The sun never sets in America

Chapter 207 Railway: Rectifying National Affairs

Liu Peng looked at Li Shuqi and motioned for him to continue.

Li Shuqi then plucked up the courage to speak to Liu Peng: "I am a big man today. In the local area, the extravagant and arrogant trend has not reached the extreme, but it has become serious. In the local area, officials and businessmen collude to embezzle the country's profits..."

Li Shuqi explained in detail to Liu Peng the current local collusion between officials and businessmen, turning the national policy of the Han Dynasty into a tool for private transactions.

Take the latest land leasing order, for example. It was originally intended to increase people's land and increase their income, but some people have seized on the loopholes and used leasing to swallow up the land.

Another example is railway contracting. There are also a large number of insiders who collude with each other to seemingly bid, but in fact they are secretly determined.

Promoting one's own people and knocking down competitors is actually a common occurrence in the current officialdom of Han Dynasty, because everything is done according to procedures, and it is difficult for the Inspectorate to investigate clearly.

In addition, in recent years, there has been a sudden rise in the trend of treating guests and giving gifts. Corruption is committed in the name of giving gifts. Although some of this kind of thing has been investigated and dealt with, it still cannot stop some people from seeking personal gain through giving gifts.

In addition, there are local concealments, water injection into the local economy, and ambiguity in certain local cases. These are all shortcomings of the current Han officialdom.

It can be said that it seems that the Han Dynasty is currently called the prosperous age of Longwu, and it is expected to be touted as a prosperous age unprecedented in the ages.

But in fact, many people inside can see the torrent hidden under the momentum.

The undercurrent is surging, and you can enjoy swimming in the prosperous age of the Han Dynasty! !

bump……

A colorful cup with a phoenix pattern was smashed on the smooth carpet by Liu Peng. It broke into several pieces with a bang, which showed Liu Peng's fierce force.

"I deserve to die, I have offended the Holy One..."

When Li Shuqi saw the fragments of the colorful cup smashed on the ground, he immediately kowtowed in fear and apologized.

It took a while for Liu Peng to recover, but from the rising and falling of his chest, you could see how angry he was.

What Li Shuqi just said was a slap in the face to Liu Peng.

After staying in the palace for a long time, dealing with national affairs for a long time, and getting used to hearing flattery, Liu Peng now feels a little like Gu is indeed a wise king, a wise king through the ages.

This feeling has become stronger since the tour. Looking at the farmland over the mountains and plains, the prosperous markets, and the small towns full of rural tranquility, Liu Peng really had a feeling at that moment, how cruel it would be to have no one in America.

But now, even a small mayor dared to speak frankly to him, but no one in the cabinet said this to him, so that Liu Peng felt that all his ministers could be killed.

But Liu Peng soon calmed down and sneered in his heart: "Isn't this the imperial court, and isn't it rights!!"

Liu Peng, who had recovered, looked at Li Shuqi, who was kneeling on the ground with a frightened look on his face. There was a trace of appreciation in his eyes, admiring his outspokenness.

"Why did you dare to say those words to Gu? You know, these words are enough to make you lose your head!!" Liu Peng looked at Li Shuqi and asked.

"I dare to speak out, not because of fear, but because I am afraid that my big man will be corrupted by such people, so I dare to speak..." Li Shuqi knelt on the ground and answered Liu Peng honestly, with a calm expression on his face. , completely different from the state of panic that Liu Peng was in when he smashed the cup just now.

When Liu Peng heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and then he personally helped Li Shuqi up, looked at him and said, "Since you are not afraid, are you willing to be the second Zhou Fengxiu??" Liu Peng looked at Li Shuqi with an expression of painful expectation. .

When Li Shuqi heard this, his face was shocked. Who was Zhou Fengxiu? The first president of the Supervisory Council, he was the first to launch a sensational movement to rectify the officialdom, and it was said to be a huge success.

Unfortunately, he suddenly contracted tuberculosis three years ago and passed away. As a result, the subsequent presidents of the Inspectorate were somewhat mediocre and always felt mediocre.

And now Liu Peng asked Li Shuqi if he was willing to be the second Zhou Fengxiu. The meaning couldn't be more obvious.

