Xu Chongguang was eating breakfast slowly, and there was a torch lighting in front of Xuande Building, although it was not yet dawn, he could see it clearly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The civil servants watched Xu Chongguang eat breakfast slowly, knowing that he would not finish it before the palace opened, so they all entered the waiting courtyard and waited.

At this time, the weather turned cold, and it was the dawn, and it was the coldest. The older officials shivered with cold after a gust of autumn wind. After another quarter of an hour's wait, the gates of the palace finally opened. A few strong chamberlains pushed open the palace gate from the inside, and the imperial guards guarding in front of the Xuande Building could enter the palace first. After waiting for the imperial guards to enter for about a quarter of an hour, the civil and military officials in the courtyard can slowly get up and walk towards the Daqing Gate under the leadership of the lantern attendant.

At this time, it was not yet time, and the little emperor would not come so early. The civil and military officials who arrived first could wait in line in the Daqing Palace. And the Beijing officials who do not have the five grades are on both sides of the Daqing Palace, waiting for them with civil and military affairs.

The waiting time was long, and the civil officials couldn't help but start to gather in small circles again, discussing how to tell the little emperor directly. Only Xu Chongguang was unhurried, and he waited until there was still a moment before he entered the Daqing Palace.

I don't know if it's an appointment, Xu Chongguang has just stepped into the Daqing Palace, and before he has reached the forefront of civil officials, the voice of Lu Chengqi's personal little eunuch Gao Hao came from outside the Daqing Palace: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

Later, under the music of the Xianshao envoy and the deputy envoy of Xianshao, Lu Chengqi, who was wearing a dragon gon and stepping on a black shackle on his feet, slowly walked into the Daqing Palace. After Lu Chengqi boarded the dragon chair and sat down, there were strong chamberlains Zhang Wu umbrella cover, and four palace women holding four fans, each standing in the east and west behind the dragon seat. At this time, the music stopped, and Gao Hao said: "Hundreds of officials pay homage!" ”

At this time, regardless of martial arts, they all held the court wat in their hands, and saluted Lu Chengqi: "The ministers see Your Majesty, Your Majesty's Holy Ann." ”

Lu Chengqi's face with light makeup couldn't see joy and anger, and said lightly: "Zhongqing is flat." ”

After all the civil and military officials were standing, Lu Chengqi didn't wait for them to make a move, and decided to strike first, and said loudly: "Is the official department still available?" ”

The civil officials were all holding their back, waiting for Lu Chengqi's sentence "something to play", but they didn't expect the little emperor to play his cards according to the routine! All the civil officials were stunned, and before they could react, Wu Xianzhi, the secretary of the ministry, had already come out of the ranks, holding the court wat and said: "The minister is here!" ”

"Let me ask you, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion are all registered and included in the official register?" Lu Chengqi did not hesitate and asked directly.

Wu Xianzhi held the Chao Wat and said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, it has been completed under the supervision of the Supervision Department and handed over to the Ministry of Households, and it will be distributed from here next month." There was another copy to be put in the treasury of the ministry. If Your Majesty wants to look at it, the minister will immediately go to the treasury and bring it......"

Lu Chengqi was noncommittal, but continued to ask: "When the new policy is implemented, what is wrong?" ”

Wu Xianzhi said: "Back to Your Majesty, most of the officials are in favor of the new policy, and they all say that Your Majesty is benevolent. ”

"Oh, so there are still people who are dissatisfied?" Lu Chengqi could hear another meaning in his words and continued to ask.

Hearing this, the civil officials raised their heads to look at the little emperor as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. This is what they have long expected, the world is so big, it is impossible for everyone to agree with the New Deal.

