Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 665 Reaching the Bottom of Official Administration (1)

Emperor Chongzhen was not afraid of remonstrance, and he was not afraid of being criticized and questioned for what he did. He was not a sage. Who could guarantee that what he did would be suitable for the current environment?
At least Emperor Chongzhen could not make absolute guarantees.

There are so many absolutes in this world.

Although he is a great son of heaven, so what?
Sitting on this emperor's throne seems to be aloof, with the power of life and death, but the more time passes, the more lonely Emperor Chongzhen's heart becomes.

Looking around, Daming with a broken atmosphere is full of holes and hidden dangers everywhere, which makes Emperor Chongzhen hate this kind of people even more.

It's obviously for profit, but they put on a sanctimonious face, saying that the ancestral system cannot be violated, and the country will be in chaos, etc., preventing Daming from changing for the better!
Alive, very tired.

In the name of Zhongzhi, the Emperor Chongzhen, on the grounds of the instability of the court, did not hold a court promotion, but determined the candidates for the new cabinet's chief assistant, deposed Zhou Daodeng, He Ruchong, Qian Xiangkun, Wu Zongda, and promoted Huang Liji and Liu Hongxun to the cabinet. This incident caused an uproar in the court.

In the Ming Dynasty, whenever the court encountered important political affairs, or when there was a vacancy for civil and military ministers, the emperor would order a meeting of court officials to discuss with each other, weigh it properly, and then report it to the emperor for a decree to discuss the pros and cons of the relevant political affairs. , It is called the court discussion; the proposal about the promotion and appointment of personnel is called the court recommendation.

The system is right.

What is wrong is the human heart.

Affected by years of endless party struggles, whether it is allowed to discuss with the court or pushed by the court, it has gradually changed its taste, and it has become a symbol of party unity and fighting for power and profit.

In such a critical period, how could Emperor Chongzhen allow the struggle between the court and the central government to lean towards the atmosphere of the past? He wants to forcefully curb all this!
Xu Guangqi, who was ordered to serve as the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Huang Liji and Liu Hongxun, who were ordered to join the cabinet, inevitably had to bear the infamy of "the lucky minister of the emperor".

This is brutal politics.

Politics with Ming characteristics.

If you can't get it, destroy it.

Qianqing Palace.

"I know that the adjustment of the cabinet has caused a lot of controversy and public opinion among the government and the opposition."

Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chair, looked at the cabinet ministers summoned into the palace, the ministers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and said indifferently: "I also know that some of you don't understand my decision, but even No matter how you don't understand it, I will keep it in my heart, the cabinet cannot be chaotic, just like the court cannot be chaotic, it is a truth."

Xu Guangqi, Wen Tiren, Bi Ziyan, Huang Liji, Han Jisi and other ministers showed different expressions when they heard what the emperor said.

"Xu Qing, the cabinet, I will be in charge of you from now on."

Emperor Chongzhen lifted up his robe sleeves, looked at Xu Guangqi who was standing with hands down, his expression softened, "The Qing family should come forward to solve the things that the cabinet missed and slack in the past as soon as possible. I don't want to see the court continue to be in such a mess. There are always some people who want to challenge my bottom line, and feel that they can do whatever they want by holding on to some righteousness, which is not good, the sky in Daming is not so dark yet!"

"The minister obeys the order."

Xu Guangqi bowed immediately.

All the ministers gathered in the palace are not clear about what the emperor said, and whoever dares to intimidate the imperial power with the above-mentioned resignations in the court will no longer be treated lightly like before. , but take a different attitude to deal with this phenomenon.

The matter that was seized by the former chief minister of the cabinet, Han Yu, still needs to be promoted. Those courtiers who took the initiative to resign will be removed from their posts, and those who owed money during their tenure can only make up the money owed Otherwise, he will be arrested and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

There was a chill in Wen Tiren's heart.

He originally thought that Han Yu would resign as the chief assistant of the cabinet. If this position was really vacant, then he could still manage to manipulate the court to make himself the chief assistant of the cabinet.

But I never thought that the emperor would do this.

Perhaps in the heart of the emperor, it is impossible for him to be the chief minister of the cabinet in this life.

A deep sense of frustration made Wen Tiren feel a little dazed.

why!
Questions like Wen Tiren's meant that Zhou Yanru was not in the capital, otherwise Zhou Yanru would do the same thing. After all, they both belong to the same type of people.

"Dongji Factory has recovered more than half of the shortfall so far."

Emperor Chongzhen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with cold eyes: "And during the recovery period of the Dongji Factory, the Metropolitan Procuratorate found out another batch of deficits, involving many officials of the department.

This is really shocking!
Eating Daming's imperial food and holding Daming's salary, each of them did such a thing.

The phenomena of laziness in government, abuse of power for personal gain, favoritism and fraud have turned out to be so serious, it is simply beyond my expectation, and the government has collapsed to such a degree! "

The hall was extremely quiet.

Ministers such as Xu Guangqi, Wen Tiren, and Bi Ziyan could all feel the anger of the emperor, and yes, when the country was gradually getting rid of the original predicament, there were such serious problems. Whoever it is, is angry and dissatisfied.

"I have found so many deficits in the investigation, so I can imagine how serious it is." Emperor Chongzhen put down the teacup heavily, and said in a cold tone: "I am determined to let the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Households take the lead, and then go to the Ministry of Households. According to the situation, we will also carry out corresponding investigations in Beizhili, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places, and I really want to see how big this hole is hiding."

"Your Majesty!"

Xu Guangqi heard the words, and immediately went forward to remonstrate: "Considering the current special situation, if the imperial court conducts such a large-scale investigation of deficits, it will inevitably have a considerable impact on the local area. This matter must not be done like this."

Wen Tiren looked at Xu Guangqi nervously.

Bi Ziyan looked a little dignified.

Han Jisi's body was covered with cold sweat.

Of course, if the words of the emperor are implemented, a group of people will definitely be frightened, but now Xu Guangqi, the new chief minister of the cabinet, is directly admonishing what the emperor said, which makes all the officials in the palace a little scared.

"Then, according to the wishes of the Qing family, how to investigate the deficit and rectify the affairs of officials?" Contrary to what everyone thought, Emperor Chongzhen was not angry. Instead, he looked at Xu Guangqi calmly, and said indifferently: "Could it be that the cabinet's intention is to turn a deaf ear and turn a blind eye?"

"No."

Xu Guangqi restrained his mind, bowed and bowed again: "The imperial court must investigate the deficit of the local government and rectify the affairs of the officialdom, and it must be severely arrested, but it doesn't involve so many places at the beginning. If the impact is too great, it will be extremely unfavorable and passive to the imperial court, which is something no one wants to see."

(End of this chapter)