In the main hall.
All the civil and military officials were present.
However, at this moment, he was trembling with fear.
The Minister of Revenue, Pei Ju, was even more nervous, his brows tightly knitted.
Xia Ji sat on the dragon throne, his face ashen.
He looked around at the officials, but no one dared to look him in the eye.
This was the power that had accumulated in the court over the past few days.
With Cao Changqing suppressing the royal court and Xia Ji's many political strategies, the two of them were able to achieve their goals.
The power in the hands of these officials was gradually reduced.
By now, Xia Ji had complete control over the entire court.
Xia Ji looked around at the crowd, his expression turning darker and darker. Then, his gaze landed on the Minister of Revenue, Pei Ju.
"Pei Ju, do you remember what you promised me before the disaster relief?”
"You said that nothing would go wrong this time. Why did this happen now?”
This time, the evil cult in the north of the desert had stirred up trouble and bewitched the people.
Originally, he had already mobilized a lot of funds and manpower to perfectly resolve it.
However, he did not expect the other party to rope in a rebel force.
Moreover, it was becoming more and more intense at the border of Mobei.
What made Xia Ji even angrier was that the news only came back from the East Hall after two days.
Now, the entire Gobi 3 counties were probably controlled by the evil sect.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't know who I was. I deserve to die!”
Pei Ju hurriedly knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed against the ground, his voice trembling.
Xia Ji usually had a good temper.
However, he knew how terrifying this Renhuang's methods were.
One time, when he asked how to deal with those corrupt officials who refused to hand over the money, he asked,"
Xia Ji, on the other hand, had the human-cat list their crimes and execute them by a thousand cuts in the middle of the city.
This was not the end. Some who were too greedy were directly executed.
It was said that Heshen was so frightened that he fell seriously ill.
But this was not the reason why Pei Ju was afraid of Xia Ji.
The real reason was that when Xia Ji talked about how to deal with these people, he was as calm as if he was eating and drinking.
From that moment on, Pei Ju knew that the Human Emperor was not as good-tempered as he appeared to be.
This time, the rebellion of the evil sect in the north of the desert originally had nothing to do with him.
As the Minister of Revenue, he was only responsible for the allocation of disaster relief funds.
However, after Pei Ju transferred 200,000 taels of disaster relief funds to the Chiyan County Governor…
He didn't want that person to take the money and throw it into the territory of Li Yuan.
Because of this.
The soldiers who went to the disaster relief had no supplies and were all killed by the evil cult members.
Not only did Great Xia suffer heavy losses, but a large number of citizens were also bewitched by him.
In the end.
It was also because Pei Ju did not keep an eye on this matter.
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been such a big mistake.
"He Shen, what do you have to say?" Xia Ji turned to He Shen.”
Hearing this, He Shen's body trembled and he collapsed to the ground.
His face was deathly pale, and his face was filled with panic.
After purging the corrupt officials in the Imperial City, He Shen sent the money he had embezzled into the national treasury.
Xia Ji had asked him to submit a report on all the officials.
That Chiyan County Chief was a loyal person that He Shen had promised.
"Your Majesty, a person's heart is hard to read. I've known the Chiyan County Governor Wang Ran for many years, but I didn't know he was such a shameless person.”
He Shen's voice trembled, but it was clearly much smoother.
However, Xia Ji's expression turned even colder when he heard this.
"He Shen, zhen promised you to let bygones be bygones. Is this how you repay zhen?”
All the information of the officials of the court, regardless of their size, had to be handed over to He Shen.
Moreover, they had to undergo a series of assessments every year.
This was used to determine the transfer of official positions.
The appearance of such a person naturally meant that He Shen had not taken these assessments seriously all these years.
Xia Ji was so angry today.
On one hand, it was because of what happened in the north of the desert.
On the other hand, although the court was now under his control, it was not fully operational.
Among them, a large number of officials did not do their jobs well.
These people would definitely be replaced in the future.
And today.
Be it Pei Ju or He Shen.
They just happened to be in the line of fire.
Hearing Xia Ji's words, He Shen trembled.
"Your Majesty, I deserve ten thousand deaths! I deserve ten thousand deaths!"”
He Shen repeatedly apologized, but he already knew what Xia Ji was thinking.
He wanted to use him and Pei Ju to beat up the officials.
However, he was not sure if that was the case.
After all, if this matter really got to the bottom of it, it was indeed related to the two of them.
Xia Ji ignored the kneeling duo.
Instead, he looked around at the officials, his expression becoming colder.
"It seems that I am too merciful. You all think that Great Xia should perish and that it can be settled by fooling around?”
"Do you think that with the seven vassal kings 'ambitions outside, I have no time to worry about you with a lot of problems inside?”
"I thought that by sparing your past mistakes, you would have the heart to repent and be able to make Great Xia prosper with me.”
"It seems that I have underestimated you. All of you have your own plans and ideas.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
All the officials knelt on the ground, their hearts trembling.
"Your Majesty, please forgive us. We wouldn't dare!”
All the officials cried out in alarm, their hearts trembling to the extreme.
Among these people, most of them were useless.
Now that they heard the Human Emperor's words, they were all trembling in fear that Xia Ji would remove them from their positions.
Although Great Xia was currently weak, being able to become an official would naturally be convenient.
"You don't dare?" Xia Ji was so angry that he laughed.”
"I'll give you ten days. If this matter cannot be resolved perfectly, you should resign and go to jail.”
"Don't think that Great Xia can't do without you!”
At this point, Xia Ji looked at the human cat and said,""Draw up an imperial edict and spread it to the world.”
"A month later, Great Xia will implement the imperial examination system. Anyone with aspirations can come here to be an official!”
Hearing this.
Before the cat could speak.
The officials could no longer sit still.
Earlier, Xia Ji had investigated the corrupt officials and purged the Great Xia Imperial Court. Those who were useless had all been removed.
The remaining people also obtained some benefits and had more things to do.
Under such circumstances, they had nothing to fear.
There weren't many officials left in the court, so how could they be dismissed? Did he really want to do a one-man show?
Most people had the same thought.
Therefore, even though Xia Ji had been decisive in his killing and had sent the human cats to lead the East Military Hall's officials, he was still able to kill them.
However, most of them were still idling around.
Even He Shen was the same.
But now, he heard that Xia Ji wanted to start the imperial examination system.
It made all of them unable to sit still.
Although the imperial examination system needed to be convinced first, it was still a problem.
However, with Xia Ji's methods, this would not be a difficult task.
"Your Majesty, we still want to share the burden of Great Xia. Please retract your order!”
A large number of officials began to wail.
However, Xia Ji ignored him and left the court meeting with a cold snort.
At this moment.
Cao Changqing turned around and looked at the court.
" If His Majesty says that it's a month later, then there's still a month left. If you perform well, I'll protect you in front of His Majesty."”
"If not, then you have only yourself to blame.”
After saying that.
Cao Changqing and the human cat also left the court.
All the officials in the court were stunned on the spot, not knowing what to do.
Pei Ju and He Shen looked at each other and guessed Xia Ji's true thoughts.
Whether it was anger or scolding the two of them, it was all for the officials to see.
but.
That evil sect in the north of the desert was indeed a problem.
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