Huang Songwen and his friend Wei Bogu were having dinner in a restaurant.
He personally poured wine for Wei Bogu and said gratefully: "Brother Bogu, if you hadn't been there to help me that day.
I couldn't react so quickly and went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate in time to expose the imperial examination fraud.
"Yanhuang Daily" has reported the entire cause and effect of the incident.
If we were just one day late, these officials would destroy all the evidence.
By then, everything was too late.
The evidence was destroyed and there was no evidence to back it up. The two of us, small talkers, couldn't make much waves at all."
Wei Bogu drank the wine toasted by his friend and said with a smile: "I just have some quick wits, if you hadn't provided sufficient evidence.
Convincing the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate that this matter will not go so smoothly.
Now we are all in good health, both of us have won Jinshi, this is a happy moment, let’s eat.”
Huang Songwen ordered a sumptuous meal to celebrate the two of them passing the Jinshi examination.
If you pass the Jinshi examination, you will get a ticket to enter the officialdom.
Unlike the previous dynasty, the new dynasty had many privileges for Jinshi.
But passing the Jinshi examination is a great event that will bring glory to the family, and the whole family will benefit from it.
When Huang Songwen thought about what happened during this period, he still felt uneasy, and even eating delicious food did not taste good.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate failed to intervene in this case in time. Not to mention that he could not obtain the title of Jinshi, he might not be able to return to his hometown.
It is very likely that he was exiled to Nanyang on a random charge.
"The execution is being carried out at Caishikou, everyone, hurry up and watch the excitement."
When Huang Songwen heard the news, he immediately put down his bowl and called Brother Bogu to watch the fun together.
Today he chose the restaurant closest to Caishikou Dharma Ground.
In addition to celebrating, he also wanted to see with his own eyes the fate of his enemies Xia Wenwen and Liu Zongyi.
Emperor Su He Zhubi approved that these people do not need to be shot after the fall, but will be executed directly after the investigation of the case is clear.
Huang Songwen and his two men came to Caishikou and saw a large number of soldiers standing guard here.
Ordinary people can only watch from a distance of thirty meters.
Wei Bogu looked at this distance and said with a smile: "This is a specially made arrangement to prevent someone from robbing the law field.
The law field is so heavily defended, how can any force be able to rob the law field?"
The leader of the imperial examination fraud was quickly suppressed by soldiers, knelt on the ground and shot.
When Huang Songwen saw this situation, he clapped his hands and cheered.
"The punishments of the new dynasty are still too merciful, and most crimes are directly punished by shooting.
Ling Chi, the punishment of beheading has been retained and has not been abolished, but the conditions for its use are already very harsh.
Except for treasonous crimes such as rebellion, this kind of punishment is generally not used.
Shooting people like Xia Shuwen would be too cheap for them.
The person who was responsible for this kind of fraud in the imperial examination should be executed without delay, implicating the nine clans."
When Huang Songwen and Wei Bogu heard the gunfire, they left the execution ground.
The two of them were walking and chatting, and they were already some distance away from Caishikou.
Wei Bogu said calmly: "Brother Songwen, these people have received the punishment they deserve.
Fraudulent imperial examinations and the extermination of nine ethnic groups are a bit excessive.
Your Majesty has already punished these people. Five generations of their families will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination.
For five generations, people from these scholarly families who had heirlooms of poems and books could not take part in the imperial examinations. They could only farm and do business.
The family power will soon disappear and become an ordinary family, and their life will even be more miserable than that of an ordinary family.
This kind of soft knife cuts flesh, which can alert future generations more than the nine implicated tribes.
Everyone sees the tragic situation of these families, and if they want to commit fraud, they will consider the gains and losses."
Huang Songwen listened to his friend's explanation and thought about the tragic situation of these families, and a smile appeared on his lips.
He believes in these Jinshi who have been replaced this year.
When they enter the officialdom and meet the families of these people, they will definitely entertain them well. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years.
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Qin An Kou Qin Juren looked at the prosperous capital, and he was about to leave the capital in a carriage.
He was a little disheartened. He was only two spots away from becoming a high school Jinshi.
After the fraud in the imperial examination occurred, he instigated a group of disgraced scholars to force him into the palace.
But they didn't even see Emperor Su He's face.
The person who came to handle this matter was the current Prime Minister Wang Zhongce.
The Prime Minister has a very strong aura. He can destroy everyone with just one sentence.
Any scholar who dares to express his filial piety in front of the Forbidden City and despise the imperial power will be directly deprived of his honors.
Prime Minister Wang Zhongce shocked all the scholars and ensured that the Jinshi on the list did not commit fraud.
As long as someone else finds evidence of these people's fraud, he can directly replace this person's Jinshi quota.
All of them are civil servants. If you pass the exam, you will be civil servants for the rest of your life and you will be eligible to take the imperial examination in Beijing.
You can also serve as a minor official if you are a candidate. No one wants to be deprived of the honor of being a candidate.
They, a ragtag group of discordant people, quickly dispersed like birds and beasts and disappeared without a trace.
