Chapter 0282 Digging a big hole (Wish Zuoyou a laugh happy birthday!)
The paper in his hand was crushed into a ball by Zhao Zhen, his eyes flickered, and he whispered with a gloomy face: "This is not true..."
Kou Ji smiled and took the crumpled paper from Zhao Zhen's hand, spread it out, smoothed it out, and said: "How could it not be true? I specially sent people to investigate this. It took nearly 10 years to investigate."
More than half a month."
Zhao Zhen was still a little hard to accept. He puffed up his face and said angrily: "The gap between the front and back is too big, isn't it?"
"Can't accept it?"
"It's not a little bit, it's hard to accept."
Zhao Zhen clenched his fists and said angrily: "The prefects, magistrates, and pacification envoys of various states are so powerful in criticizing the performance and conduct of the officials under their jurisdiction. In fact, each of them does nothing in office and plunders the people's wealth and support. You let me
How can I accept it?"
"Take the Xinping County Magistrate, for example. He took advantage of the flooding of the Jing River to seize tens of thousands of acres of civilian land, and together with his wife and brother, bribed the bandits on Fotou Mountain with the grain produced from the tens of thousands of acres of civilian fields.
I, an official of the Song Dynasty, have bandits under my command. I don't know how to destroy them, but I bribe them with food. How can I accept it?"
"The governor of Binzhou actually regarded this as a political achievement and went to the court to ask for credit for the Xinping County magistrate. What is said about the merits of controlling the Jingshui River, the merits are in the country, and the benefits will be in the future?
The magistrate of Jingzhao Prefecture is even more shameless, saying that Xinping County under his jurisdiction has now achieved a situation where no one closes his house at night and no one picks up things on the road. How can he say that the Xinping County Magistrate has done a good job in governing Xinping?"
The more Zhao Zhen talked, the angrier he became. He wished he could rush out now and ask Chen Lin to order all the Twelve Guards to rush to Jingzhao Mansion and kill all the shameless officials in Jingzhao Mansion.
Kou Ji conveniently put together the three things he showed to Zhao Zhen, handed them to Zhao Zhen, and said quietly: "This kind of problem is not only found in Jingzhao Prefecture, but also in other prefectures.
Now I have only uncovered the problems with Jingzhao Prefecture, and you are so angry. When I uncover the problems with all the state capitals in the Song Dynasty, you will still be angry to death."
Zhao Zhen slapped the table and cursed: "But I know these bastards are down there causing harm to the country and the people, but I can't do anything. I feel very unhappy."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen seemed to have remembered something and looked at Kou Ji and asked: "You clearly said you were going to help me get angry, but in the end you made me even more angry. Are you playing with me because I'm young?"
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Kou Ji wanted to slap Zhao Zhen, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he saw Chen Lin, the dead eunuch, sticking a big head out of the door.
He could only take back his hand and said angrily: "If I wanted to play with you, I wouldn't show you this."
Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows and said suspiciously: "Do you have any other ways to help me vent my anger?"
Kou Ji said helplessly: "I haven't told you my own solution yet."
"Then tell me quickly."
Zhao Zhen urged urgently.
Now his mind is full of rectifying the sanctimonious officials under his command.
Kou Ji patted the Feng Commentary and Meritorious Performances that were placed in front of Zhao Zhen, and said with a smile: "In view of their achievements, the officials must first speak up in the court to help them get promoted."
"Promotion?"
Zhao Zhen's eyes widened and he exclaimed: "You want me to promote these bastards? I hate killing these bastards, but you want me to promote these bastards? You still say that you are not
Are you deliberately playing tricks on me?"
Kou Ji glared at Zhao Zhen and said in a neutral tone: "Why are you so anxious? I haven't finished speaking yet, so come here!"
Zhao Zhen walked to Kou Ji angrily, and Kou Ji lay down and whispered in his ear.
The expression on Zhao Zhen's face became a little strange.
Kou Ji said a few more words, and the expression on Zhao Zhen's face became even weirder.
When Kou Ji finished speaking, Zhao Zhen squinted his eyes and said with some uncertainty: "Isn't it over if I kill them with one knife? I have to make it so troublesome and sinister."
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen and said calmly: "Then tell me, do you want to do it or not?"
Zhao Zhen raised the corners of his mouth, patted the table and said with a smile: "Do it, why don't you do it, trick these bastards to death."
Kou Ji cupped his hands and said, "Then I will wait for your good news."
Zhao Zhen snorted twice, like a proud big rooster, holding the dossier document that Kou Ji gave him, and left the official office with his head held high.
Kou Ji sent Zhao Zhen all the way out of the gate of the official office, and then had the door sealed again.
He turned around and walked towards the main hall. After walking only two steps, a subordinate officer came up to him with a troubled expression.
Kou Ji took a look and saw that it was Yuan Wailang, the director of Si Xun Division under the Ministry of Personnel.
There are four divisions under the Ministry of Personnel, namely, the Ministry of Personnel, the Division of Feng, the Division of Honors, and the Division of Kao Gong, each with a Langzhong and a Yuanwailang.
