The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 569 You come and I go [4000 words two in one chapter]

Tang Yin's face was earthy, and he lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Emperor Zhengde.

"Tell me, aren't you pretty good at talking just now? Why are you dumb now?"

Zhu Houzhao laughed back angrily, "Could it be that you suddenly figured it out?"

"Your Majesty is guilty, please forgive me."

It's over, it's useless to talk about it.

The only thing Tang Yin can do is to confess his guilt obediently, so that Zhu Houzhao's anger will be relieved.

"Okay, you are unhappy, but you want me to be this villain. I will not let you do what you want."

Zhu Houzhao tossed his sleeve angrily and said, "I won't punish you, I will punish Xie Shen."

Tang Yin's face froze, apparently not understanding what Zhu Houzhao meant by this.

He thought of countless possibilities, but he didn't think of this one.

"His Majesty."

Tang Yin's expression was extremely painful, he gave a deep salute to Emperor Zhengde, and said respectfully: "One of the ministers does the same thing, this matter really has nothing to do with the elder Xiaoge, how can the old minister of the Xiaoge suffer?"

Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly and said, "I believe that Mr. Xie didn't know about it, and he would never do such a stupid thing anyway."

Tang Yin's face softened slightly, but Zhu Houzhao continued: "But I believe that Mr. Xie does not mean that the officials who impeached you also believe it. They must think that Xie Shen is secretly planning, after all, you were recommended by him."

Only then did Tang Yin suddenly realize.At the beginning, Xie Shen strongly recommended him to be the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, so he was able to win the court recommendation.

In addition, he and Xie Shen had a very close personal relationship, normal people would associate Tang Yin's resolute actions after taking office with Senior Bachelor Xie.

This is human nature.

"Your Majesty, the subject is responsible for the work of one person, and the subject can explain."

"One person does things and one person is responsible? Do you think they will miss the opportunity to criticize Mr. Xie? You explain? Do you think they will stand there and listen to your explanation?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Tang Yin like a fool, and really couldn't understand how Mr. Xie would recommend such a person.

Tang Yin really didn't know what to do now, the emperor was very dissatisfied with him, and the civil officials were also very dissatisfied with him.

That's fine, but Xie Shen was involved because of this, which made Tang Yin regretful.

"Retire, I have my own calculations. You should think about how to be an official."

Zhu Houzhao cleared his throat and waved impatiently.

"My minister retire."

Tang Yin's face was as white as paper, and he walked out of the hall tremblingly, feeling that his legs were not in control.

"Master Tang, do you want our family to send you back home?"

Seeing that something was wrong, Zhang Yong, the imperial supervisor and eunuch, walked over.

"No need, thank you Eunuch Zhang."

Tang Yin smiled wryly, and continued to walk outside.

Three days later, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao punished Tang Yin and Xie Shen.

Tang Yin was fined for half a year, and Xie Shen was fined for one month.

This punishment was not considered severe, but it sent a signal that His Majesty the Emperor did not want to be an enemy of the civil servants of the entire capital.

Xie Shen was punished for recommending Tang Yin, and was fined one month's salary. Many officials of the Imperial Academy couldn't stand it, and jointly signed a letter to the emperor, requesting that Mr. Xie Ge be exempted from punishment.

Zhu Houzhao ignored it.

He really didn't want to punish Xie Shen, but if he didn't punish Xie Shen, someone would impeach Xie Shen next.What he did was actually protecting Xie Shen, telling those officials that I had already made concessions and that enough was enough.

Moreover, there is another layer of consideration in Zhu Houzhao's doing this, which is to let Tang Yin think about his own position, and don't rush to the front of everything.

If something happened, not only Tang Yin would be punished, even Xie Shen who recommended him would also suffer.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao himself had great trust in Xie Shen, and the punishment of Xie Shen was just to give Tang Yin a warning.

But this gave a wrong signal to those officials who impeached Tang Yin - the emperor did not favor Xie Shen anymore.

The officials who had been suppressed by Xie Shen before and had to restrain themselves thought that the time had come, so they simply impeached Xie Shen, trying to take the opportunity to bring him down in one fell swoop.

This caused Zhu Houzhao to be furious.

What he hates most is holding the Solidarity Party.Especially corrupt officials who do not hesitate to turn black and white for their own self-interest.

He punished Tang Yin, and also punished Xie Shen, because Tang Yin had indeed done something wrong, and he was a little proficient.But it doesn't mean that he has any doubts about Tang Yin and Xie Shen's abilities.Not to mention that he gave up on Tang Yin and Xie Shen.

In this way, instead, Zhu Houzhao had a clear view of the faces of these officials, and he kept the memorial to impeach Xie Shen.He intends to drag this matter over with the word dragging formula.

