My subjects are too rebellious!

"Zhang Aiqing, do you have any evidence?"

How dare Zhang Baigui make an open accusation at the morning court session without any evidence?

"Your Majesty, I have evidence."

"Oh, tell me about it."

Zhang Baigui stepped forward and said in a clear voice: "I accept your order!"

"Your Majesty, the Minister of Personnel Chen Ziqiang is the current minister and a second-rank official."

"If you don't manage finances and don't deal with money, your political achievements may be clean, but in reality you won't get any benefits."

"So he opened a shop called Ruyuanlou, which sold nothing but official positions of all ranks in the dynasty."

"From the left and right assistant ministers to the county magistrate, county magistrate, and chief clerk."

“Even the yamen runners were sold.”

When the three words "Ruyuan Tower" came out of Zhang Baigui's mouth, Qin Chuan found that Chen Ziqiang's body began to shake uncontrollably.

But Zhang Baigui continued: "With Ruyuan Tower, Chen Ziqiang can use his position to make money at will."

"In the beginning, they had to go through some verification, and only those who knew how to read and write would be able to sell the official position to others."

"But as the business grew bigger, he started to have no scruples."

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask the Royal Guards to investigate."

Yu Huatian also came out and said, "Your Majesty, I have indeed found some clues, but I haven't fully grasped it yet, so I didn't have time to report it to Your Majesty."

Qin Chuan glanced at Yu Huatian, then stared at the shivering Chen Ziqiang and asked.

"Chen Aiqing, do you have anything else to say?"

"Your Majesty, your humble servant...your humble servant..."

Chen Ziqiang opened his mouth several times but could not utter a complete sentence.

Qin Chuan was a little impatient: "If I don't speak now, I'm afraid I won't be able to speak in the future."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Ziqiang fainted from fright.

All the civil servants present who had dirty tricks were terrified at this moment.

Chen Ziqiang has been the Minister of Personnel for so many years, and one can imagine how much benefit he has gained from it.

Trapped in the den of corrupt officials, even though knowing it was wrong, he was unable to extricate himself, sinking deeper and deeper, with no hope of redemption.

What excuses are there for what has happened? All I can do is to linger on and swallow the bitter fruit!

Yu Huatian was shocked when he saw the glance Qin Chuan just gave him.

"Someone, take Chen Ziqiang away and keep him under strict guard!"

"Yu Huatian, how is the case in the Ministry of Revenue going?"

"Your Majesty, the case has almost been handled, and officials from various places are being transported to the capital one after another."

"It will take another three days to escort them all back to Beijing."

Qin Chuan was very satisfied with this speed. After all, with the speed of their Jinyiwei, they could only run 800 miles a day at the cost of killing several horses.

Not to mention that officials need to be escorted back to Beijing.

"well-done."

"In that case, Chen Ziqiang's case will also be handed over to you."

"Be quick and remember not to let any corrupt official go."

Yu Huatian immediately knelt down and said, "I obey your order!"

"Zhang Baigui, Yu Huatian, you two stay here."

"The rest of you, please leave the court."

Qin Chuan shook his sleeves in boredom, then turned around and walked towards the Qianqing Palace with his hands behind his back.

The two people who were named looked at each other and followed Wu Zhengxiang to the Qianqing Palace.

As soon as he entered the hall, Qin Chuan sat sideways on the dragon chair, looking lazily at the two people kneeling in the hall.

"Yu Huatian, do you admit your guilt?"

Yu Huatian kowtowed hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, I was wrong! Please forgive me."

"What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, you shouldn't have kept it from me."

Qin Chuan looked at Yu Huatian with satisfaction, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he spoke loudly.

"Since this is your first time, I will not punish you."

"But, you must remember to report any incidents immediately."

"What I hate most is when my own people hide things from me. Do you understand?"

When Yu Huatian heard the three words "one of our own", his eyes instantly turned red.

"I understand! I will keep it in mind!"

