Canghuan Seven Palaces

Take it down, put it in the dungeon, and wait for disposal! "

"Your Highness, please forgive me..."

The wailing continued, and the other officials in the hall were also trembling.After a long while, the dozens of officials and guards who rushed up were all dragged out one by one.

"Shangshu Mo Zhiyan," Si Cangqing called out in a cold voice.

"Wei Chen is here!"

"The case of embankment construction involves a lot of things. I entrust this palace to your Ministry of Criminal Justice. You should not bend the law for personal gain, let alone take your face into consideration." Si Cangqing looked indifferently at the hall, which was suddenly empty, "Shangzhiqing Doctor Xiang, down to civilian peddlers, if you are involved, you will be dealt with according to the law. Anyone involved in the case will be assigned as a slave if it is light, and if it is serious..."

"Kill without mercy!" The three words made all the officials in the audience tremble uncontrollably.

"The humble minister leads the decree, and the minister will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations!" Mo Zhiyan got up and retreated to the rank of civil servants.

Turning his gaze, Si Cangqing looked at Qin Gaoli who was still begging for mercy but was silently kneeling on the ground, and said, "Qin Gaoli, my brother has offended Tianyan twice, and this time he even got into the embankment. In this case, you, as an uncle of the country, are not strict with your disciples, which not only violates the majesty of the royal family, but also damages the foundation of the country. You cannot escape responsibility for your failure. It is the decree of the palace to abolish the rank of uncle Qin Gaoli, and confiscate half of the The family property will be turned over to the state treasury, and you will no longer have to participate in state affairs, and return home to take care of your life.”

"Your Highness..." Qin Gaoli suddenly raised his head, looked directly at the cold-faced Si Cangqing, anxious in his heart, and couldn't care less, "I refuse to accept!"

"I can't tolerate your dissatisfaction!" Si Cangqing was indifferent, "Come here, send Uncle Guo back to the mansion!"

"Si Cangqing!" Being treated so rudely, Qin Gaoli's brain became hot for a moment, and he called out Si Cangqing's name without hesitation, "Don't bully people too much!"

Si Cangqing's eyes were freezing cold, and he signaled to get off Qin Gaoli's guards, "Qin Gaoli, as a subject, not only indulged his younger brother and offended Tianwei, but now he even refuses to obey my palace's discipline and questions the imperial power."

"Come here, beat the thirty boards in public, as a warning to others!"

"what--"

The real sound of staff reprimanding was mixed with the miserable screams, filling the deadly court hall, and many officials were almost fainted by the battle.

Si Cangqing has been sitting on the dragon chair indifferently, without any expression on his face.

Seeing Qin Gaoli covered in blood, none of the officials who were attached to the Qin family dared to intercede for him, for fear that if they were careless, they would be treated in the same way; on the contrary, those younger officials who had just entered the court were afraid At the same time, I can't help feeling hopeful.Anyone who enters the court, who doesn't want to display their talents and make great achievements, but in the past, those officials who refused to accept the Qin family were all excluded and frustrated.

Now that the Qin Clan is in trouble, for them, it is time for them to emerge.

The decision to kill and cut begins to innovate

Uncle Qin Guo, who fainted to death, was dragged down by the guards, and Si Cangqing also asked the kneeling officials to get up.

Looking at the ministers with solemn expressions, Si Cangqing slowly stood up from the seat, condescendingly, and said slowly: "My palace has been in court for more than a year, and I have discovered many problems in the court. Today's matter is no longer the first one. For example. The case of embankment building is even more serious and concerns the state. Although it is caused by people, the flaws in the government system cannot shirk its responsibility. If we want to prevent such incidents from happening again, we must start from the source. Solve the problem."

Si Cangqing paused every word, and his voice was clearly heard by the ministers, "To clean up the political style, we should revise the government system and reform the system of appointment and removal of officials."

"Improve the emperor's list, pass on the will of the palace, the emperor employs people on their merits, in order to prevent fraud and favoritism, abolish the inspection and promotion, and adopt the assessment system for the promotion of officials. The original scientific examination every three years is changed to once a year; the reform of the scientific examination is extravagant and wasteful. The action can be simple. The original scientific examination was designated as a literary examination to promote the talents of officials; the business code was added to examine business and arithmetic, and to recruit talents from the people, so as to develop our country's business, enrich the people and support the army."

"In order not to be an official, corrupt and bribe, and violate the law and discipline, from the counties, prefectures, and government offices to the six ministries, another monitoring platform will be set up to monitor the behavior of all officials, listen to the people's words, and not be controlled by the same level of government. The subordinates and peers supervise each other, and this palace is directly in charge."

"In addition, there are many loopholes in the law of our dynasty, which has also led to many crimes. The palace announced that the prime minister, the minister of the household department and the minister of the punishment department will be jointly responsible. After the case is cleared, the civil regulations, commercial law and criminal law will be re-drafted."

Si Cangqing expressed a series of innovative measures in a calm tone. Among the officials, some were happy and some were worried.

"Your Highness, you can't do it!" At this time, Qi Xiangwen, a senior scholar who is the representative of the elder faction, suddenly knelt down and burst into tears, "Although there are many shortcomings in the current court officials, the ancestral system of the court is my ancestor's rule." Huan ancestors decided that it must not be discarded, this reform will shake the foundation of the country!"

