Cen Chunxuan copied the news about corruption in the construction sector to the emperor, the cabinet, the courts, the parliament and other organs, and then this immediately made many people explode. And this news made Wang Guorui have to convene an inner court, that is, he invited important people to hold a meeting in the harem, which was a meeting of a small circle, unlike the big court meeting, where officials above the fifth rank could participate. And this inner court has a certain degree of secrecy, but the participants are all high-ranking officials.

"This is really hateful, hateful. How dare you be so corrupt, how long has it been in the world, and you have actually started to make money? Also, he actually started making money so early, and we didn't even know it? It seems that we must seriously investigate, I don't believe that the major civil servants in our government are all incorruptible? Wang Guorui said angrily.

Although Wang Guorui knew that there must be someone corrupt in the government, Wang Guorui did not take the initiative to investigate before. But now that the real investigation has begun, it is really shocking. And Wang Guorui probably knew that the supervision office he set up before was completely in the same boat. The officials of the previous Supervision Department did not dare to do it casually, because they were also people in the system, and they were afraid that if they went to work in other departments in the future, they would be wearing small shoes. Therefore, some small cases do not dare to be investigated casually.

"Those guys in the Supervision Department back then were all dereliction of duty!" Wang Guorui said angrily.

And the newly appointed Prime Minister Xiao Hongsheng was a little embarrassed, and then said: "Your Majesty, I think they also saw that it was in the entrepreneurial stage back then, and the amount of money they embezzled at that time was not much, it was a small amount of money, so everyone didn't want to hurt the harmony for this matter!" ”

"Bastard thing. The appetite of corrupt officials is getting bigger and bigger. Today he collected one dollar, tomorrow he dared to collect ten yuan, and the day after tomorrow a hundred yuan! Don't they understand the truth of stealing needles when they were young and stealing gold when they are older? Wang Guorui said.

Wang Guorui knew very well that he had read a lot of confessions of corrupt officials in later generations, and they all mentioned their growing appetite more than once. Maybe just start charging a cigarette or two. They were all trembling, and they didn't even dare to charge a cigarette or two. But once they get used to it, their appetite will grow. From one or two cigarettes and alcohol at the beginning, to millions of dollars of wealth later, they have no pressure to be corrupt and take bribes. Only after the incident in the last window can they truly recall their lives, and then find that they have actually changed from an upright person, from a good official who is enthusiastic about serving the people, to an enemy of the people. People who don't dare to accept tobacco and alcohol from the beginning. has become a gluttonous beast with tens of millions of fortunes that have not changed their faces.

So, this kind of appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and if you don't hit them when their appetite is small, then their appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and eventually there will inevitably be problems.

"Look at this Director Yang, he was one of the first people in my year! At that time, it was Taiwan, and he was the first batch of international students we invited! When we invited a lot of international students from outside, they are now in high positions. The lowest is also the director and deputy director level of officials, and the highest is just like you. One by one, the cabinet members are up. But now, they have become corrupt officials and corrupt officials, which is really unreasonable. And you see, he started with these data all along, but one by one he started with small amounts, and then his appetite grew. This is all the appeasement and adultery of those supervision departments. Seemingly. Sure enough, if the supervision departments cannot be truly independent, then we cannot expect them to be very impartial! Wang Guorui said.

However, someone immediately asked: "Your Majesty, what should these guys do?" ”

"What should I do? Sent to court. What should I do is a matter for the court, ask me what to do? According to the Constitution, I can't interfere with the judiciary! Wang Guorui said.

However, someone immediately said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, this Director Yang is the first person to follow you, and he has worked hard without credit for so many years!" What's more, if it is sent to the court, won't it be to tell the whole world that there are such corrupt officials and corrupt officials in our own country? This is not good for our reputation! ”

"The first to follow me, there is no merit and hard work? Did I feed all the money I gave him to pigs? On the one hand, I took the money I gave, that is, I should do things for the court. The court gave them a fortune, that is, to let them do things, not to let them embezzle. It is their duty to do things, where can there be any credit? Moreover, we also have all kinds of bonuses, performance bonuses and so on, so much since he has done things well, and we have not lost the bonuses that should be given. And we didn't treat him badly, did we? A house in the capital area, we also booked it for them. Just waiting for the house to be built, there must be a set of him. So, I guess I didn't treat him badly, right? I also gave him the bonuses and benefits he deserved for his hard work, so I don't seem to owe him anything, right? Wang Guorui asked.

