I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 770
New Year's Eve, commonly known as the end of the year, is the last day of the year.

There is not much to do on this day, most of it is some preparatory work, for the New Year's Eve dinner at night, as well as preparations in advance for tomorrow's various memorial activities.

Relatively speaking, the importance of today is far less than that of the first day of junior high school.

The first day of junior high school, also known as Zhengdan, is the first day of the year, which means a new beginning and a new starting point.

After simply having breakfast with Zhang Qinghuan, Li Tian returned to the palace accompanied by Wang Fu and others.

Before leaving, Li Tian asked Zhang Qinghuan to go back with him.

Zhang Qinghuan also really wanted to enter the palace, but after thinking about it, she finally refused.

Her reason is also very simple, that is, to spend the new year with the third wife and Sun Ruowei.

The two of them are now considered to be alone, and besides the servants, they have no relatives to talk to.

If even Zhang Qinghuan had followed into the palace, then the third lady would have lived an extremely dull and desolate year.

Moreover, Li Tian compensated them for a day, and she was already very satisfied. Even if she entered the palace, she would spend most of her time talking with the concubines and the queen, and there was basically no chance for Li Tian to be alone.

It doesn't really matter whether you enter the palace or not.

There was no other way, so Li Tian had no choice but to comfort them, leaving 1 taels of silver for her to buy whatever she liked, and then turned around and went back.

In the palace, there are lights and festoons everywhere, full of festive and festive appearance.

Regardless of whether it was a eunuch or a court lady, each of them put on their best clothes, and their faces were filled with joy.

Although this year is Li Tian's first year after ascending the throne, it is very different from the past.

Compared with Li Tian's benevolence, Zhu Di can be regarded as harsh. When he was in power, it was rare to see such laughter in the palace.

Even during the Chinese New Year, the joy is relatively depressing.

But since Li Tian came to the throne, the rules and regulations of the palace have been relaxed a lot.

In addition, the income of the Royal Bank this year is also very good. These eunuchs and court ladies have more or less received a symbolic dividend.

It's not a lot, but it's something worth celebrating.

They all knew that all of this was bestowed upon them by Li Tian, ​​so they worked so hard today that they couldn't wait to sing songs and beat gongs to get busy.

Li Tian didn't stay outside much, and after a brief glance, he plunged into the imperial study.

There are already several people waiting for him inside.

The ministers of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War, and the four cabinet ministers were all present.

Originally, according to the rules of previous years, they should all be on vacation at this time.

But in the past six months of this year, too many changes have taken place. If I don't make a summary in advance, it may be too late to do it at the Great Court Meeting on the fifth day of the lunar new year.

Each of the four cabinet ministers was in charge of a share, but because Li Tian participated in a lot, Li Tian was quite clear about their situation, so they didn't speak at the beginning.

The first to speak was Li Qinghui, Minister of the Ministry of War who had just returned from Beizhili.

Li Qinghui was almost caught by Li Tianyi because of his collusion in stealing and selling the food stored in Taicang, so even if he took it, he worked very hard to investigate the thankless work of Tianxiawei.

It can be said that he has now become the absolute mortal enemy of Xungui and the generals, and many people can't wait to take his head off.

His pressure can be said to be the greatest of all present.

It's only been three or four months since I haven't seen him, Li Qinghui seems to have aged several years, his temples have turned gray.

He passed the stack of organized documents around him to everyone present, and then cupped his hands to Li Tianyi,
"Your Majesty, I have lived up to my trust, and now the entire Beizhili and at least a few border town guards have been checked.

A total of more than 20 corrupt generals were investigated and dealt with, including more than [-] of them. The circumstances were so serious that they were removed from all positions by the minister on the spot and escorted back to the capital for trial.

The rest of the plot is not serious. There are already more than 50 people who have been called back to the capital by Your Majesty, and entered the military academy for re-education...

For the last ones, the circumstances were not serious, or they were coerced by others. According to His Majesty's order at that time, I punished them in terms of salary, small punishments and big warnings, so as to imitate others! "

Li Qinghui's reports, in fact, have been read one after another within a day.

Those officers who should be punished for serious corruption have already received punishment, and those who should be sent to military academies for refurbishment have also been brought back together.

Everything went smoothly, and no one really started trouble, which relieved Li Tian a lot.

Of course, Li Qinghui's inspection team contributed to this.

But Li Tian also made a lot of efforts. If he hadn't subdued Wu Kezhong, Marquis of Gongshun, and Zhu Rong, the defender of Datong, by means of deterrence in advance, without them suppressing them, the guards of the frontier army might not have been able to investigate so smoothly.

And there is another very important reason.

The level of corruption in the Nine Frontier Guards was far inferior to that in the hinterland of the Central Plains. After all, Zhu Di's fifth Northern Expedition had just ended a few days ago, and the fighting power of the Nine Frontiers was still there, and it hadn't reached the point of being out of control.

But even so, Li Qinghui's investigation work still encountered a lot of resistance. Li Tian could empathize with how much pressure he was doing this from outside.

But Li Tian did not relax his vigilance and supervision just because he had done very well in the past six months.

Because, next year will be the time to start rectifying the southern guards, where is the hardest-hit area where the guards are corrupt and corrupt.

Li Qinghui's pressure next year may be several times higher than it is now.

Li Tian first gave some affirmation and encouragement to Li Qinghui's performance in the past six months, and then said with a serious expression,

"Northern Zhili has been at war with various Mongolian ministries all year round, but there are still many places that have been corrupted. There has not been any war in Southern Zhili for decades. I don't need to say more about the specific situation. You can guess it if you think about it. .

Therefore, next year's focus on checking all parts of Nanzhili will be the top priority of the imperial court's work in this area.

But Li Shangshu, you don't have to worry, I have already arranged manpower in advance to help you, and then you just need to do what you should do step by step.

I will help you solve other things! "

Having received Li Tian's guarantee, Li Qinghui was shocked immediately, and clapped his hands,
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, even if I'm heartbroken, I will live up to your Majesty's trust."

Li Tian nodded slightly and motioned him to sit down.

The matter of checking the guards is over.

(End of this chapter)