Chapter 241 The old party has the right time, place and people?
Chapter 241 The old party has the right time, place and people?
The problems Zhang Fujing faced when he arrived in Shandong seemed daunting, but in fact they only required determination.
Zhu Houcong did not lack this determination, and Zhang Fujing was even more courageous and courageous.
Shandong is not far from the capital. Zhang Fujing arrived at Jinan Prefecture and met first with the governor of Shandong, senior officials of the Third Division of Shandong and others.
When he met Gao Zhong, he felt like he was being fed cake again.
"...There are so many clues and irrefutable evidence?"
In front of Zhu Houcong, he said that after coming to Shandong, he would first investigate the illegal activities in the Shenggong Mansion.
Now, just like when Wang Ziyan was beheaded in Guangdong, His Majesty had already prepared the whetstone for him as soon as he arrived in Shandong.
Gao Zhong smiled and said: "Your Majesty has orders, who dares to delay? All the things our family was ordered to get from Jinyiwei and the people in the inner factory in Shandong are here. If there is new news in the future, our family will send people in time.
Send it to the headquarters."
Zhang Fujing has the title of Minister of Rites, so as the governor, he should be called Butai.
"Thank you, Eunuch Gao." Zhang Fujing saluted, "I have to read it carefully first and then see how to act."
"In addition, there is another matter that the ministry needs to know."
Zhang Fujing asked solemnly: "What's the matter?"
"Yesterday, Duke Yan Sheng's Mansion has submitted a petition to the capital." Gao Zhong also stopped smiling, "It was a joint defense, in addition to Duke Yan, the magistrate of Qufu, Kong Yan and Meng San clan, and Yanzhou
The magistrates and co-prefects recommend officials, and the governor of Shandong, who administers government affairs on the left and right, and supervises envoys, should all sign their names."
"...Really?"
Zhang Fujing nodded when he saw him, remembering the polite and wary smiles of so many people who greeted him before.
After a while, Zhang Fujing could only sigh.
Yes, if he found many problems in Shandong, wouldn't it be suspected that so many officials who had served in Shandong were derelict in their duties?
And the Yanshenggong Mansion has been entrenched in Shandong for so many generations. How big is the network of interests between it and every Shandong official?
Now that Zhang Fujing is approaching fiercely, that argument is not only the response that Duke Yan Sheng must make, but also a test by Shandong officials against His Majesty, the important ministers in the court, and Zhang Fujing.
"Let's just argue." Zhang Fujing thought for a while and then smiled, "Let's not talk about Yan Shenggong and Kong Yan and Meng San. I know the thoughts of other colleagues."
The most interesting thing about debate is that people can be "convinced".
Now that the situation has become so obvious, are these high-ranking officials in Shandong really guilty of such a serious crime?
The more Shandong is at the forefront of the storm, the more it plays the role of role model after being "convinced".
Behind this, it is nothing more than a discussion of how to deal with existing problems.
Zhang Fujing, who came from Guangdong, already has quite a lot of experience.
But now, he no longer needs to test it like he did in Guangdong.
After carefully reviewing the achievements of the Jinyiwei Shandong Walk and the Inner Factory Shandong Cicada Master over the past few years, Zhang Fujing set off for Qufu early the next morning.
"Since you have come to Shandong, why don't you go to the Confucius Temple first? Your Majesty has ordered to worship Confucius in August this year. I, the governor, will offer sacrifices to my ancestor on behalf of the emperor, and all the people in Shandong will follow suit."
How to offer sacrifices if the ceremony has not yet been decided?
The order was issued and spread to Yanzhou, Qufu and Yanshenggong Mansion. This question hovered in the minds of many people.
Nowadays, the 27th day of the eighth lunar month is celebrated as the birthday of Confucius. Every year in February and August, the imperial court does have a practice of sending officials to pay homage to Confucius.
But now this sacred command has been made clear: before August 27th, or earlier, the Confucius Sacrifice Code will definitely determine the result.
Because the sacrificial rituals need to be prepared in advance.
The first thing Zhang Fujing did when he arrived in Shandong was to supervise the organization of this year's August 27th memorial ceremony for Confucius.
There is less than two months left!
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"Gatetai, it's been nearly two months and there has been no rain!"
In Yangzhou Prefecture, standing in front of Jiang Mian were Wang Gao, the supervisory censor who went to South Zhili to inspect water conservancy, Yin Xiayan of Yingtian Prefecture, and Huang Zongming, the prefect of Yangzhou.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was no such title as Cabinet. Previously, Fei Hong went to Sichuan as a cabinet minister to serve as governor, which was more like being demoted.
But now, Jiang Mian came to Nanzhili with the dignity of a cabinet minister. In the past few days, the officials of Nanzhili have changed their titles to show their respect.
Jiang Mian's face was serious. In recent months, he had indeed not seen any rain in southern Zhili.
