Twin Brocade

Chapter 494
But in the last years of the former dynasty, the world was in turmoil and the imperial power declined, and the emperor's orders could not even leave the capital.This made the last emperor of the previous dynasty anxious and restless all day long, making it difficult to sleep peacefully.

He was powerless, and he couldn't bear the feeling of powerlessness.

At that time, the court was still barely functioning.There are officials everywhere who are obedient and vigilant, and there are also officials who are still loyal to the court.The annual autumn harvest is still going on as usual, although the money and food harvested are getting less and less.

The official practice of Kongyin was originally a rule that was followed according to the actual situation.In order to prevent others from using it, every page of the blank account book is stamped with a seam seal, and the Ministry of Finance never intervenes in this.

However, this incident touched the sensitive nerves of the last emperor of the former dynasty.

After he learned of this, he was furious, thinking that even the capital under his nose was lying to him and colluding with each other.Coupled with the dwindling money and food, it is even more determined that there must be corruption.Strict punishment was ordered immediately, and all persons involved in the case will be punished as a felony of deceiving the emperor.

All of a sudden, the Imperial Army came out everywhere, and all the officials in the capital were panicked.From the Shangshu of the Ministry of Households to the small officials who escorted money and grain to Beijing, they all discussed crimes.

The Minister of the Household Department, the Assistant Minister, and the chief seal officials of all state capitals were all executed; the assistant officials and small officials with one hundred sticks were sent to the frontiers of the army.The imperial decree made all officials terrified.

The imperial court, which was already in turmoil, became even worse because of this empty seal case.The loyal veterans wrote letters one after another, begging the emperor to take back his order.But he was considered by the emperor as colluding with criminals, and they were all executed.

In this way, less than half of the courtiers in Beijing were killed, so how can the rest dare to say more?The wise men and Confucians who saw such a situation knew that the situation was irreversible, so they hung up their crowns and left one after another.Now Tu Shanzhang of Songxi Academy is one of them.

And this imperial decree can only be carried out in Beijing by relying on the force of the imperial guards.Those chief seal officials, assistant second officials, etc. who hadn't gone to Beijing in the local area touched the heads on their necks, and they had other thoughts.

The cruelty and ruthlessness of the emperor made them unable to remain loyal and began to look for their own ways out.

It is no exaggeration to say that the empty printing case was the last straw that crushed the behemoth of the previous dynasty and accelerated its demise.

With this bloody lesson learned from the past, at the beginning of the founding of Gaomang, the first emperor revised the practice of checking money and grain by the household department.Before departure, each state capital will register the money and food, stamp it with the official seal, and carry a blank booklet stamped with the seam seal.

After arriving in Beijing to check and check, according to the actual quantity counted by the household department, fill in the blank booklet and mark the conditions encountered on the way.In this way, the loss is very clear and clear at a glance.

How much was it when we set off, how much was it when we arrived in Beijing, and how much was lost for any reason.It can not only put an end to fraud and corruption, but also save time and understand the hard work of officials.

The only ones who increase their workload are the officials of the household department.Because of this matter, the Ministry of Households has set up an additional Department of Yicang Department to check this matter.And the doctor in charge of Cangbu Division, also known as Si Geng, is a very fat position.

If the state capitals want to exchange business smoothly, they have to wait until the audit is completed before leaving Beijing.And the last procedure of this audit requires Si Geng to sign with his seal.This kind of filial piety will naturally not be missed.

There are rich and poor in the state capitals of the world.For example, in Yangzhou and other places on Jiangnan Road, there is a lot of money donated every year.These tributes are not monopolized by Cangbusi.The household department took half of it, and then distributed it to Yuanwailang, Zuo Erguan and others of the Cangbu Division, and the rest was exclusive to Si Geng.

From top to bottom, they turned a blind eye to such official practice.Even Emperor Qinglong knew a thing or two, but he didn't care too much about it.When the water is clear, there will be no fish. If you want to be clean, you will be unable to do many things.

Just like the last emperor of the previous dynasty, isn't his starting point a good one?But the result was a devastating disaster.

Without the help of hundreds of officials, no matter how hard the emperor tried to govern, there would be only one person, how could he govern this huge world.

Originally, everything was going well and orderly.Although the audit and inspection work of the Ministry of Accounts is cumbersome, there will occasionally be excessive losses.But overall, this new air printing system works well.

But just after the new year, it was revealed that someone forged official seals.

The cause of the incident was the capture of a gangster who was wanted by the government in Yaozhou, Lingnan Road.At that time, he was ostentatiously posing as a businessman, holding a spy issued by the government, and preparing to go to Tubo through the checkpoint.

On the spy he held, a full set of guides were forged.He has the official seal and household registration of the local state capital, as well as the official seal of the state capital of this place, allowing him to travel with him.That spy is exactly the same as the real thing.

If it wasn't for that time, a well-known arrester happened to go to Yuefu to handle the case, recognized him and took him down in one fell swoop.At this time, he had long been at large and had arrived in Tubo.

On him, Gao Mang's checkpoint map was also found.It can be seen that he made it himself, and it is not fine enough, but how can these important military information spread to Tubo?

This person was originally a murderous robber.After being arrested, he escaped from prison and has never been seen since.He couldn't get along in Gaomang, so he wanted to go to Tubo, claiming credit for his military service, and relying on his martial arts, he planned to serve the king of Tubo.

He was arrested again, and after some torture, he found out that he had bought the whole set of secret agents on the black market.After learning about this, the prefect of Yaozhou knew that the matter was serious, and immediately sent the memorial at [-] miles.

Throughout the dynasties, the court ruled and governed the people of the world, following the laws under the sun.But at the same time, rivers and lakes are everywhere.These Jianghu people may be bodyguards, knights, hermits, brokers, killers, assassins...

In the shadows where the sun can't reach, Gao Mang has his own set of underground laws.

The height of the temple, the distance of the rivers and lakes.

These two sets of laws each follow their own rules, and most of the time, they are irrelevant.The grievances and hatreds in the rivers and lakes have nothing to do with the political situation of the court; and the courtiers and nobles will usurp and raise martial arts-powered personal guards, but they will not use force to solve the problem.

However, in Gaomang's black market, such a secret agent with complete procedures and seals of several state officials can be bought, which is tantamount to breaking the taboo of the court.

Guan spy guide is the only document to verify identity.If this can be faked, what's the use of setting up more checkpoints?
It was just a coincidence that this Jiangyang thief was caught.So, how many people were not caught?Thinking about it further, if spies from Tubo or other enemy countries bought such fake documents and lurked in Gaomang, how much military intelligence would be stolen?
This is so powerful, how dare the prefect of Yaozhou not treat it with caution.

(End of this chapter)