I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 88
The transfer of the second-rank officials is enough to cause a storm in the court, but no matter how big the storm is, it will not affect Li Tian, ​​who made him the emperor.

After sending away Jin Youde, Lu Zhen and the officials, Li Tian led Yang Shiqi and others back to the back pavilion and began to eat.

After eating a lot, Li Tian's hunger dissipated a lot. After rinsing his mouth, he looked at Yang Shiqi who was hesitant to speak several times during the dinner and asked with a smile:
"Shi Qi wanted to ask me why I transferred Jin Youde to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from His Majesty's eyes." Putting down his chopsticks and wiping his mouth, Yang Shiqi turned his body slightly, with a three-pointed puzzlement on his face:
"Does Your Majesty have arrangements for the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Li Tian smiled and said nothing, instead of directly answering Yang Shiqi's doubts, he turned to talk about another matter that couldn't be solved at all.

"Shiqi, why do you say that corrupt officials can't be killed no matter what?"

Yang Shiqi knew in his heart that the emperor definitely didn't want to hear some kind of rhetoric due to human nature, so he pondered for a moment and said:

"Corrupt officials have been banned repeatedly, and the veteran thinks there are three main reasons.

For one thing, officials have so much power in their hands that they can do illegal things with just a little use of their brains.

Unlawful things are not all about bribery and corruption, such as exchanging benefits with wealthy families, if they do not show their feet, it is extremely difficult for the court to find out, let alone ask for accountability.

Secondly, officials basically have to study hard for decades before they can become officials. For the relatives and friends of officials, they can do many illegal things in their name even if they don't rely on their relationship.

How many people can sever the love of comrades and blood?Officials often cover up one mistake for their relatives and friends, and then they will do it again and again, and it has been out of control since then.

As a human being, it is normal to have a few hobbies and owe a few favors.If the bribers do what they like or use favors to threaten them, how many people can resist the temptation and disregard kindness.

There have always been sayings in the market that being an official is not to be corrupt, and that it is invalid after the expiration date. How many officials who serve in this environment can keep their own place and never forget their original aspirations.

Then again, if the boss takes the lead in corruption, how many of the officials below would dare to disobey and expose the report for the sake of black hats. "

Yang Shiqi's penetrating views on corrupt officials attracted Yang Rong and others to echo him repeatedly.

Li Tian narrowed his eyes slightly, rubbed his thumb and index finger, and said with a bit of unwillingness in his tone:

"So according to what you said, Shi Qi, it is absolutely impossible to stop the trend of corruption?"

"You can't say that, Your Majesty. Although corruption cannot be eradicated, the imperial court can restrain it with laws, deter it with heavy punishments, and support honesty with high salaries."

After exhaling, Li Tian fell into deep thought.

Zhu Yuanzhang has achieved the ultimate in the aspect of legal punishment and severe punishment. As long as the official's greed for ink exceeds 20 taels, he will be stripped of his skin and filled with grass.

As for high salaries and honesty, it is worth a try, but now the national treasury has no money and cannot pay money, and there is no way to implement it immediately.

Seeing Li Tian frowned and thinking, Yang Shiqi knew that the emperor had committed a difficult situation, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him:
"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry too much. Although there are many corrupt officials in Ming Dynasty, there are also many honest officials. At least at the moment, the government is fairly clean. When Your Majesty's reforms show initial results, there will naturally be a solution to the corruption."

Listening to Yang Shiqi's natural and straightforward persuasion when the boat arrived at the bridge, Li Tian sighed, and could only temporarily put aside the matter of corrupt officials, and brought the topic back to Jin Youde and said:

"I'm really dissatisfied with Jin Youde's mourning at the Ministry of Criminal Justice's yamen, and I also intend to beat him up by transferring him to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. As for the arrangements for the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I just want to remind Lu Zhen and warn him not to be too presumptuous. "

Yang Shiqi felt relieved when he heard the words, but it was okay if he was dissatisfied, he was afraid that the emperor would use the Metropolitan Procuratorate as a place to demote officials, and invisibly abolish a second-rank yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Dispelling the worries in his heart, Yang Shiqi's eyebrows eased a lot, he bowed his hands, and suddenly said:
"The old minister dare not hide it from His Majesty. There is indeed a Jiangxi Gang headed by the old minister in the court, but the old minister dares to assure His Majesty that the Jiangxi Gang has no attempt to form a party."

Seeing Yang Shiqi's calm face, Li Tian felt a little happy. Yang Shiqi was able to single out the so-called Jiangxi Gang today, and he was ready to follow him to the end.

Pressing the joy in his heart, Li Tian changed into a look of feigned anger and said:
"Shi Qi, I'm not happy to hear that. Since when did I suspect the Jiangxi gang?"

Yang Shiqi waved his sleeves and got up immediately when he heard the words, and said righteously:

"The veteran has made up his mind to carry out reforms for His Majesty, so naturally, His Majesty cannot be worried."

Yang Shiqi made a start, and Yang Rong and the others were naturally unwilling to be left behind, and handed in some certificates of honor in their own ways. For a while, the monarch and his ministers were in harmony.

After lunch, Li Tian no longer dragged Yang Shiqi and the others to sit dryly, and returned to the Imperial Study Room on a dragon chariot, where he began to review the memorials full of fighting spirit.

Li Tian left, but Yang Shiqi and the others did not leave.

Different from the relaxed atmosphere when Li Tian was there, Yang Shiqi and the others all looked solemn at this time, and even Huang Zhun, the pioneer of the reform, frowned.

Some things they can say to the emperor, but some things they can only discuss in private.

Yang Shiqi's rare eyes were distracted, and he murmured:

"The emperor's ambition is so great, the old man finally understands today."

Ren Jin, the youngest in Lin Lin, uttered the first sincere exclamation:

"Yuanfu, if the reforms are really carried out according to the emperor's idea, we will definitely not be able to retreat unscathed."

Since ancient times, no reformer has lived the rest of his life in peace. Yang Shiqi and Ren Jin knew it well, and Huang Zhun and Yang Rong knew it better.

Withdrawing his mind, Yang Shiqi's eyes were slightly trembling, and he looked at Ren Jinsan and said:

"This kind of reform that will go down in history and benefit all people, even if the body is divided into five horses in the future, the old man will not back down. In the next few days, the old man will arrange relatives to come to Beijing. You should also make plans early."

The three of Ren Jin also thought about it, and they clapped their hands together, only to hear Yang Rong say:

"As early as when Your Majesty was promoted to Zheng Gong as the General of the Eight Guards, I should have thought of it."

"What Zirong said is true." Huang Zhun accepted the words, looked out through the crack of the door, as if he saw a lot of people's heads, and suddenly said:

"Your Majesty's practice of personal guards is obviously preparing for a big change. I'm afraid that in a few months at most, the court will no longer have a peaceful life, but I believe that the reform is a blessing rather than a disaster for me."

Yang Shiqi nodded slightly, brushing his white beard and laughing at himself:

"The old man thought that His Majesty was the new emperor ascending the throne, and wanted to make some noise, which is really ridiculous."

"Yuanfu, why worry about it? Who would have thought that His Majesty's previous reforms and reforms have been planned in advance. Now the rules have been set, and I will just follow His Majesty's pace."

"Zirong's words are very reasonable, but the old man feels sorry for himself."

(End of this chapter)