GBP Chapter 1204 It would be best if it could give all the officials in the court a headache.
Chapter 1204 It would be best if it could give all the officials in the court a headache.
Social mobility mechanism.
A safety net mechanism at the bottom level.
After pondering for three seconds, Hei Sesame Tangyuan decided to write these two concepts into a letter and have it delivered to Emperor Zhu by fast horse.
"I was completely dumbfounded."
"Such a troublesome problem should obviously be something that my father, the emperor, should be concerned about."
While writing the letter, Heizhi Tangyuan complained to Yang Shaofeng, "I am just a mere crown prince, I shouldn't be thinking about such troublesome issues."
Yang Shaofeng immediately grinned as well.
“That’s right, this is something that should give my father-in-law a headache.”
"And then there's the Duke of Han and the Marquis of Chengyi; they all receive salaries."
"They should also have a share in this matter."
Black Sesame Dumpling nodded and was about to send someone to summon Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen to the palace when Xia Yu hurriedly ran to the Prince Consort's residence. He took out two secret reports and bowed to Black Sesame Dumpling, saying, "Your Highness, the Embroidered Uniform Guard has an urgent report."
Zhu Biao took the report casually, glanced at it briefly, and then handed it to Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Now, I'm afraid the Duke of Han will have an even bigger headache."
Yang Shaofeng also laughed.
The two urgent reports concerned two different matters.
The first urgent report stated that Li Qi had caused some trouble in Yizhou, not a minor issue, but not a major one either. In short, it was due to "excessive arrests of local people, which incited a popular uprising."
To put it bluntly, Li Qi's killings were excessive, contrary to moral principles, and damaged the prestige of the Ming Dynasty. Demotion and salary reduction were considered lenient punishments.
To put it mildly, Li Qi was merely helping Hu Weiyong and his group recruit some laborers; he just made a mistake in his methods and at most deserved a slap on the wrist.
As for whether it's a big or small matter... in the end, Black Sesame Tangyuan will definitely make the final decision, but before Black Sesame Tangyuan makes the final decision, it will still be left to the civil and military officials to argue and fight over.
The second secret report was a joint memorial submitted by Chang Mao, Chang Sheng, Li Mingchen, and others from Fujian. It stated that the civil unrest in Fujian had been quelled, and all officials, gentry, merchants, and scholars involved in the civil unrest of the seventh year of Hongwu had been arrested. The memorial was originally asking whether the entire Jiangnan region should be cleaned up next.
Yang Shaofeng smiled, then waved the secret letter in his hand and said, "It's good to have a headache. It's not just Han Guoguang; it would be best if all the officials in the court had a headache too."
Yang Shaofeng never expected that when the civil and military officials arrived at the Qianqing Palace and saw Heizhi Tangyuan sitting on the dragon throne, they not only did not fight over the trouble caused by Li Qi, but instead began to impeach Yang Shaofeng with dark faces.
"Qi-ge'er was originally such a well-behaved child, but he was corrupted by the Prince Consort in Ningyang County."
Liu Bowen was the first to speak: "The commotion caused in Yizhou Prefecture is nothing more than a trivial matter, yet the Prince Consort has made such a fuss over such a small thing, even urging His Highness to hold a court assembly. I believe he should be fined three months' salary as a warning to others!"
Xue Xiang, who was driven to the brink of madness by the mess that was plaguing the Ministry of Rites, joined the group without hesitation: "I think the Embroidered Uniform Guard has been doing nothing lately, especially the Imperial Son-in-Law, the Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander. It seems that he has completely forgotten that he is still the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial. He should be fined!"
Yang Siyi, who was in charge of the national treasury and temporarily in charge of the tax bureau and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, also jumped out: "Your Highness, you promised to help me with the tax and the national treasury matters. How come you still have the leisure to deal with the barbarians of Yizhou?"
"..."
Yang Shaofeng stared blankly at all the officials in the court, then at the black sesame dumplings and Li Shanchang.
No, is today's script correct?
This is fucking wrong.
It was clearly Li Qi who caused trouble in Yizhou Prefecture, yet instead of arguing about how to deal with him, you all gang up on me.
And you two, one is the crown prince who makes the final decision, and the other is the chief minister of the court, who is also the father of the person involved. What's with the two of you looking like you're watching a show?
So it's not important whether Li Qi is unlucky or not, but it's more important to see me make a fool of myself, right?
As the saying goes, anger arises from the heart, and evil is born from the gall.
Yang Shaofeng grew increasingly displeased, and immediately snorted coldly, saying, "It must be difficult for you all, that you've all agreed to gang up on me?"
"As the current head of the Imperial Archives, you, Marquis Chengyi, do not think about how to supervise the officials, but instead allow Li Qi to incite a popular uprising in Yizhou. Aren't you even more derelict in your duties than I am?"
"And you, Minister Yang, have you even sorted out the matters of the national treasury and taxation before coming to cause trouble for me?"
After criticizing Liu Bowen and Yang Siyi, Yang Shaofeng turned his gaze to Xue Xiang, his tone carrying a hint of threat: "The men you, Minister Xue, want haven't even arrived in the capital yet."
As soon as Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, the black sesame dumplings couldn't sit still any longer.
"We can talk about other things later when we have time. Let's talk about Qi-ge'er's situation in Yizhou first."
Black Sesame Dumpling tapped the armrest of the dragon throne and said, "Should we transfer Qi-ge to another place, or send troops from Fujian to suppress him? Let's discuss it."
Li Shanchang's eyes darted around, and he immediately bowed to the black sesame dumpling, saying, "Your Highness, I believe that while Li Qi's audacity certainly contributed to the uprising in Yizhou, the root cause is that Yizhou is newly annexed, the local people are alienated from our Great Ming, and the number of Ming people in Yizhou is too small."
"In my opinion, we should relocate another 100,000 people from other places to settle there. This would allow us to cultivate the land in Yizhou and dilute the native Yizhou people, enabling them to gradually integrate into the Ming Dynasty."
"As for Li Qi... I believe that an envoy should be sent to reprimand him, and he should be fined half a year's salary and barred from promotion for three years."
Liu Bowen glanced at Yang Shaofeng, stroked his beard, and said, "Hmm, this punishment is quite reasonable."
In the entire Ming Dynasty court, there was truly only one imperial son-in-law who didn't know how to be an official—the head of the Censorate took the lead in picking on you, Yang Dianfeng, and said he would fine you three months' salary. You actually thought it was aimed at you?
No, this is aimed at Li Qi. Because what you did was obviously more serious and outrageous than what Li Qi did. You were only fined three months' salary, but if it were Li Qi, would you have the nerve to use the same old method of demoting him, dismissing him, and then fined him?
Sending an official to reprimand him and then deducting one or two months' salary would basically resolve the matter.
As for how many laborers he captured in Yizhou Prefecture and what policies he implemented that incited the uprising... as long as the rebels weren't Ming citizens, who cares if those barbarians die!
Black Sesame Dumpling quickly added, "Brother Qi has been quite diligent in Yizhou Prefecture. Although he encountered some minor problems, it was ultimately just a matter of using the wrong methods. We can't say that his intentions were wrong. The Cabinet can come up with a punishment plan later."
After saying that, Heizhi Tangyuan winked at Yang Shaofeng and said, "I called everyone here today for two reasons. First, because of what Qi-ge'er is up to in Yizhou Prefecture. Second, it's about the Fujian Provincial Administration Commission."
Black Sesame Dumpling gestured for Xia Yu to hand the secret report to Li Shanchang, and then continued, "The number of people involved this time may far exceed expectations."