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Chapter 282
Shi Chang Yi'an, the right governor of the Inspectorate, lowered his eyes and meditated for a moment before replying:

"Returning to the emperor, maybe it is just like what Xunzi said in "On the Evil of Nature", human nature is inherently evil, and I think the problem of corruption is hard to solve."

After hearing this sentence, both Li Beichen and Zhou Shipeng were shocked.

"The officials who were corrupted by the Mexicans that I was in charge of receiving were all the same as the criminal minister Zhang Cheng. They had many domestic prostitutes or concubines, had many children, bought houses and properties, and had many servants.

Although a fourth-rank official has a salary that can support fifty people, what he wants to support is not a family of five, but 50 or a hundred people including servants.Even to satisfy the luxurious life enjoyment of himself and his wives and concubines.

In this way, the natural salary is not enough, and the shortfall can only be made up through fire consumption and even corruption, so as to satisfy the life of his wives and concubines. "

"People have the instinct to love leisure and hate work, and they also have the desire to eat and drink. It is human nature to want to enjoy a luxurious life. Once you have power in your hands, you will inevitably take risks to satisfy your desires. To be able to abide by poverty, There are only a few people who maintain their moral integrity and unswervingly adhere to the feelings of family and country, because this is contrary to human nature."

Chang Yi'an thought that the emperor would interrupt, so he secretly watched the emperor's expression.

but no.

For Li Beichen, his introverted personality and dangerous living environment made him habitually observe the other party, listen to the other party's speech, and recognize the other party's true emotions and positions.

Based on his observation, Chang Yi'an should also be involved in corruption, and is subconsciously defending his actions.

At the same time, the idea of ​​Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism came to mind: "Preserve the principles of nature and eliminate human desires."

Someone once asked Zhu Xi what is the law of heaven and what is human desire.Zhu Xi replied: Diet is the law of nature, and delicacies from mountains and seas are also desired by people; husband and wife are also the law of nature, and three wives and four concubines are also desired by people.

Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism has been popular for so many years and has had a great influence.However, the problem of corruption has not been fundamentally solved, and corruption has been repeatedly banned in all dynasties.

I can't help but ask myself, does it mean that it is impossible to eliminate human desire?Like, I ate six dishes yesterday and found out I can’t get enough without meat.I want to eat eight dishes today, not only to be full, but also to change the pattern.

Li Beichen raised his eyes and saw that the two men in front of him were beautiful men, dressed in official uniforms, restrained and dignified, and possessed official positions. Walking outside, they would definitely attract the attention of many women.

The love between men and women is your wish, but the imperial court is not obliged to pay officials to raise concubines, let alone the reason for the greed of officials to anoint them with the fat of the people.

When he was thinking that he was in a trance, Zhou Shipeng shook his head and said:
"If it is true that people who are familiar with the "Four Books" and "Five Classics" since their childhood, they must be full of economics, noble sentiments, and profound Confucianism. But today's imperial examinations are not the same.

Some people in the market collected the examination questions and classic answer sheets of previous years, and after collecting and sorting out, they formed answer template routines and a compilation of test questions.As long as you memorize hundreds of these classic model essays, you don't need to spend time reading through the classics and thinking deeply, and you can be admitted according to the best answer routine. "

"Really?" Li Beichen couldn't believe his ears, "Chang Qing?"

He thought of the Wenju and Wuju chats with Jiang Yuebai after lunch.

I thought that the three exams had quite high requirements for candidates to master the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", so they had a fairly comprehensive degree of identification of the candidates' comprehensive ability.When Jiang Yuebai lamented the difficulty of the essay, he quite agreed.

So now the imperial examinations admit people who are good at taking exams?That is to say, being a questioner in later generations.It's not a small town as a problem writer.Because it is definitely not ordinary people who can get such top-secret and authentic public examination materials.

