Before the New Deal was issued and implemented, it had already become known to everyone in the capital. After a short period of stunned silence, the Ming Dynasty officialdom began to become excited. The first article of the New Deal was aimed at military generals, the second article was aimed at civil servants, but the third article was It is to the entire Ming Dynasty official system. Piaotian Literature Network () So this time, not only the civil servants, but also the military generals also rolled up their sleeves and picked up a pen they were unfamiliar with to impeach Liu Jin for his disorderly government.
The military generals greeted almost all the eighteen generations of Liu Jin's ancestors, and even some bold noble military generals discussed blocking Liu Jin on his way to court and giving him a good beating. Unable to take care of oneself. This Liu Jin lacks great virtue. You have blocked all the ways for us generals to make money. If we don¡¯t have money, what can we do to support the generals of the Ding family? If we don¡¯t have money, what can we do to honor our superiors? If we don¡¯t have money, what can we do with it? Eat, drink and have fun, he ***, he must fight to the death with this eunuch!
Generally, civil servants like to see military generals wilting, but this time it is different. Liu Jin is too ruthless. We have no problem with you recruiting military generals, but you can't hunt rabbits with grass. So bring us civil servants along with you, saying that you want to What kind of review system should be implemented? In the past, regardless of the local or central government, we had the final say on how much money we spent and where we spent it. But if you do this, the money you spend needs to be reviewed. Then in the future, if you treat Shangguan to dinner, you will have to pay for it. Shouldn't it be written on the application form that I invite my boss to drink wine? What's more, before the audit system is launched, the accounts of various ministries and state governments will be inspected. Those accounts are in chaos. It is not known how many officials will die in this inspection, and those officials do not know how many people will be involved. We know how many officials will lose their families and their families. Since you, Liu Jin, won't let us live, don't even think about it. Although we can't beat you, we can scold you, call you a bloody bitch, and make life worse than death.
Some people are even working together, hoping to organize a larger-scale kneeling protest at the Meridian Gate. They believe that this time they will win, because Liu Jin is going against the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom.
As for the last article, the silver system, everyone still supports it with both hands. If this article is only implemented, some people may write articles praising Liu Jin, saying that this is benevolent government and a manifestation of humane officialdom. Officials who have traveled thousands of miles are only for wealth. , there is no official who is not greedy. The system of money for criminal prosecution is good. As long as you pay the money for criminal prosecution, you can pay off the crime or receive a lighter sentence. In this way, everyone can blatantly be greedy. Anyway, the wool comes from the sheep, so the worst thing is to be more greedy. that is.
Of course, not everyone is happy about this. The students of the Imperial College and the supervisors of the Imperial College are very angry. They grew up reading the books of sages. At this age, they still have worries about the country and the people. After all, no one wants to be a corrupt official from the beginning. Everyone wants to be a famous minister who will last forever.
They only gradually become helpless after entering the officialdom. If you are the only one who is not greedy, then your colleagues in the officialdom will be wary of you, and may even stumble into trouble. Why is it that everyone is greedy but you are not? Greed, does it appear that you are a noble person? Could it be that in the future you want to use everyone's lives as your way to advance? In this case, I might as well kill you before you become big! At that time, it will be impossible for you not to be greedy. If you are not greedy, you will lose your life. If you are not greedy, you will be attacked by everyone. If you are not greedy, you will even lose your reputation.
Within this day, the General Affairs Department received hundreds of memorials to impeach Liu Jin. The content of the accusations was colorful and innovative, covering economic issues, political issues, and even lifestyle issues.
After everyone got the discount, they were all eagerly waiting for the opinion of the person in the palace. That person's attitude was very important. Their scolding could not hurt Liu Jin in the slightest. Only that person could decide Liu Jin's life or death, but the news But it didn't go well. The three great scholars asked to enter the palace to meet the emperor, but the emperor refused to see him because he was not feeling well.
Dong Nuan Pavilion in the palace.
"Your Majesty, Chen Weichen has already read these three clauses. The first two clauses are the words of a mature man who plans to plan a country. The person who came up with this strategy must be a great talent. I really don't believe that Liu Jin came up with this."