"The foundation of a country!" Si Cangqing looked down at the several elders and ministers who kowtowed in the hall, "So in your eyes, our Canghuan country has fallen to the point where we have to rely on the grace of our ancestors to survive? With such a government system, you still say it is the foundation of the country, no wonder my Canghuan Kingdom is not as good as it used to be when it falls into the hands of a group of officials like you!"

Even though these elders and ministers are no more vicious and domineering than the relatives of the Qin family, they are stubborn, stick to their own interests, and are good at dancing, just to protect themselves...Si Cang Juetian had just ascended the throne back then, if it hadn't been for their indifference , can the Qin family be so presumptuous?

Thinking of this, Si Cangqing's eyes became colder and colder.

"His Royal Highness, calm down," the veterans shouted, "Your Highness is worried about the current situation of our world, and the ministers are sincerely happy. But, the ancestral system cannot be abolished!"

Repeatedly, the ancestral system cannot be abolished.Si Cangqing finally showed a trace of impatience, "You don't need to persuade me anymore, the Palace has already made a decision! The Ministry of Households draws up the emperor's list and announces it to the world."

"The minister accepts the order!" Liu Yi, who had been silently watching, immediately stepped forward to accept the order.

Ignoring the several elders kneeling there, Si Cangqing glanced at most of the remaining young and middle-aged officials, and said: "In the embankment case, many important officials were removed, and a monitoring platform was set up. Talents are urgently needed. Tomorrow, an edict will be drafted for the temporary appointment and removal of officials from various ministries, and I hope that everyone will abide by their duties and take care of themselves."

"Retreat!"

"It can't be done!" Seeing that Si Cangqing had made up his mind, several senior officials shouted loudly and kowtowed, "Your Highness, Your Highness, the ancestral system cannot be abolished, so I am really worried..."

Si Cangqing stopped, looked at several ministers silently, and felt a little violent in his heart, "You are so worried, if you don't see or hear, you don't worry, this palace allows you to retire and return home!"

With a flick of his sleeves, Si Cangqing left Canglong Hall without looking back.

"Your Highness..."

Secretly sarcasm, Si Cangqing was walking fast, and could faintly hear the cries of those veteran ministers—the so-called government system was nothing more than a means of safeguarding certain interest groups through legal procedures. Such resistance to innovation is only because innovation violates their vested interests.It was himself who reformed the government system, not for his political purposes.

"Master," Feng Lan called out softly, looking at Si Cangqing with a slightly gloomy face, but seeing that there was no one around, she hesitated for a while, then stretched out her hand and gently took the other's hand, "Don't worry."

Not to mention those old ministers who have declined and become useless, but the Qin family who originally controlled half of the court, wasn't it dismantled by Si Cangqing?

Pausing slightly, Si Cangqing tilted his head to look at Feng Lan, his face softened, "I'm not worried, just a little bored." Since returning to Beijing a few days ago, he has been thoroughly investigating the embankment case without sleep, and quickly removed the embankment. The officials involved in the case took it down. Today, because of the case and the innovation, the early court was delayed for too long, so he was inevitably a little tired, and he was disturbed by those veterans who relied on the old to sell the old, which made him feel impatient.

"Now, most of the Qin family's clinging forces have been removed, so master can take a good rest." Feng Lan's words were filled with distress. He had seen Si Cangqing's hard work these days.Although there are many capable people under his command, it is not common to eradicate the Qin family. Although Si Cangqing is confident, he still needs to be cautious. He personally arranges and handles many things.In the court hall, being disturbed by those people, Si Cangqing, who already hated noise, would inevitably feel uncomfortable.

"No problem." Si Cangqing's mood swings were already slight, and after saying these few words to Feng Lan, her heart quickly regained her composure, and she held Feng Lan's hand tightly with her backhand. .

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Night falls.

Several people looked at each other in the Tianzi elegant room of Qiushuangwan Building, the largest restaurant in the capital.

At the beginning, Si Cangqing simply introduced Liu Yi, Mo Zhiyan and Qiu Pingtian, then remained silent and sipped the tea quietly, as if thinking about something.

"Your Highness, you... plan to let me work in the household department?" After exchanging greetings with Liu Yi and the others, Qiu Pingtian looked at Si Cangqing in surprise. The arrangement he saw that day was not like this ah.

"It's only temporary." Si Cangqing explained lightly, "Let you get acquainted with the court." Now that the reform is starting, the first thing is to get rid of the old problems, and it's not the time to implement some new policies.

"This year's temporary scientific examination, Liu Yi and the prime minister are responsible for selecting general officials. On the [-]th, you can promote some criminal officials according to the needs of the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Si Cangqing looked at Qiu Pingtian, "As for the new business code, it's up to you Secretly in charge of the chief examiner."

After the reform, talents are urgently needed.Although he has replaced many officials in the court for more than a year, it can only ensure the temporary stability of the court during the reform, but cannot meet the needs of state affairs. Therefore, he announced that the scientific examination will be held once a year.

After a year or two, the imperial court was full of officials and talents.