Jingtai Fenghua

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After Lin Cunde finished speaking, Lin Yunqi felt that there was something interesting, and Lin Zhenshan also looked at Lin Cunde in surprise.

"I don't know. I just want to say that there is no need to keep looking at the place. There are many people in the place now. You are in the capital. Well, I don't know how many seventh- and sixth-grade officials in the capital are. It may not be easy to stand out!" Lin Cunde shook his head and said, this kind of I don't dare to talk about the matter to death.

But you can still help yourself. Not only can it help them, but it can also help Zhu Qiyu. Now it is necessary for them to be loyal to Zhu Qiyu and become a chess piece and a nail placed by Zhu Qiyu among the civil servants. This allows Zhu Qiyu to keep abreast of the movements of the officials below, as well as those of the ministers.

"Then, where should we go?" Lin Yunqi looked at Lin Cunde and asked.

"Uncle Yunqi, how about you go to the General Affairs Department of the capital? I will be the right counselor of the fifth rank!" Lin Cunde thought about it and looked at Lin Yunqi and asked.

The General Affairs Department is in charge of receiving the emperor's orders, understanding the situation, collating customs and defense official documents, reporting feudal opinions, petitions, military information, disasters and other matters to the subjects in all directions.

This department is extremely important, and His Majesty in charge has a smooth way of speaking. Now Zhu Qiyu just needs to hear the true situation of the officials and people below. Zhu Qiyu now suspects that the General Affairs Department may have concealed many memorials and did not submit them!

As for the right counselor, his status is neither low nor high, and he may have a lot of information. This information is very helpful to Zhu Qiyu.

"Well, directly upgrade to a level? This, and such a good thing, if this is the case, then of course it is possible!" Lin Yunqi looked at Lin Cunde in surprise and asked.

"Uncle, I don't know if it can be done, but I will find someone, so don't go looking for someone, just leave it to me. But, well, I will find you again then. Anyway, it hasn't been decided yet. Come down, I won't talk too much to you!" Lin Cunde thought about it and said to Lin Yunqi with a smile.

Only when this operation is successful can we talk about the following things. If it is not successfully operated, everything will be in vain.

However, it is not possible for Lin Cunde to transfer Lin Yunqi. It is not difficult to be promoted to half a level. Zhu Qiyu will definitely give him this face.

Then Lin Cunde looked at Lin Zhenshan and said: "Uncle Zhenshan, you can still work in Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment. You are familiar with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, so it is better to do professional things. Of course, you can also go to the local Punishment Bureau to hold an official position. But it is better to be in the capital. If you are willing, you can serve as the chief of the Dali Temple or the head of the criminal department, the sixth rank!"

"Yeah, of course that's okay, okay, okay!" When Lin Zhenshan heard what Lin Cunde said about these two official positions, they were both at the sixth rank. He could be directly promoted to one level. Of course he was willing.

"Okay, since you are willing, then I will go and operate it. However, let me make it clear first that you need to pay some price. Of course, it is not money or your life. It is just that you need to do something. Of course, the thing to do, It's all legal!" Lin Cunde looked at the two of them with a smile and said, these need to be made clear in advance!
"Doing something?" Lin Yunqi looked at Lin Cunde and asked suspiciously.

After all, Lin Yunqi had been an official for many years and had been in the capital for many years. In addition, he knew many people, so he could guess something. Lin Zhenshan also had some insights, but he couldn't think of anything specific.

"Yes, the two uncles need to think carefully!" Lin Cunde nodded with a smile.

"But, who is the one above?" Lin Yunqi pointed to the sky with his finger and looked at Lin Cunde carefully and asked.

Lin Cunde just smiled and didn't answer.

Lin Yunqi was a little excited at this moment. If he could do something for His Majesty, what should he be afraid of? Don’t be afraid of anything! Not to mention something legal.

"Okay, don't worry Cunde, I am willing!" Lin Yunqi looked at Lin Cunde excitedly and said.

Seeing how excited Lin Yunqi was, Lin Zhenshan knew that Lin Yunqi must have discovered something and it would definitely be beneficial, so he quickly said: "Cunde, I am willing too! Just feel free to operate!"

"Okay, come on, let's drink tea!" Lin Cunde smiled and called for them to drink tea.

Then Lin Cunde asked: "Tell me, you heard some private words of civil servants!"

The two also told Lin Cunde about the news they had heard recently.

Nowadays, local officials are complaining, complaining about the Ministry of War's reorganization of the army, which has implicated local officials, and many of them have been arrested. This has made the officials below panic, but many officials in the capital are still very happy. After all, , their opportunity came. When local officials were vacant, they had the opportunity to take up their posts.

Lin Cunde couldn't help frowning when he learned that so many officials wanted to take up local posts. The reason why they liked them was not because they could serve the people, but because when they arrived at the local level, there were fewer people to supervise them, and their hands could also be used. It’s getting longer. Local officials, their corrupt methods are so diverse that you can’t even imagine them.

Lin Cunde also asked them about the methods by which local officials were corrupted, and the two of them told Lin Cunde all the methods they knew.

Lin Cunde nodded. If this is the case, the people will never get ahead and live a good life. However, no matter how hard your Majesty works, the people still have such a difficult time.

