Just as the three people who were called out vowed to investigate strictly, Zhao Yanxun continued: "In such cases, I will also let the editorial supervisor and Jin Yiwei secretly investigate..."
"You have to be careful!"
The last sentence made Wang Shiwei and others extremely worried.
If there are any omitted cases, it means that they are not careful, and even some cases can be accused of cover-up.
Obviously, if they don't do their jobs well, they may be dismissed from office.
"I will live up to the emperor's instructions!"
After a few breaths of silence, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "It's best, everyone, get up!"
His expression changed, which also changed the atmosphere in the hall, but it still made everyone feel extremely depressed.
Stepping up the imperial steps, Zhao Yanxun asked: "How is the Ministry of Rites preparing for this spring?"
After hearing this, Pan Qifeng, the newly appointed Minister of Rites, reported: "Reporting to the Emperor, the Gongyuan was ready last month, and most of the candidates from all counties have arrived in Beijing. The 20th National Examination can be held as scheduled this month!"
In other words, there is still half a month until the test today.
"We must make careful arrangements and don't make any mistakes!"
"yes!"
Sitting back on the throne, Zhao Yanxun continued: "I plan to expand the scope of admission to the Imperial College this year. All domestic students can enter the Imperial College as long as they pass the examination!"
After the Jingnan War, and Zhao Yanxun's last appointment, there are now only 400 people in the Imperial College, and only about 200 people are actually attending school.
Now that Zhao Yanxun is in power, he has a new positioning of the function of the Imperial College, which can be compared to a political school.
Now that he wants to reform, there will be more and more conflicts with scholar-bureaucrats and civil servants, which forces him to make preparations early.
He must have enough talent reserves to be able to replace his own people in a timely manner when others drop their picks.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhao Yanxun continued: "I plan to increase the number of Imperial College students to two thousand!"
Upon hearing what Zhao Yanxun said, everyone present was shocked. This is not a small number.
At this time, Lu Chaowen couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, are there any conditions for recruiting so many people?"
Everyone else also pricked up their ears to listen. The emperor had made such a big noise, and it was obvious that there would be something big coming next.
"Anyone who has a scholar or above can enroll as long as he passes the exam!"
In the past, only scholars could enter the Imperial College to study. If it is true, as Zhao Yanxun said, that only scholars can enter the Imperial College, then the enrollment scope would be too large.
At this time, Pan Qifeng, the Minister of Rites, asked: "Your Majesty, if you recruit so many people, I'm afraid there will be insufficient teachers and space in the prison!"
"I have a plan for this matter. There are hundreds of students who have graduated from the former School of Political Science. They have not yet been appointed officials. They can be taught in the Imperial College!"
The School of Political Science has trained Zhao Yanxun’s own people, so Zhao Yanxun can trust them when they teach.
"Your Majesty, I am not despised by you. I am a student of the School of Political Science. I have only been in school for one year, and I have probably not read all the teachings of the sages..."
Before Pan Qifeng could finish his words, Zhao Yanxun said: "They are only responsible for teaching mathematics and laws, not the books of sages!"
After learning these two things, you can become a qualified tool person and serve as a grassroots county official without any problem.
"As for the teachings of the sages, the Ministry of Rites will decide who to teach!"
Regarding Zhao Yanxun's appointment, everyone present, except Cheng Zhou, was relatively opposed to it, but they did not dare to speak out because of Zhao Yanxun's menacing power.
Zhao Yanxun knew what these people were thinking. There were bound to be many people who opposed him, and he was just waiting for someone to jump out.
With a strong army in hand, he will kill anyone who jumps out.
"Okay, you all go on your own errands, Zhou Chengping stays behind!"
"According to the order!"
All the ministers exited the hall, and Zhou Chengping stood in obeisance.
"Zhou Qing, come with me for a walk!"
"yes!"
Without anyone following him, Zhao Yanxun took Zhou Chengping and walked towards the main hall.
