My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 170 The Problem of Daming Wealth Loss
Xu Jingchang saw that Xia Yuanji was completely tempted, but he was not in a hurry. He said casually, "Comrade Xia, do you know who the Zuodu Censor will be replaced this time?"

Xia Yuanji was stunned, "Your Majesty only lets the courtiers discuss this matter, and I can't make the decision!"

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids, and said with a half-smile, "Old Xia, is this your attitude towards comrades?"

Xia Yuanji was at a loss for words again, the grandson Xu Jingchang was simply smarter than a monkey.

"Hey, in fact, there is nothing to choose in this matter, just push the left deputy capital envoy Chen Ying to take the position."

"Why?" Xu Jingchang asked curiously: "Chen Ying is regarded as His Majesty's confidant, he wholeheartedly wants to be a cruel official, once he is allowed to control the Inspectorate, I am afraid that the courtiers will not have a good life."

Xia Yuanji had a smile on his face. Although Xu Jingchang was shrewd, his time in the officialdom was too short, so some things still could not be found out.

"Let me ask you, who is His Majesty most interested in?"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Of course it's Chen Ying."

"That's it. In this kind of matter, it is useless to disobey the emperor. What's more, Chen Ying has a bad reputation, so what if he sits on the Zuodu Yushi? It's different... the ordinary censors below also have the power to gossip, as long as they find the right opportunity, they can also impeach top figures."

Xu Jingchang frowned, and couldn't help thinking of Yuan Gang. This guy might have arrived in Qufu, but he didn't know what would happen to him.

What Xia Yuanji said was right, the official of Ke Dao really has great autonomy and will not completely obey the orders of Zuodu Censor.

People like Chen Ying, although they can take down a few courtiers, but it is very difficult to touch the entire court situation. After all, the Inspectorate is only one of the three legal departments, and the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are also watching.Those two yamen will not let Chen Ying mess around.

Of course, Chen Ying can also bypass them and cooperate with Jin Yiwei... But the problem is that Xu Jingchang is unwilling to use him as a knife, after all, hating people and hating others are still on different levels.

Xu Jingchang didn't want to be dug out of the grave and flogged his corpse...

"Old Xia, I want to ask you something." Xu Jingchang pulled up his chair and approached Xia Yuanji.

Xia Yuanjixin said that your kid is going to ask me for advice, he also pulled up his chair and said cheerfully: "Tell me."

"Lao Xia, look like this. If you let Xinke Jinshi go down, you will definitely have conflicts with the local government. At that time, all kinds of impeachments will come one after another. What do you think should be done? Someone must protect them, otherwise, I am afraid that Xinke Jinshi will suffer. ...But, I am afraid that they will mess around, how do I grasp the speed here?"

After hearing this, Xia Yuanji smiled on his face. This matter is true and requires delicate operation.

Not all Xinke Scholars are kind. They are arrogant and arrogant, and there must be some... put them down, there are hundreds of them, if they are all backed by Ding Guogong, or Xia Shangshu is his backer, it will definitely destroy them. According to the rules, even the two of them would not be able to bear the collective impeachment of the courtiers.

Again, there are rules in the imperial court. There are disputes below, mutual impeachment, rumors and rumors of the censors, these are the normal procedures of the imperial court. If you interrupt forcibly and insist on listening to you, then It is presumptuous.

Unless you want to learn from Grand Master Dong and Prime Minister Cao... Anyway, the powerful ministers have no choice but to do it.

Because if you don't take power, you can't protect all your subordinates, and if you can't protect the people below, they won't do anything with you... So the arrangement and mutual restraint of officials is a great knowledge, and it's not something you just do.

"Dingguo Gong, I can't just sit idly by these new Jinshi... But we must also pay attention to the method, it is best to get stuck in Dali Temple."

"Dali Temple?"

"Yes!" Xia Yuanji said with a smile: "All cases involving officials must be major cases. Major cases are impeached by the Procuratorate, tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and re-examined by the Dali Temple. That is to say, as long as the Dali Temple does not nod, the case will not be closed. .”

Hearing this, Xu Jingchang instantly understood, "As long as you get stuck in Dali Temple, you won't be able to settle the case, and you will have a chance to turn things around."

Xia Yuanji smiled and nodded, "That's right, that's what it means."

Xu Jingchang also smiled meaningfully, and the two immediately had an idea.

Soon Xu Jingchang and Xia Yuanji were called to the imperial court, and Jian Yi and others were also present.

Zhu Di said: "Mr. Ding, have you arrested many people? What crimes do they have?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the prefect of Jiangning embezzled tens of thousands of shi of food that had been provided to the victims over the years. The prefect of Yingtian did not do enough to relieve the victims, and even resold the food. After learning about it, I took it decisively. The case is still under trial."

Zhu Di snorted and said: "It's so cowardly, at the feet of the emperor, even if it is like this, I really don't know how crazy it is. It must be strictly examined, and there will be no mercy."

Xu Jingchang immediately said: "I would like to obey the order, but... there is still a bit of trouble."

"What's the trouble? Could it be that you dare not handle the case?"

"That's not true." Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty, I have almost completed the investigation of the case here, and it needs to be transferred to the Sanju Department... Now that there is a vacancy in the censor of the Zuodu, I have the courage to make up the censor of the Zuodu immediately. Good case."

Zhu Di thought for a while, then said: "I have already said, let the ministers nominate, do you have someone to choose?"

