The edict to change the Yuan Dynasty came as scheduled, and the third year of Tiansheng was changed to the first year of Zhihe.
At the Zhengdian meeting, all the officials paid their respects and shouted long live. Everything seemed to be going smoothly and for the better.
But this is just a superficial appearance.
Before the end of the year, the new examination method and the new Yinzi method, which were compiled under the leadership of Kou Zhun, were officially reported to the official desk.
The general framework of the new examination method is still the same as the points proposed by Li Jie. The main branches have not changed, but the details are a little more detailed.
For example, the assessment indicators for officials in Beijing and local officials are different.
The assessment indicators for people-friendly officers and other service officers are also different.
Generally speaking, the new examination method abandons the original grinding method and places more emphasis on the personal achievements of officials.
If political performance is not up to standard, no matter how senior you are, you will not be able to enjoy your success and be promoted with peace of mind.
In addition, Yinzi Law has also made significant changes.
Previously, during the three-year birthday ceremony, all middle and high-level officials from the fifth rank of military officers (provincial governor) to the sixth rank of civil servants (minor officials and supervisors) and above could listen to the music and make up for it.
Of course, with the exception of important officials in the imperial court, the vast majority of officials obtained official positions as envoys of the third class.
In addition to birthdays and suburban sacrifices, officials with the rank of Yuanwailang or above can also support their descendants as officials after their death. Officials can also support their descendants during celebrations, auspicious events, and the like.
Although Li Jie once limited the number of yinbu after he succeeded to the throne, there was no customization before.
Nowadays, the Yinbu Law after the Yi Dynasty stipulates that only after three years of great sacrifice, officials can request the descendants of Yinbu.
Moreover, yin supplementation is also conditional, not only limiting the level, but also strictly limiting the scope.
Only those with a rank of 5 or above as civil servants and above as a 4-rank military officer are eligible to petition, and they can only petition direct descendants.
Nephews and the like cannot enjoy yin tonic.
In addition, if an official commits a personal crime or is evaluated as inferior twice in a row, he does not have the right to petition his descendants.
As soon as such a "draconian" bill came out, it immediately caused an uproar.
Being granted the title of wife and son is a special benefit of the bureaucracy. At the same time, it is also a kind of official affirmation, as well as personal and even family glory.
When the scholar-bureaucrats of the Manchu Dynasty saw that the new Yinbu Act had so many restrictions, many people secretly calculated that they could have provided compensation, but now they found that they could not provide compensation for their descendants.
How can you endure this?
Make trouble!
Something has to happen!
However, the prestige of the official family was too high and no one dared to touch it, so all the dissatisfaction of these people was focused on Kou Zhun.
Who made Kou Zhun the apparent sponsor of the bill?
For a time, voices criticizing Kou Zhun's extravagant lifestyle filled the court both inside and outside the court.
Not only that, some people also sent letters to the palace, impeaching Kou Zhun for openly forming a clique. Anyone outside the Kou Zhun party would be severely suppressed by Kou Zhun.
The letters of impeachment floated continuously into the palace like snowflakes in winter.
It's a pity that all these notes fell into the sea without even a splash.
Li Jie won't let this group of people get used to him, will Kou Zhun form a clique?
Not to mention whether this is true or not, even if it is true, he is not afraid.
If you hold the barrel of the gun in your own hand, what can you do if you form a party?
After some time passed, the opposition saw that impeachment of Kou Zhun was ineffective, and then directed their contradictions against Kou Zhun's adopted son, Kou Sui.
However, upon investigation, this group of people discovered that, good fellow, Kou Sui is a bit too low-key.
Kou Sui basically stayed at home on weekdays, rarely leaving the house, and there was nothing bad about Kou Sui's personal life style.
He neither pursues luxury nor is he lustful, nor does he accept gifts.
Kou Zhun's path was impassable, so the opposition immediately shifted their attention and focused their firepower on Kou Zhun's son-in-law Wang Shu.
Wang Shu can be said to be a man who sits at home and disaster comes from heaven.
All kinds of dirty water and rumors came one after another.
Wang Shu is no better than Kou Sui. As a member of the system, he naturally has a lot of social activities.
And officials in the Song Dynasty had another hidden benefit - ministerial money.
Minister's money, a more modern term is entertainment expenses. This part of the money is mainly used to cover the daily expenses of the government office and to entertain passing officials.
Among them, there are both grants from the imperial court and funds raised by departments themselves.
The expenditure of ministerial money is very flexible. The court has no explicit regulations. It can be used for official affairs and occasionally for private entertainment.
Over time, more and more of the minister's money was used for private entertainment, and some officials even put this part of the money into their own pockets.
As a well-known scholar-bureaucrat, Wang Shu had a wide circle of friends. Even though he was demoted to a local official, he still had an endless stream of friends visiting him.
Although Wang Shu did not abuse the minister's money, it was inevitable to use it occasionally.
For example, if the visitor is both his friend and an official of the imperial court, it is reasonable and reasonable to entertain him with the minister's money.
But no matter how compliant it is, it cannot stop others from picking bones from the eggs.
A few days later.
Political Hall.
Seeing those Zhazi splashing dirty water, even though Kou Zhun had been prepared, he couldn't help but be troubled by these things.
The shamelessness of those people was far beyond his expectation.
In fact, Kou Zhun was not afraid of being impeached at all. He was half dead in the grave, so what else was there to be afraid of?
But these people should not involve Mr. Kou or his family.
No harm to the family!
Looking at those malicious and slanderous memorials, Kou Zhun became more and more angry. Then, he stood up angrily and strode to Wang Qinruo.
"Wang Qinruo!"
"Come to me if you can!"
It is undoubtedly very rude to call someone by their name directly in person, but Kou Zhun did not directly point at Wang Qinruo's nose and scold her, which seemed very polite.
"Kou Xiang, I will give you a favor and call you Kou Xiang."
"I won't give you face..."
"hehe!"
On the other side, Wang Qinruo was not afraid of Kou Zhun at all, but when he saw him standing up from his seat, he looked at Kou Zhun with cold eyes.
"hehe."
Kou Zhun also sneered back and said sarcastically to his face.
"how?"
"I'm standing in front of you right now, what can you do?"
"The officials have a purpose!"
Just as the two were confronting each other, a sharp shout suddenly came from outside the door.
After a while, Liu Maoqin walked into the political hall with a calm attitude and held the edict.
"Prime Minister Kou and Prime Minister Wang, both of them happen to be here, and the official family has an edict to announce."
Upon hearing that there was an edict, the two had to put aside their grudges for the time being, and both bowed towards the imperial city.
Liu Maoqinruo glanced at Wang Qinruo thoughtfully, and then spread out the edict.
"Edict, the evidence of Wang Congyi's embezzlement case is conclusive. From today on, he will be dismissed from his post and investigated. The prime minister Wang Qinruo has no way to raise his son. He has been dismissed from his post and has been sent to Luzhou."
Wang Congyi was none other than Wang Qinruo's son. The Imperial City Department had already discovered the fact of Wang Congyi's corruption, but it had been kept silent.
Until recently, Li Jie saw that Wang Qinruo was becoming more and more provocative, so he raised the matter and gave Wang Qinruo and all the officials a hard beating.