The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 116: Rectification of the Metropolitan Procuratorate! The first blow of the New Deal!

Li Dongyang understood.

But he understands it too late now!
The little emperor looked at Zhang Fuhua and passed the message directly.

"The Zhang Qing family, this time Ke Dao Yan Guan Chao Tianque, although it is instigated by He Tianqu and others, but as a supervisory censor, he does not distinguish right from wrong and is driven by others, so he cannot escape the blame!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fuhua directly gave a set of handling opinions.

"Your Majesty, the country has its own laws and regulations. Those who are corrupt and pervert the law, such as He Tianqu, will be sentenced to the third level, and those involved in corruption will be dealt with harshly!"

"In addition, for the officials who participated in Fuque this time, the officials above the fourth rank will have their salaries suspended for one year, and the officials below the fifth rank will be punished with 20 sticks to serve as a warning to others!"

Twenty sticks!
This punishment is neither light nor heavy!

At least it not only safeguarded the emperor's majesty, but also taught these supervisory censors a lesson, so that they would not be imprisoned and executed in vain, as they lost their lives because of this matter.

In fact, this handling opinion was the result of joint discussions between Tang Hao and Zhang Fuhua.

He Tianqu and others will naturally die, and their homes will be ransacked in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Their relatives will also be implicated and exiled!
This is their own choice, no wonder Tang Hao, no wonder the little emperor.

If He Tianqu and others were smarter and chose to believe Tang Hao and the little emperor, then they could indeed save their lives and not involve their families.

However, facing the threat of Li Dongyang, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, these guys were all afraid one by one. In order to save their families, they committed suicide one after another. In vain, Tang Hao and the little emperor lost a great opportunity to overthrow Li Dongyang!
In this case, then bear the cost yourself!

Tang Hao was actually thinking about a question, why did He Tianqu ask him what he said in the end!
Faced with Li Dongyang's death threat, He Tianqu's last thought was to keep his official status and reputation so that after this incident, he could return home and become a wealthy gentry!

Is fame really so important compared to one's own life?
Would you rather die than lose your fame?

Haha, these scholars in the Ming Dynasty!
Zhang Fuhua's performance continues.

The one-year suspension of salary for officials above the fourth rank is not just a fine. How can such a simple and easy thing be done?

They "Chaotianque", to put it bluntly, are "forcing the palace", forcing the young emperor to make compromises and concessions to the civil servants and gentry!
What is this behavior?
How disrespectful!

With just one year's salary, you want to expose this matter. How is it possible?

"Your Majesty, the root cause of this case still lies in the power of the Kedao Yanguan to report matters!"

"Ke Dao Yanguan can act based on rumors and arbitrarily frame and impeach important officials such as Zhongshan Hou, which will eventually lead to catastrophe!"

"Therefore, I request your Majesty to abolish the power of reporting on rumors. From now on, without conclusive evidence, the officials of the Department of Science and Technology will not be allowed to make false accusations and impeachment, otherwise they will be dealt with severely!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar!

The ministers all froze on the spot, and then began to whisper.

Even the old chief assistant Liu Jian and Tianguan Ma Wensheng were stunned. They had no idea what Zhang Fuhua wanted to do!
Yes, what exactly does he want to do?
Why do Ke Daoyan officials have a noble status? Why are they only low-ranking officials of the seventh rank, yet no official dares to provoke them?

It is precisely because they enjoy the privilege of hearing about things!

This power of hearing and reporting allows Kedao officials to attack without restraint. Even if the impeachment is wrong, just saying "I just heard about it" will make everything fine. Failure to impeach will have no impact on you anyway, so it is better to impeach more powerful people. Brush up on your reputation and political achievements!
After all, the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were meager, and they were often given at a discount. If they didn't get some extra money, the junior officials might not even be able to afford food, or even support their families!

Therefore, if we really investigate in detail, every official in the court may be dirty. If anyone is impeached by the official for corruption, he will definitely not escape. It is an iron-clad political achievement!
But now, Zhang Fuhua, the newly promoted general constitution, went against the grain for the first time and actively asked the little emperor to abolish the privilege of hearing and reporting officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology!