Hearing the change in Yu Huatian's voice, Qin Chuan also changed his tone and spoke gently.

"Okay, get up."

"Stand aside for a moment. I will test Zhang Baigui."

Zhang Baigui looked at Qin Chuan with some confusion, but he didn't dare to look at him openly.

In the end, the look of wanting to see but not daring to see made Qin Chuan laugh out loud.

"Okay, look up at me."

Only then did Zhang Baigui muster up the courage to raise his head and look at Qin Chuan without looking away.

"I wonder what your majesty wants to talk to me about."

"I ask you, what do you think of the current Dawu Dynasty?"

"Speak frankly and don't hide anything."

After thinking for a while, Zhang Baigui blurted out the answer.

"Land taxation is uneven, the poor are unemployed, and the people suffer from annexation."

Hearing this, a hint of excitement flashed in Qin Chuan's eyes.

"Then how should it be changed according to your opinion?"

Zhang Baigui still did not hesitate, as if he had thought about these questions countless times.

"Abolish the prime minister and establish a cabinet."

"Review opinions, strengthen discipline, emphasize imperial decrees, verify names and facts, strengthen the foundation of the country, and strengthen military preparations."

"The core is to improve the administration of officials, enrich the country and strengthen the military."

"To achieve this goal, we must first strengthen national defense and rectify the administration of officials."

Hearing this, Qin Chuan was completely excited.

Hurry up and use the system capabilities to check Zhang Baigui's abilities.

Name: Zhang Baigui

Position: Director of the Ministry of Personnel

Loyalty: 88

Talents: Child prodigy (superior IQ, naturally intelligent), reform (high probability of discovering shortcomings when handling government affairs and taking measures to correct them), strange ideas (increased desire to explore unknown things and will explore them to the end).

Martial Arts: None

Internal Force: None

Realm: None

Another talented person with three talents. Not bad. Moreover, he is a person who is loyal to me and must be cultivated.

"Well, that's very well said."

"Let me think about it, you go down first."

Zhang Baigui didn't quite understand His Majesty, but he bowed and left anyway.

After he left the Qianqing Palace, Yu Huatian said, "Your Majesty, is this boy's statement a bit exaggerated?"

Qin Chuan shook his sleeves and said, "No, he is right."

"It's just that he doesn't have the power to do so now. If he were in a high position, he would still forcibly rectify these malpractices even if I stopped him."

When Yu Huatian heard this, murderous intent flashed in his eyes. Qin Chuan immediately sensed this murderous intent and quickly waved his hands.

"This is our ally. Don't hurt him without my permission."

Since His Majesty had spoken, Yu Huatian naturally put away his murderous intent.

Qin Chuan thought about it and made a decision.

"Zhang Rang, draft an imperial decree to appoint Zhang Baigui as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, temporarily taking over the position of the Minister of Personnel, and taking charge of all affairs of the Ministry of Personnel."

"The slave obeys the order."

Yu Huatian, however, was secretly smacking his lips.

This kid is really lucky. From a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel, he jumped three levels to become the third-rank Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

It seems that His Majesty likes this boy very much.

Looking at the drafted imperial edict, the eunuch Liu Jin, who was in charge of the seal, immediately stepped forward to stamp it.

"Zhang Rang, go to the Ministry of Revenue and announce this imperial decree. Then you can intimidate them."

"This slave accepts the order!"

After Zhang Rang left, Qin Chuan instructed Yu Huatian, "Keep a close eye on the case at the Ministry of Revenue, and also investigate Chen Ziqiang's case thoroughly."

"All officials involved in buying positions, regardless of rank, will be dismissed and prosecuted."

"Also, I asked Heshen to find 5,000 orphans for me to train. Most of these orphans will be taught by the Ghost Shadow Army of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"Tell them to take turns sending people to teach. The number of Jinyiwei is still too small."

"The slave obeys the order!"

Yu Huatian is anxious for Qin Chuan to develop tomorrow, but there is no point in being impatient about these things, they can only be cultivated slowly.