Li Shuqi was stunned for a while, then with a plop, he knelt down in front of Liu Peng and kowtowed a few times, "Your Majesty treats me like a minister, and I treat Your Majesty like a king and father. How dare you disobey your father's orders!!" Li Shuqi looked at him. Liu Peng's eyes were full of sincerity, without any falsehood.

Hearing this, Liu Peng nodded, and then said: "In this way, after you take office, no matter who it is, you can investigate and deal with it. You only need to report the list to Gu!!" What does Liu Peng mean by this? That's what Li Shuqi is looking at. Yes, no matter who is found, they can be investigated to the end, and Liu Peng will not do anything to stop him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Li Shuqi lowered his head after hearing this, and his voice of thanks was trembling.

Liu Peng watched Li Shuqi walk to the bookshelf, took out a book, handed it to Li Shuqi and said, "I just saw from behind that you like Gu's humble work. This book can be regarded as a little bit of Gu's heart!!" Liu Peng knelt down while looking at it. Under Li Shuqi's feet, his eyes were full of expectations, expecting him to be the second Zhou Fengxiu, to clarify the administration of officials for the Han Dynasty, and to clear the world of turmoil.

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Li Shuqi looked at the Land Theory handed to him, his eyes full of disbelief, and then he seemed to have thought of something, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Peng three times.

"Go, pack up, arrange the work, and go to Xijing to take office." Liu Peng sat on the chair and looked at Li Shuqi below and ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!!" Li Shuqi slowly got up after hearing this.

Before leaving, Li Shuqi suddenly turned around and asked Liu Peng: "Your Majesty, is it true that anyone can do it?"

After hearing this, Liu Peng was startled for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Li Shuqi and replied: "From the humble officials to the princes and nobles, everything can be checked!!" Liu Peng's tone inadvertently revealed a trace of it. A chilling atmosphere.

"I understand!!" After Li Shuqi said these words to Liu Peng, he left the No. [-] carriage and returned to the platform. What awaited him would be a life and an official career that he had never had before.

Liu Peng gently opened the curtain and looked at Li Shuqi on the dock, his eyes flashing with a strange light and a hint of coldness.

Liu Peng was angry. After Li Shuqi said those words, he became furious.

It's only been a few years, less than eight years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and this has happened. If we don't deal with it strictly this time, it will happen again in the future.

He doesn't want to be Qianlong, an emperor who has brilliant achievements on the surface, but in fact the country is full of loopholes! !

"I have been really good to you, but you have forgotten that I can kill people too!!" Liu Peng looked at the busy dock and the people getting on and off the bus opposite, and murmured to himself with murderous intent.

At [-]:[-] in the afternoon, Liu Peng's special train set sail again, aiming for the north! !

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Inspectorate...

"We are all people with lofty ideals. This Supervisory Office is used by the state to supervise the administration of officials. It is not for you to sleep here..." Li Shuqi gave a speech on his first day in office.

The people below had different expressions, some were dismissive, some were trembling, and some were full of confidence. You can tell what kind of person he is from his expression.

Li Shuqi kept the expressions of the people present in his heart, and then left here.

“Who is this new dean, and why does he look like he’s not easy to mess with??”

"Who knows? I heard that he was transferred directly from the local government. It is said that he was a mayor before!!"

"Mayor, what a joke. A small mayor dares to come here and reprimand us. I think he was promoted too quickly. I don't know how much he weighs!!"

"Who says otherwise? Maybe this guy will have to get out after only a few days. I've seen this guy so many times that I thought that if I got lucky, I would be able to live up to my expectations. What a joke!!"

"Who said it wasn't..."

.........

After Li Shuqi left, the entire Inspectorate was full of voices talking about him, as unpleasant as they sounded, as if they looked down on him.

There was only one director named Xiong. Looking at these people who were talking so openly about the new dean Li Shuqi, he had a look of ridicule on his face.

In the opinion of Director Xiong, Li Shuqi was able to fly from a small town mayor like a rocket to the position of president of the Supervisory Office on an equal footing with the officials of various ministries. He must have some means. Without means, he would not be promoted at all. Come up.

