The 1037th Assessment
People will always compare consciously or unconsciously.
Compared with Emperor Hongguang's laziness, Yang Chengying seemed to be overly diligent.
Don't even treat yourself as an outsider.
As soon as you enter the city of Nanjing, you will go straight to the Forbidden City.
First detain the fake prince on the Wuying Palace back to the prison, and then let the officials in charge of personnel promotion brought by himself go to the Wenhua Hall to prepare.
The Nanjing bureaucrats were then asked to report to the Wenhua Hall on 13 February, to be assessed by the officials, and then to be appointed to official posts.
The officials led by Lang Tingzuo also unceremoniously drove away the governor of Nanzhili and Ying Tianfu and other yamen officials, and took office themselves.
Yang Chengying, who sat next to the dragon chair, accepted the kneeling of the Nanjing bureaucrats.
He laughed and said, "You don't have to bow down to me, I'm just a regent. Besides, it's not certain whether we are superior or inferior."
These words made the officials and nobles present have a hanging heart, up and down.
Yang Chengying glanced at the hundreds of officials present and saw Qian Qianyi's figure from the crowd:
"It turns out that the leader of the Donglin Party is also here."
"The lower official is here." Qian Qianyi was listed.
"I thought you were martyred." Yang Chengying sneered, "I heard before I entered Nanjing City that Lord Qian is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he would rather die than be humiliated."
"Ah, uh......" Qian Qianyi couldn't help but raise his head, "It's a rumor. His Royal Highness is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and this is to restore the Ming Dynasty, how can I have the idea of martyrdom."
"But Gao Zhuo, Yang Weiyuan and others have all committed suicide and martyrdom, and it is inappropriate for you, as the leader of the Donglin Party, to stand in front of me?"
Yang Chengying responded to the latter sentence, and directly became very cold.
Qian Qianyi was shocked, he heard that Yang Chengying wanted his life.
Isn't he afraid that my protégés and old officials are all over the world? Qian Qianyi sweated on his forehead.
Zhao Zhilong stood up: "Your Highness, Yang Weiyuan and Gao Zhuo did not commit suicide and martyrdom, but because they belonged to Ma Shiying's party, they committed suicide in fear of crime. Lord Qian has always competed with the female cadre Ma Shiying, and his contribution is not small, and I hope His Royal Highness will pardon him."
Qian Qianyi has many protégés, and the scholars in Jiangnan are also very prestigious, no matter what the final result is, Zhao Zhilong has to protect him.
"So, who is helping Zhu Yousong in the draft?" Yang Cheng should not buy it.
The sudden question made Qian Qianyi panic: "Your Highness, I ......."
Yang Chengying smiled coldly: "You aided the abuse, and this crime is also a crime; Walking rumors, causing Nanjing City to deviate from Germany, this crime is also two. Disloyal to the Ming Dynasty, ashamed of the ancestors of the Donglin Party, this crime is also three. If you still want face, go back now and kill yourself."
"Your Highness, I'm ...... I ......."
Qian Qianyi lowered his eyes, and under Yang Chengying's gaze, he couldn't justify himself.
"Horseman, death is death, what is there to fear!"
One guy suddenly interjected.
When everyone saw it, it was Zhang Jie.
"That's a good point, it looks like you're ready."
Yang Chengying's words are equivalent to sentencing Zhang Jie to "death".
Zhang Jie said: "Please Your Highness give me a foot of white silk, so that I will face north and die."
"Yes." Yang Chengying nodded.
Zhang Jie said "thank you" and left with his head held high.
Although his body trembled incessantly, he finally walked away without looking back.
Looking at all this, Qian Qianyi was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
Yang Cheng responded, "Since you don't want to, then I will fulfill you." With a wave of his hand, the guards stepped forward and dragged Qian Qianyi away.
Hundreds of officials are thrilled.
Especially Zhao Zhilong, he sweated in an instant.
Yang Chengying looked down at him: "Although there is a slight deficiency in guarding against Nanjing, it is really not easy to do everything you can.
