Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 21 The Thunder Acts as the Color Yongzheng Punishes Corruption
Zhang Tingyu suppressed his voice, and tried his best to play the details of Tian Wenjing's investigation of the deficit in Shanxi in a calm and gentle tone.He knew that Emperor Yongzheng's usual solemnity and sternness were the result of his patience.In fact, he was very happy and angry in his heart, and he showed his great love and hatred from time to time, that was his true nature.This matter is not only related to his face, but also related to the stability of the court.It's not as simple as Sun Jiagan making a big fuss about the household department. If he fails to deal with it, it will cause shock to the governors of other provinces, and with the intrigue among the brothers in Beijing, there may be big troubles.I am in Zaifu, how should I clean up?Therefore, after finishing Tulichen's memorial, Zhang Tingyu presented it to Yongzheng with both hands, and added: "Long live, it is urgent to revive the army in the west. Although the matter in Shanxi is big, the slave thinks that it can be handled calmly. I ask for the holy lesson of long live." Candlelight!"

"Hmm." Yongzheng looked dazed, as if he had listened but didn't pay attention, clenching his fine white teeth, staring at the front, and took the memorial with some hesitation. For some reason, his hands trembled a little: " Is it over? Nuo... Has Nuomin debated the scriptures?" Zhang Tingyu looked back at Longkodo and Ma Qi, and seeing that they shook their heads, he said: "The slaves haven't seen Nuomin's scriptures, it will take about a day or two. Nei also handed it in. It's just that Tian Wenjing held 470 silver IOUs from merchants in the provincial capital, plus the seal of the Shanxi feudal government office. It can be regarded as a mountain of iron evidence. Article, this slave is predictable." Yongzheng swallowed after hearing this, and turned to ask Yun: "Old Ba, what's your opinion?"

At this moment, Yun Qian made every wish come true: you just commended Nuo Min as "the best minister in the world", and you slap yourself in the face!What's more, Nuo Min was recommended by Nian Gengyao. It's hard to tell what's involved. Maybe it's like the household department checking the accounts in the past. After checking and checking, it's not known whether the emperor was finally found... Yun wished that Yongzheng would be furious, But after all, he is deep in the city, and he apologized with a smile because he didn't show the mountains or the water: "My brother thinks what Zhang Hengchen said is very true, and this is indeed the first case in the world. No matter how Nuo Min argues, it is inevitable that "Gu En committed suicide." 'Four words. What's more, when Nian Gengyao went to suppress the rebels in Qinghai, food and salaries were the top priority. If the huge case in Shanxi was let go lightly, I'm afraid that the task of the provinces to investigate deficits would be neglected, and food and salaries would be even more unsustainable in the future. Therefore, major events and urgent events seem to have nothing to do with each other, but they are actually the same thing." Longkodo has long been associated with the "Baye Party" because he helped Emperor Yongzheng ascend to the throne, but he is even more unwilling to make contributions to the west. Qualified to compete with oneself for favor.Listening to Yun's words, the whole article is full of strict punishment on Nuomin, but he didn't even mention a single word. It's really a good plan and good eloquence. The pair of eyes immediately moved away.

"The slave thinks that urgent matters should be put first." Ma Qi didn't pay attention to other people's thoughts, and said in a deep voice, "it's still what Tingyu said is the right thing. This matter is pursued, Shanxi definitely doesn't have a good official, Nuo Min does everything possible to make things difficult for Tian Wenjing , and it is by no means that the word 'negligence' can cover up the crime. A few million taels of silver can be settled by saying that you are negligent? However, the slaves still think that this case cannot be dealt with in front of them. , who still has the mind to handle the matter of supporting the army?"

Yongzheng listened to the discussions of several courtiers, his mind seemed to calm down a bit, he turned around and took a sip of tea, and then sat back on his seat, Fang smiled and said: "You guys didn't say anything, I understand in my heart, this is still hindering me Just now, I ordered Nuo Min to praise him as the 'No. Either punish Nuo Min for a misdemeanor of 'overseeing', strictly punish the lower officials for deceiving the constitution, seeking meritorious service, and corrupting the law; or the court pretends to be confused, and wait until the war in the west is over. Is that the case?"

"Yes!" Seeing Yongzheng's solemn expression and stern tone, the four of them dared not stand up and answer, but they all knelt down and kowtowed, "Long live the admonition!"

"Neither is acceptable!" Yongzheng sneered, staring at the big glass window and said viciously, "I will not tolerate anyone who sweeps my face! Nuo Min, I never expected that he would dare to act so recklessly. This is not 'indulgence', this is deceit! Murder is forgiven, but it is unacceptable! When Nian Gengyao recommended him, it was because he saw that he was working hard on the grain road in Jiangxi. The holy grandfather once said to me that this person It has its own appearance and cannot be reused. I strongly recommend him to be a great official in the frontier. In doing this, he will blame the ancestors, me in the middle, Nian Gengyao in the bottom, bully the ancestors, the king and the friends—" As he spoke, he took a deep breath, coughed violently twice, and suddenly hit the case with a "bang", his face was already flushed, and he said angrily: "Such a bastard, can it be lightly indulged? Lightly He, the other governors have treated me like this, how should I deal with it?"

