Tai Chang Ling is in charge? If Tai Chang Ling is in the fourth rank, and he is still in charge, then he is in the sixth rank.

The court has already established official positions, and naturally all the low-level officials of the sixth rank stand outside the hall. On weekdays, the emperor sits on the dragon throne and cannot see the officials outside the hall at all.

Shen Kuo looks like he is in his early twenties. He is thin and thin. He has just started to grow a beard. He only has two beards on his upper lip. He has a white face and a beard, and he looks straight.

An old minister said angrily: "Where did the yellow-tongued kid come from? He dared to roar at the court. Who is he calling shameless?"

But Shen Kuo ignored him. After bowing, he turned around and pointed: "I just scold you for being an elder and disrespectful. You only take the salary from the court and don't regard the emperor as the most important thing. You rely on your elders to take advantage of them and force you to do something."

superior."

Not affected by his petty remarks, he spoke aggressively and held up the bamboo tablet in both hands: "Your Majesty attaches great importance to farming. What's wrong with sending five hundred people to follow King Duan to reclaim wasteland? Emphasizing agriculture and mulberry trees is the foundation of a country.

There is no need to discuss with you at all."

"Now I'm trying to sell you some face, and I'm going to talk about it. As a result, you are noisy and noisy one by one. You regard the court as the market, and what you do is different from the scoundrels in the market?"

"If you want to hinder His Majesty's efforts to focus on agriculture and mulberry, you may as well die. But you flaunt your loyalty to the Emperor and serve the country by admonishing yourself to death, and throw the charges at Your Majesty. It's more than shameless. You are simply unfaithful, unfilial, benevolent and unjust!"

These sonorous, powerful and logical words made the old minister glare with anger, his beard trembled, and he was speechless, saying "You, you, you".

Well done! Xining was very happy, but he still sat upright and said in a long voice: "Well~, keep talking!"

At this time, the tea was served. Xining picked up the tea, took a sip, and planned to continue listening with interest.

The noisy old ministers rolled their eyes, this was not an obvious support for Shen Kuo.

As soon as Shen Kuo heard this, he immediately continued: "King Duan Qin has made great contributions, and your majesty will reward you with a fief. The west of Han Dynasty is okay, but the neighboring Xinyang has barren land and a sparse population. The agricultural tax is poor all year round, and it is a famine year from time to time. It still needs funding from the treasury."

Disaster relief. King Duan received God's grace and was willing to take the Yan people there to reclaim wasteland and promote agriculture and increase the population. This is truly a sign of loyalty to the king."

At this time, he imitated the old minister and raised his head, squinted his eyes, and said with a contemptuous look on his face: "Is it possible that King Duan ordered the people who let Hanxi live a good life to go to Xinyang to reclaim wasteland?"

Well, this Shen Kuo, I love her so much! He dared to speak for the king, and he spoke so eloquently that the veteran minister was speechless.

Xining suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and spoke majestically: "Master Shen's words make sense. I have been thinking about it for many days. My dear friends, there is no need to worry too much. This matter does not need to be discussed further!"

Most of them were speechless, but five of them still knelt down and howled: "Your Majesty, please think twice. King Duan has evil intentions. I will die to dissuade you!"

Before Xi Ning could get angry, Shen Kuo got angry first and sneered: "What a loyal minister! I have fully informed you of the pros and cons, and you are still forcing me to do so. Five hundred people went to Xinyang to settle down and reclaim the wasteland. Why not? King Duan."

He is the eldest son of the late emperor, and King Qin has meritorious service. How could he have evil intentions? You are really taking the imperial salary and eating the corpse as a vegetarian. I am ashamed of you and feel disdainful!"

One of the old ministers jumped up: "You are a sixth-grade chief, it is your turn to teach me a lesson? Even when the late emperor was alive, you would never dare..."

"Bold!" Xining threw the tea bowl on the table hard.

The tea bowl was smashed to pieces on the gold tiles in the main hall! All the ministers were so frightened that they all knelt down.

