In just over ten days, Yang Chuting was demoted from the generalissimo of the first-class soldiers and horses who enjoyed the title, to the general of the auxiliary state, then to the general of Yunlu, and now to the general of Dingyuan for the third time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After Zhao Wenzheng announced the decree, he glared at Yu Ruyan and threw up his sleeves and returned to the dormitory.

The next day, the news of Yang Chuting's three debasements spread all over the palace, making the courtiers dumbfounded.

Not only that, Zhao Wenzheng was furious, and he also punished Yu Ruyan. She was demoted from a first-grade cabinet scholar to a second-grade bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.

Zhao Wenzheng's successive demotions to the two shook the Chen government and the opposition.

Yu Ruyan's purpose this time was just to cheer Yang Chuting up again, and she didn't care about the official position. It's just that Yu Ruyan is afraid that this will be self-defeating, and it will be even more difficult for Yang Chuting to see the child in the future.

After reading out the holy decree of the two demotion officials, Zhao Wenzheng went out hunting, tired for a day, and rested in the dormitory at night.

"Lord Yang, I'm sorry, I didn't arrange it in advance." Yu Ruyan found a vacancy, saw Yang Chuting, and said with a guilty face.

"It's not that you didn't arrange it well, but the emperor had already set a trap." Li Shi's voice came from behind him.

In the night, Li Shi walked on his back, looked at Yu Ruyan who was full of guilt and said with a smile: "Master Yu, your intelligence is only on the poetry books, but you don't understand the emperor's mind at all." ”

Yu Ruyan asked: "Lord Li, do you mean that the emperor deliberately arranged it last night?" ”

Li Shi smiled: "Master Jade, the emperor is hunting, what are you doing with two children?" Aunt Jing can bring it out, naturally it is the emperor's acquiescence. Moreover, without the acquiescence of the emperor, will Lord Yang be able to see the children? ”

Yang Chuting nodded and said, "It turns out that the emperor wants to take this opportunity to suppress our Yang family again. So deliberately arrange for the child to go smoothly and I want to meet, and then rest myself earlier to let us relax our vigilance, and then catch me a current. ”

"Lord Yang, don't worry too much, the emperor has clear rewards and punishments." Li Shidao, "Regardless of whether this time is deliberately arranged by the emperor or not, the punishment of you three times has the emperor's purpose." As for why the emperor did this, I still can't guess. So you better be at ease. ”

Li Shi's words made Yu Ruyan break out in a cold sweat, how could a fourteen-year-old boy have such a mind? Or is it really as Li Shi said, he is just proficient in poetry and books, just a "teacher teacher", and really not suitable to be a courtier. As a courtier, he can't guess the emperor's thoughts, and maybe one day he will anger the emperor, just like this time.

Thinking about the children she had taught, and thinking of the helpless and fearful children in Yongcheng that year, Yu Ruyan realized that he had really become the owner of the dragon chair.

He likes to play with power, likes to restrict balance, likes to make people unpredictable, he is no longer the politician he used to be. Thinking of this, Yu Ruyan had mixed feelings in her heart.

After Yang Chuting saw the child, he also got a lot in touch, no matter what the emperor's purpose was, as long as the child was there, he would cheer himself up. For the sake of the children, why the Yang family, no matter what official position, must work diligently. Although the children can't be imagined for the time being, they can still have no worries about food and clothing in the palace, with Aunt Jing to take care of them, and there are Taifu teaching homework, isn't it a blessing in disguise?

Yu Ruyan was much relieved to learn of his thoughts.

Li Shi quipped: "In exchange for your own splendid future, Master Jade, is it worth it?" ”

"If I think it's worth it, it's worth it." Yu Ruyan smiled, "I don't care about any official position. ”

In an exquisite courtyard in the capital, the old man sat on the Taishi's chair and listened to the report of the man in black: "Master, Zhao Wenzheng has helped us a lot now." The two so-called ministers of the humerus were demoted one after another, and they were really cooked by rabbits and dogs. ”

"Hmph, that kid is still young and can't hold his breath." The old man sneered, "That's fine, although He Luoyi and Yu Ya are dead, Chen Guo didn't take much advantage. lost a He family, lost a Yang family, and that woman lost her former glory. In this battle, we can be regarded as a game back. ”

The man in black smiled and said, "What the master said is, who let Chen Guo always go against our Chu State everywhere." Master, what are we going to do next? ”

The old man smiled grimly: "In the next step, I want to make the officialdom of Chen Guo completely corrupt to the end, and let the people of Chen Guo know how filthy those officials are." ”

"The master is far-sighted, and his subordinates are not as good as what happens."

The turmoil over the successive demotion of the two auxiliary ministers has not yet passed, and the case of corruption in disaster relief grain funds tried by Prince Chung has resurfaced.

This time, Prince Zhong tried the corruption case, not only to find out the corrupt officials who were corrupt in the disaster relief grain funds, but even tore a hole in the corruption case a few years ago, or even more than a decade ago.

It is said that during the trial of the case, in order to protect themselves, some officials poured out their previous behaviors like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, and some saw that they had been arrested, and they also pulled out the officials who were connected with the upper and lower lines.

One of the contacts of the net is broken, and the whole net is broken layer by layer.

In the entire Chen dynasty, nearly half of the officials were involved. The incident spread widely, involving countless officials, and even Zhao Wenzheng was dumbfounded.

