In Li Yunze's view, building a city without walls is just a trivial matter.
But in Zhu Fuyan's view, this is a huge project comparable to the Great Wall Straight Road.
They say they don't need a city wall, but the area is really too big.
Even if it's just the first phase of what the emperor said, its area is more than five times that of Chang'an City.
The site of the new city is located between Chanshui and Laoshui. The first thing to do is to mobilize hundreds of thousands of residents to reorganize the land and build foundations, drainage and other projects.
Moreover, according to the drawings given by the emperor, an elevated aqueduct that had never been seen before was to be built. Just these infrastructure constructions made the master Yan so busy that he could not even touch the ground.
Fortunately, the emperor's support was strong, and the treasury was almost open to supply.
Money, food, cloth, and various other materials are given as much as you need.
Especially the brick kiln built on Longshouyuan continuously provided basic building materials for the construction site.
"How are the mood of the people?"
Zhu Fuyan came to the Xincheng construction site, walked around and found the newly appointed Chang'an County Magistrate Zheng Zhuang and asked, "Is there any dissatisfaction or gathering of people?"
After Li Yunze took office, he made readjustments to the regional divisions in various parts of Guanzhong.
For example, Zuo Fufeng and Right Fufeng were all abolished, and Jingzhao Mansion was established instead, with the head father Yan also serving as Jingzhao Yin.
Among the counties under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture, the most important are Chang'an and Wannian counties.
These two counties are held by Zhengzhuang and Ningchenlai respectively.
The two of them became the emperor's subordinates early in Zhongshan's imperial examinations, and served as county magistrates in Zhongshan for a long time.
Now it is said that he is still a county magistrate after being transferred from a level position, but it is obvious that the county magistrate of Zhongshan Kingdom cannot be compared with the magistrates of Chang'an County and Wannian County.
"So that the doctor can know."
Zheng Zhuang immediately responded, "The emperor is kind and loves the people as his own children. Not only does he give wages, but he also arranges for the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation. The leaders of Guizhou are so grateful that they can have no complaints."
"Don't say such things!"
The master's father Yan's expression became serious, and he immediately said, "I have seen too many bad things from petty officials. If the emperor's benevolent government was ruined by petty officials, it would arouse the resentment of the people."
Having said this, he first raised his hand and nodded at himself, and then at Zheng Zhuang, "From the beginning to you, no one can escape. Our emperor cannot be fooled."
Zheng Zhuang felt awe-struck and hurriedly saluted, "Here. Thank you doctor for your advice."
The father-in-law waved his hands and walked towards the bustling construction site. "Although I am Jing Zhaoyin now, I am here to supervise the construction of the new city. When the new city is completed, I will naturally be unloaded."
At this time, Zhufuyan's main official position was Yushi Dafu, which was also the deputy prime minister.
When Zhou Yafu gradually fell into silence and even claimed to be ill for a long time, Zhufu Yan, the deputy prime minister, took on the de facto work of the prime minister, plus supervising the construction of the new city. He was really squeezed to the extreme by the emperor.
Therefore, he will definitely resign from the official position of Jing Zhaoyin.
Zheng Zhuang was a smart man, and he understood the meaning of Zhu Fuyan's words as soon as he heard it.
But precisely because he was a smart man, he lowered his eyes and pretended not to hear anything.
Sure enough, the master's father Yan followed up and said, "When the time comes, we will select the outstanding one between you and Ning Cheng and recommend it to Your Majesty to take over the position of Jing Zhaoyin."
Zheng Zhuang took a deep breath and saluted his father-in-law, "Please rest assured, doctor, I will do my best to build a new city for your majesty!"
What he said was very resounding and full of momentum.
Unfortunately, he was quickly slapped in the face.
"You are so brave!"
It was exactly three o'clock in the afternoon, which was the time for lunch on the construction site.
According to the rules set by the emperor, when working, civilians must eat three meals a day, and the lunch meal must include meat.
But when the master's father came to the edge of the deeply dug drainage channel, he saw that among the meals brought aside, there was no meat, not even sunflower or leeks.
A group of common people just held rough earthenware bowls and ate corn rice.
The master's father Yan was furious. He turned around and stared at Zheng Zhuang and yelled, "Is this your best effort?!"
Zheng Zhuang's face was also as dark as charcoal. The slap in the face came so fast that he didn't know how to react for a moment.
Without explaining anything to his master, Zheng Zhuang immediately summoned the foreman of these peasants, "Where's the meat?"
The foreman did not dare to talk nonsense and said hurriedly, "Reply to the envoy, I will wait ten days before I can eat a meal of meat..."
"impossible!"
Zheng Zhuang was furious, "A certain person came here to inspect the place the day before yesterday. It was clear that there was meat to eat."
"The emperor will calm down his anger." The foreman explained, "When the emperor comes, there will naturally be flesh. But if the emperor does not come, there will be no flesh."
Both Zhu Fuyan and Zheng Zhuangke were smart people, and they understood the reason as soon as they heard this.
"Taicang Order is..."
"Xue Ze, Marquis of Pingji."
The master's father stopped talking nonsense and immediately ordered people to carry the vegetable bucket away. He took the foreman and Zheng Zhuang and hurriedly rode to Weiyang Palace.
When he came to Weiyang Palace, he met the palace official Guan Fu, and his father Yan immediately expressed his request to see the emperor.
