Borrow the day to change the day

() When Emperor Chongzhen asked Wen Tiren about the communication progress, he found that it was almost the same as Sun Chengzong's.

The corruption evidence of those civil servants is solid, and they also pleaded guilty.But as far as the atonement silver is concerned, they all expressed that they could not afford much.

After listening to Wen Tiren's report, Emperor Chongzhen remained silent in thought.Zhong Jinwei, Wen Tiren and Gu Baichuan who were standing below did not speak, waiting for Emperor Chongzhen's opinion.

After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen raised his head and asked Wen Tiren: "Is there any resistance to the reform of the procuratorial system?"

"Your Majesty, so far, only the Zuodu Censor's right to hear rumors and play things was given by the Taizu, and it should not be revoked. Others have no objections." Wen Tiren replied.This is also thanks to the fact that the Metropolitan Procuratorate has also been fully involved in the corruption case. Without standing on a moral height, it has no capital to resist.

"Wen Qing asked him again. If he persisted, he would follow his wishes and implement the decrees made by Taizu. As the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, not only did he not manage the Metropolitan Procuratorate well, but he was also corrupt and corrupt. It's enough for Taizu to skin him thousands of times. You tell him what I mean." Emperor Chongzhen's tone was a bit cold.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wen Tiren bowed and agreed.

"Tomorrow, call all the cabinets and discuss the affairs of the six ministries and nine ministers." Emperor Chongzhen ordered again.

"Your Majesty, do you include those in the prison?" Wen Tiren was startled when he heard all the words, and then confirmed again.

"Let them come here with instruments of torture." Emperor Chongzhen said with a sullen face.

Wen Tiren's mind immediately showed the scene of officials wearing torture tools to interrogate prisoners during the Taizu period.It seems that the emperor went to investigate other deeds during the Taizu period after he heard himself say that the Taizu allowed the people to take officials to Beijing for trial.

It took an instant for these thoughts to appear in Wen Tiren's mind, and he immediately replied to Emperor Chongzhen, "Yes, Your Majesty."

After hearing Wen Tiren's reply, Emperor Chongzhen seemed a little tired, rubbed his forehead with his hands, and said, "You all step back, Master Zhong stays."

Zhong Jinwei didn't know why Emperor Chongzhen wanted to keep him, so he looked at him, ready to listen to what he had to say.

When only Zhong Jinwei was left in the Wenhua Palace, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Master Zhong, if you don't come, I will really be killed by these civil servants and generals." There was a trace of exhaustion in his words.

"Your Majesty, God's will has allowed the minister to come, which means that God's will has allowed Daming to rejuvenate. There is still a great feat waiting for His Majesty, and the unprecedented glory of Ming Dynasty is also waiting to be created by His Majesty." Zhong Jinwei encouraged Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen thought of the map that Zhong Jinwei brought, and the empire that Zhong Jinwei said that the sun will never fall, and imagined that one day, the Ming Dynasty would destroy the Jiankui, spread their prestige overseas, and Westerners, especially the so-called never-falling empire. Disputing right and wrong, a burst of pride rose from the bottom of my heart again, dispelling the depression caused by the internal and external pressure just now without a trace.

He sat up straight and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, I know. I have great determination to overcome all difficulties and realize my dream for the sake of my ancestors' foundation and the people of Ming Dynasty."

Having said that, he looked at Zhong Jinwei who was looking at him, and added: "It is also the realization of Master Zhong's ideal."

Zhong Jinwei nodded vigorously, and responded: "Your Majesty is right, this is His Majesty's dream, this is the ideal of my minister, it is also the wish of thousands of people in Ming Dynasty, and it will also be the wish of all those in my hometown who are unwilling to have a history of humiliation." .”

Zhong Jinwei's hometown refers to future generations. Emperor Chongzhen understood this, nodded, and then said: "Master Zhong, I have made up my mind. There will be major changes in the court situation in the next few days. You should rest at home for a few minutes first." Ri, I don't want you to get involved in the disputes of the court, so let the first assistant do those things."

Emperor Chongzhen meant to protect Zhong Jinwei. He had already been assassinated once, but fortunately he was fine, otherwise he would not be able to make up for the loss if he killed anyone.

Zhong Jinwei understood what Emperor Chongzhen meant, nodded and said, "Thank you for your protection, Your Majesty, that minister has retired."

"Master Zhong take a good rest, maybe he will be busy in a few days." Emperor Chongzhen told Zhong Jinwei just as he was about to retire.

By the time Zhong Jinwei returned to his Zhongxing Earl's Mansion, it was already dark.

After he finished his meal, he drank tea and chatted with Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng, recalling today's events, the three of them still couldn't figure out who reported the letter.

