First Minister of Ming Dynasty - Chapter 523

According to the official system originally designed by Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang, the ministers were nominated by Zhongshu Province, and only after the emperor’s approval could they take office.

The assistant officials and scribes under the Shangshu belonged to the provincial administration.

The Menxia Province examines the position of officials, work performance, whether there is laziness, malfeasance, corruption, etc.

In response to the situation of the officials, the ministries should give opinions on the evaluation and disposal, and notify the ministries if the problems are serious. It is also necessary to inform the world and transfer it to the Ministry of Personnel for punishment.

In fact, from the very beginning, Li Shanchang and others realized the horror of Menxia Province, which is completely a sharp sword hanging over the heads of 90% of the officials.

Although the Shangshu and above are not the responsibility of the Menxia Provincial, but once all the subordinates are pinched by the Menxia Provincial, what will happen to a few Shangshu?

It’s not about being obediently controlled by others.

It’s just that after Zhang Ximeng proposed the plan, he was also responsible for the daily affairs of the province as the right minister.

But that’s all, there is no more action.

The big guy can only comfort himself. Zhang Xiang is kind-hearted and can’t bear to embarrass the big guy. The province is just a name, don’t be afraid.

Now, the good days of self-deception are finally over.

The door under the door is about to start operating, and this murderous knife is finally about to fall.

In line with the policy of looking for stimulation, then implementing it to the end, Zhang Ximeng first proposed to Lao Zhu to transfer Yao Guangxiao, the provincial inspector of Huguang Province, to Beijing to take over as the provincial minister.

Zhu Yuanzhang readily agreed, and the decree was issued. Immediately, there were griefs everywhere, and the officials were all trembling with fear.

If it is Zhang Ximeng’s prestige, it is accumulated over the years.

Yao Guangxiao’s reputation was completely killed.

When he presided over the government affairs of Huguang, he pursued one word: kill!

Corrupt officials, kill!

Mighty and powerful, kill!

Bandits, bandits, kill!

Yuan Dynasty remnants, kill!

…

Anyway, as long as there is a handle in his hands, it is absolutely no fluke.

In the most ruthless case, Yao Guangxiao killed more than 120 people.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was still on the Northern Expedition, and he was shocked.

After reading the case file, Zhu Yuanzhang only said that the killing was too heavy… but he did not deny Yao Guangxiao’s judgment.

The case mainly concerned an elderly woman who had six daughters in her lifetime.

The so-called robbery can’t be the door of the five daughters, so many daughters have been born in a row, and none of them have established a family, which is really bad luck.

Fortunately, the old man was still open-minded and did not embarrass the old wife.

The couple has been supporting and stable until old age.

As a result, the old man took a step first, and the old lady also left after half a year.

All of a sudden, the village came up, surrounded the old lady’s house, set up a running water table, and ate and drank, and it was a lot of fun.

At this moment, the old lady’s young daughter returned home and asked the villagers why she didn’t inform her, why did they take their family’s property, eat and drink, and squander it?

The villagers didn’t care, they even said that a married woman and the water poured out have no right to control this matter… These properties are not yours, and you don’t deserve it at all.

The youngest daughter was furious, and her mother died. She didn’t know that the family property was forcibly occupied, and there was nothing she could do.

She couldn’t be more angry, so she said that according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, although she is a daughter, she can inherit the family property, and you must hand it over.

The villagers burst into laughter. I have never heard of the Great Ming Law!

We don’t even know Daming.

These years have been like this, stop talking nonsense to us.

In desperation, the younger daughter found a few more sisters. In the end, four of the six sisters jointly filed a lawsuit to seek justice.

Somehow, the news leaked, and the villagers gathered hundreds of people. They stopped halfway and beat up the sisters who complained, along with their husbands and sons. Many people were injured and two people were killed.

Things got really big, and Yao Guangxiao took over the case.

He sent people to investigate, trying to find the murderer.

But the yamen who were dispatched were also besieged and beaten.

The young and strong among the villagers guarded the intersection and did not let the yamen come in.

Don’t ask, it’s what our village did. All the villagers have a share. If they have the ability, they can kill hundreds of us?

Things have come to this point. Basically there is nothing left.

Hundreds of people are actually nothing, clan fights, throwing thousands of people, killing dozens, is like playing.

Under normal circumstances, the yamen will open one eye and close the other, not daring to care at all.

But Yao Guangxiao felt that he couldn’t ignore it… embezzling property, he could catch the culprit, fight and hurt people, and catch the real culprit.

But openly confronting the court, there is nothing else to say.

Must hit hard!

Yao Guangxiao mobilized a total of 2,000 soldiers and horses to surround the village overnight, arresting more than 500 people and escorting them all to prison.

Yao Guangxiao personally interrogated the five hundred people.

Among them, women, children, children, honest and honest, and those who did not participate in it were all screened out. In the last more than 100 people, Yao Guangxiao was sentenced to be executed!

At most, the others destroyed the nine clans, and they were all related to each other, but Yao Guangxiao was different. He pulled almost half of the men in the village and beheaded them.

The ruthlessness of the attack, the shock of the big, needless to say.

When the case arrived at the Department of Punishment, the Department of Punishment was made stupid.

