Chapter 393: Repeated impeachment
This time, the Runing Army is ready to release all its civilian official system, starting from the township level to fully control the entire territory of Runing Prefecture. Although those officials still nominally listened to the orders of the prefect and the prefect, in reality, they completely set aside these officials of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, the Runing Army couldn't find so many qualified officials at once, so Deng Qifan was so busy these days that even Qiao Song was transferred to the Runing Army camp to help.
Wu Shigong found some of the retired low-ranking officers in the Runing Army, and suddenly promoted some domestic slaves with high prestige. performance haode, and some are excellent teenagers trained by the Runing Army from domestic slaves. But this was not enough, Wu Shigong could only apply for foreign aid.
However, Wu Shigong did not know much about the local gentry in Runing Mansion, so he could only write to the old lady Hou of Guide and ask him to help find a group of talents and children who had no future in fame. And for this kind of kindness in the township, of course, Mrs. Hou is very enthusiastic. As a result, a large number of down-and-out scholars from Guide Mansion rushed to Runing Mansion and turned into unknown officials in the township.
In this way, the framework of the civil and official system of the Runing Army in Runing Mansion was set up in this way. However, the local officials and gentry in Runing Mansion stopped doing it, and they either trusted each other or made noise, blaming the Runing Army for flowing into the fields of outsiders. made Zhang Xuebin, who was in charge of liaising with those eunuchs and gentry, like a rat crossing the street.
There is no way, Wu Shigong simply opens the door of convenience, as long as it is entrusted to each other, and the conditions are basically qualified, Wu Shigong will not refuse to come. The number of civil officials at the township level swelled to seven at once. Later, if it doesn't work, then it swells to nine. Anyway, it means that the Runing Army will pay more money. Now as long as you can have a good relationship with the local eunuchs and gentry in Runing Mansion.
Therefore, with the cooperation of those officials and gentry, Wu Shigong's three decrees were also implemented smoothly.
In fact, those officials and gentry are also sensible people, and they all know that if Wu Shigong's three decrees are implemented correctly, they will also be of great benefit to them.
There is no threat of bandits and outcasts. Their families and their possessions will be preserved, and it is distressing for them to see their land abandoned. It is nothing more than the government's ineffective disaster relief in the past, and their family's ability is too small, so they can't organize the manpower to fight the disaster, so they can only abandon the land helplessly.
The main reason why these eunuchs and gentry will be disgusted with the "Ban on Famine" is that they are afraid that the officials will use the violation of the order as an excuse to seize the land and extort property of those eunuchs and gentry with chicken feathers as an arrow. And now it is different, the civil system of the Runing Army has a large number of children of local officials and gentry joining, which will also make them worry a lot less.
And this time the selection of officials. There was also a bonus. Due to the selection of some of Wu Shigong's house slaves, Wu Shigong's old family slaves immediately had a sense of superiority. And the captives captured after the victory in Ruzhou, they also seem to see a wonderful prospect.
At least the captives knew that through their own efforts, it was possible to change their status and even become high-ranking officials. Although the chance given to them by the Runing Army is quite slim. But these captives at least had a goal, even if they couldn't be officials. At least it's not bad to be Wu Shigong's old slave. So the hearts of the captives immediately settled down.
Even the more than 900 captured cavalrymen proposed to the Runing Army to join Wu Shigong's cavalry. And qualified cavalry candidates are indeed rare, so after passing the screening, Wu Shigong dispersed them and lowered their salaries to inspect and retain.
During this time, Wu Shigong seemed to be doing well, and Li Xin and the others finally returned to the mansion in Runing Mansion.
And saw Wu Shigong who came out to greet him. Li Xin couldn't suppress her excitement and joy, and blessed Wu Shigong, and shouted in a tired voice: "Husband! ”
Wu Shigong held back a smile and turned his head to look at Zhu Yun who was following behind him. I saw that Zhu Yun's face was also cramping. The two of them couldn't hold it back, and immediately daxiao. And Li Xin and the others were inexplicable by Wu Shigong and Zhuyun's daxiao, only Wu Chengying smirked and circled around her father.
