Counting the days, it is already the twentieth day of the lunar month, and it is not long before the annual leave and the red envelopes are sent.

At this time, it shouldn't matter if there is a little friction, after all, there are still red envelopes hanging there......

Zhu Jianshen thought secretly.

After much deliberation, he went to Jinyi Zhao Prison.

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Zhao Prison is dark and damp, and it is also full of all kinds of strange and unpleasant smells, which can be said to interpret the dirty mess to the extreme.

After all, anyone who can enter here is guilty of a great sin.

There was one exception, however, which was not very good, but at least it was normal, with a relatively tidy cell and a thick bedding.

Wang Zhi has been here for more than a year;

The man has lost some weight, but he has grown a lot, and he has caught up with Wynne, but he has not seen the sun all year round, and his face looks haggard and pale.

'Whoa——! ’

The chain opened, and Wang Zhi, who was being nested in the winter, heard the movement, raised his neck and took a look, and his face changed instantly.

He was so busy crawling out of the bed that he didn't even have time to put on his clothes, so he was wearing only a small coat, and he stepped forward and kowtowed:

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

"Let's be flat."

Zhu Jianshen waved his hand, and the Jinyi commander made him retreat.

Wang Zhi has been trained by Zhen'er for many years, although he is young but clever, from the original quilt, he knew that the emperor would definitely not kill him, and even use him, but I don't know when it will be activated.

But apparently, the time had come to activate him.

The Son of Heaven will not come to such an unfortunate place as Zhaojiao during the festive period when the New Year is approaching, and there must be arrangements for coming.

"Your Majesty." Wang Zhi got up from the ground, lowered his head, and looked like he was at his disposal without complaint.

Zhu Jianshen couldn't help but sneer, "You little guy is also clever, put on a cotton suit first and then reply." ”

A little guy instantly made Wang Zhi's heart settle, he hurriedly said that he was dressing, and then said respectfully: "Please show the emperor." ”

Zhu Jianshen said majestically: "I ask you, will you dare to be so reckless in the future?" ”

"Slave maid ......" Wang Zhi took a deep breath and continued to use the words that Zhen'er taught him at the beginning: "Slave and maid are only loyal to the emperor, as for the rest...... Compared with being loyal to the emperor, you have to make concessions. ”

Wang Zhi didn't answer, but he also answered: I am so reckless in order to protect the emperor, compared to defending the emperor, it doesn't matter whether I am reckless or not.

Zhu Jianshen smiled, what he wanted was such a Wang Zhi.

If Wang Zhizhen loses his sharpness, it will also lose its effect.

"Who taught you this?"

"This is the ...... of slave maids" Wang Zhi paused halfway through his words, abandoned the cliché, and chose to tell the truth: "It was taught by the concubine." ”

The concubine also said that there can be no deception of the emperor in any form...... Wang Zhi enshrined these as golden rules.

Zhu Jianshen nodded slowly, with a gentle expression: "You are very good, you don't have to stay here in the future." ”

Wang Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then his pale face turned red with excitement, and finally, he didn't have to live in this dark prison.

"The slave and maid thank the emperor Longen." Wang Zhi kowtowed.

"Alright, get up." Zhu Jianshen turned around, "Go with me." ”

"The slave obeys." Wang Zhi got up and followed the emperor step by step.

…

Zhu Jianshen still let Wang Zhi serve in the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and took a step further and made him the head of the department.

This is already a position of real power, and further up, it is the admiral eunuch, and then the superintendent eunuch, and then ...... Only the eunuch of the palm seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor remains.

Wang Zhidi is too young and still needs time to sharpen, but Zhu Jianshen has deep expectations for this chess piece, and even the follow-up road has been paved for it.

These Wang Zhi didn't know, he only knew that the emperor was planning to cultivate him.

"The slave will live up to the emperor's cultivation!" Wang Zhi took the appointment and dismissal decree with both hands, and promised in a trembling voice.

Zhu Jianshen smiled, "Come back during the Chinese New Year, the concubine often talks about you." ”

"Slave... Compliance. Wang Zhi's voice was a little choked, and he saluted again and withdrew from the hall.

Zhu Jian sighed faintly and said to himself, "I hope you can be as you say, don't let me down." ”

Zhu Jianshen has endured it for ten years and has been operating for ten years, and he has been doing it step by step in the past ten years, giving him the ability to really wrestle with his courtiers.

It's also time to show what he's capable of.

"Over the years, they have been too comfortable after all...... "Zhu Jianshen sneered, "It's time to rectify and reshape the officialdom atmosphere." ”

With a sigh, he raised his voice and said, "Spread Wan'an to the palace to see me!" ”

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The next day, the morning dynasty.

The emperor went to court, the ministers saluted, and everything was no different from the past.

The New Year is approaching, and the atmosphere in the court has become relaxed and even cheerful.

With a sound of 'Zhongqing is flat', the ministers got up and stood up on their own back, with a harmonious scene.

However, there is one exception.

Wan An!

The old fellow was ruined, and this time the emperor gave him an errand...... It's really enough to pull hatred, he has a hunch, if he says this, his reputation will be ruined in the future, although he himself has no good reputation.

But after this time, he will even be notorious in the history books of the Chenghua Dynasty.

Just thinking about it makes his scalp tingle......

