Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 274 Layout of the Imperial Academy
Emperor Chongzhen was very busy. Since the third year of Chongzhen came quietly, the case of collaborating with the enemy in Xuanfu Town was clarified. .

He said that he should not be diligent and self-denying, but his body was very realistic. For the career of Da Mingzi, Emperor Chongzhen had the intention of stalking him like an ant.

"Han Qing... There are many vacancies at the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Emperor Chongzhen stood in front of the Wenhua Palace with his hands behind his back, looked at the busy eunuchs, frowned and said: "You, the censor of the right capital, must earnestly perform your duties and recommend talents for me and the country. An upright and responsible official, Jian Ba ​​is in the right position."

Han Jisi, who was standing with his hands down behind him, had a worried look on his brows, obviously affected by the shock caused by the cabinet list issued by the Central Government, and this caused hidden worries in his heart.

The emperor appointed the cabinet ministers without the approval of the courtiers. Even under the influence of the current court situation, no ministers would take the risk of dismissal and submit impeachment or remonstrance, but what about after that?

"Your Majesty, I will discuss this matter with several colleagues from the Metropolitan Procuratorate..." Han Jisi calmed down and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen.

"It's okay to discuss, but the opinion should be based on you."

Emperor Chongzhen turned around, pulled Han Jisi up and said, "Especially important positions such as the censor of the right capital and the censor of the left deputy capital should be carefully considered.

If there is no suitable candidate for the government, the screening should be carried out at the local level. The Metropolitan Procuratorate must earnestly perform its supervisory duties, and stop focusing on some trivial matters as before, but ignoring other fundamentals.

Hasn't Han Qing understood such shocking events as the Collaboration Case in Xuanfu Town?At present, the official administration of the country is already very worrying. "

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to avoid the dominance of one faction in this important system of Ke Dao, so during the three years of the temporary stability period, what he had to do was to mix sand with it, so as not to make the Donglin Party or other factions dominate.

In a sense, the Ming Dynasty was a feudal dynasty where the majority of people were illiterate. There were only so many people who could study the books of sages and sages and take part in the imperial examinations.

Therefore, whether it is an official in the court, an official in the local area, or a student supervisor or student member, most of them come from the gentry and landlord groups who enjoy privileges.

It was a luxury in Ming Dynasty to want to study full-time. The so-called era of being poor and wealthy is long gone forever.

Therefore, from a political point of view, even if the Donglin Party was beaten to death from the court, it was impossible to say that they were all killed.

Unreasonable indiscriminate killings are undoubtedly digging the foundation of Daming's rule, not to mention that the base of the Donglin Party is still in the prosperous southern provinces?
Furthermore, among the group of Donglin Party, there are also pragmatic officials. If there are too many people killed, what should we call them?Wouldn't the order be completely messed up?

"..."

Han Jisi was a little emotional. What the emperor said just now was clearly intended to promote himself as the vacant Zuodu censor. If this is the case, then the capital procuratorate lacks a team, so he must do it with all his heart to satisfy the emperor. That's right.

"Han Qing, go down and get busy."

Seeing that Han Jisi was moved, Emperor Chongzhen said: "In this capital procuratorate, there are incompetent mediocre officials who engage in speculation. They should be dismissed as soon as they should be dismissed, and they will earnestly perform their duties.

Especially in the Gyeonggi area, the supervisory censors stationed everywhere must be like this.

If people with bad moral character and insufficient ability are allowed to occupy important places such as Ducangchang, Zonghe, and Water Transport, who will be blamed if there is a problem? "

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the minister will definitely sort out the Metropolitan Procuratorate and relieve the country's worries!"

When Han Jisi heard the words, he immediately cupped his hands and said.

Now that he is an official in the court, everyone wants to climb to a high position, even Han Jisi is not immune, so that his own political views can be supported by corresponding authority.

As far as the current state is concerned, there are still many officials who can be used. After sorting out by himself, Emperor Chongzhen also made a corresponding plan.

In governing the country, the most important thing is to build a framework system of officials. If this basic requirement cannot be realized, how can we talk about governing the country.

When Han Zanzhou walked in from outside the hall, seeing Han Jisi leaving, his expression remained unchanged, and he came to Emperor Chongzhen, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Wang Shangshu asks to see you."

"Xuan!"

Back at the dragon chair, Emperor Chongzhen, who was about to deal with the government affairs, said directly without raising his head.

The Wang Shangshu mentioned by Han Zanzhou is Wang Yongguang, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials of the current dynasty. He has been an official since the Wanli Dynasty. .

Wang Yongguang, who had a strong body, walked into the Wenhua Palace and saw Emperor Chongzhen busy at his desk. He cupped his hands and said, "I... Wang Yongguang, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

"Wang Qing is exempt."

