Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 679 Jingcha
For the emperor, it is a matter of course to eliminate officials, and no ruler would like corrupt officials.

Don't talk about capable corrupt officials, or incompetent honest officials, there may be some controversy.But in the final analysis, a corrupt official is a corrupt official, and this is something that has violated the law. No matter how capable a corrupt official is, he cannot escape the crime of being corrupt.

Zhu Yunying would definitely not allow such a thing to happen. The corruption in the Yuan Dynasty was too bad, and such a lesson from the past also made him have to be vigilant.What's more, the legacy of corruption is too great, and it will have a very deep impact on future officials, which cannot even be eradicated in a short time.

Originally, Zhu Yunying planned to rectify the bureaucracy, coupled with the recent series of events, he finally had some tasks to bear.

At this time, the means need to be tougher, and at this time, it is natural to deal with some things more resolutely.It is impossible to expect Emperor Yingshi to pretend to be confused or muddle through, because some things violated his bottom line.

Obviously, this kind of thing can't just let Xu Huizu offend people, because such a thing can't just be done by Xu Huizu, which requires more important officials from the court to participate in it, and more officials need to deal with it from top to bottom These things.

The Ministry of Officials naturally needs to participate in it, which itself is the department that controls the officials of the world.

However, this matter also needs to start from the Ministry of Officials, because the Ministry of Officials is in charge of the selection, evaluation, etc. of civil officials in the world.So this also means that the position of officials is high and powerful, and many officials are officials who fawn on the officials of the Ministry of Officials. This is related to the official career of officials.

Zhu Yunying is quite at ease regarding Ru Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, because his reading ability and conduct are very good.

I have more confidence in the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but it does not mean that I am more at ease with other officials.If the Ministry of Officials is not severely rectified, then it is a castle in the air to rectify the administration of officials.

This also requires the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Their existence is to maintain the law of the court.Those who offend others don't need to worry about it, that's their job.

These are not small things, and Zhu Yunying didn't intend to hide anything about such things, and it's actually unnecessary.

Zhu Yunying plans to officially start the Beijing inspection, which is a system of regular assessment of Beijing officials, also known as the internal plan.

When Lao Zhu was in power, the Jingchao existed in name only, or the system was imperfect.Zhu Yunying does not intend to delay, he wants to improve the Beijing inspection system.

With Lao Zhu's personality, corrupt officials had no way out under the hands of Emperor Hongwu.The Ming Dynasty's treatment of corrupt officials was indeed extremely strict, but most of the time it was just a terrifying method of Emperor Hongwu.

But now Zhu Yunying is trying to set up a system to make the crackdown on corrupt officials continue, to make those rats feel the pressure all the time, and to make them feel that there is a sword hanging over their heads at all times.

The assessment is conducted once every three years. Those in Beijing are called "Jingcha" and those in other places are called "Daji".Take "four grids" and "eight methods" as the lifting standards.

The "four grids" are: Shou, Zheng, Cai and Nian.Each grid is classified into three grades: competent, diligent, and service according to its performance.Those listed in the first class will have the priority to be promoted to foreign officials.Shou, on behalf of integrity, divided into honesty, peace, and corruption.Zheng, representing government affairs, divides work, balance, and slack.Talent is divided into long, flat and short.Year refers to age, divided into young, middle and old.

The "Eight Laws" are: greed, coolness, inaction, imprudence, old age, illness, impetuousness, and weak talent.Respectively give the punishment of questioning, dismissal or demotion, and retirement for the elderly and those with disabilities.

The existence of the Jingcha and Daji system is to reward the good and punish the bad, so that officials at all levels can fulfill their duties and make contributions to the rule of the empire.

But Zhu Yunying also understands that people have emotions, and administrators are no exception.

No matter how good the system is, it needs someone to implement it well. Even if some of his smooth systems may have some temporary effects, it is not ruled out that such a system will soon be in vain.