And beneath the optimistic surface, there will always be some discordant voices hidden. Some civil officials who felt that their rights had been violated, and some of the official eunuchs and gentry who felt that they had suffered in the collection of wasteland and the recommendation of the children of the families by the Runing Army, flew to the capital one by one with impeachment notes and private letters of complaint.
During this time, Emperor Chongzhen first made a big fuss about the peasant rebels crossing the Yellow River, and then heard the news of the fall of cities in the hinterland of Henan. But in this darkness, the good news of Ruzhou's victory suddenly appeared, like a piece of light in the darkness, which made Emperor Chongzhen ecstatic.
But soon, the impeachment chapter about the Ru Ning Army's brutalization of the people and the false reporting of military exploits was submitted. It doesn't matter if he kills the people, Emperor Chongzhen is not the first brother emperor, he understands which Ming army will not kill the people? But the false report of military exploits made Emperor Chongzhen uncomfortable. Doesn't that make the light in his dark night disappear again?
But then, Wu Shigong's private letter to Gonggong Qin and Ye Zhong's letter to Wang Chengen were also submitted to Emperor Chongzhen's desk. Ye Zhong's letter was like that, but Emperor Chongzhen was immediately attracted by Wu Shigong's letter.
What about weishenme? Because Wu Shigong wrote too straightforward and detailed. As a person who is now educated, writing in the most concise and clear language is a compulsory subject for every student. And the ministers' recitals that Emperor Chongzhen has seen over the years are all gorgeous. But if the text is gorgeous, then rhetorical devices such as exaggeration and metaphor must be used frequently.
However, Emperor Chongzhen understands the major events in the world but can only rely on these recitals of the ministers, so an exaggeration and a metaphor make Emperor Chongzhen have no bottom in his heart about the situation in the world.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen read Wu Shigong's letter several times, and finally got a general understanding of the situation in Henan and the peasant rebel army. In the process of reading the letter, Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts of blaming Runingjun for falsely reporting military exploits also faded.
Emperor Chongzhen especially appreciated Wu Shigong's tactic of combining zone defense and full-field pressing, and sent someone to transcribe it and make annotations himself, and sent a fast cavalry to the governor Chen Qiyu for his reference.
But it didn't take long for Wang Zhixian and other local officials in Runing to impeach Wu Shigong for implementing evil laws in Runing Mansion, and the recital that made the people of Runing Mansion resentful was submitted again, which made Emperor Chongzhen a little puzzled, and the contrast between Xue Houzhao's son-in-law before and after was too great.
So Emperor Chongzhen summoned Wen Tiren and other scholars and asked them to analyze what the situation was?
Although Wen Tiren and these scholars have a strong desire for power, they do have rich experience in handling government affairs. They carefully analyzed the impeachment movements, and even analyzed the three decrees implemented by Wu Shigong in the words and sentences.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was even more puzzled! All three of these laws sound like good laws, right? How could it make the people of Runing Mansion resentful?
So Shoufu Wen Tiren explained to Emperor Chongzhen, and also pointed out the issue of execution in the implementation of the decree. However, Wen Tiren persuaded that the implementation of these three decrees in this chaotic situation can indeed ensure the tranquility of the place, and the reason why it will cause people to boil and resentment should be because Wu Shigong's Runing Army took advantage of this to accumulate wealth and seize private property in the people's land.
And Wen Tiren also suggested to Emperor Chongzhen: The best way to deal with it now is to stay in the middle and not send it, as long as Wu Shigong's Runing Army ensures the stability of Runing Mansion. After the Shaanxi bandits are exterminated, if Emperor Chongzhen is magnanimous, then Wu Shigong will not be held accountable; If the people's grievances are great, Emperor Chongzhen can also use Wu Shigong's head to quell the people's grievances, and by the way, he also erstands a good reputation for Emperor Chongzhen's love for the people like a son.
As a result, Emperor Chongzhen accepted Wen Tiren's suggestion and temporarily shelved the impeachment proceedings. But what Emperor Chongzhen never expected was that it didn't take long for Wu Shigong's impeachment note to be presented again. (To be continued......)