:

I know.

Immediately, he turned to Wang Chaofu and said, "In the future, there is no need to submit such memorials. How much money can a cat house cost?"

"Besides, I spend my internal money, what's in the way of these people."

Wang Chaofu nodded, and ordered someone to throw away a bunch of memorials.

Zhu Youxiao raised the cat's jaw and teased it with two fingers, and the cat made a "purr purr" sound comfortably.

After hearing this, the emperor showed a gratified smile.

The moonlight was exceptionally bright that day, and Zhu Youxiao, who was in charge of government affairs for a day, fell asleep unknowingly while lying on the imperial case later in the day.

He had a strange dream, he felt as if his whole body fell into a bottomless abyss, deep and long and narrow, boundless and endless.

Suddenly, Zhu Youxiao opened his eyes, and saw the dimly lit Nuan Pavilion, as well as a few figures guarding him at every step outside the door.

Although he is the emperor sitting on the world, at this moment, he feels very lonely.

Zhu Youxiao stared at the full moon hanging high in the night sky for a while, and suddenly called out: "Come here!"

A young eunuch from the imperial horse supervisor heard the sound and asked, "What orders does the emperor have?"

Zhu Youxiao glanced around. At this time, the raccoon cat had gone somewhere to find happiness for the little female cat.

Even this beast has its own home.

Zhu Youxiao laughed at himself and asked, "What time is it now..."

"Master, it's the time of Hai, are you going to Kunning Palace?" The little eunuch smiled thoughtfully.

This smile made Zhu Youxiao feel a lot better.

When the emperor woke up, people from all over the city rushed over and lit the candles in the Xinuang Pavilion brightly, which opened the hearts of the people a lot.

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while, and said lightly: "I won't go to the inner palace today, but invite the queen to come and talk with me."

The little eunuch wondered: "Master, it's so late, and the slaves are going, I'm afraid they have to drag the Empress of the Central Palace out of the bed..."

Zhu Youxiao thought about it too. It was a bit noisy to drag people out of bed at night to chat with him.

Lying on the armchair for a while, the long night was really boring, Zhu Youxiao made up his mind, and rushed out of the door and said:

"Go to Kunning Palace and call the queen, and tell her that I want to talk to her. If the lights in Kunning Palace are turned off, go to Concubine Yu."

This is the tone of the edict, the little eunuch outside the door did not dare to neglect, without saying a word, he trotted to Kunning Palace.