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The servant managed to pry open the small lock, and then gently opened the two doors of the box...

Suddenly hearing the sound of spring wires being pulled in the box, Xia Kangshou faintly felt that something was wrong, and was about to ask them to close the box door, but it was too late. Hearing a loud "boom", Xia Kangshou's mansion was instantly engulfed in flames. And shrouded in smoke!

Turning his head, let's talk about the bright hall of Zhao Bingjun's mansion, Xizi opened the two wooden doors of the box with breathless concentration, Zhao Bingjun leaned closer and looked inside, as soon as the door opened, he felt that everything in front of him was golden and dazzling.

Shunzi rubbed her eyes and watched carefully, then exclaimed: "My God, Golden Buddha!"

At this time, Zhao Bingjun could also see it clearly, and there was a red gold Buddha of Huanxi placed in the sandalwood box, which was as tall as a person, with lifelike eyebrows and eyes.Zhao Bingjun gasped and was speechless for a while.

Early the next morning, Guan Xuqing came to the court hall before dawn, because Wang Shang had come to report to the emperor early, and Zhao Bingjun was waiting in the Qianqing Palace, saying that he had something important to attend to the emperor.

"This Zhao Bingjun is always startled and surprised, so I can't even sleep soundly. Okay, change clothes immediately and go to Qianqing Palace."

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When they came to Qianqing Palace, Guan Xuqing saw Zhao Bingjun and said, "Zhi An, I heard that you almost lost your life when you went to the Golden Theater last night. You woke me up so early. You want to complain."

As soon as Zhao Bingjun changed his usual calmness, his face looked tired and a little uneasy, he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Su Zhengshi Xia Kangshou was bombed to death at home last night!"

"What?" Guan Xuqing was taken aback by the other party's nonsensical words, "What do you think happened to Xia Kangshou?"

"Xia Kangshou was bombed to death."

"Ah!" Guan Xuqing was speechless for a moment. Xia Kangshou was a Su Zhengshi, equivalent to a first-level official in the past. The rank of the censor may not be very high, but he can impeach any official. I was a bit afraid, after Guan Xuqing came to power, he attached great importance to purging the official style, so the status of purging the political history has even surpassed that of the past censors, but he never thought that Xia Kangshou's sudden death would trigger new turmoil in the entire Beijing political arena?

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Resurgence: World War II Chapter 426 Unforgiven

"Have you sent someone to the Xia Mansion to check?" Guan Xuqing asked, frowning deeply.

"It has already been dispatched, but the Mingtang where Xia Kangshou was staying last night was almost blown into ruins. It may take a while to find clues from the pile of ruins." Zhao Bingjun sighed, recalling Xia Kangshou's last night. The generosity and sincerity expressed to myself, as well as the various experiences I had with this young man from the time I met him to helping him, I couldn't help feeling sad.

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Bingjun expressed his conjecture, "I think this matter must have something to do with Wang Zhixin."

"Wang Zhixin? His son's misbehavior is heinous. I only heard about it last night, but since Wang Zhixin came to Beijing as an official, no one has ever told me anything bad about him, and this person's official voice in the officialdom has always been the same. Not bad, how could it be related to Xia Kangshou's death, did you guess it was him because of what happened last night?"

"The emperor doesn't know. Last night, I went to the Golden Theater to listen to a play. I happened to meet Xia Kangshou. During the conversation, he confided to me about Wang Zhixin's evil deeds of taking money and selling the law. According to him, since Wang Zhixin was transferred to Beijing, he has served Since the mayor of Beijing, all officials at the county magistrate level in the 23 counties under his jurisdiction have given him huge amounts of property. His family sent a huge sum of money. Anyone who does not go will be dismissed soon. He has listed a detailed price list for the promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials and the settlement of cases. If you want to be an official, you only need to follow the price list. According to the regulations, it is enough to hand over the full amount of money to Wang Zhixin. If anyone wants to commit a serious crime, as long as he pays the full amount of money, Wang Zhixin can turn black into white with a swipe of a pen. People donate thousands of dollars, and their stolen money can reach more than [-] yuan at a time." Zhao Bingjun did not say that Wang Zhixin supported Yuan Keding, and if Yuan Shikai was involved in this matter, it would probably become extremely complicated.

