The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 168 Where there is the Eunuch Party, there is no Donglin Party

Listening to Zhu Cihong's domineering words, Zhang Yan's head was also buzzing, and she was stunned.

Although I feel that these words should not come from the mouth of a sage, but after careful consideration, I found that as long as Lang'er is unreasonable and disregards her reputation, she can really do whatever she wants. The civil servants will kill the civil servants, and there is no need to engage in the emperor's check and balance.

"Well then, although Ma Shiying's character is not good, his ability is still outstanding, but as long as Lang'er knows it well, don't say anything to others in the future!"

Zhang Yan took a deep breath, nodded at last, and gave another instruction.

If the civil servants heard this, it would be too heartbreaking.

Zhu Cihong smiled, this is to say to Zhang Yan, to share the sense of accomplishment in his heart, he would never say it to others, after all, he has to put on a layer of cloak of a wise and virtuous minister on the surface.

Just like Jiajing Wanli Tianqi and the ministers knew what was going on, but in order to take into account their respective faces, they would not tell the truth.

Now, in order to take into account the face of the civil servants, he will not directly say that you are all my pigs.

The next day, during the Great Dynasty, almost all the civil servants in the city of Nanjing came. There were more than 2000 people inside and outside the palace, and nearly half of them were Xinke Scholars.

With such a big battle, almost all civil servants knew that there must be something important to announce today.

That Emperor Shenwu, who never sees the end of the dragon, shouldn't be absent today!
But to everyone's surprise, the dragon chair was as empty as usual, and Zhang Yan was still sitting on the side.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Happy Empress Dowager!"

The ministers had no choice but to continue to kowtow to the air with depressed faces, shouted long live three times, then turned their heads and saluted Zhang Yan again, with disappointment on their faces.

Those Xinke Scholars are okay, they met the emperor once in the palace examination a year ago, but the other officials have not seen the emperor's true face for so long.

Facing the queen mother Zhang Yan every day, no matter how good-looking she is, the big guys are tired of it.

"Everyone is flat!"

"Your Majesty's dragon body is not in good condition today, and the court meeting will be presided over by the Ai family."

Zhang Yan didn't know that everyone was annoying her, and the opening remarks were still the same as usual.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Queen Mother."

The officials also thanked En as usual and stood up.

Zhang Yan seems to have been influenced by Zhu Cihong now, she likes to be straightforward and doesn't like to be verbose with civil servants, so she directly reads the imperial edict to Lu Jiude.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict says..."

As Lu Jiude began to read the imperial decree, all the ministers pricked up their ears, and the more they listened, the more surprised they became.

They thought that His Majesty would announce a new land policy today. After all, it has been brewing for more than a month, and now even a three-year-old child knows about it.

But everyone did not expect that the content of the imperial decree was to accept officials as officials, not only to confer ranks, but also to be continuously promoted, almost the same as civil officials, which greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.

Of course, what is even more shocking is that His Majesty increased the salaries of the officials several times in one go, which almost shocked everyone's jaws.

When did the emperor of the old Zhu family become so generous?
This salary can almost catch up with the salary of civil servants in the Song Dynasty, and I don't know how much the bonus is every year. If it is the same as Yang Lianyin, it will exceed the Song Dynasty, and it is the most paid by civil officials in all dynasties.

If there was no such thing as officials, everyone would definitely turn their heads and worship, shouting for the holy king and the wise king.

After the imperial decree was read, Ma Shiying trembled with excitement, and immediately knelt down with all the officials attached to him, praising His Majesty's new policy for benefiting the country and the people, and they all praised him.

But the officials of the Donglin Party headed by Gao Hongtu all frowned and felt a chill in their hearts.

They are not opposed to the inclusion of officials into the official system, because officials will be assessed by the Ministry of Officials in the future, and only scholars can participate. They also belong to the literati class and have little impact on the imperial examination.

Therefore, this matter is beneficial and harmless to the literati and gentry class.

What they objected to was that His Majesty actually handed over all this matter to Ma Shiying, the eunuch party, who took full responsibility and presided over it, completely excluding their Donglin party officials.

His Majesty did not leave any room, which means that it will be difficult for the Donglin Party to gain a foothold in the court in the future.

Thinking of this, everyone knew that either Ma Shiying dismissed get out of class today, or they withdrew from the court.

So his face showed determination, Gao Hongtu took the lead to pay homage: "Your Majesty Qizuo, Empress Dowager, I impeach Ma Shiying for corrupting the law and forming a party for personal gain."

"Qizou Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, I impeach Ma Shiying for favoritism, malpractice, nepotism..."

All of a sudden, dozens of Donglin party officials fired at Ma Shiying, scolding him as a heinous villain and treacherous minister, and even turned over the old accounts of the Tianqi Dynasty.

Although Ma Shiying's face was livid with anger and his beard was raised, he didn't make any excuses. He knew that His Majesty had chosen to let him take full charge of the presidency, so he wouldn't let Gao Hongtu and others spit shit out of their mouths.