"It is true that some officials are dissatisfied, and after investigation, they are all evil officials and corrupt officials. They run rampant in the township, or engage in irregularities for personal gain, and interfere with laws and regulations; or stealing power and stealing power, infringing on scholars; or soliciting bribes and embezzlement; or stripping the people; or encroach on people's land, forge tax books, and steal taxes; What's more, the taxes of the rich squires were passed on to the peasant households...... The ministers verified them one by one, and they were all handed over to Jingzhao Mansion Yin for review. The specific matters are not clear to the minister. Wu Xianzhi said eloquently, throwing the spearhead to Yin Huang Weiyi of Jingzhao Mansion.

Lu Chengqi sneered and said, "Jingzhao Mansion, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are people who dare to oppress the people. Don't hide it from the people, I went out of the palace some time ago, and I ran into a scene of the Ministry of Works, bullying the craftsmen. I have never made a decree to complete the road in Chang'an City as soon as possible. And I have already made a will, and the craftsmen work for the court, and they should have a consistent salary every month. hated the evil officials, who did not care about the life and death of the craftsmen, and did not treat them when they were sick, and forced them to continue to work, and also embezzled their wages. Such evil deeds, without regard for people's lives, have no one told me! If I don't see it in person, I can't believe it. Only at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the evil officials are already rampant like this, what about the entire Dashun? ”

After a pause, Lu Chengqi continued: "This matter must have been spread all over Chang'an City through the mouth of someone with a heart, and I believe that Zhongqing has also heard about it. I think that the evil of the officials, and even the strong and weak officials, and the lack of officials to control the officials, are all in the system. During the Qin and Han dynasties, there was no distinction between officials and officials, and there were many ministers and officials. and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, respected Confucianism, and Confucian scholars were recommended to enter the public court and were reused. This is the beginning of the differentiation between officials and officials, there is a difference between respect and inferiority, and Confucianism gradually despises officials. In the Wei and Jin dynasties and the previous dynasties, the distinction between the flow of goods gradually flourished, and the Xu officials were often regarded as the flow of non-quality and miscellaneous streams, and the Confucian officials were finally formed. When I arrived in my dynasty, there was a will, and the officials were not allowed to be officials. made the officials and servants merge, and they were reduced to lowly positions. Born as a Xu official, he cannot be motivated, and he can only accumulate money, which is very harmful to the country. Su Zizhan once admonished, 'If a lady is born and a nobleman, she will seek to be noble. If you can't get it, you will only seek to be rich, and this is also a trend', I thought it was just a problem of ringworm, but I didn't expect it to become a crooked trend. If it is not cured, it will not take a hundred years, and there will be woe. As the saying goes, if you don't plan for eternity, you can't plan for a while, and if you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a domain, I am the son of heaven of Dashun, and I should seek benefits for the people of Dashun. If the rule of these officials does not change, the country will not have peace. Now I have implemented the ten-grade official system, but I am still blocked, but I want to put Dashun in a catastrophe? ”

Lu Chengqi's words were extremely heartbreaking. First of all, he explained the reason for the collapse of the rule of officials, and the spearhead was directly aimed at the literati group, and then rose to the situation of the ruin of the country and the collapse of the family. When the time comes, plant a hat that harms the country and the people, and if you don't die, you have to shed your skin. Civil officials are not stupid, and they can always hear the determination in Lu Chengqi's words and the naked threats.

Some officials who only want to get a half-official position for "their own people" have the intention of retreating. The Chinese tradition is generally that "if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven", after getting used to this model, the civil officials are actually opposed to this. If it weren't for the family gate valve since the Han and Wei dynasties, how could it have existed for thousands of years? Even the imperial examination system can't help these sanctimonious "gentlemen" to seek some official positions for their families, so they have the shade of the door, the chestnut and the like. From another point of view, isn't this another family gate valve system? For a long time, the children of the poor family were not allowed to come out, and the nobles controlled the government, and the country would definitely die. As early as in "Cao Di's Polemic", it was said: "Meat eaters are despicable and fail to plan far." ”

Why do those in power "despise"? That's because of their background, which determines that they can't really understand the people's feelings. The people are not doing well, and they can't even eat, who is against you if they don't oppose you? (To be continued.) )