Daming heir

People who are stubborn in the officialdom will always attract extra attention.

Just like Wei Zheng in the past, and Hai Rui in the future.

And now, there is also an iron-necked Pei Benzhi from Chenliu County of the Ming Dynasty.

People like this are not liked by their colleagues most of the time, and the subordinates will only discover the shining points in them after getting along for a long time.

But the king maintains a love-hate attitude towards such courtiers.

They are a sword.

A sharp sword.

It can wipe out all lawlessness and treachery, but the sharp sword is double-edged, and occasionally it will cut the palm of the sword holder.

At this moment, Zhu Yunxi's palm was pressed on the shoulder of Pei Benzhi who had been removed from the shackles but was still kneeling on the ground.

His hands were not cut.

So, Zhu Yunxi bent down, stretched out his other hand to grab Pei Benzhi's arm, and began to push upwards.

The eyes of the accompanying officials under the yamen moved slightly.

On the other hand, Pei Benzhi had a more obvious reaction, his eyes kept flickering, but he couldn't speak a few times when he opened his mouth.

Then, he stood up tremblingly.

I bow to my servants so much.

The accompanying officials standing behind Zhu Yunxi all looked envious, wishing they could put on two shackles and kneel down in place of Pei Benzhi.

Pan Deshan looked thoughtful.

In order to control the river, in addition to the support of the imperial court, the local government and officials must also have the support.After all, compared to the Yellow River, the imperial court was beyond its reach, and it took more than half a month and a month to go back and forth for one thing.

Pei Benzhi was able to get the support of his grandson, and the position of the county magistrate would probably be promoted in the near future.

So Pan Deshan looked at Pei Benzhi twice more.

"Sinner, thank you Your Highness!"

Pei Benzhi, who was supported up, choked for a long time, and finally thanked him sincerely.

Zhu Yunxi smiled silently, turned to look at the accompanying officials under the Yamen.

He waved his hand: "Go to work on your own, just chat with this famous iron neck."

The accompanying officials were stimulated one after another today, and they left one by one with vinegar water that could once again flood the land of the six prefectures.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Pei Benzhi: "You can't say anything about the criminal minister, just go to the Yamen alone and talk about your Chenliu County."

At this moment, Pei Benzhi's mind was still filled with the complicated expressions in the eyes of the accompanying officials who had just left.

Hearing the emperor's grandson's greeting, Pei Benzhi was stunned for a moment and turned his head. Seeing that His Royal Highness the emperor's grandson had already walked up the steps, he immediately lifted his robe, stretched out his feet and carefully scratched the ground left and right twice, then stood on tiptoe feet up the steps.

Back at the county government office, Yutian had already cleaned up a tea room.

Looking at the original decorations on the left and right, it can be seen that this place was probably loved by Cao Zhisheng in the past.

Zhu Yunxi sat straight on the chair and looked up at Pei Benzhi who was standing in front of him with sushou.

"You are a member of the Yi Chou Department in Hongwu's 18th year."

Zhu Yunxi's first sentence made Pei Ben's heart skip a beat.

But he quickly realized that Pei Benzhi smiled silently: "I just don't know how to be an official."

Zhu Yunxi fell silent, watching this man who has been an official for nearly ten years, but has been standing still, without the iron neck of the nest, suddenly smiled: "It's fine if you don't know how to be an official, as long as you know how to do things for the people, that's enough." .”

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi raised his hand and signaled Yu Tian who was waiting beside him to make tea.

He waved at Pei Benzhi: "Sit down now, I don't have to abide by your rules here."

Pei Benzhi raised his head and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Highness, for granting the seat."

Zhu Yunxi shook his head, and let Pei Benzhi continue the ritual in his heart.

After Pei Benzhi sat down half of his buttocks.

Zhu Yunxi then said: "There are many people in Kaifeng Mansion. Because you didn't have the approval from the court, you killed the person from the Chen family. You wrote a lot of impeachment memorials and sent them to Gu and Yingtian."

Pei Benzhi exerted a little force on his legs, and the half of his buttocks that had landed on the stool lifted up: "This minister disregards the laws of the country."

Zhu Yunxi shook his head and pressed his hands: "Troubled times should use heavy codes. Although the Ming Dynasty cannot be said to be in troubled times now, the six prefectures were hit by disasters, and the people's hearts were unstable. If you borrow a human head to stabilize the people's hearts, and it is still the head of a lawless person, how can you be blamed?" .”

