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Duanmu Fenglei said it very euphemistically, but he was actually threatening Ma Xiaoyao. If he didn't agree to his request, he would never get the orchid leaf grass. This move was very insidious, and he directly took Ma Xiaoyao's lifeline.

Ma Xiaoyao's face twitched a few times: "Okay... I'll stay... to help you..." These words can be said through gritted teeth, he hates being threatened the most.

"Okay!" Seeing that Ma Xiaoyao agreed, Duanmu Fenglei laughed loudly: "I knew you would agree! From now on, you will be my appointed imperial envoy, and all officials in the country will be under your control. Even those relatives of the royal family are bound by you." Having said that, Duanmu Fenglei added another sentence: "Let's go and do it! If there is any trouble, I will help you!"

"Since I promised you, I will definitely help you, but..." At this point, Ma Xiaoyao paused: "I'm a bit tough and rude, and I might hurt some people... At that time..."

"It doesn't matter." Duanmu Fenglei waved his hand generously: "As long as you do things with reason and evidence, no matter how much trouble you cause, I will suppress you."

"With your words, I feel relieved." Ma Xiaoyao nodded.

……

In this way, Ma Xiaoyao became an imperial envoy, and then began to deal with those princes and ministers who had problems.

At first, these princes and ministers didn't take Ma Xiaoyao seriously, thinking that Ma Xiaoyao was a smug guy who couldn't threaten them at all. Besides, to investigate them, there must be conclusive evidence. Ma Xiaoyao had just arrived , Alone and alone, it is impossible to obtain evidence.

But after some days, these princes and ministers got tired of it, or they were worried, because this Ma Xiaoyao was too troublesome, and he had so many tricks, which made these princes and ministers hard to guard against.

The first thing Ma Xiaoyao did when he took office was to find a group of more honest subordinates, and then send these subordinates to collect evidence that princes and ministers broke the law. Ask the opinions of the common people, as long as they are reported by the common people, they will all be recorded, and then the investigators will investigate and collect evidence. If the facts are clear and true, they will be dealt with seriously.

After a few days, there were more than a dozen officials who fell into Ma Xiaoyao's hands, but they were all small officials.

This afternoon, Ma Xiaoyao sat alone in the study and meditated.

After many days of investigation, he found that many princes and ministers had oppressed the people and acted mischievously. The hateful thing is that he couldn't find any evidence!He really puts his heart into it, but... After all, he is a person with limited energy, so he can't keep busy at all. Sometimes, if he is negligent, those princes and ministers will take advantage of the loopholes.

Duanmu Fenglei also often put pressure on Ma Xiaoyao, asking Ma Xiaoyao to catch a few typical characters quickly, to frighten those ministers with dirty hands and feet, and at the same time prove to the common people that Duanmu Fenglei is a wise king!

"Ah..." Ma Xiaoyao sighed softly: "There are not enough people... I am powerless... My orchid leaf grass... When will I be able to give it to me..." Ma Xiaoyao found some honest men , but the ability of this group of men is average, and they can't help much at all.

"My lord." A subordinate walked in quickly and handed a thick notebook to Ma Xiaoyao: "I have found everything you want."

"Oh, the speed is quite fast." Ma Xiaoyao praised, and then opened the book to read: "The records are very neat and clear, well, the person who wrote this book put his heart into it." When turning to the back, Ma Xiaoyao stopped: "What does the alternate official written on it mean?"

"It's just a person with a name but no actual position." The subordinate explained: "There are too many people who have participated in the imperial examination these years, and there are not so many places to settle them, so let them wait until there is a suitable position." position, let them take office, and we usually refer to these people as alternate officials."

"Oh...are there a lot of alternate officials?" Ma Xiaoyao continued to ask.

"Many! There are too many!" The subordinate nodded: "According to my estimation, there are at least a few hundred thousand people."

"How much?" Ma Xiaoyao was startled.

"Several 10 people." The subordinate replied: "This is only a conservative estimate, and it may have exceeded a million people."

"Good guy." Ma Xiaoyao clicked his tongue secretly: "There are quite enough."

