Idle courtiers

Chapter 492 The Second Order

The sutra feast is held every ten days, and it is an important ceremony.No matter how impatient Jiajing is with this kind of thing, he still has to gather his energy to deal with it.

However, it is also disgusting to let the Hanlin officials go on so wordy.

Jiajing Suo asked people to close the doors and windows of the main hall. It was summer now, and it was as hot as a steamer inside.

Zhou Nan and Zhu Lun went in, but they saw that the inside was full of candles, and it was as bright as day. The hall was covered with mats, and there were many people kneeling on the ground, all colleagues from the Imperial Academy.

They were sweating profusely from the heat, their armpits were covered with wet sweat, and their faces were full of pain, but they were suffering hard.

It doesn't matter if you don't torture it, Jingyan is a very revealing thing.Being able to get acquainted in front of the emperor is also of great benefit to one's own future.

For example, Sun Chengzong in the Tianqi period of later generations, because he had a good relationship with the emperor at the Jingyan, he went all the way to the top, and finally became the minister of the Ministry of War, the governor of Liaodong, and the scholar of Dongge University.

Jiajing made it clear that he wanted everyone to be enthusiastic, so naturally everyone couldn't follow his wishes, and we were exhausted.

In charge of the affairs of the Imperial Academy, Gao Gong, a minister of the cabinet, knelt and sat beside the emperor, pointing at an open book with a bamboo stick in his hand, explaining something in a low-pitched mandarin.

Elder Gao Ge was also sweating profusely, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans flowed down his face and got into his thick beard, disappearing in an instant, which looked interesting.

Seeing Zhu Lun and Zhou Nan push open the door of the main hall and come in, dozens of pairs of eyes turned around at the same time.

Gao Gong was taken aback, stopped, and asked, "Zhou Nan, what are you doing here?"

Jiajing also frowned suspiciously.

Zhou Nan: "My minister, Zhou Nan, has a secret decision to come in front of the driver. The matter is very important and I have to do it."

After finishing speaking, he held up the notebook he had already written and the case file of Brother Jin's case above his head.

Huang Jin took it and handed it to Jiajing.

Gao Gong: "What secret book?"

Zhou Nan: "It's inconvenient for the lower officials to talk to the elders."

In front of so many people, this is already not giving Gao Gong face, Gao Ge was furious, and shouted: "Zhou Nan, it is clear that you can't participate in the sutra banquet, you are dissatisfied, and you are deliberately sensationalizing and causing trouble, so don't hurry up." Retire. Your Majesty, Hanlin editor Zhou Nan broke into the palace for no reason and disturbed the banquet. He should be removed from all official positions and taken as a crime."

Among the Hanlin, Shen Shixing looked at Zhou Nan with reproach and worry, while Wang Xijue gloated at his misfortune.

At this time, Jiajing had already read the excerpt quickly, and said, "This is the end of today's sutra feast, let's go!"

Gao Gong was very dissatisfied, and said in a high voice: "Your Majesty, how important is the Sutra Banquet, how could it be broken up like this, I have a performance."

Jiajing waved his hand, and passed Zhou Nan's secret book: "Gao Gong, you stay here to discuss this matter, read it first and then talk about it."

Gao Gong read the booklet with just one glance, his face changed color, and he said to the Hanlin: "Everyone go down!"

All the Hanlin were curious, what was written in the Hanlin's notebooks this week, and what happened to make Gao Ge, who had always been at odds with him, no longer pursue him for trespassing on the Sutra feast?
Jiajing: "Zhu Lun, you stay too."

"Yes." Zhu Lun had an unknown joy on his face. This is a good opportunity for the waiter to enter the core decision-making level. It came so suddenly that he was simply unprepared.I have to perform well and win Jane Zaidi's heart.

When everyone retreated, only Jiajing, Gao Gong, Huang Jin, Gao Gong, Zhou Nan and Zhu Lun remained in the hall.

Jiajing said slowly: "Don't talk, just read all the files." After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes.

Everyone quickly read all the dossiers of the fourth brother Jin's murder case, and carefully folded them up and placed them at the emperor's feet.

The emperor didn't open his eyes either: "Gao Gong, what do you think?"

Gao Gong: "Confucianism uses literature to violate the law, and chivalry uses martial arts to violate the law. The fourth brother Jin killed it well. The sky is bright and the sky is clear. How can we allow the rampant of the gangsters to question the traitor Sona of the Ditan Society in front of the Shuntian Mansion. In addition, Gyeonggi is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the most benevolent area, and this chaos cannot continue. From now on, all commercial and private associations must be screened one by one, and if there are criminals, they will be severely punished."

Huang Jin also said: "Old Gao Ge's words are very true. It is time for the NGOs in the capital to be cleaned up, and they can be handed over to the Shuntian Mansion. As for the crime of Fourth Brother Jin, he did it bravely. He can be released immediately without going through Yousi. Pingzhi County colluded with gangs, oppressed the people, and arrested them immediately."

Jiajing opened his eyes: "But, it's useless to have a secretary. If you follow the rules, it's not humane. The laws of nature are nothing more than human feelings in the final analysis."

Zhou Nan thought clearly about this matter, if he wanted to save Fourth Brother Jin, he really had to bring the matter to the emperor.

