The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

With Gao Gong's fiery temper, he became Minister of the Ministry of Officials. I am afraid that from then on, the cabinet will not be able to control personnel easily.

What is even more meaningful is that according to the rules, the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials should be promoted by the court (official positions above the second rank should be promoted by the court).This time, the emperor used Zhongzhi for the first time and directly appointed Gao Gong. The intention was quite direct and obvious.

Then came the second message.

In April of the 26th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing decreed that according to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the Beijing inspection would be held every three years, and the new official minister Gao Gong would preside over this year's inspection.Because the 26th year of Jiajing is called the year of Wushen in the heavenly stems and earthly branches.Therefore, the history book is called Jingcha in the year of Wushen.

Hearing the news, Yan Song immediately understood that this was an all-out offensive launched by the prince against himself!

Because - Jingcha!

If you want to say that in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, what makes people talk about it the most is not the emperor's court staff, nor the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Branches Gallery, nor the ubiquitous Jinyiwei, but the Jingcha!

The so-called Jingcha is a system used by the Ministry of Officials in the Ming Dynasty to assess Beijing officials.In the Hongwu period, it was stipulated that the examination should be done every three years, and later changed to a test every ten years.During the reign of Hongzhi, it was stipulated that it should be held once every six years.

At present, what is implemented is the regulations of the Hongzhi period, and the Beijing inspection is carried out once every six years.

Why does Jingcha make the Beijing officials so pale when they talk about it?

Because Jingcha is a knife hanging high over the head of every Beijing official!

Jingcha, with "four grids" and "eight methods" as the lifting standard.

The "four grids" are: Shou, Zheng, Cai and Nian.Each grid is classified into three grades: competent, diligent, and service according to its performance.Those listed in the first class will have the priority to be promoted to foreign officials.

The "Eight Laws" are: greed, coolness, inaction, imprudence, old age, illness, impetuousness, and weak talent.Those who violated the eight laws were punished with questioning, dismissal or demotion (bdec), and the elderly and those with diseases retired.

It can be seen that for the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, which implements the iron rice bowl and lifelong cadres, the Jingchao is a big killer that kills people without blood.If you are old, weak, sick and disabled, and cannot continue to be an official, you can directly strip your official uniform and beat you back to your place of origin.

These officials have studied hard for ten years, plus countless ups and downs to get to where they are today. As a result, just a Beijing inspection and a conclusion can make the achievements of your struggle return to zero. Just ask if you are afraid?

Every time Beijing inspects, it is definitely a big killer to harvest the political life of officials!

What's more, although before each Beijing inspection, the emperor stated that he would enforce the law fairly and strictly, but every time the Beijing inspection was used by various political forces for various purposes, it became a tool for them to attack dissidents.

And this time in the Jingcha in the Wushen year, the handle of the big sword has already been grasped by the No. [-] figure in the princeling party - the new Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Gao Gong Gao Suqing!

What will Gao Gong do with Jingcha?

You can know it with your ass.

Yan Song felt that things were very difficult.

The emperor actually entrusted the entire Beijing inspection to Gao Gong of the princeling party?

Wouldn't the talents he had painstakingly cultivated become the cabbage for Gao Gong to harm at will?

Although the backbone of Yan Song is mainly distributed in Tianjin, Guizhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Nanzhili, they are all foreign officials.The Jingcha has nothing to do with it, but there are also a large number of Yan Song's confidantes among the Beijing officials. If Gao Gong's pig gets all of them, it will be very bad.

What is even more worrying is that Gao Gong held up the butcher knife of Jingcha, which will inevitably cause the collective panic of Beijing officials.

Yan Song had expected that in recent days, there would be a crowded market in front of the prince and Gao Gong's gate, and there would be a long queue of gift-giving and Beijing officials...

Undoubtedly, once the Jingcha comes down, the power of the princelings will expand rapidly...

"Zhongzhi appointed Gao Gong, plus Jingcha? Combination boxing?" Yan Song frowned.

This time, the prince didn't know what kind of ecstasy medicine he had given Jiajing, and Jiajing actually made a series of combined punches. The intention of supporting the prince was quite obvious.

Yan Song was speechless for a while.

Your sister, does it mean that the emperor thinks that the appointment of the elder of the pavilion as the grand master and the consent to publish "On the Wealth of Nations" are worth balancing the two big killers of the prince?

Tianguan + Jingcha, absolutely powerful and powerful, can be called the original bomb of the officialdom.

Yan Song was still pondering when he heard someone coming in a hurry.

Yang Bo, sweating profusely, walked in and kept shouting, "What should I do? What should I do?"

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Chapter 1268 The princelings show their power [5]

Yan Song frowned: "Gao Gong hasn't officially come on stage yet, and Jingcha hasn't started yet, so what are you afraid of?"

Yang Bo said with tears on his face, "Gao Gong has already said that I, an official of the Jin Party, had a close relationship with you, and that helping the tyrant is the most important thing in this Beijing inspection! He also named Zhang Siwei, It is said that Zhang Siwei was not good enough when he was young, and he has some evidence, so he should be attacked~."

Yan Song understood that Gao Gong was the first to let out the wind and beat Jin-dang.

If Jin Dang is willing to draw a clear line with himself, then he can let it go. If he is obsessed and continues to follow him, Gao Gong will beat the rabbit and clean up Jin Dang.

"Hmph! Just now the news came out, and you're so arrogant before you take office?" Yan Song smiled lightly: "A mere official of tomorrow, who has the right to preside over the Jingcha, dares to be so arrogant? Who does Gao Gong think he is?"

Yang Bo smiled wryly and said, "You probably don't know yet, but Gao Gong has already issued a message to use this Beijing inspection to uproot your strict party and leave no one behind!"

"Cut!" Yan Song shrugged: "I don't have a strict party... I'm alone..."

Yang Bo: "..."

Open your eyes and talk nonsense!

Yang Bo said bitterly: "It's just a Beijing inspection, but it doesn't make us afraid like this. We are afraid. After the Beijing inspection is over, it's time to go to the outside inspection. If the outside inspection also falls into the hands of Gao Gong, my Shanxi officials It’s about to be picked up by someone.”

Yan Song understood.

The so-called external inspection is the opposite of the Beijing inspection, and it is also once every six years, usually starting the year after the end of the Beijing inspection.Usually, the Ministry of Officials + the Metropolitan Procuratorate are responsible for the external inspection together.

The foundation of the Jin Party in the court is not too deep, and the main forces are all in Shanxi.

It can be said that Shanxi is the stronghold of the Jin Party, including Governor Xuanda, is the basic base of the Jin Party.