"Dear ministers, Hai Rui has done a good job in their investigation. Which position do you think he should be placed in?”Zhu Houjin said.
This question stumped the officials. Hai Rui was only a High Scholar.
Official? Rank-8 or 9 was fine, but the officials under the county magistrate…
However, since the Emperor had personally spoken, it was definitely not a ninth-grade Sesame Official, but at least a county magistrate.
Therefore, after hearing the Emperor's words, the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs bowed and walked out of the line. He said,"
" Your Majesty, in my opinion, if Hai Rui wants to become an official, they will have to take part in the imperial examinations. If they pass the imperial examinations, they will be appointed as the county magistrate.”
Xu Jie then walked out of the class and said,"
" Your Majesty, Hai Rui can also join the assessment if they have made contributions. In my opinion, they can be given an official position in the state government, just like a general judge.”
Zhu Houyi looked at Wang Yangming and said,"
"Minister Wang, tell me, which position should we place Hai Rui in?”
" Your Majesty, I believe that Hai Rui is extremely loyal. They went deep into the tiger's den and found Gan Su King Zhu Hao. Although he is a High Scholar, he can be officially appointed. I suggest that Your Majesty grant him the position of Imperial Censor!”
"What?!"
"Imperial Censorate! Was it that easy to enter the Imperial Censorate? Wang Yangming, who are you to Hai Rui?”
"Is it that easy to become an Imperial Censor? He was just a mere High Scholar, what did he do?”
When Wang Yangming said this, all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned and discussed.
The Imperial Censorate was a position that many Jinshi could not reach.
Hai Rui only had one candidate. His results in the provincial examinations last year were not outstanding, so he should not be in the top spots. And he looked so old...
The officials were in turmoil, and most of them opposed it, but few of them agreed with Wang Yangming.
Especially those censors who had been beaten by Zhu Houjian a few days ago, they were even more firmly opposed.
They wondered if the Emperor wanted to make Hai Rui an imperial envoy and infiltrate their ranks.
However, despite their opposition, they no longer dared to mention the word ancestral system. They were completely frightened by the beating.
As such, the imperial censors took a different approach. It would be best if Hai Rui did not mix into the ranks of the imperial censors.
Censor Luo Wei of the Right Capital of the Imperial Censorate stepped forward and reported,
"Your Majesty, I think that if Hai Rui is to take up a post in the capital, it would be best to take up a position in the six ministries.”
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The Minister of Rites, Wang Yong, stepped forward and reported,"
" I think it's better to let Hai Rui continue to participate in the exams. The exams will begin in a few days. If they pass the exams, they should be given a rank 6 official.”
The Minister of Justice, Mao Jinyu, the Minister of Revenue, Lu Huacheng, and the Minister of Works, Yu Li Chao, all spoke up…
Zhu Houjin waved his hand." Alright, don't say anymore. I'll make the appointment. Hai Rui, listen up!"”
"This subject receives the decree!" Hai Rui bowed.
Zhu Houjin said slowly,
"Zhen has never been limited in choosing talents! Hai Rui is one of the outstanding students in my provincial examination. I have entrusted him with the important task of investigating King Gan Su.”
"Hai Rui did not fail their mission. They investigated Zhu Hao's case as a single person. How could a county magistrate, Tongzhi, Tongpan, or any other minor official do that?”
" I will use them according to their talents. From today onwards, Hai Rui will be the governor of the commercial tax. They will be responsible for the control of merchants and the collection of commercial water.”
" Hai Rui doesn't need to take part in the imperial examinations and will be directly appointed as a Jinshi. I'll break this rule, and if there are any outstanding talents in the future, I'll make an exception and promote them!”
After Hai Rui heard this, they were extremely excited and knelt down,"
"This humble subject receives the decree and is grateful to tears. Long live my emperor!”
A Juren who had made a meteoric rise and directly became a third-grade official? All the officials in the court were dumbfounded!
However, no one dared to step forward to object.
In the end, Zhu Houxin arranged for Hai Rui to be the governor of the commercial tax bureau.
This position required a talented person who was as clear as a mirror and as clean as water.
Now, other than Wang Yangming, he would not feel at ease if anyone else sat in this lucrative position.
With Hai Rui managing the business tax, Zhu Houxin felt much more at ease. At least no one in this world could bribe him.
An honest and capable official like Hai Rui, Zhu Houjin would never allow him to take the exams or climb up the ranks of a local official. A good talent should be used as soon as possible. After all, Hai Rui was already 42 years old this year.
"This lowly subject will not disappoint Your Majesty's high hopes. I will definitely do my best until I die!”Hai Rui's body trembled with excitement.
He had never thought that the person who understood him the most in this world would be the current emperor…
After appointing Hai Rui, Zhu Houzhi ordered Wang Yangming to draft a decree for Li Chengliang to set off for Gan Su to capture Zhu Hao.
Then, he ordered the eunuch to announce the retreat.
"Retreat!" The eunuch shouted.
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After the court session ended, Zhu Houyi gave another task to Qian Ning, the supervisor of the West Military Bureau.
