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Chapter 867 Anti-corruption

 The sound of cicadas interprets the heat of summer. In the Nanjing Guanzhai, Guan Shouzhen, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, sat restlessly in his study, thinking about his thoughts. Since Yu Chaoxiang and Chen Bangyan entered the cabinet, he was under great pressure and his mood changed.

I have to get irritated.

Among the original five cabinet ministers, as the first assistant, in addition to taking charge of the cabinet, he was also in charge of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry; Sun Jinding was in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Court of Concierge; Su Guansheng was in charge of the Ministry of War; Zheng Feng was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment; and the most important department of officials, he

His best friend Gu Yi was in charge. According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was the head of the six departments, and was generally not included in the cabinet, lest he had too much power and could not be removed. But during the Longqing period, Gao Gong, a great scholar, became a cabinet minister and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Among the six ministries, his own party controls three of them, and his power is overwhelming. However, when the battle for Chen Bangyan's entry into the cabinet broke out a few days ago, the princelings showed their sharpness and offended the old emperor. Although Long is old, he is still

Long, he has not yet reached the point where he has lost his mind and is manipulated by his subordinates. As soon as the two newly promoted bachelors entered the cabinet, they reduced the power of Guan Shoufu.

The old man said: Guan Chief Assistant is old, in charge of the central government, and has heavy affairs. I am afraid that his body and bones will not be able to bear the responsibility of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry. Let's do this. From now on, the Chief Assistant will be in charge of the cabinet and only be in charge of the Concierge House.

That's it. The remaining six cabinet ministers each lead one department, Su Guansheng is in charge of the official department, Zheng Feng is in charge of the household department, Sun Jinding is in charge of the rites department, Yu Chaoxiang is in charge of the war department, Gu Yi is in charge of the punishment department, and Chen Bangyan is in charge of the industry department.

In order to strengthen the imperial power, the cabinet ministers were also ordered to be in charge of various ministries and no longer serve as ministers of various ministries.

As a result, the power of the princelings headed by Guan Shouzhen was greatly weakened, and they only controlled the Ministry of Punishment and the Concierge House; while the Prince Party of Ji got the Ministry of Works; another enemy, Sun Jinding, although he lost the Concierge House, was replaced by his best friend Yu Chaoxiang in the cabinet.

, in charge of the Ritual and Military Departments, their power increased; Su Guansheng and Zheng Feng of the imperial party were in charge of the official department and the household department. In fact, strictly speaking, Sun Jinding was also considered an imperial party.

The situation in the cabinet has become very clear. The old emperor has strengthened the centralization of power and at the same time intends to support Chen Bangyan to check and balance himself.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't you know that Yu formed a party not for yourself, but for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Since you have established the Crown Prince, you should help him establish his prestige and spread his wings widely, but you have supported King Ji; if it is true,

If you like King Ji, you can simply make King Ji the prince instead, but you have no intention of making it easy for him to save the country. If things go on like this, the prince will become weaker and King Ji will become stronger. The branches are weak and the branches are weak, and the ministers are at a loss. After a hundred years from you, I am afraid that

The disaster of Xuanwu Gate is not far away!

Guan Shouzhen was screaming in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out. Since ancient times, in all dynasties, the issue of establishing a heir has been an untouchable problem for the emperor. No matter how favored the minister is, once he is involved, there will basically be no good end.

He has been in official circles for many years, so he naturally understands this truth, so he just screams in his heart and never dares to speak out.

"Master, Xiao Situ (the nickname of the Minister of Household Affairs) said that the current situation is difficult. In order to avoid suspicion, it would be better for him and you to see less during this period. He wrote a few lines for you," the steward Guan Fu said respectfully,

Handed over a piece of paper.

Shao Si Nong refers to the imperial party’s think tank, Tang Zhen, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

"Avoid suspicion?"

Guan Shouzhen smiled bitterly. Ever since he annoyed the emperor with Chen Bangyan's entry into the cabinet, his life has been very difficult. His authority has been reduced and his party members have been suppressed. Ordinarily, when the emperor is displeased, the backbone of the princelings should meet less often to avoid being

He was framed by others and was labeled as a clique for personal gain and evil intentions, but now it is imminent.

