Ming politicians

() In front of Zhu Youjian, there are two sealed documents, and the reports in the two sealed documents will cause an uproar in the court.

There have been a lot of things recently, and Zhu Youjian's mood has become a little depressed again. The rogues are harassing Shaanxi and Shanxi everywhere. The scale is quite large. The encirclement and suppression by the imperial court has little effect. However, Dengzhou is still in the hands of the rebel general Kong Youde, and the imperial court must send troops to destroy it.

Using the army means using money. Fortunately, there are silver taels brought in from Jiangning County, so you don't have to worry about the money for the time being. But during the war, the money goes out like running water. If you can't think of a good way, what will you do next year?

There are many things going on in the imperial court, and the party struggles are intensifying. The fights are all for power, so he has some faint opinions on the chief assistant of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru, including Bi Ziyan, the secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, and he can't always think of a good way .

What made him most dissatisfied was that Su Tiancheng had achieved good results in disaster relief in Henan. This time the Shaanxi bandits invaded Shanxi. According to the past practice, some troubles would happen in Henan, but the situation in Henan was very stable. The ministers recommended by Zhou Yanru also went to Shaanxi, Shanxi and other areas to provide disaster relief. Now it seems that the effect is very bad. It is not known how much money these ministers have been greedy for.

Zhou Yanru received the impeachment memorial from Henan officials, and actually discussed in the cabinet to deal with Su Tiancheng.If he hadn't insisted on his opinion, maybe Su Tiancheng would have been dismissed and gone home.

Xu Eryi played the situation.Zhu Youjian was moved for a long time, and the common people knelt down to see him off, which showed that Su Tiancheng had done a good job in Henan. It was ridiculous that Zhou Yanru actually thought that this was a gesture made by Su Tiancheng.

Now, Nanzhili's Secret Zhe is here.Zhou Yanru was directly involved.

Zhu Youjian wanted to wait and see whether the cabinet would bring it up for discussion at the court meeting. If it couldn't be brought up, it would be suppressed directly. His impression of Zhou Yanru was even more dissatisfied.

Wang Chengen was still standing by his side.Zhu Youjian raised his head and spoke.

"Eunuch, has anything been discussed in the court recently?"

"Your Majesty, I heard that there are many ministers who are discussing the matter of renting and planting official land in Jiangning County. They think this is not in accordance with the etiquette system and must not be done. Some people say that Su Tiancheng has just arrived in Jiangning County, so he doesn't want to familiarize himself with local affairs. But they are thinking about leasing the official land, are they thinking about seeking some benefits from the middle?"

Zhu Youjian's complexion.It became very ugly.

"Is there any movement from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the matter?"

"The servant thinks that since the ministers are talking about it, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Jishizhong may also be impeached."

"Have you heard anything else?"

"Your Majesty, this is what the servants know, and the rest have not heard of it."

Zhu Youjian's face was full of dark clouds. He was very clear about the deceitful behavior of the court ministers. The two matters of renting official land in Jiangning County and convicting Zhou Shunqing were all reported to the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, From the Ministry of Punishments and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but what is being reported now is only the matter of renting official land in Jiangning County. official.

"The ministers of mine are really loyal."

Wang Chengen, who was standing on the side, did not speak, but in his heart, he was still happy. With such thoughts, the emperor would definitely trust the eunuchs more, and the days to come would be easier.

The next day, morning.

The Ministry of Industry gave Fu Youliang the first to play the event, and the content of his play was actually the impeachment of Su Tiancheng, the county magistrate of Jiangning County.

Zhu Youjian never imagined that Fu Youliang was Su Tiancheng's mentor and the deputy examiner of the Shanxi Provincial Examination, so it is said that he would never impeach his students.

But Fu Youliang's action can indeed cause great repercussions. As a teacher, it is indeed rare for him to come forward to impeach his own students. This also shows that Su Tiancheng did something wrong.

However, there is room for Fu Youliang's impeachment. He believes that Su Tiancheng did some things in Jiangning County, but he should not destroy the ancestral system. He should not think of leasing the official land of the Nanjing Jingying. It must not be swayed, even if Jiangning County pays the compensation, it will not work. Fu Youliang's impeachment memorial also mentioned Wang Daozhi, the governor of Yingtianfu, and believed that Wang Daozhi lacked supervision in this matter.

Fu Youliang believed that Su Tiancheng should be removed from Jiangning County magistrate and return to the capital to reflect.

Zhu Youjian's face was very ugly.

"I disagree with Mr. Fu's impeachment memorial."

It was Xu Eryi who took the lead.

"Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, has made achievements that are obvious to all. Even renting and planting the official land of Nanjing Jingying, he was also paid. I carefully read the memorial of Jiangning County. It is very clear that renting and planting official land, It can reduce the burden on the Nanjing Jingying and concentrate on the training of sergeants. Moreover, the Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, Governor Zhou of Zhizhe, General Zhang of the garrison, and the guardian Qin Gonggong specially discussed this. They think this is feasible, and there are also notes Yes, I listened carefully to Mr. Fu's objection, that is, one, which violates the ancestral system, I believe that there has never been a stable system, and if it is beneficial to the imperial court, it can be tested and implemented."