Xining stood up, pointed his finger and cursed: "What did the late emperor dare not do? How dare you, a bold old man, disrespect the late emperor. Let's see today whether I dare or not!"

The empress was furious and the power of heaven was astonishing.

Immediately, all the ministers fell to the ground and did not dare to raise their heads. They shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

The old man was so frightened that he fell to the ground and wailed: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I made a mistake for a moment. I was really thinking about your Majesty and the country. Please understand carefully."

The ministers knew in their hearts that the empress and the ministers were competing with each other on this matter, and the battle for power depended on who would compromise first. But this time, these guys were on the verge of a gun.

I can only shout "Your Majesty, please calm down" and "Your Majesty is aware of it", just like a person wading through troubled waters in a boat, and cannot get involved.

The empress seemed to have suppressed her anger and sat down. After thinking for a while, she said: "I decree that all the five stubborn people will be dismissed from their posts and replaced by Zuo Situ, the sixth-rank censor. Along with five hundred people, the whole family will settle in Xinyang. When will Xinyang become rich and prosperous, when will I be asked to return to the capital?"

No beatings, no beheadings, and no ransacking of homes.

I have already said it, and if anyone is still worried, they will go with him. Now, in order to avoid separation between the two places, the whole family has settled there.

Aren't you worried about King Duan? Since he is so loyal to the emperor and loves the people, for the sake of the country, then he will go with him and watch the five hundred people reclaim the wasteland.

Well, no matter how big or small the official position is, it has become the sixth rank. Now there is no way to laugh at Shen Kuo because his official position is small.

"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is benevolent!" the crowd shouted. Compared with beheading his head and ransacking his house, it was considered a favor to follow him as a royal censor. You must know that mentioning the late emperor is a serious crime.

Xi Ning said with a cold face: "Send these five people out of the palace so that they can start settling in Xinyang today. King Duan must leave the capital and take office before going to the fiefdom!"

"Send" someone out of the palace; instead of stripping off the official uniform, dragging him outside the palace, and driving him out of the court, it is already a great way to save face.

The five old ministers could only express their gratitude with a trembling expression, and then walked out in dejection.

Now think about it, Yushi Weng, who has always been in good health and has at least two large bowls of rice for every meal, and spends the night in his concubine's house almost every day, would faint at some point. It's a good time to faint!

Everyone secretly cursed, what an old fox.

Xining spoke again: "The chief ordered the chief, Shen Kuo, to come forward!"

Shen Kuo knew that his day had finally arrived, so he immediately straightened out his official uniform, took two steps forward, knelt down, and responded with clear words and sonorous force: "The chief minister Shen Kuo ordered the chief minister Shen Kuo to bow to your majesty!"

Xi Ning said slowly: "Deposed You Zhi Ming, Shen Kuo is clear about affairs and knows etiquette. He has been promoted to Zuo Qing, Zhonglang General, and will take office immediately. I hope he can make great achievements in the future and benefit the country."

Shen Kuo thanked him.

From today on, everyone looked at him differently. They thought that he would be granted the title of Admonishing Officer of the fifth rank at most. Unexpectedly, he was awarded the rank of Zuo Qing Zhonglang General from the fourth rank, and was promoted to the third rank in one fell swoop.

You should know that General Zuo Qingzhonglang is different from Dr. Jianyi. Although they are both places where candidate officials are trained intensively, Dr. Jianyi only advises and gives advice, while General Zuoqing Zhonglang is the guard and security officer in the palace and in the capital. Responsibilities include the power to review, detect, and resolve cases.

The empress arranged this position because she also wanted to see how many tricks he still had. If he took up the new position and solved a few old cases or discovered some major cases, his future would be bright.

Of course, you can also be ostracized by your colleagues after taking office, and you are not sure of your abilities. Then you can only put it aside, which is equivalent to a remonstrating doctor who jumps out when the empress is angry and sings against the ministers.
Chapter completed!