The sun in the sky was getting hotter, but the atmosphere in the lobby and outside was getting colder.
"Investigate, investigate them all." After hearing the opinions of several princes, Emperor Dagan stood up and waved his hand suddenly, deciding the fate of those officials.
It’s not necessarily that he cares about the people, but in the eyes of Emperor Dagan, the entire Dagan is the private property of their Zhao family.
These officials are nothing more than farmhands, yet they dare to act like parasites and eat the rice of their own families.
This is like snatching something from the Emperor Dagan, and he is an emperor who fought his way to victory, so how could he compromise?
They are just officials, just kill them and replace them.
I was too soft-hearted at the time and didn't kill all of these things in thirty years.
If we had taken action thirty years ago, there probably wouldn't be so much trouble today.
"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. If all officials are checked at once, the court may be in turmoil." The third prince, who had not spoken for a long time, stepped forward and bowed to report.
All the officials were stunned when they heard this, and there was some hope in the eyes of the Third Prince.
The third prince is worthy of being from a noble family, he still remembers them.
When Emperor Dagan heard this, he did not get angry.
Instead, he sat back down in the main seat, his anger seemingly having subsided a lot. "Oh, that's true. What do you think, Third Brother?"
“I believe that retired senior officials with clean records can be recalled.
At the same time, cooperate with some lower-level officials to handle major political affairs.
Other unimportant matters can be temporarily put on hold.
In order to encourage these people to work, we can use the proceeds from the confiscation of property of those officials as their reward salary, which will also show the generosity of the royal family.
Then take out a portion of the proceeds from the confiscation of property as compensation.
For the people and chambers of commerce affected by this incident, such a big move is definitely worth it."
The third prince said calmly that this could be considered as taking from the people and using it for the people. The wealth of these corrupt officials was far more than that.
It's just spending other people's money, but I don't feel bad about using it.
They estimated that if they killed them all, they would get at least tens of millions of silver.
"What Third Brother said is true, but it is for the stability of the court.
At the same time, it is to compensate those who suffered due to the imperial examination and those who were not recognized for their talents.
We can set up a major examination, and all scholars in the world can sign up, and the state will provide travel expenses.
All the students taking the exams were transported to the capital for the grand examination.
According to the ranking, if one has talent, he can be directly appointed as a high-ranking official, and the position of Shangshu can be left vacant.
Of course, this will take several months to evaluate, and if it is not suitable, it can be rearranged.
This approach will also benefit all scholars in the world." The Seventh Prince proposed a plan, which was a major examination.
In general imperial examinations, even if you are the top scorer, you can only enter the Hanlin Academy and become a seventh-rank Hanlin scholar.
Or he could be sent down to the local level to be a seventh-rank county magistrate. Of course, both have their advantages.
But no matter what, if you want to enter the central government of the imperial court, it is extremely difficult without decades of experience.
But now there is a best opportunity. As long as you pass the exam, you can get the highest rank of Shangshu, a third-rank official.
With such treatment, even some hermits might think of becoming an official.
Such a proposal is like cutting off the source of the problem.
The seventh prince thought that if he did this, all the scholars in the world would thank him, and then the probability of him becoming a saint would be even greater.
Those officials were even more silent after listening to the advice of the third and seventh princes. They didn't expect that these two princes were even more vicious.
It can be said that the only worry about killing them has been solved.
The three officials still had their eyes closed, as if they were old and dozing off, and did not hear these words.
"That's great. I will set the questions for this exam myself and supervise the marking." Emperor Dagan was very satisfied with the two proposals before him.
Now that all the long-term and short-term concerns have been resolved, the only thing left is killing.
Looking at the officials outside the hall from afar was like looking at a group of lambs.
The Emperor Da Gan and several other princes were like the Wolf King and a group of hungry wolves.
You know, Emperor Dagan was making elixirs, but was disturbed many times by these officials.
Now it’s good. There is no need to use the national treasury. After the property is confiscated, there must be enough money, and we may not even be able to spend it all.
All the princes were calculating what official positions the talented people under their command could obtain and how they could gain a place in the court.
Officials outside the hall, perhaps today is the day they miss Zhao Que the most.
If the Sixth Prince were here, with his kindness, he would definitely plead for them.
They were extremely looking forward to the Sixth Prince Zhao Que coming back immediately and pleading for them as usual.
And now Zhao Que has traveled to Luoyang, how could he possibly care about these people?
Of course, Emperor Da Gan had no time to investigate the case later, as he was busy making elixirs.
Now those officials could not be trusted, so these matters were thrown to the princes.
With several princes checking and balancing each other, it is believed that no one prince will become the most powerful, so Emperor Dagan is very relieved.
"Are you still envious of my sixth brother? I wonder what he and the princess are doing right now?" The eldest prince hadn't slept for several nights and rubbed his temples.
Even though he is a master and hardly feels physically tired, the mental fatigue is real.
The Third Prince was somewhat more energetic. After hearing this, he said unhappily, "Perhaps this was proposed by Princess Shangyang?
Our sixth brother, who wanted to see her old lover before the wedding, is probably still crying."
In his eyes, Princess Shangyang had an old lover who fell in love with the Sixth Brother only because he had no cultivation and was easy to bully.
"Hey, I hope Sixth Brother is okay." The Eighth Prince was still indebted to the Sixth Prince at this moment. If it weren't for him, he might have been in trouble for the silver robbery.
Even if the Fifth Prince got hold of something against him, he might be dragged into the Blood Demon Rebellion.
Moreover, when the tenth prince was killed, he was mistakenly identified as the murderer and imprisoned in the Sky Prison. Only his sixth brother helped him.
When it didn't involve his own interests, he still said a few words to it.
But in fact, there was no actual action, just the previous sentence.
The princes also fell silent and stopped talking. Each of them had his own ulterior motives and was silently sorting out the case materials.
After all, in this royal family, they didn’t even grow up together, so how could they have blood ties?
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