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"Princess Changle deceived the emperor and refused to plead guilty. The imperial staff is twenty."

Li Xiu ordered.

Princess Changle's pretty face changed.

"His Majesty……"

Before she could say anything, two eunuchs had already pushed her down, "Your Highness, I offended you."

Immediately, he hit Princess Changle on the ass with a stick.

A shrill scream immediately resounded in the Golden Luan Hall.

The two eunuchs didn't seem to hear Princess Changle's screams.

His Majesty ordered the stick to be responsible for twenty.

No one dared to stop until he hit twenty sticks.

Changshan Wang Li Ni, who was on the side, was so frightened that his face turned livid, and he lay on the ground directly, not daring to say a word.

After hitting twenty court sticks, the two eunuchs withdrew.

But Princess Changle still insisted, "Your Majesty, I was wronged..."

"It seems that you don't cry when you don't see the coffin."

In Li Xiu's eyes, there was a deep look of disappointment.

"Cao Zhengchun, give the things you found in the past two days to Princess Changle and His Highness King Changshan, and read them carefully."

"Yes."

Cao Zhengchun, who was on the side, then came out, opened the secret booklet that had been prepared, and read:

"Fan Jian from Taiyuan Mansion spent 10 taels to buy the post of Governor of Jinzhou from Changshan King Li Ni."

"Chen Tianxiu from Liuzhou spent 20 taels to buy the post of Lieutenant of the Dianjun from Princess Changle."

"Zhao Si from the Zhao Family of the Daming Mansion spent 50 taels to ask Princess Changle for the position of regular attendant on Sanqi."

"..."

Cao Zhengchun read out every record found in the East Factory one by one.

Every time I read a sentence, the faces of Princess Changle and Li Ni turned pale.

At the end of the reading, the two of them completely collapsed to the ground like a leaky ball.

Civil and military officials are all pale.

They didn't expect that Princess Changle and King Changshan had sold so many official positions over the years.

Make millions of taels from it every year!

After so many years, these two are probably already rich as a country...

"Call, why don't you continue to cry for injustice?"

Li Xiu smiled coldly, "Changle, you really deserve to be my good sister. You have sold so many officials behind my back, you are very capable..."

"Selling one of these official positions is a capital offense. You have sold so many, tell me, what crime should I punish you two for?"

Princess Changle was so frightened that her complexion was livid and she broke out in cold sweat, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!"

"Please Your Majesty, for the sake of the late emperor, please forgive us this time..."

"The first emperor?"

"You still have the face to mention the late emperor?"

Li Xiu laughed back angrily, "All of you have lost all the face of the royal family!"

"Where is Tai Changqing!"

"Chen is here!"

Tai Changqing hurried out.

"Princess Changle and King Changshan have committed such a serious crime. According to the law, how should we deal with it?"

Li Xiu asked coldly.

This made Tai Changqing into trouble.

Selling an official without permission is a serious crime of the Yi tribe, but these two are brothers and sisters of His Majesty, so it is naturally impossible for the Yi tribe.

If it was the Yi tribe, wouldn't His Majesty be counted in it?

Chapter 114 Demoted as a commoner from now on, sent to Yunnan

Moreover, Princess Changle is His Majesty's own sister.

In terms of emotion and reason, it is impossible for His Majesty to punish her with capital punishment, right?

So after thinking for a while, Tai Changqing cupped his hands towards Li Xiu, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, according to the laws of my Tang Dynasty, these two people should be punished!"

Be punished!

Princess Changle and King Changshan suddenly turned pale.

Changshan Wang Li Ni even rolled his eyes and passed out directly.

"Your Majesty, I really know my mistake!"

"I will spit out all the money I've earned from selling officials over the years!"

Princess Changle is really afraid now.

She originally thought that since she was the emperor's own sister, even if the matter of selling an official was revealed, she would be punished with three drinks at most, and it was impossible to do anything to her.

But she never dreamed of it.

Your Majesty, you're going to be serious about her!

This is the rhythm of really planning to pull her out and chop her up.

"It's not necessary anymore."

