At this point, Zhu continued, "The prefect of Yingtian Prefecture blocked the people's appeals. Although the Crown Prince punished him, it was still not enough. He should be dismissed from office and exiled to Goryeo to observe the effect."
Everyone fell silent. The prefect of Yingtian Prefecture was not just unlucky; he had also knowingly broken the law and underestimated Emperor Hongwu's care for the people.
This exile to Goryeo was actually a 'good thing,' because if Goryeo hadn't been short of officials, they might have been executed along with their entire families. After all, the Hongwu Emperor never showed any mercy to officials like this.
"Huang Guan, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, will concurrently serve as the Prefect of Yingtian Prefecture." Old Zhu continued to make arrangements at this time.
No one was surprised. The position of Prefect of Yingtian Prefecture was indeed special, and there were indeed precedents of six ministers concurrently serving as Prefects of Yingtian Prefecture. It wasn't anything unexpected, and everyone found it acceptable. Of course, they probably didn't dare to voice any objections.
No one had any objections to Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangements, after all, Emperor Hongwu didn't promote people beyond their rank. Although some of the candidates might not have satisfied some scheming individuals, it was difficult to find any reasons to object, so they could only accept it.
That's how swiftly and decisively Zhu Yuanzhang finalized these sensitive official positions in one fell swoop. Perhaps this arrangement will indeed have some influence on the political landscape and future trends of the court.
Zhu Yunying clearly didn't need to pay special attention to these affairs of the court, mainly because he was already aware of Old Zhu's arrangements. In fact, the entire script was orchestrated by Zhu Yunying; Old Zhu and Young Zhu were acting together.
Zhu Yunying could ignore the affairs of the court and continue reviewing memorials.
Even a day off is a luxury for Zhu Yunying!
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