Hearing Zhao Xun say this, Pei Yi and the others' faces tightened, and they said urgently: "King, why don't you ......"

Zhao Xun said angrily: "Needless to say, as central officials, they should know what they can and can't do." Since you have done it, you should be prepared to accept the punishment, and you should know the consequences of doing so. Intercede for them? Does this king still want to leave them behind, continue to plague my Great Zhao, and continue to plague this king? Is that what you mean? ”

"The king's wrath!" Hearing Zhao Xun say this, Pei Yi and the others immediately quickly knelt on the ground and said in a loud voice. They knew that King Zhao was extremely angry at the moment, and it would not be a good thing if the king felt that they also had a problem.

"Alright, let's settle it! The king needs to use their heads to warn all the officials! Zhao Xun said lightly.

"You are well aware of this incident, if it weren't for the custom price, maybe we wouldn't have been able to find out so many problems. This king didn't expect that the country that my Great Zhao soldiers had worked so hard to fight was corrupted by these civil officials. Yes, you are really powerful, and this is how you made this king believe in you? Let's see, what has become of this? Yes? The more Zhao Xun said, the more angry he became.

"The soldiers fought bloodily to win the country, you civil officials, you so-called scholars who claim to be orthodox, but they are retreating, but they are destroying the foundation of my Great Zhao. You are also qualified to say that others are not worthy of being compared to you, of being in the same position as you. ”

"Look at it, it is the orthodoxy of you who are corrupting my Da Zhao, but pushing my Da Zhao into the abyss. Therefore, the vast majority of those who consider themselves orthodox among you are not qualified to despise officials in other professions. This king doesn't want anyone to say in the future that scholars disdain to be in the court with other people, in my Da Zhao, here in this king, either do what this king wants, or, get out! ”

At this moment, Zhao Xun gave a stern lecture to the chief officials of the various yamen in the center. This is the case for the central officials, and it is also related to them, the heads of the various yamen. Even if they weren't involved, if it weren't for their carelessness, how could the people below dare to be so bold. Even some of the officials under investigation have some relationship with the heads of these ministries to a greater or lesser extent. Therefore, this is also the reason why they intercede for these people.

Zhao Xun's words have been decided, which also means that these more than 200 central officials at all levels have no way to live. At the same time, it also shocked the chief officials of the various ministries of the Qinzheng Palace, and they knew that they could no longer be sloppy in all matters of internal affairs in the future.

Zhao Xun glanced at the officials, and said in a deep voice: "This matter also reminds this king that the rule of officials is the most important thing in our internal affairs of Great Zhao." Parents and officials, one place to parents, if they do not do things properly, this is irresponsible to the people, not responsible for my Dazhao. This king will not tolerate this. ”

"In addition, the Ministry of Officials, together with other ministries, immediately selected suitable personnel to supplement the lack of officials in the yamen of each ministry, in the territory of my Great Zhao, there are many officials with good merits, let them be promoted in turn. From now on, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be divided into two departments, the left and right, and they will not be subordinate to each other, and the inspectors in each place will have one person from the left and right departments, and if there is a problem, the two will be jointly responsible. When the problem of local officials is found, which one is found out and which one is meritorious. ”

"The inspector who inspects the world must also bear its due responsibility, and the court raises you, not to let you eat, drink and have fun, but to let you make decisions for the people of the world."

Youzhou City, which had been pacified for less than a few days, was lively again, the last time was in December of the previous year, and more than 100 local guilty officials and guilty officials of the central officials department were fought successively. This time, more than 200 officials at all levels of the central government, from Langzhong to Shizhong, to ordinary officials, were all involved in local officials bending the law for bribes, accepting bribes, and engaging in favoritism. They followed in the footsteps of those local officials, and were beheaded by the officials, hanging their heads above the city.

Ordinary people are naturally happy about this, and the more corrupt officials and corrupt officials are beheaded by the imperial court, the happier they will be for ordinary people. But for big businessmen, scholars, and officials, it was a silent warning that shook their hearts.

