The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1807 Purge of Officials

"It's been a troubled time," Dong Wencong said.

Fang Yun said: "You still remember the punishment in the Xing Palace, right?"

"Remember, you fought against the Palace of Punishment for the sake of Min Bao. The Palace of Punishment punished you by going to an ancient place to expand the territory of the human race before you became a great scholar. Apart from that, the rest of the punishments are insignificant. Could it be..." Dong Wencong was surprised. Looking at Fang Yun.

"Yan Ningshan, the head of the Yan family, sent me a letter saying that the changes in the ancient land of Shihan are most likely the precursor of the birth and destruction of the ancient land. You also know that changes will occur in the ancient land of Shihan every three hundred years or so. The destruction and rebirth of the earth is called the birth and death of the Ten Colds . When Shihan comes and goes, the Shihan Ancient Land will compete for the Shihan King again and gain the power of the Ice Emperor. The Yan family hopes that I will go to the Shihan Ancient Land and fight for a Shihan King for the human race. It’s enough to win the title of Tenth Lord Han.”

Dong Wencong said in surprise: "The Yan family has controlled the Ninth Cold Lord for so long, but they are not sure about the next generation of the Ten Cold Lords?"

A strange look flashed in Fang Yun's eyes, and he said: "The Yan family originally had two candidates for the bachelor's degree, both of whom were great Confucian talents. However, because of King Shi Han's suppression of the realm for many years, they have always stayed at the peak bachelor's stage. With these two people, , The Yan family was originally safe, but... in recent years. Due to the continuous changes in the Quxing in the text, both of them could not suppress the pull of the power of the holy way, and they had been promoted to great scholars. The Yan family originally placed their hopes on Yan Yukong, but now that the ancient land is changing, they will rise and die in a short period of time. Give Yan Yukong more time to grow.”

"Then the Yan family can find... No, the Yan family really can't find the Semi-Saint family. The Semi-Saint family either lacks strength or is not close to the Yan family. The Yan family is also a Yasheng family, so it is difficult to find other Yasheng families. . It seems that the Yan family can only look for you or the Kong family now." Dong Wencong said.

Fang Yun shook his head slightly and said: "You don't know something. The Kong family has family rules. If you don't compete with the Yasheng family for the Shihan ancient land, you can do things there, but you can't compete for the Shihan king. It can even be said that the Kong family It doesn’t matter which family in the human race becomes the King of the Ten Colds, as long as there is one.”

Dong Wencong said: "Then I understand, the Yan family knows that it is difficult to win the Shihan King again, but it also has huge power and secrets, so it wants to find a collaborator. You have the strength to compete for the Shihan King, but you don't You have the power and heritage to control a cold city, and your reputation has always been good, and you have never committed any crimes. As long as we negotiate terms with you, you will definitely fulfill them. The key is that you have a very deep friendship with Yan Yukong. "

"That's pretty much what it means." Fang Yun said.

"I don't know much about the birth and death of the ancient land, but I heard that it took a long time, at least several months or even a year. If you are not in Xiangzhou, who will be in charge of the overall situation?" Dong Wencong asked worriedly.

"So before leaving, I want to stabilize Xiangzhou and eliminate all unstable factors." Fang Yun said.

"Then your first step is..." Dong Wencong asked tentatively.

"Clean up the officialdom." Fang Yun said.

Dong Wencong nodded and said: "No wonder you arrested all the Xiangzhou Qing officials at the Yueyang Tower Cultural Conference. In this way, half of the official administration is completed. But... a person who travels a hundred miles is half a mile, and I am afraid it will be difficult to move forward." "

"That's right and that's wrong." Fang Yun said.

Dong Wencong immediately said respectfully: "Please make it clear, sir."

"It is difficult to purge officials, but as long as a few problems are solved, the road will be smooth. The first is enough power without any opposition to check and balance. I am not lacking in this. More than half of the attempts by prime ministers and assistants to purge officials in the past dynasties were due to mergers and He does not have enough power and has even made a joke of not being able to issue decrees to the cabinet.”

Dong Wencong nodded lightly. Jingguo had that kind of leftist prime minister a hundred years ago. No one listened to the government orders after they left the cabinet. Although there are various reasons, it also shows that the left prime minister is not suitable to govern the country.

Fang Yun continued: "The second point is to cut off the interests. It can be said that 90% of the prime ministers failed to complete their political reforms or reforms in the end because they were unable to cut off their own interests. Just imagine, a certain person How can the Prime Minister act vigorously and resolutely if he is not clean? If he has excessive selfish desires, such as colluding with some officials and having other agendas, how can he convince the public? Therefore, most reforms end up being party disputes and strife."

"That's what my lord said," Dong Wencong said.

"The third point is the control of lower-level officials. History is full of cases where the leader of a country loses control of lower-level officials. No matter how powerful he is, if he cannot control the officials who are really in contact with the people, he will have to purge them. In the end, official governance is just talk. In addition, there are many factors, such as timing, internal and external troubles, specific methods of official governance, and public sentiment, etc. "

Dong Wencong said: "After this Yueyang Tower Cultural Conference, your popularity in Xiangzhou has...to be disrespectful, it has exceeded that of the king of a country, so there is no problem with your power. You are from outside, and you are with Xiangzhou." The local forces in the state have nothing to do with it, and you are dedicated to the human race. Even if you have your own selfish motives, it will not affect the purge of government officials. "What you lack is control over the lower-level officials."

Fang Yun sighed softly and said: "Since ancient times, no one has been able to completely control the lower-level officials, even the saints were like this when they were officials. All I can do is to do my best."

Dong Wencong looked at Fang Yun and said with a smile: "Then the official will be relieved."

After writing, Fang Yun put the brush on the pen holder and looked at Dong Wencong with a smile.

Dong Wencong explained: "You shined brightly in Ning'an County back then, and you can be called the first county magistrate in the history of the human race. You don't need to be modest. Even when Confucius was the Prime Minister of Zhongdu, he was far inferior to you, let alone others. . With such an impressive resume, I thought that after you were promoted to governor of the two states, You would think that it would be as easy to control in Xiangzhou as in Ning'an County, and not only are you not blindly arrogant, but you not only realize the importance of lower-level officials, you even know that no one can solve this eternal problem, and it will inevitably become a problem. A qualified governor, so I can rest assured."

"What should I do if I encounter a subordinate like you who thinks the superior officer is incompetent?" Fang Yun said half-jokingly.

Dong Wencong said seriously: "It is impossible to carry Mount Tai to cross the North Sea. It is easy for you to carry a grain of dust to cross the North Sea, but if you carry all the dust in Xiangzhou to cross the North Sea, it will be the same as carrying Mount Tai to cross the North Sea. It is impossible. "

Fang Yun nodded lightly and said: "The first step in rectifying the administration of officials is to start with the corruption that the people hate the most. I want you to work with the Justice Department and the Criminal Department to collect the corruption of Qing officials above the seventh rank as quickly as possible. Is it possible for you to collect evidence of corruption and publish it to the public one after another without making any mistakes?”

"Please rest assured, my lord, I will do my best. If things don't work, I'll see you in person!" Dong Wencong looked resolute and his eyes were bright.

"Very good, remember to report detailed matters every day." Fang Yun was very satisfied with Dong Wencong's attitude. It was obvious that Dong Wencong knew how important the first step in purging officials was.

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