Chapter 232 II: An Over-Specified Reward

A group of Inner Chitose lieutenants swarmed into the Hanlin Academy.

This aura scared the editors and clerks inside.

At that moment, someone sought out the duty room of Squire Chen Hui.

While a group rushed in, there was still chatter outside.

For the Hanliners, this Hanlin Academy is a sacred place.

More than that, it is not the place where the Jin Yi Wei say come, even if you want to take people, under the invitation, let people wait is.

But the Inner Chitose, apparently, doesn’t have that rule.

The tilting between various departments, even to the point of saber-rattling, is in fact never as simple as purely taking a breath.

The logic behind this lies in the fact that when you can madly trample on the other side’s bottom line, you and your men, to some extent, have a bottom line. In latter-day terms, it’s a sense of honor, so that even a dog in the Inner Chitose can hold his head up and be a man. So true, and vice versa.

The so-called honor, in fact, is also a kind of welfare, this thing may not be able to see and touch, but you will report your name, others will naturally respect you, which can be added to a few taels of silver annual salary, to bring a sense of solidity, but also much higher.

But for the Hanlin Academy, it is another matter, because they are the one being stepped on, and many Hanlin, since they feel that their self-esteem, was mercilessly trampled on.

“What are you guys doing?” Hanlin was not an unusual errand boy, and at this time, some people reacted and came forward to chastise him.

The lieutenants did not strike at them, yet they paid no attention to them; after all, they only knew how to move their mouths, and they themselves only had to press their swords, and their opponents would always remain within the safety of a foot, and would only look at themselves angrily, and point, or berate them loudly.

Dang ……

The door to the duty room was kicked in.

Immediately afterward, the lieutenants swarmed.

Zhang Anshi, also under the protection of the crowd, snatched a step in, and only took a look, then suddenly snorted coldly, “Into the motherfucker.”

But see this duty room on the beam, is hanging a person, someone will hang the person to untie down, and then said: “Marquis, is this serving scholar Chen Hui, has been dead for a small half an hour.”

Zhang Anshi was furious.

Chen Li, on the other hand, revealed a look of indignation, “Take the corpse away, bring it back for the coroner to examine it, and surround his house.”

After saying that, Chen Li had to close the line, he followed Zhang Anshi and said, “Marquis …… you see.”

“The problem is serious.” Zhang Anshi frowned and said, “It is much, much …… more serious than we imagined, and we need to report it to His Majesty immediately.”

Chen Li looked up and glanced at Zhang Anshi: “Yes, marquis Mingjian, this …… is too uncomplicated.”

Zhang Anshi said, “I’ll write the report, you continue to track, this Ningbo House, once upon a time not just a governor, capable, they one by one to kill themselves.”

Chen Li nodded, “I know.”

Zhang Anshi sent up, an hour later, the palace called Zhang Anshi audience.

Zhang Anshi, led by the eunuchs, arrived at the Wen Lou and saluted Zhu Di.

Zhu Di glanced at him, then said, “Look, the impeachment petition from the Hanlin Academy has been sent to my desk.”

Zhang Anshi said, “They reacted this fast.”

Zhu laughed, “You are fearless.”

Zhang Anshi said with a straight face, “I work for His Majesty, what is there to fear? Not to mention the Hanlin Academy, even the Zhao Wangfu ……”

Zhu Di pressed his hand, glared at him and said, “Okay, okay, this is all what and what, say a word about your zhengshi.”

“Your Majesty.” Zhang Anshi went straight to the point: “This case, originally just thought unusual big case only, but now it seems, but obviously is deep into the pain of the bone marrow of my Daming ……”

Zhu Di carried his hands behind his back and paced back and forth, frowning slightly, “Continue.”

