Except for Huang Liji and Xu Guangqi, who were silent, the officials present all agreed with Guo Yunhou's proposal to correct the brutal actions that harmed the gentry in the land reform in Shunyi.

"A man can betray his class, but he must not betray his own interests." Zhu Youzhen silently looked at the officials on both sides of the table, and said to himself in his heart.

After waiting for these officials to express their opinions, Zhu Youzhen spoke: "Shunyi land reform, although Jinyiwei has gone a little too far, but the direction is still correct.

However, since there is a problem, the land reform will be suspended for a period of time and an internal review will be conducted. Besides, spring plowing is coming soon, and we can't delay farming because of the restructuring.

However, I believe that the reason for the conflict between the Jinyi Wei and the local gentry is first and foremost the inaction of the local officials.

The county order of Shunyi should be dismissed on the spot and the official status should be stripped of the official status. Within the three clans, no one is allowed to participate in the scientific expedition within three generations. The Jinyi Guard, who set off a conflict with the gentry, was also removed from all positions and removed from his nationality as a citizen.

As for the return of the expropriated gentry's land, I have heard that most of this land has been distributed to the people of Shunyi, and if it is collected from the people, I will not become a faint monarch who changes the order of the day. ”

The officials in the room all heard the anger contained in Chongzhen's tone, Shunyi Zhixian became the first victim, and no one here wanted to be the second.

They didn't really want to get the land back for the Shunyi gentry, but they just wanted to take this opportunity to block the opening of the land reform. After all, everyone here is one of the gentry, and if the emperor can deal with the gentry in Shunyi like this, he may not fall on himself in the future.

Since Chongzhen agreed to stop the affairs of land reform, their basic purpose was achieved, and as for the county order of Shunyi, no one seemed willing to intercede for him.

Liu Zongzhou looked at his colleagues who were silent, and finally couldn't help but plead with Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, since the initiator of the brocade clothes and hundreds of households are just dismissed from office for the people. This Shunyi Zhixian was born in Jinshi, and it is not easy to study hard for ten years, and I hope that His Majesty will give him a chance to reform himself. ”

Zhu Youzhen leaned back, and said with a cold expression: "Shunyi Zhixian is different from the hundred households in brocade, and the hundred households in brocade clothes are bad, but after all, he still worked hard to complete it, and the cultivator I asked for had the order of his field."

But what about this Shunyi magistrate? If you don't do things yourself, it doesn't matter, and you still have the face to attack others for not doing things well. To let such a person be an official is a crime against the local people.

I think that whether or not you can do things well is a matter of ability, but whether you can do things or not is a matter of attitude. The county governor of Shunyi is not a special case, and officials in all localities should take this as a warning in the future. ”

Liu Zongzhou tried to say something more, but was stopped by Han Yi beside him. This Shunyi Zhixian is not a member of the Donglin Party, and since the land reform has stopped, there is no need to argue with the emperor anymore.

Zhang Ruitu immediately raised the issue of public opinion in Beijing paying attention to the case of the murder of Yang Wuhou, and now the controversy in this case seems to be becoming more and more intense, and public opinion still faintly suspects that the Criminal Department has committed fraud in this case.

After listening to Zhang Ruitu's accusation, Xue Zhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, turned red, but because of the rules, he had to take off his official hat and ask to stay at the table to wait for everyone's discussion and decision on him.

Zhu Youzhen nodded slightly, agreeing that Xue Zhen would leave this room for the time being, so that everyone could fully discuss this matter.

After Xue Zhen left, Zhu Youzhen asked quietly, "What do you think of Xue Shangshu?" ”

Zhang Ruitu said in a calm tone: "In the case of the murder of Yang Wuhou, the sentence of the Criminal Department for the murderer is indeed too rash. Now public opinion in the capital regards Xue Shangshu as a person who perverts the law.

It doesn't matter if the case will be re-decided. The ministers thought that Xue Shangshu might be temporarily transferred to his post first to avoid the attack of public opinion. ”

After Zhang Ruitu finished his opinion, most of the officials present echoed him. Zhu Youzhen was not surprised by this scene, and when he threw Xue Zhen out to attract public opinion, he was ready to give up Xue Zhen.

It's just that he didn't expect that it was Zhang Ruitu who took the lead in wanting to impeach Xue Zhen. Zhu Youzhen shifted his gaze to Shoufu and asked tentatively, "I don't know Mr. Huang, what do you think?" Do you think they're right? ”

Huang Liji looked at the desktop in front of him and replied calmly: "I think that in this situation, it is better for Xue Shangshu to avoid it." It just so happens that Xue Shangshu's tenure is almost up, so it is better to let him go to Nanjing to serve as the head of the household department, and wait until public opinion subsides, and then transfer him back not too late. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Shoufu quietly for a while, and asked again: "So, after Xue Shangshu left, who does Mr. Huang think is worthy of the position of Shangshu of the Criminal Department?" ”

Huang Liji hesitated, but he was very willing to push one of his own people up. But among his students, relatives and friends, none of them had the qualifications to hold the position of secretary of the criminal department.

However, Zhang Ruitu's friend Yang Jingchen has the qualifications to compete, but in this case, it will increase Zhang Ruitu's power, and Huang Liji, the first assistant, is not very stable.

