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Chapter 6 Rectify Daqin with heavy blows

Sure enough, such a big scene had a pretty good effect.

Countries in the Western Regions have long expressed dissatisfaction with the overbearing, brutal, and greedy behavior of the envoys of the Great Qin Dynasty.

Moreover, there have been several submissions to give opinions.

However, most of these memorials have been withheld... because this is a huge chain of interests.

Since those envoys dared to be so blatant, how could they be unprepared?

The way has been paved in the middle of the court, but such memorials are basically not reported.

Even if there were occasional omissions, Fusu did not pay enough attention to them.

Now, the representatives of the countries in the Western Regions finally saw a glimmer of hope, and they were naturally very happy to see the Great Qin State Teacher's resolute and decisive behavior.

And those envoys were not stupid, they saw that Gu Ming's move was a typical example of killing one to warn others.

So, after the dinner that day, they ran to Gu Ming one by one to take the initiative to confess...

"My lord, the lower official is guilty, but the lower official can't withstand the temptation, so he took some gold, silver and beauties..."

"Master Guoshi, my subordinate has seized a piece of land in Kezamu and is willing to return it. I ask Master Guoshi to raise your hand..."

"My lord, the next official..."

That night, at least a dozen envoys came to confess their guilt.

Gu Ming didn't make a statement, but just dealt with it.

After all, he came this time to thoroughly investigate the matter, and he couldn't just rely on these people's words.

If there is not much greed, that's all. If there is too much greed, even such evil deeds as bullying wives and daughters, such envoys must be severely punished.

Next, Gu Ming took a group of entourages and began to visit and investigate countries in the Western Regions.

Before the result came out, two envoys had already hanged themselves...

After an investigation, it was as expected that these two guys were doing a lot of evil, and they both belonged to the greedy type.

Not only extorted a lot of money, but also occupied a lot of women from the Western Regions, some were unmarried, some were married...there were almost 20 in total.

This is not considered to be insulted by them...

It's no wonder that he committed suicide, after all, hanging himself can save a whole body, if he is found out, he might be quartered again.

After a month or so of investigation, Gu Ming collected several thick stacks of materials.

After sorting out, it was discovered that almost half of the envoys had various evil deeds.

Such a ratio is simply shocking.

Moreover, after some interrogation, Gu Ming also discovered a problem. Most of these envoys belonged to official careers through nepotism.

At the beginning, there were not many envoys sent by Daqin to various countries in the Western Regions, and they were all officials with political achievements.

Later, Fusu felt that it seemed a bit worthless to send officials who had been trained by the imperial court to the Western Regions, so he began to send some insignificant officials.

Because of the remoteness of the Western Regions and the fact that many people didn't know much about the Western Regions, they thought that there were nomads there, so they believed that these envoys were actually dispatched.

Even the officials who were sent there thought the same way, full of complaints.

But it wasn't until they arrived in the Western Regions that they discovered... this is simply the Emperor of Earth.

Although the environment, population, and prosperity of the Western Regions were far inferior to those of the Central Plains, they were all treated like VIPs when they came here.

When they were in Daqin before, they were just small officials of Sesame Mung Bean, bowing their knees all day long to please their superiors.

As a result, after arriving in the Western Regions, he reached the sky in one step, and it was commonplace to go in and out of the palace.

Kings, queens, princesses, etc., sometimes they have to accompany them in person...

For these petty officials, it was like a dream, and their vanity was greatly satisfied.

Later, I discovered even greater benefits... that is, receiving gifts, and exotic women...

Paper wrapped fire.

After a long time, the tricks in it were spread by many people.

As a result, many people sharpened their heads and wanted to send the Western Regions...

Some court ministers are unwilling to go in person, and simply recommend their relatives, friends or confidantes to go... In short, everyone shares the benefits.

This forms a chain of interests.

After knowing the shady behind this, Gu Ming decided not to do it, but to uproot it.

Because of the huge interests, the ministers of the DPRK and China tried their best to send envoys to various countries in the Western Regions, from a dozen people at the beginning to more than 100 people now.

Moreover, these more than 100 people are only the main envoys, and each envoy has to bring some entourages, which add up to thousands.

Due to the large number of people involved, the trial has finally come to an end after more than a month.

The next step is to return to Daqin to clean up the master behind the scenes.

Because most of these envoys are backed by important officials in the court, otherwise there would be no such thing as Tian Jun, who is so bold as to occupy a queen.

After returning to Daqin, Gu Ming went to Fusu to report the result of the trip and took out a list.

Seeing this list, Fusu couldn't help being surprised...

Because, in this list, there are too many important ministers involved, accounting for almost half of the country.

"This... national teacher, if this is true, I'm afraid... I'm afraid there will be turmoil in the government and the public."

Obviously, Fusu couldn't make up his mind.

Gu Ming persuaded: "Your Majesty, although the water is so clear that there will be no fish, but the current situation is out of control, and it is almost rotten to the root.

If you don't strike hard, this situation will only get worse.

In time, the Great Qin will be in danger! "

The last sentence, who would dare to say it for someone else?

Speaking of Daqin Weiyi in front of the emperor is obviously a serious crime of ransacking one's home and beheading one's head.

However, Gu Ming didn't have these scruples, he dared to say no matter how serious it was, but Fu Su didn't dare to turn his back.

Of course, Fu Su is not afraid of Gu Ming, but respect and gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

He knew that it was impossible for Gu Ming to compete with him for the country, and he was also wholeheartedly for his own good.

