Qing Jialu

The "Testing Method" has not yet discussed the results, and the "One Whip Method" has problems first.The spies sent by Jiang Ji, the commander of the Jinyiwei, discovered that the officials of the prefectures and counties "were short of catties and less than two pieces" when they cleared the land, and opened the door for the rich.

In order to avoid taxation, those rich and noble families who owned tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land naturally had to find ways to give gifts to officials who measured the land and gifts to local parents.Because they were not in the capital city and the sky was high and the emperor was far away, these officials also had the courage to accept it. When measuring, they underrecorded three mu and five mu, and turned a blind eye.

After hearing Jiang Ji's report, Xiao Yi was greatly surprised.He opened the booklet compiled by the household department, and it was obvious that there were many more fields than before, and several counties even found out tens of thousands of mu of hidden fields.

Holding the field booklet, Xiao Yi asked, "Where did the extra fields come from?"

"Naturally, it 'spills' from the poor. The poor have no money to bribe, and the officials have a few extra notes, but they can't do anything about it." Jiang Ji said.

Xiao Yi slammed the booklet hard, "It's unreasonable."

Eunuch Chen and Jiang Ji tightened their hearts, they rarely saw His Majesty so angry.

"Pass it to Mr. Cheng Ge, and pass it to Shen Jia." The emperor said to Eunuch Chen after he calmed down for a while.

Elder Cheng Ge and Shen Jia hurried to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. After learning about this, they fell into silence.Elder Cheng Ge bowed down to pay homage, and first expressed his opinion: "The minister failed to supervise the officials working under him, and he was responsible for negligence. Your Majesty, please punish him."

Ge Lao suddenly pleaded guilty, which caught Shen Jia by surprise.He hurriedly knelt down behind Old Cheng Ge, thinking whether he should follow suit to plead guilty.

Just when Shen Jia was feeling uneasy, the emperor got up from the dragon chair and helped Elder Ge and Shen Jia himself.

"There are tens of thousands of officials below, how can Mr. Cheng see clearly?" Xiao Yi said, "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility, let's talk about how to solve it first."

"Your Majesty, we should send people to investigate thoroughly, catch corrupt officials, and measure the land again." Shen Jia said loudly, her face flushed slightly with anger.

Xiao Yi didn't say yes or no, and turned to elder Ge, "What does elder Cheng think?"

Cheng Ge was stroking his beard, and the old god said: "Changqing is still too young, and now those who oppose the 'one whip' method are worried that they can't find a reason. With our vigorous investigation, they will have The reason is that the reform is wrong."

Shen Jia was taken aback for a moment, he thought of the first floor, but he didn't expect the second floor, he was too young and lacked experience.Shen Jia cupped her hands and bowed to Elder Ge, "Thank you for your mentorship."

Cheng Ge nodded his head and accepted his worship.

Xiao Yi saw it, and asked Mr. Ge, "According to Mr. Cheng, how should we deal with this matter?"

"In the past, during the Beijing inspection and the foreign inspection, there were always parties forming parties for private interests, colluding with the evaluation officials, and secretly eliminating people who were dissidents." For some reason, Cheng Ge didn't mention the current matter, but instead talked about the evaluation of the officials.

Shen Jia has been busy with "Testing the Method" recently, when he heard Mr. Cheng Ge talk about the Beijing inspection and the foreign inspection for no reason, his heart skipped a beat, and he involuntarily raised his eyes to look at Xiao Yi who was seated above.

However, after all, Xiao Yi has been in the top position for a long time, and he has given birth to the imperial majesty of moving his energy and raising his body.Even though he was worried that Mr. Cheng Ge had guessed something, his face was still calm.

Xiao Yi pretended to be humbly asking for advice, and continued to listen to Cheng Ge's words: "In order to prevent damage to the inspection code, if you are falsely accused and dismissed during the inspection, you will not make an exception."

"I understand." Xiao Yi smiled, "Cheng Lao thinks that measuring the field is as important as inspecting it now. Even if there are disadvantages such as false reporting and concealing the acreage of the field, there is nothing to do."