Hearing this, everyone was silent, because all kinds of bonuses and benefits were also issued in accordance with the system, and there were no deductions. Therefore, the credit and hard work have been given, and Wang Guorui and the court do not owe them anything. Isn't it unreasonable to use merit and hard work to talk about things now?

"Your Majesty, it's not good to hear it out! After all, we have just opened the country, and if it is announced like this, how will the people think of us? When the time comes, how will the people think of our new court, and will they think that we are a place where corruption is rampant, just like the court in the past? So, I think it's better to solve it internally, remove them, and then let them go home and sell sweet potatoes, never to be used. and confiscate property and confiscate all illegal gains. ”

And some people said: "Your Majesty, corruption cannot be cured, Zhu Yuanzhang killed so many officials in the fight against corruption, but in the end, corruption was rampant?" Therefore, it is impossible to eradicate corruption by relying on punishment and killing alone. So if the emperor wants to fight corruption, then don't be in a hurry at this time! ”

Wang Guorui said again: "Hmph, do you think this is a trivial matter? Do you say that corruption cannot be completely eradicated, and if it is made public, it will affect the image of the people? Is it to make me smear in the face? But you are confused! Corruption cannot be cured, we know this, in fact, the people also know it. Our anti-corruption campaign will not affect people's hearts, but will win people's hearts. People actually know that corruption cannot be cured, but what they care about is how we treat these people. If we cover the lid and then solve it privately, then this is the one that loses the support of the people the most. ”

Wang Guorui was also an ordinary person in later generations, as an ordinary person, in fact, he also knew that it was impossible to expect the government to be completely clean, and all countries in the world had corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and this could not be completely cured. Not only do officials know this, but ordinary people actually know this, and they don't care about how many corrupt officials there are, how much money those corrupt officials embezzle, and they don't even care about how many corrupt officials they shoot. And what they care about is the government's attitude towards corrupt officials and corrupt officials, whether they choose to tolerate or choose to punish severely, and will not tolerate it.

In many cases, taking the initiative to deal with corrupt officials openly will not make the people think that the government is hiding dirt, but they will applaud because they have the determination to clean up these corrupt elements. There are some black sheep in any organization, and the key is that you have to be determined to clean them out and let them be severely punished. If you choose to tolerate these black sheep, then in the end there will only be more black sheep, because they think that since they have not been severely punished as black sheep, then they will dare to defy the law.

"Let me tell you, I don't think it's strange that you said that Zhu Yuanzhang killed so many corrupt officials without prohibiting corruption. Because killing people can't solve the problem, because although Zhu Yuanzhang is anti-corruption, he doesn't really use the right way to fight corruption. He relied on his authority to fight corruption and use his authority to kill people. And the result of this anti-corruption is based on his own authority, and once he is gone, what will be done. Moreover, this Zhu Yuanzhang is anti-corruption, his subjective consciousness is too strong, and whether he kills or not is all in his thoughts. If, if Zhu Yuanzhang relented and chose to spare his life when dealing with a corrupt official due to some unexpected reasons, then all the things he did before would be in vain. Because more corrupt officials know that someone can survive by chance, then in the end they still want to defy the law because they have a luck mentality. ”

"No matter how ruthless those corrupt officials are, it can't be solved. Because as long as one person is lucky enough to escape the punishment, then in the end, more people will inevitably have a fluke mentality and choose to defy the law. In ancient times, it was a society governed by man, and if an official was corrupt, whether to kill or not, how to kill, to what extent it was implicated, and whether to pardon, whether to punish, and how to punish it all depended on the emperor's mind alone. If the emperor spared someone's life for the sake of merit, then in the end, there would still be many people who would defy the law. ”

"Therefore, we want to crack down on these corrupt officials, not because of how severe the punishment is after committing a crime, but because of the attitude towards corrupt officials. Only by achieving zero tolerance for corruption can we truly solve corruption to the greatest extent. (To be continued.) )