Even if you have a reason, you can’t kill like this, but the big guy can’t directly say that Yao Guangxiao is not. In the end, he can only push it up and down to Zhu Yuanzhang.

As the son of tomorrow, Zhu Yuanzhang, who holds the supreme authority, did not pardon the villagers in order to show his kindness.

Of course, Yao Guangxiao killed too much, and there was no reward.

But this kind of thing, to allow Yao Guangxiao to do this, and to respect his opinion, it has already explained the problem.

Are you saying the villagers are wronged?

maybe!

But they occupy other people’s property, kill and injure people, and they fight against the court and beat the yamen. According to these circumstances, it is not impossible for them to rebel.

In the end, Yao Guangxiao used more than 100 **** heads to show his work style.

Afterwards, whether it is clearing the fields and dealing with the tyrants, everything goes smoothly, and no one dares to fight against this fierce god.

The task that was originally planned to take three to five years to complete, under the auspices of Yao Guangxiao, took only two years, and it was almost done.

According to Yao Guangxiao’s credit, it is more than enough to be promoted to the post of political envoy, or to enter the capital.

There are too many people who are afraid of Yao Guangxiao’s behavior, and there is no movement from the Ministry of Personnel. There are even people in Huguang who want to drive Yao Guangxiao away.

This man’s situation suddenly became difficult.

But at this time, Zhang Ximeng took action and transferred him to Beijing to serve as a provincial minister. He suddenly cast a little boy on the lifeless officialdom. As for whether it will develop into a “big Ivan”, that is not the case. Well said.

It all depends on how much power Yao Guangxiao can get.

“I want to make it clear to you, Menxia Province is not the Ministry of Punishment, nor is it the yamen of the judiciary. We only conduct assessments against the dereliction of duty, laziness, and inaction of the officials. Although we are also responsible for things such as corruption and perversion of the law, but The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment should take the lead, and you must remember that you cannot overstep your authority, and don’t cause me trouble.”

Yao Guangxiao nodded with a smile, bowed and said: “All the humble jobs should be taken down, but I thought that Zhang Xianghui would make a drastic move and completely refresh the government!”

“That’s what Your Majesty did. I just ask you, do you have any comments on the errands of the province?”

“No!”

Yao Guangxiao immediately agreed, “I will try my best to do my best, please rest assured.”

Zhang Ximeng nodded, “You go to get acquainted with government affairs first, and let’s talk about it later.”

Yao Guangxiao agreed. He just walked out when he happened to meet Mao Gui head-on. The two of them hadn’t seen each other. They just shook their heads and nodded to each other, and Mao Gui walked in.

“The student has seen the teacher.”

Zhang Ximeng asked him to sit down, and then said, “You are the Minister of Foreign Affairs now, and you are under the supervision of Zhongshu. Except for Xiu Mu, it’s best not to come here to avoid inconvenience.”

Mao Gui nodded quickly, but said helplessly: “Master, I came here on the order of Li Xianggong. There is a troublesome thing at the moment, and Li Xiang doesn’t know what to do, so I need to ask the teacher for an idea. .”

Zhang Ximeng puzzled: “What else is there, even Li Xiang has no idea?”

Mao Gui said: “Master, it’s like this. Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youding have accepted the canonization of their superiors. They are my vassals of Daming. , or the land of Bamin, they are not outside, and these two places are not vassal, it seems that they should not be under the control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the end, how to divide, students can’t make up their minds, and there is no conclusion in Zhongshu Province, which is bothering teachers and teachers. .”

Only then did Zhang Ximeng understand that daring love involves the issue of positioning, which is indeed a bit troublesome. People are ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the land is also the place of the Ming Dynasty.

Being in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is equivalent to turning Suzhou and Fujian into a state. Is this still worth it?

If it is not handed over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and no political envoy is dispatched, it is impossible to control it.

Even on the issue of tribute, it was very troublesome.

“Master, after thinking about it, the students feel that the name is not right, or should they send their tribute directly into the inner purse instead of handing it over to the national treasury?”

Zhang Ximeng smiled, “Who gave you the idea?”

Mao Gui was startled, “Master, what’s wrong?”

“It’s very wrong. UU reading www.uukanshu.com you handed it over to the inner treasurer. After a while, when we attack Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shicheng will say that Daming took his money and betrayed his promise. At that time, the treasury did not receive the money, All the money is given to the lord, does it mean that your majesty is treachery?”

Mao Gui was so frightened that his face changed, “Why, how could it be? I, I didn’t expect this!”

Zhang Ximeng laughed, “Don’t worry, you’ll understand if you read more, there’s nothing difficult to understand.”

Mao Gui pondered again and again, and said helplessly: “Master, I’m afraid it’s not suitable for the affairs of the court. You let me study and forget it! I can’t understand such a thing.”

Zhang Ximeng shook his head, “No one is born with it, and this is very easy.”

“Easy? How?”

“Why not!” Zhang Ximeng asked back: “Now, do you still want Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youding to stay cool?”

Mao Gui couldn’t help but exclaimed, “What does the teacher mean, you want to use troops?”

Zhang Ximeng nodded with a smile, “The world can’t be unified!”