From the occurrence of the case to the conclusion of the trial, Tian Chengsi only took less than three days of effort, and all the officials and officials involved in the case of Dou Jiazaburo were duly punished. Accepting bribes, disregarding human life, and one by one old corruption = the case is turned over, which makes people sick and chilling.

Dou Saburo can't walk humanely, and his psychology has gradually distorted since he became an adult, and only by constantly torturing the women around him can he get short-term signaling comfort. Almost none of the women who entered the Dou Mansion in the name of concubines survived a year, and they all ended up with the same miserable end. Only Dou Saburo's wife, Cui, who may have a prominent maiden family, survived. However, as the old corruption cases unfolded, Cui's was filled with shame and anger, and finally committed suicide by hanging himself from a beam in his own hall.

Those officials who colluded with the Dou government to disregard human lives were also punished more than ever before, and the vast majority of officials ended in hangings and beheadings. Although accepting bribes is not a big deal in today's officialdom, because of the shocking tragedy of more than a dozen lives in Dou Mansion, all officials do not feel that the punishment is heavy.

In addition, the founding county marquis of the Dou clan was also quickly deprived by the imperial court, and as a result, the Dou clan of this branch fell into a state of complete decline.

In the political affairs hall, Xia Yuanji squinted his old eyes, laboriously reviewing the case file about Dou Sanlang, and sighed while reading. This kind of appalling tragedy was unthinkable to happen in the powerful family of the Tang Dynasty. The Dou family is of the same clan as Empress Dou, the ancestor of Gaozu, and it is unthinkable that it has fallen to the point of being like this.

However, Xia Yuanji sighed even more that Tian Chenghe's martial artists actually won the first place in the rectification of officials. This was originally a matter within the scope of the political affairs hall, so he felt that he seemed to be suspected of dereliction of duty in front of Qin Jin.

However, Xia Yuanji's biggest advantage is that he will never be discouraged no matter what, even if he is close to old age, he is still high-spirited. He quickly gained inspiration and inspiration from the Dou Fu case, and decided to set off a wave of rectification of officials in the government and the opposition, and the starting point was to accept bribes and bend the law for personal gain.

The hardest-hit areas of favoritism and bending the law are the most powerful and vital government offices of the imperial court. Compared with the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Officials is the most suitable for surgery. From Shangshu to Shilang and then to Langzhong, Xia Yuanji's gaze wandered over more than a dozen names, and only one of them was one that he couldn't move, and that was Zhangjie in Langzhong. This person is Qin Jin's confidant, and he is responsible for many affairs related to the Shenwu Army, and his future will definitely be infinitely ambitious.

As for the others, a smile appeared on the corner of Xia Yuanji's mouth, as far as he knew, almost no one on the list had not shown favoritism, as long as he was willing to investigate, he would definitely find out the problem.

However, Xia Yuanji also knows the truth of beating snakes and hitting seven inches, and the real power in the Ministry of Rites is Jin Wenzhong, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, as long as this person's pickled affairs are stirred up, it will definitely play the role of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, of course, those henchmen who follow him will inevitably be implicated, only when the scale of the punished officials reaches a certain level, can they cause a sensation in the government and the opposition, and can they save the limelight and face that were robbed by Tian Chenghe.

In just three or five days, the people of the three provinces and six departments were suddenly panicked, and everyone was in danger, from the officials to the household department, and then to the criminal department, all officials who bent the law for personal gain were arrested and taken to prison, and everyone did not know when bad luck would befall them.

The trend of purging officials and officials set off by the government and the opposition soon attracted the attention of Qin Jin, because more than one official had already come to him to complain. However, Qin Jin always had to say comfort, but in the end he ignored Xia Yuanji.

Before sunset, Xia Yuanji came to the Zhongjun Marshal Hall in Qin and Jin with a thick dossier, and began to report on the progress of the day.

Qin Jin only listened for a while, and then interrupted Xia Yuanji's somewhat chattering report. He patted the thick file on his desk and said with a smile:

"It's all here, I will watch it when I have time, Xia Xianggong has been tired for a day, it is better to drink tea and relax for a while!"

At this time, the simple and chic way of drinking tea with boiling water has gradually spread in Chang'an officialdom, although Xia Yuanji is not used to drinking this kind of light and slightly bitter tea, but in order to be consistent with most people, he pretends to enjoy it very much.

However, what the handyman brought was a boiled tea soup, and the smell of spices came to his face, and Xia Yuanji swallowed his saliva.

Qin Jin pointed to the tea soup in front of him and smiled:

"Qin knew that Xia Xianggong liked to drink tea soup, so he wouldn't let you bite the bullet and make tea. ”

Xia Yuanji hurriedly got up and bowed in thanks.

Drinking the heart-warming tea soup, Xia Yuanji felt a little proud in his heart, this is the preferential treatment in exchange for his vigilance, looking at Chang'an, who else can get such a courtesy from Dr. Qin?

