After a few days of busyness, I finally got a respite after the work of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was on track.

Hou Xuanyan reviewed the backlog of recitals in the Chunhe Hall in the past few days, and it was already the middle of the night, and Hou Xuanyan, who was frowning at the candlelight, heard footsteps coming from beside him, and Huo Di looked up and turned out to be the elixir that had fallen asleep.

The little elixir had just woken up, and his hazy eyes were very delicate, but Hou Xuanyan said angrily: "Didn't you sleep, why did you get up again, and you didn't move to calm when you walked, I wanted to be scared to death." ”

The elixir stuck out the tip of his tongue, walked to the desk and picked out the candle, lay down in his arms, yawned and said, "Your Majesty, let's see tomorrow, the hour is not early." ”

As a personal little secretary, how can the elixir not know Hou Xuanyan's work and rest, His Majesty the Emperor has always been able to push and push, and most of the unimportant pieces are done for him, and only military information or major events will be personally asked.

But recently, the elimination of corruption in the Metropolitan Procuratorate has made the emperor work hard and must do everything himself. In the final analysis, I was still afraid that there would be unjust, false and wrongful cases, and I killed my subordinates in the army in vain, but unfortunately Hou Xuanyan reviewed it overnight, and he did not find any official's crime that did not cause death or the evidence was insufficient

The more I look at it, the more chilling I feel, the more disappointed I become, Hou Xuanyan himself is also greedy for money and lustful, but he knows very well that as long as it is against his conscience, he will not do it.

For the sake of money and beauty, hurting people's lives and harming the people, even if it is his old general, he will not tolerate such things, not a single one.

Each time one is confirmed, the file needs to be compared, and Zeng Hengying is called in for questioning and reviewing the evidence and confession.

This is a physical and mental torment, every disappointment is a huge blow, as strong as Hou Xuanyan is a little unbearable.

"I'll go to bed when I'm done with that." Hou Xuanyan held a book of music with one hand, and said while watching.

There were tears hanging in the corners of the elixir's eyes, his eyes were red and swollen, and he cried: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body, please go to sleep." ”

Hou Xuanyan raised his palm, hit it in the air, saw a pair of stubborn eyes, his heart softened and slowed down, and he spread his hands and said: "That's it, sleep, I am wishful thinking here, maybe they all want to curse me to die early now." ”

Early the next morning, Hou Xuanyan saw Gu Yanwu and Zeng Hengying in the Nuanfang Pavilion, and the two came to the palace early.

Purple wolf, white rice paper, Hou Xuanyan's words are upright and atmospheric, after all, he has more than ten years of scholarly background, and he has all these years of career as a horse.

"Don't stretch out your hand, for you will be caught. The ambition is noble, and the profit cannot be moved; Be big-minded, and you can't be rich and rich."

Zeng Hengying and Gu Yanwu glanced at each other, and they both saw the joy in each other's eyes, Your Majesty is going to crack down on corruption this time and position it as a national policy.

It is conceivable that this edict will be sent to the newspaper to warn those officials who want to be corrupt.

Especially the first sentence, "Don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught if you stretch out your hand"

It is concise, easy to understand, and very alarming.

Two quarters of an hour later, Hou Xuanyan finally put down his pen, and the elixir took a crimson silk from his bosom and wiped the fine sweat on his forehead.

The handkerchief is a woman's personal thing, and the snow skin is densely ironed through the small clothes all day long, and a warm fragrance comes, which makes Hou Xuanyan feel refreshed.

"Send this to the newspaper, especially every yamen, and take a look." Hou Xuanyan shook the decree and said to Gu Yanwu.

Gu Yanwu took the edict, read it with Zeng Hengying, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's edict is sincere and thought-provoking, and it is a masterpiece that will be passed on to future generations. ”

"Haha, I have a few pounds and a few taels, and I still know it. I just hope that the officials can see my kindness and not get lost too deeply. Gentle Township is a hero's mound, rich and chaotic, it is easy to lay down the country, even Li Zicheng can dominate the world, the difficult thing is to keep the foundation laid by this hard work, let the people return to their hearts, and make the country stable. ”

The two ministers didn't expect that His Majesty, who usually laughed and scolded, could say such serious words, and they were a little uncomfortable for a while.

Hou Xuanyan continued: "Only by normalizing anti-corruption will our officials not dare to be greedy, and there should be a pair of eyes staring at them. What do you think about this, might as well tell us about it. ”

Gu Yanwu took the rice paper, held it in his hand like a baby, and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that such a newspaper needs to be sent a few more articles, so that everyone can see His Majesty's golden and jade words." After all, His Majesty is in the palace, and most of the officials have never had the opportunity to meet the saint in their lifetime, and the newspaper of our General Administration Department is a good channel. ”

This remark coincided with Hou Xuanyan, he was trying to develop a set of his own ideas and thoughts, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"How did the newspaper reach the remote state capital now?"

Gu Yanwu frowned and said: "Our Dahua territory is getting bigger and bigger, and we can only rely on mutual transmission from all over the country, generally Jingbei, Jingnan, Liaodong, Qiongzhou, Taiwan and Nanyang places, all of which can only be seen after a month, and some even take two months. ”

Hou Xuanyan nodded and said, "That's not bad." ”

Zeng Hengying saw that the General Administration Department of the Ministry of Rites had a countermeasure, and His Majesty called himself and Gu Shangshu together, and they had already handed in the answer sheet, how could they not say a word on their side.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that now the transportation is convenient, the roads are smooth, and the changes in the wheels have made it easier to inspect, so it is better to set up a permanent inspection system to supervise local officials."

Hou Xuanyan said: "This test is exactly what I want, and there is another point, that is, as long as I find out a corrupt official, the inner government will allocate funds and reward, and the bounty will range from 1,000 taels to 100,000 taels!" Small greed is rewarded for small things, and big corruption is rewarded for big money, so as to improve the motivation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to handle cases. ”

Zeng Hengying's eyes lit up, he didn't expect His Majesty to be so generous, and hurriedly said with a smile: "The minister is a colleague of the Imperial Procuratorate, thank Your Majesty Longen." ”

The Imperial Historians are running around, and because of their status, they are not well received in various places. So in general, the life of the imperial history of this dynasty was not very easy, but as soon as His Majesty's decree came out, the situation was immediately different.

The treasury is full, Hou Xuanyan's small treasury is also very rich, and there will be more gold and silver in the future, in general, the top layer of Dahua's pyramid is very solid, and now I am afraid that the local foundation is unstable.

In particular, these arrogant and domineering meritorious men must be disciplined harshly, which is also for their good.

Blindly indulge in goodwill, but they can still leave a reputation of benevolence and kindness in history, and do not kill the founding heroes, but in the future, when they make a big mistake, the more than 100 heads in Jinling downtown may be their fate.

It's better to make it clear from the beginning, no matter who you are, you must do your duty, and no credit is enough to do evil, oppress the good, and abuse the place.