It was the first time for the four ministers to see Yongzheng having a fit. They didn't expect him to have such a ferocious face when he was furious. They couldn't help but shuddered.Yongzheng must save his dignity, give Nian Gengyao a favor, deal with Nuomin lightly, and investigate the rest of Shanxi officials. Unexpectedly, Yongzheng is so disregarding of human dignity.But in this way, it coincided with his own opinion just now, and when it was spread, the emperor adopted his own opinion. How many people would be offended by this? ... He swallowed dryly, not knowing what to say.Just as he was thinking about how to reply, Longkodo paused and said, "Your Majesty is absolutely right! If it weren't for the fact that the governor, the governor, the governor and the officials of the whole province hadn't conspired to deceive the emperor, how could Tian Wenjing's repeated investigations be fruitless? ?Long live in the ninth level, with insight into thousands of miles, see the subtleties, the servant admires and respects the five bodies! Since this is the case, the servant thinks that the current edict will lock all the officials above the county magistrate of Shanxi into Beijing and hand them over to the Ministry of punishment for investigation!" Zhang Tingyu frowned He frowned and said in thought: "I'm afraid this is too much. Some officials are just coerced. Besides, when the northern Shanxi went to the autumn drought, it was up to them to help the victims. Taking too many people will easily cause panic among other provincial officials. It's not good if it affects the overall situation." Yun, however, only hoped that the bigger the chaos, the better, because he said coldly: "This is the right time to rectify the administration of officials, which coincides with the emperor's purpose of 'Yongzheng reforms the Yuan, and the administration of officials is refreshed'. Relief to the victims will have good results?" He kowtowed, straightened his body and said to Yongzheng solemnly: "Long live, there is no need to worry about whether there is a lack of official compensation-in the past, the Queen of Heaven killed corrupt officials like mowing grass, and there are no counties without officials in the world. What Longko said is that there are more than [-] candidate officials and miscellaneous assistants in Beijing, who can fill the official vacancies in Shanxi. The emperor Enke is just around the corner, and the newly admitted second- and third-class Jinshi just happened to be on a business trip. My brother thinks If it is not so powerful, it will not be enough to eliminate Shanxi officials." At present, the three people have different opinions, you say what you say and I say what you say, although you are not moved, but no one is willing to give in.

"Ma Qi," Yongzheng listened, and suddenly turned his face to ask, "why don't you speak?" Don’t dare to attach.” Hearing his answer, Yun couldn’t help but smile, and said: “Ma Qi has experience in sitting in the classroom, are you slick or capable?”

Ma Qi glanced at Yun and said: "When the emperor asks questions, the courtiers should think in their hearts and answer them. This is not the same as being 'slick' and 'competent'." After speaking, he kowtowed again and said: "Ten The third master didn't come, he is also the prince who goes to the study, why don't the emperor listen to what the thirteenth master has to say?"

"I have already made a decision on this matter." Yongzheng smiled slightly, "The officials in Shanxi Tong Province are probably good, and Nuo Min is the one to blame. He is the governor, and in Shanxi he is the emperor of the land. He thinks that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. This kind of lawless deception. The fault of the Shanxi officials is that because Nuomin was the first emperor, and he was deeply favored by me, he had a thought of "it's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree". No one dared to fight him. The imperial order lawsuit can only be discussed with the words "not up to date". I also hate them for not being up to date, but if you think about it calmly, apart from Li Wei, Li Fu, Xu Wenyuan, and Lu Long, there are only a few officials in the world. How many "competitiveness" are there? So hate turns to hate, and we can't deal with it strictly. The bigger the officials, the more they deal with them, so the prefectures and counties don't have to make things difficult for them."

This argument was purely based on the gap between the ministers' debates, and it was well-founded, and everyone couldn't help being stunned.Zhang Tingyu felt that Emperor Yongzheng was a little too tolerant, and opened his mouth to speak, but Yongzheng spoke first: "Hengchen."

"Chen is here!"

"Get up and draw up an order."

"tie!"

