When Xu Qingluo's father was demoted from the capital, it was Sun Guangdou who did it.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is not an ordinary petty official, but a first-class official, the top row of imperial officials, with a high position of authority.
If you want to bring down such a high-ranking official, you need the right time, place and people.
"Qingluo, it's not that easy." Chu Ling shook his head and said, "For him to reach such a high position, he has gone through a lot of hardships and fought hard at every level."
There are some honest officials in the imperial court, but it is unrealistic if all of them are honest officials.
People are complex, with advantages and disadvantages, and greed is human nature, a nature that is almost difficult to eradicate.
No one is perfect. If you just focus on corruption, you may not be able to retain many officials.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish. My father will crack down on corruption, but as long as it is not excessive, he will turn a blind eye.
Xu Qingluo hummed: "Before he became the minister, he was still restrained. After becoming the minister, he felt that no one could cure him, and his greed became more and more serious, but he was not greedy at all."
Chu Ling frowned.
Xu Qingluo said: "I think these censors in the imperial court are bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. They don't dare to investigate these top officials at all."
Chu Ling nodded: "The officials who have climbed up layer by layer have a solid foundation, like an old tree with entangled roots. Their tentacles are everywhere and it is difficult to get them, so these censors are too lazy to bother.
Vain."
More importantly, my father relied heavily on these first-rank officials and would not replace them easily. However, the officials below were replaced frequently.
Xu Qingluo said: "What about the Qianlong Guard?"
"It should be impossible to hide it from Qianlongwei," she shook her head slightly and said, "The emperor knows how much money he is greedy for, and he still pretends not to know?"
I often think about this question, does the emperor know?
If you knew it, why would you still be so tolerant? You must know that this level of greed has seriously affected the atmosphere of the officialdom and the entire Daqian administration.
If the administration of officials is bad and the atmosphere of the officialdom is bad, it will shake the people's hearts and minds of the entire Daqian, thus shaking the country and the country of Daqian.
"A lot of greed?" Chu Ling asked curiously.
Xu Qingluo said: "Uncle Lin once inquired about his home for a while, and then gave up. In just a few days, I saw that he had embezzled at least one hundred thousand taels. Every official who came to Beijing to meet the emperor had to go to his house.
Gifts often cost a thousand taels."
Chu Ling said: "This can be regarded as the rule of officialdom."
As the highest official in the Ministry of Personnel, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the assessment and promotion of various officials. Of course, he must show his filial piety.
The importance of giving gifts is secondary, the most important thing is attitude.
Xu Qingluo shook his head: "Of course I know this rule, but a thousand taels of silver is a bit excessive. And the smaller the official, the more he gives, ranging from a thousand taels to tens of thousands of taels. Where does their money come from?
A year's salary is not enough to give a gift."
Chu Ling frowned: "We can only plunder the people's wealth, and the people's fat and oil are their treasures."
She immediately said: "Such an important gift?"
"This old guy is really cunning," Xu Qingluo snorted: "I declare that I will only accept calligraphy and painting, and I don't want antique calligraphy and painting. I will only accept famous artists."
Chu Ling nodded: "The paintings and calligraphy of famous people in the world are not worth much, so they are considered incorruptible."
Xu Qingluo hummed: "The paintings and calligraphy that can be given away all contain silver notes, starting from a thousand taels!"
Chu Ling frowned.
Xu Qingluo shook her head and said: "What's even more annoying is that he accepted the money but didn't help, and he won't be promoted because of it."
Zhou Yang said: "Isn't this considered fair?"
Xu Qingluo snorted and said, "But those who don't give money will be in trouble, just like my father."
Zhou Yang immediately said: "How treacherous!"
Giving money is equivalent to a talisman. Without the talisman, you will be demoted at every turn. This is too dark.
He turned to look at Chu Ling.
Chu Ling frowned.
Xu Qingluo said: "Does the Emperor know this?"
Chu Ling was silent.
Xu Qingluo snorted and said, "It's impossible not to know at all."
If the emperor didn't hear the slightest bit of news, then the emperor is too dazed. But if he heard it and pretended not to know, then he was too dazed.
So after all is said and done, it is not Mingjun's fault to tolerate this Sun Guangdou until now.
Chu Ling thought for a moment: "I'll go back and ask my father. Maybe he has a deeper meaning."
She also felt that it was impossible for Chu Xiong not to know at all.
Xu Qingluo said: "He must know something, and he still condones it. Does he want to fatten him up and then kill him?"
Chu Ling frowned and said: "For a high-ranking official like the Minister of Civil Affairs, my father would not do this."
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel can be said to be the confidant of the father, and he will not use this method, otherwise it will be too chilling.
My father still pays great attention to the relationship between monarch and minister.
Xu Qingluo said: "If you ask me, don't tell your father. Just let the wind go to the censor and see if they dare to move."
Chu Ling said: "If father doesn't know, he will be very embarrassed."
"If he knew, he would definitely stop the censor." Xu Qingluo said.
Chu Ling shook his head: "Father may not be able to stop it."
Regarding the censor, my father would hardly suppress him, let alone kill people for his words. At most, he would banish people from Shenjing.
There are many censors who do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives in order to become famous and enhance their reputation.
Once your reputation is improved, you will not have to worry about having no official position in the future, especially the censor.
Xu Qingluo said: "Then these censors are really incompetent, or in other words, they are also able to adapt to the changing circumstances!"
She had some understanding of officials, but she did not dare to say that she had a thorough understanding because her father's behavior was incompatible with officialdom and could not be used as a reference.
At first, I asked Lin Feiyang to help with the investigation, and found out that Sun Guangdou was the cause of the trouble, so I checked on Sun Guangdou, but did not continue the investigation.
Official matters cannot be solved by martial arts means. Although it would be pleasant to directly eliminate him, it would be a big taboo. I am afraid that the entire Daxue Mountain would be affected.
Official affairs must still be resolved in the officialdom.
Zhou Yu said softly: "It's better to tell the emperor first."
She glanced at Chu Ling.
If he didn't tell the emperor in advance, Chu Ling would be in trouble if he was caught in the middle.
When the emperor found out afterwards, he would definitely be sad and feel betrayed.
Zhou Yang said: "But the emperor knew it in advance and would definitely say hello to the censors."
Zhou Yu said: "The emperor's greeting may not be effective."
"Can't you?" Zhou Yang didn't believe it: "The purpose of becoming famous is just to get promoted. If you anger the emperor, how can you get promoted?"
Zhou Yu shook his head gently: "It cannot be inferred based on common sense."
Nowadays, the promotion of officials may not be entirely decided by the emperor. A set of operating rules has been formed. As an emperor, you also need to abide by some rules and cannot be completely arbitrary.
Qiankun can make an arbitrary decision once or twice, but if everything is like this, then the people below will have other thoughts, and the court will not think about it.
Therefore, those censors, as long as they are tough enough, they will not have to worry about being promoted, and being demoted is only temporary, but it is a great qualification.
Xu Qingluo hummed: "Just tell the emperor."
Chu Ling said: "Father will not condone him."
She was very curious whether Chu Xiong knew about Sun Guangdou's greed, and if he knew, why didn't he deal with him directly.