Early the next morning, after Xie Ji dismissed 108 officials yesterday, the information those people handed over to Xie Ji was taken into account.

Xie Ji looked at the information submitted by those people. There was less information, but the quality was also better, and there was less information to deal with.

However, now that Xie Ji felt comfortable, the relationship among those officials became sour.

Xie Ji changed into an ordinary official uniform, which was unremarkable and made him disappear among the other officials.

These clothes were all similar. When Xie Ji walked in from the entrance of the etiquette department, no one recognized him.

This made Xie Ji a little surprised, but he thought that not all officials could go to court. For example, some lower-ranking officials could not see Xie Ji at all.

Unless the only way to get to Xie Ji was blocking him, and Xie Ji was dressed similarly to those officials, he would not have been identified.

"Brother Wang, don't take it to heart. That's what Cao Xin is like. He has Xiao Shangshu as his backer. Temporarily being soft is considered to be for his own sake. How can we resist him? If he does something behind his back, when the time comes

If you fail the official examination, your future will end here."

Xie Ji heard someone talking while walking. Xie Ji was about to go out through the door. Hearing their conversation, Xie Ji stopped and eavesdropped behind the door.

"Submit? He already dislikes me. If this continues, what else can I do?" The man called Brother Wang sighed, lamenting that it is not easy to be an official these days, and the best ones are those high-ranking officials who have leisure time.

They are high-ranking and low-ranking. The superiors above are putting pressure on them, and the officials below have many things to review. They can only sleep for four hours every day, especially some unexpected events, all of which are piled up on them.

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If you can't bear the pressure, you really want to resign immediately and have some time off.

But he knew he couldn't. After ten years of hard work, wasn't it just to become an official? When people in the village heard that he became an official, they thought their family had vented their anger. If he resigned, not only would he have no income, but what else could he do?

Woolen cloth?

It would be okay if he was alone, but there are seniors and juniors at the top, so he can't help himself.

"What's more, have you heard about the recent rumors? Many officials have been dismissed because of problems with their documents. If he gives in and asks me to sign the documents, I will be dismissed next time." The voice of Brother Wang continued.

Rumor has it that, fortunately, he rejected that Cao Xin last time.

Although the signed information was relatively small, if the incident came to light in the future, he would not be able to escape responsibility.

Now, he doesn't seek promotion, he just wants to be able to avoid any big trouble. As for Cao Xin, threatening his future, at most he will not allow himself to be promoted.

"That's right." The man next to him sighed. At this juncture, it is already very difficult to maintain oneself.

You don’t dare to expect too much, not to mention that when you are an official, how can you not offend others? If you don’t want to offend this person, then offend that person. There will always be people who don’t like you and will find fault with you behind your back.

If you really don't want to offend both sides, then you are offending both sides at the same time. You can be said to be a grassroots, how can you maintain yourself so easily. There are people who are good at dancing, but the road is still not easy to walk.

"We can only take one step to see." Brother Wang continued, and then he and the man next to him walked in through the gate, and happened to see Xie Ji in a daze.

"You... were eavesdropping just now?" The person next to Brother Wang saw Xie Ji leaning against the door and thought he was eavesdropping.

This eavesdropping is shameful.

"No, we just happened to meet each other." Xie Ji's eyes did not change, and he did not panic. He talked about the matter, just nodded lightly, and then held the "Daxia Law" in his hand and was about to go to the lobby of the Ministry of Etiquette. This is a must.

Through the road.

Xie Ji nodded slowly and went forward, but was stopped: "Brother, are you going to find that Cao Xin?"

Brother Wang saw that Xie Ji was walking towards that road. In addition to going to the lobby, that road also led directly to Cao Xin's office, so he said something.

Although he has never met Xie Ji, he guessed that he may be from other departments. People from other departments often come to the Lili Department to look up the information of those candidates, or to ask for quotas in the Guanwen Hall for their children.

The most important thing is that the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment are most involved. Rites and laws are often linked to criminal laws. Recently, Xie Ji revised the Daxia Code, and this relationship has become even closer.

"Yeah. That's right." Xie Ji turned around and said, not seeing any awkwardness at all. Cao Xin, he remembered.

"That Cao Xin has Xiao Shangshu as his backer, let me remind you." Brother Wang said, if those who don't know accidentally offend that Cao Xin, they will put on your shoes later.

Many officials were inexplicably made things difficult for them, and then they were given bad reviews. In the end, many of their official careers were ruined, and they were even framed and imprisoned. It is not known what they did.

This man seems to have a kind face, so I might as well remind him.

Xie Ji smiled, nodded, and left.

"Brother Wang, why did you remind him? What if he told Cao Xin what you said?"

"Whether I remind him or not, haven't I already offended him?" Brother Wang showed a bitter look on his face and chuckled. He has already been offended. Can it be undone if he doesn't offend him now?

That's right, if you've already offended someone, don't be afraid of offending him even more.

