I'm so hard

Chapter 8 Old Fox

On this day, the investigation results of Cui Wanshan, the magistrate of Jicheng County, Taian Prefecture, Gyeongju, came out.

When Zhao Yan saw the thick book on the dragon case, he couldn't help frowning.

The memorial listed Cui Wanshan's five major crimes.

First, they invaded and occupied more than 11 mu of land, forcing the destruction of many households, and [-] people died

Second, they forcibly robbed civilian women for their sons, resulting in the suicide of two young women.

Third, officials and businessmen colluded to plunder by force and make a fortune.

Fourth, misappropriating national wealth and accumulatively embezzling [-] catties of disaster relief food.

Fifth, three brothels were privately built in Tai'an Prefecture, where state officials were often entertained.

Zhao Yan held up the paper and asked Xiao Jingye: "Xiao Xiang, who wrote this paper? Who investigated the case?"

Among the notebooks that Zhao Yan has read in the past few days, the discussion of this memorial is the most clear.

"Because Your Majesty attaches great importance to this matter, the Ministry of Officials directly sent Qiu Tong, a member of the Ministry of Officials, to investigate. This memorial was written by him personally, reviewed by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Hong Tianshun, and signed by Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Wei Yunde, before it was sent to the public. Zhongshu Province."

Zhao Yan nodded slightly, secretly wrote down the person "Qiu Tong", and then asked Xiao Jingye, Pan Wenyue, and Liu Chaotong below: "The three lovers, according to Cui Wanshan's crime, how should we deal with it?"

"Exile in Qiongzhou, you can't take a step out of Qiongzhou in this life, and you can't re-enter an official career!" Xiao Jingye replied.

This is already the most severe punishment that Dazhou has given to a person with fame!
"What if I want to kill him?" Zhao Yan asked suddenly.

Xiao Jingye was taken aback, and said nervously: "Your Majesty, no, since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for beheading the scholar-official class."

Not punishing scholar-bureaucrats is a criterion adhered to by successive emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The original meaning of this sentence is that scholar-bureaucrats enjoy certain privileges, and even if they commit heinous crimes, they will be executed in secret to maintain their dignity as much as possible.

But in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it has developed to the point that as long as a person with fame and reputation, no matter what kind of crime he committed, he will be exiled to the frontier at most, and will never be beheaded.

why?

Because it is not the common people who rule the world with the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the scholar-bureaucrat class.

No dynasty in history treated the scholar-bureaucrat class as favorably as Da Zhou.

This era is completely a paradise for the scholar-official class.

As long as you have fame, money, status, fame, women, everything is there.

That's why countless people spend their entire lives taking part in the imperial examinations, hoping to squeeze into the ranks of scholar-bureaucrats.

But there is also a disadvantage. With the rapid expansion of the scholar-bureaucrat class, it has also had some negative effects on the rule and development of the country.

If Zhao Yan killed Cui Wanshan, it would inevitably cause panic among countless officials, and even use the ancestral system to resist.

For the current Dazhou, this situation must never happen.

In addition, as a member of the scholar-bureaucrat class, Xiao Jingye did not want Zhao Yan to take advantage of the scholar-bureaucrat class.

He didn't care about Cui Wanshan's life or death, what he cared about was that once this case was made, the layout of the Great Zhou Dynasty Hall would change from then on.

"What if I insist on killing him?" Zhao Yan suddenly increased his tone.

"Your Majesty, please think twice, this is tantamount to cutting off my Da Zhou official lineage!" Pan Wenyue, who was on the side, also shouted.

But at this time, Liu Chaotong stood up and said: "I think your majesty's move is very appropriate!"

Hearing this, the three of Zhao Yan were stunned.

As the dean of Jixian Academy, Liu Chaotong was actually in charge of the entire scholar-bureaucrat class in Dazhou. Almost all those who achieved fame were admitted to Jixian Academy first.

It is not too much to call him the spiritual leader of the scholar-official class.

He actually agreed to let Zhao Yan take the doctor's operation, which is incredible.

After all, Liu Chaotong knelt down on his knees solemnly, and then said: "Your Majesty, to go to Chen's disease, you need to take strong medicine. Those who are waiting for official positions are only to serve the country loyally and realize the great Zhou's foundation for thousands of years. Now some scholars But it has become a malignant tumor and must be removed!"

Zhao Yan couldn't help but be overjoyed, Da Zhou still has someone who understands.

Xiao Jingye and Pan Wenyue on the side naturally understood this truth, but they thought more and went further.

