"After you resigned from the court, you immediately drew up a charter to thoroughly investigate all those who were related to the prisoners.
In particular, the relatives and friends of the prisoner must be strictly investigated one by one.
Once it is determined that someone has a relationship with the prisoner, they will be temporarily detained and sent to escort them to the capital.
After the regulations are drawn up, they will be sent to the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple Government Office immediately."
"Old minister, I obey."
"Xingbu, Dali Temple."
"I'm waiting here."
"After you two received Mr. Xia's charter, you immediately deployed your manpower to supervise the matter with all your strength.
Within one and a half months, the case regarding Qiu Houwen’s delisting must be properly handled.”
"I obey your orders."
"King Wuyi."
"I'm here."
"You dispatch fifty imperial guards and three hundred imperial guards to coordinate with the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to supervise this matter."
"I obey."
"Listen, it's important to investigate this matter thoroughly.
However, when you act, you must not act in a domineering manner.
As for the family records of those criminals, it is only necessary to confirm that they are indeed unaware of the evil deeds committed by the criminals in private, let alone participated in them.
You must not, for the sake of your own political achievements, engage in acts such as extorting confessions through severe torture, or forcing torture into submission.
Otherwise, if I know that you have committed such an act, I will never give you mercy."
"I obey your orders."
"As for how to deal with them, I have my own plan in mind.
You just need to bring them back to the capital and bring them before me."
"Yes, I obey."
"You all should return to your seats first."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Young Master Liu picked up the tea and took a sip. Through Mianqi in front of him, he looked calmly at Du Chenghao, the official secretary under the dragon platform.
"Ministry of Staff."
Du Chenghao, the Minister of Civil Affairs, panicked and hurried out holding the Chao Hut with an uneasy expression.
"The old minister is here."
At this moment, Du Chenghao felt extremely uneasy.
Officials in various prefectures in Dalong have committed corruption, bribery, bending the law for personal gain, and recklessly taking care of human lives.
As the official minister of the current dynasty, I have a heavy responsibility that I cannot shirk.
Even the lightest responsibility is an oversight.
If we take it seriously, then...
Young Master Liu gently moved the tea lid in his hand and looked down at Du Chenghao, who had a downcast expression, with a hint of complexity in his eyes.
Du Chenghao's ability is quite good.
He has been the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for so many years. He has managed the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Yamen in an orderly manner and rarely made any major mistakes.
Young Master Liu was still very satisfied with Du Chenghao's abilities.
And I also knew in my heart that what happened this time had little to do with Du Chenghao, the official minister.
As the saying goes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
Those prisoners did this because they believed that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
Du Chenghao, the official minister, is indeed very capable, but no matter how capable he is.
After all, he is just a human being, not a god.
These officials who violated Dalong's laws this time came from various state capitals from all over the world.
Du Chenghao didn't have clairvoyance, so how could he possibly know what these people had done.
Frankly speaking, Du Chenghao is really not to blame when something like this happened.
However, such a big thing happened.
As the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Du Chenghao must stand up and take on some responsibilities.
As the king of a country, I have to give an explanation to the people.
Secondly, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty should also be given a good beating.
Some of the senior officials in the imperial court are fine, but there are some young and underachieving officials who have only been ranked in the second class in recent years.
When it comes to acting, he is somewhat out of touch.
If I don't beat them any more, I may not know what kind of things I will do in the future!
This time, Qiu Hou asked about the case of delisting, which can be said to have sounded a wake-up call for himself.
The days of stability and peace have gone too long, and some officials have begun to feel less peaceful.
Du Chenghao took a sneak peek at Mr. Liu who was sitting on the dragon chair, stroking the tea lid and saying nothing, and his mind became more and more panicked.
Maybe this is the calm before the storm?
I don't know since when, Du Chenghao's forehead has been covered with fine beads of sweat.
Young Master Liu picked up the tea and tasted it briefly, then placed the tea cup on the eucalyptus.
"Du Aiqing."
"The old minister is here."
"As the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, you are in charge of the promotion and demotion of imperial officials.
Such officials appeared in various state capitals.
I wonder what you, the Minister of Civil Affairs, have to say?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I have neglected my duty and I am aware of my guilt."
When Du Chenghao heard Liu Dashao's inquiry, he admitted his fault without any hesitation.
He knew very well that after something like this happened, it was useless to say anything at this time.
In order to evade responsibility and constantly defend yourself, things will become more and more troublesome.
Therefore, the only correct choice is to directly admit your fault.
Young Master Liu looked at Du Chenghao calmly, and tapped the dragon's eucalyptus gently with his fingers.
