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    "Integrity Commission?" Everyone looked at each other. No one present had heard of this term, but now that the word "Integrity" was used, the general meaning of the word "Integrity" was used. Everyone present could guess a little bit.  Chief Assistant Zhou Tingru frowned and said: "Master Yue, we already have enough yamen in the Ming Dynasty. Is it necessary to set up another Independent Commission Against Corruption?" Although the rest of the people did not speak, they all stared at Yue Yang, asking questions inside.  The meaning is self-evident.  "Of course!" Yue Yang's words contained a hint of unquestionable affirmation: "Back then, my great ancestor, Emperor Gao, once said that anyone who is greedy for more than sixty taels of silver can be killed. But now more than two hundred years have passed, and I  However, corruption among officials in the Ming Dynasty is common, and it is even common. It is not an exaggeration to say that nine out of ten officials are corrupt. Why are there so many bandits in the world in recent years? Isn¡¯t it because I, the officials in the Ming Dynasty, are too incompetent?  An article called The Scholars was published in the Ming Dynasty Times, and there was a story in it about Fan Jin, who was so poor that he went to the market with an old hen before he passed the imperial examination.  When he learned that he had won the election, he was so happy that he became crazy. Fortunately, his father-in-law, Hu Tuhu, slapped him and brought him back to his senses. At this time, the local squire and others came to his senses.  All the prominent people looked at him with admiration. Some gave away houses and some gave away property, and they became rich overnight. How can such a scholar not be greedy after becoming an official? If this trend is not curbed, how can I?  How can the Ming Dynasty talk about the future?" Yue Yang said.  Everyone's expressions are also constantly changing.  The ministers here have all been in the officialdom for most of their lives. How could they not know that the corruption of officials in the Ming Dynasty is now very serious?  It can be said that corruption has become the norm in the Ming Dynasty today, and the only difference between officials is that they are greedy for more and greedy for less.  Chen Yan asked with an ugly face: "Master Yue, what exactly does the Independent Commission Against Corruption yamen do? Can you explain it clearly?" Yue Yang smiled slightly: "This is very simple. The Independent Commission Against Corruption belongs to all yamen and is not subject to exception.  It is a department controlled by anyone other than Your Majesty. Its duty is to investigate all serving officials and subordinates in our Ming Dynasty. If there are any illegal activities, they can report to Your Majesty. Subsequently, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate must receive their reports.  The official will be tried within a month. If the official commits corruption, dereliction of duty, dereliction of duty, etc., he will be tried immediately. Those who should be dismissed will be decapitated, and those who should be decapitated will be decapitated. This is the Ming Dynasty.  Only then can the greed for ink be fundamentally reversed. "Although Yue Yang had a smile on his face when he said these words, everyone seemed to smell a strong smell of blood floating in Nuanxiang Pavilion.  After finishing speaking, Yue Yang turned his attention to Chongzhen who was sitting behind the dragon case.  In fact, the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption is neither difficult nor easy.  The question is whether Chongzhen has the determination to push him.  Moreover, Yue Yang also made a decision in his heart. If Chongzhen didn't even have the courage, he would still be his local emperor in Da Yuan and Nanyang, and he would no longer interfere with the affairs of the Ming Dynasty.  Chongzhen pondered for a long time, and finally asked Yue Yang: "Yue Aiqing, as you said, can't you leave it to Jin Yiwei or Dongchang?" "No!" Yue Yang explained: "If it is an arrest, spying or  Jin Yiwei and Dongchang are both good at investigating whether officials have committed treason or other treacherous acts, but if you want to investigate whether officials are corrupt, you still have to set up a special organization. After all, there are specialties in the industry. " Chongzhen sits.  The dragon chair pondered for a long time, his eyes flashing continuously.  Finally, he slammed the table and said: "Okay, this matter will be as Aiqing said. After returning home, Aiqing will quickly draw up a charter. I will implement it after I see it!" Seeing that Chongzhen agreed so quickly  Fan Fucui originally wanted to say something about Yue Yang's suggestion, but was stopped by Xue Guoguan's eyes.  In this way, the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption was decided.  Three days later, this yamen, whose name was copied by Yue Yang from another time and space, was established in a remote place in the inner city of Gyeonggi Province. Things were done very low-key.  There was no scene like when other yamen were established where hundreds of officials came to congratulate. Many people in the capital did not even know that there was such an additional yamen in the Ming Dynasty.  But after a month.  When big news broke out one after another in the official circles of the Ming Dynasty, the prestige of this yamen spread throughout the world.  Within a month after the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, bursts of explosive news like earthquakes came out in Henan, Shaanxi, and Hubei, ranging from second-rank officials to ninth-rank sesame officials and low-ranking subordinates.  Two hundred and sixty-seven officials and 654 subordinate staff were taken away by the sudden arrival of Jinyiwei and Dongchang's fans. Later, under the supervision of Chongzhen, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate punished these people.  