I'm so hard

Chapter 86
The next day, it was just dawn.

When Heiwa came to Wenxiang Mansion, he told Xiao Jingye that Zhao Yan had been imprisoned in Changdan Mansion for one night.

The old man became anxious in an instant, put on his official uniform in a hurry, and then rushed out the door. First, he sent someone to notify the two deputy ministers and the six ministers, and then quickly got into the carriage and ran towards Changdan Mansion Prison.

Half an hour later, at the gate of Changdan Mansion Prison.

Liu Wenchen, the magistrate of Changdan City, Hu Shunde, the Tutor in the left hall, Xu Xiaotian, the prison master, and his younger brother Xu Dadi all knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

Liu Wenchen was very aggrieved. The demolition of Fugui Street was an order given to him by the Ministry of Industry, but he directly handed over the matter to Hu Shunde, the pusher of the left hall, without asking any details at all.

I never thought that the people below would actually arrest the current emperor and extort 1000 taels of silver.

Hu Shunde, the pushing officer in the left hall, was even more aggrieved. After he issued the order to demolish Fugui Street, someone stopped him. He was also arrested according to the court regulations, and he had already signaled to his subordinates that he would be released after a few days of deterrence.

I never thought that the people below would make a fuss that he would charge 100 taels of silver.

He really doesn't like a mere 100 taels of silver, but now the 100 taels of silver may kill him.

As for Xu Xiaotian and Xu Dadi, there is no reason to feel wronged.

They can only blame themselves for being unlucky to meet the current emperor.Now they only hope that the emperor will show mercy outside the law and not sentence them to death.

The two were not scholar-bureaucrats, if Zhao Yan wanted to kill them, it would be a breeze.

At this moment, Minister of Literature Xiao Jingye, Deputy Ministers Liu Chaotong, Pan Wenyue and the six ministers were kneeling outside Zhao Yan's cell.

Zhao Yan sat cross-legged in the prison cell with his eyes closed, and the officials didn't dare to disturb him at all.

Zhao Yan lost his temper, and all the ministers in the court couldn't bear it.

After a while, Zhao Yan slowly opened his eyes.

Sun Houshi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this case has been clarified. It is entirely the prison master Xu Xiaotian who used his power for personal gain and used his official position to accept bribes. Of course, Liu Wenchen, the magistrate of Changdan City, and Hu Shunde, the governor of the left hall, also failed to observe. crime."

Zhao Yan stood up slowly, looked at Sun Houshi and asked, "And then?"

"Then...then...the minister will deal with the guilty according to the laws of the Great Zhou, and increase the intensity of the purge to ensure that such incidents will not happen again in the future!" Sun Houshi said a little nervously, he felt that he did not understand what Zhao Yan wanted What is the answer.

"And then?" Zhao Yan asked again.

"Again... again..." Sun Houshi's tongue was tied up suddenly, and he didn't know what to say.

And the courtiers below didn't understand what Zhao Yan wanted to ask.

Zhao Yan let out a long sigh and said: "When the water is clear, there will be no fish. I know that there are people who are rich in private pockets among the officials of my Great Zhou Dynasty, but I am not angry, because this has existed in every dynasty. What I am angry about is , Have you considered the life and death of those poor people in Fugui Street?"

"They are also the people of my Great Zhou! You want to drive them out for the prosperity of Changdan City, but have you considered where to put them? Most of the people there live by the imperial city, Even if they pour out dung and pick up some leftovers, they can survive, but far away from Changdan City, most of them don't know how to survive!"

"Next, what we have to think about is how to settle the people in Fugui Street, not how to deal with the scum of the court! If these people become rebellious mobs, it is not their responsibility, it is my Great Zhou court who will take them Rebellion!" Zhao Yan raised his voice and said.

The scholar-bureaucrat class has a characteristic. They pretend to be the imperial court, the common people, and the development of the entire scholar-bureaucrat class in their hearts, but they always ignore the feelings of the common people.

Zhao Yan's move is to send a signal to the scholar-bureaucrat class of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty: I am not ruling the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, but with all the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In addition, over the years, the scholar-bureaucrat class has lived too comfortably and felt too superior.

Zhao Yan is ready to attack the scum and mediocrity pretending to be among the pillars of the country.

Xiao Jingye and others were all frowning. In the past, they all subconsciously believed that the interests of the imperial court were above everything else, and the face of scholar-bureaucrats was above all else.

However, Zhao Yan's behaviors, from the execution of the first scholar-official class Cui Wanshan to the continuous promotion of the status of generals, made them feel more and more that if they still claimed that the scholar-bureaucrats were the pillars of the world, Zhao Yan would sooner or later find someone more capable. people to replace them.

The ministers were terrified and began to think about how to deal with the poor people in Fugui Street, so as to meet Zhao Yan's request.

Zhao Yan's words were also to lay the foundation for future reforms. Seeing that all the ministers began to ponder, he couldn't help softening his tone, and said: "Everyone, get up, let's learn from this matter. Before doing things, Our first consideration should be the people, and then the court."

"I obey!" All the ministers bowed their heads and said at the same time.

The current Zhao Yan, with his own strength and the honor he brought to the Great Zhou, has already made the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou admire him.

Seeing that the atmosphere was very serious, Zhao Yan smiled and said, "Today at noon, I invite everyone to dinner!"

"Okay!" Hei Wa, who was about to fall asleep not far away, suddenly became energetic after hearing these words.

It caused Xiao Jingye and others to laugh out loud, and the atmosphere between the monarch and his ministers instantly relaxed a lot.

Near noon, Zhao Yan brought Literary Minister Xiao Jingye, deputy ministers Liu Chaotong, Pan Wenyue and six ministers to Fugui Street again.

When Bai Shengjiang and Erhu knew the identities of these people, they couldn't help being shocked.

And when Zhao Yan asked them to make an original big pot meal, he was even more surprised, but he still did as required.

What Zhao Yan invited his ministers to eat was a big pot of rice with steamed buns.

The big pot rice here is a kind of vegetable soup, which is mixed with sorghum, vegetable leaves, big bones, and a lot of leftovers from the previous night.

You can imagine the taste of the rice, not to mention swallowing two stone-hard steamed buns.

Zhao Yan asked Heiwa to fill a large bowl for each minister, and then used a large bowl for himself, filled it with a small spoonful.

He picked up the bowl and said: "Everyone, the people of Fugui Street have invited us to this meal today, and on the way just now, Minister Wen also told me that various officials of the Ministry of Education will raise funds for the construction of Fugui Street ten miles away to the west. A rich village, and every rich villager is guaranteed to have a job to support themselves, no one is allowed to do nothing after eating this meal!"

"Now, it's noon, everyone must be hungry, this meal can't be wasted, let's enjoy it to the fullest!" After finishing speaking, Zhao Yan took the lead to drink the vegetable soup, and then took a bite of Heiwa's specially heated steamed corn bread.

Seeing that Zhao Yan had eaten all the food, the officials could only grit their teeth and put the rice in the bowl towards their mouths!

The more you eat, the more loyal you are to the emperor and the more you love the people.

(End of this chapter)