Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 310 The world is a sensation
At this time, no one dared to face the emperor's wrath!Everyone, not only the officials who were kneeling, but also those officials who were standing there and did not participate in the impeachment, all lowered their heads, not daring to look at the emperor, and knelt down a large area.

If the emperor had been changed 11 years before Chongzhen, their reaction would definitely not be like this.If they can't do it well, they will start sophistry together and continue to fool Emperor Chongzhen. There are too many people, and nine out of ten they will be fooled.

However, the performance of the current emperor since the end of the 11th year of Chongzhen has made these courtiers feel in awe.

The emperor was wise and iron-blooded, as proven by the heads of his former chief minister Liu Yuliang, official minister Tian Weijia and others.Anyone who wants to fool the emperor or quibble with the emperor may end up like those ministers;
Even going a step further, former ministers Yang Sichang, Chen Xinjia and others who formed a party with the traitorous Shanxi merchants were convicted of treason.In the current civil uprising in Changshu, it is not impossible that the emperor also plans to plot rebellion. If he is implicated, who can bear the anger?

Therefore, at this time, none of the courtiers dared to face the furious emperor, and could argue with evil intentions.The emperor couldn't bear the anger after saying such heavy words, so they all knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Only if the emperor is fatuous can so many civil servants dare to fool the emperor, just like Emperor Chongzhen before time travel.

Emperor Chongzhen shouted angrily for a while, then slowed down a bit, did not continue to speak, but just glanced at the kneeling courtiers underneath.

After a while, he withdrew his gaze, and from the case table in front of him, threw a few memorials to the eunuch Cao Huachun, who was in charge of the supervisor of ceremonies, and said in a stern tone: "I always pay attention to the disaster situation in the world, although it only passed this year. It has been three months, but in some places, there are already signs of disaster. If you don't know, I will ask Cao Daban to read it to you."

After hearing this, Cao Huachun read it immediately.At this time, he was actually very scared.

At the beginning, he helped Qian Qianyi once, which can be regarded as a close friendship.However, the emperor suddenly became wise in the past two years, which made him feel a little panicked.In addition, he thought about the emperor's affairs carefully, so he didn't dare to intervene in this matter, and he escaped unharmed.Otherwise, his name would definitely be included in the emperor's punishment list this time.

At this time, he was reading the memorial attentively. It was related to the land of Gyeonggi, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places where there were already signs of drought. Haven't had time to fix it yet.And this year's rainy season is coming soon, and we don't know how much waterlogging there will be.

These memorials were monitored almost from the north of Daming to the south.It can be seen from this that the emperor was very attentive, and no longer just waited for the disaster to happen before taking care of it, but from the very beginning, he paid attention to the situation in all parts of the country.

After Cao Huachun finished reading those memorials, Emperor Chongzhen said loudly with a serious expression: "The imperial treasury has no money. Once a disaster occurs, how many families will be destroyed by the people of Ming Dynasty? Aggravate the suffering of the people, tell me, can the imperial treasury run out of money? I will put my words here today, for the sake of my people, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, who dares to obstruct the normal collection of taxes for their own selfishness? Never forgive me!"

This is very obvious. On Zhang Pu's matter, Emperor Chongzhen stated that he would continue to let Zhang Pu do it.Whoever dares to continue impeaching Zhang Pu will bear the emperor's wrath!

In this matter, Emperor Chongzhen completely occupied the word "reasonable". According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, it was natural for Zhang Pu to do things; .Even if someone wants to detain the emperor for pleasure and extort money, that's unlikely!
Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen began to announce his decision on the Changshu riot and related matters:

First, among the officials who falsely accused and impeached Zhang Pu, Zhang Guowei, the cabinet minister with the highest official position, was demoted to a clerk in the Agriculture Department of the Ministry of Industry in addition to his cabinet name. He was guilty of meritorious service and continued to be responsible for the construction of western water conservancy.

