The 144th chapter rancor Daming bureaucracy (1)
"Bo Song." He Xuan shouted.
Song Bo is the steward of the Duke of the Kingdom of God.
This is a very good at doing things.
"God General." Song Bo stood respectfully in front of He Xuan.
"You send me invitations. All officials of all sixth ranks and above in the capital, said that I, He Xuan, were in the Imperial Moon Tower, and invited all the officials of sixth ranks and above. Whoever doesn't go will not give me He Xuan's face."
After hearing this, Uncle Song immediately knew that this man wanted to do something big. But he was afraid that he would not understand how big and terrible He Xuan was going to do.
"Yes." Song Bo nodded: "What else does God General need to explain?"
"By the way, please come here too."
"yes."
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Inviting Moon Tower.
This is a famous building in the capital.
This building is three stories high and covers a huge area. It is extremely luxurious inside. The floor is covered with smooth bricks and stones, and the incense burner is placed around it. You can smell a faint sandalwood everywhere.
In some places, there are zither girls and flute girls who gently stumble on the strings of zithers and flutes, which are pleasant, beautiful, and slow sounds that come into everyone's ears.
In this era, there were no radios and other things. To hear the song, someone had to sing it at that time.
He Xuan sat on the third floor of Yaoyue Tower, pressing his fingers gently on the table.
Occasionally, I picked up the water cup on the table and soaked my throat.
"He Shen General asked us to come this time, I don't know what happened." The first person to come was the old acquaintance, Zhang Jinyan, Minister of War.
"Wait, I'll talk about it when everyone comes together." He Xuan smiled slightly.
Next came Wei Zaode, the chief assistant of the cabinet. He looked in his forties, thin, slender beard, and a fairy-like figure.
Wei Zaode smiled slightly: "He Shen will summon everyone, but we need to discuss the good news with Princess Changping."
"This is not true, but there are indeed important things to say." He Xuan said playfully.
Wei Zaode talked with He Xuan for a few more words before sitting down.
The man who came soon was Zhou Kui, the father of the current queen. This man was a little fat and in his fifties. When he saw He Xuan, he joked: "He Shen General, when can I eat the wedding candy of you and my granddaughter?"
"I'll have to wait for a year."
Next, ministers came one by one.
Li Banghua, the censor of the Left Capital.
Li Yuzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Ni Yuanlu, Minister of Rites.
Wang Duo, the Grand Secretary of Dongge.
Zhang Xin, Minister of Justice.
Fan Jingwen, Minister of Works and Grand Secretary of the East Pavilion.
Chen Biqian, Minister of Personnel.
These are all first-rank civil officials who are famous, as well as two-rank, three-rank, four-rank, five-rank, and six-rank officials who are all big and small, and they are packed with Yaoyuelou in an instant.
And these officials couldn't help but ask each other.
"What do God will call so many of us together? "
"Who knows this?"
"It's mysterious, I don't say anything."
"He Shen General, this time we have called so many of us, we have basically arrived. Can you tell me if there is anything you can do?" Wei Zaode, the chief minister of the cabinet, came out first and asked, "He is the leader of the ministers."
"Wait a little longer." He Xuan raised his hand.
This made Wei Zaode, the chief assistant of the cabinet, a little unhappy. Yes, He Xuan is the world's number one god general and is very capable of fighting. He killed the former Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty. He defeated Li Zicheng's Dashun Army at the top of Beijing.
But you are just a general after all.
But I, Wei Zaode, is the leader of civil officials and the chief minister of the court. Thinking about the fact that when Zhang Juzheng was the chief minister, he was as famous as Qi Jiguang, he had to honestly show gifts to Zhang Juzheng, give gifts and hold gifts.
But when he arrived here, it was Wei Zaode's turn to ask He Xuan several times, but He Xuan had no reaction at all, which made Wei Zaode very depressed.
But if you want to get angry with He Xuan, you really don’t dare to do so. After all, this is a super ruthless man who has killed multiple strong men.
Alas, Wei Zaode could only sigh inwardly. This damn world made the cabinet chief minister like himself, who was the top scholar, be so angry that he was just a military general.
After a while, a large group of eunuchs came over.
Wang Chengen, the leader of the eunuch, did not arrive.
