Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 564 Calling the Cabinet Ministers (1)

Yan Yingyuan, Chen Mingyu, Li Yan, Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing, Gu Junen, and Du Yinxi all left, quietly entered Beijing to see you, quietly left Beijing for Liao, and did not stir up trouble in the noisy and bustling capital city. any ripples.

The pioneers of this group of local disaster relief agencies, with the expectations of the Emperor Chongzhen, will rush to a new battlefield. As for what achievements they can have and which ones can go on firmly, even the Emperor Chongzhen does not know, but the people among them , As long as there are those who stick to their hearts, the situation in Liaoxi will change.

dawn.

The rising sun dispels the enveloping darkness.

The peace of Qianqing Palace was broken.

At the end of the first month of the fourth year of Chongzhen, the emperor summoned the cabinet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and the six ministries, including cabinet ministers and court officials.

The first assistant Han Yu, the second assistant Wen Tiren, the second assistant Bi Ziyan, Xu Guangqi, Zhou Daodeng, He Ruchong, Qian Xiangkun, Wu Zongda, Zhou Yanru and other cabinet ministers received an imperial edict to see them.

"I'm waiting to meet your Majesty!"

"Excuse me."

Emperor Chongzhen sat firmly on the dragon chair, looked around at the courtiers in the hall, with a serious expression, and summoned the cabinet ministers and courtiers this time, he had one thing to do.

In order to seek new reforms currently being secretly implemented by the Ming Dynasty, under the rule of the northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty, an all-round investigation operation was launched to fill in some local holes.

"Since Zhou Qing took office in the cabinet, he took charge of the new rules and regulations for officials, and with the cooperation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a group of corrupt officials were detected in the court."

Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were cold and stern, he picked up a few memorials, and said loudly: "I never thought that there are so many dirty things hidden in this dynasty, it is really shocking.

Only involving fire consumption, no less than 200 million taels of tax money was tracked down. After I learned about these situations, it can be said that I can't sleep or eat.

If this batch of stolen money was not kept privately by those corrupt officials, but was collected by the imperial court normally, then why did the people of Ming Dynasty need to apportion Liao's salary because of the emptiness of the treasury. "

The hall was extremely quiet.

Han Yu, Wen Tiren, Bi Ziyan, Xu Guangqi, and Zhou Yanru showed different expressions, especially Zhou Yanru, who was named, couldn't hide his excitement.

It seems that the emperor has seen and remembered everything he has done before, and if he can be so valued by the emperor, it will not be difficult for him to go further in the future.

"Bi Qing, I would like to ask you, from the first year of Tianqi to the third year of Chongzhen, during these ten years, how much did the imperial court pay for disaster relief in various places?"

Seeing the reactions of the ministers, Emperor Chongzhen fixed his eyes on Bi Ziyan, "Among these disasters that were allocated food and salaries by the state, how many people caused civil disturbances despite all their efforts to relieve the disaster?
Since the late Wanli Dynasty, disasters in various parts of the Ming Dynasty have been increasing year after year. This is not a small matter. If it is not taken seriously, then there will be no stability in the Ming Dynasty. "

After Emperor Chongzhen gradually took control of the situation, he actually controlled many military powers, and the changes surrounding the court were also quietly implemented. He wanted to gradually become stronger.

Ming Dynasty needs a powerful emperor.

"Report to Your Majesty."

With a serious expression, Bi Ziyan stepped forward and bowed: "According to my rough estimate, the food and salaries allocated by the imperial court alone for disaster relief in the past ten years were no less than 1700 million taels, or even higher.

If you want to find out the specific amount, you need to retrieve the corresponding documents and carry out the actual calculation.

Moreover, in the past ten years, there were no less than 50 cases of civil disturbances caused by the disaster relief under the intervention of the state, involving many areas under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. "

Faced with the emperor's inquiry, Bi Ziyan could only report according to the facts, while the cabinet ministers such as Han Yu, Wen Tiren, and Xu Guangqi all had different ideas about what the emperor asked.

None of them knew what the purpose of summoning the cabinet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and the Sixth Ministry to accept the summoning in the Qianqing Palace was today.

After all, the core idea of ​​Zhaodui has not been clarified.

However, their intuition told them that things were definitely not simple.

"A small amount of 2000 million taels of food and salaries for disaster relief has been allocated by the government to various places for disaster relief in the past ten years."

Emperor Chongzhen looked around with a serious expression, looked around at the officials in the hall, and said loudly: "Even with the intervention of the state government, it is still impossible to ensure that the impact of the disaster will cause civil unrest.

But it has been almost a year since the two places set up the special disaster relief agency. Do you know how much they have spent on disaster relief food and salaries?
150 million taels! ! !

It can be seen from this that in the past ten years, how many officials have used their hands to commit corruption, pervert the law, and fill their own pockets.

Previously, there were disasters in Beizhili and Shandong. I ordered Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Keli to prepare for the establishment of local disaster relief agencies. The disasters they faced were also very serious. "

Ever since Emperor Chongzhen set up the Military Aircraft Office, the Disaster Relief Office, and the Lifan Court successively in the court, it can be said that there has been a lot of opposition and controversy in the court. Attitude is clear and simple.

Ignore it.

It is not easy to arrange a group of pragmatic and hard-working ministers to appropriate positions and let them play their due role.

If he, a great son of heaven, can't stand behind them and make them suffer from all kinds of difficulties and oppression, then who will do things for him?

"Your Majesty, I request that the Metropolitan Procuratorate, headed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, carry out corresponding reviews in various places over the years of fire consumption, disaster relief and other matters."

Hearing this, Wen Tiren knew what the Son of Heaven meant. After taking a look at Zhou Yanru, he immediately stepped forward and said, "If you can't thoroughly investigate these things, how many books are there in the invisible places of the imperial court?" The food and salaries that should be collected into the national treasury, including the food and salaries that should be implemented, have been embezzled by a group of corrupt officials."

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

Zhou Yanru, Bi Ziyan, Xu Guangqi and others stepped forward to express their attitudes, but they seconded Wen Tiren, but they had different thoughts in their hearts.

Like Zhou Yanru is purely for official career.

But Bi Ziyan and Xu Guangqi are much purer.

"Your Majesty, this matter should be discussed in the long run."

Han Yu's face changed slightly, and he stepped forward to bow and said: "If the imperial court dispatches the Ministers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other ministers to carry out corresponding inspections in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, it may affect the local stability.

Now the situation in Liaodong has stabilized, and the rebellion in Shaanxi has initially been decided. If there are any disturbances in the local area, the situation that the court has managed to stabilize may become chaotic again. This is not a good thing for the court and the people. "

Seeing Han Yu like this, Emperor Chongzhen said coldly: "Then according to Han Qing's words, in the face of these tyrannical bad debts, even if the court knows about it, can it just not say anything?"

The objection raised by Han Yu is not against censorship, but against large-scale implementation. After all, he, the chief minister of the cabinet, is very clear about the situation in the officialdom of Ming Dynasty. The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty could not stand a deep investigation.

(End of this chapter)