The cause of this incident is clear to everyone, that is, because the imperial court wants to customize prices, and all kinds of evil deeds of local officials are discovered at once. In addition to the murder of local officials for committing crimes, a large number of businessmen were also convicted, beheaded, and confiscated of their family property. At this moment, these businessmen finally understood that if they did not do business well and wanted to obtain ill-gotten gains by bribing \/officials, then not only would their family wealth not be safeguarded, but also their lives would be difficult to preserve.

The killing of more than 200 officials in the center was a kind of pressure that was difficult to breathe for the officials of the other yamen in Yuyouzhou City. To say that they are clean is naturally impossible. They are also afraid of being the next person to be killed, and at this moment they also understand that even if they are in the imperial capital and in the center of the imperial court, if they don't do things well, they will lose their lives at any time. For these officials, it is not enough to lose their lives, and even they will be left with a stench for 10,000 years.

Why? On the top of the Dazhao Shi Political Newspaper, the crimes and responsibilities committed by these officials are all registered on it, and the human and material evidence is complete. In the political newspaper of Da Zhao, he left a special page to record these lawless ministers of Da Zhao and make their viciousness known to the world. You must know that the Dazhao Shizheng Newspaper has a plate bottom and a record, and it is set into a book every year and left for posterity. In this way, they are really going to stink for 10,000 years.

What made these officials even more shocked was that in the Royal Academy, these murdered prisoners had also become a model for educating these students. As for the families of the criminals who were killed in this incident, although Zhao Xun did not involve them, they were also exiled to the two states of the Western Regions or Liaozhou in the northeast.

In the sixth year of Changping, although Emperor Yan surrendered, and the jade seal of the country also fell into the hands of Zhao Xun, Zhao Xun did not mean to be the emperor, so the year name was not changed when Emperor Yan surrendered a year ago. The beginning of this year and the end of last year can be said to be the end of the officials of Zhao State. Hundreds of officials have been killed, and countless others have been dismissed, held accountable, and investigated. The officials in the entire Zhao State were all rumors and nervous, and they were afraid that they would become the next people to be taken down.

It was not until February of the sixth year of Changping that King Zhao issued an edict to appease the world, which could be regarded as an end to the investigation. However, it is clear to all officials that the matter does not end there. Many officials understood that they had found something wrong with them, but they were not taken down. If you don't do well in the future, I'm afraid that you will be liquidated by King Zhao along with the previous things.

After this incident, whether it was a civilian official or a military general, whether it was a central or a local, all officials were greatly shaken. Those officials who are not clean and have not been taken down immediately are naturally careful to mend their past mistakes, and when they are officials, they naturally no longer dare to be careless, for fear that they will be punished for their crimes if they are not careful. As for those who did not have illegal things, or said that their past actions were not enough to break the law, then now they no longer dare to have the slightest laziness. This time, they had seen the wrath of King Zhao, and they had also seen the fate of those former colleagues, who they did not want to be.

In addition to these local officials of Zhao State, the officials of Dongyongzhou and Xuzhou were even more shocked by the change in Zhao State. The officials of Dongyongzhou and Xuzhou, especially many adjutants and lower-level officials and minor officials, were local officials who surrendered, but they were familiar with the local situation, and Zhao hoped that they would make the local area more compatible with Zhao, so these surrendered officials were appointed as local officials. Although the changes in Zhao did not involve Dongyongzhou and Xuzhou, the officials in these two places were not lightly shaken.

The two major clean-ups of officials in the local center were enough to make these newly appointed officials, who had just been annexed and thought that by virtue of their familiarity with the local situation, Zhao Guo really needed their new officials to be shocked again and again. If King Zhao can purge the local officials of Zhao State, he can naturally deal with them, and their self-righteous reliance is no longer enough to serve as the foundation of his own foothold.

The three brothers of Li Fangzong are also members of the Chaoji this time, especially Li Fangzong, who is the governor of Xuzhou and the most important of the several civil official systems in Yizhou, and his two younger brothers are also Yin of the First Prefecture and the former army joined the army. The three brothers of Li Fangzong are the representatives of the Chu officials who surrendered to Zhao, and they are also the highest status, so Li Fangzong, who is the hand of the civil officials of Xuzhou and the highest status among the Chu army, was also personally summoned by Zhao Xun.

