Wang Yuan only personally recommended Song Cang, and let this protégé of Yang Tinghe take over as the secretary of Guanglu Temple.

As for his own people, in order to avoid suspicion, Wang Yuan did not speak.

But with so many people, it is natural to take the opportunity to arrange cronies, and the cabinet minister Wang Qiong will help recommend it. After all, when Lu Wan's case was so big, Wang Qiong was involved, but Wang Yuan stood up to protect him, and the two were already tied together.

Not only that, since Wang Yuan served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he also gave a guest of the prince early, and he has been the prince's teacher, and the whole court knows that he is the future first assistant.

And in the future, it is not too much to form a team now.

As long as he does not indiscriminately promote mediocre people, Liao Ji, the upright and upright official Shangshu, is also willing to give Wang Yuan some green lights.

Compared with Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, Jiang Bin and others who promoted their cronies when they were in power, Wang Yuan was already very restrained, and this time he had the following arrangements-

In the same year of the Guizhou Township and Township Test, Tian Qiu was promoted to the right Shaoqing of Taichang Temple.

Yin Yansong of Shuntian Mansion, transferred to the right waiter of the household department.

In Qingtian, Jiangxi, Chen Yong, who offended countless civil officials, has been demoted by the emperor for several years, and now the official has reverted to the right deputy capital envoy to go to the newly established Daning Metropolitan Division.

On the initiative to clear the fields in Hangzhou Prefecture, and on the way to the south of Zhengde, Liu Zhishu, who quietly attached himself to Wang Yuan, was recruited to the capital to serve as the secretary of Honglu Temple.

As for Gui Cao and Chang Lun, who traveled around the country and reformed in Qingtian, they were both promoted to prefects. The two of them are suitable for charging into battle, but it is not beautiful to be transferred back to the capital, and they need to take the path of local officials.

Zhang Yue, who went to Kaihai in Zhejiang with Wang Yuan, can be called a simplified version of Hai Rui, and this time he was promoted to the right senator of Huguang.

He Yao, who once angrily scolded the emperor at the scripture banquet, several of his sons were Wang Yuan's students, and now he has been promoted to Shanxi to be a scholar.

Wang Yangming's best friend Zhan Ruoshui was promoted to Shuntian Mansion Cheng (Zheng Sipin).

Wang Yangming's disciple and friend Fang Xianfu was promoted to the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

Zheng Shanfu, a disciple of the physics school and the editor-in-chief of the "Zhengde New Calendar", was promoted to Zuo Shaoqing of Honglu Temple.

Shanxi Xingtaifu Siqing, and Liaodong Yuanma Siqing Ling Xiang, recalled the capital to be promoted to the political envoy (in terms of real power, it is counted as a bright promotion and a secret descent, but the general political envoy is only a springboard for promotion again).

In addition, several of Wang Yuan's fellow students and more than a dozen disciples have also been promoted to varying degrees.

That's pretty much it, and as a political exchange, Yang Tinghe and Wang Qiong's protégés were also placed in a large number of Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple and Honglu Temple.

The Criminal Department is Yang Tinghe's base camp, the Military Department is Wang Qiong's base camp, and the Ministry of Officials is Yang Yiqing's base camp, and Wang Yuan can't move it for the time being.

For example, Dali Temple, although it is not affiliated with the Criminal Department, is deeply influenced by the Criminal Department. Wang Yuan's friend and Jin Gui's son-in-law Jin Wei, if he wants to continue to stay in Dali Temple, he has to slowly work up his qualifications to be promoted.

Unfortunately, the emperor did not allow Huang Ke and Li Qi to resign.

Otherwise, even if Wang Yuan is not cheeky, he will recommend his two teachers, let Wang Yangming take over as the secretary of the household department, and Xi Shu will take over as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

has the identity of a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and is still a Wenchen favored by the emperor, so it is too convenient to do things. Wang Yuan has been trying to control himself and try not to do things that exclude dissidents, because power is always easy to lose.

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Mandarin Palace.

