Are you stupid?

Ancient thinking is different from modern times, and Shenlong has a deep understanding of this.

Ever since he was born in the Great Zhou Dynasty, what Shenlong has been doing is trying not to show that he is different from the times, and devote himself wholeheartedly to the real life of ancient times.

But Shenlong didn't know how foreign officials worked as officials.

In Shenlong's cognition, since officials are called "parent officials", their responsibilities are naturally to promote advanced farming methods, mobilize people's resources to build bridges and pave roads, and help people survive when they suffer from natural and man-made disasters. through hardships.

Isn't it natural for officials to distinguish right from wrong and support the people when the people complain?

Shenlong never considered that there was anything wrong with this matter. Even if he created the current examination mode, he was worried about the lack of ability of the officials to detect and solve the case, or whether the officials would hide the mistakes of the perpetrators for the sake of fear of power. But he never thought that in the hearts of ancient officials, it was already a big mistake for the common people to dare to sue.

"How many words have you talked with me?" Shenlong asked suddenly.

The official answered politely, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have answered two questions from Your Majesty."

Shenlong nodded, gestured to the imperial guard casually, and ordered, "Fight him forty times."

The words are so conclusive that the people who dare to sue will be beaten to the point that the convinced officials immediately exclaimed: "Your Majesty?!"

"He refuted me again, ten more sticks." Shenlong ordered without changing his face.

The imperial guards didn't care whether an official who came to Beijing from an unknown valley to be evaluated was frightened and angry. After receiving the order of Emperor Yuanhe, they quickly stepped forward, covered the official's mouth, and dragged the official like a dead dog. He pulled it out and pressed it on a long bench, took off his pants and started to spank his buttocks.

The imperial guards made the torture rounds in full swing. On the square in front of the hall, a group of officials who had passed the exam and who hadn't passed the exam winked and watched this unlucky guy being beaten.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

The square reverberates with the crisp sound of the court stick hitting the texture, and there is nothing else, even the sound of the wind blowing seems extremely lonely.

The purpose of Shenlong was to kill the chicken for the monkeys to see. Logically speaking, the punishment of fifty court rods to kill half of his life was just to beat this official who dared to ignore human life to pieces.

Shenlong watched with satisfaction the silence of the officials in front of the palace, smiled gently, and said softly: "My dear friends, don't be frightened. I severely punished this person this time because he tortured my people." , instead of acting according to the law. As long as you love ministers don’t act in such evil ways, I will not implicate others.”

After the official was beaten, he tied up his trousers with trembling hands, and returned to the hall with trembling legs to thank him.

Shenlong gave him a gentle smile, which made the official tremble with fright, and he heard Yuan Hedi's voices in cold sweat.The voice was obviously not loud, but it sounded like a bell to the officials' ears.

"Kang Dongcheng? Take your people to find out what officials have been evaluated over the years, and what outstanding achievements they have made."

Kang Dongcheng turned to look at the officials of the Ministry of Officials. Among the officials of the Ministry of Officials, someone immediately stepped forward and reported the "political achievements" of the beaten officials to Emperor Yuanhe, "This person was an official in Enke in the early years of Taixing. He was an official for 22 years and ruled the people of the land. There has never been a lawsuit."

"... gone?" Shenlong waited patiently.

The officials from the Ministry of Officials raised their eyes to look at Yuan Hedi, and replied in a low voice, "No more."

Shenlong: "..."

Well, I have been an official for many years, and the only political achievement is that no one has ever sued officials in the places he has governed. To a certain extent, he is also an awesome figure.

Because of the "achievements" of the beaten officials, Shenlong fell into silence for a while, unable to find words to comment on this strange situation.

Kang Dongcheng tried his best to evaluate this person as pertinently as possible, "Based on the judging standards of the Taixing Dynasty, the people under the rule are obedient and not easy to fight, which can be regarded as proper education and political achievements." Of course, this is the evaluation standard of the Taixing Emperor. The young Yuanhe Emperor Obviously, he doesn't think it's a skill to beat the people so hard that they don't even dare to open their mouths to redress their grievances.After saying all this, Kang Dongcheng looked at the reluctant young king and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty?"

No official can compete with the emperor's will.

Shenlong is dissatisfied with this kind of national thief wrapped in a plain corpse sitting in the position of a parent official. Of course, there are ways to pick out the other party's faults to make the other party go down.

