Cen Chunxuan is 60 years old this year. He and Yuan Shikai are of the same generation. Whether in the Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China after that, Cen Chunxuan is a famous figure.

After the founding of the Republic of China, at Fang Zida's suggestion, Yuan Shikai placed Cen Chunxuan in Jiangnan. On the one hand, he supervised the provinces in Jiangnan, and on the other hand, he used his reputation to appease the people and shock the revolutionaries. Although he only had a false title at that time and did not have much practical power, Cen Chunxuan still did a good job, especially when Fang Zida first implemented the policy of supporting industrial and commercial support in Jiangnan and other places. Among them, Cen Chunxuan cleared many obstacles for Fang Zida with his tough skills and great prestige.

After Song Jiaoren's cabinet was replaced by Fang Zida's cabinet, Fang Zida quickly submitted a petition to appoint Cen Chunxuan as the Minister of the State Supervision Department, and elevated the Ministry of State Supervision to the same level as the various departments of the cabinet, and directly responsible to the State Council. Therefore, although Cen Chunxuan is not a member of the cabinet for the time being, his current status is no different from that of the chief directors of the cabinet. To a certain extent, his power is even greater.

The Ministry of State Supervision, this is a step that Fang Zida made in order to prevent corruption, promote constitutionalism, improve from top to bottom, and punish violations of the law. The influence of feudal society in China for thousands of years and the complexity of its grassroots social structure doomed China's internal affairs or officialdom is far more troublesome than that of Western countries. This can be seen from the simplest term, that is, "relationship".

Relationship, this thing has long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow of the Chinese people. Whether in the officialdom, the army, business or even ordinary people, this so-called relationship is simply everywhere. In addition, China's huge clans, fellow townsmen, the same year and other complex relationships have been linked, resulting in the new government, which often undergoes a change of dynasty, has maintained its vitality for decades and has developed rapidly. However, as time goes by, a new network of relationships will gradually be established, which will face similar problems as the previous dynasty. The longer the time, the more serious the situation will eventually lead to the outbreak of problems such as corruption in the officialdom, the law is not supported. If external pressure or huge changes in internal factors are added, war will be formed, and the situation of the new dynasty replacing the old dynasty will occur.

This is a vicious circle formed in China's feudal society over the past thousand years. No matter which dynasty is emerging, they cannot escape the fate of ultimate destruction.

Fang Zida knew clearly that if this problem was not solved in the Republic of China, it would not take many years to intensify social conflicts, and this terrible consequence was even more serious than the land problem. For this reason, Fang Zida's first important measure after serving as Prime Minister was to establish the Ministry of State Supervision, and the operation method of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in the future was to prevent these problems from occurring. Cen Chunxuan, who was named an official slaughter, was highly expected by him and became the first Minister of the State Supervision Department.

After Cen Chunxuan took office, he made drastic moves and did a few practical things, which made Fang Zida complacent about his decision. But today, Cen Chunxuan, who rarely comes to the State Council, suddenly found Fang Zida. Seeing his angry face, Fang Zida quickly got up and invited the old man in.

"Yunjie Gong, are you...?"

"A group of scum! Ortizo! I'm so angry!" Cen Chunxuan sat angrily without even sitting there. He patted Fang Zida's table and started cursing.

Fang Zida thought to himself that this old man must have hit a nail in some place, and there was no place to come to ask for help from him. With a wry smile, he walked to the side and made a cup of tea for him. Then he called him to sit down and talk.

"What happened to make Yunjie Gong so angry?"

"I'm angry? I'm going to have the intention to kill people, Humph! Look at this first!" Cen Chunxuan threw a stack of documents in his hand in front of Fang Zida, looking like he was swaying his beard and staring at him.

Fang Zida took it and immediately started reading it. After reading a few pages, his brows frowned into the character Sichuan. As he continued to read it backwards, his originally smiling face gradually became extremely ugly.

Cen Chunxuan brought several files. According to the investigation and verification by the Supervision Department, in various places, especially in rich areas such as Jiangnan, many large businesses, even some well-known national enterprises, are more or less signs of collusion with the officialdom. Moreover, with the rapid development of industry and commerce in recent months, it is even more serious. Not to mention it. Just take a few moments to auction a batch of German light industrial equipment a little earlier. According to the Supervision Department's understanding, although it is fair and reasonable on the surface, there are actually many tricks behind the auction. Some merchants who originally had great strength and had advantages in some aspects did not succeed in the auction. In the end, these equipment fell into the hands of a few new people.

In addition, nowadays, the phenomenon of dry shares or hidden shares occupied by officials in business enterprises and business circles has been repeatedly banned. Just as the Supervision Department was about to conduct in-depth investigations on this situation and pursue them in accordance with the law, the whistleblowers from all sides simply knocked Cen Chunxuan out of his head. When he forced the pressure to instruct the personnel below to continue the investigation, there was another situation of lip service in the local area, which caused the Supervision Department to face many obstacles and could not continue.

