Chapter 640: He Dared to Hide His Troops Today, and I Dare Not Imagine What He Will Do Tomorrow!

Ying Zheng nodded happily: "With Chang'an Jun in charge of this matter, I have nothing to worry about!"

Seeing Ying Chengjiao's lips slightly opened to speak, Ying Zheng quickened his voice and said: "Besides that..."

Ying Chengjiao was angry!

Why don't you let me speak!

Can't people have a little basic trust between each other!

Ying Chengjiao ignored the etiquette of respect between the monarch and the minister, and angrily interrupted Ying Zheng and said: "Your brother will not go to Daliang City for tourism!"

"Your brother has a suggestion!"

Ying Zheng immediately showed a relaxed smile: "Since my brother has a suggestion, you can speak frankly!"

Other court officials also looked at Ying Chengjiao with kind eyes.

Don't be angry, don't be angry.

As long as you don't want to run away from Neishi County, everything can be discussed!

Ying Chengjiao bowed helplessly and said, "I have been on many expeditions in recent years and traveled across the territory of our Great Qin."

"In addition to expeditions, when I have free time, I will also read all the documents of the government offices around the garrison and summon the local people to inquire about people's livelihood."

"As a result, I found that the documents in some government offices are very gorgeous and can be rated as top-notch!"

"However, the people in the territories under the jurisdiction of some government offices have complaints about the court."

"After an in-depth investigation, I found that some local officials flattered their superiors and bullied their subordinates, and colluded with bandits!"

The smile on Ying Zheng's face disappeared.

Flattering their superiors and bullying their subordinates, colluding with bandits!

Not to mention other things, these two alone are dancing on the bottom line of the king!

Ying Zheng immediately showed a solemn expression and asked in a deep voice: "Tell me in detail!"

Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you should know that when my brother led the army to attack Chu last year, many bandits and servants in Chu took the initiative to join our army."

"This year, there are even more bandits and servants who took the initiative to join our army!"

"Most bandits will take the initiative to find the generals to confess their past mistakes before joining the army to see if they will be held accountable."

"Among them, dozens of bandits from the Jianghan area actually confessed that they had obeyed the orders of Deng Ning, the magistrate of Dangyang County, when they were bandits in our Great Qin. It was only because they did not want to give their heads to Deng Ning for military merit that they left our Great Qin Jianghan area and turned to Chu to become bandits!"

Ying Zheng's face was ugly and his eyes were cold.

Dangyang County Magistrate dared to collude with bandits?

Bandits are also soldiers!

What is the difference between the county magistrate colluding with bandits and the county magistrate hiding soldiers and horses! ?

If he dares to hide soldiers and horses today, what will he dare to do tomorrow!

Ying Chengjiao's voice also became a little colder: "On the surface, the county magistrate Deng Ning has nothing to do with these bandits."

"In secret, Deng Ning will find relatively wealthy local people and confirm the caravans that have passed by recently, and then these bandits will come forward to rob and capture people."

"The profits will be shared by both parties."

"Every once in a while, Deng Ning will mobilize the county soldiers to suppress the bandits, and these bandits will take the initiative to send some captured people to be beheaded by the Dangyang County soldiers as military merits."

"In this way, Deng Ning got money, and all the adults over the age of fourteen in the Deng Ning clan got the title because of beheading the bandits' heads, and this bandit group also got money and peace."

"Only the local people suffered!"

The anger in Ying Chengjiao's words could not be suppressed at all.

They kidnapped the people and robbed the caravans, and regarded the heads of the people as stepping stones for their glory and wealth.

They are not even as good as Mr. Huang!

Ying Zheng shouted angrily: "Rebellious minister!"

"Under my rule, there are such traitors!"

"Why has no one ever reported this to me!"

Wei Zhuang and Wei Liao were speechless.

Even Wang Wan, the imperial censor who was in charge of supervising all officials, looked embarrassed.

When all the ministers were silent, Yao Jia stepped out and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have never heard of the action of Deng Ning, the magistrate of Dangyang County."

Ying Zheng frowned slightly.

If you have never heard of it, then don't speak.

Do you have to question your brother's words just because you have never heard of it?

Will my brother deceive me!

Who would have thought that Yao Jia would change the subject and say: "I know that there are similar situations in eight counties including Biyang County, Chongqiu County, and Xinye County."

"The way the county magistrate colluded with the bandits is exactly the same as what Chang'an Jun said about the magistrate of Dangyang County!"

Do you think I am questioning Chang'an Jun?

No!

I am just here to blow up a bigger bomb!

Ying Zheng stood up suddenly and looked at Yao Jia in disbelief: "Really?!"

Under his rule, there are so many traitors? !

Yao Jia bowed and said: "I dare not deceive the king."

"If the king investigates carefully, I think he will find that more county magistrates are doing the same."

In the original history, Wu Rui, the county magistrate of Fanyang County, who colluded with the bandit leader Ying Bu, was never an exception, nor was it the beginning.

He is just a microcosm of many county magistrates on this land!

There are too many county magistrates like Wu Rui!

Ying Zheng suppressed his anger and asked solemnly: "Why didn't anyone report this?"

"Why didn't you report this?"

Yao Jia said calmly: "For local officials, why should they report this?"

"Most officials in the county rely on the county magistrate to survive, why bother with their own official positions?"

"The county governor needs to respond to the court's evaluation. If he finds out that the county magistrate under his jurisdiction is colluding with bandits, wouldn't he be polluting his own evaluation and have difficulty in promotion?"

"Moreover, county magistrates in various places are mostly cautious about colluding with bandits, and it is difficult to obtain evidence."

"The Great Qin Law: False accusation."

"Even if someone really reports this, they will be sentenced to death because they cannot find evidence!"

