The people around him shouted long live the mountain, and Li Xingchen waved to greet them, while tilting his head slightly:
"What is the strategy of the Taiwei Mansion for the Northern Expedition after Spring?"
Zhang Xutuo, who was following Li Xinchen as one of the accompanying officials, was startled.
He had already expected that His Majesty would ask about this matter.
At the court meeting the day before yesterday, His Majesty asked all six departments. It was obvious that he was planning to prepare for war. He even asked General Chariot and Cavalry about the training and reorganization of the army, but he did not ask about the strategic deployment of the Taiwei Mansion.
question.
Obviously, His Majesty does not want to prematurely reveal when he plans to send troops to the north, and secondly, he also plans to give the Taiwei Mansion a few more days. After all, after the beginning of spring, many relevant money and food data have just been compiled, Taiwei
The government's previous plan was only based on estimated data. In other words, it was nothing more than a "castle in the air" and it would take time to adjust based on actual data.
Li Xingchen would not force others to make things difficult, and he did not want the Taiwei Mansion to give him an uncertain plan.
He would rather wait.
Zhang Xutuo took a deep breath. He has always been Yang Su's little follower. He has never reported to His Majesty the plans and arrangements of the Taiwei Mansion at the grand strategic level on behalf of the Taiwei Mansion. Therefore, even if it is clearly
Knowing that this day would come sooner or later, Zhang Xutuo was still nervous.
Li Yuan and Bao Xing next to him both gave him encouraging looks.
Li Yuan is now the chief clerk of the Department of Agriculture, and is in charge of various farming matters. Today, His Majesty goes to the fields to cultivate in person for such an important matter, so Li Yuan naturally has to be present. Since the establishment of the Department of Agriculture, Li Yuan has been traveling back and forth across the north to inspect farming.
, presided over and persuaded the people to go home. The spring plowing ceremony was about to be held, and he just came back from Chenliu.
Along the way, Li Yuan's attitude was tough and firm, but he held the "Sword of Shang Fang" in his hand. The state government and the big and small families below could only cooperate fully. Otherwise, this year's spring plowing would probably not have such a big scene at all, at least for those
Whether they are deliberately driven away by aristocratic families or they are afraid of the people hiding in the mountains, it may be difficult to return to their hometowns.
For these aristocratic families, their money, population, etc. have been nationalized and redistributed after counting, so they are eager to preserve as many manpower as possible, especially in places where the emperor is far away, to clear up good relationships and retain
It is not impossible to have some servants and fields. Therefore, by doing this, Li Yuan completely eliminated the possibility of these guys taking advantage of the opportunity.
In addition, in order to improve work efficiency, Li Yuan directly mobilized the local garrison at any disagreement, so that even if these local aristocratic families really wanted to plan any unscrupulous behavior, they had to think carefully about it. Even though Li Yuan had imperial decrees and royal orders,
However, he mobilized the garrison so frequently, and even directly mobilized the Yangwu Army, the main combat force in Chenliu, which caused great criticism. Even the Yushitai was forced to mention this matter to His Majesty.
In the end, Li Xingchen stopped him with one sentence.
"Li Yuan acted according to the decree and did not violate the law or etiquette. What crime did he commit? Do you think my decree is inappropriate?"
Obviously, Li Xingchen asked this question to express his support for Li Yuan. Yushitai was too lazy to care about this kind of thing. It was in the interest of the imperial court to clean up these aristocratic families, but the government and the public did not know whether it was true or not.
The fake pressure from public opinion means that Yushitai has to speak out. Now that His Majesty has such a clear answer, Yushitai has a reason to stall the matter and will naturally not hold on to it any longer.
His Majesty's attitude is so clear, Li Yuan, a young man who has already been nicknamed "Li Tiemian", can be regarded as having made a great contribution. This time he returned to Luoyang to preside over the spring plowing ceremony, which gave him a chance to perform in front of everyone.
It is conceivable that if Li Yuan had not been too young, he might have directly chaired the Agricultural Persuasion Department.
Being young is a good thing, but it is not always a good thing.
In the past, Li Xingchen was anxious to hire people, so most of the positions, even those that were important and required experience, were filled by young people. However, the shortcomings of young people lacking experience and needing experience cannot be ignored after all. Now that we have the conditions
Of course, Li Xingchen will not blindly drag young people into positions where they are already competent.
After all, it is more appropriate for young people to move up step by step.
As for Li Yuan, Li Xingchen was of course wary of him, but after all, Li Yuan was still young, and the historical process of Li Yuan's fortune made people feel that history was pushing Li Yuan forward. Li Yuan had ambitions, but
In another situation, he would not have had the courage. Therefore, Li Xingchen had no intention and was not willing to leave such a talented person without appointment.
So Li Xingchen asked him to be responsible for farming. Maybe Li Yuan would become an agriculturist who would leave a name in history.
This is why Li Yuan appears next to Li Xingchen.
In the original Jinling Academy, Li Yuan and Zhang Xutuo, who were ranked first and second, were in an out-and-out competitive relationship. They even started fighting directly after a disagreement, but after all, it was in the academy that they walked out of the academy.
The academies are naturally different. Now Jinling Academy, or even the major academies combined, do not produce the majority of talents, so they will naturally stick together to keep warm.
No matter how fierce the fight was in the beginning, it was still a conflict between family members. When they needed to support each other outside, no one would hesitate.
With encouraging eyes, Li Yuan encouraged Zhang Xutuo to cheer up. As he followed Li Xingchen onto the carriage, he considered and said: "Your Majesty, the Taiwei Mansion's arrangements for the Northern Expedition after the beginning of spring are, in short, flowers blooming on all sides.
Breakthrough in the middle."
Li Xingchen's hand holding the shaft of the car paused and turned back.
Zhang Xutuo looked at him confidently.
"Interesting," Li Xingchen said with a smile. He got on the carriage first, then stretched out his hand to give Zhang Xutuo a hand, "Come on, tell me slowly, I want to hear about 'flowering on all sides'."
Li Xingchen's words made Zhang Xutuo no longer so nervous and he nodded solemnly.
Bao Xing, who was under the carriage, glanced at Li Yuan. Li Yuan's eyes were full of expectation. He also noticed Bao Xing's expression and hurriedly saluted Bao Xing and respectfully resigned. Compared to this secretary supervisor, his position was
It's still a little lower, not to mention that Bao Xing is also older.
"These young people have an unlimited future." Bao Xing couldn't help but sigh.
If they can stand out in the academy, they are already among the best. If they continue to support each other and move forward, what else can stop them?
The emergence of the academy has given rise to a new force in the officialdom of the Han Dynasty. They are young enough, courageous and wise enough. Even if they do not form a closely united whole, no one dares to do so.
The power of neglect.
The future is in their hands.
Bao Xing thought of his child who was learning to speak, and wanted to send him to the academy now.