He ordered Qian Ning to immediately head to Xing County in Hongdu Prefecture to find a scholar called Song Yingxing and bring him back to the capital.
Song Yingxing didn't even get in, but he was very proficient in " strange skills " and loved to invent. He could be found in Fengxing County by asking around.
"This lowly one accepts the decree!"
"If he has any inventions, bring them to the capital.”
"Yes!"
After Qian Ning received the decree, he led the 20 West Factory foreigners and rode straight to the Flood Capital Manor.
The West Chamber had an intelligence network all over the empire. It was easy to find someone.
Moreover, the horsemanship of the West Chamber barbarians was more than eight hundred miles, and they had made great contributions in the battle with the Tartars.
Two days later, Qian Ning rushed to Hongdu and found Song Yingxing effortlessly.
Even though Song Ying Xing did not get into the High Scholar examination, his family was not poor. They were from a wealthy local family.
Song Yingxing had been intelligent since he was young, but his intelligence was not in the eight-legged essay. Instead, he liked to study some strange things, including textile machines and various farm tools.
In the eyes of scholars, these strange skills were not mainstream and definitely not the right path.
When the imperial court's imperial envoy announced that the current emperor had summoned Song Ying Xing to the capital for an audience, the people in the surrounding villages were stunned!
In their mouths, Song Ying Xing was no longer a nobody, but a famous person in Feng Xing!
The imperial edict told Song Yingxing to enter the capital immediately after receiving the edict. Qian Ning then handed the imperial edict to Song Yingxing.
At the same time, he let him sit on the horse of the West Chamber and tied him to the horse with a rope.
With a gallop, the horse galloped away. In the blink of an eye, it had already galloped twenty miles.
On the journey from the capital to the capital, Song Ying Xing was completely confused. He simply couldn't understand what he had done to have the Emperor summon him.
It seemed that it was definitely not a bad thing for the Emperor to meet a scholar like him.
However, there was one thing that he did not understand. The finished product of the hydraulic textile car he invented was also brought along with him.
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While Song Yingxing was still on the road, Zhu Houxi was listening to Cao Zhengchun report the confession of the Left Imperial Censor, Yang Jianxi, in Yangxin Hall.
"Your Majesty, Yang Jianxi has confessed everything. This is his confession.”
"Who bribed the censors to stop the reform?" Zhu Houzhen asked immediately. The person who gave the money was so generous. He gave out 200,000 taels of silver at once. I really want to know his true colors!”
After opening Cao Zhengchun's memorial, Zhu Houpin saw how Cao Zhengchun interrogated Yang Jianxun.
To Zhu Houxi's surprise, Yang Jianxun had survived six of the ten most appalling tortures in East Military Hall!
In the end, he gave in to Ren Woxing's " Yama's Bolt ". Just as his eyeballs were about to explode from the iron wire, he confessed.
Yang Jianxun confessed that the person who gave him the silver was the richest man in the Ming Empire, Shen Yishi. The Datong Bank, Guangfeng Bank, and Yushan Bank were all Shen Yishi's private banks.
Shen Yishi's goal was to completely stop the business reform, because his businesses were all over the empire, and most of them were monopolies.
It covered the trade of goods in fifteen industries, and there was also a large amount of maritime silk trading.
He was responsible for the salt and grain transportation of the imperial court. Before the opening of water transport, he was the only one in the entire empire who used the canal to transport his goods.
In the past, his biggest backer was the former Chief Assistant Yang Tinghe.
As soon as the new emperor ascended the throne, he killed his big backer. His actions were swift.
Almost overnight, even Yang Tinghe's disciples and trusted aides were dealt with. Shen Yishi did not react for a moment.
When the new emperor implemented the commercial reform, his business was greatly threatened, and the private market was opened up.
Shen Yishi's monopoly was broken in an instant, and his losses were extremely huge.
Shen Yishi tried to bribe the new chief assistant, Yang Yiqing, but Yang Yiqing ignored him.
In the end, Shen Yishi decided to spend a lot of money to buy over the Speech Officer Group.
Shen Yishi?
Zhu Houxin felt a sense of familiarity in his mind.
Very soon, he remembered that this Shen Yishi had appeared in the drama " Darming Dynasty's Demon Dance Liuliu ".
Shen Yishi was indeed a tycoon. He had connections and had bought over all the prefectural magistrates, provincial judges, and chief secretaries in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
He also colluded with Yang Jinshui, the director of ceremonies, to make money wantonly…In the end, it was settled by Jiajing.
Before he was caught, he burned all his belongings in a big fire and committed suicide by throwing himself into the fire.
Just as Zhu Houjin was about to issue the order to start a massacre, he saw Cao Zhengchun who seemed to want to say something.
"What do you want to say? Go ahead, there's no harm in saying it." Zhu Houjin said directly.
Cao Zhengchun said awkwardly,
"Your Majesty, I've already read through the East Chamber's previous investigation on Shen Yishi. I found that Shen Yishi is closely related to Zhu Bujue…"
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