Soon, Zhang Xueyan's information was brought over and Zhu Yijun flipped through it.
After a while, Zhu Yijun sighed. In fact, this Zhang Xueyan was really a capable official. No wonder Zhang Juzheng thought highly of him.
Zhang Xueyan was not from a noble family. He had never been a poet or a Hanlin scholar. He had always been a practical official.
With this kind of background, he became the Minister of Revenue in Daming, which was enough to show his ability.
In the 32nd year of Jiajing, he became a Jinshi from Quwo County Magistrate to the Ministry of Engineering. Compared to Shen Shixing, he did not have a good background.
In Daming, only Hanlin scholars could enter the cabinet. To be able to become the Minister of the Six Ministries was already the top.
There were also detailed records of Zhang Xueyan and Li Chengliang's friendship.
That was when Zhang Xueyan was recommended by Gao Gong to be the Inspector-General of Liaodong. The border of Liaodong's border town was more than two thousand li long, with one hundred and twenty fortified towns, with three sides adjacent to the enemy, and seventy-two thousand imperial troops.
Each person was given one stone of rice per month, which was converted to two taels of silver. The horses were given fodder in winter and spring, which was converted to one tael of silver and eight taels of silver. Even if the harvest was good, it was not enough to last a few days.
Since the Great Famine of Wuwu in Jiajing, two-thirds of the soldiers and horses ran away.
The former Inspector-General Wang Zhigao and Wei Xuehui successively pacified and arrested them, but it was not even half of their heyday. There was also a drought and people starved to death everywhere.
Zhang Xueyan first asked for relief and compensation for the families of the deceased. He recruited refugees, made weapons, bought warhorses, and clearly defined rewards and punishments.
He dismissed a few cowardly generals and built Pingyang Fort to communicate with the two rivers. He mobilized guerrilla troops to Zhengan Fort to protect the city. Everything was planned.
It was at that time that Zhang Xueyan noticed Li Chengliang. Compared to other generals, Li Chengliang dared to go deep into the enemy's territory and fight bravely. Zhang Xueyan, on the other hand, used the strategy of retreat to protect himself. When the enemy came, he did not suffer any losses. When the enemy retreated, he defended himself as before. Both public and private affairs were protected. Gradually, he restored his old power.
Daming was able to have today's strength in Liaodong because of Zhang Xueyan and Li Chengliang.
Zhang Xueyan had done a good job as the Liaodong Inspector-General. He had stabilized the situation in Liaodong so that the Ming Army could not only defend but also counterattack. It was also because of this credit that Zhang Xueyan had entered the eyes of Zhang Juzheng.
The impeachment in this memorial was actually referring to this matter.
Accepting bribes and making false reports about Li Chengliang's achievements were to erase Zhang Xueyan's contributions in Liaodong.
Zhang Xueyan was promoted because of her contributions in Liaodong. These people were attacking Zhang Xueyan's contributions in Liaodong.
Putting down the documents in his hand, Zhu Yijun turned to look at Zhang Jing and smiled, "Do you think Zhang Xueyan took bribes?
Did Li Chengliang falsify his achievements? "
Hearing Zhu Yijun's question, Zhang Jing hurriedly said, "Dongchang did not find any evidence, so the Old Slave did not dare to speak carelessly."
Zhu Yijun smiled. Zhang Juzheng had always used people with ability. He did not care much about the private morality of the officials.
At that time, the environment was the same. Everyone was corrupt. Those who could work for the imperial court were not desperate for money. They spent most of their money on work instead of taking it back to their own homes. That was already a good official.
The Donglin clique was not corrupt. They were upright because their families were rich!
Those who opened mines and those who did business did business. Who was short of that bit of money from corruption?
Even Qi Jiguang had made false reports about the number of soldiers and took bribes. Otherwise, where did Qi Jiguang's money come from?
Everyone in the world knew that the Qi Family Army never defaulted on their salaries, and their rewards were paid in full. If they didn't take bribes, Qi Jiguang would not have the money to bribe them.
"We can't make an exception!" Zhu Yijun sighed helplessly.
In reality, didn't Zhu Yijun know what the officials of the imperial court were like?
Of course he knew.
Putting everything else aside, which of his cabinet scholars and his six ministers had not received any money?
Not a single one.
If things really got out of hand, these people would all be driven home. Who would work for him then?
The Donglin clique?
Zhang Xueyan's matter in Liaodong was almost old news. As for Li Chengliang's falsification of his achievements, who wouldn't do that?
Putting everything else aside, Qi Jiguang's report for the battle in the northwest this time had also falsely reported a lot of casualties. Moreover, there were so many people on the battlefield that it was impossible to count them all.
Didn't they just report it roughly? As long as they won, the imperial court would be happy to reward them.
It had been like this for so many years, and this time, he had already accepted the rewards from the northwest.
If they really punished Zhang Xueyan and Li Chengliang because of this matter, then not only the civil officials would be hurt, but the generals would also be in danger.
If they made more preparations and didn't do a good job, then it would be terrible.
"Only those who aren't pragmatic can shoot their mouths off!" Zhu Yijun sighed again.
Zhang Xueyan had spent a lot of effort to clean up the mess in Liaodong, but here, he was obliterated with a single shot of his mouth.
"What's the name of the imperial censor who impeached Zhang Xueyan?" Zhu Yijun turned to look at Zhang Jing and asked calmly.
