Chapter 544: Your Majesty, something bad has happened
However, Su Chen didn't care. Xu Jingzong was a shady person, but he was very capable. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become prime minister under Wu Zetian.
Moreover, Xu Jingzong seemed to be at odds with the aristocratic family.
"Since you have been entrusted with an important task by His Majesty, don't let down the Emperor's grace!"
"I'm going to Guanzhou soon, so I'll leave the affairs of the Ministry of Industry to you."
It would be better to have Xu Jingzong in the Ministry of Industry. It seems that this guy has no intention of going against him.
"Duke Protector, I have discussed it with my right servant Yu Chang. He will take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry for the time being. I want to follow Duke Protector to Guanzhou."
Su Chen stared: "Are you going to Guanzhou?"
"Yes, Lord Protector, you have to deal with the military and political affairs of the three northern states, and you are also busy with railway construction. I'm afraid you will be too busy. As a subordinate, I should share the worries of the superior."
"Besides, the construction of the first railway in the Tang Dynasty is extremely important. It should be followed by important officials from the Ministry of Industry. As the minister of the Ministry of Industry, I have no shirk from the responsibility."
Seeing Xu Jingzong's resonant words, Su Chen might have believed him if he hadn't known his nature!
But Su Chen didn't bother to guess what this guy's purpose was. Since he wanted to follow, just let him follow. Anyway, he was extremely short of people.
Moreover, Xu Jingzong is quite capable, and he writes good articles, which may be of great use.
When I go to Guanzhou this time, the traditional civil servants will definitely not want to pay attention to me, and those noble families will hate me even more.
Xu Jingzong came at the right time. He was both capable and at odds with the gentry clan.
As for whether Xu Jingzong would cheat on him, Su Chen was confident that even if he lent Xu Jingzong ten courages, he wouldn't dare!
"Since you have this childlike heart, then go back and make preparations. After the Lantern Festival, you will set off with me. I will send someone to notify you then!"
Xu Jingzong said happily: "Thank you Lord Protector for your appreciation. I will definitely do my best for Lord Protector."
“I wonder if the Lord Protector has any other arrangements for the Ministry of Works. How can the Ministry of Works cooperate with the construction of the railway?
It’s easy for me to prepare as a subordinate!"
Su Chen shook his head: "We don't need help from the Ministry of Industry to build the railway. You go back and tell the right servant, Yu Chang, right?"
You tell him that I have no time to manage the Ministry of Works for the time being, and he can handle the affairs of the Ministry of Works on his own."
Xu Jingzong nodded in agreement, then raised his hands and said: "Duke Guoguo, the manpower and material resources needed to build the railway are huge. It would be good to have more efforts."
Su Chen frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?"
Xu Jingzong whispered: "When Wen Daya was in charge of the Ministry of Industry, he suppressed officials from poor backgrounds for a long time. Some people in the Ministry of Industry were very dissatisfied."
"Now that Wen Daya and his two lackeys are gone, Yu Chang's qualifications are shallow, and the Ministry of Works is now unpopular, Lord Protector, now is the time to rectify the Ministry of Works!"
After hearing this, Su Chen glared at Xu Jingzong: What do you mean by rectifying the Ministry of Works? You bastard are implying that I want to cultivate cronies, right?
When Xu Jingzong saw Su Chen's unkind expression, he was so frightened that he trembled all over:
"The Lord Protector, what I mean by this official is that there have been too many personnel changes in the Ministry of Industry recently, and people inside are panicking. Everyone in the Ministry of Works hopes that the Lord Protector can come forward to calm people's hearts, so that they can better serve the Tang Dynasty and your Majesty."
Su Chen sighed and said to Xu Jingzong:
"Although the Ministry of Industry has changed three chief officials at one time, there have been no other personnel changes. You and Yu Chang just need to calm down."
Xu Jingzong quickly raised his hand and said yes, saying that he would do his best for the Tang Dynasty and his Majesty when he returned.
Su Chen didn't say much and asked him to go back alone.
What Xu Jingzong just said makes sense: the three chief officials of the Ministry of Industry, the Minister of Industry and the left and right ministers, were suddenly replaced. The various factions in the Ministry of Industry of Nuo University may not be in such chaos! At this time, they are really cultivating themselves.
A good time for power.
However, Su Chen didn't want to take over the mess caused by the manual department. He still had his original plan, as long as the industrial department didn't come to cause trouble for him!
He, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, did not plan to work for long. Once the train test was successful, he would give up the job.
Besides, Li Er probably didn't plan to let Su Chen stay in the Three Provinces and Six Departments for long.
Su Chen has given birth to Buddhas in thousands of families among the people. If he covers the sky with one hand in the court hall again, then does this Tang Dynasty belong to Li Er or Su Chen?
…
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Su Chen asked Changle carefully.
After confirming that there are no perverted royal etiquette during the Lantern Festival,
Then he took Chang Le and Lotus Sun to Chang'an on the Lantern Festival.
Walking on Chang'an Avenue, I felt a little deserted, much more deserted than during the Lantern Festival in previous years.
Su Chen felt that there seemed to be a murderous atmosphere in Chang'an City.
Could it be that Li Er was so angry that he went on a killing spree?
It's better to go to the palace and inquire about it!
So after a while, there was a mahjong table in the side hall of Lizheng Palace!
"Your Majesty, haven't you heard that Chang'an has been quite noisy recently? I see it's quite quiet today!"
Su Chen knocked out the two cakes in his hand and asked casually.
"bump!"
"Quiet?
I ransacked the homes of two third-grade officials yesterday!"
Su Chen continued to practice his Qingyi color. After hearing what Li Er said, he couldn't help but ask:
"Just because they opposed building the railway, you ransacked the homes of two third-rank officials?
Aren’t you afraid that others will call you a tyrant?”
Li Er glared at Su Chen and ignored him. Queen Changsun said in her next home:
"Don't hold back your words. They were the two who transported locust eggs to Guanzhong last year. The evidence is conclusive!"
"Sanjo!"
Su Chen Yile: "What a fool, haha! It's all the same, that's right! My dear, your string of East beads belongs to me!"
"What are you talking about! Jie Hu!"
Li Er pushed the card in front of him: Fu Hu, he caught three fish by himself!
Su Chen's eyes widened: "Your Majesty, I suspect you are cheating! Did you peek at my cards?"
"How could I peek at your cards when I'm sitting opposite you?"
"It's bad luck for you kid, I'm going to hit this three-ticket!"
Su Chen was very depressed and asked while shuffling the cards: "Are there still people who oppose me building the railway?"
"There are still quite a few, but much less!"
"Your trick is very useful. I heard that they will not be allowed to take the train in the future, and most people are timid."
Su Chen then asked: "The rest of the people don't believe that I can build a train?"
"Huh! The rest is that I don't believe that I can control him taking the train!"
Su Chen was stunned: "You are so brave!"
"Indeed! But I really can't control them!"
Su Chen waved his hand: "Your Majesty will only need to issue an imperial edict when the time comes, and the rest will depend on me to see how I throw them out of the train station!"
"Five o'clock! Haha, this is my banker!"
Li Er said while grabbing the cards: "Did you lose your craftsman?"
"Four are lost, all are senior technicians, and there is also a team leader. The loss is not small!"
"I hope this group of people on the road can reach Guanzhou safely."
Li Er casually played a North Wind and said: "Li Junxian arranged two groups of Qianniu Guards, light and dark.
If... "
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Before Li Er finished speaking, he heard a burst of rapid footsteps.
Li Junxian ran wildly and shouted: "Your Majesty! Something bad is happening!"