Helplessly, Cen Chunxuan could only come and ask Fang Zida for help. Although he was the Minister of the Supervision Department and had a lot of power, Fang Zida clearly explained to Cen Chunxuan when he established the Supervision Department that no matter what case the Supervision Department handled, it must have real evidence and implement it with the law. It must not be like Cen Chunxuan impeached more than 40 officials in one breath when he served as the governor of Sichuan and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the previous dynasty, and became famous all over the world for his official slaughter.

Nowadays, the Republic of China is a democratic country. If the Ministry of Supervision implements constitutionalism and the role of integrity, it must do things according to the law if it wants to perform its duties for a long time and plays a role in integrity. It is simply not feasible to handle cases based on rumors and personal bad habits. Therefore, when Cen Chunxuan encountered this situation, he wanted to arrest all the suspects in one breath, but in the end he suppressed this idea and took the initiative to find Fang Zida.

After closing the things in his hand, Fang Zida couldn't help but sigh. China does not lack smart people. As the saying goes, there are policies and countermeasures at the top. Often, the monks of the Whispers will be rumored by the Whispers. Of course, the Whispers definitely do not refer to Cen Chunxuan, but those officials who set obstacles for him. Since the State Council clearly stated that the Ministry of Supervision is a department that focuses on evidence, if the situation cannot convince Cen Chunxuan, the upper and lower levels of collusion make the supervisor unable to investigate and verify, this would be equivalent to paralyzing the work of the Whispers in disguise. In this case, Cen Chunxuan is powerful and has no place to do it, so it would be strange if he doesn't get angry.

Fang Zida knew Cen Chunxuan's difficulties, and at the same time admired Cen Chunxuan. When he was appointed as the Minister of Supervision, Fang Zida was worried that Cen Chunxuan's temper might cause some trouble, and even asked him to help wipe his butt. Who would have thought that Cen Chunxuan promised Fang Zida that he would never do things according to his previous likes and dislikes, and ensured that all cases were handled with the principle of "fairness, justice, and openness" and the law as the criterion. Now, Cen Chunxuan has indeed done this well, but it also hindered his work.

"How are the internal personnel of the Supervision Department? Are there any involved?" After a moment of cunning, Fang Zida raised this question.

"This..." Cen Chunxuan didn't expect that Fang Zida was the first to ask about the internal situation of the Supervision Department. After all, he was an old man who had served as a few governors. In an instant, he understood what Fang Zida's intention was to ask. After thinking for a moment, Cen Chunxuan replied: "I dare not guarantee absolutely."

"I understand." Fang Zida nodded and said, "Yunjiegong, Fang Zida, I am here today. I will support the work of the Supervision Department in the present and future, and this support will never be weakened. The supervision system must become a fixed model for our government's operation and will continue to operate forever and completely prevent corruption."

"Okay! I will feel at ease with you. But Zheng Ming, you have to give me rights! I have to arrest all these people. As long as I enter the Supervision Department, I will not be afraid that they will not spit!" Cen Chunxuan said happily, even as if he was ready to fight with young people, as if he wanted to do something big.

Seeing his appearance, Fang Zida couldn't help but smile and shook his head, "The Supervision Department has the right to conduct routine inquiries, but there is no right to arrest people without conclusive evidence. And Yunjiegong, if you do this, let alone me, the Ministry of Justice will be the first to impeach you to the cabinet and the Congress. I don't want Yunjiegong to go to the Congress to be interrogated by the members."

"But how can you not do this? You... don't you want the horse to run fast and not eat grass? Zheng Ming, Zheng Ming, it's not me who tells you. I know this officialdom is much better than you. To put it bluntly, who doesn't have any shit on the butt? After entering the prison, you must check it out accurately. Only in this way can you do it!"

"This is absolutely not possible!" Fang Zida raised his hand and retorted firmly: "Yunjiegong, what is the purpose of the state to establish the Supervision Department? It is to use the law to deter corruption and prevent such things from happening. If the Supervision Department takes the lead in destroying the law, is this still the legal system? No! This is rule of man! What is the difference between our government and the Qing Dynasty? The main reason why the people in the world love clean officials is that Qing officials can be the masters of the people. But look at the history of this thousand years, how many clean officials are there? Replacing the legal system by man is definitely not a long-term thing. Yunjiegong, you are so evil that you were called the official slaughter back then, but are there too many corrupt officials in this world slaughtered? "

Fang Zida's words made Cen Chunxuan unable to answer for a long time. Fang Zida was right. Cen Chunxuan impeached more than 40 officials in one breath during his tenure as governor. Although the officialdom was temporarily cleared, it was not long before time. Not only did there be many corrupt officials, but there were more and more corrupt officials. This result made Cen Chunxuan extremely helpless.
Chapter completed!