The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Five days have passed since the officials of the Ministry of Justice went south.

The Ministry of Personnel was on duty and was very busy.

If someone is caught, the vacancy must be filled in time.

In the Hanyuan, Zhang Cai was responsible for the assessment with a list of names in his hand, and the Censorate gave him a list of candidates.

No need to ask, they were all people who had been assessed by Yan Chengjin. As long as it did not violate the rules, it would be fine to help Yan Chengjin, the dog official, to select a few people.

"Sir, I have objections. Why are they all engineers from Liangxiang?" A Hanlin said angrily.

"Yes!"

"I also have doubts!"

Several Shujishi who thought they could be selected stood up and bowed to Zhang Cai.

Jiangnan is a rich place.

In addition, the prefects of Fengyang and Suzhou are all local officials, which are a hundred times better than being transferred to the northwest and the southern barbarians.

But all these lucrative positions were selected from Liangxiang engineers.

Zhang Cai muttered dirty words in his heart and cursed Yan Chengjin, but said: "Others can pass both liberal arts and science exams. How dare you compete with others for only one subject?"

"But you don't need to study science to be an official!"

"I did it on purpose!"

"..."Everyone.

"Sooner or later, you will be punished!" An angry Hanlin said angrily. This Hanlin dared to submit an impeachment, but it was rejected by Hanyuan Bachelor Wu Yiqing.

Zhang Cai disdainfully said: "I am in retribution now, and you are not a big deal!"

"..."Scholar.

At this time, someone exclaimed that the dog ate the moon. In an instant, all the Hanlins in the duty room ran to the courtyard.

I saw a black shadow covering the top of my head, like the night, and the sun in the sky disappeared.

Duchayuan, duty room.

Yan Chengjin opened the memorial of Tuen Mun, Guangdong. Tuen Mun has been fighting for three months.

In history, the French invaded Tuen Mun and were defeated by Wang Hong, the deputy envoy of Guangdong.

"If it goes as expected, the French should be powerless to change history."

There is no more room for promotion in the court. If my father returns victorious, I have to find a way to help him move to another position. After all, he is not suitable to be a general at his age.

Yan Chengjin unconsciously took out Wang Ao's family files again.

The duty room was completely dark, as if someone turned off the lights, and it was also pitch black outside the window.

Yan Chengjin was stunned, and felt something was wrong. There were several records of solar eclipses in the Ming Dynasty historical materials.

It was only a moment later that it was bright again.

Fengtian Hall.

Wang Ao bowed, "There are 200 officials under the governor who were questioned for their crimes, and the two memorials have dozens of pages of names."

"Are there more officials?" The retired emperor Hongzhi was surprised.

"Please take a look, the retired emperor."

The hall darkened in response, and Xiao Jing hurriedly stood in front of the retired emperor.

The young eunuch took out a fire starter and lit the candles in the hall.

Li Dongyang looked outside, "The moon is eaten by the dog."

Going outside, the retired emperor Hongzhi looked at the sun in the sky and wondered: "Are there any important matters in the six ministries recently?"

The emperor is the son of heaven.

All the abnormal phenomena are the will of heaven, so when encountering abnormal celestial phenomena, one should reflect on oneself and guess the intention of heaven.

"Nothing is wrong in the ministries." Li Dongyang thought carefully before speaking.

The retired emperor Hongzhi was uneasy. He discussed with all officials in the morning court and summoned Zhou Zheng of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to calculate.

Zhou Zheng pinched his fingers: "There is no disaster in the court recently."

The retired emperor hesitated again and again, but still decided to issue a self-blame edict to calm people's hearts.

Yan Chengjin's heart moved slightly, "The moon is eaten by the dog in the sky is a normal celestial phenomenon. If the retired emperor is worried, he can send people to worship the ancestral tomb."

The officials nodded.

If the self-blame edict is issued rashly, it will make the people uneasy.

Time passed quietly, and three days passed in a blink of an eye.

