Jingming

Chapter 306 Nanjing hot pot, Beijing hot blood
Zhunzou in the first year of Zhengtong: the subordinate officials and chief officials of the yamen in the two capitals inspected from the upper officials of the yamen hall.If there are those who are not talented or old and sick, the official department will verify it and make a decision.

Jingcha, the classic of sharpening the world.Only the officials of the two capitals were inspected, but now anyone can see that the Jingcha is mainly for Nanjing.

Not in Beijing, Beijing officials have been washed over and over again.

As a rule, the Beijing inspection of Nanjing officials will be inspected jointly by the Nanjing Ministry of Officials and the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Beijing will not intervene.

But the rules of Jingcha have always been to submit the results of the investigation, "to listen to the judge"-the emperor has the final say.

Now, apart from one Zuo Shilang under Jia Yong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, the rest are doctors from various divisions.This time, the Nanjing Ministry of Officials was in charge of carrying out the Beijing inspection, and it was Xu Jie, the young Tanhualang in the second year of Jiajing.

The Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, which was inspected together, only has a right capital censor but not a left capital censor.At this moment, the censor of the right capital of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate is none other than Xia Yan, who temporarily took over the position of Meng Chunying Tian Fu's prefect, and filled the vacancy after some senior officials above the third rank in Nanjing were transferred to Beijing this round.

At this moment, Jingcha has to make preliminary preparations first, and the first preparation is to hold a meeting.

In the fifth year of Jiajing, the Nanjing Jingcha Work Preparation Conference was held in the official hall of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials. In addition to the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, the participants included the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Sixth Division of Nanjing, and Yang Tinghe.

"According to the rules, I am in charge of the Beijing inspection, and Huang Shilang will praise Dazai and assist me in this matter." Jia Yong glanced at Huang Zuo, "Huang Shilang, you have to work hard."

Huang Zuo, the No. 16 in Zhengde for [-] years, had a prosperous official career after he became an official. First, he got a fourth-rank counselor because Zhang Fujing killed most of the high-level officials in Guangdong.

Fortunately, he is only the right servant of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, not too dazzling, and cannot be compared with Zhang Fujing, the governor of Shandong.

But even so, he and Xu Jie arrived at the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, and then started the Beijing inspection. Jia Yong knew that he, the master, had better not intervene.

Huang Zuolian said he didn't dare, but he would put his heart into it, so he just sat there quietly.

In the past five years, he has also accumulated a lot of experience in Guangdong. He knows that although he took the initiative in this matter, he is actually in charge of the overall situation for His Majesty here. .

Jia Yong also looked at Yang Tinghe first, not without a bit of resentment in his heart.

His previous position was the Beijing Guozijian Jijiu.Although the official rank of Cong Sipin is not high, the official position of Guozijian Jijiu has a very different meaning.

In the 16th year of Zhengde's imperial examination, he was one of the examiners.

After the cabinet had a fixed quota of six members, at that time Ting recommended him, and Yang Tinghe strongly recommended him as a companion from the fourth rank.

But at that time, he was actually selected as the person to accompany the runner, and ran with Zhang Zilin.Those who joined the cabinet that time were Shi Pang and Sun Jiao.

Afterwards, in the process of "challenge" between the "new party" and the "old party" in the first year of Jiajing, Jia Yong directly became the right servant of the Beijing Ministry of Rites, and then was elected by Yang Tinghe to Nanjing after problems occurred in Nanjing in the third year of Jiajing. Minister of the Ministry of officials.

He belongs to Yang Tinghe.

In the past few years, Yang Tinghe served as the chief assistant and presided over the new law. Jia Yong was indeed promoted very quickly, but he did not expect that Yang Tinghe sent him all the way to Qingyun to preside over such a hot matter.

Jingcha!
"...In the history of the Beijing inspection, there are firstly the officials of the Ministry of Public Affairs who make suggestions before the inspection, and the officials of the Ministry of Officials reconsider. , and officials of the fourth rank and above in each yamen should write from Chen Shu. After everything is done, I will ask His Majesty to set a date for the ministerial hall to open the yamen hall for trial."

Jia Yong recounted the previous rules, and then said to Xia Yan and the Sixth Division: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Division, let's make suggestions first according to the rules."

