After more than half a month, I once again sat on the dragon chair that symbolizes imperial power in the main hall of the palace. Looking at the courtiers kneeling in front of me, I couldn't help but feel a little elated. This is the desire for power, even for me, a time traveler.
, this feeling of superiority cannot be avoided either.
"Everyone loves you so much."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"While I was ill and bedridden, the government was still in good order and all ministries were operating normally. I am very pleased. Dear ladies, thank you for your hard work."
As the head of the hundred officials, Jia Sidao immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty's good health is a blessing to our dynasty. I, the ministers who receive your Majesty's salary, should do their best to fulfill their responsibilities."
"Well, sir, please take a seat." I looked at the different expressions of the ministers and continued, "In the blink of an eye, I have been on the throne for more than half a year. Time flies so fast. Now all the affairs of my court are in order.
All departments are on the right track, but we are still far away from the resurgence of the DPRK, and you, my dear friends, still need to work hard."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will live up to your Majesty's expectations." Jia Sidao led the officials and said.
During this time, the courtiers were also speculating whether I was really ill and lying in bed, or whether I was like the prince again, indulging in wine, sex, and going to court. Many old ministers were so impressed by Zhao Fu in the prince's era that they
It is easy to think that after the three fires for the emperor's ascension to the throne have been burned out, has he returned to the past?
I have heard some rumors more or less, and I can see a lot of clues from the different expressions of the officials. I said: "Okay! Now I will talk about the affairs arrangements of various ministries in the recent period. Master Chen
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"I'm here." Jia Sidao stood up quickly and said.
"Master, the land bordering Mongolia and our country covers an area of thousands of miles. Currently, our country is divided into three theaters. I think it is not conducive to rapid response. Can the Privy Council and the Ministry of War consider increasing the original three theaters to four or five?
A war zone, such as setting up a new one in Luzhou (Hefei) area
The war zone, Luzhou is far away from Xiangfan war zone and Yangzhou war zone. No matter where it is controlled, it will not be conducive to wartime needs. Once the Mongols attack Luzhou, after the news reaches Xiangfan or Yangzhou, it will be decided by the commander.
Time will drag on for too long and my response will be slow."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will convene the Privy Council and the Ministry of War to discuss this matter."
I nodded and continued: "Ministry of Commerce, Jiang Aiqing, Liao Aiqing. Our rules for business conduct must be formulated this month. The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Household Affairs need to jointly complete the formulation and review of the new tax law. In addition, you can reassign
People went to Fujian Road for land surveying."
"Yes, I will accept the order. How should we deal with the problems discovered last time on Fujian Road?"
"Let's not mention the problems from last time. We will send people south today to start all over again."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Jiang Wanli replied.
"Zhao Kui and Zhao Aiqing of the Ministry of Agriculture, your ministry is assisting the Government Land Division. After the national economic boundary measurement is completed, the Government Land Division will be transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture."
"Old minister, I obey the order."
"The Ministry of Agriculture still needs to increase its efforts to continuously search for new varieties and improve existing crops to increase grain yield per acre, and make suggestions on issues such as irrigation of fertile fields, and the Ministry of Industry will cooperate with the implementation."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Yinzhuang Ruan Deng Bing, are you ready for the issuance of the new banknotes?"
"Your Majesty, it is still in progress and will be released on time on the first day of August as scheduled."
"Okay, before the issuance of new coins, the Ministry of Punishment will cooperate and Duzhou County will strictly enforce money laws and prohibit the use of placards by the public."
"I obey the decree."
"Chen Zongli of the Ministry of Punishment and Weng Yinglong of the Zhongshu Province, you will work together to revise and improve the current laws of our dynasty and submit them to the Government Affairs Council."
After hearing this, Jia Sidao thought to himself, "Report it to the Government Affairs Council? Does Zhao Fu want to replace the Zhongshu Province with the Government Affairs Council?"
"Yes, I obey the order." Chen Zongli and Weng Yinglong came out and said.
"Ma Aiqing of the Ministry of Rites."
"I'm here."
"Ma Aiqing, when will the temple of the late emperor be completed?"
"Return to Your Majesty. It will be done by the middle of this month. Your Majesty, please nominate me."
