Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 194 (Please ask for a monthly pass)
The rising sun has already shone on the civil and military officials in Fengtianmen Square, but some people feel that today's sunshine is clearly dazzling, but it actually makes people feel dizzy.

Now that Zhu Youtang's question was thrown to the examination department, Fan Yi, the doctor of the examination department, was sweating profusely. They did not just judge Qiu Jing's examination as the best.

The development of the situation made him feel like he was suddenly standing on the edge of a cliff.

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce!" Chen Baigui, the head of the examination department, glanced at Fan Yi, the doctor of the examination department, who was in a daze, and suddenly said loudly.

Zhu Youtang sensed the vigor of the young principal, and said indifferently: "Quick play!"

"Qiu Jing, born as a Gongsheng, is from Qiongzhou Prefecture. Since then, he has successively served as the magistrate of Wuyuan County, the judge of Anqing Prefecture, and the magistrate of Anlu Prefecture who has just taken office for less than a year. During his tenure, he has not made any outstanding achievements, but his promotion is faster than that of Jinshi who came from a professional class. Official. However, Fan Yi, the doctor of the examination department, wanted to name him as one of the four prefectures in the world last month. The minister raised doubts at that time, but he ignored it. It was rated as one of the best four prefectures in the world. After careful observation of Qiu Jing's achievements, Qiu Jing is definitely not worthy of being one of the four prefectures in the world, and it must be due to the favoritism of the two of them!" Pointing to his two bosses.

Gongsheng?One of the four prefectures?

The officials present looked at each other in blank dismay, and immediately realized that Qiu Jing's promotion was really unreasonable.

Although Gong Sheng was promoted to the magistrate, and there was even the first minister of the Ministry of Industry who was appointed by a Juren in this dynasty, but he has both merit and qualifications, but what about Qiu Jing?

The Anlu prefecture governed by Qiu Jing is in a mess, and now the magistrate has been promoted to the magistrate of Ganzhou after only less than a year in office. This kind of servant does not even exist as a non-commissioned officer.

Li Feng, a member of the examination department, did not expect his subordinate to stab him in the back, and immediately defended himself: "Chen Baigui, I and Fan Langzhong have always been dedicated to their duties, don't you want to spit blood here!"

"If you really have no selfish intentions, then I will ask you again in front of His Majesty now! Qiu Jing was only born as a Gongsheng, what achievements does he have, how can he be rated as one of the four prefects in the world?" Chen Baigui, the head of the examination department, immediately argued Strive for it.

This……

Li Feng, a member of the examination department, did not expect this subordinate to be so eloquent, and was immediately speechless.

Zhu Youtang knew that Qiu Jing's affairs were tricky, so he looked at Fan Yi, the doctor of the examination department, and Li Feng, the waiter of the examination department, and said, "Since the examination, please tell me what Qiu Jing, who was born as a Gongsheng student, has done." Merit? In other words, Daming’s Talent Ceremony has already failed to find talents, and it is already necessary to select talents from among the tribute students!”

"Your Majesty, there is something tricky about this matter!"

"Your Majesty, Jinshi, officials and ministers are coming out in large numbers, this must be caused by someone's favoritism!"

"Your Majesty, how can such a mediocre Gongsheng have the right to be the magistrate of Ganzhou, please investigate thoroughly!"

……

The officials present were basically non-commissioned officers, and they also realized that there was something tricky here. When the reputation of the entire group of non-commissioned officers was involved, they immediately jumped out and expressed their opinions.

All of a sudden, the situation changed suddenly, and everyone pointed their finger at the Ministry of Civil Affairs Examinations Division, and pointed at the two most important officials of the Examinations Division who practiced favoritism.

I... didn't teach it!

Liu Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, saw that the attack on his side failed, and now not only Liu Zhong was not damaged at all, but he was caught in the pigtail, but he couldn't help muttering to himself.

With such cunning and resourcefulness, and such skillful maneuvering, is the emperor in front of him really the obedient student who was obsessed with him in the Eastern Palace back then?

"What are you doing in a daze, Your Majesty is asking you something!" Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was deeply dissatisfied with Kao Gongsi's misbehavior, and immediately reprimanded him.

Faced with Li Yu's pressure, Fan Yi, the doctor of the kaogong department, also bit the bullet and argued: "Your Majesty, Qiu Jing is a supervising student with good morals when she studies in the Imperial College, and she is diligent in government and loves the people when she works in the local government. Luzhou was deeply loved by the local people during the period, and Anluzhou had sages for it..."

"Enough! When did the Ministry of Officials stop looking at the achievements of officials and the results when they were in charge, but listen to the local sages to evaluate officials?" Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was furious, and immediately blamed him directly.

