In the sight that is difficult for ordinary people to see, the huge turntable kept rotating. Finally, the blue light shined brightly, and a blue card jumped out and landed in front of Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng's brows moved, but he did not immediately check the effect of this policy card. Instead, he looked at the huge turntable that gradually dissipated, showing his contemplation.

Among the cards that just flashed by but were not drawn, there was a card that made Xiao Cheng's heart suddenly move.

The card is called "Rusu Baijue"!

The practice of bringing grain to the government to earn titles was first initiated in the Western Han Dynasty. It refers to the wealthy people bringing grain to the government in exchange for titles, so that guilty people can be exempted from their crimes.

Although it was accused by later generations of selling out officials and corrupting the atmosphere of officialdom, in terms of effect, it became one of the sources of finance for the imperial court in the early Western Han Dynasty, and helped to enrich the border defense army in the Western Han Dynasty.

Previously, the Yun State had sent troops to attack surrounding countries for many years, so there was not much grain in the imperial treasury. Even if it obtained 60% of the financial resources of the Yun State Buddhism, and the gold and silver in the treasury were piled up, it would not be able to produce food for nothing. no?

Fortunately, Xiao Cheng easily accepted the power of the Za family at the beginning, and because of the war horse incident, he supported Shen Wansan's Shen's Trading Company. Only now, he has the ability to organize a group of merchants among the people.

With the approval of the imperial court and the organization of the Zajia family, these large private merchants now dare not disobey, so naturally they can cooperate with the imperial court to stabilize prices and provide relief to the people in the north.

However, businessmen are driven by profit-seeking nature, and now the plague in the north does not yet know when it will end.

As time went by, the merchants saw that there was no benefit at all from doing things for the imperial court, and the huge profits were at their fingertips, but they didn't reach out. It was inevitable that some people would have small thoughts.

At this time, the name "Rusu Baijue" flashed across his mind, which suddenly gave Xiao Cheng an idea.

Just like when the examination method was implemented in the first place, Xiao Cheng was not someone who could do nothing without the golden finger. Moreover, compared with the examination method, joining Su and becoming a nobility was not an extremely difficult thing to operate.

Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment and then said loudly:

"Someone is coming!"

In the Yangxin Hall, there was a young eunuch bowing forward, waiting for instructions.

"In passing the decree, I summoned the ministers, Ling Qucheng, Zhang Hong, the minister of officials, and Zhang Zhao, the minister of rites, to come and discuss the matter!"

The matter related to the granting of imperial titles is not a trivial matter, and the corresponding ministers still need to be summoned to meet and discuss.

When the young eunuch heard this, he quickly lowered his head and responded, running forward to summon him.

Xiao Cheng took advantage of this moment to take a closer look at the card he drew this time.

In the sight that only Xiao Cheng could see, blue light filled the sight. With a thought, the card effect appeared.

[Blue policy card, secret discount system

Card effect: After use, the probability of generating official handles is +35%

Card description: It is not easy to make people secretly play. If you ignore it occasionally, you will be deceived.】

The card I drew this time is a rare strategy card. Judging from the effect of this card, it is nothing more than a handle to make it easier to raid homes.

But in reality, it's obviously not that simple.

The secret system is the product of the Qing Dynasty, when imperial power reached its peak.

Officials of a certain rank are encouraged to submit the secret message in a secret form, put it into a delicate box and store it, and secretly send it to the minister's close family members. Only the emperor and the minister have one key to the secret message box.

In this way, the memorial written by the petitioner cannot be leaked, and can reach the emperor directly without going through any organization or personnel.

You must know that among the hundreds of officials in the imperial court, except for those who have responsibilities such as censors and can directly submit letters to the emperor, other general officials do not submit memorials directly to the emperor. Instead, most of them need to go through superior officials and various yamen.

Only after screening one by one can they be sent to Xiao Cheng.

Such a system naturally gives people the opportunity to manipulate things. Leaving things in and not doing anything, inadvertently losing them, etc. are often used to isolate the inside and outside of the palace.

The birth of the secret folding system is equivalent to another form of opening up the air. Ministers can express their opinions in a timely manner.

Ordinary officials did not have the courage to deceive the emperor anymore. After all, no one could guarantee whether any of his colleagues and subordinates would directly complain to the secretaries.

Of course, such a system also has drawbacks.

Appeals beyond the level, unclear responsibilities, leading to suspicion among superiors and subordinates, and the possibility of secretly subverting the system, threatening, and framing colleagues.

But even so, this secret system can greatly strengthen the imperial authority and stabilize the emperor's rule.

Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng nodded with satisfaction and thought silently:

Perhaps, we need help from the Mo family to create a batch of exquisite secret boxes!

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In the northern border of Yun State, under the jurisdiction of Huichuan County, it is the only place that leads to Jianchang Prefecture and the county seat of Heyi County.

Throughout the county, a group of children were heard happily whizzing past the streets in groups, cheering loudly:

"Master Hu is going to die, Master Hu is dead!"

The people in the city, who were busy making a living, were shocked when they heard this. They all poked their heads out, looked at the young men enjoying themselves, and said:

"Dead? Retribution has come. Are you really plagued?"

"Shh, keep your voice down..."

"Boy, what are you talking about? You don't want your life! If the Hu family hears it, it will bring trouble to the family."

The leading boy stopped for a moment, looked at the fearful villagers, deliberately amplified his voice, and shouted with great dignity:

"It's okay! Mr. Hu is dead this time. Mr. Hai from the capital has arrested the entire Hu family. At this time, he is being questioned at the county government!"

When the people heard this, their expressions became extremely weird.

Many of them had expressions of fear and panic on their faces at this time. They carefully looked around and saw that there was no Hu family member to see. They hurriedly pulled their family members away from here, for fear of talking nonsense with these half-year-olds who did not know how to live or die.

What does it have to do with it?

Some people felt a trace of compassion in their hearts. Seeing that the children were ignorant, they couldn't help but say:

"Silly boy, what do you know? Officials protect each other. Mr. Hu was captured and held captive for three to five days. After feeding the high-ranking officials from Beijing, he was naturally released."

"While the Hu family doesn't care about you, let them lead you and run away!"

"Oh, misfortune comes from the mouth, what a sin!"

When the young men saw that the villagers did not believe in them, they suddenly became anxious and started talking in all directions:

"It's true! Mr. Hu is really dead this time!"

"The Master Hai who came this time is really different."

"In front of the county government office, some members of the Hu family have been beaten to death with sticks!"

What he said made all the people stunned.

One of the boys still didn't believe it when he saw everyone, so he couldn't help but continue:

"Really, if you don't believe me, go to the county government office and take a look! That Hu Lao Er was beaten to a bloody pulp. The puppy was so scared that he peed after just one look at it!"

"You're talking nonsense! I wasn't frightened to the point of peeing...just, just, I was so anxious! Another child under ten years old, with water stains on his crotch, faced the gaze of all the villagers,

His face immediately turned red and he tried to defend himself.

Seeing all the children speaking in unison and swearing so emphatically that they didn't look like they were lying, the people couldn't help but feel shaken.

"How about going and taking a look?"

"Okay, let's go take a look!"

All the people thought about it, but couldn't bear the throbbing in their hearts. They put down their work and rushed towards the county government office in unison.

At this time, in the county government office of Heyi County.

Mr. Hu looked at his second son who was beaten to death with a cane, his eyes were bloodshot and red, and he roared angrily:

"You are looking for death! But a mere censor under the censor's mansion, with a rank of no more than 600 shi, dares to take human lives and kill the sons of a good family. Is there no one in my Hu family?"

Hai Rui was dressed as a censor, with a serious and strong expression. After hearing what Mr. Hu said, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he said:

"What a good son! Your second son, in the name of preventing the plague from spreading here, looked for beautiful women from good families in the market, and then directly deducted their identities as refugees from the Xia Kingdom, kidnapped them into your Hu Mansion, and bullied them wantonly. January

Within this period, there were seven or eight lawsuits involving human lives. How dare you call yourself a good man for such a crime!"

At this point, Hai Rui's eyes became even more murderous and he shouted:

"Zhidu, Zhangtang!"

Two men in their twenties and thirties with resolute and solemn faces immediately came out of the queue, raised their hands to Hai Rui and said solemnly:

"exist!"

These two people were two scribes temporarily arranged by the Yushitai before Hai Ruilin's departure.

Regardless of their temperament, temperament, or talents and abilities, Hai Rui was quite satisfied.

"The evil servants involved in the case will be found one by one. They will be given eighty-death punishments first, and then they will be taken to the prison and await the punishment of beheading according to the orders of the punishment cao!"

When Zhidu and Zhang Tang heard this, their eyes suddenly flashed with coldness, and they said in a deep voice:

"yes!"

These two men, in history, are known for their hatred of evil and their ruthlessness. Anyone who commits a crime will be punished with a rod first. Even if he does not die on the spot, he will lose most of his life.

I can't last more than a few days.

Mr. Hu's second son was beaten to death in their hands!

When Mr. Hu saw the two men who killed his son with sticks right in front of him, he struggled and roared:
To be continued...