"The two are exempted from the ceremony. The two ministers came together. I guess they had something important to think about business and just say something. Wuji listened carefully." I raised my hand to Wei Zheng and sat upright and said in a deep voice.

Wei Zheng sat upright, his straight waist was like a proud green pine. "Young Master, I have a report. At the beginning of the month, the impeachment of the Joint Investigation Team of Helian Chunshan, the prefect of Longxi County, secretly colluded with the Longxi family family and secretly obstructed the work of the joint investigation team that had determined the land population and household registration on the grounds of restlessness. So far, the joint investigation team has been stationed in Longxi for nearly two months, but the land investigated is less than half..."

Listening to Wei Zheng's story, my young master's brows became tighter and tighter, and his expression became gloomy. "Helian Chunshan... I thought that he had great hope of governing the people and was good at managing people's livelihood. In addition, when our army arrived in Longxi, he returned to the whole county, so I will leave him to continue to serve." The surname Helian was originally from the Xiongnu.

Because the Xiongnu Shanyu took a woman from the Han Dynasty as his wife, and his descendants followed the Liu family. During the ancient Han Dynasty, there was a Xiongnu tribe in the north, with the leader named Liu Qubei, the Youxian King. One of his descendants also called himself the King of Xia and changed the Liu surname to the Helian surname, meaning Hehe and the Tian. Liu Hu changed it to the Tiefu family in the Western Jin Dynasty. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Liu Hu's great-grandson Bobo was called the King of Great Xia, and the founding Xia Dynasty was also changed to the Helian family.

The reason why this young master remembers clearly is because of the strange surname of his surname. I don’t expect this guy to jump out of the joint investigation team at such a time. Could it be that this guy is also an opponent of the new policy and wants to obstruct him in a different way?

"Now he actually impeached the Joint Investigation Team? Could it be that his impeachment was just to cover up his secretly obstructing the affairs of the court?" My eyes swept across the two of them and said a little dissatisfied. "Why don't you report such a big thing to me soon?"

Wei Zheng nodded with his eyebrows. "It's not that the humble minister did not report it, but that he just wrote a letter to the minister at that time. The content in the letter was too vague and vague. Although I don't know the truth or falsehood, I also informed Shangshu Du after receiving the letter. I asked Shangshu Du to send someone to investigate."

Shangshu Du is naturally Du Ruhui. Du Ruhui, who is the head of the General Administration of Intelligence, does not look very good. "Report to the lord, after receiving the news from Shangshu Wei, I have already arranged people to go there. However, in Longxi, the aristocratic families have been incorrectly formed. Finally, I found some definite news and evidence before I dared to report to the lord."

Hearing this, my young master couldn't help but have a flash of inspiration in his mind, and suddenly he thought of a title: Guanlong Group, the general term for the aristocratic military group around Guanzhong, Shaanxi and Longshan (or Liupanshan) in Gansu.

Despite this, the Guanlong Group has become a little sluggish under the guidance and suppression of this master. However, it cannot be denied that it still has a strong influence, including the Guanzhong Industrial and Commercial Federation Group, which has been recently established for a few months. Behind many of the merchants are the shadows of many Guanlong families.

However, these guys clearly already know the extremely cruel methods of treating the enemy. Do those guys don’t want their own lives and even ignore the lives of the family?

"Are they still thinking that my sword is not fast enough? Or do they think that I have not killed enough people?" I asked in a deep voice after taking a long breath.

After hearing this, Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui looked at each other and saw the helpless bitterness in each other's eyes. Finally, Wei Zheng stood up and spoke: "Although they have many obstructions, they have never taken tough measures. They use various reasons, and even secretly bribe the members of the joint investigation team..."

When I heard this, my originally solemn expression couldn't help but stagnate, and my face was so gloomy that it was about to drip out of water. "How are they?"

"Lord, among the seventeen members of the Joint Investigation Team, five of them accepted bribes, and two of them accepted beautiful concubines from the Longxi family." Du Ruhui gritted his teeth and replied directly: "The amount of bribes received by each of these five people ranged from a thousand guan to tens of thousands of guan. For example, Dugu Yun, the leader of the Joint Investigation Team, not only accepted beautiful concubines and 7,000 guan, but also received land deeds for twenty hectares of fertile land... It is precisely for this reason."

Hearing this, I couldn't help laughing, with my lips curled slightly and my eyes calmly, but the more I did this, the more nervous it made Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui nervous. They didn't know that this young master's smile represented the helplessness of his thoughts just now. After all, he was too nervous and his new policy was attacked, and the one who stood out was still a prefect, which made this young master subconsciously think that it was the old bureaucrats and those aristocratic families who attacked my new policy in different ways.

