Like a stone causing thousands of waves, the news of the imperial purge quickly spread throughout Luoyang.
Of course there are more exciting ones.
On the second day of the first lunar month, the saint issued a decree of virtue and ordered Queen He to come to the court to handle government affairs on the grounds of illness.
On the third day of the first lunar month, a group of palace residents were released on the grounds that there were still too many people in Jiaoye.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Lu Guangqi was executed on the pretext of harming the clan, and Dugu killed dozens of people below him, and exiled his family to declare to the world.
The news comes one after another, making people unable to live comfortably at home during the holidays, and they slowly begin to digest this series of shocks.
But there was no time for them to digest it. The fifth day of the first lunar month was coming soon, and the civil and military officials in Beijing had a seven-day Spring Festival holiday.
Go to work on Friday.
This is a regular dynasty, and it is still very eye-catching.
Officials who are qualified to serve as regular court officials, such as civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above, worship officers of the eighth rank and above, Yuanwailang, supervisory censors, and Dr. Taichang, all those who can come are basically here.
Zhu Pu rode to the Tianjin Bridge and saw that the place was full of sergeants, talking constantly.
"What's ahead?" Zhu Pu asked.
The servant stepped forward quickly and came back soon to report: "The people from Weiwei Temple said that the Queen is attending court in the Guanfeng Hall of Shangyang Palace. Please ask the officials to lift up the Elephant Gate and enter."
Zhu Pu was thoughtful.
Just as Hanyuan Hall is the official government office of Ziwei City, Guanfeng Hall is the official government office of Shangyang City, where Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu listened to government affairs. After Empress Wu returned to the court, she even lived here. Did Empress He want to imitate Empress Wu?
Xuan smiled to himself again, Luoyang's two palaces, after the incident in Yuanri, they were probably completely under the control of the Taifu, which was very different from the early years of the dynasty.
After crossing the Tianjin Bridge, Zhu Pu first headed north, then west, and soon passed the Tixiang Gate and reached the boundary of Shangyang Palace City.
Zhu Pu had never been to Shangyang City. When he came in, he looked around and found that the house was well organized, and he felt happy.
Who wants to see ruins, dead branches and leaves? The country is already in a bad state, and livelihood is already difficult. If we don’t see more beautiful things, do we want to get sick from worry?
Zhu Pu continued to the west, then passed through the Guanfeng Gate and formally entered the Guanfeng Hall.
The prime minister and senior officials were all led into the side hall for a short break, while the remaining officials stood in silence and waited in the courtyard in front of the palace.
"Taifu." Zhu Pu saw Shao Shude at a glance and immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Prime Minister Zhu." Shao Shude stood up and returned the courtesy and said, "I was just talking with Prime Minister Xiao about the vacancies in various ministries. I wonder if Prime Minister Zhu can choose someone?"
The so-called "vacancies" here are actually the official positions that were vacated after the liquidation of Lu Guangqi and Dugu's loss of party members. Shao Shude will not care about minor officials and minor officials, and can give them as sweeteners to win over others. But positions such as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Assistant Minister
, but it is impossible for him to let him go. These are all promising official positions. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is in reserve for the prime minister.
"There is no candidate." Zhu Pu replied.
He knew that King Xia wanted him to rule Shuofang, Hezhong and Xuanwu. People from the shogunate of the three towns of Shuofang, Hezhong and Xuanwu were entering the court one after another. The reason why he asked this was just to be polite.
Shao Shude nodded and said: "Xue Yiju of Jiangzhou was the number one scholar in the fourth year of Emperor Qianfu's reign (876). He served successively as the inspector of Duzhi, the manager of Jixian Academy, the relic collector, the censor in the palace, and the living room attendant. Guangqi
In the third year (887), he was sent abroad and served as the governor of Weizhou, the military commander of the Longyou shogunate, and the deputy envoy of the Zhongyi Army. I want to declare him as the minister of the Ministry of official affairs. What does Zhu Xiang think?"
"Very good." What else could Zhu Pu say?
If you look at Xue Yiju's resume, you will know who he is. The key members of the Shaw Group have not escaped.
