Nanzhili, Yingtian Prefecture.

Zhou Yingqiu was in charge and had already prepared a lot of people. With Yingtian Prefecture as the center and Su Yanghang Prefecture as the focus, he launched the vigorous and repetitive actions of Nanzhili.

On the first day, two rank 4th rank, five rank 5th rank, and twelve rank 6th rank officials were taken away on the Governor's Office. At the same time, a rank chief of Yingtian Prefecture and three rank 6th rank officials were taken away.

The next day, 17 sixth-rank officials from Su Yanghang’s three prefectures were arrested, and more than 30 were arrested under the sixth-rank. In the evening, eight magistrates from the three prefectures were arrested, three were suspended for investigation, and hundreds of other officials of all sizes were arrested!

On the third day, officials from all provinces and governments in Nanzhili were arrested and surrendered to as many as 300, and the number of people was still increasing rapidly!

The north and the south were the second capitals of the past and were the key places of the Ming Dynasty. The two places seemed to have a sudden anti-corruption storm, which brought great shock to the whole country, and the provinces quickly followed.

In mid-June, the anti-corruption storm finally hit the "civilians". Some gentry and wealthy families were taken away one after another. It was a great pleasure to raid the houses from various departments.

Anti-corruption campaigns are in full swing, with many benefits, such as the rapid rise of the position of the throne, bringing fresh strength to the court; for example, many "reforms" are progressing rapidly, giving people surprises; for example, those vague resistance and fear of officials at all levels in the past were full of motivation this time, before charging.

cabinet.

Shen Xun came back from the Tongzheng Envoy, holding a bunch of memorials in his hand and said to Sun Chuanting: "They all impeach us, there are twenty more letters than yesterday, which is almost more than three hundred."

Sun Chuanting put down his pen, raised his head, took the teacup, and said with a smile: "There are so many corrupt officials, it is not our responsibility to have our responsibility. It makes sense that they impeached. Let's do this. I will publish a signed article in the court tomorrow and criticize myself."

Shen Xun shook his head and said, "I'll do it, the chief assistant can't do this."

The cabinet's action was instructed by Zhu Xu and Sun Chuanting led the arrangement. If Sun Chuanting "pleads guilty", those people would probably hold on to it, and some people would take advantage of the situation and demand that Sun Chuanting step down.

Sun Chuanting thought for a while, and saw that there was no one else here, he looked at Shen Xun and said, "I plan to split the Ministry of Revenue. What do you think?"

Shen Xun was stunned, sat down in his position, picked up the teacup, thought for a while, and said, "The Ministry of Revenue is a complex department with the most powerful powers of the six ministries. It is complicated and should be split."

Shen Xun stopped here without saying much, and there was no need to say much.

Because both of them knew that the Ministry of Revenue was not a place to move lightly.

Not only is the territory of Fu Changzong, but the place where he started his family, it has been in the hands of Fu Changzong over the years. This means that the Ministry of Revenue is in the hands of Qianqing Palace!

Who dares to move the things in the Qianqing Palace?

Shen Xun looked thoughtful and said no more. Before leaving the capital, Fu Changzong told him that Sun Baigu might have to make other moves. Now it seems that the prime minister is going to start the cabinet department.

Is this just for the purpose of optimizing the rights and responsibilities of the Ministry of Revenue and improving administrative efficiency? Is there any attempt to separate, disintegrate the "Imperial Party" and take power alone?

Or, this ambitious prime minister has other thoughts?

What's more, was it the instructed by the Qianqing Palace to completely change the court situation and break the solidified power pattern since Jing Zheng?

Chen Xun looked up at Sun Chuanting, which was meaningful.

Sun Chuanting seemed to have just asked casually and continued to bow his head to do his thing.

On June 22, Zhu Youjian, the Zongren Mansion, appeared in the Pingwang Mansion, rarely.

King Ping has been living a pampered life in recent years. He doesn't care about foreign affairs, and seems to have gained weight again. Now he is listening to music and dancing in the hall, and his obese face is full of intoxication.

When King Xin was coming, the smile on King Ping's face disappeared. He waved his hand and asked people to retreat. He sighed and said, "What should be come or not, I just don't know what he has to do."