Emperor Chongzhen was handling the affairs of the court, and said: "Wang Qing is here this time, but what's the matter? I also have some matters, and I want to discuss with the Qing family."

As the heavenly official of the imperial court, in charge of Daming's official hat, this is an extremely important position.

"Your Majesty, the minister is here to remonstrate!"

Wang Yongguang's voice sounded, asking Emperor Chongzhen to put down the vermilion pen, raise his head, look at Wang Yongguang's firm gaze, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

What a stubborn old man.

Don't think about it, it must be for the Zhongzhi to announce the cabinet candidates.

"Han Zanzhou, give Wang Qing a seat and serve tea." Emperor Chongzhen restrained his mind and ordered Han Zanzhou, then lifted his robe sleeves and said to Wang Yongguang: "Wang Qing, I know what you want to say, but I don't want to. Listen, do you know why?"

"I don't know."

Wang Yongguang was taken aback for a moment, looked at Emperor Chongzhen in puzzlement and said.

"The reason is very simple. I don't want to call a Yuan case, and then have too much involvement in the country." Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly, staring at Wang Yongguang and said.

"How many officials were arrested in the Yuan case supervised by Jin Yiwei, and these people were all confessed by Yuan Chonghuan, so what about the ones who didn't?

Since Zhen Yuji ascended the throne, how much money the country allocated to the Liao Dynasty every year, and how much Liao pay was apportioned, but judging from the facts and results, the task of destroying and building captives is no longer as simple as it is satisfactory.

Under the current situation, Wang Qing feels that if the vacant cabinet is implemented, how many disturbances will arise, and the current state cannot withstand any disturbances at all. "

Wang Yongguang was silent. What Emperor Chongzhen said involved many aspects, especially Yuan Chonghuan committed suicide and apologized, and even admitted it before he died.

"Wang Qing, don't mention these things." Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "You, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, facing the current vacancies of many officials in the country, what do you think?

Has the Ministry of Officials begun to select corresponding officials to fill those vacancies?This matter must be handled quickly, and there must be no mistakes. "

A tax resistance case, a Yuan case, a group of officials in Beijing were called down, and the previous position in the court has not been filled. Taking advantage of the current situation that is still calm, Emperor Chongzhen wants to add a batch of fresh blood to the court .

What is the key to check and balance the court is to call the right people to the right position, not to call officials of the same faction to dominate in a certain government office or multiple government offices.

"This matter is already being discussed by the Ministry of Officials, but it will take some time." Wang Yongguang thought for a while, then bowed slightly and said, "However, Your Majesty, if you really want to make up for the lack of official positions in the court, I am afraid that you will have to promote a group of local officials to Beijing. .”

"Then promote."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and said: "With Wang Qing in charge of the Ministry of Officials, I am very relieved. By the way, I feel that the Imperial Academy has a small number of staff, and there are some good officials. It is time to make a move.

I have drawn up a few candidates, and Wang Qing will see how they are. If there is no objection, the Ministry of Officials will proceed as soon as possible. "

Emperor Chongzhen took out a document, handed it to Han Zanzhou, and asked him to forward it to Wang Yongguang. After receiving the document from Han Zanzhou and seeing the candidates above, Wang Yongguang frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, most of these people are editors, reviewers, and classics of the Imperial Academy, especially Guan Shaoning, who edited with the seventh rank and was promoted to a bachelor of the fifth rank. Is this a bit..."

"Wang Qing, Guan Shaoning is quite talented. The current state government has more government affairs to deal with. I recruited some officials in the Imperial Academy, which can also help me share my worries."

Concerned about Wang Yongguang's doubts, Emperor Chongzhen expressed his own thoughts. As the place where the Ming Dynasty raised talents and hopes, the ministers of the Imperial Academy are still very valuable. If they have the opportunity, they will take important positions in the court. For example, the cabinet, such as the six ministries, etc., a few will also be airborne to the local area.

The officials of the Imperial Academy headed by Guan Shaoning are mostly loyal and loyal, especially Guan Shaoning, although he is a bit ugly, but whether it is character or loyalty, there is absolutely nothing to say.

In the original timeline, Guan Shaoning was a loyal minister who fought against the Qing Dynasty. In the end, because he refused to shave his head and surrender, he was killed by a traitor, leaving only one grandson in his family.

How could Emperor Chongzhen not reuse such loyal people, and in the future he will select a group of talented, loyal, and pragmatic officials to enter the Imperial Academy.

In the next three years of temporary stability, there is nothing to do to communicate with these fresh blood and let them gradually cultivate into the reserve force of the imperial party. This is what Emperor Chongzhen will do. The imperial party cannot be supported by people like Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, right? , that is somewhat inappropriate.

(End of this chapter)