The usually busy imperial study room seemed even busier today, with servants constantly coming in and out to deliver memorials and then send out approved memorials.
Emperor Qing sat behind the imperial desk and read the memorial carefully. Under the candlelight, the emperor's face was looming, showing a little fatigue. Although he was much older than a year ago, under his strong eyebrows, there were a pair of eyes.
Still bright and full of energy, and showing unabashed pride.
"Haha, good! Sheng Hong is indeed a capable minister and official. Several prefectures in the north of Shuntian have already completed the land clearing. As long as we have several prefectures in the south, the work of clearing the land will be completed soon!"
Zhu Si, the chief minister of the cabinet who was originally sitting, picked up the memorial in his hand and walked forward with a smile in his eyes: "Your Majesty, not only Shuntian Mansion, but also the work of clearing the emperor in Hebei and Hedong has been carried out very smoothly."<
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Sitting aside, Wang Ding, the censor of the left governor, and Qi Xiang, Duke of Qi, who was the minister of household affairs, came forward together after hearing the words, cupped their hands and congratulated: "Your Majesty is wise and has made great efforts to improve the officialdom in these two places since the year before last. Now the officials are using their orders.
It’s just the right time.”
Emperor Qing stroked his beard and smiled, looking at the cabinet ministers in front of the imperial court, feeling indescribably happy in his heart.
Emperor Qing had started laying out the plan many years ago, but he kept waiting. It was not until the end of last year that the situation of starving people and refugees finally angered Longshou Palace, and Emperor Qing was able to legitimately request orders from the Supreme Emperor to mobilize officials in a drastic way. It has to be said that Emperor Qing is about to usher in his harvest season.
After more than ten years of secretly wrangling with the Supreme Emperor, Emperor Qing had quietly taken control of the capital and established a palace chief at his command.
Emperor Qing had basically controlled the power of the military, leaving only the ranks of civilian officials, but he just didn't take action.
Serve the Supreme Being to rule the world.
This is the order that Emperor Qing has proclaimed to the world since he ascended the throne. The word "filial piety" is prominent throughout the article.
It's so "filial".
Many people made fun of him. Such a declaration was undoubtedly a trap. Some people even laughed directly at Emperor Qing, who was just a "son emperor".
But more than ten years later, Emperor Qing really came through like this.
Every morning and evening, until the ninth year of Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qing did not forget to go to greet the Supreme Emperor when he was ill. The latter was so moved that he excused himself from having to live in peace and quiet in Longshou Palace without being disturbed.
The emperor greets you every day.
It didn't take long for this incident to spread throughout the world, and the people thought it was a good story. Those who were waiting to see Emperor Qing's joke in the early years were dumbfounded.
Unknowingly, he had already secured his position in the country, but the old ministers of the previous dynasty died of old age and kept withdrawing from the court.
In today's cabinet, Zhu Sidao is the emperor's advisor and has enough prestige to control it.
Wang Ding served in various localities successively. He came from a poor family and had an impartial style, so Emperor Qing was assured of letting him serve as the censor of Zuodu.
There is another member of the cabinet, Duke Qi Xiang.
As one of the four princes and eight princes, Qi Guogong gave up martial arts and followed civil service from the second generation. Now Qi Xiang is a civil servant with the title of second-grade general.
Although Qi Xiang's journey to the imperial examination was not smooth, and he was only a Jinshi, he was quite talented in arithmetic and was suitable to replace the old Minister of the Ministry of Finance who retired and returned to his hometown.
What's more, Qi Xiang's wife, Princess Pingning, was raised in Da Nei in her early years and was treated as her own by the Supreme Lord. In this way, Qi Xiang can be regarded as half brother-in-law of Emperor Qing.
Coupled with the loyalty and submission of King Xiao Pingze, who was one of the ministers in the cabinet, Emperor Qing firmly controlled the cabinet and thus the imperial court.
How could he, who had studied politics from the side of the deposed prince when he was young, not know the crux of the Great Xia Dynasty?
Money and food, money and food, this world talks about a thousand things and ten thousand things, but the key to government lies in the word money and food.
All machinations and tricks must give way to these two words!
Those rotten scholars can only talk nonsense based on the classics of saints.
Idiot, what do those words in the book mean? Money and food are the foundation!
With no money and no food, how can we talk about a prosperous age by providing relief to the victims, building water conservancy projects, and fending off foreign enemies?
From the moment he ascended the throne, he was eager to change.
However, Emperor Qing also knew that he had ascended to the throne in a hurry and lacked the prestige of the first prince. In addition, the Supreme Emperor was still controlling the overall situation in Longshou Palace, so everything could not be rushed.
Bureaucrats, he must first control them. He needs a team of bureaucrats who only obey his orders.
This is the most important step and also the most difficult step.
As long as there are people, there will be relationships. No matter how times change, people will always live in a human society.
A single thread does not form a thread. To move a person, you usually need to pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and connect a piece of it.
For more than ten years, Emperor Qing could only figure it out slowly.
Finally, after more than ten years of lying dormant, Emperor Qing can finally show off his losses!
At this time, the prince Xiao Xu who was serving the emperor also raised his hands and saluted to congratulate the emperor: "Your Majesty's merits were bestowed upon him at that time. He appointed virtuous people to govern the country, saved money and benefited the people, and the people were all grateful."
Emperor Qing glared at the prince unkindly: "You are so young, how can you learn some flattering words?"
Xiao Xu laughed dryly. The emperor's power was so great that even as a son, Xiao Xu couldn't resist it.
A year ago, Xiao Xu would not have dared to say anything. During these days, he had been following Emperor Qing, observing the exchanges between top ministers like Zhu Sidao and the emperor. His timid temperament in front of his father had improved.
A little more.
As courtiers, both Zhu Sidao and Wang Ding were happy to see the positive interaction between the prince and Emperor Qing.
So Wang Ding immediately stepped forward to relieve the prince: "Your Majesty, what the prince said is absolutely true. The heart of a king is to nourish. If the people in this life are nourished, then the governance will be peaceful."
"Hahaha, it's not easy to get a compliment from you Wang Ding."
If the prince was still talking about flattery, then the always impartial Wang Ding opened his mouth and immediately made Emperor Qing laugh heartily.
Just as he was happy, Emperor Qing's face suddenly changed slightly, and he was suppressed by him in an instant. He still seemed calm, but the smile on his face gradually faded.
He nodded lightly to everyone: "Everyone, please go back to your seats. There are still many things to do."
"Yes!"
No one noticed that the blue veins appeared slightly on the emperor's forehead.
After a while, a chamberlain who was responsible for delivering the memorial hurriedly walked in, handed a memorial to Dai Quan, the steward, and whispered something to him in a low voice.
After hearing this, Dai Quan's expression changed slightly, he looked at Emperor Qing's face, gritted his teeth and walked over.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Linqing."
Emperor Qing has aged a lot over the past year, and even his hearing has deteriorated, so Dai Quan has lowered his voice as much as possible, but several ministers below heard it and turned their heads one after another.
Linqing, named after its water, is one of the five major commercial ports on the north bank of the Grand Canal, and its location is extremely important.
Emperor Qing glanced at Dai Quan's face, his eyes flickered for a while, took the report, and then read a few lines. He was so angry that he slapped the imperial case hard and cursed: "Incompetent! Stupid!"
The atmosphere in the Imperial Study Room suddenly changed.