Zhang Anshi said: “One: within the thousand households this side has just checked the original governor of Ningbo this end, people to the Hanlin Academy, this reading scholar Chen Hui will kill himself and died, visible …… these people all over the ears, within the thousand households to check to which step, they are clear, after all, if it is to be afraid of committing suicide, but also will die I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to do that. I side, but got the news, immediately move the hand, but when the minister to the time, he advanced in half an hour on his own, that beforehand must have received the wind, never within the thousand households to find the door, only hastily killed himself.”

Zhu said, “There is also a problem with the Inner Chitose?”

Zhang Anshi shook his head and said, “It shouldn’t be a problem with the Inner Chitose …… but ……”

Zhang Anshi paused and said, “Could it be that there is a group of secret agents in addition to the Northern and Southern Zhenfu Departments?”

Zhu Di lost his smile and said, “It’s really ridiculous, is there any more, will I not know?”

“As long as there is silver and a community of interest, why not do it?” Zhang Anshi said, “The reason why I am so suspicious, is that the other party’s ears and eyes are too well informed, I have calculated the time, I got the news, let the people in the inner thousand households to strike to take people, it should be within half an hour, and the other party is one step ahead of us to kill themselves, which means that …… they are one step ahead of us . I can not imagine, what people …… can be a step faster than the inner thousand households.”

Zhu Di’s face gradually turned gloomy and said, “If that is the case, then the gravity of this situation is far beyond my expectations.”

Zhang Anshi then said, “Not to mention that they smuggle commercial goods with such fanfare, involving such a large number of people, I am thinking that the reason why there is no wind at all, it is also possible that behind this, there is a group of people …… specializing in escorting it related.”

Zhu nodded his head, and then said, “You continue.”

“There is another thing, I feel extremely strange, this Ningbo governor Chen Hui is afraid of committing suicide, visible this person involved in a deeper than the other people. He is deeply involved, but also do not feel strange. But the strange thing is that after his term was over, he actually went directly to the capital to serve as a scholar-in-waiting.”

Zhang Anshi said: “The governor is four products, serving as a scholar is positive five products or from five products are both, and Chen Hui is both in the name of Zhanzhengfu less Zhanzheng, also served as a serving as a scholar. According to reason, this is only regarded as a flat transfer, but His Majesty …… Hanlin reading scholar, plus a fourth-grade lesser Zhanzheng’s virtual position, how much of the娣歌吹, with the district governor, simply can not be the same.”

Zhu listened and subconsciously nodded again.

In the Ming Dynasty, officials were not necessarily divided by rank; what rank determined was nothing more than the amount of salary.

For example, the governor, looks like the main political party, but in this level of the court, simply do not enter the stream. Even if an unusual Hanlin editorial to the place, the governor also have to be careful to receive.

On the surface, Chen Hui is only a flat transfer, but in reality, it is fair to say that he has been promoted several levels in a row.

According to reason, with this Chen Hui Ningbo governor’s official position, this life, at most, also mix a press commissioner or Buzhengzhi, also to the end.

But he is unprecedented, directly transferred to the capital, the service reading scholar, very娣歌吹, the future in the ministry to mix a minister, are nothing, as for the Shangshu, there is also a great possibility.

Add to that a part-time title of Junior Minister of Zhanzheng, and the gold content is even higher.

The Emperor of Daming, in order to make sure that the princes could take over smoothly, would fill the Zhanfu with a large number of people whom he recognized.

These people may not be exclusively responsible for serving the Crown Prince, in general, they all hold their own positions in the dynasty, but hanging a Zhanzhengfu false title, in fact, it is the same as, he is the future Crown Prince of the class.

That is to say, Chen Hui has completed the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, a ninety-nine percent of the people, can not complete the leap. Its degree of difficulty, even his father is the Great Ming Shangshu, also impossible to do.

Zhu Di said, “All the selection of officials above the third grade, have to go through the court push, only Hanlin officer is the exception, only five grades above, it is necessary to court discussion to decide, you are right …… such a thing, not one person can decide.”

Saying that, Zhu Di sneered, “Even if it is me, I may not be able to get my way.”

The rules of court pushing are very strict, not that, the emperor can appoint whoever he wants.

