Daming reckless man

Chapter 225 Cabinet Crisis
Chapter 225

Those officials were arguing in the cabinet, and the three of them were very irritable, so they were asked to find Zhang Hao if they could.

How dare those ministers look for it!
Zhang Hao doesn't reason with them. On the contrary, once they quarrel, it will be even more troublesome for Zhang Hao to check their words. Therefore, they can only quarrel here now.

"Don't dare to go? Don't think we don't know anything. How did the news leak out?
After Mr. Xu Ge left the capital to go to Guangping Mansion, your people also went out, and communicated with the officials in the cell, and asked them to hide their family's wealth. Do you need me to come one by one?ah?We're not old enough yet! "Lu Ben sat there, looking at the ministers and said.

"My lord, now we are not talking about this, but we are saying that this case should not be handed over to Jin Yiwei for investigation. If this is the case, then we courtiers will not be in danger in the future? How many people will be able to get out of Jin Yiwei's prison? ?” A minister said immediately.

"That's right, it was originally investigated by the Ministry of Punishment, why was it transferred to Jinyiwei?" The other ministers also echoed.

"Why did you go to Jinyiwei? Huh!" Xu Jie sneered when he heard it, and then said, "I'll tell you, why did you go to Jinyiwei? If you weren't active outside and passed the news to them through the officials of the Ministry of Justice, they would be able to So stubborn? Huh?

Okay, since they won't talk, let them go to a place where they can talk, and let them know that they are afraid, it's as simple as that.

Originally in the Prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, no matter what, we were able to protect their families. Now that we have gone to Jinyiwei Prison, I want to see how they can protect their families?
Zhang Hao once beheaded their eldest son in front of the criminals!Give them face, they don't do it, and now they are blaming us? "

And Yan Song on the side kept squinting his eyes and bowing his head, sitting there without saying anything.

"Is there anything else? Let's leave if there is nothing to do. There are still many things to do now. Are you so idle?" Lu Ben looked at the ministers and scolded.

Those ministers are very worried now, worried that those criminal officials will say everything after they arrive at Jinyiwei, and they will be in trouble when the time comes.

Lu Ben asked them to leave here, and those officials had no choice but to leave.

"Those officials, check it out, they are so loud, let's see if the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeaches them and the Ministry of Criminal Justice arrests them, how about it?" Yan Song asked at this moment, and looked at Lu Ben and Xu Jie as he spoke.

"Yeah!" The two nodded at the same time.

"Okay, let's arrange it, let the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeach first!" Yan Song nodded, ready to start.

Now Zhang Hao wants each of them to investigate two, and needs six officials. The most vicious officials here must be investigated, otherwise, the officials below will no longer be in awe.

And Zhang Hao returned to Danfang.

Jiajing was a little surprised when he saw Zhang Hao come back: "Is that the end of the investigation?"

"No, how could it be so fast?" Zhang Hao shook his head and said, returning to his seat.

Jiajing turned to look at Zhang Hao, then came down from the platform, and came to Zhang Hao's side, and found that Zhang Hao was writing something, but he couldn't understand it.

"If you don't investigate the case, why are you writing this? The important thing is over there." Jiajing stared at Zhang Hao and said.

"Don't worry, it's not time yet, I'm going to drive them crazy!" Zhang Hao said proudly while sitting there.

"Drive them crazy?" Jiajing looked at Zhang Hao incomprehensibly.

"Hey, don't worry about it, your majesty. If you really care, you can check it yourself!" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing impatiently and said.

"How do I check?" Jiajing glared at Zhang Hao and said.

"Let Lu Bing investigate, but, well, Lu Bing didn't dare. Today he said that he didn't want to go through this muddy water. Hey, it's sad. A Jinyiwei commander dared not investigate the case!" Zhang Hao sat There, he said with a sigh.

"Huh?" Jiajing stared at Zhang Hao when he heard this.

"Really, I came here to speak ill of him, but he didn't dare to investigate, is it strange?" Zhang Hao said while sitting there, looking at Jiajing.

After hearing this, Jiajing nodded, then walked in the alchemy room with his hands behind his back, thinking about it.

He knew that now that Lu Bing was in high position and powerful, he was not as courageous as before, and he was worried about the future.

And Zhang Hao continued to write some things there, mainly about the workshop.

The next day, the Metropolitan Procuratorate suddenly impeached two officials from the Ministry of Rites, two from the Ministry of Households, and two from the Ministry of Punishment.

The sudden impeachment made those ministers panic, and they all impeached corruption.

Soon, the impeachment memorial was sent to Jiajing.

Of course Jiajing knew what was going on, and immediately approved the Ministry of Punishment's investigation. In the morning, the six officials were taken away by the Ministry of Punishment, and then the officials' homes were sealed off, guarded by officials from the Ministry of Punishment.

