Yu Qian and Yin Qingbo both sat down, and the scene soon became quiet, and Yang Chendong, who was sitting in the C position, finally spoke, "I called everyone here today to give you an explanation for the problem of Yan Xiu and the three of them, and at the same time, let everyone give an explanation to this king." ”

Finally got down to business, and the small courtyard was quiet. Under Yang Chendong's signal, Yang Er behind him took a pile of signed names, and then the handprinted manuscripts were sent to everyone's hands one by one. "You can take a look, this is the testimony of Yan Xiu and Wan An, after interrogation, they confessed to the matter of privately withholding food from the Han Min's reserve camp. After investigation, the grain that was privately withheld from their hands was finally converted into the market, and a total profit of 28,000 taels of silver was made, which was finally divided equally between the two. ”

As soon as the matter was said here, everyone in the courtyard took a deep breath. Twenty-eight thousand taels, divided equally between the two, that is, one person gets fourteen thousand taels, which has exceeded the maximum limit of greed of ten thousand taels, needless to say, it is certain death.

Everyone's performance fell in Yang Chendong's eyes, although he knew that these people already knew what he meant, he still said: "In view of the seriousness of this case, this king has decided to execute the beheading in front of the central square of Chichicheng City in three days. ”

"No, no." Knowing that this was Yang Chendong's attempt to use this incident to deter other officials, everyone nodded and agreed.

"Okay, if you don't have a problem, then we won't waste time on these two moths, let's talk about the problems that other people still have with you. After investigation, Zhou Hua, Minister of Civil Affairs, was aware of this matter, although he said that he adhered to his principles and did not collude with Yan Xiu and others, but he knew that for the sake of the so-called harmony between colleagues, he did not stand up to stop this matter, which is the crime of inaction. ”

The sin of inaction, this is the first time it has been introduced to everyone's ears, and everyone is a little puzzled for a while.

In this regard, Yang Chendong quickly gave them the answer. "The so-called officials, in the eyes of this king, are nothing more than three, one is the problematic officials, they either abuse their power for personal gain, or they are corrupt and bribery, such officials are called bad officials; The second is to be able to lead by example, set an example everywhere, and work diligently, such a person can be called a good official; But at the same time, there is a third kind, that is, to be a monk for a day and hit the clock for a day, and to live a life of getting by. Adhering to the idea that it is not about oneself and hanging high, when it comes to something wrong, it will not be stopped, nor will it be involved, and it is only for oneself to live a stable life, this is the official of inaction, and when they have a problem, the king calls it the sin of inaction. ”

Zhou Hua is such a leader, he noticed some disgraceful actions of his deputy Yan Xiu, but he didn't stop it, failed to break it, let alone report it, and let the situation continue to develop, is there any difference between such a person and an accomplice? It is also a sin to hold such a high fortune and enjoy the aura of respect, but not to do what is to be done. Therefore, this king has personally selected fifty acres of fertile land for him outside the Chichi City, and he will obediently go to farm in the future. There is no need to consider the feelings of others, if you plant well, you will get more harvests, and if you plant badly, you will get less laziness, and this king thinks this is very suitable for him. ”

A crime of inaction, which actually made a ministerial-level official turn back into a common man, this kind of punishment cannot be said to be heavy, and for a while, Yu Qian and the others were embarrassed for a while. But at the same time, they also have a deeper understanding of Yang Chendong's attitude towards officials, that is, even if you sit in this position, you have to do the work that this position should do, if you want to be lazy, or even want to do nothing to get by, it is obviously impossible.

Zhou Hua's matter was settled. Then Yang Chendong criticized Shen You, Wu Qian and Long Tienan by name. The first two are responsible for the self-discipline of officials, but the corrupt officials in front of them did not notice it, which was a dereliction of duty and negligence, and they were fined for two months; Long Tienan, as the direct leader of Wan'an, was also guilty of negligence and was fined three months.

After making these decisions, Yang Chendong also looked at the three of them and asked, "How is it?" Do you have any opinion on such a punishment? ”

"Nope." The three of them said in unison. Although they are indeed a little wronged, after all, there are so many cadres in the Yang department, especially in several provinces, they also need to be supervised, and it is impossible to cover everything. But even Zhou Hua was stripped of his official clothes because of the crime of inaction, and became an ordinary farmer, they were just punished for a few months, what did they get?

