"No more." Li Xingchen raised his other hand, "I swear on my credibility."
"Does your Majesty still have credibility?" Lechang said in surprise.
"No?" Li Xingchen's hands started to cause trouble dishonestly.
Lechang suddenly lost his strength and leaned softly in his arms: "Yes, Your Majesty is the most reputable. Please, Your Majesty, let go. Zhen'er and the others are still watching."
Li Xingchen then let go of his hand and said with a smile: "This is what happens if you don't trust me."
Yu Chizhen next to her stuck out her tongue.
I was clearly combing sister Faner's hair the day before yesterday.
With such skillful skills, who could you lie to?
Of course, Your Majesty wants to save face. This sentence can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words.
Li Xingchen seemed to sense the meaning in Yu Chizhen's glances from time to time, and smiled at her.
Yu Chizhen only felt a chill in her back, and decisively went to organize the memorial.
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On the first day after returning to Luoyang, His Majesty summoned the Taiwei Mansion and the Navy Commander. Naturally, the signal conveyed was that the Han Dynasty might launch a war somewhere. Otherwise, Wang Chang should not have appeared. The end of the Northwest War would have nothing to do with the Navy.
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However, on the second day after returning to Luoyang, Li Xingchen first went to inspect the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Yushitai, two departments responsible for finance and supervision, and expressed his emphasis on economic development and the supervision system of hundreds of officials.
Naturally, it also sends another signal that the Han Dynasty still needs to lay a solid economic foundation, and it is possible to carry out a new round of administrative reforms, or at least an inventory work.
Li Xingchen had just come out of the Yushitai. Reporters from newspapers at all levels in the Han Dynasty were already waiting outside the Yushitai. However, there was no interview session today, so the reporters who stayed here were actually just to avoid any emergencies.
I don’t have anyone here to record it at any time, but the news about His Majesty’s inspection of the Yushitai should have been almost written by now and ready to be published.
Your Majesty doesn't seem to be in a good mood.
This is what everyone saw with their peripheral vision when they bowed and saluted.
As reporters, their sense of smell is obviously sharper.
This means that someone is very likely to be in trouble.
Li Xingchen turned around and got on the carriage, while all the officials at the Censor's Office saluted and saw him off.
As everyone knows, after getting on the carriage, Li Xingchen's tense face suddenly relaxed.
The carriage was not empty. Lechang was leaning on the soft couch, holding a book and reading with gusto. When he saw Li Xinchen coming up, he shrank his legs to make room for him. Yuchi was following Li Xinchen.
Zhenze was dressed in neat men's clothing, holding a notebook in one hand and an ink pen in the other hand, looking at the contents written down with interest.
With the development of newspapers, the writing brush is obviously no longer suitable for reporters. When everyone is busy interviewing and recording, there can't be a dedicated person grinding the ink next to it. Even if it is prepared in advance, the liquid is not easy to carry.
In response to the reporter's request, the Ministry of Industry tried to make an ink pen out of charcoal. In fact, it was not as hard as the pencils of later generations, but it could still write.
Of course, Li Xingchen’s few words of guidance are indispensable behind this.
For such a simple invention, it was not Li Xinchen's turn to make complete suggestions.
With the development of industry and commerce, Li Xingchen has now seen many common items in later generations appear in the world. Although the shapes are different and the names are different, the same functions undoubtedly remind Li Xingchen that this era is unfolding as he has planned it.
Walk quickly on the road.
Lechang smiled softly and said, "Has Your Majesty finished your acting?"
Li Xingchen nodded.
That's right, His Majesty's anger that many people saw just now was actually just staged by Li Xinchen. After all, memorials about the corruption or inaction of some officials had been sent to Li Xinchen's desk as early as yesterday.
If he was angry, he wouldn't be angry again after entering the Yushitai today.
This performance lasted from the time Li Xingchen entered the Yushitai to the time he left. It is conceivable that tomorrow there will be news such as "His Majesty inspected the Yushitai, looking serious" in many newspapers tomorrow.
This is enough to show that Li Xingchen is dissatisfied with the current official administration, and it is easy to speculate that Li Xingchen will start to rectify the official administration next.
In this way, some people who are happy with corruption and bribery should first restrain themselves.
"But this is not a long-term solution after all." Lechang frowned slightly.
By using this method of "playing with the princes with beacon fire" to scare the people below, it may work once or twice, but after three or four times, everyone will just watch the fun.
What's the use of His Majesty being angry? He won't do anything to us.
Li Xingchen immediately smiled slyly: "The first and second times were just to make them relax their vigilance. Do I really want to sit idly by? Now the main focus of the court is to deal with Tuyuhun in the northwest. Wait until the northwest is stabilized and can
After setting foot in the Western Region, I will definitely clean up all these guys and take the opportunity to make room for the talents selected by the new round of imperial examinations."
Yu Chizhen, who was next to him, naturally heard the whole conversation between Li Xingchen and Chen Yu and Du Qi, who were in charge of the Yushitai, and immediately added:
"In addition, when the imperial court is engaged in foreign wars, it is these guys who have been pretending to be powerful and taking advantage of the opportunity to seize the people's wealth. The so-called 'the front is tight and the rear is tight' is what these guys did with the help of the imperial court's decree. But on the surface, they are still dedicated to the cause.
A good minister of the Duke."
"So, Your Majesty doesn't intend to keep these people until after the attack on Goguryeo?" Lechang couldn't help but said.
Li Xingchen smiled and said nothing.
Lechang couldn't help but groan.
This guy even kept it a secret from himself.
But think about it, there are only three people in the carriage, but if you can't hold the carriage, there are still people outside. There is no harm in being cautious. After all, His Majesty plans to catch these guys once they show up.
"Where to go next?" Lechang said lazily.
I followed His Majesty out, with the pretense of inspecting various ministries and the inner palace, but in fact it was inconvenient for the Queen to show up in places such as the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Yushitai. Bu Ran more or less implies that the harem is intervening in politics. And Yuchizhen
As Li Xinchen's little secretary, everyone knew this, so she followed Li Xinchen, and all the ministers also acquiesced.
But even so, Yu Chizhen still wore men's clothing to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings by outsiders.
The social status of women in this era has indeed improved with Li Xingchen's promotion, but this has also touched the bottom line that the harem can interfere with political affairs. The construction of the inner government was already a kind of temptation for Li Xingchen, and the outer court could
tolerate.
Yu Chizhen is with you because His Majesty lacks a channel to contact the inner government and the outer court. The outer court also benefits from this. If the two sides have any conflicts that cannot be resolved directly, they can communicate with Yuchizhen through the Secretary Supervisor.