After Xia Yuanji learned about the plight of the officials, he felt that this matter was related to the dignity and popularity of the imperial court, and it had to be resolved first.

"It's better to allocate some money from the treasury first, and the right to advance the money and spend the New Year for the time being. ”

The head of the household department died in the hands of Yu Chaoen, so the current household department is all the left servant Wei Wenqian in charge of the general affairs, and when he heard that Xia Yuanji was going to transfer money and grain from the treasury, he said with a bitter face:

"The treasury is now empty, and now the catastrophe has just ended, and all kinds of ruins are waiting to be lifted...... In fact, it has long been unable to make ends meet, and it is really difficult to continue...... Not to mention the extra allocation......"

What Wei Wenqian said is the truth, and the problem of the emptiness of the treasury is not new now, it has been unable to make ends meet since the first year of Zhide, but at that time, Fang Xuan and Cui Jian presided over government affairs, although they have always been clumsy, but there is no problem.

However, it was not until the Tubo captured Chang'an that Cui Chuan was implicated in the political struggle against the crown prince and stepped down, and the government was completely chaotic, and the fall of Chang'an made this chaos even worse. After this series of catastrophes, although the Shenwu Army recovered Chang'an, the shortcomings in Chang'an City have been accumulated for a long time, and it is by no means something that the Shenwu Army can relieve overnight.

Xia Yuanji felt that although the matter of the dispersion of officials' wealth was only their personal encounter, if this problem was not handled well, it would definitely be big or small, and he thought that it was difficult to fully control it with his own ability and solve it together.

"This matter will be discussed after the old man has asked Doctor Qin to make a plan, and please tell each other that the court will never ignore the living problems of the officials!"

The officials made a feeble praise for Xia Yuanji's statement, and then dispersed. Xia Yuanji couldn't sit still when he had something on his mind, and when the officials had left the political hall, he went straight to the Shenwu Army Marshal Hall in the north of the city to see Qin Jin.

Xia Yuanji first reported on various matters related to the merits, and then expressed his concern about the difficulties of the officials' lives with great anxiety.

Qin Jin also heard a little about the situation of the officials, but it was never as miserable as Xia Yuanji had heard, as long as these people were in their positions, money was not a problem at all, and the reason why they sold miserably was probably to hope that the imperial court would give them an excuse to make money openly.

"The generals of the Shenwu Army have no point in describing Qin's merits, and as for Qin's entry into the political hall, it must be considered in the long run. ”

Xia Yuanji said:

"The imperial court has recovered the two capitals, and Doctor Qin is the first contribution, if they all push and push, I'm afraid the officials will not agree......"

The refusal to be promoted was carefully considered by Qin Jin, and it was not deliberately pretended to be humble, now that he is only thirty years old, he has already been promoted to the title of the prince of the country, and he has a high position in the court, if he further becomes the prime minister, or the king, it is equivalent to pushing himself to the forefront, and it also makes it difficult for people in the world not to associate themselves with the usurper King Wei Wu.

In the final analysis, Qin Jin attaches importance to strength, and as for false fame, it is more often just something that makes people suffer.

"Xia Xianggong doesn't need to persuade anymore, Qin's qualifications are far from enough to sit in the position of prime minister, if he sits reluctantly, it will only make Qin a target of criticism from all over the world, I wonder if Xia Xianggong can understand Qin's hardships?"

Xia Yuanji was stunned when he heard this, in his opinion, at Qin Jin's age, he should chase fame and fortune, but the fact is so calm and sophisticated, just this is enough to conclude that this son is definitely not a thing in the pool.

"The old man can save it!"

After thinking for a while, Qin Jin smiled again:

"Qin Mou thinks that there is no one in the court who is more suitable for the post of Zhongshu Ling than Xia Xianggong, but the meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, and many things are not achieved quickly, I don't know if Xia Xianggong can understand Qin's good intentions?"

His statement made Xia Yuanji taken aback, and his heart was pounding even more, the middle school under the school was already unattainable, and now he had Qin Jin's promise to stabilize the prime minister's head of the Zhongshu order, for a while, he had mixed feelings, and he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

"Doctor Qin is so kind to Xia, even if Xia is full of liver and brain, he can't repay it......"

Qin Jin smiled and said:

"Xia Xianggong doesn't have to be like this, Qin believes that Xia Xianggong's ability is absolutely capable and qualified to lead the country's politics!"

For a moment, Xia Yuanji was a little flustered, and he even forgot what his purpose was for coming to see Qin Jin.

After Xia Yuanji's mood calmed down, Qin Jin once again mentioned the plan for the selection of the crown prince. All the courtiers in Beijing, all officials above the fifth grade, were eligible to participate in the selection, and Xia Yuanji was taken aback when he heard this plan.

"There are thousands of officials above the fifth grade in Beijing, if they are all involved, this, this is ...... Isn't it just a mess?"