Time passed minute by minute, and Wan An never dared to come forward, so that when the court meeting was almost over, he didn't stand up and speak.

He wanted to drag it over, but ...... Someone disagrees.

"Wan Aiqing!"

"Huh? Minister, minister. Wan An went out of work hard.

Zhu Jianshen looked dissatisfied, and his eyes threatened: "I look at you as if you are not giving up, suffering from gains and losses, but you have words to admonish, but you dare not speak?" ”

Seeing this, the ministers suddenly focused their eyes on Wan An.

"Minister, minister......" Wan An's head is about to explode, he knows that once he says the so-called admonition, he will definitely cut himself off from the civil officials, and there is no possibility of turning over, but...... Otherwise, he may be rolling up and getting out of the way in no time.

After a moment, he gritted his teeth and decided to go all the way to the dark.

"Back to the emperor, but the minister has something to say!"

Zhu Jianshen's expression immediately softened, and said with a smile: "But it doesn't hurt to speak!" ”

Wan An knew that he had no way out, his reputation was stinky enough, and he didn't cater to the emperor, he couldn't do this official at all, so he simply let it go.

"Your Majesty, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been more than 100 years, and with the passage of time, the officials of the Ming Dynasty have ...... More and more. ”

Wan An said in a deep voice: "For the time being, the various institutions of the Ming Dynasty are already bloated, and too many officials not only make the imperial court's financial expenditure too large, but also develop a lazy character of officials;

As the saying goes, one monk carries water to eat, and two monks carry water to eat......"

Since he said it, Wan An has no scruples, and the horn keeps ......

This is a fact, the imperial examination is held once every three years, according to the rules, if you win the jinshi, you are an official, and you also have the qualifications to be an official.

Although it is rare to be a jinshi in the imperial examination in this era, there are more than 100 people in each session, and at most there are even hundreds of jinshi in the case;

The imperial examination is held once every three years, but the officials are not changed every three years, and even in most cases, they work until they die.

Over the past hundred years, the Ming bureaucracy has ...... It has reached the point where it has to be scaled back.

In other words, it's time for Daming to lay off employees.

Wan An finished his horn and arched his hand: "The minister implores the emperor to streamline the Ming officials and survive the fittest......

"The emperor must not listen to Wan'an's words!" Yin Min, the secretary of the ministry, took the lead and scoffed at Wan An's remarks, "What Wan An said is a big fallacy. ”

Zhu Jianshen's face drooped, and he said lightly: "What is Yin Aiqing's opinion?" ”

"Your Majesty, what official hasn't studied hard for ten years and gone through layers of tests before he was able to become an official?" Yin Min arched his hand and said, "Of course, the minister is not speaking for the officials, but for the sake of the Daming Jiangshan Society." ”

He said eloquently: "The literati paid so much, and finally became an official, but they were easily stripped of their official positions, and the pay and return were seriously unequal...... There is no one to be an official anymore; gōΠb.ōγg

At that time, who will help the emperor govern the country? ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Yang Ding, the head of the household, came out of class, "Wan Shangshu's words seem reasonable, but in fact they are very harmful, how easy it is to do things since ancient times, how can he ever be lazy?" ”

Liu Ji of the cabinet also came out and said: "Comparing Ming officials to monks is an insult to the officials and an insult to the emperor." ”

Lu Yu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, echoed: "The minister seconded the proposal, the officials' salaries are not high, the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, and the taxes have repeatedly reached new highs. ”

This is not true or not, on the surface, the official's salary is not high, but the actual income of the official is not low, where does it come from?

The ministers all know this, but they don't say it.

Bai Gui, the secretary of the military department, even directly buttoned his hat and said provocatively: "Wan Shangshu talks about monks, but is there a suspicion of insinuation?" ”

It is no secret that Taizu has been a monk.

The main reason is that Lao Zhu's background is too low, he wants to 'add bricks and tiles' to his image, but the difficulty is too great, and the generals in Huaixi, who don't know what his Zhu Chongba's background is.

As a result, Lao Zhu was rotten, and he often regarded himself as my own cloth.

I think that this can better set off my own Fengtian carrier!

Based on this, the two editions of Taizu's record have not undergone any beautification of Zhu Yuanzhang's poor background.

"Wan'an's heart can be punished, and please ask the emperor to judge the emperor!"

"Please ask the emperor to judge!"

Those who denounced Wan'an went forward one after another, and they all hated it to the bone, which was really digging the ancestral grave.

If this policy is really implemented, no one can be left alone, either roll up the cover and get out, or conscientiously roll up their peers, or grovel to the imperial power and make promises...... In short, it will never be pleasant.

Wan An had expected this and was not surprised.

He didn't speak, because he knew that someone would speak for him.

Zhu Jianshen spoke, he had to speak, Wan'an was an introduction, and he could only take on such a big matter.

"Your Aiqing's concerns are very reasonable, but what Wan Aiqing said is not unreasonable." Zhu Jianshen said, "There are too many officials in the Ming Dynasty, this is an indisputable fact......"

Seeing that the ministers wanted to argue collectively, Zhu Jianshen hurriedly changed his words: "Of course, the matter is very important, and we must be cautious." ”

He smiled and promised: "Don't worry, I will definitely think twice!" ”