The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 192 Anti-corruption mobilization

This is the first time that I have been absent from the court meeting for no reason. Although there have been occasions when the Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing came to court in my place before, they were all on business trips. Unlike this time, it was because I had a strange dream at night.

It was almost Shen time (three o'clock in the afternoon) before I slowly got up.

After I finished washing, Quan Jiu looked at me a little strangely and said, "The official's spirit seems to be much stronger than yesterday."

"Really?" I looked in the bronze mirror, but didn't see any changes.

Xiao Qi asked from the side: "The official family, Lord Lu, and Lord Zhao have been waiting in the imperial study for a long time, when will the official family go?"

"Let's go now." I remembered that today I would review the code of conduct for officials drafted by Zhao Shunsun.

The code drafted by Zhao Shunsun was very comprehensive. I had discussed it with Zhao Shunsun and Lu Xiufu halfway, so today I just reviewed it briefly and asked Zhao Shunsun to print it immediately in the name of the Government Affairs Council after returning home. I plan to distribute it to the courtiers at tomorrow's court meeting.

After the two left, I said: "Xiaoqi, call Yuan Ji and go to the martial arts hall."

In the martial arts hall, I told Yuan Ji about the breath in my body. Of course, I just said that I discovered it by accident after waking up today.

After hearing this, Yuan Ji said: "Your Majesty, let me take the pulse of Your Majesty."

I held out my hand and said, "Okay."

"Although the aura is weak, it is pure and long-lasting. This Wuying Jue is indeed incomparably miraculous. It is worthy of being the unique skill of Mount Longhu." Yuan Ji didn't understand why I suddenly formed this aura in my body, so he had to attribute it to Wuying Jue the magic.

Following the Wuyingbu footwork, I tried to walk again, but it didn't work.

"Why didn't it work?"

"Perhaps the aura in your majesty's body is not strong enough. As long as your majesty persists, it will definitely be effective." Yuan Ji said with a smile, "Your Majesty, your state seems to have changed a little today."

"Sir, what do you say?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. When I saw Your Majesty just now, I felt that His Majesty was full of sinister energy, and there was a lot of hostility in his expression. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, his energy and spirit have taken on a new look. Looking at it today, the expression on His Majesty's brow The hostility has completely disappeared.”

"Really? Why don't I feel it."

"Your Majesty gives me the feeling that if you have a big heart, everything can be small."

A big heart and everything small refers to a person who has a broad mind and can handle everything with confidence.

When I came out of Ningqian Palace, I didn't care about Quan Jiu's words. Now, Yuan Ji also thinks the same way. I can't help but think of the adventure last night. It seems that I got a lot of benefits from it, but the process is too mysterious. It's better not to show up again.

In the evening, I saw Wen Tianxiang's letter sent by Feige at Shifeng Trading Company. Since he used a password to send the message, he was concise and concise: I have finished the matter and returned to Beijing today. Wenzhang was injured, but he is not serious. Report to His Majesty after returning to Beijing.

I told Yuan Ji the content, and Yuan Ji was also taken aback after hearing it. With Wen Zhang's martial arts, he would be injured.

"Well, that's the only way to go. Fortunately, the matter has been dealt with, and Wen Zhang is fine."

It is really troublesome to not have a telephone in this era, but the telephone is not like a musket, and it can be built with all our efforts. The invention of the telephone in the late Song Dynasty had no chance at all.

It's great to be an emperor!There is no need to ask for leave if you miss a day of work, I thought about it during the court meeting.

"Dear dears, what I hold in my hand is the trial version of the code of conduct for officials of our court published by the Government Affairs Council, Xiao Qi."

"The little one is here."

"Send this code to all the lovers in the palace."

Today's Xiao Qi is also very different, for such trivial matters, he doesn't need to go to the palace in person, he only needs to move his mouth, and the little eunuch behind will hand out the rules to all the courtiers one by one.

"This code of conduct will become the standard of conduct for officials of our dynasty from today on." I said loudly, "My dear friends, the Song Dynasty has accumulated more and more bad habits over the past three hundred years. If these bad habits are not eliminated, Where does the theory of ZTE come from? Among the bad habits is the problem of official corruption, and this corruption is getting worse and worse. This is what I want to talk about today. At present, corruption in the officialdom has become a potential problem in the officialdom of our dynasty. Rules, if this bad habit is not eradicated, let alone ZTE, it will be a question of whether the giant boat of our Song Dynasty can last forever. As the saying goes, water can carry a boat and capsize it. What water is, it is the hearts of the people. The ancients have long As I said before, life and death are determined by people's will. The corruption of our government will inevitably lead to the loss of people's hearts. The water is shallow, how can this boat sail?"

