Chapter 203 A mudslide in the powerful gentry
Zhu Yijun returned to the Wenhua Hall and found Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant, to discuss kneeling with Zhang Juzheng.
For officials of the Ming Dynasty, when subordinates meet their superiors, should they kneel down to meet them?
"Your Majesty, this is a long story. Does it start from the Hongwu period or the Jiajing period?" Zhang Juzheng was very knowledgeable about this. Ge Shouli did not allow Fan Yingqi to kneel to him. Later, the Jin Party Inside, people began to bow and bow.
After Zhang Juzheng studied it, he decided to follow Ge Shouli, a master of party building. People in the Chu Party were not allowed to kneel down, but only bowed.
“There are rituals for bowing and bowing in order, walking and avoiding, respecting superiors and inferiors. If it is the etiquette system of the Hongwu period, if it is higher than the fourth grade, then the humble one will bow. The venerable one will sit down and receive the ceremony. . If something happens, kneel down and tell the truth." Zhang Juzheng talked about the system during the Hongwu period.
Only if there is a difference of more than four grades, for example, Zhang Juzheng is treated as a first-grade official. If you meet Zhang Juzheng below the fifth grade, you need to kneel down and speak. The first-grade difference between the first-grade and the first-grade is not a first-grade difference. The first-grade and the second-grade are first-grade. Difference.
Zhang Juzheng held up his hands and continued: "Investigating old cases, the eighth year of Jiajing issued an order: patrols, censors, and governors are not allowed to intimidate and humiliate. When prefects meet, they are not allowed to kneel, and all officials sit in public seats. "
According to the ancestral system in the Hongwu period, those with a gap of four ranks or more need to kneel down and speak. However, according to the ancestral system in the Jiajing period, when officials speak in the hall or in public, They all have to sit down and speak, no kneeling is allowed.
Zhu Yijun said with some emotion: "The eighth year of Jiajing, the Jiajing New Deal, this order is to clear up the official atmosphere."
"It's true." Zhang Juzheng also felt a little emotional. He was reading "Journey to the West" recently, and the more he read, the more deeply he felt.
The Jiajing New Deal is really a pity. Jiajing fought for a full twenty years, but finally lost the courage and continued to fight. Zhang Juzheng criticized Emperor Jiajing and Tang Xuanzong for describing it as difficult to overcome.
Sun Wukong in Journey to the West is a portrayal of Emperor Jiajing, why not a portrayal of everyone in the world? At first, he was full of enthusiasm, but then reality smoothed all the edges and corners, and he watched with cold eyes.
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said: "In the 30th year of Hongwu, officials, big and small, are not allowed to kneel down when they meet in the inner palace. You are not allowed to kneel when you meet in the hall."
"In the 30th year of Hongwu, Emperor Gao decreed that the military and civilians should still follow Hu customs when drinking and drinking. He ordered the provincial ministers and the officials of the Ministry of Rites to make it a ritual and ban it. All other Hu rituals are prohibited. "
"So, Sun Ying'ao threw away Zhou Daozhi's greeting gift and reprimanded Zhou Daozhi for kneeling to meet him. This is in line with the etiquette established by his ancestors. When meeting in the inner court, you are not allowed to kneel down."
Zhang Juzheng spoke for Sun Ying'ao, According to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Ying'ao did nothing wrong, but according to the unspoken rules of the Ming Dynasty, it makes sense for Zhou Daozhi to kneel. After all, everyone had knelt before. If Ge Shouli had not initiated the ban on kneeling, Zhang Juzheng would not have studied this in detail.
Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "Then I will declare the old chapter. No one is allowed to kneel. I will order all the ministers to fill in their names. Those who are willing to kneel can just go to the temple on their knees."
"I obey the order." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said.
"Your Majesty, Da Sikou is asking for an audience outside the palace." Xiao Huangmen hurriedly walked in, bowed his head and said.
"Xuan." Zhu Yijun nodded and said.