"My lord, let me tell you, the current alternate officials have become a burden on the imperial court. Although they don't work, the imperial court has to pay them salaries, which means they are kept for nothing! Every year, the imperial court will lose a lot of money. Silver..." The subordinate smiled wryly.

"This is indeed a problem..." Ma Xiaoyao touched his bare chin: "Perhaps... I can help them improve their living environment..."

His hands were taken aback: "My lord has a solution?"

The corners of Ma Xiaoyao's mouth curled up slightly, showing an inscrutable smile: "With this group of people, what else do I have to fear? This group of alternate officials is like a sharp sword! Kill whoever you want, whoever Dare to provoke?!"

"My lord... what do you mean by that... why can't I understand..." The subordinates were full of doubts.

Ma Xiaoyao slapped the notebook on the table, and said with a smile: "You're right if you don't understand! If you can understand, then you are the imperial envoy! That's enough, I won't joke with you...I will send it to you now." For a task, you must complete it with quality and quantity, and there is no room for sloppyness."

"My lord, you said, as long as I can do it, I will do it with all my heart." The subordinate nodded heavily.

"Go outside and spread the news that I can help those alternate officials arrange positions, and they are all fat jobs." Ma Xiaoyao ordered.

"That's it?" The subordinate was stunned. He saw Ma Xiaoyao's serious matter just now, and thought it was something important, but who knew it was such a trivial matter.

"If you finish this matter well, I will credit you and reward you well later." Ma Xiaoyao said with a smile: "Remember, spread the news widely, and it is best to let all the alternate officials know."

"Hey, I'll do it now." The subordinate turned and left.

Ma Xiaoyao leaned on the back of the chair, tapped the table with his fingers, and said with a smile: "See how I deal with you."

……

As soon as the news spread, a large number of alternate officials came to look for Ma Xiaoyao, and they didn't come empty-handed. Everyone carried gifts, valuable gifts, but in the end Ma Xiaoyao didn't accept these gifts.

It took Ma Xiaoyao several days to receive all the alternate officials. After a brief exchange, he had some understanding of these alternate officials. This group of people is still capable, but the opportunity is not good, and they did not catch up. when.

But it's okay now, they met Ma Xiaoyao!Give them a chance to show off!

Next, Ma Xiaoyao divided all the alternate officials into several groups, and then asked these alternate officials to investigate those princes and ministers. Ma Xiaoyao made a promise that as long as the princes and ministers were found to have violated the law, they would be taken down on the spot, and then these alternate officials Officials take over.

This rule is good!

As long as those princes and ministers are pulled down, these alternate officials will be settled.

All the alternate officials went all out to investigate those princes and ministers. As the saying goes, there are many people and strength. Moreover, these alternate officials have been in the imperial city for many years and have a wide range of connections and popularity. Once they go crazy, those princes and ministers can't stand it. up.

In the end, these princes and ministers could only go to Duanmu Fenglei for help, hoping that Duanmu Fenglei would stop Ma Xiaoyao and not make Ma Xiaoyao so crazy.

On the surface, Duanmu Fenglei agreed, but when he turned around, he put the matter behind him. Ma Xiaoyao was appointed by him, and he asked Ma Xiaoyao to investigate these princes and ministers. Can you punish Ma Xiaoyao?

Duanmu Fenglei pretended to be confused, and Ma Xiaoyao's persecution was too tight. These princes and ministers panicked immediately. In the end, they had no choice but to visit Ma Xiaoyao. Whatever conditions are offered, they will agree.

Ma Xiaoyao is not as easy-talking as Duanmu Fenglei, he directly blasted these princes and ministers out, and put down his harsh words: no matter who it is, as long as they violate the king's law, they must be dealt with seriously, they should be beheaded, they should be imprisoned Imprisonment, you should be dismissed from your post... No mercy!Of course, if you can turn yourself in and plead guilty, and report others for meritorious service, you can be given a lighter punishment.

Ma Xiaoyao is just a helmsman. What really scares these princes and ministers are the alternate officials. These alternate officials are even more vicious than jackals. If there is any problem, don’t talk about it. I will definitely find it out for you. No problem...they will also be ruthless I will toss you ruthlessly, and I will not stop until I toss you half to death.

