Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 193 Forced Palace?court death!
In the capital city at the end of June, the days are long and the nights are short. At this time, the sky and the earth are already bright.

In the square in front of Fengtianmen, more than 1000 officials stood in their respective positions in an orderly manner. Sitting in the center of the corridor at the moment is a young official wearing a fifth-rank official uniform.

Sun Jiao is from Anlu, Huguang. He is an ordinary-looking young man. In fact, Sun Jiao is his original name, but his current name is Sun Jiao.

Officials in Daming put the teacher-student relationship first. A good teacher-student relationship not only paves the way for the students, but can even change their names.

Qiu Jun knew that Sun Jiao was a talented student, so he changed his name to Sun Jiao for this quick-witted student.

Sun Jiao's luck didn't stop there. In the 17th year of Chenghua High School, he became the top student of Xu Pu because of his high ranking.

Having two mentors who are at the top of the Ci officials just after entering the official career is a good thing that a non-commissioned officer can only dream of.

Thanks to the support of Xu Pu and Qiu Jun, although Sun Jiao had only entered the officialdom for a few years, he has now been squeezed into the most critical official department, and has taken up the post of Wailang, the most important member of the anthology department of the official department.

Wailang, a member of the Wenxuan Department, is only from the fifth-rank official position, but the Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Officials controls the promotion of officials below the fourth rank, which can be said to be humble and powerful.

Holding an important position at such an age, it can be said that the future is boundless, as long as he survives honestly, although he will not have the chance to become a cabinet minister in the future, it will not be a problem to win the six ministers.

Just being favored by the teacher has a price after all.In particular, Xu Pu had hanged himself, and now only the thick thigh of Qiu Jun, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, was left, so naturally he had to hug him tightly.

Sun Jiao, as Wai Lang, a member of the anthology department in charge of assessing hundreds of officials, is also an out-and-out Anlu person, so he is indeed the most suitable person to stab Liu Zhong in the back.

Killing innocent people indiscriminately is the biggest hat he has given Liu Zhong, and Liu Zhong may not be able to take it off.

Qiu Jun, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, had a gloomy face, suppressing the resentment in his heart at the moment, looking at the emperor sitting on the throne.

If it wasn't for the emperor's recklessness, giving Shang Fang the sword indiscriminately, and even more like appointing lunatic officials, his nephew would not have died.

However, he naturally couldn't blame the emperor in front of him, but for Liu Zhong who killed innocent people indiscriminately, he would definitely make this bastard pay the corresponding price.

This time, even if he is betting on his own future, he will let that villain Liu Zhong go to hell.

This……

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, saw that the early dynasty was out of control again, and the person who jumped out to make troubles turned out to be an official of the Ministry of Officials, so he turned his head and looked at this subordinate angrily.

Now that I am deeply favored by Long En, this damned subordinate actually jumped out to make trouble. Even if His Majesty believes that he did not instigate it, His Majesty will still feel that he is not effective in managing the bureaucracy.

Xu Qiong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and Du Ming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, seemed to have seen through Li Yu's thoughts, and immediately conducted a quick self-reflection, and decided to go back and give their subordinate officials a good beating.

"Your Majesty, Liu Zhong killed innocent ministers indiscriminately, please punish him!"

"Your Majesty, Qiu Jing is a fifth-rank official of the Ming Dynasty. How can he be killed without guilt?"

"Your Majesty, Liu Zhong has acted cruelly in the local area, and these evil officials should be recalled to the capital immediately to question their crimes!"

……

Officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Officials all stood up and echoed. They seemed to have been ventilated in advance, and they all pointed their finger at Liu Zhongdao.

This……

Minister Xu Qiong of the Ministry of Rites and Minister Du Ming of the Ministry of Punishment had sympathized with Li Yu just now, but now they saw some officials in their yamen stepping up to make trouble, so they immediately wrote down their names with gloomy faces.

Under the leadership of Wailang Sunjiao, a member of the Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Officials, seven or eight officials stood up, but they all pointed the finger at Liu Zhong, Governor of Huguang.

Although Liu Zhong had Wang Yue's courage, he didn't seem to have Wang Yue's wisdom.

Just because of a small crime, he slaughtered the majestic Anlu Zhizhou, even though he was holding the Shangfang sword, but this approach was inappropriate after all.

Zhu Youtang sat on the throne, looked at the group of officials who jumped out one after another, and found that he seemed to be wrong.

Originally, he deliberately kept the officials in charge from rectifying. One is that there are few officials in the world who do not interact with ministers, and the other is that he needs the officials of the Qingliu camp to balance the power of the six ministers.

It's just that Qingliu is the biggest villain after all, but relying on being led by his own teacher, he dares to jump out and sing against his own emperor repeatedly.

Liu Zhong, this is the sharp knife of Qingzhang Tianmu, but in the end, these people want to force him to take back the sharp knife, so that Huguang Qingzhang Tianmu's work will be abandoned halfway.

