It was very late at night, the shadows of the trees outside the window were whirling, and the lights inside the house were shining brightly.
Zhu Yunxi sat behind his desk, frowning as he looked at the confessions of Hangzhou officials in his hands.
If you really want to find out something, you can do it in just a moment. If you are a superior person, if you really want to understand something deeply and solve something, you can do it in just a thought.
The officials involved in the case in Hangzhou, with the addition of Jin Yiwei, knew everything about it, and even tried to make excuses for their crimes.
The case of framing the Zhao family involved a total of 27 officials, big and small, 48 officials and countless servants from the Hangzhou magistrate level down. During this period, not only did they cover up illegal crimes, but corruption and corruption for personal gain abounded. Now Zhu Yunxi only sees a small number of people.
In part, every half hour, a newly written confession is delivered to the desk.
Be afraid of truth in everything! As Zhu Yunxi read through it, he thought to himself, "You won't know if you don't check, but you will be shocked if you check. Hangzhou is just a corner of the world, but what happened can also represent the world's officialdom!"
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi felt very tired.
No wonder the ancients said that it is rare to be confused. If you don't turn a blind eye to some things, you will really have trouble getting through it. If you are not confused, you will be angry to death.
Putting down his confession, Zhu Yunxi rubbed his forehead tiredly.
Wherever there are people, there are interests, and where there are interests, there are secrets. This is not the case at all times and at home and abroad. A perfect world does not exist. Those in power can only selectively let go of some innocuous things in it and grasp the root cause. Frequently beat them.
Alarm bell, just look at who doesn’t have a good eye.
I wanted to kill a tiger, but I found a swarm of flies!
Zhu Yunxi looked at the confessions again, with a wry smile on his face.
However, the wry smile soon turned into seriousness.
Flies are more harmful than tigers. There are billions of people in the world, but how many tigers are there? Tigers hide in the woods, while flies fly all over the sky, looking for corrupt things.
Besides, although tigers are ferocious, they do not carry diseases! Flies, on the other hand, can cause epidemics and kill people from infection!
Tigers are easy to catch, but flies are hard to swat!
Hey! Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi’s eyes became fixed.
In Sun Bubu's case, Zhang Heyu, the accomplice, is the son of a tyrant in Tonglu County. The Tonglu Zhang family has stood firm in Tonglu County for twenty years. They privately opened gambling houses and brothels, got involved in mines and water transportation, bullied the tyrants and raised captive thugs to cause trouble. The people suffered for a long time.
But there is no way to sue.
The Zhang family's in-laws are all local officials, and their connections are intricate and intricate. They have robbed countless properties in the past twenty years. Everyone in the county knows that their family has a bad reputation!
Twenty years?
Zhu Yunxi snorted coldly and shook his head.
After twenty years of causing trouble, everyone in the county has a bad reputation. Those who wear crotchless pants, those who sweep the streets, those who pour night fragrance into toilets, and those who sell steamed buns all know that the Zhang family is a bully! The government doesn’t know? Zhu Yunxi took the confession, and his face under the light
They are a bit ferocious. In twenty years, any official can crush them to death, but they just don’t know? The world is really big, and there are all kinds of surprises!
Thinking of this, I shouted outside, "Here comes someone!"
Your Highness! Zhang Fu, dressed in iron armor, came in from outside.
Are you on night watch? Zhu Yunxi asked, writing the handwritten edict with a flourish.
I'm on duty tonight! After Zhang Fu finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Yunxi's face and said hesitantly, I shouldn't have said much, but there are many dirty things in the world and few good ones. Your Highness is not worthy of being angry, so be careful with your health!
Zhu Yunxi smiled, you have such a heart, so lonely! After saying that, he pushed the hand over and handed it to He Guangyi, asking him to lead troops to Tonglu tomorrow to capture the Zhang family and the Tonglu County magistrate to Hangzhou!
Obey the order! Zhang Fu took the order and went out.
At this time, a bastard's voice came from outside. Who is it? It shocked our family!
After the words fell, the door was pushed open. The bastard came in with a bowl of steaming pearl white jade soup and said with a smile, Your Highness, please use some! You haven't eaten all day, what's the big deal?
Pearl White Jade Soup is a pimple soup. The dough pieces as big as your fingers are immersed in the thick soup, like pearls.
Put it down! Zhu Yunxi whispered, what were you shouting outside just now?
The slave girl had just come to His Highness with the soup. In the dark, she didn't see clearly that there was a person kneeling next to her, and she almost stepped on him!
Zhu Yunxi gently stirred the pimple soup with a spoon, frowned and said, "Let him in!"
The person kneeling outside was none other than Li Anqing, Chief Secretary of Zhejiang Province.
The bastard went outside, who, kneeling, came in?
Thank you so much, father-in-law! Li Anqing felt like he had been granted amnesty. He didn't say anything else after entering the house, and just knelt down and kowtowed.
Kowtow more and talk less, this is your magic weapon for being an official, right? Zhu Yunxi took a sip of soup and asked softly.
Li Anqing raised his head with tears streaming down his face. Your Highness, I am guilty! I deserve death! In the knocking case, I was negligent and guilty of dereliction of duty!
The crime of dereliction of duty? You can say it lightly! Zhu Yunxi didn't look at him, but said while eating, in addition to dereliction of duty, you also have the crime of being lax in your duties. Hangzhou Prefecture is also the seat of your vassal. Look at the officials in Hangzhou.
