"I'm dying of laughter.”
The Chinese netizens were amused by the live broadcast.
Who would have thought?
Even Li Jin Nian could produce such a good program effect by punishing corrupt officials.
"I feel that after the court session, these officials will compete to see who can reach the Ministry of Justice first.”
"I have a question. Is it faster to sit in a sedan chair or run?”
"Then he should be running faster."
"Hahaha, I want to laugh when I think about how these officials are going to run a hundred-meter race after court.”
"Why do you all want to laugh, but I want to cry? Don't you find it ironic? A dignified official of the imperial court was actually acting like a clown. It was truly heartbreaking.”
"I think this is God Li's intention. He wants to take this opportunity to let these ignorant and decadent officials see how ridiculous he is.”
"Not only that, but it can also serve as a warning to future generations.”
The Chinese netizens expressed their different views.
Meanwhile, in the imperial court, the empress looked at the officials who had taken the initiative to surrender themselves.
From the fifth grade to the second grade.
Many of them held important positions.
Usually, these people would talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, and each of them looked more honest than the other.
However, who would have thought that what he did behind his back was just a matter of stealing.
"Dear ministers, may I ask if you are not ashamed?”
the empress couldn't help but ask.
Although she knew that there were many corrupt officials in the court, she did not expect there to be so many.
This was only the first batch. There would definitely be more who would turn themselves in one after another.
There were also some who were unwilling to turn themselves in and were eventually found out.
It was hard to imagine how terrifying this number would be in the end.
Oh right, this did not include the local officials.
According to the statistics of the Ministry of Revenue, Dafeng had 20,000 civil officials and 80,000 military officials.
If they really wanted to investigate, the empress felt that at least half of them were suspicious.
"This subject has let down Your Majesty, let down Dafeng, and let down the people of the world.”
Guo Yu was the first to kneel down and admit his guilt.
Then, the officials who had surrendered also knelt down on the ground.
"What's the use of saying this now? You people have really let down Zhen's trust in you.”
The empress had been holding back these words for a long time.
However, he didn't dare to say it in the past. He was afraid that if he offended the officials, his throne would be lost.
But today, Li Jin Nian had reorganized the court, giving her the opportunity to speak freely.
The empress had to spit it out.
She scolded all the ministers.
The officials could only perk up their ears and listen.
After cursing, the empress slumped on the dragon throne and felt an unprecedented sense of fatigue.
It made her sleepy.
"Chief Wang, how do you think we should deal with the corruption in the court?”
The empress looked at Wang Pingchang and asked.
"Let Lord Li do the talking."
Wang Pingchang looked at Li Jinnian.
He had actually thought about the problem of corruption decades ago. During this period, he had come up with some solutions and put them into practice.
However, the effect was not very good.
Therefore, this question had troubled him for a long time.
Wang Pingchang wanted to hear Li Jinnian's opinion and see if he had any good ideas.
"Li Qing's family, do you have any good ideas?”
the empress said to Li Jin Nian.
"Before we talk about the solution, I think we should first talk about the reason why people are easy to abuse power once they have power.”
Li Jin Nian replied.
"Greed is human nature, and power is an aphrodisiac. Therefore, the more power one has, the less sense of security one has. The less sense of security one has, the more they want to increase their power.”
" It is difficult for people to recognize themselves in such a vicious circle. It is precisely because of their greed that it is difficult for them to choose to retreat at the speed of light. Instead, they choose to persist, ignore different opinions, and be obsessed with power.”
" Because with power, you can do whatever you want, control resources, and control others. At the same time, you can set all kinds of rules and use them to reward and punish according to your own will. You can control the sky, the earth, the air, your legs, and your genitals.”
" Many people will realize that having power can bring them so many benefits after they have a taste of it. Then, they will regard power as their life and try their best to maximize their power. In the end, they would rather die than give up their power easily.”
"This shows how tempting power is, and how great the resistance to human progress is.”
Li Jin Nian's words were very explicit.
However, no one thought in that direction.
Because everyone was deep in thought.
The netizens in Xia country felt that Li Jin Nian was too daring. His words were so incisive that they made people think deeply.
The officials in the court felt that Li Jin Nian's words were too immersive. It was as if Li Jin Nian was a worm in their stomachs and had spoken their true feelings.
