However.

The next moment.

Zhao Lin's words rang out in this Jinluan Palace: "Taiwei Zhang Kui roared at the court, and the rod was punished for twenty. ”

As soon as Zhao Lin's words came out.

Zhang Kui was completely stunned.

Before he could come back to his senses, two palace guards had already pressed him to the ground and whispered, "My lord, I have offended. ”

"Wait. ”

Zhang Kui is not mentally prepared yet.

But one of the eunuchs had already slapped him in the ass with a rod and began the execution.

Yes!

The screams of killing pigs immediately spread in this Jinluan Palace.

Beat Zhang Kui's ass to bloom, and the skin and flesh to bloom.

But the eunuch who executed him had no intention of stopping.

Your Majesty said that the rod is twenty strokes, and if it is not full of twenty strokes, who dares to stop without authorization?

A moment later.

The eunuchs and the guards retreated.

Zhang Kui finally got up from the ground, but his mouth was still stiff, "Your Majesty, the minister is wronged, Cao Zhengchun is slandering the important ministers of the court!"

"Slander?"

Zhao Lin's gaze fell on Zhang Kui, and the corners of his mouth lifted an arc, "You really don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin." What have you done that you don't know yourself?"

"Could it be that you really think that by virtue of the identity of this royal relative, you can ignore the king's law and act recklessly?"

Zhao Lin's tone was very cold, he looked at Cao Zhengchun next to him, and said, "Read everything you have found in the East Factory in the past two days to Lord Taiwei." ”

"Yes. ”

Cao Zhengchun nodded, turned out a piece of music that had been prepared a long time ago, tore out a duck-like voice, and read:

"Fan Jin of the Fan family in Jiangnan spent 80,000 taels to buy the post of governor of Taizhou from Taiwei Zhang Kui. ”

"Li Yishan of the Li family in Huzhou, spent 150,000 taels to buy the post of supervising the imperial history from Zhang Kui. ”

“......”

Cao Zhengchun read out every piece of information found in the East Factory one by one.

Hundreds of civil and military officials, all of them have lost their color.

Even they didn't expect that this Taiwei would secretly sell so many court official positions!

Millions of taels of profits!

From magistrates to five-grade courtiers, they are all involved!

By the end of the reading, Zhang Kui's face was already as pale as earth.

The body was like a puddle of mud, and it collapsed in place.

"How?"

"Don't you continue to shout grievances?"

Zhao Lin's eyes were extremely indifferent: "Lord Taiwei, how many officials have you sold over the years?"

"Selling any of these official positions is a capital crime, but you have sold so much, you should tell me, what crime should I punish you?"

Zhao Lin's words resounded in the Jinluan Palace.

At this moment, the power of the emperor permeated, and all the courtiers trembled.

When Zhang Kui heard this, a cold sweat broke out on his back, "Your Majesty, Weichen knows that he is wrong, I implore Your Majesty to look at the face of the Queen Mother and spare the minister this time......"

"The Queen Mother?"

"Do you still have the face to mention the Queen Mother?"

Zhao Lin laughed angrily, "You have lost all the royal face!"

"The promotion of officials is a major matter of the country, and you are a relative who dares to meddle in such a major event by virtue of your privileged status and make profits from it!"

"This is a great sin!"

"If I spare you today, wouldn't I tell the world that my relatives can trample on the law and break the rules of the court at will?"

Zhao Lin's words are all deafening, the reason why he escorted Zhang Kui to the court for interrogation today is to deter the ministers and punish them properly!

Immediately, his gaze suddenly swept towards a person, "The Book of the Criminal Department!"

The criminal department is still listed.

"The captain has committed such a big crime, according to the law of the country, how should he deal with it?"

Zhao Lin asked sharply.

"When... Punishment!"

The criminal department Shangshu paused.

In fact, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department originally wanted to say that the Nine Clans were punished.

