Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 723: The Emperor Appoints, Not Recommended by the Court

Reform is bound to involve bloodshed, and the redistribution of power will inevitably involve interests. For those who hold interests, they will never sit idly by.

Once you get the profit, it will be difficult to stop.

Even if you want to receive it, the people above you and those below you will not let you do so, so struggle is inevitable.

Therefore, if we want to promote reform and deepen reform, there will be bloodshed. As for the struggle in the power field, if we want to reduce the impact and damage, anti-corruption is undoubtedly the most effective way!
The joint arrests and executions in the third year of Tianqi were just the beginning. Now that the external threat had been initially alleviated, it was time to take action internally.

Zhu Youxiao thought that the number of people arrested, killed, and whose homes were confiscated in the past was still too small. There were tens of thousands of officials, clerks, and servants in Beijing alone, and the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty involved not only the central government, but even more in the local areas!

This is not to mention the other team in Nanjing. Under the two capitals system, in addition to the cabinet, Nanjing also has six ministries, various courts, temples and other departments. Behind these officials, clerks and servants, there are many interest groups involved!
How can we enhance the authority of the central government if we don't kill so many of them?
How can we enhance the imperial authority if we don't kill so many of them?
How can we boost the laws of the Ming Dynasty if we don't kill so many of them?
"Your Majesty, think twice!!"

Outside the Qianqing Palace, all the cabinet ministers gathered and Qian Qianyi's voice was heard.

After Li Qiyuan submitted a memorial to merge the imperial examination and the provincial government, the emperor, without any warning, ordered Prince Lu Zhu Changxun to leave the palace and hang a plaque of the Procuratorate in the six-department direct room, which caused a great shock in the court.

Especially the edict read out by Prince Lu, which involved the major plan of the Beijing Inspection. The Beijing Inspection was under the jurisdiction of the Censorate, and the major plan was under the jurisdiction of the Procuratorate. This caught too many people off guard.

According to the old rules, the imperial examination is about to begin. The imperial examination, which is held every six years, will start this year. Many people have already focused their attention on this, hoping to gain an advantage from it.

Just from what Zhu Youxiao knew, many people were targeted in a number of government offices, including the Military Affairs Council, the Ministry of the Imperial Household, the Ministry of Integrity, the Ministry of Clan Affairs, and the two study rooms.

What do they want to do?
He wanted to use the Beijing inspection to bring down a group of people.

As long as the person is overthrown, that thing can't be done!

What a vicious intention.

What a ruthless attack.

However, Zhu Youxiao's intervention directly transferred the Beijing inspection to the Censorate, and Li Qiyuan was appointed as the Left Censor-in-Chief. He even set up a special procuratorate to take over the power of major plans, which disrupted the plans of too many people.

Governing a country is like cooking a fresh fish, you have to do things quickly, accurately and ruthlessly!

"It's really noisy."

In the eastern warm room, Zhu Youxiao, leaning on a cushion, frowned and put down the memorial. Especially when he heard Qian Qianyi's voice, his eyes were filled with unconcealable disgust.

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, Qian Qianyi was no different from a dead person. The reason why he had not been killed until now was that it had not reached that point.

What a great target.

Let the Donglin Party maintain internal struggles, let the vested interest groups behind him gather, and let Qian Qianyi have the best of both worlds. In this way, through one thing after another, those treacherous villains can be eliminated in batches. It is a good idea.

As a person in a high position, it is not worth worrying about the treacherous villains in the open, no matter how powerful they are. What is really worth worrying about is the treacherous villains hiding in the dark. After all, you know nothing, and not knowing means the unknown, and the unknown may lead to variables.

This is a situation that no one in power wants to face. You like power struggles and political games, right? Well, then play slowly. Zhu Youxiao has plenty of time and energy anyway.

Doing things to clear up the accumulated problems while breaking the deadlock and executing the treacherous officials, this is the rhythm that the Ming Dynasty should have, instead of being in a hurry when encountering some problems, which would be a lack of strategic determination!

"Go and read the decree."

"The slaves obey the order."

Liu Ruoyu, who was serving in front of the emperor, hurriedly bowed in response, and at the same time he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He was really afraid that the emperor would issue an order to expel the cabinet ministers outside the Qianqing Palace.

If this were really the case, the political situation would become even more ferocious.

But Liu Ruoyu changed his mind and remembered the imperial edict that was about to be issued. His heart immediately became tense again. Once this edict was issued, the sensation it would cause would also be quite big.

squeak~
The tightly closed palace door was opened, which attracted the attention of many people.

Zhu Guozuo, Qian Qianyi, Sun Ruyou, Bi Ziyan, Wang Xiangqian and other cabinet ministers all looked over, with different expressions on their faces. As they watched Liu Ruoyu coming out of the East Warm Pavilion, the bright yellow imperial edict was so eye-catching that their emotions changed.

to be frank.

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Even Bi Ziyan and Wang Xiangqian had not expected that the emperor would set up a special procuratorate. There was no trace of this at all.

In particular, the emperor clearly defined the responsibilities of the Censorate and the Procuratorate, which made the two of them worried. If someone took advantage of this to engage in factional struggles and attack political enemies, it would be too harmful to the country.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, declares: A clean and peaceful administration is the foundation of a country. If the administration is not clean, the country is in danger. If the administration is corrupt, the country is in chaos. I have been worried since I ascended the throne. Since the Hongwu Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Gao has executed corrupt officials according to the law and issued imperial edicts, killing tens of thousands of treacherous officials. However, even so, despite the plan to establish a major inspection in Beijing, the long-standing problems of administration have not been solved."

"For the sake of the country and the people, I have decided to accept the advice of the Left Censor-in-Chief Li Qiyuan. From today on, the six departments will be merged into the Censorate. The Censorate will be responsible for the capital inspection and the central supervision. A special procuratorate will be established to handle major plans and local supervision. If there is any overlap in the powers of the two courts, they should be revised as appropriate, and the cabinet has the right to supervise."

"Also, I will ensure that the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Procuratorate will not be abused by individuals or used for partisan struggles. I have decided that the heads of the two courts will be personally appointed, not recommended by the court. This will be a permanent rule. I accord you my word!!"

Liu Ruoyu read it out in a clear and loud voice, and the content of this imperial edict made all the ministers present change their faces drastically after hearing it. This was simply the beginning of the world.

If this is really done, then from now on no one will be able to interfere with either the Censorate or the Procuratorate. The officials of both courts will all obey the emperor, especially since the heads of the two courts are appointed by the emperor. So even if anyone wants to interfere or has any ideas about it, it is simply unrealistic.

The administration can be cleaned up!!

Compared with the reactions of other people, Bi Ziyan seemed particularly excited. It would be better if he did not have to be recommended by the court, but was appointed by the emperor. As long as this was done, too many people's ideas would be cut off. As long as the person appointed by the emperor had ideas, bottom lines, and ethics, then in the future, he would not be secretly controlled by others when it came to the administration of officials.

It even blocked a path for those who wanted to engage in party struggles.

Of course, such a decision will inevitably lead to other things, which will strengthen the imperial power and weaken the cabinet. However, in Bi Ziyan's opinion, if the Ming Dynasty wants to rectify the administration of officials, it must have such means and courage. Otherwise, the temporary improvement will be short-lived. What the Ming Dynasty cannot withstand the most is repeated turmoil! !

(End of this chapter)