"This rectification of the rule of officials is not a small article!"

Kangxi faced several of his ministers and said with a slight sigh.

At this moment, their group of people is not in the upper study, nor in the Forbidden City, but in the Changchun Garden in Haidian, Kangxi, which is located in the suburbs of the northern city.

Since the end of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne, Kangxi has moved here from the Forbidden City.

In his own words, although the Forbidden City looks majestic, this magnificent palace is actually not suitable for habitation. Most of the palaces are huge wooden structures, which can easily catch fire, and then fire, although the tall palace walls can block the spread of fire, but they also block the circulation of air, so that the air flow is not smooth. He was already old and uncomfortable living there, so, simply, he moved to Changchun Garden, which has a pleasant climate.

"Your Majesty, although this article is big and difficult, since the pen and paper have been spread, no matter what, you have to write the last one!"

There are not many people who can be called by Kangxi to discuss such a major event as rectifying the rule of officials. As an emperor, he has been on the throne and has been in charge of the court for so many years, and he has experienced so many major events, no one will understand better than Kangxi what it is like to have too many mouths. Although there is a saying that "the hearts of the people are united, Mount Tai moves". However, Kangxi understands that the more officials gather, the more ghosts there will be, and it is often difficult to really do anything big. The word "unity" will always be synonymous with luxury in officialdom. Therefore, Kangxi summoned only a few people this time. And the official who spoke was the representative of the younger generation of officials, Shi Shilun.

"That's right. Your Majesty, if the rule of the imperial court is not rectified, if it is put in the future, I am afraid it will be more difficult to rectify. Sitting next to Shi Shilun was Shi Shilun's original partner in the household department, You Mingtang, who had been transferred to the criminal department as a squire not long ago.

"Hengchen, what do you think?" Kangxi asked Zhang Tingyu, who was known as the first stuffy gourd in the court.

"Your Majesty. Weichen felt that the court officials ruled ...... It's really time to clean it up! Zhang Tingyu's eyes stared at the ground, and he arched his hand towards Kangxi and said. was summoned by Kangxi today, and he actually had some drumming in his heart. Because, since he came over, except for Shi Shilun, You Mingtang and the new Zuodu Imperial Envoy Zhao Shenqiao, he has not seen anyone else. In other words, Kangxi did not call Tong Guowei and Ma Qi together. That is to say. It is very likely that Kangxi does not plan to let his other two colleagues "interfere" in the rectification of the affairs of the officials. What does the emperor's gourd mean, and how can he not understand? This big boss of his, he doesn't trust the incorruptibility of the other two guys. However, Tong Guowei is just that, Ma Qi is usually quite self-conscious, why didn't Kangxi call him here? Moreover, why did Zhao Shenqiao, the new imperial envoy of the left capital, come again? Is this guy so trusted by Kangxi?

"The rule of officials has been a big problem in all dynasties.

The longer the peace continues, the more prone officials are to corruption. …… I know it's my fault. I've been too tolerant of these people. Kangxi didn't ask Zhao Shenqiao again in order, but suddenly blamed himself.

"The emperor ......" is a huge old rule, and the emperor is the son of heaven. There is nothing wrong with it, and there can be no mistake. Once you start blaming yourself. Sin must have come from his subordinates. Therefore, Zhang Tingyu took the other three people and quickly knelt down.

"Originally, there was a Wang Yuyang in the Criminal Department. People are still cautious. There is also a bit of guts. It's a pity......" Kangxi sighed again.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are willing to inherit the will of Wang Shangshu and do my best to clarify the rule of officials!" You Mingtang shouted.

"Okay, You Aiqing is commendable. I am very relieved. Kangxi nodded and said with a smile. The previous Wang Yuyang was an honest official, although he seemed a little cunning in some things, he never approached any forces in the court, and he was generally a rare good official. However, as early as the forty-fifth year of Kangxi, Wang Yuyang died of old age because of physical discomfort. these years. The Shangshu of the Criminal Department has been replaced twice in a row. However, none of them can satisfy Kangxi. Originally, last year, Kangxi planned to recall this old courtier again to continue to use it, and still worship the Shangshu of the Criminal Department. However, the messenger came back and told him that Wang Yuyang was old and sick1 and could not make the trip1 and had to ask his son to kneel down and thank him. At the beginning of this year, Kangxi got the news again that Wang Yuyang had passed away. In this regard, I sighed. After thinking about it for a while, Kangxi transferred You Mingtang from the household department. Originally, Shi Shilun should be a more suitable candidate, but the matter of cleaning up the deficit has not yet been completed, if the general is changed at this time, I am afraid that the situation will not be able to be controlled, and if there is a regression, wouldn't it be bad for the overall situation? At this time, Kangxi didn't dare to take it lightly. After all, compared to You Mingtang, there are many people behind Shi Shilun in addition to him, the emperor. If he, the emperor, is the king of Hades, those people are imps. Hades is better, but those imps are not what those officials are willing to provoke, even if these imps will not come forward for Shi Shilun, staying there is also a kind of suppression. Moreover, the relationship between the rectification of the officials and the criminal department is not very large, and what is really important at this time is the Dali Temple that has the right to try officials, and Shi Shilun is the candidate he intends to put in the Dali Temple.

