Fang Fengnian, who was recuperating at home, was arrested and imprisoned by Dongchang, which is not a big matter, and many officials are paying attention to the follow-up of this matter.

Although Fang Fengnian is not dead, it has little to do with them. But at this time, the timing is a bit special.

The Imperial Horse Supervisor Palm Seal Eunuch Wang Zhixin and others, and the first assistant Liu Yuliang were all cut off and hung there to warn future generations. I vaguely feel that there seems to be a storm coming, and no matter what the official is, as long as he commits a crime and is arrested by Dongchang, he is basically in a catastrophe.

For the possibility of such a situation, many officials also have to think of the time of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian, who controlled the East Factory, took advantage of the special nature of the East Factory, and I don't know how many people were arrested and how many people were killed!

Therefore, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can be said to be in danger for everyone. Some people are already thinking about hugging Cao Huachun's thighs, while some people are starting to connect in tandem, trying to fight Cao Huachun on the matter of Fang Fengnian.

However, what they couldn't have imagined was that before they could take action, the Dongchang side quickly released Fang Fengnian, in addition to confiscating the dirty silver, he was degraded seven levels in a row, from the second grade to the fifth grade of the Texas Prefecture prefect, and went to the ruins that were broken by the Manchu army as an official.

In addition to being surprised, they also quickly inquired about some details, such as that the emperor personally drove to the Dongchang prison, so Fang Fengnian had this punishment, not the crime of killing the head as they imagined.

If it weren't for the high-ranking officials of the inner and outer courts who had killed them before, these officials would probably think that the punishment of the other party was too severe. After all, it's only more than a thousand taels of dirty silver, but it has been lowered so many levels, and he was punished as a parent official in the ruins.

But at this time, they breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, thinking that such a punishment was the emperor's mercy!

For the same thing, the expectation value is different, and the result is so different. And this is also one of the purposes for Emperor Chongzhen to treat differently.

Many officials ran to express their condolences to Fang Fengnian, after all, he came out of the Dongchang prison. In the eyes of civil officials, this is also an honor.

In front of Fang Fengnian, they were filled with righteous indignation, denouncing Dongchang and Cao Huachun. originally thought that this would resonate with Fang Fengnian, but he didn't expect that Fang Fengnian's attitude was very cold, and he just said to them: "The old man has a negative grace, why complain?" After being an official for a long time, I have forgotten my duty as an official. O you, take the old man as a lesson from the past, do your duty, and don't live up to God's grace! ”

In this world, there are a few people who are willing to listen to this kind of contrary words, but they feel that they have a hot face and a cold buttocks, and they can't help but break up unhappily!

As a result, the cabinet assistant minister, Liu Yuliang was killed, Fang Fengnian was demoted, and only Xue Guoguan and Yang Sichang were left in the cabinet. With such a huge territory of the Ming Empire, I don't know how many chapters there are every day, only two auxiliary ministers, which is really a bit less.

Of course, in the history of the Ming Dynasty, the two auxiliary ministers were actually not the least. At the end of Wanli, there was only one auxiliary minister, that is, Ye Xianggao, who lasted for seven years, and was known as "Duxiang".

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen knew that the news of the fall of Jinan would soon come to Jingshi, and the center of gravity of the court at that time would definitely be this matter. Therefore, before the news reached Jingshi, he wanted to add some auxiliary ministers to deal with the government affairs.

But what he didn't expect was that after the order was urged, the official secretary finally said with a bitter face that there were no candidates for the court.

For a moment, Emperor Chongzhen thought that those courtiers were worried about being killed when they entered the cabinet, after all, Shoufu was cut off and hung on the Zhengyang Gate. But when he came to his senses, he didn't think it was the reason. After all, Fang Fengnian, he let it go.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen was strange and asked Tian Weijia, the secretary of the ministry: "Why is there not even a list now?" It's counted as days, and how many days have passed, right? ”

Tian Weijia's expression was a little embarrassed, and he reluctantly replied: "The basic conditions for the auxiliary ministers mentioned by His Majesty may be slightly vague, and the hundred officials are afraid that they do not meet the conditions and dare not report, so they can't give the court recommendation list!" ”

In fact, there are still people who want to be officials. However, the official department Shangshu and the Kedao palm seal official are afraid that if they are found to be unqualified by Dongchang and listed on the Tingtui list, they will be jointly and severally responsible.

If it was in the past, as long as he discussed it with Cao Huachun, the factory director, maybe he could make a lot of extra money with this. But now, Cao Huachun has changed his temperament, Dongchang is still very active, and several major cases have been found out by Dongchang, and Fang Fengnian, who has the best ending, has been degraded by seven levels in a row. With such a dire situation, they cannot afford the possible consequences.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard his answer, he was a little speechless. Because he remembers very clearly, the basic conditions for Tingtui officials are: honest and honest, have local political experience, and have good political performance or above.

It stands to reason that this condition should be the most basic condition, and the requirements are clear at a glance, so as not to be vague, right?

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and asked, "Tian Qing explained the point, what is the ambiguity?" ”

"This ......" Tian Weijia hesitated a little, but then came back to his senses, and such a hesitant answer was a faux pas, so he hurriedly added, "I don't know how specific is the level of honesty and honesty required by His Majesty?" “

As soon as these words came out, thinking of what Wang Chengen confessed before, Emperor Chongzhen immediately understood.

It seems that the Ming Dynasty is basically unofficial and not greedy! Seeing is believing!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shake his head, from the other side, he also lost the factory guards, so that the officials could be afraid and not dare to do whatever they wanted. If it is not rectified, it will be like the original Emperor Chongzhen, who was deceived by the officials of the foreign court in collusion with the factory and the guard, and it is estimated that only at the moment before hanging will he wake up, so as to issue a desperate accusation of "the ministers are mistaken".

The rule of officials is so corrupt, the law does not blame the public, and we can only consider emulating the practice of Hong Kong's rectification of black police in later generations. But not now, but after the war.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen lost interest in continuing to talk, and waved his hand to let Tian Weijia retreat.

The matter of retrenching personnel in the palace is still continuing, after all, this is a major matter, and it cannot be done all at once. Regarding the bank's affairs, Emperor Chongzhen has also been worrying about it these days.

He found that in this era, the prototype of the bank already existed, but it was not only a bank, a ticket number, but also a pawnshop, and the interest rate was very high. According to the algorithm of later generations, it is all usury. Once the banks at the national level are set up, they will definitely make considerable profits, but there will be a conflict of interest with those who are engaged in the existing business.

But don't care about these first, before the news comes from Jinan, at least hang a sign first, so as not to be affected by the things that follow.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen chose a confiscated shop and hung a sign to go out: Daming Royal Bank!

Well, Daming Royal Bank opened so quietly, in fact, there was nothing in it, it was just a signboard.

However, this name is too big, "Ming Royal", as soon as I heard it, I knew that this was in the palace, and some people naturally paid attention to it, but before they could figure out what was going on, Lu Xiangsheng's urgent delivery arrived in Beijing.