At this time, without waiting for anyone's reaction, Xia Yuanji took a step forward, "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I think Wu Zhongzhong, the Minister of Dali Temple, is diligent and intelligent, and has been in the court for a long time, with rich experience. Since he was promoted to Zuodu Censor, he was able to carry out government affairs smoothly, cooperate with the handling of cases, without delay, and I hope His Majesty will learn from him."

As soon as these words came out, almost everyone was shocked.

Or even Wu Zhong himself, let him be promoted to Zuodu Censor?

From the third grade to the second grade, it is almost a step to the sky.

Wu Zhong couldn't stop being delighted to be promoted at a young age, and his beard trembled slightly.

But Jian Yi was furious... This is not a question of promoting Wu Zhong, but how dare you, Xia Yuanji, meddle in personnel affairs?
Do you still want to rob the Ministry of Officials?

Zhu Di pondered for a while, he wanted to promote Chen Ying, but it was not bad for Wu Zhong to be promoted to Zuodu Censor.There are already a lot of people doing things now. If Chen Ying had the final say in a place like the Inspectorate, it is estimated that some officials would lose their heads every day.

"Wu Qing's family is honest and capable, and they are suitable candidates...but who will take over as the Minister of Dali Temple?"

At this time, Xie Jin hurriedly stood up, "Qizou Your Majesty, I think it is most appropriate for Dali Temple to be transferred from Shaoqing Lu Zhen."

"Him? Is it suitable?"

Xie Jindao: "Your Majesty, Lu Zhen, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was a Taizu student who entered the official position. Back then, the Emperor Taizu ordered Taizu to go to various places to survey the fertile and barren land in order to determine the amount of land tax. Lu Zhen did a good job and was appreciated by Taizu. Promoted to be the governor of Shandong Province, and then successively served as the head of the household department, and the governor of Beiping. During the Jingnan period, Lu Zhen obeyed the destiny and assisted His Royal Highness the Prince, and did a lot of things. He served as the prefect of Zhending and was transferred to Dali Temple last year , as Shaoqing. He is capable of doing things, familiar with local people's conditions, and is proficient in criminal names. He is really a rare talent."

Xie Jin said a lot...the real key points are just a few. Lu Zhen is one of the few officials who was born as a student and did not take the imperial examination.

This is also the characteristic of Zhu Yuanzhang's employment in those days. He promoted the supervisors on a large scale, and did not specifically appoint Jinshi who came out of the imperial examination.

Not only was Lu Zhen's background different from that of the courtiers, but he also took refuge in Zhu Di early on, and made great contributions in the midst of the calamity.

Moreover, he has surveyed the place and learned about the situation below.

Putting these advantages together, he is simply the chosen minister of Dali Temple.

Next, arrange for Xinke Scholars to go down to record events, and it will be impossible not to protect them.

Zhu Di pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "It's really good, let's do it like this."

The Son of Heaven nodded, Dali Temple Minister Wu Zhong was promoted to Zuodu Yushi, and Shaoqing Lu Zhen took over as Dali Temple Minister... This matter seemed to be calm, Wu Zhong and the courtiers were together, Guo Zi fell, and Wu Zhong took over. , it can be regarded as guarding the crucial Inspectorate for the courtiers, and it must be a good thing that the flames of war will not be raging.

As for Dali Siqing, although he is one of the nine ministers, he has the least authority after all.And someone like Lu Zhen, he is the candidate in Zhu Gaochi's pocket.

The prince wanted to install his cronies, but no one would stop him.

So be it!
Jian Yi was so angry that he couldn't do anything to Xia Yuanji for a while, so let it be like this!
The case was still going on, Xu Jingchang returned to the mansion, he went to the main house along the way, and said casually, "Where is Xu Qin? Where is Tanhualang?"

Hearing his question, someone immediately said: "Mr. Ding, our young master is still studying!"

"Study? Didn't he pass the Tanhua exam? Why do you want to take the exam again?"

As Xu Jingchang said, he came to the study and found that Xu Qin was really studying a book in his hands.

"Okay, do you really want to take the exam again?"

Xu Qin raised his head and glanced at Xu Jingchang, his face flushed slightly, "I didn't mean that, but I was worried that I was not good at learning, and people would see my faults."

Xu Qin lowered his head and said: "The article I wrote was also a flash of inspiration... In terms of knowledge, I am far worse than others. If I become an official in the court, I am afraid that I will lose our family members." , so I want to read more books, so as not to be ugly."

Xu Jingchang smiled, "Very good, with ambition. Our family is not only famous, but also has a scholar... I support you very much, come on!"

Xu Qin blushed even more, "I only know the depth after taking the test once, what kind of school, don't tease me."

Xu Jingchang shook his head, "How can this be called ridicule! I think your idea is very good, and that article is well written. We must pay attention to wealth accumulation and do everything possible to prevent wealth from flowing out. Be diligent and thrifty and accumulate wealth. This is also advocated by Confucianism. It’s fair to do it!”

Xu Qin was taken aback, "Really?"

"Of course, I'll give you a task right now... Go and investigate, how much is the gift given to the vassals in recent years worth? See how much of Ming's wealth has been lost."

Xu Qin pondered for a while, then nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll go now!"

This guy was still impatient, so he did what he said. Three days later, Xu Qin came to Xu Jingchang with a checklist, his brows furrowed.

"I roughly calculated that in the past two years, the rewards to Champa, Wa, Java, Annan and other countries alone amounted to no less than [-] bolts of silk, equivalent to about one million taels of silver! The Ministry of Rites is really too much."

(End of this chapter)