This is the first time that I have been absent from a court meeting without any reason. Although there have been cases in the past where the Queen Mother thanked me for coming to court in the Qing Dynasty, but those were all business trips. Unlike this time, it was because I had a strange dream at night.
It was almost midnight (three o'clock in the afternoon) before I slowly got up.
After I finished washing, Quan Jiu looked at me strangely and said, "The energy of the official family seems to be much stronger than yesterday."
"Really?" I looked in the bronze mirror and saw no change.
Xiao Qi asked from the side: "The official family, Mr. Lu, and Mr. Zhao have been waiting in the imperial study for a long time. When will the official family go?"
"Let's go now." I remembered that today I have to review the code of conduct for officials drafted by Zhao Shunsun.
The code drafted by Zhao Shunsun was very comprehensive. Zhao Shunsun, Lu Xiufu and I had already discussed it in the process, so today I just reviewed it briefly and asked Zhao Shunsun to print it immediately in the name of the Government Affairs Council after returning, and prepare to send it to the courtiers at tomorrow's court meeting.
After the two of them left, I said: "Xiao Qi, call Yuan Ji and go to the martial arts hall."
In the martial arts training hall, I told Yuan Ji about the aura in my body. Of course, I just said that I accidentally discovered the reason after waking up today.
After hearing this, Yuan Ji said: "Your Majesty, let me take your Majesty's pulse."
I stretched out my hand and said, "Okay."
"Although the breath is weak, it is pure and long-lasting. This Shadowless Technique is really wonderful. It is indeed the secret skill of Longhu Mountain." Yuan Ji didn't understand why I suddenly formed this breath in my body, so he had to attribute it to the Shadowless Technique.
of magic.
I tried walking according to the shadowless step, but it had no effect.
"Why didn't it work?"
"Perhaps the aura in your Majesty's body is not strong enough. As long as your Majesty persists, it will definitely be effective." Yuan Ji smiled and said, "Your Majesty, your state seems to have changed a little today."
"Sir, how do you say this?"
"Your Majesty, I must be frank. When I first met Your Majesty, I felt that His Majesty was full of sinister energy and his expression was full of violence. Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, your energy and energy have become completely new. Looking at it today, I can see that there is a lot of anger between His Majesty's eyebrows.
The hostility has completely disappeared."
"Really? Why don't I feel it?"
"The feeling your Majesty gives me right now is that if you have a big heart, everything will be trivial."
A big heart and a small mind means that a person has a broad mind and can handle everything with confidence.
When I came out of Ningqian Palace, I didn't care about Quan Jiu's words. Now, Yuan Ji has the same view. I can't help but think of last night's adventure. It seems that I got a lot of benefits from it, but the process is too mysterious.
It's better not to show up again.
In the evening, I saw Wen Tianxiang's flying pigeon message at Shifeng Trading Company. Since the message was sent in code, it was concise and concise: I have finished handling the matter and will return to Beijing today. Wen Zhang was injured, but it is not serious. Details
I will report to His Majesty after returning to Beijing.
I told Yuan Ji the content, and Yuan Ji was shocked after hearing it. With Wen Zhang's martial arts, he could actually be injured: "There should be some secrets about this matter. I will ask Mr. Wen in detail after he returns to Beijing."
"Well, that's the only way it can be. Fortunately, the matter has been dealt with and Wen Zhang is fine."
It was really troublesome not to have a telephone in this era, but the telephone was not like a musket, and it could be built with all the efforts. However, the invention of the telephone had no chance at all in the late Song Dynasty.
It’s great to be an emperor! You don’t have to ask for leave if you miss a day of work, I thought during the court meeting.
"Dear sirs, what I am holding in my hand is the trial version of the Code of Conduct for Officials of our DPRK published by the Government Affairs Council, Xiao Qi."
"The little one is here."
"Send this code to all the ladies in the palace."
Today's Xiao Qi is also very different. There is no need to go to the palace in person for such trivial matters. He only needs to use his mouth, and the little eunuch behind him will distribute the rules to all the courtiers one by one.
"This code will become the standard of conduct for our officials from today on." I said loudly, "My dear friends, after more than three hundred years of Song Dynasty, we have accumulated more and more bad habits. If these bad habits are not eliminated,
Where does the theory of ZTE come from? Among the bad habits is the problem of official corruption, and this corruption phenomenon is getting worse and worse. This is what I want to talk about today. At present,
Corruption in the officialdom has become a latent rule in the officialdom of our dynasty. If this bad habit is not eradicated, let alone ZTE, it will be a question whether the giant ship of the Song Dynasty can last long. As the saying goes, water can carry a boat but it can also overturn it.
What water is is people’s hearts. The ancients have long said that people’s support determines life and death. The corruption of our government will inevitably cause the loss of people’s hearts. If the water is shallow, how can the boat sail?"