Second, all other officials who falsely accused and impeached Zhang Pu, depending on the extent of the false accusation and impeachment, and their performance in the Jiangnan incident, they may be dismissed from their positions, such as those who have no real evidence, just hear the news and try to slander Zhang Pu, Lu Jiude, and Wang Chengen Officials; or sent to prison for questioning, such as the magistrates of Yangzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, etc., they not only impeached, but also obstructed Zhang Pu's work in the Jiangnan incident;

Third, all demoted officials will be temporarily replaced by their deputy, and the probation period will be one year. If they perform well, they can become regulars;

Fourth, Qian Qianyi, Hou Fangyu and others, the chief culprits of the Changshu riots, were punished according to the theory of conspiracy, and their homes were ransacked and executed;

Fifth, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three borders, was transferred to the post of governor of Jiliao, and he was in charge of Shanhaiguan; Sun Chuanting, the former governor of Jiliao, was transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing to evaluate and score local officials in the southern provinces;

Sixth, he was promoted to Jiangnan inspector Zhang Pu as the censor of Youqian Capital, governor of Yingtian, Anqing and other ten prefectures.

As soon as the news got out, the entire capital immediately became a sensation, and it is estimated that the whole world will be a sensation in the near future.

"It's really rare in the Ming Dynasty. One hundred and fifty or sixty officials, most of whom are local chief officials, have all been dismissed from their posts, or sent to prison for questioning. The emperor is really brave enough!"

"It goes without saying that they dare to form cliques for personal gain and falsely accuse loyal ministers. Of course they must be punished! Tsk tsk, I didn't expect it. The truth of the matter turned out to be like this. For the sake of the people, I thought I was a clean stream, but after looking at it, everyone is shameless! If you want me to say, what the emperor did this time is really right!"

"No, let me tell you, that's how it should have been dealt with in the previous civil uprisings in Suzhou. If they had been taught a lesson at that time, so many officials would not have been dismissed this time! But it's a pity. There is no such thing as the current emperor's sage!"

"It goes without saying that if the emperor is not wise, he would not have been fooled by them! To be honest, I thought it would be impossible for so many officials to impeach me, but when things came to an end, I believed them a little bit. I began to doubt Mr. Zhang, but in the end, the emperor was too wise to be swayed by them!"

"Isn't that nonsense! How can you compare with the emperor? Everyone in the capital knows that the emperor is wise and powerful!"

"By the way, have you noticed that the emperor still treats those who are officials differently. Those with real skills, such as Mr. Zhang Ge, can still perform crimes and make meritorious deeds. But like other people, those who can compose poems, All of them have been dismissed and investigated! It seems that you can't just study hard these days!"

"That's right, the emperor treats them differently, but it's for the good of us common people!"

"That's true! This time Mr. Zhang was promoted to Mr. Zhongcheng, it was a blessing in disguise. The emperor also transferred Governor Sun to Jiangnan, so he should continue to support Zhang Zhongcheng. Hehe, more than 100 officials were dismissed in one go. He also transferred the cold-faced Governor Sun to examine the magistrates, it seems that the emperor really values ​​Zhang Zhongcheng!"

"The emperor attaches so much importance to us, the common people. Haven't you heard? During the court meeting, the emperor has already made it very clear!"

"Oh, that's not very clear, can you tell me?"

"The emperor has been paying attention to the people's livelihood in the world for a long time, and has found signs of disasters in many provinces. He said at the court meeting that the money collected this time is to prepare for disaster relief. The emperor clearly stated that for us ordinary people to survive Famine, whoever dares to obstruct the court's normal taxation, will never be forgiven lightly! Hehe, I want to see, who else dares to obstruct Zhang Zhongcheng from running a business, and wants to continue to taste the emperor's wrath!"

"That's right. If anyone dares to stop Zhang Zhongcheng from doing business, we won't agree. We will plead for Zhang Zhongcheng's life!"

"Yes, let's all keep our eyes open and watch. If any dog ​​officer dares to obstruct, we will sue them at the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"

"..."

Similar discussions are discussed in full swing in the streets and alleys of the capital, restaurants and teahouses.Then, as the people in the capital dispersed to the whole country, similar remarks also spread to the whole country at an extremely fast speed.

After all, if a large-scale disaster occurs, no one can escape.At this time, it is very difficult to rely on oneself whether he can survive without the suffering of the famine in the past, and he has to look at the imperial court for disaster relief.

And the emperor has already been doing it, preparing for it.Of course, no one thought that the court would have no money to provide disaster relief.

