Just when the officials from all over the country who arrived in Youzhou City were nervous, the time finally passed to December. Beginning on December 1, local officials reported back to the local government and nine ministries.

A few days are fleeting, and it stands to reason that these officials can return to various places, or they can leave Youzhou City behind, and if there is nothing particularly important, they can also wait until after the Spring Festival next year. It can be said that the court gathering is also a period of vacation for officials, and local government affairs are handled by local adjutants during this month. Of course, when the world is peaceful, the court will gather once every few years. In Dayan, during the Taiping period, it was once every three to five years.

But this time, these officials were explicitly told that they were not allowed to leave Youzhou City, and King Zhao would personally gather all the officials in the middle of the month. This made these local officials even more nervous. It stands to reason that, except in exceptional circumstances, the monarch generally summons only a few individuals, not all local officials. From this, these officials all know that this gathering is only afraid that something big will happen.

On December 13, King Zhao summoned hundreds of officials and set up a banquet in the Ming Zheng Palace, the former palace of King Zhao, and the officials of the three provinces, two courts, and the officials of various places. The officials of the three provinces, two courts, nine departments, Shangshu, Shilang, Langzhong, Shizhong, the Imperial Shitai of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zongzheng Mansion, and the various temples, divisions, and supervisors of each prefecture and the three grades or more gathered together, and in addition to them, the rest were hundreds of local officials.

The entire Ming Zheng Hall was filled with several dense cases, and the entire hall, hundreds of meters away, was full of officials. It can be said that at the time of the gathering, it was a summary of the situation of Zhao State, and it was also a gathering of officials of Zhao State, and the number of people was really large!

Of course, even the Ming Zheng Palace, where hundreds of officials went to the court, could not accommodate so many officials, so in this court gathering, it was concentrated on the square outside the Ming Zheng Palace. For this reason, there are hundreds of charcoal braziers alone. The whole venue is a warm air.

Zhao Xun didn't open the question at the beginning, and still toasted with the courtiers. As for the local government affairs gathered by these officials, they have their own ministries to take over, and there is no need to report them one by one when they meet the king. Of course, if there are special circumstances, that's a different story.

At this moment, Zhao Xun sat on the throne, leaning on the back of the tall chair at will, holding a huge glass glass inlaid with dragon patterns in his hand, and from time to time he raised his glass to drink with the ministers in the hall. The sound of the piano and the zhengzi came slowly.

Although the ministers in the palace seemed to be enjoying the music and dance of the palace maids in the palace like King Zhao, most of them were carefully observing the king's every move. Because except for a very few people, no one else knew what the king was doing when he summoned all the important ministers of the court to gather hundreds of officials in the Ming Palace.

Now most of the palace maids in the Zhao Palace, as well as the palace maids dancing in His Royal Highness, are brought from the Luoyang City Palace, and in addition, there are also some orphans selected by the Internal Affairs Office.

At the end of the song, the dance is over! Zhao Xun put down the exquisite wine glass, applauded lightly, and said to the palace maid Maiji with a smile: "Very good, each person will be rewarded with ten silver coins!" Step aside! ”

Suddenly, the warbler, the Yanyan, the emerald red, and the palace maids, musicians, and dancers heard that King Zhao rewarded them all on the ground. Ten silver coins, that's ten taels of silver, which is not a small amount. And these palace maids will also be able to leave the house in the future, and this money, saved up, is also their own private money, and they will definitely be able to use it in the future.

Of course, the courtiers naturally did not pay attention to King Zhao's reward for these palace maids, not to mention ten silver coins, that is, ten or one hundred gold coins, at this moment, these courtiers are afraid that they will not have the energy to pay attention. Besides, to them, ten silver coins were nothing. In Zhao State, the treatment of officials is quite good.

Suddenly, the entire hall fell silent, and there was only the sound of a group of palace maids and musicians retreating and leaving. After these palace maids left, Zhao Xun spoke.