However, the heart of the eunuch king has come, and there are still a few weaker eunuchs.
Wang Zhixin had a smile on his face and bowed and said, "The gods will call us a few of us. We were going to come immediately. It just so happened that there were some errands in the palace. I came a little late. Please forgive me."
His words not only showed his respect for He Xuan, but also showed his status in the palace, and he was responsible for the emperor.
He Xuan also responded with a smile.
Wang Zhixin could not help but be surprised for a while when he saw that these civil officials had arrived. However, the eunuchs and civil officials could not pee in the same pot. Therefore, they did not even call each other.
Wei Zaode and other civil officials were also shocked. They were noble civil officials, who were dealing with the emperor on the top and stepped on military generals and eunuchs below. At this party, the eunuchs actually came. What the hell was going on?
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At this time, He Xuan stood up, bowed to the surroundings, and then said with a smile: "The people are almost here today, so I will also talk about what I want to talk about."
"Everyone knows that the Qing Dynasty outside the pass has been attacking us in the past few years."
"And the northwest and southwest are corrupt and there are peasant soldiers everywhere. Why is this?"
"It's because Li Zicheng is too bad. This man is born to rebel. He wants to rebel when eating the rice and grain of our Ming Dynasty." An official said.
"Yes, Li Zicheng is too bad."
"It's not just because of Li Zicheng, but also because of years of disasters. The weather has become colder and colder over the years. No one can get a harvest. The people have no food, so they naturally rebel." said Wei Zaode, the chief assistant of the cabinet.
"What you said is some truth, but it is just some truth. In fact, the biggest reason is that you officials are too greedy. No matter how cold the weather is, no matter how much harvest is, as long as you are less greedy, there will be no food for the people. And what the people have, will they rebel with Li Zicheng?"
As soon as He Xuan said this, the scene became cold at that time.
In fact, the reason why officials were too greedy was the reason for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.
But who dares to mention this?
Who else can mention?
Everyone was in the game and they all received benefits.
Who will tear down his own station?
But He Xuan said this sentence nakedly, which would not give all officials any face.
The scene that was originally warm suddenly became cold.
If He Xuan hadn't been carrying shocking force, I was afraid that these people would have directly confronted He Xuan.
Civilians, you look at me, I look at you.
In the end, Wei Zaode, the chief assistant of the cabinet, laughed dryly and said, "Who is the god-general, this cannot be cleansed out of thin air. When we study, we learn the words of saints and learn the principles of saints. How could we be corrupt? You cannot be cleansed out of thin air."
"Yes, God General, don't be tainted and innocent."
"We are all good officials, so how can we embezzle?"
"I think I have learned the classics and saints' principles and never embezzled. You see, my robes are worn out, and they are supplemented. I have a small salary and many family members, so I have to save some. However, what do we care about is self-cultivation, family management, country governance, and worldly peace. But what do we care about personal wear?" Chen Yan, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, said. Chen Yan is a person who usually walks around in a torn robes. When people see such a great official, they all wear robes, and they have to praise his integrity.
But, in history, this Chen Yan, haha.
After the rebel army entered the city, the rebel army asked the officials to pay their own money to help the money. After being imprisoned by Liu Zongmin, Chen Daqing minister paid a full 40,000 taels of silver to help the rebel army, and was then released by Liu Zongmin.
However, four days later, Li Zicheng left Beijing to attack Wu Sangui. Because he was afraid that the old Ming Dynasty ministers would take the opportunity to cause trouble in Beijing, he decided to kill a group of old Ming Dynasty ministers. Chen Yan gained only four days of freedom and was captured and beheaded.
After hearing what Chen Yan said, other civil officials couldn't help but shout.
"Brother Chen said it well."
"We scholars, come and go openly, have no money left in the family, only a clean and honest style."
"Does our scholars think that we are as greedy as those generals who have never studied? It's ridiculous."
"I became the governor for three years, and I drank ice and ate tillers again.
Only to the Tianzhu Mountain, I got two stones.
This is worth a thousand gold, but it will not hurt your innocence." Li Yuzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, even chanted this poem by Bai Juyi.
"good."
"Okay, Shangshu Li has always been honest, and we know that."
Chapter completed!