Chapter 337: The Great Earthquake in the Officialdom
When the sky was not yet bright, the Jinyi Mansion and the elite joint arrest team crashed open the door of the criminal's mansion, arrested the criminal directly from the bed, and then concentrated on escorting him to the Yuezhou capital city.
At the same time, Han Fei's guard of honor was also escorted by the guards and drove into the capital city of Yuezhou. Since the officials of the Yuezhou Mansion were almost arrested, Han Fei simply stationed the Qin Cha Xingyuan in the Yuezhou Mansion.
After dawn, the news of the large-scale arrest in the Jinghu area spread, and the people in the entire Jinghu area were boiling. Those corrupt officials and corrupt officials usually act as prestige, I don't know how many crimes they have committed, and the people dare not speak out, but now as soon as Lord Qincha arrives, he has arrested the corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and the people all applaud.
Han Fei posted notices in the counties to which Yuezhou Mansion, Changde Mansion, and Jingzhou Mansion belonged, as well as the traffic arteries at Chengmen crossings, etc., on the one hand, to appease the people, and on the other hand, to call on the people to complain if they had grievances, and Han Fei promised to make decisions for the people.
In the land of Sanfu, dozens of officials were arrested, and the top priority was to send officials to the imperial court to take over the governance of the place.
Four days later, Han Fei's recital was sent to the imperial court, and the news that the officials in the Jinghu area had almost been arrested also spread in the capital, and the government and the opposition were shocked. For the first time since the founding of Dahua, public opinion in Beijing was in an uproar and quickly became the headline of the focus of the capital.
The convict officials in the Jinghu area, especially those such as the prefect, have a close network of connections in the capital. After hearing the news, many of them immediately went to ask for favors, hoping to exonerate the offenders or reduce their punishment.
Of course, the bigwigs in the capital saw an opportunity, and there were so many vacancies in the Jinghu area, which was a good opportunity to install and cultivate cronies.
The six cabinets in power in the imperial court are mainly divided into two major factions, headed by Ruan Changfeng, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Du Yun, the second assistant of the cabinet.
The General Administration Department received Han Fei's 800-mile express and presented it to the emperor as soon as possible.
"Han Aiqing is really capable, okay, haha, come on, Ruan Changfeng, the first assistant of the Xuan Cabinet, and Du Yun, the second assistant of the cabinet, are discussing the matter!"
Ruan Changfeng and Du Yun walked into the imperial study together, and the emperor ordered the eunuch on duty to hand Han Fei's recital to the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "Look at how corrupt the officials in the Jinghu area have become, it's appalling, Dahua has been established for nearly a hundred years, and there has never been such a big case!" This case must be severely punished to set an example, and the cabinet will formulate a method for evaluating officials and purging officials! Han Aiqing has arrested the corrupt officials in the Jinghu area, you are discussing, what should you do next? β
Ruan Changfeng quickly flipped through the folds, and was secretly frightened by the situation in the Jinghu area, pondered for a while, and said: "Qiqi Sheng, the old minister didn't expect that the rule of officials in the Jinghu area would be corrupted so far, the old minister was in favor of severely punishing corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but Lord Han's move was a little reckless, even if the evidence was conclusive, but so many officials were arrested at one time, and there were no officials in the Jinghu area to manage, I am afraid it will get out of control......"
The emperor said lightly: "What Ruan Aiqing means is that he wants to leave enough time so that people can report to those corrupt officials, destroy the evidence of the crime, or even escape?" β
Ruan Changfeng was stunned, the emperor's words clearly showed his position on Han Fei's side, he suddenly thought that a few days ago, there was an eight-hundred-mile express from Jinghu to Beijing, I am afraid that Han Fei had already consulted the emperor before he started, and he couldn't help but regret that he didn't think it through what he said just now.
"Your Majesty, the old minister has no other intentions, and completely agrees with Lord Han's resolute measures, but he is a little worried about the situation in Jinghu!"