"Minister Li Fangzong, meet my king!"

"Excuse me! Throne! Zhao Xun said lightly.

After Li Fangzong got up, after seeing Zhao Xun's appearance, his face changed slightly, but he didn't say much.

After Li Fangzong sat down, Zhao Xun said with a smile, "Speaking of which, this king and you are also old acquaintances!" You've discovered something compared to now, right? "In the past, Zhao Jun replaced the governor of Yanzhou under the pseudonym Li Feng in the land of Yanzhou, Li Fangzong and others had seen Zhao Xun, although Zhao Xun did not often appear in the later Yanzhou army, but how could Li Fangzong forget the small princes who formed a new Yanzhou army and let the Tang army and the Xuzhou army lose a lot.

"The minister also did not expect that the former king would appear in Yanzhou single-handedly and have such great success in Yanzhou. However, it can also be seen from this that it is not without reason that the king can dominate the north. Li Fangzong said respectfully.

Zhao Xun smiled: "Okay, there is no need to say more about these touted words." You are the governor of Xuzhou, the parent official of Xuzhou, and the highest position among the officials of the Chu army in the past. The king has asked you to come today, and you must know very well what this king means. ”

"This time this king inspected all the officials in my Great Zhao, and what these officials did disappointed the king, so ......" paused, Zhao Xun continued, "Xuzhou is a state that my Great Zhao Xinjin has incorporated, and you know better than this king about the situation in Xuzhou, and the people of Xuzhou have been fighting hard for a long time. Therefore, this king does not want Xuzhou to have the same situation as in other regions of my Dazhao, otherwise, the actions taken in other regions will also be carried out in Xuzhou. ”

"In addition, you are also the highest-ranking official in the Chu army, and this king also hopes that you will convey the meaning of this king. Now, the Chu army has become history, and in Xuzhou, there can only be the state of Zhao, not the army of Chu. If they want to continue to be officials, and if they want to preserve their power, status, and family wealth, they must act according to the system of my Da Zhao, otherwise, the heads hanging in the cities around the country will be their example. ”

"Compared with Li Qing, I also hope that your hometown Xuzhou is better, and I also hope to be loved by Xuzhou's fathers, and I also hope that I can leave a comparison in my history books of Da Zhao. Therefore, the matter of Xuzhou will be handed over to you by this king, and you don't want to disappoint this king. ”

"The minister will live up to the king's trust! The system of Zhao will be perfectly implemented in Xuzhou, and the new policy of Zhao will also become the foundation for Xuzhou to restore prosperity, and the land of Xuzhou will also be greatly changed. ”

The king is convinced of this. Speaking of which, if Li Chi had been able to do what you thought at the beginning, maybe the Chu army would now be far more powerful than the two small princes of Luoyang and Hanzhong. Zhao Xun sighed. Zhao Xun also knew about the situation in the Chu army. Li Fangzong has made very good suggestions to the Chu army many times, but unfortunately, he is not a faction of the Li family, and it is difficult to get the support of the Li family, and Li Chi does not use him very much.

Li Fangzong's face remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "Innate limitations, it is difficult to become a big tool." The defeat of the Chu army and the Zhao State is also common sense. ”

Seeing Li Fangzong say this, Zhao Xun also breathed a sigh of relief. Although Li Fangzong and others surrendered to themselves, Li Chi and many people from the Li clan died indirectly in their own hands. If Li Fangzong couldn't use it for himself, even if he had great talent, Zhao Xun wouldn't reuse him.

After Zhao Xun personally summoned some local officials, he asked them to return to the local area and restore the local situation as soon as possible. Although the imperial court quickly arranged for new officials to take over, it was not possible to accomplish it in a short period of time if they wanted to fully familiarize themselves with the new positions.

