The duty of the Integrity Inspector is to go to various places to monitor the performance of local officials, and most officials have problems of one kind or another. If they want to escape punishment if they are found to have problems, they can only try to bribe the Integrity Inspector. Therefore, everyone can Knowing that the Integrity Inspector was a fat errand, the censors couldn't hide their excitement when they heard that they were leaving the capital for inspection. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Chang Sheng, waiting for his appointment.
Changsheng sat on the main seat in the north and remained silent. He was thinking about how to say this appropriately. He wanted these censors to go down and make money for the court. But if corrupt officials can be exempted from crime as long as they send money, wouldn't it be encouraging? Are you aware of the local officials’ habit of corruption and bending the law? And now that the imperial court is in the midst of spending money, this is the only way to get money the fastest, and it is difficult to measure this.
If the censors are instructed to extort local officials, they may harm these censors. Even if they hand over all the extorted money and use it as military pay, they will still give people the leverage and confirm the facts. Once the court calms down the war in the future, It is very likely that there will be a reckoning later. These censors did good things, but they are taking the blame.
Changsheng remained silent, so everyone didn't know what he was thinking. The longer they waited, the more nervous they became, and the longer they waited, the more uneasy they became.
After pondering for a long time, Changsheng finally spoke, without any hint or instruction. What he said was all official language and the law. He asked all censors to patrol impartially and respond truthfully.
All twenty-four censors were released, and the route for patrolling Daozhou counties was not designated by him, but drawn by lots by the censors.
Changsheng still had many clues to old unsolved cases. After determining the patrol route, he sent these clues to different censors and ordered them to investigate them while patrolling.
Integrity inspectors are different from imperial envoys. They can be appointed by the imperial envoys on their own, and they do not need any ceremonial formations. They are simple and easy to follow. Each person can set off with a few retinues. It is agreed today, the official document is drawn up, and he will leave tomorrow.
After the meeting, the censors went down to prepare separately. Changsheng sat in the main seat of the court and closed his eyes and thought. He knew very well why the emperor appointed him as the censor doctor, and he also knew very well what role he played as the censor doctor. He was what the emperor used. A knife to deal with eunuchs and corrupt officials. He is a scapegoat. Once the government is stabilized, his work as a censor will be over.
During the period when he was in charge of Yushitai, he could do whatever he wanted but could not take bribes and bend the law. Moreover, he did not want to implicate the people below him. He had to find a way to raise money, but he could not use extortion. Anyway, the person had already been offended. It's quite a lot, so I'm not afraid of offending a few more. Once it is confirmed that there is a problem, I will arrest the person and ransack their home directly, so that I can get more money.
In addition, it will take time for the anti-corruption inspection envoys to go to various places for inspections. Once all the clues of local officials' corruption and bending the law are gathered, the preparations for eradicating the eunuchs on our side should be almost completed. By then, the detectives of Yushitai should Maybe it's time for a big job. Then we can work together and catch them all in one fell swoop.
There was a problem that had been bothering him before, that is, the military power of the Shence Army and the garrison around Chang'an was all in the hands of the Eunuch Party. This time the court was preparing to build a new army. This was a good opportunity. Once Zhang Shan had troops in his hands, he could Stabilize the situation and take the opportunity to seize the military power of the Shence Army and the troops stationed around Chang'an.
After straightening out his thoughts, Changsheng did not rush to open his eyes. Instead, he put his legs on the koan and continued to adjust his emotions with his eyes closed. To outsiders, he was now very proud of himself. Not only did he win the first prize in the martial arts competition, win the beauty in his arms, but also performed martial arts. Winning, successfully becoming an official and occupying a high position, but he didn't know that what he had now was not what he wanted. As for what he wanted, he didn't know.
It's not easy to know for sure what you really want. Most adults don't know what they really want. What's more, he is only fifteen years old. He doesn't even know who he likes. How can he know what he really wants? What.
Yang Kai carried Gu Yan's coffin back home, and Datou accompanied him and took the opportunity to go home to visit his relatives. This time he sent out the censors from the Yushitai, and the Yushitai immediately seemed a lot deserted.
When Shi Xuanming arrived, the arresters at Yushitai were unlucky. Shaolin martial arts was actually not mysterious. A large part of the reason why Shaolin martial arts became famous all over the world was because Shaolin monks practiced martial arts extremely hard. Shi Xuanming directly took out They used the Shaolin Temple's method of training monks to treat these agents, which made them miserable and miserable, and they complained endlessly.
However, despite the complaints, no one backed down. Firstly, after Changsheng arrived, the food at Yushitai was much better, their salary and treatment were also improved a lot, and they were even given horses. Secondly, everyone knew that this Sin is never in vain, and any growth is accompanied by hardship and pain.
After Zhang Mo recovered from his injury, he went to the palace, and then there was no news.
