On the Longwan Ferry in the capital, on a ship that was about to leave to send exiled prisoners north, Cao Zizhuang and Liu Yuquan were sitting opposite each other.?
Cao Zizhuang said: "Who would have thought that just because I happened to say a few words when the emperor was leaving the palace incognito, I would be exiled!"
Cao Zizhuang was arrested in the county government after Yunxi ordered his punishment. He then stayed in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment for a few days, during which he also learned the contents of his punishment, and was then executed and exiled today. Unfortunately, Liu Yuquan was also the same
They were exiled on the same day and got on the same boat crossing the river.
After hearing what Cao Zizhuang said, Liu Yuquan excitedly came up and grabbed Cao Zizhuang's clothes, shouting: "It's all you! If it weren't for you, how could I be in such a miserable state!"
Liu Yuquan forcefully broke away from his hand and pushed Liu Yuquan aside. Liu Yuquan had been sighing in prison for the past few days and had not eaten much in prison. He had no strength and was pushed away by Liu Yuquan.
Liu Yuquan straightened his clothes and said: "You have to understand, if I had not bent the law for personal gain, I would have been fine, but your fate would not have been much different. So it was you who got me involved."
"Besides, what's the use of saying this now? It's just adding to the trouble for yourself. I thought about what to do if I found a place. I heard that you were exiled to Ganzhou? That's not a good place. The local folk customs are tough.
, be careful of becoming Lord Rabbit."
After hearing Liu Yuquan's words, Cao Zizhuang was about to pounce on him again. Liu Yuquan was about to knock him down again, when a strong man walked in from outside, pushed Cao Zizhuang to the ground, and said, "What are you making such a fuss about? Just be honest.
Stay!"
Then the strong man said to Cao Zizhuang and all the other exiles: "I can tell you, I will be responsible for sending you to the other side of the river. After that, I won't care about you. You all stay on the boat honestly.
Whoever dares to cause trouble, I will make your life worse than death!"
Cao Zizhuang shouted: "I am a high-ranking imperial official. Even if I am demoted at this time, it will still be..."
The strong man kicked Cao Zizhuang, who had not yet finished speaking, and said: "What imperial official, stop pretending here, I won't do this!"
"If you are really officials, even if you are demoted to the border, can you board my ship? My ship is specially used to transport exiled prisoners."
Then he frightened Cao Zizhuang a few words, so that Cao Zizhuang did not dare to speak anymore. Then he turned to Liu Yuquan and said: "I heard everything you said outside the boat just now. I have never heard an exiled official say
If so, be so calm."
Liu Yuquan smiled and said: "I am originally from northern Shaanxi. I was exiled to Liaodong. It may not be worse than my hometown. At least there won't be so much sand! So although it is a pity that I lost my official position, it is good.
My parents have both passed away and my wife has just settled down and hasn’t married yet, so there’s nothing to worry about. I’m just waiting to start a new life in Liaodong!”
The strong man driving the boat was amused by him and said, "Aren't you worried that the wife you just married will run away with someone else?"
Liu Yuquan said: "What are you worried about? She must have run away. We in northern Shaanxi are different from the capital. Let alone the daughter-in-law who has not married, even if she has passed the marriage, I heard that I will leave with others. We are not like the northwest.
In the capital city, there is no concept of keeping integrity."
When Liu Yuquan said this, he also looked indifferent.
The strong man laughed loudly and ordered the boat to sail. Then not long after the boat started sailing, he walked in again, holding a jug of wine in his hand.
The strong man said: "Liu Yuquan, is that your name? I checked the roster. I think you are a very good-tempered person. You are not a rotten scholar. I'll give you some wine to try. But don't drink too much. You need to drink some wine." Otherwise, those who pick up people in Jiangbei should stop working."
Liu Yuquan took the wine and drank a bowl. The strong man also drank a bowl and said: "My name is Li Zhiliang. I think you can definitely get around in Liaodong. When you come to Da again in the future, remember that you still owe me Li Zhiliang." Zhiliang has a bowl of wine!”
Liu Yuquan said: "Okay, when I get out of Liaodong and have the opportunity to come back to the capital, I will definitely return your wine." After saying that, the two of them laughed, but at this time they did not take it seriously.
Similarly in Xinyang, there was also a person who was on the way to be demoted. Liu Rongjie, the former magistrate of Xinyang Prefecture, was demoted to the chief clerk of Dezhou Prefecture Office in Shandong Province after being approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He passed the imperial examination and was a seventh-rank official at the beginning. This time he became a ninth-rank official. Sesame is official.
Liu Rongjie was reluctant to resign. A person like him who was demoted could resign, but he was reluctant and thought about the possibility of being promoted again in the future.
But he still accumulated a lot of resentment against Yunxi. When leaving Xinyang, he looked in the direction of the capital and said bitterly: "I hope I have a chance to do it!"
Yunxi didn't know that someone was cursing the Ming Dynasty, so he still worked step by step every day. Yunxi appointed Huang Huai, a member of Zhongshushe next to him, as the magistrate of Shangyuan County, and prepared to inspect Huang Huai.
The magistrate of Jingxian County is the most difficult job, and Yunxi knows this very well. So he took this position to test the trusted ministers around him to see if they have the ability to actually do things, and not just talk. Huang Huai had been serving as a scholar since the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, and often praised Yunxi, so Yunxi decided to give him a chance.
Of course, in order to prevent him from being completely discouraged, Yunxi gently set his own goals and asked Huang Huai to work hard as the magistrate of Shangyuan County.
