Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

By the time he returned to the capital, it was already August, the busiest time for the Censorate.

Qin Yunhe returned to work after his leave and was extremely busy.

At the same time, Qin Yunhe's suggestion that the untouchables should be allowed to return to the good class due to their merits had caused a huge uproar in the court.

The emperor thought about this matter for a long time before calling the ministers of rites and personnel to discuss the feasibility. However, he did not expect that this would cause a great deal of opposition, and aroused the opposition of most of the court officials.

All officials, especially those in Beijing, must be the most outstanding people who have been selected through the imperial examination. They are often proud of their status and look down on those of low-class origin.

Not to mention the untouchables, even ordinary civilians were not taken seriously.

Now they are asked to discuss together how to give the untouchables a chance to turn over a new leaf and even have the chance to join the court and fight alongside them?

It’s simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!

It was a great blessing for them to be able to take the imperial examinations after their three generations of slavery were cleared. Now even those untouchables who were born as Ma Kuai Yau clerks have the opportunity to become good citizens?

Such an act that destroys the order among scholars and the hierarchy is simply against heaven and reason!

What was the point of working so hard for the past two years to clean up the society?

Isn't the purpose to ensure the purity of the scholar class, to ensure that no untouchables have the opportunity to stand with these chosen ones?

All the people in the world should be used by Your Majesty?

Then let them continue to be horse express police officers, they will also be of use to Your Majesty.

Are there talented people among them?

Who can we blame? We can only blame their parents and ancestors who only cared about the immediate benefits and were willing to be of low status.

Moreover, the quick-handed police officers often make a living by oppressing and extorting the weak. Not only do they get money, but they also give them a chance to return to good status and change their family status. This is simply ridiculous.

Even Qin Yunhe, the person who made the suggestion, began to be criticized by many people, who claimed that Qin Yunhe was seeking fame and reputation, had bad intentions, and should be killed.

Some people even suggested checking Qin Yunhe's background.

It turned out that Qin Yunhe's family had made a living by farming and studying for several generations, and had produced many scholars.

It is ridiculous, infuriating, and hateful that someone with such a background would make such a suggestion!

Qin Yunhe was a little surprised by the big reaction of the people in the court, but he was not too worried.

He was just making a suggestion. Whether it will be adopted or not is up to Your Majesty to decide.

If Your Majesty wants to adopt it, then that means Your Majesty supports it.

And those memorials impeaching Qin Yunhe for his ill intentions did not have any impact on him.

After all, apart from this suggestion, they couldn't find any other way to attack him.

He is not afraid of investigation into his background; nor is he afraid of investigation into his intentions.

Of course, there are those who oppose it, and there are also those who support it.

Some people consider themselves noble, while others are compassionate and magnanimous.

Some court officials also believed that this suggestion had its merits and had even begun trying to come up with some feasible solutions.

For example, the threshold for returning to the good cause due to merit would be set higher; or a group of hard tasks would be specially reserved for the untouchables who returned to the good cause, and talented people would be selected to be given positions; or even if those of untouchable origin returned to the good cause, the salary they received would be lower than that of the upright gentry.

It is not easy to be rehabilitated as a good person in this way, and even if they are rehabilitated, the untouchables will not be confused with the good people.

In fact, in Qin Yunhe's view, this was already harsh, and it ensured that the good and the bad were not confused. However, it still could not satisfy the stubborn people in the court.

The concept of good and bad is deeply rooted, and I'm afraid this matter won't be resolved overnight.

Then there is Qin Yunhe's suggestion to promote community schools. The Ministry of Rites has also begun to discuss the feasibility and set up appropriate plans based on Qin Yunhe's suggestions.

This matter has received the support of most people. After all, those who come from official careers are very clear about the power of education.

However, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight. It may take many years to see results.

As for Qingyun's recommendation, we still don't know what the result will be. Even if he is found to be of great use after the assessment, we will probably have to wait until there is a suitable position for him.

As for the memorial Qin Yunhe submitted before leaving Beijing regarding official roads and post stations, there has now been a follow-up.

The emperor ordered the Ministry of Works to send people to investigate the conditions of official roads and post stations across the country and to replan the settings of official roads and post stations.

He also ordered the Ministry of Revenue to check the use of funds for repair and maintenance of official roads in recent years, and whether the expenses for post station personnel, horses, etc. involved any waste.

This is a huge project involving official roads and post stations across the country. Naturally, it cannot be completed in a day. I am afraid it will take at least a year or two to see results.

After arriving in Beijing, Li Changyu moved into Li Chang's official residence.

The official residence was not far from Qin Yunhe's official residence, so it was convenient for Li Chang to stay there when he was busy with official duties. Apart from Li Chang himself, there were only a few servants in the official residence, so it was just right for Li Changyu to live there.

It is the autumn trial recently. Although it is mainly presided over by the Ministry of Justice and the officials from the three judicial departments jointly review and deliberate, Qin Yunhe and Li Chang are in the Censorate and the Dali Temple, so they are inevitably busier than usual.

So since Li Changyu came to Beijing, he hasn't had many opportunities to hand in his homework to his teacher.

Li Changyu saw his uncle working until very late every day, and he knew that his teacher was equally busy.

Although he still missed Ruyi, he was not as anxious as before since his parents told him that his uncle asked him to come to the capital.

My parents didn't tell me in detail what Uncle San said in the letter, but since Uncle San asked him to come to the capital, he must have a great chance.

Now he felt relieved, studied every day, did his homework carefully, tried to do his best, and just waited for the teacher to check after he finished his work.