"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
The emperor and his ministers met not in the majestic Fengtian Palace, but in the pavilion in the fields of Zhuangzi. On the left was a colorful lotus pond, and behind him was the sloping field that the old man had reclaimed and planted with sweet potatoes.
"There is no need to be polite, we are not in the court hall!" Zhu Yunxi raised his hand slightly, sat down in the pavilion, and said, "If you have something to do early in the morning, you are anxious to see me."
Among all the ministers, the veteran Ling Han looked at the hillside in the distance and whispered, "I heard that Your Majesty..."
The harvest of Hongshu has not yet been confirmed, so only a few courtiers knew about it. These courtiers in front of them thought that the old man wanted to live outside the palace on a whim.
"I fell down, and the doctor said it was nothing serious. It was a false alarm!" Although Zhu Yunxi said it calmly, he still felt a little scared. For an old man in his seventies, even a small injury could be fatal.
Ling Han said, "Your Majesty, I don't know whether to say something or not!"
As soon as he heard this, Zhu Yunxi knew that it was not a nice thing to say, and it was something he had to say.
Ling Han continued to say, "Your Majesty is filial, but you can't do everything according to the Emperor's temper. If the Emperor wants to do farm work, he can cultivate a few acres of land in the palace. There is no need to do it personally outside the city."
.Stay away from the palace city. If anything happens, it will be beyond your reach!"
"You also know the old man's temper. Don't talk to me about this. Talk to the old man!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Old man, it's just a matter of comfort. It's not a hypocritical courtesy. As long as Grandpa Huang can live here.
If you're happy, just let him live!"
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong!" Ling Han said again, "Just like today, when you heard that the Supreme Emperor fell, you came here in a hurry regardless of the court meeting. I dare to ask, if there happens to be a military and national event, I can't find you.
Your Majesty, have you been delayed?"
"Furthermore, it is an eternal gift for the emperor to live in the palace. Why do you keep running away? Could it be that the emperor is tired of living in the Forbidden City and wants to build a new palace?"
"If that's the case, I will never dare to obey the imperial edict!"
Zhu Yunxi held his forehead with one hand, and the old man said this in a few words. In the opinion of these officials, the emperor should stay in the palace and have more children and less time. Ling Han's words were also meant for Zhu Yunxi.
Get vaccinated. The implication is that you should not always take advantage of the emperor's excuse to run away, let alone think that the outside is better than the palace and have the idea of building a garden.
"Why do you, Aiqing, see me?" Zhu Yunxi quickly changed the subject, looked at Yang Jing, the left governor, and said, "Yang Aiqing, I see you are holding a bunch of princes in your hands?"
"Your Majesty, these are officials from Z who impeached Duke Qu!" Yang Jing said with a smile.
There is nothing trivial about Z land. On the one hand, it is the largest source of finance and taxation for the Ming Dynasty in several southeastern provinces. Secondly, it is also the place with the greatest resistance to the implementation of new policies such as dividing land into acres. In fact, the troubles in Z land began as early as the Hongwu period. An inventory
There are always many variables here, including land and population, as well as the yellow household registration list.
However, when the post office was converted into a post office, Daxing Water and Land Trade Road was particularly active.
"Who should be impeached again? Tie Xuan or Jing Qing?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
Yang Jing smiled and said, "It's not even about returning to the emperor, it's about impeaching Han Kezhong!"
"He has only been here a few days and so many people are impeaching him?" Zhu Yunxi looked at the thick pile in Yang Jing's hand and said with a smile, "What did he do that made people angry?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me for being rude!" Yang Jing put his book on the table, then picked up the document above, "This is a memorial sent directly by the Qiantang County Magistrate to the Ministry of Punishment and the Supervisory Office. The Qiantang County Magistrate, Censor Han Kezhong
When I first arrived in Zhejiang, I couldn't comfort the gentry, but abused torture..."
Zhu Yunxi suddenly interrupted him, "What's going on? Don't read these official seals. In the future, if you don't tell the cause and effect and just slap the blame on you, don't show it to me!"
