"Corruption" means not only corruption, but also dereliction of duty, dereliction of duty, inaction, lack of responsibility, etc. After the Kaiyuan Year, the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty has slowly become corrupted. This is the fundamental reason for the shaky state of the country.

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More than one hundred officials were selected from the annual evaluation of the Ministry of Personnel, and were selected by Duan Wuji himself.

These officials have one thing in common. They have done more or less practical things for the people during their tenure, but due to various reasons they have not been promoted for many years.

Emotional intelligence is more important than IQ in the officialdom. You must know how to understand your superiors, know how to observe people's words, know how to talk to people and tell ghosts, do things in a high-profile manner within your own authority, be a low-key person, and be able to perfectly deal with superiors, subordinates and colleagues at the same level.

relationship, and also have a good reputation among the public, etc...

Being an official is not that simple. If you can do all the above, you will be considered a very good official.

A very cruel reality is that those who can become high-ranking officials these days basically have these qualities, but high-ranking officials with these qualities often spend all their energy and time on figuring things out and dealing with interpersonal relationships.

On the other hand, they simply cannot spare time to do practical things for the people.

Therefore, the upper-level officials in the court were busy socializing and making casual decisions about political affairs, while the lower-level officials who really did practical things were as tired as dogs and could not be promoted. In the eyes of senior officials, lower-level officials were just coolies.

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This is how the foundation of the prosperous age was slowly shaken. When the ministers in the court only knew how to cater to their superiors, but did not know how to do things for the people, and the whole court was singing praises, then the country had laid many hidden dangers. Anlu Mountain

The rebellion was just a fuse, which just exploded these hidden dangers.

Gu Qing needs these officials and entrusts them with important responsibilities.

These people are all people who do practical things, and they are also people who have not been promoted for a long time. Their characters have more or less flaws, some are straightforward, some are too righteous, and some are excluded by their colleagues. In short, they are all unsatisfactory.

It was not easy for Duan Wuji to select these hundreds of officials. He went through the evaluation books of all officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and screened the lists one by one. According to Gu Qing's requirements, he selected hundreds of officials who could do practical things. From these few

A second round of screening was conducted among the hundreds of officials, and finally the list of more than a hundred officials was handed over to Gu Qing.

Gu Qing believed in Duan Wuji's vision. Of course, he would not naively think that all the hundreds of people in front of him were good people. That would be impossible. Even Gu Qing could not guarantee that he was a good person. Sometimes he was not a human being.

, not to mention these officials in front of me.

After looking around at everyone for a long time, Gu Qing said slowly: "You originally served in different official ranks and different positions. Some of you were county magistrates, some were magistrates of a state, and some were imperial censors, principals, and doctors, etc.

, I personally ordered you to be transferred to the Academy, maybe you still don’t know my purpose of transferring you here..."

A middle-aged official wearing a green official robe stood up, bowed his hands respectfully, and said, "May I ask, Your Highness, the prince, if you have any dispatches or errands to summon the officials?"

Gu Qing nodded, then looked at the official and said, "Who are you and what is your official position?"

The middle-aged official lowered his head and said: "My name is Liu Yan. Tianbao served as the magistrate of Daowen County in Henan Province for fourteen years. Later, An Lushan rebelled and attacked Wen County. My subordinate was unable to defend the territory, so he had to escape from Wen with his people."

County, he has stayed in Chang'an since then, waiting for the imperial court to put down the rebellion, and then he can serve as a minister again."

Gu Qing nodded and said: "Yes, I have summoned you to do some errands for you. Now that the rebels have been defeated, the remnants of the enemies in Hebei and Hedong have been gradually eliminated by my Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty..."

"Nowadays, there is an acute shortage of officials in the northern states and counties, and many government affairs cannot be advanced. The people are suffering from military disasters without officials to comfort them. Household registrations in the northern states, counties and villages need to be reset, the land needs to be remeasured, and public security needs to be maintained by the government, etc.

Wait, and you are the first batch of officials transferred by the imperial court to the north."

After Gu Qing finished speaking, there was a murmur among the crowd. Most of them looked excited and their eyes shone with excitement.

