readx; Zhu Youzhen was also worried about the constraints of the officials, and when he saw that Wen Tiren could understand his thoughts, he was overjoyed and said, "Why did Mr. teach me? ”

Wen Tiren hurriedly and humbly played: "Your Majesty, the imperial history system has existed in ancient times, and the Han Dynasty has had the imperial history platform, which has been followed until the Yuan Dynasty, and its duties are to picket and impeach officials and enforce discipline. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info-top-point-small-say-I dynasty Hongwu years, the imperial history platform was renamed the Imperial Inspectorate, under the imperial history of the capital and divided into Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Henan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Shanxi, Shandong, Huguang, Guizhou thirteen imperial history, on behalf of the Son of Heaven patrol according to the country, major events, small things decided. Although the official character of the imperial historian is low, he is not subject to local control, and he is allowed to hear about it, even if it is false, it is not a crime, so it has great power and can influence the court discussion. ”

This Wen Tiren was not in a hurry to say his idea, but first gave Zhu Youzhen a science popularization of the imperial history system, and finally said: "Emperor Taizu set up the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which was originally only to supervise officials and punish corruption, not to interfere in local administration. But later, the power of the imperial history became more and more powerful, and it was not only the local government that participated in impeachment without being controlled, but also the localities, that is, the cabinet and the six ministries. There are also those who form parties for personal gain and collude with local officials, such as the eunuchs, many of whom are imperial historians.

"Now that Your Majesty is in the world and Vientiane is renewed, these imperial histories not only do not cooperate, but criticize Your Majesty's new policy everywhere, and one person makes trouble, and the crowd rises one after another, and spreads public opinion outside the court, so that the gentry have a lot of complaints about Your Majesty. If Your Majesty is a traveler who crosses mountains and mountains, then these people are just like thorns blocking the road, if they don't cut down with a big knife, they will stab people's hands and feet, and the harm will not be light! ”

These words were alarmist and murderous, and Zhu Youzhen also heard it in a cold sweat and said: "What does Mr. mean, do you want to kill a few imperial historians?" ”

"Not really." Wen Tiren hurriedly smiled and said, "I am the ancestral system, and the imperial history will not be convicted for participating in the performance, Your Majesty wants to establish authority, but I am afraid that the teacher will be unknown." ”

"So what should I do? Ancestral! …”

Zhu Youzhen simply hated the word "ancestral system", thinking that just because of the old ways, China will gradually fall behind, from the world's largest and powerful country, to the sick man of East Asia! However, in this era, the old forces are so strong that if the emperor does not follow the ancestral system, his edicts will lose their legitimacy, and the ministers can do anything against him, and in the end, the emperor often has to compromise...

Wen Tiren deserved to be a very smart person, and immediately bowed his head and said: "The minister has a strategy, but it does not violate the ancestral system, and it makes the imperial history unable to restrain Your Majesty." ”

"Tell me!" Zhu Youzhen couldn't wait to be authentic.

"Your Majesty Mingjian, at the beginning of the establishment of these thirteen imperial histories, they were asked to patrol all parts of the country." Wen Tiren smiled slightly, "But now there are 110 imperial historians in the Beijing Metropolitan Inspectorate, plus 30 imperial historians in the Nanjing Imperial Inspectorate, how many of them are on patrol?" ”

Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then seemed to realize for a while: "Oh... Do you mean to scatter them, sir? ”

"Exactly!" Wen Tiren hurriedly solemnly said, "As long as Your Majesty's holy will has been decided, the minister will play the chapter tomorrow, saying that the ancestral system cannot be abolished, the thirteen imperial histories must be patrolled throughout the country, and the things played must be visited and inspected during the inspection trip. ”

Zhu Youzhen repeatedly tasted Wen Tiren's words, thinking that this trick was too damaging. In the case that transportation and information transmission are not convenient and fast, scattering all the imperial histories is equivalent to driving them out of the capital and out of the power center of the Ming Empire. In this way, not only will it be much more difficult for the officials to perform the chapter, but the news will also become closed, such as when you are inspecting Yunnan and Guangdong, what happened to the Beijing Division, and when you know and write out the recital and hand it to the imperial court, the matter will have already settled and been settled.

Thinking of Yu Shiduo as a member of the Donglin Party, the purpose of Wen Tiren's hand is also Sima Zhao's heart, which is known to passers-by, which is equivalent to sending out his political enemies. Without the help of these officials, the power of the Donglin Party will be greatly weakened, and Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru will join forces again, maybe they can really find an opportunity to overthrow the Donglin cabinet ministers headed by Qian Longxi and take the power of the vote into their own hands.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but fall into deep thought. In the past few months, he has figured out Wen Tiren's routine. This person has no insight into state affairs, but he puts all his energy into playing with power and intrigue, and is a typical villain. However, it is precisely this kind of villain who can help him now, and those so-called righteous gentlemen are almost all on the opposite side of themselves! With a warm and benevolent policy, it may support a powerful minister; You don't need to be warm and benevolent, it's not easy to pass this level now!

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind, and deliberately said lightly: "As a minister, Mr. can discuss all government affairs. ”

Wen Tiren was so smart that he immediately understood that Zhu Youzhen had adopted his own suggestion, and he retired happily after thanking him.

At the court meeting the next day, sure enough, Xie Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Literature, and Xu Hu, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, were on the same ground, and the content was that Wen Tiren said that the thirteen imperial histories should be released. Needless to say, both of them must have been instructed by Wen Tiren.

And all the officials, including the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate, were originally thinking about how to make the emperor change his mind and return to the old way of the past, but they didn't expect that someone would do such a thing to them, and they were all stunned for a while, and they didn't know how to answer.

And Wen Tiren is worthy of being a cunning man, and the idea was obviously from him, but he didn't say a word. On the contrary, Zhou Yanru was young and vigorous, and immediately expressed his agreement with Xie and Xu to Zhu Youzhen, and exclaimed: "Since the Wanli period, the rule of local officials has become increasingly corrupt, and it is time to refresh it. Regardless of the rest, there are 7 million hectares of registered cultivated land in the whole country, and 4 million hectares of registered cultivated land in the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, according to the official tax rate, there should be no shortage of grain in any case, and the average tax rate is only 30 taxes and one, and the burden on the people is extremely light. Shouldn't the officials of the province go deep into the local area to investigate in detail and tell His Majesty the truth? ”

What Zhou Yanru said is another big article, and it is also one thing that Zhu Youzhen wants to do. Today, a cabinet minister finally raised it head-on at the court meeting, and Zhu Youzhen also took the opportunity to ask: "Yes, money and grain are a major matter of life and death for the country, how can there be such a big confused account?" Can the officials of the Department of Science and Technology have a concert? ”

It was a surprise attack, and of course no one could answer it. Zhu Youzhen also got off the donkey down the slope and immediately asked the cabinet to draw up an order, not only sending all the 110 imperial historians of the Beijing Metropolitan Procuratorate to inspect the localities, but also sending out all the 30 imperial historians of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, as well as the three departments of officials, households, and engineers. It was not enough, and a number of relatively idle officials, totaling 500 people, were sent to inspect a government or several counties, and the time limit was half a year, and the various matters that should be impeached in the places they patrolled, especially those involving taxes, money, and grain, were performed in detail.

Seeing the proposed dismissal, Zhu Youzhen used the seal of the court, and said with a slight smile: "Let so many officials run around and work hard, I can't bear it in my heart." In this way, I will lead by example and personally go to Tongzhou to inspect! ”

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