Du Gangfeng sat and waited.
Time passed little by little, and not long after, all the officials from the Yushitai came.
The two censors Zhongcheng, six censors, as well as other chief registrants, palace censors and supervisory censors were all present.
Dozens of people crowded into the lobby of Yushitai.
There are two censors, one of whom is Lin Fan, a native of Luoyang and from a family of officials. Although he is not particularly prominent, there are people in Lin Fan's family who are officials, especially his grandfather who also served as Yushi Zhongcheng.
The other person's name was Yue Kaijiang, who came from a poor family. He was a native of Lantian County and a student of the Imperial Academy. Relying on diligent study, he stood out and entered the Yushitai.
After Du Gangfeng took up his post as Yushitai, he promoted Yue Kaijiang, who was quite capable and far-sighted.
Yue Kaijiang observed the coffin and said proactively: "Your Excellency, you are carrying a coffin into the Yushitai. Why?"
Everyone listened with open ears.
All very curious.
Du Gangfeng looked serious and said slowly: "I have called you here today for two main reasons. First, Your Majesty promotes me to the position of deputy prime minister and imperial censor, with an official position of the first rank."
Wow! !
There was a sound of shock in the lobby.
The imperial censor is an official of the second rank. It is parallel to the six ministers. It is already an official position of the highest rank. Zhuge Shang served as prime minister at a young age and was unlikely to step down in a short time. There was no possibility for the imperial censor to go further.
Now it goes one step further.
This means that the authority of Yushitai has been further strengthened.
When the emperor relied heavily on the censorship, even the six ministers would feel nervous in front of the censorship.
Because the Yushitai pickets are illegal.
Du Gangfeng looked at the excited Yushitai officials and knew that there were already waves under the calm Yushitai lake. Since the destruction of Li Wu and the execution of Zhao Yong, the court has entered a period of stability, and Yushitai has not done much.
Officials in Yushitai rarely impeached people. It was like a stagnant water with countless people hanging around here.
Now it suddenly changed.
Each carp seems to want to jump out of the water, wanting to see the higher-level scenery.
Du Gangfeng raised a smile on his lips and allowed everyone to talk. After a while, he coughed twice to signal everyone to be quiet.
There was silence in the lobby.
Everyone looked at Du Gangfeng eagerly, their eyes eager, and they no longer looked like they were curious and watching the excitement before.
Du Gangfeng continued: "The second thing is this coffin. You have all seen it."
"Your Majesty said that governing a country depends on government officials, and government officials must not be corrupt. But now, there are many corrupt officials in the court and local governments, sucking the marrow of the court and the people like moths."
"Yushitai has the unshirkable responsibility to find these people and bring them to justice."
"I know that doing such a thing will inevitably touch the vested interests of some people. However, the interests of the country come first, and I am obligated to do so. That's why today I carried the coffin to the censor's platform."
Du Gangfeng said loudly: "Even if I die, I will eradicate corruption and continue to punish corrupt officials, so that officials around the world will not dare to be corrupt, and let them know that if they dare to reach out, they will be caught."
Yue Kaijiang looked excited and said loudly: "Your Excellency, you are right. It is my sacred duty as the Yushitai to detect lawlessness."
Lin Fan's eyes were also a little fiery.
When it comes to detecting lawlessness, it's not about who is being picked on, it's about the officials at Yushitai trying to pick up people and performing meritorious deeds.
If you can't make meritorious deeds, who would be happy?
Lin Fan also said: "Master Du is right, Yushitai must pick up all corrupt officials and eliminate all the worms in the country."
Officials expressed their support one after another, and they all believed that the importance of Yushitai must be made known to the world by thunderous means.
Du Gangfeng looked at the high-spirited faces and his smile became brighter.
People’s hearts are available!
Only with people's hearts can we accomplish great things.
Du Gangfeng arranged the matter in a high-profile manner and ordered: "Since everyone is high-spirited, let's go to investigate the situation and write information to report the illegal officials. Everyone's information will be summarized here."
"After I have read through all the information and compared it, I will decide who will report it in the investigation."
"You all can rest assured that this anti-corruption investigation will not end in one go, but will be implemented for a long time, so you can go and collect information separately."
Each official was ordered to prepare individually.
In fact, these people hang out in the officialdom and are very well-informed. They know clearly who has problems. It's just that the imperial court was developing relatively well before, but it always turned a blind eye. Nowadays, in order to climb up, it is natural to work hard.
Du Gangfeng sat firmly on the censor's desk and waited for news.
At the same time, the news that he carried the coffin and took office also reached the palace and reached Zhao Shan's ears.
Zhao Shan couldn't help laughing.
Du Gangfeng is really good at making things happen!
Something interesting!
It has to be said that such an arrangement instantly aroused the popularity, and countless people will pay attention to Yushitai's actions.
Zhao Shan had some expectations in his heart, because he was the one who really sat firmly on Diaoyutai, Du Gangfeng was just a pawn, and everything had just begun.
The fight against corruption has just begun.
Just take this opportunity to see the attitude of officials in the DPRK and China, and then wait for a group of moths to jump out.