In the officialdom, they are all officials, large and small, and they are not stupid. From Gu Qing's words, they understand that their career has finally seen the light of day.

As scholars grow older, opportunities will come.

Regardless of whether they are good officials or bad officials, what they all have in common is that they all want to be promoted.

The difference is that good officials hope to be promoted through political performance, while bad officials are not so patient. They take shortcuts, flatter, find backers, pay bribes, etc.

These officials in front of me may not all be good officials, but they have more or less made some political achievements.

Seeing the officials talking excitedly, Gu Qing continued: "Next, you will all be transferred to counties in the northern states. Some of you will be the chief historian of the governor's office, and some will be the magistrate of a county. No matter what your official position is,

I have only one request, and that is to work in a down-to-earth manner, clean up the mess after the war, restore the imperial court's authority over the northern states and counties, and bring peace and prosperity to the people. Can you do it?"

Everyone bowed and saluted, and said in unison: "I am willing to serve His Highness the County Prince."

Gu Qing shook his head: "Wrong, you are not serving me, but serving the poor people who have experienced the war. I don't care whether you are loyal or resentful to me, and I don't care whether you are willing to stand on the emperor's side or mine. Let's discuss the matter.

, When you serve as an official, you should be pragmatic. In various aspects such as land distribution, public security, household registration, gentry clan, etc., you must make some practical achievements so that the people can live a good life..."

"Whether the capital of Chang'an will be peaceful or turbulent in the future, it has nothing to do with the various states and counties. The imperial decrees sent to the local areas are the only instructions. You must obey them, do your job well in your office, and do not get involved in the rights and wrongs of Chang'an.

, otherwise it will come back to bite you, remember my words.”

Everyone looked shocked and immediately understood the meaning of Gu Qing's words.

There will be great chaos in Chang'an in the future, but the chaos will be controlled within the vicinity of Chang'an City and will not affect the states and counties. Gu Qing is also warning them not to get involved in the fights between big shots, you can't afford it.

Another middle-aged official in his forties stood up, looked at Gu Qing with burning eyes, then bowed his head and said: "I am willing to serve His Highness the County Prince, and I am also willing to devote my whole life to the people under my rule."

Gu Qing looked at him with a smile and said, "Who are you? What is your official position?"

"I will serve Wang Jin, and I will be appointed Shaoyin of Taiyuan. My Wang family has been able to survive the war without affecting the whole family, and it is all thanks to the great kindness of His Highness the County Prince. In order to repay the kindness, I am willing to do His Highness the County Prince's life and death."

Gu Qing asked in confusion: "What favor can I do to you?"

Wang Jin said gratefully: "Xiaoguan's brother Wang Wei unfortunately fell into the hands of the thieves when the An thieves captured Chang'an. He had to compromise and was given a false position by the An thieves. Later, Chang'an was recovered, and his brother was imprisoned by Master Wang.

During the interrogation, I heard that in the court hall, His Highness the Prince argued with the ministers and made allowances for those officials who were forced to give false posts after falling into the hands of the enemy and thieves, so that the brother of the lower official was able to survive and refused to

The reason why the Wang family can be saved in troubled times is because of the grace of His Highness."

Gu Qing suddenly realized: "It turns out he is Mr. Mojie's younger brother..."

No wonder Wang Jin is so passionate about himself. It turns out there is a cause and effect.

"How is Mr. Mojie doing now?" Gu Qing asked with concern.

At the Taoist temple in Zhongnan Mountain, Gu Qing had a friendship with Wang Wei and had a good impression of him. As for Wang Wei who had to take a pseudo-post after being captured by the rebels, Gu Qing didn't have any grudges against him.

After all, we are scholars. When a knife is placed on their necks, there are very few people who truly look forward to death. There is no shame in temporarily compromising in order to survive.

Wang Jin said respectfully: "His Royal Highness Prince Laojun is asking that my brother has been released from prison, but was dismissed from his official position. Now he is studying at home."

Gu Qing thought for a while and said: "Mr. Mojie used to be a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, with good official reviews, and he was also famous for his poetry among scholars. How could such a talent have no time to spare? He is a man of knowledge but no use for it. He is a slave of the imperial court.

