"How does the Prime Minister plan to change the trend? Who is the Prime Minister who is qualified to make this suggestion? The person least qualified to make this suggestion is the Prime Minister himself. He is not upright, even if he can't do it."

Xie Ji's words were ridiculed by everyone. Who would believe that you, Xie Ji, are trying to improve the atmosphere?

You don’t even believe in a pig.

Xie Ji knew this would be the answer, so he smiled and said: "I voluntarily make my crime of accepting bribes public and be condemned by the world."

When Xie Ji said this, many people snickered underneath. Even if you don't tell the public, you will still be condemned by the world.

In this case, there is no difference between saying it and not saying it, so why talk about improving the atmosphere?

Wait until you yourself are convicted before you talk about improving the atmosphere!

Everyone was shouting inwardly, but there seemed to be no other expressions on their faces.

"Your Majesty, I think this is feasible. Since the Prime Minister wants to improve the atmosphere, he should teach by words and deeds and make his crimes known to the public as a warning. Let him carry out the laws as a body that bears guilt. Since he is a body that bears guilt, then he should wear

Wear coarse cloth and eat chaff, and this is a warning for the world." At this time, Cui Zheng stood up and said, he thought this was good.

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone seemed to be gloating. Xie Ji was just saying it jokingly. He said that condemnation would be of no use to him at all. His reputation was already foul, and it would be useless to condemn him again. But this, why

possible.

"Yes, Your Majesty, since the Prime Minister wants to improve the atmosphere, he should start from himself, so that he can convince the public." When they saw what Cui Zheng said, they all agreed. This method is good, but Xie Ji will never accept it.

"Your Majesty, I feel that not only the prime minister, but also all the ministers of the court feel the same. If someone has committed corruption, they will consciously wear coarse cloth in the future. If he wears brocade, then check whether this person has really never committed corruption.

Every bit." Cui Zheng saw that they actually agreed with what he said, thinking that he was actually being used by these people, so he continued.

Everyone:......

"Your Majesty, the trend of comparison is getting stronger day by day, and the trend of corruption is not stopping. If you want to stop this evil trend, you must start by cutting off the trend of comparison. From now on, everyone will be clothed in coarse linen and linen, and their food will be all chaff.

This way we can curb this trend from the source." Cui Zheng continued, and he was particularly unhappy when he saw these people. They were eating delicacies on jade plates and wearing splendid clothes. They were indeed engaging in corruption and bribery, and there was no trace of human dignity at all.

.

Everyone looked at Xie Ji. This time they hoped that Xie Ji could refute this sentence. If you can't eat well and wear good clothes, what's the point of being an official?

Isn’t this what they are doing as officials?

The emperor saw that the whole place was silent. At this time, everyone felt guilty and did not want to refute this sentence. After all, refutation means that you still want to embezzle, wear and drink well, and have no repentance at all.

When the emperor saw this scene, he said: "It is unbecoming to go to court in coarse clothes."

And this is so unseemly. If you are wearing coarse linen clothes and your official authority is not enough to deter the people, you will cause trouble.

If officials wear coarse clothes, it will not be conducive to governing the people. What's more, this is simply unrealistic.

Xie Ji was thinking about this matter in his mind. He didn't expect that it would come to this. It was really a bit embarrassing for him. He had to think of a way to have both ends. What's more, he didn't want to wear any coarse clothes or eat any kind of chaff, which tasted bad.

If you become naughty, how can you go back to being naughty?

What's more, if you don't eat it under certain conditions, you'd be a fool.

"Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate to wear coarse cloth before going to court. If this is enforced, many ministers will take the opportunity to eradicate dissidents, resulting in unjust, false and wrong cases. Things must be reversed when they are extreme, so stop it when appropriate."

Xie Ji said that it was impossible for him to wear coarse cloth, and it was also impossible for a foodie to have him eat only the chaff.

Xie Ji finally said something nice, and everyone thanked him, and their eyes lit up without even looking.

Therefore, they all agreed. This change of attitude was surprisingly fast. Xie Ji thought that these people were just outsiders. Once a party was beneficial to him, he would immediately fall to that party.

When Cui Zheng saw this scene, he was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He yelled at Xie Ji, saying, as the prime minister, you should set a good example, otherwise you will get nothing.

The people below looked at it and didn't know what to say about their feelings. They hoped that Xie Ji would hold on and not compromise this time. If Xie Ji was forced to eat the chaff, they would also suffer.

"Old sir, listen to me. I have never been corrupt. I just accepted bribes from them. This is indeed wrong, but it is also human nature. Reciprocity is a courtesy. You can't go to someone else's house today without even bringing a piece of fruit.

, just let people entertain you with free food and drink. This is unrealistic, isn't it? I don't ask them for bribes, it's just that they are too enthusiastic and have to accept it."

Cui Zheng was not in a bad mood at first, but after hearing these words, he couldn't help it anymore. What kind of nonsense is this? How dare you talk like this? Corruption is wrong, but taking bribes is not wrong?