In this case, what significance does Kedao Yanguan have?

You are a mere seventh-grade official with no power and influence. Who will pay attention to you?

There must be conclusive evidence before the official can file an impeachment petition!

But the problem is, you officials, you are not the Ministry of Justice, and you cannot arrest and interrogate prisoners. Where can you find evidence?
And it’s “conclusive evidence”!
I don’t know why, but the ministers always feel that something is not right!
It is true that Zhang Fuhua's behavior at this moment is too weird, as if he is planning something big!
Dongge University Scholar Xie Qian immediately stepped out and refuted: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"

"I heard that the memorial service is an ancestral system set by Emperor Taizu Gao. How can it be changed?"

Tang Hao did not expect that the first person to object would be Xie Qian.

However, it is understandable if you think about it. According to the current thinking of these court officials, if the Kedao Yanguan loses the privilege of hearing and reporting, then they will naturally be unable to check and balance the supervisory officials, and the Metropolitan Inspectorate will have no meaning in continuing to exist. .

Without the restrictions imposed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate to constrain hundreds of officials, wouldn’t they just be able to corrupt themselves as much as they want?

Xie Qian is an official who hates evil and hates evil. It is understandable that he would jump out to object at this moment and did not want the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be in vain.

But Tang Hao prefers that Li Dongyang jumps out and then he cleans up this shit.

It's just a pity that this old dog is so frightened by the beating that he is still lying on the ground without saying a word and does not dare to say a word.

Therefore, Tang Hao could only target Xie Qian.

"What a joke!"

"Since Xie Xie said that the ancestral system cannot be changed, then "officials who are corrupt for sixty taels or more are stripped of their skins and made grass." This is also the ancestral system of Emperor Taizu Gao. How about restoring it now?"

Tang Hao said loudly and directly criticized Xie Qian.

"I think this ancestral system is very good!"

"It just so happens that He Tianqu and others are serious in corruption and bribery. They have 20,000 taels more and hundreds of taels less, but they all exceed 60 taels!"

"Since Xie Xie said that the ancestral system cannot be changed, I will act in accordance with the ancestral system of Emperor Taizu Gao. He Tianqu and other thirty-two censors will be skinned and made into straw, and they will be thrown into the Pichang Temple to warn the officials. how?"

"Tang Hao!" Xie Qian was furious, "You don't want to mess around here!"

"What nonsense?" Tang Hao sneered: "The ancestral system you want is the ancestral system and cannot be changed; you never mention the ancestral system that is not good for you!"

"Whose ancestral system is this? Is it the ancestral system that you civil servants and gentry talk about?"

"That's enough!" Liu Jian finally couldn't help but speak.

He instinctively sensed that something was wrong. Tang Hao and Zhang Fuhua seemed to be planning something, and it must be related to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The only question is, is what they are planning really feasible?

Liu Jian took a deep breath, considered his words, and then slowly spoke.

"Your Majesty, clarifying the administration of officials is a long-term matter and cannot be completed overnight."

"Today's Ming Dynasty can no longer withstand the torment, let alone restore the severe punishments of the Hongwu period!"

"As far as I know, most officials don't want to be corrupt, but the salary is too meager and often given at a reduced rate. Officials can't even support their families, let alone other things?"

"Old minister, I beg your Majesty to think twice!"

Liu Jian's words seemed to be talking about official corruption, but in fact he was talking to Tang Hao and Zhang Fuhua. Clarifying official governance is not something that can be accomplished overnight, but a major national policy that takes a long time!
No matter what you two want to do, you must think clearly, think twice before acting, and never act impulsively!

Because the current Ming Dynasty can no longer withstand the torment!
Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, has to work hard to keep the government running, which is already very difficult!
When Zhang Fuhua heard Liu Jian's words, he couldn't help but be filled with emotion.

He is older than Liu Jian, but the two have embarked on different paths.

