After Ji Luochen cleaned up the court.
Big things also happened in the imperial city.
A famous Jin Yiwei and the Imperial Guard were running on the street.
Before reaching an official's residence, they would rush in and start ransacking the house.
The people looked at the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry carried out from various official residences and loaded on carriages.
Everyone couldn't help but clapped their hands and cheered.
Some people heard about what the new emperor had done and couldn't help but praise the new emperor's sage.
"These officials are simply scum, the worms of the country."
"It's this new emperor who cleared out all these officials just after taking office. Otherwise, we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, would have been defeated by them."
"Yes, the new emperor is definitely an eternal wise king, but he is a little too ruthless. He even dealt with thirty-six ministers at once. I don't know if it will have an impact on the operation of the court."
Just when the people are worried that officials are cleaning up too much, which will affect the operation.
Another shocking event occurred.
I saw notices posted all over the streets of the Imperial City.
It turned out that a new system called the imperial examination was introduced.
The people stood in front of the notice and couldn't help but get excited when they saw the content.
Before the Zhou Dynasty, there was no imperial examination, and becoming an official in the dynasty was basically a hereditary and recommended system.
Some officials inherited their positions from the previous generation, while others were recommended by local aristocratic families.
Some were obtained through military service.
Now the emergence of the imperial examination has directly given ordinary people the opportunity to become officials.
There were not only imperial examinations, but also military examinations.
As long as you are talented, knowledgeable, or have strong martial arts skills, you will have the opportunity to become an official in the court.
As soon as the imperial examination system came out, it spread all over the world instantly, giving hope to many poor families and poor people.
Then a reading frenzy occurred.
There are also some warriors who have martial arts skills but have nowhere to show off and are gearing up.
As soon as the imperial examination system emerged, those who suffered the greatest impact were the gentry.
Some aristocratic families have already begun to panic.
If the imperial examination is allowed to continue, then there will be no place for wealthy families like them.
Hundreds and thousands of years of inheritance will be destroyed in one day.
But now the new emperor has tough methods, extremely terrifying power, and many masters under his command. If they dare to raise objections, they will only end up being exterminated.
But for fear of returning, the aristocratic family will never let it go.
Immediately, some aristocratic families began to secretly collude with those martial arts forces.
Prepare to completely overthrow the Great Zhou Dynasty and establish a new master to ensure its own status.
A large invisible net shrouded Ji Luochen.
In the palace, after Ji Luochen bloodbathed the court, the system task completion prompt also came as promised.
"Ding, task two of eradicating powerful officials has been completed, and the rewards will be distributed soon. Does the host want to receive it?"
"receive."
"Ding, the mission reward was collected successfully. The reward for this mission is Quicksand Organization."
When Ji Luochen heard the system's reward, his eyes flashed with light.
"Is this summoning the second uncle?"
Compared to Gai Nie, he prefers Wei Zhuang's character.
Thirty-six ministers and their families were imprisoned.
The entire prison was overcrowded.
All the ministers and their families cried bitterly, and there were also the sounds of children crying.
The concubines and princes in the harem who had already somewhat accepted the reality couldn't help but feel sad when they heard the cries of the ministers' families.
At this time, Cao Zhengchun led a group of Dongchang fans through each prison and took out each minister.
In the torture room, countless torture tools were neatly placed.
At Cao Zhengchun's order, bursts of screams echoed throughout the cell.
The entire prison gave people the feeling of a deep hell.
Among them, the one who received the most serious punishment was Yunxiao, the Right Prime Minister.
Cao Zhengchun stood in front of Yun Xiao and said with a sharp smile: "Right Prime Minister, we better advise you to be obedient. It is impossible that your Yun family only has the few properties that you copied. Do you still have some property hidden elsewhere?" The place?"
"I advise you not to struggle in vain. In the end, you will only suffer the pain of your skin and flesh in vain."
Cao Zhengchun's mission this time is to investigate all the money flows of corrupt officials and get to the bottom of it.
Many corrupt officials among them died in their cells because they couldn't bear it anymore.
But after death, they were just rolled up and thrown into mass graves.
The imperial official who was so majestic during his lifetime did not even have a decent cemetery after his death. It can be said to be very miserable.
On the other side, after summoning the Quicksand Organization, Ji Luochen arranged Han Fei, Zhang Liang and others into various positions.
Among them, Han Fei was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, and Zhang Liang was in charge of the Ministry of War.
Although they were only ministers, because they were Ji Luochen's confidants, all the ministers in various departments did not dare to offend them easily.
They even decentralized power one after another, giving Han Feng and Zhang Liang full control.
Only when important matters need to be sealed, the ministers of various departments will come forward.
Those ministers also knew that once the emperor and his ministers were in the same dynasty, the new emperor suddenly placed two unknown people directly in the position of ministers, which was to cultivate his cronies.
Sooner or later their place will be taken.
In the cell, Yun Xiao, who was tortured, finally made the final choice, wanting to tell the secret in exchange for a trace of his family's blood remaining.
"I have a secret that I want to tell Your Majesty."
"I hope your Majesty can be lenient and leave some incense to my Yun family."
Hearing Yun Xiao's words, Cao Zhengchun sneered: "Is it possible for you to see your Majesty whenever you want?"
"You said you have a secret, then tell it. When our family goes to report it to His Majesty, His Majesty will make the decision."
"No, this matter is not trivial. Your Majesty must come in person, because this secret needs to be decided by Your Majesty yourself. If too many people know, there is a risk of exposure."
"Okay, since you don't say anything, then our family can only use some means."
Cao Zhengchun didn't give Yun Xiao a chance to see Ji Luochen at all.
After all, no one knows what Yun Xiao wants to do. What if he wants to do something detrimental to His Majesty?
But as the torture continued, Yun Xiao never said a word, and kept saying that it was a huge secret. If His Majesty didn't know, it might endanger his throne.
Hearing that it could threaten Ji Luochen's throne, Cao Zhengchun did not dare to be careless and sent someone to inform Han Fei, the Minister of Punishment.
Not long after, Han Fei rushed over after hearing the news.
"Master Han, this Yun Xiao said that he has a huge secret and wants to meet His Majesty in person. We don't dare to make a decision, so we have come to discuss it with you."
Han Fei looked at Yun Xiao's appearance and couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Looking at this person's behavior, it doesn't look like he's cheating. I'll go to the palace and ask for His Majesty's opinion."
"Keep him alive, don't let him die."
After finishing speaking, Han Fei rushed directly to the palace.
In the imperial study room, Ji Luochen was practicing calligraphy.
Practicing calligraphy can help you calm down. Ji Luochen likes practicing calligraphy very much now.
And with a beautiful woman by his side, he enjoyed this feeling even more.
Yao Yue and Lian Xing were seen on both sides, one studying ink and the other holding tea.
Although Yao Yue has an arrogant personality, she has memories implanted by the system.
Yaoyue is also very gentle towards her lover Ji Luochen.
She even took on the role of a maid and personally polished Ji Luochen's ink.
At this time, Eunuch Chen's voice sounded outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Han Feihan, the Minister of Punishment, has asked to see you for something."
"Well, let him in."
Ji Luochen said slowly after finishing the last stroke.