Qin Ankou studied the test papers of each Jinshi in his room, looking for evidence of their cheating, but he found nothing.
Living in the capital is not easy.
Qin Ankou could only choose to return to his hometown to consolidate his knowledge and take the exam again next year.
He had already boarded the carriage and heard his name on the back of the carriage.
Qin Ankou stretched his neck out of the car and saw a man wearing a Confucian shirt calling his name.
The man rode up to the carriage and said, "Qin Juren, your recent performance has aroused the interest of my family.
My eldest son is Cabinet Minister Qian Mingyi.
My master wants to recommend you to be an official, what does Qin Juren think?"
When Qin Ankou heard the news, he clenched his fists and thought carefully about the meaning of this person's words.
A big shot took a fancy to him and recommended him to be an official.
There were pros and cons to this matter, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.
The master continued: "Qin Juren don't have to worry about the policies of the new dynasty.
In-service officials are also allowed to take the imperial examination."
Qin Ankou's eyes lit up. He was so deeply affected by the imperial examination system of the previous dynasty that he forgot that the imperial examination system of the new dynasty had changed a lot.
He agreed to Mr. Qian Ge's invitation and did not delay him from continuing the imperial examination.
With an official position in hand, he also had a way out.
Qin Ankou immediately stepped out of the carriage, clasped his fists and saluted: "Thank you Mr. Qian Ge for your love. Mr. Qian Ge can like you. That is your blessing. There is no reason to refuse."
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The great meeting of the Great China Dynasty.
Su He sat on the dragon chair and looked at the civil and military officials below.
The imperial examination fraud has just ended, and the Ministry of Rites has made such a big mistake.
Su He has made up his mind to reform the Ministry of Rites, which cannot keep up with the times, and cannot let the Ministry of Rites continue to rot.
The Dahua Dynasty had only been established for a few years, and two ministers from the Ministry of Rites, Zuo Shilang, were shot.
His confidant Tian Jiapeng was in charge of science and education and was not good at managing government affairs, so he could not be promoted to the position of Minister of Rites.
Song Kangnian, the Minister of Rites, was forced into this position and never managed the Ministry of Rites carefully.
Su He had more important work and left it to Song Kangnian. He also had to step down as Minister of Rites. This was the right time.
Su He did not allow the officials to act freely, he controlled the situation in the court.
He looked at Li Yuanzheng, the censor of Zuodu, and asked: "Li Aiqing thoroughly investigated the fraud in the imperial examination.
The imperial examination collects materials for the country, and the fairness and impartiality of the imperial examination must be ensured.
I am deeply saddened that this happened.
Did Li Aiqing discover any loopholes in the Ministry of Rites during his investigation?"
Su He first expressed his attitude that he must maintain the fairness of the imperial examination.
The imperial examination was the cornerstone of the healthy development of the feudal dynasty. Once there were problems with the imperial examination, the dynasty would enter its final years.
He also directed the question to the Ministry of Rites.
Su He just didn't want to expand the impact of this incident.
Fraud in imperial examinations cannot be handled flawlessly by just one department of the Ministry of Rites.
This time, several officials from other departments were caught in the case, which also shows that there are indeed other departments cooperating with the Ministry of Rites' actions.
Su He didn't want to be involved too much and cause a big scandal.
Just like Emperor Hongwu of the former Ming Dynasty, he set off several big eucalyptus to cleanse the officialdom.
Su He believed that there was no way to curb the bureaucracy.
It will even cause people to panic, even fight against each other, and the whole country will be in chaos.
Li Yuanzheng, the censor of the left governor, heard the question from Emperor Su He.
He immediately stood up and answered the question respectfully.
What should he say today? The emperor had already given him a hint during the small court meeting.
"Your Majesty, during the investigation of imperial examination fraud, I discovered that the officials of the Ministry of Rites had too much power and no supervision in their daily work.
The Ministry of Rites has many official positions with clear responsibilities and powers. The Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites has a heavy hand. He mainly uses some low-ranking and powerful officials.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate attaches great importance to evidence when handling cases, and cannot investigate the corresponding officials without conclusive evidence.
Not only the fraud in the imperial examinations, but also the recent major examinations supervised by the Metropolitan Procuratorate have proved one point.
Without the right to supervise, it will inevitably lead to absolute corruption.
The six ministries maintain the stability of the country without reducing their rights.
Wei Chen suggested strengthening the powers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate so that the Metropolitan Procuratorate can effectively supervise officials."
Cabinet Minister Li Zhisheng immediately stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has made a mistake, and the Ministry of Rites should be punished.
Whatever shortcomings there are in the Ministry of Rites, they should also be made up for.
The power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is now extremely huge.
The power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate cannot be strengthened. I think what Mr. Li Yuanzheng said is right.
Absolute power will inevitably lead to absolute corruption.
The powers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are not subject to supervision by any party, which strengthens the powers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The Great China Dynasty was not governed by civilian officials, but by censors.
