This time, Zhu Yijun didn't have to worry about giving Ceng Shengwu a position.
Zhu Yijun didn't have to pity the others, but the position of the Minister of Revenue was too important.
Zhang Xueyan had been doing a good job in this position over the years.
He also cooperated well with the government and the gentry, so he wanted to use him.
If Zhang Xueyan was removed because of this, it wouldn't be appropriate.
But with Wang Guoguang as an example, Zhu Yijun couldn't keep Zhang Xueyan. Otherwise, what would Wang Guoguang do?
Qi Fei said, "Your Majesty, the Law and Discipline Department is in charge of law and discipline. Other things have nothing to do with me."
"The Law and Discipline Department plans to start with the six ministries, then the Imperial Censorate, the Supreme Court, the Office of Transmission, and finally the government offices inside and outside the capital. We want to thoroughly clean up the officialdom in the capital. Anyone who is corrupt or bends the law will be arrested."
Zhu Yijun didn't think much of it, but Wang Jiaping was shocked.
Although Wang Jiaping knew Qi Fei was bold, he didn't expect Qi Fei to be so bold.
If he really did this, it would be a big deal. He was even more powerful than Jingcha!
"After the cleaning up of the capital, the Law and Discipline Department hopes to set up branches in each province and transfer the Imperial Censors and Imperial Censors to clean up each province.
From the Inspector-General and Administrative Commissioner to the Ninth-Rank petty officials, investigate them all. "
Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Fei, nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Okay."
Wang Jiaping subconsciously covered his chest. He knew it was over. The emperor had been persuaded by Qi Fei.
Of course, Zhu Yijun was persuaded by Qi Fei. Why did he set up the Law and Discipline Department?
It was to clean up the officialdom and start to arrange his own people, which was a large number of civil servants.
However, the training of civil servants was still a problem. He needed to strengthen it.
Zhu Yijun believed that the promotion of Sun Chengzong this time would definitely set off a craze for the civil servant examination.
They would take the examination every year and graduate in different years. The Civil Servant School would officially become the school for training low-level officials in Daming.
"Okay, it's okay. You can leave!" Zhu Yijun looked at the two people and said.
Since Qi Fei dared to investigate, Zhu Yijun naturally had to support her. This was unconditional.
He did not go easy on Wang Guoguang, nor would he go easy on Zhang Xueyan.
He must not disappoint Qi Fei. He must let him know that no matter who was investigated, no matter who was implicated, he, the Emperor, would support him.
This wasn't just a show of support for the Department of Law and Discipline. It was also a show of support for all of the officials in the Department of Law and Discipline, as well as for all of the people he had nurtured.
Zhu Yijun looked at the backs of Wang Jiaping and Qi Fei and sighed helplessly.
After this incident, Zhu Yijun could see that Wang Jiaping was not suitable for the position in the Law and Discipline Department. He needed to transfer him away.
However, this time, there was no need to worry about the lack of seats. There were quite a few empty seats.
"Send an edict. Let Zhao Lian enter the capital." Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Jing and said.
Since Wang Jiaping was not suitable, then he would find someone suitable. This person was Zhao Lian.
Qi Fei was not suitable for the position of the head of the Department of Law and Discipline. Zhao Lian was suitable. He was originally an assistant minister in Nanjing. Now that he had returned to the capital to be the Right Imperial Censor of the Imperial Censorate, it was very suitable.
It was normal for officials in the capital to be half a rank higher. Even if it was half a rank lower, it was still a promotion.
If he was sent out of the capital and sent out at the same rank, it would be a demotion.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will go now!" Zhang Jing replied and turned to walk outside.
Zhu Yijun continued to stand in the same place. At this time, the gloomy sky had opened up. The rain had stopped at some point, and the sun shone through the dark clouds. This made Zhu Yijun feel very good.
After stretching, Zhu Yijun revealed a smile.
After returning to the Department of Law and Discipline, Wang Jiaping and Qi Fei separated. The two of them basically did not communicate. It was clear that Wang Jiaping and Qi Fei were not the same type of officials.
However, both of them knew that Wang Jiaping would not be able to stay in this position for long.
Qi Fei was too lazy to care about this. After returning, Qi Fei directly found one of her subordinates.
"Qi Bian, how long have you been following me?" Qi Fei looked at the fat man in front of her and asked with a smile.
Qi Bian, Qi San from the inner factory, was Qi Fei's assistant in Shandong. This time, when Qi Fei came to the Department of Law and Discipline, he was one of Qi Fei's subordinates. He was Qi Fei's absolute confidant.
"Your Excellency, it has been four years." Qi Bian bowed and said.
"Yes!" Qi Fei said with a sigh, "It has been four years!"
After saying that, she waved her hand and said, "Daming, not only will there be a Department of Law and Discipline, but there will also be an Anti-Corruption Department. You know this, right?"
Qi Bian nodded and said, "Your Excellency, I know."
"When the Anti-Corruption Department is established, I want to recommend you to the Anti-Corruption Department. It is also a vast world there, and you will have a lot of achievements." Qi Fei said this and laughed.
This was something that people often said when they were in the inner factory.
In the blink of an eye, so many years had passed, and she subconsciously said this sentence out loud.