Zhang Shan and others also left Chang'an with official documents from the court and went to recruit soldiers and horses in various places. They did not say hello to Chang Sheng before leaving. Chang Sheng was not angry about this because he knew that Zhang Shan never regarded him as an adult. .
Knowing that he was busy, Ni Chenyi didn't come over often, but would come over every now and then to give him some snacks.
During this period of time a year ago, Changsheng was not idle, and he didn't spend much time at home. He visited almost all the yamen in Chang'an City, large and small, and got familiar with the situation of each yamen under the guise of inspection. In addition to going to Dali Temple, he also had a good face. , I always have a droopy face when I go to other yamen.
Although he does not understand the rules of the officialdom, he is very smart and very careful. As long as he has read the files and accounts, he can clearly see where there are any problems. He does not let his men go out for extortion because he is worried about laying the foundation for their troubles, but he But he doesn't mind doing it himself. Of course, he won't ask for it directly. He will first pick out a few weak persimmons who have no backing and are misbehaving, arrest them and torture them directly, so as to make a name for themselves and establish a reputation as a cruel official. The censor's expression turned pale when he talked about it, and he caught those fat rats again.
It's true that he doesn't like being an official, but since he is in this position, he has to do a good job. He originally didn't want to touch the eunuchs, but later he figured it out and changed his mind. It doesn't matter if he is from the eunuchs or the emperor. Anyone who is corrupt, bends the law, or enriches his own pockets will be arrested and severely punished. During this period of the year before and during the first month of the year, he has arrested more than 30 people.
When an official is arrested, his family members are naturally anxious, so they have no choice but to ask someone to give him a gift. They don't just give him as many immortals as he wants. If he doesn't give him a small gift, he won't take it. He will continue to imprison him until the silver tael given by the corrupt official's family is too much for the corrupt official. Bones, he just found an excuse to let him go.
If someone from the emperor or the eunuch is captured, the emperor and the eunuch must find someone to send a message asking him to release the person. As long as the emperor or the eunuch sends a message, he will always sell his favor and give face to both parties. In this way, he will have both sides. , both the emperor and the eunuch felt that he was selling out their face and that he was obedient to their words.
During this period of time, Changsheng accumulated a large amount of gold and silver. The old man in the accounting office and several deputies were busy registering and making records all day long, while his subordinates were busy melting the silver taels and casting them into large silver ingots of 10,000 taels each. Because the pile was too high, The weight was so heavy that it even crushed the floor tiles in the warehouse.
During this period, the Ni family also helped him a lot. They gave gifts that were valuable to people. They were not necessarily all silver coins, there was also a lot of gold. But although gold is valuable, it is not very common nowadays. Through The Ni family directly exchanged the gold for silver.
There were also many gifts of jewelry, calligraphy and paintings that he gave to the Ni family in exchange for silver. Although he didn't understand the market, the Ni family would definitely not cheat him.
In the late first month of the first month, Datou rushed back first. He had to accompany Yang Kai to Jiannan Road in the southwest. After handling Gu Yan's funeral affairs, he could rush back to Tiancanmen on Hedong Road. In addition, before leaving The former Changsheng also commissioned him to go to Mobei to look for Batulu, so although he was delayed for a long time, he actually didn't stay at home for long.
Datou did not find Batulu. Mobei was hit by a locust plague last year and there was no one for thousands of miles. In addition, Mobei is already huge, so it was impossible for Datou to search every piece of grassland one by one.
With Da Tou around, Chang Sheng felt a lot more relaxed. He made up his mind and Da Tou executed it. Chang Sheng was able to free up his hands and plunge into the Six Departments. The Six Departments belonged to the big yamen, and there were many small yamen below that belonged to the Six Departments. The Six Departments were the pillars of the imperial court. Inspection of the six departments is a top priority.
The Ministry of Punishment seems to have great power, but in fact the most powerful one is the Ministry of Personnel. They are in charge of the appointment and dismissal of local officials, and the sale of officials and titles. Every one of them is a fat rat. They can pick up a piece of thread and pull it out into a big bunch. If they catch the little rat, the big one will Mouse was worried about being ripped out, so he would take the initiative to give money to get people. Changsheng was already notorious at this time. Everyone knew that he had a big appetite, so he gave away more and more. In the end, the entire warehouse was filled with white silver ingots, and he could only store them away. The warehouse of case files and documents was freed up and continued to be melted and stored.
Changsheng doesn’t just investigate whichever department he catches. Today he investigates the Personnel Department, and tomorrow he may go to the Household Affairs Department. If he arrests a few from the Household Affairs Department, he may then go to the Criminal Affairs Department.
He went to various ministries not just to investigate and punish corrupt officials, but also to understand the situation of the Six Ministries. As long as he understood the situation of the Six Ministries, not only the positions of the civil and military officials would be clear at a glance, but also the current situation of the Tang Dynasty would be known.
One morning, while he was looking through the conviction files at the Ministry of Punishment, he suddenly discovered Li Zhongyong's name in the files...
