Chapter 8: Catch it all in one place (four)

Reviewing memorials is a very boring thing, especially to distinguish the moisture from them. Chinese officials have always liked to report good news but not bad news. Originally, big things have changed into small things under the wonderful writing of literati. Anyway, the emperor is far away. As long as the person who stays in the Forbidden City sees the scene of singing and dancing rising to peace, he can cover up if he can, and hide when he can. The means of deceiveing ​​the superiors and subordinates are endless. As the emperor, he cannot go out for private visits every day. He can only find some clues from this memorial, and then knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, killing a warning to a hundred.

Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a miserable state. He knew the sufferings of the people and was particularly jealous of corrupt officials. Therefore, the punishment for corrupt officials in the "Da Ming Law" is extremely cruel. However, although the physical elimination shocked many people, it can only be a symptom of treatment. Therefore, improving the law and governing the country according to law is the most fundamental solution. There is no law to follow. Then the officials below enforce the law randomly, and they can also take advantage of loopholes in the law to collude with illegal merchants and gentry, exploit the people, and be adjacent to fish, but

Just one or two crackdowns, killing someone will not achieve the goal of eradication, and can only be temporarily controlled. Zhu Yinglong is already considering whether to set up an anti-corruption yamen to crack down on corruption, favoritism and fraud by officials, but he is afraid that he will become another Jinyiwei or Dongchang. If the department has too much power, the ambitions of the superiors will expand. One is aimed at officials. In the future, no civil and military officials in the court will be afraid, but to do a good job in anti-corruption, he, the emperor, must delegate power. Without power, what's the use of establishing an empty yamen?

The yamen established in a hurry must have many disadvantages and may be strongly resisted by all officials. Under the current conditions, the conditions seem to be not ripe. More than half of the officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty are retained by the previous ones. There are some problems with these people. No one knows that since ancient times, corrupt officials have always been as numerous as cows and honest officials are rare. Judging from the general belief that it is absolutely impossible to catch all corrupt officials in one place. It can only be controlled and reduce the harm of these people to a minimum. Therefore,

Corrupt officials also have categories. Some corrupt officials only make money. The people in the land are just tools for making money. Therefore, they are cruelly exploited by the people. Some corrupt officials are good at treating the people, but they collude with local governments, trade money and power, and sell national interests. Some corrupt officials are more flexible. On the one hand, they are also good at the people and have a good way to govern the local government. Even the official voice is good, but they accept bribes behind their backs, hidden some shameful transactions, and even have a bit of "robbing the rich and helping the poor". They gain both fame and fortune. Zhu Yinglong divided corrupt officials into three categories, one with a clear eye.

People can tell at a glance that they are corrupt officials, either they don’t look at them, and they can’t escape once they check. The second type requires some effort, but they are not perfect. If they really move, they still have nowhere to hide. The third type is divided into two categories. One is people who are well aware of the unspoken rules of the officialdom and are good at everything, but can keep themselves safe. Although they are also greedy, they cannot cause much harm. Sometimes they will play a certain role. These people can only say that they are involuntarily in their will, or they can say that these people are not firm in their will, but these people are all officialdom.

The old fried dough sticks are slippery and rarely caught by people. The other type is different. These people are all conspirators, hidden deep, and they are all big fish. They dig out a radish and lead out a big pit of mud. This kind of corrupt official is quite harmful. They are the targets of severe crackdowns from the first blatant type of corrupt officials. Some people have been on the blacklist of Shadows and Eagle Guards. The reason why they have not touched them is not that the time has not come, but that Zhu Yinglong is preparing to clean up in the coming year. He calls this the "official rectification movement."

He had already thought about the sixteen-character policy of the rectification movement, that is, "the wind of integrity, efficiency, hardship, and self-discipline". This is different from the previous crackdown. The crackdown is aimed at the evil forces among the people. The rectification movement is aimed at the officialdom, and the crackdown is half to eradicate some gentry and evil forces in evil places. But there is another thing that many people don't understand, that is, let these corrupt officials be exposed themselves. There are many people who are promoted and made money by the "severe crackdown" of the imperial court. These people think that the superiors have policies and countermeasures. They never expected that the emperor's scheming was so deep. These people will definitely lose their fans in the subsequent rectification movement.

He was broken into pieces, and taking this opportunity, the Jinshi who were newly in the fourth year of Chongzhen, after a year of employment training, would quickly enter the officialdom after the rectification and enrich the leadership positions at the grassroots county level, and the officialdom would have a top-down power reshuffle. For this reason, Zhu Yinglong planned for nearly two years, and even demoted the most effective Shi Kefa to a desolate island like Qiongzhou. None of the Jinshi who were newly in the fourth year of Chongzhen were awarded official positions, but had nearly half a year of employment training. By the beginning of next year, a full year would be more than half a year from the six months that the court had decided to do, and the purpose was to make the rectification movement in the first half of the fifth year of Chongzhen.

