Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 1036 Ming Dynasty Politics (7)

As a royal minister, Zhu Youjian was in charge of the supervisory powers of the three courts of Censorship, Procuratorate and Integrity, and was responsible for the special trial of Qian Qianyi's case. During this period, Qian Qianyi, who was under heavy custody, was able to commit suicide. This was problematic in the eyes of any discerning person, let alone Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao must have an attitude towards this emergency!

Asking Zhu Shugui and others to come out, and asking Zhu Ciran to lead Li Guo, Sun Kewang and his party out, this was Zhu Youxiao's attitude, and of course he also intended to train them.

The Qian Qianyi case seemed to be a special case of Qian's corruption, favoritism, fraud, and abuse of power for personal gain. Many people were arrested for this reason afterwards, and the Donglin Party no longer existed.

In fact, this is not the case.

There are many factors involved behind this, including the opening of the sea and new policies.

And the origin of these is still the southeast.

We can even say that the Nanyang region, which appears to be orderly and stable today, is actually turbulent with various forces involved behind the scenes.

The reason why this is so.

This is because the Ming Dynasty is moving from the old order to the new order, and this sign is the reorganization and change of the cabinet. The meeting at the end of the fifth year of Tianqi was mixed with the interests of too many groups.

It took Zhu Youxiao nearly six years from the first year of Taichang to the fifth year of Tianqi to initially sort out and resolve some of the long-standing problems that had grown in the Ming Dynasty under the old order. During this period, the role of the cabinet was to maintain stability, with everyone doing their own thing and punishing anyone who made a mistake.

This was considered negative by Zhu Youxiao.

But starting from the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, everything was different. In the past, the new policies that were piloted in different regions had all achieved corresponding results and experiences under the leadership of a group of trustworthy people. This required a responsible and pioneering cabinet, standing at the central level, to actively coordinate and implement the new policies in order to expand the scope and field of the new policies, so that the Ming Dynasty could move forward steadily under the new order constructed by Zhu Youxiao.

But in the final analysis.

Reform will inevitably affect interests.

This will inevitably lead to disputes.

Although Zhu Youxiao had killed many people six years before the Tianqi reign, there were still many groups hiding deeply. In addition, as the old order was groping towards the new order, there were also a group of emerging groups that were lagging behind or unwilling to move forward. When they mixed together or did things on their own, they were still able to brew strong energy and influence.

So the Qian Qianyi case became a key.

Use this key to open the invisible shackles between the old order and the new order, so there will inevitably be many people who are classified into the Qian Qianyi case.

If Zhu Youxiao can handle this important case well, it will not only promote the reform of the Ming Dynasty's national system, but also expand the scope of influence of the new policy, and even solve various hidden dangers in Southeast Asia... In this way, the Ming Dynasty will be able to take on a relatively new look, remove some shackles and burdens, and speed up its pace in the new order.

Therefore, impotent rage is of no use.

This will only make many people look down on you.

There was no punishment for Zhu Youjian, and Zhu Shugui and other vassal states, as well as Zhu Ciran, the eldest son, were all working for Zhu Youjian. This had a greater impact than directly arresting a group of people.

Zhu Youxiao wanted no one to guess what he was thinking.

This is the key.

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"After investigating for so long, we still haven't found any clues?!"

Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Li Qiyuan looked grim, and said as he glanced at everyone in the hall, "What a shame! Qian Qianyi is in prison. Not to mention the people who go in and out of the prison, even a drop of water that enters the prison has to go through layers of inspections. But even so, Qian Qianyi actually had the opportunity to commit suicide!!"

"Including me, Li Qiyuan, the entire Censorate should be thankful that Qian Qianyi attempted suicide but failed. If he had really committed suicide, we should have followed suit!!"

"For this important case, how much Prince Xin has paid, even if I don't tell you, you all know it. If it weren't for Prince Xin, would my Office of Censorship be able to hand over so many files to the Procuratorate?"

"Can the procuratorate take this opportunity to arrest all the corrupt officials hiding in the localities? If not, then the rectification of the civil service system in the past will become the biggest joke in the world!!"

"Since the salary was set, I have received the highest salary among all the supervisors. Don't you feel that this salary is hot in your hand?"

Li Qiyuan's words made the senior officials of the Censorate who were sitting and the middle and lower-level officials who were standing show complicated expressions.

