Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 53 Yang Tinghe suffers a loss
After hearing what Zhu Houcong said, Shi Yao bowed solemnly and said, "I will obey the imperial edict and will not allow the Ministry of Personnel to become a place where public tools are used for personal gain!"

For Shi Yao, the fact that the emperor was still so young, yet he made such incisive and warning remarks to him did not offend him at all, but rather he found them very useful.

Because he hoped that the new emperor would be such an upright and strict person.

Only this kind of emperor made him feel right and capable of making the Ming Dynasty truly prosperous.

Zhu Houcong nodded and laughed secretly.

He was waiting for Shi Yan to make things difficult for Yang Tinghe on his behalf and to stop Yang Tinghe from constantly using his power to transfer or demote some officials who were at odds with him.

After Shi Yan took office in the Ministry of Personnel, he began to carefully screen the various departments of the Ministry to see if there were any cases of misusing public resources for personal gain under the instructions of powerful figures in the court. He even checked at night.

Fan Yangqian, a doctor in the Ministry of Literature, had no choice but to persuade Shi Yao at this time: "It's too late. You should take care of your health. Let's check it tomorrow."

"The emperor is wise and has great hopes that I can revive the administration of officials. How can I fail to live up to his grace?"

"Wang Jinxi is running the Ministry of Personnel so badly that there are problems everywhere. If we don't investigate it soon, the administration of the court will never be clean!"

Fan Yangqian smiled and said, "But if you stay here, everyone will be embarrassed to go home."

"That's their business."

"not my business!"

Shi Yan simply waved his hand and continued to investigate government affairs.

Fan Yangqian had no choice but to turn around and leave in disappointment.

But not for a while.

Shi Yan waved at Fan Yangqian again: "Come back!"

Fan Yangqian could not help but stop, turned around, and walked back to Shi Yan: "What do you have to say?"

Shi Yao handed a document from the Ministry of Personnel to Fan Yangqian and said, "Wang Ji, the Imperial Secretary of the Nanjing Engineering Department, impeached the Junior Prime Minister Luo Gong for misinterpreting the teachings of the sages. The cabinet's proposal was for the Ministry of Personnel to review it, but after your review, you want to transfer him to Nanjing. Do you think this is appropriate?"

Fan Yangqian couldn't help but be stunned.

Then Fan Yangqian asked Shi Yao: "Don't you know that Mr. Luo's interpretation of the words of the sage is a heresy?"

"Whether it is heretical or not is not the point."

"But if someone is punished for misinterpreting the words of a sage, then shouldn't Zhu Xi also be punished?"

After Shi Yan said this, he said to Fan Yangqian in a stern tone: "This is simply outrageous!"

Fan Yangqian was even more surprised, and his heart was burning with anger, but he did not dare to really get angry with Shi Yao for the time being, so he just said in a low voice:

"This is what the Master meant."

"How could Master have such intention?!"

"I think it's obvious that you are using the title of Grand Tutor to take the power of appointment and dismissal of officials from the Ministry of Personnel as your own private tool!"

Shi Yan said this to Fan Yangqian with a sullen face.

Fan Yangqian looked very embarrassed and at the same time he felt even more confused.

"Which side is this Shi guy from?"

"Has he forgotten so quickly who made him the Minister of Personnel?"

Seeing that he had been standing in front of him, Shi Yan said nothing and did not ask any more questions. He just threw the text in front of him:
"Resubmit the report and say that the censor's accusation was not justified and that Lord Luo should not punish him. Instead, it is the censor's narrow-mindedness and intolerance that should not be allowed to remain in the position of censor."

Fan Yangqian gritted his teeth and replied, "Yes!"

The first level of officialdom crushes people to death.

Even if he was dissatisfied, he would not openly confront Shi Yan.

What's more, if this matter gets out of hand, it won't be good for him, and it will also bring shame to Yang Tinghe behind him.

Therefore, Fan Yangqian only took the original copy and modified it according to Shi Yao's wishes. Only then did Shi Yao sign and seal it and submit it.

After receiving this memorial from the Ministry of Personnel, the Cabinet naturally voted to approve it.

Zhu Houcong also saw Shi Yan's petition, smiled, and asked the Imperial Household Department to approve it.

As a result, Luo Qinshun, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, no longer had to be transferred to Nanjing to serve as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel because Zhu Houcong read out his words at the court meeting.

Instead, the Nanjing Engineering Censor Wang Ji, who impeached him, was proposed to be transferred to another post.

Let’s talk.

Luo Qinshun already knew that he had been impeached by the censors.

But he didn't care about the impeachment of himself by the censors.

Who among the officials of the second or third rank has not been impeached several times by the officials of the Ministry of Personnel?

It is abnormal not to be impeached.

How powerful must one be if even the censors don't dare to impeach him?

