Collusion between officials and businessmen and corruption of the official team is a problem that no one in any dynasty can completely solve.

Throughout history, corrupt officials have always killed one group and another group, and they will never be killed.

This is the case in the East and West, and the entire human society, but some corruption has changed its name or is more advanced in operation.

After a dynasty and a regime are established, the general trend is increasing entropy. To maintain the order and stability of the regime and society, we must go against entropy.

This is a very difficult thing, just like if people insist on fitness and can always be self-disciplined against entropy, it is very uncomfortable.

What Zhao Ming can do now is actually to clean up a batch after the problem is highlighted, but Zhao Ming also knows that it won’t take long before the same problem will appear again.

While Zhao Ming arranged for the investigation, the time had come to the end of 1664.

Since Zhao Ming returned to the dynasty in his expedition, in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the Daming Ming Dynasty, they have also been conquering each other. Penglai and Dongcheng are fighting against the Western barbarians, the Ming Dynasty and its vassals have entered a period of peaceful and economic development.

Now that the New Year is getting closer, the New Year atmosphere in Nanjing is gradually becoming stronger. Every household is busy buying New Year’s goods, busy cleaning the houses, posting door talismans, and preparing to welcome the New Year.

All departments of the Ming Dynasty court also rushed to clean up the accumulated tasks and prepared to seal the New Year.

However, before officials of various ministries sealed their seals and prepared for the New Year, since Zhao Ming took charge of the government affairs, the Ming Dynasty's court had another year-end summary meeting to be held.

At first, the conference was mainly composed of Zhao Ming convening members of the National Socialist Party and Cabinet to summarize the events of the past year, set development goals for the coming year, and make an early estimate of the expenses of the imperial court. However, the conference gradually developed into a conference where the National Socialist Party and officials participated in the Beijing National Socialist Party.

The conference became, and the cabinet made an annual summary to the Kuomintang Party officials in Beijing, narrating the achievements of the Ming Dynasty's development under their rule, and put forward the work plan and development direction for the coming year.

Last year, Zhao Mingyuan was expeditioned, and the meeting was still held. It was presided over by Chen Mingyu, Huang Zongxi and others. It has become a routine.

Because more and more people participated, in order to provide a venue for the conference, the Ming Dynasty also built a huge stone building in Nanjing, which was called the Guoshe Pavilion Building by Zhao Ming.

On this day, it was the day when the National Society Conference was held. Just as dawn, Zhao Ming had breakfast and, under the escort of the cavalry, left the palace in a carriage and headed to the National Society Pavilion.

Halfway through the carriage, he met the carriage of the chief minister Chen Mingyu. Zhao Ming lifted up the curtain of the carriage and said to the guards: "Let Mr. Chen come over and take the same carriage with me!"

Originally, Zhao Ming planned to summon Chen Mingyu alone at Guoshe Pavilion before the meeting, but since he met him on the road, he called him over directly.

The carriage stopped slowly, and after a moment, Chen Mingyu, wearing an official robe and a cloak, entered the carriage.

"The Regent came so early!" Chen Mingyu smiled and seemed to be in a good mood.

Zhao Ming signaled him to sit down, handed him the hand stove, and asked casually: "Old Mr. Chen has been with me for almost twenty years, and this year it's almost sixty!"

Chen Mingyu felt warm and hurriedly said, "I am fifty-six, not far from sixty!"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ming smiled and said, "That's old, and when a person is old, he will be cautious and he will not have the courage of his youth!"

Chen Mingyu felt a stern when he heard the words, and his whole body was immediately tense and his heart was so excited.

The Regent was dissatisfied with his inaction in recent years, believing that he had lost his innocent heart to serve the country and the people. To be polite, he was old and could not solve the problems of the court, so he should have retreated as soon as possible.

At this time, how could he suddenly retreat? Chen Mingyu's forehead was covered with sweat. How could he leave the country in disgrace and disgrace after working for the court for so many years?

Chen Mingyu was silent for a moment and said implicitly: "The old horse is in the stable and has a thousand miles of ambitions! Lian Po is 70 years old and Shangsi serves the country, and his ministers are 56 years old. He can still work for the regent and the people for ten years!"

Zhao Ming glanced at Chen Minghui and said in a deep voice: "It's a good thing for Mr. Chen to have this heart! But can your body keep up?"

"Don't worry, the regent, old minister~ I am now in my spirit, and my relatives are not as good as my relatives in the ordinary years!" Chen Mingyu's ideal is to work until he was 60 years old, and to arrange and train his younger generations to retire gloriously.

Although he believed that he had not made any mistakes in the court, had not accepted bribes, and had a cleaner butt, in his position, family, friends, and students inevitably gained benefits because of his status.

Therefore, if others really want to find fault, it is still easy to find some problems. So before retreating, Chen Mingyu must cultivate his political successor and a protective umbrella to avoid being liquidated after the tea is cold.

After twenty years of being an official, Chen Ming met many people and many political enemies, especially when he helped Zhao Ming, he eliminated many officials from the Zhejiang Party and Longwu. What if the people who sympathized with them or their descendants took power again?

Chen Mingyu didn't want to be liquidated like Xu Jie, after retreating, he was obviously not ready for this.

Zhao Ming smiled and nodded, "Old Chen Ge, has been with me for many years. I also hope that Mr. Chen will stay by my side. However, starting a business is not easy, and it is even more difficult to maintain a business. I hope that Mr. Chen can cheer up and protect this hard-won country with me!"

Zhao Ming actually did not mean to let Chen Mingyu retire. Chen Mingyu followed him for many years and was the chief minister of the cabinet and the second-ranked figure of the Kuomintang Party. If he rashly asked him to retire, it would cause turmoil among the party and the court.

Especially now that he is preparing to eliminate a group of corrupt officials and reshape the bureaucratic team, he needs to stabilize the hearts of the people.

Therefore, Zhao Ming just tapped him so that he could understand his intentions.

Chen Mingyu felt a storm, and he was worried, but he nodded quickly and said, "I must follow the regent and protect the new Ming Dynasty!"

Zhao Ming did not doubt Chen Ming's loyalty to Zhao Ming, but Zhao Ming was not a feudal emperor. He just wanted to stay firm in the country and he still had many pursuits, so his only loyalty to his subordinates was far from enough.

The two were chatting in the carriage, and the carriage slowly stopped in front of the Guoshe Pavilion. The officials who came to attend the meeting had arrived one after another, and hundreds of people had gathered in front of the square.

At this time, everyone was gathering outside the square and whispering, talking about interesting things in Nanjing, and talking about the plans for the New Year. Chen Mingyu got out of the car and immediately attracted the attention of the officials.

At this time, a group of officials, when they saw Chen Ming coming, they immediately surrounded him to greet him. Chen Mingyu's legs became weak and he almost fell down. Fortunately, the officials around him supported him.

"Old Ge, please pay attention to your health!" Huang Zongxi said.
Chapter completed!