First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 286 Official Attitude
In a word, the officials of the Yuan Dynasty were spoiled. They were a little too indulgent and free. They were arrogant, extravagant and greedy. They were the ones who had suffered from serious illnesses for a hundred years. cut.

It's just that the territory was fought too fast back then, and the territory would not be able to operate without the officials left by the Yuan Dynasty. Taxation, corvee, and conscription needed someone to do it.

Today, most of the civil service administrative system is the remains of the Yuan Dynasty. Although the imperial court has been using the Guozijian to train officials and select officials from all over the country, there are far from enough people, and the imperial examinations recruit more than a thousand scholars every year. No. officials are all local officials.

When everyone had said almost everything, Zhu Yuanzhang made a copy and said: "Mingsheng is young and ignorant of world affairs, so Mingsheng will not be required to kowtow to the ground to express his guilt. Ming was promoted to Marquis of Guiyi, and given a residence in the capital."

Zhu Biao led all the officials and bowed to receive the order, and then Zhu Yuanzhang announced that he was going to court. Zhu Biao followed his father and was about to go back to the imperial study. As soon as he walked out, he was caught up by the little eunuch behind him. It turned out that Song Lian wanted to meet the prince.

The master of heaven and earth, Song Lian is Zhu Biao's husband, so there is no reason why he should not see him. Zhu Biao ordered Song Lian to be invited to a side hall first. Zhu Yuanzhang, who was walking in front, also heard it, turned around and said to his son: "This old master , The exam is about to start again, he probably doesn't want to host anymore, and wants to go back to his hometown and be lazy."

Zhu Biao thought for a while, and it was indeed Song Lian who could do it, but it was his husband after all, so he excused himself and said: "Mr. Song has already been the examiner once, and it is indeed inappropriate to be the examiner again."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care and said casually: "You just watch and deal with it, and come back quickly."

Zhu Biao bowed to send his father away, and then turned around to see Song Lian. After entering the palace, Song Lian respectfully bowed down. Of course, Zhu Biao would not accept it unless it was a formal occasion. He supported Song Lian with his own hands. The bones of the body are not bad.

After sitting down, Song Lian sighed and said: "The old minister feels that his health is getting worse, and he wants to go back to his hometown to take care of him. I hope His Highness will grant you permission."

Zhu Biao said in relief: "Master Song is old and strong. Isn't the "History of the Yuan Dynasty" finished? If Master Song is exhausted and returns to the manor for more than a month, it will be fine. I will tell my father about it."

Song Lian said with a wry smile: "The old minister is exhausted mentally and mentally. There are many talented people in the court, and there is no need for the old minister to occupy the position. It is better to let the minister go home."

Hearing these words full of connotations, Zhu Biao also felt a little headache, remembering that his old master had just been demoted to editor of the Seventh Rank Hanlin two months ago because of losing power, and he heard that he was often ridiculed by other officials.

Zhu Biao asked Liu Jin who was beside him to fan the old master, and then comforted him softly: "If it's about the position, why should Master Song care about it? You are my husband, and my father has so much trust in you. The official punishment is just to show the laws and regulations, so I will persuade you when I go back, and I will resume my post as a discussing official tomorrow."

Song Lian turned his head stubbornly and said: "The old minister is not because of his position, but he has the intention to return to his hometown. The tree is a thousand feet tall, the fallen leaves return to their roots, the geese fly from the north to the south, and the fox dies on the head hill. I hope His Royal Highness will make it happen."

Zhu Biao persuaded him a few more words and finally said: "Since this is the case, the disciple can't stop it anymore. Master Song should go back to his hometown to meet his relatives after many years of eunuchs, but I can't let you go back like this."

After all, Song Lian is the teacher of the prince. Zhu Biao is the one who is ashamed to be relegated to his hometown. The teachers of this era are not the teachers in the schools of later generations. of.

He directed to Liu Jin: "Send the frame of the palace to the Song residence, and when Master Song returns home, he will send a hundred people from the guards of the East Palace to escort him all the way."

Naturally, Song Lian quickly refused to accept it, and it took a long time to send the weeping Song Lian out. Zhu Biao took advantage of Song Lian's touch and made an appointment, and when he had enough rest in his hometown, Zhu Biao would pick him up .

After Old Master Song left, Zhu Biao pinched his brows. The older Song Lian was, the more he could do as he wanted, but Zhu Biao was not tired of it. There were only a few people he was really close to. Song Lian was probably the first to leave, taking advantage of people. It's still there, just take more care of it.

What's more, Song Lian didn't have a prominent official position in the court, but in the literary world, he was the ancestor of a generation. No one knew the name of Song Longmen. As his disciple, Zhu Biao got a lot, Xinke Jinshi and Guozijian students Naturally get close to him, not just because he is the prince.

After Zhu Biao finished dealing with this matter, he hurried to see his father. Zhu Yuanzhang was reviewing the memorial. Seeing his son coming, he asked, "I heard that he went out crying?"

Zhu Biao smiled and nodded and said the matter again, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head disdainfully, thinking that the literati are hypocritical, but Zhu Yuanzhang is still very grateful to Song Lian, thinking that the prince is so outstanding, and Song Lian has made great contributions to the Zhu family.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered to the outside world: "Jin Feng Song Lian is a doctor of politics, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and he is allowed to return to his hometown for honor and support."

There was a sound of promises outside, and Zhu Yuanzhang no longer cared about it. He looked at his son and said, "The autumn harvest is coming, and it's time for corrupt officials to make a fortune. This year, we plan to kill a group of local officials."

Naturally, Zhu Biao has no objection. The end of the foreign war will naturally start to settle down. The nobles are not moving for the time being, and the civil servants don't have to worry about it. It just so happens that after the current examination, there will be hundreds of more officials to fill the vacancies. And it's time for the students of the Imperial Academy to pull out a batch to see how good they are.

Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "The question is who should be sent to inspect corruption in the local area. Neither the Zhongshu Ministry nor the six officials themselves can be said to be clean. I am afraid that not only will they not punish corruption, but they will also take the opportunity to blackmail local officials."

"If Qingliu censors are sent, they may have a clean and honest heart, but they may not be able to find out anything when they go to the place. Corrupt officials can be done by officials, but honest officials are not so easy to do, especially in the officialdom now. Such is the vibe.”

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It is difficult to do. The greed and corruption of officials for hundreds of years cannot be changed overnight. However, we must express the attitude of our Zhu family and let the people know that the emperor wants to govern corrupt officials. The common people stand together, but they have not caught those rats for the time being."

Zhu Biao understood as soon as he heard it. In the past two years, because of matters such as relocation to the south, although the court has not stopped purging officials, it has not been too serious. Now Zhu Yuanzhang has finally brought up the long-standing butcher knife again.

Now it is impossible to see black and white, but once the imperial envoy is in the place, everything will be clear. There is no impenetrable wall in this world. After the pro-military captain's mansion is gone, you will naturally know that the imperial envoy is trustworthy.

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(End of this chapter)