The three of them had no opinion, Yang Chendong immediately set his eyes on Yu Qian's body and said, "This matter has merit and fault for the city lord. Because of the merit, this king arranged a chair for you, after all, without you, things would not have been revealed so quickly. But at the same time, Zhou Hua's recommender is you, and you have obvious responsibility for negligence, so this king will punish you for half a year, do you have any opinions? ”

Yu Qian had already gotten up, he had always been upright, and at this moment there was a trace of sweat in his head, "The minister has no opinion, King Wunan did the right thing." ”

"Okay, the punishment is over, as a meritorious person, you should continue to sit down." Yang Chendong's voice was full of concern. There is no way, he made a rule at the beginning, whoever recommended the person has a problem, the recommender is jointly and severally liable, seriously speaking, but the salary of half a year is already the lightest.

After everyone's questions were finished, Yang Chendong's gaze finally fell on Yin Qingbo's body and said, "Deputy Chief Yin." ”

"The subordinates are here." Yin Qingbo hurriedly got up, looking worried. He listened for a long time, but he couldn't figure out why he was here. If he is guilty, he should be standing, but if he is meritorious, where is his merit?

"Seat, seat, you are a meritorious person, which is why this king gave you a seat. The others are the same, and hope that the next time they see the king, they can sit and talk. Yang Chendong stretched out his hand and motioned for Yin Qingbo to sit down again, and did not forget to use this matter to mention Shen You and the others. These words caused the three of them to nod in unison.

Feeling that what should be mentioned has been mentioned, Yang Chendong turned to the right point, looked at Yin Qingbo and said: "The reason why you are meritorious is because someone privately approached you a while ago to sell you grain, but you bluntly refused. Afterwards, you tried to find out about this person, but there was no clue about it, right? ”

"Ahh Six

How did the young master know about this? Yin Qingbo was stunned by these words. After all, he is a deputy minister in charge of logistics in the City Lord's Mansion, and he is in charge of the issue of food distribution. Because of this, some people wanted to sell the grain directly to him, but he refused at the time, and the more he thought about it afterwards, the more wrong it became, thinking that this matter would definitely involve something, so he wanted to find out the person who had found him at the beginning and find out the truth of the problem.

It's just that with his power, how difficult it is to find that man. Suffering from the lack of any evidence to prove the existence of this matter, he had no way to report the case to the Ministry of Supervision and the Ministry of Anti-Corruption, so in the end he could only not know. But he really couldn't understand how Yang Chendong knew about this matter.

Facing Yin Qingbo, who looked confused, Yang Chendong quickly gave him the answer, "You don't have to think about it, the person who came to you was sent by Wan'an, a deputy director of the Ministry of Public Security, he didn't want to expose himself, and there were really few people who could find him." ”

This explanation made Yin Qingbo suddenly understand what happened that day, and said with a guilty face at the moment: "Sixth Young Master, this matter is also responsible, if it weren't for the lack of evidence, there is no way to report it to the relevant departments, I would have done it a long time ago, maybe what happened in the Hermes-Epitek Reserve Camp would not have been resolved until now." ”

"No, it's not your fault. You have prevented worse things from happening with your actions. I'm afraid you don't know that Yan Xiu and Wan An were originally going to deduct more grain, but because they really couldn't find a suitable market, they just sold a small amount of rice in a rice store in the city, which was only a deduction of 20%. From this point of view, you are already a meritorious person. And this king also sent someone to do an investigation, and during your tenure as the deputy logistics minister of the city lord's mansion, you set an example in everything and be a decent person. Well, as a reward, you should go and be the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. ”

Directly promoted from the deputy head of logistics of a city lord's mansion to the head of a department, this is no longer as simple as being promoted to the third level of an official, and this decision also stunned everyone. Because everyone knows that there are three deputy ministers in the Ministry of Civil Affairs who are quite capable, and they can be regarded as upright and upright in doing things for others, so it is said that they should also be strong candidates for ministerial competition. Now parachuting the deputy head of logistics of a city lord's mansion to the position of minister is not to hit people's hearts.

As if to see the thoughts in everyone's hearts, Yang Chendong said: "A Ministry of Civil Affairs has caused problems with the minister and the deputy minister, as their colleagues, the other deputy ministers are also responsible for negligence, and not promoting them is a punishment for them, if anyone has an opinion, you can let him come directly to the king, and the king is willing to talk to him well." ”

As soon as he said this, he expressed his dissatisfaction, but at the same time, he also meant to sit together.

Lianza is most famous when it happened in the Qin Dynasty, and it was first made by the famous reformer Shang Ying, which means that several households are seated together and protected, and if one person has a problem, everyone is guilty. There are pros and cons to such a policy.

The advantage is that when something happens, everyone can think of the role of mutual supervision, and the disadvantage is that it often implicates the innocent, and eventually forces the old man to become a bad person. Yang Chendong knows the pros and cons of this, so he talks about the seats, but he will not sit so solidly, and if he does not punish the crime or promote, he will not make people panic.