Beautiful step by step

Chapter 189

After the Japanese pirates were defeated, the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River was rectified.

When facing corruption in the Northwest two years ago, Emperor Qinglong did a lot of psychological construction. He made up his mind with the decisiveness he had cultivated in the past 40 years as an emperor. The pain pierced pustules one by one.Everything is difficult at the beginning. After the initial pain and two years of tempering, he is now calm and calm in the face of corruption.

He is not the one who is greedy, so why use other people's mistakes to punish himself.

Even if he selected so many corrupt officials without knowing people clearly, the ancients said well that knowing mistakes can make a big difference.What should be ransacked, what should be asked, and he has been making up for it in time for the past two years.

He knew that the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River was complicated, and it was no different than that in the Northwest. Not to mention Yan Heng, a fledgling boy, even an old fritter who had been in the court for many years, probably couldn't stand it, so he sent his son there.King Wu and King Wei, who were familiar with government affairs, were the best choices, but after seeing the actions of the two after the fall of the prince, Emperor Qinglong knew very well:
Sending them to the south of the Yangtze River is like putting a piece of fat in the mouth of a hungry wolf.They will not do their best to investigate and deal with corruption, but will only take the opportunity to suppress dissidents and gather power.

Only Wang Duan, who never gets involved in anything, is the most suitable for this matter.Houxi is a filial child, but the time in the court is too short, and his wrist may be insufficient.With this in mind, Emperor Qinglong directly stamped him with a few blank imperial edicts, enjoining him to "act cheaply".

When the imperial decree was delivered, seeing him accept it with a frank face, there was no King Wei's deliberately pretending to be cautious, nor the secret joy that King Wu could not conceal. After a brief disappointment, Emperor Qinglong felt a surge of appreciation in his heart. .

Only those who are truly open-minded and wholeheartedly want to do a good job will react like this after receiving the blank decree.Houxi may not have such a lofty character, more likely, he only regards him as a father in his heart, the father who watched him grow up and needs him to respect Rumu.When the son is going on a long trip, isn't it a matter of course for the father to give him something close to him?

After throwing away these complicated thoughts, the thoughts in his mind became clearer.The one who is most suitable for the throne is not King Wei, nor King Wu, but the son whom he has always loved the most, who made him goof off in all kinds of ways and even make jokes in the capital for a recipe——King Duan.

Not to mention anything else, few people in the royal family have the two points of being single, loving brothers, and not being in love with power.It doesn't matter if he has no experience in politics. He has been an emperor, and no one has more say in this matter than him.Any emperor, even if he succeeds to the throne smoothly from the prince, is impossible to be familiar with it as soon as he takes the throne.How to balance the courtiers, how to control the six departments, these all need to be explored slowly by yourself.

Houxi is not stupid, he is just lazy.

Thinking of his lazy way, Emperor Qinglong was very worried.Ordinary people are really lazy if they are lazy, just like King Ping who is obsessed with eating, drinking and having fun, wishing to stay in the mansion without moving.But Houxi's laziness is different. Relying on his clever mind, he can easily handle his duties well. No matter how much time he spends on these tasks after finishing these tasks, he will not raise his hand to take care of other things.

This kind of laziness makes people unable to pick out the slightest thorn, and it makes people feel comfortable and at ease if they don't care about it.If he is just a Duan Wang, this kind of temperament can guarantee his prosperity and wealth all his life, and he will die in bed, but it will not work if he is an emperor!
His successor must be in power, and must not be that kind of puppet emperor.But to achieve this, one must put in more effort than others, and this kind of nosy temperament will definitely not be able to control the court.

How to do?
Very easy!Isn't he just doing his job?Then send him something more.

Seeing that the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River is going to be rectified, there will soon be a gap in officials between the DPRK and China.The last time the Northwest investigated and dealt with corruption, he still ordered the prince to preside over Jiakai Enke.After the batch of Jinshi was taken up, he was immediately sent to the vacant prefectures and counties to serve. After two years, the evaluation by the Ministry of Officials was not bad.If it works, keep using it.

Thinking of this, he wrote down the imperial decree with a swipe of his pen: King Duan was appointed to be in charge of the Jiangnan imperial examination this year.

Jiangnan not only has beautiful scenery, but also has a lot of food.It is really a great enjoyment in life to stay on a black-covered boat with a long pole, enjoy the beautiful scenery of small bridges and flowing water, and drink two glasses of apricot blossom wine.

Seduced by such a vision, Wang Duan worked harder to deal with corruption.He was already intelligent, and Concubine Shu taught him to understand the world and the world. No matter how complicated the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River is, but he can hold down the hat of a prince and beat ten times with all his strength. Even those old foxes have all kinds of martial arts, but they can't do it.

After the first few days of jerky, he quickly mastered it.I personally went into battle, pulled out Uncle Wang Jin to deal with the governor and a few big fish in front, and then asked the humble King Ping to secretly calculate the accounts.Although King Ping was born with a dumb disease, he was superior to ordinary people in other aspects, especially proficient in spells.He had practiced in the Ministry of Accounts for several months before coming here, and now he is even more familiar with handling Jiangnan account books.Wei Wei, who has always been in business and is very good at sorting out accounts, was dumbfounded by her proficiency.

