Seeing that Chongzhen and Lu Zhenfei became more and more excited the more they talked, and gradually had a tendency to slide from talking about facts to personal attacks, Meng Zhaoxiang hurriedly came out to play a round.

"The Holy One rests the wrath of thunder."

"It's not good to be angry and hurt your body, and it's not good to be angry and break the dragon's body."

"Old Meng Ge, don't be a peacemaker." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "It's better to say some words, it's even more uncomfortable to hold them in your heart, and I and Lu Ge Lao also said it, after all, it's noisy, even if the monarchs and ministers scold each other a few words, don't take it to heart, don't have scruples just because I am the emperor." ”

Meng Zhaoxiang could only smile bitterly, can he have no scruples when he said this?

Shengshang, you are the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who dares to scold you? Unless it's tired.

Chongzhen said to Lu Zhenfei again: "Old Lu Ge, you said, what kind of soup? ”

Lu Zhenfei saw that he really couldn't hide, so he could only say: "The old minister just said that the accumulation of disadvantages in the Ming officialdom is not a day's cold, so if you want to dispel it, you need to work hard and work for a long time." ”

"It's another nonsense." Chongzhen said angrily, "Except for this sentence, don't you have anything else to say?" ”

This is the most true and truthful, how did it become a reckless word? The most taboo for politicians is to be manipulative, to govern in the morning and to see action in the afternoon, and to see the results of yesterday's governance today, before the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the lesson of the warning given by Liao Shi to the Holy God is not enough? Does the Holy One want to repeat the mistakes of Jiashen? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Shenyan and the other four suddenly changed their faces, this is a slap in the face.

Chongzhen's face was even more embarrassed, although Lu Zhenfei scolded the original Chongzhen, but he was also unhappy when he heard it.

At that moment, Chongzhen sneered at each other: "It seems that the change of Jiashen is due to the fault of one person, isn't there anything wrong with you civil officials?" I don't carry this black cauldron! ”

"Elder Lu Ge, the servant must say a word of justice for the saint in this matter."

Zhang Shenyan said: "Before Jiashen, although the saint acted in a bad way, but its diligence and honesty are obvious to all, the reason why the Ming dynasty is worse day by day, is actually because of the officialdom is greedy, the border ministers and generals are afraid of the enemy and cowardice, the saint is not at fault, as for Jiashen, there is no need to say much, the reason why the Ming Dynasty has today, can overcome the Beijing division to exterminate the Jiannu, are all thanks to the saint, and the courtiers are actually not commendable. ”

Meng Zhaoxiang, Wu Linzheng and Liu Lishun are all subconsciously bowed.

Because what Zhang Shenyan said was indeed fair, Daming Zhongxing had little to do with them.

Lu Zhenfei immediately blushed, and said: "Having said that, officialdom governance is still not manageable. ”

"Lu Ge Lao agrees with this, and the governance of officialdom really can't be rushed." Chongzhen said, "However, if you can't be in a hurry, you don't ignore it, you have to come up with measures, right?" ”

"How is it that no measures have been taken? The Cabinet has long come up with measures. ”

"What is the measure? Is it once a month, in the Huangming Times and the front page of the Hanlin Daily tofu block article? You take this to educate officials and make them honest and self-disciplined? ”

"It's just one of them, there's more."

"Other? The Thirteen Inspectors of the Imperial History make a routine inspection once a year? ”

Speaking of this, Chongzhen was even more angry: "The imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has long been in collusion with local officials, and they are all grandly received when they go to the place, with a small banquet on three days and a big banquet on five days, and there is a rich Cheng Yi before leaving, so you still expect the imperial history to supervise local officials?" Isn't this a dream of a fish? The Metropolitan Procuratorate has rotted like this, and I haven't seen your cabinet come up with a plan to rectify it. ”

"There is no rectification plan." Lu Zhenfei was still arguing, but the volume was getting smaller and smaller.

"We are also studying the Shizi Battalion, preparing to organize the young imperial history of the Metropolitan Inspectorate to make a long march."

"Is it just a matter of marching? At the end of the day, it's a human problem! Chongzhen said angrily, "The reason why the Shizi Battalion can develop a good style through long-distance marching is because they have not entered the officialdom, which is equivalent to a blank piece of paper, so what I draw on this blank paper is what it is, and it will be difficult to erase it easily throughout my life." ”

"But those imperial histories of the Metropolitan Procuratorate have long been tainted with the vices of officialdom."

"So it's useless not to say it's one march, even ten times and a hundred marches."

After a pause, Chongzhen said categorically: "This matter can only be thought of from the root. ”

"Thinking from the roots? You say Beijing Guozijian? Lu Zhenfei lost his voice and said, "Holy Lord, do you want to use the middle order to promote the Beijing Guozi Priest Bar?" ”

"Not only the sacrificial wine, but also the prison."

Chongzhen said: "I have already selected a candidate. ”

"Holy Lord, you promised your ministers and others at the beginning, and the internal affairs will be handled by the cabinet!" Lu Zhenfei said angrily, "Presiding over the court to push the prince of the country to supervise the sacrificial wine and supervise the correction, this is the power of the cabinet!" ”

"It's just the Nanjing Guozijian, and the Holy One still wants to get involved in the Beijing Guozijian."

"Holy Lord, the imperial power must not encroach on the power of the cabinet, this article has been written into the emperor's ancestral teachings."

