In the following year, the imperial court stipulated that those who collected less than ninety percent of the taxes collected by local officials would be punished. In December, according to a report from the Huke Division, 17 officials in Shandong and 2 officials in Henan were demoted because less than 90 percent of the local officials were levied, while 2 officials in Shandong and 9 officials in Henan were dismissed. It is said that there is a county order in Shandong, and the tax is eighty percent, but it still has not escaped punishment and has been dismissed.

Since then, officials have changed their previous lazy and procrastinating style, worked diligently, and trembled, fearing that they would be punished or demoted for fear that their work would not be completed, and thus their work efficiency has been greatly improved.

Of course, these are all later words, compared with the results in the later stage, the early promotion work is not very smooth. It's a pity that it was Guo Wenying who proposed the test method, if another man proposed this method, the splash might be smaller.

Guo Wenying has been a lot stronger in handling things in recent years, starting from the Ministry of Officials to implement first, and there is a lot of work in plain office, and those officials of the Ministry of Officials are complaining.

But this is not the end, the second thing Guo Wenying did after taking office was to ask the emperor that court officials were not allowed to enter brothels, casinos, wine shops and other places, let alone fight cats, dogs, cocks and crickets. The light is to pay the fine, and the heavy is to be pulled to the public at noon.

On top of the Golden Palace, the emperor was allowed in court.

The courtiers in the hall listened to it straightly, they all pointed to that bit of entertainment to live, this is all forbidden, how can they live?

In the past, although the imperial court also had prohibitions, it was not clear in the end, and most of the time they turned a blind eye, and no one really pursued it. But this will be different in the future, the emperor has set up a special supervision department to supervise the behavior of hundreds of officials, and then you have to be careful and careful in your actions.

It's like putting a tightening spell on top of their heads, and they can't play it if they want to.

After the dispersal, the officials came out of the palace in twos and threes, and the most dissatisfied with this was Lu Huaidong, he didn't marry a daughter-in-law at home, he relied on prostitutes to have some fun, brothels and flower buildings couldn't go, didn't this cost him his life?

Seeing Guo Wenying walking out of the palace gate, he chased after him from behind and shouted: "Wenying, it's wrong for you to do this, don't you want to prostitute? Why don't you ask others to prostitute?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but pat his head, "Alas, by the way, you don't prostitute." ”

Guo Wenying couldn't help but smile when she saw his panting appearance, "Big brother, you might as well find a lady and marry a few more concubines." It's not a problem to marry three or four concubines with your official position. Women have it, why bother to get involved with those Hualou women. ”

Lu Huaidong smacked his lips, "You don't know, this woman is not married home to be called sex, married home is called trouble, Lao Tzu likes to play with the girl in the flower building." ”

Guo Wenying said: "If you like it, you can raise a house, and there is no need to put it in your own house, right?"

Lu Huaidong shook his head, "No, no, it costs money." ”

Guo Wenying no longer pays attention to him, what does his personal problem have to do with her? Could it be that she still has to find a woman for him?

There are not a few officials in Beijing who are dissatisfied with this, and there are more people who scold her behind her back, Guo Wenying just listens to it, she doesn't care much, she has lived for so long and there are more people who scold her, do you care about one or two more?

The people of Jingli have a lot of discussions about the two fires she burned, but what they care about most is what her third fire is going to burn, and it is difficult for people not to worry about this one more than the other.

Back in the official room of the ministry, Zhang Mingchang pushed the door in and said with a smile: "My lord, your reputation is loud now. ”

Guo Wenying snorted, "My reputation has always been famous." ”

This is true, since the first day she returned to Beijing from the northwest, she has been at the center of people's conversation for more than ten years.

Zhang Mingchang smiled and put a cup of tea on the table, Guo Wenying raised his eyebrows, "Lord Zhang didn't come to me to bring me tea, right?"

Zhang Mingchang smiled, "The lower official also watched the servants come to deliver tea, so he took it easily." Then stop by to see the adults. ”

Guo Wenying took a sip of tea, "Do you want to inquire again by the way, what am I burning with this third fire?"

Zhang Mingchang sighed, "Your Excellency is really powerful, now the entire capital is curious about this matter, and bet on what kind of moth your lord has." He was also questioned continuously, and he had no choice but to rely on a good relationship with her and ask with a face.

Guo Wenying said: "I'll tell you the truth, I really don't know what this third fire is going to burn, I don't have a specific idea yet, I'll tell you when I think about it." ”

She said and said, "By the way, I asked you to keep an eye on Zhang Zehai, has he come to Beijing?"

Zhang Ming said: "I have already entered Beijing, but I haven't reported to the Ministry yet, and I will take him to see the adults when he comes." ”

Guo Wenying nodded, it was nothing if she couldn't see Xu Zehai, but the matter in the palace should also be settled. Concubine Xia has already sealed Concubine Xia, and seeing that her belly is getting bigger day by day, it will be a trouble to reveal her identity when the child is born. It's better to pass this matter now, Yuan Yibo wants to turn over with this child, and it is impossible for him to become.

She sent someone to check on this Yuan Yibo a few days ago, and only knew that he was from Changzhou, and he had been a jinshi, but he had never been an official in the court, and his family had a lot of money, and his ancestors seemed to be in business. But after checking and checking, this is just this bit of information, and nothing can be found on the side.

But the more mysterious it is, the more worrying it is, what is the purpose of this person coming to Beijing, and why is it targeted at her everywhere?

However, according to the information sent back by Chen Qi, this person should have a son, as if he died a few years ago, but it is unknown how he died.

I don't know if she is too careful, I always faintly feel that this Yuan Yibo may have an enmity with her, although I can't remember where I offended him, but this Liangzi is definitely not light, maybe it is a dead knot.

Thinking like this, I couldn't help but sigh lightly, Zhang Mingchang's words were not wrong, she offended too many people, and she couldn't be prepared for someone to stab her, so she had to be careful and careful.

This day was extremely busy, there were too many things to do for the new officials to take office, plus the two fires she burned, the entire ministry was busy with their feet not touching the ground, and one thing after another was pressed, and those officials wanted to hit the wall and die.

Guo Wenying was also too busy, and waited until the evening to come out of the office.

As soon as she walked out of the door, she was about to go home, when suddenly a palace guard came from the front door, and the man did not answer, only stuffed a piece of paper in her hand, turned around and left.

Although Guo Wenying felt strange in her heart, she still rolled the paper into her sleeve and waited for the sedan chair to open it.

Hongxiang lit her with a lantern from the outside, and saw a few lines written on it through the light, to the effect that what she entrusted was not done, and she couldn't find the guard who had an affair with Xia Concubine.