This He Shao was the envoy to the prisons and prisons in Qiangui. He was a third-rank official in the Yun State and one of the three departments. He was responsible for handling the judicial prisons, supervising prisons and prisons, and managing post offices.

With such weight, even Xiao Yu, who was the envoy to Guizhou and Guangxi, was easily unwilling to cause conflicts. In the eyes of ordinary people, he was like a god in heaven.

But even such a character, with just one word from Xiao Cheng, was immediately knocked down from the clouds without making any waves.

Xiao Cheng shook his head, continued to sit back lazily in the jade chair, and said casually:

"Go on!"

"yes."

In the spacious jade banquet, besides Xiao Cheng and Feng Bao who was waiting on the side, there were two young officials.

He has a thin body, a handsome face, and an aura of frailty all over his body, but his eyes often reveal an edge that is inconsistent with his frail temperament.

The other person has a round face and fair face, and a slightly rich figure. When facing Xiao Cheng, he lowers his eyebrows and his humble attitude is very comforting.

At this time, the two people were sitting opposite each other. On the eucalyptus table in the middle, there was a chessboard. On it, two big black and white dragons were intertwined, fighting fiercely.

It was quite boring during the march, so Xiao Cheng called the two of them to play chess with each other, while he watched the battle from the side to relieve his boredom.

After hearing Xiao Cheng's words, the two people who had been interrupted before continued to play chess.

"Da, da, da" the crisp sound of the chess pieces falling kept ringing in the jade hammer.

At this time, Xiao Cheng on the side did not pay attention to the chessboard. Instead, he stared at the round-faced official with interest, and then suddenly said:

"I suddenly remembered that He Shao seemed to have joined Wen Tiren's sect together with you!"

Hearing His Majesty suddenly mention this, the round-faced official's hand holding the chess piece trembled violently. He quickly leaned over to salute and said in panic:

"Your Majesty clearly knows that I am not familiar with this person..."

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he clicked his tongue, pointed at the chessboard where Zheng Lie was fighting, lowered his eyes and said:

"Play chess first, and the total score will determine the outcome!"

Hearing this, the round-faced official's heart trembled, and he quickly responded, stood up, and continued to play chess.

But at this moment, the round-faced official was disturbed by Xiao Cheng's words. There were beads of sweat on his forehead. How could he put any thought on the chessboard?

Soon, the relationship between the two dragons, who were originally entangled and fighting Zhenglie, became clearer.

The white stone in the hand of the weak official had already cut off the black dragon of the round-faced official and shattered his chess game into pieces.

Seeing this situation, the round-faced official naturally had no intention of continuing to pester him, and quickly surrendered, bowing his head and saying:

"Master Chen has extraordinary chess skills. He Shen has surrendered!"

[He Shen, an imperial minister in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Menyin entered the officialdom and was selected as a palace guard. Because of his shrewdness, ability and outstanding ability, he soon stood out and gained power. At first, he was an honest official, but as his power and position grew, his selfish desires

Increasingly, he took advantage of his position to form parties for personal gain, amass money, and attack political opponents. After the death of Emperor Qianlong, he was ordered to commit suicide in prison.]

[Official position: Seventh grade, cabinet minister] …

[Force 70, Literature 69, Wisdom 89, Morality 27, Age 24, Dominance 63, Politics 90, Charm 72, Loyalty 99, Ambition 80]

In the past two years, the imperial examinations have never stopped, recruiting many talents for the Yun Kingdom court.

Among them, He Shen is the only famous historical official who has been refreshed.

At this time, when he heard He Shen surrendering on the opposite side, Chen Qingzhi also nodded slightly and returned the courtesy, saying politely:

"My lord, I agree!"

[Chen Qingzhi, a famous Liang general in the Southern Dynasty, came from a poor family. He was a young follower of Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan. He often played chess with Emperor Liang all night long and was deeply trusted. He treated his soldiers well, was very courageous, and was good at seizing opportunities...]

[Official position: Seventh grade, serving in the cabinet. 】

[Force 30, Literature 70, Wisdom 92, Morality 80, Age 22, Dominance 89, Politics 75, Charm 80, Loyalty 93, Ambition 37]

Seeing that the outcome of the game had been decided, Xiao Cheng sat up straight with great interest, looked at the chessboard in front of him carefully, and then said with a smile:

"Twelve and a half eyesight... Chen Qing's chess skills are extraordinary, but yours and Shen's are not too bad either. If you are so low on standards today, your mind is obviously not on the chessboard!"

Hearing Xiao Cheng's words, He Shen's heart trembled even more. He quickly leaned over to salute and said urgently:

"Your Majesty, please be clear to me that I have nothing to do with He Shao... we only met once in Shangshu Mansion, and we have had no contact since then!"

Seeing his frightened look, Xiao Cheng chuckled again and said:

"Look at how scared you are, I just mentioned it..."