Zhu Youjian came in quickly. King Ping sat on the chair and said with a smile: "King Xin, please don't come here. Come on, I have an actor from Nanjing today. I sang so well, it's heart-warming and unforgettable for a long time. Ah, beautiful!"

Zhu Youjian looked at the King Ping who was greedy for pleasure, frowned, sat down at the bottom left, and said straight to the point: "Uncle, the emperor has captured three princes from the cabinet, and more than 30 other royal families."

King Ping seemed to be intoxicated by the beautiful singing just now, and shook his head and said, "You care about them. Their corruption is a borer from the court. It should have been caught long ago, and it is good to catch it!"

King Xin listened to King Ping's words and said slightly, "There are only one thousand people in the sect disc in the sect of the clan. If we eliminate the title again, our Ming Dynasty will be worth only a handful of titles."

During the Tianqi period, the number of people in Zong Di was 120,000, and the actual total number may exceed 200,000, but in just over a decade, there are only less than one thousand left.

If you are killed, exiled, or removed from your title, you will often lose one or even a few, and each of them will have thousands of people.

Now there are only two-handed titles left. If someone is removed from the title, the population of the royal family in the Ming Dynasty may be really not as good as that of an ordinary citizen.

King Ping was intoxicated by the beautiful singing and said, "You are Zongzheng now, I don't care."

The relationship between Zhu Youjian and Zhu Xu is quite subtle and very fragile. If one is not good, the branch of King Xin may also be destroyed.

Zhu Youjian knew about his situation, looked at King Ping and said calmly: "I want to ask the emperor to write a letter to the emperor, explaining it well, and strive to only punish the evil people, not the company."

The current court is far less sensitive than it was a few years ago, but King Ping still doesn't want to get involved. The chief assistant is too brave, so it's better not to mess with him.

King Ping shook his head, as if he had not heard Zhu Youjian's voice.

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian's eyes flashed with anger and got up and left.

As soon as Zhu Youjian stepped out the door with one foot, King Ping's voice suddenly rang out, saying, "In a few days it will be the birthday of the Empress Dowager. You must prepare the birthday ceremony early."

Zhu Youjian paused and suddenly felt relieved on his face.

It may be difficult for others to persuade the Qing Palace, but Empress Dowager Zhang is an exception, and her identity is just right.

The reason why Zhu Youjian approached the king was because he knew that only Zhu Xu nodded could make room for change in this matter. In addition, Sun Chuanting may not buy his identity.

Zhu Youjian was sober, but more people concentrated their pressure on the cabinet, and flew in like snowflakes, impeaching, admonishing, and exaggerating, and a variety of people, filled with the Tongzheng Envoy Department.

The Governor's Office now has the right to sue Dali Temple. A bunch of cases are quickly transferred, and one case is quickly sorted out and courted in Dali Temple.

Not to mention Dali Temple, courts at all levels are also busy. This time, the number of people arrested by the court at all levels exceeded 10,000,000, officials of all sizes alone!

The Ministry of Personnel was even busier. Even though he was prepared early, there was still a large gap in the dispatch, and the rare "lack of people" was not those important official positions, but officials of all sizes and sizes at the lower level.

The Royal Court issued the "internship order" for the first time, requiring universities to recommend outstanding students and internships without a job.

As a result, a large number of students from the "Zhengyuan Department" flocked to the officialdom and flooded every corner of the Ming Dynasty.

In this anti-corruption campaign, the anti-corruption bureau is the most advanced. Their actions are like swords. Even the Prime Minister’s residence and the official residences of the cabinet ministers dare to arrest people, so what else is there to dare to do!

The Anti-Corruption Bureau has established prestige, which is heart-wrenching and everyone in the officialdom is afraid!

The second is the Law Enforcement Bureau. The Law Enforcement Bureau led by Wang Zhou has almost all cases solved, quickly and effectively, with conclusive evidence and arrested more than a thousand gentry and merchants. Compared with the Price Bureau and the Tax Bureau, they are more authoritative. They surrendered themselves wherever they go, and they dared not resist the law!
Chapter completed!