I'm so hard

Chapter 144 Go home and study (big chapter)
After Zhao Yan returned to the palace, the first thing he did was to catch up on sleep.

After Zhao Yan left the palace, Xizi reported to Lu Nianwei: Your Majesty needs to review several memorials tonight, and then went to sleep in the Chuigong Palace.

Lu Nianwei naturally believed it, because Zhao Yan had done this several times.

And early in the morning, Empress Dowager Zhang learned that Zhao Yan was still sleeping after reviewing the memorial until late at night.

In her eyes, Zhao Yan has achieved such an achievement in the past two years since he ascended the throne. In addition to his extraordinary talent, it is more due to hard work and dedication.

As the emperor's suffering, she can see it very clearly from Zhou Renzong.

How did he know that the reason why Zhao Yan is so good is only talent, and he didn't work hard.

……

In the afternoon, after lunch, Zhao Yan was sitting in the imperial garden basking in the sun.

I saw Xiao Jingye, Minister of Wen, Liu Chaotong, Deputy Minister, and Kong Moshan, the envoy of the third department, walking over in a hurry.

Liu Chaotong was still holding a memorial in his hand.

The three of them obviously had something important to play, otherwise Xizi must have reported it first, and then Zhao Yan would go to the Chui Gong Hall to deal with it.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, it's not good, something serious happened in Shu Prefecture!" Liu Chaotong said with a trembling voice.

Zhao Yan raised his head slowly.

"Why, the people of Shu Prefecture rebelled?"

"That's not true." Liu Chaotong said with a long breath.

"Then what else could be the big deal?" Zhao Yan said with blank eyes.

Liu Chaotong quickly handed the memorial to Xizi, and Xizi quickly presented the post to Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan took the notebook, pulled it lightly, and found that there were at least five or six thousand words in this notebook.

"There are too many contents in the booklet, so you pick the key points."

Xiao Jingye was quite mature and prudent. He stepped forward and said, "This memorial was written by Qiu Tong, the general judge of Shuzhou. During their investigation in Shuzhou, they found that the prefects of the ten prefectures of Shuzhou and 86 magistrates were corrupted by ink. For the mildest case, three thousand pennies will be corrupted, and for the most serious case, there will be one hundred thousand pennies for corruption.”

"what?"

When Zhao Yan heard this data, he stood up instantly, and his face became livid.

In Shuzhou, there are 98 prefectures and [-] counties in total. The key point is that there are two prefects who were newly dispatched.

This means that all the magistrates in Shuzhou are greedy for the money of the imperial court, and among the nearly [-] county magistrates, only twelve magistrates are not greedy for ink.

No matter how rich Da Zhou was, he couldn't resist so many moths biting him!
Zhao Yan glanced at Xiao Jingye and motioned him to continue talking.

"Pan Wenyue, the magistrate of Shu Prefecture, transferred all twelve prefects to the prefectural government, and was going to have a deeper understanding of the situation. Who would have thought that Xiao Zijie, the prefect of Shantai Prefecture, and Kong Ze, the prefect of Dacheng Prefecture, had a bad temper and sent the prefects of the other ten prefectures They were all crippled."

"Then...then...officials in various prefectures and counties in Shu Prefecture demanded that the two be severely punished. Pan Wenyue had no choice but to put Xiao Zijie and Sun Zexian in the state prison. But after they were locked up overnight, they escaped from prison. Now His whereabouts are unknown, and Pan Wenyue was so angry that he fell ill on the bed. Shuzhou General Judge Qiu Tong handed over this memorial to ask His Majesty how to deal with Shuzhou officials who are greedy for ink, and how should Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze deal with beating people?"

After Xiao Jingye finished speaking, he also had a depressed expression on his face, and Kong Moshan on the side also had a bitter face.

They were pointing at their son Guangzong Yaozu, but they never expected to get into a catastrophe just after becoming the magistrate.

And what is more serious is that if the two are in prison, even if they are demoted from official positions, their lives will not be threatened.

Now, the whereabouts of the two are unknown, and the servants of the magistrates in Shuzhou naturally have many thugs, and they will definitely trouble the two.

After Zhao Yan finished listening, he couldn't help feeling a headache.

"It's not a big deal for Kong Ze and Xiao Zijie to beat someone up. Let's not mention it for now. How do you think the corruption of officials in Shuzhou should be dealt with?" Zhao Yan asked the three of them.

Xiao Jingye took the lead in cupping his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that stubborn illnesses still need strong medicine. According to the laws of my Great Zhou Dynasty, county magistrates who have more than [-] guan ink corruption should be dismissed from office. Serious situation, appropriate punishment!"

This is indeed the case with the laws of the Great Zhou, but in many cases the Great Zhou did not follow the laws of the Great Zhou.
Zhou Renzong, in particular, was too charitable and gave preferential treatment to the scholar-bureaucrat class. Many officials had problems, and he made them trivial.

