Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 115 Governor’s adjustment
"Seven million money and food!"

Upon hearing this number, Zhu Youjian's first reaction was that the eunuchs had killed too few people and should kill more people and confiscate their property——

These people have managed the Ming Dynasty like this, it would not be a pity to kill them all!
Then he thought about confiscation of Cui Chengxiu's property, knowing that the money could not be recovered even if the property was confiscated.

Cui Chengxiu's family property was only 70,000 taels of silver, 300 taels of gold, and 336 hectares of farmland.

Zhuomai, the governor of Zhili, also knew that the money could not be handed over, and said that Cui Chengxiu "had been in hiding in the early days, and his residence was only one tenth."

Zhu Youjian was so angry that he knew that he could not use foreign ministers to ransack his home. The holes left by the eunuchs cannot be filled by searching homes like this.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Zhu Youjian decided to use eunuchs and royal guards to raid his home and a few more officials. Asked:

"Who is the Chief Superintendent of the Military Commission?"

"Why wasn't this reported?"

None of the ministers answered, and Guo Yunhou could only say:

"The minister responsible for supervising military pay is Cao Erzhen, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue who used to supervise border salaries."

"He was added to this position in August, when His Majesty adjusted the special superintendent's assistant minister, and then cast the customs defense seal."

Ignoring his excuse, Zhu Youjian said:
"Cao Erzhen must have been the governor of Shanxi before. It was he who proposed the construction of the Wutai Mountain Shrine."

"The cost of building a temple can range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. He has money to build a temple for Wei Zhongxian, but he can't even pay his own military salary. What's the use of keeping such a minister?"

"The main culprits in the construction of the temple, He Songmei, will be classified as the fifth class of the counter-criminal case. He will be removed from all positions and his status will be reduced to civilian status and will never be used again. The money for building the temple will be investigated and his illegal income and income from unknown sources will be confiscated."

"The position of left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs will be succeeded by Bi Ziyan, the minister of special supervision Qian Fa."

"The responsibility of overseeing military pay is concurrently assumed by Guo Yunhou, Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs."

This was an internal adjustment of the division of labor within the Ministry of Revenue. The emperor was angry again, and none of the ministers said they wanted to be promoted.

But after Bi Ziyan became the left minister of the Ministry of household affairs, it was almost certain that he would take over as the minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

On the contrary, Guo Yunhou also serves as the minister of military pay, which makes people a little confused.

Could it be that the emperor wanted to demote Guo Yunhou and still stay in the Ministry of Household Affairs?

Some people were thinking about it and felt that this matter was unreliable, otherwise Guo Yunhou and Bi Ziyan would be embarrassed in the future when they were in the household department.

Zhu Youjian didn't care what they thought. After venting his anger on Cao Erzhen, because Cui Chengxiu had not copied too many family records, he was worried that other eunuch ministers would transfer their property, so he issued an order to capture the other main culprits in building the temple.

These people in the capital mainly include Liang Shixun, the Marquis of Baoding, the Governor of the Beijing Camp, Yan Mingtai, the Minister of the Special Governor of the Beijing Camp and the Minister of the Ministry of War, Li Chengming, the Marquis of Wuqing, Li Chunmao, the Yin of the Shuntian Prefecture, Wu Chunfu, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the Minister of the Ministry of Works, and He Zongsheng, the doctor of the Ministry of Works. , Zeng Guozhen, Li Ruolin, the reviewer and daily minister of the Hanlin Academy, Zhang Yongzuo, the supervisor of Shanglinyuan, Ni Wenhuan, the censor of Henan Province, Wang Yu, Zhuomai, and Lu Chengqin, the censors of Zhili, Li Fan, the censor who promoted learning, Liang Menghuan, the censor of the customs patrol, Inspected the five city censors Huang Xianqing, Wang Danian, Wang Ruoji, Zhang Shu, Zhi Qing and others.