Xia Yan said solemnly: "The disaster in Yingtian Prefecture is beginning to show. Yingtian, Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Huizhou, Ningguo, Chizhou, Taiping, Anqing, Guangde, and Taicang will all have bad harvests! If this continues
, Autumn food is also a problem." [Note: Volume 41 of "Records of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty", Renshen in July of the third year of Jiajing, to avoid drought in Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Huizhou, Ningguo, Chizhou, Taiping, Qingshi, Guangde, Taicang and two states in summer tax
There is a difference.]
He didn't mention the more serious problem, but Jiang Mian knew it in his heart.
The scale of the disaster was not small, and no one could have predicted it in advance.
Next, first of all, there must be disaster victims, and later on, manpower will be needed to provide disaster relief and stabilize food prices. Can chaos be allowed at this time?
And now the drought has affected places that are heavily taxed in the Ming Dynasty. Southern Zhili, Huguang, Zhejiang and other places must not be much better. If the grain tax is setback this year, then the court will have less resources to deal with the implementation of the new law.
Obstacle chips.
The most unpredictable thing is that the benefits brought to the people by new laws such as water conservancy rectification and corvee procurement will not be apparent this year; however, the old accounts that have been raised in many places and the current drought will make many people suffer.
This year, I feel hot-headed and don’t have enough to eat.
Seven advisers rushed to the local area, and the reason why they were able to calm the situation was because without the support of the people, the local area would not really be in chaos.
But if there are disaster victims and refugees, the problem will be different.
Now there is still discussion about worshiping Confucius!
Jiang Mian said in a deep voice: "First, report all the disaster situation truthfully, and I will report it as soon as possible."
The issue of worshiping Confucius has caused an uproar in Jiangnan, and I don't know how many officials and gentry are discussing it.
The impact of this incident on ordinary people cannot be underestimated.
How many poor families try their best to educate their children, hoping that their descendants will be able to make a difference through studying and taking the imperial examinations.
Now some people are talking in the countryside that the imperial court should replace the current Four Books and Five Classics with practical studies. First of all, it is not enough to be literate. Reading through the Four Books and Five Classics is not enough. You have to spend a lot of time and money to study things. Only in this way can you be an official in the future.
Doesn't this make it more difficult for those children from poor families in the future?
Jiang Mian has already presented this discussion.
Because of the discussion about Confucius' ritual ceremony, it seemed that there were many people for a while.
The subtle influence of Confucius over thousands of years cannot be underestimated.
When Jiang Mian became the governor-general, he hurriedly drafted the document and sent it to each government, and then rushed to Nanjing.
He had to meet Zhang Jin and Guo Xun.
Letters to Huguang, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang have also been sent out.
Now Sun Jiao really feels that he is too old. Of course, staying in Huguang is for the overall interests of the emperor and the new law. However, the storms this year have only been in the hearts of people who cannot see the eyes, but not in the fields.
A few drops of rain.
Now, the King of Liao in Jingzhou Prefecture is seriously ill again.
Gu Shilong lost some weight again, and he only said to Sun Jiao: "It will take another month to select the forwards from the Shenji Camp to Huguang!"
The march of three thousand generals may not seem large in scale. However, the troops have to eat horses, and the military equipment is heavy. Even if the army can cover more roads in a day without the pressure of military conditions, it will still be far less than the speed of an ordinary trip of three or five people.
Sun Jiao gritted his teeth: "If the King of Liao dies, it will be difficult to predict when the news comes out! In addition, there will be natural disasters, and it is inevitable that someone will instigate it. Gu Hou, in the next six months, you and I will have to support him!"
"Of course I'm fine." Gu Shilong looked at him worriedly, "Ge Tai, you are the head of the country, you can make decisions without waiting for the will! In order to prepare for disasters, you are destined to do it, so leave it to me!"
The problem now is that the speed of message exchange is too slow.
Faced with the current situation, to be honest, taking the initiative would have the best effect, at least it would have a deterrent effect.
But Sun Jiao didn't think so.
The old party has always been doing things secretly. Even the changes in the Fifth Army Camp and the Sichuan Changes were just preparations in advance, waiting for some fires to be burned first.
Your Majesty had already taken the initiative to deal with the impeachment of Li Xiang's corpse and the fifth military camp, and now he captured many people from Sichuan, South Zhili and other places in the name of treason.
The fire was extinguished a little first.
But the "fire" brought by natural disasters is not effective only through shock.
Some people must not be able to coerce the victims. The refugees can do something about it, and they need to rely on enough officials to prepare for disasters.
If you take the initiative to attack the bureaucracy, the first result will be chaos in the bureaucracy, which will then lead to ineffective disaster preparedness and disaster relief.