What's more, offending others is a normal thing.

He reminded Xie Ji that it might be for personal gain, so he joined the group to keep warm. One person might not be able to fight against Cao Xin, but what about multiple people?

What's more, there is a good time recently, and that is Xie Ji's policy. This is an excellent opportunity to overthrow Cao Xin.

If those people took over what Cao Xin wanted to do in one fell swoop just to flatter him, they might be dismissed from office. But if they seek stability within the realm of stability and dare not make the slightest mistake, then they would have no choice but to offend that Cao Xin.

Xie Ji walked to the lobby and found it was noisy. As soon as Xie Ji came, the whole place became quiet.

"I've met the Prime Minister."

Xie Ji nodded and walked to the main seat. Xie Ji yesterday ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment to rectify the "Daxia Code" and let them discuss it together. After all, personal power is effective.

“This month, we will discuss the article ‘Names and Regulations’ first.”

Xie Ji said to them while holding the "Daxia Law".

There are a total of twelve chapters in this "Daxia Code", the titles of which are "Guard Ban", "Office System", "Household Marriage", "Stable Storehouse", "Good at Prosperity", "Thieves", "Litigation",

The twelve gates are "Fake", "Miscellaneous Laws", "Arrest", "Broken Prison", and "Mingli".

"Prime Minister, how about we discuss how to deal with the crime of corruption first?"

As soon as Xie Ji finished speaking, those people immediately brought up the most critical topic.

This is indeed what they care about most. Xie Ji himself likes corruption and bribery, so he will definitely set the crime very lightly.

In this way, they will have nothing to fear from committing corruption in the future.

When Xie Ji heard this, he knew what they were paying attention to, but Xie Ji did not intend to fulfill their wishes.

"In that case, let's talk about the crime of corruption today. "Daxia Law" stipulates that those who commit corruption will be punished with death."

After Xie Ji said this, everyone's expressions changed.

If this is really done, every official in the court will be spared. If I try my best to find it for you, no matter how flawlessly you do it, there will still be flaws.

But they are embarrassed to say how this crime of corruption should be dealt with.

After all, you have a guilty conscience. If you have a guilty conscience, you will naturally let it go when you see others committing corruption, that is, you will not want to deal with it. Because once you deal with it, when others ask you how to deal with corruption, how should you answer?

Therefore, Xie Ji's words caused him to fall into silence. Xie Ji knew what these people were thinking at a glance.

"Corruption is a capital crime. It is indeed too harsh." Xie Ji's words made everyone's eyes light up. Yes, this is indeed too harsh. Those who corrupt will die. This law should have been changed long ago.

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"In this case, how about changing it to the first time of corruption, demotion to the third level, and a hundred floggings. If you commit it again, you will be dismissed from office and exiled for three years. How about that?"

Xie Ji asked with a smile, this is indeed lighter and easier to execute.

If it was too heavy before and no one would enforce it, no one would take that law to heart. But if it can be put into practice, someone will enforce it.

"And, in the future, if officials break the law because of private matters, they will be guilty of the same crime as the common people, how about that?"

They were still shocked that Xie Ji would actually propose such a solution, but the next words gave them another blow.

If that were the case, would they still be alive?

"Prime Minister, since ancient times, we have not been courteous to the common people, and we have not been punished to the officials. How can the scholar-officials be guilty of the same crime as the common people?"

So this time, someone needs to speak out. If Xie Ji's words are implemented, they will really have a hard time in the future.

Originally, being an official means walking on thin ice. It is not easy anymore. You have to fight for power, scheme against others, fight with wits and courage, be wise in protecting yourself, be good at dancing with long sleeves, and be duplicitous.

If they are the same as the common people and their safety cannot be guaranteed, then where is the fun of being an official?

They are officials just to find privileges, such as being arrogant, bullying the weak, or pretending to be powerful...

These are the fun that only being an official can have, but Xie Ji deprived them of this fun. Are they still human?

If Xie Ji wants to punish corruption, they can still discuss it, but if he is guilty of the same crime as the common people, it will simply cost their lives.

"I only say that if you commit a private crime, you should be punished with the same crime as the common people. If it is for official business, you can atone for it as an official."

When they heard this sentence, they complained in their hearts, didn't they still not change?

Public affairs, do common people have official affairs? Not only officials have official affairs. What is the atonement for official affairs?

Seeing their expressions, Xie Ji thought, this is how it is, because the punishment for public affairs is too severe, they will develop the mentality of not doing practical work, not seeking no merit, but seeking no faults. As long as they fail, that's fine.

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Therefore, when official matters are light, they can be encouraged to do practical things, want to do them, dare to do them, and be able to accomplish them. This will solve the worries of those who want to do practical things.

But for private matters, you are breaking the law for yourself, and this kind of thing must be strictly avoided. If you are an official just for making money, corruption, profit, etc., then you are the ants that corrode the building.
Chapter completed!