As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi looked at Pei Benzhi quietly.

He said lightly: "Speaking of which, I just arrived in Lanyang County today, so I learned what you did. I cut off the head of Cao Zhisheng and passed it to the county to reassure the people."

Pei Benzhi wanted to lift up his butt that had just fallen down.

Zhu Yunxi couldn't stop laughing: "I said you don't need to be so cautious, so you can sit down peacefully. Don't you feel tired from Chenliu County to Lanyang County?"

Pei Benzhi smiled: "When I was young, I often traveled to the countryside and counties to study, so my legs and feet were stronger. The Taisun was in charge of the country, and he was given the western tour, and the emperor's order in his hand. benevolent government."

After probing for a while.

The tea soup was ready, and Yu Tian poured a cup of tea for the two people sitting opposite each other.

Zhu Yunxi also put away his homely leisure with Pei Benzhi, and confirmed that it is the best choice to discuss matters with this person or business-to-business.

He then said, "What's the situation in Chenliu County now?"

Hearing this, Pei Benzhi finally heaved a sigh of relief secretly. What he said outside the city that he wanted to chat with the grandson was just to comfort his subordinates. Qipin county magistrate will not be nervous.

At this moment, we finally got to the point. Pei Ben subconsciously puffed up his chest, cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, there are 720 Feather Forest Guards in Chenliu County, working together to relieve the disaster and clean up the county's silt. The large gentry households in the county donated grain totaling [-] shi, and apart from saving it for the county, Chen Liu could take out [-] shi of grain for the people in surrounding counties to eat before the food relief from the imperial court arrives."

When he said these words, Pei Benzhi was not proud, but rather ashamed.

A county was hit by a disaster, and the government's surplus food was no longer enough to feed the people of the county for several days.However, the food stored by the big families in the county can not only feed the people of the whole county, but even use more than half of it to support the people in the surrounding counties.

Zhu Yunxi's eyes were also not very good-looking.

He exchanged a look with the ashamed Pei Benzhi, and sneered, "This is the big gentry of my Ming Dynasty."

Pei Benzhi said in a low voice: "Actually, Your Highness...His Royal Highness King Qin has followed the example of Zhejiang Province for the imperial court in the past two years, and promoted the integration of gentry and officials in Henan Province. It has already achieved remarkable results.

"The reform of the official post implemented by the imperial court earlier made communication between the common people much more convenient. The imperial court has been doing things for the common people in the past few years, and the common people have gradually been able to fill their stomachs with more food."

"It's just that the administration of the imperial court takes decades or hundreds of years. At present... it is already considered very good..."

Zhu Yunxi shook his head: "The imperial court's administration must be accumulated over the years, but this time the six prefectures have suffered disasters. Is it because of the imperial court's administration?"

Zhu Yunxi quietly changed the topic to another direction.

Pei Benzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and he shook his head with a helpless wry smile.

Zhu Yunxi sneered and said, "It is impossible for the imperial court to know what is happening in the local area every day, so the imperial court has built a complicated monitoring system. The role of the three justices is to deter treacherous traitors with the law. In this dynasty, Jin Yiwei, It is a knife that hangs over the heads of officials at all times. But, even after paying such a high price, Lanyang County still made a decision."

Pei Benzhi didn't know what to say at this time.

He thought about it, if he and Cao Zhisheng switched places, he would be the county magistrate of Lanyang County next to the Yellow River embankment, and Cao Zhisheng would be the county magistrate of Chenliu County, which is not close to the river.Perhaps, this year's Yellow River embankment will not burst.

"Gu wants you to be the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture."

Zhu Yunxi's voice quietly entered Pei Benzhi's ears, which made him startled.

Pei Benzhi opened his mouth and raised his head to look at Zhu Yunxi. He was just thinking that if he changed positions, the emperor grandson wanted him to be in charge of the entire Kaifeng mansion.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Pei Benzhi, who was surprised, and laughed: "Just wait, I have been the county magistrate of Chenliu County Iron Neck for eight years. Prefect."

Pei Benzhi couldn't sit still any longer, he got up and bowed, waving his arms and clasping his hands together.

"The minister ordered to thank you."

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Just a few words, in fact, it's just to reassure you. When Gu gets you the seat of Kaifeng prefect, then I'll let you do it. Right now..."