He raised his eyebrows and said slowly, "That is to say, since I became an official, he has not been able to solve a case so far. According to today's investigation, his ability to solve cases is obviously insufficient, and the interview part is considered poor." .”

Of course, the officials who were beaten wanted to refute Yuan Hedi's statement, but since he became an official, the only way to maintain his official career is to seal the mouths of the local people, so that they will lose the opportunity to sue anyone for "staining" their achievements Given the opportunity, when Yuan Hedi questioned his ability to solve the case, of course he could only talk empty words, unable to produce any evidence in favor of his "ability to solve the case".

The officials who were beaten said repeatedly, "Your Majesty trusts me, and I can govern well."

But Yuan Hedi, who was sitting at the top, looked at him with distrust all the time. After the beating official broke out in a cold sweat, Yuan Hedi's expression finally changed slightly, and he waved his hand.

The next moment the beaten official was directly dragged out of the hall by the strong servant.

"Next." Shenlong stood up and walked back and forth on the imperial steps. After sitting for a long time, his body was stiff, and he continued to summon the next official who came to take the exam.

Facts have proved that local officials like this official are not alone. After hundreds of county and county officials across the country are checked, there are not even one-fifth of officials who make Shenlong feel that there is no major problem with their character, knowledge, and way of doing things.

It's a pity that Shenlong isn't that crazy yet. He frowned and endured disgust, and replaced the worst batch of greedy and bad officials among them. He politely put on an appearance of wanting to clean up thoroughly, and turned over old accounts with this group of officials who were eliminated, which caused the officials who were eliminated to become more and more panicked.

The more insecure a person is, the more he wants to find out how the higher-ups plan to deal with him.

As a result, this group of officials who were as anxious as headless flies ran around, wishing that every household would send "small gifts" to find out what regulations Yuanhedi had for these officials who were dismissed.

All the officials who really care about the emperor's heart don't know what Yuanhe Emperor is doing now. Of course, they will not go against the enterprising young king. Veteran officials such as classics and Zhou Ji have accepted the "small gifts" unceremoniously. , After clarifying the content and value of the "thin gift", he went into the palace with the gift list written by the original owner himself, and handed it directly to Emperor Yuanhe.

Officials who lost their official positions were originally charged with "incompetence". If they exploited properly, they would have a chance of recovery, but now they have all become representatives of "corruption" and "bribery", and their fame has been wiped out in one go , Even the family members felt that they had humiliated their ancestral surnames, expelled them from the family, and refused to let them return to their hometowns.

Hearing the uproarious drama below, Shenlong sat in the palace with a low smile, "Oh, yes, it's quite exciting--let me just say, if the clan is so humane, how can it grow and develop."

Do those clans feel that they have done things neatly and beautifully?

Shenlong shook his head and smiled lowly, thinking to himself, people don't dare to resent someone who is far stronger than themselves, but they are extremely harsh on their relatives, so this time they lose their official position and are expelled from the family. What the officials hate most is not this place, but Clans that used to lie on them and suck blood.

That's great, as long as you use a little more strength, you can attack the clan.

Officials who lost their official positions and lost the protection of their clans were homeless, and most of them were stranded in Beijing, living a miserable life.

After surviving the autumn, the winter came as promised with the cold wind. When everything was exhausted, Emperor Yuanhe took his servants for a private visit. They sent some food and clothing.

Rumors soon spread from the palace, saying that during the private visit of Yuan Hedi Weifu, he saw that the officials in the past were sitting on the street writing letters for a living, which made Yuan Hedi feel unbearable. After careful inquiry, he found that this group of lost Almost all the officials were expelled from the clan, and they cursed a few words about the shamelessness of the clan.

The officials who know how to read the emperor's face will take out the memorials of the people who lost their officials according to their handprints at the next big court meeting, and talk about the shameless behavior of each clan one by one, which once again arouses the reunion of Yuan and Emperor. , severely reviled the clan for being shameless.

As a result, the story of the clan's murder of the clan members spread from central Beijing to other places, and it also aroused discussions among the local people and the oppressed old and weak about the various vicious and evil behaviors of the local big clans.

Everyone spoke happily, and no one realized that paper-like memorials flew to the capital, and no one realized that Yuan Hedi had already grasped the handles of big families in various places.

The author has something to say:

Shenlong: I suspect that you guys are secretly driving behind my back. Is there any evidence, so I directly increased the speed of the car.