Li Beichen couldn't help but think of Ye Zhuqing's imperial examination fraud case, whether it has anything to do with this.For example, according to the best answer routines summarized from historical examination papers, the answers to the test questions written in advance?
Zhou Shipeng replied calmly: "Go back to the emperor. I will never dare to tell half a lie."

Because he was admitted to Jinshi based on his real ability, rather than taking shortcuts to solve the questions, he is a real student master.

Not only is he familiar with the classics, but he also memorizes the laws of the Ming Dynasty. He is definitely a top talent in the judicial system.

Chang Yi'an's scalp was numb, he glanced at Zhou Shipeng, secretly hated, and replied with an unnatural expression: "Return to the emperor, there is indeed such a thing."

He was admitted to the civil service through such a crash course in public examinations. He did not even finish reading the Four Books and Five Classics, let alone in-depth study.Only by memorizing the model essay and answering the questions according to the template, did he step on the line and enter the inspector's office.

Because there is someone behind him and his mind is active, he is like a fish in water in the Inspector's Office and has been promoted frequently.

"So, how do Zhou Qing think to prevent this from happening? What does Chang Qing think?"

"The minister is stupid, thinking that the content of the scientific examination should be reformed, and it should no longer be fixed in a strict stereotyped essay format. The Imperial Academy is full of great Confucian talents in the world, so there must be more ways."

"Chang Qing?"

"Weichen believes that these workshops that compile scientific examination templates should be banned and attacked."

Chang Yi'an directly came to cross the river and demolish the bridge, proposing to rectify the public examination training industry.

There is no way, the training fee and material fee charged for the package pass class were too expensive, as high as 1000 taels of silver.

Li Beichen lowered his eyes, took a sip of tea, and asked coldly: "Is there anyone in the Procuratorate who voluntarily surrendered?"

His gaze seemed to penetrate the chests of the two of them, to see clearly the internal organs.

"Yes. There is one person." Chang Yi'an gritted his teeth and exhausted all his strength to make a sound.

Li Beichen guessed from Chang Yi'an's reaction that this "one person" was himself, but he turned his head to look at Zhou Shipeng who was beside him, and deliberately asked, "Zhou Shipeng, is there a record in the file? Show it to me."

"No," Chang Yi'an knelt on the ground immediately, and answered first, his face flushed with embarrassment, "This minister surrenders himself now."

"Zhou Shipeng, you take Chang Yi'an back to the Inspector's Office to record the details. Inform the Inspector's Office that you are all within the scope of this inspection. Today is the last day of surrender. You all step down."

Li Beichen picked up the dossier sent by the Inspectorate, with a heavy heart and a hint of joy.

I am happy that the treasury is finally rich, with nearly [-] million silver.You can do a lot of good things for people's livelihood.

The sad thing is that there are more than 300 corrupt officials in Beijing and China, and there are almost no officials who are not corrupt.I remember it in detail in the dossier.

Harnessing the Yellow River, building embankments, exempting from military service, criminal sentences, disaster relief, embezzlement of official food.
The corruption of the entire court made him feel sad and angry.

Especially thinking that under Taizu's high-pressure torture, the problem of corruption is still being banned repeatedly, and I feel a little discouraged.

Taking history as a mirror, the downfall of too many dynasties in history was due to the corruption of officials at all levels, which caused the people to live in dire straits, and the outbreak of peasant uprisings made him even more worried.

How can we restore Ming Dynasty to a clean government?Become a powerful country with peace and security?
After thinking for a long time, he was going to take a step first to avoid being caught in the enemy's trap in a panic.

When Li Beichen came in, Jiang Yuebai was concentrating on writing his script.

While writing, while secretly having fun.

Seeing her like this, the sadness in Li Beichen's brows and eyes dissipated instantly, and the joy in his eyes almost overflowed.

The corners of the mouth curled up without hesitation.

Really happy to see her.

He wanted to hug her from behind and wrap his arms around her waist, but he was worried that he would mess up her notebook by mistake.

Instead, he walked lightly to her side, and said with a smile, "Let me see what I wrote, I'm smiling so happily."

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