Chapter 168: Li Bingzhi

In the same way, if an official's subordinates are all court officials. He can only do things within the authority of the imperial court, and it is difficult to overstep, maybe someone below will sue the above.

If all the officials below him were lowly officials, things would be much easier.

You must know that for the officials, the court officials have too much power to dispose of them. A word of discord, drag down the pants, hit the board. If it doesn't like the eye, hang it up and whip it.

If there is anything urging, the things explained can't be done well, so pull it down and fight.

And so on.

Whether it's an official affair or a private affair. can be satisfied.

If the officials are changed.

How does this work?

No matter how much you say how the officials are evil, how hateful they are, in fact, he is still the lowest level in the Ming officialdom, except for a few officials who may have got out of this layer because of their intrigued roots.

Most of them were mud that had been trampled under the feet of officials.

Naturally, the silver obtained by their wickedness will be paid in layers of tribute, and some of the gray income of the magistrates will naturally come from below.

To be honest, Zhu Qizhen couldn't have imagined these things before.

And no one will tell Zhu Qizhen about this kind of thing.

After all, this is a matter of offending too many people.

When Zhu Qizhen summoned the magistrate, he asked about the questions of the officials, and got different answers, and then summarized these answers one by one, and finally realized that this was the case.

After Zhu Qizhen figured out this joint, he couldn't look directly at the sentence "The gentleman is far away from cooking".

What is a gentleman, these officials naturally claim to be a gentleman, what is a cook. These officials are cooks, and the people are their food.

These gentlemen only need to eat meat cleanly, and these dirty jobs are all done by the officials.

They are the masters of the blue sky, these officials are scolded, as long as they can drink soup, they don't care.

Even so, Zhu Qizhen figured it out, and it was not easy for him to say it.

The people of the Ming Dynasty have always felt that the officials are bad and the officials are good. It's like many times, many people will believe that even if the officials are bad, the emperor is good.

If this naked relationship of interests comes out of his mouth, he will have an impression of the image of the Ming court.

But because of this, Zhu Qizhen hated the system even more, and a sense of tyranny arose in his heart.

Even if it is not possible to integrate the officials, the system of officials is also included in the control of the imperial court.

Therefore, in terms of the disposal of Supervisor Chen, Zhu Qizhen naturally couldn't be tolerant.

Zhu Qizhen listened to Liu Dingzhi's admission and said: "In this case, I will never allow such an incompetent official to be in Daming. In the future, all the officials have stubble,

His rulers are responsible. ”

"Let's start with Supervisor Chen."

When Liu Dingzhi heard this, he immediately understood that Zhu Qizhen would clear the obstacles for the implementation of official reform.

Because what Zhu Qizhen said, it was the officials who made mistakes, and the boss took responsibility. But what about the clerks? They are people in the imperial court, so naturally they have to take responsibility for themselves.

If it is said that the pigtails of most officials may not be easy to find, but for the officials below, if you want to find their faults, you almost don't need to look for them, and you can catch a lot of them with your eyes closed.

It's impossible not to sit together.

For the sake of their black yarn hats, they must also implement the official reform.

Liu Dingzhi said: "The minister obeys the order. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "This holy decree will be written by Qing himself, and the meaning of me will be explained. Don't think that I am angry. ”

Liu Dingzhi secretly said in his heart: "Isn't this anger? Liu Dingzhi naturally didn't dare to speak, he asked softly: "Your Majesty, prepare to deal with Eunuch Chen like this." ”

Zhu Qizhen pondered slightly, and said: "Dismissal, recover your origins, and never use them." The officials involved in it were dealt with in the same way. Including Zhou Hongmo. ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Dingzhi gasped.

After the news spread, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar and almost lost their voices.

The reason is simple, this punishment is too heavy.

In fact, the dismissal is already very serious.

It stands to reason that for this matter, the dismissal of the official is already a top punishment.

Not to mention, the recovery of the origins of the past, that is to say, the fame of Chen Jian and others is all repaid, and the social status and preferential treatment brought by those fame are all gone.

Almost a slap knocked the person back to the prototype.

If it is said that Chen Jian and others are still within the scope of the attack, but Zhou Hongmo is sitting at home, and disaster comes from the sky. He is no longer in the post of Guozijian.

It is even more terrifying to the officials.

Even if they can be sure that there is no problem with the officials under them now, can they be sure that there is no problem with the officials they managed before?

It's simply impossible.

After Supervisor Chen himself heard the news, his whole person fainted.

For 1,490 taels of silver, he put his future and the future of his family into it. It was something he had never thought of before.

Zhu Qizhen treats civil officials most of the time gently and with Corporal Lixian.

Just don't forget, when Zhu Qizhen decides to kill him, he will not show mercy.

After Li Bing heard the news, he sat for a long time, and the whole person seemed to be several years older. He had already identified two things, the first of which was what he had predicted, that is, that his political life was over.

Without him, although Supervisor Chen's verdict was out of holy will, the hundred officials did not dare to say anything about the emperor

Love, the spearhead is naturally pointed at him, the chief judge.

Li Bing's reputation was very good before.

After all, in the eyes of most officials, this law is actually something that makes them uncomfortable. The bureaucracy has a natural aversion to change. In the end, the world has been living in the rules they are familiar with.

Therefore, they either express their support publicly, privately, or secretly sympathize, which is why Liu Dingzhi also has to consider one or two.

After all, one person's opinion is insignificant, but the opinion of so many people must be taken seriously.

Now Zhu Qizhen's stern treatment has made them think about their own future, after all, they are promoting official reform. After all, what Ming finances and what the future are, for many officials, it seems to be something in the sky.

You can't see or touch it, only the future can be seen and touched.

But this is not what they are willing to do, the contradictory thing that caused all this is where they vent their emotions, that is, Li Bing.

In this Jingcha, the emperor will protect him. But after Jingcha, Li Bing will be drowned by countless impeachments, and at this time, the emperor will not care whether he lives or dies.

For him, the best thing to do is to resign after Jingcha.

As for why he didn't resign now, it was because he knew that the emperor would not approve it.

The second thing is that the implementation of the law on officials is inevitable.

The silent majority, who will not speak up, votes with their feet.

Although the abolition of the officials made many people uncomfortable, if this discomfort is compared with keeping the official position, it is still bearable.

It's just that Li Bing's heart is full of unwillingness.

Many ministers who hold themselves very upright are not without greed, but their greed is not on ordinary property, but on fame, career, and power.

The same is true for Li Bing.

He was not reconciled and gave it all up.

The official of the Ministry of Heaven, but he is the first person under the cabinet scholar. He has struggled all his life, and when he comes to this point, will he go back in disgrace?

How willingly he was.

"Yes." Li Bing secretly said in his heart: "Now I still have a way." ”

What is this road, it is natural to change course and defect to the emperor.

It's just that Shilin's reputation is not very good, but after thinking about it, he refuses to give up his position after all. He barely slept all night before he made up his mind.

It's not enough to just make up his mind, he needs to vote.

It is not enough to help the emperor clean up the court during this Jingcha, because the emperor has already arranged for someone to sit in this matter, and he, the person who presided over the Jingcha, is just a backstabber.

He thought about it, and finally figured out what the name was, that is, the law of the management officials mentioned by the emperor before. This is a task that requires people with a lot of experience in the ministry.

He is.