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Coupled with the fact that the spirit has already collapsed, it is natural to confess everything to avoid suffering more.

"Wang Erma, you spitting blood"

When he heard that Wang Erma had pushed all the faults on himself, Gou Dongxi cursed desperately.

"Bold Gou Dongxi, how dare to shout at the court, come here, slap your mouth!"

In a rage, the prince immediately gave an order.

"clap clap"

Immediately, a guard came forward, held up a piece of bamboo and slapped Gou Dongxi until his fat face turned into a meat bun.

According to Wang Erma, besides embezzling the relief food this time, Gou Dongxi also has a big appetite on weekdays, but almost all the wealthy businessmen in the city have contacts with him.

If someone gave less money, Gou Dongxi would find some trouble with an excuse and force the other party to give gifts. In short, this guy is notoriously greedy.

But he is the magistrate of the county, who holds the power of life and death for the people of the county, and everyone can only swallow his anger

Of course, this is just Wang Erma's one-sided remarks.

Jing Dongxi is certainly greedy, but how many of these wealthy businessmen are good things?Otherwise, the common people would not say that there is no business without fraud, and no business without fraud.

Chapter 287 The Legend of Kunlun Fairy Mountain...

The prince, princess, and Jin Yihou appeared in the mausoleum of Lingqiu in surprise!

The news quickly spread to the government office, frightening all the officials in the government office.

Several officials headed by the prefect set off overnight and arrived in Lingqiu County at dawn.

On the morning of the same day, the county government posted an Anmin notice, saying that it would open a warehouse to release grain tomorrow morning.

In addition, four points will be set in the east, west, south, and north outside the city to provide rice porridge and steamed buns for the victims.

At the same time, another notice was posted, saying that the reason why the previous relief food was not distributed in full was because someone withheld it, which caused the people to suffer.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been informed of this matter, and will personally investigate thoroughly to seek justice for the victims of the disaster in the county.

As soon as the notice came out, the people of the whole county naturally wept with joy and rushed to tell each other.

Many people even took advantage of this opportunity to go to the county government to beat drums and complain, suing Gou Dongxi and some bullies in the city.

Now, the whole county is bustling.

In order to make it easier for the people to sue, the prince simply moved the court outside, chose a spacious place in the city, and held a public trial in front of the whole city.

Regarding this, the two little princesses were overjoyed, and they kept praising Brother Wang for his wisdom and martial arts, which made the prince feel a little ashamed

Although he has great ambitions, he is still a fledgling young man after all, and these ideas were secretly instructed by Gu Ming.

Of course, the prince also knew what the two little girls were thinking, and they were nothing more than just wanting to have fun.

Because there are many people involved in this case, not only Gou Dongxi, but also several county government officials including the county magistrate, and even government officials.

In addition, more than a dozen business houses in the city, as well as some squires and landlords in the countryside were involved.

If this is to be replaced by a normal interrogation, I am afraid it will take a year and a half.

After all, this group of people is not stupid, and most of them have a way out.For example, many things are not done in person, but are handled by subordinates.

In this way, if something goes wrong, there will be someone who will take the blame.

Even, it is common to find out that the limelight is not right, such as murder and silence, so that the clues can be cut off fundamentally, and there will be no evidence.

In other words, knowing that the other party is the mastermind behind the scenes, but without conclusive evidence, they can only let him get away with it.

This is a typical loophole of taking advantage of the court's laws and regulations.

Unfortunately, this time is an exception.

The prince has witnessed the tragic situation of the victims, so he is determined to win the hearts of the people, make a great contribution, and do a great thing to make his father look at him differently.

The two little princesses jumped up and down, urging my brother all day long to arrest all the bad guys and not let any one go.

Not to mention Gu Ming

What evidence do you want?

The tens of thousands of disaster victims in Lingqiu County are the evidence.

The blood and tears of the people are the evidence!

Therefore, those who want to use their subordinates to cover their bags are not allowed to quibble at all, and they will be sent to prison first.

deny?

It's ok!

Either wait for a big punishment, or sentence as you like, which is beyond debate.

If you want to take advantage of the loopholes, let alone doors, there are no windows.

Of course, in this process, Gu Ming still has to check it out.With him here, you only need to ask a few words to identify whether the other party is really wronged

It took only four days to cut through the mess with a sharp knife, and the embezzlement of disaster relief food came to an end.

Several principal criminals headed by Gou Dongxi were sentenced to death, which made the people of the county applaud.

The rest of the accomplices were handed over to the government office, those who should be tried continued to be tried, those who should be decapitated were decapitated, those who should be ransacked their homes, and those who should be imprisoned were imprisoned.

Through this incident, the prince has also witnessed the suffering of the people and the many disadvantages of the management of the local government.

For example, the bad habit of donating officials, on the surface, the court received a large amount of money, but it has buried a lot of hidden dangers.

Most of these donators are from the countryside, and they can't read a few big characters. They spend a lot of money to donate to officials. Once they take office, they have to desperately try to make a loss?

For them, being an official is similar to doing business, and if there is investment, there must be returns.

Therefore, people's livelihood will not be taken seriously at all, ignoring the court's laws and regulations, and blindly accumulating money with no conscience.

For example, this Gou Dongxi even regarded the relief food used to save the lives of the people as an opportunity to make a fortune, and it would be fine to embezzle a little bit.

The key point is that this guy has a dark heart, devouring almost all of them, and then asked those grain merchants to take out some moldy brown rice to deal with the people, which caused at least thousands of people in the county to starve to death.

There are also many people who have to leave their homes, and even sell their children and daughters.

If it didn't happen to pass here, wouldn't these moths succeed?

