The officials in the main hall were particularly silent today. Normally, before going to work, people with whom they have good relationships would say hello and say hello. However, this scene was completely absent today. The controllers of the central government seemed to have made an appointment.
, all of them looked solemn and stood in their seats early, waiting for His Majesty’s arrival.
"The Emperor has arrived!——"
Following Xue Zongting's announcement, the officials quickly checked their appearance for the last time, and then stood solemnly. When the emperor appeared, they all fell down and chanted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!
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Emperor Wanchang walked up the imperial steps with an expressionless face, came to the dragon chair, lifted up the hem of his robe, sat down, and said calmly: "Everyone is on equal footing."
Although his voice is not loud, the design of the Golden Palace is very clever. The sound from the emperor's dragon chair can be clearly transmitted to every corner of the hall.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" All the ministers chanted in unison, then stood up and stood solemnly
Wanchang and other courtiers stood up and said: "After the Jiangning murder case, Yun Qing was ordered to investigate the officialdom in Jiangsu. It has been some time. During this period, all three ministers in Jiangsu Province were vacant. Yunqing wanted to investigate the officialdom while also investigating the officialdom.
Handling the government affairs of a province, I am afraid that all three heads and six arms will be too busy." He glanced at the seven ministers of the cabinet, tapped his finger on the armrest of the dragon chair, and said: "The three positions of governor of Jiangsu, chief envoy of Jiangsu, and envoy of Jiangsu must be
Immediately appoint... I have read the cabinet draft. Qiu Linjiang was promoted to Zuo Vice-Capital Commander not long ago, so there are two Zuo Vice-Capital Commanders. So Long You, the former Zuo Deputy Commander-in-Chief, can just do it.
He was transferred to the governor of Jiangsu; Meng Yi, the general envoy and chief envoy to Jiangsu, was transferred to the chief envoy of Jiangsu. Mo Shaodong, the minister of general affairs and general affairs, was taken over by Mo Shaodong, the minister of Yuanma Temple; Xiong Chaozong, the minister of Xingtaipu Temple, was transferred to Jiangsu.
The posts of Minister of Yuanmasi Temple and Minister of Xingtaipu Temple are recommended by the Ministry of Personnel and submitted to the cabinet for review before taking over."
After Emperor Wanchang finished speaking, all the courtiers in the palace suddenly had different expressions. The officials whose names were called were all from the capital of the third rank or above. When they heard that the emperor had appointed officials on the spot, they all glanced at their backstage, except for the former general affairs envoy.
Except for Si Tongzheng envoy Meng Yi who hesitated for a moment, everyone else immediately came out to kneel and thank the emperor for his kindness.
Meng Yi glanced at Gu Heng and saw that he had a sullen face, but he had no intention of stopping himself from going out, so he had no choice but to go out and join the colleagues who had been promoted to express their gratitude.
When Wanchang saw it, he felt comfortable. He could pull together one faction and fight another. Sure enough, there were seven people in the cabinet of the best family. The emperor of the three poor families must have the final say, but there was still one from each of the four families. If it was his own adjustment
If you suppress them all together, you will definitely not get their support, and the imperial edict that cannot be passed by the cabinet will not be issued. But now it is obvious that the Shen family is wooed and the Gu family is suppressed, it will make the Shen family, the most powerful, silent.
Objection. In this case, even if the Gu family objects, it will be useless. Besides, the Qin family and the Shen family are getting closer now. If the Shen family doesn't speak, the Qin family may not say anything either. In comparison, it's five to two, and the Gu family can only suffer.
Gu Heng just listened to the emperor's oral instructions and realized that it was a big mistake for him and the Shen family to draw up two different candidates for governor of Jiangsu in the cabinet vote. The reason why the emperor's power can be restricted by the cabinet is because there are four senior members of the famous family.
One person had one more decisive vote than the humble scholar. As a result, the four elders of the famous family started fighting among themselves and came up with two different votes, so the emperor had the opportunity to intervene.
There is nothing particularly clever about the emperor's intervention. In the simplest terms, it is to cut off a large piece of meat from the Gu family, and then divide the piece of meat in half with the Shen family. Because the Shen family divided the meat, it would naturally
They will no longer stand on the same front as the Gu family. In this way, the cabinet's ability to check and balance the imperial power will be eliminated.
Gu Heng's face suddenly turned pale. He suddenly thought of a very bad situation. What if the emperor, after suppressing the Gu family so much and cutting almost all the flesh on the Gu family's body, suddenly sided with the Gu family and turned back together with the Gu family?
If you cut the Shen family's flesh again, what will the Gu family do now?
If it is not dismembered, the Gu family will no longer be attractive to the officials who rely on them, and the Gu family, a famous faction, may completely collapse; but if it is dismembered, it will only be an equal share of the Shen family's flesh with the emperor, and the Shen family will
A lot of the meat originally belonged to the Gu family, and the Gu family and the royal family were equally divided. I was afraid that even the previous losses could not be fully recovered - that is to say, after a long day of work, the Shen family and the Gu family had all lost money, and only the emperor was the final winner.
, the meat is all his!
A chill ran down Gu Heng's spine. He looked towards Shen Cheng and saw that the old prime minister looked a little strange at the moment. They were all people who had been playing in the court for decades. As soon as the emperor took action, Gu Heng could tell that old prime minister Shen
Why can't I see it? It's just that the current situation is that the cabinet has made mistakes. At this time, neither Shen Cheng nor Gu Heng can stand up to oppose the emperor's imperial edict.
There was an abnormal silence in the main hall, and the atmosphere could even be described as eerie.