However, this Yuan Keli launched by the Donglin Party is already quite old, and it is estimated that he will not be able to do it for a few years. And in a few years, he can push his students to take over as the secretary of the criminal department.

"The minister thought that Yuan Keli had profound qualifications and was proficient in the law, so the minister recommended Yuan Keli to take over as the secretary of the criminal department." It took Huang Liji a very short time to figure out who he should recommend.

Zhu Youzhen was silent for a while before continuing to ask the others, "Then do you have any other candidates?" ”

Chongzhen didn't mind letting Yuan Keli serve as the secretary of the Criminal Department, but he didn't mind Huang Liji's recommendation of this candidate, which meant that the so-called eunuchs and Donglin party members finally began to look for a way to compromise.

This phenomenon has advantages and disadvantages for Chongzhen, the advantage is that the party strife between the court and China will be eased and can improve the administrative efficiency of the imperial court, and the disadvantage is that the two sides may join forces to fight against him.

While Zhu Youzhen was thinking about it, the officials present had already proposed three other candidates, Wang Yongguang, Su Maoxiang, and Qiao Yunsheng.

Zhang Ruitu hesitated, and finally did not recommend his friend Yang Jingchen, he decided to abide by the agreement with Han Yi.

Zhu Youzhen said calmly: "Who are these four people in the capital now?" ”

Zhang Ruitu replied: "Yuan Keli and Su Maoxiang are in the capital. ”

"Then let me meet these two first, and if it's not suitable, then consider the rest. As for Xue Shangshu, he should be transferred to the Nanjing Military Department. After Wang Zaijin was transferred to the post of secretary of the military department in Beijing, I remember that the post of secretary of the military department in Nanjing is still vacant, isn't it? Zhu Youzhen finally decided.

Being able to get Xue Zhen out of the position of the secretary of the criminal department has already met the needs of the Donglin party, and they are more concerned about whether the emperor will accept Yuan Keli to take over as the secretary of the criminal department than if Xue Zhen wants to go there.

Zhu Youzhen turned around and whispered a few words to Wang Chengen before turning to the officials and saying, "If there is nothing else, then today's meeting will end here." ”

Seeing that he didn't say two things, the emperor wanted to find an excuse to leave, Liu Zongzhou couldn't help but admonish: "Your Majesty, there are still many important matters to discuss in the court, how can we disperse now?" In addition, the government of this dynasty has always been decided by public opinion, but now the administration is controlled by a few members of the cabinet, and in the long run, I am afraid that it will hinder the people, so I ask the ministers to restore the system of government in the court. ”

Huang Liji glanced at Liu Zongzhou, but there was no change, but Zhang Ruitu's face became a little ugly.

"These Donglin Party members are really unwilling and are excluded from the decision-making center." Zhang Ruitu thought to himself.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Liu Zongzhou and said softly: "If everything has to be discussed publicly, then we can't do a few things a day."

It is true that the discussion of state affairs needs to take into account the opinions of various parties, but it is also necessary to take into account administrative efficiency. If we have to discuss everything, then the urgent affairs of all places will be delayed.

What's more, would it really be beneficial to bring all the officials together for a discussion without distinction? Discussing the affairs of the Ministry of Works, do the officials of the Ministry of Rites understand? When discussing the affairs of the Ministry of Households, do the officials of the other ministries really understand?

Leaving a large group of lay officials to discuss policies developed by full-time officials gives us little useful advice other than constraints and wasted time.

Some officials are proficient in poetry and songs, but they don't know anything about how to manage rivers, so I can't let them write a poem to resist the flood, right? Professional matters should be handled by officials who know how to do the profession.

What's more, Daming has two capitals and thirteen provinces, and the territory is vast, from Yunnan to Beijing, it takes more than a month just to spend time on the road. If we keep bringing the officials of the ministries together for meetings and not letting them deal with government affairs, and there is a problem at the local level, who should I ask to hold accountable? ”

Ever since Liu Zongzhou became the principal of the Central Government Academy, he began to study the thinking of officials and, in accordance with Chongzhen's requirements, compiled teaching materials for the ideological education of officials.

Liu Zongzhou thought that this job was very suitable for him, and he preferred this kind of work of studying ideology and theories and educating officials rather than fighting against treacherous officials and doing practical work every day.

There are more officials from various ministries in contact, and the boundaries between gentlemen and villains, who have always been black and white in Liu Zongzhou's eyes, have begun to blur a little.

The Central Government Academy is not a private school opened by him, and it cannot accept students according to his own preferences. And whether he recognizes these students or not, he has to be forced to contact and confront them.

And the communication between people is never one-way, in the process of continuous contact and communication, even if Liu Zongzhou does not approve of the ideas of some officials, he will eventually be affected.

When Chongzhen raised the issue of efficiency, Liu Zongzhou suddenly remembered what some officials had mentioned to him many times, because the imperial court was slow in decision-making and could not provide disaster relief in time, resulting in the original local disaster becoming a major disaster.

Although Liu Zongzhou is confined to the Donglin portal, he is not a person who closes his eyes and is obsessed with party struggle. Therefore, he hesitated about Chongzhen's words.