I looked at the silent ministers and continued: "Corruption makes officials act unfairly, which will invisibly lead to a widening gap between the rich and the poor in our dynasty, and will lead to deep resentment among the people all over the world, and even a deviation from the hearts of the people. A few days ago, When Guan Tiansi surveyed the land on Fujian Road, he found that more and more middle and high-grade good fields were concentrated in the hands of a few bureaucratic landlords, while most farmers could only cultivate low-grade fields, or even no land to cultivate. Think about it, if you eat There are more and more people who don’t have enough to eat. What kind of situation will it be? In the thousands of years of history of my Chinese family, dynasties have changed frequently, and most of the time it was due to internal problems that led to decline. How spectacular, but after all, it only lasted for hundreds of years. Although the reasons for its decline are different, in the late dynasties, the corruption and malpractice of officials were exactly the same. But it’s a lesson learned.”

Ye Mengding looked around, and when he saw no one was talking, he went out of the class and said: "Your Majesty is wise, and I will be taught."

"Well, dear friends, I have made up my mind to make anti-corruption a long-term task for my court in the future. Even if there is an abyss ahead, even if there are thorns and thorns ahead, I will carry out the anti-corruption to the end." He said categorically, "No one should doubt this. This is my duty and responsibility as the emperor of Song Dynasty. Of course, everything needs measures and a process. Everyone, you are all important ministers in the court. How much property do you have? It is very clear, and I will not pursue the source of your family property. After all, let the past be the past. However, I hope to see that you will be strict with yourself in the future, and all actions must not exceed the limits of my court's laws and regulations. The rules for officials promulgated today, otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless, and the old and new scores will be settled together.”

This time it was Jiang Wanli who came out of the shift and said: "Your Majesty is wise, it is indeed urgent to fight corruption and promote integrity."

Jia Sidao thought about it, and finally gave Liao Yingzhong a wink. Seeing this, Liao Yingzhong hurried out of the shift and said, "I also agree with Mr. Jiang's words."

I nodded and said: "Among you, most of you have experienced ten years of hard work, and you all want to do your duty for me with what you have learned, so that you can be famous for thousands of years. From the perspective of my enthronement, everyone who loves you I am still satisfied with the performance.”

I slowed down my tone and continued: "The salary of my dynasty is much higher than that of the previous dynasty. Why? This is why the late emperors hoped to support a clean government with high salaries. In the future, if the treasury is abundant, I will give more money to officials at all levels." Increased salary. When I make this decision today, I will also let you make your own choices. You can continue to serve as officials in the court, or you can abandon politics and go into business, or live in your old age, or engage in other things. I will follow your wishes .If you choose to stay, I welcome you, but you must strictly abide by the laws and regulations of our court. If you choose to leave, I will also support you, and I will also provide a salary to those who leave. You don’t have to worry about how you choose. For a while, after the next court, think about it carefully, and give me an answer after thinking clearly."

Except for the occasional few people whispering in the hall, most of them were silent, but there were already countless thoughts in these people's minds at this moment.

"Dear dear friends, in order to implement the anti-corruption campaign and avoid a situation where there is only thunder but no rain, I will set up the Supervisory Office and the Nanya Office to deal with the corruption of officials in our dynasty. First, I plan to prevent corruption from becoming a common practice. The Fujian Road began to be implemented. Chen Wenlong."

"The minister is here."

"I ordered you to be the supervisor of the Fujian Road Supervisory Office, prepare to build the Fujian Road Supervisory Office, choose a date to take office, and officially operate on the first day of August."

"Yes, the minister leads the order."

"From the day you arrive on Fujian Road, you will convey the No. [-] order of the Supervisory Office to all officials."

"I understand that since August [-], the first year of Xianchun, all officials on Fujian Road who violated the laws of our dynasty and the code of conduct for officials will be prosecuted by the Supervisory Office, handed over to the Nan Ya for judgment, and held accountable for historical crimes. "

"Well, Chen Aiqing, you remember the No. [-] Order correctly. Dear dear friends, what I mean is very simple. The No. [-] Order of the Supervisory Office is not only applicable to Fujian Road, but also applies to any place I go to."

This is the first time I have publicly expressed my determination to fight corruption and uphold integrity at a court meeting. I think all officials will discuss this matter in private, but only in discussions, and more than [-]% of officials will hold a wait-and-see attitude.

Perhaps everything will be known after the achievements of the Fujian Road Supervisory Office come out.

Of course, I blow it out from time to time and let my medium do it for me.

Rome was not built in a day, and anti-corruption efforts cannot be achieved in a day.I know that what I am facing is not one or ten corrupt officials, but the officials of the entire Song Dynasty. Of course, the difficulty is extremely great, but I must take this first step, otherwise I will only hear the sound of thunder but not the sound of rain.