However, Xie Shen's reaction surprised Zhu Houzhao.

He took the initiative to ask for his resignation, and responded to the impeachment of his officials with the strongest posture.

In this way, Zhu Houzhao is really difficult to do.

In his impression, Xie Shen has always been a mature, prudent and cautious person.Why did you react so strongly on this matter?
Of course Zhu Houzhao knew that Xie Shen was acting in a fit of anger, so he tried to persuade him again and again, and even asked the chief assistant of the cabinet, the scholar of Huagaidian University, the official secretary, and the prince and grand teacher Li Dongyang to dissuade Xie Shen in person.

Right now is the most critical period for the implementation of the New Deal, and Xie Shen must not be allowed to resign just like that.

Li Dongyang still has face, Xie Shen's intention to go has faded a lot after he came forward.

However, Xie Shen also vomited a lot of bitterness to Li Dongyang, thinking that the reform was not easy.

In fact, the reason why Xie Shen acted so strongly this time was not because he was punished by Zhu Houzhao, but because he wanted to defend Tang Yin.

Good at specialization, these two words are too cruel.

Only an old fritter who has been immersed in officialdom for many years can concoct such a vicious crime.

If he softened this time, depending on his status in Zhu Houzhao's mind, it will never have any effect.

But Tang Yin will be miserable, his impression in Zhu Houzhao's heart will be greatly reduced, and he will even be disgusted by him.

It is impossible for a courtier who is hated by the emperor to have a good development.

Once Tang Yin is marginalized, the implementation of Xie Shen's New Deal will fall into a difficult situation.

Although Tang Yin was a bit of a rambunctious person, he had one advantage that other courtiers did not possess, that is, he dared to act, and dared to put forward his own opinions in the face of a high-handed rule.

In other words, Tang Yin is the native of Ming who most resembles a time traveler.

Naturally, Xie Shen is the only traveler, which is irreplaceable, but if there is someone like him who can charge forward in the New Deal reform, the pressure on Xie Shen will be much less.

These qualities in Tang Yin are not possessed by the courtiers who are currently on good terms with Xie Shen, and the same is true for Gu Dingchen.Although Master Gu has the will to reform, he still resists some things in essence.

Moreover, with Gu Dingchen's current status, it is not appropriate to charge forward and be at the forefront.

Thinking about it carefully, the only person Xie Shen can use is Tang Yin, what a sad thing.

In fact, Xie Shen sometimes thought about whether his own efforts were meaningful.

As strong as Zhang Juzheng, the implementation of the Longwan New Deal only achieved temporary results.

As soon as Zhang Juzheng died of illness, his New Deal completely dissipated along with him.

And Xie Shen's reform is more thorough than Zhang Juzheng's reform.Zhang Juzheng is just patching up the original system, and the essence has not changed.

And Xie Shen's reforms are tantamount to giving the civil servants a severe blow. Although they can't be called castration, they are almost the same.

What Xie Shen needs is to improve the status of merchants, craftsmen, and soldiers so that they can have the opportunity to participate in the governance of this country.

This might sound utopian at first, but it’s impossible to say it’s impossible until you’ve tried it.

Xie Shen chose to grit his teeth and persist after repeated struggles.

Why is it so hard to return to the Ming Dynasty?Why did the huge empire fall apart as soon as the Ertars raised their troops to the south?
Why did the peasant army break out all over the country, but the court was helpless?
It's hard to explain in one sentence.However, Xie Shen felt that this must have something to do with the deformity of the civil service system.

When only one group has a voice in an empire, there must be something wrong.

The Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty was actually a microcosm of the abnormal development of the civil service system.

The party was united against dissidents, they were fed and fattened, and the corpse was eaten as a vegetarian meal. The civil servants devoured Daming like a parasite, leaving only a dead bone.

Any New Deal that does not carry out reforms from within the civil service system is actually very difficult to make fundamental changes.

This is also why Xie Shen was eager to incorporate the craftsman examination into the imperial examination and train the new army.

Civil servants need checks and balances, and civil servants need to share power.

Only when professional talents manage the country can the country have hope.

Rather than a group of Confucianism machines full of moral articles.

Of course, at the level of the rulers of the country, there are also big problems.

The biggest problem is that the emperor has too much power.

Ever since Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister system through the Hu Weiyong case, Ming Dynasty did not have a way to check and balance the emperor.

The cabinet seems to be a substitute for the prime minister system, but it is actually far from it.

Even the chief assistant of the cabinet cannot fully play the role of prime minister, but needs to cooperate with the supervisor of etiquette.

The combination of the two into one can barely be called phase.

This is also the most troublesome problem.

Any emperor, as long as he is not an idiot and mentally retarded, will not give up the power in his hand.

