Chapter 361 Something is wrong with Kaifeng Mansion
Chapter 361 Something is wrong with Kaifeng Mansion
Stubborn people in official circles are always particularly eye-catching.
Like Wei Zheng in the past, and like Hai Rui in the future.
And now, there is another iron-necked Pei Benzhi from Chenliu County in the Ming Dynasty.
People like this are not liked by their colleagues most of the time, and their subordinates will only discover their shining points after getting along with them for a long time.
The king maintains a love-hate attitude towards such ministers.
They are a sword.
An extremely sharp sword.
It can wipe out all the lawbreakers and traitors, but the sword is sharp on both sides, and occasionally it will cut the palm of the sword holder.
Zhu Yunxi's palms were pressed on the shoulders of Pei Benzhi, who was still kneeling on the ground despite being shackled.
His hand was not cut.
So, Zhu Yunxi bent down, stretched out his other hand to hold Pei Benzhi's arm, and began to push upward.
The eyes of the accompanying officials under the Yamen moved slightly.
Pei Benzhi had a more obvious reaction, his eyes kept flashing, and he opened his mouth several times but was unable to speak.
Then, he stood up tremblingly.
I am devoted to my subordinates, so that I can do this.
The accompanying officials standing behind Zhu Yunxi all looked envious, wishing they had put on two shackles and knelt down instead of Pei Benzhi.
Pan Deshan is thoughtful.
If you want to control the river, in addition to the support of the court, you must also have the support of local officials and officials. After all, compared to the Yellow River, the court is really beyond the reach of the Yellow River, and it takes more than half a month to get back and forth for one thing. p>
Pei Benzhi's grandson personally supports him, and the county magistrate's official position will probably be promoted to one promotion in the near future.
So Pan Deshan took another look at Pei Benzhi.
"I thank you, Your Highness!"
Pei Benzhi, who was helped up, had sobs in his throat for a long time, and finally uttered a sincere thank you.
Zhu Yunxi smiled silently and turned his head to look at the accompanying officials under the Yamen.
He waved his hand: "Go and do your own business. Let's chat with this famous iron neck."
The accompanying officials were stimulated one after another today, and left one by one with enough vinegar to flood the land of Liufu again.
Zhu Yunxi looked at Pei Benzhi: "Don't say any more about the guilty minister. Follow me into the Yamen and tell you about Chenliu County."
Pei Benzhi's mind at this time was still filled with images of the complicated expressions in the eyes of the officials who had just left.
Hearing the greeting from the Emperor Taisun, Pei Benzhi was stunned and turned his head, and saw that His Highness the Emperor Taisun had already reached the steps. He immediately lifted up his robe, stretched out his feet and carefully scratched the ground left and right twice, and then stood on tiptoe.
Walk up the steps.
Back at the county government office, Yu Tian had already packed up a tea room.
Looking at the original decorations on the left and right, you can tell that this place was probably loved by Cao Zhisheng in the past.
Zhu Yunxi sat directly on the chair and looked up at Pei Benzhi, who was standing in front of him.
"A member of the Yichou Branch in the 18th year of Hongwu, you are an anomaly."
Zhu Yunxi's first words made Pei Benzhi's heart skip a beat.
But Pei Benzhi reacted quickly and smiled silently: "I just don't know how to be an official."
Zhu Yunxi fell silent, looking at this man who had been an official for nearly ten years, but kept staying on the ground without moving his iron neck, and suddenly smiled: "It's okay if you don't know how to be an official, as long as you know how to do things for the people, it's enough
."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi raised his hand to signal Yutian who was waiting aside to make tea.
He waved to Pei Benzhi: "Sit down, I don't have to follow your rules here."
Pei Benzhi raised his head and said in a low voice: "Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me a seat."
Zhu Yunxi shook his head and allowed Pei Benzhi to continue his ritual.
Wait until Pei Benzhi sat down only half his buttocks.
Zhu Yunxi then said again: "Many people in Kaifeng Mansion killed the Chen family member because you didn't have the imperial court's approval. They wrote a lot of impeachment memorials and sent them to Guyou Yingtian."
Pei Benzhi exerted a little force on his legs, and the buttocks that were resting on the stool were lifted up: "I have ignored the laws of the country."
Zhu Yunxi shook his head and pressed his hands: "In troubled times, heavy rituals should be used. Although the Ming Dynasty cannot be said to be in troubled times, the six prefectures are affected by disasters and the people's hearts are unstable. Borrowing a head to calm the people's hearts, and it is also the head of a lawless person, how can there be any guilt?