One soft sound after another kept hitting the depths of Du Chenghao's heart.
Even though beads of sweat had slipped down his face, Du Chenghao didn't dare to wipe them with his hands.
After a long time, Young Master Liu put away his fingers, put his hands behind his back, glanced at the officials in the palace and sighed softly.
"I will be fined one year's salary and removed from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Du Chenghao's body trembled suddenly, and his lips trembled involuntarily.
Although he had already prepared for the worst, when he heard Young Master Liu punishing him, he still couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart.
Being removed from the official position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is a severe punishment for me.
The faces of the other civil and military officials in the palace couldn't help but change in shock after hearing the punishment that Master Liu had given to Du Chenghao.
This punishment is too severe.
At the same time, they also understood.
This time, His Majesty the Emperor was really angry.
After Du Chenghao soothed his mind, he raised the Chao Hut in his hand and bowed tremblingly in a grand salute.
"Old minister, I obey the order."
Young Master Liu looked calmly at Du Chenghao, who had a downcast face, and walked down the dragon platform slowly.
"Du Aiqing."
"The old minister is here."
"The six government departments each perform their own duties.
As one of the six departments of the imperial court, the official office was one of the most important offices for the imperial court.
At the end of the year is the triennial performance appraisal. In recent months, the official affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Yamen have been quite busy.
Therefore, there must be no official minister in the official office.
At present, there is no official in the imperial court who is capable of serving as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
You can temporarily take over the post of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and wait for half a year to see the results."
Du Chenghao was stunned for a moment, but after he realized what he was doing, he hurriedly bowed to Young Master Liu with joy in his eyes.
"Old minister, I obey, thank you very much, Your Majesty.
I will definitely live up to His Majesty's high expectations and go all out to handle the official affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Yamen."
"Don't thank me in a hurry, if you can't handle the official affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Yamen.
After half a year, go home and farm."
"Yes, yes, the veteran must be strict with himself and diligent in his official duties."
"Return to your seats and take your seats."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Xia Lao Aiqing, Wei Aiqing, Tong Aiqing."
Xia Gongming, Wei Yong, and Tong Sansi heard Mr. Liu's greeting and hurriedly got up and walked out.
"I'm waiting here."
"The three of you have one cabinet minister and two cabinet ministers.
Such things have happened in various state capitals, and the three of you are also responsible for the oversight.
Considering that you are the elders of the imperial court and have worked hard and achieved great results, I will not punish the three of you too much.
The three of you will each be fined half a year's salary."
Xia Gongming and the other three raised the Chao Huts in their hands and saluted without hesitation.
"I obey your order, thank you very much, Your Majesty."
Although they were punished, the three of them still saluted and thanked them.
Being in the temple, thunder, rain and dew are all due to your kindness.
"Return to your seats and take your seats."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Young Master Liu waited until the three of them turned around, then turned his head and glanced at the officials in the Ministry of Personnel.
"When something like this happened this time, it was not just Du Chenghao, the Minister of Personnel, but all officials in the Ministry of Personnel who were responsible for dereliction of duty.
Except for Du Chenghao, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, all officials in the Office of the Ministry of Personnel, from the minister to the clerk, were fined half a year's salary."
Hearing Young Master Liu's words, all the officials in the Ministry of Personnel sighed inwardly.
However, Xia Gongming, the chief minister of the cabinet, and the two second ministers were all fined for half a year.
The officials in the Ministry of Personnel naturally did not dare to say anything.
All the officials looked at each other and bowed in unison to salute.
"I accept your order. Thank you very much, Your Majesty."
"No gifts."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Mr. Liu beat a group of officials, he turned around and looked at the officials who had suffered unjust injustices sitting among a group of common people.
Compared with Zheng Kuo before, these officials have indeed suffered injustice.
Some of them wrote privately to expose Shangguan's evil deeds, and after being discovered, they were arrested on trumped-up charges.
Some were framed by some prisoners because they were too fair, and were eventually imprisoned unjustly.
"Hezhou farewell to Yang Wenhe, Yuezhou Cheyang County magistrate Fang Yu, Bingzhou..."
Several officials dressed in common people's clothing, upon hearing Mr. Liu's greeting, immediately walked out of the crowd and bowed to salute.
"I will see you, Your Majesty."
"Everyone is free of charge."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Cabinet, Ministry of Personnel."
"I'm waiting here."
"I have drawn up a decree to reinstate all of you beloved ministers who have suffered unjust injustice to their posts.
And rewards will be given as appropriate based on the merits of each of them.
