Liu Xiu wanted to test the waters, so he naturally wanted to see the opinions of ministers such as Deng Yu, Jia Fu, Zhu Fu, Hou Ba, and Bao Yong.

Deng Yu, Jia Fu and others all lowered their heads and were silent in thought.

The removal of the lieutenant is too big, and there are too many aspects involved, and it is not a question of being able to analyze the pros and cons for a while.

Just when everyone was silent and secretly pondering, Zhang Kun's coughing sound came from outside the main hall.

Liu Xiu raised his eyes to look outside the hall, only to see Zhang Kun looking inside, Liu Xiu raised his head and said, "Zhang Kun, come in!" ”

Zhang Kun hurriedly entered the main hall, came to Liu Xiu's approach, and whispered: "Your Majesty, the queen just sent someone over to invite your majesty to Changqiu Palace to taste tea, and the queen also invited Yin nobles, Xu Meiren and Xi Meiren. ”

Liu Xiu sighed and whispered: "You send someone to reply to the queen, I am discussing with you on important matters now, and I can't go over today." ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

Zhang Kun agreed and exited the hall.

Liu Xiu looked at everyone and said: "The revocation of the Du Lieutenant, I have also thought about it, the authority of the Du Lieutenant is highly overlapping with that of the Taishou, and the Du Wei has almost become a fictitious position that only receives the money.

The removal of the officials of the Governor series can greatly reduce the number of officials and subordinates of the county government, and it will save a lot of expenses every year! ”

Jia Fu said: "Your Majesty, you are too conservative in government affairs, and the commander is in charge of military affairs, if you remove the captain, is the authority of the governor too great?" ”

Liu Xiu said: "Under the Taishou, there is the supervision of the county government, above the Taishou, there is the supervision of the state government, and there are also imperial envoys and subordinates to inspect the Quartet, even if the Taishou power is expanded, it is also under the control of the imperial court." ”

After a pause, he added: "What's more, the county government, the county government, and the state capital have to reduce the local army, and the existence of the lieutenant has achieved little effect!" ”

The local army is to be greatly reduced, and the county government has a county lieutenant, and the county lieutenant is responsible for the security of all places, so why is there any need for the lieutenant to stay?

Deng Yu thought about it for a long time, owed it to Liu Xiu, and said: "Weichen thinks that it is feasible to remove the captain!" ”

Hou Ba and Bao Yong also said one after another: "Weichen seconded the proposal. ”

Hearing that Deng Yu, Hou Ba, and Bao Yong all agreed to remove the captain, Liu Xiu's face showed a smile, nodded, and said: "In this way, this matter can be raised in the court tomorrow and discussed with the ministers." ”

In order to cope with the tight financial situation, Liu Xiu decided to streamline the local bureaucracy and reduce the local army, the most important of which was to cut the county government's lieutenant system.

The official position of Du Wei was already in place as early as the Warring States Period, until the Han Dynasty, when the official in charge of the county army was renamed Du Wei, making the official position of Du Wei an official of the county government, and it has been used to this day.

When Liu Xiu was in power, the first knife of streamlining the bureaucratic system was cut on the head of the governor.

The abolition of the lieutenant system is indeed a great streamlining of the county government, but it also has a very serious consequence.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, during the Three Kingdoms period, the root cause of why the local Taishou had so much power to support the army and become a warlord separatist force that dominated one side was Liu Xiu's knife.

When the central court was powerful, the imperial history of the Son of Heaven and the officials of the subordinate departments inspected the place, which could indeed greatly limit the authority of the Taishou.

However, when the central court was in decline, and the imperial historians and subordinate officials were completely unable to restrain the local officials, the Taishou, who controlled the military and political power of a county, was completely single-handedly covering the sky at the local level.

There are two sides to everything, and the same is true for reform, there are both good and bad sides.

When Liu Xiu was in power, the central court was highly centralized, and Liu Xiu was fully capable of firmly controlling power. New Bayi Chinese Network debuted

However, there is only one emperor like Liu Xiu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there is only one in the entire history of China, and the successors after Liu Xiu do not have such a high talent as Liu Xiu, let alone such a strong ability as Liu Xiu, and the disadvantages of cutting off the Duwei system are gradually revealed.

Liu Xiu is a human being, not a god, he can't calculate what will happen to him a hundred years later, in short, for now, in his eyes, the county government's lieutenant system is completely redundant and useless, and if it can be streamlined as soon as possible, it should be started as soon as possible.

In the Qingliang Palace, Liu Xiu and his confidants discussed the reform, and on the other side, in the Changqiu Palace, Guo Shengtong held a tea party and invited Yin Lihua, Xu Xiling, and Xi Cheying to come.

Guo Shengtong also sent someone to invite Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu was busy there, so he resigned from the future.

Guo Shengtong makes people boil Jingshan tea.

Jingshan tea is produced in Qiantang, which is located in Wu County, Yangzhou, which has not yet belonged to the Luoyang Imperial Court, and the tea transported from Qiantang is also particularly precious.

Yin Lihua, Xu Xiling, and Xi Cheying were invited by Guo Shengtong to the garden of the Changqiu Palace, and several people sat in the pavilion to drink tea.

Jingshan tea is new green, after boiling, like jade, the boiled tea is also light green, the aroma is refreshing, soaked in people's spleen.