At noon that day, Xu Jie had just returned home for dinner, when the current Minister of Rites, Hu Song, visited Xu Jie's mansion.

"Please, add another pair of chopsticks!" Xu Jie said immediately, sitting there and continuing to eat.

Soon, Hu Song came in.

"I have seen Mr. Xu Ge!" Hu Song came over and cupped his hands and said.

"Have you eaten yet? Let's go together if you haven't eaten. Don't be disgusted with the simple food!" Xu Jie looked at Hu Song and asked.

"Back to Ge Lao, eat it, Ge Lao, eat slowly! When you finish eating, the next official will report to you!" Hu Song stood there and said carefully.

Xu Jie nodded, and after finishing eating, he put down his chopsticks and led Hu Song to the study.

"For those two impeached officials? Huh?" Xu Jie sat down, looked at Hu Song and asked.

"Yes, my lord, the news is too sudden. Why did the Metropolitan Procuratorate suddenly impeach? Six of them were impeached at once. The emperor's decree was issued quickly. People outside said that it was the old man who discussed it with you. It's because they went to the cabinet to make trouble yesterday." Hu Song stood there, looked at Xu Jie and said.

"That's right, that's right!" Xu Jie nodded lightly, sat down and said.

"This?" Hu Song was stunned when he heard this.

"It was agreed upon by us, and it was also because they made troubles in the cabinet yesterday, so we have to clean them up. They are not clean, and they passed the news to those criminals before, and they thought we didn't know? Hu Shangshu, do you know about this matter?" Any other opinions?" Xu Jie sat there, looked at Hu Song and asked.

"This... Mr. Xu Ge, doing this, doing this, I feel something is wrong. Since the Tatars invaded the capital last year, something is wrong!" Standing there, Hu Song looked at Xu Jie with a little fear and said.

"Sit down and talk, drink tea!" Xu Jie pressed his hand on Hu Song and said.

"Hey, Mr. Ge, think about it, in previous years, it was difficult to find an official with a fifth rank or higher in a year, and all officials with a fifth rank or higher had someone above them, so they couldn't be checked.

But since then, until now, more than 30 officials of the fifth rank and above have been investigated, and there are even more low-level officials, and many positions have been vacant.

As for these positions, I found that the people who were transferred were not famous before. Most of them were transferred from the local county magistrates and prefects. It cannot be said that there are no rotten ones, but they are rare.

My lord, in this case, everyone is in danger!Also, this year, the emperor suddenly went to the court, and what did he say in the court?Elder Ge, what is going on now, what changes will happen to the court? " Hu Song sat there, looked at Xu Jie and asked.

"Well, of course there will be changes. The main reason is that corruption is too serious. Didn't you also settle the accounts last year? Last year's expenditure was 1400 million taels, but it was more than double that of ten years ago. Where did the money go? The two disaster relief efforts , let the emperor think that it is impossible not to deal with those corrupt officials!" Xu Jie sat there and said.

"Yes, I know this, but the initiative is on the emperor's side, on the Jinyiwei's side, not on the cabinet's side, my lord, are you not worried?" Hu Song continued in a low voice.

Xu Jie stared at him.

"My lord, if the emperor continues to control the initiative and let Jin Yiwei investigate the case, then those ministers, who will listen to your cabinet's orders?

In the future, the cabinet will be emptied, and the emperor will personally communicate with the ministers below. My lord, the cabinet should take the initiative to seize power! " Hu Song sat there and said.

Xu Jie heard it, and sat there stroking his beard.

He really hadn't thought about this issue. The ministers came to the cabinet this time because the authority of the cabinet was seriously threatened. If things go on like this, the cabinet may not get out of the cabinet.

"My lord, the cabinet still needs to take the initiative, or else take the initiative to investigate the case and investigate some local officials. They directly face the people, and the emperor is worried that the people will rebel. If the local officials are suppressed, then nothing will happen.

If we keep checking the officials above us, those capable prefects in the local area will come up, and those capable officials in the local area will fill in the vacant prefects.

My lord, think about it, if the emperor replaces [-]% of the officials in the court, will the cabinet still control those ministers in the future? "Hu Song sat there, looked at Xu Jie and continued.

"You mean, we should take the initiative to check the place first, and just give the emperor an explanation!" Xu Jie looked at Hu Song and asked.

"Yes, my lord, this not only preserves the authority of the cabinet, but also satisfies the ministers, the emperor, and the common people. Why not?" Hu Song nodded and said.

"Then the Ministry of Punishment will send officials to make inspections. However, it may be difficult to carry out work when we arrive at the local area. The chief envoys of various places will secretly stop it!" Xu Jie said with his hands behind his back.

"If they stop you, Mr. Ge, you can tell the emperor. They are the officials of the frontier. If they dare not support the emperor's actions, aren't they courting death?" Hu Song looked at Xu Jie with a smile and said.

Xu Jie sat there thinking.

(End of this chapter)