From the content of Jia Yong's words, it can be seen that the early work of the Jingcha is just a foreshadowing, and it will eventually fall into the "court trial" link.

Using the word trial, it can already be seen that the last link is almost for handling people, although on the surface, all five grades and below have to pass the court once.

Before that, the so-called advice from Kodaocha was nothing more than pulling lists.

The Ministry of Officials made a "list" of suggestions for the officials, and then made a good interview list according to the rules, and entrusted the officials to visit; at the same time, combined with the comments of the officials of the various yamen halls in Nanjing, the fourth-class results were evaluated according to the eight items of investigation.

Bamu means greed, cruelty, impetuosity, underachievement, old age, sickness, let go, and imprudence.

The fourth class, those who are old and sick, will serve as officials;

A trial is an opportunity to argue.The inspection results of the fifth grade and below will be decided in the department's Beijing inspection.

For grade four and above, according to the rules, writing from Chen Shu begins after the court trial, and the emperor decides whether to stay or not.They don't have to be tried in court, which is the dignity and privilege of Zhupao people.

Throughout the history, most of the Jingchao have been mixed with cleaning elements.

Therefore, Jingcha has always been resisted by officials.In the beginning, there was an exam every ten years, but the Hongzhi year set an exam every six years, which could not be strictly followed.

In the past six years, one examination has become a regular inspection.The positive inspection does not abide by it, and the interim inspection in the name of catastrophe, which actually eliminates dissidents, will appear from time to time.

It's not Runcha right now, the emperor has entered the sixth year of succession, and it is indeed justified.

But everyone can't forget that among the new methods, there is also the method of testing skills!Now that there is a practice test, is there still a need for this Beijing inspection?

The six departments in Nanjing are silent about everything: most of the officials in Nanjing are retired here, and there are not many exceptions for them.

Why should the elderly embarrass the elderly?

It must be known that the grades of the officials of science and Taoism are relatively low, and they are also under investigation.

Xia Yan opened his mouth: "It's been a long time since Beijing has inspected, and advice and visits have always been carried out together, so let's perform their duties. The officials of the science and Taoism should draw up the list as soon as possible, and comment on the merits and demerits of the officials in Nanjing. Do it well, and we will discuss it another day."

"...What do Getai think?" Jia Yong still asked Yang Tinghe respectfully.

Only at this time did Yang Tinghe open his eyes, and nodded slowly: "In the history of Jingchao, it took three to five months for advice and consultation. One consultation can't be rushed, and the other can't be partial. Partial belief. Now that the decree has been issued in June, half a year should be enough, and such an arrangement is very appropriate. Even if it is not enough, it will take some more time, just to be cautious and not to wrong a good official. As an official It's not easy, the future of the fifth rank and below depends on this, Minghe, Gongjin, Caibo, you need to bear in mind."

Jia Yong opened his mouth slightly.

Xia Yan suggested that you don’t have to wait until all the suggestions from the Taoist officials come up before making the interview form, which means don’t worry about reducing the workload: for the fifth grade and before, all staff will visit all over the place.

Yang Tinghe was even more ruthless.You say don't wrong a good official, but in fact, isn't it just a careful investigation, and a slow investigation?Half a year is not even enough, and it will be delayed until next year?

Although there are more officials below the fifth rank, it won't take so long, right?How do you feel... The goal is to rank four or above?

Xia Yan confirmed Yang Tinghe's attitude, his eyes brightened.

The new king succeeds to the throne, and he, Xia Yan, is the first person to receive the grace of heaven.However, after participating in the preparations for the resettlement of the Beijing Camp, it has been his sixth year since he came to Nanjing.

In six years, the promotion of the official rank is not unpleasant, and now it is the second rank.

But this is Nanjing after all, far away from the center.It is also the second grade, but in fact it is only equivalent to the third grade in Beijing.

It seems that there is only one step away from counseling, but in fact there are at least two steps left, and these two steps are getting more and more difficult.

He already knew very well that even Yang Tinghe had come to Nanjing, and he wanted to leave Nanjing, unless the emperor no longer needed to arrange so many of his own people to guard the place in Nanjing.

This time, it was a cleansing, in the name of Jingcha!
Zhang Fujing, who killed Guangdong and Shandong, is already the governor.

The invisible sword of Jingcha, now the power of counseling, counseling and impeachment is in his Xia Yan's hands!