"Who should be the Minister of Civil Affairs?" Zhu Pu couldn't help but asked out of curiosity.
"I would like to express my gratitude to the commander of the Zhongwu Army and make Zhao Lu the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs." Shao Shude said.
As the first separatist vassal town to actively donate land, Shao Shude did not mind giving preferential treatment to the Zhao family.
Originally, he wanted Zhao Jue to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but he was not in good health and was bedridden, so he was obviously unable to perform his duties. But it didn't matter, someone would naturally inherit the honor of the Zhao family, so Zhao Lu took office.
He will be appointed as Minister of Civil Affairs.
If Zhuge Zhongfang of Xingyuan Prefecture is also willing to join the court as an official, Shao Shude will also not mind giving generous salaries to high-ranking officials. But he is still hesitating now. His eldest son Shao Chengjie is about to lose his patience, and Shao Shude is about to lose his patience. Forty thousand
Sergeant, we are out here during the Chinese New Year, so I can't continue spending time with you. If you don't agree, we will be violent, and it may be difficult to end it by then.
"The Zhao family of Xuzhou can be considered submissive." Zhu Pu sighed: "If all the vassals and commanders in the world were like this, there wouldn't be so many things."
But he also knew that this was wishful thinking. For more than a hundred years, who would be willing to join the court if they were not forced to do so? Besides, the official system is also broken now. The Jiedushi is also called the envoy, and the level is the same as the prime minister. How do you arrange it?
?I'm afraid people won't be happy if you are given a false title and are dismissed as officials.
"If they are not submissive, then beat them until they submit." Shao Shude said without hesitation: "Now that they are in this state, we can no longer keep the head and tail."
"Master Yingming." Zhu Pu replied.
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Here a group of old men are chatting about officials and vassal affairs. Over there, Queen He is ascending to the throne under the guidance of Mrs. Chen of the State of Wei.
Chen arrived yesterday, riding from Ruzhou.
Don't be surprised, as the country was open to the public, and it was not uncommon for women to ride horses and hunt.
In later generations, many Tang Dynasty tombs were unearthed in Shaanxi, and there were many murals of women playing polo in them. In the tomb of Cui, the wife of Zhou Bao, the former Jingyuan Jiedu envoy, a stirrup and a horse that Cui often rode to play polo were buried with her.
Donkey - Men ride horses and play ball, and women ride donkeys and play ball, which is the so-called "Donkey Ju".
Chen's riding skills are very good. Under the protection of the Silver Saddle Knights, he arrived in Luoyang on the same day and was subsequently appointed as the fifth rank of the Palace. The other Shanggong is Xiao, who is still in the Qing Summer Palace.
Haven't set off yet.
The Chen family also served as the Li Dynasty envoy, which was the original position of Yang Kezheng.
At this time, the group of people had arrived at the Guanfeng Hall, and the queen sat on a bed next to the throne. There is nothing wrong with it, this is also called the throne, and the queen is also a saint in theory.
"Chen Shanggong..." The queen was a little nervous.
There is chaos in the women's temple. Even if the country's atmosphere is open and there are many female protagonists who come to the court to interfere in politics, it will not sound good if it is spoken out.
Mrs. Chen was a little embarrassed at first, after all, she was once the emperor's concubine, but after seeing the nervous and helpless expression on the queen's face, her heart softened and she comforted: "Don't worry, queen, the master is here.
"
The queen's worry gradually faded away, and after she stabilized her mind, she said: "Then - let's go to the palace."
As soon as the sound of jade was heard, the ministers began to call all the officials to come in.
They entered in groups according to their grades, with civil and military personnel separated on the left and right.
Queen He took a deep breath and looked through the gaps between the peacock fans, searching carefully. Soon, a tall warrior entered first, followed closely by the prime minister and two provincial officials from Zhongshu's family...
The officials quickly entered and lined up, followed by the ceremonial guards, who were scattered on both sides of the palace.
The peacock fan opened, and the queen subconsciously sat upright.
"Meet the queen." All the officials praised her.
"Your Majesty, please excuse me." The Queen said in as calm a tone as possible.