But as a result, Helian Chunshan not only did not involve this matter, but instead stood on the side of justice. On the contrary, the elites who chose this person to represent the will of the court were in trouble. I rely on his grandmother’s reliance, how can I not make this person laugh and cry?

"Dugu Yun, I remember that when I first entered the official position, I had a lot of good fortune, aspirations to serve the country and the people... I didn't expect that in less than half a year, it turned out to be like this?" I narrowed my eyes and sat behind the desk. My fingers gently tapped the desk, making a crisp sound. I asked slowly, "What are the manifestations of Dugu Yun and others during this period?"

Seeing this young master's calm and composed look, Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui looked at this young master with a little more awe.

"During this period, I often wrote to various departments to report the progress and kept complaining about the prefect of Longxi being too strict. In addition, there were officials in the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Civil Affairs who were talking to Dugu Yun and others." Du Ruhui replied without thinking.

"Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Civil Affairs? I remember these two departments also seem to be part-time jobs in Fang Xuanling. Why didn't Fang Xuanling find out?" This young master asked with his eyebrows gently. At this time, Sister Qingxia presented us with fragrant tea, smelling the fragrance of tea and the concern that appeared between Sister Qingxia's eyebrows, my mind became more and more calm.

Wei Zheng cleared his throat and replied, "Lord, this is no wonder that Secretary Fang. These days, he was busy with tax reform, and the staff of each department were not full. Secretary Fang was often the first to arrive at the office and the last to leave..."

After hearing this, I couldn't help but feel a little silent. Yes, there was not enough staff. Although I have brought more than 200 graduates from Hancheng, plus the original officials and the officials recruited over the past period, I'm afraid there are still three or four hundred.

However, because of the subdivision of work, there are not more than two-thirds of each department, and in some departments there are only a dozen people who are supporting the scene, and they are often tired like a group of dead dogs. Fang Xuanling, who has been a few ministers, has worked even harder.

"Well, it's really no wonder he." I nodded and replied. "As it said, we are not enough staff, so we have appointed many barely qualified officials. I don't expect that those officials did not have any trouble, but were entrusted with important tasks, but those who were entrusted with heavy responsibilities were in trouble."

After breathing a long sigh, I asked in a deep voice. "Can you confirm?"

"Don't worry, lord, I have used two groups of people in the Ming and Dark world. Although the situation I found was more or less, there was no place to go, which shows that the prefect of Helian, Longxi County, had nothing to say." Du Ruhui answered directly.

I nodded. "Two people think, what should I do?"

Wei Zheng raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "Of course it is handled according to the law. However, lord, I think that in addition to the members of the joint investigation team who violated the court order, should we also make some statements about the actions of those aristocratic families? Otherwise, the officials will be punished and the culprits who lure officials will be free from justice. This will definitely make those officials dissatisfied, and more importantly, it will boost their arrogance."

Du Ruhui nodded, bowed deeply to me, and advised earnestly: "Yes, I think that those who accept bribes should follow the rules and discipline, but those who value profits should be tempted by others, if they do not deal with them, in the future, all the merchants and families in the world will follow suit and seek short profits. At that time, even if the truth is found out, the only ones who are dealt with will be the officials, and these people will be able to escape the law."

Yes, only collect officials who accept bribes and allow those aristocratic families, gentry and merchants who are tempting with their value. Then, officials must have unfair feelings, and those who benefit will probably become more and more unscrupulous.

"The two are reasonable. Before, I was not able to think about this level. Indeed, if these people who value utmost value and temptation are not dealt with, in the future, the court will definitely be disconnected from all officials." I nodded and replied.

"I announce that those who accept bribes will still be punished according to the new law, and those who use heavy mercy to induce others to commit crimes will be treated as accomplices..." As the young master's stunts continued, Sister Qingxia quickly recorded my words on the paper, and Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and praised them repeatedly.

Five days later, all five of the former joint investigation team members who were in the public office of Longxi County were taken down and escorted to Chang'an for trial. Similarly, the families of Longxi and the wealthy merchants and giants were also found out and taken to Chang'an for trial.

This caused an uproar in the entire Guanzhong, especially those aristocratic families. They never thought that if they gave money to those officials themselves, not only would the officials be severely punished, but they would also be punished the same.

Many families of aristocratic families were in a state of great emotion. After receiving the tip, I immediately ordered the troops in Longxi to start gathering.

The Longxi family clans who had originally wanted to make trouble eventually bowed their heads in front of the powerful armed forces, the state machine. After the criminals were taken to Chang'an, the current Supreme Court was tried in the former Dali Temple Yamen. One of the officials who should accept bribes was removed from their posts. In addition, according to the law, they sentenced labor reform ranging from five to ten years according to the law.
Chapter completed!