Immortality in the Great Qian Dynasty

When Xu Qingluo's father was demoted from the capital, it was Sun Guangdou who did it.

The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is not an ordinary petty official, but a first-class official, the top row of imperial officials, with high authority.

If you want to bring down such a high-ranking official, you need the right time, place and people.

"Qingluo, it's not that easy." Chu Ling shook his head and said, "He was able to reach such a high position after going through a lot of hardships and fighting at every level."

There are some honest officials in the imperial court, but it is unrealistic if all of them are honest officials.

People are complex, with strengths and weaknesses, and greed is human nature, a nature that is almost difficult to eradicate.

No one is perfect, and if we just focus on corruption, we may not be able to retain many officials.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish. My father will fight against corruption, but as long as it is not excessive, he will turn a blind eye.

Xu Qingluo hummed: "Before he became the minister, he was still restrained. After becoming the minister, he felt that no one could cure him, and his greed became more and more serious. He was not greedy at all."

Chu Ling frowned.

Xu Qingluo said: "I think these censors in the imperial court are bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. They don't dare to investigate these top officials."

Chu Ling nodded: "The officials who have climbed up layer by layer have a solid foundation, like an old tree with entangled roots, and their tentacles are everywhere. It is difficult to get them, so these censors are too lazy to bother. It’s a waste of effort.”

More importantly, my father relied heavily on these first-rank officials and would not replace them easily, but the officials below were replaced frequently.

Xu Qingluo said: "What about Qianlong Guard?"

"It should be impossible to hide it from the Qianlong Guard," she shook her head slightly and said, "The emperor knows how much money he is greedy for, and he still pretends not to know?"

I often think about this question, does the emperor know?

If you know it, why can you tolerate it so much? You must know that this level of greed has seriously affected the atmosphere of the officialdom and the entire Daqian administration.

If the administration of officials is bad and the atmosphere of the officialdom is bad, it will shake the hearts and minds of the entire Dagang people, thus shaking the country and the country of Dagang.

"A lot of greed?" Chu Ling asked curiously.

Xu Qingluo said: "Uncle Lin once inquired about his home for a while, and then gave up. In just a few days, I saw that he had embezzled at least one hundred thousand taels. Every official who came to Beijing to meet the emperor had to go to his house. Gifts often cost a thousand taels.”

Chu Ling said: "This can be regarded as the rule of the officialdom."

As the highest official in the Ministry of Personnel, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the assessment and promotion of various officials. Of course, he must show his filial piety.

The importance of giving gifts is second, and the most important thing is an attitude.

Xu Qingluo shook his head: "Of course I know this rule, but a thousand taels of silver is a bit excessive. And the smaller the official, the more he gives, ranging from a thousand taels to tens of thousands of taels. Where does their money come from? A year's salary is not enough to give a gift."

Chu Ling frowned: "We can only plunder the people's wealth, and the people's fat and oil are their treasures."

She immediately said: "Such an important gift?"

"This old guy is really cunning," Xu Qingluo snorted: "I declare that I will only accept calligraphy and painting, and I don't want antique calligraphy and painting. I will only accept famous artists."

Chu Ling nodded: "The paintings and calligraphy of famous people in the world are not worth much, so they are considered incorruptible."

Xu Qingluo hummed: "The paintings and calligraphy that can be given away all contain silver notes, starting from a thousand taels!"

Chu Ling frowned.

Xu Qingluo shook her head and said: "What's even more annoying is that he accepted the money but didn't help, and he won't be promoted because of it."

Zhou Yang said: "Is this considered fair?"

Xu Qingluo snorted and said, "But those who don't give money will be in trouble, just like my father."

Zhou Yang immediately said: "How treacherous!"

Giving money is equivalent to a talisman. Without the talisman, you will be demoted at every turn. This is too dark.

He turned to look at Chu Ling.

Chu Ling frowned.

Xu Qingluo said: "Does the Emperor know this?"

Chu Ling was silent.

Xu Qingluo snorted and said, "It's impossible not to know at all."

If the emperor didn't hear the slightest bit of news, then the emperor was too dazed. But if he heard it and pretended not to know, then he was too dazed.

So after all is said and done, it is not Mingjun's fault to tolerate this Sun Guangdou until now.

Chu Ling thought for a moment: "I'll go back and ask my father. Maybe he has a deeper meaning."

She also felt that it was impossible for Chu Xiong not to know at all.

Xu Qingluo said: "He must know something, and he still condones it. Does he want to fatten him up before killing him?"

Chu Ling frowned and said, "For a high-ranking official like the Minister of Civil Affairs, my father would not do this."

The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is the confidant of the father and will not use this method, otherwise it will be too chilling.

My father still pays great attention to the relationship between monarch and minister.

Xu Qingluo said: "If you ask me, don't tell your father. Just let the wind go to the censor and see if they dare to move."

Chu Ling said: "If father doesn't know, he will be very embarrassed."

"If he knew, he would definitely stop the censor." Xu Qingluo said.

Chu Ling shook his head: "Father may not be able to stop it."

Regarding the imperial censor, my father would hardly suppress him, let alone kill people because of his words. At most, he would banish people from Shenjing.

There are many censors who do not hesitate to sacrifice themselves in order to become famous and enhance their reputation.

Once your reputation is improved, you will not have to worry about having no official position in the future, especially the censor.

Xu Qingluo said: "Then these censors are really incompetent, or in other words, they are also able to adapt to the changing circumstances!"

She had some understanding of officials, but she didn't dare to say that she knew them very well, because her father's behavior was incompatible with the officialdom and could not be used as a reference.

At the beginning, she asked Lin Feiyang to help investigate and found that it was Sun Guangdou who was doing bad things, so she investigated Sun Guangdou by the way, but did not continue to investigate.

Official affairs cannot be solved by martial arts means. It would be pleasant to directly abolish him, but it would be a taboo. At that time, it might affect the entire Snow Mountain.

Official affairs should still be solved in the officialdom.

Zhou Yu said softly: "It's better to tell the emperor first."

She glanced at Chu Ling.

If she didn't tell the emperor in advance, Chu Ling would be in trouble in the middle.

The emperor would be sad and feel betrayed when he knew about it later.

Zhou Yang said: "But if the emperor knew in advance, he would definitely inform the censors."

Zhou Yu said: "Even if the emperor informed them, it might not work."

"No way?" Zhou Yang didn't believe it: "The censors are famous just for promotion. If they anger the emperor, how can they get promoted?"

Zhou Yu shook his head gently: "It can't be guessed by common sense."

Now the promotion of officials may not be completely decided by the emperor. A set of operating rules has been formed. As an emperor, he also needs to abide by some rules and cannot be completely arbitrary.

It's okay to be arbitrary once or twice, but if everything is like this, the people below will have other ideas, and the court will have no chance.

So as long as those censors are strong enough, they will not worry about not having a promotion. Demotion is only temporary, but it is a great qualification.

Xu Qingluo snorted, "Let's talk to the emperor."

Chu Ling said, "Father won't indulge him."

She was curious whether Chu Xiong knew about Sun Guangdou's greed, and if he did, why didn't he just deal with him.