The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 585: Get Out, You Silly Guy
The next morning, at about 1 a.m., just as the sky was getting light, bursts of commands were heard in the Summer Resort.

The Jinyiwei and the imperial guards quickly mounted their horses and began to assemble on the streets.

Wanli gave some hurried instructions and then set off with Li Xuancheng, Shan Sinan, Zhu Guozuo and thousands of imperial guards and cavalry.

Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan carried little Zhu Changxun, and boarded the carriage with a group of concubines, princes, and princesses. They were escorted by thousands of Jinyiwei cavalrymen and slowly headed towards the capital.

At around noon, thousands of imperial guards and cavalry rushed in from Deshengmen and soon entered the imperial city.

Wanli suddenly returned to Beijing!

This time he actually stayed in the summer resort for just a few days.

Gao Wenjian, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, had just received the news when the eunuch from the palace arrived to deliver the imperial edict.

Wanli actually summoned him to the palace for an audience at this time!
He was somewhat panicked.

Because he was the only one left among the six ministries and seven officials of the Qingliu clan.

Moreover, Wanli suddenly came back from the Summer Resort, and it was probably not a good thing to summon him so hastily.

Could it be that the young emperor wanted to force him to retire as well?
If the young emperor really forced him to retire, would he retire or not?
Now that Qingliu and Donglin are both suppressed, does he dare not retreat?
He was thinking about all sorts of things all the way, and finally arrived at the palace.

At this time, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the imperial study to meet the emperor.

Wanli looked at him expressionlessly, then asked, "Lord Gao, do you know what the Censorate does?"

They don’t even call each other by their font size, which shows that they are becoming distant.

I am the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. You asked me what the Censorate does. This obviously shows that you are dissatisfied with me as the Left Censor-in-Chief.

The little emperor really wants to force me to retire!

Gao Wenjian's heart trembled when he heard this. He didn't want to retire.

Like Xin Zixiu, he had become accustomed to the feeling of floating in the sky and really didn't want to come down.

How to do it?

He thought about it carefully, then pretended to be calm and said, "Your Majesty, the Censorate is responsible for supervising, impeaching, and making recommendations on officials. In case of major cases, it will jointly hear cases with the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple."

You remember the functions of the Censorate very clearly.

Wanli asked expressionlessly, "How many officials has the Censorate inspected and impeached in recent years?"

You mean I didn't do anything?
I can't admit this. If I admit it, I can only withdraw.

Are you kidding? If he doesn't even do his job as a supervisory official in the Censorate, how can he still be the Left Censor-in-Chief?

Gao Wenjian thought for a moment, then said carefully, "Your Majesty, the Censorate monitors thousands of officials every year, and impeaches hundreds."

You mean you did a lot of things, right?

Wanli continued to ask: "What are you monitoring and impeaching?"

There are so many of these, how can I say it?
Gao Wenjian thought about it carefully, then summarized: "Your Majesty, all political gains and losses, military and civilian benefits and problems are subject to supervision, and impeachment of officials is carried out during the fiscal year of Shouzheng."

You know everything, but you do nothing.

I am too lazy to talk to you anymore.

Wanli simply asked, "Do you know how many corrupt officials the Ministry of Justice has investigated and punished in the past few months?"

Corrupt officials are rampant in the court, and this is my biggest dereliction of duty.

How should I respond to this?
Gao Wenjian thought for a moment, then said carefully, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Corrupt officials are good at hiding. We need to arrest them and torture them to extract a confession. The Ministry of Justice has the power of torture, but the Censorate does not. Therefore, it is difficult to find out."

Is it difficult for the Censorate to find out?

You can't even find any of these corrupt officials, you are just sitting there doing nothing!

What use do I have for you?
Why don’t you get out of here right now!
Wanli said coldly: "The warehouses and money and grain of the inspectors can all be checked. There are problems with the money and grain in the Ministry of Revenue warehouse. I, an outsider, can find them out immediately. How come you haven't discovered it for so many years?

There are so many unjust, false and wrong cases in the local area, corrupt officials are lawless and ordinary people are complaining. Are you all blind and deaf?

Or perhaps you also accepted bribes from corrupt officials and deliberately turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear?"

What does this mean?
If I don't give up my position and let someone else take over, you can ask the Ministry of Justice to investigate me!

Who dares to let you check?

Even if I didn't accept any bribes, you would still frame me!

That's it, that's it.

The little emperor has made up his mind, so I'd better not refuse a toast and drink a penalty.