Chen Bangyan was indeed a ruthless man. He fought ruthlessly and attacked his political opponents even more ruthlessly! As soon as he took charge of the Ministry of Works, he launched a vigorous "corruption eradication" campaign in the Ministry of Works. The four departments of the Ministry of Works, Yuheng, Dushui, and Tuntian, were

Three Yuanwailang and seven principals have been investigated. The most serious case of the Battalion and Maintenance Department, from Langzhong to two Yuanwailang and a group of subordinate officers, has been almost wiped out and all are under investigation. In the Camping and Maintenance Department of Nuo Da, only one person is left.

The boss, who has just taken office, is struggling to make ends meet.

This is not fighting corruption, it is clearly ****!

Guan Shouzhen knew in his heart that Chen Bangyan's anti-corruption campaign at this time was Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, aiming at Pei Gong. To put it bluntly, he wanted to find evidence of corruption when he was in charge of the Ministry of Industry through anti-corruption. At present, although he has only arrested some lower-level people

As an official, the fire can't burn him yet, but it will be hard to say if it goes further.

Although Guan Shoufu pretends to be noble and likes to ridicule Sun Jinding's dark history of being exiled for corruption, in fact, he is no worse than Sun Jinding in making money. The difference is that the gifts he receives are more covert.

If they are not given by acquaintances, they will never be accepted. If you really dig deeper, you will find him sooner or later.

Li Guoxiang, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, could not sit still and asked him for an idea. This person was his confidant and had always been shameless. Because he wanted to flatter the emperor, he advocated the establishment of a press censorship department to suppress freedom of speech, which caused public outrage among scholars and was arrested.

He was dismissed and returned to his hometown. However, because of this, Jian was in the emperor's heart. Within a year of returning to his hometown, he was promoted to the governor of Myanmar, and later got the lucrative job of right minister of the Ministry of Industry.

In front of Li Guoxiang, Guan Shouzhen pretended to be calm and maintained the prime minister's demeanor, telling him not to be afraid and to stand firm.

As soon as Li Shilang left, he found Xiao Qi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Zhang Cheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, and asked them to use the name of building a mausoleum for the emperor to build a mausoleum for the emperor.

Release it.

When Emperor Guangwu got older, he began to consider his posthumous affairs. He ordered people to select a mausoleum site near Xiaoling, and ordered the Ministry of Industry to build a magnificent mausoleum for him. This reason is quite sufficient!

Xiao Qi and Zhang Cheng were not close confidants of Guan Shouzhen, but they were die-hard imperialists, especially Zhang Cheng, who was a former manager of the Jingjiang Palace and were loyal to the old emperor. However, they were both officials in the Ministry of Industry, so they had intersections with each other. Li Guoxiang

If something happens, they won't be able to run away, so they agree happily. These two people are quite powerful!

Unexpectedly, he met the inexperienced Chen Bangyan. He received Xiao and Zhang in a pleasant manner. He was kind and very polite, but he refused to let go of their release.

The most irritating thing is that someone secretly reported to Guan Shouzhen that after Chen Bangyan sent Xiao Qi and Zhang Cheng away, he laughed loudly and said, "This is the key to the old thief Guan." He ordered his subordinates to fight day and night.

They kept interrogating the officials involved and even deprived them of sleep. They vowed to carry out the anti-corruption campaign to the end. They would dig deep, dig deep, and we would not retreat until the roots were dug out!

He is trying to cut off my head like he did in Sichuan Province!

Guan Shouzhen felt a chill on his neck, and hurriedly asked the housekeeper to invite Tang Zhen, the right servant of the Ministry of Revenue, to come to the house for discussion. Unexpectedly, Tang Zhen said that the emperor's anger had not subsided, and he should visit less often at this time to avoid suspicion. He refused to come and only handed the housekeeper a piece of paper.

Film.

Taking out the piece of paper, I saw sixteen words written on it: "Quietness is used to cultivate one's morality, frugality is used to cultivate virtue. There are other caves in the books of sages."


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