"Now, the ink of the emperor's ancestral teachings has not yet dried, is it possible that the saint will break his promise and overthrow it? Isn't the saint afraid of the people's mouths and the history of the sword like a knife? ”

Chongzhen said: "It is precisely because I don't want to make a big court meeting and make the cabinet lose face, so I will communicate with you cabinet elders in private, otherwise, on the grounds that Beijing Guozijian is the foundation of officialdom and should be a major event, I will take the candidates for the sacrificial wine and the supervisor of Beijing Guozi to the court meeting for decision, does Lu Ge Lao think that the cabinet has the possibility of rejecting it?" ”

Lu Zhenfei was speechless for a moment, and when he got it to the court meeting, it would definitely be a victory for the saint.

More than 5,000 civil officials and more than 5,000 military ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, most of whom are supporters of the Holy Lord.

That's right, there are more than 5,000 Beijing officials who have moved from Nanjing to Beijing, 2,000 fewer than before the Jiashen national disaster, which is one of the few "good governance" that Lu Zhenfei has had since he became the first assistant.

The reason is that the Tobe Silver Number and the Tobe City Exchange Office gave the cabinet the illusion that there was no shortage of money.

As a result, the salary expenses of Beijing officials skyrocketed, and then the finances collapsed.

Speaking of this, Chongzhen no longer hid it, and directly showed his hole cards: "The candidate I have chosen, Beijing Guozi is not Wang Jiayan, and the supervisor is not Jin Xuan, and the grade of Beijing Guozi's sacrificial wine and prison should also be mentioned. ”

Beijing Guozijian is equivalent to a cadre school, and the level of the principal can be lower? At least high-ranking officials.

Lu Zhenfei was already stuck in his own thinking and couldn't get out, and said angrily: "Holy Lord, you are trampling on the rules, you are blatantly usurping the power of the cabinet, please forgive the old minister for not daring to agree." ”

Chongzhen was already a little impatient, and he had already said what he had to say.

If it is not for the sake of maintaining the authority of the cabinet, it can be voted on by the court meeting.

At that moment, Chongzhen said with a dark face: "Lu Zhenfei, I don't have much time to waste with you. ”

"There is still a big mess of things waiting for me to deal with in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the military department needs to be divided into two, except for leaving a small number of training troops in the matter, the rest of the troops must be separated from the matter to set up a separate headquarters, in addition to the formation of the cavalry corps, and there is also an urgent task on the side of the Gewu department, and there is also a big deal on the navy side, the Duke of Min has already sent several urgent deliveries, I can't wait to divide myself into two halves, I really don't have time to spend it with you here."

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "The candidates for the Guozi Priest Wine and the Supervisor must be decided today, if you can do this, then hurry up and do it, if you can't do it, then change people!" ”

If you don't change your thinking, you will change people, and if you are irresponsible, you will move your position.

Chongzhen really doesn't have time, a large area of land is waiting to be conquered, and a lot of sea frontiers are still waiting to be explored.

If you can't bring Daming to an unprecedented height in your lifetime, wouldn't it be a waste of an opportunity to cross? Can't ruin the reputation of the traverser.

"So, old minister begs bones."

Lu Zhenfei had no way to retreat, so he could only beg for bones.

"Okay, then you'll be the best." Chongzhen didn't save half a sentence.

Chongzhen is a human being in two lifetimes, and what he hates the most is formalism, so he will never resign, three or even eighteen or eighteen, this is not a good story of a monarch and a minister, this is especially a lazy woman's foot.

If a civil official feels hurt and chills, he can simply resign.

There is no shortage of people in the world, especially people who want to be officials.

Don't overestimate your own weight, the world will turn around without anyone.

Seeing Chongzhen's answer so crisp and decisive, Lu Zhenfei was a little stunned at first, then angry, but soon turned into a lonely look, put away the pen and ink inkstone on his case, and silently left the cabinet room.

Seeing that Lu Zhenfei suddenly seemed to be ten years old, Chongzhen was actually a little unbearable.

However, officialdom doesn't believe in tears, she is not your mother, she will not hold you, protect you, and spoil you, you Lu Zhenfei is not talented enough and can't wipe your face, so you can only abdicate and make way for Xian.

Chongzhen quickly turned his gaze to Zhang Shenyan.

"Elder Zhang Ge, now that you are the first assistant, what do you say?"

Zhang Shenyan said very simply: "If you go back to the saint, the old minister thinks that Wang Jiayan and Jin Xuan are qualified to be the chief priest and supervisor of the Beijing Guozi. ”

This is a qualified first assistant, a first assistant who understands current affairs and has an eye.

Chongzhen nodded happily and said, "Also, organize a public trial and public judgment of the generals and ministers as soon as possible." ”

Seeing that Chongzhen wanted to leave, Zhang Shenyan said again: "Holy Lord, the old minister still has something to ask." ”

Chongzhen immediately stopped, turned around and asked, "If Elder Zhang Ge has anything to say, just say it directly." ”

"In this way, the old minister will have the courage to speak out." Zhang Shenyan arched his hand and said, "The saint said that he was going to divide the military section of the Internal Affairs Office into two, except for leaving a small amount for training in the matter, the remaining more than 3,000 troops with troops should be separated from the affairs and set up a separate general headquarters. ”

(End of chapter)