This King Zhou is not stupid

Chapter 310: Only corrupt officials understand corrupt officials

Fei Zhong never imagined that one day he would take up this position.

His hand holding the document was trembling, while Di Xin kept smiling. He would not make a bad face until Fei Zhong refused.

Really put on a bad face, then Fei Zhong is not far from death.

After hesitating for a long time, Fei Zhongcai handed the document back tremblingly. "Your Majesty, I feel that I can't do this important task."

"Fei Aiqing should think about it clearly, there is a reason why Gu asked you to take up this position."

Di Xin didn't get angry right away, he hasn't tried to persuade Fei Zhong yet.

His fingers tapped the table lightly, making a slight collision sound, and then continued: "You have to understand one thing, I am looking for you alone this time, which shows that this matter is very serious. If you refuse, Gu will also make you bear the consequences of rejection."

"I don't quite understand what the king means."

"I think there are only two types of people who are suitable for this position. 1. Those who have a clean political record, such as Wen Taishi; 2. Those who are so greedy that it is difficult to escape, such as..."

Di Xin smiled and did not continue.

But cold sweat was streaming down Fei Zhong's head.

"Do you need Gu to say that there is no room for turning around? Fei Qing's family, Gu will give you another chance."

Without further ado, Fei Zhong took the document back.

It's so wronged, I heard that the grand master is like this, and so is the king, all of them are threatening him, a little civil servant.

"That's right, to be honest, Gu was also very surprised after knowing the abilities of Fei Qing's family. The entire Yin Shang may not be able to find such talents as Fei Qing's family, but your reputation is not good among the ministers. .”

"Your Majesty knows?"

"I know about it."

Di Xin didn't force Fei Zhong to death, because forcing him to death would not do Yin Shang any good.

There are also connections among the nobles. If they are pushed too far, Fei Zhonghui may unite with some other corrupt officials to rebel. Even if the rebellion fails to force the palace, it would not be good to see such a smear of history during Di Xin's tenure.

It's as if he's constantly being rebelled against.

"In fact, Gu also knows a truth, 'If you want a horse to run, you have to feed the horse'. There are many kinds of horses, there are bad horses, there are good horses, and there are even thousand-mile horses. Naturally, the fodder for feeding is different. Coming to Fei Qing's house belongs to the type who knows that he is not a Maxima but still insists on eating grass, he is very self-motivated."

Fei Zhong wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy, but no, the psychological pressure was too great.

What Di Xin said was clearly saying that Fei Zhong was a corrupt official.

What happens when corrupt officials are caught?Nonsense, of course, beheading for public display, as a warning to others.

Ke Dixin now gives him a second choice.

There is a way to live if you obey.

"My lord, what exactly do you want me to do? It's fine to just say it straight, there's no need to make indirect remarks." Fei Zhong couldn't help it.

"Okay then, Gu intends to let you warn those corrupt officials, and let them take care of their children by the way. I don't want to see anything that insults Chao Gang, such as the children of a certain high-ranking official molesting women from good families."

In You Mansion, You Bili suddenly shuddered.

"Or some ministers changed the tax without permission, causing Gu to suffer some grievances. You said that if Gu is angry, what will happen?"

"I understand, I understand."

Fei Zhong nodded again and again, Di Xin saw that the warning was almost the same, and began to speak harshly.

"But there are some people who treat Gu's warning as nonsense, and don't take it seriously at all. Mr. Fei, Gu is very angry."

Fei Zhong finally couldn't hold back, his feet softened and he knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."

"Knowing your mistakes? Is it enough to know your mistakes?" Di Xin's eyes were as cold as ice, and Fei Zhong knelt down and did not dare to look up.

"I ask you alone, why did Xia Jie die?!"

This sentence has been used countless times by ministers to hate Emperor Xin, but now it is finally used to hate ministers.

"Xia Jie was brutal, so he was destroyed."

"Fart! Xia Jie is cruel, but the one who established Xia is King Yu!"