But Emperor Wanchang didn't seem to notice it at all. He smiled as usual: "I have observed that the ministers and others are loyal and loyal ministers. I will not say much else. I will only say one sentence: When I take office, I will definitely
You must familiarize yourself with government affairs as soon as possible, act in accordance with the government, and never let me down."
Naturally, the few people who thanked him had their heartfelt condolences, made thousands of alliances and vows, saying that they would die in the service of His Majesty. Naturally, the emperor also expressed his warm words of comfort as usual.
After they returned to their duties, the emperor smiled and suddenly said: "Fang Qianran, there are still some ordnance reserved in the armory of the Ministry of Industry? Do you have a detailed number?"
Fang Qianran, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, came out and bowed with a wat tablet in his hand: "Reporting to your Majesty, there are indeed a lot of ordnance reserved in the treasury of the Ministry of Industry. These ordnance have been accumulated over the years. Because of the age, there are more every year.
Damaged and dilapidated, if you want a detailed number, I'm afraid you have to count it again."
Emperor Wanchang sighed and nodded: "So that's it... I remember that a few months ago, Duke Yun and Duke Zhou declared a batch of ordnance to the court to supplement the battle losses, right?"
Fang Qianran said: "Your Majesty clearly knows that the two princes have indeed written to the court and reported their battle losses. However, the court thought that the number was a bit too high at the time and did not allocate ordnance according to the reports."
Emperor Wanchang waved his hand: "Find out the list and transfer it according to what they reported. In addition, I feel that this battle to defend the Liao invaders was quite successful, especially since Duke Yun also contributed to and occupied a city of the Liao army."
, I heard that place is quite important? Well, the imperial court should reward Yan Yunwei for such achievements. In addition, Yan Yunwei will be rewarded with 30,000 sets of serial armor, 20,000 strong bows, and 2 million arrows for the march.
For tents and other other materials within one million guan, the Ministry of Industry will arrange a reward of 20,000 sets of Guanzhong Guard chain armor, 10,000 strong bows, and 1 million arrows. For other materials within 700,000 guan, the Ministry of Industry will arrange it on its own."
Fang Qianran bowed and accepted the order: "I obey the order."
Wanchang waved his hand and asked Fang Qianran to return to the queue, and then said to Yu Zhongle, the Minister of Household Affairs: "In addition... Yu Zhongle, Duke Yu and Duke Jiang have done great service in guarding the border, so that Tubo and Dali did not dare to act rashly. I have decided to
The military reward is one million dollars. You can send the money immediately without delay. Do you understand?"
The economy of the Wei Dynasty was relatively prosperous, so Yu Zhongle, the Minister of Household Affairs, did not pay much attention to the two million yuan. He gave him a bow and said: "I obey the order."
He used heavy profits to appease the border troops and united with the Shen family to suppress the Gu family. Gu Heng finally understood the emperor's move. He knew that he could not just watch the emperor cut his flesh with a knife and remain indifferent, so he quickly attacked Cao Rui, the Minister of War.
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Cao Rui hesitated for a moment, and Gu Heng's expression turned a bit bad, and there seemed to be a cold air in his eyes. Cao Rui saw that something was not going well, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, the letter from the Yangzhou Prefecture has confirmed that yesterday's meeting with the Privy Council and Tianji
The news came back from the pavilion that there was an armed confrontation between Longxiang Guard and Fengwu Guard near Yangzhou's Slender West Lake. The two sides were fully armed and faced off for nearly two hours. They almost started fighting. If it weren't for the commander of Yingyang Guard, Marshal Yun.
I happen to be there, I am afraid that the two sides will eventually meet in battle... I believe that the main officers of the two guards of Longxiang and Phoenix should receive the punishment they deserve. Although these two Davids are not the official military establishment of the country, they are after all.
If our army in the Wei Dynasty is not punished... I am afraid that it will be difficult to control their arrogance in the future."
Emperor Wanchang's face changed slightly, and he took a deep look at Cao Rui, which made Cao Rui's heart beat. Then Wanchang suddenly smiled and said: "Long Xiang and Feng Wu both ordered the envoys to be fined for one year each, and
Ten whippings will be recorded for the time being, and they will be beaten when they return to Beijing... Yingyang Weidu commanded Yun Zheng, and for his meritorious mediation, the innocent people of Yangzhou escaped the disaster. I will reward... Fang Qianran, I remember that Yun Zheng is still missing.
The main standard weapon is 30,000 unilateral halberds, right? Just reward him with these 30,000 unilateral halberds."
Gu Heng was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. Emperor Wanchang was too smart. The so-called one-year penalty was just for show. The commanders of the two guards, Lin Sheng and Lin Xi, were two princes with fiefdoms.
Are you still worried about not having money? And more importantly, these two guards belong to the private army and are not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Therefore, these two princes actually don’t even know how much their salary is, so this penalty is very funny.
Yun Zheng's reward is just enough to get on the road. Although thirty thousand unilateral halberds are not expensive in terms of price, they can just meet Yun Zheng's needs in terms of time. Without these rewards, Yun Zheng would be
We really have to worry about where this batch of standard weapons will come from.
When Wan Chang saw Gu Heng there, his face turned pale with anger, and his heart felt extremely happy. He looked at Cao Rui and asked with a smile: "Cao Rui, is there anything else you want to report?"
Cao Rui shook his head repeatedly and retreated. Wanchang glanced at the main hall and winked at Xue Zongting. Xue Zongting immediately sang: "If there is something to do, leave the court if there is nothing..."
In silence, Emperor Wanchang walked towards the harem in high spirits, walking vigorously and happily. He was in such a good mood today, how could he not go and have a good time?
--------------------On the weekend, a little less, I will make up for it tomorrow.