Otherwise, there is a high probability that your reputation will be ruined in your later years!

Gao Wenjian sighed inwardly, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am old and incompetent, and I cannot bear the heavy responsibility of the Censorate. I beg to return home with my remains, and I ask for Your Majesty's permission."

Humph, just try it if you dare not beg for your life.

Wanli snorted inwardly, then nodded slowly and said, "Well, Lord Gao has worked hard for so many years, it's time for you to go back and enjoy your old age.

You are not greedy or corrupt, and your family does not have much surplus wealth. I will give you fifty acres of good land to ensure that your family has enough food and clothing."

Fortunately, I am not greedy or corrupt, otherwise the ending would not be like this.

Gao Wenjian bowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

Wanli nodded slightly and then waved his hand.

Gao Wenjian quickly bowed and took his leave. Wanli then ordered someone to summon Shen Li.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he said bluntly, "Zhonghua, Gao Wenjian wants to beg for his remains. Just approve it for him."

Are you going to clean up the mess?

Some of the Qingliu officials are actually quite good.

Most of them just like to criticize current affairs, and not many of them really want to go against you.

Why are you doing this?
Shen Li only dared to say these words in his heart.

He knew the temperament of the current emperor very well.

Whatever the emperor decides to do, it is impossible to persuade him.

If he were to give advice, it would instead arouse the resentment of the current emperor.

He was only stunned for a moment, then quickly bowed and said, "I obey your order."

You still have some difficulty seeing the clear stream.

When Wanli saw Shen Li was stunned for a moment, he understood.

This guy still has a tendency to lean towards the Qingliu side.

However, this guy only has this flaw. Everything else is fine, especially he is quite obedient and does his job well.

As for the fact that he was a little biased towards Qingliu, that was nothing. If he wanted to deal with Qingliu, this guy would do it anyway.

He was too lazy to say anything.

At this time, controlling the Censorate is the most important thing. As long as he controls the Censorate, he will almost completely control the entire court.

He then instructed, "Leave the Censorate to Zhaolong. Once Gao Wenjian's case is dealt with, you can handle the paperwork for him."

Zhu Guozuo is back?

This guy is a ruthless person.

Lord Yu is such a timid person, I don’t know how he raised such a bold disciple.

It would be perfect for this guy to be appointed as the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate.

Shen Li bowed repeatedly and said, "I understand."

Wanli nodded slightly and then waved his hand.

Shen Li quickly bowed and took his leave.

Wanli then called Zhu Guozuo, who was resting in a side hall, over.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he solemnly said, "Zhaolong, Gao Wen has requested to retire, and I will leave the Censorate to you.

You should first clean up the Censorate thoroughly and get rid of those old hands who are just sitting there doing nothing and those upright people with ulterior motives.

The Censorate must first be loyal to the emperor and diligent in its work before it can encourage all civil and military officials to be loyal to the emperor and diligent in their work. You should first let them read "On Loyalty and Diligence" carefully. Anyone who cannot do so should also be gradually eliminated.

You also need to discipline those who keep complaining and like to call themselves the clear stream.

Integrity and honesty cannot be shouted out. There is no point in complaining all day long. Those who disobey you should get out.

The current Metropolitan Censorate has become a tool for factional strife. They spend all day shouting and not doing anything. You need to make them understand what the Metropolitan Censorate is really for."

It’s time to overhaul the Censorate.

These guys have forgotten that they are responsible for supervising all officials.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Guozuo nodded solemnly and said, "I understand."

Yes, Not Bad.

Becoming one of the six ministries and seven officials at such a young age, an ordinary person would probably be extremely happy.

You're like you've taken on a hot potato.

This proves that you really want to do your job as the Censorate well.

It is really not easy for the current Censorate to truly supervise all officials.

If these guys were supervising all officials, there wouldn't be so many corrupt officials.

The Censorate has been rotten since the Jiajing period.

This can be seen from Hu Zongxian's experience. This guy was originally an inspector of the Censorate, but eventually he became a disciple of the corrupt official Yan Song!

This shows how rotten the Censorate was.

There must be a lot of monsters and demons in the Censorate now.

If Zhu Guozuo really wanted to get the Censorate back on track, he wouldn't know how many people he would offend.

Wanli thought for a moment, then encouraged him: "Zhaolong, just go for it. Don't be afraid of offending anyone. I won't trust anyone else, I only trust you."

This is enough.

Zhu Guozuo bowed repeatedly and said, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)