Zhu Ping'an opened the curtain of Jingnan's work-for-relief program, leading 100,000 people and refugees in Jingnan to become China's earliest infrastructure maniac, digging water conservancy projects, building bridges and roads, constructing city walls, and building anti-Japanese outposts... ...
While other counties were ravaged by floods and crying and struggling in despair, Jingnan was thriving and changing with each passing day. Both the common people and the refugees had hope on their faces. They had food to eat and money every day, and they seemed to have endless energy.
However, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. When Zhu Ping'an was leading the people of Jingnan in the vigorous work-for-relief program, one memorial after another impeaching Zhu Ping'an, instigated by some officials, either openly or secretly, for public or private reasons, either out of their own will or with the authorization of others, flew into the Forbidden City like snowflakes.
In fact, the first impeachment memorial came from the newly appointed Taiping County Magistrate. A few days ago, he submitted the official document exposing Zhu Ping'an's "collusion with grain merchants, driving up grain prices in Jingnan, and seeking huge profits" to Taizhou Prefect Tan Lun. After waiting for a few days, he still didn't see any movement from the Prefect. Through indirect connections, he heard that the Prefect was furious at first, but later, because he was concerned that Zhu Ping'an had made contributions in fighting against the Japanese pirates and was promoted to the fifth rank, and Zhu Ping'an's master was the current cabinet minister Xu Jie, he didn't mention it, saying that he would wait for some time until the situation in Jingnan got out of control and the relevant situation was confirmed, and then deal with Zhu Ping'an... ... Hum, wait for some time, wait for some time, the opportunity will be cold! Is the Prefect trying to protect Zhu Ping'an? !
So the Taiping County Magistrate got angry, and he contacted his good friend of the same year and class, Liu Wannian, the Right Censor of the Nanjing Ministry of Personnel.
The magistrate of Taiping County could not write to the emperor directly. If he wrote to the emperor through the Tongzhengsi Yamen, he was worried that it would waste time and cause trouble. He was also worried that Zhu Ping'an's teacher Xu Jie had influence on the Tongzhengsi Yamen, so he wanted to write to the emperor through Liu Wannian.
Liu Wannian was the Right Censor of the Ministry of Personnel. Although he was only a minor official of the seventh rank, he was an official of the Ministry of Personnel after all and had great power. They did not need to be responsible to any department, they were only responsible to the emperor. Not only did they have the power to participate in politics and affairs of state, they also enjoyed the power to supervise and impeach all civil and military officials in the court, and impeachment memorials could reach the emperor directly.
Therefore, the Taiping County Magistrate found Liu Wannian and showed him the official document issued by Zhu Ping'an, which was stamped with the seal of the Jingnan County Magistrate.
As a Censor-in-Chief, if you don't impeach officials and make some noise, what's the point of being a Censor-in-Chief
As a secretary, how can I attract attention if I don't impeach officials and make some noise? !
As a secretary, how can you achieve anything if you don't impeach officials and make some noise? !
As a secretary, how can I get promoted if I don't impeach officials and make some noise? !
As a secretary, Liu Wannian has always had a dream of "a memorial to the emperor to move the court and the country, and rise to the top"! After receiving the handwritten letter from his good friend, the magistrate of Taiping County, and the attached document on the definition of grain prices in Jingnan, he was so happy that he couldn't help but shed two lines of excited tears. It was really a blessing in disguise.
Liu Wannian was not unfamiliar with the name "Zhu Ping'an". To be precise, Liu Wannian was familiar with every official in the official circles of Jiangsu and Zhejiang and South Zhili, which were nearby. As a Censor who had the dream of "moving the court and the whole country with a single memorial, and rising to the top of the government", he had investigated the backgrounds of these officials. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.
Zhu Ping'an, the youngest No. 1 scholar in the Ming Dynasty, was taught by the then cabinet minister Xu Jie. He was famous when he first entered the officialdom. In less than half a year, he was promoted to the fifth-rank Yuwangfu lecturer. He wrote several impeachment memorials, none of which failed, and he pulled down dozens of officials. He inspected the Taicang silver treasury with his bare bottoms, and more than a thousand officials were punished. He became famous for a while and was known as the "First Composition God of the Ming Dynasty". It is said that his Qingci skills were not inferior to his eight-part essays. He presented Qingci and won the emperor's favor many times. Later, he was involved in the case of Yang Jisheng impeaching the cabinet chief Yan Song, Yan Ge Lao, and offended Yan Ge Lao and the emperor, so he was demoted to the magistrate of Jingnan. It was thought that Zhu Ping'an was just a comet in the officialdom, shining brightly for a while, and then fell, and there was no day to turn over. Who would have thought that Zhu Ping'an had quietly made great contributions in the anti-Japanese war while serving in Jingnan, defending one city and capturing another, beheading more than 800 Japanese pirates. The victory report was brought to the capital, which pleased the emperor greatly and alarmed the capital. Because of his merits, he was promoted to the fifth rank of the Chief Justice and Censor, and is now considered a hot new star in the officialdom.
Impeach such an official who has stirred up the situation in the capital, is well-known in the emperor's heart, and is a hot topic!
Didn't I, Liu Wannian, become famous all of a sudden? !
Zhu Ping'an!
You are truly a God-send to me!
Although there was no such term as "riding on the popularity" in ancient times, the principle is the same. Liu Wannian is also well aware of this.
Therefore, Taiping County Magistrate and Liu Wannian hit it off. Within one night, a memorial impeaching Zhu Pingan was released, with Liu Wannian as the main impeacher and Taiping County Magistrate co-signing the memorial.
A letter was sent to the ninth heaven.
Soon, this first memorial impeaching Zhu Ping'an was delivered to the Forbidden City at full speed.
As soon as this memorial arrived at Xiyuan, it attracted great attention.
Someone in Wuyi Palace knew that Yuan Wei and Zhu Ping'an were not on good terms, and told Yuan Wei immediately after seeing this memorial. After seeing the copy of this impeachment memorial, Yuan Wei couldn't believe his eyes for a moment!
Zhu Ping'an colluded with grain merchants, raised grain prices in the name of the government, and accepted bribes of more than 80,000 taels of silver from grain merchants? !
Is this true or false?!
Zhu Ping'an was so bold that when the flood victims in Jiangnan were suffering, he used the name of the government to raise the price of grain from 400 coins per stone to 2,500 coins per stone? This was not raising the price of grain, it was robbery!
Zhu Ping'an is so heartless?! He doesn't care about the lives of the people?! He has no shame at all?!
After being demoted to Jingnan, he felt that his career was hopeless, so he simply gave up on himself, amassed a lot of wealth and enjoyed life? !
It shouldn't be like this!
Just last month, Zhu Ping'an was promoted to the fifth rank of Assistant Criminal Officer for his contributions in fighting against the Japanese invaders!
Although I don't understand, the notice that defines the grain price in Jingnan and is stamped with the seal of the Jingnan County Magistrate cannot be fake!
In the face of a great disaster, he ignored the lives of the people, pursued personal gain, and was even caught by someone!
Seeing his mortal enemy in such a situation, Yuan Wei couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, and then without hesitation, he stepped forward ten thousand times to spread the news widely, and made a great effort to spread the news of Zhu Ping'an's impeachment in the capital.
In addition to Yuan Wei, many Yan Party officials also regarded this memorial as a treasure and were very surprised. Zhu Ping'an, you are asking for trouble. How can we let you live
With this impeachment memorial as the beginning, many impeachment memorials came one after another, flying into the Western Garden like snowflakes.