Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 390 What's wrong with my minister!

The affairs of the cabinet still need to be further considered and improved. When considering the matter of reducing the workload of the emperor a little, we also need to consider some balance and restrictions, so that its existence can maximize its value.

According to Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu's thinking, the emperor naturally needs to have all the power, and they definitely don't want the cabinet to restrict the imperial power.But these two people also understand that it is impossible for all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty to be wise and powerful.

This naturally means that once there are unworthy descendants, the cabinet should stand up in time and absolutely not affect the operation of the country.

Only in this case, the cabinet needs to be restricted.The supervisor of ceremonies is a good way to restrict, but this is likely to lead to eunuchs interfering in politics. Obviously, the lessons learned in the late Tang Dynasty also need to be used for reference.

To put it bluntly, Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu are greedy. They want the horse to run fast, but they don't want to give the horse grass to eat.They want to get all the benefits that are beneficial to the Ming emperor, but they don't want to see any hidden dangers and so on.

Look, this is the characteristic of a workaholic emperor, and this is the characteristic of an emperor with a strong desire for control.

There is no need to be too anxious about this matter for the time being, the main reason is that Zhu Yunying is still young, and he thinks his body is strong.The cabinet can consider a 'pilot', let them do something temporarily, and abolish it immediately if they find any bad signs.

After all, the current Zhu Yunying's control over the court is still very good, he has such confidence and confidence.Once things get out of control, they will naturally be born unceremoniously.But now, you can get a little bit of sweetness.

Such is the case with the greedy emperor, who only thinks of the whole good.

There is nothing wrong with this, greed is human nature, and the emperor is also unavoidable under such circumstances.

It's better to continue to do other things well, this is also Zhu Yunying's second year as emperor.The first year was basically a stage of smooth transition, and Zhu Yunying actually didn't make too many big moves, focusing on the smooth transition of power, and there was no need to rush to do anything immediately.

But now Zhu Yunying feels differently. He has a lot of plans, and he made some preparations a year in advance in Yingshi. Let's say he has a little foundation, so he can naturally consider launching it at this time.

This is an out-and-out major event in Zhu Yunying's eyes. Compared with the cabinet or something, it is many times more important, and it must not be sloppy.

Just after going to court, Zhu Yunying got a piece of bad news.

Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Yang Jing, was seriously ill. This pillar from a commoner family has outstanding achievements in government, integrity and uprightness, but now he can only lie on the sickbed.But all of this is likely to become a thing of the past, he is now seriously ill and unable to go to court.

Zhu Yunying naturally followed the procedures of many emperors to comfort ministers. While arranging for the imperial doctor to see a doctor, it is indispensable to reward some things and send court envoys to go to condolences.

This is because Yang Jing is just seriously ill, and Zhu Yunying doesn't need to do anything now.If Yang Jing passed away, Zhu Yunying might have more things to do.

While Zhu Yunying was still considering who would take over the Ministry of Punishments, his cheap father-in-law, Lian Zining, came out of the shift and said, "Your Majesty, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Ren Hengtai, did not fulfill his duties. Annan usurped and killed him, and rejected his tribute envoy. The court just sent envoys Consolation, there are mostly barbarian slaves in his house. The Minister of Rites often buys barbarians as servants in the private market, and Siming native officials competed with Annan, and the imperial court sent envoys to comfort them, and many of them had connections with Ren Hengtai."

Zhu Yunying was dumbfounded all of a sudden. Among our six books, it seems that we are not only considering finding someone to control it in the Ministry of Punishment. Does the Ministry of Rites also need to make some adjustments?
Ren Hengtai was in a hurry. He knew that he was not the emperor's confidant, but he still held a high position and authority as the Minister of Rites.But now, being impeached by Lian Zining, the Zuodu censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he might lose his position!
Regardless of Lian Zining being the father of the imperial concubine, Ren Hengtai also began to resist at this time. He really didn't want to lose his job or even be thrown into prison.

Zhu Yunying's face sank like water, but he didn't expect his Minister of Rites to do some ridiculous things.If we really want to talk about Ren Hengtai's ability, Zhu Yunying still recognizes it. The first champion in China to be commended by the imperial decree to build the Zhuangyuanfang has both talents and learning, and he is also relatively conscientious, but what he is doing now is not very good.

In fact, Ren Hengtai's background is relatively good, and his family has been in business for generations. This is an out-and-out son.Moreover, his father actually believed in Du, and Ren Hengtai followed his mother's surname.His mother was a princess of the Ugurun family in the Yuan Dynasty, a Semu, and his wife was also a Mongolian.

So it's no surprise that this guy went to the private market to buy barbarians as slaves.He has talent and learning, and his ability is not bad, but this rich man can't bear hardships, and he has gradually become accustomed to being "superior to others".

Aside from buying slaves in the private market, it is normal for Annan to usurp the throne, and it is normal for the imperial court to send envoys there.But as for Ren Hengtai, it seems that he has some contact with that side, and it is very likely that he is receiving benefits, so he 'handles it with care'.Obviously, in Ren Hengtai's eyes, Annan is just a place of barbarians, and native officials don't need to pay attention to it.