"It's so damnable!" Zhao Wenzheng tore up the concert in the court, and said angrily, "I originally thought that you were all clean with two sleeves, but I didn't expect to be so filthy behind your backs. Every day in the court, I look righteous and awe-inspiring, am I a fool? ”

"The sin of the minister deserves death."

Zhao Wenzheng kicked over the desk and scolded: "Yes, you are right this time!" All the officials involved in the case were all beheaded, and not a single one was left! ”

"The emperor must not!" Xiao Feiqing hurriedly persuaded.

Zhao Xuanfang also said in a panic: "Your Majesty, please take back your fate." If half of the officials of my Chen State are beheaded, what will you do to govern the country, Your Majesty? ”

Xiao Feiqing hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the big greedy can be severely punished, and the other emperors will give them a chance." ”

Zhao Wenzheng said angrily: "Give them a chance? They are all moths of the country, thieves of the country, do you want to wait for them to hollow out my Chen country, and then dispose of them? ”

"Your Majesty, although this matter involves a wide range of officials, you can't really kill them all!" Xiao Feiqing said, "If these officials are all beheaded, who will fill the vacant positions?" ”

"What Lord Xiao said is extremely true, the normal operation of our Chen Kingdom will be difficult." Zhao Xuanfang persuaded, "The emperor thinks twice! ”

Zhao Wenzheng didn't say a word, looking at the minister kneeling on the ground in the court, his eyes were red with anger.

"Master Jade, why don't you speak?" After a while, Zhao Wenzheng asked, "Fortunately, you weren't involved this time, shouldn't you persuade me like Prince Zhong and Xiao Aiqing?" ”

Yu Ruyan said: "Under the emperor's anger, the ministers dare not say much. ”

Zhao Wenzheng sneered and said, "When did Master Yu become so cautious, you used to be very bold in doing things." ”

Yu Ruyan knew that Zhao Wenzheng was referring to the last spring hunt, and said in a low voice: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

"Now I want you to say it, you have to say it!" Zhao Wenzheng roared.

Only then did Yu Ruyan slowly speak: "Your Majesty, corrupt officials and corrupt officials are hateful, but if you kill them all, our Chen State will also be in danger of perishing." The emperor once said that it is advisable to use heavy classics in troubled times, but the ministers thought that if the ruler of a large country cooked small fresh, heavy classics were like heavy salt. If you put too much salt in a dish, it will be bitter and astringent. Your Majesty, please see that they have also been loyal to the Chen State, loyal to the first emperor, and have also contributed to your smooth accession to the throne. ”

"What do you mean, how do I get out of the net?" Zhao Wenzheng asked.

Yu Ruyan replied: "The first greed must be done, and repentance and leniency." I hope that the emperor will follow the will of Lord Xiao and lightly send down others. ”

Zhao Wenzheng was silent for a while, and then ordered: "Okay, I will do what Zhun Qing plays, but this corruption case is too widely implicated, including many officials in the court now." I thought that I had to use this incident to give everyone a wake-up call to see who would dare to be corrupt in the future! ”

The kneeling people at the bottom looked at each other, waiting for Zhao Wenzheng's final decision.

"Master Jade is right, I can't really send half of the officials to the guillotine, but I also want to tell you with blood that during my reign, if anyone has evil thoughts, I will not spare them!" Zhao Wenzheng said angrily.

"The ministers obey the emperor's teachings."

Zhao Wenzheng sighed: "All the officials involved in the case, all the embezzled silver and handed over to the state treasury. Anyone who embezzles more than 10,000 taels will be robbed of his family and exterminated by the nine clans! Those who are less than 10,000 taels and more than 1,000 taels will be beheaded for public display, the three clans will be exterminated, and the rest of the relatives will be assigned to the frontier, and the descendants will not be allowed to enter Beijing as officials. Those who embezzle less than 1,000 taels or more will be dismissed from their posts, and their families will be sent to the frontier for 20 years! Those who embezzle less than 100 taels will be placed on duty to check! ”

Xiao Feiqing was about to say something, but was cut off by Zhao Wenzheng: "This is already the result of my third thought!" If there is a vacancy, it will be filled by the person who fills it later, and then retained for later inspection. ”

Yu Ruyan also wanted to persuade her, but she was pulled by Li Shi beside her and signaled her not to say anything more.

Zhao Wenzheng said: "I know, you must think that my punishment is too harsh, but I tell you that I hate a greedy word the most in my life!" In the future, the laws of Chen Guo will also be revised, and if there is corruption, it will be dealt with in the same way. Otherwise, the wind of corruption will rise again, and it will be the same as today, which is shaking my Chen Guoguo! Whoever dares to disagree with him will be guilty of the same crime as the first greed! Also, one more thing. Zhao Wenzheng said, "Those people I recruited last year, the people in the Ministry of Officials will consider it, and if there is something that can be used, they will be used immediately." Li Shi, you are responsible for this matter. Also, this year coincides with the scientific examination, and Xiao Aiqing and Yu Aiqing jointly went to the Ministry of Rites to do it together to select good talents for me. ”

"Obey."

As soon as Zhao Wenzheng's new law and this disposition were announced, the countries were shaken. Everyone said that Emperor Chen was ruthless and unkind.

Chen Guo went on a killing spree, and blood flowed like a river.