After Dayu controlled the floods, the prologue of Jiatianxia was also opened, and the first beneficiary of Jiatianxia was naturally Dayu.

From this point of view, it is also Dayu who established the feudal ruling society that lasted for thousands of years, which can be regarded as meritorious deeds. After all, in the era of King Yu, the feudal society was really an advanced social system.

But there is one bad thing about the feudal ruling society, that is, it relies too much on the ability of the ruler.

So the Xia died, so the Shang also died, so the subsequent dynasties also lost their countries one after another.

"King Yu is benevolent, but Xia Jie is cruel and officials are corrupt. In today's Yin and Shang Dynasties, Gu has seen Xia Jie's shadow. Fei Qing's family, your loyalty to Gu can be seen by Gu."

On the system panel, Fei Zhong is more loyal to Yin Shang than Bi Gan, can you believe it?

"It's just that what you have done is not beneficial but harmful to Yin Shang. Now that Yin Shang is waiting for prosperity, I can't allow such a thing to happen again."

Di Xin narrowed his eyes, and the atmosphere became more dignified.

"Fei Qing's family, either help Gu run the country well, or replace Gu with someone else to take your place."

Fei Zhongwan was shocked as if being struck by five thunderbolts, lowered his head even lower, almost buried his head in the stone bricks.

Finally, the king made it clear.

"My lord, do you know that among those people...some have special identities."

"Gu knows, there are also Gu's two imperial brothers, right?"

"!!!"

Fei Zhong raised his head and said with a sad face, "Your Majesty, do you know everything?"

"Heh, when I'm a fool, I see it more clearly than anyone else. I just said nothing, and I never set strict standards to restrict your behavior. Don't you know that you just treat yourself like an idiot?"

Di Xin stood up and walked in front of Fei Zhong. Fei Zhong lowered his head again, so low that he could only see Di Xin's feet.

"Gu will not touch them for the time being, because their identities are really special, but starting today, Gu will start managing this area, so you say hello to them, don't be too greedy, and be careful to die."

The salaries that Di Xin provided to ordinary officials were definitely enough for their families, servants, maids, etc. to spend together. One month's salary was enough to cover one year's expenses.

Unless they want to enjoy imperial treatment, oh, that's really not enough.

In addition, in addition to the basic salary, they also have legal commissions, such as the harvest from selling salt and spices, and the treasury only takes part of it, not all of it.

Is this still not enough to fill the stomachs of those ministers?Are they Kun?

"Fei Zhong, if you accept this mission, you still have a chance to live. If you don't accept this mission, you will die."

Fei Zhong was really about to be crushed by Di Xin's oppression.

But it seems that he has no choice. In the whole Chaoge, he can offend anyone, except Di Xin.

"I... I will accept this task."

After saying this, Fei Zhong turned around to face those officials who used to work with him, not to mention some people he was not easy to mess with.

"That's right. I hope you do a good job. I will send someone to check your work."

Chapter 310 [-]: Fei Zhong, the talent of the Ministry of Human Resources!!!

Wen Zhong and Fei Zhong, two ministers with completely different positions, started to work together.

What Wen Zhong didn't expect was that Fei Zhong didn't show any mercy when he did this.

"Lord Fei, Lord Fei."

In Youhun's mansion, Youhun has been following Fei Zhong quickly, sweat dripping down his face.

There was no other way, Fei Zhong led a group of monks and came aggressively, which made You Hun feel that something was wrong.

"What's the matter with you? Don't you know what kind of people we two are?"

"I came here just because I knew it!" Fei Zhong ignored You Hun, and led the monks from the Human Ministry to search in You Hun's mansion.

You Hun didn't dare to take out some stolen money, so he had to hide it first.

As long as you grasp these places where money is hidden, You Hun has no reason to quibble.

"Search for me! Search the well, the walls, and the dark underground layer, all clean."

You Hun sat down on the ground, Fei Zhong was obviously not joking with him, if Fei Zhong found the treasure he hid, then he, a doctor, would have done his best.

"My lord, I found a bamboo basket in the well, which is full of pearls and agates."

