Chapter 1418 The Foolish Empress 41
Tai Chang Ling is in charge? If the Taichang ordered the fourth rank, he would be in charge, and that would be the sixth rank.
The court hall has already been filled with official positions, and naturally all the sixth-rank petty officials stood outside the hall. On weekdays, the emperor sat on the dragon throne and could not see the officials outside the palace 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 yell at the court and call him shameless?"
But Shen Kuo ignored him. After bowing, he turned around and pointed with his hand: "I just scold you for being an old man and disrespecting him. He only takes the salary from the court and does not regard you as the king. You rely on your old man to do things and force you to do things." ”
Not at all affected by his petty remarks, he spoke aggressively. He held the bamboo tablet in both hands and raised it high: "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. How are the things you do different from the rogues in the market?"
"If you want to hinder His Majesty's efforts to focus on agriculture and mulberry, go to hell if you die, but you flaunt your loyalty to the Emperor and serve the country by admonishing yourself to death, and throw the charges to Your Majesty. 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, "You, you, you".
Well done! Xining felt very happy, but still sat upright and said in a long voice: "Well~, keep talking!"
At this time, the tea was served. Xining picked up the tea and took a sip, intending 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 sparse population. The agricultural tax harvest is poor all the year round, and it is a famine year from time to time. It still needs funding from the treasury." To provide disaster relief. King Duan received God’s grace and was willing to bring the local Yan people to reclaim wasteland and promote agriculture to increase the population. This is a true act of loyalty to the king.”
At this time, he imitated the old minister and raised his head, squinted his eyes, and said with a look of contempt: "Is it possible that King Duan ordered people to live well in Hanxi and go to Xinyang to reclaim wasteland?"
Okay, this Shen Kuo, this goddess loves her so much! He dared to speak for the king and 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. Dear friends, there is no need to worry too much. This matter does not need to be discussed again!"
Most of them were speechless, but five of them still knelt down and howled: "Your Majesty, please think twice. King Duan is plotting evil, and I will die to dissuade him!"
Before Xi Ning could get angry, Shen Kuo got angry first and sneered at him: "What a loyal minister! I have fully informed you of the pros and cons, yet you are still forcing me to do so. What's wrong with five hundred people going to Xinyang to settle down and reclaim wasteland? King Duan The eldest son of the late emperor, King Qin, has made great contributions. How could you have such evil intentions? You are really taking the imperial salary and the corpse to eat nothing. 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 here, you would never dare..."
"Bold!" Xining threw the tea bowl on the table hard.
The tea bowl was smashed to pieces on the gold bricks of the main hall! 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 her power 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 also frightened and wailed on the ground: "Your Majesty, forgive me. I made a mistake for a moment. I really think about your Majesty and the country. Please, Your Majesty." Observe clearly.”
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 would depend on who would compromise first this time. But this time, these guys hit the muzzle of the 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 not 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 be dismissed from their posts and changed to the sixth-grade censor Zuo Situ. They will go to Xinyang with five hundred people and their families to settle down. When Xinyang becomes prosperous, when will you request an order to return to Beijing?”
No beatings, no beheadings, and no ransacking of homes.
I have already told you that if anyone is still worried, just 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 and your Majesty is benevolent!" the crowd shouted. Compared with beheading and confiscating the house, being a censor and accompanying him was already considered a favor. You should know that mentioning the late emperor was a serious crime.
Xining made 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!"
"Sending" someone out of the palace instead of stripping off the official uniform, dragging someone out of the palace, or driving them out of the court 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.
Thinking about it now, Yushi Weng, who had always been in good health and had at least two large bowls of rice for every meal, and who had to spend the night in his concubine's house almost every day, would faint at some point. It’s time to faint!
Everyone secretly cursed, what an old fox.
Xining spoke again: "The Chief Commander ordered Shen Kuo to come forward!"
Shen Kuo knew that his time to stand out had finally come, so he immediately straightened out his official uniform, took two steps forward, knelt down, and responded clearly and sonorously: "The chief minister Shen Kuo ordered me to come to your Majesty!"
Xi Ning said slowly: "After deposing You Zhi Ming, Shen Kuo has a clear understanding of affairs and 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 looks at each other differently. He thought that he would be granted the title of Admonishing Doctor of the fifth rank at most, but unexpectedly he was rewarded with a 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 Qing Zhonglang is different from Dr. Jian Yi. Although they are both places where candidate officials are trained intensively, Dr. Jian Yi only advises and gives advice, while General Zuo Qing 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 wanted to see how many brushes he still had. If his new official takes office and solves a few old cases or discovers some major cases, he will have a bright future.
Of course, you can also be ostracized by your colleagues after taking office and be unsure of your abilities. Then we 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.
The empress wants to establish her prestige and develop her own people...the ministers understand this. This Shen Kuo really caught the opportunity!
(End of chapter)