"May I ask the king, how many people in my Great Qin are willing to sacrifice their lives for the people?"

After a pause, Yao Jia said quietly: "May I ask the king, how can we be sure that the county magistrate's superior, the county governor, has never colluded with bandits or nurtured bandits to protect himself?"

The Great Qin governs the people by law, and also governs officials by law.

This directly leads to a great difference between the officials of the Great Qin and officials of other dynasties.

There are officials who take saving the people as their responsibility and serve the people as their goal, but they are by no means mainstream.

Most people serve as officials just for their own selfish desires, and they are not afraid that everyone knows that he serves as an official for his own selfish desires.

More importantly, the king doesn't care!

Except for Ying Zheng, there are few kings of the Great Qin who have sympathy for the people.

Most of the kings of the Great Qin only care about whether they can grab more people's power, and all rewards and punishments are for the convenience of making the people serve themselves.

As for whether the people live well?

It doesn't matter!

Under this premise, why should the officials of the Qin Dynasty report their colleagues' collusion with bandits and their self-protection of bandits?

This action will neither affect the local completion of the tasks assigned by the court, nor is it a clear illegal act like putting shackles on babies.

Why bother!

Moreover, who can be so clean that they are not afraid of being reported?

This example should not be opened lightly!

Yao Jia turned to look at Ying Chengjiao and bowed: "As for why I dare not speak frankly about this matter, it is because I do not have the righteousness of Chang'an Jun, let alone the courage of Chang'an Jun!"

"Looking at the current Qin Dynasty, only Chang'an Jun dared to point out this matter without worrying about retaliation from others!"

Wei Liao, Wei Zhuang, Wang Wan and others really knew nothing about the chaos in various places?

How is it possible!

At least Wang Wan would not be completely unaware of this!

But Yao Jia also knew that if they dared to point out this chaos, they would probably not live long.

Even Ying Zheng was assassinated by thieves in Neishi County, so it is reasonable for Wang Wan to be assassinated, right?

Looking at the whole Qin Dynasty, the only one who was able to escape unscathed after puncturing this abscess was Ying Chengjiao!

Others?

Whoever touches him will die!

Ying Zheng still questioned with some unacceptability: "Even if these officials reported their merits in suppressing bandits afterwards, the rampant banditry is indeed true, and the evaluation of such officials cannot be the best."

"Don't these officials want to be promoted?!"

Ying Chengjiao took the initiative to answer: "Why should they be promoted? They don't want to be promoted at all!"

"After being promoted, they will go to a brand new environment and give up everything in the past."

"But if they are not promoted for decades, they will be the uncrowned kings of the local area!"

Ying Chengjiao and Yao Jia joined forces to directly put a grassroots scene that Ying Zheng had never seen and had no chance to see into Ying Zheng's eyes.

The four words "uncrowned king" pierced Ying Zheng's heart deeply!

Ying Zheng's face was ashen, and his voice was as deep as water: "I entrusted him with an important task and ordered him to herd the people on my behalf."

"These insects colluded with bandits to slaughter and plunder the people, and ignored the people's livelihood for their own selfishness."

"They want to be the uncrowned king of the local area?"

"Good!"

"Very good!"

Ying Zheng shouted angrily: "These traitors and traitors, are they planning to rebel!"

All the court officials bowed their hands and shouted nervously: "Please calm down, my king!"

Ying Zheng's anger did not diminish at all: "On the territory of my Great Qin, many officials who eat my Great Qin's salary want to rebel."

"How can I calm down!"

"My dear ministers, tell me how I can calm down!"

Wei Liao, Wei Zhuang and other court officials cast their begging eyes at Ying Chengjiao.

Chang'an Jun, we really can't clean up this mess!

You lit the bomb, you have to be responsible for putting out the fire!

Ying Chengjiao lived up to everyone's expectations and stepped forward to bow: "Officials are in chaos, just deal with them."

"Your Majesty, don't be angry."

Ying Zheng asked coldly: "Chang'an Jun said it lightly."

"How can this official chaos be dealt with?"

"Chang'an Jun, are you going to ask to lead the army to march across the territory of our Great Qin and cut off the heads of all the officials who plotted rebellion?!"

Ying Chengjiao's eyes lit up: "In fact, it's not impossible!"

Ministers: !!!

Is this disposition of destroying a house contagious?

Are you two brothers going to join forces to destroy the Great Qin! ! !

Wei Zhuang cried out in sorrow: "No! No!"

Wei Liao and other court officials also hurriedly bowed and shouted:

"Please calm down, Your Majesty! Please think twice, Lord Chang'an!"

"Our Great Qin is already seriously short of officials. If Lord Chang'an is allowed to kill people at will, our Great Qin will have no officials to govern the people!"

"If you really do this, the Great Qin will be in chaos!"

The officials were heartbroken and frantically advised.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost right, Ying Zheng stuck a finger out of his sleeve and quietly pointed twice in the direction of Ying Chengjiao.

Ying Chengjiao immediately spread his hands helplessly: "What are you doing, my colleagues!"

"I just said that the king's plan is not impossible, but I never said that this plan is a good plan for governing officials, let alone seconding it!"

Wei Zhuang was like grabbing a life-saving straw, and hurriedly asked: "Chang'an Jun thinks there is a better plan than this!"

"Please tell me quickly, Chang'an Jun!"

Facing the expectant eyes of the ministers, Ying Chengjiao bowed again: "Your Majesty, I think that reckless war will indeed cause too much killing."

"But the chaos of officials cannot be ignored."

"Therefore, I advise to select capable ministers to be stationed in various local counties of Daqin as supervisory censors and enter the office of the censor."

“Set up another department, select talented people to fill it, travel around Daqin to monitor the world, and directly obey the king’s orders!”