What is the significance of the existence of Nanjing Six Departments?
The biggest function is actually to facilitate the emperor to run south.

Instead of the usual times when the imperial court was in danger of overthrow, it helped Beijing control the more affluent Jiangnan, and also used a large number of official positions in Nanjing to reconcile Beijing's contradictions.

As soon as the decree arrived in Nanjing, under the pressure of the Jingcha, the good days of Nanjing pension officials are gone forever.

Transferring to Nanjing has always been like punishment.But Xia Yan is different, he was promoted from Nanjing.

The Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate has always been a leisurely yamen, unless you encounter Jingcha.

And this Beijing inspection is even more important, as can be felt from Xia Yan's words and urging.

The ordinary censors working in Nanjing looked at Xia Yan with complicated expressions: Are you really offering advice and consulting impartially?

Xia Yan was very calm: "I have already made my words very clear. Except for Caojiang Yushi, if the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate has only received such a big job in the past few years, and they can't hand in a good answer to His Majesty, then This official should be the first to submit his resignation."

After finishing speaking, I took a look at these subordinate officials who actually live a comfortable life on weekdays and don’t need to offend others. The implication is obvious: As the head of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, the comments of you subordinate officials are also from me. written.

Ordinary censors took orders first, thinking in unison: Is Nanjing really about to usher in a huge change?Nanjing is where the country is based!

At this moment Yang Tinghe was sitting in the official hall of his Governor Yingtian Ministry, reading Yan Song's letter.

From his letter, Yang Tinghe sensed his eagerness and knew that he wanted to distract himself from his original intention of coming to Nanjing.

The purpose of coming to Nanjing is not to use a big knife against Nanjing and Nanzhili now, but to gradually form an established fact, so that the officials and dignitaries in Nanjing who help each other can remember one point: these powers belong to the Nanjing government, let them The power to enjoy a comfortable life or a free and powerful life away from Beijing's supervision can actually be taken back.

People who always talk about Nanjing as the foundation of the country, do they think that the only way for the imperial court is to set up six departments in Nanjing?
From the very beginning of Jingcha, Nanjing was like a hot pot.This time, which ant can't help but come out and talk about Nanjing Naiguoben?

Is it the Nanjing Household Department who will feel the crisis, or the relatives of Nanjing, or the elders of the officials and gentry who have retired?
He picked up his pen and wrote back to Yan Song, reminding him like an emperor: don't worry.No hurries?How could it be possible to dismantle the two prefectures of Songjiang and Changzhou to you in Zhejiang now?

……

June is extremely hot, and the capital is also extremely hot.

At this moment, it was even hotter in the camp of the Fifth Military Battalion on the outskirts of Beijing, but the nearly [-] people standing in front of the general's stage in front of the school field remained motionless.

They are not big soldiers, everyone is above a thousand households and below the commander of the guard.

The two capitals and the thirteen provinces, together with the command of the capitals of each line, the left-behind divisions, and the commander-in-chief of each border town, if they can stand here, they are already county nobles.

Now, the reason why the first group of generals in the Ming army who were enshrined collectively as magistrates stood upright under the scorching sun was because the emperor who also stood under the scorching sun on the stage was the emperor who gave them this kind of grace.

Zhu Houcong looked at the people below.

It was so close that everyone could see their faces clearly.

Almost unprecedented military general competition, all the people who received orders from all over the country knew that those who wanted to be sent to Beijing for the competition must have real skills-can the county magistrate casually use it as a reward to appease those who only know how to drink the blood of soldiers?

When they arrived here, the emperor personally gave a lecture under the scorching heat, which made these generals at the core of the Ming army feel that this contest was extraordinary.

"Except for Huguang's rebellion and Xinfa Xugong who were awarded county titles, you are the first batch of fierce generals in the Ming army to be collectively awarded county titles. Today, I see you, all of you are strong and brave men, and I am very pleased. Next One step is to be promoted to Uncle due to meritorious service, or be able to be qualified to inherit the title."

Most of these generals met the emperor for the first time, and when they heard the way he spoke, they felt very approachable.

The first batch of magistrates who were deliberately emphasized raised their chests a little more.

