The so-called external inspection refers to the imperial court's inspection of local officials.
When the world was first settled, Boss Zhu was very worried about the local government, so he stipulated that local officials should go to Hajj once a year. At the same time, the Ministry of Personnel, together with the Yushitai, inspected their work during the year, and the emperor finally decided whether to stay or move, so he
It is called a Hajj inspection.
Therefore, there are only magistrates in their early 1000s in front of the Fengtian Hall. As for the other 200 or so, they have been classified as greedy, cruel, impetuous, inferior, old, sick, and careless due to external inspections, and are given to them respectively.
Due to punishments such as becoming an official, being demoted, staying idle, serving the people, etc., I can no longer come to the banquet.
The 1,008 surviving county magistrates thought they had escaped disaster, so they came to the feast in a relaxed mood.
I didn’t expect to be publicly executed again…
When Lao Liu entered the palace, he saw the magistrates standing in the corridor, all looking embarrassed and at a loss. Some of them were about to cry.
He couldn't help but whispered to the prince: "Brother, Marquis Baili must not be insulted lightly, otherwise the people will still suffer."
"Yes, that's what I think too." The prince nodded happily and ordered the palace servants: "In such a cold weather, the food outside will get cold too fast. Come up with the curtains and form a circle under the pillars to protect the magistrates.
Block the wind."
"Yes." The palace man responded without thinking, not considering the prince's instructions and any conflict with the edict.
Because the two men's orders often conflicted, the palace people had already formed a set of rules, which were based on the most recent order.
If the emperor first said he wanted to go east and the queen said he wanted to go west, then the palace officials would go west.
If the emperor says to go east again, the palace people will go east again... If the prince says to go west again, the palace people will go west again.
Of course, if the Empress said, "It's all nonsense, just be patient." They would be obedient, no matter who ordered it, they wouldn't move...
This is the ecological niche of the palace.
So soon, bright yellow curtains surrounded the front porch of the temple.
Blocking the wind in this way is not only second, but the key is to preserve the dignity of the magistrates. This made them grateful to the prince and His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and felt that there were still good people in the old Zhu family...
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In the Fengtian Hall, thirty large tables were arranged neatly, and all dishes and drinks were prepared on the tables.
The three hundred magistrates with the highest rank of foreign inspectors filed into the table and stood at the table.
The three hundred magistrates who came in next were the middle-ranked magistrates who received an 'ordinary' evaluation. They consciously stayed away from the banquet as much as possible and wanted to stand close to the wall of the hall.
Although the Jinluan Hall is large, more than 600 people squeezed in at once. Together with the emperor's guards, the waiting officials, and the officials from Guanglu Temple, it was packed to the brim. So the officials who came in later still had to fight.
Stand at the table.
"Sit down." After Boss Zhu sat down at the main table and gave the order, all the magistrates and magistrates thanked En and took their seats. Each of them only dared to put a quarter of their buttocks on the spoon.
"Everyone, relax, we are all our sons who are accompanying you," Boss Zhu smiled and reassured the county magistrates, and then said to the princes: "You must accompany your parents and officials and let them eat and drink well."
"According to the order." The fourth and fourth boys responded, and they personally poured wine for the county magistrates.
"I can't do it, I can't do it, I'm so scared!" All the magistrates and magistrates hurriedly stood up and thanked them in fear, but they all tightly covered their wine glasses. Normally, they wouldn't dare to breathe when they saw a magistrate, so how could they dare to let the prince pour themselves wine?
Woolen cloth?
"Oh, you don't have to be like this." Boss Zhu waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Sit down, sit tight."
"Yes..." The magistrates and counties hurriedly responded timidly, and had no choice but to sit down again and let their highnesses pour wine for them. Each of them held the wine cup with both hands, feeling flattered.
"This is such a great grace..."
"It's so flattering to be a minister..." Each of them held a wine cup in their hands, and their eyes filled with tears of emotion.
"The prince pouring you wine is indeed a favor and a compliment." Boss Zhu picked up the wine cup and said to the magistrates: "We will praise you again and give you a glass of wine!"
"I have to wait for you to kill me." All the magistrates in the county cried excitedly and said one after another: "I can't bear it."
"Hey, this is the courtesy you deserve. Since you deserve it, why can't you bear it?" Boss Zhu waved his hands and said in a deep voice: "As long as you take the people at heart and worry about their worries.
, who is concerned about the common people’s worries is a competent official. Then I will be happy to toast you every year, come and cheers!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The faces of the officials who were seated all turned red, as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They excitedly picked up the wine glass, raised their necks and drank it.
Of course, there was no reason to stand... Thanks to the thick soles of the standing official's boots, the embarrassing toes did not dig the soles.
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After the emperor toasted, the seated officials began to enjoy the royal banquet.
Although there were only four dishes and one soup on the table, the happiness was evident. With the group of standing colleagues as a companion, the royal banquet tasted particularly sweet.
The standing officials couldn't have four dishes and one soup, so they could only give each person a bowl of coarse rice with some toppings on top... How could they eat it?
Looking at the officials standing there with expressions of embarrassment and unable to swallow, Boss Zhu snorted: "Why, can't you eat? Do you still have to feed me?"
"I don't dare." The magistrates who were standing hurriedly ate their rice. Some of them burst into tears. It was unclear whether they were choked or sad.
"If you don't want to eat it, don't eat it!" Boss Zhu was so annoyed by them that he slapped the table and said:
"Now you know that our bowl of rice is not that easy to eat, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty..." The magistrates nodded vigorously. It was not just unpalatable, it was really damn unpalatable.
"Actually, we have been extra kind to you." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked to the standing officials, looking at them one by one.
"In the past, I would have sent you officials with mediocre achievements back home to farm. Fortunately, now that the court is recruiting people, we have given you a second chance."
"It's okay to feel ashamed, it means you can still be saved.
"If the world is settled and everything is waiting to be renovated, the people in all states and counties are in urgent need of parents and officials to lead them to build water conservancy projects, cultivate farmland, and live and work in peace and contentment. How many things can you do to make a difference? You have been busy for a year but fell into the "mediocre" position, and you still don't feel ashamed.
?!
"Remember, when you are an official, you have to make a difference. Doing nothing and occupying the toilet is also a sin." As he spoke, he raised his voice and said:
"If anyone feels that we have wronged him and that he did not occupy the toilet, he can stop now and explain to us. As long as it is reasonable, I will apologize to you and pour you a drink with my own hands! Let you also
Sit down and eat!"
"..." As soon as these words came out, the standing magistrates did not even dare to cry anymore and stood there pitifully holding bowls in their hands.
"Why, no one dares to say anything anymore?" Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled and said: "It seems that I know everything about my family, and I also know that I have no shame in drinking our glass of wine."
Just when everyone thought that the standing magistrates would obey, a tall and dignified official suddenly couldn't help but said loudly:
"Your Majesty, I have a clear conscience. I did not stand in the latrine without shit!"
"Oh, what's your name?" Boss Zhu asked with great interest: "What's your position?"
"Returning to the emperor, I am a fellow minister, and now I am the magistrate of Sipanyu County, the chief envoy of Guangdong!" The tall official said in a deep voice without changing his expression: "I have not neglected my duty, and I have a clear conscience. Please give me a glass of wine, your Majesty!"
