Chapter 358 Xu Jie's True Plan

Inside the main hall of Wanshou Palace.

Everyone was silent, but they all looked at Xu Jie with strange expressions.

In Xu Jie's words, the so-called treacherous monks and corrupt officials were rampant in the capital area.

Everyone present today was confused.

after all.

It was just a dirty affair between Dongguanzhuang and Nanlu Zen Temple, and it happened in the no-man's land between Changping and Huairou.

How could these important figures in the court know so quickly?

Although this is the truth.

But Yan Shaoting frowned and looked at Xu Jie in confusion because of this.

How did this old dog know about this?
What kind of plan did he intend to achieve by using this incident at the last imperial conference in the 41st year of Jiajing?
Jiajing also looked puzzled.

If it was in the past.

At this year-end meeting, the most that would be discussed would be which government department used too much ice in the summer and too much charcoal in the winter.

It's all just a formality.

It was obvious that Xu Jie's words today were intended to stir up trouble.

Jiajing lowered his head silently and lowered his eyelids.

"Where in the capital did the corrupt monk and official that Lord Xu mentioned happen to be born in this capital?"

This is a question.

After that, Jiajing raised his head slightly.

"If there are corrupt monks, the Ministry of Rites and the Monk Records Office can be ordered to investigate and punish them. If there are corrupt officials, the Ministry of Rites and the three judicial offices should impose severe punishments."

The emperor added another sentence.

Basically, the result of handling this matter has been stated.

No matter what Xu Jie wants to say, just deal with it this way.

It is clear.

At this moment, Jiajing really didn't want any more trouble to happen in the court, which would ruin his mood for a peaceful New Year.

But Xu Jie didn't seem to want Jiajing to get his wish.

He said solemnly, "Your Majesty, if it was really just a matter of a treacherous monk or a corrupt official, it should be handled as Your Majesty said. However, what I have spied on is that the treacherous monk and the corrupt official attacked each other, and the local authorities reported to the higher authorities, and they competed with each other for backing, and even villages and temples rose to the county and prefecture to collude with each other, just to suppress each other.

At a time when the country is in the process of rectifying the administration, the capital should be the best place in the world, a model for all prefectures and cities, and a benchmark for the court to spread your majesty's wise governance. But this incident happened, which is a shame for the capital, and the best place is not good enough! "

In the main hall.

As Xu Jie spoke in a deep voice, he discussed the key pros and cons of this matter.

The atmosphere suddenly changed, and everyone even breathed more carefully.

Jiajing frowned slightly.

This Xu Jie is finally going to make a fuss about something in the last memorial at the end of the year!
At this time, Yan Song slowly turned his neck and glanced sideways at Xu Jie, who was standing not far away with his hands clasped together, looking like the most upright minister in the world.

A smile appeared on the old prime minister's face.

Inadvertently, he coughed twice.

"Lord Xu is always concerned about state affairs, regardless of the size of the matter. He is indeed a capable minister."

"only……"

After just one sentence of praise, Yan Song changed the subject.

But the smile on his face remained unchanged.

The Prime Minister who once controlled the court and the world now seems to have really become a kind old man next door.

Yan Song shook his head slowly and said, "It's just that what Lord Xu said, no one seems to have mentioned it in Wenyuan Pavilion today. Logically speaking, if the matter is really serious, the prefectures and counties in the capital or Shuntian Prefecture should have reported it to the court, and then we would have known about it. But I don't know... where did Lord Xu know about this?"

Less than a hundred words.

It took Yan Song a long time to finish speaking these words.

His tone was not harsh and his voice was very calm, as if he was a bystander, narrating slowly.

Yan Shaoting, who was standing beside Old Yan, had already given the old man a thumbs up in his heart.

This move of retreating to advance is truly ingenious.

Yan Shaoting couldn't help but look at Xu Jie with a smile on his face.

According to the imperial regulations, local affairs must be reported layer by layer up.

If it exceeds authority, it will be a serious administrative accident.

For example, if a matter that should have been the province of a certain county could not be resolved by the county and was reported to a certain prefecture or even a certain province, then problems would arise.

First, the magistrate of a certain county will be held accountable, and then the prefect of a certain prefecture will be held accountable.

Now, we only know that the incident Xu Jie mentioned happened in the capital area, which naturally happened in a certain county under Shuntian Prefecture.

Then according to the rules, this matter should be handled by the prefecture or county. Only if the prefecture or county cannot handle it will it report to Shuntian Prefecture for handling.

If Shuntian Prefecture is unable to resolve the problem, it will report to the imperial court and request intervention.

Just going through this set of procedures would involve going through four or five government offices, and would take at least half a month.

There is no movement in Shuntian Prefecture right now, but you, Xu Jie, knew about this first and even brought it up at the imperial meeting.

