"Yes, father." Zhu Houzhao agreed, and the matter was settled.

But in addition to this matter, there is another matter that Zhu Houzhao came over today, and that is about the establishment of a new department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

This is a new supervisory agency, a department that Zhu Houzhao plans to establish independently from other supervisory agencies, just like the Taxation Department before.

So Zhu Houzhao looked at his father and asked: "Father, what about the remaining thing?"

"Do you want to establish an investigation department in the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Zhu Youtang looked at his son and asked with suspicion on his face.

"Back to my father, it's just like this. I want to set up an investigation department. The Metropolitan Procuratorate is the emperor's eyes and ears, and is responsible for supervising the local area. But sometimes it is too chaotic." Zhu Houzhao said directly:

"The newly established Investigation Department will have the ability to investigate some cases, including memorials written by imperial censors from various places, impeachment persons or things. If they are sent to the imperial court, they can be called back to the Investigation Department, and the Investigation Department will be responsible for verification. Once confirmed, it can be

Officials punished."

After saying this, Zhu Houzhao took a step back and waited for his father to speak.

Zhu Youtang glanced at his son with some suspicion, because he felt that the Investigation Department was a department that took off his pants and farted. It was of no use at all and would only increase the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

If the previous process is followed, after the impeachment of the censor, if he feels that the matter needs to be investigated, then the emperor should order someone to investigate. This person should either be selected by the civil servants, which is the so-called three-law judicial review.

Or the emperor's own private institutions, such as Dongchang and Jinyiwei, were dispatched.

In fact, it is very simple. The extent of the investigation and the results of the investigation are all decided by you as the emperor, and there is no chance for others to interfere.

What's the use of setting up an investigation department?

Isn’t it better to just use Dongchang or Jinyiwei?

Zhu Youtang didn't believe that his son couldn't see it with his intelligence.

Since the son can see it and even thought of this level long ago, why would he propose to set up this investigation department?

Obviously there was something going on behind this. Although his son didn't say anything, Zhu Youtang knew in his heart that his son was digging a hole.

The son definitely does not simply want such a yamen, but wants to use this yamen to do other things. It is not the first time that he has done this kind of thing, but he just doesn't know what else to do.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao does not want such an investigation department. What he wants is the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate. It's just not the current Metropolitan Procuratorate, but his ideal Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao needed to rectify the Metropolitan Procuratorate and establish an investigation department. Although on the surface it seemed like a measure to enhance the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, in fact it was actually reducing the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The greatest power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is to talk about things blindly without being punished.

Zhu Houzhao is planning to put this power in a cage. The final form of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is actually the Discipline Inspection Commission in the future.

After a case is made, the court can investigate it first, or even remove officials and then investigate, but you are not allowed to act blindly. No matter what the case is, the evidence must be produced first.

There is another advantage here, that is, if the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate wants to be promoted, the first person he must promote is the person from the Investigation Department.

In other words, you, the censor, must first find out some cases before you can be promoted. Instead of just giving a memorial to persuade the emperor and gain your reputation like now.

If you want to do nothing, just rely on stimulating the emperor to cheat the imperial staff, that is absolutely not allowed. Only those who do practical things can be promoted, and there is no chance of doing nothing.

This can reduce the number of people who criticize the emperor and change the atmosphere of exaggeration.

You know, this kind of exaggeration is already very strong now. By the time of the Wanli Dynasty, it had reached its peak.

This exaggerated atmosphere has never declined since then. Until the Donglin Party, they still controlled the government in this way of trolling.

Who will do the right thing when the talk is invincible?

It's different with the Investigation Department. If you want to be promoted, you have to find out something for me.

After their rhetoric becomes useless, these people will naturally change direction.

Naturally, Zhu Houzhao would not tell his father these things.

"Do you think this is necessary?" Zhu Youtang looked at his son and asked directly.

There was a reason why he asked this. He wanted to know his son's true thoughts, that is, why did his son want to organize such a yamen?

"I think it is necessary to return to my father." Zhu Houzhao bowed.

"If an investigation department is established, then the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will naturally have to be more careful when impeaching. Because no matter what they impeach, someone will investigate and verify it. Once the matter he impeaches is not true, then once or twice

It’s okay, but if he does it three or five times, he will lose his face.”

"The most important thing is that there are so many censors in the world. If they really start to launch an impeachment, there will be too many impeachment matters for the emperor to handle. It can be handled by the Investigation Department first. For example, secret files from various places can also be handed over to the investigation.

manage."

After hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Zhu Youtang showed a smile on his face, feeling quite convinced.

In fact, since the imperial court implemented the secret memorial, Zhu Youtang's workload has increased significantly.

Most of them are memorials of impeachment. If this matter can be separated, then things will become much simpler.

You must know that your son is helping you deal with these secrets. If you don't have your son to deal with it, and you have to rely on yourself, you will probably be exhausted.

As for what my son said before, it is actually a very good thing. Let the censors stop fooling around and realize that they themselves are very annoyed.

After taking a look at Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Youtang asked: "Who do you think is suitable?"

"Back to my father, I think Liu Qi, the Minister of Household Affairs, is more suitable." Zhu Houzhao said.

Looking at his son, Zhu Youtang felt helpless.

My son is really unabashed. Who is that Liu Qi?

That is the person whom the son conquered by himself, and his character is extremely bad. When he was in Jiangnan, he got promoted by betraying his colleagues.

You actually want to lift up such a person and put him in such a position.

Zhu Youtang couldn't help but think of a person. This person was Lai Junchen, a famous cruel official in the Tang Dynasty.

Lai Junchen successively served as the censor and censor, Zhongcheng. Everyone knows what he does.

Now that my son is using such a person, he is obviously prepared to do this kind of thing.

If it weren't for the worry that such dirty hands were not suitable for the prince to do, I guess his son would actually want to take charge of this department himself.
Chapter completed!