Ming Diary

Chapter 27: Up and Down Harmony 3

"I have always been lenient in governing my subordinates. You should know this, right?" The hospital asked. Cao Muwen nodded and said, "Your Excellency, treat people leniently, and my subordinates are grateful and will do their best." Cao Muwen said that it was very good to meet such a Maitreya-style superior. Compared with Wu Zheng, his people had their own similarities and advantages and disadvantages. Thinking of Wu Zheng, Cao Muwen now has the impression that Cao Muwen has always had such a reason.

Wu Zheng, as a brocade guard, is competent, and it is only worthy of his name. Wu Zheng is a person who wants to get promoted and become rich. Although he finally got what he wanted this time, he is half-level. It is always better than nothing. He should be satisfied. Now he has been transferred to the south. Compared with the north, he is much more stable. I don't know if this old man can stabilize his mind and be stable. His "sub-thousand households"? Cao Muwen is conservative about this.

At this time, Yuan Pingzhang said, "Let's not talk about anything else, but your next duties. I think you also have some doubts about the manpower here..." Yuan Pingzhang said, "Do you think that sometimes there are few people here, and few people come to work for many days?"

Cao Muwen didn't expect Yuan Pingzhang to ask about this matter by himself. Isn't that his reason? How can you care that your subordinates don't "work" on time when you find "friends" to drink and have fun?

Yuan Pingzhang explained at this time, "In fact, you also don't know something. I understand that there are actually a few differences in the Jinyiwei authority between the south and the north. Maybe you are in the land of Beijing and don't know much about it, because there... I won't say more. In fact, among the thousands of households in various places in the south of the Yangtze River under the management of Nanjing Jinyiwei Town, the actual number is slightly more than the Jinyiwei in the northern Gyeonggi area. Of course, this is not clearly recorded, so if you don't participate in person, you don't know.

Cao Muwen seems to understand something, because he has seen it in some sources, because compared with the south, the power of Jinyiwei is actually greatly suppressed, which is because of the "two factories" - the East Factory and the West Factory. The two factories are powerful. After all, their boss is the eunuch in the palace, and you are all close people in front of the emperor. How can this be compared with this kind of "foreign minister" as the commander of Jinyiwei? In terms of Liu Jin, the former eunuch who had fallen, his power was once known as the "inner minister". Basically, the emperor will not read the ministers' memorials outside. They are the first to watch them, and then the emperor will see them. In this way, he is more familiar with his state affairs than the emperor. If a minister wants to see the emperor, he naturally wants to bribe Liu Jin, but most of them will inevitably lose their officials if they don't like him. This is still an open-up. If Liu Jin is angry, the consequences will be unimaginable, and there will be many people who will die.

Although Liu Jin fell from the stage and was killed by the emperor, there was no place to die. This does not mean that the East Factory will be closed. If a "factory supervisor" goes down, there will be new people to replace him. Jinyiwei is still pressed by the East Factory to raise his head. Even the commander in the court has to pay three points of smiling faces when he sees the eunuch of Si Lijian. During the Spring Festival, he naturally needs to give some gifts and filial piety, and only ask for himself and his subordinates. Nothing happened for a year.

Originally, the main purpose of the Jinyiwei was established by Zhu Yuanzhang during the Hongwu period was to consolidate imperial power. This is different from the means used by all kings to consolidate their rule. Others will control the people's remarks, such as "the mouth of the people is better than the defense of Sichuan". Zhu Yuanzhang paid more attention to the control of the minister. His ruling assistant actually became a thorn in his side. It's really hard to imagine what was thinking in the bald head of Zhu Chongba, who had been a "bell-hit monk" for dozens of days. If Cao Muwen was slandered by others to slander his founding ancestors so much, he would be rebellious to heaven, that Eighteen clans have to be killed clean. Cao Muwen is not afraid of this. I belong to "one is full, and the whole family is not hungry." People.

Therefore, Jinyiwei also has the responsibility of monitoring the ministers of the DPRK and various feudal officials. Of course, most of the responsibilities of the northern land boundary have been taken over by the people of the East Factory. Specifically, as long as the filial piety of the "internal minister" is enough, you must be a great loyal minister, so that many upright ministers have to He is attached to the trend, just for the smoothness of his official career and his business can be carried out normally.

But after all, the southern boundary is not the "dish" of father-in-law. Even if the number of "fathers" is not enough, after all, as long as they can live, they will not send their children to the palace to engage in this industry...