But when he thought about it, if he was to punish the nine clans, wouldn't even the emperor and the queen mother be in it?

So he immediately changed his tune.

Hearing the word "punishment", Zhang Kui's whole person almost fainted.

Now he really panicked!

The emperor really wanted to kill him, and he didn't plan to show mercy to his subordinates!

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to see the Queen Mother!"

Zhang Kui hurriedly shouted.

"There's no need for that. ”

Zhao Lin waved his hand, signaling that the guards could pull Zhang Kui down and execute him.

Civil and military officials, silent.

No one dared to touch the emperor's mold at this time.

"Your Majesty. ”

However, at this time, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu stood up and said: "Although Taiwei Zhang is extremely evil, he is the younger brother of the Queen Mother after all, if he is killed, I am afraid it will affect the mother-son relationship between His Majesty and the Queen Mother." ”

The minister suggested that no matter what he disposed of, he could be spared a life. ”

After the Ministry of Rites finished speaking, he didn't dare to look up at Zhao Lin, for fear that the latter would be angry and even he would be implicated.

Hearing this, Zhao Lin couldn't help but groan for a moment.

Indeed, there is some truth in what the Ministry of Rites said.

Kill Zhang Kui, Zhao Lin will not have the slightest mustard.

But on the Queen Mother's side, I'm afraid she will be heartbroken.

Therefore, after thinking for a while, Zhao Lin suddenly got up and looked at the ministers: "Spread my will, deprive the Taiwei Zhang Kui of his official position, confiscate his property, and exile him to Hainan!

"Yes!"

The palace guards stepped forward and dragged Zhang Kui down.

Hainan?

That's barren land!

The ministers couldn't help but look at each other.

Zhang Kui's face was even more dead.

Exile to a place where the birds don't poop is no different from killing him directly!

But now, the emperor has taken a step back, who else in this court dares to intercede for Zhang Kui?

Zhang Kui himself didn't have the courage to do so.

After disposing of Zhang Kui, the anger in Zhao Lin's heart disappeared slightly: "The Ministry of Officials!"

"The minister is here!"

The official Shangshu's body trembled.

Zhao Lin's eyes were like torches, and he stared at the secretary of the ministry: "As the secretary of the ministry, you are responsible for the promotion and selection of officials across the country, but now, you have made people take advantage of the loophole and be fined for three years to set an example!"

"The old minister is guilty!"

The official Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

After being fined for three years, I am afraid that I will have to tighten my belt in the days to come.

But my life was saved!

Zhao Lin's eyes looked around at Chao Chinese Wu, and said in a cold voice: "From now on, we will put an end to all phenomena of selling official titles without permission! But if it is found, those who sell official positions will be executed, and those who buy official positions will confiscate all their family property!"

"I announce that the donation system that has existed in the Great Song Dynasty before will be officially abolished from now on!"

"From now on, if you want to enter the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, you must pass the imperial examination!"

Zhao Lin's face was very cold.

The officials of the Great Song Dynasty must be real virtuous people, the kind of people who take advantage of opportunism by buying officials, they do not have the talent to be officials, how can they govern the country well?

Many of these people are the children of wealthy families and merchants, and when people like them enter the officialdom, they will only bring a bad atmosphere of officialdom.

Today, Zhao Lin wants to extinguish this phenomenon of selling official beards!

Whether it is selling officials privately.

Or the donation of the imperial court.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Hundreds of civil and military officials kowtowed one after another.

Zhao Lin's words undoubtedly indicate that the donation system will be completely abolished.

In the future, if you want to become an official of the Great Song Dynasty, there is only one way to take the imperial examination.

Every entry must be examined!

This is the principle that the ministry will implement in the future.

To most officials, Mr. Zhao's policies were wise.

Because it guarantees fairness and gives the vast majority of people a chance, in this way, it will ensure that real talents can enter the imperial court!

For the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, inject fresh blood.

In this way, why worry that the Great Song Dynasty will not go to its peak?

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