Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 365: Integrity gathers momentum

"Come out."

Watching the ministers leaving, Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushions and picked up a memorial from the imperial case. Liu Ruoyu, who was serving beside him, still lowered his head, as if he was not surprised at all, and here. At that moment, a head suddenly popped out from behind a screen.

Zhu Yujian, who wanted to observe something, was pushed out by Zhu Youjian who was standing behind him. Zhu Yujian looked back and glared, and the two walked towards the imperial case.

"Brother Huang."

"His Majesty."

Hearing the salute of the two, Zhu Youxiao did not raise his head to look, but was still reading the memorial in his hand, "Tell me, what secrets have been figured out in this imperial court meeting."

Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yujian looked at each other, but signaled to each other to speak first. Zhu Youxiao had long been accustomed to these little thoughts of the two.

"Then it seems that you will not be able to pass this examination." Zhu Youxiao leaned forward, put down the memorials he was holding, picked up the imperial pen on the side, and began to review.

"Brother Chen has figured out some ways."

Upon seeing this, Zhu Youjian hurriedly bowed and reported: "This imperial court meeting seems to be to agree on the duties of the governor and governor of Liaodong, and then to clarify the order of Liaodong, ensure the overall stability of Liaodong, and avoid major mistakes under the rule. It's just that However, the governor of Liaodong will no longer supervise military affairs, but he conceals his majesty’s foresight.”

"This was clearly demonstrated when the governor of Jiliao was abolished and the governor of Northern Zhili was replaced by Wang Zaijin. At the same time, the governors of Baoding, Shuntian and Xuanfu were abolished, and the governor of Northern Zhili was replaced by Hu Sixen."

The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth turned up slightly.

"...Although the ministers figured out what the emperor was thinking, the emperor issued a decree in advance to Hong Chengchou in Liao, which left them speechless. Even though they may be dissatisfied or opposed in their hearts, But some things take the lead, so they must be settled."

When Zhu Youjian was talking about this, he specifically glanced at Zhu Yujian who was standing beside him, and then continued: "If in the next few years, the new governorship system in Northern Zhili and Liaodong can achieve the goal conceived by the emperor brother, Responsibilities, then our two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty will usher in a local change!"

"By that time, new problems will arise in the local area. The current situation of mutual blame-shifting and mutual blame-shifting will be curbed to the maximum extent. Even some local confusion will be gradually corrected during this period!"

Quite astute.

Zhu Youxiao put down his imperial pen and looked up at Zhu Youjian. Although some of what he said were different from what he thought, the basic meaning was expressed.

If you want to govern the vast Ming Dynasty well, some things can be rushed, but some things cannot be rushed, especially when it comes to the power structure. It is better to jog in small steps than to make big strides, otherwise you will miss the mark. That is not If you want to take it back, you can take it back.

Just like water that is thrown out, can you take it back if you want?

If we really want to do this, where will the dignity of the central court be placed?

"Your Majesty, I have a question."

But at this moment, Zhu Yujian frowned and said: "Why do you use such a big thing as inspecting local areas to suppress matters related to the decentralization of power among governors? As a result, the attention of the ministers who came to participate in the court meeting was diverted to this."

"According to the previous case of the warehouse deficit in Beizhili supervised by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, so many corrupt officials and evildoers were sentenced to death, and so many stolen silver fields were confiscated. Is it possible that the warehouse deficit is limited to Beizhili? I feel that impossible!"

"Obviously, if we continue to investigate, we will not only find out the actual shortages of warehouses in various places, but also severely punish a group of corrupt officials, and even have a rectifying and deterrent effect on the administration of officials. Why did you choose to suppress the Integrity Council and insist on calling the cabinet and the Ministry of Official Affairs to have a department? , to select a group of ministers to patrol various places on behalf of the imperial court? Wouldn’t this be taking advantage of local loopholes..."

"Don't understand?"

Zhu Youxiao picked up another memorial and interrupted Zhu Yujian's speech.    "I don't understand something."

Zhu Yujian replied.

"Royal brother, do you have any ideas?"

Zhu Youxiao picked up his pen to annotate the memorial and spoke to Zhu Youjian.

"Brother Chen, I'm thinking of something, I don't know if it's right or not."

Zhu Youjian hesitated a little, looked at the imperial brother who was busy at the desk and said.

"Let's talk about it first."

Zhu Youxiao said concisely.

Zhu Youjian shouted softly, and then said: "First of all, the emperor doesn't want Liaodong to be repeated. Xiong Tingbi and Hong Chengchou were all chosen by the emperor, and Liu Hongxun's patrol in Liaodong was also decided by the emperor. If this matter If there are repetitions, it is very likely that the emperor's clear policy of governing Liao and the policy of pacifying the captives will change."

"Secondly, both Liaodong and Beizhili appear to be stable on the surface. In fact, in my opinion, there are still hidden undercurrents. Many things have not been implemented yet. If the Integrity Commission continues to investigate, there will be greater risks. It is possible that it will lead to changes in the court and the local government, especially in the local government. If the deficit is too big and the Integrity Council is too aggressive, it will be easy to cause civil unrest and riots."

"Thirdly, the emperor doesn't want to cause chaos in Beizhili. After all, there are too many bankrupt groups gathering in various places in Beizhili. Even if you want to squeeze the warehouse's losses, one Beizhili is enough. The court's methods and deterrence have been sufficient, the rest can be postponed, otherwise there will be too much noise. If the stability of Beizhili is affected, the capital and the capital will inevitably be unstable, and the stability of Liaodong will also be affected. This will cause The chain reaction that the emperor mentioned before."

"Fourth, the emperor is doing this now to better rectify the officialdom in the future. If the results of this inspection of various places are positive, but the real situation has not changed much, then when the adjustments in various places in Beizhili are stabilized, , the Integrity Commission happened to find something else, by then..."

There are so many hidden doorways.

When Zhu Yujian heard this, his eyes inevitably opened wide. He never thought that the background of an imperial court meeting was so complicated.

"It's quite comprehensive."

While Zhu Yujian was shocked, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Do you know how to hit someone the most painful way? You should first clench your fist, then take it back, and then focus on the weakest point, and then hit it hard!" "

Zhu Yujian and Zhu Youjian looked at each other with different expressions on their faces.

"In the past, too many people suffered from pain from being beaten too frequently, and some situations were too tight. This can be seen in the obstruction of the salt reform."

Zhu Youxiao rolled up his robe sleeves and continued: "Whether it is governing the world or fighting in a game, you cannot always maintain a strong posture. You must remember the principle that it is easy to break when you are too strong. You should be strong when you should be strong, and be soft when you should be soft. Right now. When we reach the stage where we should be soft, we must take down all the previous achievements in a down-to-earth manner.”

"In this gentle process, in addition to achieving the previously established results, new things will inevitably appear. There are good and bad things among them. What I have to do is to make it clear how to take advantage of these good and bad things. This will gain momentum for the next stage of planning!”

When they heard this, both of them knew what was going on. They were afraid that the slight relaxation and slowdown at the moment would lay the foundation for a bigger disturbance in the future.

If you really wait for something to be done, I'm afraid that what you will be involved in later will not be as simple as a loss. In this case, I don't know how many people will be involved, central and local, although the two of them can't guess who they will be. , but the two of them clearly understand that when that day comes, I am afraid that the bloody storm that will be caused will be far greater than what they are doing now! !

(End of this chapter)