The prince is ten years old, and he looks more and more like Zhu Houzhao when he was a child, and his personality is also the same, lively and active, and he makes all kinds of small actions from time to time.

Yang Tinghe is also the prince's teacher, for fear that the prince will become another righteous virtue. He not only strictly restrained the prince, but also stared at the eunuchs beside the prince, lest Liu Jin's generation appear again in the future.

Because of this, the prince was both respectful and afraid of Yang Tinghe, and he was more afraid.

In comparison, Wang Yuan, the teacher, is very kind.

Today, I will talk about "Zhenguan Political Leaders", which is the main textbook for the education of the prince in the Ming Dynasty. However, in history, due to the different evaluations of Wei Zheng by Jiajing and the courtiers, "Zhenguan Political Dignitaries" was removed by Emperor Jiajing - this thing is very ridiculous!

Xi Shu's younger brother Xi Chun was recommended by Wang Yuan as the prince's attendant, and he recited the "Zhenguan Political Dignitaries" and then retired.

The first story is like this, Li Shimin summoned the Huangmen squire Wang Qi to feast and drink, and there was the concubine of the king of Lujiang waiting for him.

Li Shimin pointed to the beautiful woman and said: "The king of Lujiang is unscrupulous, and he killed this woman's husband and took it for himself." How can you not perish if you are so tyrannical? ”

Wang Qi made some remarks and quoted the allusion of "Guanzi", saying that the demise of Guo Guo was because the monarch liked good people and hated bad people.

Li Shimin was puzzled and asked: "I like good people and hate bad people, this is Mingjun." ”

Wang Jue explained: "If you like good people, you can't use them, and you can't give up bad people if you hate them, so the country will be destroyed." ”

This is an allusion to Li Shimin, knowing that the king of Lujiang should not kill his husband and wife, but he killed the king of Lujiang and took his beautiful concubine. Li Shimin came to his senses and immediately sent this beauty back to his relatives.

"Does the prince understand?" Wang Yuan asked.

Zhu Zaiyun said: "It seems that after you understand it, you have to do it according to the reason, and if you don't do it, you don't understand it." ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Your Highness is smart. “

Zhu Zaiyun said: "During this time, I have heard a lot of official affairs, why didn't my father punish those corrupt officials? ”

Wang Yuan said: "Corrupt officials can't be killed, and in the Taizu Dynasty, if you are greedy for dozens of taels of silver, you have to peel off the skin and grass." It was so harsh, and the corrupt officials were still endless, and there were few scholars at that time, so Taizu could only let the corrupt officials who committed crimes work in shackles, and even interrogate prisoners in shackles. ”

"Why is this happening?" Zhu Zaiyun was very surprised.

Wang Yuan explained: "Because there are too few officials, they can only feed their families. If they want to eat and drink, listen to music and play, or even raise slaves and welcome them, then they are not enough, and they must be corrupt to have money. Your Majesty and the crown prince, can there be no palace maids and eunuchs to serve? ”

Zhu Zaiyun thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No." ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Officials are also human beings, and they also want to enjoy it." His Majesty and the crown prince are indispensable for eunuchs and palace maids on weekdays, and those officials are also indispensable for domestic servants and maids. If you don't have enough, you can only be greedy. ”

Zhu Zaiyun said: "Isn't that a corrupt official in the Manchu Dynasty? ”

Wang Yuan shook his head: "Qing officials also have it." one that is able to endure and live a life of poverty; One is from a wealthy family and has family property to support; One is like a minister, who sends people to do business and get rich. ”

Zhu Zaiyun didn't understand it and asked, "Which official is better?" ”

"Your Highness, you are the crown prince, you can't just distinguish between good and bad," Wang Yuan said more directly and thoroughly, "A poor official is a shame for the imperial court. Why do you want to let the Qing officials live a hard life? Isn't this a statement to the world that being a clean official can only endure hardships, and being a corrupt official can enjoy happiness? Everyone in the world hates the poor and loves the rich, doesn't this make everyone in the world learn to be corrupt officials? ”