Li Dong smiled slightly, "Of course it's not him. He's a man named Zhang Cai. He's very talented. His former Minister of Civil Affairs, Ma Wensheng, and Minister of War, Liu Daxia, spoke highly of him. He just took refuge with Liu Jin." As he spoke, he took something from the fruit plate. Pick up an apple and a fruit knife, and focus on peeling the apple.
Obviously Wang Shouren had also heard of Zhang Cai. He nodded slightly, "It's no wonder, but But I am afraid that this new policy will definitely arouse the anger of the ministers, and it may be difficult to end in the future. The emperor's new policy this time will make the generals angry." Including the civil servants, we are not strong enough, and we are losing the support of the generals. Is this too eager?" Wang Shouren said with a worried look on his face.
After listening to Wang Shouren's words, Li Dong smiled and put the peeled apple into Wang Shouren's hand. "It doesn't have to be in the future. It's hard to end it now. Liu Jin handed me this note in the morning, and I asked Li Xiang to let the news out at noon." .??It is estimated that the cabinet has now buried the memorial to impeach Liu Jin. "
Wang Shouren frowned, "Your Majesty you"
"Do you want to ask me why I did this?"
Wang Shouren lowered his head and took a bite of the apple, which was regarded as acquiescence.
"Because I want to introduce my new policy, the courtiers will definitely oppose it, so I need someone to stand in front and protect me from the wind and rain. This person is Liu Jin."
Wang Shouren bit the apple in his mouth and stood there blankly, shocked and filled with emotion. Li Dong now looks like a real king, and his tactics are getting better and better. "I don't know what the New Deal the Emperor is referring to is"
Just when Li Dong was about to speak, he heard Zhang Hu shouting from outside, "Your Majesty, Liu Jin wants to see you!"
Li Dong smiled slightly, "Sir, please sit down first. You will know later!" Then he shouted loudly to the outside, "Pass it!"
A man ran in quickly, and as soon as he entered the door, he knelt down, crying, and shouted, "Long live Lord, help me, Long Live Lord, help me!" Seeing Liu Jin's appearance, Li Dong almost laughed out loud. His hat It was gone, there was still a bruise on his face, and his clothes were in a messy state.
"Liu Jin, what's wrong with you?"
"Your Majesty, this servant almost lost sight of your Majesty?"
"Get up and say it, come up and say it. I haven't seen you for a long time. How did you become like this?" Li Dong tried his best to suppress his laughter and asked pretending to be concerned.
"Long live Lord, when I passed the Meridian Gate just now, I was surrounded by a group of civil servants and military generals. Thanks to the help of the palace guards, I was able to escape, but I still got a slap on the face. Long live Lord, please make the decision for me" Liu Jin Ignoring Wang Shouren standing next to him, he was crying loudly.
"Oh? You are so audacious and dare to beat the court officials? Who are they? I must give you such a blow! But But why did they beat you?"
"Long live the Lord, I don't know why, but now the content of the New Deal that the slaves worked hard to come up with has been spread in the market. Those courtiers must be dissatisfied with the New Deal, sothat's why they came to beat the slaves."
"Ah?! Youwhy are you so careless? Did you expose the news before the new policy was issued?" Li Dong pushed it all away.
"Slaveslave" Since Li Dong said this, Liu Jin did not dare to refute, "Maybe the servants in the slave's house were lax and spread the slave's new policy. I will definitely discipline him strictly when I go back!" "
"You? You are too careless. The New Deal has not been planned yet, and now it has caused a storm in the city. What should we do? It is estimated that the memorial to impeach you has been sent to the General Affairs Department, and the three great scholars will also How do you ask me to protect you if I impeach you for interfering in government affairs?"
"Long live Lord, please help me. This servant is loyal and wholeheartedly just to run errands for the emperor."
Li Dong stepped forward and helped Liu Jin up kindly, "Hey Is this difficult for you? But I don't understand. Why do the courtiers oppose the New Deal?"
"Long live the Lord, isn't it because the New Deal has touched the interests of those people? They only have themselves in their eyes. There is no emperor, no court!"
Bang, Li Dong slammed the table and said indignantly, "Okay! The imperial court gave them a salary, but they didn't want to repay it, and they went even harder. Huh! In this case, whatever the new policy says must be implemented! Liu Jin, if you let it go, I will do it." Support you!"