There are absolutely no more than five people in the court who knows that this "rectification movement" is not more than five people in the entire court. Because of such a big move, Zhu Yinglong alone cannot complete it. Someone must assist him. These people must also be the most trusted people. One of them is Xu Guangqi, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. This prime minister is in charge of big and small affairs of the cabinet and is in charge of the work of the Ministry of Education. In this big move, the fallen officials must have a large number of successor officials. Therefore, the burden of training new Jinshi fell on his shoulders. All new Jinshi, including the top three in the first class, knew that their group of Jinshi would be valued by the court, but they did not know that they would be prepared for this huge move of the court. Therefore, they were lucky. Many of them later became officials and made countless contributions to the court in the next few decades. Half of them were recorded in history and worshipped by people from later generations.

These were carried out in secret. Zhu Yinglong even visited the Jinshi in this subject several times and taught them personally. Therefore, after becoming officials, these people were loyal to the court as the emperor's disciples, and had no intention of being a second thought.

"Your Majesty, you haven't used breakfast yet?" Yanhong held a carved dragon lacquer plate, gently tilted her waist, and Yingying walked towards him with a smile.

"Yes, I went to court as soon as I came back, and then went back to the imperial study room to read the memorials, until I forgot about the meal." Zhu Yinglong laughed and put down the red pen in his hand and said.

"Well, it smells so good, bright red, what is it?" Zhu Yinglong sniffed a sudden scent, and a familiar fragrance flew into his nose, seducing the greedy worm in his belly to his throat, but he didn't remember what it was?

Yanhong smiled and put the lacquer plate in front of Zhu Yinglong's eyes, and said happily: "Your Majesty, do you see?"

"Sauce Bread?" Zhu Yinglong was surprised to see the golden, crispy and fragrant pancake.

"What did you do?" Zhu Yinglong pulled Yanhong to his side and sat down and asked.

"Does the emperor still doubt me?" Yanhong gave Zhu Yinglong a angrily glance.

"No, I'm just curious. Although Shaobing is not a rare thing, I have never heard of you know how to make it." Zhu Yinglong said hurriedly.

"No, can't I learn?" Yan red lips raised slightly, and she said with a look of acting cute to her lover.

Smelling this fragrance, Zhu Yinglong's appetite was trembling. Regardless of the greasiness on it, he reached out and grabbed one, and stuffed it into his mouth. The roasted meat mixed with the fragrance of sesame seeds into his mouth, which was even more delicious than the delicacies of mountains and seas. Zhu Yinglong loved this when he was a child. While eating, he also said, "It's delicious, so delicious!"

"Your Majesty, please wait, slow down!" Yanhong looked at the emperor like a starving ghost and ate two pancakes, half like a wind storm, and said in a funny way.

"Is there any more? I think it's okay to eat two more, no, four!" Zhu Yinglong said unsatisfiedly.

"Your Majesty, you are not enough. I will be very full if I eat one." Yanhong looked at Zhu Yinglong in surprise and said.

"I don't know, Yanhong, do you know, how much did I eat last night?" Last night, Xu Yingyuan saw that he was also in this look, and Zhu Yinglong couldn't help but feel proud. His big belly that was bursting into scared two people in a row.

Yanhong shook her head.

"Seven, do you know what it is, seven steamed buns!" Zhu Yinglong said with a complacent expression.

"Woweedou, Master, how can you eat that?" Yanhong was startled.

"Why can't I eat it?" Zhu Yinglong said without caring about it. He only knows hygiene when it comes to diet. As for how to match it, he doesn't care at all. Although he is a half-baked chef himself, it's just fur.

"Then is there any discomfort when the emperor eats it?" Yanhong asked hurriedly, knowing that the emperor, who is used to eating the delicious food in the palace, would be unaccustomed to eating the steamed buns from the people, especially when he ate seven so many at a time.

"No, am I fine?" Zhu Yinglong said.

"That's good. The emperor tried not to eat coarse food such as steamed buns in the future. He should eat less. These are not suitable for you." Yanhong persuaded.

"I understand, you are also worried about my health!" Zhu Yinglong also knew that Yanhong was worried that she would eat too much coarse grain and was afraid of eating bad stomachs. If he didn't understand this thought, it would be a waste of time.

He pinched the bright red and pink nose in a doting way, kissed the pink cheek, and smiled and said, "Go, bring me two more sesame cakes. This is what Emperor Taizu likes to eat. I can't forget my ancestors!"

Two red glows rose on the bright red face, and they quickly rose up. The emerald green style rose slowly and slowly left.

This girl is still so thin-skinned that she can't resist teasing. However, I like it. Zhu Yinglong looked at the beautiful figure of Yanhong leaving, and an infinite tenderness suddenly arose in his heart.
Chapter completed!