"My lord, I found a dark room in the wall, and there are some precious silks and satins in it."

The reports from the Ministry of Human Resources came up one by one, and You Hun's face turned pale.

But Fei Zhong didn't ask You Hun to be dragged away immediately, but let out a long sigh.

"You Hun, Your Majesty now gives me the full authority to take charge of the anti-corruption. You and I used to be colleagues. I will give you a choice now. The stolen money will be confiscated. You and I will uncover the fig leaf of other people, so that the Majesty may be able to forgive me." Your family, young and old, you have to think clearly."

Di Xin did give Fei Zhong a small amount of power to pardon certain corrupt officials who cooperated.

After all, it's not just a joke to wear a crime and make meritorious service. Even in modern society, there are still many criminals who have their sentences reduced because of meritorious deeds.

"Master Fei, what are you talking about?!" Youhun sweated profusely.

"I'm not joking with you, Youhun."

Fei Zhong was extremely serious, with a hint of frost in his eyes, completely different from the glib Fei Zhong before.

"Your Majesty is about to investigate, do you want to die or live?"

He lifted Youhun's collar, and said seriously and solemnly: "If you want to live, stop as soon as possible, otherwise, you will all die."

"But we are not the only ones in the entire Shang Dynasty."

"Because of this! The king is angry!!!"

Fei Zhong roared, pulling You Hun back to his thoughts, yes, they are not the only ones in the entire Yin Shang, but because of this, there would be no leaks in the first place, but now there are loopholes everywhere.

It's like You Bili, You Hun's son who is not up to date, only saw how much his father was greedy, but didn't see how careful he was because of this greed.

And what about Yubili?Completely looking like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, doing things too ostentatiously, broke You Hun's heart.

"Stop it, You Hun, think about how you have been terrified of receiving gifts all these years, and think about how you got to the Longde Palace in the first place. Even a three-year-old boy knows that you can't take things that don't belong to you. You still have Obsessed with obsession?"

You Hun was thrown to the ground by Fei Zhong, and his mind became much clearer.

Indeed, if Di Xin wants to investigate strictly, the best way now is naturally to distance himself from other corrupt officials in order to protect himself.

The cultivator of the Human Ministry couldn't understand the matter between Fei Zhong and You Hun.

"Master Fei, do you want to take Master You away and take him into custody now?" A monk with a slightly higher position stepped forward and asked.

"According to the laws and regulations of Dashang, You Hun is corrupt and broke the law! He should be taken into custody, interrogated and beheaded at another day." Fei Zhongyi justified the crime against You Hun.

That is to say, he still misses his old love, and changed to Wen Zhong.

Seeing so much stolen money, he beat You Hun to death with an iron whip.

"But Your Majesty said that the current anti-corruption department only focuses on collecting stolen goods, and we don't detain officials, so we spared Youhun's life, recorded his list in the book, focused on monitoring, and waited for Your Majesty to find out."

"Oh, I see."

You Hun also let go of his nervous heart.

It seems that the king still remembers the old love, otherwise he would be beheaded for corruption.

It's not that Di Xin missed the old feelings, the main reason is that there are still too few people in Yin Shang who can replace these officials, and each official has a very wide network of contacts.

After Di Xin beheaded You Hun, he could find someone to replace You Hun, but if he beheaded all the corrupt officials, then...

Where can he find so many people to replace the vacancies?

Before Fei Zhong left, he turned his head and said to You Hun: "This time I just warned you first, if you still don't want to repent, hum, You Hun, don't blame me for being ruthless."

When Fei Zhong said these words, his heart ached.

It's over, the friendship of these decades is over, but there is no way, his current position does not allow him to have a little selfishness.

That is to say, Di Xin was more tolerant and didn't want to behead the corrupt official leader He Shen like Emperor Jiaqing did. This trick can indeed kill chickens and monkeys, but it is also easy to make corrupt officials jump over the wall in a hurry.

Wen Zhong just watched Fei Zhong bring out a lot of stolen money bag after bag at Chaoge People's Headquarters.