Chapter 565 I want to go on stage and put on a show
"Zihou is a great talent. He can tell the whole story at a glance. God is so unfair. Zihou's writing and calligraphy are so excellent. I didn't expect that his political vision is so unique." ." Zhang Siwei sighed and looked at Zhu Pingan and joked.
"How can this be considered political vision..." Zhu Pingan curled his lips disapprovingly, picked up the teapot and filled tea for Zhang Siwei and himself respectively.
"Just be humble." Zhang Siwei shook his head and looked at Zhu Pingan with a smile, and then continued.
"In the incident, Zhang Sijing and others were doing firewood fasting to give congratulations to the Holy One. When they failed to mention the word "longevity", the Holy One was furious and gave everyone involved in the incident a beating with a royal stick. , and also specially ordered Zhang Sijing and others to be beaten with court sticks in court uniforms... No one in the Sixth Section could escape, alas, it was so polite." Zhang Siwei said with a sigh.
The six subjects are an important part of the Mingyan Officials. Together with the thirteen censors, they form the Mingyan Official system. The level of the Mingyan Officials is not high, but their power is extremely broad. Although they are not real power, they can be ranked high. The emperor was advised to supervise all officials, and he could be said to be the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Kezhong has a close relationship with the Hanlin Academy where Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei are located. They both belong to the four yamen. To a certain extent, the Hanlin Academy can also be regarded as a public speaker in a wide range of fields. The six subjects were given to Shizhong and the thirteen censors, together with the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Personnel, were collectively called the Four Yamen.
The Sixth Section was of great importance in the matter. Emperor Jiajing actually had all of them beaten?
"You were beaten during the whole incident?" Zhu Ping'an was a little stunned when he heard this. He had never noticed this in modern times. Emperor Jiajing originally had a bad attitude towards Yan Guan, but now he was given a slap in the face because of two words. The insult to the minister was unprecedented, and Yan Guan was even more difficult to do.
"Well, we beat them all." Zhang Siwei nodded.
"However, even so, even so, he did not forget his responsibilities in the matter." Zhang Siwei said with appreciation, "In the matter, Wang Mingchen requested to strictly prohibit the palace from embezzling taxes and grains. He said: Today, all clans are collecting people's fields for He has his own private business and uses his power to control the local government, so that officials cannot collect taxes, which will cause a loss of food. Please order the patrol censor to strictly investigate the invasion. The tax collected from the land in Lijiazhuang will be used as food for the royal family. If there is any abuse, the emperor will punish him. "
Zhu Pingan nodded when he heard this, and the land was annexed. It is a cancer of the feudal dynasty. Last time I won the election and the villagers donated their land, I realized the seriousness of this problem. Of course, as a modern person, it is not surprising that I am aware of this problem. It is rare and valuable that Wang Mingchen was aware of this problem and reported it.
It can be seen that there are still many knowledgeable people in Ming Dynasty. Although Wang Mingchen only saw a corner of the land annexation, which was only the land annexation of the royal clan, it was still commendable.
“The Ministry of Household Affairs reconsidered the situation and gave Wang Guozhen’s instructions to save money and use six things: 1. Rewards to the frontier troops should be based on the distance and time, and no inland officials and troops should be asked for help... "
"Xu Shen, the censor of Jiangxi Province, requested that redundant and abusive officials be dismissed..."
"The Ministry of Household Affairs changed the salt law, and the Ministry of Industry minted money..."
"Half a month ago, the Mongolian Anda led more than 20,000 cavalry, broke through the border wall from the north of Datong, and plundered the left and right guards of Datong and Anton Seventeen guards. Within a few days, they divided their forces to plunder Pingluwei, Shuozhou, Yingzhou, Shanyin, Mayi and other places. Later, they divided their forces to attack Shanxi Sanguan and Ningxia. Fortunately, they did not continue to go south, otherwise it would be another disaster... Mao Bowen, the censor of the capital, and others once asked to build the outer city of the capital to prevent disasters in previous years, but the Ministry of Revenue still had it. The officials from the Ministry of Industry have been unable to start work due to lack of money... For this reason, The two sides have been having a long war of words..."