Rather, once a senior civil servant had become vacant, it was often the other ministers of the third rank or above, who came together to make recommendations in the court deliberations. And the number of recommendations was roughly between two and three.

The role of the emperor was merely to choose one from among the two or three candidates that the ministerial court had put forward.

To be able to be pushed by the court, first of all, you need to gain the approval of the majority of the ministers, and these ministers, all of them, are not of high power and extraordinary status.

Chen Hui’s promotion, it would have been unthinkable, can be said to be rocketing, but it is to get the attention of many ministers in the court, and also pushed him out.

There’s a lot of writing to be done here.

Because on the surface, the minister was only recommending two or three people for the emperor to choose from.

But in reality, if the vast majority of ministers, all want a certain person to be chosen, in fact, basically the emperor has no choice.

The way they operated was simple: besides Chen Hui, it was enough to push someone else the emperor didn’t like.

When the emperor saw the candidate, a look at Chen Hui’s experience, lackluster, very mediocre.

But then look at another person, oh, so it is that prick again, that guy, some days ago, also on the zhengshu scolded me.

Then, although the former is mediocre, most of the time, the emperor will obviously choose the latter.

Zhu Di immediately glanced at also lost ha: “Will …… Chen Hui’s court push …… the record of the court discussion fetch.”

Yilseha nodded and hurried off.

After a short time, also lost Ha went and returned, and then sent a record.

Zhu Di looked down, immediately remembered, then said: “That was last year, last year in the middle of the fall, Hanlin scholars out of vacancy, one of the people pushed in the court discussion is this Chen Hui, there is also a Du Royal Historian Liu Yong, just Liu Yong this person ……”

Zhu said this and did not continue.

Zhang Anshi then understood, in all likelihood, Liu Yong, even if he had not scolded Zhu Di’s mother, at least also scolded Zhu Di to his face militaristic and other things.

Zhang Anshi did not pursue this question too much, but said: ”In this way, this Chen Hui’s network, really can not be underestimated, court pushed the minister, there are a number of ministers, are in his favor, and even some people in order to ensure that he can serve in this position, behind the scenes also do the trick.

Of course, this does not mean that ministers can monopolize the promotion of all senior civil servants.

The one who really makes the decision is still the emperor. Just for Zhu Di, what he really cares about may also be just a few candidates for the position of Minister of Wen Yuan Pavilion, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household, the Ministry of Appointments, and a few other ministers and ministers.

As for what bachelor, what Da Lisi, Honglu Temple and so on, the emperor is not very concerned, and not interested in knowing which minister is suitable for the job.

Zhu Di said in a deep voice: “You say this, indeed, someone manipulated the court push, and can manipulate the court push, and because, someone manipulated the minister. Someone manipulated the minister …… to profit from this?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Right. This is what I mean.”

Zhu Di grimly said, “A Chen Hui, exposed to the problem, it is too alarmist. But the fact is right in front of me, I have to believe it.”

Zhang Anshi said, “I have followed the vine to find the melon, sent people to Ningbo House …… this Ningbo House up and down ……”

“Going along with this is right.” Zhu nodded, “But if someone like Chen Hui had to kill himself, what about the others?”

After a moment’s pause, Zhu Di said in annoyance, “It’s only been a few years of work, and the rule of officials has gotten so bad.”

Zhang Anshi looked at Zhu Di s expression and said, “This is all Jianwen s fault, Jianwen ……”

Zhu Di glared at Zhang Anshi: “Jianwen is indeed stupid, but of course I have to take the blame, now it’s you and I, the ruler and the minister, talking behind closed doors, there’s no need to take these to comfort me.”

Zhang Anshi said, “I am actually more worried about one thing.”

Zhu said, “You say.”

Zhang Anshi said, “I am worried that they are now one step ahead of us in every way, and once they perceive the danger, they are bound to breed mischief, Your Majesty, a dog in a hurry will jump over the wall.”

