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Chapter 813 Hai Rui Is Old

The capital censor is indeed a high position, with the power to supervise and govern the local area. The left capital censor is in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the right capital censor is also in charge of the Beijing camp. The governor, governor, military preparation, etc. All other positions must be held in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This power is truly remarkable.

It is said that after Hai Rui's comeback, he will be the censor of the right capital, and he is considered to be a high-ranking official. However, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are divided into two teams, one in the central system of the capital, and one in Nanjing.

Except for the Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, the six ministries and seven ministers in Nanjing are standard idlers. They were defeated in the capital, but not to the point of death, and would often be dispatched to Nanjing to idle. There is another kind, The position in the court is full, go to Nanjing to be an official first, improve the grade, and fill in the vacancies in the capital. This is another shortcut, and it is more of a kind of annoying look. It is not necessary to dismiss the official, and leave it in Nanjing. .

Although people like Hai Rui are well-known in the world, they are also despised roles in the official circles. After his comeback, no one in the capital wanted him to come, so he was simply given a vacant post in Nanjing.

Even so, Hai Rui kept going up and down, everyone in the world was criticizing Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, but he went up and down and said that Zhang Juzheng's good governance should be reserved, but no one listened to it.

In Nanjing, everyone is an idle official, so they live more chicly and freely than the capital. Xiaoyao, everyone knows this situation, and it's over for those who are superiors to see, and even have fun with their subordinates.

However, Hai Rui couldn't understand it. He went up to impeach these colleagues one by one, and even punished them by flogging and punishing them. This is really helpless.

He was famous all over the world, so putting him in this position can be regarded as a pretense for the court. It is impossible to change people, so he just pinches his nose and lets him do it.

These things are trivial matters, and the princes of the court will praise a few words without pain after hearing it, saying that "Haigangfeng is really upright", but they are holding on to the matter of the Xu family in Songjiang, but the princes of the court are Will not reach out to control.

It is said that people take tea to cool down, and Xu Jie died of illness in the tenth year of Wanli. But who is Xu Jie?

Gao Gong was his companion, and Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing and others were all his disciples and descendants, and there were many such people among the important ministers above the third rank in the world.

If the Xu family is moved, God knows if it will cause hostility and attacks from other high-ranking officials. When Hai Rui was the governor of Yingtian, he held real power, and he was overthrown by Xu Jie who was an official at home.

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Nanzhili Jiangnan prefectures have their own special features, because the place is rich and rich in culture, the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty have the best grades, and those with the best performance are often from the southern prefectures. The sons of landlords and rich peasants in these prefectures and counties are the imperial examinations Those with the best grades.

Then the official selection system of the Ming Dynasty, these scholars with the best achievements will be called the six ministers, ministers, governors, governors, political envoys, and even have much more chances to enter the cabinet than other places.

It has been nearly 200 years since the Ming Dynasty. Over time, Nanzhili is located in various prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River. There are relatives of high-ranking officials in the middle and high courts everywhere. If they have a backer, they naturally want to set up a family business. Land mergers in various places in the south of the Yangtze River are also the best in the world. The land in the county is concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer people. While operating the fields, these people invest the income from the fields in business and industry, and their wealth snowballs.

With more wealth, you can give your children better conditions for studying, and you can also make your children more successful in the officialdom, and if this cycle continues, the power of the local wealthy families will become greater and greater. The officials standing in front of them Scholars, the official career is brighter.

Although such a place is a land of fish and rice and is rich in the world, going to such a place to be a magistrate is regarded by the officialdom as the most difficult and unlucky thing.

The reason is very simple. You were walking on the street in a sedan chair and you bumped into someone. Before you could lose your temper, this master was unwilling to forgive you. When you asked this master if he had no fame, you wondered why he was acting like this in front of his parents and officials. Rampant, ask carefully again, good guy, this master's relative is a high-ranking official in the capital.

It sounds like a piece of storytelling, but it is actually a real thing, just like the magistrates of Daxing and Wanping counties in the capital, they are said to be three generations of thieves, and they will only get official positions after retribution, because the area under their jurisdiction is full of high-ranking officials Powerful, what can you do as a seven-rank county magistrate, the reason why it is difficult to be an official in Jiangnan is the same as this.

It is difficult to be an official in the local area, and people in the imperial court are also very taboo about this area. Jiangnan is only on the ground of a few prefectures, but there are [-]% or more officials in the world. A family often attracts attacks from a prefecture, a county, or even a certain faction in the court.

The various factions in the court have already begun to be divided according to the region. Among them, the faction centered on officials from the three prefectures of Su Songchang is the most powerful, and the activities are the most frequent. On weekdays, they meet in guild halls, poetry clubs, etc. to communicate with each other. Solidarity has become a force.

Li Sancai and Gu Xiancheng, two of the most prestigious, were also among them. Although Li Sancai was from Tongzhou, he also formed a good relationship with this party and strengthened each other's momentum.

