Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

"Ok?"

Zhu Di frowned slightly and stared at Zhu Gaochi closely.

"father……"

Zhu Gaochi shouted with a grimace, then thought of something and quickly looked at Guo An aside.

"Teacher, this matter..."

Zhu Di snorted coldly, "This matter was brought up by Guo Qing!"

Zhu Gaochi: "..."

Guo An bowed his hands in a slight salute, "Your Highness, I just feel that Yan officials are more loyal to Your Majesty than those court officials, and they have not contracted the bad habits of being greedy for money and accepting bribes!"

Zhu Gaochi felt a pain in his heart and could only nod slowly.

"Tomorrow, I will play!"

Guo An and Zhu Di both looked happy.

"Your Highness is wise!"

"Very good. As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, it is my responsibility to choose loyal ministers for the Ming Dynasty!"

"..."

The next day.

At the meeting.

Zhu Gaochi then went up to the memorial and said, "I would like to report to my father, my son and I have something to report!"

Above, Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaochi, "I wonder what the prince has to report?"

Zhu Gaochi looked solemn and said: "To inform my father, since the beginning of the Hong Ding Year, my father has governed the country with benevolence, reducing the salaries of the vassal kings, the salaries of hundreds of civil and military officials, and setting up year-end bonuses to benefit all civil and military officials...

However, some officials are still out of character, engage in massive corruption, have moral failings, and have failed to express their gratitude to their father.

I heard that the officials of the former Goryeo Kingdom and all the current officials of the Yan Kingdom were all selected by my father when he was the king of Yan in Peking.

Now, all the officials of the Yan State have been officials in the Yan State for several years. According to the order of official promotion in our Ming Dynasty, these officials should also be promoted back to the Ming Dynasty!

Zhang Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, formed a party for personal gain from Yunnan and Fujian, colluded with local gentry and merchants, and exploited the people. His crimes were extremely heinous and had widespread consequences. Since the Jinyiwei interrogation, there have been dozens of guilty officials.

Such many vacancies should be filled by Yan officials..."

Following Zhu Gaochi's remonstrance, all the officials in the court frowned and looked solemn.

When Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, the entire court was in an uproar. Even Xu Huizu, Li Jinglong and other martial heroes were stunned.

How could the official positions in the Ming Dynasty be promoted by a group of foreign officials from Goryeo?

"This... Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"

Even Bao Zhao, who was highly recommended by Prince Zhu Gaochi and had just been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, hurriedly spoke out to persuade him.

"Your Majesty, those officials of Yan State are not court officials and should not be promoted to the court!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Yan Kingdom is just a vassal state, a barbarian land. How can its officials enter the Ming Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty has many officials, why do we need those foreign officials from Yan State?"

"His Majesty……"

In their anxiety, a group of officials actually forgot that the Yan State was still a vassal state belonging to His Majesty as they said. After all, they were also legitimate officials of the Ming Dynasty.

thus.

Zhu Gaochi's face darkened, and he got out of the train and said to the Minister of Household Affairs on the side: "Mr. Yu, I would like to ask you, who will pay the salaries to the officials of Yan State?"

"This……"

Yu Xin's expression changed, and he quickly raised his hands and saluted: "Your Highness, although the salaries of officials in the Yan Kingdom are calculated by the Ministry of Household Affairs, their salaries are paid by the vassal treasury of the Yan Kingdom!" Zhu Gaochi was stunned. Then he asked again: "Whose vassal state is Yan?"

Yu Xin thought of something and his eyes narrowed, but he still replied honestly, "It's your Majesty's vassal state!"

Zhu Gaochi asked again: "So, who are the officials of Yan State?"

"I am an official of His Majesty!"

Yu Xin replied again.

Hearing this, all the courtiers in the court suddenly widened their eyes. For a long time, they have never paid attention to the Yan Kingdom. They have almost forgotten that the Yan Kingdom is actually a vassal state of His Majesty, not a vassal state of the Yan Palace!

Zhu Gaochi smiled faintly, "Since Yan officials are His Majesty's officials, they are also officials of the court. I wonder why you are so repulsive to Yan officials?
I also know that as important ministers of the court, there are many officials below who are your students, friends, and officials from the same town. It is only human nature to want to support you! "

All the officials couldn't help but were stunned when they heard this again. How could this His Highness be so straightforward?

Zhu Gaochi continued: "It's just that you can support me. I and my father also want to support me. Those officials of the Yan State are my father's latent ministers. They trust my father and go to the barbarian land of the Yan State. They have been there for several years." , it is also time to recall some wise ministers with both ability and political integrity.

As for the officials you want to support, can you ensure that they are not guilty of corruption, bribery, or even colluding with gentry and merchants to exploit the people?

How many corrupt officials have appeared within the short time that my father has been on the throne? How many honest officials and wise ministers are there in the entire Ming Dynasty?

......"

The faces of all the officials turned red, but they did not dare to say anything.

How can they guarantee that the officials recommended below are not corrupt and exploiting the people?
Moreover, according to the prince's opinion, this matter was ordered by His Majesty!

"Official staff!"

Above, Zhu Di's face darkened, and he said directly to the Minister of Civil Affairs: "Although I treat all officials of the Ming Dynasty equally, a group of officials have betrayed my trust one after another.

For this matter, just as the prince said, twenty officials from the State of Yan will be promoted first. If there are still vacancies, the Ministry of Personnel will select talented officials to replace them! "

"The minister obeys the order!"

Bao Zhao smiled bitterly and responded slowly.

None of the officials dared to object again.

……

the other side.

Zhao Hu led a group of Jinyi guards, as well as Liu Sheng and other Shenji camp and Wuqianxia camp, all the way out of the capital and headed south.

Not even two days after leaving, Zhu Di sent someone to send officials and gentry who Zhang Yan had connections with in Fujian, Yunnan and other places.

After reading this, Zhao Hu's face darkened and he glared fiercely at the generals in uniform beside him.

Immediately, they found Liu Sheng and Zhang Yu, the commander of the Five Thousand Lower Camp, and discussed it.

The army divided into several groups and rushed towards Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi.

As for Zhao Hu, he took the Jinyi Guards, a group of Shenji Battalion and Five Thousand Lower Battalion to Yunnan.

In Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places, there are also Jinyiwei to support them.

By the time the officials and merchants reacted, soldiers such as Jin Yiwei, Shenji Camp, and Wuqianxiaying had already surrounded them. If there was any intention to resist, the Shenji Camp's muskets and grenades would directly attack them, causing a bloody storm.

All the officials, gentry and merchants suddenly became honest.

Less than half a month.

In Yunnan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, more than a dozen officials and dozens of merchants and gentry were imprisoned in the five thousand lower camp and the Shenji camp.

In this regard, the officials who were not affected or who had already received the news were honest. Even if someone came to the door with a lot of money, they did not dare to take any notice.

... (end of this chapter)