Liu Jian took the path of the Hanlin Academy and the Cabinet. He was born in the Hanlin Academy, then became a minister of the East Palace, and then entered the cabinet as an imperial advisor and entered the center of power in the court.

Zhang Fuhua, on the other hand, took the road of opening up the government through scientific research, from the central government to the local government, and then from the local government back to the central government. He also entered the central core of the empire.

The two have reached the same destination by different paths, both for the sake of the country and the country of Ming Dynasty!
But the difference between the two is that Liu Jian has been a Beijing official all his life, while Zhang Fuhua has spent most of his time as a local official.

This difference also gave Zhang Fuhua a completely different concept and understanding.

He has been a local official for so many years, and he knows better than Liu Jian what the current state of the Ming Dynasty is like!
While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone!
Liu Jian only knew that the Ming Dynasty was dead, he only saw the death of the capital and the death of the court!

But Zhang Fuhua saw the ruin of local officialdom, saw the suffering of local people, and saw that all the people in the world were wailing and moaning!
Zhang Fuhua is already old. Even if he is transferred back to the capital to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Zhang Fuhua still has no fighting spirit.

Because if he is old and old, what can he change?

The most they can do is to use their last strength to eradicate Tang Hao, a traitorous official who was fortunate enough to enter the country!
However, after talking with the Marquis of Zhongshan, Zhang Fuhua finally found the meaning of his visit to Beijing!

If what this Zhongshan Hou said becomes reality!
Then the Ming Dynasty might not be able to change this increasingly corrupt status quo, might not be able to clarify the rules of government, enrich the country and strengthen the army, and even... truly revive!
Therefore, Zhang Fuhua agreed to Tang Hao's request to succeed Tu Xun in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and spent the last few years of his life to create a Metropolitan Procuratorate for the Ming Dynasty that could truly supervise all officials!
Faced with the warning from his old chief assistant Liu Jian, Zhang Fuhua only hesitated for a moment before resolutely kneeling to the ground.

"Your Majesty, the power of hearing and reporting will only lead to mutual criticism and reputation-based bribery. Therefore, I request that the power of hearing and reporting be abolished!"

"However, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the emperor's eyes and ears, and is responsible for supervising all officials and identifying grievances. Therefore, it is natural that scientific and technical officials cannot become mere decorations just because they have no rumors and reports. Therefore, I request your Majesty to grant the Metropolitan Procuratorate... …The power of investigation!”

The power of investigation!

That's it!

This new president has such great ambitions!
It was only at this moment that the officials present finally reacted!
Why did he, Zhang Fuhua, dare to give up rumors and start an affair?

Just for this "power of investigation"!
Detective, detective, detective!
Yousi enjoys the power of investigation, but there is only one criminal department!
Even Dali Temple is usually only responsible for the review process of cases handled by the Criminal Department and does not have the power to investigate!
In addition, those with the power of investigation are the East-West Second Factory and the Jinyiwei who directly obey the emperor's orders. However, the main targets of their supervision, reconnaissance, and interrogation are officials, and usually do not involve civilians.

In other words, the only official department that enjoys the "power of investigation" is the Criminal Department Office!
Now, Zhang Fuhua, the new president of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, wants to turn the false privilege of "reporting on rumors" into an actual "power of investigation"!
This is simply appalling!
Without waiting for the ministers to respond, Zhang Fuhua continued to speak.

"Hearing about the incident will only cause officials to criticize each other and lead to a bad atmosphere in the court. If you want to get conclusive evidence, you must have the power of investigation!"

“From the ministers in the court to the local officials, the public prosecutors all have the power to investigate. As long as they find conclusive evidence of corruption among officials, they can make independent arrests. Only in this way can the Metropolitan Procuratorate truly serve His Majesty. , to become the true eyes and ears of the emperor, to supervise all officials, and to identify wrongdoings!”

As soon as he finished speaking, all the officials present took a deep breath.

Hiss...what a cruel method!
Detectives, arrests, independent investigations, even the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department are not allowed to interfere!
In this case, these science and education officials are no longer mere seventh-grade officials, but sharp knives hanging above the heads of hundreds of officials!