Some officials privately discussed that the court arrested officials from Jiangnan, which caused the celestial phenomenon.

Early in the morning, the retired emperor Hongzhi and several people in the cabinet discussed the name of the grain transport.

"Mr. Yan, I think you have something to say?"

"I heard that some officials said that the court arrested officials from Jiangnan, which caused the celestial phenomenon." Yan Chengjin looked at Wang Ao.

Wang Ao raised his eyes, somewhat exasperated: "Master Yan, are you saying that I caused the celestial phenomena?"

"I didn't say that, someone among the officials said that."

The Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xiao Jing, who nodded cautiously: "There is indeed such talk, but I believe it has nothing to do with Master Wang."

At this time, the gatekeeper outside the palace hurried in: "Liu Yu, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, wants to see you."

Liu Yu strode into the palace and presented a memorial, "Wanfu, the prefect of Fengyang Prefecture, led the people to rebel, killed the chief clerk sent by the Ministry of Justice to Fengyang, and burned the mansion. He has fled to Jiangnan."

Wang Ao was slightly stunned.

All the gentlemen frowned. The prefect Wanfu dared to kill the governor. "What about the other places?"

"No memorial has been sent back yet."

Seeing Wang Ao standing there in a daze, Yan Chengjin said: "I have reminded Lord Wang that officials may take the opportunity to cause chaos."

"I, I think you are provoking me." Wang Ao was angry.

"How did Mr. Yan provoke you?"

"He asked me to do this first and then that, but when everything was arranged, the rebels had already fled, so I didn't take it to heart." Wang Ao looked uneasy.

Expecting that the officials would resist, he just took one step less than Yan Chengjin said and appeased the officials.

Xie Qian bowed: "No matter who goes, all officials will rebel."

"What Mr. Xie said is right!"

Wang Ao's heart moved slightly, and he cast a grateful look at Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

This is indeed a hot potato.

When Pingjiang Bo entered the capital, local officials had already made preparations. It was not him who went to capture talents for resistance, so the local officials had already prepared to run away.

The Emperor Hongzhi raised his hand and pressed it: "The Wang family does not need to be angry. The Ministry of Justice has issued an order to arrest this person."

"I obey your order."

At this time, the gatekeeper came to report again: "The Chief Clerk of the Ministry of Justice Yang Wenbu came to report."

Yang Wenbu walked into the hall: "Zhao Liang, the commander of the Jiangxi Jinyiwei, threatened to lead the people to fight against the river pirates, robbed the rich and ran away by boat."

The Emperor Hongzhi frowned suddenly and looked at Wang Ao: "How can the Wang family be arrested?"

"I will send officials from the Ministry of Justice to the south and mobilize officers and soldiers from local guards to encircle and suppress them." Wang Ao bowed.

Yan Chengjin said, "Lord Wang's move is inappropriate."

"Why is it inappropriate?"

"The officers and soldiers of the Jiangnan Guards are the ones who escort the grain transport. They are afraid of being implicated when the court arrests officials. How can they be used to arrest people?"

Wang Ao's heart moved slightly, "I also thought of this, so I sent officers and soldiers who are not along the transport."

"It is precisely because of this that the opportunity for arrest was delayed." Yan Chengjin said.

"I...I..." Wang Ao stared.

"..."The Chief Clerk of the Ministry of Justice.

The retired emperor Hongzhi hesitated, thinking about remedies in his mind, "Mr. Yan, do you have a way to catch these officials back?"

Wang Ao said, "Lord Yan has a way."

"I originally wanted to appease them first, and the officials went to the government office to pay silver to atone for their sins, but now Lord Wang has alerted the enemy, so it can't be used."

The retired emperor Hongzhi looked embarrassed.

"Besides, it's too late to send people south now." Yan Chengjin added.

It takes five days to travel from the capital to Jiangnan, and everyone has already fled.

But no matter who investigates this matter, there will be fish that slip through the net.