You will discuss the specific matters on your own."
"I obey your orders."
Several officials also looked at each other with happy expressions, and quickly gave a big salute to Young Master Liu.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty. Long live our Emperor."
"No courtesy, go back and sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Yue'er."
"My son is here."
Young Master Liu casually took off the Heavenly Sword from his waist and handed it directly to the little cutie.
"Take it."
"yes."
After the little cutie took the Heavenly Sword, Mr. Liu glanced around at the people on both sides of the hall.
When Young Master Liu saw a little girl about five or six years old among the common people, he waved to the little girl cheerfully.
"Girl, come to me."
When the little girl saw Young Master Liu waving to her, she panicked and buried her head in the arms of the young woman next to her.
"mother."
The young woman was holding the Queen in her arms and was a little at a loss.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"
"Girl, you don't have to be afraid of anything. I just have some questions I want to ask your daughter.
You can feel free to let her come over."
"Yes, yes, the civilian woman knows."
After hearing Young Master Liu's explanation, the young woman nodded hurriedly and answered.
Immediately, the young woman lowered her head and looked at her daughter, who had her head buried in her arms.
"Niuniu, don't be afraid, go to His Majesty quickly."
"mother."
"Niuniu, His Majesty just wants to ask you a few words. You can answer whatever His Majesty asks you later. Do you understand?"
When the little girl Niuniu heard her mother's encouraging words, she nodded obediently.
"Okay, Niuniu knows."
The little girl clutched the hem of her clothes tightly and walked towards Young Master Liu with three turns.
The little girl walked up to Mr. Liu with a nervous face and stood there nervously, not knowing what she should do.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty."
Young Master Liu raised his hand and patted the little girl's forehead, and tidied up her somewhat messy hair with a smile.
"Girl, don't be nervous. I'm not a big tiger and I won't eat little girls."
When the little girl heard what Mr. Liu said was interesting, the expression on her face was no longer so nervous.
"Girl, your name is Niuniu, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, my nickname is Niuniu.
My mother said that it is easy to make a living if you have a small name."
"Oh? Then what's your name?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Lin Xiaoshuang."
Young Master Liu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, smiled softly and pinched the little girl's somewhat malnourished face.
"Lin Xiaoshuang, this name is really nice."
When the little girl heard Young Master Liu's compliment, her face suddenly became happy.
"real?"
"Yeah, of course it's true. I am the current Emperor, how could I tell lies!"
The little girl nodded with a smile and immediately turned back to look at her mother.
"Mother, did you hear that? His Majesty the Emperor said that Niuniu's name sounds nice!"
The young woman also nodded happily.
"I heard it, mother heard it.
Turn around quickly and answer His Majesty's questions properly."
"Hey, Niuniu knows."
Mr. Liu leaned over and held the little girl's hand, happily sitting cross-legged on the carpet.
"Girl, come here, you also sit next to me."
"Niuniu doesn't dare."
"It's okay, don't be afraid, just sit down."
The little girl hesitated for a moment and gently sat down next to Mr. Liu.
"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Girl."
"Why."
"Tell me, how is your life at home? What do you eat on weekdays?"
“In the past, we ate rice, steamed buns, and vegetables cooked by my mother.
Later, later..."
"What happened next?"
"Later, after my father was arrested and taken away, Niuniu rarely had these delicious meals."
Young Master Liu looked at the aggrieved expression on the little girl's face and sighed with a complicated expression.
"well."
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine, I just thought of some unhappy things."
"Then don't think about it, Your Majesty, otherwise you will become more and more unhappy."
"Yes, yes, girl, you are absolutely right.
Then I will listen to you and don't want to make you unhappy.
Niuniu, don’t worry, you’ll be able to eat rice soon.”
"Really?"
"Of course, I won't lie to you."
"Yes, yes, yes, Niuniu believes in Your Majesty."
"Niuniu, was there meat in the food you ate before?"
"Yes, there are many kinds of meat!"
"How many times can your family eat meat in a month?"
The little girl counted on her fingers, then scratched her head in embarrassment.
"many times."
Young Master Liu looked at the little girl's cute little face and couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha, hahaha.
As long as you can eat it as many times as you want!"
"Then are your parents reluctant to buy you new clothes on weekdays?"
"Of course I'm willing to give it up. Not only does Niu Niu have new clothes, but they are also new clothes made of silk. They are so comfortable to wear!"
"Really? Niu Niu also wore new clothes made of silk?"
"Of course it's true."
Young Master Liu raised his hand and stroked the little girl's head a few times, and sighed with relief.