The emperor did not even look at the Minister of Personnel, but asked Zhao Ji directly: "Is there any law in our dynasty that says that a fool can be an official?"

Zhao Ji was very sensible and immediately answered the emperor's words, "Never!"

The emperor nodded and said to Yueying who had been hiding in the dark: "Control the Minister of Personnel for me!"

After receiving the order, Yueying emerged from the darkness without saying a word and pressed several acupoints on the Minister of Personnel.

It just makes people weak and powerless, and makes others carry the burden on their shoulders.

The emperor was too lazy to stay in the Zhao Mansion, so he asked the guards to round up everyone.

Zhao Ji received an order from the emperor to draw a group of elite troops from nearby military camps to suppress the rebellion near Zhao's mansion.

To put it bluntly, it is to prevent riots.

The residents of Huaixiang Town never imagined that in just one night, the entire town would be closed to people who could only enter but not leave.

There were some people in military armor surrounding the town, and from time to time there were some soldiers patrolling on foot inside the town.

The emperor moved directly into the county government office, which brought a huge shock to the emperor.

"Zhao Ji, you said that Huaixiang Town is relatively close to the capital, and it only takes seven days to go back and forth. And someone has already boldly reached out to here..."

"Then are there even more outrageous things happening in places further away? What kind of environment do my people live in?"

Zhao Ji did not say anything at this time, but just listened to the emperor venting silently.

After the emperor finished scolding, he said, "This matter must be investigated thoroughly. I want to see how such an absurd thing came about!"

Zhao Ji then said, "Your Majesty, I have previously inquired about the former county magistrate of Huaixiang Town. This former county magistrate is called Zhang Jun. He has a very good reputation among the people and is an honest official who can solve cases like a god!"

"But it seems that his rating this year is the lowest, and it has been like this for five consecutive years. I heard some time ago that he had become disheartened and resigned from his post!"

The emperor frowned slightly when he heard this: "Did this person pass the imperial examination?"

Zhao Ji nodded repeatedly: "Master Zhang Jun was ranked top three that year, and he seems to be a fair and honest person."

The emperor is now extremely troubled by the fact that this fool is in office. Even though Zhao Ji spoke so objectively and fairly, the emperor did not believe it immediately.

Instead, he asked Yueying to invite a few common people from outside into the county government office.

"Let me ask you, what was your former county magistrate like?"

The emperor sat on a high platform, looking at the uneasy people below, and spoke in a calm and gentle manner, trying to slow down his tone.

The people standing in the hall didn't know what was going on in the yamen, but it was always right to tell the truth.

"The former Magistrate Zhang was very kind to us. Whenever our neighbors had any trivial matters, they would go to Magistrate Zhang and he would patiently solve them. When he was in office, there was no bullying of men or women in Huaixiang Town!"

The emperor asked several people in succession and got the same answer, and then he believed it.

After the emperor sent the people away, he spoke again: "How could such an official who could win the praises of the people be rated as the lowest official for five consecutive years? Who set this standard?"

Zhao Ji didn't say anything. Speaking any more at this time would seem like exaggerating.

In fact, although the emperor asked this, he knew it better than anyone else.

If an official who loves his people like his own children can be rated as the lowest, he will definitely be replaced by someone else in a higher position.

Not to mention that a fool could become an official. A person who had never participated in the imperial examination could actually hold a ninth-rank official position. Such a bizarre thing could be figured out by any normal person with a little thought.

The emperor has seen so many intrigues and struggles in the court over the years that it is natural that he cannot be unaware of the tricks involved.

Saying more would make you seem too anxious.

"Yueying, take this former county magistrate here in the next two days. I want to personally ask him what's going on!"

After receiving the order, Yueying disappeared.

The prime minister and others who were accompanying the emperor on his journey saw the Minister of Personnel being arrested and the emperor extremely furious.

Until now, these people have not dared to step forward rashly.

We can only wait for the emperor and his men's decision.

The Prime Minister stood behind the Emperor, carefully observing the interaction between Zhao Ji and the Emperor.

He found that Zhao Ji always found ways to find opportunities to tell the emperor his own opinions, but he would not take the initiative to guide the emperor.

Unconsciously, the emperor was always able to follow Zhao Ji's words and think further.

The prime minister frowned slightly. It seemed that Zhao Ji was indeed not an ordinary person.

This incident caught the prime minister off guard, not to mention the minister of personnel.

Now the Minister of Personnel is in the county prison. Because the emperor is furious, there is no one to even bring him water or food.

The Minister of Personnel in the prison finally remembered the matter of the ninth-rank official in Huaixiang County.

Wang Ning gritted his teeth and hammered the wall in the prison: "This damn Mr. Zhao, when he gave me the money, he only said that his son was slow to react. He didn't say anything else. He is a complete fool!"

Wang Ning was full of complaints in the prison, but in fact the Minister of Personnel himself knew that even if time could go back to the moment when he took the money, even if he knew that Zhao Chun was a fool, he would definitely agree for the sake of three thousand taels of gold!

After all, three thousand taels of gold are enough to buy a fifth-rank official.

Now the Minister of Personnel can only pray in prison, praying that he can survive this disaster, and praying that the people under him can be strong-willed enough to admit that it was an individual's mistake as long as they are united.

Then we can blame it on the duplicate name being registered in the wrong roster. That will be easy to deal with.

However, the Minister of Personnel was arrested on the spot and had no time to pass on the message.

At this time, two groups of people came from the Ministry of Personnel in the capital. The first group of people were not the emperor's people.

Not long after the first wave of people left, the Ministry of Personnel was in chaos for a while, but it soon stabilized under the arrangements of some people with ulterior motives.

Immediately afterwards, the atmosphere in the entire Ministry of Personnel became quiet, and it was at this stage that the second wave of people arrived.

These were none other than the officials sent by the Emperor to investigate the Ministry of Personnel. Basically, after the second wave of people arrived, there was an eerie silence throughout the Ministry of Personnel.

It was as if someone had taught them in advance, and all the words were unified.

The officials who came to investigate were also in a difficult position. Originally, the matter was a sure thing, and the people who took the job wanted to make a great contribution.

As a result, the people in the Ministry of Personnel were like old clams, their mouths could not be pried open, and no matter what was asked, they gave the same answer.

For a while, the investigation into this matter came to a standstill.