If it fails, today I will re-appoint Mr. Mojie as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

Wang Jin was overjoyed and bowed down and said: "Brother, I would like to express my gratitude to His Royal Highness for your support. The Wang family has nothing to repay. They are willing to serve His Highness well as officials. The errands assigned by Your Highness will be done properly and we will never let you down."

Your Highness’ kindness.”

Gu Qing smiled and shook his head, then looked at the crowd and said slowly: "I have almost finished what I have to say. After you take office, you must do your responsibilities in a down-to-earth manner and restore farming household registrations and other matters as soon as possible..."

His expression suddenly became solemn, and Gu Qing emphasized his tone and said: "You are all men of lofty ideals, and I am willing to work with you hand in hand to make progress without retreating! My ambition in life is to hope that the common people in the world will no longer suffer from wars.

No more diseases of cold and hunger, and returning to a prosperous world in my lifetime is not the end, but just the first step towards peace for eternity!"

After a pause, Gu Qing said seriously: "I would like to encourage everyone to share this ambition!"

Everyone looked shocked. They did not expect that this young prince had such a lofty ambition, and this ambition was also the ambition of all of them. Officials who are willing to do practical things in their official positions will still have something to report to the king.

The aspirations of the country and the people are only due to years of strife in official circles and worldly sentiments. After being washed away by the years, the lofty aspirations of the past have gradually been forgotten and sealed deep in the heart.

At this moment, when Gu Qing said these words, it immediately rekindled the long-lasting passion deep in everyone's hearts.

Most of them are no longer young, and the years have passed through them, leaving spots on them and wearing away the edges and corners of the past. However, when the dust-laden ambitions are wiped clean again, they still bloom with dazzling brilliance deep in their hearts.

Wang Jin took a step forward and said excitedly: "His Royal Highness the County Prince has the ambition to reach the top, which is a blessing for the people. I am willing to attach myself to my tail and devote myself to the people of the world."

Everyone saluted together and said: "I would like to attach my tail and devote myself wholeheartedly to the people of the world."

Gu Qing smiled with satisfaction: "The official department will issue the transfer order tomorrow. Everyone, please take care of everything."

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Back at the palace, Feng Yu was walking slowly around the ginkgo trees in the courtyard. When he saw Gu Qing coming back, Feng Yu went up to greet him and said with a smile: "Brother Gu, did you assign all those hundreds of officials?"

Gu Qing nodded: "They will leave Beijing tomorrow to take up their posts. After crossing the Yellow River north, they will go to various states and counties to take up posts."

"So many officials were appointed at the same time. Brother Gu is not afraid that they are all good and bad. He claims to be loyal to the court and the prince, but in fact he preys on the common people and bullies men and women..."

Gu Qing smiled: "Of course I can't completely trust them, so I have sent two inspectors down in advance. Cui Yuan and Duan Wuji are two people I still trust. With them conducting secret inspections in the north, I can at least grasp the situation."

Updates among county officials in northern states.”

Feng Yu hesitated and said: "The two of them... I'm afraid it's not enough? The north is so big, how many places can they go in a year?"

Gu Qing nodded and said: "That's right, just relying on the two of them is not enough. This requires your help."

Feng Yu said strangely: "How can I help?"

Gu Qing looked him over and said, "Are your injuries healed?"

"Everything is fine. It's okay to run and jump. Hehe, I came back with my life this time."

Gu Qing thought for a while and said: "Aunt Li runs an intelligence network. It is said that it was originally used to deal with An Lushan, so it also has a layout in the north. You go and take over Aunt Li's intelligence network. From now on, you will be deployed centrally.

, after officials from various places take office, your people must be stationed in every state and county to secretly monitor and inquire about the officials' reputation, and report any trends at any time."

Feng Yu smiled and said: "I can do this job. It's something that uses my brain. There is no need to take risks."

Gu Qing also smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't let you do dangerous things again. I can guarantee that you will never get hurt again in your life, unless you are beaten by your mother-in-law."

Feng Yu quickly glanced around, and then whispered: "If I get beaten by my mother-in-law, Brother Gu will take it for me..."

Gu Qingqi asked: "That girl Li Jianjiu looks very elegant, does she often beat you?"
To be continued...