Half a month later, the imperial court sent three more ways to inspect the imperial history. One of them is the Imperial Doctor, and the other two are Liao Xima and Shen Sheren.

After Xu Jing ascended the throne, he vigorously promoted and reused the subordinate officials of the East Palace. The subordinate officials of the East Palace are all the people of the late prince, which can also be regarded as the political legacy left by the prince.

Liao Xima and Shen Sheren had followed Xu Jing to suppress bandits that day, and they were most reused by the Son of Heaven. Both of them made up for the shortcomings, Liao Xima entered the household department as a waiter, and Shen Sheren became the deputy head of the Hanlin Academy.

The two of them privately summed up and played together. The Son of Heaven granted their request. Before they set off, the Son of Heaven specially summoned them into the palace, instructed them carefully, and each sent two hundred guards to escort them.

As a result, it officially opened the prelude to the prosperity of the Yong'an era of the Great Jin Dynasty.

In the following months, several patrols left Beijing one after another.

After Meng Yushi went to Youzhou, he worked tirelessly to go to every county. Don't say hello before you go, change into the clothes of ordinary people, and quietly visit. Sure enough, many corrupt officials were found.

Meng Yushi was resolute, there was no room for sand in his eyes, and he didn't let go of any of the slashes. He also arrested two six-rank officials and escorted them to the capital.

As for Qiao Tingshi, sure enough, his butt is not clean, and the taxes in Youzhou are collected every year, and the taxes to be paid by the people have directly doubled. Taxes collected were withheld except for those handed over to the imperial court. Qiao Thorn Shi has a lot of money, and they are all people's fat and people's ointment.

Meng Yushi didn't need to be visited in micro-service, and when he arrived at the boundary of Youzhou, he listened to it.

Meng Yushi was furious, and immediately rushed to the Assassin Mansion. was stopped by the personal soldiers accompanying the guards.

"Meng Yushi, by all means."

"This is Youzhou, the territory of Qiao Tingshi. Even if you want to investigate the history of Qiao's assassination, you have to investigate it secretly. If you go with such fanfare, what if you provoke Qiao Tingshi to break the net, or kill Meng Yushi? ”

Xu Jing was particularly concerned about the safety of Meng Yushi, and sent all the elite of the guards, and the commander was his confidant Xu Qiliu.

Xu Qiliu is a clever person, and he persuaded Meng Yushi in a few words: "Meng Yushi just doesn't think about himself, he should also think about the thousands of people in this Youzhou." If someone else comes to Youzhou, do you dare to investigate to the end? Adults are not afraid of death, but they should cherish their useful bodies, serve the Great Jin Dynasty, and uphold justice for the people. ”

Meng Yushi was persuaded and investigated secretly instead. While stabbing Shi Xuan and the snake with Qiao, he collected evidence and sent it to the imperial court. The imperial court issued a holy decree ordering Qiao to assassinate Shi in Beijing for interrogation.

The one who came to "escort" Qiao Jianshi's family was Zhu Zhenchuan, the brother-in-law of the Son of Heaven. Zhu Zhenchuan is now a general of the Praetorian Guard, a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he is deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven. This time, Zhu Zhenchuan came to Youzhou with 500 guards, and the scenery was impressive.

Qiao Tingshi's family sat in the prison car, looking at Zhu Zhenchuan who was proud of the spring breeze, and tears of remorse overflowed from the corners of their eyes.

Qiao Gongzi burst into tears: "I really shouldn't have repented of marrying another one at the beginning." ”

Otherwise, he is now Xu Jing's fourth brother-in-law, and he should be a courtier who can be used before the emperor like Zhu Zhenchuan, with unlimited scenery and a bright future. Instead of sitting in a prison car, he was escorted to the capital to await interrogation and conviction.

Mrs. Qiao cried heartbreakingly, and Qiao Tingshi's face was full of old tears.

The prisoner car did not stop all the way, and arrived in the capital in half a month. Qiao's family was as dead and haggard.

Shangshu of the Criminal Department took over the case and put Qiao's family in the prison of the Criminal Department.