And it is very possible that His Majesty is behind Li Shuqi. That would be interesting. His Majesty suddenly transferred the original dean to a local position and replaced him with a small mayor to take charge of such an important place as the Inspectorate. If there is no point in the middle Director Xiong doesn’t believe it.

And it's probably because of those things? ?

As soon as he thought of this, Director Xiong looked at everyone present with strange eyes, as if he were looking at a dead person.

Director Xiong looked around as if he had made up his mind.

.........

bang bang...

"Please come in..."

Li Shuqi looked at the middle-aged man wearing a navy blue Chinese-made buttoned suit who came in, and quickly recalled who he was in his mind. (The Han government has two sets, one is a Western-style button-down official uniform, similar to a Chinese coat, and the other is a Tang-made round-neck official uniform, which is mainly worn at court meetings and in the cabinet, but can also be worn in daily life, and is divided according to rank. They are purple, red, blue, cyan, and the lowest gray, which represent the current official levels of Han Dynasty. Gray is mainly officials)

"You are..." After thinking for a long time, Li Shuqi didn't think of who this person was. After all, there were hundreds of people in the entire Inspectorate, and he had only been here for less than five days, so how could he possibly recognize them all.

"Director Li, I am a director of the Archives Bureau. My surname is Xiong and my name is Yan." Director Xiong went straight to the point and introduced his origin and name to Li Shuqi.

"Archives Bureau..." Director Xiong's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard about the Archives Bureau.

"Director Xiong, why are you here??" Li Shuqi asked Director Xiong as if he wanted to discuss official business.

"I came here this time to ask Dean Li something." Director Xiong looked at Li Shuqi and replied.

"Oh, no matter what, as long as it is a matter of work and beneficial to the court, I will tell you everything I know and tell you everything!!" Li Shuqi seemed generous, but in fact he was impeccable, which was equivalent to saying nothing. "It's a state matter." Director Xiong heard this and nodded to Li Shuqi and replied, "Dean Li is your Majesty's person??" As soon as Director Xiong said this, Li Shuqi's expression changed instantly and he looked at Director Xiong. Very strange and alert.

"We are all ministers of the Han Kingdom, and His Majesty is the King of the Han Kingdom. Naturally, we are also His Majesty's people...Why did you just say that!!" Li Shuqi clasped his fists in the air and replied to Director Xiong.

"What I mean is that Li Yuan's trip was authorized by His Majesty??" Seeing that it had reached this point, Director Xiong directly spoke out what was in his heart.

After hearing this, Li Shuqi's eyelids twitched, and then he replied to Director Xiong with a serious expression:

"Did you know that just by saying those words, I could send you to jail!!"

Li Shuqi looked at Director Xiong with a silent warning in his eyes.

"Dean Li, of course I understand what I am talking about, but I understand even more that you need me..." Director Xiong wanted to look at Li Shuqi without any scruples and said, his face as usual, as if he was not scared at all.

Li Shuqi looked at Director Xiong again and again, and then asked, "What on earth do you mean?"

"What Dean Li hopes to mean..." Director Xiong said something that both of them understood.

Then in the entire office, only Li Shuqi and Director Xiong talked quietly.

But those people in the Inspectorate did not know yet that their fate was already sealed.

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"Let me kiss you..."

"Oh, no!!"

"Kiss!!"

"oops……"

In a brothel, a pot-bellied man was teasing an courtesan who was a prostitute but not a prostitute. In fact, it was more about the price. The price was enough, not to mention prostitutes but the whole family, especially for those around him. For a group of people.

bump……

At this moment, the door to the brothel room was kicked open, and a large group of police officers came in.

"What are you going to do? I am from the Inspectorate, and I am from the Inspectorate..."

No matter how much the man yelled, it was of no use and he was eventually put into a police car. (a horse-drawn carriage with a police badge)

And this is also the day. Everywhere in Xijing City, from residential buildings to romantic places, there are police officers ordered to arrest people everywhere.

For the first time, the police in Xijing showed unprecedented efficiency.

Let the onlookers be amazed! !

"Name??"

"I am from the Inspectorate..."

Bang, a slap hit him, and his face instantly became swollen.

"Name??"