"Your Majesty, I have urgent concerns and want to present the memorial to Your Majesty, so I have come here." When Wang Chonggu entered the palace as a great gift, he raised the memorial and Zhang Hong took it to the emperor.
"The great minister Kou Pingshen." Zhu Yijun handed the memorial to Zhang Hong, and Zhang Hong forwarded it to Zhang Juzheng.
After reading the memorial, Zhang Juzheng was full of doubts and looked solemn.
Wang Chonggu stood in the Wenhua Hall, feeling somewhat emotional. According to the ancestral law established during the Jiajing period, after the 21st year of Jiajing, no edicts were issued, and only cabinet ministers could request an audience. By the Wanli period, , Zhang Juzheng asked the emperor to summon his auxiliary ministers and receive the courtiers, so that the courtiers could come to his door.
Twenty-one years after Jiajing, the old Taoist priest assumed a posture of unfathomable power and ruled the world.
This actually affects the authority of Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister, and the ministers also have the privileges of the ministers. Today, Wang Chonggu's memorial is equivalent to bypassing the cabinet.
The reason why Zhang Juzheng did this is because of the dispute between Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty liked to make things worse. Gao Gong’s line was: Since he likes to make things worse, he should keep making things worse and stop taking care of things. After the Supervisor of Rites was abolished, all memorials would be handled by the cabinet; Zhang Juzheng’s line was: : Teach the emperor not to behave badly.
Zhu Yijun highly agrees with Zhang Juzheng's line, because the high-arch line has some wonderful similarities with the constitutional monarchy of later generations. However, the Ming Dynasty had its own national conditions, and the legal system of the Ming Dynasty was established by Zhu Yuanzhang. , all system designs are closely designed around the emperor.
Gao Gong wanted to dismiss the Supervisor of Ceremonies, vacate the emperor, and monopolize the power of the cabinet. Gao Gong's path, in the environment of the Ming Dynasty, would not lead to a constitutional monarchy at all, but to conspiracy to usurp the throne.
"Da Sikou, isn't this memorial the murder case in various places this year? Why is Da Sikou so panicked?" Zhu Yijun asked.
Wang Chonggu’s memorial lists a total of more than 30 vicious cases reported to the court from this year’s New Year to now, most of which are robbery cases.
Some are bandits who commit crimes, such as the merchants in Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong, whose goods were robbed, and all the bodyguards, domestic slaves, and coachmen who accompanied them were killed; some are ordinary people who commit crimes, such as those in Nanjing City Silk and satin shops were broken into by a few homeless people in broad daylight, looted, and the shopkeeper was killed; some were committed by cultists, such as the Wuwei Laomu cult who gathered to rob a ship, cut open the sunken ship, and dispersed. And wait.
Wang Chonggu bowed his head again and said: "Your Majesty, there were only a dozen cases from last year to September, and this year it has increased to more than thirty. There are several obvious oddities in these cases."
" The first strange thing is that it is difficult to investigate. The case happened suddenly and quickly, and the time was very short. The method was cruel and vicious, the killing was unblinking, and the nature was extremely bad, which made it extremely difficult to detect."
" The second strange thing is that none of the victims were from large households. They robbed silk shops, merchants, canals, and small people, but they did not rob large households. I initially thought that all large households with more than 1,000 hectares of land had nursing homes, and A wealthy family can give him a gift and leave. I thought so at first, but after careful analysis, I found that the matter was extremely strange."
"The third strange thing is that even if the crime is detected and captured, the person who committed the crime is still the same. They don't know each other, they just met when they committed the crime, and they don't even know who the perpetrator is. This is someone deliberately causing trouble."
Wang Chonggu thought for a while and said: "This case was solved by Nan Ya. Take the robbery at a jade shop as an example. The six perpetrators were all wandering around. They usually idled around and made a living by stealing and robbing. On July 17, five people wearing masks appeared on the bank of the Qinhuai River and walked into Duofu. Jade Pavilion, after killing people and stealing goods, they walked away."
