At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

And this is also the case in fact, the starting point and ending point of Ju Xiaolian who was awarded an official after the re-examination by the government and the official from the Taixue channel are different.

Mr. Guo can only do this. If he continues to move forward, he still needs time to prepare and change.

It is now the result of years of struggle to be able to introduce officials from the lower levels of Li and Shu to enter the Taixue to receive education and then to be awarded officials to a certain extent.

Guo Peng also never did anything to Xiaolian and Maocai.

He left this place to the scholars as their private land, let them play by themselves, and tolerated them making use of this place, as long as it wasn't too much, he could tolerate it.

They even handed over the power of re-examination by the government to Cui Yan, a scholar with some prestige in the court, and let them operate by themselves, and they can turn a blind eye to it.

This in itself is a kind of compromise for him.

Now is not the time to tear his face, the time for him to use Wang Zang is when his world is finally stable.

At this moment, Wang Zha was almost ready, and there was only one opportunity left.

But this time it was an accident. They showed their flaws and tried to prevent Guo Peng from raising business taxes. If they didn't make good use of it, they would really be sorry for such an opportunity.

The opportunity was given to Guo Peng by their own hands. If they don't make good use of it, Guo Peng really feels sorry for himself.

But in the final analysis, Guo Peng still has to compromise.

Otherwise, according to his thinking, the number of people involved in this Cui Qu case is definitely not only 300, but 3000 people are possible.

First of all, Cui Yan's position must be taken down no matter what, and replaced by a more reliable person, who will hold the power of the government's re-examination in his hands, and grasp the lifeblood of the scholars.

But in this way, it is easier to stimulate the sensitive nerves of some people.

Now is not the time to oppress too much.

So Guo Peng chose to let Cui Yan go, and let Cui Yan deal with Cui Qu by himself.

Killing the Cui Qu case in the bud did not allow this major case to continue to expand and implicate more people.

Killing one Cui Qu and knocking the mountain to shake the tiger, punishing 22 unlucky bastards, and destroying 22 families of scholars is his own punishment.

Take this opportunity to announce your real plan to increase the business tax that you have already decided, reach a compromise with them under such high pressure, achieve your goal, and then expose this matter.

End this fight quickly.

The Cui Qu case ends here.

Whether this political struggle is an opportunity for expansion or miniaturization is actually in the hands of Mr. Guo, and Mr. Guo's ability to turn clouds into clouds and rain is fully reflected in Mr. Guo.

As for the future, it doesn't matter who will feud with whom, and who will be at odds with whom.

Only Cui Yan, Tian Feng, and Cheng Yu, three people who were widely expected to become future leaders of scholars, knelt down.

Without the aura, of course, there is no possibility of becoming a scholar leader.

Cui Yan is still the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and still holds the power of re-examination by the government, but lost a family member, and his prestige was damaged.

Cui Yan's face was devastated, and she was very depressed. In her depression, there was a strong resentment against the person who exposed the matter.

He hated Wang Can and Cao Cao very much.

Cheng Yu was still the Minister of the Book and concurrently the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but the strictness he had always been proud of was broken, and his face was swollen.

Cheng Yu is very upset with Cui Yan, it can be said that it has reached a certain level, every time he sees Cui Yan, he will squint his eyes, and he does not hide his hostility at all.

Wang Can and Cui Yan became unresolvable enemies, and the enmity between them would never end there. Every time they saw each other, they glared at each other.

When Cao Cao fought back, Cheng Yu and Tian Feng were involved. Cheng Yu and Tian Feng had opinions on Cao Cao in their hearts, and they were very upset.

Whether the relationship between them will change is not certain.

What role does Tian Feng, who has an in-law relationship with Cui Yan, play in this turmoil? How will Cheng Yu view his relationship with Cui Yan? How will Cao Cao and Zaozhi view his relationship with Cui Yan? How will Wang Can view him? Relationship with Cui Yan.