"Great King, now Luoyang, the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom, has fallen into the hands of my Great Zhao, and Luoyang has also fallen into the hands of my Great Zhao. The Great Yan Kingdom no longer exists. Therefore, it is no longer appropriate for the princes to respect Emperor Yan. The ministers suggested that the king be the emperor and change the new dynasty. In mid-February, Pei Yi and other officials admonished again.

"The ministers ask the king to be the emperor and establish a new dynasty!" All the officials said in unison.

Zhao Xun said lightly: "Don't worry! I, Da Zhao, am already a new dynasty. The Yan Kingdom was destroyed, and this king said that he was not the emperor, and he was not in a hurry. In addition, after being crowned emperor, the southern princes will follow suit. In this way, when we go south, we will conquer another country. The people under the rule of these princes will also become the subjects of a new kingdom, and it will not do us any good to take in more people. ”

Pei Yi continued: "That is the case, now it is not appropriate to use the era name of Dayan Changping, and a new era name should be established to lay the foundation for my Dazhao." ”

Zhao Xun nodded, and said in a deep voice: "That's it, the name of Changping will be abolished, and the first year of Da Zhao will be counted!" In addition, the edict named Murong Yuan as the Marquis of Shunyi! ”

"King Shengming!" Murong Yuan is the surrendered Emperor Yan, and Zhao Xun'en entitle him, which means that Da Zhao replaces Da Yan and exists, and it also means that this Great Yan has become history and no longer exists.

"Shengming? If this king had been a saint, there would have been no corruption and perversion of the law by local officials and central officials some time ago, accepting bribes, and engaging in favoritism. Whether it is holy or not, it is not the end of a few empty slogans, it depends on the actions of your ministers. Zhao Xun said in a flat tone, "Although the matter of investigating the officials in the world is over, this does not mean that the officials under my Da Zhao are all clean, nor does it mean that there will be no officials like them in the future." ”

After a slight pause, Zhao Xun said in a slightly aggravated tone: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate is the yamen that supervises the officials of the world, and it is a very important part of my Da Zhao to supervise, impeach and make recommendations. This incident let the king know that the Metropolitan Procuratorate was far from meeting the king's requirements. ”

"The left capital is high and cheap, and the right capital is Feng Qing!" Zhao Xun's face turned cold, and he said coldly, "The two of you, as the highest officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, thought that you could uphold your heart, make decisions for the people of the world, and preside over the justice of Qiankun. It's just that I didn't expect that you, who were high-spirited and upright in the past, couldn't ask for the entanglement of money and interests. ”

Gao Lian and Feng Qing are both officials who are no more than forty years old, although they know that it is difficult for them to get out of this incident, but when the incident comes, it still makes them panic, and the two of them hurriedly knelt on the ground, "The ministers should die!" The King forgives the sins! ”

Pei Yi and others also spoke up: "King Qiyu, Lord Gao and Lord Feng are not involved in the corruption of officials, and in favoritism, please check the king." ”

Zhao Xun said coldly: "This king knows that they are not involved, if they are really involved, the two of them will not be able to get rid of the heads hanging above the city." However, half of the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are not righteous themselves, so will the chief official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate be not responsible? Don't they know anything about it? ”

"Hmph...... Although they were not involved in it, they were also responsible for failing to manage the Metropolitan Procuratorate well. The left and right deputy capitals of the Imperial Court are deeply involved, and the two of you will be demoted to deputy from now on. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gao Lian and Feng Qing hurriedly thanked him.

"This king hopes that this incident will be a warning to you, next time, no, there will be no next time." Zhao Xun said coldly.

"The Imperial History of the Left and Right Metropolitan Inspectorates is now vacant, do you have a suitable candidate?"

Because of this incident, not only local officials were implicated, but also many central officials, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which supervises officials in the world, was among them. Therefore, Zhao Xun divided the Metropolitan Procuratorate into two parts, forming two parts. Although it seems that the left and right sides of the Imperial Court have lost half of their rights. However, after the rectification, the new Metropolitan Procuratorate has more than doubled in size. Therefore, the right to the imperial history of the left and right capitals is much greater than it was at the beginning. For officials, this Metropolitan Procuratorate is their monitor, and the left and right imperial historians are the people they fear the most.