"The six people stayed in Duofu Jade Pavilion for a quarter of an hour. This was also the time when the captain of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division arrived. The criminal was loaded with jade. , fled into Qingliang Mountain, and as soon as they arrived at the place agreed with the person who sold the stolen goods, the six people were robbed again, and the stolen goods disappeared without a trace. "
"The soldiers and horses from the five cities arrived and captured the six people. The thieves had already gone away at ease. They asked their accomplices about their instructions, but no one knew. They all said that a man named Gonggong was hired with a high salary."
"As for who this Gonggong is? They don't know anything about it."
Hearing this, Zhu Yijun finally understood and read the memorial again to make sure he understood correctly.
Wang Chonggu stood in the position of a powerful man and reminded the little emperor that the number of these vicious incidents was increasing at a terrifying speed. These cases were not simple or accidental. They were deliberately done by someone. Instigating, the instigating person made the wandering people make big mistakes, but they didn't even want to pay them, and just took advantage of them. Moreover, this kind of instigation could spread.
Quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes.
For these powerful gentry, their cost is to send some servants out to cheat, because there are too many wandering people in the Ming Dynasty who are trapped in their livelihood, and the poor coolies usually have Whether they are begging or working for the tigers, supporting the bandits, for these instigators, these wandering people are not accomplices at all, but just consumables.
Even if the consumables are consumed and arrested by the court, it does not matter to the instigator, because in this process, even the name of this 'Gonggong' is fake.
"You have no guts and will directly rebel if you don't obey. Why are you so harsh on me? Is this showing off your power to me?" Zhu Yijun exhaled and said with a solemn expression.
You don’t have the courage to rebel, but you do have the courage to encourage some poor people to work hard for money and kill themselves, and they are very big.
"Sir, what do they want?" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and asked.
Zhang Juzheng said very calmly: "It's nothing more than to stop shipping grain, stop tax collection, stop collecting arrears, stop clearing land, stop returning land, stop government weaving, stop the New Deal, stop the gathering of officials like me."< br>
"Sir, did you expect that they would be like this?" Zhu Yijun asked, looking at Zhang Juzheng's calm face.
“I’m not surprised.” Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said.
Zhang Juzheng has long since asked nothing extravagant from these powerful people. He has seen this kind of thing happen more than once.
When it comes to disappointing people, the powerful gentry never disappoint.
Zhang Juzheng still planned to go to court for this matter, but it was eventually brought to the court for discussion.
Wang Chonggu is not unfounded, it is really happening.
The reason why Wang Chonggu wanted to bypass the cabinet was that he himself was not sure whether the matter was what he thought. He only felt that the strangeness in it was too strange.
He just wanted to remind His Majesty to be careful of copycat crimes that will continue to appear.
The final decision made by the court council is: after a vicious incident occurs, if the case cannot be solved, all the officials to whom it belongs will be ranked lower in the examination. For corresponding sabotage cases, if the instigator is caught, the examination will be increased. First class; if vicious incidents occur frequently under the rule, and there are more than three incidents, he will be dismissed immediately and sent to the capital, and Xu Xing will ask questions.
The Ministry of Punishment ordered all yamen to strengthen the restraint on yamen servants and the captains of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. They should eat less of the people's wealth and pay more attention to vicious crimes.
The Ministry of War ordered to go to various inspection departments to pay attention to strangers wandering around. If there is a stranger, you need to pay special attention.
The household registration and road guidance of the Ming Dynasty divided the Ming Dynasty into several closed units without much movement of people. Everyone was a familiar face, and suddenly a new face appeared, and this person did not have a road guide from the court. , then we can directly arrest and interrogate him clearly.
The Ministry of Accounts provided all the funds for this operation.
The Inspection Department of the Ming Dynasty was in charge of inspections by Wuju people. They were nine ranks. Each department raised a number of archers. These archers did not receive salary from the court. They only received rewards. Once the captured people were vicious criminals or There was a big bandit in the area, and the court paid a reward of silver per head.
For example, Gonggong’s effective clues are worth 100 taels, and his head is worth 500 taels.