."
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi looked at Pei Benzhi faintly.
He said lightly: "Speaking of which, I just arrived in Lanyang County today, and I imitated you and did something like you. I beheaded Cao Zhisheng and spread it around the county to appease the people."
Pei Benzhi's butt that just fell down wanted to lift it up again.
Zhu Yunxi couldn't stop laughing: "I told you that you don't need to be so formal, so you can just sit back and relax. Don't you feel tired from walking from Chenliu County to Lanyang County?"
Pei Benzhi smiled and said: "When I was young, I often traveled to the countryside and counties to study, so my legs and feet were stronger. My grandson was responsible for supervising the country and was given the title of patrolling the west. He also had the emperor's order to kill mediocre officials and calm the people's hearts.
Benevolent government."
After some testing.
When the tea soup was ready, Yutian poured a cup of tea for each of the two people sitting across from each other.
Zhu Yunxi also put away his leisurely thoughts with Pei Benzila and confirmed that discussing matters with this person in a business-to-business manner was the best option.
He then said: "What is the situation in Chenliu County now?"
When Pei Benzhi heard this, he finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief. What he said outside the city that he wanted to chat with the grandson was just to comfort his subordinates. When he actually faced the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty alone, that
Qipin County Magistrate, are you nervous?
At this moment, the conversation finally came to the main topic. Pei Ben subconsciously puffed up his chest and cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, Chenliu County now has five thousand Yulin Guards and horses stationed in charge. They have worked together to relieve the disaster and clean up the congestion in the county, and they have achieved great results. Chenliu County now has
The large gentry households in the county donated grain, totaling 83,726 shi. In addition to keeping it for the county, Chen Liu could also donate 50,000 shi to feed the people in surrounding counties before the court's food relief arrived." p>
When he said these words, Pei Benzhi was not proud, but felt ashamed.
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When a county is hit by a disaster, the government's surplus grain is not enough to feed the people of the county for a few days. However, the grain stored by large households in the county can not only feed the people of the county, but also use most of it to support the people of surrounding counties. Zhu Yunxi’s eyes are also not pretty.
He looked at the ashamed-looking Pei Benzhi and sneered: "These are the wealthy gentry of our Ming Dynasty."
Pei Benzhi said in a low voice: "Actually, Your Highness... Your Highness the King of Qin has followed the example of Zhejiang Road for the imperial court in the past two years. In Henan Road, he promoted the idea of dividing households into acres and integrating officials and gentry. The results have been remarkable, and the people have become more loyal to the imperial court." p>
"The reform of official post offices implemented by the imperial court earlier made communication between the common people even more convenient. The imperial court has been doing things for the common people in recent years, and the common people can gradually put more food in their stomachs."
"It's just that the government's administration takes decades or hundreds of years. So far...it's already pretty good..."
Zhu Yunxi shook his head: "The administration of the imperial court requires merits accumulated over the years. But this time, the six governments were hit by disaster. Is it because of the imperial administration?"
Zhu Yunxi quietly changed the topic to another direction.
Pei Benzhi's eyes flashed slightly, and he shook his head with a helpless smile.
Zhu Yunxi sneered and said: "It is impossible for the imperial court to know what is happening in the local area every day, so the imperial court has built a complex supervisory system layer upon layer. The role of the Three Laws Division is to use the law to deter traitors. As for the Jin Yiwei of this dynasty,
It is a knife hanging over the official’s neck at all times. But, even at such a high price, Lanyang County still settled the matter."
Pei Benzhi no longer knew what to say.
He thought for a while, if he and Cao Zhisheng were to switch positions, and he would be the magistrate of Lanyang County, which is next to the Yellow River embankment, and Cao Zhisheng would be the magistrate of Chenliu County, which is not close to the river. Perhaps, the Yellow River embankment would not burst this year.
.
"I want you to be the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture."
Zhu Yunxi's voice quietly penetrated into Pei Benzhi's ears, making him startled.
Pei Benzhi looked up at Zhu Yunxi with his mouth open. He was just thinking about changing positions, but the Emperor Taisun wanted him to take charge of the entire Kaifeng Mansion.
Zhu Yunxi looked at Pei Benzhi who looked surprised and laughed: "Just wait, I have been the iron neck magistrate of Chenliu County for eight years. I really want to see when your title can be replaced by the iron neck of Kaifeng Prefecture.
Prefect."
Pei Benzhi could no longer sit still, so he stood up, waved his arms and folded his hands, and bowed.