After saying that, he paused and said, "I am not a diligent king, but I have to look at one or two hundred memorials a day. Whenever it comes to something that requires effort or that is thankless, it's all about passing the blame.
Blaming each other and blaming each other, mistakes are all the fault of others, everything is difficult, they all worked hard!"
"When it comes to business matters, they can't be beaten with three sticks, but when it comes to the official hat on their heads, their pens are stronger than anyone else's."
The ministers did not dare to speak for a while after hearing the words. I don't know why the emperor suddenly brought the topic to this topic. Everyone knew that the emperor in front of him had never been like the late prince, who was gentle and considerate of the difficulties of his ministers. And
In some aspects, he is even more mean than the Supreme Emperor.
In short, although he looks like a virtuous monarch, he is actually the most difficult to serve.
On the other hand, the veteran minister Ling Han said with a smile, "Most of the officials in the world are people who have nothing to do with their bodies. If the emperor is serious with them, he will have endless leisure!"
These words made Zhu Yunxi smile, "You are in charge of the official department. This year's official official examination must be more rigorous. At least in the Ming Dynasty, there will be fewer people who eat and do not work!" After that, he continued to Yang Jing, "You go on.
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"Yes!" Yang Jing said with a solemn face, "As soon as Han Kezhong arrived at the z place, he began to inspect the prefectures, counties and villages without stopping. The first stop was Qiantang County. The gentry in Qiantang County were originally dissatisfied with the new policy that the officials and gentry share the grain of the farmers.
I was so satisfied that when I heard that the censor appointed by the emperor had arrived, I went to complain!"
"The first time, fifteen gentry from Qiantang, headed by Wu, went to the county government, but were kicked out by Han Kezhong. Qiantang County reported that Han Kezhong not only did not see those people at that time, but also warned that if he dared to come to the county again, he would be punished.
Disrespect and rebellion will be punished!"
"The local gentry were dissatisfied and felt that Han Kezhong was deliberately bullying them. Later, when Han Kezhong went to inspect the countryside, more than 30 landlords and more than 400 tenants in Qiantang stopped directly in front of Han Kezhong's sedan. The crowd was furious and insisted that Han Kezhong give him a
statement!"
Zhu Yunxi's face was ashen. Later generations may have a misunderstanding and always believe that officials in the imperial power era were Tian. Perhaps this is true for ordinary people. But for the gentry, even for those gentry families with scholars in their families, as with
Trouble in the government is commonplace.
Firstly, the law does not punish the public, and secondly, they are sure that no official is willing to sacrifice his own reputation and bear the infamy of cruel officials.
"How did Han Kezhong do it?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
"The gentry surrounded Han Kezhong, but they learned that Han Kezhong was accompanied by guards from a hundred households in the guard house. He ordered them to be arrested on the spot, and anyone who dared to resist would be shot to death!"
Yang Jing continued, "The officers and soldiers of the guard station were like wolves and tigers, and they directly kidnapped the gentry and their tenants back to the county town. Several of the gentry had the reputation of being scholars, and Han Kezhong dismissed them on the spot in the name of the censor."
For Bai Ding!”
"The leading gentry simply took off his clothes, put them in a prison car, and stood outside the county government office with shackles for public display! Moreover, he was displayed in public for ten days in the county town, and then ordered to be taken to the countryside by the officers to display to the people!"
"Moreover, Han Kezhong issued an announcement that I, the Censor, took the Emperor to inspect the Z area for the purpose of the New Deal. Anyone who dares to obstruct the New Deal and gather a crowd to cause trouble will be charged with provocation and will not be tolerated. Do not say that I was unpredicted.
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"Moreover, he forced the state governments in various places to hand over the yellow records and fish scale records of their administrations and compare them with those of the Chief Secretary. Anyone who dares to shirk the responsibility will be punished for dereliction of duty!"
Speaking of this, Yang Jing smiled and said, "Anyway, as soon as Han Kezhong arrived at Z, he made a fuss and became restless!"
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