The Ministry of War outsourced task administration to the Inspection Department and paid corresponding remuneration.
It is worth noting that the Ming Dynasty’s finances and taxes have become less and less. Since the Jiajing period, the court has also begun to delay the payment of silver rewards. Now that the court has money, it can mobilize these inspection departments to inspect and The enthusiasm of the patrol was gone.
Zhang Juzheng strongly believes in the wisdom of officials and their subjective initiative to seek promotion. If he can uncover the stolen money and recover the stolen money, his evaluation will remain unchanged. If he can find the instigator behind the scenes and let the court confiscate his property, his evaluation will increase by one level. .
There are nine levels in total in the Ming Dynasty examination. If you catch a behind-the-scenes instigator, you can get one more level. Everyone is involved in official circles. If you add this one level, how many people will you get rid of?
The powerful gentry regarded the poor coolies as disposable supplies, and the imperial court regarded the gentry as targets.
This is the intensification of contradictions, this is struggle, there is no room for any tenderness, it is life and death everywhere. The support Zhu Yijun gave was that the government at all levels could ask for help from the imperial court. There were always some big households in half the county. The county magistrates did not dare to offend. Gao Qiyu couldn't defeat those powerful people, so he directly asked the Songjiang Town Guards for help, but he couldn't fight them. If something embarrassing happens and you can't fight it, you turn to the imperial court for help. It's natural for the imperial court to send troops to fight with them.
Look at the world of Ming Dynasty, whose world is it?
If you dare to come into contact with the soldiers of the imperial court, you will be treated as if the rebellion has been put down.
This is where Zhu Yijun is more radical than Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng also uses the powerful gentry as targets, while Zhu Yijun simply uses the powerful gentry as a cash machine. When he runs out of money, he needs to mobilize troops and needs sponsorship. , just look for powerful people to sponsor you.
It’s not that one family doesn’t enter the same house. The thing that Yin Zhengmao, a man with the surname of the country, did in Jinan to tear down doors and lift beds was intensified by Zhu Yijun.
The most radical person in the court was Tan Lun. Tan Lun said that he would directly search the houses from north to south, and then plow the land again while Qi Jiguang was still able to fight. In this way, everything would be fine.
Kill, kill, kill him, Haiyan Heqing!
Yingtian, the governor of Songyang Mountain, said that water conservancy projects were to be built. Sanwu’s financial resources were used, and water conservancy projects were the most urgent. Since Li Chongsi, the governor of the early Jiajing Dynasty, built the project, no major repairs have been made to the ditches and harbors, and the ridges and ridges have been completely abandoned. , Unpreparedness for drought and flood is the fundamental concern of Nanya.
There is no need for the court to pay. The more than 700,000 taels of silver left to Nanya by the court last year were enough.
This memorial was submitted in early April. After the Ministry of Household Affairs discussed it, it was submitted to the cabinet. After Zhu Yijun approved it, the Ming Dynasty official was discussing the matter. Song Yangshan reported to the court that construction had started and it was expected to be completed next year.
The Liaodong Inspector Hou, who was far away in Liaodong to reclaim wasteland, reported to Zhao: Please send a member of the Censor to take charge of Sanwu Water Conservancy. I thought it would be better to appoint a member of the Inspector to be stationed at Susong and Dai. In Zhejiang Province, he is responsible for dredging and construction matters, but the power is vested in the governor, so he can act expediently.
The Ministry of Revenue highly agreed with Hou Yuzhao’s idea, but in the end he failed to do it, not because he didn’t want to, but because he couldn’t do it.
There are too many interests involved in the construction of water conservancy. The imperial court sent a censor to take the lead, but there were many obstacles. According to the position of Chasi Qian, he was inferior and had little power. In the current environment, it was impossible to do it.
"How are the arrangements made by the Ministry of Rites for filling in the two lists?" Zhu Yijun asked whether his decree had been fulfilled.