It does give His Majesty the opportunity to improve his reputation. Cleaning up those corrupt officials will make the people more supportive of Your Majesty. However, if the successor still does the same, it is estimated that the people will still scold Zhu Qiyu.

Thinking of this, Lin Cunde was worried. The Ming Dynasty's supervisory agencies were actually very complete, but local officials had endless methods.

However, the manpower of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is still a little short, and the pressure on the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not enough. Of course, the support is definitely not enough.

Thinking of this, Lin Cunde wondered if he could make some plans so that the Metropolitan Procuratorate could play a greater role and intimidate local officials.

In fact, the punishment for corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty was also very severe, but it could not stop those people from taking desperate risks one after another.

Lin Cunde stayed with them here for almost two hours. After dinner here in the evening, Lin Cunde sent them to the entrance of the mansion and waited for them to leave.

Lin Cunde returned to the study, thinking about how to advise Zhu Qiyu. As he thought about it, Lin Cunde couldn't help but laugh. He was not the emperor, so why bother with so many things. Besides, if he took the initiative to do some things, the other party might not do it. Thank yourself. If the other party comes to beg you and you think of a solution yourself, the effect will be completely different.

The reason for the Ministry of War affairs before was to help Zhu Qiyu consolidate his military power. Now, wouldn't it be better for Zhu Qiyu to deal with the affairs of the civil servants himself.

I am just Ding You at home. Things outside have nothing to do with me. If I have this energy, I might as well continue studying at home.

After a while, Wang Zhi came back and brought back a lot of news. After Lin Cunde heard it, the two of them continued to study the military books.

For almost the next month, Lin Cunde was like this, doing nothing and basically thanking guests behind closed doors. Only Wang Ying came to the house. In addition, Lin Yunqi and Lin Zhenshan came twice, and Lin Cunde asked Wang Zhi to go. After a trip to the palace, I found Zhu Qiyu and arranged their positions.

Therefore, Lin Cunde had nothing to do for more than a month. Apart from practicing martial arts, he just read books at home.

It took Yu Qian three months to initially rectify the Central Military Governor's Mansion, arresting three governors, 21 people from a thousand households, 38 people from a deputy thousand households, 79 people from a hundred households, and 35 people from a hundred trial households. All these people were sent to Jinyiwei.

The civil servants suffered even greater losses. Both ministers were sent to the Ministry of Punishment. Moreover, among the six ministries, there were also many officials involved. More than 500 officials were involved. It was a killing!
This also caused officials from other places to write letters one after another, requesting to stop the rectification of the army, but Zhu Qiyu was unwilling to say so, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office also agreed. They wanted to rectify it, and even said that if the Ministry of War did not rectify it, the Fifth Army Governor's Office itself would The rectification frightened those civil servants.

Yu Qian was riding a tiger at this moment. The pressure from the cabinet, the pressure from his subordinates, and the pressure from the Fifth Army Governor's Office were all concentrated on him.

Yu Qian was not afraid of the pressure. He just wanted to do those things well. He even knew that he was being used by Zhu Qiyu, but he saw that he had dealt with so many civil servants and generals. Yu Qian was very happy. Yu Qian had always been against those who were corrupt. The official is filled with hatred, and he has a character that hates and hates evil.

Therefore, Yu Qian just laughed off the pressure. No matter who came to appeal, Yu Qian remained unmoved. Even if the ministers in the cabinet came to appeal, it was useless. He just wanted to rectify it. He still remembered Lin Cunde. As he said, Leye may not be able to do it himself, but it is his responsibility to let the people live in peace.

And Yu Qian discovered that Zhu Qiyu now has more and more power and is becoming more and more skillful in handling government affairs. This is enough for Yu Qian, and he hopes that Zhu Qiyu can sit firmly in this position.

In the past two months, few people in the court mentioned that they hoped to invite the Supreme Emperor to come back, and everyone had no such leisure. After all, they were all worried that they would be traced.

That afternoon, Lin Cunde had just woken up from a nap when he heard Lin Cunli coming to announce that Yu Qian Yu Shangshu was coming. Lin Cunde quickly asked people to come in and went out to greet him. However, Yu Qian had already come in. Lin Cunde hurried over and faced him. Yu Qian bowed respectfully and said, "I've met Yu Shangshu!"

"Well, you kid, you are so bad, but you have tricked a lot of people!" Yu Qian pointed at Lin Cunde with a smile.

"Ah?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian pretending to be confused.

"Okay, don't act like you don't know anything in front of me. When the Governor of the Fifth Army discussed it with the cabinet, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of War, I knew that there must be your shadow behind it. Wait until I When we started to investigate those thousands of households and brought out so many officials, I discovered that this is your purpose!" Yu Qian smiled and pointed at Lin Cunde, but he did not mean to blame at all. ’

When Lin Cunde heard this, he quickly bowed his hands respectfully and said: "Please forgive me, Shangshu. I didn't mean to frame Yu Shangshu. It's really..."

"Okay, no need to explain, I don't mean to blame you!" Yu Qian waved his hand and said with an indifferent expression.

(End of this chapter)