The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 526: Change of leadership of the Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice Xin Zixiu begs for his remains to be returned!
This incident was like a huge rock thrown into the seemingly calm Ming Dynasty court.

Some officials from the Donglin and Zhejiang parties were almost beaten to death.

What would they do if Wanli really took action?
Do they take action too?

What else can they do at this time?
Not to mention the navy and border troops, they didn't know how many there were, and Wanli didn't need to mobilize the navy and border troops to deal with them. The troops of the Beijing camp alone were enough to crush them.

To put it bluntly, their current strength doesn't even qualify them to fight against the Beijing Camp. They can't defeat the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

If possible, they would naturally want to kill Wanli and replace him with another emperor.

The problem is that they have no way to kill Wanli at this moment.

How to do it?

When the huge rock fell, it seemed to create a huge splash of water, but no fish were caught. Wanli was not in a hurry to cast a net to catch fish.

The Minister of Punishments, Xin Zixiu, requested to retire, and the position of Minister became vacant.

This time he would not allow officials from the Donglin and Zhejiang parties to come forward.

He was about to start taking control of the entire court, so naturally he had to let his own people take charge.

He had already decided on this candidate.

He directly issued an imperial decree to summon Denglai Governor Yuan Keli back to Beijing.

Denglai Water City is not far from the capital, and there are many naval speedboats at this time, so it is very convenient for Yuan Keli to return to the capital.

In less than three days, Yuan Keli returned to the capital.

Early in the morning at about noon, he ran to the imperial study to ask for an audience.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Wanli could not help but take a closer look at this famous minister in history who even the Later Jin Dynasty feared.

At this moment, Yuan Keli was only in his thirties, in the prime of his life, and looked very energetic. The unique aura of a military household made him look like a general wearing a civilian robe.

Originally, he wanted Yuan Keli to lead the army to deal with the Later Jin.

However, he gradually realized that civilians could not command the army.

This is not possible not only because civilian officials cannot control military power, but also because civilian officials are really not capable of commanding a large army.

The history of the Ming Dynasty is clear evidence of this.

During the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, the armies were commanded by dukes and nobles who came from military backgrounds. At that time, the Ming army could be said to be invincible.

However, if a civilian officer were to lead the army, the record would no longer be invincible, but could be described in four words: horrific!

It is really not possible for a civilian to command a large army.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about Liaodong.

It turns out that when Li Chengliang, the general of Liaodong, commanded the Liaodong army, he was victorious in every battle and rarely suffered defeat.

What was the result when the army was later commanded by a civilian official such as the governor or even the governor-general?
Not to mention Yang Hao, the Battle of Sarhu would not have turned out like that if any other general had commanded the battle.

The others behind don't seem to have any outstanding achievements except for bragging.

Xiong Tingbi seemed to be boasting a lot, but was eventually impeached and dismissed from office by his own Zhejiang Party members.

Yuan Yingtai simply lost Shenyang, and buried the remaining elite troops of the Qi family army and thousands of white-pole soldiers in the Hunhe River.

Sun Chengzong seemed to be able to turn the tide, but he was dismissed due to party disputes.

Yuan Chonghuan seemed to have won two great victories, but inexplicably he went and killed Mao Wenlong!

Not to mention Hong Chengchou. The last 100,000 elite border troops of the Ming Dynasty were all handed over to him. He was almost like Yang Hao. He was inexplicably defeated and suffered a crushing defeat before he could kill many of the Jiannu.

The Ming army at that time was not incompetent. Cao Bianjiao was so angry that he led 800 troops to attack Huang Taiji's camp at night. The Eight Banners Army was killed and messed up. Tens of thousands of troops could not surround Cao Bianjiao. In the end, they could only mobilize all the archers to force Cao Bianjiao back.

When a civilian commander commands an army, it seems that he is not considering the battle itself, or rather, the army commanded by a civilian commander is too greatly influenced by factors outside the battlefield.

It is different for military generals. The Liaodong Iron Cavalry, Qi Family Army, and White Spear Soldiers are all elite troops under the command of military generals who can defeat the enemy with fewer troops. It can be said that they are invincible in every battle.

However, if a civilian is in charge, it will not work. If the majority is used against the minority, the defeat will be inexplicable.

Therefore, it is really not possible for a civilian to command the army, and he has no plan to let Yuan Keli command the army.

He decided to let Yuan Keli be the Minister of Justice.

In fact, what Yuan Keli is best at is solving cases. This guy is famous in history for his ability to solve cases like a god.

Perhaps, the reason why the Jiannu were afraid of him was related to this, because this guy was so good at solving cases, and he must have found out a lot of the secrets between the Jiannu and the Ming Dynasty civil servants.

