Yu Wenhao did not stay in Wuzhou Prefecture for a full month, and returned to Beijing first after more than half a month. Wang Jiang stayed in Wuzhou Prefecture, surveying the terrain, selecting a site, and only waited for the money from the Ministry of Revenue to come down before taking action immediately.
After Yu Wenhao returned to Beijing, the first thing he did was to rehabilitate Shang Datian. Except for Shang Datian, all the other officials involved in the case were investigated again. All the officials who were talented and had evil ambitions were also rehabilitated.
As for Zuiyue because he framed the prince, Yu Wenhao asked the Jingzhao Mansion to imprison him for half a year as a warning to others. Finally thinking about it, he still felt uncomfortable. After all, this incident caused him to be in Wuzhou.
The government was also worried, fearing that Lao Yuan would be angry, so they ordered her to be imprisoned for three months.
As for the illness, the official was unwilling to check it, so he set up a reward for reporting. Anyone who knew who had touched the infected girls would be rewarded. The report could be made anonymously, and the identity of the reporter would not be disclosed to the public.
This vigorous and resolute investigation was carried out, and a large number of officials were picked out and sent to the Huimin Office for inspection. During this inspection, more than 30 officials from the capital were found to be infected with the disease.
This number is really shocking.
Yu Wenhao was furious and dismissed all the officials who were infected, including officials from his small court in the East Palace. He dismissed them all without mercy.
He restarted the censorship station, and used the censor to supervise all officials and the court. Regardless of whether they were magistrates or princes and kings, if they violated the rules, they would all be impeached.
After such a high-profile rectification, and then threatening to investigate and deal with corrupt officials, in just over ten days, the entire officialdom was in turmoil, and everyone was in danger.
Emperor Ming Yuan said to Jing Yan that the prince's move was vigorous and resolute, and indeed he had the style of a general, but it was a bit excessive. The problem of corrupt officials and fraud has existed in the court for a long time, and vigorous rectification would be counterproductive. After all, this is not just a matter for Beijing officials.
problem, local officials also have this problem.
After Calm Yan heard the words, he smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, when it comes to rectifying corrupt officials, we should not make small fuss. Strictly speaking, small fuss is the same as encouragement, because they know that the consequences are not serious, but the benefits are too great to resist the temptation.
Confused, now that the prince has severely punished him, and brought a few people out to chop off the heads and knock on the mountain to shock the tiger, the atmosphere in the officialdom will also improve in the future. In fact, when the Su family embezzled money from Leprous Mountain, the prince was determined to punish it. If the emperor approves of him
, it’s better to let him show off his talents.”
Emperor Ming Yuan thought about it and felt that his calm words made sense, and said: "I did not stop it. Indeed, I hate this bad habit. It's just that in the past, there were internal and external troubles in the country, and sometimes I was powerless."
"I understand the emperor's concerns!" Ling Yan said softly.
He really understood, because the emperor actually wanted to rectify corrupt officials and clean up the officialdom, which was not easy. Many old officials were following the emperor at that time. The emperor was still alive, so he had to respect this sentiment.
There is a strange but common phenomenon in the officialdom. It is difficult for every official to be alone. There are many melons and vines behind him. Corruption is one after another. If it is vigorously rectified, it may damage the vitality of the court. If it is not rectified, it will actually be seen.
If you don't go on, you can only try to do it one by one, but if the intensity is not enough, it will never be effective.
On the contrary, it further encourages this trend.
Yu Wenhao said that the Ministry of Civil Affairs must adhere to strict annual assessments. Although it was once an year in previous years, in fact it was a triennial assessment.
Just when Yu Wenhao was vigorously purging corrupt officials, Ah Si was about to give birth.
At first, she only felt pain in her lower back. She thought she was tired, so she went back to the house and lay down. After lying there for a long time, she began to feel abdominal pain. She realized that she was about to give birth and immediately called for Wen Po.