"Don't leave your children and grandchildren behind", this is what everyone is pursuing in this era. With this model, even the most stupid courtiers can understand the benefits of the ban on logging to the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

"The ban on logging and grazing must be implemented, as soon as possible and thoroughly."

"Wei Shizhong is right, it must be implemented as soon as possible, Your Highness, I don't know if you can set up a ban on herding? Later, the Zhongshu Gate passed directly and immediately handed over to Shangshu Province for execution. ”

When he saw the ban on logging, Fang Xuanling still felt that this thing was useless, but after understanding its effect, he immediately became anxious. Even if he just mentioned the ban on grazing, he had to follow suit.

After instructing Zhang Yun to take everything away, Li Chengqian returned to his seat and said: "The ban on grazing has not been drafted, unlike the ban on logging, it is a bit difficult to implement the ban on grazing, after all, in the area where the ban on grazing is to be implemented, there are still many people who live by grazing, and it is really cruel to suddenly abolish their livelihood." Therefore, unlike the strict ban on logging, the ban on grazing should be implemented slowly. The edict decreed that officials in these places could not implement it until the people had found a means to earn a living. ”

Fang Xuanling immediately surrendered his order and drafted the decree, which was also one of the tasks of Zhongshu Province.

"What else needs to be discussed?"

Wei Zheng stood up and said: "Your Royal Highness, the selection of the Imperial History Observatory Guanfeng Envoy, Weichen has already decided on the candidates, a total of seventy people, seven people in each way, and when the selected person finishes handing over official duties, he can leave Beijing for inspection." ”

Li Chengqian nodded: "Since the candidates have been decided, then approve them to go, no state or county can be negligent, now that the Tang Dynasty has been established for fifteen years, it is time to find out the situation of the people." ”

Let Wei Zheng choose the wind watcher, and Li Chengqian will rest assured. In fact, there is not much difference between the Guanfeng envoy and the minister, the official position is not high, and the power is not great, but it can make the local officials like a great enemy. After all, the wind watcher has the right to play directly, and if it is said that any official is slacking off in office, it will really be over. The officialdom of Datang is not corrupt, at least at the local level, because of corruption and bribery, it is easy to be sentenced to death, and no one dares to try.

The Great Dynasty Meeting was actually a large-scale meeting, and after Wei Zheng was reinstated, Gao Shilian stood up.

As soon as Li Gang left, Xiao Yu retired, and Gao Shilian became an old man in the court, although he was only a secretary of the ministry, but his age was there, and no one dared to be disrespectful.

The court is not a place to talk about relatives, so Gao Shilian still has to give a gift: "Your Highness, the Ministry of Officials received a document from the East Palace yesterday, asking the Ministry of Officials to issue more than ten blank official papers, and one of them is a fourth-grade official, and the rest are sixth-grade officials, but I don't know what His Highness wants to do?" ”

Hearing Gao Shilian's question, everyone was surprised.

Among the nine grades, don't look down on the six ranks, but their importance is enough to attract everyone's attention. As for the four products, they have entered the high-end ranks, and they need to be well understood by the noble ministers.

Li Chengqian didn't expect his uncle to bring it up in the court, what a bad thing!

"It is naturally useful to ask for this blank official to be alone, and the officials only need to back up the information filled in by Lone, and don't pursue it too much. Lone can only tell you that in addition to the fourth-grade officials, although these dozen officials were all promoted in white, their importance is already wronged by the appointment of the sixth-grade official. ”

Fang Xuanling stood up and said: "Your Highness, the court has nothing to hide, these dozen people have jumped from a white cloth to a six-rank official, if it is not for amazing merits, it is not enough to match the reward, the ministers want to know, who is it and what merit has been made?" ”

Not only Fang Xuanling wanted to know, but all the courtiers were extremely curious.

The gunpowder workshop, no matter what, must be hidden, and everyone in the court knows it, so it is impossible to maintain its mystery. However, it is still okay to tell a few people to a limited extent.

Clearing his throat, Li Chengqian said: "Since Fang Xiang is curious, after the court meeting later, Gu will explain it to you personally." In this matter, Lone can only say that the fewer people who know about it, the better. Shen Gong, he will be an official later, and he will be sent to the East Palace as soon as possible. ”

Since the prince said so, Gao Shilian Fang Xuanling could only retreat.

