Considering the consequences of angering Zhao Jun, Zhao Zhen thought about it again and again and decided not to be stupid and to follow Zhao Jun's wishes in everything.
The result was that the court officially issued an edict on the Huainan disaster relief corruption case. The whole story was published in the official gazette, and the newspapers in Bianliang also hyped it up, making the despicable deeds of those people known to the public.
For a time, this incident caused an uproar in Bianliang, both in the official circles and among the people. The whole court was filled with discussions and everyone attacked the actions of these people.
Ultimately, the officialdom of the Song Dynasty was indeed murky. Corruption, oppression of the people, and all sorts of evil were almost the norm, and truly honest and righteous officials were only a minority.
However, the central officials of the imperial court actually care more about their reputation as clean officials. No matter what they do in private, at least they abide by the law on the surface and maintain the image of clean officials.
Even a despicable person like Xia Song only did his business within the legal scope and never dared to embezzle or accept bribes.
So even though Zhao Jun had a bad impression of Xia Song, he really didn't have any leverage to get rid of him. Unless Zhao Jun directly demoted him for his own selfish desires, there was really nothing he could do about Xia Song under the law.
In this situation, those officials who claim to be upright will naturally impeach people after learning that someone has done such evil things. They will definitely deal with these bad apples to demonstrate the justice of the court.
With such a righteous cause in hand, the Constitutional Court took advantage of the situation and issued an order, ordering the leaders of various departments to detain all the criminals involved in the case and bring them back to Bianliang for trial.
It was also specifically mentioned that this trial would be jointly carried out by the Dali Temple, the Court of Criminal Justice and the Censorate, and must be fair and just.
Upon hearing the news, the three yamen were overjoyed. They all showed their joy and celebrated.
Win, win.
They finally won.
Now that Zhao Jun was no longer in Bianliang, the judicial power of the Song Dynasty finally fell into their hands again. It was no longer monopolized by the Imperial City Administration as before.
The three judicial offices then took immediate action, jointly issued a notice, and immediately arrested the officials who broke the law.
But they were still a step slow.
Except for those who were far away, such as in Hebei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Shanxi and other places, as long as they were in the southeast region, they were basically caught by Zhao Jun.
After all, Zhao Jun's action took place in June, and by the time the imperial court received the letter and publicized the crimes of these people, which aroused public attention and gave Zhao Jun's action a legitimate cause, it was basically July, a difference of more than a month.
This period of time is enough for Zhao Jun to arrest people everywhere.
Moreover, although Yang Chongxun's Chenzhou is just south of Bianliang, only a stone's throw away from Bianliang, it is not far from Huainan either.
So just when the joint law enforcement team of the three yamen was happily going to arrest the person, the local officials of Chenzhou told them that Yang Chongxun had been captured by the army a few days ago, making them happy for nothing.
Compared with Huang Wei and others, Yang Chongxun was a big fish who could have become the prime minister, but unfortunately he did not fall into their hands, which made the people in the Dali Temple, the Court of Justice and the Censorate very regretful.
But it’s good that Huang Wei was caught, and the trial will begin immediately.
And on Zhao Jun's side.
By July, he had arrested all the criminals he could find.
It was not difficult to capture Yang Chongxun. He did have a small army, and it was he who assassinated those county magistrates, but he was still no match for the regular army.
In the eyes of the common people, whether it was Yang Chongxun, Sun Mian, or even the local county magistrates, they were all high-ranking and untouchable figures.
These people can kill them like crushing an ant.
What they bring to people is endless despair and oppression as huge as a mountain.
But that is how it looks in the eyes of ordinary people.
If you change to another level, it will naturally be completely different.
To Zhao Jun, they were just a group of sewer rats that he dealt with while on his way to the grassroots during his southern tour. It didn't take any effort at all.
And it was Zhao Jun who saw it, and he had to eliminate this person regardless of morality or conscience.
no way.
When Zhao Jun was blind, he boasted to Zhao Zhen and others that if he were in ancient times, he would be able to bring about a revolution, make the Song Dynasty great again, and become a powerful empire like the Han and Tang dynasties.
As a result, after his eyes recovered, he was dumbfounded, thinking that he had really appeared in ancient times.
Then the boast had already been made, and Yan Shu and others persuaded him to join the Song Dynasty Group, so he had no choice but to force the issue and start working on the reform.
Then reform must have a direction.
Let’s put aside the improvement of productivity that cannot be achieved in a short period of time. The right way is to find ways to alleviate the increasingly severe land annexation and ensure that the people of the Song Dynasty have a way to survive.
So, with all his boasting, Zhao Jun embarked on a journey to seek survival for the people of the Song Dynasty.
Go out and take a look.
My goodness, there are corrupt officials everywhere, harming the people and making their lives miserable.
If Zhao Jun doesn't take action, wouldn't that be a slap in his face?
I said I was good at chess, and you said you were Liu Qi.
Are you here to argue?
So to sum up.
It’s not that Zhao Jun really likes killing people, but he has reasons to do so.
The ambitious statement he made was to comprehensively reform the Song Dynasty, so that it would become a place full of vitality and flourishing from top to bottom.
Since he had made such a great wish, he naturally had to take action. He met these people on the road. Using the analogy of the immortal cultivation that Zhao Jun had seen before, they were obstacles in his way.
If these people don’t die, who will die?
By August, Zhao Jun had traveled all over Huainan West Road and Huainan East Road, more than 20 states, and hundreds of counties.
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