Liu Shuxiang is the Shuntian Mansion Yin of the third grade, and he can be regarded as an important minister of the court, and Jiajing naturally can't handle someone because of a few twists and turns.

His understanding of Liu Shuxiang is also limited to the records of the officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate assessment officials, as well as the performance of people in the early dynasties, after all, tens of thousands of officials in the Ming Dynasty, he could not recruit them one by one to inquire carefully, and it was impossible to stare at people every day to see what they were doing.

At this time, he could only ask for advice, that is, to ask the ministers below how Liu Shuxiang was and whether it was time to deal with him.

There are also many kinds of this office, such as light punishments and warnings, key demotion and retention, and then key dismissal and investigation, as well as dismissal and reduction of status, exile of 3,000 li or even direct drag out and cut down, etc., all of which he must consult with his ministers before making a decision.

At this time, there are many ways to solicit opinions, such as court discussions, such as consulting important ministers in the court.

He thinks it's better to consult his ministers on this matter, Liu Shuxiang is an important minister of the court after all, if people are wronged and directly organize the minister's court meeting, and everyone knows about it, they will lose face, and this official will not be easy to do.

Jiajing is very willful, but he is not a stupid hat, before the matter is completely determined, the face that should be saved is still to be saved, for this kind of court event, he will not be stupid and foolish.

When it came to this consultation, Jiajing's first thought was Li Shi, the first assistant of the cabinet.

Although Li Shi has no great skills, he is still very loyal, and his evaluation of the courtiers is naturally the most objective, so the first thing that comes to Jiajing's mind whenever he wants to understand the affairs of the courtiers is basically Li Shi.

Li Shi didn't know what Jiajing was looking for him, he was still as loyal and honest as ever after becoming the first assistant of the cabinet, and after the monarch and ministers saw him, he stood there respectfully, just waiting for Jiajing to ask.

Jiajing thought about it carefully, and then said solemnly: "Zong Yi, what do you think of Liu Shuxiang as an official, and how is he a person?" ”

How do you answer this question?

Of course, Li Shi knew that someone was impeaching Liu Shuxiang, and he was more clear about Liu Shuxiang's character, and he didn't mind saying a few good words for others at this time.

He solemnly arched his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, Weichen thinks that Liu Shuxiang of Shuntian Mansion is a rare capable minister, he has done Shuntian Mansion Yin since the county order, and has done a lot of practical things for the people everywhere, and his achievements are obvious to all." ”

Jiajing nodded, and then asked, "Then what do you think about his cancellation of the assistant bank?" ”

Li Shi still said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that it is good that this kind of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes have been abolished. ”

Jiajing nodded slightly, and then let Li Shi retreat.

It is true that Li Shi is a loyal and honest person, but he will not just listen to Li Shi's words, and then he ordered someone to recruit Xia Yan, a cabinet scholar.

Xia Yan's performance some time ago really made him a little dissatisfied, but I heard that Xia Yan was much more honest during this time, and he was still as diligent as ever, and his dissatisfaction with Xia Yan was almost left behind, of course, he listened to Chen Hong, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch.

Jiajing didn't have time to dwell on it, and after the monarch and the minister greeted him, he asked directly: "Gongjin, what do you think of Liu Shuxiang as an official, and how is he a person?" ”

This question was similar to when he asked Li Shi, but Xia Yan's answer really surprised him.

Xia Yan wants to kill Liu Shuxiang, naturally he is blackening people to death!

He pretended to be angry and said: "Back to the emperor, this Liu Shuxiang is insatiable and uses power for personal gain, and he has been an official for more than ten years and doesn't know how much silver he has been greedy for." ”

Jiajing really didn't know that Xia Yan was going to get Liu Shuxiang this time, every time Xia Yan asked people to play the whole person, he was very careful, those officials who played were either newly attached to him, or they cooperated with him, he basically didn't use his own township party, except for the last time Yang Cong was impeached, he happened to be exposed, and Jiajing was basically kept in the dark by him at other times.

This time Jiajing was blindfolded again.

Is this Liu Shuxiang really so greedy?

Jiajing was a little skeptical: "Really? ”

Xia Yan nodded without hesitation and said, "How dare Weichen deceive the emperor." ”

Jiajing then asked: "Then is it true that he accepted bribes and canceled the assistant money?" ”

Xia Yan nodded again and again and said: "The emperor is wise, this matter is true, Weichen suggested that the emperor should order the Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate, and everything will be clear." ”

When Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help frowning, did he really order the Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate?

As soon as the Metropolitan Procuratorate got started, this Liu Shuxiang was basically finished, and he also knew that no one was perfect, which of the courtiers under his hands could be the same as the saints, and he had not made any mistakes.

He felt that it was a bit hasty to make an order at this time, so it was better to ask for the opinions of others, after all, Li Shi and Xia Yan said the exact opposite, and he didn't know who was right and who was wrong.

After thinking about it, he asked Xia Yan to retreat, and ordered someone to recruit Zhang Bangqi, the secretary of the ministry.

Although he didn't know that it was Xia Yan who wanted to get Liu Shuxiang this time, Xia Yan's tone made him faintly aware of a clue, and Liu Shuxiang's matter was not simple, so he wanted to hear what the opinion of Xia Yan's party's opponent Yang Ming was there.

After Zhang Bangqi came in to greet him, he couldn't wait to ask: "Chang Fu, what do you think of Liu Shuxiang as an official, and how is he a person?" ”

It's still the same question, but he got a different answer, because Yang Cong has secretly told the big guy in Yangming's lineage that if he finds a way to keep Liu Shuxiang, this important minister of the court will join their camp.

Liu Shuxiang's matter is not a big deal to put it bluntly, Xia Yan is also a little floating at this time, he still thinks that he is just a Shuntian Mansion Yin, as long as he uses a little means casually, he can fix others.

We're not going to let you get away with it.

Zhang Bangqi pretended to have a serious expression and said solemnly: "According to the assessment records of the Ministry of Officials, Liu Shuxiang is outstanding, fair and strict, and is a rare cadre. ”

Is that the end of it?

The assessment record was not written by you, so I don't know!

Jiajing then asked: "What do you think of Liu Shuxiang's cancellation of the assistant service bank?" ”

Zhang Bangqi still said seriously: "Weichen thinks that this assistant silver is under the management of the Shuntian Mansion, and he is the Mansion Yin, so he naturally has the right to cancel it." ”

Jiajing asked again: "If he says that he will cancel it, shouldn't he consider the income of the treasury?" ”

Zhang Bangqi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, according to relevant records, the auxiliary silver was specially set up by Chengzu for the construction of the capital, and now that the capital has been built, this auxiliary silver should naturally be canceled a long time ago, and this auxiliary silver is not a tax to be paid to the national treasury, but the expenses of the major yamen in the capital to build the capital, and now that the capital has been built, this expenditure is obviously redundant." ”

And this kind of thing!

Jiajing couldn't help frowning and said, "What do you mean, the silver collected was not handed over to the treasury at all, but was spent by the major yamen themselves?" ”

Zhang Bangqi nodded without hesitation and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, this assistant silver was originally a harsh tax and miscellaneous taxes, and many descendants of wealthy merchants fled because they were overwhelmed, and there will be hundreds of thousands of rich merchants who migrated to the capital at the beginning. ”

It turned out that this was the case, Jiajing nodded slightly, and then ordered Zhang Bangqi to retreat.

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