Chapter Two Hundred and Forty Six: On Rewards for Merit
The Six Parts of the Capital just turned into a mess. There are no pop-ups in Qishuwu
Things have become very clear. Something big happened in Beitong Prefecture, and it was finally suppressed by Liu Chengfeng's troops. This matter is definitely not small. At least compared with the border conflicts in recent years, this matter is huge and will break the news.
Fortunately, things did not go wrong. This is a blessing. Otherwise, if you are not careful, the harm will not even be less than that of the Tumu Fort. The disaster caused Xiao Qiang, and something like this almost happened at the emperor's feet. If we really let the rebels succeed, say no
They might just raise the flag in Beitongzhou and attack the capital directly. God knows what it will be like in the end.
Therefore, everyone's eyes fell on Beitongzhou, or in other words, everyone began to focus on the aftermath of this incident.
Early in the morning, it was said that another message came from Beitongzhou. This message was a bit like a notice to calm the people, but it was drafted by Liu Chengfeng himself and sent to the cabinet. The content of the memorial was very simple, which was that Liu Chengfeng was serving the emperor.
He was ordered to suppress the rebellious party. Under the emperor's painstaking arrangements, a great victory has been achieved. The rebellious party has been wiped out and can no longer cause trouble. Please be patient and don't panic.
Some discerning people have seen through Liu Chengfeng's thoughts. Liu Chengfeng is giving the greatest credit to the emperor. Think about it, this secret decree was given by the emperor. Doesn't this mean that the suppression of the rebels this time is the emperor's central control?
, strategizing?
There was no movement in the palace regarding the memorial, but the lack of movement towards Liu Chengfeng did not mean that there was no movement towards Beitongzhou. In one day, three imperial edicts had been sent out from the palace. The first one was to appoint Liu Daxia as the imperial envoy.
, sit in the middle, investigate and handle
The remnants of the rebellious party; the second edict is to order all prefectures and counties to inquire about the whereabouts of the rebellious party, track down the remnants of the dynasty, and strictly monitor Taoist sects and other miscellaneous organizations to make sure there are no mistakes; the last edict is a bit weird,
This is an amnesty statement.
The so-called amnesty is actually a kind of overthrow of the first imperial edict. At first it was said that strict investigation was required, but suddenly it was said that it was going to be amnesty. From this, it can be seen that the palace showed some hesitation about Beitongzhou.
, even a little confused.
In fact, Zhu Youtang also had difficulties in doing this. Of course, strict investigation is necessary, but if the investigation is too strict, there will inevitably be innocent people. If there is an unjust case, people's hearts will inevitably be pushed to the side of the rebellious party. Furthermore, how many of these people are there?
I can’t tell if they were deceived by the rogue gang. Could it be that everyone had their heads chopped off?
Zhu Youtang thought about it for a long time and finally figured it out. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. This matter really cannot be studied in detail. Only amnesty can maintain the stability of Beitong Prefecture. Otherwise, the small fish and shrimp will be forced into the corner, and the stability of Beitong Prefecture will be maintained.
I don’t know how much trouble this will cause. Moreover, this will also show the magnanimity of the Tian family.
However, a general amnesty is a general amnesty, and the amnesty only applies to accomplices, but those who were the main perpetrators cannot be lenient at all. This is also the main purpose of Liu Daxia's trip to Beitong Prefecture.
In addition to Liu Daxia, in the early morning of the next day, Zhu Youcao issued another edict in the court, ordering all ministries and departments, led by Wang Bie, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, to immediately rush to Beitongzhou to deal with the aftermath.
If Liu Daxia was there to play bad guy, then Wang Biese was there to play white face. To put it bluntly, he was there to appease people. We must kill people, but we still need to appease those who should be appeased. As for the losses in Beitong Prefecture, we must also count them.
This is called a two-pronged approach, otherwise there will be trouble.
To put it bluntly, Liu Chengfeng has indeed stabilized the situation, but the court still has to do the real thing of wiping the butt. Not only must it be done, but it must also be done to the best of its ability. It is better to prevent thieves than to kill them. This is the truth.
In the court, Zhu Youtang didn't say a word, but the courtiers expressed a lot of opinions. Some talked about the aftermath, some asked various places to strengthen prevention against these remnants, and many people simply cursed. Impeachment was the Ming Dynasty's
It’s an old tradition that no one takes the blame for such a big thing. Is that okay?
In the end, the most unlucky person was the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. Originally, the blame was placed on the prefect of Beitongzhou. However, the prefect Zhou Tai was very tough and was tested in this chaos. Not only that, he also made a decision.
Naturally, no one would find fault with him for his small achievements. As a result, the responsibility naturally fell on the head of the Shuntian Prefecture.
The reason is very simple. Beitong Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture. Although Shuntian is also set up at the prefectural level, its level is roughly equivalent to that of a governor. It has jurisdiction over various prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi Province. Beitong Prefecture is also under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture. This scapegoat
There's always someone to carry you, and of course it's you.
So the Metropolitan Procuratorate came out in a hurry and collected countless evidences against the officials of Shuntian Prefecture, big and small, and impeached the governor of Shuntian Prefecture and the following palace officials for neglecting their duties. The governor of Shuntian Prefecture could not defend himself, even though he knew about it.
