Luoyang, the capital of the Great Liang, was late at night, and the young emperor Zhao Ce was still approving the folds.

Suddenly, when he saw the new superintendent of Guannai Dao, he unfolded it and read it, and the young emperor was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it, so he read it again.

Suddenly, he slapped the table and jumped up in anger, making the little eunuch next to him gasp.

"At this critical juncture, there are still so many corrupt officials!"

The Young Emperor's face flushed with anger, and he roared, "Go and call that old bastard from Simon Mamori!" Over the years, he has concealed and not reported, so many imperial history twists and turns have been secretly detained by him, what does he think? ”

Before the eunuch could reply, he waved his arms again and shouted, "If I hadn't arranged for my cronies to rush to the various provinces, I wouldn't have known about these things and been kept in the dark like a fool!" ”

was so angry that he beat his chest suddenly, "Okay, you old thief, you deceived me too much!" ”

The emperor was in a hurry and shouted in the palace, finally alarming the queen mother.

"Little Lizi, you stop for me."

Seeing a little eunuch running out in a panic, Empress Dowager Cao said coldly.

Xiao Lizi hurriedly bowed to the ground, recited auspiciousness, and then said: "His Majesty the Emperor let the little slave out." ”

"Who did you want to go out to?"

"Doctor Simon Mamori."

"Presumptuous!" Before the Empress Dowager Cao could speak, the old eunuch beside her angrily reprimanded: "Told you more than once that you are not allowed to go directly to the three auxiliary ministers, have you taken the words of the Empress Dowager as a deaf ear?" ”

In front of the master, the slave is angry instead of the master, his face can be hideous, and the wording can be fierce, but he can't be loud and frightened. ——A snort scared the Queen Mother, so what was it? - When you speak, your breath is very heavy, but the volume must be handled appropriately. For some people, they are born with it, and some people need to work hard to practice.

At this time, the old eunuch looked like his facial features were misplaced, as if he had a grimace.

Xiao Lizi was so frightened that he trembled like chaff, and said sadly: "His Majesty the Emperor is angry, and His Majesty asked the little slave to go directly to find it." ”

"Dare to talk back, call me!" The old eunuch was so angry that he pushed away the little eunuch beside him, rolled up his arms and sleeves and shouted: "Get out of the way, I'll fight in person!" ”

The three eunuchs in the palace are kind on the surface, but in fact, they are secretly racing with each other.

The eunuch Kong Jingzhong saw that the little slave he had cultivated was doing this, but he was even more ruthless. On the surface, it is punishment, but in fact it is protection. - It is not easy to install a cronie under the royal prison Huang Gonggong.

The old eunuch really worked hard and beat Xiao Lizi to the ground, and the Empress Dowager Cao didn't care, she just killed the chickens and monkeys, and scared the other little eunuchs to the point of trembling.

After fighting for a while, the old eunuch was so tired and out of breath that the Empress Dowager Cao moved her steps, and she left without saying anything.

Kong Jingzhong pointed to Xiao Lizi's nose and whispered: "Next time be smart, admit your mistakes directly, and don't reason." All the principles of disobeying the Queen Mother's decree are nonsense and great rebellion. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Xiao Lizi said in a loud voice as he was taught.

Kong Jingzhong stuffed a few silver coins into Xiao Lizi's pocket, and quickly chased after the Queen Mother without speaking.

Xiao Lizi rubbed his face, took a sip of phlegm, and walked back with his head down. Although he was beaten, he didn't have much complaint in his heart. He could see the old eunuch's intentions. - If you can't see this thought, you don't want to be a minion for an old eunuch like Kong Jingzhong.

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"What are you going to do?"

Empress Cao later went to the emperor to understand the situation first, and she did not directly say anything about the imperial historian Ximen Zhensen, but asked Zhao Ce how he planned to deal with this group of corrupt officials.

"Kill!" Zhao Ce was still very excited: "These bastards are now fighting wars year after year, the treasury is empty, and the people are doubling the amount of food, and they are miserable." I have heard that in some places people have begun to eat soil. That day, I privately tasted a mouthful of Guanyin soil, which was bitter and unpalatable, is it something that people can eat? I don't even eat dogs! ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand and asked the slaves and maids to go down, and she sat in the chair and said nothing.

The young emperor was furious, waved his sleeves and said, "It's like poison, how can you be hungry?!" ”

The Queen Mother was still silent, looking at her rather manic son with a calm face, and the appearance of the first emperor appeared in her mind.

