Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Wang Chong was just a businessman in Shangdang County. There were countless businessmen in the Song Dynasty. Not to mention Wang Chong, even if he was a county magistrate or even a magistrate, Zhao officials didn't have so much energy to pay attention to him.

His doubts are really normal, after all, the vertical management boundary of a person is only about 15 people.

If there are more than 15 people, the management efficiency will decrease as the number of people increases.

If the emperor really wants to fine-tune the management, I am afraid that at most he will manage to the level of Shangshu, and if he asks about the work of the assistant minister, he will basically be in a state of staying up late and working overtime for a long time.

It might even be chaotic and unfocused.

It is indeed embarrassing for Zhao Guan's family to ask him to pay attention to a businessman in a county.

It is precisely because of the management boundary problem in human society that there is a lot of information concealment and asymmetry.

But Zhao Guan's family knows about Wang Chong now.

"Are you wondering why I know Wang Chong and that he is your nephew?"

"minister……"

"Oh, I forgot, you should take a good look at what Wang Chong said."

Gao Qiu quickly presented Wang Chong's confession, and Zhao Ning gently threw it in front of Chen Zhengxian.

Of course, this confession is an attachment.

Chen Zhengxian picked it up with trembling hands. After reading the first line, he was so frightened that he bumped his head on the ground, making a loud bang: "Your Majesty! I am wronged!"

"Why is Chen Qing so impatient, why don't you talk about it after reading it?"

Chen Zhengxian forced himself to remain calm and continued watching.

The surrounding officials already looked terrified. Although they don't know what happened yet, it can be seen from this posture that the matter may be very serious.

When he saw the content of Wang Chong killing the imperial envoy, Chen Zhengxian had already collapsed, and he wailed heartbreakingly: "Your Majesty, I have nothing to do with him..."

"I didn't say that when I divided the money."

"minister……"

"Among them, how to get the money out of the bank, how to give it to Wang Chong, how Wang Chong distributed the money to the local officials, and talk about it in front of all the loyal ministers in the court, so that you can also know how to use benevolent government to make money. Make a coat for your own selfish desires, and deceive the superior and the inferior!"

"minister……"

"Say!"

"The minister is guilty of death!"

"Why didn't you say it! Didn't you say it just now!"

"minister……"

"Gao Qiu, since Chen Shenzheng can't say anything, you can tell everyone, so that everyone can listen to how an official who came to the capital to talk about benevolent government corrupts and exploits the common people!"

Gao Qiu immediately said: "Chen Zhengxian previously participated in politics on the left side of Hedong Road, and joined forces with the Bank of Hedong Road. In the name of building roads, he asked local state-owned commercial companies and private commercial companies to report excessive loans to the bank. Among them, only one member of the Shangdang The county reported 20 guan, but the workers who cultivated the official road did not get a penny."

As soon as he said this, frying pans had already begun in the court hall.

"What! This Chen Zhengxian is too courageous!"

"Even dare to cheat the bank's money!

Someone even yelled angrily: "This is destroying the foundation of the bank, which will lead to a cash crisis. This is..."

Some people shouted: "This is the way of fat officials and weak people. This is evil government! Evil government! Vicious!"

In the court hall, from the call for benevolent government just now to the scolding now, it took less than a cup of tea.

"Silence!" Zhao Ding said.

The crowd quieted down.

Gao Qiu continued: "Su Provincial Council sent people to Shangdang to investigate, but Wang Chong sent people to kill him in the county magistrate's office and set it on fire."

The crowd that had gradually calmed down immediately exploded after hearing Gao Lian's words.

"This is treason! This is treason!"

"If there is no severe punishment, what is the prestige of the court!"

"Outrageous!"

"..."

Everyone roared sentence by sentence.

Even a person like Wang Zonglin, who usually makes soy sauce in the court hall, couldn't help shouting and cursing.

"Silence! Silence!"

The crowd slowly fell silent again.

"Wang Ciweng."

"The minister...the minister is here."

"Are you the servant of the Criminal Department?"

"Minister... I am."

"Okay, tell me, how to deal with this matter?"

"This……"

"It's not easy to train them?" Zhao Ning asked rhetorically, "It doesn't matter if the people of the Su Provincial People's Court die, some local officials with inflated desire for power should be kept, right?"

"I dare not!"

"The food of the people in Jiangdong can be plundered, and they can even be starved to death, but the officials who rob the people of food must understand?"

"minister……"

Wang Ciweng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhao Ning: "According to your thinking, are those people punished with three glasses of wine each, and the matter is over?"

"minister……"

"After all, it is not easy for Guochao to train an official!" Zhao Ning's tone became more serious, "Isn't it, Luo Ruji!"

Luo Ruji trembled for a moment, quickly knelt on the ground, and said tremblingly, "I didn't mean that!"

"Are you saying that there is something wrong with my ears?"

"I dare not!"

"Your Majesty!" At this moment, Mo Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, jumped out, "I have something to say!"

"Say!"

"I think this matter is not simple. It's not just Chen Zhengxian who caused chaos on Hedong Road."

As soon as Mo Chou, the king of fans, comes out, he must cooperate with Zhao Ning's butcher knife, and his blood will flow for thousands of miles.

"Oh?"

"Why did Chen Zhengxian make such a big mistake when he came to the capital to see the benevolent government?" Mo Choi immediately set fire to the previous issue of benevolent government.

This question is really painful.

Because many officials are now calling for a reduction in punishment and a so-called benevolent government.

"why?"

"I dare to say that it is precisely because Chen Zhengxian committed such a serious crime that he wants to appeal to His Majesty to reduce the punishment. Will those honest officials care about this?"

Mo Choi, the number one scholar in the Song Dynasty, was gentle and venomous.

