I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 568 Assassination of Governor
The two capitals of the Ming Dynasty and the thirteen provinces, except for the two capitals, all have three divisions, the command envoy division, the Chengxuan political envoy division, and the punishment and inspection division, which are in charge of the military and judicial power of each province.

The division of power between the three divisions is very clear, and they do not belong to each other. Li Tian's manipulation of them, even if some people are unwilling, can't cause any trouble.

But the two capitals are different.

The administrative region of Nanjing, including seventeen state capitals, covers an area equivalent to most of the three provinces of Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Anhui in later generations.

It is not only the center of the Ming Dynasty, but also one of the most affluent places in the world.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Nanjing was first regarded as the capital, then became the accompanying capital, and then became the current Nanzhili.

In the 19th year of Yongle, after Beijing abolished the chief envoy, Nanjing also abolished the chief envoy at the same time.

Since there is no direct administrative chief executive, Nanzhili is nominally directly under the jurisdiction of the Six Ministries.

But everyone who understands knows that directly under the jurisdiction of the central government means that no one is under the jurisdiction.

Since then, Nanzhili has entered a state of scattered management.

Although the Nanjing Six Departments are also nominally in charge of the financial rights of the seventeen state capitals in Southern Zhili.

But because there is no effective management agency directly under the Central Government, the management of these seventeen state capitals is actually quite unsatisfactory.

This chaotic situation also gave the nobles in Nanjing the opportunity to intervene in the daily management of these state capitals.

The appointment and removal of officials in various state capitals can be said to be completely in the hands of those nobles, and in some places they are even arranged by themselves.

In such a state, it is conceivable how much benefit they can get from these state capitals in a year.

If Nanjing had a chief envoy, Li Tian would still have the opportunity to arrange for someone he could trust to manage Nanzhili.

But now, even if Li Tian wanted to do this, he had no chance.

If he wanted to truly control Nanzhili in his own hands, he rarely said that he would replace the officials of seventeen state capitals at once.

Such a huge mobilization, not to mention the imperial court, probably the common people would not be able to bear it either.

But Li Tianyou couldn't leave Nanzhili alone, so he wanted to arrange a governor to unify the management of various affairs in Nanzhili like the Ming Dynasty in later generations.

It's also good to prepare for the abolition of Nanjing's accompanying capital in the future.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he had filed a record, and he hadn't confirmed the candidate for the governor yet, Chaotang and the Sixth Department of Nanjing exploded.

It is understandable that the officials of the six ministries in Nanjing objected. After all, Nanjing is also a companion capital anyway, and its status is equal to that of Beijing.

If you get a governor who supervises everything at once, doesn't it mean that there is an extra layer of restraint on the head of the Sixth Department of Nanjing.

It seems that there is no difference from before, but in fact, Nanjing No. [-] has been downgraded by one level. How can the people of Nanjing No. [-] bear it.

As for why the people in the court objected.

Li Tian also understood later.

Some people think that Nanjing has a special status. If you give him a governor who supervises everything, the power will be too great, and I am afraid that there will be a possibility that the tail will not be lost in the future.

Some people also think that the current method of direct jurisdiction of the six ministries is very good, so why bother to do so many times.

After summarizing what these people said, Li Tian came to a conclusion.

The most fierce opposition in the court is actually the officials of the six ministries.

As for why they are so opposed, Li Tian also knows.

Isn't it because of profit?

In the past, Nanzhili was nominally under the jurisdiction of the six ministries, so people from the six ministries had the opportunity to intervene in both taxation and personnel appointment and dismissal.

As the most affluent place in the world, Nanjing has the most lucrative resources in any aspect. As long as they move their little fingers a little, they will be rewarded with many benefits every year.

If Li Tianzhen arranges a governor for Nanzhili, then their benefits will be lost at once, so they are so opposed.

After understanding this situation, Li Tian became more determined to arrange a governor of Nanzhili.

But who knows, Li Tianli resisted the opinions of all the people, and the governor who was selected by thousands of people, was attacked by unknown people on the way before he took office.

Fortunately, before he set off, Li Tian had a premonition that the journey might not be peaceful, so he arranged several skilled Ouchi guards as bodyguards.

Under the desperate protection of several guards, he barely escaped with his life, but he was also injured and had to stop temporarily to recuperate.

This governor is none other than Zhou Chen, a famous minister in the early Ming Dynasty.

He was a Jinshi in the second year of Yongle, the same year as Du Zhong of the Beijing News Department.

Unexpectedly, he has been working in the position of Yuanwailang for 20 years and has not been promoted.

Yongle was recommended by Xia Yuanji in the 21st year, and got an official of Yuefu Changshi.

The so-called long history is actually an aide, who has made a lot of achievements in more than a year.

After Li Tian ascended the throne, he was recommended by Yang Shiqi and others to become the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Zhou Zhen's colleague.

Not only did the two of them have the same surname, but their names and official positions also sounded very similar, and they were often confused. It was also because of Zhou Zhen's relationship that Li Tian gradually got to know him, an unknown guy like him.

After several conversations, Li Tian realized that this Zhou Chen is actually a rare talent.

Although he works in the Ministry of Industry, he is not as proficient in engineering as Zhou Zhen. On the contrary, he is very familiar with taxation, water transportation and other matters.

Because the governor of Nanzhili not only has to govern various matters in the seventeen state capitals, but also is responsible for collecting food and other matters, so Li Tian chose him as the governor of Nanzhili.

In fact, he was chosen as the governor, the governor of a province, especially Nanzhili, one of the two capitals. Judging from his qualifications, he was a little unqualified.

However, Li Tian happened to know that this Zhou Chen had served as the governor of Nanzhili in his previous life, and he had done quite well in office.

It is precisely because when he was the governor, he checked the tax owed, revised the tax law, repeatedly asked for the relief of heavy taxes in the south of the Yangtze River, and even offended the powerful for the sake of the people. This made his name remembered by later generations and became a veritable Ming Dynasty. Early famous officials.

It was also because Li Tian knew him that he overcame all opinions and helped him to the high position of governor.

What he didn't expect was that the governor he personally arranged was assassinated before he took office. How could Li Tian endure such a slap in the face, so he immediately ordered Huang Yan's Dongchang to investigate the matter thoroughly.

At the same time, a pair of elite Jinyiwei was sent to chase Zhou Chen and others.

He had a premonition that the mastermind of the assassination of the governor must be related to the person behind the previous tea horse case.

He seemed to feel that an invisible big net had been slowly opened, and the blatant assassination might be just the beginning.

(End of this chapter)