Zhu Youjian was rushing his horse quickly, but Zhou Yingqiu was not in a hurry at all. .

He and Fu Changzong were sitting in the same carriage, and had just passed the mountain and sea pass.

Zhou Yingqiu sat opposite Fu Changzong and said, "Since the Chongzhen Dynasty, the emperor has tried his best to curb **, believing that ** is the fundamental reason for the decline of a country. I agree with it. The Ministry of Personnel has also stepped up supervision in recent years, but the results have been very little. It still requires long-term effective supervision outside the Ministry of Personnel."

Fu Changzong nodded and said, "The situation in the Ministry of Revenue is not very good. Even if there is Dongchang and Jinyiwei secretly surveillance, corruption still occurs one after another, especially when it comes to disaster relief. If you kill a group of people, some people still dare to reach out..."

Zhou Yingqiu's eyes flashed slightly, and he looked at Fu Changzong and said, "Shangshu Fu, I think the role of the Governor General can continue to expand. When necessary, they can be investigated and exempted from the power of officials, especially some sesame officials... This power must not be subject to the jurisdiction of local governments!"

Fu Changzong's face moved slightly, and then he thought, "What he said makes sense. The corruption of the administration is often from the bottom up. If it can effectively curb corruption at the bottom, it may be a good thing."

Seeing Fu Changzong agreeing, Zhou Yingqiu smiled slightly and said, "Then let's make up. After returning to Beijing, you and I will jointly write to the emperor."

Fu Changzong had no objection, and thought for a while and said, "How is the Ministry of Personnel doing when registering houses and arranging independent residences for officials?"

Zhou Yingqiu frowned, and a vicious aura appeared in his eyebrows. He said, "I posted a message three months ago, but there were few replies!"

Fu Changzong was not surprised. Since ancient times, it was the most comfortable to be an official. It was not easy for anyone to restrain them, not to mention that it also involved "property". Although they all shouted that money was "copper smell", no one who didn't love was dying and tried every means to get it into their arms.

The carriage was shaking, and Fu Changzong's eyes showed a firm look, saying, "We should still implement the method of heavy tutoring. In the future, any promotion, call, retirement, and any changes in official positions must first declare all property status to the court. At the same time, we order the Dongchang, the Supervisor and the superior yamen to verify. If there is any inconsistency, we will be dismissed from office and seized, and we will be severely investigated and punished!"

Zhou Yingqiu shook his head and said, "Although this can curb the throne, it will inevitably lead to dissatisfaction among officials in the world. The Ming Dynasty's illness was too serious and too fragile, so it still needed to be treated slowly and no heavy medicine should be used."

Fu Changzong also sighed lightly and said, "I used to advise the emperor to be slower, but now I regret it. If I could have been faster at the beginning, my situation might be much better now."

Zhou Yingqiu is the same? Since the emperor ascended the throne, everything seemed to be impatient and could not wait to be completed immediately. But now if I think about it carefully, if they could have been faster at that time, the situation they are facing now would have been better than three points.

But they can only blame their short-sighted eyes. After discussing for a long time, the topic finally turned to the capital.

Fu Changzong said, "This time, all the cleaning up middle-level officials will not have much impact, and the shock should be quite large."

Zhou Yingqiu nodded and narrowed his eyes slightly. Over the years, many people have forgotten his Zhou Yingqiu's previous methods. A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth and said, "After next year, they will know that I, Zhou Yingqiu, are not so easy to mess with!"

Fu Changzong shook his head secretly. Although these six ministers of the Shangshu were usually kind and seemed to only do things, most of the power of the Ming Dynasty was in their hands, especially Zhou Yingqiu, who, as the Minister of Personnel, was known as the "hidden star". The consequences of offending him were worrying!

Fu Changzong could have a foreseeable feeling that a group of officials in Jiangnan would be "used by him."

At the same time, in the lobby of Dali Temple, Zhu Gong sat in the main seat, and Lai Zongdao also sat in the lower head.

"Ascending to the hall!" Zhu Gong slapped the agglomeration and shouted loudly.

"mighty……"

Two rows of yamen runners knocked on the killing sticks, and their voices were stern.

As the mighty voice came out, the people at the door also quieted down and looked at the officials in the lobby with wide eyes.

Zhu Gong looked majestic and glanced around calmly, then slapped the gavel and shouted "Come on the prisoner!"

A yamen runner went out, and not long after, prisoners locked in chains were escorted in one by one, with more than twenty people kneeling all over the lobby.

The people outside the door became more and more curious, staring at every move in the lobby, without saying anything.

Feng Quan, Zhang Fuzhi, Zhang Pu, Xiong Wenju and others were all pressed to kneel on the ground, and the others looked withered and kept begging for mercy.

"Sir, the official is aware of his crime. Please ask for a light sentence..."

"Sir, I just acted on orders, everything was under the command of Feng Quan..."

"Sir, please spare me, I really don't know..."

The people watching outside were inexplicably surprised. Didn’t they examine Zhou Yingqiu? Why are these people?

Zhu Gong snorted coldly, looked at the Minister of Justice on the side, and said, "Let's start."

"After the Ministry of Justice, Feng Quan, Zhang Fuzhi and others colluded with court officials and promoted their sons to frame important officials of the court. They had complete evidence and physical evidence. Can Feng Quan, Zhang Fuzhi, and others confess their guilt?" The Minister of Justice stood up, looked around, and said in a deep voice to the group of people kneeling on the ground.

Feng Quan, Zhang Fuzhi and others couldn't plead guilty, they all knelt down and said indifferently: "Cancel."

The Minister of Justice turned his eyes to the six ministries, the doctor, and said coldly, "Where are you, can you confess your guilt?"

Before yesterday, these people were all bright people and were unwilling to be buried with Feng Quan, but they were clearer that they can only reduce their guilt and cannot escape from the crime!

"I confess my guilt and ask for a light sentence!" a group of people shouted one after another.

The Minister of Justice looked at Zhang Pu and other scholars again, and said lightly: "Where are you, can you admit your guilt?"

Xiong Wenju kowtowed repeatedly with Sun Chengze and others, saying, "Take guilty, confess your guilt, we all confess your guilt!"

Zhang Pu saw everything in his eyes, sneered in his heart, his mouth was covered in blood. He suddenly spat out and struggled to shout: "The Ming Dynasty is about to die, the new master is coming out, let us open our eyes and wait and see, the Ming Dynasty is about to die!"

"Pu! Palm!"

Zhu Gong slapped the gavel and shouted loudly.

Three yamen runners walked over, two people pressed Zhang Pu to the ground, and the other held a board and slapped Zhang Pu on his mouth, making his mouth full of blood and he couldn't speak!

Zhu Gong snorted coldly and said, "There must not be arrogant in the court! Since you have all confessed your guilt, the official will pronounce the verdict. After the verdict, as long as the evidence is received, the documents will be notified outside the Dali Temple!"

The people here, except Zhang Pu, were afraid that they would not have the intention to resist, and they all responded silently.

Seeing that there was no objection, Zhu Gong said directly, "This is the end of today's trial. I will discuss with you all the jury and make a judgment in half an hour!"

After saying that, Zhu Gong slapped the awkward: "Get out!"

The judges, juryes, and those sentenced all knew exactly what was going on, but the onlookers were confused and were still talking until everyone left.

But after half an hour, the Dali Temple ruled outside the door and the capital exploded again.
Chapter completed!