Sun Jiao hesitated for a while and then said: "No! Now it is even more important to remain as still as a mountain. Disaster preparedness orders can be conveyed to the local area first. I believe that His Majesty will have the decree to come down as soon as possible!"
Sichuan is further away from the capital, and Fei Hong was not in Chengdu at the time, but the final result still proved that the emperor's advance arrangement was effective.
Drought takes time to accumulate, and many places must have already reported that there will be little rain this year.
In Jingzhou, in the Liao Prince's Mansion, how could Zhu Zhige's younger brother, Zhu Zhichun, take care of the disaster situation?
If there is a disaster, it is a good thing for him.
At this time, the emperor only needs stability in the world.
If Zhu Zhige dies like this this time, the emperor needs to quickly choose a new king of Liao and give him more gifts to appease the clan.
"Since Sister-in-law Wang said that, I, as the younger brother, should still apologize properly."
An expectant smile appeared on Zhu Zhichen's lips: "First send me a few good ginsengs, and then continue to look for famous doctors and hermits with superb Taoism."
Wild ginseng is naturally good wild ginseng, and famous doctors are also real famous doctors.
You don’t need to do this yourself.
It took ten days for the envoy sent by Zhu Houcong to rush to Jingzhou Prefecture.
During these ten days, there was still no rain.
The drought is getting worse.
The magistrate of Jingzhou had received orders from Sun Jiao to begin disaster preparations. He not only sent official documents to all counties, but also personally left the government office to inspect the disaster situation.
Wang Bangrui, the water patrol censor of Huguang, clearly saw that the water levels of the lakes, rivers and rivers he had visited before had dropped a lot.
The mud on the cracked shore has been sun-dried, and there are also dead fish and shrimp carcasses on it that have been sun-dried after death.
When he walked into some villages, he watched from the side as the magistrate of Jingzhou greeted the people and assured them that the government was already preparing for disaster relief and that there was no need to worry about food and taxes this year.
The common people called Mr. Qingtian directly, as if they had not seen such a good official for many years.
The Jingzhou Prefecture has been making decisions for the people recently, and they are really showing off their teeth towards the Liao Prince's Palace. In this place, the people are grateful to them for the time being.
Wang Bangrui also came here because the Jingzhou Prefecture impeached the Liao vassal for occupying people's fields and tampering with water conservancy.
Now the Jingzhou magistrate is saying there: "Many of my petitions have been approved. Now that the summer grain has only been taken back, the autumn grain is looking very difficult, so you don't need to worry! Wang Yushi is also here, Jingzhou Mansion is reorganizing
The water conservancy project can be started now! In addition to providing food to the victims, the reconstruction of the water conservancy project also requires labor and employment. I will ask you to provide work in lieu of relief. By then, every family can send strong men to the construction site, and there will be a bowl of food for sure.
Let’s eat!”
Qi said he was kind and was extremely grateful. Wang Bangrui only noticed that he rarely mentioned His Majesty and the imperial court, but kept emphasizing his request as a royal minister.
Wang Bangrui is only the water patrol censor, and other irrelevant matters are not within his scope of authority.
Looking at the vast dry fields in Huguang under the scorching summer heat, Wang Bangrui's face was extremely grim.
Things are really getting worse and worse.
It was here that he parted ways with the Jingzhou magistrate - he wanted to go to Wuchang Mansion to visit.
The reconstruction of water conservancy cannot be delayed during the farming season. Before the summer grain is planted, only some prefectures where there are no feudal lords have started some construction.
The next batch will have to wait until the autumn grain is harvested.
Now, are there any other prefectures and counties that don’t expect rain at all, and are now saying that autumn food is difficult?
Are you now promoting cash-for-work programs?
In the Wuchang Prefecture, Sun Jiao also received a report from the Jingzhou Prefecture that he had "excessive efforts" in disaster preparedness. The news came from Jin Yiwei and the inner factory after being coordinated by Gu Dayong.
There was anger in his eyes: Next, wouldn't the disaster-stricken people place all their hopes on the government?
Even if the sky is dry, those who should be raising seedlings and preparing to plant autumn grains need more supervision!
Even if the weather is dry, to what extent will Huguang be short of water? If we want to organize manual efforts to reorganize water conservancy, we might as well organize workers to build water trucks or even find ways to carry water to irrigate the fields!
His Majesty's first order is here: besides expressing condolences to the King of Liao, he also asked him to help with the matter of inviting famous doctors to diagnose and treat the King of Liao.
After Sun Jiao made arrangements, several famous doctors from Wuchang Prefecture were invited to board the carriage heading to Jingzhou Prefecture.
Among them were the two people who initially treated the King of Chu.
When they arrived at Jingzhou Mansion, they were naturally warmly received by the Jingzhou magistrate and the officials of the Liao Prince's Mansion.
See a doctor first, prescribe medicine and then entertain.