Yongzheng carefully fiddled with the tea leaves with a bowl cover, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Six hundred miles, hurry up and send the imperial envoy Tu Lichen of Shanxi Xuande: Nuo Min was deeply kind by the late emperor and me, and should have cleansed his heart and cleansed his liver. His ambition is to serve the imperial court. His behavior is despicable and flattering. He has neglected his duties, deceived the emperor and later, blamed the people, and trapped his ministers. So far, he has no intention of pleading guilty. You are obstinate and shameless, which is beyond my expectation! And I commended it, and wanted to put me in a place where I have no place to be ashamed. I don’t know how to deal with this kind of crime! It’s just that I want to be tolerant, even if the law of the country tolerates you This beast, but there is still human nature and justice—how did God put a piece of human skin on you!?" He became more and more excited as he spoke, the hand holding the cup trembled slightly, and his face changed. Very pale.Zhang Tingyu played the official's drafts without adding points, but this edict is difficult for him-how to polish the classical Chinese and then the vernacular?He was humiliated and saw that although Yongzheng was sitting upright, his facial features were dislocated with anger. He didn't dare to speak, so he only recorded Yongzheng's words.Just as he was thinking, Yongzheng raised his voice: "That is to say, Tu Lichen took off his seal on the spot, stripped off his yellow jacket, removed his title, and locked him up in Dali Temple in Beijing for interrogation! I know the customs of other provinces. He was dismissed because he was afraid that he would be reinstated in the future, and he would be given wine and ceremonies to see him in the future. You can tell this group of bastards that if you have something, you can just return Nuo Min. Nuo Min will never recover. Whether or not the Nine Clans can be preserved is unknown—whoever dares to make such an ugly act will be held accountable, and Shanxi’s deficit will be paid back by you, a 'rich official'!" He finished speaking in one breath, took a sip of tea and stared at Zhang Tingyu.When Zhang Tingyu heard it, his words were still mixed, so he still had to grit his teeth and record it.Yun wanted to laugh, but moved the corner of his mouth back.

"Long live!" Ma Qi said beside him, "Although Nuomin committed a crime, he is still a high official in the court. Can you make him look a little more decent, so as not to chill the hearts of other governors?" "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated, right?" Yongzheng turned his head. He said, "Ma Qi, you don't understand, can a person like Nuo Min be called a 'scholar'? He can only be regarded as a dog! All the witnesses and evidence in his case have been transferred to Beijing. To be honest, I still want to Humiliated him heavily—because he humiliated me first! The lord worries about the humiliation of his ministers, and the lord humiliates his ministers to death. It is still forgivable, if he commits a crime of love and reason, he will not escape my execution!"

Killing people can't stop killing people, but Yongzheng wanted to trample his personality together, trampled and then killed.Everyone knew that Yongzheng was mean by nature, and they really saw it today, and they all swallowed helplessly, and no one wanted to dismiss it for shame.

"Others can forgive this matter, and Luo Jing, the chief minister of Shanxi, can't escape the blame." Yongzheng said slowly, "Luo Jingge was dismissed from his title, and he went to Beijing with Nuo Min to investigate. How to deal with it will be decided after the Ministry's discussion. The rest will be determined by the police. Under the envoy, the original post will be demoted two levels, and the original post will be fined for two years. The head officials of the Taoist yamen will be demoted by one level, and their salary will be fined for one year; the prefects of each prefecture will be admonished by the Ministry of Officials, and the county magistrate will not ask." Zhang Tingyu finished writing , asked: "If this is done, there will be vacancies for the governor of Shanxi and the vacancies of the vassal office. Please, where will the officials be sent to take over the seal?" Yongzheng smiled and said, "Is there any need to ask? Naturally, Tian Wenjing will take over the seal, and the governor of Shanxi will be temporarily appointed." Yamen, we will discuss it after the case is cleared."

No one speaks, but silence is also an attitude.Yongzheng also seemed to feel the pressure of this silence, so he also stopped talking.The strange thing is that as soon as he shut up, everyone immediately felt a bone-piercing pressure, and their hearts immediately froze into a ball.However, Yongzheng's unconventional promotion was too much after all, and none of the ministers present agreed, and they were unwilling to give in to this, and did not dare to stand up to fight, so they had to sit silently.For a while, the Hall of Mental Cultivation was so silent that a needle could be heard falling, but the iron horse beside the corner of the hall was occasionally jingled by the wind.

"It's fine if you don't have anything to say." Yongzheng said lightly, "Kneel down!"

"The minister has something to say!"

Zhang Tingyu suddenly thought of the heart-to-heart words he had with Yongzheng last time when he met alone, and immediately said: "I think Tian Wenjing should not be promoted too fast!" Ma Qi also plucked up his courage and said: "Long live the new great treasure, it is not appropriate to open the door for officials to enter."

"Advance?" Yongzheng immediately retorted, "Everyone doesn't want to advance, and if you are qualified to be an official, can you govern the country and the world?"

Zhang Tingyu seized the gap in Yongzheng's words, and immediately added a sentence: "Ministers of the imperial court, such as Mingzhu and Gao Shiqi, all obeyed the emperor's consent with one word.

(End of this chapter)