Chapter 1185 Another Thing I Ordered

On the day they came back, Fourth Master privately called the two of them to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

At this moment, the three monarchs and ministers are gathered in the study of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Fourth Master sat on the throne reviewing the memorial.

The Thirteenth Master and Wu Ge knelt down at the head.

"This way, you have worked hard in the northwest, so you all sit down and talk." The fourth master bestowed a seat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Thirteenth Master and Wu Ge sat on the same side.

"I went to the northwest this time, but what did I find out?" Fourth Master asked lightly.

Lord Thirteen lowered his head and sipped his tea, as if he didn't want to take credit, but wanted to give Wuge the opportunity to report the situation.

Since he didn't speak, Wuge said tacitly: "If you go back to the emperor, the water conservancy project over there is going well, and the water conservancy resources can be used to irrigate more than ten thousand hectares. Although there are occasional breaches, the problems are not big, and it is still easy to build. The servant suggested that after the autumn harvest, wait until the water dries up, and then let the water conservancy department over there investigate and repair it."

Fourth master nodded slightly, and gave a faint "um".

Moreover, he lowered his head and wrote something on a piece of rice paper, as if he had recorded this matter.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his head and asked calmly: "Before you go to the northwest, there is another matter that I ordered, how did the two of you investigate?"

As soon as the voice fell, Thirteenth Master spoke first: "Your Majesty, regarding this, my younger brother and Wu Ge have indeed found out a lot."

Before leaving Beijing, Brother Huang ordered the two of them.

It is said that the Northwest was originally managed by Gui Nian Gengyao for many years.

In addition, some officials played Nian Gengyao's affairs.

But brother Huang can't believe what other people say.

So let the two of them go there to inquire about it through the errands of reclaiming the northwest.

He doesn't like to ask for credit, but for this kind of thing, his status as a five-character is more embarrassing than him.

Therefore, he was very happy to rush to talk.

"Say." Fourth Master said in a calm tone.

"After Chendi went to the northwest, he found that almost everyone there knew about Nian Gengyao. After staying there for a while and asking secretly, he found out that Nian Gengyao was in charge of the local area. It is said that he recommends a group of officials every year. In this regard, the two ministries of officials and soldiers will give priority to hiring, which is called "annual selection."

Fourth Master: "..."

"Not only that, he also rejected dissidents and appointed private individuals, forming a small group headed by him, with officials from Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan as the backbone, including officials from other regions. He is vigorous and his power is expanding day by day, so he rushes to his door. He also pays attention to cultivating people with personal power, and every time there is a good job, he will definitely install his personal cronies."

"For those who do not form a party with him, he will try his best to suppress them, so that after they lose their positions, they can only join his family, and have to send all kinds of precious jewelry and antiques. At that time, he will recommend them to the court."

Fourth master's face was calm, showing no joy or anger.

It's just that the deep Mo pupils are very cold.

"In addition, Nian Gengyao also used the opportunity of the army to falsely claim military merits, so that his unborn domestic slaves became the official posts of Zhili chief envoy and acting deputy general."

Speaking of which, Thirteenth Master gave Wuge a glance, implying that he could speak.

Anyway, he has already started, so it would be better to talk about five frames.

He can't report on errands, he is the only one here chattering.

Therefore, Wuge pulled his lips, and said tacitly: "As early as Nian Gengyao pacified Luo Bu Zang Danjin last time, he was good at doing things well, relying on his high achievements, and his arrogance became more and more arrogant. In the court He has always been arrogant and domineering. As an official of the imperial court, he actually rewarded his subordinates with things, and even ordered people to kowtow to thank him."

Fourth Master: "..."

"The documents issued to the governor and general are parallel official documents, but he arbitrarily calls them "orders". He regards fellow bureaucrats as subordinates. Even, when he was in the northwest, some Mongolian county kings saw him and had to act. Kneeling and worshiping. The imperial guards sent to him by the imperial court, he just treats them preferentially, and treats them as slaves."

Speaking of these, Wu Ge thought of Nian Gengyao's various behaviors when he quarreled with him.

It would be fine to say that Nian Gengyao was arrogant in front of him.

However, these actions of Nian Gengyao undoubtedly regarded himself as the emperor of the Northwest!

His words and deeds are all like a king, and he doesn't look like a courtier.

He said at the time that Nian Gengyao would forget himself one day sooner or later and head towards self-destruction.

Thinking of this, Wuge held his lips and continued: "According to the system of the Qing Dynasty, wherever the emperor's decree arrives, if seeing the decree is like seeing the emperor, the local officials must greet the decree, kneel down three times and kowtow nine times, and kneel down to ask for holy peace." But as far as I know, when the emperor's decree came to the northwest twice, Nian Gengyao just refused to accept the decree, and he still didn't read the decree."

"Moreover, I heard that he took bribes and embezzled money and food in various places in the Northwest, and the amount involved reached several million taels."

Fourth Master's face has always been unstable, but when he heard that Nian Gengyao had so many corruptions, his cold eyes suddenly tightened.

Because since he came to the throne, what he hates and hates the most is that officials are corrupt and pervert the law.

In other words, since he was still the elder brother, he hated this the most.

Therefore, as soon as he came to the throne, he took an important reform measure of rectifying the administration of officials and punishing corruption and breaking the law.

And this year Gengyao, not to mention anything else, just this action made him very disgusted.

He was no longer silent, but bit his teeth hard, and said in a deep voice, "This Nian Gengyao is simply a rotten piece of wood that cannot be carved."

A few years ago, although he had a crush on the middle-aged Gengyao, he also saw flaws in his character.

But he also cherishes talents, so he deliberately arranged for him to hone at the grassroots level in Yangzhou for five years.

It was only reused after it was discovered that he had changed.

Who knows that it has only been a few years, and it has returned to the past, full of ignorance and savage arrogance.

The thirteenth master saw the fourth master speak, couldn't help but interjected: "Your Majesty, you don't know that Nian Gengyao has been rude to the court officials many times, first he laughed at Wuge, looked down on his younger brother, and then he and the eighth brother and the ninth brother Fighting outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony."

If Nian Gengyao looked down on him before, he never took it to heart.

Thinking of Nian Gengyao's contributions to the Qing Dynasty, he just had to bear it.

Because of him alone, there should be no discord between the emperor and Nian Gengyao.

Besides, as a man, if you have something to talk about, it is impossible to have conflicts and disputes with others. It is not a man's attitude to go to the emperor to complain and ask him to support him.

But when he knew that Nian Gengyao was so presumptuous, he naturally had something to say and no longer had to hide anything.

And when things have come to this point, there is nothing to hide.

"You and he are both important officials of the court, why should he look down on you." Fourth Master said.

"Not to mention these things, this time I went to the northwest, as far as I know, Nian Gengyao took the imperial court's military salary on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also ran a small business. He took the weapons made by our Qing Dynasty and made them with Mongolia. All the money earned from the transaction went into Nian Gengyao's pocket, and none of it was handed over to the court."