"Zhang Qi."

"What position??"

"Director of the Archives Bureau..."

In various prisons in Xijing, there are sounds of interrogation everywhere. From time to time, there can be heard the sounds of repentance and crying, as well as the clamor of refusal to admit one's guilt.

This day was also called the Great Purge of the Inspectorate. At least one-third of the officials were purged, and the remaining two-thirds were not to say that they had no faults, but because their crimes were not serious, so Li Shuqi turned a blind eye. Eyes, close one eye and let it go.

The main reason is that I am afraid that everyone will be arrested and will not be allowed to work in the future.

Later, [-] people were sentenced to death and [-] people were exiled. You must know that the total number of people in the Inspectorate is less than [-]. This kind of intensity can be called a blood exchange.

So much so that Li Shuqi carried the name of Judge Li behind his back, saying that he was impartial and selfless, just like Judge Yama! !

Li Shuqi paid no attention to these. While stepping up the internal investigation of the Inspectorate to dig out the bugs, he also comprehensively reviewed the files of previous years.

The reviewed content will then be submitted to Liu Peng.

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On the train to Monan...

Liu Peng looked at part of the list handed over by Li Shuqi in his hand, and he felt like he was about to explode.

He originally thought that the number of people was not that exaggerated. Who would have thought that he would not know if he didn't check, but he would be shocked if he checked.

Suddenly, the country has accumulated so many problems and raised so many moths! !

Liu Peng looked at the most serious people above, especially those cabinet officials, and fell silent.

Many of these people were personally promoted by him and even entrusted with important tasks. They have indeed done a good job in these years. He originally thought that everyone would be a monarch and ministers, so that they could get together and relax. He, Liu Peng, would be a wise king, and you would be famous ministers. Isn’t it good to be exiled for eternity? ?

Why do they do this, why? ?

Liu Peng was confused for a moment, but then he made up his mind and replied in the memorial:

"I have spoken beforehand. Anyone who is guilty, from a petty official to a prince, will not be leniently spared. It is a public matter for me to investigate the worms in the country, so I will allow it..."

"Except for a few members of the cabinet and Gu personally issued the edict, the rest will be arrested and tried according to the laws of the Han Dynasty. They will be killed when they should be killed, sentenced when they should be sentenced, and exiled when they should be exiled. There is no need to take care of Yu Gu..."

Liu Peng has made up his mind that he must reorganize his affairs and make a complete overhaul to set an example for peace in the next ten or twenty years! !

"Your Majesty is in Xijing. If someone organizes it, you can ask the Supreme King to come forward and order them to come. If they are blocked, they will be killed..."

Liu Peng's words were written in a sharp and unyielding style.

"Except for Xijing, you can investigate all areas of the Han Dynasty that are against us, both inside and outside."

"If there are people who behave badly and harm the country, they can be killed quickly without mercy..."

In the last two sentences, it is obvious that Liu Peng is ready to kill people and has the idea of ​​​​moving the whole country.

"You take care of yourself..."

After Liu Peng finished writing these words of encouragement to Li Shuqi, he put down his pen.

Looking at the mountains, the strange rocks, and the shepherds grazing outside the window, Leader Liu Peng felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Liu Peng actually wanted his empire to be a prosperous country with clean and honest administration.

But unfortunately, this thing has been impossible since ancient times. If he wants to cut out all the dark things, Liu Peng himself knows that it is simply a fantasy.

Therefore, his choice was to clean up first and then suppress them. At the very least, he would increase the cost of embezzlement and bending the law, and let them think about the consequences if they were discovered before taking bribes and bending the law.

This requires redesigning a supervision system and amending laws, which will take time to test.

The development of the Han Dynasty should not only see the economy and prosperity, but also see the moths and disgusting cockroaches that breed under the prosperity.

This is the question that Liu Peng has been thinking about in these lands.

Liu Peng looked at the shepherd riding a horse and driving the sheep and thought to himself.

In Xijing, a tornado that swept through Xijing had already made the corrupt officials in Xijing tremble and dare not show their faces.

People were arrested and tried every day. Li Shuqi, Judge Li's name, was completely secure.

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(End of this chapter)