Fan Yi, the doctor of the Kaogong Division, knew that this reason was really untenable, but at this moment, he was suffering.

People in the officialdom, in fact, many things are involuntary.I am a member of the civil official group, but when enjoying the benefits brought by this group, I naturally have to assume some obligations.

From a certain point of view, Qiu Jing has actually made great achievements.It has been nearly a month since Liu Zhong arrived in Anlu Prefecture, and the progress of his Qingzhang farmland has been slow. Even as an official from Huguang, he has to thank Qiu Jing.

It's just that now that the matter falls to the emperor, can he say that Qiu Jing has contributed to preventing Liu Zhong from clearing Zhang Tianmu?
Du Ming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, looked at Fan Yi, the doctor of meritorious service, who was already sweating profusely. He couldn't give a reasonable explanation until now, but he knew that it must be due to favoritism.

"Your Majesty, Qiu Jing is the nephew of Qiu Jun, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Sun Jiao, a member of the Wenxuan Department, is Qiu Jun's teacher. This matter must be caused by someone's selfishness!" Come out and report.

Huh?
When the officials present learned that Qiu Jing was actually the nephew of Qiu Jun, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, all of them showed suddenly enlightened expressions.

Seeing that this colleague pointed the finger at himself and his mentor, Sun Jiao immediately said furiously: "Mr. Zhao, don't you want to spit blood on people!"

"If this is not the case, how can the Wenxuan Department in your charge push such a mediocre Gongsheng student as Qiu Jing to the position of the magistrate of Ganzhou? Are there really no Jinshi officials in the world?" Arrowing back, he questioned.

Sun Jiao knew that he could not be put on this hat, so he expressed his opinion to Zhu Youtang above: "Your Majesty, I select and appoint people according to the regulations, please be careful!"

"Your Majesty, there must be malpractice for personal gain, please investigate thoroughly!" Zhao Liang, the head of the Ministry of Officials Ji Xun, also knelt down and asked Zhu Youtang.

"Li Qing, how do you think we should deal with it?" Zhu Youtang naturally knew that Qiu Jing's unusual promotion must be related to Qiu Jun, so he turned his head to look at Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and said:
Everyone looked at Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but they knew that Li Yu's attitude was very important.

Li Yu knew that the emperor valued himself so he asked this question, so he solemnly stated: "I am in charge of the selection of all officials. Now that there is such an unreasonable promotion in the Ministry of Officials, I also ask you to thoroughly investigate and remove those who practice favoritism and malpractice from the officials." department!"

The officials of the official department suddenly felt a chill, but they knew that a storm against their officials was coming.

"In this case, let's check it out!" Zhu Youtang glanced at Sun Jiao and the others, and then called Tan Conggui to accompany him.

Just as Qin Conggui was about to go down to arrest people, Fan Yi, the examination officer, suddenly took the initiative to confess: "Your Majesty, Qiu Jing rated it as a top-ranking matter. This matter was ordered by Li Ao, Minister of Guanglu Temple. I appreciate the kindness of Li Ao's recommendation back then. Your Majesty is aware!"

Seeing Fan Yi's confession, Li Feng, a member of the Examination Department, also chose to be frank and honest: "Your Majesty, Qiu Jing rated it as a top-notch matter. This matter was entrusted by someone else. Please punish your Majesty!"

Recruited?

Li Si and other officials saw that Kao Gongsi had confessed, so they couldn't help but smile at each other.

It's just that this matter can't be hidden. A small Gongsheng's unreasonable promotion, and his promotion from the mediocre Anlu prefect to the Ganzhou prefect, can't be explained.

When seeing Kao Gongsi's confession, everyone couldn't help but turned their heads to look at Wai Lang and Sun Jiao, the member of the Wenxuan department.

Wai Lang Sunjiao, a member of the Wenxuan Department, contemplated for a while, and then admitted his mistake: "Your Majesty, I recommended Qiu Jing to be promoted to the prefect of Ganzhou based on the evaluation of the meritorious service department. It is true that I did not notice, please punish me!"

Huh?
Hearing this statement, the officials present immediately re-examined this unremarkable young official.

No wonder they were valued by Qiu Jun and Xu Pu one after another. Up to this time, they didn't panic, but gave a barely reasonable explanation.

Although he took the initiative to take the charge of ignorance, compared with favoritism and fraud, this crime is much lighter, and he indirectly saved Qiu Jun.

"The Department of Wenxuan wants to refer to the performance evaluation of the Department of Examinations, but it is impossible to completely ignore Qiu Jing's resume. You clearly want to blame all the faults on the Department of Examinations!" Du Ming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, frowned slightly, unable to bear Stand up and accuse.

