First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 72: Humble public instrument

  Unlike hundreds of people, they flocked to the yamen, wanting to witness with their own eyes how Master Qingtian redressed their grievances!

   There is no doubt that if you can do a good job, you can at least reap 70% of the people's hearts. If it's just a false story and fooling the big guys, no one is a fool, and he has a book in his heart.

   Anyway, I've been here in this way all these years, there shouldn't be any extravagant hopes!

   The common people are like this. As the two senior talents under the command of Lao Zhu, Li Shanchang and Zhang Ximeng, they know in their hearts.

  Cleaning up unjust cases and trying corrupt officials and tyrannical officials is a crucial first step. Only when this artillery fires can we continue to use other methods, otherwise there will be a lot of resistance and difficulty.

   So they were busy before the announcement.

   "I have selected fifteen people here. There are no fewer than a few hundred cases in their bodies. They are all heinous crimes, and they have not been wronged."

   Li Shanchang is worthy of being a veteran, and he has already planned it.

   After entering the city, he immediately sealed the file to find out these heinous guys.

   Zhang Ximeng naturally believed in Li Shanchang, and smiled: "This is the rule of yamen handling cases, right?"

   "What rules?" Li Shanchang blurted out.

   Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "Naturally, I don't know the result, so don't start an investigation!"

   Li Shanchang was startled. He hadn't heard anyone say it before, but it's not wrong to say so. After pondering it, it makes sense.

"Being a heavy responsibility, you can't be careful. Take this time of reporting and clearing up the wrongs. If you find an innocent and moral gentleman and the case cannot go on, it will naturally affect the important affairs of the higher authority. It is reasonable to pick these things that are tenable and stable. middle."

   Zhang Ximeng expressed understanding.

   "Managed by Mr. Li, naturally there is no disadvantage, and success is achieved."

   Li Shanchang smiled, but then he said: "Mr. Zhang, if you want to check these things, I will have a rough idea, and a helper is indispensable!"

   Zhang Ximeng understood, "Is it time to increase manpower?"

   "Well, I have already ordered a few people to come over... I just need Mr. Zhang to check it out." Li Shanchang still remembered the agreement with Zhang Ximeng that he had to go through Zhang Ximeng if he wanted to employ people.

   "Also, let them come here, I also want to see Chuzhou heroes." Zhang Ximeng agreed with a smile.

   After Li Shanchang left, five scribes soon came, all from Chuzhou.

The person headed by   , a Confucian costume, thin eyebrows, long eyes, and gentle manner, he took the initiative to introduce him, and his name was Yang Yuangao.

   The next four people are Ruan Hongdao, Li Menggeng, Hou Yuanshan, and Fan Jingzhao.

   Zhang Ximeng looked at it and smiled and said, "You and Mr. Li are working together in Chuzhou?"

  Yang Yuangao hurriedly said: "That's true, Baishi brothers (Li Shan long characters) wise ministers choose the lord, and the determination is like flowing, far better than me. Now I am waiting for the Ming lord, and I am willing to do my best to assist the superior and achieve the great cause!"

   After he finished speaking, the remaining four people also agreed with him, constantly touting Lao Zhu, and simply praised Zhu Yuanzhang as a rare flower in the sky and a hard-to-find flower on the ground.

   Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but smile, it really deserves to come out of the Yamen, flattering is so smooth. They are very similar to the former Li Shanchang, but they are exactly the same.

   Zhang Ximeng suddenly had a kind of enlightenment in his mind... Why did Li Shanchang, the first civil servant of the founding of Ming Dynasty, leave the court at such an old age and be implicated in him? We must get rid of him!

   In fact, it can be seen from the recommendation of talents this time.

   You said you don’t need these people, right? Who else can I use?

   Chuzhou is just this big, there are not too many scholars, and even fewer people are familiar with official documents. Therefore, we must accept Lao Li's recommendation.

   But the problem is that these people, relying on the merits of Conglong, will be less likely to be officials above the prefect, and it is not impossible to even become officials in frontiers.

   They were all recommended by Li Shanchang, and it was Lao Li who pulled them out. It seems self-evident who they would listen to! And this kind of people, in the process of Lao Zhu conquering the world and sitting in the world, constantly emerged, from the six branches of the imperial court to the local yamen, they were almost pervasive.

   This group of people is not only a threat to imperial power. Old Zhu treated the people kindly and formulated many policies to facilitate the people, such as Deng Wengu, and even allowed the people to send corrupt officials into Beijing.

   Can these people obey Zhu Yuanzhang honestly? After all, they are all contaminated with the habits of the Yuan Dynasty. Once they lose their suppression, no one knows what will happen...

There is no intention to wash away Zhu Yuanzhang here, just to say that it is an objective reality, any decision, there are complicated reasons, not even as simple as paving the way for the emperor grandson, but many conditions are superimposed and entangled, and Zhu Yuanzhang cannot be forced. Not for.

   Zhang Ximeng pondered a little, and suddenly said: "You have worked in Yuanting for many years and have rich experience. What do you think should be done?"

   Several people looked at each other, and it was still Yang Yuangao taking the lead to speak.