This involves a problem of benefit distribution. Only when these princes and ministers are pulled down, can they, these alternate officials, take over!For their own future, they can only deal with these princes and ministers ruthlessly.

Although the means are a bit despicable, the effect is excellent.

No, in just a few days, a large number of princes and ministers were pulled off their horses, and Ma Xiaoyao was not relentless, beheading those who committed many crimes directly, and sending those who were slightly less serious to the prison. During the process, there were also a group of people who wanted to resist or assassinate Ma Xiaoyao, but they were all suppressed by the soldiers. Duanmu Fenglei was cruel this time. He not only gave Ma Xiaoyao the right to kill first, but also mobilized a group of soldiers To protect Ma Xiaoyao, so that Ma Xiaoyao can let go and do it.

Being rectified by Ma Xiaoyao, the atmosphere in the officialdom was immediately cleared away!Almost no one dares to do bad things anymore.

Next, Ma Xiaoyao made another trick for Duanmu Fenglei, that is, to implement a rotation system, so that officials above the fifth rank will rotate every once in a while, you take his place, and he takes yours. There are two advantages. First, facing different environments and dealing with different things, the ability will definitely improve over time. Second, it can effectively prevent violations of law and discipline. For example, when a certain person After serving as the magistrate for three years, he was forcibly transferred away and replaced by a new person. After this person takes over the magistrate, he will definitely check the old accounts. At this time, he will be able to find out whether the previous magistrate was incorruptible or fatuous. This is also a disguise. Of course, in order to prevent collusion and cover-up, people should be sent to investigate thoroughly from time to time. It is best to send some people who have a bad relationship with the other party, so that there will be no cover-up.

In the end, harsh laws must be enacted to restrain these people and make them afraid. Only when they are afraid can they dare not break the law.

Anyway, Ma Xiaoyao followed his own ideas, and did whatever was effective. Anyway, he was an outsider, and he had no relatives or friends here, so he lost a lot of scruples.

I don't know when Ma Xiaoyao got another nickname, "Executioner". This nickname was given by those princes and ministers. From this nickname, it can be seen how much these princes and ministers hold grudges and fear Ma Xiaoyao.

Duanmu Fenglei is happy, he did not misunderstand the person, and Ma Xiaoyao really helped him solve the big problem.

When things were almost done, Ma Xiaoyao went into the palace to ask for the orchid leaf grass. This time, Duanmu Fenglei didn't refuse any more, and directly handed the orchid leaf grass to Ma Xiaoyao.

"How to take it?" Ma Xiaoyao asked.

"Crush it and swallow it directly." Duanmu Fenglei said, "It will take about a day to have the effect."

Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "I came here today, on the one hand, to beg for the orchid leaf grass, and on the other hand, to say goodbye to you."

"Farewell?" Duanmu Fenglei was stunned: "You want to go?"

"Yes." Ma Xiaoyao nodded.

"This... You have been an official well, why did you leave?" Duanmu Fenglei asked, "Is it because you dislike the treatment that is not good enough? Or do you think the official is not big enough?"

"Neither." Ma Xiaoyao shook his head: "I like to be alone, I don't like to be restrained..."

"You should think about it again. Through this period of observation, I found that you are very suitable to be an official, and I still trust you. I very much hope that you can continue to be an official..." Duanmu Fenglei persuaded.

"Your Majesty! Thank you for taking care of me during this time. I will come to see you when I have the opportunity." After saying this, Ma Xiaoyao turned around and left, walking very gracefully without any hesitation.

Duanmu Fenglei sighed softly: "This Ma Xiaoyao... really doesn't know how to praise him... I trust him so much, and I use him so much, but he doesn't want to reciprocate... If that's the case, then don't blame me for playing tricks... "

……

Only one day later, Ma Xiaoyao came back, his face was full of anger: "Didn't you say that after taking orchid leaf grass, it only takes one day to untie my dantian? Why has only half of it been undone up to now?" ?”

"If you want to unlock the remaining half of your dantian, you have to stay as an official." Duanmu Fenglei said lightly.

"Are you planning on me?!" Ma Xiaoyao's eyes turned cold.

"I was also forced by you." Duanmu Fenglei didn't feel guilty at all, instead he said confidently: "If you stay as an official honestly, I won't make such a bad move."