Pei Benzhi gave a rare chuckle, and stretched out his hand to ask, "Your Highness, please have some tea."

……

In the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang changed Bianliang Road to Kaifeng Mansion in Beijing.In another 11 years, Beijing was dismissed as a mansion, and Zhou Wang Zhu Su (su) was a vassal state.

Since then, Kaifeng Prefecture has begun a prosperous scene of the thoroughfare of eight provinces.

Because of its special political status, Kaifeng Mansion controls [-] counties in four prefectures with one mansion.

Kaifeng City, located in the heart of the Central Plains, has a history as thick as the Yellow River embankment.

this day.

Not long after Zhu Yunxi had just arrived in Lanyang County, he borrowed the head of the county magistrate Cao Zhisheng to reassure the people.

Several accompanying officials, under the protection of a team of brocade guards, quietly appeared outside the city of Kaifeng.

Everyone on this trip did not wear official clothes, but dressed up as merchants. The officials were the merchants, and Jin Yiwei was the caravan guard.

As for the carriages in the team, they really contained a lot of food.

Everyone stood beside the official road not far from the city gate, all frowning and looking at the city gate of Kaifeng.

"Why can't you even see a single victim?" A head of the official department asked in a low voice, frowning in bewilderment.

Someone also deduced and explained in a low voice.

"What if the Kaifeng government arranges the victims elsewhere?"

"It's also possible that the Kaifeng government has sent all the victims to work for relief."

The head of the Ministry of Officials shook his head and looked at the other censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who was traveling with him.

Because Zhan Hui, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials in the early years, also served as an errand for Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so in those years the officials of the Ministry of Officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were very close and had a good relationship.

This origin has not been interrupted so far.

The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who was traveling with him frowned and looked back around, then looked at the officers and soldiers standing on the city wall, under the city wall they checked the passing people and the soldiers and horses of the caravan, and couldn't help but let out a little gasp.

"That's not right."

Several officials who were still thinking about the reason, couldn't help looking over after hearing the sound.

The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate whispered: "This time the six prefectures were affected by the disaster, and you have seen the situation in Lanyang County. What did the people look like after the disaster? Except for dredging, how many people can't eat enough They gathered in and out of the city and waited for the government to recruit people with work in lieu of food."

Following the explanation of the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there was a burst of surprise in the team.

Everyone finally discovered what was wrong with the problem.

Damn it, Kaifeng Fucheng can't see the victims, that's the biggest problem!
In such a large city, there is not a single victim in sight. What could be more wrong than this situation.

The people who disguised themselves and rushed all the way outside the city of Kaifeng finally came to their senses.

The head of the bureaucracy, dressed as a rich businessman, snorted coldly, and turned to look at the guards dressed as guards in the team.

"Secretly, go to a few people to inquire about the news, and see where the victims outside the city of Kaifeng are."

Several Jin Yiwei immediately took orders and were about to hide their bodies and leave the team.

However, at this time, a group of cavalry rushed out directly under the gate of Kaifeng Mansion, where everyone was a little less concerned.

From far away, there was already a shout.

"Everyone on duty!"

"Everyone on duty!"

"The reception from Kaifeng Mansion is late, please forgive me."

The shouts from under the city gate were full of enthusiasm and apology.

The head of the Ministry of Officials frowned, turned around and hid his palms behind his back, and pressed his hands against the Jin Yiwei who had already stepped forward.

The brocade guards immediately stopped.

And the few people behind the head of the official department frowned at the pair of horsemen who rushed over, and began to discuss in a low voice.

"We're exposed."

"How did they know we were coming?"

"It's impossible for there to be mistakes in His Royal Highness's entourage, so the problem can only be in Kaifeng Mansion."

"They've been waiting for us to come!"

A few sentences of discussion, a result will be presented in front of everyone.

The head of the official department has already walked out.

Now that Kaifeng Mansion has already seen through his identity, there is no need to pretend not to know brazenly.

The head of the Ministry of Officials clasped his fists towards the team that was coming straight forward: "The head of the Department of Officials is responsible for the examination of meritorious officials. I don't know which yamen you all belong to in Kaifeng Mansion."

The sound of the horse's breathing had already reached the ears of the head of the official department.

A strong war horse is a rare thing that is rarely seen in the frontier army at first glance.

On the horse's back, a middle-aged man wearing a green robe and official uniform got off the horse calmly, signaling to the guards behind him to be calm.