A trial was held.  A total of 433 of these people were beheaded, and the rest were sentenced to imprisonment.He was exiled. This incident quickly spread throughout the world after being reported by the Ming Times, and the name ICAC appeared in front of the world for the first time.  "Looklookmy Ming Dynasty is in ruins!" In Kunning Palace, Chongzhen and Yueyang sat opposite each other, while Queen Zhou and Zhu Aelao sat next to their husbands.  Chongzhen sighed to Yue Yang who was sitting in front of him: "Almost all the officials in the three provinces of Shaanxi, Henan, and Hubei, from the governors to the county magistrates, are dead. How can they  How dare they swallow it all, and continue to ask for disaster relief money and food from the court with confidence? Don't they have any sense of shame after reading the books of sages since childhood?  "People who think like this are either too naive or too ignorant." Yue Yang's words were still so harsh that Zhu Yuluo, who was sitting next to him, reached out and poked her husband in the waist.  Zhu Yushuo's thought-hidden actions were seen by Chongzhen on the side. He sighed softly and smiled bitterly: "Silly girl, you don't need to remind Zhenghong. He is right. It seems that I, the emperor, can't understand as well as Zhenghong, the son-in-law."  Ah!" "Father, what are you talking about!" Zhu Ayao's childish face immediately turned red when she heard Chongzhen's words full of ridicule.  Chongzhen patted his daughter's hand, turned to Yue Yang and said: "In the past, Emperor Taizu once made a ancestral precept that any official who embezzled sixty taels of silver could be killed. During the years when Taizu was in power, he killed more than tens of millions of corrupt officials.  , But still unable to overcome the greed of those people, Aiqing thinks that the newly established Independent Commission Against Corruption can accomplish what Taizu failed to accomplish in the past? "For his cheap father-in-law, he is a good son-in-law.  Yue Yang, who was called Aiqing, was also drunk, but for the sake of Comrade Xiao Zhu marrying his daughter to him, he patiently explained: "As the saying goes, everything depends on man-made things. A bad system can make good people change, and a good system can also  It can make bad people do good things. Although the killings of Emperor Taizu in the past could not completely avoid the corruption of officials, you have to admit that it was the severe torture of Emperor Taizu that deterred a large number of corrupt officials.  The administration of the Ming Dynasty was also the best, but since the Yongle period, the administration of the Ming Dynasty has become worse and worse. What is the reason for this? " "This" Chongzhen felt that he was being asked, maybe.  He also vaguely knew the reason, but he was unwilling to say it.  Yue Yang spoke up for him: "As Shi Caichen said, if a country wants long-term peace and stability, it must rely on a good system, and this is only a premise. A good system must rely on people to implement it, otherwise it will only be a castle in the air.  The same is true for the rules set by Taizu, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would not be like this. " Yue Yang's words made Chongzhen feel very embarrassed. No one knows the situation of the Ming Dynasty better than him. If it is true according to Zhu Yuanzhang.  If the stipulation that corruption of ink for sixty taels is punishable by death is carried out, I am afraid that every one of the officials of the Ming Dynasty will be dragged out and beheaded.  Seeing that her husband was choked by his son-in-law and couldn't get off the stage, Empress Zhou quickly spoke up and smoothed things over: "Zhenghong, you also need to understand the emperor's difficulties. Now the Ming thief Kou Chuping is at a time when people are calm. If the emperor slaughters officials on a large scale, he may incur consequences."  "Cause the civil and military criticism of the entire dynasty?" Yue Yang almost laughed when he heard this. He said in a tone that hates iron and steel, "Your Majesty, Queen, the stability of the Ming Dynasty does not depend on the dynasty."  Civil and military criticism, he relies on the gun in his hand and the money in his hand. Without these two things, even if all the officials of the Ming Dynasty are Hai Rui, it will be useless. After all these years, your Majesty still can't understand this truth.  "Hearing this, Chongzhen fell silent, and for a while, every detail of the years since he ascended the throne quickly passed through his mind.  Yes, why has he had such a difficult time in these years? Isn't it because he doesn't have a strong army and the household department has no money?  If the Ministry of Revenue had enough money, why would he be so embarrassed that he could not even pay his wages? If he had a powerful army that was invincible, he would have already defeated the Tatars outside the pass.  And what did he get in exchange for his tolerance to the officials below?  In exchange, they became more and more unscrupulous and aroused an increasingly greedy appetite. Although the original officials were greedy, at least there was a bottom line. Two to three percent of the money allocated by the court could still fall into the mouths of the people.  , but now it¡¯s better, the officials below have eaten them all. Not only that, they have also colluded together to try to continue to deceive the court into asking for money. Such officials have become a cancer on the Ming Dynasty, and their existence is harmful to the Ming Dynasty.  Nothing beneficial.  Thinking of this, Chongzhen's eyes began to light up. He looked at Yue Yang and took a deep breath: "You are right. Just go ahead and do it this time. I will give it to you."Waist!  "(To be continued)
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