The emperor is qualified to be "little" willful.
Especially for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the trouble was not too much, the courtiers could tolerate it most of the time. Even if the trouble was too much, nothing might really happen.
Zhu Qiyu has long known this in his heart.
However, what he understands better is that any behavior has to pay a price. This price may not be at the moment, nor may it be in the court, but it will definitely be fed back into the huge state machine of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu was very cautious in using this 'privilege'.
So far, I have made every effort, actually only three times.
The first time was the dispute about the "zen position" and "successor position" before he ascended the throne. That time had both political significance and personal feelings. On the one hand, it was to eliminate future hidden dangers. On the other hand, it was also out of Zhu Qiyu's own selfishness.
The price to be paid that time, or the problems left behind, made the already turbulent situation at that time a bit unstable. Rumors spread throughout the government and the public, which also caused him, Empress Dowager Sun, and Zhu Qizhen to go against each other much faster.
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However, these problems were basically solved in the victory of the Battle of Wala, and although the last point caused a lot of turmoil in the court, it was still under control.
As for the second time, it was a courtesy when facing the Supreme Emperor. It must be said that it was a rare decision made by Zhu Qiyu based on personal feelings.
The consequence of this is that there have always been rumors in the government and the public that the Tian family is only superficially harmonious, and that Zhu Qiyu is arrogant and arrogant.
Zhu Qiyu knew these situations in his heart, but because it was just a private discussion and it was difficult to stop it, he didn't take care of it.
Of course, there were also memorials by the imperial censor, but they were all shelved.
Until now, this matter has always been a small hidden danger, but Zhu Qiyu has no intention of solving it.
Anyway, he did not intend to be a perfect sage king. What he always wanted was to be beneficial to the country and not to mention his personal morality.
Again, he maintains his own image and the "harmony" of the Tian family because doing so can make the court more stable.
As long as it doesn't affect the political situation, he doesn't care what a small group of people say.
This time too.
It is conceivable that after the dispute between the Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate in front of the imperial court spread, even if it was under the guise of being ill, some people would inevitably talk about the emperor's laziness in politics.
Even Zhu Qiyu could imagine that someone would make a fuss about the previous draft and advise the emperor to cultivate his moral character and be diligent in government affairs.
It will definitely damage his reputation.
However, compared to using this seemingly absurd reason to temporarily calm down the conflict between the Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate at this time, the benefits to the court far outweighed the loss of his image.
Of course, the consequence is that this contradiction is only temporarily postponed but not resolved.
During the subsequent implementation, the Ministry of Punishment will inevitably have various conflicts with the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Once implemented into specific matters, many problems cannot be solved in one or two sentences.
However, even so, Zhu Qiyu still had no intention of giving up.
In fact, everyone present knew that the reason mentioned by the emperor was just an excuse, not the real reason.
If it is really due to lack of energy, then you can have the Supervisor of Ceremonies approve the red papers on your behalf. This does not take much effort and is also a common practice.
It's just that knowing it in your heart is one thing, but speaking it out is taboo.
Especially with Wang Zhenyinjian in front, no one dared to say this.
Therefore, the essence of this dispute is not simply to share the emperor's worries, but a new division of power between the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
From Zhu Qiyu's perspective, he naturally has his own considerations.
Having seen the changes of the Ming Dynasty over the past century, he had many thoughts about the reasons for the eventual collapse of the Ming Dynasty. The collapse of a dynasty must have various complicated reasons.
However, as far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, a very important thing is to treat scholars excessively.
This class of scholars includes scholars who have not entered officialdom, officials who have already entered officialdom, and even country gentry who have already become official officials.
Seriously speaking, this is actually related to Emperor Taizu. Although he governed the officials with an iron fist, he was very tolerant of scholars.
This kind of grace was initially based on status, such as not kneeling before officials. Later, it developed into treatment. Scholars who had achieved fame were exempted from corvee and taxes. Later, these were also given in criminal cases.
Scholars had a certain degree of immunity.
As a result, the Ministry of Punishment, the highest judicial department in charge of criminal matters in the world, had almost no jurisdiction over officials' crimes except for the imperial court, which was regarded as the norm by the imperial court.
This is not normal!
It is true that the behavior of officials is supervised by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but the supervision of Kedao has its flaws.