In fact, these guys are more terrifying than the butchers and executioners of Jinyiwei!
Because the person who knows you best is your opponent!
These science and education officials in the Metropolitan Procuratorate are not the warriors Qiu Ba in the Imperial Guards, but serious civil servants and gentry!
Wenchen Jinshen knows Wenchen Jinshen best, especially after becoming opponents. Both sides have similar methods, and they know the details of the other party!
What is Zhang Fuhua doing?
He is... splitting up the Wenchen Group!

Liu Jian finally understood and looked at Tang Hao subconsciously.

This young Marquis of Zhongshan really brought him too many "surprises"!

From the very beginning when all the officials impeached the Marquis of Zhongshan, to the later Ke Dao Yan Guan Chaotian Que, and then to Tang Hao brazenly arresting people and throwing all the Ke Dao Yan Guan into prison, then the little emperor summoned the courtiers to force Liu Daxia and Tu Xun After resigning and becoming an official, the current General Constitution took the initiative to split the civil servant group...

This Marquis of Zhongshan is really "if he doesn't take action, he will make an amazing move"!

If Tang Hao's plan is really followed and His Majesty grants the Metropolitan Procuratorate the power of investigation, then it won't take long for the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be completely separated from the civil servant group and transform into a brand new behemoth, and the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate will The academy will become the public enemy of Shilin!
As long as the Kedaoyan official investigates and punishes the corruption of an official, it will offend the entire civil servants and gentry, and the Kedaoyan official will be isolated by the civil servants and gentry, and the two sides will become hostile. Therefore, in order to protect themselves, the Kedaoyan official will Completely fall to the little emperor!
In other words, Tang Hao directly transformed the Metropolitan Procuratorate into a sharp knife, and the handle of the knife was still held in the little emperor's hand!
As for the fact that Ke Daoyan has obtained the power of investigation, will he immediately attack the civil servants and gentry?
Definitely!

Because of Zhang Fuhua!
Liu Jiant knows Zhang Fuhua too well!
This veteran of the Five Dynasties, who had been a local official all his life, wanted to clarify the official system more than anyone else, and wanted to revive the Ming Dynasty more than anyone else!
Coupled with the fact that Tang Hao, a little guy, stirs up trouble and acts as a "stirrer", the civil servants and gentry will suffer in the future!

Liu Jian couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.

This is... the first blow of the New Deal!
He turned around and saw that Heavenly Official Ma Wensheng was also smiling.

The only elder of the Five Dynasties was smiling happier than anyone else. Even though he didn't have many teeth left, he was still grinning.

"Your Majesty, General Zhang Xian's request is a policy that benefits the country and the people. The Ministry of Officials... second the proposal!"

He is Tianguan Ma Wensheng, and he is qualified to express his position on behalf of the Ministry of Officials!
Ma Wensheng knelt down tremblingly on the ground, directly expressing his attitude.

Liu Jian smiled when he saw this and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet... second the proposal!"

He is the chief minister of the cabinet, so he can naturally express his position on behalf of the cabinet.

Not even Li Dongyang can stop this.

The two true kings of the court unanimously expressed their support for Zhang Fuhua and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to obtain the power of investigation!
This sudden and shocking change shocked all the courtiers present!
Li Dongyang's body was trembling, his head lowered, with a look of resentment on his face.

The rest of the courtiers looked at each other in shock, and they were all stunned on the spot.

what on earth is it?

However, now that things have happened, it seems that they won't take a stand...

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs seconded the proposal!"

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites second the proposal!"

"The Ministry of Punishment seconded the proposal!"

“The Ministry of Industry seconded the proposal!”

Tang Hao also knelt down, with a smile on his lips.

"Fiffu... second the proposal!"

Since then, the plan has been accomplished!
All ministers voted unanimously, except for one Li Dongyang.

The little emperor lowered his head, looked at Li Dongyang, and asked with a smile.

"Xueshi Li, what do you think about this matter?"

Li Dongyang trembled and spoke through gritted teeth.

"Minister... Second!"

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