The new emperor ascended the throne, the rule of officials is a place that must be paid attention to, today's Ming officialdom, has long been no longer the scene of the Qingming Dynasty at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the party competition is fierce, bribery has become a trend, and now it has evolved to the officials of the new bureau, must join the township party to protect themselves, and accepting bribes is the unspoken rule of all people.

As long as he doesn't go too far, even the imperial historians who are responsible for supervision are gradually accustomed to it, when Zhu Changluo was still in the East Palace, most of the cabinet's recitals had to be sent to the East Palace after approval, but he basically never saw the imperial history impeached for corruption and bribery of officials, it cannot be said that it is not a strange thing......

It wasn't until he ascended the throne that he deliberately ordered Jinyiwei to investigate the matter and gradually understood, in today's bureaucratic system, accepting bribes has long been regarded as a common thing, most people think that this is the norm of officialdom, even if there are so-called honest officials, they usually accept all kinds of filial piety from the locality, and there are not a few concubines in the official's family, and they are embarrassed to go out to meet people.

Even Hai Rui, who was regarded as a representative of the incorruptible ministers in the Jiajing Dynasty, had three concubines in his family, not to mention other courtiers.

It can be said that bribery has become a tacit acquiescence of everyone nowadays, and this is the most terrible thing, and the most terrible thing in the world is not how serious this matter is, but that everyone does not realize its seriousness.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Changluo finally understood why the Tianqi Dynasty would reuse the eunuchs and destroy the family, and why the last Chongzhen repeatedly issued edicts to ask his courtiers for silver.

Because these officials are too fat, they will do things for others when they accept silver taels, and everything they do is to use their power for personal gain, damage the interests of the court, and use the benefits of the court in exchange for their private money bags, but in the end, it is the clank of the emperor's poverty.

He also looks like a righteous man and a gentleman, and the Son of Heaven should have mercy on all the people, and should not increase taxes and levies, and he didn't see them soft when they collected their own money!

Besides, Sun Tianguan at the bottom, seeing that he really guessed the mind of the Son of Heaven, couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, but the Son of Heaven's increasingly gloomy face made Sun Tianguan couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly guarded his mind and lowered his head.

"Since the past dynasties, the integrity of officials is the foundation of the rule of officials, but now, our dynasty, the officialdom is filthy, the wind of bribery is prevalent, and the imperial history of science and technology turns a blind eye, isn't it a strange thing? If even the ministers of the imperial court and those who have been taught by the saints are hard to resist the temptation of money, how can I believe that you can handle the affairs of the state impartially? ”

Zhu Changluo paced in the hall, but his tone gradually became stern, making the ministers below break out in a cold sweat, but no one dared to answer.

You know, this is not a trivial matter, the officialdom is so bad, it is really difficult to tell right from wrong, in the officialdom, no matter whether you are intentional and helpless, you always have to succumb to certain rules.

Not to mention anything else, none of the ministers of the Manchu Qing Palace, from the cabinet ministers to the seven-rank officials who will be able to enter the court, dare to pat their chests and say that they have never received silver taels.

If the Son of Heaven really wants to purge this trend, then he will attack the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, who dares to go up and take this words......

But fortunately, Zhu Changluo didn't think about letting them come up with advice.

"If the officialdom is like this, I am heartbroken, but what makes my heart hurt even more is that no one dares to say a word about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the old and important ministers of the cabinet, if the court goes on like this for a long time, how can the ancestors and the society be protected? Wait and go back and think for yourself! ”

After that, Zhu Changluo waved his hand as if he was a little irritated, and sat back on the throne.

The ministers below quietly wiped the sweat on their heads, and were a little surprised that the discussion ended hastily, but they still bowed and saluted.

"Wait for the resignation!"

Out of the Qianqing Palace, Sun Tianguan felt that he was finally relieved in his heart, talking about such a thing with the Son of Heaven, the pressure was really too great, Rao was with his long-standing officialdom determination, and he also felt low in energy after dealing with such a situation.

Then I turned my head to look at the others, and it was not much better, they all looked extremely tired, and they hurriedly saluted and dispersed, today's performance, there are really too many things that have happened, I'm afraid they will have to think about it again after they go back.

Just when Sun Tianguan was also about to go back, he unexpectedly found that Li Tingji, a cabinet scholar, was still in place, looking at him with a smile.

"Sun Shangshu, it's still early, I wonder if Sun Shangshu has time to talk to the old man?"

Sun Tianguan suddenly hesitated, if it was someone else, it would be fine, it was always difficult to refuse to invite him, but the inviter was Li Gelao, so he had to hesitate a little.

It's not because of anything else, it's just because after some time ago, Li Dage's reputation is really not good......

Especially after the incident of Sinong Temple, the matter of Li Gelao's unconditional agreement with the Son of Heaven spread, and he welcomed the Son of Heaven, and the reputation of Xitu Xingjin was confirmed, and countless people in Shilin criticized him.

As a courtier who cherishes feathers, Sun Tianguan is actually reluctant to have a close relationship with Li Gelao, but if he refuses, Li Gelao is obviously a celebrity in front of the Son of Heaven now, but it is not very suitable......

"Sun Shangshu is not curious, the purpose of the Son of Heaven to summon us today?"

Seeing this scene, Li Tingji naturally knew Sun Tianguan's concerns, and couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face, but since he chose to take this path, he had no qualifications to turn back, and he was afraid that this kind of thing would only be more in the future, so he was not annoyed, but he just said lightly.

"The officials are governed together, Your Majesty is very important, and the officials are even more inseparable, this summons must have been seen by Sun Shangshu, the old man is not talented, he has a little gain in his heart, and he wants to talk to Sun Shangshu, I don't know if Lord Tianguan is free?"

After that, Li Tingji stood quietly in place, waiting for Sun Piyang's reply.

Although he needs Sun Piyang's help for what he wants to say, it is not impossible for him to do so, he is a cabinet minister, and the two invitations are already considered to be face-saving, if Sun Tianguan is still hesitant, he is too lazy to put a hot face on his cold ass.

But fortunately, Sun Tianguan hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and said.

"Where did Li Ge Lao say, he could talk to Brother Er Zhang, and the old man couldn't ask for it!"

In fact, Sun Tianguan is also very entangled, because the conditions given by Li Tingji are too tempting, not only him, but I am afraid that up to now, the other people who have been summoned today are probably also confused.

The Son of Heaven said angrily for so long, but he didn't leave anything, Sun Tianguan knew the Son of Heaven's views on the rule of officials, but what should he do, where to start, but he still didn't know what to do, at this time, if there was a close minister of the Son of Heaven to help him analyze, it would undoubtedly be twice the result with half the effort, in contrast, the loss of reputation, can only ignore it, is it possible to become a minister of heaven and cabinet ministers, and there can be no exchanges in political affairs?