Chapter 68: Presiding
Liu Yu, who was in the midst of Yanfu, didn't know that he was about to make the headlines of the next day of the 'Lin'an News', the reason was very simple, not only did he return the summons of the political hall, but also spoke disrespectfully to the straight people who came to summon him, the Great Song Dynasty has been in power for more than 300 years, although this kind of thing is not unique, but it must be rare.
The government hall was silent, the two heads of the palace, the officials of several ministries, and the people at the top of the Great Song Dynasty looked at each other, and finally could only look at Chen Yizhong, the left minister who presided over the center, Chen Yizhong swept in the other direction expressionlessly, the empty seat there was Liumengyan, he did not wait in the palace today, but went to the palace to issue the decree in the palace to Wang Entropy's family.
The promotion of the three dukes, the addition of the feudal city, the conferral of the name, and the shadow of the descendants are all due meanings in the title, let a prime minister instead of a lieutenant official to announce the decree, of course, for the sake of the deceased Lao Pingzhang, is it enviable? Chen Yizhong didn't think that among the several important military affairs of the dynasty, Wang Entropy's fate was very good, but in terms of actual performance, he was afraid that he would not be ranked, what should such vanity do.
"How dare he do this" A voice pulled Chen Yizhong back to reality, he raised his eyes and saw that the sixty-two-year-old Wu Jianji, a fellow privy councilor, was angry, his voice trembled a little, what did he want to say in the end? 'Arrogant', 'domineering' or 'rude', Chen Yizhong shook his head and stood up.
"Yankai." It's not a big court meeting, it's a little tactful, and it's usually untouched, but after all, this is a political hall, and a few old people immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look at the chic posture of the forty-year-old auxiliary ministers.
"Don't be angry with him, it's not worth it." Chen Yizhong had already walked in front of the straight body that bowed his head and didn't dare to come out, and Wen Yan persuaded, Wu Jian was still panting, but he didn't say any more.
To be honest, when he first heard the report, he also thought that Liu Yu had been too popular recently, and he didn't know who he was, but after thinking about it, a person who could endure for months just to break out once would be this brainless and arrogant style of the Ya Nei? Thinking about the person standing behind him, Chen Yizhong had to make a few more turns, if not, then what was his purpose in doing this.
"When you arrived at his house, did you go in?" Chen Yizhong turned to the straight house, still speaking softly, without any condescension.
"When I returned to the minister, my subordinates were only led into the front yard, and he was also sitting there, and there was no one else at that time."
"Is there anything unusual in his house? For example, does anyone cry? Chen Yizhong continued to ask noncommittally.
Zhishe thought about it in a daze, except for the murder point to himself, he really couldn't see any difference, his shaking head made Chen Yi's center move, originally thought it was a vent after losing his wife, but now it seems that there is really something hidden, why? Hasn't it been determined by the Tai Hospital that he can't be saved, Chen Yizhong felt that his thoughts were a little chaotic, and the thing of 'coming back from the dead' was beyond his imagination.
"Go down." After all, he is the prime minister of a country, and his face does not change and he calls people back, this kind of performance is immediately compared with the attitude of that kid in his heart, and the advantages and disadvantages are judged, and the faint whispers did not affect Chen Yizhong's train of thought, and his eyes have drifted out of the hall.
The political hall was originally built according to the remaining veins of Wushan, which was more than one step higher than other places in the city, plus the platform that was more than eight steps high, looking out from him, directly over the palace city, Lin'an City in the distance was separated by a tofu block-like market, there would be thousands of lights lit up at night, Chen Yizhong was confident that there was no such beautiful scenery in the world, but at this moment he had no intention of appreciating it.
Standing here, equivalent to standing at the top of the whole country, how many people with lofty ideals dream of, not far from the Daqing Hall is only one weight higher, the meaning is 'one person under ten thousand people', in order to stand here, how much reputation did he give up, how much price did he pay? How can you be deceived by a boy who does not know the height of the sky?
In a few days, it will be a big court meeting, in order to finalize the matter before this, he has to make this decision, let that kid enter to inquire, he can calculate that the other party uses various reasons to prevaricate, tired, injured, sick and even lose his wife, or even ignore it, but in any case, he never imagined that he would turn his face regardless of face.
In terms of results, it is a hundred times better than Chen Yizhong imagined in advance, but why is he not supported in his heart? Words like fearless, pampered and arrogant are not used, then there are still hole cards, if you don't figure this out, Chen Yizhong always feels that there is a crisis ahead, although he himself thinks it is impossible, because as soon as Lao Pingzhang leaves, he is already the first person here, who dares to touch him!
"Chen Xianggong." When he turned around, Chen Yizhong had already regained his previous calm expression, and he smiled slightly at the concern of Wu Jian and the others.
"Okay, let's move on." Everyone was surprised again that an incident that was like a humiliation was just settled, what a mind.
Ignoring everyone's strange eyes, Chen Yizhong walked to the couch in the middle without hesitation, which was originally Wang Entropy's special seat, in order to make the old minister more comfortable, he is not old, but he must also sit on it, because this is the system.
