On the tenth day of the winter month in the twenty-ninth year of Chongzhen, he held an early morning court session.
According to the rules, the court meeting should be chaired by the chief minister of the cabinet, Xie Sanbin.
Xie Sanbin took a step forward and was about to speak, but the Minister of Personnel Qiu Yu behind him spoke first: "Your Majesty, the prince has been missing for half a year. The garrisons, merchants, and civilians in various places have been searching hard, but no clues have been found so far."
"A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a king cannot be without a crown prince for a day. I think we should follow the rule that if there is a legitimate heir, the eldest son will be the heir, and if there is no legitimate heir, the eldest son will be the heir, and appoint a new crown prince!"
Xie Sanbin was greatly surprised by Qiu Yu's behavior.
But Qiu Yu had already finished speaking, and he had no way to interrupt her, so he could only stare blankly.
Chongzhen asked the ministers in the court: "What do you think?"
"I second the motion."
"I second this motion."
Repeaters continue to function as usual.
Chongzhen looked at the cabinet chief, Xie Sanbin, and asked, "What do you think, Minister Xie?"
What can Xie Sanbin do?
be opposed to?
Unless he can ensure that Zhu Cilang is found.
Otherwise, the throne would definitely belong to Zhu Cijiong.
When Zhu Cixiong inherited the throne, how could he not cause trouble for him?
Xie Sanbin could only say helplessly: "I second the motion."
Chongzhen nodded: "Okay, then make Zhu Cixiong the crown prince."
Xie Sanbin looked around and saw that no one was rushing to speak before he took out a memorial from his arms, held it high and said, "Your Majesty, this is the result of this year's imperial examination."
Wang Chengen walked to Xie Sanbin with an old step, took the memorial and handed it to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen flipped through the pages casually and said, "The results are not bad. The officials in the capital are neither corrupt nor deceiving their superiors. It can be said that the government is clean and the people are harmonious."
Xie Sanbin flattered, "Your Majesty's virtue is as great as the sun and the moon. We, the ministers, should work diligently to repay your grace."
As soon as Xie Sanbin finished speaking, the Minister of Personnel Qiu Yu next to him shouted at the top of his voice: "Your Majesty, this is all fake, all fake!"
As soon as these words were spoken, one could hear a pin drop in the Qianqing Palace.
Except for Chongzhen and the two parties involved, everyone present held their breath.
Qiu Yu publicly attacked Xie Sanbin, the powerful chief minister of the cabinet.
What kind of behavior is this?
An act of seeking death.
Chongzhen said nothing and just looked at Qiu Yu quietly.
Xie Sanbin asked coldly, "What does Minister Qiu mean by this?"
Qiu Yu replied coldly: "Literally."
"Please make your words clear."
"Just tell me," Qiu Yu pointed at the memorial in Chongzhen's hand, "Your Majesty, the results of the imperial examination are fake. Someone clearly embezzled 10,000 taels of silver, but after paying bribes, he became an honest official who did not take a penny."
"Some people have outstanding political achievements, but because they don't have money to bribe, their performance is ranked low and they are not eligible for promotion."
"There are also people who can't even do math, but they hold important positions in the Ministry of Revenue."
"There is no sun or moon shining here, only dark clouds and heavy rain!"
Every time Qiu Yu spoke, Xie Sanbin's expression became uglier.
By the end, he had turned livid.
Xie Sanbin glared at him and asked, "Qiu Yu, what are you talking about? The results of the imperial examination were given by your Ministry of Personnel, and now you say the results are fake. Aren't you just slapping yourself in the face?"
Qiu Yu straightened up: "The results of the imperial examination were indeed given by the Ministry of Personnel, but they did not go through my hands. I was ill during that time, and you colluded with officials from the Ministry of Personnel to make up a false report."
Xie Sanbin was anxious: "You...you are talking nonsense."
Qiu Yu continued to point at the memorial: "Whether it is nonsense or not, we will know it once we check. According to the names of the people in the imperial examination results, we will find that there is no family property less than 50,000 taels of silver."
Xie Sanbin sneered, "Search! The Ming Dynasty has 20,000 civil servants and 50,000 clerks. Search every household."
Seeing that Xie Sanbin had been fooled, Qiu Yu suppressed his laughter and said seriously: "No need to search, let the officials fill out the property list themselves, one copy will be submitted to the court for record, and one copy will be posted outside the government office for public display."
“Anyone who does not conform to the facts will be convicted without trial.”
"This is the most direct and effective way to combat corruption!"
Xie Sanbin is so smart.
When Qiu Yu said this, he realized that it was Chongzhen's idea.
Property disclosure!
Chongzhen had tried it more than ten years ago, but unfortunately the resistance at the time was too great to implement.
Ten years later, the Ming Emperor Chongzhen returned with his ideas.
Now there are neither internal nor external troubles.
Now is a good time to rectify the administration of officials.
As a loyal supporter of Chongzhen, Xie Sanbin should have agreed to the property formula.
But he still has a group of followers under his command.
Most of them are corrupt.
Asking them to disclose their assets is tantamount to walking into a trap.
This obviously doesn't work.
And Xie Sanbin himself will encounter the same situation.
When disclosing his assets, he could not explain the source of his huge wealth.
The end will be terrible.
Not disclosing the family property is tantamount to going against Chongzhen.
The outcome was equally tragic.
Chongzhen glanced around the hall without saying a word, then looked at Gao Shiming, the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department.
Gao Shiming immediately stood up and asked, "Minister Qiu, public disclosure of assets can indeed solve the problem of corruption to the greatest extent, but new problems will also arise... How to deal with officials who disagree with the disclosure? You can't say they are guilty, right?"
Qiu Yu replied: "Anyone who disagrees will be dismissed immediately, and the court will send another official who agrees to take the position."
Gao Shiming continued to ask: "Who will govern the area when the old official leaves office and the new official arrives?"
"There are two situations. One is that the old official must take over and leave only after the new official arrives. The other is that if the old official leaves without saying goodbye, the local garrison can temporarily maintain order."
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