Just as Xu Eryi finished speaking, Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Household Department, spoke.

"I think that Mr. Xu's words are inappropriate. How could the legislation of our ancestors be easily broken? If all prefectures, states and counties follow the same practice, there are no rules at all. Although I don't completely agree with Mr. Fu's impeachment, I also agree with it. I think it is not very suitable for Jiangning County to rent and plant Nanjing Jingying official land."

At this moment, the ministers in the court couldn't help discussing in a low voice.

Fu Youliang is Su Tiancheng's mentor, he took the lead in impeaching his student, another mentor Xu Eryi came out to defend, who knew that Bi Ziyan was the one who opposed Xu Eryi's opinion, you know, Xu Eryi came back, but Bi Ziyan Recommended, this is what it is, for a county magistrate, such a situation unexpectedly appeared.

The following opinions are somewhat clear, most of them are opposed to the renting of official land in Jiangning County, and there are not many opinions in favor.

The cabinet ministers did not express their views at all.

Zhu Youjian looked at Zhou Yanru who was standing in the front.

"Zhou Aiqing, what's your opinion?"

"I believe that Mr. Fu's impeachment is reasonable. The ancestors' legislation must not be changed easily. Besides, the official land is the basis for maintaining the operation of the guard. If all places do this, they will not be able to provide rental fees on time. The morale of my Ming army will shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, so I think this matter must never happen, but I have no other opinion on how to deal with Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, and Su Tiancheng can still go to the Imperial Academy."

Wen Tiren had no expression on his face, as if he was an old monk in meditation.

Zhou Yanru deserves to be the chief assistant, he hit the nail on the head, and hit the key points. This is a serious crime. Renting and planting official land has shaken the foundation of the country. What is Su Tiancheng's intentions? Such a crime, even beheading, is nothing It's amazing, but he has self-cultivation, let Su Tiancheng go back to the stables and enter the Imperial College.

Zhu Youjian's heart was cold, and the development of the matter was within his expectations.

"The minister has a different opinion."

An old voice came, and the court suddenly fell silent.

It was Xu Guangqi who spoke.

Xu Guangqi is the prince's Taibao, a bachelor of Taiyuan Pavilion, and an assistant minister of the cabinet.

Xu Guangqi is already 70 years old and has extraordinary qualifications. He seldom speaks at the court meeting, and his health has not been very good, but when he speaks, most of them are conclusive. Even Zhou Yanru is not easy to refute.

"If Xu Aiqing has any opinions, please speak slowly, don't worry."

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but speak. Xu Guangqi proposed to become an official many times, but he just didn't agree.

"I believe that the suggestion of Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, is feasible. There are three reasons: First, Jiangning County has handed over 500 million taels of silver to the court, and the situation has been stable so far. This has proved the ability of Su Tiancheng, the county magistrate, and Su Tiancheng When you do things, you know what you are doing, and the idea of ​​leasing the official land of Nanjing Jingying is after careful consideration, and it is definitely not a momentary impulse."

"Secondly, it was also mentioned in the Jiangning County Memorial that the lease of the official land in Nanjing Jingying is just a pilot project, and it is not mentioned that it will be promoted in our Daming territory. What's more, the matter of leasing the official land still needs to be discussed by the court. Those who think It is unworkable and ridiculous to say that leasing official land is to shake the foundation of the country. If there are such worries, does it mean that my prefectures and counties in Ming Dynasty have to go their own way, and the imperial edict is no longer valid. "

"Thirdly, Nan Zhili and Ying Tianfu both agreed with this suggestion, which shows that they have gone through a serious discussion. It is impossible for me to be a minister in the court to fully understand the situation in Nanzhili, let alone fully understand the situation. Regarding the situation of the Nanjing Jingying, since the emperor has sent many ministers to be responsible for the affairs of the South Zhili and the Nanjing Jingying, you should fully trust them. If there is any matter, it needs to be discussed at the court meeting. Just ask the officials below, What else needs to be done, just wait for the imperial edict every day, or the imperial decree of the emperor, wouldn't that be all right?"

Above the court hall, there was no sound.

Soon, Wen Tiren expressed his opinion.

"I believe that Master Xu's words are very true. It is feasible to lease the official land in Jiangning County. Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, has been in office for less than half a year, and the achievements he has made are obvious to all."

Zhu Youjian looked at the many ministers, and quickly spoke.

"I think what Xu Aiqing said is reasonable. Of course, you must follow the ancestral system in doing things, but if you stick to the ancestral system, what do you want the ministers to do? Discuss again, the Ministry of Households has drafted an imperial edict, and it is approved."