After more than a month, Li Xin and the others finally returned to Chang'an City. Li Xin felt sorry, had an outdated reunion dinner with Zhou Ting, and then hurriedly went to work. Over the past year or so, most of the Huashan Army's energy has been focused on civil affairs, and in contrast, there has been little movement in the military. In this way, there will naturally be more official documents on Li Xin's desk.

Although the Sixth Ministry was established, all the official documents sent had to be approved by Li Xin, the general, in the end. What Wang Meng did was to read the official document first, figure out the things in it, and then write his own handling opinions later.

In this way, Li Xin's pressure will be much less. In terms of Wang Meng's ability, most of the things can be put forward very good measures, and Li Xin almost did it.

There are only a few things, which may be related to many aspects, and Wang Meng and they can't draw conclusions, so Li Xin can only make the decision himself.

Judging from the current strength of the Huashan Army, there is naturally no problem with such an approach, after all, there are only so many officials. All the official documents added together will not accumulate a lot of money.

However, as the strength becomes stronger and the territory becomes larger and larger, this approach may slowly change. After all, Li Xin is just a person, not a god, and it is impossible to put everything on himself.

On the first day of work, Li Xin's mood was still very good, after all, now he was no longer the cold home behind him. When he thinks about this, he is full of energy when he works. However, when he saw an official letter sent from below, it ruined his good mood.

The official document was sent by the next county order of Tianshui County, and there was only one thing said on the entire official document, that is, let Li Xin be the king!

"Tell me all! What do you think about this? After Li Xin read it three times, he had some thoughts in his heart, so he called Wang Meng and other six Shangshu over, and after showing them the official documents, he asked.

Wang Meng and the others didn't speak, in fact, this official document was sent a year ago, and they had already read it before, so they were very familiar with the content on it.

It is precisely because of this matter~ that the stakes are so high, so they can't handle it themselves, so they can only send the official document to Li Xin's desk intact.

Although he is only a king, not an emperor, the significance of this matter is not trivial. Everyone present understood that once Li Xinzhen did this, it would mean that he would officially set up his own door.

Of course, there's really nothing about it. The real problem is that after doing this, the little blurred space with Jiang Zuo does not exist.

Although the real discerning people understand in their hearts that the two sides are actually two forces today, neither side has torn this layer of window paper, and has always maintained a tacit understanding.

When the time comes, the current good situation may be head-on and become different. This is actually not a good thing for Huashan Army.

Wang Meng and they all know this, and logically speaking, at this time, they should actually persuade Li Xin not to call him the king. But they weren't sure what Li Xin meant, so they didn't dare to speak rashly.

After all, there is a taboo in this kind of thing. Especially for a Fu Qin official like Liang Pinglao, he had already experienced it once when he was in Fu Jian, so he was naturally more cautious at this time.

At the beginning, Fu Jian was also a person who could speak well, and after entering Guanzhong, a minister advised him not to be king. As a result, he was killed by Fu Jian soon after after finding an excuse.

Liang Ping still remembers this incident deeply. Although in the past few years under Li Xin, he knew that Li Xin was not the kind of person who killed by words, but after all, he had too much to do, so he didn't dare to express his opinion.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Xin had to name and say: "Jingluo, let's talk about it first!" How can this matter be resolved? ”

Wang Meng has a special status in the Huashan Army, and asking him at this time is something that everyone expected, and Wang Meng himself knows that he can't escape. Therefore, after a moment of silence, he replied: "In the opinion of the lower officials, it is better for the general to postpone this matter!" ”

The implication is that he does not agree with him now being king!

"Tell me why!" Li Xin's expression remained unchanged and said lightly.

"There are two reasons, one is that our own strength is not particularly strong! Second, there are still a lot of enemies around us, for the time being, maintaining a good relationship with Jiang Zuo will benefit us more! Wang Meng looked directly at Li Xin and said slowly.

"Tian He, what do you think?" Li Xin didn't say anything, looked at Tian He, and asked.

"In the opinion of the following officials, I naturally hope that this matter can be done! Not to mention being the king, even the emperor is not a problem! If the general really does this, I am afraid that the whole army will be even more rejoicing! Tian He's view is obviously different, and he supports him as king.

