cabinet!

Everyone who was busy was summoned again.

After arriving, Xiao He refused to say a word, which made everyone a little angry.

Of all the people present, who is not busy?

Cabinet Secretary Zhang Liang is also in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and assessments, normal official transfers, the trial evaluation of Pingyin County, etc. all need to be checked by him personally, not to mention the pile of things that he has to do with the Zhongshu Province.

Chen Ping is not much better, and the school department is even more empty. There are school buildings everywhere that need construction, planning, coordination, allocation of planned funds, etc.

Needless to say, Guan Ying and Wang Ling were already very busy with the reform of the military system and the manufacturing of various equipment.

But now their daily routine is that when they need to attend a meeting, they go to the meeting hall first, and then go to the meeting hall together with the eight ministers. After the meeting hall, they come to the cabinet, and then they can return to their official offices to work.

When it comes to the monthly morning meeting on the first day of the Lunar New Year, you basically can’t do much in the whole day.

"Peng Hou, what exactly is going on? Tell us some news first." Zhang Liang couldn't help but ask again.

Xiao He originally wanted to wait, but seeing that everyone was so eager and it was difficult to keep in mind, he said: "The specific situation has not been determined yet, but it should not be a good thing, so everyone should be mentally prepared."

"What about the expansion of Luoyang?" Guan Ying asked.

Xiao He went to deal with the expansion of Luoyang today, but now he told them that it was not a good thing, so there should be a high probability that this was the case.

However, Xiao He shook his head and denied Guan Ying's guess.

But he was worried that everyone would continue to ask questions, so he added: "This matter is too big and there is no final confirmation yet. It is not easy for me to talk nonsense here. You will know when your Majesty comes here later."

Seeing this, everyone did not continue to ask questions.

Faster than anyone imagined.

Almost as soon as Xiao He finished speaking, Wang Buxu and Peng Yue entered the cabinet.

Naturally, it was Xiao He who made the briefing on the case, and then Peng Yue made some supplementary comments.

After hearing the whole thing, everyone was also shocked.

No wonder Xiao He refused to reveal too much before. This kind of thing, and under the current situation, without the emperor's permission, Xiao He could not say anything casually even in a cabinet meeting.

"There is too little evidence now, and it is difficult to determine whether Han Guang's abnormality is due to a guilty conscience or because he is worried that his property will be embezzled by Zang Tu." Zhang Liang shook his head.

"As for the evidence, just privately transferring money and food on such a large scale is enough!" Chen Ping said directly.

The two completely different opinions have also aroused everyone's thinking.

Zhang Liang's opinion is to investigate strictly, and if it is true, he will be severely punished.

Chen Ping's opinion was that he could use this opportunity to eliminate Han Guang and return his wealth to the court.

Although it is not much for the entire court.

But for the expansion of Luoyang City, this money and food can help to a certain extent.

Although in actual operation, the benefits obtained by the court may not be as much as those given to Han Guang.

But no matter what, the court can always make money.

Moreover, break it out at this time, discover it, and deal with it.

It can also greatly deter other people with evil intentions, such as these old nobles.

Especially Han Guang and Tian Dan, two people who not only controlled huge wealth, but also had certain influence in the local area.

Chen Ping's opinion has always been to find opportunities to get rid of them to avoid future troubles.

The cabinet fell into an embarrassing situation for a while.

What Zhang Liang and Chen Ping said were reasonable, but no one dared to express their opinions freely.

This is not a matter of taking sides, but because one of their opinions may cause a bloody storm. At this time, no one dares to be cautious.

"I have sent the scouts to check the military camp in the north!" Wang Buxu said directly.

This was meant for Guan Ying.

Military camps and armies across the country are theoretically under the control of the Ministry of War.

It is absolutely impossible to send scouts to investigate the military camp in a certain place without telling Guan Ying who the minister is.

Unless their goal is to instill babies.

So no matter what, it is necessary to let Guan Ying know about this matter.

Moreover, it is not just a simple notification.