The negative consequences of using cruel officials to govern the country in the Western Han and Wu Zhou Dynasties have been clearly written in history books.
We in Dahua should learn from history and never repeat the same mistakes."
When Li Zhisheng said these words, many civil servants felt the same way.
The originally quiet court hall immediately became noisy.
Civil servants have all read history books, and they know that the cruel officials in the hands of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wu Zetian would directly make their lives miserable.
This situation is so terrible. Using censors to supervise civil servants is even more terrible than the royal guards.
The group that knows civil servants best is the civil servants themselves.
As soon as Li Zhisheng said these words, many civil servants seemed to have found a backbone.
Most of the civil servants in the court stood up and shouted in unison.
"Your Majesty, for the sake of the stability of the country and the country, we must consider this carefully."
Li Zhisheng spoke again: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination and the Ministry of Rites are closely related.
The occurrence of imperial examination fraud means that there is a major problem in the Ministry of Rites.
Your Majesty should reform the Ministry of Rites instead of strengthening the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
No matter how much the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is strengthened, if the Ministry of Etiquette is not established, fraud in the imperial examination will still occur."
Su He looked at the performance of these civil servants. One of his main purposes for this court meeting was to reform the Ministry of Rites.
The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Husbandry were the most thoroughly reformed, and they were already very different from those of the Ming Dynasty.
The framework of the Ministry of Rites is still the framework of the Ming Dynasty, and Su He added a lot of things to the Ministry of Rites.
It has completely turned into a hodgepodge. The most important point is that the responsibilities and powers of officials are not clear.
Just Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, who was in charge of the imperial examination, could bring down most of the Ministry of Rites.
If the reform of the Ministry of Rites was directly mentioned in the court meeting, there would be a lot of opposition. Now there is basically no opposition.
Su He saw that the order in the court had been disrupted and could no longer allow the chaos to continue.
He signaled Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi to maintain order in the court and wait until the court became quiet.
Su He issued a decree: "Song Xiance, the Minister of Rites, neglected his duties and was transferred to the post of Governor of Hexi.
Corrupt officials such as Huang Wenxi and Xia Wenwen appeared one after another in the Ministry of Rites, which shows that there is a big problem in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites must be reformed.
Prime Minister Wang Zhongce took charge of the Ministry of Rites and completely reformed the Ministry of Rites. The important responsibilities and powers of each official position in the Ministry of Rites were clearly defined.
There were major mistakes in the Ministry of Rites, which was also an imbalance of supervision.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate has been unable to get away from investigating official corruption, malfeasance and other tasks, so I decided to set up another yamen to supervise all civil and military officials."
Su Changsheng, the commander of the Xuanwu Guards, stood up immediately after hearing Emperor Su He's words.
"Your Majesty, leave this job to the Xuanwu Guards. The humble minister will definitely make the officialdom clear."
When the civil and military officials saw Su Changsheng volunteering for military service, three characters immediately came to their minds - Jinyiwei.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate has been promoted by Cabinet Minister Li Zhi, and now a more ruthless character than the Metropolitan Procuratorate has emerged.
The functions of the Xuanwu Guards highly overlap with those of the Jinyi Guards. If they are allowed to hold great power as the emperor's eagle dogs,
Everyone in the court had a bad ending.
Many officials were about to stand up and stop him when they saw Prime Minister Wang Zhongce standing up. Everyone had a relaxed look on their faces.
Wang Zhongce bowed and said in salute: "Your Majesty, the Xuanwu Guards are already doing an excellent job. I don't recommend adding more functions to the Xuanwu Guards.
Wei Chen thought of a yamen that could also effectively supervise officials. It was the parliament.
The parliament is responsible for reviewing the budget of each yamen, and they have a good understanding of the situation of each yamen.
Wei Chen suggested that the parliament should supervise all civil and military officials.
Gives Parliament the power to impeach civil and military officials.
Even if it is proven that an official is not corrupt or derelict in his duties, but he has not done his job well or has made a major mistake, he can be impeached by the parliament.
According to the provisions of the law, if many people agree to the impeachment motion, this official should be removed from office."
Su He was silent for a long time before he said: "I decided to give Wang Aiqing's suggestion a try. If the effect is good, I will form a system."
This fraud in the imperial examination could have such serious consequences.
Su He believed that this was when the Great China Dynasty entered a peaceful era, and the civil servants began to unite.
Bureaucrats form cliques for personal gain and form political parties.
The appearance is that Xia Wenwen is threatened, but the essence is a precursor to party strife.
Bureaucrats form parties and eventually several large parties, which control the power of government. This is an irreversible trend.
As the dynasty stabilizes and various interest groups are formed, the same interests will naturally bring these officials together.
What Su He wants to do now is to release the parliament and limit party disputes within the parliament.
It has been nearly two years since the establishment of the Parliament. It is only a small transparency and has not played much role before.
This will also allow all officials to relax their vigilance towards parliament.
As expected by Su He, Wang Zhongce put forward this suggestion, and none of the civil and military officials objected. This chapter has been completed!
