Last year, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the imperial historians to inspect Fengtianmen, and Liu Bowen didn't think much about it, just a trivial matter, so he sent Zhou Guanzheng to it.

As a result, when he was inspecting, he met a group of eunuchs leading a group of female musicians to the Fengtian Gate. According to the inner palace system of the Ming Dynasty, female music is not allowed. Zhou Guanzheng immediately stepped forward to stop him, but the leading superintendent ignored him and said, "We have a holy body!" ”

Zhou Guanzheng said bluntly: "If there is a holy decree, you must not violate the inner palace system of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Resolutely did not allow the female music to enter, and the eunuch had no choice but to go back to the palace to report to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang can't help it, he wanted them to do this when he established the imperial history, if he violated this, and the imperial historians surrendered to authority, then what else did he want the imperial history for?

So Comrade Lao Zhu passed on the message: "Women's music entering the palace is not in harmony with the internal system, Zhou Guanzheng, you have done a good job, we will have a reward tomorrow morning"

Zhu Yuanzhang has done his best to be benevolent and righteous, and has given Zhou Guanzheng enough face. But the unexpected happened.

Zhou Guanzheng stood straight in front of Fengtian Gate, and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to come over in person, or what if Zhu Yuanzhang called these female musicians into the palace when he left?

Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth angrily and couldn't do anything, his requirements for them were like this, thinking that other nobles would be restricted like this in the future, Zhu Yuanzhang could only endure it.

Helpless, the duty of the imperial history is like this, since ancient times, there have been the setting of speech officials, these people don't care about specific things, their task is to put forward opinions more seriously, and the tradition has always been not to kill speech officials, after all, for them, because Shang Cambodia was killed by the emperor, it is unwanted.

Of course, if the emperor really wants to engage in imperial history, then say that you have done a really good job, and you will be a talented imperial historian. Change the department for him, and with the temper of this Taoist gentleman, it won't take many days to play themselves to death.

Zhu Biao retracted his gaze and looked at Yang Siyi on the ground a little helplessly, the current situation is actually very clear, this is not only a matter of Yang Siyi and the household department, I am afraid it is the entire civil and official system.

The princes and generals of the upper echelons are okay, Lao Zhu was still very generous when he was fighting, and there was no shortage of gold and silver treasures, plus the acres of land in his hometown and the filial piety of his protégés.

However, the middle- and lower-level officials really can't afford to survive if they don't find some way, so they should have used some small means to harm the interests of some people when collecting taxes. Now it has been taken out by the imperial historians and put on the bright side.

If it was simply a problem of the household department, Zhu Yuanzhang would have ordered it to be dealt with strictly, and now it is necessary to find a way to control the problem in the household department, and the household department must not have too many casualties, at least the framework must be retained to maintain the operation of the household department.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that all the people had arrived, so he opened his eyes, and in an instant, the entire Fengtian Hall was filled with wind and rain.

It can be seen with the naked eye that the bodies of the hundreds of officials have shrunk unconsciously, especially the black gauze hats on the heads of several people in the household department are trembling.

Yang Siyi, who was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed and pleaded guilty: "The minister is guilty, please punish the saint." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "We have been persecuted by corrupt officials since we were children, and we told you on the day we ascended the throne, if anyone dares to be corrupt and bend the law to oppress the people, then don't blame us for being ruthless." ”

The civil and military officials immediately knelt on the ground: "Ministers, please calm the anger of the saint." ”

Zhu Biao didn't speak, now is not the time for him to appear, Zhu Yuanzhang patted the royal case and drank: "This matter can never be done by him alone, who else is the conspirator, stand up, we can still surround him with his life, if it is found out that he is pleading with us, it will be too late!" ”

The official Shangshu looked at Yang Xian in front of him with cold eyes, it seemed that he already knew that the household department was investigating his old bottom, so he had a good trick to draw salary. ”

Lu Chang, the head of the household department, gritted his teeth and knees and stepped forward and said: "Saint, the minister is guilty of failing to investigate, the minister didn't see that Yang Siyi was actually a pervert, the minister is ashamed of the saint, please punish the saint." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, but silently looked at the kneeling people below: "What, it's so difficult that it's just these two people, Wang Yizheng!" ”

In the crowd in the imperial history, a middle-aged man with a righteous spirit stood up, got up and walked to the front of the two people in the household department in a generous manner, bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Shengshang, the minister impeached the household department for embezzling public funds and embezzling grain taxes, and the number of people involved far exceeded 1,000 people. ”

Zhu Biao frowned, this Wang Yi is targeting a few people in the household department, which is understandable, but now he is talking about a thorough investigation of the household department, this is not a joke.

The household department can't be clean at any time, he is in charge of Daming's money bag, although no one dares to reach out and take money from the money bag under Zhu Yuanzhang's nose.

But it is normal to put a small hole under the bag and let the officials of all sizes eat some sweetness, which Zhu Yuanzhang also knows that if it is really strictly investigated, the manpower of the household department in the capital and the more than 10,000 people who collect taxes and manage taxes in the local government will not be able to escape.

The entire household department will be paralyzed, and as soon as the household department is paralyzed, the imperial court will lose its management of the country's land, taxes, household registration, military supplies, salaries, and financial revenues and expenditures.

The imperial court is now in dire need of manpower, not to mention that the household department needs people who are proficient in calculations, so the household department can kill some people, but the large framework must not collapse.

The problem of the household department is clear to both the government and the opposition, and everyone has a tacit understanding, and with Li Shanchang regulating and Liu Bowen supervising, the officials dare not go too far when they get benefits.

Such a targeted attack on the high-level of the household department was clearly instructed by someone, and the only people who could speak to the imperial historian were Liu Bowen and Yang Xian.

Liu Bowen's retreat is well known, and this person is insightful, the imperial historians did not find the problem of the transfer department before, but they were all stopped by Liu Bowen.

When the water is clear, there is no fish, and the officials of the imperial court can't starve to death, and the imperial history is more often aimed at those nobles who oppress the people and forcibly seize the acres of land under the control of Liu Bowen.

All six officials turn a blind eye to each other, unless someone crosses the bottom line.

It seems that Yangzhou's tax fraud has made the household department find out, and yes, Yang Xian used the money allocated to him by the imperial court to buy food from other places to improve his achievements, and now the wind and rain are smooth, this year's taxes in Yangzhou are not as good as last year, these things are not as good as last year, these things are in charge of Yang Xian's quick success, and often rely on the emperor's trust to arbitrarily instruct the officials of the six departments, causing everyone to be dissatisfied.

As Wang Yizheng's words fell, other imperial historians also said that since the matter had happened, they could not be left behind, otherwise the emperor would be used to what they would do.

Suddenly, all the pressure in the court was concentrated on the household officials, and this was Yang Xian who stood up and said: "The Holy Ministers also want to impeach Lu Chang, the secretary of the household department!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What, you also want to impeach him for embezzlement and bribery?" ”

Yang Xian arched his hand and said: "The minister impeached Lu Chang for being attached to the Yuan court and being disloyal to my Ming Dynasty, when the news of His Royal Highness the Prince's destruction of the Northern Yuan Dynasty came back, Lu Chang did not celebrate the great victory of our prince, but instead said that he was sick and languished at home for three days!" ”

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