The second year of Yongle was the most difficult time for all the officials, and on their heads, there were three sharp knives hanging over them. These three knives, one more powerful than the other, one more fierce than the other.

The first is Liu Chun and his brocade guard.

After gaining the power to supervise the government and the opposition, Liu Chun focused on the suppression of corruption, and he made detailed regulations on the words and deeds of officials, and obtained Zhu Di's consent.

As an official, he is not allowed to participate in literary and poetry meetings of various names, he is not allowed to go to the Qinhuai River to drink flower wine, and he is not allowed to get a large number of excellent people to hold church meetings at home...... All in all, a whole bunch of bans came down, and officials were simply put under a tight spell.

In the past, as long as you were admitted to the Jinshi and became an official, you could toss at will, as long as you don't get hot, no one cares, after all, everyone has acquiesced, the Toad Palace is laurelous, glorious and rich, there are too many people, scrambling to send money to their hands, taking the land to donate, and taking the house gift.

Not only is it sent to the house, but there may also be a beautiful woman waiting for it.

In a word, as long as you are admitted, even if you are seventy or eighty, you can reach the peak of life all at once.

But now?

The privilege of tax exemption and exemption from military service has been taken away, Yan Ruyu and the Golden House are gone, and there are a group of people who stare at them all day and night, and there is no taste at all for officials.

It's just that it doesn't taste good, and there are two knives in the back!

Huang Guan was meritorious in the assessment of hundreds of officials, and was promoted by Zhu Di to be the servant of the ministry, replacing Li Zhigang.

Originally, Huang Guan's assessment made everyone panic, but now after serving as a servant of the ministry, the assessment is linked to the imperial court's Jingcha plan, if the performance is not good, he will definitely lose his official position, and there is no politeness to say.

Moreover, Huang Guan entered the Ministry of Officials, which changed the power structure of the original Ministry of Officials.

There are two main aspects of the management of officials, one is promotion, and the other is punishment...... If there is a vacancy in an official position, who can fill it up, this is the final decision of the ministry. Starting from the Hongwu Dynasty, once every three years, the Beijing officials and foreign officials were inspected, and if they did not perform well, they would be punished in various ways, so all the officials were afraid of the officials like tigers, and they also achieved the majesty of the head of the six departments.

You must know that for a long time, even in the era of the powerful cabinet, they did not dare to completely ignore the ministry. A strong official secretary can definitely compete with the first assistant of the cabinet.

The officials who are already very strong, but at this moment some people say that it is not enough, it must be stronger!

Not only rewards and punishments, but also one more power, that is, education!

After passing the imperial examination, it does not mean that the study stops, and the officials must keep up with the trend and constantly enhance their level of ability. It is not enough to select and promote officials, but it is necessary to systematically train them, examine and train them according to their characteristics, and improve the quality of the entire bureaucracy.

This set of things fell into the hands of Huang Guan.

Almost overnight, Baiguan returned to his youth, and even when he was a child, he was even more miserable. Busy with government affairs and studying every day, some people simply moved to the yamen duty room.

If you go to check the family situation of the officials during this time, there are generally no newborns, if there is, you can consider it, the surname next door is not surnamed Wang!

Get rid of the first two knives, and the third knife is Dali Temple.

After getting Zhu Di's will, Dali Temple was busy from top to bottom, investigating the old cases that had accumulated over the years, and strictly investigating the cases of officials and family members and friends, and never being soft.

Among the three knives, the most hated is Dali Temple. Liu Chun's brocade guards are very wide, not just officials. As for Huang Guan, although his education and training is very annoying, it has to be said that it can indeed help officials improve their quality and adapt them to the needs of their positions, so as not to make jokes.

Therefore, the existence of Huang Guan is still another kind of protection for hundreds of officials.

It's the turn of Dali Temple, and that's the big knife slashing.

The little officials who turned over held back their grievances, and at the same time they were eager to prove themselves, and what was even worse was that these people had served countless officials, and they knew too much about the virtues of these adults, as long as they were targeted, there would be absolutely no good end.

Li Zhigang, Huang Fu, and Guo Zi, the three former masters, were knocked down together.

The first to bear the brunt is Li Zhigang, this guy is a little clever, but he didn't expect that not only did he not save his life, but he was also commented by Zhu Di as a traitorous villain.

Although Zhu Di asked Sun Huan and Liu Chun to follow the rules, with the comment of the Son of Heaven, can Li Zhigang's fate be good?

After a thorough investigation, Sun Huan found evidence that Wang Jin had given Li Zhigang a gift, and with Li Zhigang's help, he entered the ministry.

If this case is found out, Li Zhigang will never recover.

Counting it up, Wang Jin's case is actually the beginning of a whole series of rectifications.

He released water in the ministry, so that many ** entered the yamen and acted as small officials. Later, Wang Jin's head was found, and he assassinated the Son of Heaven in the Golden Palace, which later implicated the Kong family, and Zhu Di was angry and sent all the Kong family to Dongfan Island.

But then again, how can Wang Jin be a petty official, how can he be wanton? How can there be no one behind it!