"This time, the earl will not be conferred." Zhu Houcong paused, and then said in a stern voice, "You have caught up with the good time, and you can easily get the county nobility. Later people can only be awarded for merit. But this time In the big competition, the top ten can be downgraded and replaced. The top three, three generations will not be downgraded! With just one big competition, your son will have a higher starting point than others!"

In today's title system, if the martial arts are within three generations, they will all be downgraded and replaced. This is already a major principle.

The emperor will always hold this power of grace in his hands, and the lords will always work hard to continue their titles and even upgrade them from generation to generation. General welcome.

Only needing to be among the best in one big competition, the title of County Lord, which is basically named after their hometown, can be inherited by their sons.

Feng Bo?No one expects to win the uncle after a competition.

If he hadn't met this emperor, the emperor might not have been able to confer two or three uncles for a whole dynasty.

"You are generals, so don't think that this big competition is for you to compare yourself." Zhu Houcong raised his finger and pointed to the barracks in the distance, "15 Beijing camps, a total of [-] were selected from each province, and another [-] were transferred to Nanjing. The team of Zhenwu Battalion is currently recruiting [-] battalion soldiers."

He looked at Li Quanli. After Li Quanli saluted first, he shouted into the distance: "Where are the commanders of the battalions?"

"Mark and wait!"

Behind the fence outside the school grounds, a very neat voice suddenly sounded.

"Line up, enter!"

Then, the generals who came to participate in the big competition saw four rows of figures appearing in the distance, walking in step by step with arms swinging at a neat pace.

Their eyes were fixed: What kind of marching method is this?
So many years have passed, the marching style and discipline required by Zhu Houcong first taught to Lu Song have at least been conveyed to the Beijing camp, and they have been practiced at the request of Li Quanli, who is extremely eager to be promoted to be a marquis or even a duke.

It's not for the sake of looking good, the purpose of military training is to obey orders and prohibit them, and use them like arms.

Now, the generals who participated in the big competition were first shocked by a little split.

When they marched over, after they ordered the stage to line up, it was Qiu Luan who stood at the front.

"Standing!"

"Take a break!"

There were two more beeps, and after these people moved in unison, he turned to Zhu Houcong and said loudly: "Report! There are a total of 80 recruits from each battalion, please Your Majesty to review!"

Qiu Luan has been staying in the capital camp, he is still young, just 22 years old now.

But the status of the Marquis is so good, he was transferred from the [-] Battalion to the Battalion Officer of the [-]th Battalion, and he was in charge of drills - who made him stay in the Beijing camp all the time, he was already familiar with the drills, and he was still young?

This time, the provinces were selected to sit in the townships, with the Shenji Battalion accounting for [-]% and the Fifth Military Battalion accounting for [-]%.Most of the newly recruited soldiers are in the Fifth Army Battalion.

Zhu Houcong nodded: "Come on stage, Qiu Luan."

Zhu Houcong also has his own considerations for letting Qiu Luan only train here instead of going out to practice. In my impression, Qiu Luan seems to have a bad reputation, although Zhu Houcong doesn't remember what it is, anyway, let's observe first.

Hearing Qiu Luan's name, the generals who participated in the competition were at least the deputy thousand households from the fifth rank, how could they not know that this is a majestic Marquis?

But now, the Marquis is still the same as before, throwing away his arms in that walking posture, walking up the steps step by step from the side, and standing on the stage.

Then stand still, rest for a while, and stand without saying a word, without squinting.

With a smile on the corner of Zhu Houcong's mouth, he watched Qiu Luan perform in front of him.

As long as you can implement your requirements.

He is the emperor.For him, he only needs to come to the Beijing camp once or twice a year, review their small-scale drills, and then make demands.

Naturally, someone will do the rest for him.

If you can't do well, isn't this scene a reminder?

"From today onwards, you are all at least deputy thousand households. Each of you will lead a general and act as general general. The current general will assist you." Zhu Houcong began to put forward his own new requirements, "As a general, you must practice Good generals and soldiers under your command, making use of their strength is the embodiment of your ability. It will last for three months. After three months, firstly, there will be three items of inspection, ten-mile march, and bow and gun as you have seen just now. The top ten will be determined. After that, there were more than [-] soldiers under the command of the ten generals, and in November, there were more than [-] veterans from the Fifth Army Battalion in a real combat exercise competition."