That's why today's Dazhou officials dare to be so rampant!

"No! There is a saying: the law does not blame the public. If the officials of Shuzhou are dealt with according to the laws of the Great Zhou, I am afraid that there will be no officials in Shuzhou. Once the people have the intention of rebelling, there will be chaos in Shuzhou! In addition, if they are dismissed and killed After losing so many officials, His Majesty will definitely be judged as a tyrant in the history books of later generations!" Liu Chaotong said very cautiously.

Kong Moshan on the side thought for a while, and then said: "It is indeed inappropriate to imprison all the officials of Shuzhou. But if they are not dealt with, it will not be enough for the people to be angry, and the new policy of Shuzhou will be difficult to carry out."

Kong Moshan didn't say what he said, and he was very entangled in his heart.

Zhao Yan thought for a while, then said to Xizi, "Let's go to the Chui Gong Hall, and Xuan Yushi's doctor Shangguan is not happy and the commander of the Imperial Army Shen Tuyi."

Immediately, the three of Xiao Jingye followed Zhao Yan and walked towards the Chuigong Hall.

Hanging Palace.

Shangguan was unhappy and Shen Tuyi stood in a row, having already read Qiu Tong's memorial.

But at this moment, on top of Zhao Yan's dragon case, there is a declaration, with three lines of text on the declaration, which are:

"The law is not merciful: Xiao Jingye."

"The law does not blame the public: Liu Chaotong."

"Centre: Kong Moshan."

Zhao Yan looked at Shentuyi and asked, "What does Aiqing Shentu think?"

Shen Tuyi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that such officials who are corrupt and pervert the law must be severely punished. Not killing them is not enough to make the people angry, not killing them is not enough to show the country's prestige, not killing them is not enough to establish new regulations!"

Zhao Yan nodded slightly, and wrote down Shen Tuyi's name in the line "The law is not merciful".

Afterwards, Zhao Yan looked at Shangguan displeased again, and asked, "Shangguan is displeased, tell me what you think."

Shangguan was displeased and hesitated for a moment, and then said: "From the perspective of my own thoughts, I certainly hope that these corrupt officials can be punished severely, but from the analysis of the current situation in Shuzhou, the corruption of ink is caused by the general environment. Depending on the situation, not being greedy for ink has become an outlier among local officials. The old minister thought that it was the official atmosphere in Shuzhou that needed to be rectified, not the officials."

Zhao Yan nodded slightly, and then added Shangguan's displeased name after "Fa Bu Du Zong".

Then, he looked down at Xuanzhi, feeling depressed again.

There are two people who agree that the law does not punish the public, two people who agree that the law is not merciful, and one is neutral.

Whether to use severe punishment or not depends on Zhao Yan's intentions.

Zhao Yan thought for a moment, then stood up from the dragon chair, and decided to follow his heart.

He said: "Since the new policy is to be implemented, we must launch it vigorously. There have always been bloody deaths in the new coups. Now that my big Zhou reform started in Shuzhou, the bloodshed will naturally start here."

"Shen Tuyi listens to the order, and I order you to lead five thousand forbidden troops to Shuzhou to maintain the stability of the place. In addition, you tell Pan Wenyue that no matter who it is or what official, as long as it violates the laws of my Great Zhou, it will be executed immediately, and it will be closed."

"Also, after you find Kong Ze and Xiao Zijie, tell them: I think young people in Dazhou should be just like them, with justice and courage! I forgive them for their innocence!"

"I obey!" Shen Tuyi solemnly said, cupping his hands.

On the other hand, Liu Chaotong and Shangguan, who held opposing opinions, did not speak.

In the past, when they knew that something had serious drawbacks and inadequacies, they would definitely fight it out.

But now facing Zhao Yan, they won't. Compared with the good or bad and uncertainty of the outcome of the matter, they trust Zhao Yan more.

……

It was getting dusk, when several young masters pooled up 1 taels of silver and waited at the Mingxiang teahouse opposite Ting Yuxuan.

Ting Yuxuan suddenly hangs a square wooden signboard at the door, and a piece of paper is pasted on the wooden signboard.It said: "Miss Guan Ju'er is in a little sick. She will not see any guests in the near future. The date of opening will be notified later."

As soon as this announcement came out, countless literati had to leave in frustration.

And the shopkeeper of the Mingxiang Tea House looked depressed, hearing that Yuxuan was closed, which meant that his business would not be good in the next few days.

The shopkeeper called a clerk, and whispered to him, "Quickly inform my cousin that the medicinal materials that have been brought into Changdan City recently must be authentic. I'm still counting on Miss Guan Ju'er's quick recovery!"

The guy nodded and quickly went for it.

