When the edict was read out, everyone in Dali Temple was shocked, and even Qin Xiao found it unbelievable.

Everyone who killed Mrs. Cheng Guo felt that Qin Xiao was in great danger, but the saint was very generous and did not punish Qin Xiao severely for this. He only fined Qin Xiao half a year's salary as punishment. This made Qin Xiao feel that the saint was quite reasonable.

, is a person who takes the overall situation into consideration.

But the palace gave such a reward, which really made Qin Xiao unbelievable.

"Qin Shaoqing, hurry up and accept the order!" Seeing Qin Xiao's stunned look, Tongshiren immediately reminded him.

Qin Xiao came back to his senses, hurriedly raised his hands, took the imperial edict, and said loudly: "I thank you, long live my emperor!"

The other officials were all puzzled and looked at Qin Xiao like a monster.

After receiving the imperial edict, he could stand up, but everyone, including Su Yu, was in a daze for a while, and no one got up.

"There is a decree!" Tongshi Shiren actually came up with another decree.

Everyone was surprised, but they all hurriedly fell to the ground to receive the order.

"The edict says: The Tang Dynasty governed the country by law, and the national law was more important than the sky. The Dali Temple was the official office of the Tang Dynasty's Dharma Secretary. It was a solemn place. It was bumped into by others and did not know how to uphold the dignity of the national law. The corpse was left to eat nothing. It is hateful, hateful, hateful!" Tongshi Shiren!

Although the officials in Dali Temple were looking very worried, they heard Tong Shiren continue to preach: "The country should only use talents based on their talents. Talents and virtues will be lost, talents will not be used, and virtues will not match the position.

It will also shake the foundation of the country. From now on, Su Yu, the minister of Dali Temple, and Qin Xiao, the young minister, will purge Dali Temple, use talents and discard the mediocre, eliminate the waste and retain the best, in order to protect the country's law. I admire this!"

The wording of this edict is very harsh, even using three hateful words in a row, which shows the saint's disappointment in Dali Temple.

What matters is the last few words, but the Dali Temple officials present heard them clearly.

The decree ordered Su Yu and Qin Xiao to renovate Dali Temple, not only strictly enforcing laws, but also to directly make drastic changes to Dali Temple.

Use your talents and discard the mediocre, get rid of the rubbish and keep the good!

These eight words pierced into the hearts of all the officials like a blade.

The saint's intention was clearly to remove many officials of Dali Temple and appoint more suitable candidates, but such power fell into the hands of Su Yu and Qin Xiao.

In addition to being horrified, all the officials even wondered if they were dreaming.

Qin Xiao killed Mrs. Cheng Guo's bodyguard and was only punished with half a year's salary. However, in the blink of an eye, Qin Xiao was heavily rewarded. Compared with these rewards, the salary for that half year was only a drop in the bucket, which made up for it a hundred times.

Not only that, the saint actually handed over the power of appointing and removing Dali Temple officials to Qin Xiao.

Some people even doubted in their hearts whether the saint was crazy.

However, the thoughtful officials felt that the saint probably wanted to use this matter to show the world that the saint was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, not a member of the Xiahou family, and that even close relatives would not protect or condone him against the law of the country.

In this way, the emperor's majesty will be even more impressive.

However, everyone keenly realized that this decree only asked Su Yu and Qin Xiao to clean up Dali Temple. In other words, in the entire Dali Temple, except for Su Yu and Qin Xiao, whose positions were very stable, everyone else would

Within the scope of the purge, whether to stay or go will be decided by these two people.

Even Yunlu, another young minister of Dali Temple, has no guarantee that he will not be kicked out of Dali Temple.

"Master Su, Master Qin, please accept the edict and express your gratitude!" Tongshi Shiren rolled up the imperial edict and said with a smile.

Su Yu and Qin Xiao immediately said in unison: "Thank you Lord for your kindness!"

Su Yu raised her hand to receive the imperial edict and then stood up. Qin Xiao was about to stand up when two officials behind him rushed out almost at the same time and came forward to support Qin Xiao. One of them even said concernedly: "Sir, be careful!"

The two men held Qin Xiao's arms and helped him up. The other officials behind him were cursing in their hearts, complaining that they were too far away from Qin Shaoqing and could not step forward in time.

"The saint's will has been read out." Tongshi Shiren said: "The two adults have received the decree and will carry out the errands in accordance with the decree as soon as possible, so as not to disappoint the saint."

"The old minister and Qin Shaoqing must have a tacit understanding in handling the errands, and will never let down the saint's expectations." Su Yu said hurriedly, bidding farewell to the minister, and the courtyard was silent. All the officials looked at each other, but they all looked at Su Yu and Qin Xiao, and they were all worried.

It's very uneasy.

"Qin Shaoqing, come into my room and have a cup of tea?" Su Yu actually let out a sigh of relief.

Qin Xiao knew that this old guy must have something to say to him, so he cupped his hands and said, "Follow your orders."

"Sir...!" All the officials gathered around him, all with nervous and apprehensive expressions on their faces, and Yun Lu was even more nervous.

Logically speaking, since Qin Xiao, a young minister, is asked to assist the officials in renovating Dali Temple, Yunlu, who is also a young minister, will naturally participate in it. However, Yunlu is not mentioned in the decree. In this way, Yunlu

Whether he can continue to stay in Dali Temple depends on Qin Xiao's wishes.

Everyone has not forgotten that Yun Lu was not very polite to Qin Xiao when they met him just now.

What's even worse is that Yun Lu had offended Su Yu before in the old hall official's room, and when he knew Qin Xiao was back, he was the first to rush out before Su Yu could get up. This was an offense in officialdom.

