readx; Fan Jingwen, Wang Jiazhen and Xuan Mo almost entered Kaifeng Mansion with the front and rear feet of the stagecoach. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoBecause the feudal yamen and the yamen were also destroyed in the war, they had not had time to repair them, so the three of them had to live together in the governor's yamen, which still barely had a few rooms left. Fortunately, they only brought two old family servants, and they had very little luggage, which can be described as a light car. The three of them pretended to have something in their hearts again, so they simply washed their faces, and then changed into official clothes and went to see His Majesty in the Zhou Palace.

Wang Jiazhen and Xuan Mo didn't know about Fan Jingwen's twist and turn before, and they didn't know until they saw the Ming fold transferred by Jingshi at the Zhangde Mansion Post Station yesterday. At the beginning, the two of them still complained about Fan Jingwen in their hearts, why did they not know such a big thing; After watching the many impeachment pieces of Fan Jingwen and Yan Ermei, I realized that Fan Jingwen knew that this matter would inevitably cause strong dissatisfaction among the DPRK and China, and he wanted to shoulder all the blame himself, and he did not want to involve others.

Wang Jiazhen has led soldiers to fight, although he is a literati, he has a straightforward personality, and he has one thing to say. It is precisely because of this that he has offended many people in the officialdom, so that in recent years, many officials with similar qualifications and achievements, or even inferior to him, have been promoted, and he is still standing still.

Originally, he also had a grudge against Fan Jingwen, feeling that Fan Jingwen's qualifications were not as good as his own, so he became a governor, and pressed himself as a political envoy, and he was very unhappy in his heart, and he didn't talk much along the way. At this time, I finally couldn't help but say loudly: "I didn't expect Brother Mengzhang (Fan Jingwen Mengzhang) to be so bold and responsible, and his mind is ten times better than that of his brother!" The will to let Brother Mengzhang serve as the governor, to be honest, the younger brother is still a little dissatisfied in his heart, and now he knows that the saint knows people, and the younger brother is terrified! But Brother Mengzhang, such a big event, why don't you discuss with Brother Zhongxiang (Xuanmo Zizhongxiang) and his younger brother and play it jointly? Brother Zhongxiang and I have seen Yan Ermei's recital, such a good proposition of promoting the good and eliminating the disadvantages, both of us are very much in favor, if the three of us play together, maybe..."

Fan Jingwen smiled bitterly at Wang Jiazhen: "Brother Yulai (Wang Jiazhen's word Yulai) is serious. The brother is upright, the younger brother has always been respectful, and the middle elephant brother is also an upright person, how dare the younger brother deceive the two. However, it is obvious that he will be scolded for this twist and turn, and because of this incident, the younger brother will not be able to do it for a few days, so why bother implicating the two brothers. Besides, even if you and I play together, I'm afraid it will be the same result. ”

Xuan Mo said loudly: "No. Brother Mengzhang, please see, although there are many people who oppose this matter, the court is not one-sided, and there are cabinet ministers such as Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren who are in favor, and the officials and households are not clearly opposed. The younger brother thought that the saint was in Kaifeng, and he was afraid that he had a plan in his heart, but he just had to throw stones to ask for directions to see if the resistance was great. Whether this matter is successful or not, the key is still in the saint, it is better for you and me to face the saint together, painfully state the interests and harms, and urge the saint to make an independent decision. ”

As soon as Fan Jingwen heard it, the development of the situation was already beyond his ability, and he had no choice but to ask for the Holy Judgment.

Hearing that the three of them arrived in Kaifeng, Zhu Youzhen was very happy, immediately called in, and exempted him from the ceremony of kneeling three times and nine knocks, and gave him a seat to watch tea.

The three of them were grateful, and after a few words of greeting, Wang Jiazhen couldn't bear it, and straightforwardly shifted the topic to Fan Yan.