Wang Buxu continued: "Arrange the location of the military camps and the deployment of troops in the five counties of Yandi, and wait for the scouts to find out the results and compare them!"

"No!" Guan Ying said.

There is basically no problem with this approach.

The deployment of military camps and military forces is theoretically top secret.

However, it is difficult to maintain absolute confidentiality. Careful people often use the number and range of smoke to estimate the approximate number of people in the military camp.

But the difficulty lies in conducting an investigation of this scale on military camps in five counties at the same time and bringing them together.

Moreover, this information is in the hands of the Ministry of War. Only by visiting the Ministry of War can you know where there is a military camp and how many people are in each military camp.

So, this creates another situation that may happen.

If the county guard sets up a military camp privately and arranges everything as normal, only someone who has mastered these secrets can check it in person to know that this military camp does not exist in the Ministry of War.

However, local personnel, whether they are officials or scouts, do not know these secrets.

So even if Zang Tu set up a military camp, they would not be able to discover that Zang Tu set it up privately.

But there is no airtight pants in the world. As long as you do it, your flaws will eventually show up.

Although Wang Buxu was angry, he did not want to wrongly accuse a good person, let alone let a bad person go.

Therefore, the best way is to check the military camps first. If there are no problems with the number of military camps and the strength of the troops, then find a way to investigate the whereabouts of this batch of money and food.

Wang Buxu's words were basically a declaration of acceptance of Xiao He's opinion.

Chen Ping was not disappointed because this was not the first time he had suggested this.

Whether he adopts it or not is the emperor's own business. As ministers, just do your own thing well.

Yes, a powerful emperor is so domineering. Even if he doesn't deliberately do something uncomfortable, others must be careful.

"Your Majesty, do you want to prepare troops to go north?" Guan Ying suddenly asked.

If there is really a rebellion, it will be necessary to send troops to quell the rebellion.

But now the Han Dynasty really doesn't have many troops at its disposal.

At the time of reform, the Ministry of War is still working overtime to develop some new systems and recruiting methods.

If temporarily recruited, it can only be those veterans who have been temporarily sent home.

As for other things, for the time being, it’s a bit difficult.

"No need!" Wang Buxu shook his head and continued: "Many of Yan's troops were transferred from other places, and Zang Tu may not be able to control them. If we prepare troops to go north now, it may cause unrest in people's hearts.

After the Ministry of War has worked it out, it will be implemented in the Zhao area first."

Wang Buxu came up with a pertinent plan.

Anyway, according to the plan, a new plan will definitely come out within two months.

When the time comes, priority will be given to the Zhao area. If Zang Tu really rebels, just send troops directly from the Zhao area. It is still close and can block him from going south.

Needless to say, in the west, Han Xin is on his way north with 50,000 horseless cavalry. He can block Zang Tu in Yandi, and then wait for the court to reorganize the new army and then go north.

"Your Majesty, I think you can let out some words to intimidate the people of Yandi so that they don't dare to follow you!" Chen Ping continued.

"Huh?" Wang Buxian looked at Chen Ping curiously.

"Your Majesty, governing a country requires not only benevolence and righteousness, but also ruthlessness. It is like a sheep. It is too soft and everyone wants to bully it. But if he becomes tough, he will bully anyone who dares to bully him. For a period of time,

After that time, who would dare to provoke him?" Chen Ping said calmly.

In his opinion, it would be better to go anywhere if the king is not hungry.

He has a good strategic vision, good development ideas, and a good way of governing the country.

But he is too merciful and soft-hearted. Sometimes he can cut the knot with a quick knife, but he has to provide conclusive evidence.

Although it can be convincing, sometimes it can also lead to missed opportunities.

And you can't change this.

What else can be done?

We can only settle for the next best thing.

"Let the scouts spread the news in various places, saying that the cabinet advises Your Majesty that if there is unrest in any place, and the local people do not report it, the participants will be forced to live in corvee for life, and all their families will be slaves. All welfare, all taxes, and corvee will be canceled in the place where the incident occurred within ten years.
Chapter completed!