I looked at the silent ministers and continued: "Corruption makes officials do things unfairly, which will invisibly increase the gap between the rich and the poor in our country. It will also lead to deep resentment among the people of the world, and even the disunity of the people. A few days ago,
When the Official Land Division measured the land on Fujian Road, they discovered that more and more middle- and upper-class fertile fields were concentrated in the hands of a few bureaucratic landowners, while most farmers could only cultivate inferior fields, or even had no land to cultivate. Think about it, if you eat
Hungry people
What will happen if there are more and more surnames? In the thousands of years of history of our Chinese clan, dynasties have changed frequently, and most of the time it was due to internal problems that led to decline. Think about how spectacular the Han and Tang Dynasties were in those days, and then
After all, it only lasted a few hundred years. Although the reasons for its decline were different, the corruption and malpractice of officials in the late dynasties were exactly the same. At the end of all dynasties, the officialdom was in the same darkness. This is a lesson learned from the past.
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Ye Mengding looked around, and when he saw no one was speaking, he came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty is wise, and I will be taught."
"Well, dear friends, I have made up my mind to make the fight against corruption a long-term issue for our government in the future. Even if there is an abyss ahead, and even if there are thorns ahead, I will carry out the fight against corruption to the end." I
He said categorically, "No one should doubt this. This is my obligation and responsibility as the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Of course, everything requires measures and a process. Everyone
Sir, you are all important ministers of the DPRK. I know exactly how much property you have. I will not pursue the source of your property. After all, let the past pass. However, I hope to see you be able to do so in the future.
You must be strict with yourself and the scope of your actions must not exceed the limits of our laws and the official regulations promulgated today. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless and settling old and new accounts together."
This time it was Jiang Wanli who came out and said: "Your Majesty is wise, and it is indeed urgent to fight corruption and promote integrity."
Jia Sidao thought for a while, and finally gave Liao Yingzhong a wink. Seeing this, Liao Yingzhong also quickly stepped out and said: "I also agree with Master Jiang's words."
I nodded and said: "Most of you have experienced the hardships of ten years of poverty, and you all want to use your knowledge to fulfill your responsibilities for our government so that you can leave a name for thousands of years. From what I can see since I ascended the throne, my dear friends,
I am still very satisfied with the performance.”
I softened my tone and continued: "The salary of our dynasty is much higher than that of the previous dynasty. Why is this? This is why the late emperors hoped to maintain a clean government with high salaries. In the future, if the national treasury is sufficient, I will also give more money to officials at all levels.
Increase your salary. I have made this decision today and will let you make your own choice. You can continue to be an official in the government, you can give up politics and go into business, or you can
Recuperate in your old age, or engage in other activities, I will comply with your wishes. If you choose to stay, I welcome you, but you must strictly abide by our laws and regulations. If you choose to leave, I will also support you and will provide you with supplies.
Those who leave will receive a salary. How do you choose? Don’t worry about it at the moment. Think about it carefully after you go to court. Think clearly before giving me an answer."
Except for a few people whispering occasionally, most people in the hall were silent, but countless thoughts were running through their minds at this moment.
“Dear sirs, in order to implement the anti-corruption campaign and to avoid the situation where there is only thunder but no raindrops, I will establish the Supervisory Office and Nanya to be responsible for dealing with the corruption problem of our officials. First of all, I plan to eliminate corruption.
The Fujian Road was implemented. Chen Wenlong."
"I'm here."
"I order you to serve as the Supervisor of the Fujian Road Supervisory Office, prepare for the construction of the Fujian Road Supervisory Office, select a date to take office, and officially launch it on the first day of August."
"Yes, I accept the order."
"From the day you arrive at Fujian Road, you will convey the first order of the Supervisory Office to all officials."
"I understand that starting from August 1st of the first year of Xianchun, all officials in Fujian Road who violate the laws of our court and the official code of conduct will be prosecuted by the Supervisory Office and handed over to Nanya for judgment, and historical crimes will be investigated.
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"Well, Chen Aiqing, you remember this No. 1 order correctly. My dear friends, my meaning is very simple. The Supervisory Office's No. 1 order applies not only to Fujian Road, but also to anywhere in our country."
This is the first time I have publicly expressed my determination to fight corruption and uphold integrity at a court meeting. I think all officials will discuss this matter privately, but only for discussion, and more than 90% of officials will adopt a wait-and-see attitude.
Perhaps everything will be clear after the performance of the Fujian Road Supervisory Office comes out.
Of course, I will blow the air from time to time, and I will also let my media help me blow the air.
Rome was not built in a day, and the fight against corruption cannot be effective in a day. I know that what I face is not one or ten corrupt officials, but the officials of the entire Song Dynasty. The difficulties are of course extremely great, but I must take this first step, otherwise