In front of the emperor who is determined to overturn the table, especially in front of the emperor who has been prepared for a long time.
The actions of the Chang'an bureaucrats actually had no effect at all!
Because Xiuyiwei has already taken action!
They led the army into every village and controlled key witnesses and evidence.
Boxes of files were seized from one mansion after another.
One by one, the wealthy businessmen, officials and nobles who used to be aloof were escorted out of their homes.
Even the big shots among Qili Monk and Guanli were not spared.
Therefore, the Jingfu Captain, Guangping Marquis Xue Ou, became the first lieutenant to be arrested.
Later, Liang Zouhou Wuzui committed suicide by drinking poisonous wine at home.
Zhanghou Mao Shun also hanged himself after hearing the news.
One by one, the great figures who used to be majestic and arrogant have fallen from power one after another and are in a miserable state.
But, this is just the beginning.
The storm has formed and will not stop until its energy is exhausted.
All the giants of the various schools of thought were trembling with fear as they witnessed the biggest storm in Chang'an since the founding of the Han Dynasty.
"How could Your Majesty do this?" someone whispered.
This storm is destined to sweep through the entire Chang'an bureaucracy.
Just the various rumors I have heard so far are enough to scare people to death!
More than one official family that had been active in Chang'an since the founding of the Han Dynasty suddenly collapsed, and more than one famous scholar-bureaucrat family that was famous for their character and morality fell into the dust.
This makes the giants of various factions inconceivable.
Although in the past, some people in the official circles of Chang'an joked: Nowadays, it is difficult to live in an official life!
But at this moment, this thunderstorm swept through the entire Chang'an.
Some well-informed people even know that the Neishi Yamen is now under military control.
An important internal system, including all employees, including temporary workers, were arrested!
Not only the internal history, Shaofu, Zhi Jinwu, Zongzheng and Zhonglangjiang, but also thousands of officials were summoned, and two to three hundred people were arrested!
In other words, when the emperor personally wielded the butcher's knife, he knocked down the entire bureaucracy that helped him govern Chang'an to the ground with one blow, and stepped on ten thousand feet!
What about the emperor who promised to rule the emperor?
What about the agreement to rule the world with the ministers and officials?
How shameless!
But then again, the emperor has no shame, this is the emperor's talent.
What is the emperor of the old Liu family trying to do?
Back then, when Xiang Yu captured Liu Taigong, Emperor Liu Bang even dared to say, "Please share a bowl with me after cooking."
Therefore, the giants closed their doors and thanked guests one after another, not daring to get involved in the commotion outside.
Whether it is one's own disciples or disciples who have been arrested, or one's own disciples, financial sponsors, or backers have been arrested.
Everyone is looking at their noses, and their noses are looking at their hearts, and they dare not say a word.
I am afraid that I will also be implicated and affected.
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At this time, Liu Che had returned to Weiyang Palace.
Prime Minister Zhou Yafu and imperial censor Chao Cuo also entered the palace with him.
Just at this time, news came that Nei Shi Niu Ru had committed suicide.
When Liu Che heard the news, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Niu Aiqing is taking the blame for others..."
In fact, Niu Ru was not deeply involved in this matter. At most, a few retainers and domestic servants did something in his guise, and then he accepted some filial piety himself.
According to the law, not to mention punishment, there is also a question mark on the fine.
But...in China, law has never been applicable to politics.
This matter has become a big deal. As the person directly responsible, Nei Shi, even if Niu Ru tells others every day - he is innocent.
Even if Liu Che testifies for him - he is indeed innocent.
But it is difficult to silence everyone.
Therefore, his only way out is suicide.
Only by committing suicide can you preserve your reputation and avoid being discussed and criticized by the world.
Only by committing suicide can one avoid being interrogated and judged.
Only by committing suicide can you protect your family and ancestors.
This is the unspoken rule of the system of not disgracing a general's prime minister - the prerequisite for a general's prime minister not being disgraced is that the person concerned is aware of his interests.
You ignorant scumbag still wants preferential treatment? Haha!
But in Liu Che's view, Niu Ru was simply passing the blame!
After his death, although he himself was purified, the problem was left to him, the emperor.
With one of the nine ministers dead, shouldn't the emperor calm down a little?
And Liu Che knew very well that this opportunity was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him to solve Chang'an's decades-long chronic illnesses and stubborn illnesses.
After all, the Han Dynasty had been in existence for decades and had experienced various ups and downs during this period. Chang'an's bureaucracy was intricate and interdependent.
To solve these chronic diseases and stubborn diseases, in today's era and technological conditions, it is impossible to have any effect just by purging and strengthening supervision.