For example, in Jiangxi, Jinyiwei should at least monitor the minister. Cao Muwen recalled, and it seemed that Yuan Pingzhang said, "I don't know myself." Since he told me, it seems that I also need to know one or two?

"There are more Jinyi guards in 100 households here, that's why. Because many of them have to monitor a minister in another capacity. Pingzhang said, "There should be ten hundred households in a thousand-house, and in addition to other complicated things to deal with, a few more may be added. But there are many of us here. We have a lot of hundreds of households to monitor... These feudal officials... Do you understand?"

So that's what it is. Cao Muwen suddenly realized. It seems that... Cao Muwen understands that since he is also a hundred households, maybe he will do this?

At this time, Yuan Pingzhang said again, "I read your experience ultimatum. The top is that you are very good at writing, so you have read a lot of books? You know, after all, this Jinyiwei is a martial arts job. In fact, many people don't write a few words in a hundred households. It seems that you are also studying since you were a child?

Cao Muwen suddenly realized that this Yuan Pingzhang was a literati at a glance. It was a strange thing to participate in the martial arts as a literati. Of course, Cao Muwen, the original member, dared not ask. However, as the saying goes, heroes cherish each other, Cao Muwen's fake identity experience will be liked by Yuan Pingzhang, which is a good entry point.

"Cough..." Cao Muwen coughed gently and thought about what to say, "I took the rural examination a few years ago, but in the future, I didn't take the exam again. After that, I went to the capital and then entered the brocade guard..." Cao Muwen said, of course, it was clearly written on the ultimatum. , but if you tell it yourself, it may play a better role.

"So that's it, I understand. It seems that Mu Wen, you are also a person who wants to get a reputation, but... Alas... He also failed in fame, so he fell..." After saying this, Yuan Pingzhang actually looked gloomy, but Cao Muwen smiled secretly in his heart. It seems that this Yuan Pingzhang's literati are probably deeply touched by this. Looking at his appearance, he used to be a scholar with Cao Muwen, and he didn't know what happened to become a brocade guard.

"Of course, I appreciate talented people. Now I will assign you such a job." He said, "Some households only know rough and ink, and some can only write a few words. Most of them lead their subordinates, and some knowledge and have enough experience. Hundred households who are smart will be appointed next to the feudal officials to serve as some attendants, and then, except for doing a good job well in that job. I won't explain much."

"My subordinates know that there is no need for an adult to explain. My subordinates have understood." Cao Muwen replied, "Then which adult's servant do I need to be?"

"Haha, Mu Wenna, you made me look like before. It's really clever. It seems that there is no problem for you to do such a thing. Unlike some hundred households, I have seen some before. Those people are really... stupid. Alas..." After saying that, he sighed again. Cao Muwen was secretly happy, and it seemed that he really won the favor of his boss.

"Many people have told them so much that they still don't know what to ask, 'Your Excellency, what on earth should I do?' Is it the servant of the adult? Or be a brocade guard? Can I do two more together?' And so on. Oh, it really gives me a headache." Yuan Pingzhang sat behind the desk and shook his body, very light, but Cao Muwen also saw it.

"In this case, there happens to be a vacancy now. I have thought about the position carefully, but it is a little difficult and more suitable for you to go." The hospital Pingzhang made a proposal.

"I'm willing to." Cao Muwen agreed, but he didn't care anyway.

"You should have heard of Wang Shouren, the 'South Jiangxi governor' in Nanchang now. Now he just lacks a servant, and he is originally incompetent. What's more, Wang Shouren is very famous. He seems to be upright, honest and upright. He has a high reputation among the people, but he is begs for the people and considerate. The official of the people. Yuan Pingzhang said while thinking, "There seems to be no problem with him, but he can't take it lightly. He may be pretending to be outside. So, this is what's next for you."

"So that's it, I understand."

"Come on, these ultimatums are ready for you." Yuan Pingzhang pointed to a small pile of ultimatums in the corner of the book case. This is an identity ultimatum you need, which is false, so as not to make Wang Shouren suspicious, and the governor's office does not know about this matter. In a few days, you can report it before you find a date as written on the ultimatum. All the needed ultimatums and documents are here. If there is anything you don't know, you can also ask Huang Kui. You should be familiar with this person.

"Your Excellency is informative, I understand." Cao Muwen replied. At this time, although the answer was calm, my heart became a pot of porridge.

"Well, in fact, there is nothing. There are many hundreds of households doing the same job as you, most of which are just changing their identities. When you get there, you should change the place to live, and it will also say that there will be people designated good places and When you meet, you only need to write down the points to pay attention to in the January words and deeds of the monitored person, and the rest will not need you.