"Like, that's the case," Zhu Zaiyun asked, "how can we make the Qing officials happy?" ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "To increase the income of the officials in the world, at least let the Qing officials not lack food and clothing, so that they can bear the basic expenses." However, there are so many officials in the world that once the income is increased, the treasury may not be able to bear it, so it is necessary to increase the revenue. To increase income, we cannot scavenge from the common people, otherwise it will inevitably boil over the sky. ”

Zhu Zaiyun asked: "Then how to increase the income?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "First, it can be obtained from overseas, and second, it is necessary to check the acres of land and reform the maladministration. ”

Zhu Zaiyun said: "I know from overseas, and Tan Haibo will bring back a lot of gold. What does it mean to count acres? ”

Wang Yuan explained: "This starts with the second type of official. Why is it that after becoming an official, the family can prosper and become wealthy, and can accumulate countless lands in his hometown? This kind of official himself is not greedy, but his family members rely on their power and constantly encroach on the land in the township. If it was just encroachment, they only invaded the land and did not pay taxes, which made the taxes of the imperial court continue to shrink. Therefore, it is necessary to clear the land from time to time, do not let the gentry hide the land, and let them pay taxes like the common people. ”

Zhu Zaiyan said: "Doesn't the imperial court clear the fields? ”

Wang Yuan said: "The imperial court will regularly clear the fields and clear the Ding (population census), but they are all mere formalities. Take Qing Ding as an example, Taizu stipulates that it will be checked once every ten years. However, officials in some localities have reported the previous ones, and in 10 years, they have not increased or decreased one person. ”

"Is this a fool of the court?" Zhu Jae-kun was incredulous.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "It shows how perfunctory Qing Ding is, and some magistrates don't even bother to do tricks." ”

Zhu Zaiyun said: "In this way, it is better to be an official who gets rich in business, and can live a good life without taking up state taxes." ”

"No," Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "Officials are not allowed to do business, and the ministers let their servants do business, strictly speaking, the ancestral system has been broken." But this is the case for officials all over the world, otherwise it will be difficult to make a living. The minister can get rich in business, and he uses the knowledge of physics to innovate the machine. This is not the case with many officials, who use their power to do business in order to avoid paying commercial taxes and duties. Or resell salt and tea, or even simply get salt and tea to let their people do business. That's not all, and even some officials directly buy and sell. ”

Zhu Zaiyun was confused: "After listening to Mr.'s words, why are all the officials in the world very bad?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "Your Highness, you can't judge whether it's good or bad. Although some officials are petty and greedy, they can do things for the country, so they can be used temporarily. Otherwise, if you cling to your personal morality, it will lead to everyone secretly embezzlement, but no one dares to stand up and do things. At that time, everyone is in power, but there is no one available. ”

Zhu Zaiyan was even more confused: "Then what should I do?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "Measure the gains and losses. Killing one person can thank the world, and the great sage will also kill him; One person can benefit the community, and the big rape can also use it. Kingship, that's all. However, when knowing the people is the foundation, everything must be based on the principle of rejuvenating the people and benefiting the people. If the common people can't live, this Ming Dynasty will become a rootless Ping and a tree without roots! ”

Zhu Zaiyun said with a smile: "I know, Tang Taizong said that water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat." ”

Wang Yuan emphasized: "Your Highness should be clear about who is the people. When many officials impeach about 'boiling public resentment', they are actually talking about 'gentry boiling'. The gentry are not the real people, but the people are the real people. Just like an army, generals and officers are indispensable, but if there are only generals but no soldiers, how can they fight? ”

Zhu Zaiyun asked, "Then what should I do?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "It's like leading a team to fight. His Royal Highness should know how to rule the generals, let the generals restrain the commanding officers, and the ultimate goal is to keep the ordinary soldiers well fed and clothed, and make the ordinary soldiers strong and strong, so that they can have high morale and be able to fight. Once the soldiers are not well fed, clothed, and have a simple life, how can such an army dare to be sent to the battlefield even if the generals are loyal, brave, and full of wisdom? To govern the country is to govern the people; To govern the army is to govern the army. ”