Faced with Huang Ju's cold sarcasm, He Zhu just glanced at him and did not have an argument with him.

"Li Xiangguo, this is a summary of the situation reported by the military government offices in various places. Please check it out."

He Zhu is very serious and strict in his work. He does not want to involve any struggles. He just hopes to do his duty well. Therefore, whether it is the ridicule of Huang Ju or the conflict between Li Xun and Kou Xiong, he doesn't care. He cares about the backlog of work in the Ministry of War, which is quite a lot. Some things have been reported a month ago, but because of various reasons, they cannot be resolved for a long time. If they are dragged on, they may happen.

Li Xun took the document and opened it to watch it, and his brows slowly frowned.

The documents are just simple descriptions of various types of official duties, with as many as fifty items, the most of which are military government offices in various places, asking for money, food, people, and equipment. Yang Chi, the governor of Hezhou, Dao, Henan, reported that the court has not distributed any supplies to him for eight months. More than half of his subordinates have owed wages for more than a year. In recent times, many deserters have occurred, and the emotions of the soldiers in the army have become increasingly irritable and dissatisfied. If they do not pay wages, there may be a risk of mutiny.

Yang Chi's words were very intense and indignant, and finally mentioned two points: one was to resign from the official position, and the other was to ask the court to issue money and grain as soon as possible to supplement the food and salary of the Hezhou Governor's Office.

Another thing is Tang Zhi, the defense envoy of Zhezhou, Jiannan Road, reported that after the replacement of the Qiang leader in Zhezhou, the Qiang began to frequently invade the local people. As time goes by, the Qiang people become more and more courageous and cruel.

On the sixth day of the first year of Kaihe, the Qiang tribe dared to openly massacre a village. More than 500 villagers were killed. Tang Zhiyu could not bear it anymore and immediately led 1,500 soldiers to attack. He was ambushed halfway and suffered heavy losses. He then retreated back to Shimu County and reported to the court immediately.

The matter in Hezhou was reported twenty-five days ago, while the report by Tang Zhiyu, the defense envoy of Zhezhou, was ten days ago. These two matters have been delayed until now and have not been resolved.

Li Xun closed the document, pondered for a moment, and then asked He Zhu: "Is Liu Shaocong back?"

There are two lieutenants in the Ministry of War, He Zhu is one, and the other is Liu Shaocong. He Zhu is responsible for the clerks of the Ministry of War, while Liu Shaocong is responsible for the inspection work. He takes two or three months every year to inspect and supervise in various places, so Liu Shaocong is very familiar with the situation of military government offices in various places.

He Zhu replied: "I just returned to Beijing last night, and he is resting today."

Li Xun stood up and pointed at He Zhu and said, "Let you come to the Ministry of War immediately, I want to see him."

The two things in Hezhou and Zhezhou are urgent. Li Xun is preparing to report to the emperor directly to solve the problem as quickly as possible. However, the description of these two things in the document is too simple, so Li Xun is preparing to find Liu Shaocong to understand the situation clearly in advance.

"Li Xiangguo waited for a while, and then he went back."

He Zhu obviously understood what Li Xun meant, and he felt relieved, responded, and then turned around and strode away.

Li Xun glanced at everyone, then pointed to the book on the table, and said indifferently: "In the future, the daily affairs of the Ministry of War will be handed over to Minister Kou. You only need to give me a copy of the work briefing document afterwards, and you don't need to report to me for other matters."

Li Xun was ready to take the initiative to make concessions and ease the relationship with Kou Xiong. Although his official rank was higher than Kou Xiong, he probably was not as good as him in terms of family background and his foundation. Moreover, Kou Xiong and the entire family he was in were important forces recruited by Zhao Xunhua. It can be imagined that in the near future, Kou Xiong will definitely be an important official and heavyweight in Zhao Xun's political group. If he had a dispute with him, Zhao Xun would not agree. The two belonged to the same camp. If they fought, there was no need to get any benefits.

Judging from the current situation, Zhao Xun's political intention is very obvious, that is, to continue to implement the political strategy of the former emperor Zhao Zhi, and use the power of aristocratic families to restrict and suppress aristocratic families.

"Yes, Prime Minister."

Everyone bowed and then left in all directions.

Li Xun waved his hand and signaled everyone to go to work. He turned around and entered the small study room, waiting for the arrival of He Zhu and Liu Shaocong.

Liu Shaocong's home is not far from the Ministry of War, so Li Xun didn't wait long, and He Zhu and Liu Shaocong arrived soon.

"See Li Xiangguo."

Liu Shaocong bowed and bowed.

Li Xun waved his hand and smiled, "This is the Ministry of War, not the Political Affairs Hall. Just call me a master."

Liu Shaocong was not the kind of hypocritical person. He nodded and asked, "The Lord summoned the officials to come here, but for the matter between Hezhou and Zhezhou."

On the way, He Zhu had already reminded Liu Shaocong and asked him to report truthfully, saying whatever he had, without exaggerating or hiding anything. Both of them were honest people, had good personal relationships, and were very good friends.

Li Xun nodded: "I happened to go to see the emperor in the afternoon. I am going to report to the emperor in person about Hezhou and Zhezhou. If the discussion is good, maybe the solution and solution can be obtained on the spot. You can tell me the situation in these two places in detail, so that I can explain it to the emperor."

Li Xun saw that Liu Shaocong was still tired. He went out this time, not just to travel around. He had to go to many places and deal with many things in more than a month. He had just returned to Fengjing last night. He had three days off, but when the Ministry of War had something to do, Liu Shaocong had to come from home.

Li Xun said apologetically: "Sorry, you worked hard all the way and should have given you a good rest for a few days."

Liu Shaocong looked at Li Xun with some surprise. It was not easy to say such things to him as a dignified prime minister and his immediate superior.

"Thank you for your concern to Prime Minister Li. Since it is a business, how dare the officials slack off?"

Liu Shaocong thanked him, and then said in a deep voice: "The Xiaguan has been to Hezhou and Jiannan Road this time when he went out for inspection. There are 2,275 soldiers from the Hezhou Governor's Office. Governor Yang Chi is from a poor family and is a fierce and straightforward person. He is a powerful general. Although he has not many soldiers under his command, he has very strong combat power. The list of soldiers registered and compiled by the Governor's Office has no errors in the actual number of soldiers."
Chapter completed!