The sinister thing is that he can always stick out his tongue and lick a few times when Zhao Guan's family needs it most.

The skill of licking is superb, and no one can match it.

Gao Qiu on one side hated himself for not taking one step ahead, maybe even if he was one step ahead, he would not be able to lick the key position like Mo Chou.

Mo Chou's words were talking about Chen Zhengxian on the surface, but he was actually saying: the officials who called for the so-called benevolent government just now have problems.

This completely blocked the so-called benevolent government path for officials.

Whoever dares to mention one more sentence on that is a big problem.

"So, what does Mo Qing mean?"

"Your Majesty is wise. Your Majesty's clear rewards and punishments are an extremely wise policy. It is precisely because of the clear rewards and punishments that you can deter traitors and villains."

Mo Cho looked as if he didn't think it was a big deal, and continued: "Now there are some people who want to reduce the punishment for their future corruption, and even use it to form a clique for personal gain!"

Chapter 869 It’s Just the Yi Clan (First Change)

There is a kind of person who is by no means a gentleman.

But he can say things that sound objective and fair.

For example, Mo Chou.

Mo Chou is a gentleman to be precise, but he is definitely a hypocrite.

How can a hypocrite say such objective and fair words?

Because most of the time, carbon-based organisms have a position, and say what they say in that position.

Could it be that the position of a person like Mo Cho is objective and fair?

Not really, his position is the position of the leader, nothing more.

Mo Chou's words almost directly took out the heart, liver and lungs of Wang Ciweng and others and smashed them into a ball of mud with a hammer.

Gao Taiwei, who had already missed the good time, was soaring even faster at this time, the kidnapper of the Jin Army.

With a sliding shovel... oh no, he stepped forward with a stride, wrote "正" on his left cheek and "义" on his right cheek, and then said in a righteous tone: "Your Majesty, this kind of benevolent government If the bad behavior of seeking self-interest under the guise and harming the country and the common people is not severely punished, it will surely chill the hearts of the righteous people in the world and make those despicable and shameless people even more unscrupulous. If things go on like this, the country will be restless!"

"What is Gao Taiwei's opinion?"

"One Wang Ciweng, as the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and Luo Ruji, as the servant of the Ministry of Rites, frequently thought about exempting the officials of the Jiangdong corruption case from the death penalty."

Gao Qiu's eyes locked on Wang Ciweng and Luo Ruji.

"It's reasonable to say that they want to suggest that the court reduce the punishment, but they are with Chen Zhengxian, a wicked official who has committed a heinous crime, and promote this matter. This is clearly to satisfy their own self-interest! Such people, I don't even bother to be an official in the same court with him, if Your Majesty doesn't punish severely, how can I explain to the loyal ministers who have the same heart for the country as I do!"

Wang Ciweng jumped up. He pointed at Gao Qiu and shouted: "Captain Gao, you have no evidence to prove that I have anything to do with Chen Zhengxian's corruption case. You are talking nonsense and slander!"

Luo Ruji also jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "Your Majesty, Gao Qiu slandered the minister! He slandered the minister!"

Chen Zhengxian, who was kneeling on the ground, seemed to have come to his senses. He quickly crawled over and said, "Your Majesty, what you said in the courtroom today was all said by Luo Shilang who instigated the ministers, and it was all Luo Shilang..."

"Your Majesty, this Chen Zhengxian even dared to touch the money in the bank, and even instigated his nephew to kill the imperial envoy. This is a rebellion. Even if I have ten heads, I would not dare to conspire with him. Such a heinous person should be punished with thousands of knives." cut!"

"Your Majesty, Luo Ruji not only instigated ministers to protect Jiangdong officials in the name of benevolent government today, but his real purpose was to take this opportunity to force His Majesty to abolish the death penalty. But in fact, he only cares about the death penalty for officials. His purpose of doing this is to To win Qingming, and secondly, those who want to protect him will be promoted in the future!"

"Put your mother's shit on..." Luo Ruji was vicious, and rushed towards Chen Zhengxian like a vicious dog.

He was about to throw down Chen Zhengxian who looked panicked, but was kicked by Zhao Guanjia and flew away, fell to the side, and rolled a few times.

Then he got up in embarrassment, at a loss and fear, and couldn't stand upright.

The sword in Zhao Guanjia's hand hit the wooden floor of the main hall forcefully, there was a bang, the sound was not loud, but everyone looked horrified, and immediately fell silent, not even daring to breathe out.

Zhao Guanjia glanced at Chen Zhengxian coldly, and said, "Go ahead."

"Your Majesty has killed so many officials before. After the killing, new officials must be recruited. The new officials are quite unfamiliar with the above, and they need to be familiar with each other in order to have the trust of mutual interests. If the death penalty for officials can be abolished, only It will take a while, and when the rumors pass, those who have been demoted can be promoted." Chen Zhengxian said.

This is the unspoken rule of officialdom in the Song Dynasty.

This kind of unspoken rule cannot be spoken out. If you say it, you will have no friends.

Ordinary people will never talk nonsense, let alone political officials, they are relatively cautious in what they say.

However, at this moment, Chen Zhengxian said these words so bluntly in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

There was silence in the hall.

From then on, I am afraid that no official will dare to easily mention that officials should be exempted from the death penalty.

Today, this road can be regarded as being sealed off by Chen Zhengxian, Luo Ruji, Wang Ciweng and others.

They played like this, not only Gao Qiu and Mo Chou's standpoint would put them to death today, but other officials also wanted to beat them up.

Luo Ruji didn't dare to speak anymore, but Wang Ciweng still wanted to struggle, he said: "Your Majesty, this is Luo Ruji..."

But Zhao Ning was impatient to listen any longer. He interrupted Wang Ciweng and said, "Let's talk about it, how to deal with this matter?"

The hall was still silent.