"This king is in a very good mood today, this year, we took the land of Dongyongzhou, and now, Xuzhou is also completely controlled by my big Zhao. It can be said that my Da Zhao is now getting stronger and stronger! Haha, should you love Qing and rejoice with this king? Zhao Xun laughed.

"Congratulations to King Xi, God bless Zhao!" One person took the lead, and all the officials and ministers got up and bowed to the ground. As Zhao Xun said, today's Da Zhao is getting stronger and stronger, and Da Zhao is strong, which means that their future is getting better and better.

After waiting for the ministers to congratulate, the original smile on Zhao Xun's face gradually faded. And the ministers in the main hall who were still smiling immediately felt a slight difference from the change in the king's expression, and the original noisy greetings gradually faded away. Everyone knows that today's drama is coming, and today's purpose is coming......

"Dai Yi, take the things that have been checked by the Eagle Eye Division, the Shadow Division, and the Supervision Division to all of you." Zhao Xun swept over the bodies of the ministers in the hall one by one, and waited until all the courtiers were seen to be cold, and then said loudly.

Dai Yi, the director of the Supervision Department, who had been waiting outside for a long time, led several secret guards of the Supervision Department to come out with a thick stack of paper books. Deliver the things that have been prepared long ago to each court member one by one.

"All the secretaries are central officials, take a look, take a good look!" After every official in the nine departments and three divisions of the three provinces, two courts, and three departments had that thing in their hands, Zhao Xun said lightly. Although Zhao Xun's tone was flat, everyone felt a burst of nameless pressure coming towards them, and even a burst of murderous aura appeared with Zhao Xun's words.

"Yin Sunzhao, the governor of Yuyang Prefecture, colluded with profiteers for personal gain, and used government money to buy expired and moldy grain for the victims. Hehe, Yuyang Mansion, this is in Youzhou, how far is it from my Youzhou City? This is where we are based, and it is now. What's even more hateful is that this Sun Zhao has been like this again and again, and the high price is enough for the people to eat the grain that is not moldy. ”

"Yin Lin Zhenghai, the governor of Yizhou, accepted bribes from businessmen, and in order to seek personal gain, and also to help others for personal gain, he even made up charges and slaughtered the three major businessmen. Ha ha...... Yes, it's also from Youzhou. I didn't want to fight, this crime of colluding with the Black Water Jar, a little Fu Yin dared to deal with it privately. ”

"Yin Li Yunji, the governor of Hejian Prefecture, seized the property of his wife and daughter, Li Yunji learned that not only did he not investigate, but deliberately concealed it, did not report it, and even secretly instructed the officials to privately frame crimes, trap people and prisons, and put people to death."

"Yin Songzhang, the governor of Weizhou, had profiteers in his place who raised prices, causing dissatisfaction among the people in the territory, and even almost civil unrest. Not only did he not deal with it, but he took large bribes from businessmen, helped people conceal it, suppressed good people, and caused many casualties. ”

"Shuozhou Mansion Yin ......"

"Dingxiang Mansion Yin ......"

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Zhao Xun read out a letter about his case, and then threw it vigorously towards the palace. Every letter is the illegal work of a government minister, an inspector, a tax envoy, etc., including the time and number of people, etc., are extremely detailed.

In just a moment, the ground of the Ming Zheng Palace, which was originally illuminated, was already a mess. It was densely covered with all kinds of lawless things related to the officials of various provinces from the Shadow Division and the Eagle Eye Division. Fortunately, there is no lawlessness of the governor of a state, after all, Zhao State is only a few states, and his every move has been supervised by many aspects. Naturally, these state governors also knew their position, but they did not deliberately do anything bad. However, the governor's income is not low.

The courtiers in the palace, except for those who already knew the situation, all the rest were trembling and prostrate on the ground. As for the officials who were named by Zhao Xun, they were even more paralyzed to the ground at the moment. At this moment, they have understood that their way to life is only at the end.