"Your Majesty, Qiu Jing is a dignified fifth-rank official of my Ming Dynasty! If he is massacred for just a small mistake, the local officials of the Ming Dynasty will surely be in danger in the future. In the future, there will be no upright officials in the local officials. Your Majesty, please punish Liu Zhong severely!" Liu Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, glanced at Qiu Jun, and immediately stood up and stabbed him.

Huh?
When Li Yu saw Liu Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, jumping out, he couldn't help but frowned slightly. He dared to believe that Liu Jian led the gang of officials to force the emperor into the palace!
It's just that Liu Zhong really went too far this time. After all, he is an official of the fifth rank. How could he be executed just because he released a few unscrupulous people who hindered his integrity?

Seeing Liu Jian jumping out impatiently, Zhu Youtang couldn't help but wryly smiled.

If I hadn't investigated in advance, if I hadn't seen Qingliu's face clearly, I'm afraid I would really punish Liu Zhong according to their wishes.

It's just that Liu Zhong's identity is not only his own, but also a sharp knife of his own Qingzhang Tianmu.

Zhu Youtang's eyes fell on Sun Jiao, and he asked indifferently: "Sun Jiao, you said that Liu Zhong is slow in clearing up his father, but why is Liu Zhong slow in clearing his father?"

Sun Jiao was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Zhu Youtang to ask this question, so he couldn't help but secretly glanced at his mentor Qiu Jun, but he didn't get any hint, so he said cautiously: "I don't know!"

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and other officials had limited information, and looked at Zhu Youtang in confusion.

Zhu Youtang knew that he was facing more than just a grandson, so he looked at all the officials present and said, "Qingzhang Tianmu, this is the emperor's envoy that I entrusted to Liu Zhong! When Liu Zhong arrived in Huguang, the first choice he chose The station is Anlu, and I have arrived in Anlu a month ago, and then Liu Zhong personally took people to the field to clean up the acres!"

"Your Majesty, what we're talking about now is Liu Zhong's indiscriminate killing of innocents. This has nothing to do with what Liu Zhong did in Anlu!" Liu Jian frowned, but he stated the theme authentically.

"Liu Shilang, what are you in a hurry for? Your Majesty will explain it!" Xu Qiong had long been unhappy with Liu Jian, and reprimanded him with the airs of a superior.

Zhu Youtang turned his head to look at Liu Jian, the former lecturer of the East Palace, and said indifferently: "The imperial envoy sent by the imperial court was to rule the Huguang land on my behalf, but he was attacked on the way to Anlu, and Li Hu, a hundred-family in rich clothes, was killed. Die! Liu Zhong has been in Anlu Qingzhang for more than a month, and he is frequently obstructed by unruly people, and the state government frequently refuses to obey orders. A few days ago, Liu Zhong was set on fire at the post station and almost died, and his concubine was buried in the flames! Such an Anlu , If you don't cooperate with the imperial court's decree, I want to ask if Anlu is still my territory of Ming Dynasty?"

When he said the last thing, he looked at the officials present and said it aloud.

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and other officials originally thought that Liu Zhong had done something wrong, but after hearing Zhu Youtang's remarks, they immediately reconsidered.

Although it is wrong for Liu Zhong to kill the majestic magistrate for a petty crime, the problems in Anlu are indeed not small, especially Qingzhang Tianmu is indeed the new policy of the imperial court, how dare a small magistrate be so obstructive?

This……

Liu Jian and Qiu Jun didn't expect Zhu Youtang to characterize Anlu so much, and couldn't help but looked at each other worriedly.

Sun Jiao found that his mentor was looking towards him, and immediately puffed up his chest and said, "Your Majesty, even if the land of Anlu is not peaceful, Liu Zhong can't kill Qiu Jing, the prefect of Anlu. Qiu Jing is diligent in government and loves the people. Loved by the common people, he is a model of Ming officials!"

The officials who just jumped out to support him all said yes, but they still insisted on Liu Zhong's crime of killing officials indiscriminately.

"Diligence in government and love of the people? When Liu Zhong was in Anlu Qingzhang, he was constantly obstructed by unruly people, and Qiu Jing repeatedly refused to obey orders! Liu Zhong led the governor's escort team to arrest 300 troublemakers and threw them into the state government prison, but Qiu Jing sent some of them to the prison. The villain is released, is he protecting the traitor?" Zhu Youtang has already experienced the ability of these officials to play with words, so he must point to the truth.

Although Liu Zhong's crime of beheading Qiu Jing seemed reckless, but if he said that Qiu Jing should not be beheaded, it would be untenable.Just obstructing the imperial court's clearing up of Zhang Tian's mu, the magistrate is already damned.

"How dare Qiu Jing disobey the governor's orders?"

"Such behavior is simply abhorrent!"

"The imperial envoy arrests people, but he releases them. He really loves traitors like his son!"