"I accept the order and thank you."
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "I just said a few words to reassure you. When I get the position of Kaifeng Prefecture magistrate for you, I will let you use it. Now..."
Pei Benzhi rarely smiled lightly and stretched out his hand to say, "Your Highness, please have some tea."
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In the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang changed Bianliang Road into Kaifeng Prefecture in Beijing. In the eleventh year, he dismissed Beijing as a prefecture and established the vassal state of Zhou King Zhu Ju (su).
Since then, Kaifeng Prefecture has begun to prosper as a thoroughfare to eight provinces.
Because of its special political status, Kaifeng Prefecture controls 30 counties in four states with one prefecture.
Kaifeng City, located in the heart of the Central Plains, has a history as thick as the Yellow River embankment.
This day.
Shortly after Zhu Yunxi arrived in Lanyang County and borrowed the head of the county magistrate Cao Zhisheng to calm the people.
Several accompanying officials, escorted by a team of royal guards, quietly appeared outside Kaifeng Mansion.
Everyone on this trip did not wear official clothes, but dressed up as merchants. The officials were the merchants, and the royal guards were the caravan guards.
As for the carriages in the team, they really contained a lot of food.
Everyone stood beside the official road not far from the city gate, looking at the gate of Kaifeng City with frowns.
"Why can't we even see any victims?" A head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs asked in a low voice, frowning in confusion.
Someone also deduced and explained in a low voice.
"What if Kaifeng Prefecture arranges the victims elsewhere?"
"It's also possible that Kaifeng Prefecture has sent all the victims to work for relief."
The head of the Ministry of Personnel shook his head and looked at the other censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who was accompanying him.
Because in the early years, Zhan Hui, the former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also served as the errand official of the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so in those years the officials of the Ministry of Personnel and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were very close and had a good relationship.
This origin has not been interrupted yet.
The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who was accompanying him frowned and looked around, then looked at the officers and soldiers standing on the city wall, checking the passing people and caravan soldiers and horses under the city wall, and couldn't help but let out a light sigh.
"This isn't right."
Several officials who were still wondering about the reason couldn't help but look over after hearing the sound.
The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate said in a low voice: "You have all seen the situation in Lanyang County when the six prefectures were hit by the disaster this time. What were the people like after the disaster? In addition to those who were cleared of silt, how many people did not have enough to eat?
After eating, they gathered outside the city and waited for the government to recruit people with work in exchange for relief."
Following the explanation from the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there was a sudden chuckle in the team.
Everyone finally discovered what was wrong with the problem.
Damn it, there are no victims in Kaifeng Fucheng, that’s the biggest thing wrong!
In such a huge city, there is not a single disaster victim in sight. What could be more wrong than this situation?
The people who came all the way to the outside of Kaifeng City in disguise finally reacted.
The head of the official department, who was dressed as a wealthy businessman, snorted coldly and turned his head to look at the royal guards in the team who were dressed as guards.
"Quietly, go to a few people to inquire about the news and see where the victims are outside Kaifeng Prefecture."
Several Jinyi guards immediately accepted the order and were about to hide themselves and leave the team.
However, at this time, under the gate of Kaifeng Mansion, which everyone was paying little attention to, a group of cavalry rushed out.
From a distance, shouts were heard.
"Come on, everyone!"
"Come on, everyone!"
"Kaifeng Mansion is late to greet you. Please forgive me, sir."
The shouts coming from under the city gate were full of enthusiasm and apology.
The head of the Ministry of Personnel frowned, turned around and hid his hands behind his back, pressing his hands on the Jin Yiwei who had already started to move forward.
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The royal guards immediately stopped.
The few people behind the head of the staff frowned at the pair of people on horseback who came over, and started talking in low voices.
"We were exposed."
"How did they know we were coming?"
"There can be no mistakes in His Highness's entourage, so the problem can only be in Kaifeng Mansion."
"They've been waiting for us to come!"
After a few sentences of discussion, a result is presented to everyone.
The head of the Ministry of Personnel had already walked out.
Now that Kaifeng Mansion has discovered his identity, there is no need to be so shameless and pretend not to know.
The head of the Department of Personnel clasped his fists at the team that came straight towards him: "I am the head of the Department of Officials and Officials, and I wonder which yamen you are from in Kaifeng Prefecture."
The sound of the war horse's breath has reached the ears of the chief of staff.
At first glance, the sturdy war horse is a rarity that is rarely seen in the frontier army.
