He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, I, Qiu Yu, pay my respects to you."
"No need to be polite," Chongzhen waved his hand, "Qiu Yu."
"I am here."
"You are the Minister of Personnel of the Ming Dynasty. You must have memorized the resumes of the officials by heart, right?" Chongzhen asked.
"I know a thing or two about all the officials in Beijing and officials above the fifth rank in various places."
"What about below the fifth rank?"
"Unless there are people with outstanding talents, there are too many people and I can't remember them all." Qiu Yu looked ashamed.
Chongzhen nodded, thought for a while and then asked, "Help me find someone."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"This person is not too far from Yangzhou Prefecture in Nanzhili. His official rank does not matter, but he must be upright and good at solving cases! The mining case in Nanjing has become a big deal, and the people of Nanjing are in a panic. The case must be solved quickly." Chongzhen stated his requirements.
At the instruction of Chongzhen, Wang Chengen told Qiu Yu about Qiu Zhizhong's death.
Qiu Yu suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation. He looked up at the roof of the hall and kept repeating Chongzhen's request: "Not too far from Yangzhou Prefecture...any official rank will do...honest and good at solving cases?"
Got it!
"Your Majesty, I have a candidate in mind, I wonder if he meets your Majesty's requirements?"
"Who?"
"Xia Yunyi, the Tongpan of Hangzhou Prefecture in Zhejiang Province!" Qiu Yu said, "Xia Yunyi was a Jinshi in my dynasty ten years ago. He was first the magistrate of Changle County in Fujian. During his tenure, he was sympathetic to the people, punished evil merchants and gentry, and was especially good at resolving doubtful cases. When there were doubtful cases in other counties, the prefecture and the state would order him to try them. People in Fujian called him a "god."
"That year, the Ministry of Personnel selected seven people with outstanding political achievements from across the country to come to the court for an audience, and Xia Yunyi was one of them."
"In the fifteenth year of my dynasty, Xia Yunyi returned home to mourn his mother's death."
"In the 19th year of my dynasty, Xia Yunyi ended his mourning period, and the Ministry of Personnel promoted him to the position of Tongpan of Hangzhou Prefecture because of his merits."
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