After the bigwigs finished speaking, the prime minister of Sinong Temple, Li Xuanjiao, stood up and said: "Your Royal Highness, Sinong Temple asks His Royal Highness to give an order to Zhenguan Academy to hand over the drawings of the seeding car to Sinong Temple, the seeding truck is closely related to agricultural production, and it should be Sinong Temple who presides over production and sales." The college is a place for teaching and educating people, and it is not suitable to be contaminated with too much copper smell. Wei Chen went to the academy to visit Mr. Yang Du, and the old gentleman scoffed at the official document of Sinong Temple, saying that the academy would only accept orders from His Majesty or His Royal Highness. Weichen went to visit Yan Liben, the branch dean of the College of Engineering, and he said the same thing. Your Majesty is not here, so I can only ask Your Highness for an order. ”

After listening to Xiangli Xuan's words, Li Chengqian smiled directly.

No, why is Sinong Temple so cheeky. I asked for the design drawings of the college for no reason, but I was not ready to dig for anything? Yu Yue is not here, this guy is exhausted in Datang, so he can't be blamed. It is estimated that this is Si Nong Temple, which lacks virtue and has a crooked mind.

"Xiangli Xuan, don't tell Gu that you came up with this idea, otherwise Gu will look down on you. Plans for seeding trucks? What do you think? Haven't you heard what Lone said before? The production of seeding carts is one of the industries of the college, the industry! When did Sinong Temple get mixed up to the point of stealing other people's jobs? Want drawings? Yes, as long as the patent fee is settled, it is your Sinong Temple's ability to sell the seeding car all over Datang! ”

Li Chengqian's words made Xiang Lixuan's face red, so he could only cover his face with his sleeves and hurriedly retreated to the team. The prince was right, it was really the idle officials of their Sinong Temple who saw the importance of the seeding cart and moved their minds.

A small episode will not disturb the original rhythm of the court, Zhao Zi'an, the left attendant of the military department, stood up and arched his hand and said: "Your Royal Highness, the documents that are personally dispatched, the military department has already issued it, as long as the seal of the Zhongshu Door and His Royal Highness, you can set off, in addition, Songzhou stayed behind Han Wei asked to return to Beijing to report on his work, and Weichen did not dare to be proficient, please make a decision." ”

Han Wei is coming back?

Tang Jian hurriedly stood up and said: "Your Highness, no, Han Wei has a deep grudge against Tubo because of the defeat, he came back this time, obviously for Lu Dongzan, this time Lu Dongzan came to the Tang Dynasty, didn't he come over through Tuguhun?" You must know that after Han Wei's army was defeated, he chopped his hands and swore to kill a Tubo man when he saw him. ”

Tang Jian was in a hurry, forgetting that Lu Dongzan was also above the court.

After hearing Tang Jian's words, Lu Dongzan couldn't help but blush. Tang Jian was right, he was really afraid of Han Wei and was afraid of an incident, so he borrowed the road to enter the Tang Dynasty in Tuyuhun. Although this is the case, but now in the court of the Tang Kingdom, it cannot be admitted.

Standing up, Lu Dongzan smiled contemptuously: "Han Wei? He is coming, and the appearance is waiting for him, as long as he does not rely on the strength of the crowd, what is the fear of the appearance! It's just a defeat! ”

It was obvious that Lu Dongzan was slapping his swollen face and being fat, and Li Chengqian didn't bother to expose it.

Seeing Lu Dongzan's indifferent appearance, Tang Jian could only say: "Your Highness, Han Wei intends to leave his post without permission, do you want to reprimand him?" ”

As soon as Tang Jian's words fell, Li Jing stood up and said: "The battle of Songzhou was not the result of Han Wei's failure to resist the enemy, but the result of Tubo taking advantage of the terrain and the strength of the population. Our Datang has no precedent for punishing a general who is defeated in a battle, do you want to be the first to do so? ”

Not only Li Jing, but the generals of the previous dynasty today all looked at Tang Jian angrily. If you want to say who the generals hate the most, it must be the enemy, and the second hated is the officials of Honglu Temple, that is, there is no word for "devil translator" in this era, otherwise they will definitely forcibly buckle the officials of Honglu Temple.

Tang Jian was wronged in his heart, he was the secretary of Honglu Temple, and it was his duty to protect the safety of the envoys.