The main local governors are Mao Yilu, the former governor of Yingtian, Zhang Pu, the former governor of Xuanda, Wang Dian, the former governor of Datong, Zhang Xiao, the governor of Xuanda, Zhang Yiming, the governor of Datong, Huang Yuntai, the governor of Tianjin, Zhang Fengyi, the governor of Baoding, and Zhang Fengyi, the governor of Fengyang Governor of Water Transport Guo Shangyou, Governor of Rivers Li Congxin, Governor of Three Borders Shi Yong'an, Governor of Shaanxi Hu Tingyan, Governor of Yansui Zhu Tongmeng, Governor of Henan Guo Zengguang, Governor of Huguang Yao Zongwen, Governor of Yunyang Liang Yingze, Governor of Shandong Li Jingbai, former Governor of Denglai Li Song, the former governor of Liaodong, Yuan Chonghuan, and other officials from various places presided over the construction of the temple.

They were designated by Zhu You as the fifth class to be captured, and Jinyiwei was ordered to cooperate with the Ministry of Revenue in the name of Weiwei Temple to confiscate the property of these people, and to put it in the account of the Ministry of Revenue's stolen property penalty treasury and charge it directly into military pay.

The forty temples involved hundreds of principal offenders. Although there were not many ministers involved in the court, there were two ministers with titles of ministers, three including Cao Erzhen, and two marquises.

After the local governor Liu Zhao, the governor of Jiliao, was captured, the governor of Xuanda, the governor of the three sides, and the governor of water transportation were also dismissed. Moreover, the emperor held this meeting mainly to discuss the southwest issue, and Zhang Heming, the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou, will probably be replaced.

It can be said that of the six governors, only Shang Zhouzuo, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, is retained, and the other five must be replaced.

This movement was so great that the ministers begged for mercy and could not punish so many officials at once.

Zhu Youjian only listed these main culprits in building the temple in anger.

After hearing the ministers' plea for mercy, he also felt that the local changes were too big and it was not good, so he said:

"The governor of Tianjin, Huang Yuntai of Liao, the governor of Fengyang and water transport, Guo Shangyou, the governor of rivers, Li Congxin, the governor of three sides, Shi Yong'an, and the governor of Yansui, Zhu Tongmeng."

"These five people will stay in their posts for the time being based on their past merits. If they can solve the border salary problem, they will lower the level of the case and receive a lighter sentence in the future."

"The rest are classified as the fifth class, and their illegal income will be confiscated to supplement their wages. If there is any concealment, their homes will be ransacked."

Lu Chunru, the right minister of the Ministry of War, interceded for Yuan Chonghuan and said:
"Yuan Chonghuan has many merits. He is not afraid of death and does not love money. I beg you to be given a lighter sentence." There are many people interceding for Yuan Chonghuan these days. Zhu Youjian considered that he still had some ability and did not insist on placing him in the fifth class of eternity. If you don't use it, you will be given a lighter sentence.

However, this man was too courageous. Not only did he kill Mao Wenlong without authorization, one of the reasons for his previous dismissal was that he was impeached by Liaodong Governor Wang Zhichen and others because he negotiated peace with Hou Jin without authorization.

Because Yuan Keli "humiliated the country and was not a plan", Wei Zhongxian believed that it might ruin Yuan Chonghuan's achievements, influence Wei Liangqing's ennoblement, and push Yuan Keli to serve in Nanjing.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian did not dare to put Yuan Chonghuan on the Liaodong front line again.

Thinking that Jiang Qilong, the deputy commander-in-chief of aiding Shu, also requested to use Yuan Chonghuan, Zhu Youjian said:
"Yao Zongwen, the governor of Huguang, has been taken down and needs to be replaced."

"Since Yuan Chonghuan has military merits, he can take it easy and settle in the sixth rank. He can rise and return to places where there are wars to put an end to the war as soon as possible."

All the officials heard the emperor's intention and knew that he wanted to use Yuan Chonghuan in the southwest. Although some people felt that he was more suitable to go to Liaodong, they did not dare to bring it up at this juncture——

It would be good if you picked it from the fifth level. We will talk about the job later.

Although Yuan Keli was dissatisfied with Yuan Chonghuan's unauthorized negotiation of peace, he did not act evil at this time. Seeing that the emperor had almost appointed the governor of Huguang, he was worried that if this continued, it would damage the practice of recommending governors to Ting, so he said:
"Governor Ji Liao, Governor Xuanda and other governors have been captured. Please urge them to be promoted as soon as possible."

"The governor and minister of the capital camp should also be appointed as soon as possible."