No one expected that something like this would happen at this critical juncture.

After all, we have achieved considerable results and progress before.

It would have been fine if Li Qiyuan didn't mention the salary. Once he mentioned it, some people felt embarrassed.

Since the rectification of civil service has been tightened, Zhu Youxiao has made detailed salary divisions for officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty, and even according to different regions, with the Ministry of Personnel being the core.

The reason for doing this is to put justice in the hands of the court.

Among the corrupt officials arrested in the past, some used the excuse of low salary to abuse their power for personal gain. Zhu Youxiao solved the problem directly at the root.

Be it salary or treatment, it should be upgraded if necessary.

In order to prevent some areas from living in extreme poverty, the salaries and benefits must be higher, and the supervision system is one of them.

Zhu Youxiao certainly knew that raising these standards would not eliminate corruption, but at least it could ensure one thing: under the tightening of administrative rectification, the vast majority of people, even if they had this idea, would be scared and would not dare to do it easily.

After all, if someone is caught, not only will he be dismissed from office and removed from citizenship, but three clans will be killed, and all nine clans will be exiled to Dongfan, Qiongzhou and other places. This is enough to deter people.

According to Zhu Youxiao's idea, if anyone was caught for corruption, they would be dealt with according to this set of rules, and no one would be allowed to change it in the future.

You can be greedy, but it’s best not to be found out in your lifetime.

Once it is discovered, no matter what position you hold, even if you have retired, as long as it is discovered, everything you have will disappear.

The key is the exile of the nine clans. Now the destinations are Dongfan, Qiongzhou and other places. When these places are developed, they will only go to more distant places.

Not only the generation of the exiled people will be ruined, but the next three generations will also be ruined. All the fruits of the labor of the exiled people will be used to atone for their sins!!

"General, what we need to solve now is how to prevent such things from happening again."

In this atmosphere, Right Censor-in-Chief Zhong Yuzheng said in a deep voice: "Although no one wants this to happen, it has already happened. We must continue to investigate, but the Censorate cannot relax either."

"It's not just Qian Qianyi, there are other prisoners as well. Their custody must be ensured. After all, there are obviously many unsolved cases in this important case designated by the emperor."

"indeed."

Right Deputy Imperial Censor Yang Jingchen nodded and agreed, "The emperor did not issue any decree this time, but the Grand Prince is here with Prince Xin, as well as the other princes. This is actually the attitude of the emperor."

"The issues involved in the Qian Qianyi case may be more complicated than we expected, so we must face this matter squarely and never let this happen again."

The atmosphere here has changed.

The Qian Qianyi case became increasingly important in the Censorate because after Qian Qianyi was arrested, a group of high-ranking officials were also arrested, including some in the Censorate.

Former Right Censor-in-Chief Yuan Yingtai!
This involves another branch, that is, during the past period of administrative rectification, Yuan Yingtai, at the instruction of Qian Qianyi, secretly sheltered some people and even tipped them off many times.

This has resulted in the failure of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Procuratorate to achieve the expected results in some case investigations. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

The Qian Qianyi case is like a spider standing on a spider web. Each of his tentacles can move the web, and in the end, it is the interests of the country that are harmed!

As for how much of this spider web is new and how much is old, it can only be sorted out after all the suspects are arrested and interrogated.

This is also why the Qian Qianyi case is a key.

Because this is an important case, many criminals may be implicated. Only by catching them all can we get rid of the trouble.

In this process, whether it is the implementation of new policies or other things, it can reduce the corresponding resistance and constraints, thus playing an unexpected role.

The meeting of the Censorate is still going on.

As for other central government departments, due to this incident, some new changes have occurred, which has caused many of them to take action.

Unknowingly, Zhu Youxiao's influence on the Ming Dynasty continued to expand.

The Integrity Commission at that time.

"Ben Xian has been badly hurt by you guys!!"

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Cui Chengxiu could not hide his anger. He looked at Ni Wenhuan, Li Kuilong, and Wu Chunfu and said sternly, "Tell me! Did you participate in Qian Qianyi's suicide?"

"With such a major incident, His Majesty must be furious."

"Otherwise, I would never ask His Highness to go find Prince Xin!!"

"When I rushed from Zhejiang to Nanzhili, I told you not to do those things, but you all dared to do those things behind my back!!"