"Because of the Mongolian Anda Khan incident, the day before yesterday, the Holy Spirit issued an edict to change the old inner training ground into the inner palace camp to train internal servants, with the purpose of preparing the soldiers of the capital. It is not enough to defend the enemy, so it is necessary to rely on the internal servant camp to defend the capital."
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"Oh, also, there are too few people in the Xiyuan Palace of Yange Laojue's sage, please choose three folk girls from eight to fourteen years old from eight prefectures, including Shuntian and outside the capital. Hundreds of people have entered the palace. Your Majesty has announced that Shuntian Mansion started selecting civilian girls yesterday..."
Zhang Siwei briefly recounted what happened in the capital, and Zhu Pingan was silent for a long time.
It can be said that the political situation in the capital is all performed by Xu Jie, Yan Song, and the six major officials. The last time it is performed by these political veterans who have long since emerged on the stage, you sing and I will take the stage. It has nothing to do with new junior officials like Zhu Pingan and others.
Let alone performing on stage, even the seats under the stage may not be their turn.
They are far from qualified and can only stand aside and watch from a distance.
Of course, Zhu Ping'an did not lose silence because of this, it was just because the big guys in the capital were in turmoil, and the political situation was changing, but almost none of it was related to people's livelihood. Along the way from Xiahe Village, I have seen many hardships in people's livelihood.
Especially when passing through Henan and Shandong areas, I had a deeper understanding of the hardship of people's lives.
Henan, west and south of Shandong have experienced many natural disasters in the past two years, including floods, droughts, locusts, etc., which have ravaged the people in this area. The last time I was rushing to take the exam, I encountered one disaster and displaced people. That time was the Yellow River Flood. The ice caused devastation, and the Juye Jiaxiang area was the hardest hit.
In fact, along the way, through listening, seeing, speaking and asking, Zhu Pingan also learned a lot about the administration of the Ming Dynasty. The corruption of officials in the Ming Dynasty was very serious.
The result of natural and man-made disasters is that people are in dire straits and hungry people are displaced.
More than a month ago, a private salt dealer named Shi Shangzhao in Henan led the hungry people to revolt. They were rebelled by Emperor Jiajing. After all, he was a private salt dealer. I feel that private salt dealers have the highest rebellion rate in ancient China. One of the professions, Cheng Yaojin in the late Sui Dynasty, Huang Chao in the late Tang Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng in the late Yuan Dynasty, Qian Liu in the Five Dynasties...
This teacher Shangzhao put forward the slogan "No killing, no robbery, large-scale disaster relief, and relief to the poor." Within a few days, tens of thousands of armed forces were developed, and they were deeply supported by the people. For a time, their reputation was great, and they echoed the Shandong Rebel Army. They invaded far and near, defeated Guide, and moved to the east, defeating one prefecture, two states, and eight counties in total.
Of course, when Zhu Ping'an passed through Henan and Shandong, Shi Shangzhao's uprising had failed, and he and his clan members all had their heads hung on the city wall.
This is the nearest peasant uprising to Zhu Pingan. We have seen it in books before, but this time it is a bloody reality. When Zhu Pingan passed by the place, the blood stains under the city wall had not been washed away...
This uprising exposed many problems of the Ming Dynasty. Although the official army suppressed and annihilated the rebel army in just forty days, the combat effectiveness of the official army was severely reduced, and it was not much stronger than the peasant uprising army.
Moreover, Shi Shangzhao put forward the slogan "No killing, no robbery, large-scale disaster relief, and relief to the poor", and he could easily call on tens of thousands of armed forces...
This proves how disappointed the people are with the government. Who will work hard to revolt if they have little hope of survival?
The common people are destitute and homeless.
However, the big bosses in high positions looked at them stingily and could not blame the common people for being so disappointed that they followed in rebellion.
Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country; the rise and fall of an individual is the responsibility of the country. As state managers, we officials are naturally bound to shoulder the responsibility.
I want to go on stage...
Have a show.
Zhu Pingan picked up the wine glass, drank a glass, and turned his eyes out the window, looking at Xiyuan, the center of political power in the Ming Dynasty. (End of this chapter)