After all, this kind of assessment involves officials, but because it involves rewards and punishments for officials, the result is that party formation such as favoritism and fraud is very obvious, and it is difficult to truly realize its due role in the later stages of development.

But no matter what, these things must be done, and you must not just sit on the dragon chair and muddle along.

Even if such a system has some shortcomings, then it is to constantly improve it.Rather than thinking that these systems may have some shortcomings, it is not Zhu Yunying's character to hold back or simply give up.

Xu Miaoqing seemed to realize that the emperor was busy with some things recently, but she didn't ask any more questions.She is a smart queen, she knows what she should do, and she is more aware of what she can't touch.

If the emperor is willing to say something to him, that would be great.But it's okay even if the emperor doesn't want to say it, because Xu Miaoqing is also very busy during this time, and she is not a queen.

For example, to rectify some order in the palace, although the emperor seemed to have only complained before, but this does not mean that Xu Miaoqing can ignore it.It is true that no one dared to be disrespectful to Zhu Wenqi, but more or less there would be some neglect.

Who made the second son of the emperor a little stubborn? Naturally, if this one does not please the emperor, many people will lose some enthusiasm for him.Furthermore, the mother and concubine of His Royal Highness are not favored. In the very real palace, it naturally means that the sense of existence of the mother and child will decline.

Everyone's attention is on the Crown Prince. Who doesn't know that His Highness the Crown Prince's position is stable, and who doesn't know that the foundation of the Ming Dynasty has long been determined?
If you can please the crown prince, if you can climb the thigh of His Royal Highness, then who cares about an unfavored prince?Everyone is also discerning. This His Royal Highness, the second son, is not even comparable to His Highness the Princess, which naturally means that more people will not have any enthusiasm for them.

Those people in the palace are very realistic, Xu Miaoqing can't do this.She is Her Highness the Empress, because she has a stable position and never needs to worry about other concubines threatening her. For the empress, a good name is obviously more important.

Even if His Royal Highness is not favored any more, he is still the queen's son in name.Even if it doesn't matter to Zhu Wenqi, the queen needs to teach the prince and princess well, not to mention that once the queen loses her virtue, it will also affect the prince's reputation.

The atmosphere in the palace was very tense during this period, and many people at the Shangshijian were severely punished for neglecting His Highness the second son.The queen was merciless when she got angry, which made many people feel the majesty of the empress of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the children who need to feel good about the emperor, those underage noble children or clans also need to be educated by the queen in name.The emperor mentioned these things before, and Xu Miaoqing would not let the emperor remind him again and again. If he continued to do nothing, the emperor would definitely be unhappy.

In fact, Xu Miaoqing is also very happy to do these things, because it can better show the queen's ability and status.Everyone knows that the crown prince's position is stable, and everyone knows that the queen's position is unshakable.

It's just that many things seem to be just heard, so they lack some convincing power.But now that the queen has started to dispose of some clans and nobles, it is obviously very convincing.

During this period of time, there were quite a few imperial wives who came to the palace to intercede, including many concubines or princesses, who were also carried to the palace to intercede.Although some people were forgiven by the queen, but for more people, it was useless even if the pear blossoms were crying with rain.

If you don't discipline your children well, let the queen discipline them.After being cleaned up by the queen, it is natural to apologize and thank the queen for her teaching.Even the fathers and brothers of those incompetent guys need to plead guilty to the emperor. They can't even take care of the family affairs, so what are they talking about doing a good job in national affairs?
It can be said that the atmosphere in Yingtian Mansion has improved a lot recently. Who doesn't know that the queen is staring at those worthless dudes now?If the queen caught this, scolding would be a trivial matter, and there are quite a few people who were sent to the Imperial College to study. This is not just to study.

It's not enough to simply go through the motions. The queen's decree is not so easy to fool, and still needs to be tested.

Whether it's Wu Xun or the clan, don't care that there may be some elders in those clans, it's useless.The queen is the mother of a country, and it is normal for those ineffective elders to be cleaned up.