The most important thing is that as the dust of the Changshu riots settled, the emperor's decree was spread to every place, making everyone understand that there is a bottom line, that is, those whose families have more than a hundred acres of grain fields, Those who are not short of money are the ones who will be called upon to pay taxes and pay back taxes this time.

Therefore, after the news spread, firecrackers were set off in many places.

They celebrated that the Ming Dynasty had such a good emperor who cared about the people; they also celebrated that those corrupt officials who formed cliques for personal gain were severely punished!

After the emperor's punishment decree spread to the south of the Yangtze River, the turmoil in the officialdom immediately became calm.

It can be said that in addition to those Beijing officials, there are more than 100 local chief officials who were all dismissed or charged with crimes. Chaos, none of this was approved by the emperor, but Qiankun arbitrarily dismissed so many officials in one go, which shows the emperor's determination on this matter!

No one is sure whether these officials who have been dismissed and questioned will have the possibility of being an official again in the future. Could it be that ten or twenty years of hard study in the cold window have ended up like this?The key is that the quota for preferential treatment and exemption for officials and gentry is still being checked. Without an official position, what will happen to the family's taxes?
The various problems and serious consequences caused by this have made many officials dare not speak out!
Of course, there was no backlash or local commotion in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty when so many officials were dismissed and questioned. This is also due to another decree of Emperor Chongzhen, that is, these officials who were dismissed and questioned were all replaced by their deputies in turn.That is to say, if so many officials go down, the officials behind them will be replaced one by one, and they will all be promoted.

It can be said that they benefited from this incident.Although it is only a temporary position, one year is not long, if you work harder and perform better, you will be promoted to an official position, and you will get it!
As a result, although many officials in Jiangnan were dismissed and questioned, the sun rose as usual, and it did not hinder the normal operation of the yamen.Even in doing things, it is more efficient than before, because the interim official must perform.

On Zhang Pu's side, after receiving the emperor's will, he was silent for a long time, and finally bowed in the direction of the capital, his expression became extremely firm.

To be honest, he had always been worried about the Suzhou civil uprising, especially after hearing so many officials impeaching him, he was even more worried that the emperor would be shaken by this.

Is there any evidence for the civil uprising in Suzhou?Evidence can definitely be found, but for such a big matter, there are still people who died. As a result, even the first offender, Ge Xian, was finally released after only serving a few years in prison.Relevant officials, including Zhu Xieyuan who clearly refused to send troops to maintain the majesty of the government, just changed their official positions and continued to serve as officials.

However, this time the Changshu civil uprising, the emperor behaved completely differently from the previous Wanli emperor. He used practical actions to declare to the world. It is to use so many official positions, and Qian Qianyi, Hou Fangyu and others have characterized it as treason to warn others, let's see who dares to hinder Zhang Pu's work!
This time, Zhang Pu really felt that working for the current emperor was a comfort he could never have imagined before!All this shows that as long as I do my job well according to my will, then everything will be handled by the emperor, and the current emperor is a responsible emperor!
As a minister, if you meet such a good emperor and do not cherish it, but instead try to make some small plans, you are simply asking for death!
Zhang Pu had such a feeling, and when he went to work again, he suddenly found that the ordinary people had a different attitude towards him.

Because Zhang Pu's errands, everyone knows that they are not aimed at ordinary people like them!

If it is said that there is no money and cannot pay taxes, are there such people?There must be!In the past, they were worried that if Zhang Pu came forcibly, they would have to sell their sons and daughters to pay taxes. In this case, even if they knew that debt repayment was justified, they would never have a good attitude towards Zhang Pu. of.

But now, they all know that Zhang Pu's errand is not only to harm them, but to prepare for them to survive the famine.Even if there is no coercion from the imperial court, they all welcome Zhang Pu's errands.

Therefore, Zhang Pu felt extremely smooth during his subsequent errands. There were admiring eyes and an atmosphere of heartfelt support everywhere. All of this made him understand the spiritual enjoyment that truly serving the people brings.

It can be said that Zhang Pu himself has also undergone great changes due to this mission!

Regarding this, Emperor Chongzhen also learned about it through eavesdropping on the seeds, but he didn't continue to care about it, because there were more important things that attracted his attention.

(End of this chapter)