"Bian Youshi, Ji Chengfeng, and other miraculous doctors gave the prince a good prescription, and also asked the two of them to report the princess on behalf of the palace. The previous impeachment was due to the fact that there were many people complaining. I only hope that everything will be as it is.
As long as it's old, it's good to be safe and sound."
You Changshi and Zuo Chengfeng of the Liao Palace both nodded in agreement, and Zuo Chengfeng Jifu even said: "Our family will definitely report it to the princess, thank you very much."
The prefect of Jingzhou smiled and watched them leave first. When he returned to the government office lobby, he sneered when he saw the official document that Sun Jiao had sent here.
Isn’t this disaster preparedness?
Then, his eyes darkened.
How many people in the world hope that everything will remain the same as before? This is true for the Chu vassal's prospective heir king, and so is the Liao vassal's old people who cannot be replaced by the court.
But Zhu Zhichen, the prince of Guangyuan County, was looking forward to some new changes.
Now that His Majesty and the court are in full swing, the new law seems to have become a reality, and those who hope that things will remain the same are also looking forward to some new changes in this situation.
Now, under the drought, there is an opportunity.
The Ming Dynasty had a vast territory and good geographical location.
Since this year, His Majesty and the imperial court have been aggressive and aggressive. As soon as the proposal of worshiping Confucius came out, how many people have been reconciled?
Gu Shilong slammed the table angrily, looked at the person in front of him and asked coldly: "Is this what Xiang Falong said?"
The person who came to deliver the message was trembling: "I am here under the orders of the commander to carry out my humble duty. I dare not lie."
"Why are you so anxious? Where did the rumors come from?"
"...There are indeed many soldiers passing by."
Gu Shilong had a dark face.
How long has this been? Someone has already spread the word in the Yuezhou Guards in far away Yuezhou that there will be a severe drought this year, and grain will be released in every warehouse to provide disaster relief. I am afraid that the wages and grains of each health post will be reduced, and the victims should be dealt with first.
"Go back and tell Xiang Falong that it's okay! I am in charge of Huguang. How have I ever shortchanged the guards' rations?"
After the people sent by Yuezhou Guard Commander Xiang Falong left, Gu Shilong gritted his teeth and called someone over.
"Si Cong! You are a stranger. Hurry to Yuezhou as soon as possible. I will send people to find you later. When I find you, you can directly take Xiang Falong to me on my order!"
Si Cong, who joined Sun Jiao on the way and stayed in Huguang, was shocked: "Master Marquis, that is the entire Yuezhou Guard! There are only a hundred people in this humble position."
Gu Shilong narrowed his eyes: "What? From now on, your special service team will rely on more people to get things done?"
Si Cong was startled again: "I understand, I understand! I accept my order!"
He didn't quite understand why Gu Shilong wanted to take down the rank of third-rank guard commander just because of this complaint.
Of course, Dusi is a military system, and Gu Shilong, the commander-in-chief, has great power. He can order Si Cong to do this.
But there is indeed a severe drought now.
Gu Shilong rushed from the Dusi Yamen in the southwest of Wuchang Prefecture to the Governor's Yamen without stopping.
This group of people has become more and more courageous. Some people from the local health station who had been avoiding any trouble before actually dared to take advantage of the natural disaster to worry about food and wages.
He was on his way in a hurry, and people from Huguang, Jiangxi, South Zhili, and Zhejiang finally arrived in the capital.
Wang Zuo hurriedly asked to see him, and when he arrived in front of Zhu Houcong, he spoke solemnly:
"The drought in the south is getting worse and changes are happening frequently!"
"Your Majesty, especially the Nanzhili Huizhou Prefecture, the people's silk silk tax that has been causing trouble before has not yet been decided. The Huizhou Prefecture ignored the disaster and rushed to pay the summer grain before the imperial decree was issued. It already looks like a civil uprising."
"The Yanzhou Prefecture in Shandong Province will take advantage of the fact that Zhang Fujing will offer sacrifices to Confucius on behalf of His Majesty next month, and will also send extra troops to urge the cattle, sheep and vegetable farmers to prepare and sacrifice rice."
"It has not rained since a light rain thirty days ago in the south. When the news comes to Beijing, scholars are already talking about this as a celestial warning and a disrespect to the most holy teacher."
Zhu Houcong looked at the report with a gloomy face.
Fu, I don’t mean.
If you deliberately play with this homophonic meaning, is it an innuendo?
It's about Zhang Fu's submission to the Dao Shu, and it's also about the emperor not rejecting the Dao Shu.
"Calling everyone to discuss matters in the imperial study." After Zhu Houcong listened to Wang Zuo's report, he continued to order, "Draft an edict and reset the Confucius sacrificial canon!"
If you want to kill people, of course you have to start in the capital.
In a good atmosphere, will there be scholars and officials?