Xiao Zhu was drinking tea happily, "Great-grandfather, if we were in the teahouse in the past, we would definitely hear a lot of people discussing our family's affairs. It is said that the prince got into a fight, and the prince of the county was fighting with people in the brothel. Competing and jealous. It's better now, at most it means the son of a family."

Lao Zhu also felt happier, and said with a smile, "Although your mother has always been very cautious, she is still a tiger girl in the general family. If this hair comes down to someone, it is unambiguous. We have heard that many of your cousins Now you are crying and writing big characters, for fear of being called to the palace by your mother."

Little Zhu said triumphantly, "Don't talk about my uncle, our second uncle led Wen Geng to plead guilty two days ago. We are not ambiguous, we punished Wen Geng for copying books, and blamed our second uncle's godson No way. Our second uncle is grounded, who dares to offend our mother now?"

Looking at the proud little Zhu, Lao Zhu didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of little Zhu, and it's fine if he doesn't understand some reasons.

After all, she is the emperor's first wife. She has several methods of doing things that are as virtuous as the emperor's.Others said that the most favored King Wu was punished by the queen, and the emperor seemed to have no objection in order to maintain the queen's authority.

His Royal Highness King Wu was banned for ten days, which seemed like a heavy punishment.But don't think too much, Wu Wang's mansion must be singing and dancing now, and His Royal Highness Wu Wang and Wu Wang's son will definitely not have trouble sleeping and eating because of being punished by the queen.

It's time to eat, to drink, to continue to enjoy singing and dancing when it's time to enjoy singing and dancing. No one can delay them. They just have fun.And if there is no accident, once the ban is lifted, those two must continue to do what they want, and they are still very favored by the emperor or empress.

Punishment of His Highness King Wu is actually just a show, that is, for other clans and nobles to see.The one virtue of the couple is that they like to take the closest people to the knife, pretending to frighten the people around them.

The happy little Zhu said in a low voice, "Great-grandfather, it's not just our clan members who are cautious now. Many officials are not at ease. A few days ago, the top of the imperial court was talking about starting the Beijing inspection. Now the common people are Now that I know these things, we will watch the Dengwen drum in a few days, and those officials will not be able to sleep."

This time Lao Zhu became even more proud. He is the kind of person who can't stand the sand in his eyes, and he is even more ruthless towards corrupt officials.And now his successors seem to be the same, they are perfecting a system, so that those who are officials can't do it even if they are named on the gold list, and they have to be ready to be assessed at any time.

It was true that those who were officials needed to be assessed, but now that Zhu Yunying's six-year assessment period has been shortened to three years, it means that these officials must always think about their political achievements, and they dare not slack off.

Coupled with the system of Dengwengu, people suing officials has always existed, and it is not easy for officials in the Ming Dynasty.There is a lot of supervision in all aspects. If you want to take bribes and pervert the law, you will not only have a black hat on your head, but you need to worry about whether your head will move.

The officials may feel the emperor's full malice, and there may be a lot of complaints in private.But so what?Obviously, the emperor will not change his mind, and will definitely not let these officials relax.

For such a phenomenon, Lao Zhu is naturally happy to see the results. The last thing he wants to see the officials relax is that we work hard one by one, so that we can manage the country of Ming Dynasty well.

In the Ming Dynasty, the ruling and opposition parties can actually feel that a storm is about to come. The emperor has already started to blow the wind in advance, and this direction is already very obvious.

Many people also felt that maybe in the next period of time, some people would be dismissed or lose their lives.Some people are naturally apprehensive, while others think this is their chance.

The same system will make some people feel very dissatisfied, while others will be more supportive, which is also normal.

Looking at Yingtian Mansion, which seems to be getting more and more prosperous, Lao Zhu is still very happy and proud.

The Ming Dynasty became more and more powerful, and the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were always wise and powerful. It would be a lie to say that they were not proud.What's more, under my own influence, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty also looks like a Ming emperor, so he is naturally more proud.

The current Ming Dynasty already has the image of a prosperous age!
(End of this chapter)