It's really not my responsibility, but I don't dare to argue.
Zhu Youtang made a decisive decision and directly removed the Shuntian Prefecture Yin and Shuntian Prefecture Prime Minister from their palace positions. The Shuntian Prefecture Prefecture Yin was the person directly responsible. If he didn't take the blame, who would? We can't let the cabinet take the blame.
.As for Fu Cheng, he was actually unjustly accused, but he happened to be in charge of the Xing prison affairs of Shuntian Mansion. He could not get away with this kind of thing if he neglected his duties. Now that Qiu Hou is settling accounts, it is natural that he will be approached to settle accounts.
When the matter has reached this point, what should be investigated and dealt with, what should be comforted and comforted, and what should be investigated are also investigated. Everyone knows that the emperor should probably award rewards. After all, many officials did make mistakes this time to suppress the rebellious party.
With little effort, these people should be rewarded based on their merits.
However, most of these meritorious officials were not recognized in the court, and no one had much interest in thinking about this matter. If they were rewarded, they would be rewarded. At the very least, there would be no hindrance to a few vacant positions for them.
Even the Gong Gong princes in the court were a little discriminatory towards those local civil and military officials who had meritorious service. There is an allusion here. In the Ming Dynasty, scholars were divided into three, six or nine grades. Don't look at it.
It seems that they are all Jinshi, but Jinshi and Jinshi are different. At least there are big differences among Jinshi. For example, every imperial examination is divided into first-class, second-class, and third-class. First-class refers to Jinshi and his younger brother, and second-class is awarded to Jinshi.
origin
, Sanjia means the same Jinshi origin. The meaning of this literal meaning is also a bit meaningful. First of all, a hard-core Jinshi is a Jinshi. As for the second grade, there is an extra word "gi", which means that you are not qualified yet, but it doesn't matter.
, the emperor's grace is so great, I will give you just one. When you reach the top three, there is another fellow, which means that you are even less qualified. Not only do you need to be given, but more fellows are required, which means that you will be given the same status as a Jinshi.
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The literal meaning is different, and it is also different in practice. Generally, first-level Jinshi directly enter the Hanlin, Chengchijian and other yamen. These people are called Shujishi. As long as they don't make any big mistakes, they will definitely fly into the sky in the future.
, the old cabinet secretary and minister of the Ming Dynasty,
Most of them are selected from the Shujishi. However, if you are at the bottom of the second or third class, you will not get such a good treatment. Although you will be given an internship first, you will be transferred to the sixth department and you will be inspected.
They interned in government offices such as the Yuan Yuan, General Affairs Department, and Dali Temple, but these people were called Guanzhengshi.
Generally speaking, Shujishi stay in the capital all their lives, while Guanzhengshi will be sent out after one or two years. They will start as county magistrates and slowly gain seniority. If they are lucky and have the opportunity, then
The most you can do is to be a feudal official, which is already the highest level.
Therefore, although the officials in the capital are poor, they do not necessarily envy the officials who work abroad. In their eyes, these officials with political background are always a bit shorter than themselves. In terms of future, background, and knowledge, the officials in the capital are
They all have to give them a leg up.
Because of this idea, everyone doesn't care about rewards based on merit. Just talk about merit. These people are just lucky. It's insignificant anyway and they have nothing to look forward to.
However, to everyone's surprise, Zhu Youshuan did not ask the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War to propose the personnel to be rewarded, but casually waved his hand and dismissed the court.
The emperor's behavior was a bit ambiguous at this time. In everyone's opinion, the emperor did not mention this matter because he planned to treat the matter of merit-based rewards as a major matter. The reason is very simple. This reward is certain.
For those who want to be rewarded, if it is a normal reward method, the cabinet or the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of War will draw up a charter, and then the emperor will look at it. Some even do not even need to read it, and just let the Chief of Ceremonies approve it.
Most of the rewards are actually given in this way. This is a rule. It has always been like this in the Ming Dynasty. After all, the emperor has many things to do, and there are many officials who give rewards, so it is impossible to ask about them all.
But now that Zhu Youshuan is not talking about this matter during the court meeting, this shows that Zhu Youshuan has made it clear that he wants to discuss it with the relevant officials in private. Such a move is worth pondering. The emperor wants to discuss the promotion of the relevant officials with his ministers.
This shows that the emperor attaches great importance to these heroes and even plans to do it himself.
Generally, this situation often means that the palace will treat this matter as a top priority in the past few days. The reward this time will probably be very generous. Maybe many of these people want to be promoted to the third level.
Level is also not necessarily possible.
Faced with Zhu Youtang's attitude, many courtiers couldn't sit still. They all thought that the emperor was making too much fuss. Of course, these people had their merits, but such a generous career was too protective.
But now that the emperor was in high spirits, no one dared to say anything. Everyone dispersed and went away talking about it.
The guesses of these official officials turned out to be true. At noon, the palace summoned the cabinet minister Liu Jian, and the official minister Ma Wensheng came to the palace to see him. It seemed that it was very urgent, but summoning Liu Jian was not enough.
The meaning behind the appointment of Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, is even more profound. His Majesty really wanted to do it himself.