What interesting things will happen between them, what wonderful chemistry will these people have when they get together.

In this incident, Guo Peng deliberately ignored and did not mention whether the cabinet with auditing powers had dereliction of duty, how would Cao Cao treat it.

A certain trend reflected in the sudden turmoil of Yushitai, Xingbu, and Sili Xiaoweibu, and the relationship channel of insider trading that they were forced to expose.

What will the severely damaged Cui family and other families think of the third division, what will they think of Wang Can, Cao Cao and Zaoyi, and whether there will be further confrontation between them.

What kind of targeted strategies will the high-ranking households who have further lost their business interests adopt in response to such facts, whether they will retaliate or find other ways to make up for their losses.

Every clue will touch everyone's sensitive nerves one day in the future, and then brew the next political struggle.

The Cui Qu case is over, but the next more intense political struggle is brewing.

The court struggle of the Guo Wei Empire has been started by someone Guo, and the chain of mutual hatred and struggle has begun.

This time it was forcibly ended and suppressed by someone from Guo, what about next time?

Will officials engage in more intense political battles?

How would they view the emperor's repeated suppression and plunder against them?

How many people will be involved in the next big case?

How many families will be destroyed?

It was so much fun, it was so much fun, it was so much fun!

Bliss.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Someone Guo showed an extremely despicable and shameless smile.

How can I watch you tie me up more and more tightly with the chains of marriage in a harmonious atmosphere?

How can I watch you tie my hands and feet with the chains of interest exchange in a group of harmony?

Can I watch you complete the transformation from nobles, tyrants, to aristocratic families in a happy and happy manner?

Stop dreaming.

Can I just watch you slowly eat away at my village?

Can I just watch you turn my Wei into your Jin?

Of course not.

Don't worry, this is the first time. In the future, we will have many opportunities to play political games like this.

As long as I don't die, you will never succeed in this life.

Cheng Yu, Cao Cao, Tian Feng, Cui Yan, Wang Can, Zaozhi, Guo Hong, Guoyuan...

You guys are really my best pawns.

Let's fight each other!

On February 21, the third year of Yande, at night, someone Guo looked at the vast night outside the Hall of Qinzheng, and sighed against the dark sky.

On February 22, the third year of Yande, in the morning, when the first ray of sunlight pierced the morning fog, Emperor Wei Guo Peng successively issued multiple imperial edicts.

Chapter 920 Cui Yan also became a staunch supporter of tax increases

The first imperial decree issued by a certain Guo was the method of dealing with Cui Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

Cui Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, made a big mistake because he failed to discipline his clansmen properly. The emperor ordered him to fine his salary for two years, demote him by one rank, from a second-class uncle to a third-class uncle, and cut [-] households in the city.

Considering that I "didn't know" about this matter, and "killing relatives with righteousness" was timely, so no other punishment was given, and he was asked to reflect on his mistakes, and he was not allowed to make mistakes again in future work.

He is still the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he still holds the power of the government's re-examination.

It was not won as expected by public opinion.

Then came the punishment measures of Cheng Yu, Minister of Shangshuling and Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Cheng Yu deserves credit for his work, and he has worked hard, but because of his unqualified discipline and lax control of his subordinates, he did not detect the mistakes of his subordinates in time, which led to such things happening.

Therefore, he was fined for one year, demoted to a rank of nobility, reduced from second-class marquis to third-class marquis, and reduced two hundred households in the township. He was ordered to reflect deeply and think carefully about his mistakes. If he made a mistake again, he would never let it go.

There was a problem when Shang Shupu shot Tian Feng in the management of the Ministry of Industry. He was not strict in controlling his subordinates and had selfishness, which caused such a scandal among his subordinates. Guo Peng was very angry.

Therefore, he fined his salary for two years, reduced [-] households in the township, and demoted him to first-class uncle. He ordered Tian Feng to reflect deeply and carefully evaluate his subordinates.