That is also an overstepping of authority!
You can't just use this matter as an excuse just because you, Xu Jie, are the second-in-command of the cabinet.

otherwise.

It is possible that you are taking advantage of the situation.

Without waiting for Xu Jie to explain.

Guo Pu blatantly exclaimed in front of everyone.

His face was full of confusion and he shook his head, looking puzzled.

Then he said puzzledly: "I have been worried that I might have missed something recently, so I have repeatedly brought people to check. It is not because I have seen reports from Shuntian Prefecture that corrupt officials have emerged in its jurisdiction."

Guo Pu was the Minister of Personnel.

At first, he was better than Li Chunfang and was promoted to the position of Tianguan in the Ministry of Personnel.

However, he did not expect that Li Chunfang had now successfully entered the cabinet because of Xu Jie's repeated efforts, and thus once again surpassed Guo Pu.

Xu Jie's face was tense and he immediately turned around to look at Guo Pu.

This Guo Anyang!
Li Chunfang glanced around, then immediately turned back to look at the Minister of Rites Yan Ne.

"What Lord Xu said today about corrupt monks and corrupt officials seems to be a fact. I wonder if the Monks' Records Department of the Ministry of Rites has received any reports?"

Following Li Chunfang's words, everyone looked at the Minister of Rites Yan Ne.

And Yan Ne also nodded in public.

"It seems that this is true. If Lord Xu hadn't mentioned it today, I would have forgotten that the Ministry of Rites had mentioned this to Lord Xu at the time."

The atmosphere on the scene changed again.

Guo Pu's face was tense, but Xu Jie's expression was slightly relaxed.

Li Chunfang smiled and looked back at Yan Ne.

As for Yan Ne.

His face was calm.

Although Li Chunfang missed his chance to join the cabinet, he still had to take Lord Xu into consideration at the moment and could not lose the big picture for the small.

Yan Song's expression did not change at all.

He hummed and turned to look at the emperor above.

"This incident happened in the capital, and it has attracted the attention of Lord Xu. I think the court should also take it seriously as Lord Xu said, and investigate and deal with it strictly."

Done.

Made the attitude clear.

Maintaining the appearance of being selfless and doing everything for the public, Yan Song shut his mouth.

Jiajing also understood and nodded: "It is exactly as Lord Yan said. Lord Xu should explain this matter quickly, and the various ministries and government offices will investigate and deal with it according to the law after the new year."

Here.

Jiajing had actually given a clear indication.

He didn't want to deal with these troublesome things today, so even if there was anything, he would leave it until after the New Year.

Subsequently.

It was Xu Jie who began to describe in vivid detail the dispute between Dongguanzhuang and the Nanlu Zen Temple, saying that if the matter was not dealt with strictly, the court would be in turmoil.

of course.

The version Xu Jie knew was much simpler than the one Yan Shaoting knew from Xiao Junpeng.

For example, Xu Jie did not know that Nanlu Zen Temple might be colluding with the White Lotus Sect.

at this time.

Xu Jie has also finished his description.

He waved his arms and clasped his hands together.

"Your Majesty, regardless of what the monks in the Nanlu Zen Temple are like, according to the running water insurance book established by our Great Ming Taizu Gao Emperor in the 23rd year of Hongwu, the fields, land, and houses inside and outside the Zen Temple all belong to the Zen Temple."

obviously.

Xu Jie learned about this matter after the last fight between Nanlu Zen Temple and Dongguanzhuang not long ago.

recently.

It was because of the running guarantee book of the 23rd year of Hongwu that Dongguanzhuang had been in a state of dormancy, as if it was really overwhelmed by the running guarantee book and unable to fight back, but it also seemed that it was preparing for a big one and counterattacked against Nanlu Zen Temple.

But when Xu Jie said this, Yan Shaoting instantly turned his head and looked at the other party.

Subsequently.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly.

The other people present were suspicious. Could it be that Xu Jie was going to speak up for Nanlu Zen Temple?

However, the tactics used by the Ci Fu today are quite familiar.

wrong!

Isn’t this the method Yan Shaoting often used in the past!

And that end.

Xu Jie continued speaking.

"But after a careful investigation, I discovered that there are more hidden secrets!"

When these words came out, everyone was stunned again.

Wasn't it that Xu Jie wanted to support Nanlu Zen Temple and belonged to it in the fields inside and outside the temple?

"Although during the reign of our Emperor Taizu Gao, the imperial court established a running guarantee book in the 23rd year of Hongwu, which attributed the temple's internal and external affairs to the temple. However, I have carefully investigated this temple and found that the abbot Fochun, the monk Fohe and others all have problems with their origins and ordination certificates. They are not good people! And the abbot of Nanlu Temple, Fochun, is the chief of the Shuntian Prefecture's Buddhist Affairs Department. He has relied on his power since he took office."