Zhu Youjian thought about it and felt that he didn't have enough people to take up all these positions, so he said:
"The Governor of the Beijing Camp will let the British Duke Zhang Weixian be in the presence first, and he will supervise the Minister of the Beijing Camp later. Gao Shiming, the Royal Horse Supervisor, will temporarily supervise the affairs of the Beijing Camp."

"Yuan Qing, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, took the lead in selecting the censor for patrolling the city and promoting the restructuring of the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities."

"Governor Ji Liao and Governor Xuanda have not been appointed for the time being. The Great Wall Superintendent and the Great Wall Admiral will be responsible for the original affairs of these two governors. They will repair the Great Wall defense line first."

"If there are also governors such as the Governor of Liaodong and the Governor of Liaodong, the governor will be temporarily revoked and an admiral will be appointed as an assistant, clearly designated as the deputy of the governor."

"Denglai belongs to Shandong, and the governor of Shandong is temporarily held by Sun Guozhen, the governor of Denglai, to see if it can be merged in the future."

"The governor of Baoding asked Lu Xiangsheng of Bingbei Road to act as his agent, and the governor of Shaanxi asked Sun Chuanting, a political advisor, to act as his agent."

"First introduce the governor of Datong, the governor of Henan, the governor of Huguang, and the governor of Yunyang."

Arranging these important positions neatly and neatly, Zhu Youjian found that he only needed to recommend four governors, and the governor of Huguang almost appointed the candidates. The local changes are actually not that big.

The ministers were also relieved about this matter. A series of governors and governors had just been captured, which frightened them a little. I'm worried that if something goes wrong, there may be chaos in the place.

Now that they found out that they only needed to push four governors, they were finally relieved. Some ministers raised objections to Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting as acting governors. Zhu Youjian changed the subject and said:
"The right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the left minister of the Ministry of War, the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the minister of special supervision of the Ministry of Works are also vacant. Let's push out these four ministers and the four governors."

"The governor of Baoding and the governor of Shaanxi will let Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting take charge first. If they do well, they will be officially promoted. If they do not do well, they will be promoted later."

Throw out four servants to confuse this matter.

When the officials heard that there were still four ministers who needed to be promoted, they could only put aside the affairs of the governor of Baoding and the governor of Shaanxi. The shortage of staff in the imperial court is so serious that it is understandable to temporarily let officials take over their duties.

Little did they know that the four ministers Zhu Youjian had already decided on three people, leaving them with only one person to recommend. Together with the three governors, they could only recommend four people.

After being disappointed with his courtiers, Zhu Youjian stepped up his efforts to consolidate power.

　"History of Ming Dynasty":
　　The construction of the Sheng Temple began with Pan Ruzhen. When Ruzhen was on patrol in Zhejiang, he took advantage of the situation and built a temple in the West Lake. In June of the sixth year, I heard about it in court, and the imperial edict granted him the name "Pude". Naturally, all parties followed suit and spread throughout the world. …

　　The cost of each temple ranges from hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands, depriving people of their property, invading public funds, and cutting down trees for no reason.

　　A temple was built in Kaifeng, and more than 2,000 people's houses were destroyed, and a nine-column palace was built with the appearance of an emperor. Zhou Qiang and Ji Yuyong, the county magistrate of Xiangfu, who participated in politics, did whatever they wanted, and the governor Zengguang bowed his head. Qiang befriended Liangqing of Wei, and the temple was built. Xi Zong had collapsed, but he still went to Shu Liangqing to build a golden statue for Zhongxian.

　　And within dozens of miles of the capital, there are ancestral temples facing each other. When someone built the East Street of the inner city, Ye Xianzu, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, sighed and said: "This emperor is lucky to have opened the Yong Road, how can the earth puppets stand up!" When Zhongxian heard about it, he immediately cut off his status.

　　There is a garden in Shanglin and four temples are built. Tong Meng built a temple in Yansui with glazed tiles. The imperial edict was issued to build a temple in Jizhou, with a golden statue crowned with a crown.

　　There are a few words of praise, just like praising a saint, saying that "Yao is the most virtuous emperor of heaven, the most holy and the most divine." And the cabinet ministers frequently responded with praise in parallel sentences, which was echoed both at home and abroad. …

　　The loyal and virtuous people were punished, and all the temples were destroyed. Anyone who built a temple would be considered a counter-indictment.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)