Yu Chengyao, who was standing aside, said quickly: "Your Majesty, please!"
Yu Chengyao took two steps forward and opened a door of the granary, from which he could enter the granary.
Zhao Yanxun walked straight forward, followed by the Minister of Revenue and other officials behind him. Although each of them had a calm face, they actually looked a little nervous.
Although they think they have done a good enough job, a wise man will still make mistakes after careful consideration, and they are afraid that there is something wrong somewhere.
Walking into the granary, Zhao Yanxun stepped on the wooden board, squatted down and grabbed a handful of wheat.
Then Zhao Yanxun asked: "Has the transportation of grain to the northwest been properly planned?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, everything has been planned. Food is transported to the northwest by water every day!" Wang Shiwei, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, replied.
"Well, although this year's autumn harvest is not a bumper harvest, the imperial court is no longer so strapped, and at least fewer people will starve to death!"
Last year, especially last winter, as many as 80,000 people died of starvation and freezing.
These numbers are heavy. Zhao Yanxun certainly doesn't want anyone to die, so he will do his best.
While Zhao Yanxun was wandering around the granary, Privy Councilor Chen Anming and Minister of War Zeng Changsong also came to the granary at this moment.
"Your Majesty, there is a situation in the northwest!"
In front of other people, Chen Anming spoke very cryptically in order to prevent the matter from amplifying.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Yanxun asked calmly.
"The Governor of the Northwest, Laurent, impeached the Imperial Guards for being domineering..."
"The Forbidden Army generals accused the Northwest Governor's Office of being unfair..."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yanxun called him "good guy, how could these two groups get into trouble?"
Afterwards, he took the report from the two men, sat on the chair and read it carefully.
On the other hand, everyone around them was making eye contact at this moment, and their expressions were truly wonderful.
If the most important thing for the imperial court before was the nationwide land supply, then the most important thing now is the northwest border defense situation.
But in such a situation, the Forbidden Army stationed in the northwest actually had a falling out with the Governor-General's Office, and it seemed that the conflict was not as trivial as usual, but the fun was huge.
Yes, some people do want to have fun, and there are many such people inside and outside the court.
It doesn't matter that Zhao Yanxun rebelled and came to power, but he waved a butcher's knife at the scholar-bureaucrats and civil servants, and most of the officials suffered losses. It is normal for these people to have fun.
Of course, as long as Zhao Yanxun's butcher knife is sharp, no matter what thoughts these people have, they will just keep it in their hearts, and they will not feel aggrieved after a long time.
After putting away the memorial, Zhao Yanxun thought of many things, but it was difficult to make a decision.
"Go back to the palace!"
"According to the order!"
Things in the northwest are of great concern, so Zhao Yanxun did not express his position on the spot, which was not contrary to the expectations of everyone present.
After returning to the palace, Zhao Yanxun immediately summoned his close ministers to discuss the matter.
Cheng Wenguang, the cabinet scholar, Zhou Chengping, the imperial censor of the left capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, Chen Anming and Guan Hetai, the left and right privy envoys, are standing in the Qian'an Palace at this moment.
These four people in the main hall are Zhao Yanxun's team who started his career in Longyou. They can be said to be the most loyal group of people.
"Do you all know what happened in the northwest?"
Cheng Wenguang has the highest official rank here. I only heard him say: "Report to the emperor, I already know it!"
On the throne, Zhao Yanxun did not hesitate at all and immediately asked: "What do you think we should do?"
For at least an hour after the news came back, everyone present was thinking about it.
"Your Majesty, I believe that both sides are at fault in this matter. Your Majesty can issue an order to order them to cooperate sincerely and to guard the border!"
It was Zhou Chengping who said this. To be honest, it didn't mean much because it didn't solve the essential problem.
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Zhou said is very true, but I think... maybe a special agency can be set up to be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass materials for the Imperial Army. In this way, everyone can perform their duties, and the contradiction will be eliminated!" Guan Hetai replied solemnly.
Setting up a special transport envoy to take charge of the distribution of supplies to the Forbidden Army sounds good, but there are still some problems.
"How to set up the level of transfer envoys? What is the relationship with the Northwest Governor's Office? Is it directly connected with the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry? Who is qualified for this task?"
Zhao Yanxun asked four questions in a row. Although each question had an answer, it also raised new questions.
The reason why the Northwest Governor's Office was established was to uniformly allocate materials and make overall arrangements to improve efficiency.
Now there is another department, which is of a lower level than the Northwest Governor's Office and is useless. If it is at the same level, I'm afraid there will be another dispute, unless a reliable person can be found to take this position.
But as Zhao Yanxun said, who is qualified for this position?
At least for now, it is difficult to find such a person.
The low-ranking person has insufficient qualifications and cannot manage the relationship with various government agencies. The high-ranking person Zhao Yanxun cannot be trusted.
However, the people Zhao Yanxun trusted had more critical and important errands, such as the four people in the hall at the moment.
To put it bluntly, Zhao Yanxun started his career too short ago, and he does not have enough talents to lead all aspects of the country.
Regardless of the fact that there were many officials in the royal palace at that time, they could be divided into six departments and two departments for local vassals. That was nothing at all.
That's why Zhao Yanxun will hold the imperial examination this year and send the troubled students to the Imperial College, essentially to expand the number of people he can use.
When everyone was silent, Zhao Yanxun said in a serious tone: "I have a plan!"
"Your Majesty, please tell me!" Cheng Wenguang took the lead and said.
"The Western Barbarians have an army of nearly 700,000, and now it is the time of life and death for our dynasty and even the people of our country..."
"Do you think so, sir?"
The officials present had a clear understanding of the situation, so they knew what Zhao Yanxun said was true.
If those Western barbarians were to invade China, they would not only be in danger of overthrowing the Zhao family, but also the destruction of etiquette and culture.
If the Zhao family is gone, there will be nothing for someone else to be the emperor. But if even the etiquette and culture are destroyed, and the land and palaces are occupied by barbarians, then there will be nothing.
"What the emperor said is absolutely true. This is a time when our sincerity's survival is at stake!" Cheng Wenguang said solemnly.
"I bear the destiny, protect the people of Shenzhou, and defend the country. It is my duty!"
"So I plan to go to the northwest to supervise the war in person!"
Zhao Yanxun's last words shocked everyone present, but they were not surprised.
After all, Zhao Yanxun is the real emperor. He has been a vassal since the 24th year of Tai'an until now. He has been inactive for a while this year. At other times, he is either killing people or on the way to killing people.
"Your Majesty, please think twice!" Cheng Wenguang was the first to kneel down.
The emperor belongs to the country. Now that Zhao Yanxun has been in power for less than a year, the whole world is full of problems. How can Cheng Wenguang want Zhao Yanxun to leave.
Immediately afterwards, Guan Hetai also knelt down and persuaded: "Your Majesty, the son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall, and the sword on the front line has no eyes. If you hurt the Emperor, wouldn't it be a great disaster for the country!"
Immediately, the two privy councilors knelt down and advised Zhao Yanxun to think twice and not to risk his own life.
Although it is normal for Zhao Yanxun to propose going to the battlefield, he is the emperor after all, and the stakes involved are too great. It is normal for everyone to object. This is exactly a sign of loyalty.
Nowadays, the imperial court is surrounded by crises. If the emperor makes any mistake on the front line, it will be really fun.
"My lords, I have destiny in my body, who can hurt me?" Zhao Yanxun smiled calmly, looking extremely confident.
He is indeed qualified to be confident. After all, he has crushed and defeated his enemies in battles over the past few years.
