In fact, long before the rebellion started, Donggong and Sanbao had issued orders to take advantage of this rebellion to record all the previously undiscovered and hidden officials who had surrendered to the cabinet.
Therefore, it is not difficult for Chen Tong to arrest people.
But the difficulty is that it involves too many areas.
He couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, will everyone be arrested?"
Li Chen frowned.
If the Three Treasures were still there, they would definitely not ask this question.
Fortunately, Su Zhenting opened his mouth and said: "Commander Chen, senior officials who have entered the cabinet can only be sentenced to death if they have an edict from His Majesty and His Highness."
This sentence makes it very clear: below the cabinet level, arrest everyone, but above the cabinet level, don’t move.
Chen Tong suddenly understood, and he gratefully said to Su Zhenting: "Thank you, General Su, for reminding me."
Su Zhenting nodded to accept Chen Tong's thanks.
Turning his head, Su Zhenting said to Li Chen: "If we arrest them all at once, I am afraid that it will paralyze all major departments of the imperial court and make the organization unable to operate. Should we consider arresting them in batches and step by step? So as not to cause too much turmoil."
"Not consider."
Li Chen shook his head and refused.
"If we talk about turmoil, this time they are clearly forcing the palace to rebel. Isn't it big enough? Just take advantage of this and kill them all."
Li Chen's tone was sinister and he said coldly: "It's like killing the chicken to scare the monkey."
"As for the shutdown of the institution, I have also made preparations for this matter. Let the scholars who passed the imperial examination in the previous term join the official position to fill the vacancies. They are inexperienced and can temporarily serve as deputies. They can study and work at the same time. It is better than working in the Hanlin Academy every day.
Editing makes it useful to stay up all day long.”
"As for the others, they will be selected from all over the country to fill the vacancies in Beijing as soon as possible. In extraordinary times, extraordinary methods will be used. The conditions for this selection can be relaxed, and everything will be subject to the employment needs of the imperial government agencies and departments."
"Once selected by the Ministry of Revenue, local officials are not allowed to shirk their duties without my permission."
Su Zhenting's eyes lit up and he said: "Your Highness plans to take this opportunity to test and dismantle local officials and transfer them to prevent the local government from becoming too strong and the imperial court weakening to compete with the imperial court?"
Li Chen had no expression on his face and said calmly: "In the whole world, is it the king's land? On the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers?"
"There is only one imperial court in Da Qin, and it is absolutely impossible to allow any place to compete with the imperial court."
These two sentences express Li Chen's attitude and elaborate his basic governing philosophy.
Strengthen the centralization of power in the imperial court!
After saying these words, Li Chen suddenly turned to Su Zhenting and said: "General Su, this rebellion has made me see a lot clearly and understand a lot. Among them, I am particularly dissatisfied with the performance of the military."
"Why are there sixteen red-coated cannons in Shenwumen? This number is already comparable to the configuration of Crescent Pass. And where is Crescent Pass? Why can someone be transferred from the military to a total of ten cannons without anyone noticing?
Six red cannons aimed at the Hall of Supreme Harmony?"
There are three questions in one sentence, but only one central idea.
He pointedly pointed out that Su Zhenting was incompetent in running the military.
Su Zhenting did not give any explanation, lowered his head and said: "I have neglected my duty, please punish me, Your Highness."
Li Chen said coldly: "Although the red cannons are nominally under the control of the Ministry of War, without the official documents from your Fifth Army Governor's Office, it is absolutely impossible to get out through normal channels. Therefore, the appearance of these sixteen red cannons can
The proof is that the authority of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army is almost nothing in the eyes of the military."
