Chapter 507: Rectifying the Imperial Court

"Xuanjin Yiwei commanded Xuanmo. ”

Since this incident really touched Shen Zeyuan's dragon power, Shen Zeyuan's tone of voice was also extremely cold, and the father-in-law next to him saw Shen Zeyuan so angry, so he naturally didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly trotted to inform Xuan Mo.

"See the Emperor. After Xuan Mo knew about Shen Zeyuan's summons, he quickly came to Shen Zeyuan's side, looked at his cronies, and Shen Zeyuan said, "Xuan Mo, I called you this time to give you something to do." ”

The so-called Jinyiwei is dedicated to serving the emperor, as a military institution of the emperor's guards, the main function of the Jinyiwei is to drive the guards, patrol and arrest.

Of course, reconnaissance, arrest, interrogation and other activities are also entrusted to Jinyiwei, in addition, there is also the work of collecting military intelligence and plotting against enemy generals.

As the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Xuan Mo was directly responsible to Shen Zeyuan, and could arrest anyone, including the emperor's relatives, and conduct a closed interrogation.

Therefore, it is appropriate to leave the investigation of corrupt officials to Jinyiwei.

"Xuanmo, because I recently heard that there are corrupt officials in the disaster area, and all the silver taels I allocated actually went into the officials' purses, so this mission, do you understand?"

Shen Zeyuan suppressed his anger and signaled to Xuan Mo to investigate the list of corrupt officials, Xuan Mo has been by Shen Zeyuan's side for many years, so he naturally knows Shen Zeyuan very well every word.

So after Shen Zeyuan gave a little hint, Xuan Mo understood that this mission must be carried out in a low-key manner, so he hugged his fists and took his life.

After whispering in Xuan Mo's ear, Shen Zeyuan patted Xuan Mo's shoulder to show his trust. Xuan Mo nodded and replied, "Your Majesty, don't worry, we will do our best to investigate." ”

And then Shen Zeyuan only needed to pretend not to know, release the bait - allocate another five hundred taels of silver to the disaster area, and then quietly wait for the fish to take the bait.

Sure enough, after several times of corruption was not discovered, those corrupt officials became emboldened this time, for example, they would go to great lengths to make fake accounts before, but this time they directly intercepted the silver two without saying a word.

Behind the seemingly calm and calm, Xuan Mo had already led many Jinyi guards to collect a lot of evidence, and after gathering all the lists into one book, Xuan Mo quickly handed over the roster to Shen Zeyuan and successfully completed the task.

Shen Zeyuan flipped through the roster handed to him by Xuanmo, and at the same time clenched the brush in his hand, he didn't expect that there were all kinds of people involved in this incident, from first-grade and second-grade officials to seventh-grade and eight-grade officials, all of whom were more or less embezzled silver taels.

"Hehe, now, it's time for me to investigate the imperial court, don't think that I don't know anything. Shen Zeyuan felt that hiding his corruption was tantamount to breaking ground on Tai Sui's head.

"Spread my will, tomorrow's morning, all officials will not be allowed to be late and absent, and violators will be severely punished!"

Shen Zeyuan promulgated this decree in order to ensure that all officials must be present at the court early tomorrow morning, so as to play the role of "killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys".

Song Shuyan looked at Shen Zeyuan with a confident look, knowing that this was an excellent opportunity to establish the majesty of the emperor, so he decided that he would also silently contribute to the flames behind his back.

The next day, at the court.

Shen Zeyuan's face was serious, and his tone was majestic: "I heard that the recent disaster area is not very peaceful. A faint sentence was like a stone thrown into a river, and the officials below whispered after hearing it.

Shen Zeyuan cleared his throat, not wanting to give those corrupt officials any chance to explain or punish lightly, and directly announced: "Don't think that I am here to warn you, today, I will take a good look at the officials of the imperial court!"

After speaking, Shen Zeyuan didn't care that someone below wanted to play, and directly took out the roster that Xuan Mo gave him before, and began to read the names one by one.

Some of the officials whose names were read trembled below, trying to intercede for themselves, but before they could speak, they were glared back by a look from Song Shuyan on the side.

“······ Zhizhou Fan Xu, patrolling Wang Liu······" Shen Zeyuan had already read some names, "Demoted to a nine-rank official." ”

The next step is the trial of corrupt officials, with a light demotion, a slightly heavier reduction of official positions and demotion to the rank of commoners, and serious beheadings.

"Wronged, Your Majesty, you have been wronged by your humble duties!" Some corrupt officials below began to lose their breath, knelt down in the palace and began to shout injustice.

Unexpectedly, Shen Zeyuan ignored them, and just coldly dropped a sentence: "What about the people who were detained to death by you?

Shen Zeyuan looked coldly at the officials who were dragged down, and regardless of their bitter pleading, he directly began to publish another batch of lists.

After reading it, Shen Zeyuan changed to a more gentle tone and said: "There will be depreciation and promotion, these are the Qing officials I found, I hope you can fulfill your duties in your new position, don't be like them." ”

After that, Shen Zeyuan also deliberately looked at the corrupt officials who were trembling on the ground.

After this major change of blood in the imperial court, all those mediocre and corrupt officials were driven off the horse by Shen Zeyuan and replaced with talented talents.

In addition to consolidating the rule of the imperial court, it also made Shen Zeyuan's prestige stronger, and Song Shuyan also completely renovated the harem in order to add fuel to the fire.

The emperor is outside, the queen is inside, and the emperor and queen are deeply affectionate, making the country more prosperous.

After the end of the corrupt official incident, Song Shuyan couldn't rest assured that the people in those towns were relieved, and specially sent people to check the situation and found that the situation had improved.

Not only is there no hunger on the streets, but even the previous atmosphere has improved, and after the people have food, they begin to pick up hoes and plough again, and the old people and children are very happy.

Knowing that the people in the town had begun to live and work in peace and contentment, Song Shuyan was completely relieved.

This time the corrupt official incident seems to have become a good story, spread in the market, and naturally reached Shen Zecang's ears.

"What? Shen Zeyuan actually has an extra eye this time? It seems that he is fishing for big fish with a long line, why didn't he investigate so thoroughly when he was corrupt before?"

Shen Zecang, who learned about this incident, was so furious that he even called the emperor of the current dynasty by name.

After all, the stronger Shen Zeyuan's rule is, the more unfavorable it will be to Shen Zecang, not to mention that Shen Zeyuan is now a good monarch who has won the hearts of the people.

"Bring a pen and paper!" Shen Zecang, who was extremely angry, decided to write to Wu Qingge first, so that he could discuss the next countermeasures with her.

After quickly writing down the information he wanted to convey on the paper, Shen Zecang rolled the paper into a tube, tied it to the pigeon's leg, and then released it.