The middle-aged man threw away the reins in his hands, smiled, and approached the head of the Ministry of Officials with his arms folded: "The lower officials are the general judges of the Kaifeng Mansion. Today, you are late to welcome the upper officials. Please forgive me."

Hearing this man's voice, one knew that the shouting just now under the city gate came from him.

While the middle-aged man was laughing and apologizing, his eyes shifted from the head of the official department to the other accompanying officials behind him, and finally he glanced at the group of Jinyi guards who were on guard secretly.

The head of the official department cupped his hands: "It turns out that it is Fang Tongju, and the next official is just the head of the official department. How dare you forget your dignity in front of the judge."

The head of the Ministry of Officials replied very rigorously, but his eyes were always quietly observing Fang Guxin, the general judge of Kaifeng Mansion, who was opposite him.

Fang Guxin, the judge of the Kaifeng Mansion, laughed and waved his hands: "The principal is the accompanying official of His Highness the Grandson, so he can be regarded as an imperial envoy. Isn't that just me waiting for the Shangguan of the Kaifeng Mansion."

The head of the official department frowned slightly, and shook a few times, feeling a little dissatisfied with the non-salty Tai Chi rhetoric of the other party's fixed salary.

It's just that there is still affection on the face.

The head of the Ministry of Officials said softly: "I don't know how Fang Tongsan knew that we were coming?"

Fang Guxin turned his gaze, and said without thinking too much: "The Kaifeng mansion has been looking forward to His Highness the grandson for a long time, looking forward to the relief from the court for a long time. Don't think that there are still merchants in Kaifeng mansion, these are all from the village sages. That's just borrowed food.

The Kaifeng Mansion is waiting for the arrival of the superiors every day, and today they saw that the superiors did not look like the locals of the Kaifeng Mansion, so the people from the government office came back to report.The lower officials knew that the upper officials did not want to show their official faces to others, for fear of shocking the people of Kaifeng Mansion, but the lower officials still wanted to pick up the upper officials in person, so as to fulfill the etiquette of Kaifeng Mansion. "

Fang Guxin said it very smoothly.

But it made the head of the official department feel more and more uneasy.

In a few words, this Kaifeng Mansion Tong Judgment Fang fixed salary, not only named the current difficulties of Kaifeng Mansion, but also explained why they knew about the arrival of their party.

At present, at least it is a perfect explanation.

"Dare to ask Fang Tongpan, where have all the disaster victims in Kaifeng Mansion gone?"

When the head of the official department didn't know what attitude to take to continue, another accompanying official behind him spoke bluntly, staring at Fang Guxin with a smile on his face.

Fang Guxin was stunned for a moment, then frowned, and said in astonishment and confusion: "If you go back to Shangguan, the disaster victims in this government will naturally go to work. Didn't the imperial court tell us to use work as a relief to reassure the people?" Well, this is a good thing, and the Kaifeng government will go all out to do it as the imperial court has ordered it."

The accompanying officials who were questioning him continued to question him.

Behind Fang Guxin and others, another team approached with bursts of steam.

"Let's all go! Let's all go!"

"Missing the porridge from the palace and starving the stomachs of the common people, no one in Kaifeng Mansion will feel better!"

The people who shouted in front of the team were very rude and honest.

When he got closer and saw Fang Guxin who had already looked over, the man's expression changed, and he trotted over quickly.

"It turned out to be Fang Tongpan, the young one deserves to die, the small one deserves to die!"

Fang Guxin snorted coldly: "Are you going to ruin the reputation of the Wangfu! Giving porridge to the Wangfu is giving porridge. If you are so arrogant and domineering, do you want me to go to the Wangfu to sue?"

The man immediately bowed his head and pleaded guilty again and again: "The young ones dare not, the young ones dare not."

While speaking, he raised his head several times to look at the head of the official department and others.

Fang Guxin seemed to be angry in his heart, and he still snorted and said: "These are all the accompanying missionaries of His Royal Highness, and they came to Kaifeng Mansion today to relieve the disaster. If you No matter how foolish you are, the servants will kill you!"

The man was shocked when he heard this.

He glanced at the head of the official department in shock, and knelt down on the ground with a slap.

The two hands have already drawn on his face one by one.

"Damn the little one!"

"Damn the little one!"

This month has come to a successful conclusion, a new month, I look forward to being with you all the time!Good night, I wish you a sweet dream!