"In reply to Imperial Majesty, his name is Wu Yan!" Zhang Jing said respectfully.
Zhu Yijun nodded, knocked on the table, and said, "Let him go to the Ministry of Revenue to be a doctor!"
It was easy to deal with Wu Yan, but what Zhu Yijun needed to do was to appease Zhang Xueyan, and even Zhang Xueyan's family.
It was suitable for Wu Yan to go to the Ministry of Revenue. In any case, Zhang Xueyan was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Zhu Yijun was thinking about the Monster Trainer Rumor Reports. This had to be changed. Now that the Donglin faction had realized that they were using the Monster Trainers to stir up trouble, if they were allowed to cause a ruckus, there would be no way to clean up the mess.
Although Zhu Yijun had long wanted to change Daming's surveillance system, he always felt that the time was not right. However, at this point, he had no choice but to change it.
In addition, the monster trainers had impeached Shen Shixing and the others. If he wanted to reform the Imperial Censorate, he would probably get their support.
But in order to reform the Imperial Censorate, one person had to be removed, and that person was Chen Xiaobei.
Tin
Chen?
Inlaid with Swift Crane Inchworm?
Punishment??
Pan Ji was secretly criticized?
Jun?
Castrated?
Pussy?
Eh?
I send my servants to support my grandmother. "
Eh?
Cut ties?
Grave Punishment?
Sincere lie, stupid, fat, pry, roundworm * Forgive
"Imperial Majesty, Minister Shen is here!"
Just as Zhu Yijun was pondering how to reform the Imperial Censorate, Zhang Jing received a report from a young eunuch and hurried over to report.
Shen Shixing is here?
Zhu Yijun immediately laughed. Shen Shixing probably couldn't sit still anymore!
"Let him in!"
Zhu Yijun put away his smile and put on an angry expression. This was not the time to be nice to Shen Shixing. He was too bold to scheme against him. He should be punished.
Shen Shixing entered the Wenhua Palace and bowed to Zhu Yijun. After hearing that he was excused, he stood up.
Although he had mentally prepared himself, when he saw Zhu Yijun's expression, Shen Shixing's heart still skipped a beat.
"Minister Shen, this is a memorial to impeach Zhang Xueyan for forming a clique for personal gain, accepting bribes from Li Chengliang, and falsely reporting his achievements."
As he spoke, Zhu Yijun picked up another memorial. "This is a memorial to impeach you for forming a clique for personal gain."
"This one is even better. It says that you impeached the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the benefit of the northwest. Is it true?"
Shen Shixing hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise, there is no such thing!
I impeached the Ministry of Internal Affairs purely out of public interest. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is getting bigger and bigger. It controls the salt administration and now controls the textile industry in the northwest. A large amount of money is gathered in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "
"This money is in the hands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I really can't rest assured!"
Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing and said with a mocking smile, "So you want to move all this money back to your home?"
Hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Shen Shixing knelt down with a thud and hit his head against the ground. "Your Majesty, how can I have such courage?
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a large amount of money, and the imperial court is short of money. I just want to put the money of the Ministry of Internal Affairs into the national treasury! "
"The imperial court needs to raise the border army and repair the irrigation system. These all require money. There are more than four million taels of silver in the national treasury. If this money is put into the national treasury, it will solve a big problem!
I am wholeheartedly serving Your Majesty and Daming. Your Majesty, please understand! "
Looking at Shen Shixing kneeling on the ground, Zhu Yijun sighed.
Speaking of which, Shen Shixing had taken the blame for him many times in the past two years, and he had done a good job. This time, although he schemed against him, he only wanted to put the money of the Ministry of Internal Affairs into the national treasury. It was also for the sake of the country.
Looking at Shen Shixing's stooped back, Zhu Yijun's heart softened a little.
Compared to the Donglin clique, Shen Shixing's kindness was rare. Thinking of this, Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said, "Alright, get up and speak!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yijun turned to Zhang Jing and said, "Bring a stool for Cabinet Elder Shen. He's already so old, and his body can't take kneeling here and there."
Hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Shen Shixing hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When Shen Shixing sat down, Zhu Yijun looked at him and said, "Since you have such thoughts, why didn't you say it to me?
Why did you have to do something like this?
Could it be that in your heart, I am very muddle-headed?
Is it because I am reluctant to part with money, that you only know how to accumulate wealth?
Shen Shixing, does this count as maliciously guessing the Emperor's intentions? "
Although his heart softened, he still had to show his strength. He couldn't open his mouth. At this time, Zhu Yijun had already walked down from behind the dragon desk. He looked at Shen Shixing and shouted angrily.
In fact, Shen Shixing really did think so. The Emperor had been collecting a lot of money all these years!
Although no one said anything about it, everyone saw it. Moreover, the money that had been deposited into the Emperor's palace treasury had never been taken out. It was all saved by the Emperor.
Shen Shixing was really afraid that the Emperor had also saved the Ministry of Internal Affairs's money. It wasn't like there were no stingy Emperors.
However, he could only think about it in his heart, but he definitely couldn't say it out loud.
"This official is guilty!" Shen Shixing knelt on the ground again and kowtowed.
Zhu Yijun pointed at Shen Shixing and scolded him for a while more. When he felt that it was enough, he said with some irritation, "Alright, get up!
This is the first time, and it will also be the last time. I don't want something like this to happen again. "
Shen Shixing instantly understood that His Majesty had already seen through him. He could only smile bitterly in his heart.