Chapter 137: Competition for Military Supplies (Subscription Request)
Inside the silent Yuxi Palace.

The officials looked ashamed.

No one dared to say that he could get seven million taels of silver.

Just what Yan Shaoting did is enough to shame countless people to death.

Not to mention the scolding from Yan Shifan just now.

Although it sounds harsh, it is true.

The last time all the officials sat in silent protest at the Meridian Gate to demand their salaries, it was because the treasury had received the silver sent by Yan Shaoting. Then the emperor showed special favor, cancelled the Emperor's Birthday Festival this year, and paid the officials three months' salaries.

Yan Shifan scolded them for being rude.

There is nothing wrong with that.

At this moment, Jiajing couldn't tell how much he loved Yan Shaoting.

He immediately waved his robe and frowned.

"The civil and military officials of the dynasty all put serving the country first. I rule with ease, following the example of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, and practicing the art of Laozi. I will not hesitate to entrust you with the heavy responsibility of the country, regardless of your age or background. As long as you think about the country, you can do it.

I have been in charge of the country since Anlu, and it has been forty years now. There are countless wise ministers in the country, and I have used them all.

The wise ministers are good at nurturing things. They are not selected for their age or ability. I originally chose his loyalty and goodness, and finally got his talent. This is not just my opinion. The cabinet ministers all see his talent.

My dear minister, you are good at nourishing things, you know how to increase income, you have strategies for comforting the people, and you often have good plans. Although you are young, you are as steady as a pillar of support. You are not arrogant when you are honored, and you are not shocked when you are humiliated. The stability of your character is far beyond that of a young man.

Rewarding the virtuous and the hard-working is the tradition of the court. Highlighting the merits is the duty of the monarch. Rewards and punishments are clear, and the country is in order.

There are one hundred thousand civil and military officials in our dynasty. I will employ all those who are as capable as you, my dear minister, and will also be in charge of all matters without any fear.

I love all those who are as kind as you are to others.

I hope that all my officials will be like me, my beloved minister, who only cares about the country. I will have no regrets and will be very happy. "

In Yuxi Palace.

Jiajing's face flushed and his eyes sparkled.

As the Emperor finished speaking, Yuxi Palace became completely silent, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

In silence.

It's clear to everyone.

This article of "My dear Emperor" will soon spread throughout the court and the country.

Countless eyes swept towards the young figure in Yuxi Palace.

The emperor's attitude towards Yan Runwu can be said to be extremely deep.

I'm afraid that there is no one in the court who can compare to Yan Runwu.

The Taoist priest praised it so highly.

As the person involved, Yan Shaoting naturally could not remain silent.

He immediately bowed and clasped his fists, his face solemn: "To repay the great grace of the emperor and father, I will work day and night to live up to the emperor's grace, the country, and the Ming Dynasty."

Jiajing smiled and said, "Okay, okay, then we will be equal, the ruler and the subject."

A joke.

After a long time, it will finally come true.

Let alone the future.

At the moment, the emperor and his subjects were getting along well in Yuxi Palace, and the atmosphere gradually became relaxed.

But it's obvious that someone won't let the atmosphere really relax.

Yan Shifan stepped out again and spoke in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this time the censors in the court are almost all impeaching loyal officials. Although I don't know why they were able to do so, I know that this matter must not be condoned.

If this trend is not curbed now, will everyone who does things in our dynasty be impeached by all the censors in the future?
If this continues, who in the court will dare to do their job with peace of mind? If that happens, the whole court will surely fight against each other, impeach and attack each other, and our Ming Dynasty will inevitably fall into a situation similar to the previous party struggles in the Song Dynasty.

Now that no one has solid evidence to prove Yan Shaoting's six crimes, I think an imperial decree should be issued to severely punish him, so as not to discourage the loyal officials in the court and the public from doing their jobs."

At present, Yan Shifan is full of integrity and justice.

A truly loyal minister!
I am still wholeheartedly speaking up for those working in the government and the public, and seeking justice.

An extremely strange situation.

But the next moment, Gao Gong also said: "I second the motion!"

Long live!
When Yan Shifan spoke up for Yan Shaoting, using the people who worked in the court as an excuse, he was actually seeking justice for his own son, and no one thought there was anything wrong with it.

As a father, you should always think about your son.

But what are you doing, Lord Gao?
Gao Gong, however, faced everyone's questioning looks calmly.

I have always disliked this group of censors, and now I am just using today's incident as an excuse.

If we can control these censors, things will go more smoothly in the future.

Gao Gong couldn't help but glance at Xu Jie who had been silent.

And what about Xu Jie at this moment?

From the moment the officials of Yuxi Palace submitted a memorial to the emperor and the censors to impeach Yan Shaoting today, he had not said a word.

But.

Zheng Mao died just like that.

It was such a miserable death.

He was beaten before his death, his body was covered with bruises, and he could hardly utter a complete sentence.

It is so sad and miserable.

Xu Jie lowered his head, his vision a little blurry.

Vague memories gradually came to mind.

He seemed to recall that many years ago, Zheng Mao, who was not yet a member of the Imperial Censorate, had also listened to his lectures.

Over the years, Zheng Mao has always regarded himself as a student.

The first one to speak must be Master Xu.

Originally, being a censor was a noble job. As long as they worked for a few more years, they could seek to be appointed as a local official, or be the seal-keeping official in a government office.

What a pity.

Now the body is separated into two.

Xu Jie just felt a breath stuck in his chest and he couldn't exhale it.

Heart-wrenching pain.

But now, Yan Shifan and Gao Gong once again launched attacks on the censors.

Xu Jie's hands, hidden in his sleeves, were trembling slightly.

Yan Song, who had also remained silent, sat on the stool and looked back at Xu Jie: "Lord Xu is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of Personnel has its own rules for how officials in the court should act."