Once the scholar-bureaucrat class is leveraged, the entire official system of Dazhou may be in chaos. At present, the new emperor has just ascended the throne and has not yet established a firm foothold. In addition, Northern Mongolia is still eyeing. That's it.

"Your Majesty, I know that you are considering the future of the Great Zhou, and I don't mind abolishing the privileges of the scholar-official class, but this is not the right time. Once the civil servants all use you as an excuse to violate the ancestral system, hand over If I submit my resignation letter, I will be in chaos!"

As the head of all officials, Xiao Jingye thinks more comprehensively than anyone else.

Zhao Yan thought for a while, and said: "I know the consequences very well, but if I don't kill chickens and monkeys at this time, and make those courtiers who despise the laws of the country fearful, more people will be displaced. I will kill him this time, and If you want someone to supervise the execution, which of you three would like to be the execution supervisor?"

Xiao Jingye knew that he couldn't stop Zhao Yan, but he had to think of a compromise that could reduce the resentment of those scholar-officials.

"I am willing!" Liu Chao said solemnly.

Xiao Jingye shook his head slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, Dean Liu is the spiritual leader of our scholar-bureaucrat officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If he becomes the supervisor and beheader, then the scholar-bureaucrat class will be even more noisy when there are no leaders. It’s wrong to supervise and execute the officer, and it’s wrong for Curator Pan and I!”

"Then do you have anyone else to recommend?" Zhao Yan asked.

Xiao Jingye smiled darkly, and said: "I think that Marshal Wu will return soon, and he is the best supervisor!"

Zhao Yan couldn't help being happy.

An old fox is an old fox, the candidate recommended by Xiao Jingye is really good.

Great victory at the mouth of the Yellow River, regaining the land of the four states.

Martial commander Yang Xinghuai and his son can be said to be the number one hero. In 100 years, this is the first time that Da Zhou repelled the defense of Beimeng.

After Martial Marshal returned, he was surrounded by halos, and no one dared to say a word about him.

Asking Yang Xinghuai to execute Cui Wanshan as the beheading officer, the scholar-bureaucrat class would not dare to provoke him even if they were angry.

"Good candidate, good candidate, Xiao Xiang, you are still cunning... no, you are amazing!" Zhao Yan said with a smile.

The old man Xiao Jingye blushed, and continued: "In addition, the old minister suggested that Dean Liu should also act in a play, quarreling with His Majesty in the name of the scholar-official leader, and then His Majesty pretended to be furious, and asked Dean Liu to go back to his hometown to think about it for a while. Months. After a year, he will resume his original post, and since then, those scholar-bureaucrats who made troubles will not dare to say more!"

Zhao Yan nodded slightly. Xiao Jingye was indeed thinking more comprehensively. If he wanted to let himself do it, Zhao Yan would approve any official who wanted to resign.

There are too many people who want to be officials, and the most indispensable thing in the current Da Zhou is the scholar-bureaucrat class.

"It's a good plan, but I've wronged Dean Liu!" Zhao Yan said.

Liu Chaotong waved his hand and said, "I'm not wronged. The old minister originally planned to ask for leave to go back to his hometown to visit his relatives and visit my sick brother. I think Prime Minister Xiao already knew about it!"

Xiao Jingye nodded slightly.

In terms of learning, he is neither comparable to Liu Chaotong nor Pan Wenyue, but in terms of handling political affairs and coordinating various human relationships, he is the number one in the Zhou Dynasty.

This is also the main reason why he is the prime minister and the two are vice prime ministers.

Zhao Yan suddenly felt that he was not mature enough and cunning enough, and needed to learn more from Xiao Jingye.

Some things really can't be done recklessly, if it doesn't work, it will be a disaster for the whole week.

However, Marshal Yang Xinghuai was the one who was most wronged by this matter. He originally wanted to live a good year amidst the praises of everyone after his triumphant return.

Those scholar-bureaucrat officials really can't do anything to him, but it is still possible to curse a few words in taverns, in poems and articles, or even write some of his lace news miscellaneous notes, or even throw a few stones at his house of.

Zhao Yan smiled slightly, and said: "Xiao Xiang, Marshal Wu should return tomorrow, and let him become the supervisor and execution officer, I will leave it to you!"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Chaotong and Pan Wenyue, who were always serious in speech and expression, were happy.

This old fox also shot himself in the foot with a rock, so it would probably take a lot of talking to Marshal Wu to take the blame.

Xiao Jingye took a long breath and said in his heart: "Oh, my life is miserable!"

(End of this chapter)