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When officials such as Shangshu Du Ming of the Ministry of Punishment learned of Anlu Magistrate Qiu Jing's behavior, they couldn't help but think of the local officials' face in their minds, and they accused them one after another.

Liu Jian and Qiu Jun suddenly realized that they seemed to have miscalculated, not only underestimating the shrewdness of the emperor, but also underestimating the eloquence of the emperor.

I thought that as long as Liu Zhong was held to kill officials indiscriminately, no matter how much the emperor protected him, it would be useless, but I found that things had developed in an unexpected way.

Knowing that there was no turning back, Sun Jiao immediately explained: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you don't know something. Because of the sudden increase of bandits in Anlu City, the state government prison was overcrowded, so Qiu Jing released some of them! Even if he did something wrong Yes, that is also a small mistake, and I will definitely not be slaughtered!"

"What kind of excuse is this, I have been a prefect, how many thieves can there be in a city?"

"If thieves can overwhelm the state government prison, it can only be said that the governor of the state should be punished!"

"I think Qiu Jing is just looking for an excuse to hinder the court's justice. Such a person of no importance can't be killed?"

……

Officials such as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Li Yu, are all shrewd people, so how can they listen to this obviously flawed rhetoric, even if they all express their positions authentically.

If Qiu Jing just released some troublemakers, it really shouldn't be beheaded, but if Qiu Jing is actually obstructing Qing Zhang Tian Mu, then he should be killed by a thousand knives.

"Liu Zhong went to Anlu Prefecture for more than a month to carry out the decree of the Qing Dynasty, but the results were not good! Why? If you want to investigate the officials, you should ask the officials for the crime!" Zhu Youtang immediately characterized the matter, and then pointed the finger at the officials.

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, saw that the incident was on his own head, so he bit the bullet and came out: "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Officials, Li Yu, owes you the grace of God, and please forgive me!"

"The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the election of hundreds of officials in the world. Qiu Jing does not obey the imperial court's order and cannot protect the people. How can this Qiu Jing be the governor of Anlu?" Zhu Youtang's eyes fell on Li Yu. , when even questioning.

When Liu Jian heard this question, he immediately knew that something was wrong, so he turned his head and looked at Qiu Jun.

Qiu Jun's face was still stable, but beads of sweat were already appearing on his forehead, but he knew that the incident might burn his body.

Li Yu's heart suddenly moved, and he immediately reported: "Your Majesty, although the minister is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, officials below the fourth rank in the local area have always been evaluated by the Examination Department and recommended by the Department of Classical Selection. Qiu Jing, the magistrate of Anlu, was recently appointed by the Department of Wenxuan." Elected as the magistrate of Ganzhou!"

what?
Officials such as Shangshu Du Ming of the Ministry of Punishments felt ridiculous when they heard that the prefect of Anlu could still be promoted, but they all turned their heads to look at the officials of the examination department of the Ministry of Officials.

Dong Shan, the new right servant of the Ministry of Officials, noticed strange gazes from around him, and immediately stood up and explained: "Your Majesty Qizuo, when the Department of Wenxuan elected Qiu Jing, the magistrate of Anlu Prefecture, to be the prefect of Ganzhou, I was lucky enough to be promoted to the Ministry of Officials by Long En." Right servant, this matter was recommended by Wai Lang Sun Jiao, a member of the Ministry of Officials' Anthology Department!"

As soon as this remark came out, the surrounding officials couldn't help being happy.

Wai Lang, a member of the anthology department, used the banner of justice, but in fact he was still doing men's robbers and women's prostitution.

The magistrate of Anlu who violated the government order so much, a local official who spread bandits, bandits and traitors everywhere in Anlu, was promoted to the magistrate of Ganzhou in the end. This is clearly a typical case of favoritism and fraud.

Li Yu's eyes swept over the two directors of the anthology department, and even though they knelt down obediently, they knew that this time there was no escaping the guilt.

"If I remember correctly, last year Anlu Magistrate was beheaded by Wang Yue. This Anlu Magistrate, who has been in office for less than a year, has done such a great job that the Department of Literature and Selection can recommend this person to be the prefect of Ganzhou?" Zhu Youtang looked at the officials of the Wenxuan Department headed by Sun Jiao, and asked with a smile on his face.

Beads of sweat oozed from Sun Jiao's forehead, but after searching his stomach, he found that Qiu Jing's greatest achievement was to annex the property for her family, and she was also the nephew of her mentor.

But, can this be said?

"Since the Wenxuan Department is unwilling to say it, then the Kaogong Department will say it. The Ministry of Officials can promote Qiu Jing to the prefect of Ganzhou, and the rating must be above the top!" Zhu Youtang saw the reaction of Sun Jiao and others. Here, he looked at Kaogong Sidao.

At this moment, he knew that it was time to clean up the official department that was in charge of the promotion of hundreds of officials in the world, and use their heads to alert the officials in the world.

(End of this chapter)