The fraud in the imperial examination is almost a tacit secret in the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Officials with a little help will do their best to take advantage of this once-in-a-three-year opportunity to push their children or disciples into the court. This year, Emperor Renzong's approval was approved by the current prime minister Pei Yuanhou and the Supervision Office jointly launched a thorough investigation into the ills that had been ill over the years.

This investigation can be said to have opened up the darkest and most decadent side of the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

According to statistics, in this imperial examination, about half of the students who finished the final exam were from officials or descendants of famous families! Of course, there must be many talented people among them, but more of them rely on fraud at home!

Emperor Renzong was furious and issued an order. Anyone who was involved in fraud would be dismissed from his fame and fortune and would not be allowed to take another exam within ten years. If anyone in his family was an official in the court, all of them would be dismissed! Those with serious circumstances would be sent to Dali Temple for trial!

As for the depth of the case involving officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel, it was even more shocking. The Minister of Rites Mo Zijian returned to his old age in the dynasty, Qi Guangyuan, the Minister of Personnel, and his son Qi Baichuan, together with other officials involved in the case, were transferred to the court for justice! After this incident, almost half of the senior officials of these two departments were reduced.

When the news came out of the palace, the people were excited, praising Renzong's wisdom and Pei Xiang's mighty power, and also cursing the fraudulent officials and scholars.

In this eradication of the bad things, there are two things that will not attract the attention of ordinary people, but in the eyes of those who are interested, it is the huge change.

First, the establishment of the Political Consultative Department marked the right to participate in politics in the legal sense. This was also the first time that ordinary people in the Central Continent had taken over the role of a "sheep" in the role of a "sheep" and began to express their opinions to the administrators in a low voice.

Of course, in the eyes of the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they cannot see so long now, but they also know that civilians' political discussions have always been one of the most fundamental political views of officials who support the Jiayuan Student Movement lineage. The establishment of the Political Consultative Department is undoubtedly another major concession for the Royalists to the Student Movement. It was His Majesty himself who made the concessions.

Among the officials who cheated in the imperial examination, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel were originally the base camps of the royalists. After this incident, the voices of suppressing the student movement in the court in the future will become even thinner. As for Pei Yuanhou, as the prime minister, he actually condescends to command the department, which further shows that the role that the Political Consultative Affairs Department will play in the future must be extraordinary.

The second thing is that although Renzong stated that the matter of eliminating evil will never go back to the past, some old things that were originally buried in the dust were still re-recorded. These things involve contacts with the seventy-two tribes of the White Sea, such as smuggling salt and iron, secret communication.

Compared with fraud in the imperial examination, the investigation of such incidents makes the officials involved more uneasy. After all, if the crime is confirmed, it is equivalent to treason, and it is definitely not just resigning from office.

Regarding the investigation of Baihai, insiders could not help but speculate that it seemed that the Great Zhou would have another round of actions against the grassland. During the ten-year cession, most Zhou people had already blurred how fierce the powerful enemy, separated by a mountain, had had with the Great Zhou.

Among the old past incidents under investigation, one thing did not attract the attention of most people, that is, the assassination of Princess Yongle.

On a day when autumn rain first arrived in mid-September, a boy about seventeen or eighteen years old walked out of the yard of the headquarters of the Shoushan Supervision Department with an umbrella and walked out with a smile, and set foot on the road to Panlong Town alone.

On September 27, 2018, the First Branch of the Political Department of the Great Zhou Dynasty was officially listed in the residence of Qi Shilang, the former Ministry of Personnel. The original owner of this house has now embarked on the road to exile.

The people were a little curious about such a yamen that had never appeared since ancient times. They gathered outside the door to watch. After posting notices to the public and explaining the functions of the government affairs office to everyone, everyone immediately began to discuss excitedly, saying that the court was becoming more and more enlightened, but no one really went in to seek justice or discuss politics. After all, since ancient times, the truth that disaster came from the mouth has been deeply rooted in the hearts of every Zhongzhou person. No one knows what can be said, what can't be said in the department, and to what extent can it be said. In the words of the onlookers, the court gave us a face, so we can't be arrogant, otherwise what if people turn against each other.

But despite this, everyone opened their eyes wide and looked at the new yamen, especially those who had some knowledge of the ideas of student movement.

On the third day of October, the Political Consultative Department welcomed the first ordinary person to join the department to discuss matters.

Liang Dongyuan came to the gate of the first branch of the Supervision Department alone, looked up at the hanging plaque, remembering the humiliation he suffered here a month ago, as if he was a different life.

It turned out that after the court meeting that day, everything was as Liang Dongyuan expected. The court did not give fame and honor to several witness students, but announced that all fame and honor that were on the list due to fraud were invalidated.

Several people walked out of the palace and were a little disappointed after the excitement of the saint passed. Liang Dongyuan seemed a little calm because he had expected it.

Originally, after everything was settled, Liang Dongyuan had already planned to return home, but before he could leave the city gate, he was stopped by another person. He couldn't even think about the person who stopped him, because the man claimed to be a servant of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

It was indeed the slanting wind and drizzle that didn’t need to return. Liang Dongyuan said to himself in his heart.

Pei Yuanhou met Liang Dongyuan, who had just met at the court meeting in the mansion. The prime minister was busy and did not have much time to chat with Yi Bai Ding, but just asked him three questions in a warm voice.

If you fail this imperial examination, you will have to return home and wait for three years. Are you willing?

If there is a chance now to make you serve the country and the people and the country, would you rather?

If you stay in the prime minister’s house, what you will welcome in the future may be accusation of everything. Do you regret it?

Liang Dongyuan pondered for a while, and slowly bowed to Pei Yuanhou with the etiquette of his disciples.

Pei Yuanhou showed a gentle and kind smile on his face, nodded behind him, and smiled at the aide who had been waiting for a long time, grabbed Liang Dongyuan's hands, and took him out.

So, today's scene came about.

Liang Dongyuan was wearing a blanket and his face calmly beat the drum outside the Situation. The Situation door slowly opened, and the officials in the green robe and black belt came out, and asked loudly with a smile: "Who is coming, what are you talking about?"

"Liang Dongyuan, a native of Liangcheng, has many disadvantages in the imperial examination system discussed. It should be abolished and new regulations should be established!"

"Please come in."

In just one month, everything that happened in Shengjing City had a huge and far-reaching impact on both future generations and present times. However, all of this has not yet been reflected in Panlong Town on the border of the empire. Just when Liang Dongyuan stepped into the palace gate to draft a draft for the upcoming Saint, Zhao Xifeng walked into the town's drum tower with his wealth, with a bright face and a sunny face.
Chapter completed!