Seeing that there was a tendency to quarrel, Li Chengqian could only say: "Tang Qing is right, Han Wei should be reprimanded, compared with his duties, personal emotions should not be too cathartic." As a left-behind guard in Songzhou, he intends to lose big because of the small, which is really hateful. However, as Wei Gong said, Datang has no precedent for punishing a general who is defeated in a battle, so Han Wei cannot be punished directly, and should be rewarded first and then punished.

Fang Xiang, you draft an edict, Han Wei because of his meritorious service, chopping his hands and swearing is a model for the military, he admires it, and specially rewards a batch of air-dried beef to the soldiers of Songzhou. However, he was guilty of wanting to leave his post without permission, and he was punished for not eating air-dried beef! ”

As soon as this punishment came out, the generals laughed and discussed what kind of expression Han Wei would have after being taught by the prince, but as for Lu Dongzan, he was directly dumbfounded.

Penalties for not eating air-dried beef? What kind of punishment is this? The battle of Songzhou was obviously won by Tubo, why didn't the Tang people look a little angry?

After reporting one thing, Zhao Zi'an did not go back, but continued: "Your Highness, now that the grassland has been stabilized, do you want to withdraw the garrisons of Shuofang, Mayi, and Tieshan?" ”

Withdrawal?

Li Chengqian looked at the team of generals and asked, "Duke Wei, Duke Ying, what do you two think?" ”

Li Jing and Li Ji have experienced the first battle of the grassland, and these two people still have more right to speak.

Li Jing is used to being a puppet, and he has never spoken at the Great Dynasty Meeting, but it was an exception to speak just now because of Han Wei's matter, and now he was named again, which was very unexpected. After all, when the emperor was there, he was not bad in military strategy, and there was no need for him to speak.

Although surprised, Li Jing still stood up and said, "Your Highness, Weichen thought that he couldn't withdraw his troops. Although the grassland herdsmen 1 have stabilized, they still have no sense of belonging to the Tang Dynasty, and as long as the Central Plains relaxes supervision, it will become a disaster again. Historically, there have been examples of our Central Plains people ruling the grasslands, but now, isn't it still distinct from our Central Plains? ”

Not only Li Jing is this opinion, Li Ji also nodded and said: "Wei Gong is right, the grassland people are brave, and the army that invaded the Central Plains is composed of herdsmen many times, although Jieli and many nobles were arrested, and the Eastern Turkic regime was overthrown, but after the supervision was relaxed, there would still be a figure who integrated the herdsmen, so Weichen thought that the army could not be withdrawn." ”

Dugu Fu, the left servant of the household department, wanted to stand up and say, "The army stays in the grassland and doesn't do anything, I don't know how much grain and grass will be wasted every year, which is the biggest burden on the treasury", but when he saw Lu Dongzan, he could only shut up.

Seeing Dugu Fu's expression, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Since Duke Wei Yinggong feels that it is impossible, then he can't withdraw the army." First, it can monitor the grassland tribes without dissent, and second, it can also beware of the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo, and even the Khitan Kumoxi. If some grain and grass are wasted, it will be a drop in the bucket for our treasury. Besides, as long as the places that are exempt from taxation restart taxation, these alone will be enough to support the army to remain in the grasslands. ”

The first half of the words were said to Lu Dongzan, and the second half was said to Dugu Fu. There is no way, the treasury in the early days of the Tang Dynasty was too weak, and in such a situation, the Eastern Turks were also killed, which can be said to be thanks to this group of iron roosters in the household department. It is precisely because of their calculations that they can ensure that the imperial court has persisted until now with that meager tax.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian continued: "Dugu Fu, the household department must not be short of grain and grass for the grassland garrison, and they must maintain sufficient combat strength. ”

As soon as he thought of the fullness of the treasury after the resumption of taxation, Dugu Fu was refreshed, and when he heard this, he naturally stood up with a smile and took his life.

Seeing that no one was out of class again, Li Chengqian took out a letter from the table and began to announce the promotion of officials and the change of titles. This was prepared by the emperor before leaving, and these two things were only more effective if they were announced at the time of the great court meeting.

The change of official position is a big event for the court, and those who have been promoted to the official position have bowed down to thank the prince, and they all laughed and accepted the congratulations of their colleagues.

Once the announcement is over, the court meeting is over.

The hundred officials left the Taiji Palace, returned to the official office, and went home, while Fang Xuanling was waiting in front of the palace, expecting the prince to give a reasonable explanation for the official's complaint.

