Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 761: Heavenly Official Complaint
“That’s the right attitude to do things.”

Qianqing Palace.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

Zhu Youxiao smiled with satisfaction, looked at the memorial in his hand, and praised generously: "The Procuratorate should be a sharp weapon held by the central government. Any matters related to official administration, as long as they involve the local government, should be handled as it should be."

"If everyone who becomes an official only thinks about their own personal gain and ignores the country and the people, even if the Ming Dynasty is strong, there will be a day when it will be ruined!"

Han Yilian is in the emperor's heart.

Liu Ruoyu, who was serving in the imperial court, did not show any change on his face when he heard what the emperor said, but he felt emotional in his heart.

Think about it.

When the Procuratorate was first established, the emperor intended to appoint Han Yilian as the chief officer to be in charge of major affairs. Not to mention anything else, as long as the Procuratorate could gain a foothold in Beijing, there would be countless people who would want to curry favor with him.

From the governor-general and other high-ranking officials of a province to the marquis of a county, the procuratorate has the power of supervision. This holds the lifeblood of so many people in its hands.

"Send someone to give Han Yiliang my instructions."

Zhu Youxiao put down the memorial, stretched out his hand to Liu Ruoyu and said, "Let go and do it. Rectify the administration of officials. The central government must be changed, and the local governments must be changed even more. If you move the upper level without involving the lower level, it is equivalent to useless work. Since you want to change the northern Zhili first, don't be afraid of chaos. The Procuratorate was specially established by me. It is to perform its duties, not to waste time and gain reputation. Anyone who has such thoughts, get out of the Procuratorate as soon as possible. I don't support useless people!!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Liu Ruoyu immediately bowed his head.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, no matter what he did, the most taboo thing was to personally get involved and argue with his ministers.

We won, there's nothing much to say about it.

Who says you are the emperor?
If you don’t win, who will win?

This brings about another situation, that is, if you lose, the loss will be too great. Not only will your dignity be shaken, your awe will be reduced, and your power will be divided!

In this way, the imperial power was hollowed out.

At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, Zhu Youxiao faced the cruel reality, and had to make some decisions, decide some matters, and choose to fight and struggle.

However, as time went by and the situation gradually reversed, Zhu Youxiao consciously withdrew and let his trusted pillars act as the initiators, promoters and executors on the surface to negotiate and struggle with this still complex vested interest group. There are too many benefits to doing so.

Even if one of the plans failed, Zhu Youxiao still had room for mediation, but if he took action personally and failed, it would cause a chain reaction.

So in this context, a group of pillars of the party who had ideas, insights and the courage to do things were specially promoted by Zhu Youxiao to the appropriate positions, and then did what Zhu Youxiao wanted to do.

“It is said that heroes are made by the times, but little do people know that heroes also make the times.”

Looking at Liu Ruoyu's departing figure, Zhu Youxiao said with emotion: "The Ming Dynasty is still at the forefront of the storm. In this great era, I want to see which completely different path the Ming Dynasty, driven by the times and heroes, can take!"

Although he encountered many dirty people and did many dirty things, which made Zhu Youxiao feel sick, he still had great fighting spirit. Compared with the past, the Ming Dynasty had indeed changed, and the changes were not small!

The third year of Tianqi is destined to be an unusual year.

Starting from this year, the Ming Dynasty will no longer focus only on external threats. The internal troubles that have grown and accumulated will be launched by different people under the leadership of Zhu Youxiao!

No one knows how many people will die during this period, not even Zhu Youxiao.

But Zhu Youxiao knew one thing: many people would lose their heads! !
"Your Majesty, the Minister of Personnel Cui Jingrong requests to see you."

While Zhu Youxiao was lost in thought, a eunuch on duty walked in with his head lowered, bowed respectfully to the emperor and reported.

"Announce." Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly and looked at the man.

Cui Jingrong, who was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, came here at this time. There must be something going on, and Zhu Youxiao soon guessed what it was.

In about a cup of tea's time, Cui Jingrong rushed from Qianqing Gate to the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, I, Cui Jingrong, pay my respects to you."

Cui Jingrong, wearing a scarlet official robe, walked to the front of the emperor and raised his hand to bow. Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, looked at the official from the Ministry of Personnel in front of him.

Compared to the beginning, Cui Jingrong looks much older.

The Ministry of Personnel is a very transcendent entity. No one dares to offend the Minister of Personnel during the court period. Even the Prime Minister of the Cabinet has to be friendly to him.

Everyone wants to have an official hat, and the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of official hats.

"No gifts."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said to Cui Jingrong, "You are here to see His Majesty. Do you have something to report?"

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"Your Majesty is wise."

Under Zhu Youxiao's astonished gaze, Cui Jingrong lifted his robe and knelt down, "I am here to make a suggestion. The Ministry of Revenue wants to reform taxes, Shandong and Lianghuai want to reform salt, and the central government has been approving the unification of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Procuratorate have been sharing power. There are too many things to do."

Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly.

"Tell the important point!"

Seeing Cui Jingrong stop talking, Zhu Youxiao said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, there are too many vacancies at the moment!"

Cui Jingrong then said: "Now the officials are being arrested much faster than the Ministry of Personnel is selecting officials. There are a large number of vacancies in Northern Zhili alone, not including assistant officials, six-room clerks, etc."

"The selection and transfer of officials are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Personnel. As the Minister of Personnel, I must fulfill my duties and do what is necessary."

"But now there are so many vacancies, it is unrealistic to fill them all. I am here to make suggestions on matters concerning the Metropolitan Censorate and the Procuratorate. Can I..."

"You want me to stop what the two houses are going to do?"

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly.

"No no no."

Cui Jingrong said hurriedly: "Rectifying the administration of officials is also a matter of national importance to the court. I am not trying to persuade Your Majesty to stop the affairs of the two houses, but I am thinking about whether it can be delayed. After all, there are too many vacancies, which is not good for the central government or the local areas."

Understood.

Zhu Youxiao showed an understanding expression. It seemed that what Bi Ziyan did in the Ministry of Revenue had frightened many people. Cui Jingrong came here this time because he had a premonition that something big was going to happen next, so he came to find out the situation.

Speaking of the various tax police corps that were temporarily under the control of Bi Ziyan, they had arrested quite a lot of people in relation to commercial taxes, and as a result, many positions were left vacant.

Unlike in the past, faced with so many vacancies, many people did not dare to act rashly. As I said, there was no shortage of officials in the Ming Dynasty, but those who wanted to be officials did not mean they were willing to be demoted after only a few days, or even be arrested and beheaded.

Cui Jingrong, kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but feel his heart beating faster when he saw that the emperor was slow to speak. The atmosphere in the East Warm Pavilion was a little subtle. At this time, Cui Jingrong really wanted to know what the emperor was thinking.

(End of this chapter)