It has been more than 200 years since the Song Dynasty. Corruption is rampant. I am afraid that there are only a handful of officials who are not corrupt. If the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty really want to investigate seriously, it is estimated that more than half of them will be needed!
Zhao Yun looked at Wei Liaowen with sharp eyes and said: "What the Qing family wants me to do is to ignore corruption? As the minister of the Ministry of War, the Qing family has problems with military food supply. Is the importance of this still necessary?"
May I say more?"
Wei Liaoweng was silent for a while, and finally he knelt down and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, I am not against your Majesty's investigation of corruption, nor am I against your Majesty's killing of corrupt people, but I believe that poverty is not a problem, but inequality is a problem.
In a world where everyone is corrupt, no matter who your Majesty investigates and punishes, the person concerned will be dissatisfied and others will be uneasy.
Moreover, I believe that no matter how corrupt they are among the hundreds of officials, I believe that most of them are still capable and loyal to our Song Dynasty. Now that the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia have been at war for many years, Mongolia has suddenly risen, and the world has
In this era of great strife, if the dynasty does not have enough officials to serve, it may be in danger of being destroyed by other countries, so please think twice, Your Majesty."
After Zhao Yun heard this, he clenched his fists and his eyes became sharper and crueler. But in the end, after the fierceness flashed away, his eyes became kind after all.
Zhao Yun sighed, "You don't worry about poverty, but you worry about inequality. The saying of the Qing family is really rich in connotation."
Wei Liaoweng felt a little relieved when he saw that Zhao Yun was not angry, and he also admired Zhao Yun's tolerance.
Wei Liaoweng said: "Your Majesty, I would like to advise your Majesty today that you should not act too hastily. Some things can be brushed aside. If there are no serious crimes, there is nothing wrong with pardoning them and giving them a chance to make corrections."
Zhao Yun looked at Wei Liaoweng for a long time, and finally smiled. Zhao Yun said: "The Qing family surprised me today. I understand what the Qing family said. You can go down."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."
After Wei Liaoweng left, Zhao Yun stood alone in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking up at the blue sky.
"Is it right or wrong to investigate and deal with crimes?"
At this moment, Zhao Yun was also a little confused.
Finally, Zhao Yun suddenly clenched his fists and his eyes became firm again.
Zhao Yun cheered himself up and said: "So what if I am right? So what if I am wrong? If I am right, I will be right to the end. If I am wrong, I will be wrong to the end. If I hesitate, I will accomplish nothing. I can make mistakes, but I can never not do them!"
Chen Guiyi continued to investigate and deal with guilty officials. Every street in Lin'an City was filled with government officials and patrol inspectors, and many officials were arrested one by one.
As the number of arrests increased, the government officials and patrol inspectors became more courageous. In the past, many officials did not dare to arrest people, but now they just arrest people according to orders without caring about anything else.
As a result, there were more and more memorials to impeach Chen Guiyi, because many officials and their relatives and friends were also implicated and arrested.
Many of them have committed crimes in Yicang, Changpingcang, and Guanghuicang. If they don't impeach Chen Guiyi, their futures may be ruined.
However, their memorial was destined to be in vain. Zhao Yun gave Chen Guiyi absolute support and allowed him to act boldly.
On this day, Chen Guiyi came to Qiao Xingjian's house, and Qiao Xingjian was surprised.
However, thinking of the numerous memorials to impeach Chen Guiyi in recent days, Qiao Xingjian guessed that Chen Guiyi came to seek his help.
Although Qiao Xingjian was reluctant to have close contact with Chen Guiyi, lest he become the target of hatred from officials, Chen Guiyi was Zhao Yun's number one celebrity after all. He did not look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, so Qiao Xingjian still met Chen Guiyi.
"Mr. Qiao is busy with things. It's rude for me to pay you a sudden visit."
When they met, Chen Guiyi raised his hand to apologize.
Qiao Xingjian's face was kind and he smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, you and I are both officials and ministers. We have many contacts in the court in private and discuss each other's political experience. This is what the question should mean and it should be.
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Chen Guiyi nodded, still respecting Qiao Xingjian's generosity.
After sitting down, Qiao Xingjian said: "Your Majesty, you are here this time probably because many people in the court are impeaching you. You don't have to worry about this. According to my experience, the officials will strongly support you this time."
, as long as you have the support of the officials, no one can touch you, and I will also give more advice to my colleagues and ask them to cooperate more with you."
Chen Guiyi raised his hand and said: "Thank you very much, Sir, for your consideration. I am deeply grateful, but this time I am not here for this matter."
"Oh, then why are you here?" Qiao Xingjian asked, puzzled.
Chen Guiyi said calmly: "To be honest, yesterday I interrogated an official, and the man confessed that you had accepted bribes from my husband when you were the governor of Tongzhou twenty-five years ago, and the money was used to resell grain from the charity warehouse."
So I came here to ask my husband to go to the Yamen and understand the situation at that time."
Qiao Xingjian was dumbfounded on the spot, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she looked at Chen Guiyi who couldn't come to his senses for a long time.
"Ms. Qiao has been arrested!"
Soon, the news spread like wildfire that Qiao Xingjian was brought to the Yamen for interrogation by Chen Guiyi. Immediately, the situation exploded. Countless people were horrified. Who would have thought that the right prime minister of the imperial court, who was in office, would be arrested!
Even if such explosive news did not cause a sensation, many officials cursed Chen Guiyi, accusing him of being lawless and relying on the favor of the officials.
Some people even said that one day the officials would be found out, and they were afraid that Chen Guiyi would even dare to arrest the officials!
Funing Hall.
Zhen Dexiu learned that Qiao Xingjian had been asked by Chen Guiyi to go to the government office for interrogation. He was surprised and hurriedly found Zhao Yun and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, even Qiao Shijun has been arrested. How can this happen? How about the political affairs hall?
How does the staff function? Your Majesty, this matter must be treated with caution. As the Prime Minister, Qiao Shijun, his authority cannot be desecrated!"
Zhao Yun also just got the news. When he first heard it, Zhao Yun was also very surprised. He didn't expect that even Qiao Xingjian would be implicated. If the investigation continues like this, he might not know where Zhen Dexiu is tomorrow.
Zhao Yun was silent for a long time, and finally Zhao Yun said firmly: "Since Qiao Qing's family is involved in the case, let Chen Guiyi investigate carefully. Whatever is found will be done."
Zhen Dexiu was surprised and hurriedly admonished him, saying: "Your Majesty, the affairs of Ambassador Qiao have put all the officials in danger. If Your Majesty does not stop it in time, once the situation escalates, the government will be in turmoil."
"The government is in turmoil?"
Zhao Yun murmured to himself, but he couldn't help but worry that it would develop out of control and eventually escape his control.
At this moment, Zhao Yun understood why many kings lost their will.
"Your Majesty, we can no longer allow Chen Fuyin to go on like this. Please stop it as soon as possible."