Wai Lang Sunjiao, a member of the Wenxuan Department, did not argue with Du Ming, but still admitted his mistake to Zhu Youtang: "Your Majesty, I did not show favoritism because Qiu Jing is the nephew of my mentor, and I have not received any instructions from my mentor. !"

The corners of Qiu Jun's mouth rose slightly, not only because he was happy that he escaped the crime, but also because he was proud of his eyes.

If it weren't for the bad luck, I haven't been able to preside over a meeting so far.If he had the opportunity to host the examination, with his vicious vision, he would definitely be able to select a group of outstanding students for his own use.

Now as long as my disciple puts all the blame on Kao Gongsi, even if the emperor in front of me has doubts, there is nothing he can do about it.

This……

Du Ming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, also saw the mystery, and immediately felt very troublesome. Qiu Jun might be able to escape this disaster with his disciple's shrewdness.

"Prince Wang, Sun Jiao will be handed over to you Jin Yiwei for interrogation! Since he keeps saying that he will handle it impartially, then you should immediately take someone to search his house carefully. I also want to know whether he is public or private!" Zhu You Tang sized up this eloquent official Hua, and said calmly to Wang Xiang who was waiting for orders.

This has been the case from ancient times to the present, but it is impossible to judge who is loyal or traitor with eyes.Only by stripping off their clothes and taking off their masks can we truly see their true colors.

As for the anthology officer Wailang in front of him, he also wanted to take a good look at whether he really wronged him for such an obvious act of favoritism.

Jin Yiwei searched the house?
After hearing this, Li Si and other officials, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, knew that the emperor wanted to investigate this professed innocent member of the anthology division, Wailang.

"Your Majesty, why...why did you search the house of this official? This...is not appropriate!" Sun Jiao panicked in his heart, but wanted to stop him.

Huh?
Seeing Sun Jiao's sudden gaffe, Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, immediately sensed that something was wrong, and couldn't help but look at the member of the Wen Xuan Department in surprise.

His Majesty did not immediately discuss the felony, but investigated and dealt with it. This move can be said to be grace.In the end, this person actually wanted to stop it, but it showed that he had a problem.

"It's not just you, the other two directors of the anthology department have checked together. I want to know whether the current official department is still my official department, and whether I can use talents and talents fairly for me!" The young Yuanwailang took it seriously and gave orders calmly.

Wang Xiang has always been grateful for Zhu Youtang's promotion and reuse, so he cupped his hands and said, "Your minister leads the decree!"

Seeing that he was about to be taken away by Jin Yiwei, Sun Jiao hurriedly expressed his opinion: "Your Majesty, I just committed a crime of ignorance, and I ask your majesty to directly punish my minister. It's just that there are indecent books at home, it is not appropriate Announcement, please take it back!"

"It's an indecent book, I'm afraid there are letters that can't be seen! Your Majesty, please go together and investigate this person carefully!" Du Ming, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was unhappy with Sun Jiao's rebuttal just now, so he pleaded for his life.

Li Si and other officials, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, couldn't help but wonder what was hidden in Sun Jiao's house.

"Zoo!" Zhu Youtang had great trust in Du Ming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, so he happily satisfied the request.

Qiu Jun, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, noticed that Sun Jiao was looking at him for help, as if he suddenly wanted something, and immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is not the way to serve a virtuous man by making such a mistake. Take it back!"

"Qiu Shilang, what are you in a hurry for? Sun Jiao keeps saying that he is innocent, and His Majesty is just investigating his house. Could it be that there is a letter you wrote to him in it?" Du Ming, the Ministry of Punishment, was in the right mood, and said contemptuously.

"The Ministry of Officials is my Ministry of Officials, not someone's. In the future, anyone who dares to disturb the Ming Dynasty's regulations on selecting talents and appointments, or anyone who appoints his own relatives in violation of regulations for personal gain, I will definitely not forgive lightly!" Zhu Youtang said Scanning all the officials present, he issued a warning.

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and other civil and military officials knew that the emperor in front of him was watching the fire, and immediately responded in unison: "Your Majesty is holy, and the ministers must remember!"

"Take me away!" Xiang Wang came to Sun Jiao and waved his hand immediately.

Sun Jiao suddenly felt a chill, but when he thought of the unburned letters in his study, even though he fell to the ground, he knew that he was really doomed.

Qiu Jun, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, saw the reaction of his favorite student, and now his request was directly ignored by the emperor, and he was struck by lightning.

The radiant sun fell on Fengtianmen Square, but there seemed to be ghosts hiding among the more than 1000 officials. Qiu Jun, Sun Jiao, and a group of officials in the Ministry of Officials seemed to be wiped out suddenly.

(End of this chapter)