The road is obviously not a good place to talk, so Fang Xuanling didn't mention this matter, but said: "Your Highness's model is really vivid, and the ban on logging and grazing is imperative!" The old minister read His Royal Highness's decree, and the terms of the ban on logging can be said to be impeccable! ”

Hearing Fang Xuanling's sycophants, Li Chengqian was angry, and said angrily: "You just pat the sycophants, the lonely ones feel refreshed, so as to reduce the workload of Zhongshu Province, right?" It's not that Lone said you, although you have the meaning of touching the bottom of Lonely, but you can't be in collusion with Wei Zheng to take the folds, don't think that Lone doesn't know that there are a lot of twists and turns in the province of Zhongshu during this time, and it is clear that there are more terms. ”

Seeing that his plan was exposed, Fang Xuanling didn't feel embarrassed at all, but laughed and said, "Your Highness has found out?" But it's not like this can't be said on the surface. Your Highness, Your Majesty has ordered Lao Wei and other powerful ministers to assist and teach you, that is, to train you to be a perfect successor. Although you are only thirteen years old this year, a thirty-year-old courtier may not be more thoughtful and thoughtful than you! People who are so smart that Lao Chen and others have only seen them in their lives, so they can't help but make a piece of jade more perfect. ”

After listening to Fang Xuanling's explanation, Li Chengqian couldn't cry or laugh. Feelings themselves have become a processed product, which needs to be processed by so many people.

It didn't take long for the two of them to walk to Zhongshu Province with a smile, and on the way, the officials of the Ministry of Officials sent the blank officials to him.

After entering the lobby of Zhongshu Province and retiring everyone, Li Chengqian sat on Fang Xuanling's table and began to fill in the names and appointments of officials.

The first one is Ouyang Shuo's, he was originally a young superintendent of the ordnance superintendent, and he was on the fifth grade, but there was still a lot of moisture on this fifth grade, and he was also on the fifth grade.

Now that he has left the ordnance superintendent, even if he is not promoted, giving him the official position of a Zhongsan doctor will be more glorious than the original.

From the middle doctor under the fourth grade, he is a civil and prose official. The so-called loose officials are actually those who are specially used by the emperor to reward meritorious people, but do not hold specific positions. This is very good, the officials of the gunpowder workshop must not be included in the official system of the imperial court, otherwise, there is no way to keep it secret.

Seeing the name of "Ouyang Shuo", Fang Xuanling was surprised: "Ouyang Shuo, the young eunuch of the Ordnance Prison? This person disappeared a few days ago, and now there are only a few masters in the ordnance superintendent, and Wei Zheng is preparing to impeach him, why did he appear on this notice? ”

The officials of various parts of the imperial court, not to mention all, but at least eighty percent of the names, Fang Xuanling still remembers.

After filling in the confession, he casually picked up the big seal of Zhongshu Province on the table and stamped it, and Li Chengqian said: "This is the person, but he can't serve in the ordnance superintendent now, and there are more important things that he needs to do." Fang Xiang, you have also been through the battle formation, tell me, how powerful is the eight-bull crossbow? ”

Fang Xuanling just thought about it for a while, and then gasped. The power of this thing is really terrifying, and an arrow can pass through three or four people without pressure, which can be said to be the most terrifying weapon in the army.

"The power of the Eight Bull Crossbow is incomparable, why did Your Highness talk about this?"

Stretched out his hand and touched Fang Xuanling's teapot, and saw that it was cold, so he didn't have the heart to drink.

Taking out the second one, Li Chengqian said as he wrote: "Ouyang Shuo and these dozen people were sent to the secret stronghold of the Hundred Cavalry Division to be monitored by Lone to make a weapon more powerful than the Eight Bull Crossbow. The importance of this weapon is one in the sky and one in the ground compared to the eight-ox crossbow. You must know that the pulley set was just a non-disclosure agreement for the people who learned it, but this time, they had to be monitored, and even their families could not touch it. Lone promised these people, they took out their freedom, but Lone could only return them a small official position, or a loose official, I felt very sorry for them, what did Fang Xiang think? ”

A weapon more powerful than an eight-bull crossbow?

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling no longer had the intention of delving, and turned his face with a wry smile. He knew that the names of these people were not what he should see, and when he saw a "Ouyang Shuo", it was already Meng Lang.