On horseback, a middle-aged man wearing a green robe and official uniform dismounted calmly, signaling to the officers behind him to be calm.
The middle-aged man threw away the reins in his hands, with a smile on his face, and walked up to the head of the Ministry of Personnel with his hands folded: "This official is the general magistrate of Kaifeng Mansion. I am late to welcome all the superior officials today. Please forgive me for your sins."
Listening to this man's voice, you can tell that the shout under the city gate just now came from him.
While the middle-aged man was smiling and apologizing, his eyes moved from the head of the Ministry of Personnel to the other accompanying officials behind him, and finally glanced at the group of royal guards who were secretly on guard.
The head of the Ministry of Personnel raised his hand and said: "It turns out to be Fang Tongpan, and the lower official is just the head of the Ministry of Personnel. How dare you forget your dignity in front of Tongpan."
The head of the Ministry of Personnel answered very carefully, and his eyes were always quietly observing the Kaifeng Prefecture General Judge Fang Gusalom across from him.
Fang Guxin, the general judge of Kaifeng Prefecture, laughed and waved his hand: "The person in charge is an official accompanying His Highness Taisun. Naturally, he can be regarded as an imperial envoy. Isn't that the Shangguan of Kaifeng Prefecture who we are waiting for?"
The head of the Ministry of Personnel frowned slightly and trembled a few times. He felt a little dissatisfied with Gu Xin's nonchalant remarks.
It's just that there is still a sense of affection on the face.
The head of the Ministry of Personnel said softly: "I wonder how Fang Tongpan knew that we were coming?"
Fang Guxin turned his eyes and said without thinking too much: "The whole Kaifeng Mansion has been looking forward to His Highness the Grand Sun for a long time, hoping that the imperial court will provide relief. Sir, don't look at the fact that there are still merchants in Kaifeng Mansion now. These are all sages from the countryside.
It’s just borrowed food.
Kaifeng Mansion has been waiting for the arrival of the superior officials every day. Today, they saw that the faces of the superior officials did not look like the locals of Kaifeng Prefecture, so the people from the government office came back to report. The lower officials knew that the superior officials did not want to show their official faces to others,
I am afraid of shocking the people of Kaifeng Mansion, but the lower officials still have to come to pick up the superior officials in person, so as to comply with the etiquette of Kaifeng Mansion."
Fang Guxin said it very tactfully.
But it made the head of the Ministry of Personnel feel more and more uneasy.
In just a few words, the Kaifeng Prefecture's official judge not only named the current difficulties in Kaifeng Prefecture, but also explained why they knew about the arrival of his group.
At present, it is at least a perfect explanation.
"May I ask Fang Tongpan, where have all the victims of the disaster in Kaifeng Prefecture gone?"
When the head of the Ministry of Personnel really didn't know what attitude to take to continue, another official accompanying him behind him had already spoken bluntly, looking closely at Fang Guxin, who had a smile on his face.
Fang Guxin was stunned for a moment, then frowned, and said as if he was very surprised and puzzled: "If I go back to Shangguan, the victims of the disaster in my mansion naturally went to work. Didn't the imperial court ask us to provide relief with work to calm the people's hearts?
Well, this is a good thing. If the imperial court orders it, Kaifeng Mansion will naturally go all out to do it."
The accompanying officials who asked questions continued to press for questioning.
Behind Fang Guxin and others, another team approaching with bursts of steaming steam.
"Everyone give way! Everyone give way!"
"If you miss the royal palace's porridge delivery and starve the people, no one in Kaifeng Mansion will be able to live well!"
The person shouting in front of the team was very polite and polite.
When he got close and saw Fang Guxin, who had already looked over, his expression changed and he trotted over quickly.
"It turns out to be Fang Tongpan, the younger one deserves to die, the younger one deserves to die!"
Fang Guxin snorted coldly: "Are you trying to ruin the reputation of the palace? Giving porridge to the palace is just giving porridge. If you are so arrogant and domineering, do you want me to go to the palace and file a complaint?"
The man immediately bowed his head and apologized again and again: "I don't dare, I don't dare."
While talking, he raised his head several times to look at the chief of staff and others.
Fang Guxin seemed to be still angry in his heart, and still snorted: "These are all the envoys accompanying His Royal Highness the Emperor. They came to Kaifeng Mansion today to provide relief for the disaster. If you
If you act stupidly again, the sergeants will kill you!"
When the man heard this, his whole body was shocked.
He glanced at the chief of staff with frightened eyes, then knelt on the ground with a snap.