"Your Majesty, I wonder how you plan to start rectifying the rule of officials? And who is in charge of this? Zhang Tingyu asked again. He has been by Kangxi's side for many years and knows this emperor very well. Now that they have been summoned, they must have made up their minds. What I said just now was actually just to see what kind of attitude these people had, so I just started talking.

"Originally, this matter of rectifying the rule of officials has been held in my heart, and I am still thinking about it, and I haven't told anyone much. It's just that some time ago, when the incident of Yunnan Governor Ha Yuansheng happened, Yinzhen mentioned it to me. I also felt that this matter could not be delayed any longer. Otherwise, if there are a few more Ha Yuansheng, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will be in chaos...... After all, there are only one or two people in the world who dare to do things like Yu Zhong. Kangxi sighed.

"Your Majesty, do you plan to let the fourth elder brother preside over this matter?" Zhang Tingyu did not follow Kangxi's words, and still insisted on his own problems.

"I do have this intention. Hengchen, what do you think? Kangxi asked.

"This ...... Back to the emperor. According to Weichen, the fourth elder brother seems to be a little upright! Zhang Tingyu hesitated slightly and replied.

"Zhang Xiang, I don't understand what you mean. King Yongjun is upright and selfless, isn't it just right to preside over the rectification of the rule of officials! Do you still want someone who can only talk to the mud to preside over it? So how can it be rectified? You Mingtang asked. When he was cleaning up the deficit, he dealt with a few things with the fourth elder brother and had a little friendship. I have a good impression of it.

"Lord You, that's not what Zhang meant!" Zhang Tingyu glanced at You Mingtang and said lightly. Although he has always been the last in the upper study minister, Zhang Tingyu is also a figure below one person and above ten thousand people after all. Although he has been relatively silent, he has been high for many years, and he still has a nameless majesty on his body. The tone of this sentence is light.

But it made You Mingtang feel a deep sense of oppression, and it also made You Mingtang, who has been quite favored by Kangxi in recent years, because he resolutely advocated cleaning up the deficit, and You someone, who has been relatively smooth, was silent.

"Shi Shilun didn't say it, when he first entered the officialdom, he dared to sing such a big drama in Anhui, and he was naturally a bold character. I heard that this You Mingtang also had a confrontation with many people in the court, and it is said that even the previous abolished prince Yinren could not be suppressed. Unexpectedly, he would be suppressed by this always low-key Zhang Xiangye. It seems that although this minister of the study is just a title with no grade or rank, the people who can get this title are not ordinary people after all. Zhao Shenqiao, who had never spoken, secretly drummed in his heart. He was also very surprised that he would be summoned by Kangxi. Face these people in front of you. He felt as if he had entered a place full of viciousness this time.

"Your Majesty, if today's rectification is not as rotten as it was in the Ming Dynasty, but. It has also reached the point where it is not neat. However, the rectification of the rule of officials is not an overnight task, but will take a long time. This time could be ten years, or even twenty years...... Therefore, the minister felt that the person who presided over this matter must have perseverance and perseverance. Zhang Tingyu naturally didn't know what Zhao Shenqiao was thinking there, and when he saw that You Mingtang no longer spoke, he said to Kangxi again.

"Hengchen, do you think Yinxi has no perseverance. Or is there not enough perseverance? Kangxi stroked his beard and asked.

Wechen didn't dare to think so. The fourth elder brother's "sexual" personality has always been serious, whether it is perseverance or perseverance, it is enough! Zhang Tingyu replied with his head down.

"In that case, why do you oppose the rectification presided over by King Yongjun?" You Mingtang may have felt a little embarrassed by being overwhelmed by Zhang Tingyu just now, so he asked again.

"You sama, I told you...... King Yongjun's "sex" is a little too straight! Zhang Tingyu still had that kind of light tone, which made You Mingtang feel quite uncomfortable, because. He felt that Zhang Tingyu's tone was so indifferent, as if he looked down on himself.

"I see! Or Hengchen, you are thoughtful! Kangxi suddenly sighed.

"Weichen didn't dare. Emperor Shengcong, naturally, has already had a plan. The minister is just saying it for you. Zhang Tingyu bowed and said.