Qin Jin smiled and said nothing, his purpose was not only to select the crown prince, but more importantly, to make the selected prince and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty have an indelible relationship, because the new prince candidate is selected by all officials above the fifth rank, once those forces who oppose the Shenwu Army question this, these officials are bound to protect their vested interests. To put it bluntly, Qin Jin wanted to tie the courtiers to the same chariot as him.

However, there is no need to talk about these psychological thoughts with Xia Yuanji, Xia Yuanji only needs to be his prime minister.

In addition to the way of selecting the crown prince, there is another major event, that is, the punishment of Li Xu, the king of Xiang. Under the excavation and investigation of Tian Chengsi and Zhang Jie, many of Li Yan's evil deeds were made public, and the number of his evil deeds far exceeded people's imagination.

All of a sudden, Li Xuan became the target of everyone's shouting and killing, and it seemed that it would be difficult for Li Xuan to calm his anger if he did not die.

Qin Jin also specially satisfied the people's anger to vent their anger, and ordered an unprecedented public trial of Li Xu, outside the Xingqing Palace in the square adjacent to the East Market, the bamboo shed and the banner waving in the wind attracted a large number of people to come to see the excitement.

However, the Shenwu military had already made careful arrangements for martial law, and only officials in Beijing were allowed to enter the venue to observe the trial, because it was these resentful officials who were targeted at this move. And the people in Chang'an City, because of the fall of Chang'an, suffered the most serious injuries, it was these officials in Beijing.

In order to let all the grievances of these officials be vented, they must find a suitable outlet for them, and Li Xu, the king of Xiang, jumped out at the right time, even if he was unlucky and hit the muzzle of the gun.

In fact, when Chang'an City fell, there were many people who deliberately attached themselves to Tubo, and Qin Jin did not deliberately seek trouble with Li Xu, the king of Xiang, just because of this desire for profit, he harmed himself.

As a prisoner awaiting trial, Li Jie was already nervous and frightened and could not stand, and Zhang Jie, one of the chief judges, ordered someone to carry a stool and place it in the center of the high platform, and ordered the soldiers in charge of escorting him to place it on the stool.

Being at the mercy of others in such a public view is an insult to a nobleman like Li Xuan, but sometimes the bottom line that people can tolerate in order to survive is very flexible, and at this moment he still fantasizes that as long as he cooperates with everything, maybe he will be saved from death.

However, as Zhang Jie read out the confessions that recorded his evil deeds one by one, the officials in the audience were furious, took off their boots and threw them on the stage.

And the resentment and anger of the officials are not all because of Li Xu, Li Hao is just an idle prince no matter how evil he does, the real anger of the officials comes from the fall of Chang'an, Yu Chaoen's persecution of them, but Yu Chaoen died early, so he was saved from the liquidation before his death.

However, the comrades who were once attached to Yu Chaoen, as well as the most hard-working lackeys, are still alive, and they have also been dragged to the high platform. But the treatment of these people is not as good as Li Xu, regardless of rank and status, one by one the five flowers are tied up by the Shenwu Army soldiers and kneel down to the officials at the venue, and there is a wooden plaque weighing twenty or thirty catties around their necks, on which are written their names and places of origin and some evil deeds.

The so-called public trial is actually not a public trial, the trial has been completed long before this, and all Zhang Jie needs to do is to read out everyone's crimes in public.

Yu Chaoen's minions were powerful at the beginning, and the people who died in their hands, as well as countless people who died under their hands, and the officials were even more excited, regardless of the dignity of the officials, gritting their teeth and shouting kill, kill, kill!

Zhang Jie also did as the officials wished, after reading out the crimes of these people, he announced the punishment of them, and without exception they were all sentenced to beheading, including Li Xu. With the announcement of the punishment of the beheading, the executioners ripped off the high platform one by one in order and pulled them down on the execution ground also set up in Dongshi to execute them on the spot. One head after another was cut off, and under the stimulation of blood, people's emotions were ignited to the extreme.

When he heard that he had been sentenced to be beheaded, fear and despair made him unable to help but be incontinent in public, and feces and urine came out together......

However, in the midst of this exciting and fiery situation, a trace of discordant sound suddenly appeared.

"Wronged, wronged......"

It's just that this discordant sound was quickly drowned out by the shouts of thousands of people. Finally, someone noticed that a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy in Tsing Yi appeared under the high platform, holding a piece of paper in his hand, with a big injustice written on it.

Qin Jin, who was watching the execution from afar, also noticed this unexpected episode, the people who could watch the execution as usual were officials in Beijing, and the martial law of the Shenwu Army was unprecedentedly strict, in other words, the reason why the young man could appear in the venue was that he must be a court official or a person with a title.

Soon, the teenager's identity was recognized.

"This, this is not the King of Huaiyang?"