First, Kedao officials only have the power of supervision, but not the power of interrogation. After the charges are found, they need to be submitted to the court for a decision.
In this case, the imperial court sent another minister to verify, which was more arbitrary and had a lot of room for movement.
Take the case of King Zhennan as an example. If an official with experience in criminal justice was in charge, he would never have been so reckless and hurriedly closed the case, so that after so many years, it could still cause such a big disturbance.
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Secondly, because of the special nature of supervision, Ke Dao was allowed to report on rumors.
This is intended to smoothen channels of expression, but without follow-up institutional cooperation, such rumors can easily become a tool for party struggle.
It is true that the struggle in the officialdom is not only because of the apparent fault, but also involves the interests of all aspects. But again, if an official commits a crime, he can finally get something because of his position, power, and relationship.
If we don't protect it, then the trend of forming factions will be difficult to contain.
Gradually bringing all criminal officials into the scope of interrogation by the Ministry of Justice will not completely solve this problem, but at least it can provide institutional restraint.
At the same time, compared to the censor who heard about the incident, it is obvious that the Ministry of Punishment is better at criminal cases and can also minimize unjust, false and wrong cases.
In Zhu Qiyu's heart, the Ministry of Punishment has never been an insignificant department. On the contrary, the Ministry of Punishment should have the same powerful deterrent effect on officials as the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which is in charge of supervision, and the Ministry of Personnel, which is in charge of official evaluation.
Of course, if you want to change the old practices, the process will be difficult and long.
However, no matter how difficult it is, you still have to do it.
In short, the dispute between the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate was finally settled by Zhu Qiyu because of his lack of energy, and it was considered to be temporarily over.
At the same time, the memorial to rectify the military garrison came to an end.
After the Metropolitan Procuratorate cleared Zhang Tianmu and the Criminal Department in the early stage to identify the case, the most important thing, and undoubtedly the most difficult one, was naturally the final disposition.
After all, the ultimate purpose of reorganizing the military settlements is, firstly, to restore the settlements and reduce the pressure on the court, and secondly, to deter the young people so that they do not dare to touch the military settlements again.
This last step can only be done by the Ministry of War.
Although the emperor had just given the Ministry of Punishments the right to interrogate, after all, the actual situation still had to be taken into consideration.
There are so many people involved in the military camp affairs from top to bottom. If the Ministry of Punishment wants to interrogate them, it can only strictly examine the most typical ones. Others will still have to be handed over to the Ministry of War after ascertaining the extent of the involvement as appropriate.
After all, the Ministry of War holds the power to promote and dismiss these officials.
So, in Wuying Hall, Yu Qian continued to speak and said.
"The Ministry of War will participate in the entire process of reorganizing the military settlement. After the initial clearing of the land, the Ministry of War will work with the Ministry of Household Affairs to re-write the fish scale book and recover the land that originally belonged to the military settlement one by one."
"Anything involving invading military camps, privately cultivating land, or misappropriating soldiers will be punished according to the circumstances. At the same time, the generals on all sides will be ordered to report the matter on their own initiative during the process of clearing land, and they may be exempted from punishment as appropriate."
After the words fell, many people present frowned, but immediately relaxed.
What Yu Qian said was unexpected, but it makes sense!
The surprise is because everyone feels that with Yu Qian's character and spending so much energy on this matter, he will definitely do something big in the end.
To put it bluntly, the number of people who didn’t kill this time is totally unlike Yu Huihui, who is still the same person who doesn’t hit the wall!
However, at the end, there was such a big commotion that the Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, the Officials Department, and the Household Department were all alarmed.
But when it came time to deal with it, there were only a few words of "punishment will be given according to the circumstances", or even "those who take the initiative to report may be exempted from punishment as appropriate".
This is undoubtedly a bit disappointing.
However, this is actually a reasonable thing.
If it is said that it is the most difficult to clear the father-in-law's land and the interrogation process by the Ministry of Justice is the most complicated, then the final disposal procedure is undoubtedly the most dangerous.
Because this is really about wielding a knife.
Recovering the land and reporting it voluntarily will only lead to a loss of wealth. However, if the Ministry of War really deposes them in a big way, and even intends to kill, then it will be a disaster that will make people desperate to destroy the family.
No matter from any perspective, this is not a good idea.
