I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

The remaining half of the officials were silent and frightened to the point of breaking out in cold sweats.

They had come to understand the thunderous methods of the Heavenly Lord. No matter whether you were a royal relative or a noble family, as long as you broke the law or stood in his way, you would be ruthlessly eliminated.

Many people fell ill or resigned voluntarily for fear of being affected.

The court approved it.

With the help of this large-scale anti-corruption campaign, the officialdom in the capital was reorganized and a major personnel replacement took place.

Some talented but honest officials who were not good at flattery and had no money to bribe their superiors were recruited and reused to fill vacancies in various departments.

If you don't want to be an official, there will be plenty of people vying to do it. It has been like this since ancient times.

The court's institutional reforms were implemented quickly and encountered almost no resistance.

Compared with the officialdom where a magnitude 10 earthquake occurred, the people seemed quite calm.

The people even clapped their hands in joy, and were very happy. Those who had been cruelly harmed by the dog officials secretly erected merit tablets for the Heavenly Lord at home, burned incense and offered sacrifices, thanking the Heavenly Lord for avenging them.

Zijin City, Wenyuan Pavilion.

This was originally where the palace stored books and was also the emperor’s study.

Now it has been converted into Zhang Hong’s temporary residence.

The eunuch Wang An, who was in charge of ceremonies, came to Wenyuan Pavilion with a memorial reporting on recent court affairs and knocked on the door gently.

After getting permission from the owner of the house, he walked in cautiously.

"I, Wang An, greet you, Your Majesty."

Wang An was about to kneel down, but was held up by an invisible force and stood up again.

"I told you, no need to be polite. I don't like people kneeling down to me."

Zhang Hong, who was sitting on the couch reading a book, never took his eyes off the book and casually waved at Wang An.

It’s okay to kneel down when you meet for the first time.

Zhang Hong, a modern man, felt uncomfortable when he had to kneel down every time they met.

He is not dead.

Wang An presented the memorial respectfully.

"Your Excellency, this is the list of officials investigated and their treatment suggestions. Please take a look."

"I won't read it. The three courts will just act according to the law. That's how we'll do it from now on."

"Yes."

"There is one more matter that needs your decision. Because of this turmoil, there is a huge shortage of officials in the three departments and six ministries. How to fill the gaps, the National Assembly hopes that you can give instructions..."

"If there is a shortage of full-time positions, the former deputy positions will be promoted to full-time positions. If there is a shortage of deputy positions, the best officials from the next level of the department will be selected to fill the vacancies. If there is a shortage of lower-level officials, outstanding officials will be selected from the local areas or the best Jinshi candidates of previous years will be selected to fill the vacancies."

"I have only one principle, which is to recruit people based on their talents and both ability and moral integrity. If someone lacks talent but has excellent moral character and is hardworking and eager to learn, I can make an exception and recruit him."

"The specific list of people to be employed can be submitted to the National Assembly for approval. You don't need to show it to me."

Zhang Hong was not afraid of the ministers in the National Assembly using their power for personal gain. It didn't matter if they placed their own people in the cabinet, because there was an assessment system to back them up, and if they couldn't do the job, they would be fired.

"Yes."

Wang Cheng was extremely respectful to Zhang Hong, even more respectful than to the real emperor.

On the one hand, he was personally nominated and promoted by Zhang Hong, and he was a man of great talent and ability.

On the other hand, although the highest leader of the court is still the emperor in name, anyone who is not an idiot knows that Tianzun is the real person in charge.

Besides, Tianzun is a god and the emperor is a mortal. Isn’t it obvious which one is more noble?

The emperor became the emperor emeritus, and the former chief eunuch resigned to serve Zhu Wanli.

Wang Cheng, who is now in charge of the inner court, was originally the eunuch who accompanied the crown prince to study. He was appointed by Zhang Hong to take over the position of eunuch in charge of ceremonies.

It can be said that he reached the pinnacle of the eunuch profession overnight.

Whenever Wang Cheng thought of it, he felt as if he was dreaming.

[Although I have never met the Heavenly Venerable, I am grateful that the Heavenly Venerable values ​​me. I, Wang Cheng, will do my best until my death and will not let the Heavenly Venerable down! ]

With a grateful heart, Wang Cheng acted more carefully, fearing that he would disappoint Tianzun's high hopes.