"Hehe, you don't have to be modest." Kangxi smiled at Zhang Tingyu and said:

"The reason why I called you here this time is because you are thoughtful and cautious, and you can fill in the gaps for me. After all, this matter of rectifying the rule of officials involves the stability of the court and the world, and cannot be done lightly. Otherwise, the "chaos" of the game will be broken. ”

"The emperor considers the end of the earth!" Zhang Tingyu nodded. He knew that Kangxi did understand what he meant. That's right, the current corruption in the Qing Dynasty is very serious. Although he said earlier that he was not as powerful as Qian Ming, he was just talking to Kangxi. I'm afraid the actual situation is not much worse! It's just that the current Qing Dynasty still has a Ming monarch in charge, and the order is not as chaotic as it was before. But...... Government official! What is Officer? An official is an official! The one in charge of running the country for the emperor! The Qing Dynasty is bigger, how many officials are there in the world? Among so many people, how many are honest and how many are corrupt? …… With so many officials, and the vast majority of them have been greedy for ink, what will be the consequences if someone like Yinxi, who does not "rub" sand in his eyes, is appointed to be responsible for rectification? There is no need to ask at all, there will definitely be a lot of confusion in people's hearts! …… Officials manage the order of the country, although many of these officials are incompetent at present, but if the officials' hearts are "chaotic", then they will not feel at ease to do things, and the officials do not feel at ease to do things, the order of the country will fluctuate, and when the time comes, it will not be the country that suffers, but the people?

"Heng Chen, who do you think should preside over this matter?" Kangxi asked again.

"Your Majesty. The minister is stupid and can't think of a suitable candidate! Zhang Tingyu replied with his head down. Just like Kangxi said, rectifying the rule of officials is a big article, not so easy to write. Once you put pen to paper, you have to stick to it. If you stop halfway, there is a high chance that your efforts will be lost. And Kangxi is now nearly sixty years old, and he doesn't know how many more years he can stay on the throne. But one thing is certain, that is, before Kangxi's death. There is a good chance that this masterpiece will not be completed. Therefore, in order to continue this matter, this host is also very likely to be Kangxi's heir and the next emperor. Such a candidate, with his Zhang Tingyu's cleverness, naturally he can't say it if he is killed. What's more, so far, he really can't think of which prince is more suitable. And just now he objected to the fourth child to come forward to preside over this matter, because he understood Kangxi's mind very well. With the "sex" of the king of Yongjun. Although he is the proposer of the rectification of the affairs of the officials. But it is impossible to take the lead alone, after all, Anhui's time is a lesson from the past. Whether it's Kangxi or whom. I won't be at ease to release such a fierce man.

"Looks like I'm going to have to put a lot of thought into it this time!" Kangxi naturally knew Zhang Tingyu's concerns, so he just smiled and didn't continue to ask. However, he was also a little distressed. Because, like Zhang Tingyu, since the three sons left Beijing City, although his life has been much more comfortable, he has also fallen into the dilemma of finding a successor. It would be difficult for ordinary families to find someone who could inherit the court, not to mention that he was still an emperor.

“……”

No one spoke anymore.

Everyone here knows that. I was called by Kangxi this time, and it is very likely that I will be the main force for the rectification of the officials. In this regard, neither Zhang Tingyu, nor Shi Shilun and You Mingtang have any special feelings. Zhang Tingyu has experienced a lot, and Shi Shilun and You Mingtang have also had experience in cleaning up the vacant land, so they are all calm. However, in addition to the three of them, there is also Zhao Shenqiao.

"What the hell is this called?"

Zhao Shenqiao peeked at a few people around him who were contemplating, and muttered secretly. He was transferred to the capital by Kangxi from the post of political envoy of Jiangsu, and soon became the first envoy of the Zuodu Imperial Inspectorate. Ben was quite excited. I was summoned by Kangxi again today, and I was even more happy that I didn't know what to do. I thought that after I rushed out from under the dark clouds of Made, the red sun was at the head, and I was about to rise again, maybe in a few years, I would even have a chance to be the minister of the study...... But now, he didn't have that heart anymore. He hasn't been here for long! But he was pulled over to discuss it together, and the discussion was still on such a sensitive topic as rectifying the rule of officials - is he so favored by Kangxi? In fact, he didn't know this emperor at all! Since he was admitted to the Jinshi once, he has been an official in other places, and in the past few decades, plus the number of times he has met Kangxi in recent days, I am afraid it is not enough to count ten fingers! …… Of course, he knew that if he could join in and do a good job in this important matter of rectifying the rule of officials, he would definitely be appreciated by Kangxi and have prosperous official fortunes, but he knew even more that the officialdom was sinister! Especially he himself is not an honest person, although under Ma De's strong supervision over the years, the officials of the three provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, including him, rarely dare to do anything corrupt and bend the law, but few does not mean that there is none. Didn't Zhang Kai, the imperial envoy of Jiangnan Province, find out more than 30 people? It's just that the things he did didn't make Ma De knock him out of the position of political envoy. Moreover, what about before Ma De became the governor of Jiangnan?