Ma Ziqiang said with a helpless look: "The people who advocate not kneeling are led by Hai Zongxian and Sun Ying'ao and Sun Shilang. They have already signed their names. Those who do not kneel are Ge Zongxian, Fan Yingqi and Wang Jiaping. , Zhang Chucheng and others have already completed the registration, but the others refused to sign.”
The three party leaders Zhang Juzheng, leader of the Jin party, Ge Shouli, leader of the Zhejiang party, and Tan Lun, the leader of the Zhejiang party, jointly signed to abide by the ancestral law. There is a proposal to kneel down in private. Even so, many people still want to kneel down.
"I will give you one more day, and those who refuse to kneel down and sign the pledge will all go to the palace on their knees in the future!" Zhu Yijun narrowed his eyes and said, still want to blur his position? Not signing, silent opposition?
Are you harming them by not allowing kneeling officials? He refused to do this.
It really hurts the lowly Confucians. In the past, lowly Confucians could be promoted as long as they kowtowed to the leaders of the major parties. Now they can no longer kowtow and can only be promoted by doing things. However, it is really difficult to do things.
Zhu Yijun is not used to them at all. If you want to kneel down, then go to the temple on your knees!
Hou Yuzhao himself is such a person, a practical person. He wants to be like most people. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Where there are rivers and lakes, you must learn to follow the trend. We must learn to live with a mask, but Hou Yuzhao always inadvertently reveals his practical fox tail.
He went to Pinglubao in Zhangwu, Liaodong to cultivate land. Tens of thousands of households in Khalkha were sweating profusely. Li Chengliang and Zhang Xueyan spoke highly of Hou Yuzhao's farmland. Because the farms in Liaodong can already partially supply sergeants, this has partially alleviated the embarrassing situation of food shortage in Liaodong.
Subahai, who had thousands of households under Tuman Khan, felt heavy pressure. He tried to recapture Zhangwu again and again. The three ladies scolded her so harshly. Subahai has been working hard to recapture Zhangwu. This key point of Liaodong was still close at first, but now it is becoming more and more difficult, because the Liaodong army is now beginning to have enough to eat.
Hou Yuzhao stole the construction method of barracks from Qi Jiguang and built earthen forts everywhere. The construction period of earthen walls was short and fast. Although the defense capability was weak, it could defend the granary; Hou Yuzhao also learned from Bao Qisi imitated the method of reclamation. He first planted sweet potatoes and beans to make a living and then cultivated the fields. The progress of farming was very fast. Hou Yuzhao also asked Pan Jixun for advice and designed a dam to collect water in spring and release water in autumn. The effect is excellent.
Zhu Yijun also learned from Hou Yu Zhao's memorial that the water level in that corner was the highest in winter and spring, but dropped in summer and autumn.
Zhang Juzheng took out a memorial and said with emotion: "Your Majesty, Shi Yingyue, the right hand of Li Ke, impeached Marquis Yu Zhao. The contents of the impeachment include: occupying people's fields, embezzling huge amounts of money, and staying at night. Hearing this, Hai Rui shook his head and said, "This crime looks very familiar."
"Hai Zongxian thinks it looks familiar?" Feng Bao asked with a smile.
"Isn't that right? When I was investigating Xu Jie's family property in Nanya, the first time I was impeached was exactly the same as these five crimes. The second time I was impeached was for the gentry." Hai Rui said with a smile: "The officials are very If you are good at this, you can easily get such a charge by taking it out of context."
"Spraying dirty water cannot defeat an upright minister, because if you stand upright, your shadow will be upright, and if you act upright, your heart will be upright."< br>
Hai Rui is very familiar with this kind of thing. He is a high-ranking official in the court, and such filthy accusations are often thrown at him. Hai Rui cannot be defeated by throwing dirty water. That is because Hai Rui is famous. Any impeachment must be verified, and every piece of evidence must be verified. After a little investigation, you will find that everything is false.
The second impeachment of Hai Rui as a fish-meat Jin gentry, Hai Rui really did this, so he was forced to be promoted, and finally became an official and returned to his hometown to live leisurely.