The stories of the past seven years can prove everything - in these years, Liu Che has placed hundreds of candidates in Chang'an City to mix the sand, hoping that the bureaucracy can be improved and revitalized.
But unfortunately, facts proved that this was just wishful thinking of the emperor.
The scholars who have been mixed with sand will end up either collaborating with others or being suppressed by the power of the system and unable to move.
The transformation of Chang'an has proved that the entire bureaucratic system has been completely corrupted, degenerated, and beyond repair.
If we let it go any longer, they will only get worse!
The only option is to cut off this piece of rotten flesh with one knife, tear down the table, and build a new bureaucracy.
Only in this way can things in Chang'an City change for the better.
Therefore, Niu Ru's death did not cause even the slightest ripple in Liu Che's heart.
Zhou Yafu, on the other hand, was a little worried.
"Your Majesty..." Zhou Yafu advised: "Now that Niu Neishi has apologized and all the ministers have been exempted from their duties, you might as well put aside your thunderous wrath..."
As the prime minister, Zhou Yafu was of course very worried.
What are the bureaucrats in Chang'an like? Zhou Yafu naturally knows very well.
Since the rise of the Han Dynasty, bribery has become common throughout the city of Chang'an, and the practice of enriching one's own pockets has become increasingly popular.
Of course, the emperors of the Liu family had to shoulder at least half of this blame.
In fact, the reason why Chang'an's bureaucracy became like this was mostly because the upper beams were not straight and the lower beams were crooked.
Bribery has become common in Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace, and relatives within the royal family and the princess herself are desperately poaching.
During the Taizong period, Emperor Taizong's confidant, General Zhang Wu, took the lead in accepting bribes.
The great eunuch Deng Tong, representing the emperor, reaped the benefits of coining money.
Generations of eldest princesses have a glorious record of intervening in government affairs and interfering in national personnel affairs.
But the emperor himself turned a blind eye to all this.
Under such circumstances, do you expect the people below to be honest and law-abiding and honest? How funny!
Therefore, in the huge city of Chang'an, no one is greedy or takes away from him, from the three officials and nine ministers to the government officials and temporary workers.
Among all the prime ministers from Xiao He to the present, only Shen Tujia truly practiced neither greed nor taking.
Others, even Zhang Cang, the Marquis of Wen of Peking, who has received rave reviews and is highly respected and remembered by people, have also engaged in corruption and bribery, and private exchanges?
Now, the emperor feels that this is not good and must be rectified.
So he raised his butcher's knife and wanted to chop out a clear world.
Even Zhou Yafu felt that this was a bit too domineering and unreasonable!
What's more important - Zhou Yafu is really worried and arouses public outrage!
"Calm down?" Liu Che sneered.
It was impossible for him to calm down now.
It’s hard to find such an opportunity, and it’s also hard to make such a determination!
When he finally gets a chance to use a topic to his advantage, he won't give up no matter what.
Of course, Liu Che also knows that one has to eat one bite at a time and do things step by step.
From a macro and historical perspective, as long as the state and the ruling class exist, bureaucracy and corruption will not disappear.
Anyway, Liu Che had never seen or heard of any political system or system that eliminated bureaucracy and corruption.
Even Switzerland, which is known as the cleanest country, may not be that clean!
Therefore, his requirements for bureaucrats are really very low.
If you can do things, know how to do things, have enthusiasm, and don't make trouble, you are very qualified!
Like Liu She, the Shaofu Qing, the great farmer is honest and has no doubts.
Everyone in the world knows these two people. One of them is a corrupt official, and the other is a famous farmer named Nuonuo.
It is not news that this guy Liu She secretly appropriated and stole Shaofu's technology and craftsmen to work for his own workshop and feudal country.
In Da Nong Yamen, Zhi Buyi is nothing more than a decoration and a sculpture.
The specific policies and affairs of the Da Nong Yamen were discussed, formulated and implemented by San Cheng Liu Ling headed by Shang Rong.
There was once a joke.
Back then, when the Longshou Canal was being dug, someone asked: Does the Ming Dynasty know where the Longshou Canal is now?
In the end, Zhi Busuo looked confused, but a small official next to him informed him, which saved him from embarrassment.
But Liu Che never had any dissatisfaction with these two people.
Liu She is greedy, but he can do things!
Although his business ability is not strong, his skills are strong!
In the seven years since he became the young master, he has been very busy, and sometimes he even has to worry about the port and shipyard of Lou Chuan Yamen.
But he did everything well.
Over the years, the Shaofu has been able to complete many projects and task targets on time or even ahead of schedule, and Liu She is indispensable.
This is enough!
And there is no doubt that he is indeed a puppet, and has never even put forward any constructive opinions and systems on the great peasants.