So, after pondering for a while, he said again: "If this is the case, then we have to find a replacement official in advance, otherwise the government will mess up."

After all, cleaning up dozens of important ministers at once will definitely affect the government.

"This is actually not a problem, the emperor doesn't have to stick to any old rules, he can select talents regardless of style.

There are actually quite a few ambitious and talented junior officials in the ministries and divisions, but they just don't have the chance to make their mark.

If the emperor is willing to give them a chance, I believe they will be grateful and help Daqin Jiangshan with all their strength. "

As soon as these words came out, Fusu seemed to be touched, and he couldn't help but cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for the guidance, the national teacher, then, I will do as the national teacher said."

The capital city changed in an instant.

Like a major earthquake, the Jingzhong Imperial Guards were also dispatched to assist the government in arresting them everywhere.

This time, almost all the second- and third-rank officials were arrested, and there were even first-rank officials.

In fact, three of them were not on the list, because these three were all relatives of the emperor. Gu Ming just talked to Fu Su, but they were not included in the list, and let Fu Su figure it out.

It can be regarded as taking into account the face of the royal family.

Fusu finally decided to deal with it secretly and not make it public for the time being. I believe that the three people also know it well, and they will definitely come forward to confess their guilt when the time comes.

While arresting, Fusu commissioned Gu Ming and several princes to inspect and assess officials in various ministries and divisions.

This assessment is actually for the selection of officials.

According to Gu Ming's proposal, this is an exceptional promotion. As long as someone has real skills and is capable, even if he is a ninth-rank official, he can be promoted several levels in a row, regardless of his qualifications.

To put it simply, this is also a big cleansing, to exchange some fresh blood for Daqin.

Unsurprisingly, the purge sparked a major upheaval...

After all, the relationship between the DPRK and China is intertwined, and if one person is moved, a nest may be pulled out, let alone dozens of people are moved at the same time, and all of them are important officials of the court.

It is no exaggeration to say that almost all courtiers and even many local officials were involved.

In this way, it is natural that people will panic and everyone will be in danger.

Fortunately, Gu Ming is also very aware of this point, and did not engage in consecutive sittings, only those who were mainly involved in the incident, and did not implicate their family members.

Even so, nearly two hundred people were arrested in the end...

At the same time, drastic changes have also been made to the matter of sending envoys abroad.

One is to greatly reduce the number of envoys, the other is to implement a replacement and assessment system, the third is to send two general envoys to check and balance each other, and the fourth is to send representatives from the Western Regions to supervise and report directly to Daqin without the need for envoys to forward .

In this way, although there is no guarantee that the illegal acts of those envoys will be completely eliminated, at least it is much better than being the emperor of the land before.

Countries in the Western Regions also welcome such measures.

After a vigorous rectification, the court of Daqin took on a new look, and through this cleansing, the treasury was also enriched a lot... because many corrupt officials' homes were raided.

However, Gu Ming also offended many people because of this...

After all, he destroyed a huge profit chain, which is equivalent to smashing some people's bowls to make a fortune, so how can you not hate him?

……

Xianyang.

Prince Chu's Mansion.

Prince Chu is the prince, the cousin of the current emperor.

He is also one of the three people that Gu Ming did not make the list.

This guy is a prince, but he is greedy. He doesn't even know about the family's property, but he is still desperately searching for it.

Many brothels, restaurants, silver houses, banks and other industries in the city have his share.

Among the envoys sent to the Western Regions, several were his confidantes, and two servants who could not even read the characters were sent to the Western Regions to help him search for gold, silver and gold. beauty.

Once the confidant finds a suitable beauty from the Western Regions, he will find a way to send it to the capital.

When Prince Chu gets tired of playing, he will send it to a brothel, or give it to some cronies, or sell it at a high price to those who professionally train singers and dancers.

After all, he was his cousin, so Fusu also showed some kindness. He didn't disclose Prince Chu's crimes. He just beat him up in private and took back some of the previously rewarded property.

Although a little less property won't hurt the bones, but for Prince Chu, this is quite unfavorable news.

After all, the emperor has already started to attack him.

This time it’s the recycling industry, what about next time?Maybe it's a human head...

Instead of sitting still and waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to fight back.

"My lord, according to the information received by the villain, this incident is entirely the idea of ​​the national teacher.

I heard that the emperor didn't want to make such a big commotion at the beginning, but the surname Gu insisted on doing it, and the emperor has nothing to do..."

Prince Chu took the case again, and said angrily: "It's ridiculous, it's simply too ridiculous. This is the country of Daqin, and it's the country of my Ying family. The person surnamed Gu was only a commoner at the beginning, and he was appointed as a national teacher, so he dared to criticize him like that." Move your feet, point me to Daqin Jiangshan?"

"Yeah, the key point is that this guy can speak well, the emperor must have been bewitched by him."

"Since that's the case, then you can't blame me for being ruthless..."

"Your Highness means..."

"This Gu must die!"

Prince Chu said viciously.

"But my lord, it is said that the national teacher is extremely skilled, he is a half-immortal, and he is protected by the emperor, how can we touch him?"

Prince Chu smiled coldly: "Under a great reward, there must be a brave man. This king has his own ideas..."

Prince Chu's self-confidence comes from a mysterious old man who calls himself "Ling Zun".

He has seen the opponent's strength with his own eyes, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a god.

Because the opponent can be invisible, fly, change, move objects in the void, and so on.