In front of each piece of evidence, Zhu Yunying said in a cold voice, "The Ministry of Rites, together with the Siyi Pavilion, is in charge of receiving vassals, foreign tribute envoys and translations, etc., and the Minister of Rites is in charge of the etiquette, sacrifices, banquets, and tributes in the court. matter. The Ministry of Rites has no virtue in the books, so how can we convince the public?"

Zhu Yunying glanced at Ren Hengtai, who was prostrate on the ground, and said, "The Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple will be interrogated, and Jin Yiwei and Dongchang will assist in the case. I have entrusted you and other countries with important matters, and you are like this?"

If Yang Jing can still survive, maybe he will still be an important minister of the court.But Ren Hengtai can't do it anymore, basically he will lose his job.It would be better to be dismissed from office, but it might even mean that he would be killed, and even the whole family would be implicated.

Ru Yu stood up at this time and said, "Your Majesty, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Yang Jing is seriously ill, and the Ministry of Punishment is still short of a person in charge. If the three divisions are to intervene, I hope His Majesty will appoint a person in charge of the Ministry of Punishment."

It is a bit troublesome for the three divisions to interrogate, after all, the Minister of Criminal Affairs cannot be a director now.Although the Ministry of Criminal Affairs is still functioning, a case as big as Ren Hengtai obviously requires the Ministry of Criminal Justice to send someone with real weight.

Looking at Ru Yu, Zhu Yunying asked, "Does Ai Qing have anyone to recommend?"

"Starting to play Your Majesty, I recommended Baozhao, the right servant of the Ministry of punishment. He was awarded the position of Secretary of Dali Temple as Guo Zisheng. Junjie, clothed in linen and hemp shoes, famous for being clean and thrifty, worthy of great responsibility."

Bao Zhao, this seems to be a good choice, because he has basically been in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment, and his official position is more suitable, but he is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment.

"Sure." Zhu Yunying didn't hesitate much, he was quite familiar with this Baozhao, "Baozhao took part in the trial of Ren Hengtai's matter on behalf of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs."

Bao Zhao is now acting as an agent to preside over the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment, and the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment will have to wait.Let's see if Yang Jing can turn the crisis into safety, or let's discuss the most suitable candidate for Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

As if remembering something, Zhu Yunying immediately added, "The Ministry of Rites is responsible for the country's important mission, Xu Wang Yunwen has returned to Yingtian Mansion, and asked Xu Wang to attend."

Asking Zhu Yunqi to attend the audition can be regarded as a 'heavy task', but this audition is obviously only representing the royal family.Such a case is a protracted trial, Zhu Yunxie must be impatient, Zhu Yunqiu should pass by, not to mention that Zhu Yunqiu is still a "wise" prince, it is more appropriate.

This is simply not going well, Zhu Yunying felt that his luck was not very good, this completely disrupted his plan, and some things that suddenly appeared made him a little 'in a hurry'.

Zhu Yunying was indeed very annoyed, he was eyeing the countries in Southeast Asia, but this Ren Hengtai was actually doing a disservice to him!

Zhu Yunying's annoyance is not just because Ren Hengtai's conduct is not cultivated, or because he is not helpful in planning the Annan kingdoms, but also because of such incidents, the next period of time in the court will inevitably discuss the important position of Minister of Rites, Zhu Yunying The reform plan is about to be disrupted.

These things are the things that annoy Zhu Yunying the most. Such things are obviously beyond his expectations. In other words, many people in the court did not expect Ren Hengtai to be like this, nor did they expect Lian Zining to get the first-hand evidence exposed. It's hard to start.

The early court broke up unhappy, and Zhu Yunying also called Lian Zining into the Hall of Martial Arts.Although I felt that it was Lian Zining's attack that led to the chaos of the plan, it was also Lian Zining's responsibility. Zhu Yunying would not take the anger of a conscientious official because of this. After all, Lian Zining didn't know some of Zhu Yunying's plans.

What's more, as an emperor, Zhu Yunying is not so unfamiliar with these things.Even though it was only his second year as emperor, Zhu Yunying had been in charge of the court before, and Zhu Yunying knew many things well, and many things were so unexpected that people were caught off guard.

Now that something has happened, it naturally needs to be considered and resolved. This is what Zhu Yunying should do.

Lian Zining was quite familiar with the emperor Zhu Yunying.This is not only because his prostitute is Zhu Yunying's side concubine, but also because Lian Zining can be considered to be Zhu Yunying's team early on.

After receiving the tea from Wang Chengen, Zhu Yunying said, "Give me a seat."

Naturally, Lian Zining hurriedly thanked him, he always kept his position in front of Zhu Yunying.He is a courtier, and he will not rely on his age and status to expect to have a "pointing" emperor.

Zhu Yunying smiled and said, "Today's matter is handled properly by Yue Zhang, but if there is such a big event in the future, the prophet will let us know."

Lian Zining hurriedly took the order, "I am guilty of the crime, it is my recklessness."

(End of this chapter)