Guan Fu, who had always been forthright and forthright, seemed a little embarrassed at this moment. "Doctor, can you please wait for a while?"
The master's father said angrily, "I have something big to report to the emperor. Can you handle it?"
"this."
Guan Fu also scratched his head, "Of course I don't dare to delay important matters, but His Majesty is taking a lunch break at the moment..."
Taking a nap after eating is probably Li Yunze's habit when he is not going out to fight.
If that were the case, it wouldn't be a big deal to disturb the emperor's rest because there was something urgent that needed to be reported.
However, Guan Fu, who was the Weiyang Palace Lieutenant, knew that His Majesty was not only sleeping, but also working hard with the Queen to drive piles for the great man's safety.
After all, Li Yunze has been on the throne for some time. According to tradition, the emperor must have heirs to make the world stable. Otherwise, people with different intentions will cause trouble.
A few days ago, Li Yunze finally made up his mind to temporarily suspend his cultivation, release his ability to refine his energy and return to normal, and make his due contribution to the continuation of the royal family's bloodline.
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Master Yan shook his head repeatedly and decided to go directly to the emperor's palace.
Considering his status at this time, it was not impossible to forcefully break into the palace and summon the emperor to deal with major events.
Guan Fu had no choice but to follow his father Yan and whispered, "The emperor and the queen are both here..."
Master Fu Yan suddenly stopped and subconsciously turned his head to look at Guan Fu.
Seeing Guan Fu's serious nod and the conveying look in his eyes, Master Fu Yan immediately smiled and said, "This is a major matter related to the country. We should wait for it first."
In his opinion, the successor of the emperor is more important than the matter at hand.
The group of people found a place to sit down and wait, and Guan Fu thoughtfully arranged for people to bring them water.
Originally, Master Yan thought that he would be able to see His Majesty in a quarter of an hour at most, but it actually took him half an hour.
But I never thought that by this time, there would be flaming red clouds hanging on the horizon!
'Your Majesty, that's enough. Is there any need to save face like this? Two hours, this is too fake.'
The master's father murmured in his heart, "For two hours or something, this is really too much, and the queen must be dehydrated."
In this regard, Zhu Fuyan really misunderstood Li Yunze.
Li Yunze is really not pretending, and there is nothing he can do about it. His physical fitness is there, and he cannot be faster even if he wants to.
As for Queen Zhuo Wenjun, she had to bring helpers to help her in order to persevere.
By the time Master Fuyan finally saw Li Yunze, it was already dinner time.
"Let's all sit down and eat together." Li Yunze asked the host, father Yan and others to sit down. "Since we are already here, there is no need to hurry up. No one can run away anyway."
The rest of the matter was naturally simple. During the meal, the master's father Yan told what happened on the construction site and showed the vegetable bucket to Li Yunze.
"What a coincidence." Li Yunze, who was busy replenishing the lost protein, smiled casually, "Zhang Tang is back. I wanted to let him rest for some time. You go find Zhang Tang and let him solve this matter."
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"Here~~~"
Master Fu Yan first responded, and then said, "Your Majesty, where is the great Sinong..."
Originally, when working as a corvee, the peasants had to prepare food themselves.
However, Li Yunze took the initiative to provide food, clothing and accommodation, so the food was provided by various warehouses in the imperial court, and the person who managed each warehouse was Xue Ze, the Marquis of Taicang Lingping.
The Taicang Order was also an official subordinate to Da Sinong. If the responsibility was investigated, Yan Yi would naturally be implicated.
Li Yunze knew very clearly what his father-in-law meant, and he also knew that such a struggle for power in the court was inevitable.
He pondered for a moment before making a decision: "If Yan Yi is involved, then he will be dealt with according to Han law. If not, then he will be fined, punished and supervised laxly."
Yan Yi was also unlucky. He had been busy with the life and death of Confucianism in the past few days, so he naturally relaxed his supervision of Da Si Nong's various places.
Only then did Xue Ze, the Marquis of Pingji, act daringly.
There is no problem if he is not strict in supervising his subordinates.
The master's father Yan's eyes moved, and he immediately responded, "Here."
He knew that Your Majesty still valued Yan Yi, and this time there was no way he could overthrow the great minister.
Since it can't be moved, there's nothing much to say, it's just a matter of living.
The matter was quickly handed over to Zhang Tang, who immediately ended his rest and started working overtime.
Zhang Tang's ability was outstanding, and it took him less than half a month to figure out the whole thing.
A group of people led by Xue Ze, Marquis of Pingji, then provided the opportunity for Xincheng Daji to line their own pockets, which is conclusive evidence of crime.
According to Han law, as Pingjihou Xue Ze, he could escape by paying a fine. At most, he would lose his title, but his head could be saved.
However, the person handling the case is Zhang Tangna, a ruthless official who is willing to kill someone if he doesn't take action.
Zhang Tang quickly accused Xue Ze of colluding with the King of Huainan.
This is really not a trap. Pingjihou Xue Ze did have close contacts with Liu An, and there are many letters to prove it.
There is a difference between lining one's own pockets and being involved in rebellion.
There is not much to say. Not only was Pingjihou Xue Ze’s life in danger, but his family fortune, status, and title were also thrown away, and he was directly expelled from the title.
As soon as this incident came out, it had an extremely shocking impact on everyone in the imperial court.
Many people who had enriched their own pockets suddenly became honest.
Zhang Tang, however, was not satisfied. He stared at the court like a wolf, looking forward to the next prey.