Also serving as a member of the Zhongshushe during the Zhu Yuanzhang period, and being praised by Zhu Yuanzhang was Jian Yi. Yunxi also planned to find a suitable position to release Jian Yi.
Before Yunxi could think about it, Chen Xingshan went to court that day and said to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, I have been appointed by Your Majesty to be the Left Minister of the Ministry of War, and also the judge in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, but I am already beyond my capabilities. "
"Moreover, I have been favored by His Majesty. I have been appointed as the Winter Auxiliary Officer, majoring in "Records of Taizu". Your Majesty is so kind, but it is hard for me to repay you."
"However, I am not very skilled in my work, and it is difficult for me to take care of these positions. The "Records of Taizu" is actually compiled by Jie Zhongshu, and it is difficult for me to pre-trial memorials for His Majesty on weekdays."
"I also ask your Majesty to relieve some ministers from their positions so that the officials of the imperial court can perform their respective duties."
After hearing what Chen Xingshan said, Yunxi also thought about it. In fact, he allowed Chen Xingshan to have so many part-time jobs. The government and the public were actually a little bit critical. They all felt that he was too kind to Chen Xingshan, so he became a member of Yunxi's team. People who were born were a little dissatisfied. Although no one said such things to Yunxi, Yunxi had a royal guard.
But thinking about it carefully, it is true that Chen Xingshan has too many part-time jobs, and he is not very good at any of them. It is time to get rid of some of them.
Yunxi thought for a while and felt that it would be better for the assistant minister in the cabinet to have a recognized Confucian master, but Fang Xiaoru was actually not suitable to be an assistant minister, and he would definitely cause trouble for Yunxi.
So Yunxi said: "Well, Chen Qing, I will exempt you from the part-time job of historian and winter auxiliary officer, and concentrate on being the left minister of the Ministry of War and the chief judge of the Central Military Governor's Mansion."
Chen Xingshan said: "I accept the decree." There was a hint of relief as he spoke.
The newly established Fourth Auxiliary Officer at this time had little real power. Because Yunxi was relatively hard-working compared to the emperors in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, they would think over every pre-processing plan they wrote and copy it personally before issuing it;
Xi personally controlled the power of memorials assigned to which auxiliary officers dealt with which aspects, preventing the auxiliary officers from forming a routine in a certain aspect.
In addition, when there were a lot of memorials, Yunxi would ask several Zhongshushe people to share the burden, which reduced the workload of the auxiliary officers and also reduced their power in disguise. Therefore, the auxiliary officers did not have much power at this time, not only far away
It is far inferior to the great scholars of the late Ming Dynasty in history. Even the current six ministers and the governors of the five military governors have greater power than them, so it is okay for Yunxi to remove Chen Xingshan from the position of auxiliary officer.
Yunxi then said: "In this case, Qi Tai, the Minister of Hubu, will be promoted to the assistant official in winter, Li Ren, the left minister of the Hubu, will be promoted to minister, and Xia Yuanji, the chief minister, will be promoted to the left minister."
After Yunxi finished speaking, he immediately drafted an edict and asked someone from Zhongshushe to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to deliver the edict. Then Yunxi smiled at Chen Xingshan and said: "Tomorrow, Chen Qing will no longer be an auxiliary officer in winter, and he can go back to the Central Military Governor's Mansion to handle matters. However,
Today, Chen Qing is still the auxiliary officer in winter and will accompany me to finish reviewing these papers."
Chen Xingshan accepted the promise and began to review the excerpts.
Yunxi thought about it again and felt that he would rewrite "History of the Yuan Dynasty" soon. Since Chen Xingshan quit, then Xie Jin must be the editor-in-chief. Then Xie Jin's official position is a bit small. The talent of Zhongshushe is in the seventh rank, Hanlin Academy
The editor is only at level seven.
Yunxi then issued an edict: "Draw up the edict and appoint Zhongshu Sheren Jie Jin as the Zuo Shuzi of Zhan Shifu."
Zhan Shifu is now an empty shell, most suitable for adding titles.
At noon, the zhezi had not been approved yet. But Yunxi told the auxiliary officer to rest for a while, then rushed to the harem and went straight to Chengqian Palace where he held the piano. Because today is Wen Yao's birthday.
At this time, the Chengqian Palace could be said to be bustling with people. Baoqin liked big scenes, but Zhu Yuanzhang was still there before and liked to be frugal, and she was only a concubine, so she didn't dare to be too public.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has passed away, Yunxi agreed that she should make the decoration in Chengqian Palace more festive, so she made it as extravagant as possible.
When Yunxi arrived, everything was ready and waiting for him to come.
Yunxi didn't like such extravagance, but today was Wen Yao's birthday, so he couldn't say anything and walked straight in.
Baoqin and Wenyao came out to meet Yunxi. Yunxi smiled and asked them to get up, and said: "There are no rules in the "Da Ming Huidian" about how the prince celebrates his birthday, so there is no need to be formal today, you can celebrate it how you want.
"
He held the qin in his arms and accepted the promise, and then welcomed Yunxi in.
Then the three of them sat down, enjoying the singing and dancing, and talking to each other. Wen Yao was very excited. Yun Xi didn't talk to him much on weekdays, but today was the day when they talked the most. Yun Xi praised Wen Yao a few more times.
, making Baoqin very happy.
Then have a meal.
After dinner, Yunxi had to go to review the excerpts in the afternoon, so he couldn't stay long, so he left after saying a few friendly words.
Before leaving, he told Baoqin: "Don't stay too late when you meet your parents later."