Mo Chuan said calmly: "It's not surprising that I don't know. Speaking of which, this is the first time I have seen this official name, and it was in this booklet."
He clicked on the book.
"What kind of book is this?" Xiao Si asked curiously.
"This is the official history list of all the dynasties since the founding of the Western Chu State. It records the official title of Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, it was passed down from one dynasty to another, and from generation to generation. Later, this official position disappeared. , even the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been cancelled.”
"It turns out it was cancelled. No wonder Xiaosi has been in the palace for so long. He has heard about this court and that court, but he has never heard of a Metropolitan Procuratorate." Xiaosi let out a sigh of relief.
"You just don't study well, you have no knowledge or culture. This Duchayuan is not a courtyard in the harem, but a yamen like Dali Temple. The censor of Duchayuan is the biggest official in this yamen."
Mo Chuan raised the official history book and slapped Xiao Si on the head.
Xiaosi stuck out his tongue and asked with a smile: "What grade of official is this? It must be very big, right?"
"The rank of this official position is not very high, only the fourth rank, but the authority of this yamen is very great. It oversees three ministries and six officials and 36 subordinate counties, whether it is a capital official, a county guard or a state official. No matter how high the title is, as long as the law is violated, it will be handed over to the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate for trial. After he comes out with the result, it will be handed over to Dali Temple for review. After Dali Temple finalizes the case, it will be submitted to the court. Come to me."
"So the Metropolitan Procuratorate is so powerful!" Xiao Si couldn't help but clicked his tongue and said, "Then why was such a powerful Yamen cancelled?"
Mo Chuan sighed softly: "It is recorded in this book that no one is willing to take up the post of censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. No matter who is appointed to this official position, they will always refuse, either resigning, or citing illness, or even taking this position." It was left hanging for a long time and finally had to be cancelled.”
"No one wants to be this official? Are these people stupid? How powerful and majestic this censor is!" Xiaosi opened his eyes wide in surprise.
"You don't understand. Things in the officialdom are very complicated. The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not as majestic as he seems on the surface. He is a very difficult official to be."
Sure enough, Xiaosi shook his head and looked confused: "Is there anything bad about being an official?"
"Of course, do you think being an official is as easy as eating cabbage? How about I let you become the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Mo Chuan squinted at him.
"No, please don't. This slave is just a young eunuch, and he is not qualified to be an official at all. Besides, the emperor said that it is not easy to be an official, so I don't dare to do it anymore. Maybe I have only been an official for two days. The head on your neck is about to move." Xiaosi shook his head hurriedly.
"You're a smart kid. Yes, the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is indeed an official who loses his head easily. That's why it was suspended for ten years and had to be cancelled. Even the Metropolitan Procuratorate no longer set up one. ” Mo Chuan sighed again.
"I still don't understand. Can your Majesty tell me carefully?"
"Okay, let me make it clear. The censor of the Procuratorate has great authority, but his rank is not high. If some state officials and county officials commit crimes, he can enforce the law impartially, but if they commit crimes Those people are the capital officials in the city, and there are county guards who are higher than him. How many people have the courage to offend these people? , I don’t know what kind of backers these people will have behind them. If we come to settle accounts in the future, as many heads as the imperial censor of the imperial court will lose! "