No, I finally caught the evidence, and Li Zhigang received three thousand taels of gold from Wang Jin...... As for how Wang Jin managed to get such a large amount of three thousand taels of gold, it was impossible to find out for a while, but it was certain that the people who supported Wang Jin were those who opposed Juntian.

By now, Li Zhigang has no escape.

With a stroke of Zhu Di's pen, Li Zhigang peeled the last and ...... This guy was double-faced and unscrupulous, and now it's finally his turn.

This peel is alive!

The executioner first removed his chin, and then, with a swift knife, cut the skin of his back, hesitating only to tear off the skin, and did not damage the vital organs, so that the person would not die soon, a mass of bright red flesh, struggling and convulsing, wailing in pain......

Huang Fu and Guo Zi were frightened, they were afraid that they would end up in the same fate as Li Zhigang.

Fortunately, after Zhu Di reviewed the case. The two were found not guilty of capital crimes, but they were asked to hand over the stolen money...... Among them, Guo Zi served as the secretary of the transfer department and paid 300,000 taels, and Huang Fu also had 180,000 taels.

Zhu Di still talks about the rules, take money to buy your life, I won't kill you, but I won't let you go, Zhu Di exiled the two families to Dongfan Island, and they all went to plant sugarcane!

Among the courtiers, Zhu Di was not polite, either sent to Dongfan or Annan...... Throughout the first half of the year, officials stepped down almost every day.

Some people were driven back to their homes because their talents were unusable, and some people committed crimes, lost their official positions, and were sent overseas.

It is worth mentioning the official of the science and road.

They have always been upright men and gentlemen, and they boast of being clear in the turbid world, but in this rectification, they also suffered amazing losses, and more than 50 imperial historians and people were dismissed.

Moreover, Huang Guan also regarded Kedao as the focus of rectification, because he found that the difference in the level of common sense of Kedao officials was simply outrageous.

It's normal that there are more nerds in the Hanlin Academy, but it can be said that the official supervises the six ministries and thirteen provinces, and he doesn't understand anything, so it's not good. A spokesman with very poor quality is not able to point out the gains and losses of government affairs at all, and they can only make a fuss about some trivial matters...... Go and look at the impeachment recitals of the speech officials, most of them are magnificent, gorgeous, and overwhelming...... But when you read it carefully, there is hardly anything useful.

It is all a crime of arbitrarily abusing power and misleading the country, making things wrong, stealing from the Lord's prestige, etc., and ambiguity. These empty words are not only hated by Liu Chun, but also disgusted by Huang Guan.

Therefore, his examination of speech officials is the strictest.

All kinds of accounts, whether there is corruption, projects in various places, whether there are any cutting corners, whether there are officials appointed, whether there are private gifts and acceptances, whether there are purchases of materials, whether there are any malpractices for personal gain, whether there are government arrangements, and whether there are any mistakes...... All of this boils down to four words: there is something to say!

And if you want to have something to say, you have to have something in your stomach.

There is no way, the officials can only be forced to desperately enrich themselves.

There is a saying circulating in the capital that officials get up earlier than chickens, work more than cattle, are tired like dogs, and earn mosquito legs...... Some people also say that the old Zhu family is actually the most mean owner, and they simply don't treat their courtiers as people.

"Am I going this far?"

Zhu Di took the report of Dongchang and said to Liu Chun: "Do you say that someone deliberately arranged the monarch's father?" Should they be found out and severely punished? ”

Zhu Di squinted his eyes, the fierce light flashed, this is about to kill again.

However, Liu Chun knows very well that the real reason is that Dongfan Island is short of people again.

Not long ago, Li Jinglong sent a report, saying that this year's Dongfan Island is in good weather, and if nothing else, there will be a bumper harvest of sugarcane...... After July and August, there will be cane sugar production, and in order to ensure that everything goes smoothly, I hope that the imperial court will find a way to provide strong labor for Dongfan Island.

"Your Majesty, the minister has the courage to propose, if Dongfan Island cane sugar is listed, will Your Majesty take out a little money and give some allowance to the hundred officials?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened instantly, "What?" Do you want me to increase the amount of money for officials? ”

Sure enough, when money was mentioned, Zhu Di went crazy, especially when he asked him to pay.

"Your Majesty, it's not to increase the salary, but to give some allowance, just a little bit."

Zhu Di shook his head vigorously, "No, absolutely not, how much is it, it is determined by the father, this is the ancestral system, I can't disobey it!" Liu Chun, do you want to persuade me to go against the ancestral system? If you do that, you'll be a traitor! ”

For the first time, Zhu Di felt that the ancestral system was so effective.

Liu Chun was choked and speechless, and paused for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, Your Majesty can go to the market to take a look, the minister got the news, and now some poor officials have started small businesses in the capital to make ends meet...... Others are in arrears for months. ”

Zhu Di frowned, "Is there really such a thing?" ”

Liu Chun said calmly: "The minister doesn't dare to talk nonsense. ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a long time, and suddenly laughed, "That's right, only in this way can they know the hardships of the people and the hardships of the people!" ”

He took a deep breath, "Okay, I'll go and see, how miserable are these people?" Zhu Laosi looked gloating, and he couldn't wait......

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