This is the first serious case of corruption and ink interrogation of high-ranking officials in the imperial court since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, not to mention the hundreds of officials in the capital, officials from various states and counties have also watched to see how the Son of Heaven will deal with this case.

At the same time, the old grudge between the Qiao family and the Beihai Royal Mansion was also stirred up.

Beihai County soon sent a letter to Beijing. There are four letters in total.

In the letter, the king of Beihai gently instructed his son to deal with it impartially.

The princess of Beihai said that there is revenge, revenge, and complaint, don't be soft. The fourth brother-in-law, who was a friend and had never been through the door, expressed his strong admiration and gratitude to the Son of Heaven.

As for the fourth sister Xu Guan, she wrote in the letter: "...... When I used to think of the Qiao family, I was resentful and wished they were dead. Now that I have someone by my side, everything has been put down. Don't punish the Qiao family heavily because of me. It is enough to be convicted according to the laws of the Great Jin. ”

"You inherited the throne as the prince of the vassal king, and the ministers were respectful on the surface, but they may not all be convinced in their hearts. Do not act according to your own likes and dislikes, but do everything justly and reasonably, so that your subjects may be convinced. ”

After reading these four letters, Xu Jing felt a lot of emotion in his heart, and sighed to Zhao Xiyan: "As an emperor, you can't actually do what you want. ”

Zhao Xiyan smiled faintly: "Imperial power should have a certain degree of restraint. Those who act arbitrarily by virtue of their own likes and dislikes are faint kings. ”

Xu Jing touched his chin: "Actually, I sometimes want to be a faint gentleman. ”

For example, if the Qiao family is beheaded immediately, it is pleasant to think about it.

However, I just want to think about it.

……

The secretary of the criminal department was quite discerning, and after the interrogation, he deliberately went to the palace to meet and personally report the progress of the interrogation.

As long as the Son of Heaven shows his mouth, he will be dealt with severely.

Xu Jing felt a little regretful in his heart, but he did not hesitate in his mouth: "Officials are greedy for ink and dereliction of duty, how to convict and punish them, there have long been regulations." Just follow the rules! ”

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department was surprised, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief and accepted the order respectfully.

Xu Jing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, took in the changes in the complexion of Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and felt some emotion in his heart.

As an emperor, he expects his courtiers to be loyal and work tirelessly for the country and the people. As a courtier, he is even more looking forward to meeting Mingjun.

He is self-aware, he is not a great ruler, but fortunately he can listen to the admonitions of the people around him.

The Criminal Department quickly convicted Qiao Tingshi. Qiao Tingshi was greedy and derelict in his duties, his family property was not copied to the public, and Qiao Tingshi himself was in Lingnan, and his crime was not as good as his family. The daughters and grandchildren of the Qiao family do not have to be exiled and can return to their hometowns.

In fact, the Great Jin Dynasty has always been a practice of preferential treatment of Wenchen. If the generals dared to covet hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, they would have been beheaded a long time ago.

All the confiscated family assets of the Qiao family were put into the treasury. Hubu Shangshu has been in a good mood recently, and secretly looks forward to Lord Liao and Lord Shen, and they also have "harvest".

There are so many counties and counties in the Great Jin Dynasty, and there are few officials who are corrupt and pervert the law. The Son of Heaven has the determination and courage to dig out the rotten flesh and sores, which is really a blessing to the people.

Some people rejoice, some people are sad.

The incorruptible officials rejoiced, and the courtiers with long outstretched hands were left with only fear. Meng Yushi became famous in Youzhou. The rest of the roads inspected the imperial history, and they all had a lot of movements.

In just a few months, more than a dozen officials have been investigated and dismissed. Twenty low-ranking officials were beheaded. The amount of gold and silver confiscated into the treasury is even more staggeringly large. There is an unexpected benefit, which solves the crying of the perennial emptiness of the treasury in one fell swoop.

The prestige of the new emperor resounded throughout the thirteen states of the Great Jin Dynasty. (End of chapter)