How did the Jiannu people, whose population was less than one million at that time, destroy the Ming Dynasty, which had a population of hundreds of millions?

To put it bluntly, it was all delivered by the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.

They are essentially reaping the benefits.

Naturally, they didn't want anyone to know about this scandal, so after they destroyed the Ming Dynasty, they destroyed all records about Yuan Keli, and even forbade mentioning Yuan Keli's name.

Of course, this is just speculation. It is impossible to verify what Yuan Keli did in history that made the Jiannu extremely fearful. In short, this person who made the Jiannu fearful must have some skills.

Wanli stared at this guy carefully for a while, then said solemnly: "Li Qing, I am planning to let you take charge of the Ministry of Justice. What do you think? Do you have the confidence to manage it well?"

what?
Yuan Keli really didn't expect that he would be promoted to the Minister of Six Ministries so quickly.

He has been in officialdom for less than ten years!
According to the previous official rules, it would be unlikely to be promoted to the position of Vice Minister of the Six Ministries within ten years.

He was stunned for a moment before he bowed and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I will do my best to manage the Ministry of Justice."

This means that he feels he can manage the Ministry of Justice well.

If it were any other department in the six ministries, he might not have that confidence.

He was still very confident that he could manage the Ministry of Justice well, as solving cases was what he was best at.

For various reasons, he hasn't shown this yet, and he doesn't know how the Emperor knows that he is good at this.

However, he is not a pretentious person. Since the Emperor has given him this opportunity, he will naturally let go and show his strengths.

Upon hearing this, Wanli nodded slightly, and then said solemnly: "The Ministry of Justice may seem the least prominent of the six ministries, but it is actually quite important.

Especially after the world is at peace and there are no more wars, how to maintain a stable and peaceful situation becomes the top priority.

I will leave this important task to you, and you can tell me what you think."

My thoughts?

Yuan Keli pondered for a while before cautiously saying, "Your Majesty, I think that having only one doctor and one director in each Qingli Division of the Ministry of Justice is a bit insufficient.

If we want to maintain a stable and peaceful situation, we must first be fair and impartial in judging cases. Many of the public grievances in the local area are caused by the fact that some officials are corrupt, abuse their power, make unfair judgments, and arbitrarily adjudicate false and wrongful cases.

I believe that if we want to ensure that there are no false or wrongful convictions in the world, the various departments of justice should send officials to various places from time to time to conduct open and secret investigations.

In addition, most of the clerks, constables, and detectives currently employed in local prefecture and county governments are not from professional backgrounds, especially the detectives and even constables, who are basically young and strong men recruited temporarily.

I believe that this is extremely detrimental to the handling of cases. In some places, there are piles of unsolved cases because these people simply don't know how to solve them.

I believe that the Ministry of Justice should summon the best case-handling experts from the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty and assign them to various prefectures to teach the chief constables, constables, and even clerks nearby, so that they at least know how to handle cases."

You really are quite capable.

Upon hearing this, Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Well, no problem. Just give me a list of how many officials you think the Ministry of Justice should add.

As for teaching local clerks, police chiefs, and constables, just tell me how much it will cost."

Don't you even think about it?

The Ministry of Justice has more than ten Qinglisi alone.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Keli said cautiously, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice has thirteen Qingli Divisions, and I need to add quite a few officials."

This is not a problem.

Wanli said without hesitation: "I will leave the Ministry of Justice to you. It doesn't matter how many officials you want to add. What I want is peace and tranquility for the whole world.

If you can do this, adding dozens or even hundreds of officials will be a piece of cake."

A wise ruler in this prosperous age!
Which emperor in history can match this courage?

Upon hearing this, Yuan Keli bowed repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I will do my best to ensure peace and stability in the world."

Well, I believe you.

Wanli nodded slightly, then waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. The cabinet has already prepared everything for you. Go find Zhonghua."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Keli hurriedly bowed and took his leave.

Seeing his back disappear through the door, little Zhu Changxun couldn't help but ask, "Father, he looks to be around thirty years old. Can he manage the Ministry of Justice?"

There is no doubt about this.

History has proven that this person is a rare capable official.

Wanli nodded slightly, and then taught: "You must remember, if you doubt someone, don't employ him, and if you employ someone, don't doubt him. Observe his words, his actions, and his character. Father thinks he can do it."

Is it that simple?

Little Zhu Changxun was still a little confused and asked, "What if he can't do it?"

There's no way he can't do it.

However, we cannot mislead this little guy.

An emperor cannot tolerate the mistakes of a minister indefinitely just because he favors him.

Wanli said seriously: "If it doesn't work, then he will be dismissed and investigated."

(End of this chapter)