These generals who came to participate in the big competition were all dumbfounded: actual combat exercises?
Zhu Houcong naturally knew that the actual combat exercises he knew later actually required very professional props, so that they could simulate "effective killing" on the battlefield.

But this does not prevent him from being flexible, setting good conditions, and trying to show some effects.

"Your commander-in-chief is Li Quanli, Uncle Xiangcheng. The commander-in-chief of the old barracks is Qiuluan, Marquis of Xianning." Zhu Houcong only said, "Uncle Xiangcheng will explain the specific rules to you in detail. Just remember one thing: for this great battle For this competition, you county nobles, generals of the Beijing camp, and even Xiangcheng Bo Xianninghou, and many officials of the Beijing camp and the Ministry of War are all on the list of investigations!"

The new battalion was led by Li Quanli, who had experience in leading the army, but the veteran battalion was only led by the young Xianninghou.

Among the honorable ministers, the two who needed the emperor's approval very much were also being tested by the emperor.

And that unheard of actual combat exercise, let alone what to do, why it would involve the investigation of many ministers of the Beijing Camp and the Ministry of War.

But the emperor finished speaking, and finally only said: "In September, the martial arts test will be held here together with your three items of review, ten-mile march, and bow gun. In October, the martial arts palace test. In November, I will I will bring the staff officers of the military affairs conference, the governors of the five prefectures, and the Wu Jinshi to watch the battle together!"

"Autumn soldiers on the battlefield, I hope you will not disappoint me!"

Li Quanli and Qiu Luan seemed to have reached an agreement, and immediately shouted loudly: "Big Ming wins!"

"Da Ming Wansheng!"

The subordinates are all officials, not simple soldiers who need to be ordered in advance, and immediately roared at the words.

But there is indeed some blood flowing.

There is a special list of 5 taels, how high the emperor's expectations are, needless to say, money can explain everything.

The higher the emperor's expectations, it means how bright the future will be once they get the emperor's approval.

So much emphasis on military training, is it for the sake of training for fun?In a few years, the generals of the Ming Dynasty will have the opportunity to make contributions.

On the general platform, there are still three flags flying.

In the middle is the Daming Sanchen Banner.

The one on the left is the flag of the Ming Dynasty with a shield and two spears beside the three stars.

The one on the right is the flag of the Wujun Battalion with the word Wujun under Sanchen.

Zhu Houcong said again: "Li Quanli, present the flag!"

Li Quanli still set off the atmosphere: "All the generals enter the arena!"

Outside the fence, nearly a hundred flags were also held by the flag bearers and entered the arena.

The ones at the beginning, besides the characters Li and Qiu in the circle, also have their titles on it.

Xiangcheng Li, Xianning Qiu.

And later, these generals who came to participate in the big competition also saw their county titles and their surnames.

Everyone stared at their own flag, their scalps tingling.

In order to motivate them, Zhu Houcong arranged enough rituals.

Next, starting from Li Quanli and Qiu Luan, everyone took their own flags from the emperor in turn.

This is a real face-to-face, and every general who participates in the competition must go on stage.

Clever, already imitating the walking posture that he has seen several times.

From being called, to stepping onto the stage, to receiving the general flag he handed over from the standard bearer from the emperor, the emperor has been standing under the scorching sun with a serious expression.

There will always be a repeated sentence. The emperor read their names first, and then said: "Give you the flag, and protect Guangyao with your life!"

Some people who are more educated will say: "The last general is grateful, and he must die!"

So I gradually learned this sentence later.

The weather was very hot, and they could see that the emperor was sweating, but the emperor was not standing under any umbrella.

The young emperor has also been using a very powerful voice to say his words, and then one person plus one person "must serve their lives" deepened the grand atmosphere on the school grounds, one person plus one person held their general flag with their heads held high After stepping off the stage and entering the queue, they all held onto the flagpole tightly, their knuckles turning white.

At the end, Zhu Houcong looked at the flags fluttering below, and said loudly: "I am waiting for the day when the flag of the Ming Dynasty will be invincible wherever the flag of the Ming Dynasty will go, and wherever the flag will go! Now, I will wait and see, which of you will be invincible?" The flag can fly to the end!"

This time there is no need for Li Quanli to take the lead, and the voices on the school field are not so neat.

But only one word.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Li Quanli looked at the emperor: he knows how to arouse blood.

(End of this chapter)