Therefore, many officials who were afraid of being misunderstood by the emperor and the world as powerful officials were eager to be impeached by the censors several times, and sometimes they even took the initiative to ask the censors to impeach them a few times.

Luo Qinshun also knew that the reason behind this must be because Yang Tinghe and other Neo-Confucian ministers did not tolerate him.

But Luo Qinshun is very happy now.

Because he already knew that the emperor had read his words in person during the court discussion. This proved that the emperor already knew his knowledge, which was undoubtedly equivalent to admitting that his knowledge was not heresy, and even implied that he shared the same views as him.

This was enough to make Luo Qinshun, who was determined to make his mark in the world, happy.

natural.

Being impeached or even punished by Yang Tinghe was nothing.

But what Luo Qinshun did not expect was that he soon learned that he was fine, but the censor who impeached him was transferred to Guangdong to serve as a magistrate.

Luo Qinshun also learned from his colleagues in the Ministry of Personnel that this was because the new Minister of Personnel Shi Yan asked the Ministry of Selection to change the outcome of his transfer to Nanjing.

Although Luo Qinshun was the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he was reluctant to ask about the matter because it concerned him. It was only after the result came out that he realized that it was Shi Yan who told him not to go to Nanjing.

Luo Qinshun was naturally quite moved by this, and came to Shi Yan's duty room with a serious expression.

"What's the matter?"

Shi Yao asked this question specifically when he saw Luo Qinshun coming.

Luo Qinshun didn't say anything, but just bowed deeply to Shi Yan.

Shi Yan knew why Luo Qinshun did that, and he returned the greeting.

The two smiled at each other.

After that, Luo Qinshun walked lightly back to his duty room.

A look of joy.

The whole person suddenly felt much more energetic.

For Luo Qinshun, the current Ming Dynasty can truly be said to have a wise monarch and upright ministers in the court. The number of refugees has also been greatly reduced due to the clearing of farmlands in the capital, and he himself has not been demoted or dismissed from his position because of his opinions that are not in line with public opinion.

The country is truly thriving.

to this end.

Luo Qinshun decided to present a congratulatory letter to Zhu Houcong to celebrate the clearing of farmlands and the safety of more than 200,000 refugees in military training.

Simultaneously.

He wanted to take this opportunity to further elaborate on his thoughts in his congratulatory message, hoping that the emperor, who already knew his knowledge and even accepted his knowledge, would further recognize his ideas, acknowledge the practical needs, and dare to take the initiative to reform.

In his congratulatory letter, Luo Qinshun directly told Zhu Houcong that clearing the farmland in the capital was not enough, as it could only accommodate more than 200,000 refugees, and he only asked Zhu Houcong to clear the farmland throughout the country in the future.

In Luo Qinshun's opinion, the emperor's reform steps should be bigger.

Let’s talk.

Yang Tinghe also soon learned that Luo Qinshun had not been able to go to Nanjing.

This made Yang Tinghe look gloomy.

But he didn't say anything in the end. He just stroked his beard and squinted in the direction of the Forbidden City.

"What a great Shigaocheng! If our Yang family hadn't helped him, would he have been able to become a heavenly official?"

Yang Shen said this excitedly, and then looked at Yang Tinghe and said, "Dad, we were wrong. This Shi Yao is really worthy of people's trust!"

"Just restrain yourself!"

Instead, Yang Tinghe suddenly turned around and scolded Yang Shen harshly.

Yang Shen couldn't help but be stunned.

"Don't think that just because you are a world-famous top scholar, you can be so arrogant as to criticize this senior official at will!"

"Shigaocheng is a righteous and upright minister. You may not like him, but you must respect him!"

"Otherwise, how is he different from a treacherous minister?"

After Yang Tinghe said this.

Yang Shen bowed and said yes, explaining: "I was in a hurry and said something without restraint, but what I said was also true. This man is too upright, which will make it difficult to get rid of the villain! I am afraid that Yan Song will also find it difficult to relocate to the border areas."

"It can't be delayed any longer."

"I have to return to the cabinet immediately."

"Only in this way can this man be promoted from the position of Heavenly Official and a grand ceremony be decided. Liang Shunde probably doesn't want to do this."

Yang Tinghe just said this.

Yang Shen followed up and said, "Father is right. If you return to the cabinet one day later, there will be one more day of uncertainty."

"Please take time to return to the Hanlin Academy to meet with friends, and let the ministers know that I am almost recovered. This way, when the cleansing is about to end, it won't be abrupt for your father to return to the cabinet."

"As for Ishigao City, you must have the vision to govern in the future!"

"Don't get mad at people for preventing you from accomplishing one or two things."

"This will displease the emperor! Although the current emperor is kind, he is not unwise."

Yang Tinghe then began to instruct Yang Shen.

Yang Shen bowed and said yes.

(End of this chapter)