The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 666
In the capital, the cabinet is on duty.

A clerk walked into the room lightly with a stack of official documents, placed them on the desk of Xia Junze, the chief assistant of the cabinet, bowed and said: "Mr. Ge, this is the list of people who are going to work in the local area reported by the Ministry of Officials. Please Criticize."

Xia Junze looked at it, picked it up and walked to the opposite room, put the official document on the desk of the cabinet secretary Liu Ji, and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu Ge, this is the list of officials sent by the Ministry of Officials. You give it to me?" palm palm eye."

Liu Ji raised his head and glanced at the chief assistant in front of him in a little surprise, stood up and said with a smile, "If you have something to say, Mr. Ge, I'll just go over. How dare I bother you to come here in person."

Xia Junze has always had a good impression of Liu Ji. This second assistant is a direct confidant of the Prince Regent, a person he really trusts, and he became the second assistant of the cabinet in less than a year from being a white man. It can be said that he has reached the sky in one step.

But he has always respected himself as the first assistant, at least he will give what he should give in terms of face.

The reason for this, Xia Junze, is naturally clear. Apart from Liu Ji's self-cultivation, the most fundamental reason is that Xia Junze knows how to advance and retreat, and has a sense of proportion in doing things.

He knew very well in his heart that his chief assistant was a memorial archway erected by His Royal Highness the Regent, and it was erected for all officials and the people of the world to see.

Let everyone know that the Regent is a meritocracy and eclectic.

But Xia Junze, who has been in the officialdom for decades, is very clear about his position. When encountering major issues, he will never be self-reliant. He will always seek the opinions of Liu Ji and Su Qin, and will never make his own opinions.

He knew very well that his chief assistant was only on the surface, and Liu Ji was actually in charge of the cabinet.

He has a sense of proportion and knows how to advance and retreat. Liu Ji naturally reciprocated and gave him enough respect as the first assistant. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, the entire cabinet is harmonious, and the first assistant is still No. 1 among civil servants.

"I'm old and my eyes are blurred. Thanks to His Highness's love, I let the old man stay in the cabinet. The old man feels ashamed. There are many affairs in the cabinet, and I have to rely on Liu Ge to worry about many of them."

Xia Junze sighed as the two sat on the chairs beside them.

Liu Ji knew that he did it for himself on purpose, showing that he was not greedy for power and position. He smiled slightly and said, "Ge is old and strong, with high morals and high prestige. According to the officials, he can serve the court for at least 20 years. You just want to leave , Your Highness probably won't let him go."

Xia Junze felt relieved, and the two laughed loudly.

Liu Ji didn't look at the official documents in his hand, after all, he was in charge of the Ministry of Officials, and the list of these officials was confirmed by him before being reported to the cabinet.

The process to go still has to go.

He picked up the list and turned a few pages back, stopped, looked at the names of the people below the Jining Mansion, and said: "This time, His Highness caused a big storm in Jining, and almost all the officialdom in Jining fell. After reading the Qingzhou Mansion sent up The dossier is really shocking. Although the world is gradually calming down, the corruption and corruption of the government should not be underestimated, it is really worrying."

Xia Junze felt the same way: "The Ming Dynasty has gone through more than 270 years, not to mention the local government, even the central government is corrupt and corrupt. If His Highness hadn't wiped out those cancers with thunderous wrists, and hired such a great talent as Mr. Liu Ge, it would have been the same. Today’s situation would not be like this. If His Highness hadn’t taken the white dragon fish suit and personally committed the danger this time, we don’t know when the affairs of Jining City will be uncovered. Speaking of it, it’s my negligence as a courtier.”

Liu Jidao: "Ge Lao is too humble, and he has contributed a lot to today's situation. But the most important thing is that the heavens sent down such a hero as His Highness, so that the Ming Dynasty would not be overthrown by the bandits and the Manchus, so that it could turn the tide. Corruption is the time for us to do our best for Your Highness and the imperial court. Elder Ge, don't say anything about retiring from old age and returning home, if His Highness knows about it, I'm afraid he will blame him."

Xia Junze actually had a tentative mind in saying these words, now that he heard Liu Ji say this, he felt even more comfortable, and said with a smile: "Old Liu Ge is right, that old man just put his old bones together to taste your highness. Efficacy. When you can’t do it anymore, it’s not too late to retire.”

After the two tested each other and flattered each other, they entered the topic and began to discuss the list of officials selected this time.

There are two types of officials in the Ming Dynasty, one is Liuguan, which is the officials selected by the court officials to serve in the localities.Because they all have term limits and are often transferred, they are called Liuguan.

There is also a native official.Native officials generally exist in areas where ethnic minorities live concentratedly.

In such areas, local affairs, large and small, are basically managed by chieftains, large and small.These chieftains are hereditary and passed down from generation to generation.

Some chieftain families have even passed down thousands of years of history, going through several dynasties.

These chieftains are very powerful in the local area, but the influence of the imperial court here is very small.

In order to win over these chieftains and prevent them from rebelling, the imperial court often confers official positions on these chieftains, making them appear to be officials of the imperial court in name.

The officials under these chieftains are naturally all chieftains themselves.

Such officials become native officials, mainly from the meaning of the local aborigines.

Thousand-year-old chieftains, century-old dynasties, these chieftains usually don't pay much attention to the majesty of the court, and play rebellion when they are free.

The dynasties of all dynasties have been troubled by these chieftains.

Emperors with a little bit of ambition wanted to completely eliminate these chieftain forces, so that these places could completely submit to the imperial court, rather than nominal territories.

It's just that these chieftains have been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years, with profound foundations, coupled with the fact that they are united with each other, the terrain in the area is rough and rugged, and the chieftains' soldiers are brave and good at fighting in the mountains. They all suffered heavy losses and returned without success, and few of them were able to make full achievements.

In the early days of the dynasty, the court was powerful, and there was still a chance of winning the war against the chieftain.In the middle and late stages of the dynasty, the court's prestige became weaker.

Moreover, every time a troop is sent to conquer and suppress, it will cost countless money and food, and in the end it is often defeated. The imperial court had no choice but to choose the policy of confinement.

Over time, these chieftains became more unscrupulous, and they lost their respect for the imperial court.

The current situation in Zhongzhou mainland is even more so.

Although Jiang Chuan destroyed the Qing Dynasty, defeated Li Zicheng, and took Zheng Zhilong, Zhang Xianzhong seemed to be no problem.

But in fact, in Nanzhao, Qianzhou, Lingnan and other areas where ethnic minorities gather, the chieftain is extremely powerful, and it can even be said that he is the emperor of these three areas, and the order of the imperial court cannot enter these three areas at all.

The chieftain's order is like an imperial decree, and no one dares to disobey it.

Therefore, the places where these selected officials will work are the traditional provincial and state capitals, and the places controlled by the chieftain cannot be inserted at all.

Even if a low-level official is sent, the best result is to be dismissed, and the worst result is to die before the person arrives.

(End of this chapter)