My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 37 New requirements for the censor

Looking at the courtiers who wanted to stuff their heads into their crotches, it was a good thing that this was not Two-dimensional. If it were Two-dimensional, Zhu Youxiao's head would probably be smoking.

Bi Ziyan said that the reward was sent directly to Liaodong, and then he suddenly remembered that another incident happened at this time in the late Ming Dynasty, in which except for the superiors in the Liaodong military town, the court, soldiers, and people all lost.

The million-dollar reward in Liaodong in Emperor Wanli's will raised the price of goods in Liaodong to a value that makes people's blood pressure explode.

In September of the 47th year of Wanli, the highest rice price in Liaodong was two taels of silver per stone.

In early August of the 48th year of Wanli, the price of rice in Liaodong was about four taels per stone.

From mid-August to early September of the 48th year of Wanli, Xiong Tingbi and Nuerhachi fought a tug-of-war in Liaodong from Fengji Fort to Huishan. Due to the requisition of military rations and the war, the price of rice in Liaodong increased to seven taels per stone.

From May to June of the first year of Tianqi, Liaoshen fell. In addition, Shenzong's reward silver arrived in Liaodong, and the price of rice in Liaodong directly reached the level of 12 taels of silver per stone.

The reason for skyrocketing commodity prices, apart from the war, is Wanli's contribution to the reward of silver.

After going around in a circle, Zhu Youxiao sat down on the dragon chair angrily.

"Li Ruhua."

"My lord, my lord is here."

When he heard Zhu Youxiao calling him, Li Ruhua responded quickly.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in Liaodong?"

"Back to the emperor, there are more than 8 soldiers in Liaodong Town, plus 18 troops transferred from the north, for a total of 26."

"26?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly.

There are 26 soldiers and horses in Liaodong, where are the ghosts?
Thank God for being able to pull out [-].

"Then each person will be given two taels of silver, totaling 52 taels, and 26 taels of grain will be provided from Taicang. Each person will receive one tael as a reward."

"My emperor is wise and all ministers obey his orders."

After hearing Zhu Youxiao's instructions, Li Ruhua quickly kowtowed.

"Your Majesty can't."

Hearing that the emperor wanted to take back the internal money, the officials below suddenly shouted no.

"One million taels of silver were sent to Liaodong to reward the army. This is the order of the temple. It is extremely unfilial to use your grandson to rebel against your ancestors."

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has issued a tael of silver to reward the army in Liaodong. This news has been spread to Liaodong. If it is withdrawn at this time, it may hurt the morale of the army."

"Unfilial?"

Hearing the question from the official below, Zhu Youxiao squinted his eyes.

"Did the Divine Ancestor's decree say that the silver must be sent to Liaodong?"

This must be impossible. With the iron rooster character of Emperor Wanli, how could he have taken out 200 million taels of silver from the internal funds unless he was about to die.

"Afraid of hurting the morale of the army? I remember that the Jin Yiwei reported that one stone of grain in Liaodong is about four taels of silver. Giving one stone of grain to the soldiers is probably more than giving out silver directly."

"Why do I think that some of you embezzled the rewards sent to Liaodong, and are you afraid of being found out?"

"I dare not wait."

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's sad voice, the few people who had just spoken quickly lowered their heads and said.

"Huh, don't you dare? It's better not to dare."

Instead of chasing after these officials, Zhu Youxiao looked at Huang Jiashan, the Minister of War.

"The Ministry of War wrote about Liaodong and ordered Xiong Tingbi to send five thousand soldiers and horses from Liaodong to Beijing to transport rewards to Liaodong."

Hearing that the emperor wanted to mobilize troops from other towns to the capital, someone immediately spoke up.

"Your Majesty, the military department has informed Xue Fengxiang that something has happened."

"Say."

"Your Majesty, soldiers and horses from other towns have entered the capital. The people in the countryside do not know the etiquette. I am afraid that they will disturb the public order in the capital. This is not appropriate."

"Don't worry about this matter. After the soldiers and horses arrived in Beijing, I asked the Tengxiang Fourth Guards Battalion to take over. It just so happened that I also wanted to see what the current situation of the soldiers and horses in Liaodong is."

"..."

Hearing the emperor's words, Xue Fengxiang frowned, but said nothing more.

The emperor named the Tengxiang Four Guards Battalion to take over. This was telling him that he, the emperor, would take over this army. "We are in a troubled time now. Officials from all ministries must be careful and perform their duties. They must not do anything beyond their authority. Those who dare to violate their authority will be severely punished."

With that said, Zhu Youxiao walked back to Danbi and looked at the courtiers below.

"Although I don't have the ability of a Haechi to distinguish between loyal and traitorous people, I know that hard work will prosper the country, but empty talk will harm the country."

"Today, I will give you this sentence. As an official, you should ask for orders from all the people and share your worries for your Majesty."

"I can't tell the difference between the loyal and the traitorous. I can only see whether you are doing anything for the Ming Dynasty."

"The capable are promoted, the mediocre are given way, the mediocre are demoted, and the inferior are eliminated!"

"Xiong Tingbi defended Liaodong for the Ming Dynasty. I didn't see any mistakes he made, so I won't blame him."

"I am very dissatisfied with the fact that some of you dare to impeach high-ranking officials just based on rumors."

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao looked at the ministers below, especially the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"In view of your audacity, from now on, all impeachment memorials must be specific, and the time, place, and characters involved must be clearly stated, as well as the cause, process, and results of the incident."

"Anyone dares to create a trap out of thin air and deprive their family of origin just based on rumors."

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao patted the gavel in front of him.

"Did you hear everything clearly?"

"I respectfully follow His Majesty's teachings."

Upon hearing this, Fang Congzhe immediately took the lead and bowed down.

Well said very well.

Because of the emperor's words, he wished he could immediately come to his senses.

The emperor directly abolished the power of the imperial censor to make reports.

"Retreat."

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked towards the back of the palace.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable."

Here, before Zhu Youxiao walked into the back hall, there were officials shouting below.

Unfortunately, the emperor turned a deaf ear to this.

"Gentlemen, what should we do?"

Standing there blankly, Zhang Wenda looked at the empty Danbi above him, not having recovered his thoughts yet.

Impeachment must be true to its words. How can this censor be impeached in the future?
evidence?

It’s not like I’m a recommendation officer. When handling cases, I also pay attention to personal evidence and physical evidence.

Besides, they can’t either.

Ignoring the group of talking officials, Fang Congzhe strolled towards the outside of Wenyuan Pavilion.

The time spent as the chief assistant was much longer than that of Han Xu, a fledgling young man, and he met Wanli much more times. As for trying to figure out what he meant, Fang Congzhe said secondly, the current Ming Dynasty, that is, Ye Xiang Gao dared to challenge him.

The cicadas wake up before the autumn wind moves, and the ducks foresee the warm water in the spring river.

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"The next step is probably to pass the law test."

Secretly pondering the emperor's words.

The capable are promoted, the mediocre are given way, the mediocre are demoted, and the inferior are eliminated.

So, what is this standard?

It can only be done through examination.

Fang Congzhe, who had already noticed what the little emperor wanted to do, thought to himself.

"I must hurry up and become an official. If I continue to do this, I'm afraid my good reputation in the first half of my life will be ruined."

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