Wen Tiren quickly replied to Emperor Chongzhen. After conveying the emperor's meaning, Zuodu Yushi had compromised and no longer insisted.So, on the second day, outside the Wenhua Hall, there were guards in brocade clothes, with one post at three steps and one post at five steps, creating a strict atmosphere.

In the Wenhua Hall, about half of the officials wore torture tools to participate in the discussion. Although the atmosphere of the meeting was not intense, it was also tense, with the monarch and his ministers haggling over prices.

In the monarchy society, no matter how open-minded and treacherous the civil officials were at that time, after they lost their moral foundation, they could not easily deal with the determined Emperor Chongzhen, let alone Wen Tiren who supported the emperor.

In the evening, the meeting ended, and the officials wearing torture tools were still brought back to the prison by the Jin Yiwei outside the hall.

Subsequently, several imperial decrees came out of the Forbidden City.

The first imperial decree was that Uncle Zhongxing presented the cement formula to the imperial court and destroyed [-] Tatars for his military exploits, and was promoted to Marquis of Zhongxing.Zhong Jinwei's other contributions have not been made clear for the time being, so they were not written in the imperial decree.

The second decree was to promote He Kegang, a former general of the Guanning Army, to be the deputy general of Guanning because of his military achievements.

The third imperial decree, Cao Wenzhao was promoted to be a general of the Guanning Army because of his military achievements.

The fourth imperial decree, Zuo Ying, the former county magistrate of Changli, was elected as the Deputy Envoy of the Procuratorate of Shandong Province because of his meritorious service in sticking to Changli.Guard Shi Guozhu was promoted to Commander Tongzhi of Funing Guard.All the townspeople who died in the battle in Changli built a shrine to enshrine, and the nameless man who died dragging the ladder was named "Dragging the ladder".

The next day, He Kegang's memorial requesting that Yuan Chonghuan be released from prison in return for military merit was rejected.

Led by the cabinet, the guilty civil servants jointly signed a memorial to petition the emperor, willing to pay back the dirty money for atonement; led by Sun Chengzong, the corrupt military generals jointly signed a memorial to the emperor, willing to use silver to atone for their crimes.

On the second day, the imperial court issued a gold book, canonizing the two-year-old eldest son Zhu Cihong as the crown prince, that day he moved out of Kunning Palace, lived alone in Zhongcui Palace, and granted amnesty to the world.It is clear in the imperial decree that the attitude of confession is good, and the corruption of civil and military officials is not particularly serious, let the past be ignored.If you commit the crime again, the crime will be increased.

At the same time, it is also clear that there is no pardon for serious mistakes committed in the war against captives.This article is actually aimed at Yuan Chonghuan, the former governor of Jiliao, and Wang Qia, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

On the third day, the imperial court system was reorganized. The Metropolitan Procuratorate could only supervise civil servants, and canceled the right to gossip; Jinyiwei was clearly ordered to only supervise military officials at all levels.Dongchang supervises the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Jinyiwei, and no longer supervises all officials.The three supervisory departments have set up reporting offices, and no one is allowed to stop reporting, otherwise they will all be executed.

What happened in the court in the past few days has dazzled the people of the capital.

First, all the officials who were arrested before were released, and the family members of the officials who heard the news rushed to the gate of the prison to pick them up.Because it was too crowded, some family members couldn't get a good seat and had to hold up a sign to let their master know that someone at home was coming to pick them up. < Yun train station.

After the officials came out, they cupped their fists to congratulate each other. After all, crimes are facts. No one knows whether the law does not punish the public.Now not only has he been spared from prison, but he has also been able to return to his original post. What a surprise, it's like taking the medicine of regret.

Then these officials went home and used various forms to dispel disasters, and blessed them never to go in again.

All the people in the yamen also came to their posts on time or early, and started to work seriously. The feeling of the rest of their lives made them cherish their official positions, at least for the time being. It's up to each person to follow the old road.

People come and go in the yamen of the Ministry of Households, and they all come to pay the atonement money that was agreed before.Some brought silver, some took silver tickets, and some brought rare antiques, gold, silver and jewelry, all kinds of them.

Then the imperial court issued another imperial decree, stating that the salaries of officials had not changed since the founding of the country. The emperor understood the hardships of the lives of honest officials, and specially divided them into grades, and gradually increased the salaries of officials according to the number of years.And set up a clean and honest gold system to commend law-abiding officials.To this end, a government-run monopoly bureau will be established, and the profits will be used for salary increases, honesty and other purposes.

All of a sudden, the topic of the people in the capital shifted from the comments on the officials who entered and exited the prison a few days ago to this new policy.