Hai Rui identified Hou Yuzhao as a stern official who danced in masks and shackles. Hou Yuzhao did not have the reputation of scolding the emperor and winning. Hou Yuzhao did not have a seat owner, and he was not likely to be The party leader rescued him, but Hou Yu Zhao Jian was in the heart of the emperor, and the holy family was in full swing.
Zhu Yijun picked up another memorial and said: "Sir, the Metropolitan Procuratorate said: Hou Yuzhao did not occupy people's land, and there was no land deed for the land he reclaimed; nor did he embezzle huge sums of money, that is, I collected some fruits and vegetables from the common people; I didn’t spend the night in a prostitute’s house; I went to Liaodong to do business and went to a restaurant to find Uncle Ning Yuan; I didn’t blame the common people harshly; I cut ice to get fish and ate it with everyone in the camp; I didn’t kill anyone. Liangshan, Hou Yuzhao was outside Pinglu Fort and inside Zhangwu, which was a war zone outside the Great Wall. During the reclamation and marching method, there was a traitor who opened the gate of Beilu's camp at night, so he killed him."
"Everything happened, but. The truth is not like that. Hou Yuzhao retains Shi Yingyue and is released as an official. What do you think, sir? "
Hai Rui sighed, His Majesty personally explained the whole story to Hou Yuzhao. This is not Jane in the emperor's heart. What is the Holy Family in Long?
After the impeachment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate began a very thorough review of Hou Yuzhao's five crimes. This is indeed the case, but the truth is not the case.
"I obey the decree." Zhang Juzheng did not hesitate and chose to obey the decree.
This is the third time for Shi Yingyue. The first time was to question the number of firearms in Jingying, and the second time was to object to the clan, county, and kings to make a living for themselves.
Over and over again, Shi Yingyue came to Beijing to serve this time because he was involved with a foreign official. Whether he can get ahead depends on him, and the place Zhang Juzheng gave was in Shaanxi Xingdusi Jiayuguan.
Zhang Juzheng also reported on the progress of the compilation of the Ming Dynasty Huidian. Fifty-five volumes have been compiled. Zhu Yijun found that most of them were based on the ancestral laws of the Jiajing period, not Xiaozong.
Different from the previous compilations of the Ming Dynasty Canon, now we are compiling and publishing one volume, instead of publishing it after it is completed. Some important rules must be established first. These fifty-five volumes , are all the rules of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Juzheng's New Deal is not to build tall buildings on the ground, but to continue to implement it based on the Jiajing New Deal.
Qingzhang was started by the old Taoist priests in the 8th and 9th years of the 8th year when they cleared the land of Xunqi. The examination method is a continuation of the Beijing inspection plan in August of the 8th year of Jiajing. The rectification of academic affairs is simply based on the old regulations.
During the Jiajing period, the Daming Code of the Ming Dynasty was compiled, but it was not published in the end. Zhang Juzheng also revised the Code of the Ming Dynasty, and his annual silver expenditure was only 21,000 silver.
For the vice-president, editors, and other officials and other staff, wine, rice, writing, charcoal, etc., as well as tables and stools, grinding stoves, large and small ivory book circles, etc., and even tables, chairs, and benches The furnace ivory book circle and other items are all old items from the Ming Dynasty ceremony during the Jiajing period.
Zhang Juzheng took out another memorial and said: "In the third year of Wanli, in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, those who failed to pass the examination, 54 governors and inspectors from various places, administrative envoys, inspectors and There are a total of 148 subordinate officials, including 323 prefects, prefecture officials and subordinate officials. Fengyang Governor Wang Zongmu, Inspector Zhang Genghua, Guangdong Inspector Zhang Shooyue, Zhejiang Inspector Xiao Lin, etc. all passed the examination. "
"Since this year, 63 people have been punished for not completing 134 tasks, and 48 people have not completed 214 tasks among the censors and governors. According to the chapter, a total of 43 people have not completed more than 11 tasks. After the dismissal, 5 people were sent to the capital with weapons. In the third and fourth years of Wanli, officials above the prefect level were dismissed. Shandong and Henan ranked first among the thirteen provinces with 19 and 12 people." >
"Last year, Shen Jiuzhang was ordered to rectify the academic affairs. Da Si Kou received the order to close down the Sixty-Four Colleges and use the examination method to appoint academic officials from various places. A total of 148 academic officials in the county school, government school, and Taixue were dismissed. 12 People were escorted to Beijing, and Xu Xing asked questions. "
Zhang Juzheng reported the cold-bloodedness of the examination method with a series of cold figures. In one and a half years, 19 people were removed from the prefecture level and above in Shandong and Henan. 12 people, which is equivalent to Shandong and Henan completing a major change of blood.