Du Yun also planned to refute Ruan Changfeng's questioning, but after listening to the emperor's words, he secretly laughed at Ruan Changfeng's unclear situation. The emperor's support for Han Fei's drastic rectification of Jinghu officials is not only his trust in Han Fei, but in fact, the emperor has long been dissatisfied with the corruption of local officials, and the Jinghu case is just the beginning, and there will inevitably be earth-shattering measures behind.
The emperor glanced at Ruan Changfeng and Du Yun, and shouted: "The Jinghu case shows that the imperial court has always been lax in the evaluation of officials, and the wind of corruption in the administration of officials must not be promoted, and it must be rectified quickly and strictly!" Loyal and righteous Bo Han Fei rectified Jinghu with an iron fist and conformed to the will of the people, which is a measure of loyalty to the country, and I am very pleased! The two Aiqing came up with countermeasures as soon as possible to ensure the stability of the Jinghu area! β
Du Yun took out a book from his arms and said: "Qi Qi Sheng, the top priority is to quickly send officials to the Jinghu area to take up their posts and guide the people of Jinghu to carry out summer planting, otherwise, if the agricultural time is missed, it will be difficult to completely quell the Jinghu Rebellion!" The old minister drafted a list of officials, please ask the Holy Emperor to read it! β
Han Fei is Du Yun's disciple, Du Yun can get the news in advance to start the layout, which is also expected by Ruan Changfeng, he has nothing but secret hatred. He now hopes that when the emperor submits the list to the cabinet for discussion, he can delay for a while and try to grab some seats.
The emperor flipped through Du Yun's recitals, especially the list of officials he recommended, and saw that many people were not from his faction, and there were even people who disagreed with his political views, he was very pleased, and said with a smile: "Du Aiqing is loyal to the country and lives up to my expectations, this list is accurate!" Du Aiqing, you ordered the officials to be immediately dispatched according to the list, and the selected officials should go out of Beijing together and be escorted to Jinghu by the guards, and they must arrive within ten days. β
"Yes!"
The emperor has already decided, Ruan Changfeng did not dare to refute anymore, and when he returned to the cabinet and saw the list of officials recommended by Du Yun, he was very surprised, he didn't understand why Du Yun recommended the personnel of his camp, and at the same time, he also understood why the emperor violated the convention, and approved Du Yun's excerpt on the spot without discussion by the cabinet. But he studied it carefully and found the secret, all the important positions were held by people on Du Yun's side, and he couldn't help but secretly scold Du Yun for being cunning and cunning.
In the evening, many officials gathered in Ruan Changfeng's mansion, and several people stepped forward and said respectfully: "Thank you for your recommendation!" β
Ruan Changfeng said lightly: "The old man doesn't dare to take credit, you were recommended by Du Yun!" β
"Ah, this ...... How could Du Xianggong ......"
"Don't you understand?" Ruan Changfeng glanced at several officials and said coldly: "Jinghu Xuanfu envoy Han Fei is Du Yun's student, Han Fei must have informed Du Yun before he started, and he will be able to lay out calmly, without a few people as foils, how could the emperor easily approve the list of his recommendations?" β
Everyone was silent for a while, this is a game of fighting between the big guys, and these little characters don't dare to comment easily, and if one is not good, they will get into trouble.
At this time, an official said: "Du Xianggong took the lead and successfully let his protΓ©gΓ© occupy a high position, and Lord Han Xuanfu Jinghu has made great contributions, and he will be reused after returning to Beijing, and Du Xianggong's faction has already gained the upper hand." Ruan Xianggong, if we don't fight, people's hearts will be scattered! β
"Du Yun wants to suppress the old man, how can it be so easy?" Ruan Changfeng snorted secretly and said in a deep voice: "They just saw the emperor's determination to rectify the rule of officials, since this is the case, let's also make a fuss about this, Han Fei is not very good at tossing, let's burn a fire in his backyard first!" β
(End of chapter)