Si Xunsi Yuan Wai Lang can be regarded as a subordinate officer among Kou Ji's subordinate officers.
His rank was not low. In other dynasties, he would have been the object of everyone's fawning, but in the Song Dynasty, he was just an idle job.
Kou Ji vaguely remembered that when he first introduced himself, Si Xunsi Yuanwailang said that he was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jingde.
Twenty years have passed since the fifth year of Jingde, and Si Xunsi Yuanwailang has also been in the court for twenty years.
Even though he had been around for twenty years, it was not as good as Kou Ji's promotion after two years.
But compared to other officials, he has been promoted very quickly.
His qualifications were mediocre, and he did not achieve any great achievements during his foreign service. Thanks to his father-in-law who served as a minister in the Ministry of Rites, under the care of his father-in-law, he was smoothly promoted to the Ministry of Personnel.
Si Xunsi Yuanwailang blocked Kou Ji's way and said hesitantly: "Kou Shilang..."
Kou Ji looked him up and down and said calmly: "You are also an official of the imperial court after all. Don't act like a little girl. If you have anything to say, say it frankly."
Si Xunsi Yuanwailang hesitated for a moment, raised his head and said: "Shilang Kou, I would like to be transferred to the Ministry of Rites."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and asked: "Why? Because your old Taishan is in the Ministry of Rites, and you can get some credit and be promoted steadily by following him?
Don’t you know that the Ministry of Rites is more like the Qingshui Yamen than our Ministry of Officials?
Our Ministry of Personnel managed to grab some power from the Department of Punishment, but when the Department of Punishment was dismissed, the Ministry of Rites didn’t get anything."
The reason why Kou Ji said so many words to retain Si Xun, Yuan Wai Lang, was because he felt that although this man was not outstanding in his work, he did his job properly, so it was appropriate to keep him as a civil servant.
Si Xunsi Yuanwailang seemed to have decided to leave. He gritted his teeth and said: "I still want to be transferred to the Ministry of Rites..."
Seeing this, Kou Ji frowned and said, "You have to think clearly. After you go to the Ministry of Rites, your career will probably stop here."
Si Xunsi Yuanwailang said with a bitter face: "I don't want to do it either, but I can't stand the gossip in the court."
Kou Ji frowned even more tightly, "Is it you who can't bear it, or your old Taishan who is the assistant minister?"
Si Xunsi Yuanwailang bowed and said in a low voice: "My wife can't stand it either..."
Kou Ji admonished: "Those who achieve great things must be able to withstand pressure. "Mencius" says: When heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, and deplete his body...
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How can you take on a big responsibility if you can't stand even a little gossip?"
"I never thought about taking on a big responsibility."
Si Xunsi Yuanwailang said respectfully.
Kou Ji sighed and said, "That's all. Since you have made up your mind, I won't force you to stay. I just hope you won't regret it in the future..."
"I will not regret it..."
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Kou Ji nodded, led Si Xunsi Yuanwai Lang into the main hall, issued a document to him, stamped the seal, and allowed him to leave.
Kou Ji did not need to worry about the subsequent matters after Si Xunsi Yuanwailang was transferred to the Ministry of Rites.
Since he dared to speak to Kou Ji, it meant that his father-in-law had already arranged his subsequent retreat and was just waiting for Kou Ji's nod.
After Si Xunsi Yuanwailang left with the documents issued by Kou Ji, other officials with connections who wanted to be transferred also appeared in the main hall of the official office and asked for transfer.
They had thought about being transferred a long time ago, but they were afraid of offending Kou Ji, so they didn't dare to say anything.
Now that Si Xunsi Yuanwailang has become such a prominent figure, they no longer need to hide him.
thereafter.
Just two days.
Several officials with backgrounds have been transferred from the civil service yamen, and many petty officials have found their way out of the civil service.
There were many subordinate officials in the Ministry of Personnel, and in the end there were less than nine people left.
When these nine old guys with no background appeared in front of Kou Ji, Kou Ji let out a long sigh, stared at them and said, "I don't know whether I should feel sad for you or feel lucky for you.
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The nine subordinate officers only understood half of what Kou Ji said.
That's the first half.
People with status and background found ways to be transferred out of the civil service department and go to other places to live freely.
The remaining nine of them, who had no identity or background, stayed in the official department and endured hardships with Kou Ji.
Kou Ji said he was happy for them, but they only took it as a sarcasm.
Kou Ji didn't explain too much, waved to them and asked them to continue doing their work.
After the nine people left, Kou Ji looked in the direction of Chui Gong Hall and said quietly: "After two days of silence, it's time to take action, right?"
He was a little dissatisfied with Zhao Zhen's low efficiency.
Little did he know that Zhao Zhen was also helpless.
Originally, after Zhao Zhen got what Kou Ji gave him, he wanted to show off his power in the court.
It's just that because of the deployment of Huaide, Zhenrong and other six armies, the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty were so busy with the issue of streamlining that no one could care about him.
This delay lasted two days.
Until today.