For just this moment, Xia Yuanji felt that the hard work he had worked hard day and night before was worth it.

After drinking tea for a while, Qin Jin suddenly spoke:

"The trend of purging officials can almost slow down a bit......

Xia Yuanji was puzzled:

"This is just the beginning, so why slow down, and it is a good ...... to take advantage of this opportunity to eradicate those who have dissident intentions once and for all."

"If this trend is not controlled, and all officials continue to be in a situation where everyone is in danger, it will lead to a decline in the efficiency of government affairs, or even paralysis. ”

Xia Yuanji was taken aback by these words, and hurriedly asked:

"Could it be that the old man did something wrong?"

"Of course that's right, if there is no purge trend of Xia Xianggong, the atmosphere of the government and the opposition will not be refreshing!"

Just then, a military officer walked in quickly.

"Doctor, Hedong Urgent!"

After a short time, a military official was brought over, and it was obvious that he had arrived in Chang'an after a long journey.

"Doctor Rongyu, Shi Siming invaded Hedong, this is Lu Jiedu's military report......"

As soon as the wave subsided, the wave rose again, Qin Jin frowned and opened the envelope of the military newspaper and carefully read every word on the parchment. Shi Siming's army launched an attack on Hedong from three directions: Flying Fox Ridge, White Horse Mountain, and Barbed Mountain.

Since Lu Qi had always adhered to Qin Jin's elite strategy when he was in Hedong, he was a little overstretched at this time, and his intention was to immediately shrink the defensive line and concentrate his forces to deal with the real Shi Siming's main force, so that the so-called three-way suspicious strategy would be self-defeating.

However, shrinking the line of defense would require abandoning the many counties along the way, which could lead to some trouble.

Xia Yuanji looked at Qin Jin and pondered, he couldn't help but think about it, he was not proficient in military affairs, but he also knew that Shi Siming was once the most effective general under An Lushan, and this person's courage was better than An Lushan.

After a long time, he asked:

"Hedong's problem is tricky?"

Only then did Qin Jin come back to his senses from his contemplation.

"Shi Siming's rebels have long been confined to Hebei, and compared to when An Lushan was alive, it is no longer what it used to be, and the three-way attack is just a bluff. ”

As he spoke, he handed the military newspaper to Xia Yuanji. Xia Yuanji took the military report with a solemn face, such a top-secret and extremely important military newspaper can be handed over to him at the first time, what a trust. However, the content of the military newspaper did make his heart tremble, as if the year of Tianbao's fourteenth year was in front of him again.

However, Xia Yuanji secretly pondered again, Doctor Qin said that Shi Siming was bluffing, is it true or false?

After all, Qin Jin has a reputation for winning and being undefeated, and he has the blessing of conquering the two capitals, so it shouldn't be a problem to deal with Shi Siming.

"Does the doctor want to send more troops to Hedong?"

Qin Jin shook his head and said:

"Hedong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Shi Siming's three-way army is not unexpectedly all suspicious, his real purpose should be Heluo!

Although Xia Yuanji does not understand military affairs, but also has the most basic overall situation, since ancient times, if Hebei wants to go straight to Luoyang, it must first control Hedong. In the same way, if Heluo wants to enter Hebei, he must first control Hedong.

If Qin Jin thought that Shi Siming's move to march into Hedong was a false shot, then attacking Heluo without controlling Hedong was definitely something that gamblers and madmen could do. Because once the two armies clash at Heluo, the side occupying the east side of the river can condescend and attack from both sides.

Therefore, in his opinion, the march into Hedong is also likely to be a real move, and the virtual is real.

After Qin Jin heard Xia Yuanji's worries, he stood up and stretched out his arms, he hadn't thought about this possibility, but the problem now was that the Shenwu Army really didn't have enough troops, compared to Hedong, Luoyang was obviously more important. It's just that he can't tell people all his worries, so he can only show great confidence.

Qin Jin was reluctant to say to Xia Yuanji about the use of troops in Hedong, this person was not a person who was good at using soldiers, but Xia Yuanji also had an aspect that he was good at, that is, political disputes.

Xia Yuanji took advantage of the trend of purging the rule of officials, eliminated a large number of officials who had grievances against the Shenwu Army in the imperial court, and promoted a group of young and energetic young officials.

It's just that the temporary stability of Chang'an officialdom does not mean that everything is fine, and hidden worries already exist. Li Heng and some of his followers still gathered in Lingwu, waiting for an opportunity to return to Chang'an. There are also powerful envoys who are entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, and they may be waiting for the relevant people to raise their arms and shout, and they will echo each other from afar.

The establishment of the General Staff Department is imminent, but Xia Yuanji thinks that the setting of such a stacked bed frame house does not make much difference, it is better to adjust the terms of reference of the Military Department, so that it will consume less energy, and the same goal can be achieved, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?

Of course, Xia Yuanji didn't know Qin Jin's true purpose, but Qin Jin was worried about Hedong for the time being, so he didn't have the heart to explain more to him.