The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 305 Good Wishes

In history, Jinyiwei was established in the Ming Dynasty. In the 15th year of Hongwu (1382), Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, abolished the pro-army Duwei Mansion and Yiluan Division, and replaced it with Jinyiwei. To rule, he was specially ordered to be in charge of prisons, given the power of inspection and arrest, and set up a township division to engage in reconnaissance, arrest, interrogation and other activities. The purpose of Zhu Yuanzhang's establishment of Jinyiwei was to eliminate the founding heroes. The reason is that Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that after his death, the next generation of emperors would not be able to control the civil and military heroes who helped the Zhu family win the country, so he set up a large prison several times, and slaughtered all the civil and military heroes who assisted him in the world under the pretext of some reasons.

It is precisely because of Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking that the sequelae are particularly serious. Whether in the court or in the field, Jinyiwei has a bad reputation. In later generations, Jinyiwei has even become a symbol of evil and cruelty.

Of course, it is impossible for Wen Tianxiang to know the history of Jinyiwei.

I said: "The difference between the two lies in the different targets. The Jinyiwei is the same as the Imperial Guard, and is under my direct jurisdiction. No other official in the court has the right to interfere with them. The Jinyiwei can handle everything that affects our sovereignty and interests. Conspiracy cases, like the ICAC, even if it involves officials of any level in our court, Jin Yiwei can directly submit the case to me for disposal. The scope of Jin Yiwei's torture is only for those who are suspected of affecting the sovereignty of our court. Generally, they will not interrogate or arrest ordinary people. Corruption cases involving ordinary people and officials are handled by the ICAC in accordance with the law. Criminal and civil cases involving ordinary people are still handled by the local government or the Ministry of Criminal Affairs through normal judicial procedures, and some sensitive cases are still handed over to relevant departments such as Dali Temple. As for the abuse of power mentioned by Aiqing, I have also thought about it, I will improve the Jinyiwei system and choose its leader, and at the same time, I plan to draw 50 people from the imperial guard battalion as the Jinyiwei's supervision team."

Wen Tianxiang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty is wise, with these measures as a guarantee, it must be possible to make Jin Yiwei self-disciplined, and I also believe in the awareness of Longya personnel."

"Well, Jin Yiwei will use the Longya Intelligence Department as the team in the early stage, plus some personnel from the Longya Security Department. The leader is called the Commander, with a fourth-rank rank, and there will be an Intelligence Division and a Zhenfu Division under it, responsible for intelligence collection respectively. , analysis, investigation, arrest, interrogation, etc., I will let Shen Mo be the captain of the supervision team, but this is the first commander, what do you recommend?"

Seeing that Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu had no words, Yuan Zhi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this person should first be a man of Longya, and he can always follow His Majesty around, and he is deeply trusted by His Majesty. I have a candidate in my mind, but I don't know whether to speak or not. ,"

If it was Wen Tianxiang or Lu Xiufu who said that, I could still understand it. Although Yuan Ji respected me a lot, he would not be so reserved.

I smiled: "Sir, please tell me,"

"The minister recommended Xiaoqi to be the commander of Jinyiwei,"

"Xiao Qi," I said in surprise.

"Eunuch Seven," Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu said in surprise at the same time.

Yuan Ji still smiled and said: "That's right, although Xiao Qi is an servant of the inner court, he is upright and kind, and he has followed His Majesty the longest, so he can understand His Majesty's meaning best. , although Xiao Qi has little experience in this matter, based on my understanding of him, as long as I have capable people to help me, I believe that Xiao Qi can quickly enter the role, and with Xiao Qi's character, he will never abuse power , so I boldly recommend Xiao Qi, "

In my memory, many of the leaders of Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty were eunuchs who were favored by the emperor. Could it be that Jinyiwei really had a relationship with eunuchs.

I thought for a while and said, "I will consider this matter carefully, Song Rui,"

"The minister is here,"

"Tomorrow I will hold a banquet in the Tongle Building. Have you arranged the banquet for the professors and experts from Lin'an University and the Royal Academy of Sciences?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the arrangements have been made. The participants were personally selected by President He, Vice President Shen, and President Quan Jue. There are more than [-] people in total,"

I nodded and said: "Okay, Wen Aiqing, tomorrow you and I will go to the Tongle Building together, and you will represent the imperial court, but I will attend in the name of Mr. Huyan."

"Yes, I obey the order,"

"By the way, Song Rui, and Yun Bofei from the Gunpowder Department, don't forget."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have made a special trip to the Gunpowder Department yesterday to notify Master Yun."

"Okay, Song Rui, after the holidays, I will upgrade the Gunpowder Department to the Gunpowder Supervisor, which will be placed under the Weapons Supervisor, but at the same level as the Weapons Supervisor. Chen Dongping is also considered a meritorious person for the advent of muskets, so let him be in charge." The first gunpowder inspector, temporarily holding the fifth-rank title, you should investigate him well this year, and if there is no problem, you can promote him to be a weapons inspector by the end of the year or early next year."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister leads the order,"

"Officials, Mr. Chen Wenlong is seeking an audience outside the palace," Wen Tianxiang had just finished speaking when Xiao Qi came inside to report.