Li Xiu waved her hand and sneered in her heart.

After killing you, all the money from selling officials will come back naturally.

"Pull it out and cut it."

Li Xiu looked impatient.

The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were silent like cicadas.

"His Majesty!"

However, at this time, Minister of the Ministry of Rites came out, biting the bullet and said: "Princess Changle and King Changshan are unforgivable crimes, but they are brothers and sisters of His Majesty after all. If beheading is executed, it may hurt Your Majesty's dignity."

"I suggest that the royal family status of the two be abolished, their family property confiscated, and demoted to common people, so as to preserve the majesty of the royal family."

Li Xiu fell into deep thought when he heard this.

It is understandable that Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites made persuasion from the perspective of general human relations.

"Princess Changle and King Changshan are capital crimes, but I think of the late emperor's affection, and let her life be spared for the time being,"

Li Xiu said coldly, "From now on, I will be demoted to a commoner, and I will be sent to Yunnan, and I will never be able to return to Beijing!"

Distributed to Yunnan!

Yunnan, that is a remote and barren land...

There are poisonous insects and beasts everywhere, and the miasma fills the air.

Can they survive in that kind of place?

Princess Changle and King Changshan looked at each other.

There was despair in his eyes.

Princess Changle and King Changshan were dragged down.

The whole court hall was silent.

Your Majesty, you are so cruel...

They originally thought that His Majesty was just being cruel to their courtiers, but they didn't expect that His Majesty would be merciless to his brothers and sisters at all!

If it hadn't been for the Minister of Rites to intercede, the two heads would have already fallen to the ground.

Even after interceding, the two were dispatched to Yunnan, and the rest of their lives would probably be spent in misery.

At this moment, Cao Zhengchun broke the peace in the court hall, he bowed his hands towards Li Xiu, and said, "Your Majesty, besides Princess Changle and King Changshan, there are other officials involved in selling officials..."

He had reported it to Li Xiu before.

Princess Changle Li Xueer and Changshan King Li Ni are just leaders.

Below them, there are many officials who help the two of them operate the salesman.

"kill!"

Li Xiu did not hesitate.

"Old slave obeys the order."

A cruel smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Cao Zhengchun's mouth.

"Minister of Officials!"

Suddenly, Li Xiu's eyes fell on the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

"Chen is here!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials trembled.

"As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, you are in charge of the selection, appointment and removal of all officials below the third grade of the Tang Dynasty, but now you have made such a big mistake, which is a serious breach of responsibility."

Li Xiu's gaze was like a torch, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was terrified when he saw it, "Three years of salary will be fined, so as to imitate others."

"If there is any more dereliction of duty, you will resign yourself and go back to your hometown!"

"Wei minister leads the order!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials wrote solemnly.

But he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If His Majesty really intends to punish him severely, it is not as simple as punishing him with a three-year salary.

Li Xiu glanced at the officials one by one, and immediately said loudly: "I declare that from today onwards, the system of donating officials will be completely abolished!"

"From now on, in the imperial court, if anyone dares to sell an official or a noble, they will all copy their families and exterminate their families!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Civil and military officials kowtowed one after another.

Even His Royal Highnesses, Princess Changle and King Changshan, were severely dealt with for selling their officials, and almost lost their heads.

In the future, who would dare to commit another crime?

Looking at the court hall, a hundred officials and ministers were silent.

Only then did Li Xiu's anger subside slowly.

If there are people with real talents and real learning, why buy an official?

Most of the people who bought official positions were dudes from aristocratic families, the sons of wealthy businessmen and gentry. Letting such people directly enter the officialdom would undoubtedly ruin the ethos of the officialdom.

After the system of donating officials was banned.

Then there is only one way to enter the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty, and that is the imperial examination!

If you want to become an official, you have to pass the imperial examination!

There are no shortcuts!

In Li Xiu's opinion, the imperial examination system is the fairest mechanism that can be achieved at present. It gives most ordinary people the opportunity to ensure that real talents are selected from the people of the world to enter the imperial court.

For the Tang Dynasty, continue to inject fresh blood.