However, his opinion is not his own personal opinion, but he should say that he said this from the standpoint of their military department and from the standpoint of hundreds of thousands of officers and men of the Huashan Army. After all, military personnel only think about the problems of war, and do not think about the politics behind them.

For the officers and soldiers of the Huashan Army, if Li Xin is called the king or even the emperor, they will become the king's division at that time. Whether it is a foreign war or a defense of the homeland, it will be more justifiable. Of course, it will also be more clear where the enemy is.

With Li Xin's position in the Huashan army today, no one will oppose him whether he wants to be the king or the emperor, especially the key army. This is also the reason why Wang Meng and they will not directly raise objections, because everyone knows that this is actually a matter of public expectation.

"Liang Shangshu, what do you think?" Li Xin still didn't say, and looked at Liang Pinglao again.

"In the opinion of the following officials, although it is okay to be the king at this time, it is a little too early after all!" Liang Ping had no choice but to speak his mind.

This statement is a bit vague, and it can be regarded as neither opposing nor agreeing. It's just that the time has not come to do this.

"What does Zhou Yushi think?" Li Xin then asked his father-in-law.

In private, for Zhou Fang's words, he probably had to respectfully call his father-in-law. But in a formal setting! You have to do official business, and you can directly commensurate with your official position. There is no way, the level is not something that Li Xin can completely eliminate all at once.

"Xia Guan thinks Liang Shangshu's words are reasonable!" Zhou Fangyan replied succinctly.

"General, the key to how to deal with this matter is not us, but yourself, General! If you really want to be the king at this time, you can do it with our current strength, as long as we are ready, we can declare the world! In this matter, no matter how the general decides, the lower officials and others will obey! Wang Meng arched his hand and said.

"Everything is under the orders of the general!" Several other people also said in unison.

"I've already made up my mind! It is not feasible to be the king, as Jing Luo said, we still need to maintain a good relationship with Jiang Zuo now. In this way, you will be able to put more energy into other enemies. As for what happens in the future, let it be! Li Xin looked at everyone for a while, and then said slowly.

Hearing this, Wang Meng and the others couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. At least, Li Xin was not attracted by this false name, and thus made a strategic mistake.

From this point of view, everyone can't help but feel a lot of emotion. After all, it is a blessing to meet such a wise leader!

"It's wise for the general to do this, but how to reply to this official document?" Wang Meng asked.

"Well, the officials below don't want to work for the benefit of the people, they don't know how to be diligent in political affairs, they only know how to figure out their intentions. The wind can't rise! The Ministry of Officials issued a document to apply for compensation, and a fine of half a year, and no promotion within one year! Li Xin thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, the lower official will deal with this matter as soon as he goes back!" Wang Meng hurriedly responded.

When everyone heard this method, they knew what Li Xin thought. Although he said that he was dissatisfied with this person's above, he did not severely punish that person for this incident.

The best way to do this is to make other officials remember it for a long time. The important thing is that the matter of claiming the king is perfunctory.

As everyone said, it is not a question of not being king, but of not being able to be a king. If there is such an opportunity, Li Xin will not be polite, after all, he is obviously more capable of creating a better world, why not do it!

Through this incident, Li Xin and Wang Meng, the core officials of the Huashan Army, can be regarded as reaching a tacit understanding. The matter of claiming the throne has been put aside for the time being, and, if there are no special circumstances for a while, I am afraid that no one will mention it again.

"By the way, when I was patrolling the border this time, I passed through the scrolls and other places, and I saw this official document again today. This gave me some new ideas! After dealing with this matter, Li Xin suddenly remembered the matter of Zhujuan County, and said.

"I wonder what the general thinks?" Wang Meng asked.

"Although there are now officials to assess, there are patrols in the local patrol, and there are some supervisors who are secretly supervising, but it seems that there are still some defects after all! Especially for lower-level officials! Therefore, I have decided to start this year, and randomly select 10 officials from all over the country from time to time to report on their work in Chang'an, and I will personally evaluate them! ”。

"This ..... Wouldn't it seem too cumbersome? Especially the general has a lot of opportunities, and the government and military affairs are busy, so I am afraid that it will be inconvenient! Hearing this thought, Wang Meng couldn't help frowning.

"I've only seen ten people a year, so what trouble can I have! After all, those officials below still have to see is believing! Li Xin shook his head and said resolutely.