As for the magistrates and county magistrates in various places, they cannot be punished with fines and dismissal for minor matters, or escorted to Beijing to apologize for their crimes.
The sky jail at Fusi Yamen in Beizhen is almost full. If you continue to pass the exam, you may have to use the prison cells at the Punishment Department Yamen.
"It is clear at a glance that you have succeeded in setting the limit. Although you are thousands of miles away, you will follow it day and night, and the political system will be awe-inspiring." Zhu Yijun approved Zhang Juzheng's work report and said with deep feeling.
The power of the examination method has gradually been revealed. In the past, the Jingcha and Daji were also the censorship systems of hundreds of officials in the world, but they were all assessments for the sake of assessment. The assessment results were not used properly, no matter how objective and true the assessment results were. , also a decoration.
Among the officials Zhang Juzheng dismissed, there were also members of the Chu Party. Because their names were obscured on the draft list and their names were filled in the base book, Zhang Juzheng had no room for secret operations.
"Song Yiwang, Wang Chonggu, Wang Daokun, Xie Pengju, Pan Jixun, Pang Shangpeng, Ling Yunyi and other officials were all on the list." Zhu Yijun looked at the results of the examination and found that Song Yangshan was at the top of the list, ahead of all others. In front of me, while others are still clearing their land, Songyang Mountain has begun to build water conservancy, reclaim wasteland and return farmland.
If Song Yangshan continues like this, won't he be criticized verbally and writtenly, becoming a traitor to the country, and amassing powerful ministers?
Wang Chonggu ranked second. The reason why he was second was that Wang Chonggu never took the initiative to ask for help and never refused to charge into battle. He would do whatever the court asked him to do, but he was expected to use his subjective initiative and do something on his own. Don't even think about it.
"Wang Daokun, the governor of Songjiang, asked for credit for Sun Keyi and Sun Kehong, the Sun family of Songjiang. The Sun family donated 150,000 taels of silver for the preparation of the Songjiang Prefecture County School, and another 100,000 taels of silver to prepare for the construction of the Maritime Academy." Zhang Juzheng took out the picture. A memorial, he said with a strange expression.
The Sun family of Songjiang is a mudslide in the powerful Jin gentry. The reason for donating is that they make too much. If they don’t donate some, they will feel uneasy. The court should not even think about confiscation of their homes, so they donated it on their own initiative. While donating some family wealth to support the government's decrees, you can also accumulate some moral virtue for yourself.
The Sun family's business is actually not glorious, especially the painted boats, which are extremely extravagant. The last time the imperial court escorted the grain, the Sun family had a total of five painted boats and opened up a painted boat route from Songjiang Prefecture to Tianjin Wei. The emperor went to Tianjin Wei to see When the five-masted ship was crossing the ocean, the five painted boats were parked in the port, which was particularly eye-catching.
"How to celebrate the reward?" Zhu Yijun was also confused about this matter.
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "Wang Daokun asked the emperor to write a plaque: Poetry and calligraphy family, hairpin tassel family name."
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Two hundred and fifty thousand taels in exchange for my eight characters, This is not their family's amulet. If he does anything that requires punishment from the court, I will never forgive him lightly."
In contrast, if Sun Keyi does not do anything that is not allowed by the court, he will always do so. He is a poet and calligrapher, with a hairpin family background.
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