"I would like to thank you, Your Majesty. Butjust after this incidentII am a little scared!"
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, let me think" Li Dong tilted his head, pretending to be deep in thought, while Liu Jin looked at Li Dong eagerly. Wang Shouren next to him seemed to understand something, with a faint smile on his face. He concentrated on eating the apple without saying a word.
Li Dong raised his head fiercely, "Liu Jin, don't worry, I will send Jin Yiwei to protect you day and night!"
"Slave, thank you very much for your love and care!"
"Liu Jin, why do you think these officials dare to attack you so unscrupulously?"
"Thisslaveslave doesn't know"
"It's because your rights are too small and you can't control them, so they dare to act so arrogantly against you. I want to give you rights, bigger rights. I want you to control them and decide their life and death. Let¡¯s see if they are afraid!¡±
Liu Jin was stunned, she didn¡¯t expect to get such a good fortune after being beaten, and then she heard Li Dong say.
"Liu Jin, have you heard of Jingcha?"
Liu Jin nodded. The official system of the Ming Dynasty was very strict. There was an assessment every three years and a Beijing inspection every six years. As the name suggests, the Beijing inspection is the central prosecutor's office, targeting officials below the fifth rank in the country.According to this scope, all local prefects and subordinates across the country are subject to inspection.
"In the past, the Beijing Inspectorate was under the control of the Ministry of Personnel and the Metropolitan Inspectorate! Now I want to give this power to the Supervisor of Liturgical Affairs!"
Liu Jin was shocked. This power was so great that he couldn't believe it.
Li Dong chuckled.
"In this way, you have a sharp sword hanging over the officials' heads. If they disobey, you can justifiably chop them down!"
"Manythank you, long live the Lord!" Liu Jin said with a trembling voice, his heart filled with ecstasy.
"but"
Liu Jin thought Li Dong regretted it and said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty"
"The scope of the Beijing inspection is still too small. It can't just be the fifth-grade officials. It should include all officials. Moreover, three or six years is too long. It needs to be changed to an annual inspection."
"Your Majesty is wise! In this way, the officials will no longer dare to slack off and will definitely work seriously. Your Majesty's method is really wonderful!" Liu Jin complimented Li Dong with a smile, and he was already happy in his heart.
"The system is secondary, and execution is primary. It is a fantasy to expect the officials below to suddenly have a conscience attack and work hard. How can we do it?"
Wang Shouren frowned and looked at Li Dong. He couldn't understand why Li Dong would give such great power to Liu Jin!
"Yes!" Li Dong suddenly gave a high-five, "How about this Let's use a bookkeeping method. For example, a prefect would list the work to be completed within a year at the beginning of each year and copy it into a book. Keep one for yourself, and give one to your hands. At the end of the year, if you find that he has not done anything, congratulate him, pack your things and go to the county. If he still does the same thing when he arrives in the county, what punishment will be given to him? And it will remain the same until he packs up and gets out."
As soon as Li Dong said this, not only Liu Jin but also Wang Shouren looked at Li Dong with wide eyes. This way, even if the officials want to be lazy, I am afraid that all officials will change their past style. Work hard and conscientiously, just to pass the examination at the end of the year and keep your official position.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Liu Jin admired sincerely.
¡°It¡¯s not appropriate to call this law even in Beijing. Let¡¯s call it Kao Cheng Law! It will be promulgated and implemented as soon as possible, and then we will start to implement the new policy!¡±
"It's the Emperor!" Liu Jin left happily.
"Your Majesty is so talented and powerful! I admire you!" Wang Shouren stood up, tidied up the official office, and then bowed to Li Dong. Li Dong smiled and said to himself, Zhang Juzheng, I'm sorry, your success will be mine.
In Liu Jin's house, Liu Jin was already drunk. He was really happy. No eunuch in the past dynasties had such great authority as him.
Zhang Cai, who had returned to his residence, could not be happy at all. He had read the entrance examination method three times. Compared with his new policy, the two decisions were judged. He frowned and murmured to himself, " The Holy Lord is on top, how can he let Xiao Xiao be on the side? Could it be" He suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the palace outside the window, squinting his eyes, "How powerful! What a cunning strategy!"