What Xu Jie said was that he hated evil as much as he hated it.

If he said now that he would kill these monks with his own hands, everyone would believe it.

It was just that Xu Jie acted as if he was going to support Nanlu Zen Monastery at first, but then he changed his tone and said he wanted to severely punish Nanlu Zen Monastery. The situation was reversed in an instant, which completely confused everyone.

Jiajing also frowned slightly.

He was a little confused about what Xu Jie wanted to do today!
Xu Jie's face was serious. "And Dongguan Manor is also a wealthy family in the area. Although the manor is divided into two, they have maintained a family relationship for many years. They are a powerful local family. There are many people from the family and their students and old friends in the county government office. In this dispute between the Zen temple and Dongguan Manor, regardless of the previous relationship, Dongguan Manor seems to be using its power to suppress others."

Could it be that Lord Xu has also changed his personality?

Are you really going to start being a good person?

Many people in the hall stared at Xu Jie with strange eyes.

In this matter, we will not help either side and both sides will be severely punished.

It's just a stubborn thing with two ends blocked.

Yan Shaoting couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

His palm silently supported Old Yantou's arm from behind.

Yan Song also sensed something and looked up at his eldest grandson, whose expression changed slightly.

Yan Shaoting was staring at Xu Jie who had already spoken with a sharp look in his eyes.

"The court is currently rectifying the administration of officials and has introduced a system of recommending candidates for official posts, so that local governments can prevent the proliferation of corrupt officials."

"However, Dongguanzhuang was under the jurisdiction of Huairou County and Changping Public Security Bureau, but there was no evidence of Huairou County reporting the incident, and there was no evidence of Shuntian Prefecture investigating corrupt officials under its jurisdiction."

"Dongguanzhuang and Nanlu Zen Monastery have had a grudge against each other for many years, but Shuntian Prefecture has not dealt with it. The treacherous monks of Nanlu Zen Monastery have stolen the post of the chief monk of the capital, and the local big families are openly using the power of the government to oppress people in the local area."

"From a moral and rational point of view, both public and private, Shuntian Prefecture, Huairou County and Changping Public Security Bureau all have an unshirkable responsibility!"

When Xu Jie said that both Nanlu Zen Temple and Dongguanzhuang must be severely punished, he used this incident to lead to the fact that the Yang family of Dongguanzhuang was working in Huairou County and Nanlu Zen Temple was in control of the Shuntian Prefecture.

Yan Shaoting understood that he came here for the new policy!

Although Xu Jie had not spoken yet.

Although up to now, it seems that it was this Lord Xu who launched an attack on Zhang Juzheng, the governor of Shuntian, and Yan Shaoting, the director of the Changping Public Security Bureau.

But Yan Shaoting was certain.

Xu Jie wanted to use this incident to criticize the current affairs of the court.

Actually at this time.

Many people in the Wanshou Palace Hall have already reacted.

Even above.

Jiajing also looked at the second assistant with deep eyes.

But he didn't think about why Xu Jie did this, he was just thinking about why he chose today.

Xu Jie was full of charisma today.

"The court has been rectifying the administration of officials for a year now. Shuntian Prefecture, as the capital, should have been the first to receive the emperor's grace and national policy to rectify its governance. However, after a year, Shuntian Prefecture seems to be completely unaware of the rectification of the administration decided by the emperor and the officials in the court. I don't know what went wrong."

"Could it be that the officials of Shuntian Prefecture, the state, and the county are clearly located in the capital, but they are unaware of the court's policies? Or is it that the court is implementing national policies, but there are some hidden feelings among them, and we, the ministers, have been unaware of it for a long time?"

Because of the long time of taking a breath to speak, coupled with emotional expression.

Xu Jie's face turned a little red.

But in front of everyone, he slowly moved his feet, turned around and looked at everyone present.

Xu Jie spread his hands.

"The court is rectifying the administration of officials."

“But the prefectures in the capital are completely clueless.”

"Isn't this national policy implemented in vain?"

There was a bang.

Although the Wanshou Palace Hall was silent.

But in everyone's head, there seemed to be a loud thunder.

Yan Shaoting frowned.

As he had guessed, Xu Laogou was intent on rectifying the administration of officials and, at the same time, abolishing the system of recommending students for official appointment.

As for what exactly happened in Dongguanzhuang and Nanlu Zen Temple, and the twists and turns of the cause and effect, it was none of his business.

He, Xu Jie, just needed to borrow this matter.

Just abolish the policies that the court is currently implementing!
What a great plan!
At this moment, Yan Shaoting couldn't help but admire Xu Jie who was standing in front of him today.

This old dog has become more difficult to deal with than before.

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