With King Ping around, it was found out that the accounts were strange within a few days.

The officials in Jiangnan were not all stupid. Knowing that disaster was imminent, they could only drag King Duan in charge, while replying to King Wu and King Wei who had brought olive branches to the capital, trying to find a chance.Seeing that King Duan was indeed dragged by them, everyone was a little complacent.Seeing that the urgent letter should have been sent to the capital in the past few days, they felt a little relieved.

But they were relieved too early. Within a few days, an imperial decree came from the capital: King Duan was ordered to preside over the Jiangnan imperial examinations.

The common people know what the imperial examination is for.But now that the imperial court obviously has no shortage of officials, what is the significance of holding the imperial examination at this moment?

Although the rainy season has long passed, Jiangnan officials feel that the gloomy and depressing atmosphere has never dissipated.

Not long after the days of fear, there was a thunder on the ground: the governor of Liangjiang was ordered to be taken into custody.

Let's not talk about whether King Duan has been eating, drinking and having fun with them these days, whether he has the time to find out the truth.Even if he really finds out that the capital is thousands of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River, it will take half a month at the earliest when the news reaches the emperor's ears, and then the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will discuss and decide, and then the decree will be sent back.But now only a few days have passed, Governor Liangjiang immediately expressed his doubts.

"Whether this decree is true or not is yet to be said!"

The governor of Liangjiang retorted firmly, but before the end of his voice disappeared, King Duan took out the exact same imperial decree from the other sleeve.The same gold thread satin, the same jade seal, the difference is that this imperial decree is blank.

"Father, there are so many such edicts. Before leaving Beijing, Father randomly gave some to this king. Not many, just a small box like this."

Duan Wang stretched out his hand to show the size of the box, with a look of indifference.

He didn't care, but the other Jiangnan officials present cared too much.That is an imperial decree, ordinary people have to carefully put it in the ancestral hall when they receive one, and keep offering incense, tea and fruit every day, as if they were ancestors.But at King Duan's place, they were bundled with silk pieces and put in a box.

But what can they say?His father is the emperor, so the imperial decree is not about how much he wants.The emperor was willing to give them all, obviously the meaning was very clear, and King Duan could dispose of them with full power.

If it was said that the officials in the south of the Yangtze River were still lucky and wanted to use the power of the capital to escape this catastrophe, now that they saw this box of imperial edicts, they no longer had the slightest chance of luck.Even if they want to fight against the beast, but facing Emperor Qinglong who has firmly held the general power in the palm of his hand for 40 years, what do they fight?

"Everyone, my father is not the kind to kill all. Those who have been corrupt in the past, as long as they correct their mistakes sincerely, this king will help you to intercede with your father." King Duan said solemnly, with every word resounding.

The four words "sincerely reform" are very subtle. What exactly is sincerity?In the past two years, they were investigated and prosecuted for corruption, and the officials who were lucky enough to survive gave them a good reference.Don't play tricks on transferring family property, Qinglongwei is pervasive, and if you dare to hide, you will never be able to go around.Then think about who has committed the most crimes, push a few scapegoats out to calm the anger of the higher-ups, and at the same time, actively reporting can make up for the mistakes.

That being said, who would be willing to give up a wealth and a bright future.Besides, they have been officials for many years and have long been used to being respected by others. If they want to be honest with a child like Duan Wang who has no hair yet, they will really be embarrassed for a while.

With this kind of thinking, the two sides fell into a stalemate until King Duan broke the silence.Using the reorganized government soldiers during the anti-Japanese war and the newly reorganized navy from the water bandits, he raided the residence of the governor of Liangjiang with lightning speed.Not only the government offices and villas on the surface, but also the governor's secret residences were also found, and even the outer mansions were found.If this item proves that Qinglongwei is pervasive, then the subsequent arrest of the Jiangnan chief envoy completely frightened everyone.

Duan Wang really found out!All those accounts that they carefully smoothed out were all checked by him.

What else can they do?
Hit it, at least you can save your life if you do it.

The first ones who can't bear it are the lowest officials. These low-level officials don't have much knowledge even if they want to embezzle on weekdays.Occasionally, they would get mixed up with Shangfeng, and the meat would be taken away by the superiors, so they would drink some broth at most.If you don't recruit now, Baobuqi will be pushed out by Shangfeng as a scapegoat in the end.

After the first county magistrate couldn't help but knock on the door of King Duan's temporary residence, turned in the embezzled money and silver, and walked out unharmed, officials who heard the news swarmed up.

The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant's nest. These humble officials usually don't seem to be eye-catching, and everyone doesn't know much.But when these few words became more and more and pieced together, some things that the above people thought were seamless, were easily revealed to the public.

And while King Duan was busy, Wei Wei, who was raising the baby, was not idle either.By keeping in touch with the northwest and the capital, she has been observing the situation between the ruling and opposition parties.

Why did Emperor Qinglong send King Duan to such an obvious gilded journey in the south of the Yangtze River? Could it be that King Wu and King Wei were not his favorite people?This kind of speculation lingered in her heart until Wang Duan revealed the box of imperial edicts, and she finally made up her mind.

"Aheng, His Royal Highness Duan Wang has really worked hard to come to the south of the Yangtze River. You and I have to help him with all our strength."

(End of this chapter)