"Come on, pull out these more than 40 people, behead them on the spot, and make their charges public, in addition to immediately posting an announcement on the crimes of these people in the territory of Zhao State, but also in the Great Zhao Shi Political Newspaper. This king wants everyone to know that these black sheep will never be tolerated by my Da Zhao. ”

Before these officials could shout for mercy, the palace guards who had been waiting outside directly dragged them out. Listening to the miserable screams, the begging for mercy gradually faded away, and the courtiers above the hall trembled. A moment later, more than forty heads were brought back.

"Hang it on the wall of Youzhou City, so that the people of the world can see what happens to the corrupt officials who harm the people." Zhao Xun glanced at these heads coldly, waved his hand, and said in a cold voice, "As much as they take, they will take back as much as they want." ”

Zhao Xun did not embarrass the families of these criminals, but the illegal property they obtained by using their power was not left behind.

"Get up!" Zhao Xun looked at the officials kneeling on the ground, and said lightly, "Don't think that you are all clean, this king did not mention your name because you have not been too wrong." I hope you don't become the next official to be decapitated and hung on the city walls. As for any of you who has made a mistake, go to the Metropolitan Inspectorate and turn himself in, and spit out all the illegal money you have obtained to the king. ”

"Don't take chances, if anyone deliberately conceals it and does not report it, then there must be your place on the flagpole above the city gate. The king's illegal deeds of each of you are recorded here, so the king hopes that you can stand up for yourselves, and this is also a chance for yourselves. ”

"A few days ago, my big Zhao customized the new policy, and the people everywhere under the rule of Zhao wrote tens of thousands of books and thousands of words to express their support for the imperial court and their respect for officials. This king thinks that even if everyone is not sincere in serving the country and the people, they will not harm the people. At the very least, you have to be worthy of the praise of these people. But now, who are you worthy of what you have done? Worthy of the king's reliance on you? Do you live up to the people's expectations of you? ”

"My Da Zhao has not yet ruled the world, and it is not yet time to enjoy peace. You are doing this, it is clear that you are dragging my Da Zhao back, do you want my Da Zhao to be like the southern princes, like the Yan Kingdom? ”

"You are all my big Zhao Chongchen, but look at what you have done? My Da Zhao treats you badly? Isn't this king enough for you? You people, are you not greedy enough, or is this king too merciful? Well? ”

Speaking of the last sentence, Zhao Xun's face was very ugly, and his murderous aura suddenly appeared, which made Pei Yi and the others in the forefront nervous. They were not afraid that King Zhao would be angry, but they were afraid that King Zhao would be angry and click all these officials. If that's the case, it's definitely not a good thing for Zhao Guo.

Zhao Xun was furious at the moment, and the roar resounded throughout the hall, and Zhao Xun did not hide the majestic killing intent in his heart at this moment. Now is not the afterlife, the state is public. Now that this Da Zhao is his own, these officials are playing favoritism, bending the law for bribes, and they are completely using their own things for personal gain, how can Zhao Xun allow it? It's like the boss of a large company, who definitely doesn't like the employees below to take the company's property to his own home, and he doesn't want them to borrow the company's name to do nonsense. Even if the big boss doesn't care about some small actions of the employees below, these employees are never allowed to hollow out the company until it goes out of business.

"The king's wrath!" Pei Yi said respectfully, he didn't want King Zhao to be really angry and ignore nothing. Although he was also extremely angry with these officials, he could not kill all of them. Otherwise, I am afraid that there are only a few hundred or so officials left in the main hall.

"This king wants to quench his anger! Nor does the king want to be angry! But see for yourselves what you have done, and the king believes in you, and the people believe in you, but see for yourselves what they have done. However, Zhao Xun still understood what Pei Yi meant, and suppressed his killing intent a little. Indeed, although many officials have committed illegal acts, the vast majority of them have not committed crimes to death, and many have been implicated, dragged into the water, or smitten to minor crimes.