"Your Majesty, in order for the 'One Whip' to continue, don't lose the big because of small things." Cheng Ge said earnestly.

"Your Majesty, I don't agree." Shen Jia said bluntly, stood up and said, "The purpose of our reform is to attack those big households who occupy the land and let the people live a better life. Now that something is wrong, how can we cover it up instead of To correct the problem?"

"Do you know how many people oppose the reform?" Old Cheng Ge asked before the emperor could speak, "Changqing, you are throwing everything at the bottom, and you are ruining His Majesty's hard work."

Shen Jia looked at Xiao Yi firmly, "I think His Majesty will not abandon the people."

"Abandoning some of the people is for the benefit of more people."

"Okay." Xiao Yi said, to stop their master and apprentice from continuing to argue, "Old Cheng is right, and it is absolutely impossible to arrest the officials responsible for land inventory for interrogation."

"But Your Majesty..." Shen Jia panicked and wanted to argue.

Xiao Yi raised his hand to signal him to be calm and calm, "But I think it's not okay to let them deceive the superiors and the inferiors. The cabinet drafted a decree, and the imperial court sent patrols to inspect the local Qingzhang land. False reports and concealed reports will be dealt with by the inspector censor."

Even if this is a re-examination, it can also be said to be a random inspection.It does not negate the achievements of previous reforms, but it can also punish those who make false reports.Officials who want to collect money and cheat in the future can carefully consider whether they will be caught by the inspector censor.

Cheng Ge and Shen Jia nodded repeatedly after hearing this, but no one objected.

Shen Jia looked at the emperor, her heart was full of admiration.His Majesty has a far-sighted view, and can resolve the endless disputes of his courtiers in a few words.

After this matter was over, Mr. Cheng Ge went back to the cabinet to draft an order, while the emperor left Shen Jia behind.

Xiao Yiping withdrew everyone in the hall and asked Shen Jia, "Has Mr. Cheng Ge noticed something?"

"I...don't know." Shen Jia recalled this period of time, Mr. Cheng Ge treated him as usual, and he didn't try his words, so he probably didn't guess it.

But just now, why did you use the example of Beijing inspection and foreign inspection?

"You've been asking for leave a lot these days, and you're not as concerned about measuring the land as before." Xiao Yi analyzed, "Maybe your abnormality has attracted the attention of Mr. Cheng Ge. It's not impossible for him to guess."

"Your Majesty, why don't you tell Elder Ge about the "Examination Method"?" Shen Jia said, "Perhaps Elder Ge can help us revise it."

"You don't understand him, and he advised me not to lose the big because of small things." Xiao Yi said, "It's good that he and I have the same political views. If there is a disagreement, he will argue endlessly like today."

"How does Your Majesty know that elder Ge won't agree with the "Testing Law"?"

Xiao Yi shook his head and sighed, "Old Cheng Ge is already dissatisfied with the 'One Whip'."

"Really?" Shen Jia really didn't see the master's dissatisfaction at all.

"Yes. It's just halfway through the implementation, and he doesn't want to give up all his previous efforts, so he can only push hard." Seeing that Shen Jia was still in a daze, Xiao Yu taught him a few more words, "You see, Mr. Cheng apologized when he came up, what did you say?" Negligence. Where did he say that he was negligent, but he accused me of negligence."

Shen Jia suddenly realized, "Oh".

Xiao Yi was not really angry with Ge Lao, but instead reflected: "The situation in each prefecture, county and capital is different. It is because I acted too hastily and employed people too hastily."

But can he not be in a hurry, God has only given him less than ten years, he is really afraid that he will not be able to complete the reform in his lifetime.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to blame yourself. After all, no one is perfect." Shen Jia comforted, "I want to go to the place to inspect the land personally, and supervise the Qingzhang's land."

Xiao Yi shook his head and said: "You have more important things to do. If the "Testing Method" can be completed as soon as possible, it can help me select more capable officials. At that time, there will be no one under my command. "