Cao Lili said bluntly in the Chui Gong Hall that Huaide's Sixth Army had been transferred to the front line of the Great Wall, and Zhong Shiheng and Zhe Weizhong began to implement the elite military policy under the supervision of Wang Shu sent by the imperial court.
The issues concerning the deployment and streamlining of the Sixth Army in the Northern Territory of the Song Dynasty have officially come to an end.
Zhao Zhen saw Gao Shanggong leaving work and was about to criticize Wen Chen again. He coughed heavily.
"cough!"
Too deliberate and too loud.
All of a sudden, the attention of all the civil and military officials in the court were attracted to him.
The civil and military officials in the court looked at him very strangely.
It's like looking at a child who suddenly pops up and demands attention while the family is entertaining guests.
Zhao Zhen's face was a little hot when he saw the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. He resisted the urge to cover his face and ran out of the Chui Gong Hall. He said in a slightly unfair voice: "Grand Master, I heard in recent days that the officials are sorting out the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.
File, I couldn't help but go over and take a look.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, you'll be surprised.
I actually discovered many talented people in the files compiled by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
I took out those files while Xiao Kou Aiqing wasn't paying attention.
Please help me and see if these talented people can be entrusted with important tasks."
Zhao Zhen asked Chen Lin to take out the file and handed it to Kou Zhun.
The reason why he said that he stole these files instead of being given by Kou Ji was because he was afraid of getting Kou Ji into trouble.
After all, if Kou Ji made a mistake, he might be demoted or fined. But when he made a mistake, the officials could only stare blankly.
Kou Zhun reached out and took the file from Zhao Zhen's hand and thought about it secretly.
He was thinking whether Zhao Zhen was cultivating his confidants.
Or maybe Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji are working together to cultivate a group of confidants.
As for Zhao Zhen's claim that he had stolen these files from the official office, Kou Zhun didn't believe a word of it.
Based on his understanding of Kou Ji, if Kou Ji was unwilling to let Zhao Zhen take these things away, Zhao Zhen would not be able to steal them from Kou Ji even if he turned into a mouse.
However, he still reprimanded Zhao Zhen in a symbolic sense, "Officials, it is not the king's business to take the files of the Ministry of Personnel. Everything you can see in the world is yours. As long as you want to see it,
If you want it, you can ask your ministers to bring it to you, there is no need to go get it yourself."
After reprimanding Zhao Zhen, Kou Zhun opened the file and took a look.
After flipping through it for a while, Kou Zhun handed the file to Chen Lin with his backhand without saying a word, and asked Chen Lin to take it to Xiang Minzhong.
Xiang Minzhong opened the file, glanced at it twice, and handed it to Wang Zeng.
Wang Zeng glanced at it twice and passed it to Li Di.
Li Di didn't even look at it and passed it to others.
The four old guys have become sperms, and they know Kou Ji very well, so after seeing the contents of the file, they knew that this little guy Kou Ji was going to trick people again.
So they made a tacit choice without saying anything.
It's not like they haven't seen good officials before, but the ones mentioned in the file are obviously over-hyped.
The four of them knew what was fishy here.
The file was circulated among the officials.
Most officials saw the fishiness in it. After all, some of them were promoted in this way, and it was no secret to them. However, they still pretended to nod frequently, seeming to be satisfied with the few things mentioned in the dossier.
An official.
After the file went around in a circle and returned to Kou Zhun's hands.
Kou Zhun held the file and asked calmly: "The officials think these people should be reused, what do you think?"
Censor Zhongcheng came out and said: "I believe that they are all pillars of the imperial court and should be reused."
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
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A quarter of an hour later, half of the officials in the court expressed their approval for the promotion of these officials.
After Kou Zhun listened to the officials' statements, he asked Zhao Zhen, "What do the officials think?"
Zhao Zhen laughed softly and said, "What you all mean, my beloved, is what I mean."
Kou Zhun nodded slowly, handed the file in his hand to the Third Secretary Envoy, and said: "Then let's go to the Third Secretary, the Ministry of Personnel, and discuss the merits and transfers."
The third envoy took the file and agreed.
Afterwards, Kou Zhungao sat on the chair and continued to listen to the arguments between the officials of the civil and military classes.
From time to time, he would interrupt and say a few words to help the civil servants.
With the help of Kou Zhun, the civil servants scolded the warriors and retreated steadily.
The civil servants also learned the lesson and no longer demanded that all Xiang troops be abolished at once.
They learned from Kou Zhun's method and asked the court to continue streamlining the Xiang army in the northeast and eastern borders after streamlining the Xiang army in the northern border.
He even cited the Baosai Army in Baozhou as an example to shame Wu Xun.
The warriors were forced to take another step back and gave up the number of soldiers in the Northeast and Eastern Border Army.
The civil servants bit off a piece of meat from the warriors, as if they had won some great victory, and left the court with joy.
From beginning to end, few people had any doubts about Zhao Zhen's proposal to promote those officials.
No one observed carefully that when Zhao Zhen proposed the promotion of those officials, Kou Zhun and the other four did not express their stance.
Even when Kou Zhun ordered the Third Division to promote those people, his words were ambiguous.