Zhang Hong casually threw a list to Wang Cheng.

"The people in this booklet are either officials who have bribed Jinyiwei or corrupt officials who have accepted bribes and are preparing to use scapegoats. You should focus on dealing with them."

Wang Cheng took the booklet and looked at the records on it. It turned out to be a record of the Jinyiwei and the three departments and six ministries accepting bribes during the investigation.

Some officials actually committed crimes in defiance of the law, using the Tianzun's actions to rectify the court to suppress dissidents, or secretly bought scapegoats for criminals, or embezzled public funds...

[How dare these people commit crimes under the nose of the Heavenly Master? How audacious! ]

[Don't you know that the Heavenly Lord has the Dharma Eye, and all conspiracies and tricks are exposed? ]

Wang Cheng sneered in his heart, secretly laughing at the stupidity of these people.

He was not originally on the list of people to be dealt with, but now he has to die because of his greed and audacity.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I guarantee that none of these termites will escape!"

"Yeah. Let's go do our business."

After sending away the eunuch Wang Cheng, Zhang Hong continued to read books and study Taoism.

In the past few days, he used the power of the dynasty to collect all the methods of cultivation in the capital.

In addition, the palace itself has a large collection of books on the cultivation classics of various sects. Through comparative research, he has almost figured out the essence of the extraordinary power in this world.

Not long after Wang Cheng left, a figure flashed in the Wenyuan Pavilion hall, where Zhang Hong was the only one there, and a graceful, beautiful woman appeared.

"My Lord, I have investigated thoroughly. Concubine Zheng is indeed a fox spirit in disguise. In addition, more than ten concubines and maids in the palace are transformed from demons."

Nie Xiaoqian reports.

Zhang Hong put down the book, picked up the cake on the coffee table and took a bite, then said confidently, "This explains why Emperor Wanli favored Zheng and why his health was getting worse and worse."

After arriving in the capital, Zhang Hong discovered that the dynasty here was highly similar to the Wanli Ming Dynasty in history, with only slight changes in the names of people.

Historically, Emperor Wanli disliked the Empress and the Crown Prince, and only favored a woman named Concubine Zheng. He also wanted to depose the Crown Prince and make Concubine Zheng's son the Crown Prince, which caused dissatisfaction among the ministers and discord in the court.

Finally, because he was unhappy with his ministers, Emperor Wanli did not attend court for 30 years. The prosperous Ming Dynasty became increasingly decadent and chaotic, and the power of the court fell into the hands of eunuchs, relatives of the emperor, and powerful ministers, which laid the hidden danger for the later demise of the Ming Dynasty.

So by the time of Emperor Wanli's grandson, the Ming Dynasty had perished.

It has to be said that part of the credit goes to Emperor Wanli.

It’s a pity that he was given the posthumous title of Emperor Shenzong.

Bullshit.

Emperor Wanli was not good, but his successors were good, especially his grandson Chongzhen, who was ambitious (although not very capable).

However, this is the world of A Chinese Ghost Story, and its history is different from that on Earth.

There are no Tartars outside the Great Wall, only a group of northern barbarians.

There are many more monsters and demons in this world than in real history, and some of them are perhaps even more brutal than the Tartars.

If the guardian magician can be a centipede spirit, it is not surprising that there are some fox spirits in the harem that bring disaster to the country and the people.

Outside the imperial palace, there are also many monsters and ghosts hiding in the capital.

When Zhang Hong scanned them with his mental power, they were like black dots on white paper, with nothing to hide.

As he cracked the mystery of magic, the sleight of hand used by the more powerful monsters no longer had any effect on him.

Zhang Hong already has an idea of ​​how to deal with these monsters and ghosts.

However, the newly established Sitianyuan is still an empty shell and needs someone who can control the situation to lead it.

This person is none other than Yan Chixia.

Previously, Yan Chixia was sent by Zhang Hong to famous mountains and rivers to seek immortals and find traces of spiritual sects.

We agreed to meet in Beijing three months later no matter what.

Counting the days now, one and a half months have passed.

[I wonder what Yan Chixia's current situation is? ]

Zhang Hong thought about it, used his super hearing ability, and carefully searched for Yan Chixia's voice.

Then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Something happened to Hero Yan?