Therefore, the prince's heart is heavy, because he doesn't know how many moths like Gou Dongxi are still in the world.

Moreover, Gu Ming also took this opportunity to talk about Qin Shou, the former magistrate of Guobei County.

Also, that guy's official is also donated

When setting off, the Prince's heart was still a little heavy.

Although he gained a good reputation and made a great contribution, he still couldn't be happy.

So, I found Gu Ming while resting on the road, and said solemnly: "Teacher, I want to ask a question."

"What doubts does Your Highness have?"

"About the rule of donating officials from the imperial court, does the teacher think it is necessary to exist?"

Gu Ming thought for a while, and said: "The custom of donating officials has a long history, according to historical records, it should have been popular since the Western Han Dynasty, and after that, all dynasties have followed this custom.

This is a measure that the imperial court had to take to resolve the tension in Kuyin.

As the saying goes, existence is reasonable, since the function of donating organs has been carried on to this day, it can be seen that there is still a certain rationality.”

Hearing this, the prince couldn't help but frowned: "Then what does the teacher mean, you still support donating officials?"

"It's not about support, everything has advantages and disadvantages.

The key still depends on how the decision-makers balance and strive to turn the unfavorable side into a positive side.

Donating officials is indeed a bad habit, but if it is abolished suddenly, it may cause some unexpected consequences.

After all, the imperial court can be considered to have gained a lot of treasury silver from it every year. "

"Then, does the teacher have any good ways to turn the negative side into a positive side?"

"This requires a gradual process. For example, the number of donated officials can be reduced first. In addition, the donated officials should also be assessed.

Those who are illiterate will not be considered. Even if they are literate, they must at least be at the level of a scholar.

In addition, these donated officials have to be assessed separately every year. If their performance does not meet the standards, they will be dismissed directly.

As long as this assessment is really carried out, then these donating officials will not dare to blindly collect money, and must find a way to make some achievements in order to protect Usha."

"Well, it makes sense. It's much better than those illiterate officials. At least you can do something for the court."

"Yes, on the one hand, the imperial court is gradually reducing the number of donated officials, and on the other hand, it is trying to find ways to replenish treasury silver from other sources.

As long as the bank is full of money, it will be logical to abolish donated officials at that time. "

"It's probably not easy for Ku Yinzu. After all, the imperial court has a lot of expenses in all aspects."

"Don't worry, take your time, at least the Great Yan Dynasty will not have a major war in the short term, it is time to rest and recuperate"

In fact, Gu Ming also has a lot of ideas on how to expand Kuyin.

It's just that the prince is still young, and he can't understand too much now.

"Well, thank you teacher for clarifying the confusion. After returning to Beijing, the students mentioned the matter of donating officials to the emperor, and relayed the teacher's suggestion to the emperor."

"Well, you can mention it, but you have to find a suitable opportunity. After all, your father also has his own ideas, if your opinions disagree with him too much"

At this point, Gu Ming stopped talking, and stopped at the end, he believed that the prince could understand the meaning of his words.

Sure enough, the prince was stunned for a moment, and then gave a long bow: "Student understands, thank you for your teaching."

A few days later, the large team finally arrived at the border of Guobei County.

At this time, all the officials of Jinhua Mansion had already lined up here to wait.

They not only wanted to greet the prince and princess, but also Gu Ming.

After all, even if Gu Ming resigned from office, he still bears the titles of "First Class Hereditary Brocade" and "Prince Taishi".

Even without these two titles, it is not a trivial matter for a former cabinet scholar to return to his hometown. Local officials have to welcome them, and they have to visit the house from time to time.

When we meet each other, we naturally cannot avoid the usual etiquette.

Afterwards, the team continued to march mightily, and arrived at Guobei County smoothly at the evening meal.

At this time, Guobei County has been decorated like a New Year's Eve, and every house is decorated with lanterns and festoons, creating a festive atmosphere.

First of all, Guobei County is a small place, and no one from the royal family has ever been here.

This time, the prince was ushered in, and two little princesses were also ushered in.

Secondly, Gu Ming can now be regarded as the pride of Guobei County, an unprecedented big shot.

Not only was he the number one scholar in high school, but he was also promoted step by step, sitting on the high position of a cabinet bachelor, and was also canonized as a hereditary marquis.

Not to mention Guobei County, the entire Jinhua Prefecture is also No.1 in history.

Therefore, even if the crown prince and princess did not come, the common people would spontaneously celebrate Gu Ming's return as well.

But at the same time, the common people couldn't figure out why Gu Ming resigned from office and returned to his hometown at such a young age.

It's obviously not like offending the emperor.

If he had offended the emperor, would the emperor have staged such a big battle to escort Gu Ming back home?

Even the prince who had never left Beijing made a special trip to escort him all the way. It can be seen that the emperor still relies heavily on Gu Ming.

This is exactly the wit of Emperor Yongping.

He was afraid that the people of the world would misunderstand him and that he could not tolerate a great hero, so he made such a grand arrangement to dispel others' misunderstanding of him.

Of course, Gu Ming also knew the reason, because he readily accepted this grand occasion.

Next, the prince and the two little princesses stayed in Guobei County for two days, and then went to Yuhang Mansion to visit the world-famous West Lake.

Of course, this time there was no mobilization, but a secret visit.

The only people accompanying him were Gu Ming, She Ji, Bai Suzhen, and Xiao Qing.

fly directly

This excited the two little princesses, and they felt like they didn't want to leave when they came.

It's a pity that this kind of thing can't be solved by crying and making noise, and acting like a baby. In the end, it was still crying and reluctant to part with the team back to Beijing.