The Great Song Dynasty has been established for hundreds of years, and there has been a complete system of official promotions.

Every year, old officials return to their hometowns, and new officials come to the top.

And so it forms a virtuous circle.

Zhao Lin opened the fold and glanced at it.

On the fold, there are dense names written on it.

In each state capital, there are officials who are added and promoted.

Most of these officials were scholars with meritorious names in the imperial examinations.

There are also officials who have reached the end of their years, or who have achieved outstanding political achievements, and they have been promoted to new positions.

Each item is written very clearly.

But in addition, there are some names on the fold, which are very unfamiliar names to Zhao Lin.

These names have never appeared in Zhao Lin's sight.

Now, he suddenly has a half-official position.

"Aiqing, are these new officials all admitted through the imperial examination?"

Zhao Lin put the fold on top of the dragon case and asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, most of these people have entered the government through the imperial examination. ”

The official secretary Shangshu said a little hesitantly: "However, there are still a small number of people who have entered the officialdom through some other channels......

"What is the other way, make it clear!"

Zhao Lin's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is a donation!"

The secretary of the ministry broke out in a cold sweat.

"Donate?"

Zhao Lin's pupils shrank, and a touch of anger surged up, "Isn't that just buying an official?"

"You are so bold!"

As soon as Zhao Lin's words fell, the official Shangshu knelt on the ground with a puff: "Your Majesty forgives your sins! The system of donation and loss is not created by the old minister......

"In the early imperial dynasties, due to financial constraints, in order to increase the income of the imperial court, the people were allowed to purchase official positions from the imperial court through donations. ”

"All the money donated by the people will go into the treasury of the imperial court. ”

Sweat oozed from the forehead of the minister's book.

"Into the treasury?"

Zhao Lin sneered, "Then why haven't I seen the silver?

"The old minister is wronged!"

The official Shangshu's face was shocked, and he immediately shouted: "The old minister is an honest official, his sleeves are clean, and he is definitely not greedy for a tael of silver from the court!"

"I believe you, but you have to tell me where the money went?"

Zhao Lin nodded, the position of the secretary of the ministry is not low, and the courage of the latter, he believes that the other party will not dare to do this kind of thing.

"That's right. ”

The official Shangshu took a breath, and then said: "Because in Your Majesty's dynasty, because of the chaos of the country and the exile of the imperial court, there have been some changes in the system of donation. ”

"Gradually, the money paid by the people did not enter the treasury of the imperial court, but entered the hands of the local yamen and some courtiers......

"Presumptuous!"

Zhao Lin slammed the table and stood up from his seat.

There seemed to be a burning fire in his eyes.

Just this donation system of buying and selling officials has already made Zhao Lin extremely angry.

Now the money that bought the official did not go into the treasury, but into other people's pockets?

It's simply unreasonable, lawless!

Last time, Zhao Lin had already carried out a rectification of the Chaogang, and a large number of officials were dismissed.

He thought that he would be able to solve the problems of corruption in the government.

But I didn't expect that these officials would dare to do this kind of thing under his nose?

How is this different from corruption?

And even more serious!

How could he tolerate it?

"Cao Zhengchun!"

Zhao Lin shouted towards the outside of the hall.

After a while, a shadow flashed forward and half-knelt down in front of Zhao Lin.

"Check it out for me right away!"

"In the imperial court, and in other places, who is selling official titles?"

"Find out, and arrest them all!"

As soon as Zhao Lin's words fell, Cao Zhengchun took the order and left.

Zhao Lin looked at Cao Zhengchun, who was leaving quickly, but his eyes flickered slightly.

The officials of the Great Song Dynasty have always been selected through the imperial examination, and only real talents can enter the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty.

In this way, the people of the world, whether they are wealthy families or poor commoners, can enter the court and become officials in a more fair and just way.

However, the existence of the donation system will undoubtedly break this fairness!

Ordinary people, where do they get the money to buy officials?

Only with a certain amount of financial resources can it be possible to afford it.

In this way, wealthy families and wealthy businessmen can bypass the imperial examination and spend money to buy officials.

This seriously damaged the imperial examination system.

It undermines the bureaucracy and makes it difficult for genuinely talented people to be promoted.

And what's more serious is that what about these people after spending a lot of money to buy officials?

What will they do?

There is no doubt that they will try their best to use the official position they bought to get back the money they spent on buying officials!

This breeds corruption!

It has increased the burden on the people in disguise.

It's a vicious circle!

It will endanger the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty!

"The donation system must be completely abolished!"

Zhao Lin's eyes flashed with a fierce look, "I want to see who are the people who are so bold and dare to sell their officials under my nose." ”

......

Two days later.

As soon as the sky was bright, Cao Zhengchun had already entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, all the officials and old slaves who sold their official beards have been investigated. ”

Cao Zhengchun handed a copy of the recital to Zhao Lin, "This is the list of officials." ”

Zhao Lin folded the music over.

Open it and take a look.

Suddenly, his eyes sank.

"The servant of the ministry, Lu Guang. ”

"Songjiang Prefect, Zhu Huaiyi. ”

"Qinzhou Zhizhou, Yuan Renzhi. ”

“......”

When Zhao Lin looked at it, there were dozens of names.

Almost all over the country.

It can be seen that this traitor has a deep poison to the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty!

"The people on this list, the old slave has already arrested them, but there is one more person who is not on the list,"

Cao Zhengchun arched his hand towards Zhao Lin, his expression respectful, "This person, the old slave needs to ask His Majesty for instructions before he can act." ”

"Who?"

Zhao Lin's eyes narrowed slightly.

In the court of the Great Song Dynasty, the only people who can make Cao Zhengchun jealous are those in the harem.

"This person has a lot to do with the Queen Mother and His Majesty,"

"He is the younger brother of the Queen Mother, the imperial lieutenant, Zhang Kui. ”

"Zhang Kui, my uncle?"

Zhao Lin was stunned for a moment, and then his face became a little ugly.

The position of Taiwei is a fictitious title, the Queen Mother dotes on her younger brother, and she found such a fictitious position for him, but Zhao Lin has not taken care of it.

Because Zhang Kui's intelligence is mediocre, Zhao Lin knows very well that it is naturally impossible to reuse the other party.

But I didn't expect that this uncle of mine actually did the act of selling officials!

As his uncle, he acted as the umbrella of these officials and became the biggest black hand behind the scenes!

"I didn't expect my uncle to have a business mind. ”

Zhao Lin put down the fold, but the corners of his mouth were filled with an expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

Cao Zhengchun didn't understand what Zhao Lin meant, and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, this Zhang Kui, I don't know what to do?"

"What else can be done? Such a great sin is unforgivable!"

"Go get him down!"

Zhao Lin's gaze sharpened, "Wait for tomorrow morning, and go to the Jinluan Palace." ”

"Yes!"

Cao Zhengchun left in a hurry.

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