But the problem is, he lets it go.
And he is good at promoting and protecting his subordinates.
When Yan Xiong was digging the Longshou Canal, he was the one who helped shield him from the wind and rain and blocked all kinds of black hands who tried to reach out to the Longshou Canal project.
Therefore, although Liu She's corruption is known to the world, Liu Che trusts him.
Although everyone knew that Zhi Buyi did not have the ability to manage and deal with the huge Da Nong Yamen, Liu Che always let him sit in the Da Nong's seat.
After all, Liu Che knew it very well.
The Han Dynasty was an empire under the feudal system.
Whether you are a bureaucrat or an aristocrat, you are an official for thousands of miles, either for fame or fortune.
If you can get things done and implement policies, you are a good official.
You can be forgiven for being greedy or even incompetent.
You, like Shaofu, Da Nong and Taipu Yamen, have implemented the policy of fake farming tools and fake livestock in recent years, and basically have not reached out to the people.
The people they reached out to were all merchants and nobles.
Most of the benefits obtained were obtained from this businessman, landowner, and noble.
They can get it, that’s their skill!
But what are the internal history and the bureaucrats in Chang'an doing now?
Collude with merchants and nobles, and feed the common people.
What's more important is that the appearance is extremely ugly and the means are extremely inferior.
If Liu Che could just turn a blind eye or close one eye and let them play like this.
In a few years, his good image and the great cause of the empire will be destroyed by them!
Since ancient times, people's hearts have been difficult to gather and easy to disperse.
It only took Yang Guang ten years to completely destroy the foundation left by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.
It only took Li Longji a few years to destroy every bit of the great achievements of the Kaiyuan Dynasty.
It took the Manchu and Qing dynasties only one hundred years to lose all the advantages and status they had built up over the past two thousand years. For the first time in history, China was ranked last in the world, and was even ridiculed by a thousand-year-old neon rider.
to the head.
Therefore, Liu Che looked at Zhou Yafu and said resolutely: "Prime Minister, there is no need to speak for these thieves who are remnant of the people!"
"I have said it long ago, and I have told the world many times: I aim at the great cause of the Three Kings and Five Emperors, and am determined to join Yao and Shun at the top, and to serve the Three Kings at the bottom! It's just that this generation does not know my inner ambition! Instead, I want to ruin the people.
The government has ruined my major affairs, alienated the soldiers and the people, and caused resentment among the people. If we do not get rid of it, I am ashamed of my ancestors, I am ashamed of heaven and earth, I am ashamed of my country, and I am ashamed of my ancestors!"
Seeing the emperor's decisive attitude, Zhou Yafu moved his lips, but found it difficult to say anything else.
Since Yuande, the biggest change in the world is not the external defeat of the Xiongnu and the number of victories achieved.
Rather, it is within the internal ideological culture and public opinion circles.
Today, there are hundreds of schools of thought, including Confucianism, Legalism, Huang Lao Mo, miscellaneous schools and the deviant Xunzi school.
Everyone holds high the banner of "people-oriented" and "people-oriented".
Regardless of whether others believe it or not, at least in the ideological and public opinion circles, literati and officials are talking about "the people" every day, expressing their need to "love the people" and calling on the country and rulers to "extend benevolent policies."
In such an atmosphere, something like this happened now.
It made Zhou Yafu feel very embarrassed.
On the one hand, Zhou Yafu deeply felt that the decency of scholar-bureaucrats and the dignity of nobility should be protected.
But on the other hand, his heart told him that these scum deserved their death!
So he is very conflicted.
But Chao Cuo didn't seem to be contradictory at all. On the contrary, the imperial censor was about to jump!
Chao Cuo bowed to Liu Che almost as if he was gearing up and said: "Your Majesty, I think what the Prime Minister said is wrong! Han Feizi said: The way of law is hard but beneficial in the long run. Today, officials in the internal history have done evil and harmed the people for a long time.
Your Majesty will get rid of it. Although there will be temporary pain, the benefits will be long-lasting!"
Liu Che also nodded when he heard this. He knew very well that this knife was really cutting the flesh.
If you think about the entire bureaucrats in Chang'an, at least half of them will be killed, dismissed or exiled this time. The entire bureaucratic system will be paralyzed instantly. It will take at least half a year to return to normal, and it will take at least several years to return to a complete state.
However, after cutting off this piece of flesh, Chang'an will definitely be much healthier, and the people will be grateful for a long time.
It can at least extend the life of the Han Dynasty regime for another twenty years.
but……
Liu Che glanced at Chao Cuo. Naturally, he knew exactly what Xiao Jiujiu was thinking about in his mind.