Zhu Di gazed at Zhang Anshi and subconsciously nodded his head, “Not bad, a dog jumping over the wall, if we let it go like this, it won’t work. So what do you suggest?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Ten days, within ten days, must catch the backbone of this Chin case, if you can not take …… what will happen after, I am not sure.”

Even heartless Zhang Anshi are so worried, Zhu Di can not help but for the anxiety: “Damn, I still hope that the battlefield, kill a painful, like now, like this, the enemy in the dark, I in the clear, really fucking teach me a headache. Just within ten days, can be broken? According to my prediction, these people are afraid that is not simple, non-trivial ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “I can only do my best.”

Zhu Di sighed and said, “Then do your best, how to handle the case, I will not ask, I just need you to use all means to bring out all these dog thieves to me.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Yes.”

Time is urgent, Zhang Anshi did not stay longer, after saying clearly things, Zhang Anshi retired from the palace.

To be Zhang Anshi left, this Zhu Di sad brow, think of …… this smuggling case, so far seems to be full of civil and military, it seems that should have heard some wind, only he the emperor, is the afterthought.

I’m afraid that the mood at this time, and that learned of the case of the empty seal of Emperor Taizu Gao the same.

Once again, I was insulted on a matter of intelligence.

The more Zhu thought about it, the more his heart was blocked, and he coldly called out, “Yilungha.”

Yilungha knew that Zhu was in a bad mood and appeared to be careful, at this time, he hurriedly said, “The slave girl is in.”

Zhu Di said, “You said …… that when the great ancestor, Emperor Gao, learned of the empty seal case, why did he burst into a rage?”

Yizhuoha thought for a moment before saying, “Your Majesty, slave girl can not say, this empty seal case, you say it is favoritism, he is indeed favoritism, but you have to say that this is the accumulation of evils, but also is indeed the accumulation of evils, after all, from the time of the Yuan Dynasty, the Beijing officials and the local officials, it is this way to do it.”

Zhu Di said, “People of the time say that Emperor Taizu Gao presumptuously killed many people.”

Also lost ha said: “regardless of this matter, is not the accumulation of evils, but such a big loophole, involving or taxes and the treasury, local officials and the Ministry of the Ministry of the officials, even it as a child’s play in general, your majesty, those people, in order to pay a little bit of money and food taxes, weekdays, but starved on the next meal, there are… …in order to satisfy the government’s money and grain pressure, they have to go around suing for loans, and even sell their own ancestral fields.”

“You think about …… this is not really the people’s fat and cream? This is the people’s fat and cream, the local officials collected to go, the accounts are actually unclear, but also in the name of loss, sent to the capital, after the account, they can not be, they will be directly in conjunction with the Ministry of the household officials, we fill in at will, this can be how to become? This is not the same as going to the imperial examinations, with a cheat sheet?”

Zhu Di nodded, said quietly: “Yes, the imperial examinations can not cheat, because it is related to the interests of all the readers, where there is cheating, the inevitable outcry of the dynasty and the field, shouting to kill, hate me to exterminate cheating people nine clans.”

Sucked a breath, Zhu Di also said: “But this involves the people’s fat and wealth, countless people’s food tax matters, but we think, with an empty seal, directly to the Ministry of households to fill in at will. As long as the accounts, regardless of how much loss in the middle of it, but also care about how much food the local government trampled. Emperor Taizu Gao was furious and killed a lot of people, but instead many people felt incomprehensible and thought that Emperor Taizu Gao had killed innocents indiscriminately.”

Said here, Zhu Di can not help but sneer, and then said: “The ridiculous thing is, if it is really extenuating circumstances, the Secretary should have reported to Emperor Taizu high emperor, Emperor Taizu high emperor and then according to the situation, to develop a reasonable method. But what happened? The result is a whole eighteen years, eighteen years, all over the state and county, and the Ministry of households in the name of unreasonable, with an empty seal of the official documents, dare to the capital to come, randomly fill in how much food into the national treasury!”