Guan Xuqing's complexion changed, and he pondered for a long time: "If this matter is true, then it is rare to hear of such a large-scale bribery at the feet of the emperor, even in the two hundred years of the former Qing Dynasty." Zhao Bingjun said word by word: "But the key is to have evidence. Even the emperor's sword can't kill innocent people."

"This... Wang Zhixin's success in officialdom is mainly due to his willingness to spend money. According to the criminal evidence found by Xia Kangshou, Wang Zhixin had a close relationship with many high-ranking officials in Beijing, and the money he paid for bribing them is even more impressive. Pointing fingers. It can be said that Wang Zhixin is good at controlling people. He bribes the top with huge sums of money and tries to suppress the bottom. Therefore, no one has sued him for several years. Even if he did, he is the chief of the police department and controls the imperial city Anyone's pleadings have to go through him, so naturally it is impossible to listen to it." Zhao Bingjun gritted his teeth and said, "Give me some time, and I will definitely find his criminal evidence. There is one more thing, Wang Zhixin His son, Wang Ke, has been arrested by the courtiers. This kid is extremely vicious and has done all kinds of bad things. This is a complaint from the people of Nancheng, please read it."

Guan Xuqing took the pleadings, the first half was the accusation of Wang Ke's crimes, and the bottom part was densely signed with the names of the people in Nancheng. It is roughly estimated that there are at least 100 people. "This kind of person is bold and reckless. If you don't kill him, it won't be enough to anger the common people. But until the matter of Wang Zhixin is clarified, don't touch him for the time being. When the whole thing comes to light, I will deal with it together!"

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After leaving the palace, Zhao Bingjun didn't go back to his administrative office, but went straight to Xia Kangshou's mansion.Xia Kangshou's family members and servants were all standing in front of the door, some were crying and some were sad.

"Master Zhao is here, Master Zhao is here!" Seeing Zhao Bingjun, Xia Kangshou's wife knelt down in front of him, crying and begging, "Master Zhao, you have been wronged by his death, you have to decide for him!"

Zhao Bingjun's heart felt sore, he said some kind words of comfort, and then he separated from the crowd and went into the house.Xia Kangshou's bright hall has long been turned into scorched earth. Although the fire has been extinguished, thick smoke is still rising from some places.

"How's it going?" Zhao Bingjun asked Xiong Bingnan, who was referring to Xia Kangshou's corpse and remains.

"Master Xia's body has not been found yet, only the fragments of the wooden box containing the bomb have been found, and the other things have not been found yet." Xiong Bingnan's eyes were bloodshot, obviously he hadn't slept all night.

"Keep looking, no matter how hard we dig, we will find what we want."

Suddenly there were two military personnel shouting: "My lord, please move over here."

Zhao Bingjun walked quickly over the ruins, following the direction of the fingers of the two military agents, he saw a piece of paper color exposed among the bricks and rubble. "Take it out carefully!"

The military personnel carefully peeled off the covering soil, and gently took out the half piece of rice paper.Zhao Bingjun took it in his hand and looked at it. The small characters on the top read: "Xia Kangshou, the minister of Suzheng in the capital, knocked on the Emperor Jin'an..." Zhao Bingjun immediately raised his attention, and when he looked down again, many places were already incomplete, but The three words "Wang Zhixin" can still be seen, and at the end there is a list of a large list of important officials in Beijing, with the amount of money beside it.Zhao Bingjun immediately realized that this was a secret document written by Xia Kangshou to the emperor before his death. He could completely confirm Xia Kangshou's handwriting, and he was also very familiar with the names of the officials listed. This secret document was obviously a detailed accusation of Wang Zhixin to the emperor. crime.With this half of the secret book, there is a trump card to bring down Wang Zhixin, so all he needs to do next is to arrest a few officials according to the list on the secret book and interrogate them, and everything will be understood.