Doesn't he still have bad deeds? He didn't believe that if those officials were "forced" to be in a hurry, they would still let go of his bad deeds as if they didn't see it.

"Do you want to recommend the third master to preside over this matter?"

Zhao Shenqiao thought about it for a while, and then thought secretly. Although there are some signs of disappearing with the eldest Yinren, the second Yinren and the eighth Yinzhi, as the protégé of Wang Yinzhi of the third elder brother, Zhao Shenqiao knows very well that the elder brothers who stay in the capital are still secretly competing. Yinzhi also sent someone to contact him...... After all, the seat under the "Zhengda Guangming" plaque is so attractive.

………………

"Zhao Aiqing!"

"Minister...... Minister! ”

Kangxi's voice suddenly sounded again, startling Zhao Shenqiao, who was distracted.

In the panic, he hurriedly stood up and bowed to Kangxi.

"Zhao Aiqing, what were you thinking just now? Why do you seem a little nervous? Kangxi's face had a slight look of displeasure.

"Minister......" Zhao Shenqiao was flustered again. Can you say anything about what you just thought? If you say it, I'm afraid you'll have to go back to your hometown immediately!

"Lord Zhao, if you have something to say, then say it, this time the emperor summoned us to express our opinions. Don't worry! Zhang Tingyu saw that Zhao Shenqiao was not performing well, and while frowning slightly, he also opened his mouth to excuse him.

"Yes! Zhao Aiqing, if you have something to say, just say it. I won't blame you. Kangxi also spoke. He likes to behave in front of him as a frank "swing" and "swing" courtier, just like the original Xiong Cixu and the current Ma Qi, such a person, even if there is a mistake, he is willing to tolerate it. can't be like these two people, like Gao Shiqi or Zhang Tingyu. Although each has its own little abacus, they are all about him as the emperor in every aspect. But Zhao Shenqiao's performance made him a little unhappy.

Because, obviously, Zhao Shenqiao was thinking about something just now, and I'm afraid it's not a good thing, otherwise he shouldn't be so flustered if he called out.

"Minister...... The minister was just thinking just now, the emperor, how could you call the minister here......" Beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on Zhao Shenqiao's forehead. It is not a pleasant thing to be watched by Kangxi and several people together, and under the nervousness, Zhao Shenqiao didn't have time to think of any other reason, so he simply asked the questions he had hidden in his heart.

"Hahaha...... It turned out to be this thing. What are you thinking? It's really interesting......" Kangxi laughed twice and said.

"Lord Zhao, if the emperor doesn't call you, who should you call? You are the imperial envoy of the left capital, responsible for picketing hundreds of officials! This matter of rectifying the rule of officials, no one is missing, and you can't be missing! You Mingtang also smiled.

"But I've only just entered Beijing...... Zhao Shenqiao argued.

"Because you have not been in Beijing for a long time, you have a lot less connection, Lord Zhao." Shi Shilun said: "If there is less association, you can naturally let go of your hands and feet and contribute to the rectification of the bureaucracy!" ”

"Moreover, Lord Zhao, your time in Jiangsu is not short. In recent years, the three provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have grasped the rule of officials very tightly, and although it is not clear there, it is many times better than before.

In this rectification of the rule of officials, it is natural to prevent the resurgence of unhealthy tendencies, so I called you here to teach you the experience of Jiangsu. This, naturally, is also for the good of the court! Zhang Tingyu continued. Ever since he saw that Zhao Shenqiao was also summoned, he has been thinking about the reason why Kangxi did this, and he has gained a little.

"I see...... "Then why don't you just call the two guys Ma De or Zhang Boxing?" These two guys are probably better suited to participate in this than I am, right? Besides, the official style in Jiangnan has changed, isn't it because of the "Ma Dadao" town? That guy is not afraid of anyone, and he will not show mercy to anyone, how can I compare with others? Although Zhao Shenqiao's mouth was answering, he secretly complained in his heart. However, despite this, he also knew that his idea was wishful thinking. Zhang Boxing is a Qing official, and he is a famous Qing official, but this brother was originally promoted by Kangxi to Jiangsu as an envoy, in terms of qualifications, I am afraid it is not enough to enter the central government, as for Ma De, it is even more immobile. If that guy is transferred to the capital, he will have to blow up the nest! If only half of the officials in the world died at the hands of that guy, it could be regarded as mercy. After so many years as a colleague, how could he not understand Mader's temper?