Although you, Liu Jin, are the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, known as the Heavenly Official, and are in charge of the promotion, assessment, appointment and dismissal of officials all over the world, but that is only for officials of the fourth and first grades. For second-grade officials like Feng Shiyong, the chief envoy of Southern Zhili, the rank is all the same. It's almost the same as Liu Jin. Liu Jin has no power of appointment and dismissal at all.
Liu Jin had no way to deal with Feng Shiyong.
Furthermore, Feng Shiyong is already over sixty years old. He has been involved in the officialdom for many years and has countless disciples, former officials, etc. Among other things, among the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty in front of him, there is no telling how many of them are related to Feng Shiyong. Therefore.
Even if Feng Shiyong doesn¡¯t treat you like Liu Jin, what can you do to him?
Everyone looked at Liu Jin, waiting to see Liu Jin¡¯s joke.
"As the official minister of the imperial court, I select and appoint talents for the emperor. Naturally, I will promote and appoint more capable people. I will naturally dismiss officials like you who are mediocre, unmotivated, and have no ambitions."
"Thousands of people in Southern Zhili are waiting for an accomplished official to lead them to a more prosperous and better life. But you, who have received the emperor's favor and hold important responsibilities, have done nothing to solve the affairs of Southern Zhili. If you ask three questions, you will not know. Such officials are harmful to Nanzhili and the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Jin stood up, looked at the old man Feng Shiyong, and said righteously.
Then he turned to Emperor Hongzhi and said: "Your Majesty, I sincerely request the removal of Feng Shiyong, the chief envoy of Southern Zhili. The reason is that he has done nothing and has done nothing. He has no knowledge of the affairs of Southern Zhili. I have failed to honor your majesty's great trust and I have failed to honor Southern." Directly under the control of tens of millions of people."
Seeing Liu Jin directly requesting Emperor Hongzhi to remove Feng Shiyong, everyone present could not help but take a breath.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel cannot directly appoint or remove officials of fourth rank or above, and he has no power to appoint or remove officials from feudal frontiers such as the Chief Envoy of Southern Zhili.
Generally, the appointment and dismissal of officials of fourth rank or above are discussed with the cabinet first, and then reported to the emperor after the discussion is completed, and the emperor chooses one from among the selected candidates.
But if the Minister of Personnel feels that a high-level official has failed to act, and the Minister of Personnel formally proposes to the emperor for removal, it will basically be approved.
Not only will the emperor approve it, but the cabinet will also approve it, because the official minister still has to give face to him, and the majesty of the heavenly official must be maintained, so that the officials of the world can be in charge.
Of course, officials generally would not do this, and few officials would force the official to directly apply to the emperor to remove him. After all, where does the power of the official lie?
Now Liu Jin directly proposed to Emperor Hongzhi to remove Feng Shiyong, which basically means that Feng Shiyong will definitely go home to grow sweet potatoes, and it will even be impossible for him to go to Nanjing for retirement.
"You~"
Hearing what Liu Jin said, Feng Shiyong was so angry that he couldn't speak. He pointed at Liu Jin and was so angry that he couldn't breathe.
I think of him, Feng Shiyong, who was a Jinshi in the Chenghua Dynasty and served as an official for more than thirty years. Then he finally reached the position of chief envoy of Southern Zhili step by step and became a high official in a feudal territory. It is the fulfillment of life that must be enjoyed to the fullest. At that time, I even thought about whether it would be possible to go further in the future. 牺如 shucang.cc 牺如
However, who would have thought that Liu Jin would be so stubborn that he directly applied to Emperor Hongzhi to remove him.
Liu Jin was a popular person around Emperor Hongzhi. He was already a very popular minister at a young age and had always been deeply trusted by Emperor Hongzhi. When he opened his mouth, he definitely wanted to go home and plant sweet potatoes.
Even though there are many old friends, disciples, former officials, fellow disciples, fellow villagers, etc. in the court, do they dare to speak out for themselves?
Feng Shiyong was so angry that he couldn't breathe when he thought that he really had to go home to retire.
As for the officials below, they were all surprised, and then they all looked at Emperor Hongzhi.
Some people secretly rejoiced that they and Liu Jin were not at odds with each other, while others scolded Feng Shiyong as a fool, no matter how old he was.
Emperor Hongzhi and the court had repeatedly issued orders and policies, and he actually opposed the policies decided by many big officials. The key was that in his position, he didn't know anything about the situation in Nanzhili, so he was dismissed. Well deserved.
Others are already thinking about whether they should find someone to move around. The position of chief envoy of South Zhili is a bad job, and the land of fireworks in the south of the Yangtze River is far from comparable to other places.
Many governors, governors, chief envoys, etc. serving overseas are eager to be transferred back to the Ming Dynasty.It is wrong in itself for the imperial court to set up tax bureaus and force taxes to be levied. This is plundering the people's wealth and wealth. "
"I am not wrong. I am an upright official and have a clear conscience. I cannot accept all this."
Feng Shiyong looked at Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin and said very loudly.
He was not convinced, he was so angry that his beard was twisted with anger.
"Why did the imperial court set up a tax bureau to force taxes? As the chief envoy of Southern Zhili, don't you know?"
"In the past, the imperial court's annual tax revenue was only three million taels, and even the salaries of officials were somewhat difficult to support. What did the imperial court use to build a strong army, and what did it use to build a country?"
"In years of famine, there will be starvation all over the land and wars. Foreign tribes have invaded year after year, plundering our border residents, and even threatening to move into the Central Plains again."
"The imperial court is extremely poor, but the gentry and businessmen in Jiangnan and other places are extremely rich. They can spend a lot of money on flower boats, but they are not willing to pay even a penny to the imperial court."
"The establishment of a tax office is just to collect the taxes that the court should collect, but you here say that you are robbing the people of the people, bending the facts, and making arrogant comments about the government. You are still a second-rank official. You can't even understand this."
"Come on, take away your fame and dismissal from your post, and go home and plant sweet potatoes."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Feng Shiyong and opened his eyes.
Mi He Mi. He is even angrier than Feng Shiyong. Is this the official of the imperial court?
Is this an important official of the imperial court?
A dignified second-grade official didn't understand the imperial decree at all. The imperial court established a tax office and forced tax collection just to collect the tax that should be collected. But when it came to him, it turned out to be a plunder of people's wealth and wealth. This made Emperor Hongzhi half-infuriated. .
Originally, I just wanted to remove your officials, retain your title and rank, and allow you to go home and take good care of yourself in old age. In anger, I also took away your title and everything