"Continue to look for physical evidence, and never let go of any clues." After instructing Xiong Bingnan, Zhao Bingjun got into his special car and hurried to see the emperor.

After seeing the half piece of rice paper, Guan Xuqing couldn't help being furious: "Wang Zhixin has the guts to dare to bribe the officials in Beijing with such a big fanfare, which is tolerable or unbearable!"

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the present plan, should we arrest some of them according to the list and interrogate them first? If the amount of arrears and other items are consistent with what is written on this piece of paper, then the evidence is convincing." Zhao Bingjun suggested.

"Okay, you will be fully responsible for this matter, and you will discuss this matter with Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Suzheng Office. Remember, hurry up, but don't make too much publicity, so as not to shock the officialdom and startle the snake."

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Following the imperial decree of the emperor, several government offices worked together to arrest and interrogate more than 50 important officials within half a day, and most of them confessed to taking bribes.At the same time, more important discoveries were made in Xia Kangshou's mansion. Xiong Bingnan led the military intelligence personnel to find out from the ruins Xia Kangshou's original detailed records hidden in the cracks in the bricks. Regarding the amount of bribes, the Security Bureau dispatched again to find out what to do. After arresting these people and interrogating them, they all confessed their crimes and confessed Wang Zhixin's evil deeds of crazily accumulating money over the past few years.

Now that there are all the witnesses and evidence, Zhao Bingjun brought the confession and evidence he had collected to see the emperor, and reported the process of interrogation and evidence collection in detail.Guan Xuqing raised the case: "Wang Zhixin, this dog slave, is so rampant, it's a crime that cannot be punished!"

"Chente came to ask the emperor for orders, can he be imprisoned?"

"Catch him and put him in the death row. You don't have to wait until after autumn. At noon tomorrow, he will be sentenced to death at Caishikou along with his tyrannical son!" Guan Xuqing was so angry that his chest heaved.

"Report to the emperor, according to the names on Xia Kangshou's list, 54 senior officials in Beijing were arrested. Most of these people are deacons and officials of the prominent government offices in the court, and some are nobles in the palace. How to deal with these people is to let them go. Or..." After Zhao Bingjun saw the list, his heart skipped a beat. So many important officials in Beijing were involved in this case. Even the emperor would have difficulty making a decision after seeing the list. , Beijing officialdom will cause a huge earthquake!

Zhao Bingjun never expected that the emperor didn't even frown, and said decisively: "Kill! Kill everyone!"

Zhao Bingjun was taken aback, thinking that he had heard wrongly, so he didn't answer for a long time.

Guan Xuqing saw Zhao Bingjun's thoughts, and said with a sneer: "The corruption of officials in the past has gone through thousands of years without any effect. From today onwards, I will change this old calendar. China's corruption will start from today." Cut off! These people are the moths of the empire, and if I keep them, they will only continue to bring disaster to the country and the people, and I will tell the officials all over the place with this matter, whoever dares to go over the thunder pond even half a step, will end up today!"

"There are also several county kings and beizi..."

"What happened to the people of the royal family? Since ancient times, it has been said that princes have committed the same crimes as ordinary people, but no dynasty has been able to do this since ancient times. In fact, the biggest moths are these royal families. Put on an iron hat, and you can run amok, and I have long known that this group of people is no different from the original bannermen, and even worse, if they are not severely punished today, the royal family will be disgraced." Guan Xuqing livid His face was full of murderous intent.

Even Zhao Bingjun was a little timid, and said respectfully: "I will obey the order."