I can't give you a knighthood, but you have contributed to the dedication of the city, and to the stabilization of the situation in the city. I will give you a bachelor of Hongwen Hall, and after Jiangnan is pacified, you will go to the Ministry of Rites to be a waiter."
This is tantamount to exempting Zhao Zhilong from the assessment and becoming the first to become a political court
Officials.
Zhao Zhilong immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yang Chengying to thank him.
"Alright, everyone else should step aside. Tomorrow we will gather outside the Mandarin Hall to be assessed by the officials." Yang Chengying raised his hand, "Except for Zhao Zhilong."
The frightened Nanjing bureaucrats retreated tremblingly.
Only Zhao Zhilong stood alone in the hall.
Yang Chengying looked at him: "Actually, I didn't want to kill Zhang Jie. But since he has opened his mouth, I will also fulfill him. The infamy is mine, and he is the last thing he did."
"This is probably a common problem of literati. Doing nothing on weekdays, and dying in the end, it seems that the wind has reversed."
Zhao Zhilong couldn't help but complain, "Zhang Jie did all the bad things during his lifetime, and it's not a pity to die!" It's just Qian Qianyi......
"Either you don't do it or you don't do it." Yang Chengying was very calm, "I don't mind killing all his protégés and leaving no one!"
"It turns out that His Royal Highness has this thought, and I'm afraid that the pacification of Jiangnan will ......" Zhao Zhilong was a little worried.
Yang Chengying was not worried, and said with a smile: "The pacification of the world is not achieved overnight, so let the local officials suffer, and I can also test their abilities by the way."
With the arrest of the main characters, some small fish and shrimp can't make much waves.
Especially after the great chaos, it entered the stage of great governance.
Rebuilding a new order, so that the people are gradually adapting, rebellion is a fantasy.
Moreover, there were rebellions in the peaceful years, and the troubled times were not worth mentioning.
13 February was the day when the officials and departments assessed the Nanjing bureaucrats.
Despite yesterday's events, they were scared enough. But in the face of the temptation of official positions, they still rush to it.
Soon, the outside of the Wenhua Hall was full of large, medium and small officials, waiting quietly against the cold wind.
But a mouthful of large boxes were carried in, which startled them.
"Oh my God! This is the account book of the bribes that were solicited back then!" Someone recognized it.
Because there is a seal on the box, and the seal has the date on it.
Some people still know what they have done.
At this time, the officials in Liaodong official uniforms came out: "Don't be afraid, these are just a standard for evaluating you. If there is no bribe, it does not mean that the customs clearance has passed. Asking for bribes does not mean that they are not qualified.
Please enter the room in order according to the original grade. From the hour to the hour of the unitary, those who do not come in may come again tomorrow.
Those who have passed the customs, if they are officials entering the DPRK, will receive a number plate and go home to wait. Officials from all over the country will receive license plates and go directly to their posts. Please rest assured that the military athletes will protect your safety."
After speaking, the official turned around and entered.
The open space, which was just quiet, immediately became lively, shouting "I'll come first" one by one, and they all rushed in.
As a nobleman, Liu Kongzhi was the first to rush in. As soon as I entered the door, I saw several tables on the opposite side, and put them together.
Behind the table, sat a row of officials with dignified faces.
In front of the table, there was also a chair, which Liu Kongzhi thought, should be able to sit.
Sure enough, the official in the center raised his hand and said, "Please take a seat."
"It's better to be respectful than to obey." Liu Kongzhi sat upright, worried in his heart.
"May I ask this lord's surname? What is your current job?"
"Liu Kongzhi, sincerity."
"It turned out to be Liu Bowen's descendant."
After the official sighed, he immediately began to ask Liu Kongzhi all kinds of questions.
It involves all aspects of government affairs, mathematics, water conservancy, etc., which is equivalent to a comprehensive investigation.
Liu Kongzhi was sweating profusely, feeling that it was the first time he was so barren.