"Chen Wenlong," I responded immediately, "Oh, I forgot, it was I who asked him to come to the palace to meet me in the afternoon, dear friends, follow me to the imperial study, and discuss matters related to clean government and anti-corruption. Xiao Qi, Xuan Chen Aiqing sees you in the imperial study, "

Back in the Imperial Study Room, I made a pot of tea myself and said, "You three, drink tea while waiting for Chen Aiqing." The freshly brewed tea was very hot, and everyone had just drank a cup when they saw that Xiao Qi had brought Chen Wenlong over.

"Chen Wenlong sees Your Majesty,"

"Excuse me, Chen Aiqing, you've been hacked a lot,"

"Your Majesty, the sun in Fujian Province is much stronger than that in Lin'an,"

"Haha, sit down,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Chen Wenlong sat down and saluted Wen Tianxiang and others.

"Chen Aiqing, how is the situation in Fujian?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Fujian Province's Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Nanya Office have officially started operations. According to His Majesty's will, I have conducted policy announcements and explanations to officials at the provincial level in Fujian Province and all officials in Fuzhou Prefecture. When I leave, In the last three months of last year, no corruption case was discovered. The next step is to order the successor to visit all government offices above the county level within half a year, so that officials at all levels in Fujian Province must clearly know about our court affairs. laws and the Code of Conduct for Officials,"

"Well, the decree has just been issued, and no one will dare to commit crimes against the wind,"

Chen Wenlong said: "Your Majesty, officials at all levels are currently waiting and watching. As long as Your Majesty persists, the atmosphere in the officialdom will be gradually reversed."

"That's right, Chen Aiqing, I'm very satisfied with your performance. I recall you to the court this time to allow you to form the Imperial Government's Independent Commission Against Corruption. Cleaning up the court is one of the three major tasks of our court this year. Among them, the anti-corruption initiative Integrity is the top priority, so the ICAC must be established as soon as possible, and the ICAC sub-administration must be fully established within this year."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the order,"

"Chen Aiqing, I have read your memorial a few years ago, and I agree with your suggestion to transfer the general judgments from various places to members of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Those who pass the training can be transferred to the Independent Commission Against Corruption in various places, and by the end of the year, I will remove all the general judge positions in my court,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Punishing corruption requires addressing the root causes, not just fighting corruption. It's as simple as shouting a few slogans and arresting a few corrupt officials. As I said, anti-corruption is one of the long-term basic national policies of our government. You must be prepared to fight a protracted war." Prepare, the corruption problem in our court can be said to be deeply rooted and various. The reason is that there is no effective anti-corruption system and measures. Today, this official was arrested. It seems that he can kill chickens and monkeys, but this effect It will not last long, and its successor will continue to be corrupt after a while. Therefore, if we want to cure the root cause, we must establish a complete system of clean government. This is the main development direction for corruption control. The "Code of Conduct for Officials" is only It is a preliminary start, and the establishment of an effective anti-corruption system is my goal, and it depends on your ICAC."

"Yes, rest assured, Your Majesty, I will be taught, and I will live up to your Majesty's trust,"

"Well, Chen Aiqing, dear dear ones, you are all self-sacrificing, and you all have a high level of consciousness. However, corruption is so common in the current government, and the network formed by it is so intricate that it cannot be formed in a day or two. , to break this network, it cannot be accomplished in a day or two, it needs a gradual process, you think about it, if all the corrupt officials are arrested, what will happen, I guess I will Ten out of ten of our government offices will become empty nests,"

As a commoner, I naturally hope to catch all corrupt officials in the world, so as to be fair and fair, but I am now the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and according to later generations, I am the leader of the ruling party, although I also hope that the officialdom is as clean as water, But I also had to face the reality. The Song Dynasty was a feudal society, and there was no complete legal system. Not all officials could have the awareness of "honest officials".

"I have thought a lot about this issue recently," I continued, "The establishment of the ICAC is a sign of my determination to fight corruption, and it is also the first step in the fight against corruption. The system makes all officials fearful and dare not commit crimes lightly, and finally makes officials voluntarily abide by the system and form an atmosphere of being ashamed of corruption,"

Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty, I think that as long as Your Majesty has the determination, the important ministers in the court will take the lead, and with an effective system, a good official atmosphere will gradually be formed."

Chen Wenlong immediately said: "Well, I also agree with Mr. Wen."

Lu Xiufu also said: "As long as the atmosphere in the officialdom is fresh, the atmosphere in society will naturally follow suit, and our dynasty will be able to become an ideal harmonious society,"

"Yes, this is my good wish, and it is also the wish of all people of insight in the world,"