Zhao Ce shouted for a while, tired, sat down and picked up the teacup: "Huang Zhongxin, the supervisor of Guannei Dao, embezzled 700,000 taels (700 million wen) in the first five years of his tenure, according to the "Great Liang Law", he should be cut with a thousand knives and exterminate the three clans!" ”

The Queen Mother finally spoke: "Kill them all, who will be the official?" ”

"I'll send someone. I hand-picked. ”

"Aren't the people you choose greedy?"

"I can't guarantee that. But at least the fact that I just killed so many people can always deter them. ”

"Emperor, you are the Ninety-Five Supreme with a Heavenly Constitution in your mouth, and the decisions you make involve a wide range of people, so you must not act carelessly." The Queen Mother picked up the fold and looked at it.

I have to say that the new Guannai Dao Imperial History selected by the emperor is really a thoughtful person, he listed all the various crimes of various officials, and also made a chronology of corruption for each official.

Its intention is not profound, but Empress Dowager Cao believes that Emperor Zhao Ce may not have understood the purpose of the imperial history.

Empress Dowager Cao paid special attention to the name of this imperial history, called Wu Yin, if I remember correctly, it was the second-class jinshi of last year's palace examination, this person is not very old, his family is poor, this kind of person has just entered the official career, it is ambitious, the momentum is flourishing, and there is quite a righteous appearance, which is used to be the official of the imperial history, which is more suitable.

However, because he was born in a poor family and lived at the bottom of society all the year round, he was very prone to cynicism, and had a hatred of the rich and hated officials.

This kind of person has brains and loyalty, and if a few years pass, his heart has not changed much, but he can receive it from his side and use it according to his needs. - This kind of person can't be promoted too quickly, it's easy to get used to some bad things, and it's not easy to see his true nature.

"Many of these people have been officials for decades, have rich family backgrounds, and enjoy the results. Have you considered that if you slaughter them all, will some of the newly appointed poor officials be like wolves eating meat and adding bones? At this time, it's not as simple as embezzling money, it's simply cannibalism. Your actions have not only failed to free the people, but have only exacerbated their suffering. ”

"What does the royal lady think?" The young emperor was not convinced, and said, "Is it possible to let them go?" ”

Empress Dowager Cao put down the folds, stared at the emperor and said: "Of course not, if corruption is allowed to intensify, it will inevitably breed all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people will rebel against the harsh government like a tiger, and the country will perish." Corruption and fraud appear in twins, and if there is a lot of fraud, there will be many complaints, which will shake the people's hearts, and sooner or later things will change. ”

Hearing what the queen mother said, the young emperor was much more stable, and said in a muffled voice: "Then the queen mother thinks that this matter should be done?" ”

The Queen Mother picked up the fold again and said, "Actually, the imperial history you chose has already given the answer." ”

"Oh?" While Zhao Ce was puzzled, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he said: "In his recital, the reference opinion column is actually empty, and I want to ask him why he is like this." ”

The young emperor made tea for the queen mother.

"He did it on purpose." Empress Dowager Cao made a teacup, but she didn't drink it, "In my opinion, he gave three answers based on three kinds of people." The first type of people, who are already very rich, and the amount of money embezzled is still increasing every year, this kind of person is insatiable and should be killed; The second type of people do embezzle a lot of money, but the money they embezzle is getting smaller and smaller year by year, this kind of person knows how to rein, so he can warn him and let them make meritorious contributions; The third type, who has just entered the officialdom, or who is naturally timid and cautious in corruption, can deter others by catching a few typical examples among these people and killing them. ”

"Oh, I see." The young emperor suddenly realized: "Since this Wu Yin is so talented, it is better to stay by my side and listen to it at any time." ”

Empress Dowager Cao shook her head and put down the teacup: "This person is a little smart, you can cultivate it, but don't rush to promote." At this time, you should give him some more favors, so that he can feel the emperor's grace and die for you. In addition, you can't go to Simon Mason because of this matter, otherwise you will expose Wu Yin. He is still young, and he is sharp in doing things, and if he doesn't do well, he will easily disappear from the world suddenly, or be retracted by the three major gates. ”

"I have already told him a few things about the gate valve, and he said that he will only be loyal to the emperor all his life, and he will not swerve until death." The young emperor smiled ashamedly and said, "Actually, I also know that people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, but I still think he won't lie to me." ”

"Listen to those words of loyalty. It mainly depends on what he does. The Queen Mother looked a little tired, and rubbed her forehead: "Remember, don't underestimate those three old things at any time, they have many means, after the death of the first emperor, the mourning family fought with them for three years, and they were also emaciated."