In any dynasty, the ruling class does not want to see the existence of an underground society, and they all hope that the people under their rule are meek and obedient.To put it bluntly, I hope that everyone is a sheep, otherwise there will be no herdsman of Qipinzhi County on behalf of the Son of Heaven.The people are the sheep, the emperor is the shepherd, and the officials are the whips in the hands of the emperor.

Because of this, the imperial court issued a decree to ban "Water Margin" a while ago, so as not to disturb everyone's minds after reading this novel, and to learn from the Liangshan robbers who are brave and ruthless, and treat the imperial court as nothing, and set a black society among the people. presided over by the social order.

Zhou Nan was also inspired when he was listening to the book in the teahouse that day, and decided to elevate this matter infinitely, elevating it to the height of challenging the court law, and returning to the emperor's side after making troubles.

Sure enough, this matter attracted the attention of the emperor and Gao Gong, and the ruling class united unprecedentedly, preparing to completely sweep away the underground evil forces of the economy.

Still, the matter wasn't big enough to bring himself back to the Emperor.

Now that the matter is in the hands of Shuntian Mansion, there is nothing to do with him, Mr. Zhou.

Zhou Nan immediately said: "Your Majesty, the handling of this matter is too hasty."

Jiajing: "How do you say?"

Zhou Nan said: "Your Majesty, there are at least [-] dealers in the capital, and the same number of dung dealers. The interests involved are quite large, and I don't believe that the dealers and officials are not in collusion. Then what Tiantan Society can do?" Colluding with Baizhi County, there must be officials behind the other gangs. This is already a blatant challenge to the authority of the government, and it has to be done."

Finally, he added: "Now that the country is under the rule of the Son of Heaven, it is better if there is peace and nothing happens. Once something happens to the country, these officials have different ambitions. If they rise to the top, they will gather followers. According to the investigation of the minister, every Every thug has two or thirty thugs, and a family of twenty or so is five or six hundred. In addition to the peasants and young men they control, it is no problem to gather three or two thousand."

"Ah!" Everyone's expression changed suddenly, what a terrible situation this is!
The centralized rule of the Ming Dynasty has been perfected after learning the experience and lessons of the previous dynasties, especially the control of the grassroots is incomparable in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

For grassroots control, the Ming government mainly adopted two methods.

One is gentry and clan autonomy.Local civil disputes, even minor criminal cases, can be resolved by the gentry themselves.Most of the gentry had fame and fame and were staunch supporters of the government.

The second is strict household registration management, which firmly binds ordinary people to the land with the unit of li, bao, and neighbour.

Unless there is a natural disaster like the end of Ming Dynasty, even if someone wants to rebel, they will not be able to gather manpower.

The black society in the capital will form an association and use violent means to control the place, which is already a challenge to the will of the country.

It is tolerable and unbearable.

Jiajing Huo stood up and roared loudly: "Well, well, well, I really don't know that there is such a large army hidden under my feet. Check, check thoroughly. Gao Gong, Zhou Nan, Zhu Lun, The three of you are in charge of this case, and let me investigate the matter to the bottom. If there is something wrong, don’t pass it on, just report it directly.”

A central task force was established in this way, and it was directly connected to the sky.

"Yes." The three bowed down at the same time.

Zhou Nan showed a smile on his face, and said in his heart: "This case is not small. If it is really done, it will not be finished in a month or two. Now I can come to the emperor every day to make a familiar face. Gao Gong, Gao Gong, Do you really think you can fix me?"

"I, Hu Hansan, am back today!"

Coming out of the emperor's place, smelling the cool air of Xiyuan, and returning to his familiar job post, Mr. Zhou felt quite good.

The office of the three-person team is located in the duty room of the Xiyuan Imperial Guard, but everyone doesn't like to stay there on weekdays.

Gao Gong has to go to work in the cabinet every day, and he has to come to Xiyuan to be on duty.

Zhu Lun is even busier, he is the one who is investigating this case.In the past two days, Xiao Zhu has been busy catching people all day long. Not only did he seize the Baizhi County, but he even swept up the entire black society in the capital. The mastermind behind the scenes.

Zhou Nan is the most idle person, it is not up to him to catch people, and he has never studied this major, so he has his own high arch in presiding over the overall situation.

After he came to Xiyuan every day, he first went to see the progress of the case, and then went to the cabinet to visit the office, and chatted with some elders.Then, he went to Yuxi Palace with the cheek to go.

Huang Jin didn't drive him away, but let Mr. Zhou go in to serve the prince, and wrote a few poems, which satisfied the emperor.

In this way, Zhou Nan returned to Jiajing smoothly.

"It's a good job. I didn't expect Zimu to use this method to return to His Majesty. Not bad, not bad. But there is something wrong, very unwise." On this day, Zhou Nan was on duty in the cabinet for lunch. It is the chief assistant Xu Jie who is on duty.

Zhou Nan didn't understand: "Dare to ask Mr. Ge, what did you do wrong?"

Xu Jiedao: "The matter of cleaning up the capital and cracking down on the vagrants can be big or small, and it's cleverly used. It's one-hearted, and it's Shang Fang's sword, but now this sword has fallen into Gao Gong's hands, which makes people uneasy! "

Zhou Nan: "What is big and what is small?"

"It's nothing more than a private land hooligan bullying the market. If he is caught, he will be sentenced to imprisonment. As for the officials who are filial piety, they will be dismissed from their posts. I'm afraid that Gao Ge will always make the case bigger and implicate some high-ranking official. It’s not easy to clean up.”

(End of this chapter)