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After Liu Ce named more than a dozen officials in succession, fewer and fewer people sat in the hall, and there were sorrows everywhere in the courtyard.

After drinking a sip of water and moistening his throat, Liu Ce glanced at the dozens of books on the table. He couldn't help but caress his forehead and thought for a while, then clicked a name again.

"Clerk Su Junsheng..."

"The official is here..."

Hearing the handsome white-faced scholar, he stood up and walked slowly to Liu Ce, bowed and bowed to him.

Liu Ce pointed to the document book on the table and said, "You continue to read it for me, and drag it out if you click on the name!"

"The official is here to receive the order!"

When Su Junsheng heard the order, he still took the document book and stood on Liu Ce's left side, continuing to call...

From daytime to dusk, until Su Junsheng finished reading the crime record of the last criminal official, less than two hundred officials were still sitting in the venue.

Each of the remaining two hundred officials was trembling and trembling all over.

"Your Majesty, I've finished reading it, and with what Your Majesty has just mentioned, a total of 912 local officials are guilty..."

When Liu Ce heard Su Junsheng talk about it, he couldn't help but look at him. Seeing Su Jun's angry and calm face, he remained calm. It was really rare to be able to still remember how many officials there were in such a tense environment.

After thinking for a while, Liu Ce stood up and said to the officials present: "For the rest, you are very lucky that you did not find the case of your crime.

But don't think it's okay like this. As an official, every penny he eats is taxed from the people. You must be right to the military pay you receive, instead of eating all day long and waiting to die.

I know that there are still many of you who use their positions to seek their own interests. Fortunately, the amount is not large and it is not a big mistake. They are all for their family members to make up for their lives. I understand all of these.

Compared with the crimes committed by those outside the door, you have performed your best, but from now on, you must change your previous bad habits. Don't worry, I will give you enough salary to support your family.

As for whether you can live a better life, it depends on your political performance. Remember the burden on your shoulders. Two million people in Jinling City are eagerly waiting to see your performance!”

"Remember your Majesty's teachings!"

While all officials breathed a sigh of relief, they felt like they had a life of surviving the disaster.

Only Su Junsheng had a calm expression and stood respectfully on the side of Liu Ce's case.

In one day, more than 70% of the officials in the entire Jinling City were put into prison, and what awaited them would be a tragic ending.

Liu Ce stayed in Jinling for another seven days. During these seven days, he worked with local officials to convict these criminals one by one.

In the end, 912 people were sentenced to death, and the remaining prisons ranged from five to fifteen years.

Of course, this imprisonment is a real "labor reform". As for where to be sent to serve the sentence, Liu Ce had not yet thought about it and had no time to think about it.

Because he plans to take this momentum to completely rectify the entire Jiangnan officialdom at one time...

Fang Qiyun was scared when he saw the heads of the criminal officials landing on the execution ground.

The night before Liu Ce handled the Jinling officialdom, he was called into the mansion by Liu Ce.

Liu Ce criticized his crime in front of Fang Qiyun. According to the law, even if he does not die, he will inevitably be imprisoned.

Just when he was sweating coldly and didn't know how to explain it, Liu Ce burned his guilt in front of him.

Then Liu Ce said to Fang Qiyun, who was earnest and sincere, "No one can do without mistakes, but you think that when you are a prodigal son, you can tell right from wrong at the critical moment. If you have a Shangshu Ye pleaded for you, I just assume that this has never happened.

But I also have the conditions, that is, you must do your duty as a local parent. Whether it is literary or military, you must have an accurate principle in your heart and never make such a big mistake again."

Looking back now, Fang Qiyun was still grateful and secretly vowed to change his mind, try his best to do his job, and repay Liu Ce's high hopes.

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Starting from the punishment of criminal officials in Jinling, in two months, the Jiangnan rectification storm quickly spread throughout Jiangnan.

There were as many as 30,000 officials involved, and such a huge number became the largest official rectification in the two hundred years since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

Of the 30,000 people, as many as 18,000 people were executed, and the remaining more than 10,000 were sentenced to the severity of the crimes committed, from serious to minority. The lightest known sentence was four years, but most of them were more than ten years.

For a time, everyone in the entire Jiangnan officialdom was in danger, and the wind was in a panic, fearing that one day the sword would come. Even if the official who did not commit any crime was still worried and was in panic all day long.

Of course, Liu Ce was able to successfully carry out such a large-scale bloody rectification of Jiangnan because of his support from the Jiang family.

When the old men of the Jiang family, especially Jiang Xun, heard that Liu Ce was going to attack civil and military officials from all over the south of the Yangtze River, they immediately gave all their resources to support them. There were as many as 300 record officials sent to Liu Ce, and they were all good children, without any evidence.

With the support of the Jiang family, Liu Ce was naturally able to use thunder and lightning methods to purify the officialdom. In addition, there is another point that Liu Ce abolished the bill to kill the company and only punish the main culprits and the cooperative criminals. He did not intend to hold those criminals accountable for those who did not commit any crime.

This is also one of the reasons why Liu Ce can successfully use his thunder methods. If he wants to kill the company, there will inevitably be a battle to kill him. At that time, Jiangnan will inevitably be in chaos, which will only allow Chu State to take the opportunity to attack.

Last but not least, Liu Ce personally negotiated with the intermediate and grassroots officers and soldiers of the Southern Army. After calming their emotions, he could show his strength.

Among these 30,000 fresh officials, military senior generals account for nearly one-third, which shows how corrupt the Southern Army has reached.

By late July, Liu Ce's plan for the southern tour had basically been completed. The first thing he must consider now is how to deal with the more than 10,000 officials and vacant quotas.

In fact, Chen Ke, a southern official institution, overlapped with each other, seriously affecting administrative efficiency. According to Liu Ce's estimate, 40,000 officials in the south are actually too many.

It is not difficult to replenish personnel. As long as you return to the capital and issue a transfer order, a large number of officials will take office, and soon the various government agencies in the south of the Yangtze River can be efficiently operated.

As for those criminal officials, it made Liu Ce a little difficult. If he was a serious crime, he would just kill him directly. Those who served his sentence must impress them and also give him an example to the whole world, telling them that the great iron law is ruthless and that anyone should be responsible for his actions.
Chapter completed!