   "Naturally not avoiding hardships, not afraid of hardship, wholeheartedly, assisting the superior."

   Zhang Ximeng smiled, "It's natural that you said that. But I want to ask you, how do you think about yourself?"

   "This...I think that since I am an official, I naturally want to be a superior, shepherd and guard one side, perform loyalty to one's duty, put one's liver on the ground, and never regret one's death."

   Zhang Ximeng laughed and shook his head, Yang Yuangao is a few inexplicable, is this also wrong?

   Zhang Ximeng sighed: "The words are naturally good, but if you want me to say, the big guy seems to take himself too high."

   Several people are unknown. Therefore, since Lao Zhu intends to fight for the world, they come to join in, hoping to make some achievements and stay in history. Is it wrong for a person to have ideals and ambitions?

   They looked at Zhang Ximeng in doubt. Could it be that this young man's brain is broken and he is talking nonsense here?

Zhang Ximeng motioned them to sit down, and then said: "The official person should go up to the lord, and take care of the Li people. Some people think that it is time to help the emperor and father and be the master for the people. This is also right. If this can be done, I will naturally It's a five-body throw. It's just that not every official can do this step."

   "As an official, the most fundamental thing is to be sentimental and fulfilled...To put it bluntly, it is to communicate with each other and act as a bridge. Do you think so?"

  Yang Yuangao hurriedly said: "Mr. Gao said, I will admire it."

Zhang Ximeng shook his head and said: "This analogy is not the same. People are different from bridges. Once the bridge is built and placed there, people on both sides can pass through at will without hindrance. But the mouth of a person, when spreading words, can say something or not. Is it more or less, all in one thought. Isn't there such a sentence that is called to deceive the superior and the inferior?"

   After these four words were exported, all five of them were discolored, and they were timid, and their hands shook.

   Li Shanchang didn't tell them, is this kid so difficult?

   Could it be that he has any handle in his hand to settle with the big guy?

   "Don't be afraid, everyone, I'm just discussing the matter, I definitely don't mean anything else. I just want to tell the big guys, as officials, we are just humble public tools!"

"Speaking of humbleness, we must remember that there is a lord above, and whether there are hundreds of people below, this is something we can't afford. Honestly, be familiar with up and down, don't be self-righteous, feel great, you can play tricks on the lord, you can oppress the people... The big guy must be clear that this is not the Great Yuan Dynasty, and the bad habits of the past have to be thrown out of the sky!"

"Of course, no matter how humble, we are still a public weapon... Since we have this public character, we must be clear that we should have the overall situation in our hearts, there should be big right and wrong, and some bottom lines should not be crossed. The Lord must not be deceived, and the people must not be insulted. The conscience of doing things must maintain the existing rules and maintain this piece of foundation! No matter where it develops in the future, this iron law must not be forgotten!"

   Yang Yuangao was so shocked that he couldn't help but fall into contemplation.

   In fact, with Zhu Yuanzhang's current strength situation, it is a bit early to say this.

   But Yang Yuanyao and the others are not stupid, why did Li Shanchang say hello and they all came?

   After all, I was still shocked.

   Look at the soldiers in the city who do not enter the houses.

   freeze to death without tearing down the house, starving to death without looting.

   Yue Family Army is nothing more than that!

   Zhu Yuanzhang sits on a strong soldier and has a lot of means, which can be expected in the future!

   Apart from anything else, Xu Shouhui, a cloth seller, has become the Emperor Tianwan.

   Zhang Shicheng, who was born as a salt worker, ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ just became king on the first day of the first lunar month.

   Which step Zhu Yuanzhang can get is really hard to say.

   At that point, what Zhang Ximeng said was the most logical saying.

   "Thank you for your advice, I'll wait to engrave my heart!"

  Yang Yuangao took the lead, and thanked them together.

Zhang Ximeng could not help but smile softly when they heard them. "The lord is a very promising master. Now it is a messy world. Let your eyes open and the future is limitless. My words may not sound good, but they do come from the heart. We should know ourselves. Who are you doing things for, don’t enter the real temple and worship false gods!"

   Yang Yuangao five people were pounding, and they quickly agreed.

   This young man is really not easy. There is temptation in the warning, and warning in the encouragement.

   I thought that Li Shanchang could coax Zhu Yuanzhang round and round and become the first civilian official... Now, I’m afraid it’s not enough!

   After Zhang Ximeng finished speaking, he took out the official document, and asked them carefully about the situation of several of them, filled in the file, and wrote his own name, let them draw and use the seal.

   Yang Yuangao was surprised when he saw Zhang Ximeng's name.

   Zhang Ximeng is calm, he has encountered it too many times.

   "I am from the Zhang family in Jinan, the Zhang family you know!"

   Yang Yuanyao couldn't help but his eyes widened. He didn't dare to say much, but he retired obediently... When a few people came out and got together, he could only helplessly smile.

   "It is really unexpected that the descendants of Mr. Yunzhuang actually followed the Red Scarf! We are not as honorable as others!"

   The remaining four took a look, and they also understood, don’t think about it, and work honestly!

   So they said in unison: "Yes, we are all humble public instruments!"

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