She felt keenly that the Taifu cast an approving look at her, and she felt slightly happy.
"Every official is going to do something, and if nothing happens, he will retreat." Chen, the envoy of the Li Dynasty, said loudly.
Her psychological quality is much stronger than that of the queen. Many people actually know her and are observing her, but she seems unaware.
"I have something to report." Shao Shude was the first to come out.
According to the system, when officials below the sixth rank perform an official service, they must call themselves by their official title and name, and then state the matter - general affairs ministers, serving censors, and serving censors in the palace only use their names, not their official titles.
Shao Shude is a real first-class Taifu, so naturally he doesn't need it.
"Here comes the tutor." The queen enjoyed the illusory pleasure of dominating Shao Shude, just like she was dominated by Shao Shude on the afternoon of New Year's Day.
"Lu Guangqi, Dugu Sun and others were ungrateful and disobedient to the law. Now their evil deeds have been exposed and they have all been punished. We should elect talented people to serve as empty ministers in order to usher in the resurgence of the Tang Dynasty." Shao Shude said.
"Is there any good talent to recommend to the Grand Tutor?" the queen asked.
"Xue Yiju, the deputy envoy of Jiedu of the Zhongyi Army, served in the Yin and Fan Dynasties. His ambition is only beneficial, and he can be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
"Everyone in front of the Zhongwu Army knows that Zhao Lu, the military envoy, has a unique and suave appearance and heroic righteousness, so he can be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
"Zhang Xuanyan, the deputy envoy of Longyou Jiedu, has been responsible for internal and external appointments and prepared economic plans. He can be the Minister of Household Affairs."
Zhang Xuanyan was a provincial tribute scholar in the first year of Qianfu (874). Together with Xue Yijue, Pei Tingyu, Wang Yanchang, Li Ding and others, they were among the first batch of talents recruited by Xiao Yuan for Shao Shude.
Zhang Xuanyan was the imperial censor when he came here more than ten years ago, and later served as the governor of Lanzhou, secretary of the Jieduzhang of the Longyou shogunate, and deputy envoy.
Pei Tingyu and Xue Yiju were from the same hometown. In the first year of Guangqi's reign (885), he passed the imperial examination in Chengdu. He later served as the magistrate of Wuhan, the first county of Hezhou, and worked in various towns and prefectures.
Wang Yanchang was from Taiyuan. He went to Chengdu in the first month of the second year of Guangming Dynasty (881) and was admitted in the temporary imperial examination. He later served as the Jieduzhang Secretary of the Longyou Shogunate, and then became the governor of various states. It has been more than ten years now.
Now, these local state and county officials are going to march into the central government in a big way, completing a key step in their career, and it is also a key step for Shao Shude.
"Wang Yanchang, the governor of Fengzhou, is honest, upright, and gentle, so he should be appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs."
There are six departments of Shangshu, including one Shangshu and two ministers.
"Du Xiao, the commander of the army marching on the right side of the shogunate in the middle of the river, is humble and modest in his position. He is reserved and not cute. He can be appointed as the minister of the military department."
"..."
Shao Shude recommended more than ten people in one breath. Well, he was a bit domineering.
The ministers looked at each other with their eyes, noses and hearts, but there was no movement at all like a puppet's clay body, just waiting for him to finish speaking.
Luoyang has already behaved this way, so is it useful for us to object? You are right, and we agree.
Queen He was a little distracted.
She was observing Shao Shude's small beard. It seemed that it had stayed like this for so many years. It had neither grown nor shortened. It seemed that it had been groomed frequently.
Today he still wears the Yuanyuan crown, which has eight golden cicada patterns, while the saint's has twelve.
Standing there, with his waist straight and holding the Wat board in his hand, he seemed to be holding a long sword.
After Shao Shude finished speaking, he looked at the queen quietly.
"Everything the Taifu plays is accurate," the queen responded.
Shao Shude smiled slightly. In the past, he used to issue orders and handle government affairs through the shogunate, but now he has to slowly transplant it to the three provinces and six ministries, so as to avoid the two systems being incompatible and causing undue confusion after the founding of the country.
