I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 254 Daming Bao Zheng: Gu Zuo

During the rare Mid-Autumn Festival, not only Li Tian had a very happy time, but even Jiang Bao and Wang Fu, who were on the go all day long, showed their faces in front of the group of chief executives in the palace, and they were very proud.

However, time is always short, and three days are fleeting.

Everything is starting to fall back on track again.

At the court meeting, because Lu Zhen was dismissed, there was a vacancy in the post of Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Many people are staring at this position at this moment.

Whether it is the Qingliu Confucianism behind the Ke Dao Speaker, or the original censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, all of them hope that Li Tian can leave this important position to his own people.

After a heated debate, the final choice fell on two people.

One of them is Gu Zuo, who is currently serving as the general administrator.

The so-called Tongzhengshi is the chief of the Tongzhengshisi, who is responsible for submitting, sealing and refuting internal and external memorials, and introducing the words of the subjects.

And Gu Zuo is the current highest person in charge of the Tongzheng Commissioner.

He is a court official of the third rank.

It seems that the official position is not low, but in fact, it is high-level records on important occasions, responsible for some clerical work, and there are many overlaps with the Six Departments in terms of functions, it was difficult to leave any impression on Li Tian.

But Li Tian had heard about Gu Zuo.

It is said that he is a very independent person. On non-essential occasions, he never gathers and chats with others, and even works alone in a very small cubicle.

So everyone in the court nicknamed him Gu Duzuo.

However, it is such a person who is not too gregarious, but is very honest and disciplined.

No matter when he was working in the local area or when he was serving as Jingyin, he was notoriously disowned by his relatives and upright.

However, it is precisely because he is so unkind that the relationship between the DPRK and China is very tense, and people don't like him very much.

If Yang Rong and others hadn't jointly recommended him this time, I'm afraid no one would have thought that there was such a number one figure in the imperial court.

The other candidate is Liu Guan, the current left-hand censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Liu Guan's personality is in stark contrast to Gu Zuo's.

Although he was in the strict discipline of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he was very tactful in terms of interpersonal relationships and attitude towards work, making it difficult for him to say anything bad.

In fact, most people in the court prefer Liu Guanlai to take over the position of Zuodu Yushi.

However, at this time, Li Tian didn't have a good impression of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he didn't really care much about who would succeed Zuodu Yushi.

But after meeting Gu Zuo, he suddenly changed his mind.

There is no other reason, this Gu Zuo's appearance is really too individual.

With broad shoulders, a stocky figure, dark skin, and a wide mouth, Li Tian instantly thought of a character he often saw on TV in his previous life.

Bao Zheng and Bao Heitan.

Although there are differences in appearance, whether it is temperament or the dark face, Li Tian almost jumps into the scene every minute.

"Haha, Gu Qing, has someone said that you look like Bao Zheng, a famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty!"

Gu Zuo's voice was loud, neither humble nor overbearing,
"Returning to Your Majesty, I am indeed often compared to Bao Zheng, but I think that what I have done is still far inferior to Bao Qingtian's reputation and Yuanbo. In fact, other people's absurd praise should not be taken seriously!"

At this time, after hearing what he said, many people immediately whispered,
"Haha, this Gu Zuo really thought that everyone was praising him for being wise, but in fact it was just that everyone was laughing at him for his bad face."

"That's right, I don't even look at his appearance. He looks like a piece of black coal. No wonder no one treats him."

Of course, it is impossible for Li Tian to hear these gossips. Even if Li Tian really heard it, he probably wouldn't react.

In his opinion, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a functional department equivalent to the procuratorate of later generations, needs someone like Gu Zuo who does not recognize his relatives and handles affairs strictly to control it.

As for Gu Zuo, no matter in terms of resume or personality, he couldn't be more suitable.

He immediately clapped the board and said,
"Gu Qing is well-known, and I feel relieved to hand over the Metropolitan Procuratorate to you."

Hearing that Li Tian just asked a simple question, he made a decision without even asking for everyone's opinions.

Those who originally agreed with Liu Guan were immediately blown away.

An official from the Sixth Division couldn't help jumping out and pointing at Gu Zuo, "Your Majesty can't do it, I have a book to participate in!"

Li Tian was taken aback for a moment, frowned slightly, and said in a cold voice,
"What do you want to participate in!"

The man may have been prepared, and hastily pulled out a notebook from his wide sleeve, and held it up high.

"When Chen Shenzuo Gu Zuo was serving as the inspector of Guizhou, he received money from slave labor and repatriated him privately."

The so-called servitude refers to the common people who serve in servitude. Gu Zuo's practice of exempting others from servitude after accepting the money from servitude can be large or small, it mainly depends on Li Tian's mood.

He ordered someone to submit the memorandum for a closer look. The year and month recorded on it, how much money Gu Zuo accepted as slaves, and how many people he released privately were clearly recorded.

It can be seen that the people who participated in the performance also worked hard.

Li Tian frowned even tighter. This was the first time he encountered such a situation where he was slapped in the face immediately after accepting his appointment as a court official.

The anger in my heart could not help rising secretly.

Resisting the outburst of emotions, he asked Gu Zuo.

"Gu Qing, this matter is indeed true."

Gu Zuo immediately knelt down on the ground, arched his hands, but said without changing his expression,
"Return to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing!"

After hearing him say this, Li Tian was immediately annoyed, and he slammed the table violently, about to explode on the spot.

But he thought about it again, Gu Zuo has such a withdrawn personality. After being an official for so many years, he must have offended many people. It might be possible for someone to deliberately frame him.

Turning his head to look at Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi and others who strongly recommended Gu Zuo just now.

"Shi Qi, do you know about this?"

Yang Shiqi stood up from the queue, sighed with a troubled expression,

"Your Majesty, this kind of practice of accepting money and exempting people from labor is not only done by Gu Tongzheng, but also by veterans!"

After Yang Shiqi finished speaking, many people lowered their heads in shame.

Originally, this was just an open secret, and it was fine if everyone knew it, but today, someone revealed this matter in the court, which is really embarrassing to everyone.

Li Tian was also a little puzzled, Yang Shiqi was one of his most valued courtiers, and even he admitted that he had done similar things.

If he wanted to punish Gu Zuo, wouldn't Yang Shiqi and others have to be punished as well?

(End of this chapter)