After a while, Guan Xuqing sighed softly and said: "Zhi An, it's not easy to govern the country. I want to establish the power of the king, but at the same time I must be gentle. Otherwise, I will become the first emperor of Qin? So, this matter After the processing is over, I want to restore the Yongzheng Dynasty's system of raising honesty and silver, and I want a high salary to support honesty."

"High salary to support honesty?" Zhao Bingjun was a little confused.

"Yes. Since entering the era of the Chinese Empire, the country's economy has developed extremely rapidly, and new policies have been implemented in all aspects, but there have not been many changes in the income of public officials. The salaries of officials are still very meager. Officials above the ministerial level Their salary is only more than 800 yuan per year, and only more than 100 yuan per month. In addition to the "entitlement salary", there is nothing else besides a little limited salary. But they have to entertain various relationships, and they still have To support the whole family, to pay monthly and annual salaries to the servants, relying on my meager income, I can use it anywhere. Zhian, what I said is right." Guan Xuqing said to Zhao Bingjun. http:..129749index.html

Resurgence: The Second World War Chapter 426 High Salary Raises Integrity

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. Even so, I don't care about money. As long as I can do things by the Emperor's side, that's enough." Zhao Bingjun spoke from the bottom of his heart, and he always felt that he was worthy of the world when he was doing things by this master's side. walk around.

Guan Xuqing nodded: "It's good that you can understand Shangyi, but this is a matter of governing the country. The so-called governance of the country is to support people first. If you can't even support people, you can't talk about stability and stability. I just said that you are in an important position. Officials, such as the county magistrate, have an annual salary of only [-] to [-] yuan. According to common sense, such a meager income can only be considered food and clothing, not even wealth. So many officials came out They began to collect money for various purposes. Now the empire has unified the issuance of banknotes and has taken back the coinage rights of various places. Although there is no fire consumption silver in the past, all places have come up with all kinds of money in order to collect money, such as what food consumption, Copper consumption, water consumption, soil consumption, etc. are too numerous to count. They convert these things into taxes and collect them together. At first, they collected in kind, and later changed it to "fold color", that is, to collect cash. This consumption envy It is not owned by the public, and it is completely in the private pockets of state and county officials, and it has become an open and routine benefit. In some places, various extra bad rules have even exceeded the normal tax rate by more than ten times."

"That's right. The imperial court has made repeated orders and repeated orders for this matter. There are not a few officials from various places who have been punished, but the effect does not seem to be very great."

"It's not only that the effect is not great, it's simply that the more the punishment is, the more severe it is. I have discussed this matter with the cabinet and some people from the Ministry of Finance. The economic development of each region depends on the shortage, and the cheap money is different every year. In addition, I have asked the officials of the Ministry of Personnel to work out a detailed salary system. The new official salary is composed of basic salary and bonus salary. The higher the level, the higher the basic salary, but the salary will vary depending on the performance of different officials. At the same time, a set of evaluation system for officials should be formulated. Officials, depending on the situation, demote or dismiss." Speaking of this, Guan Xuqing took a long breath: "Zhi An, the strength of the empire is not what it used to be, and the income of the people has increased, and the officials can't just sit and eat."

"Your majesty is truly a genius." Zhao Bingjun said to the emperor sincerely when he heard this.

At noon the next day, the streets of Beijing were empty for thousands of people, Caishikou was so crowded that there was no way to get through, and a five-foot-high execution platform was erected in the center. On the supervisory stage, everyone looked very serious.The common people were surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, whispering to each other from time to time.

As soon as the beheading gong sounded, Wang Zhixin and Wang Ke, as well as the 54 princes and ministers in Beijing who had accepted bribes, all planted grass marks and carried the instruments of torture for repeated offenders, walked to the execution platform in a file, and knelt on the ground in a row. , the guards swarmed up and fed everyone a bowl of soul-killing wine, and smashed the bowl to pieces. Fifty-four executioners walked behind everyone with knives, ready to execute.