A huge taboo.

"Don't say anything anymore." Su Yu raised her hand to stop: "I and Qin Shaoqing will naturally obey the sage's will. What the sage said is true. Many people in Dali Temple are eating vegetarian food, doing nothing all day long, eating the salary of the imperial court.

But I don't share the worries of the saint. If this continues, what's the point? I will discuss it carefully with Qin Shaoqing first. You all go back to your respective places first. This matter may be resolved in a short while, so don't be anxious. The saint also said

, appoint people based on their talents, and talented officials will definitely stay.”

Everyone wants to think that when it comes to vegetarian meals for corpses, you, the official, are the first person in Dali Temple, but no one dares to say a word about this.

Watching Su Yu and Qin Xiao leave, the officials gathered in groups, sighing and feeling anxious.

Back in the house, Su Yu first poured a cup of tea for Qin Xiao, and then smiled and said: "The saint is wise, and Qin Shaoqing is also a good person with his own destiny. To tell you the truth, I knew you entered the palace yesterday, and I have been worried.

, but considering that the saint is wise and powerful, what you Qin Shaoqing did was done in accordance with the law. The saint is wise and will never ignore the national law because of Mrs. Chengguo, so he will not embarrass you. Now it seems that I still have foresight.

, Qin Shaoqing is safe and sound, I am very relieved."

"Excuse me, sir." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "After entering the palace, the saint did reprimand the lower official for being reckless and impulsive, but he praised the lower official for upholding the national law and the imperial court." He cupped his hands and said: "The saint is wise, and only the lower official hides.

You have to survive this calamity, otherwise you may not be able to save your life."

Su Yu frowned and said: "I heard that when you fought with the guards last night, the executioners of Dali Temple hid aside and did not dare to come forward? This is really unreasonable." Then he sighed: "Speaking of which, I am also responsible.

. I never like to make things difficult for others, but there is a saying that goes well, kindness does not control soldiers, justice does not control wealth. I treated them so leniently that they even forgot their responsibility to uphold the law of the country. The saint's decree came in time,

Dali Temple really needs to be seriously rectified.”

"If your Excellency has any instructions, I will do my best to carry them out."

"No, no, no." Su Yu waved her hands repeatedly: "This time you will be in charge of the renovation of Dali Temple, and I will assist you. If you have any difficulties, I will help you solve them."

"this.....!"

"Qin Shaoqing, I am quite old, and I am not as aggressive as you young people." Su Yu sighed: "To purge Dali Temple, we must use thunderous means. I have been with them for too long, and we really need to purge them.

I'm just afraid of being soft-hearted. On the contrary, you have just arrived at Dali Temple and are not very familiar with them yet. When it comes to cleaning up, you don't need to care about any friendship with them. Incompetent officials should be removed. If there are suitable candidates, they can be replaced.

Dali Temple, it couldn’t be better.”

Qin Xiao pondered for a moment and then said: "Sir, in fact, many officials in Dali Temple may not really want to do things, and it is not because they have no talent. It's because the Ministry of Punishment has controlled the power of criminal names for so many years. Many officials in Dali Temple can't do things even if they want to.

Under the pressure of the Ministry of Punishment, it is inevitable that one will become discouraged and become lazy and lazy."

Su Yu's eyes lit up and he said hurriedly: "Qin Shaoqing is young, but his experience is unparalleled. You are right. It's not that they don't want to do things, but the suppression of the Ministry of Justice has left many officials with nothing to do. In fact,

There are many officials in our Dali Temple who are both capable and political. If we really want to do a good job, we can still make people feel at ease. The sage also said, get rid of the bad and retain the good. Naturally, we cannot let those who are incompetent continue to stay in Dali.

Temple, but talented people should still protect it if they can."

"That's all the officials of Dali Temple." Qin Xiao's expression became grim: "But the punishment of our Dali Temple really disappoints the subordinates. Sir, how many punishments can we call upon under our Dali Temple?"

"Dali Temple has two teams." Su Yu explained: "The day shift has eighty-eight people, and the night shift also has eighty-eight people. This does not include the Dali Temple jailers in the prison, nor the handymen in Dali Temple.

One hundred and seventy-six people are the establishment of Dali Temple, and our Dali Temple can mobilize them at any time." He raised his hand to signal Qin Xiao to drink tea, and continued: "If there is not enough manpower, Dali Temple has the right to transfer people from Kyoto Prefecture. In fact, when the saint ascends the throne

Previously, Dali Temple even had the right to transfer people from the Ministry of Punishment, and people from the Sanfa Si Yamen in Kyoto, Dali Temple had the right to transfer."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, and Su Yu said slowly: "But you also know that the situation today is different. People from the Ministry of Punishment will definitely not listen to us. People in Kyoto Prefecture must also obey the deployment of the Ministry of Punishment, so Dali Temple can really mobilize the manpower

, in fact, there are only about two hundred people. Of course, if they really want to order the transfer of people to the Kyoto Prefecture, they should not dare to refuse. When running errands in Kyoto, these manpower are enough. If there is not enough manpower, they can still call the Ministry of War.

I asked them to mobilize the troops from the Military Guard Camp to help." Fu Xu smiled and said, "There are five thousand soldiers and horses in the Military Guard Camp in Kyoto, so there are many people and horses."

"We can't control other people, but the two hundred criminals in Dali Temple must be punished immediately." Qin Xiao said: "If they can't even protect the safety of Dali Temple, how can these criminals arrest the criminals? Your Excellency, Dali
Chapter completed!