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Body 230 [Emperor and Empress]

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    Wang Diaoding is young, he must not have lived enough, how dare he speak the truth?

    Immediately clasped his fists and said: "This Zhao Yan is an outstanding man, rare in this world. However, there are two disadvantages of his nature, one is circuitous, and the other is benevolence."

    Chongzhen asked strangely: "Is benevolence also harmful?"

    Wang Tiaoding explained: "This benevolence is the benevolence of a woman. Can your majesty know that Zhao Yan's army is flourishing, but he is still confined to half of Jiangxi?"

    Chongzhen was a little sullen, what does it mean to be confined to half of Jiangxi?  Is it too small to occupy half of Jiangxi?

    Chongzhen did not answer, Wang Tiaoding could only continue to say: "The officials and soldiers under his command are all eager to fight, and they want to expand their private land and get promoted. However, Zhao Yan's wife's benevolence, every time a large-scale army is sent out, it must be in the summer harvest and autumn harvest.  After that, the army will be stopped for at most two months. As he said, too many troops will make life difficult for the people. Is this not the benevolence of a woman? With his prestige and military strength, he could have swept Jiangxi two years ago."

    "The bastard's words, the imperial court has many generals, how can he take Jiangxi as soon as he says it!" Chongzhen was furious.

    Wang Diaoding quickly bowed his head, not daring to say any more.

    In fact, Chongzhen already believed this, and combined with the evaluations of Chen Yuding, Liu Tongsheng and others, he outlined a vivid image of a Zhao thief in his heart.

    In Chongzhen's mind, Zhao Han is the kind of Confucian student who believes in "benevolence and righteousness".  Because of his own experience, he hates the court and the big clan, but cares and loves the common people very much.  Therefore, Zhao Han forcibly distributed the rich family's land to ordinary people.  Even in the case of being able to occupy the whole of Jiangxi, because they were afraid of using too many troops and affecting the lives of the people, they only sent troops for one or two months each time, and they closed when they occupied a little territory.  Never to force the common people to pay more taxes in order to expand the territory.

    This is a traitor with ideals, morality, and responsibility, completely opposite to those like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

    Seeing Wang Tiaoding kneeling on the ground, Chongzhen stopped his anger and asked: "This is the benevolence of a woman, so what is circuitous?"

    Wang Tiaoding said: "Zhao Yan is pedantic in doing things. He regards the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" as his standard, but those who break the law must be severely punished.  It can be said that the officials are honest and honest. Because they were drunk and insulted a good prostitute, they were sentenced to hang according to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty".

    Chongzhen actually began to defend Zhao Han: "How can this be considered pedantic? If you are an official, you should abide by the rules!"

    Wang Diaoding said: "Your Majesty, those who do great things don't care about small things. They killed a clean and honest official for a good prostitute, causing many gentry to flee. This is really pedantic."

    Chongzhen said angrily: "You scholars just don't obey the rules, and the world is like this! You should be killed, you should be killed!"

    Zhao Han's image in Chongzhen's mind has added another "iron face and selflessness".

    Benevolent, righteous, caring for the people, stern and selfless, it would be great if this kind of person came to be an official for me, but it is a pity that he turned out to be a traitor.  It's all because the corrupt officials in Jiangxi forced a moral and well-behaved scholar to rebel!

    Chongzhen asked again: "Are there many scholars in Jiangxi who follow the thieves?"

    Wang Diaoding replied: "There are also children of rich families who follow the thieves, but most of them are poor scholars. Jiangxi's literary style is at its peak, and poor families study more. Such scholars have no hope of imperial examinations, no way to serve the country, and no livelihood.  Give them the land, so they flock to become thieves. Although Zhao Yan is pedantic, his servants are eclectic. Prostitutes, tortoises, and domestic slaves can all be officials. Rumor has it that the person who is in charge of money and food for him is  Born as a slave."

    "How well does this slave manage money and food?" Chongzhen asked curiously.

    Wang Tiaoding replied: "Because of his lowly status, this slave is very grateful to Zhao Yan and works hard for the official. He learns from Zhao Yan in everything he does.  They don't keep slaves, they only live on salary, and they pass countless money and food without taking a cent."

    "I am also diligent and frugal in government, why are all officials corrupt, and there are so many honest officials under Zhao Yan?" Chongzhen was very interested in this, and asked, "How does Zhao Yan rectify the administration of officials?"

    Wang Tiaoding replied: "Zhao Yan employs people regardless of their background. Even if you raise someone to be an official, you must start from a small official. If you have meritorious service, you must be rewarded, and if you have done it, you must be punished. Every year there are corrupt officials.  At least he will be assigned as a miner."

    Chongzhen frowned, making it even more incomprehensible. He must be rewarded for his meritorious deeds and punished for his demerits. Why are all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty corrupt?

    Chongzhen really couldn't figure it out, he was diligent and frugal, and never made major construction projects, and the imperial palace was leaking, so he couldn't bear to spend money to repair it.  The emperors of the Ming Dynasty all took money from the treasury for private use, but he used money from his own private house to raise soldiers. When it comes to being selfless for the country, he is the first among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

    A good emperor like him, why is the country turned into such a situation?

    is old?He was appointed by Chongzhen as an official officer to Shizhong.

    Wang Diaoding was very speechless, this official position is useful.

    In the late Ming Dynasty, there were no more than two kinds of officials.  One is to accumulate reputation by trolling people, and the other is to attack political opponents by trolling people.  There are very few people who really offer advice and suggestions, and Chongzhen basically doesn't listen, which leads to fewer serious discussions.

    The initial role of the six departments in the matter is to be the lubricant and supervisor of the cabinet and the six departments.

    During the Jiajing period, the power of the internal and six courts was out of balance, and the status of the six divisions became extremely embarrassing.  During Zhang Juzheng's reform period, the power of the six departments rose sharply, and he has since become a running dog of the cabinet.

    Chongzhen repeatedly tossed the cabinet again, causing the cabinet, six departments, and six departments to completely lose their due functions, and nothing could be done except political struggle.

    Some ministers want to do things, but they can't do things in the court at all, because the three power agencies have become dysfunctional.

    What Chongzhen should really do is to adjust the cabinet, the six departments, and the six ministries, and redefine the scope of functions of the three major agencies, so that at least the court can operate a little more normally.
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