"Well, I have already decided to name him Zhang Xi."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"In the Ministry of Personnel, Ye Aiqing is not here. Zhu Pi's grandson Zhu Aiqing immediately issued a document to transfer Fujian Road System Envoy Shi Hongsheng to the court. His position will be arranged separately, and the former deputy Zhizhi Envoy Chen Xinshu will temporarily take over the post of Zhizhi Envoy."
"Yes, I accept the order." Zhu Pisun said.
The issuance of this decree immediately aroused whispers from the ministers of the DPRK and China.
"What does this mean?"
"Could it be that Master Shi has offended Your Majesty?"
"Lao Shi is from the Queen Mother, maybe he has been promoted."
I could feel the surprise on everyone's faces. It might have been too sudden for the ministers, and there was no warning in advance. The Fujian Road System Envoy was equivalent to the governor of Fujian Province and the feudal official in later generations. They could be changed at will.
I never thought about it before I went south.
"The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs will continue as planned."
"Yes, I obey the order." Ma Guangzu from the Ministry of Household Affairs and Tang Han from the Ministry of Works came out to reply.
I turned around and looked at Xiao Qi next to me. Xiao Qi understood: "If you have a foundation, you will come forward to play, but if you don't have a foundation, you will retreat."
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial for you."
"Master, please speak."
"Your Majesty, last night Zhongshu Province received an urgent report from Chenzhou Prefecture on Jinghu North Road that there was a riot among the Miao people in the Jishou area."
I was shocked: "Riot? Why?"
"Your Majesty, according to the Chenzhou Prefecture Newspaper, the general situation is as follows. The cause was a dispute between the Miao and Han people due to a quarrel, and then a fight broke out. The Jishou County Government convicted the Miao people, but the Miao people refused to accept it, so they gathered hundreds of people to surround the county government office.
, and had a conflict with the government officials, resulting in the death of a Miao man. After hearing the news, Chenzhou Prefecture sent soldiers there.
This angered the local Miao people even more, and many Miao villages near Jishou were involved one after another. The situation became more and more intense, and the situation was once out of control. The Chenzhou government did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly reported 800 miles to Jinghu North Road, and Jinghu North Road officials
On the one hand, we have sent people to Jishou, and on the other hand, we sent an urgent report of 800 miles to the imperial court, asking Your Majesty to make a decision."
Western Hunan has many mountains, towering trees, criss-crossing streams, caves, and numerous ethnic groups, mainly the Miao and Tujia people. The Miao people have distinct loves and hates and strong personalities. If local officials do not handle it properly, it will easily lead to ethnic conflicts.
There are no large-scale ethnic disputes in the historical records of the late Song Dynasty. But as long as the dispute between Han and Miao is involved, it is always a headache for the court. Alas, the late Song Dynasty is really riddled with holes!
"Master, please send someone to Jishou as soon as possible to find out the cause of the quarrel, and notify Jinghu North Road. Before the facts are investigated clearly, we should put things aside and do not act rashly." I thought for a while and continued, "National conflicts have always been a problem in our country.
Internal conflicts must not be equated with conflicts between our country and Mongolia. Since they are internal conflicts, they should be judged in accordance with the laws of our country and handled in a fair, just and open manner. This matter is of great importance. I want to send an imperial envoy there, but I don’t know.
Who is suitable?”
When the supervisory censor Zhao Shunsun saw no one around him, he volunteered and said, "My minister Zhao Shunsun is willing to go."
Officials of all dynasties were unwilling to serve as officials in western Hunan. Xiangxi was poor. Firstly, there was no money and money. Secondly, it was because they could not handle the relationship between Miao and Han. "This Zhao Shunsun is very brave." I thought to myself.
"Zhao Aiqing, you need to fulfill the official code of conduct. This matter is urgent, so don't go out for the time being. Master, after you retreat from the court, you immediately send someone to Jishou to investigate the matter clearly. Remember the principles of handling this matter, Han people, Miao people
They are all my subjects and should be treated equally. As for the selection of the imperial envoy, I need to carefully consider it, and I will make a decision after I think about it and withdraw from the court."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take care of it immediately."
"Do I need to go there myself?" I thought after leaving the court.