What does it look like?
The minister is guilty! Li Anqing kowtowed again and again.
In addition to these, you are also guilty of nepotism and blindness! Zhu Yunxi put down his spoon and wiped his mouth. The Zhao family's complaint can't even get into your feudal government office. Do you know why? The aide next to you is called Gong Cheng, who is Sun.
The loyal in-laws were immediately stopped! How did you become the governor of this province? You have a black eye in the yamen?
I am stupid! I am stupid! I am guilty! Li Anqing keeps kowtowing, I am also deceived by a villain...
Shut up! Zhu Yunxi scolded, until now, you are still saying these evasive words! If it were normal...
As he said this, Zhu Yunxi felt that he was playing the piano to an ox. He looked at the kneeling Li Anqing and continued, "Are you a Jinshi in the third year of Hongwu?"
I am the third in class A in the third year of Hongwu! Li Anqing said.
Is your tutor Zhan Tong, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and the Imperial Academy’s Jijiujiu? Zhu Yunxi asked again.
I have betrayed the divine grace, and I am guilty. Li Anqing said in horror, Your Highness, my sin is not as bad as that of the teacher!
You still have a conscience and know not to involve your teacher! Zhu Yunxi sneered. He didn’t want to involve Zhan Tongwen (Zhan Tongwen), but he remembered something about you and him. He said, smiled, and continued
Dao, Gu heard that you wrote a poem at his home, now you explain it to Gu!
Li Anqing didn't know why, and his face was blank.
The official career requires fine workmanship, long-lasting trust, and long-lasting respect!
Don’t talk about politics and try to be a hero, just be gentle and respectful!
The minister's economy is calm, don't show extraordinary achievements, don't talk about loyalty!
All human affairs are hazy, there is no point in refuting, and there is no courage in discussing!
You wrote this, right? What do you mean by telling me?
After Banque finished speaking, Li Anqing almost fainted and was inexplicably horrified.
This is Chen's drunken nonsense!
Speak the truth after drinking! Zhu Yunxi sighed and said, Jin Yiwei reported, this is what you said at the farewell banquet of the Zhan family before you were transferred to Zhejiang Chief Secretary. Say, look at the other person, watch his words, watch his person!
A high-ranking official of the third rank in the administration of a province, which is also a major financial and taxation center in the south of the Yangtze River, shows the great favor of the emperor. But what about you? You don’t think about serving the country, but you think about how to work hard, frequent contacts with teachers in the capital, and send a lot of charcoal to show your filial piety. Being an official
You should kowtow more, talk less, and practice the golden mean. As he said that, Zhu Yunxi slammed the table hard. Is this your attitude as a second-ranked Jinshi and an official?
I... Li Anqing is trembling again and again. I am guilty, I have failed the saint's grace, and I have failed the emperor's grandson's favor!
Why did you bear the burden of being an orphan? When you were the chief minister, the orphan was not your great-grandson! Zhu Yunxi looked at him sideways and continued, "Shangque alone can still accommodate you. You scholars are just trying to protect yourself and speculate. But your lower half is
What's the meaning?
May there be good times in all directions, good luck for the country, and good luck for the officialdom?
Do you mean there is peace when the world is peaceful? Only when the country is prosperous can the official career be prosperous? Zhu Yunxi raised his feet and said sarcastically, how can the world be peaceful? You pray for peace every day. If something goes wrong, hurry up and don't let the top know? The top
If you don’t know, you will think that you are working hard to get promoted and make a fortune, right?
When you get promoted and make a fortune, you will be able to live in the Three Gongs without any trouble, your wife will be honored, and your son will be a doctor, right?
In the past two years when you have been in office, how many things have you done? What has been good at the top has been effective at the bottom. It is your style of doing less than doing too much, and being ignorant and bent on making progress through speculation, that has led to the corruption of officialdom in Zhejiang.
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If you are an official and dare to do your job, you don’t want to be like these flies and dogs, don’t want to press down, don’t want to hide something, report good news but not bad news! How can the Sun family in Hangzhou be so heartless? Just now, Gu even looked at the Zhang family in Tonglu,
You have dominated one party for twenty years. Local officials have also learned from you. It is better to do less than to do more!
I am ignorant and incompetent! Li Anqing kowtowed, apologized repeatedly, and spoke incoherently. I never expected this!
You are not incompetent, but you have a wrong heart! Zhu Yunxi said again, you can say you don't know, but the root of these bad things in Jiangsu and Zhejiang lies in you, the chief minister!
Get out of here first! Gu's book has been sent to the capital immediately. Just listen to it at home!
Being incompetent is not a sin, but deliberately pretending to be incompetent is a sin. It is also a sin to whitewash the peace and cover up the wrong things.
In the future Ming Dynasty, accountability and punishment will be pursued. If a lower official commits a crime without the superior knowing about it, he will still be punished. In this way, we can reduce the number of officials like Li Anqing who have to suppress and conceal anything.
Li Anqing was taken down by the guards and kept under good supervision.
In fact, now, Zhu Yunxi can take off his official clothes and throw him into prison with just one sentence. But when it comes to a provincial official, he still feels that it is better to report his feelings to the old man first.
After driving away Li Anqing, Zhu Yunxi looked at the confession again.
But suddenly, I couldn't stand it anymore.
There is a question in my mind, how did Sun Xiaozhong manage to win over so many people to help him?