“I’m thinking …… that in the eighteenth year of Hongwu, after Emperor Taizu Gao learned the truth of the matter. Must also be as angry as the current me.”

Also Lostha said, “Yes.”

Zhu Di unconsciously stood up and coldly said, “So no matter how …… they dare to do such a thing, then don t blame me for following the example of Emperor Taizu Gao! I am now thinking that I have been too merciful these past few years. Into his mother’s, they seem to forget, I am relying on what started, Tai Zu high emperor is Jianghuai cloth, and I Meng Tai Zu high emperor’s favor, at first noble as a vassal king, but this world, but also is I a knife and a gun to fight.”

The more Zhu Di said, his face became colder and colder, and his eyes were filled with a cold light as he said, “Since someone wants to try whether or not my sword is sharp, then feel free to come and try.”

Yiluoha was already too scared to utter a single breath, and at this moment, he saw a murderous aura from Zhu Di’s body.

I only saw Zhu added: “Kill all these people and they will know the power, right? ”

Though Yiluoha was terrified in his heart, he murmured, “Your Majesty, this may not be the case.”

Zhu Di glanced at Yizhu, not expecting Yizhu to sing the opposite tune at this time.

Also lost Ha Road: “Tai Zu Gao Emperor how clear-sighted, and how decisive, from Tai Zu Gao Emperor opened the country, to the Hongwu eighteen years, is it …… to kill the officials are still less? But the empty seal case, not as usual was concealed for eighteen years, eighteen years ah …… this is a full generation.”

Zhu Di felt chest tightness, there is a sense of heroic shortness, but also lost Ha words, in fact, not without reason, the rule of harsh officials, throughout the ages, no more than the great Ming Emperor Taizu high emperor, but even if it is again during the Hongwu years, a pile of sensational cases, still still be uncovered.

On the contrary, to other dynasties, like the Hongwu years of the big case, but not much happened, is it because the hundred officials only and the Hongwu Emperor over?

I am only afraid that the reason is that, throughout the dynasties, there are countless similar to the empty seal case or the various colors of the big case, just …… other sons of heaven do not have the courage to uncover like the Hongwu Emperor.

Zhu Di clenched his teeth and said: “I K succeeded the Great Ancestor Gao Emperor’s great lineage, when the Imperial Exam, the world, clear the official rule, those who block me to die!”

Said, suddenly even shotgun-like to: “Zhang Anshi mansion specifications, but also to expand, with the specifications of the county king’s residence, permitted to add another high wall, but also permitted to dig a moat, in addition to the set up guard posts thirty-two ……”

Zhu Di here, pondered for a moment, and added: “Set up the An Nan Wei Thousand Households with a fixed strength of three hundred people to act as his guards.”

The Marquis is not in the programmed guard.

Only vassal kings and county kings have such qualifications.

Yizhuoha can’t help but remind, “I’m only afraid that the hundred officials will learn about ……”

Zhu Di’s face carried an unquestionable look and said, “This is my idea, whoever opposes. Teach him to come and see me, I will personally convince him.”

Yiluoha no longer dared to say anything more, so he said, “Yes.”

Zhu Di sighed: “Deng Jian that guy, dare to open this cover out, must be Zhang Anshi to give him support. Zhang Anshi dares to remove such a big case, is to hold with those who live and die. Those who are the rebels and thieves, involved in the life of the family, and will not be captured? At first …… there were people who assassinated me. If Zhang Anshi has any accident, who else dares …… to be the king’s herald?”

“This matter, step up to do a good job, Annan Wei thousand households, all thousand households, three hundred households, as well as the general flag, small flag, lieutenants, etc., all let Zhang Anshi agreed on their own, there are candidates, reported to me here can be.”

Yiluoha said, “Obey the decree.”

On the other end, Zhang Anshi returned to Qixia without stopping, and then he was so anxious that he had people immediately seek out Chen Li and Zhu Jin.

When he saw Zhu Jin, he was the one who pulled him aside and gave him an explanation.