While Zhao Shanjing was watching the changes, the news that Du Gangfeng, the imperial censor and the deputy prime minister of Jin, also spread to the ears of many people, including Xiao Yan, the official minister.
As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Xiao Yan is responsible for the administration of officials.
Talking about anti-corruption is actually a sign of lax governance by officials, which means that he is also responsible.
In the past, Xiao Yan would have already stood up to oppose it, because the censor's high-profile handling was really just sensational.
However, Xiao Yan had been working for Zhao Shan for two years. He was familiar with Zhao Shan's style and knew that Zhao Shan made decisions, so he did not object. Instead, he summoned people from the Ministry of Personnel and warned the officials to be honest and honest.
After Xiao Yan made the arrangements, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs took action one after another and ordered the officials below to correct themselves and conduct self-examination.
The imperial court made arrangements, and local public opinion was also aroused.
Countless people discussed, some praised Zhao Shan for his courage, some said that the world is as black as crows, and some said that the anti-corruption in the imperial court was like a gust of wind and could not be planned consistently.
When the people were discussing, the Song family in Luoyang.
This is the imperial merchant family, and they were once relatives. They were responsible for supplying paper and cloth to the imperial court, and also monopolized the water transportation near Luoyang.
The current head of the Song family, Song Qingshan, inherited the legacy of his ancestors and held the fifth-rank official position of Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Industry.
Song Qingshan is over forty years old, with long sleeves and good at dancing. He runs paper, cloth and other businesses, as well as water transportation, etc., all of which are combined with Daqian Xungui, and he is actually the spokesperson of Xungui.
The ancestors of the noble officials of the Great Qian Dynasty were all the founding heroes. Nowadays, I am destitute and no longer in power in the court, but there are three pounds of iron in a broken ship, and the combined power of these nobles is also very strong.
In the Song family's backyard, in a separate yard.
This is a courtyard specially built by Song Qingshan to entertain the noble children.
Song Qingshan sat directly above, holding a wine bottle and toasting to the distinguished disciples present. These people drank and drank with Song Qingshan, and they were all surrounded by singers.
While the noble disciples were drinking, they couldn't help but move their hands up and down, some climbing the peaks and some going down into the sea.
There was an overwhelming sound in the air.
While Song Qingshan was enjoying the singer's dance, the housekeeper quietly came to the side and reported the situation at the Yushitai in a low voice, and said: "Master, I heard that the Yushi Zhongcheng Yue Kaijiang is eyeing our Song family and is collecting information about the Song family. .”
Song Qingshan's eyes were slightly cold.
He thought for a while, waved his hand for the butler to go down, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, let me tell you a joke. Du Gangfeng, the censor doctor, became the deputy prime minister. He also carried a coffin at the censor's platform to express his intention to pick up lawlessness, and then someone found out. I am Song Qingshan. I didn’t expect that someone would want to impeach me even if we don’t mess with others.”
"court death!"
The contemporary Duke of Wei, Chang Biao, had sharp eyes and scolded: "Just kill Du Gangfeng. We don't want to mess with others. If he dares to let go and bite people, he will have to bear the consequences."
Anguo Gong Ximen Bao said: "Brother Song has so little righteousness that someone actually impeached him. Du Gangfeng is simply a hindrance."
Others echoed.
Every statement made was murderous.
Song Qingshan smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Everyone, being in the world is not about fighting and killing, but about being human. The same is true in the officialdom. Killing people directly is the last resort. We have the means now, so why do we need to kill people?"
Chang Biao said, "What should Brother Song do?"
Song Qingshan replied: "Du Gangfeng wants to picket me, let's take the first step and impeach Du Gangfeng. Everyone mobilize your strength and arrange for people to write to your Majesty to negotiate with him. Under endless pressure, let's see how the emperor handles it? Let's fight Du Gangfeng, We must fight but not defeat, because the current emperor is not an ordinary person.”
Chang Biao said: "Brother Song, thank you very much."
Ximen Bao also praised: "Brother Song is worthy of being the leader among us, which is admirable. Today, we will give Du Gangfeng a little shock."
Everyone laughed.
No one took Du Gangfeng's impeachment seriously.
Song Qingshan finalized the matter and felt quite proud, waving his hands and saying: "Everyone, have fun in time, don't stop drinking, just drink as much as you can. Then play music and dance to the rhythm, don't stop."
The music is the sound of overwhelming music.
After the nobles had eaten and drank enough, they became even more excited.
The more sophisticated ones go to the room to fence with each other, and the loose ones drag the singer to fence with each other in the hall, so that people can see that they have the temperament and ability of a wheel-turning king.
When the Song family was in ruins, Yue Kaijiang collected information about Song Qingshan, and near dusk, he came to Du Gangfeng's office.
After Yue Kaijiang met Du Gangfeng, he handed over Song Qingshan's information and said: "Prime Minister Du, this is all the information on the Song family that Beizhi has investigated. Beizhi believes that if we want to investigate, we should investigate Song Qingshan."
Du Gangfeng's face showed a hint of joy, but he reminded: "I am just the deputy prime minister. If you want to call the deputy prime minister, don't yell randomly."