And at this moment, listening to Yuxuan.

Guan Ju'er stood in front of a screen with a melancholy expression and looked pitiful.

Behind the screen, stood a man in black, who said in fluent Korean: "Now, the Emperor of Zhou has been fascinated by you, you have to increase your offensive against him, and it is best to become his Woman, it would be best if he can bring you into the palace, if not, you should always be fascinated by him, and when the right time comes, I will tell you how to do it."

"Boss, after I got in touch with him, I found that he is not that kind of cruel and bloodthirsty person. He should not start a war against our country for no reason!" Guan Juer said in fluent Korean.

"Confused! The people of Great Zhou have always been hypocritical and cunning, don't you know? My Koryo is located in a corner of Great Zhou, and I have almost no support other than retreating to the sea. Great Zhou is now a powerful country, and the ideal of the little emperor of Great Zhou is to become a saint through the ages." Jun, how could he not want to embezzle our land and enslave our people!"

The man in black suddenly looked at the screen, and said with cold eyes: "Ju'er, you won't fall in love with that little emperor, will you?"

"No...no, absolutely not!" Guan Juer said in a panic.

"Remember the oath you made!" After saying that, the man in black left.

Guan Juer sighed softly, then walked to the window and looked down at the bare flower tree with only branches left.

For as long as she can remember, she and a group of little sisters have been locked in a huge study.

In it, besides all kinds of books, there is a particularly strict teacher with a teaching ruler in his hand.

Those gentlemen taught Guan Juer Chinese, taught Guan Juer various sage classics, and taught Guan Juer a lot of knowledge about imperial examinations, military affairs, and business.

Some are what Guan Juer wants to learn, and some are not what Guan Juer wants to learn.

However, she doesn't have any options.

If you can't learn it, you can only face death.

She once witnessed a little sister being beaten to death by the teacher's whip, and then buried in the back of the study.

In the past 20 years, among the more than 100 little girls, she is the only one who is alive.

Up to now, she still remembers the words of the teacher.

"Your task is to seduce the emperor of the Great Zhou at all costs, make the Emperor of the Great Zhou addicted to women, let the Emperor of the Great Zhou die unexpectedly, so as to ensure the longevity of my Koryo!"

Thinking of these words, Guan Juer felt scared.

But this is her life.

After getting Zhao Yan's portrait, she was still very happy, because what she wanted to seduce was not an old man who was over seventy years old, but a very handsome young man.

And after seeing Zhao Yan, she was even more surprised, he was much more refined than she imagined, and he was very polite to her.

For the first time, she felt warmth, the care and warmth from her friends.

She didn't know if it was the feeling of heartbeat, but she thought it was very beautiful.

But this beauty will eventually be broken by her.

Two days later, Ting Yuxuan once again circulated an article written by Guan Juer, titled "Ten Civil Questions".

This article has [-] words in total, and it describes in detail what the life of the people in the future should be like, and how officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty should deal with issues such as taxation and conscription, so that the people can live an ideal life and the children can live a better life. Have something to support and grow old.

In this article, there is an extremely pioneering suggestion: everything must be centered on the people.

The discussion in it is: the scholar-bureaucrats of the Great Zhou cannot represent the Great Zhou, the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou cannot represent the Great Zhou, and the emperor of the Great Zhou cannot represent the Great Zhou, only the people of the Great Zhou can represent the Great Zhou.What the people of the Great Zhou were like, that was what the Great Zhou was like.

The people mentioned here: not only the common people, but also the scholar-bureaucrat class.

This theory has once again aroused the discussion of countless scholars.Unlike last time when they all supported Guan Juer, this time there were still many scholars who opposed Guan Juer.

They believed that Guan Juer weakened the role of scholar-bureaucrats.

Some scholars even ran to Zhongshu Province jointly, wanting Xiao Jingye to block this article in the name of the court, and put Guan Juer in prison.

After reading this article, Xiao Jingye asked Shen Tuyi again and found out that the two articles written by Guan Juer were written by Zhao Yan.

He understood immediately.

These articles seem to be Guan Juer's ideas, but in fact most of them are Zhao Yan's ideas.

The national new policy reform may start next year. Zhao Yan wants to use Guan Juer's folk standpoint to test the reaction of scholars.

Scholars have always made troubles in the streets, and they like to write poems to express their ambitions.

A leading scholar is making a fuss in front of Zhongshu province.

Xiao Jingye suddenly came out with a dark face.

Immediately, everyone stopped their voices, wanting to hear whether Xiao Jingye would listen to their opinions.

"Snapped!"

Only a loud applause was heard.

Xiao Jingye sent the scholar flying with a slap, and then cursed: "You shameful thing, can you write such an article, why don't you go home and study!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone knew what the court's attitude was.

(End of this chapter)