"If those who accept bribes are not severely punished, corruption will continue..."

Xie Ji looked at it and thought he was just being nice. He originally wanted to be fine, but he was dragged into corruption and bribery.

I have to say that his ability to talk things out of things is quite high.

"Old sir, stop, stop, stop... I'm going too far, let's get back to the topic."

Xie Ji was afraid of being distracted by him, so he immediately stopped him and said, "I will make a comprehensive revision of the Daxia Code in accordance with the current national conditions, and I will definitely live up to everyone's expectations."

The emperor nodded, and everyone had no objections now. Although they still had opinions in their hearts, they no longer dared to speak out.

Cui Zheng snorted coldly to see what tricks you were going to come up with.

Let’s see how you, the leader of corruption, want to punish corruption. You’re not just trying to be funny, are you?

"Your Majesty, it is imperative to rectify the administration of officials. Last time I inspected the six departments, I found that some officials were playing and sleeping among them, avoiding serious matters, and shirk each other. If there are mistakes, they will blame each other. This trend must be curbed.

The administration of officials must be rectified."

Xie Ji said that this was the main topic he was talking about today. As for the re-revision of the laws, it was incidental, and the rectification of officialdom could take effect immediately. As for the laws, they would be too busy for three to five years.

After Xie Ji said these words, the whole audience continued to be stunned. Xie Ji wanted to rub their already injured hearts on the floor again.

So they started to stop this matter, and they must not let Xie Ji succeed. They started to argue that the ancestral laws are immutable, and what to do if chaos breaks out, this must not be changed.

The emperor knew what Xie Ji was going to do. These officials were indeed too idle. They spent all their time torturing each other and framed each other. If they didn't do anything serious, they would just shirk each other. This really cannot be changed.

"Your Majesty, I agree with this matter." Cui Zheng spoke for Xie Ji for the first time. He was not doing it for Xie Ji, but because he felt that Xie Ji's words were very reasonable. These people have free salaries and do nothing.

, how can this be done?

However, it is not up to Xie Ji alone to decide how to change or rectify things.

No matter what these people said to disagree, but with insufficient reasons and insufficient factual basis, the matter was quickly settled. Xie Ji was responsible for rectifying the official administration and formulating plans, and six ministers assisted him.

Implement a feasible plan.

After a while, the whole morning came to an end.

After the imperial dynasty, among the six departments, Xie Ji sat at the top.

At the bottom are six ministers and some officials above the second rank.

"Everyone, since Your Majesty has asked me to take charge of this action to reform the civil service. This time I want to ask for your opinions. It is better to pool the strengths of everyone than to do things behind closed doors."

Xie Ji smiled and said, "The people below all have their own postures, and I don't know how they feel."

"Prime Minister, it is good to rectify the administration of officials. We can't think of any good way. I wonder where the prime minister thinks we should start from?" Li Shu said with a smile. To rectify the administration of officials, Xie Ji first gave me a specific regulation system.

, otherwise how to organize it.

Talk about it verbally?

"Start with small things first, and then all the documents processed by the officials will be signed with their own names. They must be responsible for every document they write..."

Xie Ji said, his meaning was very clear. If all the information in hand is confirmed to be OK, he will sign it. If he is responsible at that time, he will go directly to the person who signed it.

Not only is it simple and fast, you don’t have to worry about implicating other people. Moreover, by signing your name on the documents you have processed, you can also make it easier to count what this person has done and whether he is fishing in troubled waters. Once it is not handled well, you can follow the regulations.

be processed.

This is beneficial to those who want to do practical things, but as for those officials who fish in troubled waters, it will be difficult to muddle through.

If you are just a muddy person, your ability to analyze the data will be very poor, so you can see it clearly at a glance.

Xie Ji expressed his opinions in a reasonable and orderly manner, and those ministers did not dare to refute it openly. The real-name system and the one-person responsibility system have advantages and disadvantages, and they are indeed beneficial to improving the administration of officials.

It's just that things will be more troublesome to deal with then.

It also stipulates that if the group is responsible for the information, each participant must sign his or her name, so no one can escape.

Xie Ji also stipulates in it that if anyone forges a signature, he will be severely punished and dismissed from office. Once dismissed, he will never be hired. This kind of fraud should be carefully considered.

"If you punish officials harshly, it is not in line with Confucian kindness. You must always give them a chance to repent?"

Xiao Yu said, this kind of truth is a bit too much, so give him a warning so that he won't do it again.

If he is dismissed from office once he makes a mistake, there will not be many officials left.

"Confucianism? I advocate punishment according to law, and you talk to me about human relationships. I talk about human relationships to you, but do you talk about laws to me?"

This time he wants to remove all those officials who do nothing, and no one will be spared to fish in troubled waters. You have been comfortable for several years, but now, there will always be retribution, and this will not happen again.
Chapter completed!