Listen to this.

Xu Jie's throat began to itch.

But he could only lower his head, bow and clasp his fists, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the court depends on the actions of all officials. It is the duty of the censors to supervise the court officials. But if there is occasional bias, or even a group of people attacking one person, we should be on guard and not let the court fall into the disaster of party strife." Under his sleeves.

Xu Jie clenched his hands tightly and gritted his teeth before saying these words.

The explanation is so pale.

But he had to say that he agreed with what Yan Shifan and Gao Gong said.

Xu Jie lowered his head and pursed his lips so tightly that his lips turned pale.

Jiajing glanced at Xu Jie indifferently.

The accounts between the Su and Song governments just a few days ago really made me furious.

But in the imperial court, in Wenyuan Pavilion.

After all, Xu Jie cannot be missing.

Jiajing's eyes swept over several people one by one.

The current situation is very good.

He had no intention of changing the current political situation.

"All six departments were punished to be sent to Nanjing and appointed as officials."

"All six departments of the Imperial Censorate were given a warning and fined three months' salary."

"The imperial edict ordered all officials in the court to speak their truth and not to attack each other in groups."

As the emperor gave the order to punish, the censors present could only accept the order helplessly.

Afterwards, he was driven out of Yuxi Palace by Lu Fang and his men.

Xu Jie's heart was bleeding.

Qiu Yue, Wang He and other six officials who were sent to Nanjing looked even paler.

They knew very well that they probably had no hope of a career in politics in the future.

Among the various ministries and government offices left in Nanjing, only the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War are the most important, and the rest can be called retirement offices.

Amidst the chorus of people accepting the emperor's orders and praising his wise majesty.

Jiajing smiled and turned to look at Yan Shaoting: "Now the issue of corruption in military supplies in various ministries and offices in Beijing has been investigated and resolved. However, how to prevent corruption from happening again depends on your consideration. I believe that the court should be clean and honest, and there should be supervision to ensure that the government and the people are upright."

Speaking of embezzlement in military supplies.

There was a commotion among the people in the hall.

Recently, due to the case of embezzlement in military supplies in Beijing, almost half of the officials involved in military supplies have been held accountable.

There were quite a few empty seats, and for a while they became the most coveted spots.

However, due to the recent major case of embezzlement in military supplies, no one dares to comment on it.

However, the emperor actually spoke at this moment, and wanted to put an end to the issue of military supplies once and for all.

Now is a good time to seize power.

The race started.

Yan Song was the first to speak: "As your majesty said, the court should investigate and punish corruption in military supplies. Correction and prevention are the second.

In recent years, the court has opened more military supply offices due to the times and circumstances. This is a move made in response to the situation.

Now that we need to control and prevent corruption, we should merge various government offices into one place and then assign supervisors.

This way the accounts are clean and supervision is in place.”

This was the unanimous thought reached within the Yan family since the case of embezzlement of military supplies in Beijing emerged.

Who said the Yan family doesn’t do anything?

This is not a national strategy!

As soon as the Prime Minister opened his mouth, everyone fell into deep thought.

If what Lord Yan said is true, then there will be a truly important government office in the court.

From now on, military supplies for the entire court will be managed by one place.

This is really a place that makes everyone jealous.

Does the Yan family want to take a piece of this fat meat?
Everyone looked at several cabinet ministers.

This matter will probably still cause some debate within the cabinet.

When everyone's imagination runs wild.

Gao Gong spoke first: "I second the proposal. This time, the court had such a major military supply case because there were many government offices and the accounts were complicated and intertwined.

As Lord Yan said, everything should be managed in one place to prevent corruption from happening again. Even if it does happen, the accounts can be checked with one book.

I think that if we talk about military supplies, the Ministry of Revenue can be in charge of it, the Ministry of War will submit reports, the Ministry of Works will prepare, and the Ministry of Revenue will be in charge of the general account of the expenditure of money and grain."

This was naturally Gao Gong's way of adding more authority to the Ministry of Revenue, which he was in charge of.

In the court, power has always been the ultimate factor, followed by official rank and grade.

The Minister of Revenue Gao Yao naturally immediately agreed to Gao Gong's request.

But such a request from the two of them would never satisfy everyone.

Yan Shifan, who had originally joined Gao Gong in attacking the censors, immediately stood up.

“Your Majesty, all matters concerning military supplies are finalized by the Ministry of Works. No matter the preparations, they are all the Ministry of Works’ business.

If all military supplies are to be managed in one place, the Ministry of Works should be in charge of it. The Ministry of Revenue will spend money and grain, and the Ministry of War will report military supplies, and the accounts will be submitted to the Ministry of Works for review."

Naturally, this statement was agreed by the Minister of Works Lei Li.

At this time, the issues discussed in Yuxi Palace had nothing to do with the impeachment by the censors, but were all about power.

The Ministry of War, on the other hand, remained silent.

The Minister of War Yang Bo even lowered his head, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Yan Song once again glanced at Xu Jie: "What do you think, Lord Xu?"

Immortal!

Xu Jie was already feeling depressed today, and he cursed in his heart.

Then he said, "Since this matter is to prevent corruption again, it is better to hand it over to the Ministry of Revenue for easier checking. The withdrawal and expenditure of money and grain can be accounted for together. The Ministry of Works will be in charge of preparation, the Ministry of War will check it, and then the three departments of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of War will supervise and supervise it."

Although Gao Gong is completely standing on the opposite side of himself today.

But at this moment, Xu Jie could only entrust the power of military supplies to the Ministry of Revenue.

It can’t really fall into the hands of the Ministry of Industry and eventually end up in the hands of the Yan family.

As long as it’s not the Yan family, everything can be discussed.

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