Again, the purpose of organizing military camps is to ensure the number of military camps and reduce the pressure on the court, not to kill people.
However, the elders still couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Although, in the past half month, the Ministry of War has been vaguely spreading news that this time the plan is very mild, but at this time, they are still a little regretful. It is a pity that there is one more person in the court who can weigh the pros and cons.
Minister, but there is missing a direct minister who goes forward...
However, no matter what they think, this is the plan given by the Ministry of War.
After Yu Qian finished speaking, the emperor waited for a moment, and when no one spoke, he said.
"I still say what I said, the rectification of the military and military camps is the most important government affairs next year. It involves all aspects. All yamen must work together and cooperate sincerely to serve the imperial court."
With that said, the emperor picked up the memorial and asked.
"I will let the Ministry of War continue to improve this charter and submit it to the court for discussion at the court meeting after the year. But this is the general situation. Do you have anything else to say?"
The elders looked at each other and felt that there were a lot of changes today. They needed to go back and think about it carefully. Besides, the regulations of the Ministry of War took so many people's energy to make. It is not comprehensive, but it was temporarily
It's not easy for them to find fault.
So, a group of ministers stood up one after another and spoke.
"I obey your orders."
Immediately, the emperor nodded and said.
"Okay, in that case, all the ministries can go back and start preparations. Uncle, Mr. Yu, Mr. Shen, and Governor Fan will stay for a while, and the rest can leave."
This is obviously a small meeting.
However, the emperor had already issued an order to expel guests, and naturally the ministers did not dare to stay any longer. They all stood up and left. Soon, more than half of the people in the palace were missing. Only Zhennan King Zhu Huixun, Yu Qian, Shen Yi and Fan Guang were left.
four people.
The ministers had almost retreated, and Zhu Qiyu became more relaxed. With a smile on his face, he looked towards Zhennan Wangdao, who had been watching from the beginning to the end.
"My uncle must have been very busy these days. How are the preparations for the prince's marriage going?"
The fat King Zhennan stood up with great effort, cupped his hands and said.
"Your Majesty, please ask. With the help of Uncle Hu Dazong from the Ministry of Rites and Yu Shaobao from the Ministry of War, preparations have been made. However, the time is too hasty, and the daughter of the Fan family has been really wronged."
Hearing this, Fan Guang stood up quickly and said.
"Where do you start from saying this, Your Majesty? It is my daughter's blessing to be favored by the Crown Prince. How can I talk about grievances?"
Seeing the two people rejecting each other, the smile on Zhu Qiyu's face grew stronger and he said.
"Dudu Fan, you don't have to be too modest. This marriage was originally for the wish of the great uncle of King Min, so the preparation was a bit hasty. If you feel wronged, it is wronged."
"However, don't worry. Although this preparation has been hasty, the majesty of the royal family will not be missing. After the New Year, I will order Shu Liang and Zhang Cheng to help you organize it. When you get married,
I will definitely make this wedding the most glorious in the entire capital."
Fan Guang did not expect that the emperor would be so concerned about this marriage. He was a little dazed for a moment and did not react.
However, King Zhennan on the side did not hesitate at all, and immediately handed over his hand to thank him and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace."
When he got up, his eyes had already been squeezed into slits on his fat face, and he kept saying.
"To be honest with your Majesty, I am very busy these days as someone unfamiliar with the place in the capital. After all, it is a clan wedding, and etiquette must not be neglected. Your Majesty can send two father-in-laws to come and give advice. I will take care of it now."
Put it in your belly."
As he said this, the Zhennan King rubbed his hands and seemed a little embarrassed and said.
"Speaking of which, Your Majesty, a few days ago, the old man was still saying that there are many treasures in the palace, and I have to ask you for two pieces to give to my granddaughter-in-law..."
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows, quite a bit unable to help but laugh, but when he looked at his great-uncle, he was a little more approving.
So, following his words, Zhu Qiyu said.
"Don't worry, this is the marriage I'm planning, and the rewards you'll give me will definitely satisfy my great-uncle."
This time, Fan Guang reacted, but it was still a moment late, so he could only follow King Zhennan to thank him.
After getting up, the smile on Zhu Qiyu's face faded slightly and said.
"A few days ago, my great-uncle sent me a memorial, saying that he wanted to resign from the position of Grand Sect Leader. Did my great-uncle know about this?"