"Fujian Road reported that the supply of military food is becoming increasingly tight, and the output along the way is no longer enough.
Wu Jian opened his mouth first, although this matter was only to buy food, because it was for military supplies, so the report was directly submitted to the cardinal, and the military situation has always been a priority, so as soon as he said it, it immediately caused a discussion in the hall.
The reason for the discussion will naturally not be where to buy food, but this war suddenly reappeared in the field of vision of the imperial court in such a way, even Chen Yizhong was a little puzzled when he heard it, and when he took the report in Wu Jian's hand, he also took a special look at the final payment, which was actually just a few days ago.
"How many centaurs are there in Jinming?" This is the crux of the matter, he has been in charge of the cardinal mansion for a long time, and he knows a little bit.
According to his own words, troops and horses have arrived in the prefectures of Fujian and Guangdong, and the total number has reached more than 60,000, and after eliminating the old and weak, there are still 40,000 soldiers who can fight, and he is stepping up his training in order to break the enemy with one blow." Wu Jian roughly flipped through and reported a number.
"Why can't this be supplied?" The question was asked by an old man in purple.
"This is just a soldier, there are more than 50,000 people and auxiliaries from all walks of life, and they also have to eat." Wu Jian glanced at him, flipped through the military newspaper in his hand again, and explained.
Jin Ming took a trick here, and counted as many as 40,000 She people into the auxiliaries, so as to explain the reason why his troops were insufficient and he had been unable to take down the traitors, and these people here had a number of soldiers and horses on both sides, and the ones that were registered and those that could be used were not the same concept, and no one doubted anything about this, which would seem very ignorant.
"Why haven't the soldiers and horses arrived in Guangxi?" Chen Yizhong keenly noticed this and immediately asked the point.
"That's why he came to the book to complain to us, saying that the edict had been issued early in the morning, and there was nothing to do in Guangxi, but he just sent a small official to say that the situation had changed, and it was inconvenient for the soldiers and horses to move lightly." Wu Jian smiled bitterly and shook his head.
The military newspaper was written for a long time, Chen Yizhong read it at a glance and read it in ten lines, and it took a lot of effort, in fact, most of the above were complaining, food, ordnance, soldiers, etc., but these are all facts, otherwise there will be another report on Fujian Road, how can he have time to take care of these now, at least Jin Ming's use of troops is still stable, and there should be no major abnormalities.
"Then let's discuss, I think this matter is quite urgent, you have any opinions." Chen Yizhong habitually continued, and only reacted when he saw Wu Jian's expression, he is now the one who makes the decision, not the one who puts forward the opinion, so he quickly changed his words.
"It should be as agreed, the household department here to say hello, this year's tax will not be put into the warehouse first, and the price will be shipped to Fujian Road, which will be delivered locally in Fuzhou, and it will also save the loss of going back and forth." It turned out that the old man in purple clothes was the head of the household, and this position was originally just a place to send Lu, and after the reform of Yuanfeng, the three envoys were abolished, and the household department benefited the most, and it became the most important financial audit department in the country.
"What do you think?" Chen Yizhong is slowly adapting to the change of identity, and said in the tone of the host.
"It's a good idea to be cheap."
"Well, there is no objection from the military department."
"It works."
In fact, it is just a common practice, the flow of silver in this period is not large, copper money is in short supply, most of the taxes are collected in the form of physical objects, the middle of the folding, loss is a big head, the household to do this, it is indeed a double win, no one can come up with a better way, of course, in one fell swoop.
The next deliberations are not surprising, they are all urgent matters that some departments cannot make their own decisions, and after these problems are settled, they must form a document and send it to the palace, and cover the imperial seal before it can finally take effect. When things were done, it was already dark, and when he stepped out of the lobby, Chen Yizhong was still a little surprised, this was the first time he presided over the government, and now he feels only one word, tired.
"Yankai, let's talk about something directly." In the face of this senior, who was almost twenty years older than himself, Chen Yizhong did not have the slightest politeness, and the other party was also accustomed to it.
"It's not the mess in Guangxi." Wu Jian looked at the colleagues who were walking down the steps, his tone seemed a little helpless, Chen Yizhong heard what he meant, there was another hidden meaning here.
The matter is not big, the Luchen who is in charge of Guangxi and the leader of the army are all in contradiction, the two have been fighting a lawsuit for more than half a year, this kind of thing is not a military situation, of course it can't be presented to him, and now he is fully presiding over the work, and the matter has only been revealed.
All the way the handsome minister can not control the soldiers and horses in the road, this is not a strange news, Chen Yizhong is very clear, Li Fu in Luzhou is the same experience, Guangxi is too far away, now can not be put in his heart, he is now the actual ruler of the country, the focus should be deeper.
"Hold it down, don't be in a hurry in advance, Jin Ming, the cardinal government still has to send a letter to urge, the war in Quanzhou will end as soon as possible, and the court will be able to get out of trouble as soon as possible."
After getting clear instructions, Wu Jian arched his hand to speak to him, Chen Yizhong subconsciously glanced back at the lobby in the middle, and then in the entourage that caught up, he stepped down the steps and walked in the direction of Hening Gate.