Zhu Jin said in surprise, “Marquis …… let’s ……”

Zhang Anshi patted his shoulder, “Alright, now is not the time to be happy, go and do it, use your life well.”

Zhu Jin’s eyes flashed with light as he excitedly said, “I’ll go and open up this time.”

When Zhu Jin left, Zhang Anshi, however, instructed Chen Li, “You must personally go to Ningbo Mansion.”

Chen Li didn’t ask too many questions, so he simply nodded his head and said, “On the side of Ningbo Prefecture…I will go there personally, just this side of the capital.”

Zhang Anshi said, “There is no need to worry about the capital, you can just settle the Ningbo Province side, and also, this trip may be dangerous, you have to be careful again and again, draw more competent lieutenants to go there, and when you stay at the store on the road, you have to be even more careful, and you have to be on guard against someone poisoning you, and even if you stay at the stagecoach station, don’t be sloppy and careless, this stagecoach station may not be safe either.”

Chen Li said, “I know.”

After the explanation, watching Chen Li quickly left, Zhang Anshi then back hands, looking at this empty small hall, Zhang Anshi face sullen, can not help but murmur: “Ten days …… ten days ……”

Ten days can’t make any headway, and when the other side is fully prepared, it will be completely out of the control of the Inner Chitose.

And in this ten-day period, only Teng Jian’s report, and Zhang Anshi suddenly began to target the smuggling case, many people should not have reacted.

Even if you reacted, you’re still in some kind of state of shock right now.

This is the best time to do so, and once the time has passed, you may have to face an opponent who is already prepared.

In the evening, Zhang Anshi went off duty and returned to the Zhang family in the inner city, where he panted and began to remove his armor.

To be honest, it was still quite heavy to have an armor specifically inside the Qilin Clothes right now, although Zhang Anshi’s limit was to have two pieces on, and under the desire to survive, he was actually able to move as well as he could.

Seeing Zhang Anshi’s return, Xu Jingyi greeted him here in the center hall early in the morning and smiled gently, “Husband, there are people from the palace coming.”

Zhang Anshi was surprised and said, “Ah …… how did I not know?”

Xu Jingyi smiled sweetly and said, “Husband is not some kind of immortal, how would he know everything? They read out the decree, permitting Husband to build a mansion with the rite of a county king, not only that, but also set up an additional An Nan Wei Thousand Households, specializing in the protection of Husband, the Marquis of An Nan.”

Zhang Anshi was so shocked that his jaws couldn’t even close, “What, what kind of illness is His Majesty committing?”

As soon as the words left his mouth, he immediately realized that something was wrong, and he was busy looking to his left and right warily.

Learning of this sudden news, really more surprising than knowing Zhu Di naked ah!

Marquis with the county king ceremony, which can be said to be directly beyond the provisions of the ritual of the Daming, even if Zhang Anshi is now dead, can be used in the specifications, at most, En Feng to the level of the duke just.

Xu Jingyi looked at Zhang Anshi s astonished reaction, then said, “His Majesty himself said, and also said, you are in the office, so you will not disturb you, only pass the decree to the home, it is the concubine …… who went to receive the decree.”

No matter what the reason is, this is a good thing, Zhang Anshi has rubbed his hands in excitement, “This is too embarrassing, in that case, we, the Zhang family, have generations of guards?”

Xu Jingyi smiled, “More than three hundred mouths ……”

Zhang Anshi shook his head, ”Raising is not a problem, can’t our Zhang family afford it? These three hundred guards, are not a problem either. The problem lies in the fact that this is a gift from His Majesty to me, I am a person who emphasizes feelings, and it is only when His Majesty loves me so generously that I am taught to rejoice in my heart.”

Xu Jingyi instead said, “Where does Husband intend to recruit these three hundred people from?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Yes, this is troublesome, people can be hosted in the model camp for drills, but where will the personnel come from? I’m not familiar with the military.”

Xu Jingyi smiled, then said, “My father is familiar with it.”