Today's Heshen has only been in the court for more than a year, and is only a seventh-rank official. Although he is in the cabinet with a bright future, he does not have great power, and corruption is naturally impossible.

The reason for the sudden beating was actually not directed at him.

But for people like Wen Tiren and Yan Song behind He Shen!

Xiao Cheng paused, glanced at He Shen meaningfully, and continued:

"I also know that if you hang around in this officialdom and have the slightest bit of power in your hands, you will never be clean. I am not forcing all the court officials to be as incorruptible as Master Shi Hai, the censor of Zuodu.

, but I also hope that there is a limit to what you can do!”

"It doesn't hurt to have something to eat and occasionally do something selfishly. But if it causes such outrage and resentment, I don't even need to ask about it. There will be a clear flow of water in the court and I will come forward to find out!"

This He Shao was a high official of the second rank in the dynasty and held great power. In the land of Guizhou and Guizhou, it was impossible to say that he could cover the sky with one hand, so no one would dare to provoke him.

Now, someone has quietly collected all the evidence of his crimes, and even the account books for accepting bribes have been obtained by others. This is obviously unusual.

If there is no Chao Zhong Qingliu secretly showing up behind the scenes, Xiao Cheng doesn’t believe it!

Of course, this is what Xiao Cheng intentionally promoted.

After all, more than half of the three-year period of the Golden Training Card [One Whip Method] has passed. While the national treasury is getting fuller and the people are getting richer, corruption in the DPRK and China has also begun to become serious.

If we don’t start to rectify the corruption in the DPRK and China, I’m afraid that after the three-year period has passed, the negative buff that will follow will be terrible!

At this time, He Shen, who was originally extremely panicked after hearing His Majesty say so much to him, breathed a sigh of relief. …

He was good at figuring out what was going on, and he had obviously figured out the deep meaning behind Xiao Cheng's words.

This is to allow myself to come forward to warn the Wen Tiren party behind them not to make mistakes!

Thinking of this, Yan Song quickly bowed and said loudly:

"Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty, I will definitely bear it in mind!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded, waved his hand and said:

"Go for it!"

Upon hearing this, He Shen and Chen Qingzhi quickly bowed and respectfully exited the jade banquet.

Xiao Cheng sat alone in the jade tree and was silent for a long time, but suddenly said in a cold voice:

"Let Wang Xiao come and see me!"

"Yes." Feng Bao responded and quickly arranged for someone to call Wang Xiao, the director of the East Factory.

Not long after, Wang Xiao, wearing a purple eunuch's robe, hurried over, saluted outside the Yuhu, and said with an uneasy expression:

"My servant Wang Xiao, I would like to ask how your majesty is doing!"

Xiao Cheng's slightly cold voice came from the jade banquet:

"Clean up your Dongchang inside and outside! Your Dongchang didn't even notice that a dignified second-grade official was involved in corruption? Could it be that the informants you placed around the high-ranking officials in the DPRK are all blind!"

As soon as these words of reprimand came out, a cold sweat broke out on Wang Xiao's back.

Wang Xiao had already heard about the appointment of He Shao, the envoy of punishment and inspection in Guizhou and Guizhou.

If this person really made people angry in Dejiang County before, it is no longer just a matter of official assessment.

Either Dongchang Fanzi, who was responsible for local supervision, was bribed, or there were senior officials in Dongchang who came forward to conceal the matter.

In short, Dongchang, who is responsible for monitoring domestic affairs and the movements of civil and military officials in the imperial court, cannot escape responsibility!

Thinking of this, Wang Xiao immediately hated his subordinates for their incompetence and quickly gritted his teeth and said:

"This slave did not supervise me well. Please forgive me! Your Majesty, please give me a chance to make amends. I will definitely investigate this matter to the end!"

"Go down, I don't want to see it a second time!"

"yes!"

Wang Xiao looked a little embarrassed, but with a livid face, he left quickly, obviously determined to vigorously rectify the East Factory.

In the jade banquet, Feng Bao, who was waiting beside Xiao Cheng, had a solemn look on his face and said cautiously:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much!"

"Nowadays, there are heavy troops deployed on the border of Xia State, and national war is about to break out. Cleaning up the corruption problem in the DPRK at this time will probably restrain the energy of the imperial court!"

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Today, in the Yun Kingdom's court, the influence of hundreds of forces has become weaker and weaker, and has been gradually replaced by the imperial party, Qingliu, sycophants, and neutral pure ministers.

The imperial party, headed by Cheng Wushi, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, was Xiao Cheng's closest confidant.

The faction of sycophants was headed by Wen Tiren, the Minister of Punishment, and Yan Song, the Minister of Hubu. Most of them were lucky enough to advance, and they only wanted to flatter themselves, but rarely gave words of advice.

Among the Qingliu, led by Shi Hairui, the censor of Zuodu, and Di Renjie, minister of Dali Temple, they believed that the sycophantic ministers who only wanted to flatter themselves would bring harm to the country and the family.
To be continued...