The officials attached to Ma Shiying also understood this, so they did not refute it, and there was no need to refute it.

And more officials chose to stand on the sidelines. When Ma Shiying died, they joined the Donglin Party, and when Gao Hongtu died, they joined the Eunuch Party.

Because looking at the situation, His Majesty obviously doesn't want to engage in party struggles to check and balance anymore.

Everyone understands this. After all, His Majesty now directly controls the military power, and there is no shortage of money and food for business. It is entirely up to the emperor to decide how to play.

Looking at this scene, Zhang Yan also sighed softly. In fact, compared to Ma Shiying, a eunuch with a lack of virtue, she values ​​Gao Hongtu with a noble character, but she can't let her decide this matter.

So I had to say in a deep voice: "Gao Aiqing, don't mention the past. Now that your majesty wants to carry out a new policy and rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, all the loves should work together to assist the sage. Gao Aiqing, as the secretary of the Nanjing household department, should Do your best to supervise the implementation of the administration, check for omissions and addendums!"

Gao Hongtu naturally understood the meaning of Zhang Yan's words, that is to ask him to take a step back and not to be tough. Although His Majesty chose Ma Shiying, if Ma Shiying fails, his chance will come.

But Gao Hongtu was not reconciled, because everyone knew that although His Majesty's new land policy violated the interests of the gentry and literati, it was a good policy that really benefited the country and the people, but no one dared to propose it before.

Once the implementation is successful, Ming Dynasty will definitely prosper like never before, and judging from His Majesty's current arrangement and determination, the possibility of success is very high.

The civil servant in charge will surely become a generation of famous ministers, who will last forever. Ma Shiying is a despicable villain, a shameless person who bows his knees to eunuchs, how can he be qualified to preside over the New Deal?

His Majesty let such a loyal and patriotic gentleman like himself not be used, but chose to use Ma Shiying, a despicable villain, so the more he thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable.

He even directly ignored Zhang Yan's kind reminder, and directly paid homage again: "If Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager insists on disregarding her loyal words and shielding treacherous ministers, and I am willing to resign from office, I am ashamed to stand in the same temple with such treacherous villains and shameless people. "

"The ministers are also ashamed to be officials in the same court as these treacherous ministers, and are willing to resign and return to their hometowns."

All the civil servants of the Donglin Party also took off their black gauze hats to show their attitude.

They didn't expect His Majesty to remove Ma Shiying and let Gao Hongtu take charge, but at least Gao Hongtu had to assist him as a cabinet minister, right?
Zhang Yan saw that they didn't know what was going on, and she was really angry. She wanted to keep them and supervise Ma Shiying, but now she was also angry, and she stood up directly and said: "It turns out that all the lovers are disregarding the overall situation and unwilling to serve the country. Just do it yourself!"

"Sanchao!" After saying that, he turned around and left in a huff.

"Congratulations to the Queen Mother."

Ma Shiying and all the civil servants attached to him were overjoyed when they saw that these guys had left the queen mother angrily.

Gao Hongtu and other dozens of Donglin party officials sat down on the ground with ashen faces.

Other neutral officials also gathered around to congratulate Ma Shiying, and the whole hall was filled with flattery.

Ma Shiying was about to step forward to ridicule Gao Hongtu and others to express his anger, but an eunuch came over and asked him to enter the palace to face the saint.

Ma Shiying was not surprised, and immediately followed the eunuch.

When Gao Hongtu saw this scene, he finally despaired completely. He also stood shamelessly on the court hall, took off his official uniform and arranged it, and then left Fengtian Hall in a daze.

Other officials had to follow suit, and there were no more than a dozen members of the Donglin Party who resigned in the end.

Obviously, there are not many Donglin party members who are truly upright, and most of them are utilitarian villains who can bend and stretch.

Inside the imperial study.

"Ma Shiying, the second minister of the cabinet, kowtow to my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

"Ma Aiqing doesn't need to be too polite, she's flat!"

"Come and give me a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After thanking Ma Shiying excitedly, he carefully sat down on the low stool, even though he had been through the world for a long time, he couldn't calm down at this moment.

"Ma Aiqing, what do you think about including officials into officials, conferring ranks, and increasing the overall salaries of officials?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, officials have always been a cancer that harms the local people, but officials can't do without their assistance when they take office. Now Your Majesty wants to regulate management, and it is a good strategy to restrict it.

As the saying goes, if a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. The New Deal involves a lot, and once it is implemented, it will be full of dangers.

As for the effectiveness of the New Deal, officials from all over the country will play a vital role, not only to show grace, but also to show power.

The minister suggested punishing a group of officials who committed the most heinous crimes as a deterrent, and then the Ministry of Officials would re-select and assess a group of talents with both good conduct and good conduct to fill the yamen in various places. "

The little emperor trusted him so much, so Ma Shiying didn't have any worries, not to mention that the new policy was also related to his reputation, wealth and life, so he spoke out his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)