Having said that, the largest landlord in Songjiang Mansion is the Xu family. Xu Jie was the chief assistant of the Ming cabinet, and Xu Fan was the minister of the Ministry of Industry. There are countless old students. When they are in their hometown, they can also support scholars, and even help them in the officialdom. Take care, I don’t know how many people have gained the help of the Xu family in their official careers, and I don’t know how many times the first-class wealthy families in the local area have been sheltered by the Xu family. It is conceivable how powerful the Xu family has become after so many years. Know.

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Such an existence, if it is touched, it will not cause criticism from the government and the public. If any of the big shots in the court and the central government are friendly with the Xu family, make friends behind their backs or do something else, then why bother.

Back then, Hai Rui was impeached and dismissed by Dai Fengxiang, and then he was suppressed by Zhang Juzheng to live in idleness for more than ten years. Hai Rui still insisted on this matter. He was not afraid of being a bachelor, but everyone in the court managed to get to this position No one wants to be criticized by the government and the public for such a trivial matter, and even the big shots in the court are behind the scenes.

Not to mention you Hai Rui, even when Zhang Juzheng was at its most powerful, Qingzhang Tianmu didn't go to Songjiang Mansion to protect the land and hide the tax base. How many heads were lost in the world, and the Xu family didn't move at all. This is the background and style.

No one will go crazy with Hai Rui. Hai Rui is also getting old, and it is said that his health is not good. The matter of the Xu family may be his unfulfilled wish. It's just a joke, no one will take it seriously.

In June, the dust of Wang Tong's big victory was settled. The rewards and the changes in the court situation caused by this big victory were confirmed. The victory of Li Chengliang in Liao Town was also confirmed. There will be some major changes, the situation in the court is quite calm at the moment, and everyone is a little bored.

The whipping method was gradually abolished, and the money collected by the court began to decrease again. With such a big victory outside the customs, the pressure on Daming on the Nine Sides would be much less. But they resolutely refused to let it go. Everyone knew in their hearts that if there was less military expenditure, how many people in the Ministry of War would make less money.

It was because of the calmness that Hai Rui's visit to the school again was taken out with a smile and treated as a gossip.

Xu Guo, a scholar of the cabinet, smiled a few words, and opened Hai Rui's memorial as usual. He always had to criticize a few words and give an answer. It's very appropriate, anyway, the supervisor of ceremonies gave a few words according to the routine, and the cabinet's side did as usual.

Opening the booklet and looking at it for a few moments, picking up a pen and sketching is a matter of instant completion, but Xu Guo didn't drop the pen he brought up. After hesitating for a while, he got up and walked to the seats of Wang Xijue and Shen Shixing. At this time, the ministers of various ministries in the cabinet , and the books in the cabinet who are busy around have noticed.

The relaxed atmosphere in the room faded away gradually. Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue frowned and finished watching. Wang Xijue said in a low voice:

"Elder Ge, Your Majesty may not be aware of the entanglement of this matter, so it is better to explain it clearly. Why does that hornet's nest care about him? Elder Ge will call tomorrow."

Shen Shixing raised his hand and said solemnly:

"How could Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing not know about the joint? Even if he didn't know, wouldn't the Department of Public Security investigate?"

After speaking, he clapped his hands on the memorial twice, raised his voice and said:
"Wang Shangshu, please come here, we have something to discuss."

Qingzhang Tianmu is the responsibility of the household department, and Wang Lin, the Shangshu of the household department, is in charge of it.

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"Long Live Lord, Wang Tong asked his servant to ask when he will be hired."

Zhang Cheng asked with a grin, since Emperor Wanli had promised before that Wang Tong would intervene in his marriage when he came back, you are not joking, you must inform him if you want to go through the procedure, so as not to be blamed.

Emperor Wanli was eating western snacks and drinking tea there. Hearing this, he also asked with a smile:

"Is it the daughter of the Han family, tell me in detail?"

"Back to Lord Long Live, this woman's name is Han Xia, and she is the grand-niece of the Chief Inspector Han Taiping. This Han Xia's elder brother was originally from a hundred households of Jinyiwei. This time, he followed Wang Tong to Guihua City. The credit is not small. , and beheaded a lot, and when I came back, I said that I had two arrangements, one was to be a battalion officer in the Huwei Army, or I was to be the Deputy Qianhu of the Patrol Department."

Emperor Wanli nodded with a smile, put down the dessert in his hand, wiped his hands, and said:
"Wang Tong and his subordinate's younger sister are married, and the relationship is closer, more caring!"

Zhang Cheng smiled and was about to speak, but he hesitated after thinking about it. Although there was nothing unexpected, he instinctively felt that he should not speak at this time. When he was silent, Emperor Wanli patted his forehead and said with a smile:
"I remember someone named Zhang Hongying."

(End of this chapter)