klisemfg Chapter 1848 Establishment of the Supervisory Department
Chapter 1848 Establishment of the Supervisory Department
Prince Rong’s last stubbornness was his unwillingness to admit defeat, so after he finished speaking, he smashed the teacup and used a piece of the shard to wipe his neck.
Before the emperor could recover from his words, his blood sprayed all over his face.
Feeling the heat from the blood, the emperor stared at him for a long time. When he took his last breath, he said, "Since you are so decisive, I will give you a proper burial."
After all, Prince Rong is a member of the royal family, and the emperor is willing to treat him well so that other hidden members of the royal family can feel his kindness.
But after Prince Rong was buried, the emperor and Wan Shufang and his wife pondered Prince Rong's words and felt that something was wrong.
"Even if Prince Rong was used by someone, he himself felt that it was profitable, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb. But Liu Yaoyao is not stupid. How could she let Prince Rong notice her actions?"
Wan Shufang had never felt so troubled before, and asked, "Do you suspect that the Liu family used Prince Rong to get what they wanted, so you deliberately betrayed Liu Yaoyao in front of him and let them kill each other?"
"I do have this idea, but unfortunately Prince Rong died so decisively that he didn't give me any chance to ask. Now I can only guess." The emperor felt that Prince Rong was losing his temper.
Even if Liu Yaoyao had problems, he should have squeezed out all her value, or used her to find out the Liu family's plans. Unfortunately, he fell into someone else's trap because of a momentary failure.
"They are both dead." Chen Changli finally calmed down. When he heard the emperor and the others' speculation, his heart was pounding. "We didn't see any trace of the Liu family when we were tracking them, so the matter ended here."
"If we continue to investigate, we will have to spend more manpower and material resources, but this will only alert the enemy."
The emperor said: "Your concerns are justified, so this matter must be stopped here and cannot continue."
Wan Shufang pondered over what had happened during this period and had an idea in her mind that she wanted to tell the emperor, but she didn't expect someone to suddenly come in and hand the emperor a letter.
"How could this be possible?" After reading the letter, the emperor's face looked ugly.
"What happened? Did the Liu family expose themselves on their own initiative?" Chen Changli asked worriedly after listening to the emperor's words.
"It's a letter from Harijula." The emperor handed him the letter, his face still grim. "She said that someone in our group smuggled high-yield crops, and the crops were already planted in the Western Regions before March."
The three of them knew best the benefits of high-yield crops to the people.
Dayong had been badly damaged before, and they had spent several years promoting this crop in order to restore Dayong's vitality and allow the people to prosper. Therefore, they had strict control over the seeds, and there was no chance of leakage.
Wan Shufang and Chen Changli were quite shocked by the news. They read the letter with a stern face and pursed lips, then said with a grim face.
"It must be that those corrupt officials swallowed the seeds we sent them, and then used human trafficking as a cover-up to secretly smuggle the seeds out. These corrupt officials are collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country."
Wan Shufang believed that it was the corrupt officials who protected each other and deceived their superiors, which led to the smuggling of the seeds belonging to the people. She thought so because she was very sensitive to data and the emperor's people did it themselves, so she inferred that Dayong would not have any extra seeds.
"Fortunately, we dealt with them. If it had been delayed for a while longer, the Western Regions would have had excess food for logistics. If they had targeted Dayong by then, we would have been plunged into war." Chen Changli couldn't help but feel thankful.
Wan Shufang and the emperor were the same way, and they knew the seriousness of the problem. In addition, the imperial examination had not officially started yet and there was a shortage of people in the officialdom, so they began to discuss solutions to this problem.
"The officialdom must be staffed as soon as possible. If that is not possible, one person should be assigned to multiple positions. The imperial examinations must be started as soon as possible to select the talents."
"Chief Examiner, I have my eyes on Ye Xuan's cousin. Although he is old, he is very strict. With him here, nothing will go wrong this time. As for the questions for the imperial examination, I have to think about it again."
The emperor decided to set the questions himself because after the incident with the corrupt officials, he had more ideas about the selection of talents.
"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion." Wan Shufang thought about it and decided to speak out her thoughts now. "Officials are so greedy and they protect each other. It is very likely that there is no one to supervise them."
"My suggestion is to set up an inspection department and have people keep an eye on all officials. If there are any problems, they will be arrested and interrogated."
Wan Shufang suddenly had this idea that the officials were so unscrupulous because they had no sense of crisis, so she thought of the existence of the Jinyiwei.
However, in the later stages of the Jinyiwei's development, there were many corruption problems. After thinking for a while, she explained all of this to the emperor and let him make his own decision.
"Jinyiwei? That's feasible. As for what happens next, it depends on my children and grandchildren. If they don't live up to expectations, let the people rebel. Anyway, the dynasty won't last forever. It will only last every two or three hundred years."
The emperor saw this very clearly and never expected the dynasty he established to last forever.
"Your Majesty is an extraordinary person." Wan Shufang was stunned when she heard this, and she suddenly smiled, "Aren't Prince Rong and the others wondering why my husband and I followed you? In fact, it's very simple, that is, you live a very transparent life."
"They are not. The most important thing is that they know their decision is wrong, but they are unwilling to repent and insist on blaming others."
The emperor thought of what Prince Rong said about his good luck, and sighed: "They have never fallen into the quagmire. If they fell into the abyss a few times like me, they would understand my choice."
Wan Shufang's heart was slightly moved, but she didn't respond. She changed the subject and said, "If the task of supervising all officials is handed over to the Jinyiwei, the officials will be in awe. But how to strike the right balance in this matter needs to be carefully considered."
The emperor agreed very much and immediately summoned some officials to discuss the matter with them. Wan Shufang listened in and gave some suggestions from time to time. Finally, when a result was reached, the emperor let Chen Changli be responsible for the matter.
"Do you have any candidates? You can recommend them directly." The emperor also gave him the greatest autonomy.
"I want to arrange some disabled veterans as a transition, and then select some soldiers who are going home to serve as the Jinyiwei." Chen Changli thought of the veterans when Wan Shufang made the suggestion, and now that the emperor had spoken, he brought it up.
"You are fully responsible. If you have any problems, tell me and we can discuss it." The emperor gave him full authority.
Chen Changli took the order and Wan Shufang helped him. The couple spent three months building a framework and then stuffed all three sons in.
"Once this happens, will other people suspect that we are favoring people based on personal connections?" Wan Shufang suddenly thought of a question and asked hurriedly.
Chen Changli shook his head: "Chen Ping and his men are military generals. Now the world is peaceful, civil officials are beginning to emerge, and military generals will be suppressed. For this reason, it is a good thing for them to join the Jinyiwei. What do others think? I am not a worm in their stomachs, why should I think about it?"