On the way, Zhao Yanxun asked some questions about the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the latter answered them carefully one by one.
"Qing Zhou, you're in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, patrolling the world, and I'm afraid it's hard for you to take care of everything!"
"This time when I went out to Beijing, what I saw and heard was shocking. The suffering of the people is truly unspeakable!"
In Zhou Chengping's mind, although Zhao Yanxun's succession to the throne was not very glorious, he really respected him for his love for the people, which was also the main driving force behind his following.
"What the Emperor said is absolutely true!"
"For example, Gao Wenbai, the prefect of Longying in Gyeonggi County, collaborated with the wealthy gentry to plunder people's wealth. He is absolutely crazy!"
"His county magistrate Hu Lizhen has good conduct and puts the people first, but he suppresses and humiliates him. He is afraid that he will even lose his official position!"
Hearing these words, Zhou Chengping was undoubtedly extremely angry. He didn't even notice what was happening right under his nose.
"I made a mistake, please punish me!!"
Zhao Yanxun shook his head and continued: "You must investigate the matter of Longying Mansion strictly and get to the bottom of it. The government office, the vassal department, the governor and even the six departments..."
"No matter who is involved, you will never tolerate it. I will punish the crime severely to police the world!"
After listening to Gao Wenbai's words before, Zhao Yanxun knew that his network of connections was huge and it would be no problem to get rid of a county magistrate.
The latest news is that Hu Lizhen has been completely eliminated in the county government, and Gao Wenbai has been working on his connections to get rid of Hu Lizhen's magistrate.
In the past few days, Zhao Yanxun has not interfered. Presumably things have moved on. Now it is time to close the net.
"I accept the decree!"
At this moment, Zhou Chengping was full of fighting spirit.
With the emperor's full support, he finally didn't have to worry about various personnel relationships and could let go and do something big.
Stopping, Zhao Yanxun smiled and said, "Go ahead!"
"yes!"
Then, Zhao Yanxun ordered people to inform Lin Quan and Su Chuyun, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Nowadays, these two yamen are Zhao Yanxun's eyes to monitor the world, and their efforts are indispensable in handling this case.
In Qian'an Palace, when the two spy chiefs arrived, Zhao Yanxun did not rush to give instructions on the task, but first asked about the recent situation in various places.
Among them, the two most important things are the movements of the barbarians in the northwest and Xie Xiaofang's errand in the south.
Now outside the Northwest Pass, the return of the Hu people on the grasslands has become a foregone conclusion, and the spies sent out have also found out more important news.
The Hu people moved back not voluntarily, nor because of zombies, but because of pressure from the Western barbarians.
"Western barbarians?" Zhao Yanxun asked, which made him curious.
Su Chuyun nodded and replied: "This is what the Hu nobles told me, but they are at a lower level and don't know the specific situation of the Western barbarians!"
Immediately, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice: "Pay close attention and inquire more!"
"According to the order!"
With limited food and supplies, these Hu people who migrated eastward would definitely move south.
At this moment, in Zhao Yanxun's mind, the importance of the situation in the northwest has increased a lot.
After asking some more questions about Northwest, and having a clearer grasp of it, Zhao Yanxun asked Lin Quan: "What's the situation over there with Hu Lizhen?"
"Hu Lizhen has been sidelined. The day before yesterday, the case could not even be heard in court. This is all because Gao Wenbai was behind it!"
Having said this, Lin Quan raised his head slightly and asked, "Your Majesty... how about we capture Gao Wenbai?"
Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice: "You only need to investigate the information. The case is handled by the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"
"yes!"
"In this investigation of the spring tax collection, the editors and supervisors need to investigate more. You must know better than me how many criminals there are. If you find out, report them all!"
Although the intelligence network of editors and supervisors is more complete, they are not omnipotent, so Zhao Yanxun wants to put pressure on them and force them to do their best to do their jobs as well as possible.