Zhu Youzhen has just seen those twists and turns. The opposition of the courtiers was expected by him, but the opposition was so fierce, and even so many people desperately participated in the impeachment of Fan Jingwen and Yan Ermei, which he did not expect. He groaned and asked, "Wang Jiazhen, Xuan Mo, what do you two think?" ”

The two immediately expressed their support for Fan Jingwen and Yan Ermei, and Wang Jiazhen also said sonorously: "Your Majesty has been striving for excellence and innovation since he ascended the throne, but there are too many mediocre and mediocre people in the court, and there are too many people who are vegetarian in the middle of the court, not only can they not share their worries for Your Majesty, but they are often hindered, and the ministers are deeply ashamed of Your Majesty!" The ministers thought that His Majesty was far ahead, and the ministers could not reach it; As long as His Majesty is determined to reform the system, there is no need to pay attention to the noise of the ministers. As the political envoy of Henan, the minister is willing to assume all the responsibilities in this, if it is really as the matter says to shake the foundation of the society, please Your Majesty is only the minister is asking! ”

Fan Jingwen also repeatedly pleaded, asking Zhu Youzhen to allow Kaifeng Prefecture to increase the number of officials and employees on a trial basis. At this point, Zhu Youzhen's determination has been made for most of the time, but he still feels that if he makes an order like this, not only the Donglin Party will be dissatisfied, but even the centrists such as the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households will not understand, and I am afraid that the subsequent reforms will be even more difficult.

Just as he was hesitating, Xuan Mo suddenly said: "Your Majesty is worried that the household is tight, and the courtiers prevaricate on the grounds of lack of money? I have an idea..."

"Please!" Zhu Youzhen's eyes lit up, knowing that since Xuan Mo had talked about this, he must have a good idea.

Xuan Mo said eloquently: "The minister also serves as the right deputy of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. According to the envoy and the deputy capital of the imperial history are all three products, according to the rules of part-time part-time, the minister can receive two copies of the three products. Ministers can work part-time rather than part-time, and the surplus money can be used by the household department to pay the salaries of the newly established officials and employees who have not yet entered the stream. The increase in officials and employees can only be regarded as a special matter now, and special affairs can be handled on a special basis, so can't the household department be accommodating? ”

As soon as he said this, Fan Jingwen and Wang Jiazhen also expressed their willingness to return the part-time salary to the household department in exchange for additional official employees. Wang Jiazhen and Xuan Mo have the same three grades of money, and Fan Jingwen, as the governor, is also the right attendant of the military department and the deputy capital of the imperial history. The monthly salary of the third grade is thirty-five stones, and the monthly salary of the three of them is three stones, and the three of them have four parts, which is equivalent to the salary of fifty officials who have not entered the stream. This time, Kaifeng Prefecture plans to add 20 more officials who have not yet entered the stream, and 200 employees, and the monthly salary of the employees is even lower, only one stone. Although it is still not enough, it also fills the small half.

On the one hand, Zhu Youzhen was deeply moved by the general understanding of the three of them and their consideration of the overall situation, and on the other hand, he originally wanted to dismiss their part-time jobs and set out to change the old pattern of excessive and excessive part-time jobs in officialdom. I originally wanted to talk to the three of them and let them take the initiative to resign from the part-time job, but now it seems that the part-time job can't be moved for the time being, and the part-time job is cut down first.

At this point, Zhu Youzhen finally made up his mind to increase the number of official employees. Although on the surface, Fan Jingwen and the others bear part of the newly increased salary, and the household department does not pay much money, but the nature is completely different. Fan Jingwen They have a salary cut, and an increase in officials is a salary increase, and they all have to go through the account books of the household department, which is equivalent to confirming the legitimacy of the increase in officials.

Without further ado, Zhu Youzhen immediately issued an edict to approve Fan Jingwen and Yan Ermei's recital. In order to further reduce the resistance, he had to state that this move was a temporary measure for a tentative period of one year to see the after-effects. After one year, it will be discussed whether to retain these non-inducted officers and employees.

This is already very face-saving for the courtiers. Zhu Youzhen didn't have time to communicate with Jingshi anymore, so he immediately informed Yan Ermei: Start the selection!