"The order goes down that all the businessmen involved in the case will be sentenced to death and their property will be confiscated. All local officials and petty officials involved in the case will be dealt with seriously. The Criminal Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have joined forces with the Supervision Department to conduct strict investigations of local governments. The officials department immediately selected suitable officials from among the minor officials and adjutants from all over the country to take over the posts of the dismissed officials. This king is to stop the southern expedition, and he must first clean up my Da Zhao from beginning to end. ”

"In addition, all officials with better merit will be promoted. With so many positions vacant, it is natural for this king to praise those officials who are sincere in serving the people. ”

"Inform the world, from now on, all the people of the world can anonymously report the illegal acts of local officials. The Supervision Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are jointly responsible for verifying the secret reports written by the people of the world. ”

As soon as Zhao Xun said this, Pei Yi and the others were taken aback. Since then, the sword of Damox is hanging on the heads of officials all over the world, and officials from all over the world, civil and military officials, must be careful and careful in doing things.

"King, ...... so" Pei Yi hesitated, "If someone frames you, it's ......."

Zhao Xun said lightly: "Isn't there also the King of the Secret Guard Supervision Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to join forces to check the gates, the body is not afraid of the shadow, and if you do something wrong, you should be severely punished." If you don't do it, how can you be afraid of being falsely accused by others? ”

Now Zhao Xun is extremely annoyed, besides, how many officials are there in the world, and how many scholars are there in the world? Most of the scholars have not been able to put their talents to good use, and there is nowhere to use them. That is, afraid that Zhao Guo will have no one to be an official? Framed? It is more cost-effective to sacrifice one or two officials than to sacrifice millions of people.

Of course, these thoughts are just Zhao Xun's extremely angry thoughts. As for the false accusations, I don't know how many people die every day because of the inaction of officials. Even if one or two officials are framed, it is worth it as long as officials all over the world are made to be careful about their actions.

Seeing that King Zhao's face was indifferent and did not change his words in the slightest, Pei Yi and the others understood that King Zhao was determined to open a big net and put these officials in it.

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Officials, one of your two major departments is to supervise the world, and the other is to verify the merits of local officials. But what have you done all these years? Look at the situation in front of you, each of you has the best position in Da Zhao, and you all hold a very high salary that others may not be able to get in a lifetime, but do you think about Da Zhao for the sake of this king? ”

"This Great Zhao Prefecture, every prefecture, and every county were fought by the soldiers in bloody battles, and they were all exchanged for their lives. Every province under the rule of Da Zhao. , every county is the foundation of my Great Zhao, and every people is my Great Zhao people, and they are the people of this king. They toiled, sweated, and paid their taxes. Each of you receives the money from the court every month is stained with the blood and sweat of these hundred letters, have you ever felt it when you were clothed and fed? The people have provided for you, but do you do this to those who provide for your faith? Are you not afraid that the souls of the dead will question you in the night? ”

"Especially the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has inspectors in various places, and there are inspectors who patrol various places at any time. But the result? Not a single problem has been identified, but there are many people who have contributed to the local officials. They are no longer corpses, but destroying my Da Zhao foundation. ”

"The order is that all the inspectors of the prefectures and counties where the beheaded officials are located will be dismissed from their posts and investigated. All inspectors who have written and honored these officials will also be dismissed from their posts and investigated. All officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who receive benefits from these officials shall be dealt with severely. In addition, from now on, the inspectors in various places will be separated into two roads, one bright and one dark, and each will inspect the local situation, which will be changed once a year. The inspectors sent to various places are also light and dark. Whether it is an inspector or an inspector of the imperial history, it is a bright and a dark, and the sub-rules are responsible for the left and right superintendents of the imperial history, and the summarized situation also belongs to the left and right superintendent of the imperial history. ”

"In addition, the assessment of officials cannot be determined solely by the local livelihood reported by officials, the incidence rate, the rate of solving cases, and taxes. To this is the comparison of what officials have done at the local level with that of their predecessors, and the development of the local area. At this time, there is the cooperation of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Commerce and other departments. The king hopes that the officials will not neglect their duties and this kind of problem will occur. This time, in addition to the Ministry of Officials, among the other eight ministries, there are people who have more or less interests with local officials. This king also warns you that you must know in your own hearts what you can and what you cannot receive. After I went down, I returned all the things that I shouldn't have taken to the Inspection Division. ”