Zhu Houzhao is no exception to this point.

Although Zhu Houzhao's life has been a little sloppy, he actually values ​​power very much.

If Xie Shen's reforms were aimed at the emperor, the end would definitely be extremely miserable.

In Xie Shen's view, the power of the monarchy really needs to be limited.However, this needs to be done step by step, first completing the transformation of civil servants, and then restricting the monarchy is obviously more realistic than directly colliding with the monarchy.

As for whether it is a dualist monarchy, a constitutional monarchy, or a new system that is different from the two and is closely related to the cabinet system, Xie Shen still does not know yet.

But what is certain is that for the country to develop in a good direction, Xie Shen needs to grit his teeth and persevere.

Among them, the difficulties cannot be mentioned with others, which is probably the most desperate.

But at least on this matter, Xie Shen's stance played a role. Zhu Houzhao tried to persuade him to keep him, so he almost admitted his mistake.

Zhu Houzhao is the emperor, and it is of course impossible to expect him to admit his mistakes.

Xie Shen also expressed his opinion tactfully, and accepted it as soon as it was good.

He never thought of going against the emperor. After all, his political ideas and his New Deal reforms all need to be completed under the guise of Zhu Houzhao.

Without Zhu Houzhao's support, he can't do anything.

After a lot of trouble, the court officials who impeached Tang Yin and Xie Shen found that nothing had changed.Xie Shen was still the deputy assistant of the court, and Tang Yin was still the Governor of Shuntian.

They seemed to have made a big mistake - directly showing their backs to Xie and Tang.

Xie Shen's counterattack started.

He ordered Tang Yin to collect the evidence that these dignitaries invaded and occupied the land and acted as evil in the capital, and presented it to the emperor himself.

If it is said that Tang Yin is suspected of being expert in doing these things, Xie Shen has absolutely no problem doing these things.

He is the second assistant of the cabinet, the recognized successor of the first assistant. If he does not have the power to deal with these issues, then in the Ming Dynasty, only His Majesty the Emperor himself has this power.

In the handling of this matter, Zhu Houzhao felt guilty towards Xie Shen, so he just took the opportunity to make up for Xie Shen.

All these officials involved were investigated and interrogated by the Dali Temple of the Criminal Ministry, and those with convincing evidence were investigated immediately.

Everyone in the capital applauded, the people all praised Xiaoge for his virtuousness, and His Majesty the Emperor for his wisdom.

Of course, this is not the end.Because Xie Shen took the opportunity to mention the problem of Huangzhuang in the capital to the emperor.

The so-called Huangzhuang, of course, refers to the manor directly under the royal family.

The grain and vegetables produced by these manors were directly supplied to the palace, and the surplus was handled by the palace purchasing agency.

In general, it is a legalized tax-free manor.

If that's all, there's nothing wrong with it.

But the problem is that all the eunuchs are in charge of managing Huangzhuang, and eunuchs are the most greedy for money.

In the name of the royal family, they arbitrarily occupied the land and merged the people's fields into the Huangzhuang, in fact, they were seeking personal gain.

The common people have no power or power, so naturally it is impossible to fight these eunuchs hard, so they can only watch their land become His Majesty the Emperor.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao was quite wronged in this matter, and he took the blame for others for no reason, and he was still kept in the dark.

So when Xie Shen took this matter out and reported it to Zhu Houzhao solemnly, Zhu Houzhao was confused.

"Sir, is it true?"

"Your Majesty, how dare I deceive Your Majesty. Everything I said is true. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can call those father-in-laws who are in charge of Huangzhuang to ask them one by one."

"These lowly maidservants dare to invade the common people's fields under the banner of Zhen, they should be killed!"

Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists tightly, with killing intent in his eyes.

Compared with civil officials, the betrayal of eunuchs made Zhu Houzhao more difficult to tolerate.

The former is a minister, while the latter is just a slave.

If even the slaves dare to do whatever they want without telling the master, how can the family be managed?What prestige does Zhu Houzhao have as the patriarch?

"What about Zhang Yong, get the hell out of here."

Zhu Houzhao's chest rose and fell sharply, and he roared hysterically.

Hearing the words, Zhang Yong, the imperial eunuch, ran in tremblingly, knelt down and kowtowed, "I don't know what the emperor has ordered."

"Your bastards did a good job. They put a pot of shit on my head, and I can't justify it. Tell me, how should I deal with them?"

Zhang Yong was frightened and dumbfounded, wondering what these bastards did to make the emperor so angry.

"Slaves dare to ask, what did they do?"

"What did you do? See for yourself!"

Zhu Houzhao angrily threw the memorial to Zhang Yong, and directly photographed Eunuch Zhang's face, causing him to almost faint from the pain.

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