Qu Yuan smiled and said: "As long as these officials admit their evidence of crime, their attitude is not important."
As Qu Yuan spoke, he stared at Shen Dao furtively.
After just a few days of getting along with each other, Qu Yuan also realized that Shen Dao was quite talented - he was worthy of being a master of the Legalist school.
If it were possible...
Our Qu Yuan usually carries a heavy burden!
If everything goes well during peacetime, at least there will be a Zhao Hua who can work with him... If a war breaks out, Zhao Hua will follow Xiong Wuliang for several months... The donkeys of the production team cannot be used like this!
There is an urgent need to recruit new employees and share the responsibility!
Shen Dao did not notice Qu Yuan's ill intentions and sighed softly: "The power of the local clans in Chu State is beyond my expectation."
At this moment, Shen Dao was already a little disappointed.
Just a few days ago, he watched Xiong Wuliang and Qu Yuan join forces in the academy to crack down on corruption in the fiefdom. It was obvious that they wanted to imitate the pioneers of the reform and implement the reform to eliminate official corruption.
At that time, Shen Dao was very excited——
Facts will once again prove that in these troubled times, only our Legalist theory is the most prominent one in the world!
Quyang Hou Xiong Wuliang, a general who has established a great reputation on the battlefield, if he is equipped with the logistics and mobilization capabilities of Qin...then what possibilities will he create?
political reform!
Chu State covers an area of thousands of miles and has tens of millions of people... The only shortcoming is that the bureaucracy is too backward and the local clans have too much power - the King of Chu is called the Great King, but in fact he is more like the leader of a federation.
Whether it is promoting policies or launching wars, there is always domestic opposition that is holding back.
If one day we can really promote centralization reforms in the entire Chu State, how powerful will this bloated country be?
When I think about this, I will be very excited!
Once the reform in Chu State is successful, Chu State will be unstoppable!
Show those rotten Confucians what the real way of governing a world and strengthening a country is!
What kind of saints, what kind of morals, what kind of personal cultivation do you spend all day advocating there... of what use is it to the general trend of the world?
Only I, the Legalist, can raise fire in this dark night of troubled times and prove my worth!
With such good expectations, Shen Dao put down all the things he was doing and ran from the academy to Shansang County - the place on the front line of the Chu State's reform.
To be able to witness or even participate in the reform of a big country is the lifelong dream of every Legalist student!
But today... Shen was a little discouraged.
Chu State is worthy of being a sunset power that is always in trouble.
The stubbornness and unity of the clan forces in this place really exceeded Shen Dao's imagination.
Not to mention the fantasy of 'reforming the entire Chu State to strengthen the country', even the current 'implementing the reform in the four counties under the rule of Qu Yanghou' is already full of obstacles.
Look at these arrested corrupt officials, their arrogance is outrageous!
Really confident!
Shen Dao also understood the reason for their arrogance - they just wanted to unite and fight against Qu Yanghou together.
To be honest, Shen Dao didn't think of any way to break free from this control.
"It is difficult to reform the Chu State!" Shen Dao sighed and became dejected.
"If I don't expect it - the officials of these big families will resign collectively to blackmail Marquis Quyang."
"When the time comes, we will really put these corrupt officials back!"
When Shen Da reached this point, he sighed and felt helpless!
For a Legalist master, the most painful thing is to see a criminal who violates the law go unpunished... And there are hundreds of them...
Qu Yuan looked at Shen Dao's frowning face and couldn't help but smile without saying a word.
After a moment, he suddenly recalled how Xiong Wuliang pulled Huang Xie onto the pirate ship... and immediately came up with a plan!
"Be careful, why don't you and I make a bet..." Qu Yuan showed a simple and reliable smile...
…
The next morning, a piece of breaking news came out!
Nearly 700 officials, big and small, from the four counties of Quyang, Ping'a, Shansang and Zhongli submitted their resignations almost at the same time!
Counting the more than 300 arrested corrupt officials in Shansang County Prison - this is equivalent to nearly a thousand officials who gave up their jobs.
Roughly equivalent to three-quarters of the total number of bureaucrats in the fief.
Although most of them are low-level officials... but it instantly paralyzed the entire fiefdom!
The resignation letters submitted by these officials who resigned were almost identical - a thin piece of white paper with only three words on it -
'Please resign'.
The intention of demonstrating against Xiong Wuliang is clearly revealed!
The people in the four counties couldn't help but sigh——
"I didn't expect that the Lord's order to investigate fraud would cause such a big turmoil."
Someone said angrily: "Huh! They are all corrupt officials! It would be a good thing if we all get out of here!"
More people shook their heads silently - it was satisfying to let all these people go away... but how to make up for the gap of thousands of officials?
I'm afraid, news will soon spread that Qu Yanghou has come to compromise...
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Guo Mansion.
Now that the Guo Mansion has been renovated, the clan leaders of all clans gathered in the hall, laughing and joking.
The original joy and arrogance have returned again!
Xiong Wuliang, you can’t imagine this move, right?
You idiot, you actually offended everyone at the same time.
Let’s go on strike together. Are you dumbfounded?
"Clan Chief Guo has a clever plan! I expected that Xiong Wuliang would soon plead guilty and bow his head to us to admit his mistake!"
"Yes! Guo's young master will be released soon."
"Put it back? Humph! Let Xiong Wuliang personally carry the whip and drive, and send him back in his bronze chariot!"
"...It all depends on Patriarch Guo's plan!"
Guo Huai was sitting in the main seat, listening to the praise of everyone and couldn't help but laugh.
When everyone gradually calmed down, Guo Huai slowly raised the wine cup and invited everyone with a smile: "Come and drink from this cup!"
Everyone roared and drank a glass of fine wine together.
Guo Huai: "Everyone, I believe you have all seen how powerful we can be when we unite."
"Then Xiong Wuliang is of royal blood, a tough general, a marquis of military merit...what kind of glory? At this time, don't you have to bow your head and beg for peace with us?"
"From now on, we will continue to work together to occupy the fertile soil of the four counties!"
Everyone said in unison: "We all look up to Patriarch Guo!"
"Yes! We will do whatever the old patriarch tells us to do!"
Guo Huai smiled leisurely: "If that's the case, then just listen to me -"
"Xiong Wuliang will definitely come to apologize and ask for our forgiveness...then there is no need for you to humiliate him."
"After all, he is the Marquis of Quyang and the lord of this fiefdom - humiliating him will certainly give you temporary pleasure and make you feel bad, but it is really unnecessary."
"Anyway, his reputation has been ruined and his face has been lost..."
"It's only right that I wait to get some benefits!"
The clan leaders looked at each other.
Guo Huai smiled and said: "I heard that Quyang Shangfang and Ping'a Shanggang... are all making money every day! Guo is really jealous..."
"When Xiong Wuliang begs for peace - our condition is that Xiong Wuliang hands over Quyang Commercial Shop and Ping'a Commercial Port for free! Let us and other wealthy families jointly operate them!"
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