Wang Can, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, had problems both as an official and in managing his subordinates. Although the problem was not very serious, the nature was relatively bad, which highlighted some problems within the Ministry of Finance.

Therefore, Guo Peng fined Wang Can's salary for one year, cut [-] households in the city, ordered Wang Can to reflect deeply, organized a review meeting within the Ministry of Finance, and then wrote the review and handed it over to Guo Peng. If he made a mistake again, he would be punished severely.

The Minister of Civil Affairs, Zaoyi, was not strict in controlling his subordinates, which led to some corruption and dereliction of duty among his subordinates. He was fined for half a year and cut [-] households in the township.

Cao Cao, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was not decisive enough to exercise the auditing power, and he did not find out and report the problems in time.

Then there are punishments for a group of small fish and shrimps who have found problems, demoted, dismissed, imprisoned, deprived of family property and turned into common people, and of course the punishment of abolishing household registration and moving to the frontier will not be forgotten.

So everyone understood.

The little fish and shrimps were unlucky, but the big bosses were safe and sound, only lost some skin, and did not involve their own most critical interests.

After such a big turmoil, no high-ranking official was sacked after the punishment plan was finalized, and he was still in his original position.

The biggest punishments for senior officials were demotion, fines and reduction of food.

The frightening penalty of deprivation of household registration is limited to those small fish and shrimp who want to mix into the central government.

Obviously, it was lifted up by the emperor and put down gently.

The emperor didn't want to make a big incident, so he chose to knock the mountain to shake the tiger, kill one or two scapegoats to shock people's hearts, give everyone a little color, let everyone restrain themselves, and then continue to work.

Forget it this time, if it happens again next time, it won't be that simple.

After the emperor said this, he put an end to this matter.

The frontier war was not over yet, and the emperor didn't want to magnify the matter and make it out of control, so he raised it high and put it down gently, maintaining the overall stability of the court, and many people were relieved.

It seems everyone is safe.

Many officials with ghosts in their hearts let out a long sigh of relief.

But there are still a few smart people who are not completely relieved.

This time, everyone is lucky.

What about next time?

Hard to say.

It's really hard to say.

Will the emperor let it go?

Will such a thing happen again in the future?

The guys who are greedy for profit don't care whether the emperor will punish everyone severely, as long as it is profitable, they are extremely happy.

Who knows what a big thunderbolt they will detonate in the future?

With the emperor's anti-corruption measures, it may not be just small fish and shrimp that will be killed by the unlucky time.

People of insight are secretly worried.

However, Guo Peng began to take advantage of the victory to pursue and consolidate his victory.

In addition to the edict to punish officials, Guo Peng also issued an edict to increase business taxes.

Compared with the tax increase draft drafted by Wang Can that was circulated before, this tax increase bill is much milder.

Wang Can's draft is to keep everyone half-dead and linger on. From the beginning to the end of business activities, every link has to be taxed. The highest tax rate has even reached the point where ten taxes are six. It can be called an absolute heavy tax, which is unimaginable. kind.

If you really want to do this, what kind of business do you still make money from?

Is it all for you to work for the court?

Now the emperor has personally drafted a moderate version of the tax policy. There are actually only two additional links in the whole collection, one is called road maintenance tax and the other is called city tax.

Road maintenance tax, as the name suggests, is for road maintenance.

The emperor said that the original intention of building the official road was for the smooth marching. Now that it is good for business, it is also good, but the more people walk, the greater the damage to the road surface. He also listed the road damage in the first and second years of Yande situation and consumption.

So the road maintenance tax is aimed at this part of the loss, whoever uses it, who pays, is very reasonable.

The specific detailed measures are to set up relevant road cards on each main road, evaluate the caravans passing through the official road according to the number of people, the number of livestock, the number of carts and the weight of the goods, and then collect taxes separately. The more you get, the more you get.

Road cards belong to the officials of the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Finance needs to send special tax collectors to establish road cards, special personnel to station, and special personnel to be responsible for tax calculation.