Ni Wenhuan, Li Kuilong and Wu Chunfu all showed complicated expressions.

Tian Ji, who was sitting next to him, had a much uglier expression.

No one had expected that Qian Qianyi, who was arrested, would actually commit suicide in prison. How could he have the opportunity to commit suicide in such an elaborately decorated place?

Now Tian Ji regrets one thing very much.

I shouldn't have had that kind of greed in the first place.

It is clear that many people were arrested and killed before and after that because of their Anti-Corruption Commission, but for some reason, under the temptation of huge profits, they still developed a mentality of taking chances.

I feel okay.

But I didn't expect to get deeper and deeper into trouble.

He is not the only one who regrets.

Cui Chengxiu and the others are the same.

The temptation brought by power is not something that everyone can resist, especially those with impure intentions. Even if they can restrain their desires for a short period of time, what will happen over time? What if they have more power in their hands?

This suppressed desire, once released.

That would be even more powerful.

That's what Cui Chengxiu and his gang are like.

When the Integrity Commission was first established, Zhu Youxiao thought again and again and finally decided to use Cui Chengxiu and others based on the principle that evil people should be dealt with by evil people.

After all, when he first ascended the throne, there were too many evil people. It was impossible for him to solve the problem alone, or for honest and upright ministers to do so.

On the contrary, it is undoubtedly best for evil to fight against evil.

Therefore, when Zhu Youxiao specially promoted Cui Chengxiu and others, he thought that they would fall into corruption, so the Integrity Commission underwent a second reorganization, which was an inevitable trend.

"Lian Xian, that matter has nothing to do with me."

Li Kuilong looked at Cui Chengxiu with a complicated expression and said, "Even if we were brave enough, we would never dare to attack Qian Qianyi directly. After all, Your Majesty attaches great importance to this case."

"Otherwise, Prince Xin would not have been sent to concurrently lead the three courts of inspection, prosecution, and integrity."

"Yes, Lian Xian."

Wu Chunfu followed closely and said, "When Prince Xin was allowed to take charge of the three courts, this caused a lot of controversy in the court and the public, and there were many objections. But even so, the emperor still had no intention of changing his mind."

"I understand all of this."

This system of royal ministers began when Zhu Youjian went to court. Initially, they did not play an important role. After all, the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards the royal vassal states was that they could not get involved in politics.

But it was changed by Zhu Youxiao.

The system of kings and ministers really began to gain weight when Zhu Youjian took charge of the governor-general of the vassal state, and not long after that, he inherited the title of King of Tang.

All this was arranged by Zhu Youxiao.

The system of kings and ministers may seem like a double-edged sword, but in fact it is a sharp weapon. As long as the emperor has some ideas, he will know how to drive them.

It is true that imperial power is lonely, but there must be barriers around it. The king and ministers are the first, the nobles are the second, and the eunuchs are the third.

If he can't even do these things, then he can't be a good emperor. If this is the case, it is not surprising that problems and turmoil will arise in the country.

After all, if you can’t even maintain the supporters of imperial power, how can you maintain anything else?
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao must implement the system of king ministers in order to better check and balance the court and make the power constraint have corresponding effects.

"Who on earth would be so bold as to do such a thing?"

Cui Chengxiu, who had been silent for a long time, narrowed his eyes and said, "It's obvious that they want to stir up trouble and disturb the Central Government. What exactly do they want to do?"

Cui Chengxiu had some understanding of Li Kuilong and his gang.

Greed, this cannot be changed.

But if they were asked to do something earth-shattering without telling the emperor, they would never have the courage to do so.

Everything they are doing in secret now is, without exception, for the same reason: to ensure their own power and prevent what they did before from being exposed.

After all, if it really gets exposed, they will be in great trouble.

This is also the result that Zhu Youxiao has always wanted to achieve in rectifying the administration of officials.

It's okay to do dirty things, but you have to be in panic all the time, praying that nothing will happen. If something does happen, no matter who you are or what you do, you will be severely punished accordingly.

Because of the unexpected situation of Qian Qianyi's failed suicide attempt, great changes occurred in the central government. All these changes were within Zhu Youxiao's sight. Since someone wanted to provoke these, he would make good use of this to bring about changes.

(End of this chapter)