"Bowen, we have been working together for almost ten years, and I have never heard you say such sincere words as you did today!"
"To be honest, we are very happy that you have such a change!" Zhu Yuanzhang stood up with a smile and personally helped Liu Ji up.
"You are a smart person, but smart people sometimes get into trouble, and we all understand that!"
Zhu Yuanzhang pulled him and made him sit firmly on the chair next to him.
Then he sat on the other side and poured Liu Ji a cup of tea himself.
"Bo Wen, the Yushitai is very important. We don't trust who will control the entire court. We only trust you."
A glint flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and he grinned and said with a sneer: "If you have read the 276-year history of the Ming Dynasty, you will know why we say this. From the beginning to the end of the entire Ming Dynasty, the most serious problem was corruption.
Lazy administration means that officials do nothing."
"And this requires the Yushitai to implement strict supervision."
"When we go back this time, we plan to change the Censor's Office to the Ducha Yuan, and you will be promoted from a third-rank censor to a second-rank Zuodu Censor. In addition, we will set up thirteen imperial censors in the Ducha Yuan.
History is used to supervise the officials of the world, and you will also lead them."
"All officials in the world are within the scope of your supervisory authority, including Li Shanchang, the prime minister, and Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan."
"We have set up various promotion systems for the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In short, there is only one core point. Those who cannot catch corrupt officials will never be promoted."
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang talking about his own job, the expression on Liu Ji's face suddenly came to life.
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang explain in detail the scope of authority of the future Metropolitan Procuratorate, he couldn't help but feel secretly frightened.
It seems that Lao Zhu is coming for real. If it is true as Lao Zhu said, then the powers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be boundless in the future.
But before he could be happy, he heard the name of another official in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Right Imperial Envoy.
This official is half a level lower than himself, and he has only one responsibility, which is to supervise the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate system, including himself...
"Checks and balances...!"
"Lao Zhu is really getting better and better at it!"
For a moment, Liu Ji couldn't help but sigh. It had only been a few years since he had been promoted from rebel rebel to emperor, but Lao Zhu had already mastered the art of court.
"You can study here the evolution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate system during the Ariake Dynasty, especially the methods and intensity of combating corruption. We want the Metropolitan Procuratorate to become a knife hanging over the heads of all officials in the world, instead of
A decoration that only knows how to make rumors, and a tool for the party and government in the court."
"Do you understand?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a serious face.
Liu Ji bowed his head and saluted. At this moment, he couldn't tell whether he felt happy or bitter.
His official position was promoted and his authority became greater, but at the same time he became more and more on the opposite side of the entire court.
Originally, he was disliked by the entire Huaixi Xungui Group because he served as an official in the previous court and even suppressed the rebel army. Now that he is in charge of official corruption and punishment, he is even more of a thorn in the flesh of all officials.
What Zhu Yuanzhang said is right. If you want to save your life now, you must unswervingly implement Lao Zhu's will and policies, otherwise it will be a question whether you can leave the whole body.
"Everyone, come out!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted in a low voice after Liu Ji left.
Suddenly, four teenagers walked out from behind the screen not far away.
It was Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di.
"Father!" The four of them saluted at the same time.
"Biao'er, what do you think of this Liu Ji?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Very capable, but quite awkward!"
Zhu Biao thought for a while and commented: "I want fame and wealth, but I can't let go of my figure and face. I want to leave a name in history, but I don't want to offend my colleagues. I want my father to be favored, but I don't want to get too close to the royal family.
"
"Ha ha!"
"exactly!"
"This Liu Ji is just such a person. Orthodox literati all have such bad habits!"
"It's really a headache to use this kind of person. If it weren't for his talent, we would have sent him back to where he came from."
"It's a pity that it's still too early for Zhang Juzheng of the Wanli Dynasty to be born..." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed with emotion.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but grin when he heard this: "Actually, it only takes one or two hundred years. Now that the spiritual energy is recovering, if my father works harder, he may be able to survive until then."
"Ha ha!"
"Silly boy, if we become the emperor for a hundred years, then you will have to be the prince for a hundred years, and you will be oppressed like this forever. Are you willing?"
"Father, what you said is wrong. I have dad to help me manage the country. Wouldn't it be better for me to just sit back and enjoy the success? It's not too late to be happy!"
"Besides, my cultivation level is much higher than yours, dad, so I can afford to wait!"
Behind Zhu Biao, Zhu Ping, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di watched their eldest brother and his father chatting and laughing, joking, and they all shrank their heads like turtle doves, not daring to say a word.
At the same time, I admire my eldest brother so much that I dare to say in front of my father that I can kill him. This is so courageous as heaven!
"Smelly boy!" Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the seat next to him and motioned for Zhu Biao to come over and sit down.
When his eyes moved to Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di, Lao Zhu's face suddenly became serious.
"You three, after listening for so long, what do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Back to my father, what the eldest brother said is what we think!" Zhu Xi had an idea and felt that he was finally smart for a while.
When Lao Zhu heard this, his face suddenly turned half black.
"Where are you two?" he asked again.
"Father, what second brother said makes sense!" Zhu Fan said.
"I think so too!" Zhu Di nodded quickly.
At this time, Lao Zhu's face turned completely dark.
"Father, the second brother, the third brother, and the fourth brother are still young. They are so frightened by you that they don't dare to say anything even if they have any ideas!" Zhu Biao quickly persuaded Lao Zhu before he was about to lose his temper.
"snort!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Second and third sons, please go back with us and practice martial arts hard from now on. If you don't reach the Rongjin state before you reach the age of sixteen, I will break both of your legs."
After the two of them ran away quickly, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes fell on Zhu Di.
"Fourth, how have you considered the matter we told you before?"
"If you are willing to stay here, then we will immediately depose Chongzhen and let you ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor. You have also seen that now that the war in the north is going smoothly, the Manchu and Qing Tatars will not be able to survive for a few days. You will be the emperor in the future.
Very stable.”
"Of course, if you want to go back, then we can also guarantee that his brother will never pursue you for those things recorded in the history of this world!"
"He is here now, and our words still stand."
"Father, I have thought clearly."
Zhu Di did not hesitate and knelt directly in front of Zhu Yuanzhang: "I don't want to stay in this world. I want to go back to be a general and fight on the battlefield for my father and brother. I dare to swear to God that I have no thoughts of rebellion. If I dare to do this,
If you think about it, you will die immediately and you will never be reincarnated."