When Qi Bian heard this, he was also stunned, and then he laughed.
After laughing, Qi Fei said, "I have something for you to do. The case of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhao Deqian, can only be closed. This matter will be handed over to you. Collect evidence as soon as possible, and then go to the Supreme Court to sue!"
Hearing that Qi Fei had arranged a task for him, Qi Bian's expression instantly became serious, and the atmosphere between the two of them became correct again.
When Qi Fei finished speaking, Qi Bian bowed and said, "I will arrange it now."
The next day, another incident that shocked countless officials happened. The left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Qian Qian, was also arrested.
His crime was grain reselling!
After the case was exposed, the Department of Law and Discipline's reputation grew. Everyone in the capital knew about this yamen.
Many officials began to submit petitions, but they were not pleading for leniency.
From Zhu Yijun's point of view, on the one hand, they were scared, and on the other hand, they were really worried.
Many people's petitions were not very interesting, but some of them were quite interesting. The general idea was that they could not do this. If they did, the officials would tremble in fear every day and would not be able to do their work.
Zhu Yijun still felt that this was bullsh * t. If a person did not do something guilty, he would not be afraid of ghosts knocking at his door in the middle of the night.
What the hell!
"Let the cabinet issue an edict and tell all officials that the Department of Law and Discipline acts in accordance with Daming's law. It is the Department of Law and Discipline's duty to investigate officials who violate the law and discipline. No one is allowed to criticize the Department of Law and Discipline."
"If anyone dares to obstruct the Department of Law and Discipline from investigating a case, they will be punished with the same crime!"
Daming did not obstruct official business, but it did not prevent them from directly being labeled as an accomplice. This label was much more severe than obstructing official business.
It should be known that the Department of Law and Discipline was investigating major cases, and it would not be good if they were involved.
Once this imperial edict was issued, the officials immediately fell silent out of fear. No one dared to act recklessly again.
If this was in the past, Zhu Yijun's imperial edict would not have had this effect. But now, it was different. Zhu Yijun's prestige was very high.
The border was stable, and the elite troops were all Zhu Yijun's people.
Everyone in Daming knew about the elite troops of the Capital Camp and their loyalty to the Emperor.
In reality, many people did not know that other than the Capital Camp, Zhu Yijun had another group of people, and that was the Twelve Guards.
This group of people had been selected by Zhu Yijun among the best, and it was almost full.
However, this group of people was supported by Zhu Yijun's palace treasury. It was Zhu Yijun's private army.
This private army had three battalions, and each battalion had 36,000 people. Three people totaled 108,000 people.
If the Capital Camp was Zhu Yijun's direct troops, then the Twelve Guards were Zhu Yijun's direct subordinates.
However, the Capital Camp's reputation in the northwest was too great, and Qi Jiguang's reputation was also too great, so the Twelve Guards were not known by others.
Another important point was that Zhu Yijun had always been training his own officials. It was not realistic for the current officials to band together to deal with Zhu Yijun.
Countless officials began to support Zhu Yijun. Although most of them were young officials, their power could not be underestimated.
Many young officials began to worship Zhu Yijun. They thought that Zhu Yijun was a hero that the Daming did not see in a hundred years, and that the Daming was a wise ruler.
Many older officials also thought this way. This kind of prestige was added to the Emperor, Zhu Yijun. Naturally, his prestige would reach the heavens.
Of course, how much of this was just the propaganda of the palace council could not be said randomly.
In the duty room of the Minister of Revenue.
Zhang Xueyan sat dejectedly in the room with a helpless expression on his face. He sighed and put the documents aside. Then, he stood up, tidied up his clothes, and walked outside.
Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.
Looking at Zhang Xueyan in front of him, Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "Are you also here to resign?" As he said this, Zhu Yijun walked in front of Zhang Xueyan and reached out to help him up.
Zhang Xueyan was stunned by Zhu Yijun's words. Then, he stood up hesitantly.
"I don't want you to leave!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "You are different from Minister Wang!" Speaking of this, Zhu Yijun continued, "He can only advance, not retreat!"
Hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Zhang Xueyan was silent for a long time.
Of course, Zhang Xueyan understood what Zhu Yijun meant. Wang Guoguang's prestige was too great, his reputation was too great, and his seniority was too great.
He could only retire, not demote. By retiring from his original position, he could preserve the righteousness of the emperor and his official, and at the same time, preserve Wang Guoguang's official reputation.
But Zhang Xueyan was different. He was still young. To put it bluntly, he was not as good as Wang Guoguang.
Zhang Xueyan was not dissatisfied with such an evaluation. Not to mention him, even the Grand Secretaries of the Cabinet could not compare to Wang Guoguang.
If he had not become the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who knew who would be the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.
"I want you to go to the three sides!" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Xueyan and said.
Zhang Xueyan was stunned. To the three sides?
Then, he understood what Zhu Yijun meant and said hesitantly, "Is it military reform?"
Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Yes!"
The so-called three sides, of course, was to be the governor of the three sides. He was in charge of the military affairs of Shaanxi, Gansu, Yansui, and Ningxia.
Except for Taiyuan, the four military towns to the west of Xuanwu University were all under the control of the three sides.