"I did lose myself in the sea of power.”
An official who had already surrendered muttered to himself.
Thinking back to the past, when he first entered the officialdom, he wanted to be a good official.
But in the end, he hit many walls.
The oppression of his superior had made his desire for power grow. He was eager to increase his power to increase his sense of security.
Then, he fell into the abyss step by step, out of control.
There were many people like him.
Of course, it was mostly because of his own greed, his desire for money and power, that he became corrupted.
"Lord Li is right."
The empress looked at Li Jinnian and commented,"Then how can we prevent such a phenomenon?”
"It's not difficult, but it's not easy either.”
Li Jin Nian said.
"Fighting corruption and advocating clean government can achieve four goals.”
"The first is not to be greedy. This was mainly done by killing one person to warn the others.”
"The second is not to be greedy. The income of the officials was enough to cover the expenses of the family.”
"Third, you can't be greedy. The officials were unable to start building the system.”
"The fourth is not to be greedy. We should strengthen our education and raise our awareness.”
Wang Pingchang's eyes lit up when he heard this.
It was hard to imagine that Li Jin Nian had only been in the officialdom for a few years, but he could see the problem of corruption so thoroughly.
One had to know that he had used his entire life to figure out this problem.
How old was Li Jin Nian?
He was only 25 years old this year.
Wang Pingchang felt that the phrase " promising future " was not enough to describe Li Jinnian, because his current performance was already amazing enough. There was no need to wait for the future.
"As for the first point, I've already done it just now. We only need to write the issue of corruption into the law and severely punish corrupt officials to curb this evil.”
" As for the second point, the salary of the officials of Dafeng is not considered small. It's enough for ordinary people, and there's even surplus. However, the problem is that officials have the social and ostentatious atmosphere of being an official. In order to be promoted, many local officials have to give gifts to their superiors every year. Moreover, they make up all sorts of excuses to give gifts. If that was the case, that salary was indeed not enough, so he could only think of ways to be greedy.”
When Li Jin Nian said this.
All the officials in the hall trembled.
Li Jin Nian's words had hit the nail on the head.
They did spend a lot of money on socializing every year and had to give all kinds of gifts.
"Lord Li, please elaborate."
The empress was interested.
She felt that Li Jin Nian's analysis was getting more and more profound.
"For example, in winter, the higher-ups have to burn charcoal to keep their homes warm, and who will pay for the heating fees? At this time, the lower-level officials would give gifts called " carbon respect."”
"In the summer, higher-ups use ice to cool their homes. Who will pay for the ice? At this time, it was often paid by the lower officials, called "Ice Respect".
"Apart from that, senior officials have to give gifts on their birthdays, their wives and concubines have to give gifts on their birthdays, and the eldest and youngest sons of senior officials have to give gifts on their birthdays.”
At this point, Li Jin Nian's gaze landed on the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, Yan Zhen.
This made Yan Zhen feel a lingering fear.
"I heard that the youngest son of a certain minister would celebrate his birthday whenever he was short of money. He wished he could celebrate his birthday four times a year.”
Li Jin Nian's gaze returned to the empress.
However, the moment he said this, all the officials 'gazes landed on Yan Zhen in unison.
The reason was simple.
The minister that Li Jin Nian was talking about was Yan Zhen, and the one who celebrated his birthday four times a year was Yan Zhen's youngest son.
"Absolute bastard!"
The empress was so angry that she punched the dragon throne.
"Who is this minister? Who is his youngest son?”
The empress was furious.
"Your Majesty, I want to report you!"
At this moment, no one expected that another third-grade official would take the initiative to step forward.
He didn't turn himself in just now, but after hearing what Li Jin Nian said, he felt that he had no way out, so he gave up on the idea of taking any chances.
"Zhao Qing's family, who do you want to report?”
The empress looked at Zhao Jing, the scholar of the Imperial Academy.
"I want to report the Minister of Personnel, Yan Zhen!”
Zhao Jing knelt on the ground and said without raising his head.
"The person who celebrated four birthdays a year that Lord Li mentioned just now is Yan Zhen's youngest son, Yan Lixing!”
"Do you have any evidence?"
the empress asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty, Yan Li Xing had four birthdays in a year, and I went to give him gifts and ate four times.”
Zhao Jing said.
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