Guo Shengtong took the teacup and said happily: "Yin nobles, Xu Meiren, and Xi Meiren have all tasted them, these Jingshan teas are all new teas this year, and they were specially sent to Changqiu Palace by His Majesty." ”

When he spoke, Guo Shengtong couldn't hide the smug look on his face.

Xu Xiling remained silent, but he was a little unhappy in his heart, just a few bags of tea, what is there to show off?

Yin Lihua disagreed, she didn't like to drink this kind of tea, and preferred sweet flower tea.

As for Xi Cheying, she was smiling from beginning to end, and said softly: "Your Majesty really loves the queen!" ”

When Guo Shengtong heard this, he became more and more proud, and deliberately asked curiously, "What?"

Didn't Your Majesty send a few packs to Lecheng Palace? ”

Xi Cheying said with a smile: "How can a concubine have such a good blessing? ”

Guo Shengtong said very generously: "Mama Feng, when Xi Meiren returns to the palace, remember to give Xi Meiren a pack." ”

Mama Feng immediately replied: "Yes! The old slave obeys! "New Bayi Chinese Network debuted

Guo Shengtong waved his hand and said, "Serve all the snacks made in the dining room!" ”

Mama Feng agreed, and immediately ordered the surrounding palace maids to serve snacks.

After a short time, the stone table of the pavilion was already full of snacks of all sizes, colorful and of different shapes, which can be described as full of color and flavor.

Since it is a tea tasting party initiated by Guo Shengtong, it is natural to show the honor of the queen, whether it is tea or snacks, it can be called exquisite, delicious, and endlessly memorable.

Even Yin Lihua, who is not too greedy on weekdays, has a great appetite at this time and eats a few more pieces of dim sum.

Guo Shengtong noticed that Yin Lihua had eaten a lot, she smiled slightly, and asked, "Recently, Yin nobles are not happy?" ”

Yin Lihua's face was slightly red, she shook her head, and said, "It's okay." ”

Guo Shengtong gently stroked his lower abdomen, and said with feeling: "I remember that when Bengong was just pregnant with the prince, she was very happy, and she vomited whatever she ate. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Xiling was also interested, she looked at Yin Lihua, and said with a smile: "The child in the belly of the Yin nobleman, the month is still young, and it is not yet the time to be happy, and in a few months, there will be a reaction." ”

Yin Lihua had no experience, she asked curiously: "When you are happy, you really vomit whatever you eat?" ”

Guo Shengtong and Xu Xiling nodded together.

The latter said: "How to say it, it feels like something is pressing down on the stomach and squeezing out all the things to eat......" Hearing her words, Guo Shengtong giggled, and the inexperienced Yin Lihua was stunned.

Guo Shengtong waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't talk about this now, besides, this palace is going to vomit again." ”

As she spoke, she looked at Mama Feng and said, "Mama Feng, you go and invite Captain Kui and let him come and help me and wait for the sword dance!" ”

The corners of Mama Feng's mouth hooked imperceptibly, and she nodded in response: "Yes!" ”

Yin Lihua, Xu Xiling, and Xi Cheying were all at a loss, not knowing who Captain Kui was talking about by Guo Shengtong.

Guo Shengtong explained with a smile: "Captain Kui is the eldest son of Lianghou, Kui Xian!" After he came to Beijing, he was named Captain Hu Qi by His Majesty! ”

Xi Cheying blinked her eyes and said softly: "Empress, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to let the dignified captain Hu Cai, who is also the eldest son of Lianghou, come to cheer us up for the sword dance, right?" ”

Guo Shengtong said disapprerovingly: "To put it nicely, he is the eldest son of Lianghou, the captain of Hu Qi personally appointed by His Majesty, to put it mildly, it is just a proton, in the future, if Lianghou has a heart of disobedience, the first person to die will be him!" ”

Although her words are ugly, they are also true, the so-called proton is actually a chess piece that can be sacrificed at any time.

Xu Xiling asked in a low voice: "Queen, does Lianghou really have a heart of disobedience?" ”

Guo Shengtong shrugged, and the old god said on the ground: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the harem is not allowed to discuss politics, has Xu Meiren forgotten?" ”

Xu Xiling glanced at Guo Shengtong and really wanted to slap her in the face.

The person who provoked the conversation was obviously her, but now she pretended to be tall to reprimand herself.

As they were talking without saying a word, Mama Feng brought Kui over to her.

Kui Xun looked dazed, not knowing what the queen meant by bringing her in.

Mama Feng reminded expressionlessly: "Captain Kui, when you see the queen, Yin nobles, Xu Meiren, and Xi Meiren, you still don't give a salute?" ”

Kui Xian's body was shocked, and he hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Weichen see the queen, Yin noble, Xu beauty, and Xi beauty!" ”

As he spoke, he raised his gaze slightly, peeking at the women sitting in the gazebo.

Of the four people present, he had only seen Guo Shengtong.

With a turn of his eyes, he looked at Xi Cheying, and his heart was shocked, this woman is mature and rich, beautiful in appearance, dignified and noble, but at the same time, she also reveals a seductive charm, a smile and a smile, all of which are seductive souls.

Continuing to look to the side, his eyes fell on Xu Xiling, and his heart was shocked again.

After Xu Xiling changed her physique, she was less charming, but a little more heroic, her facial features were delicate and beautiful, and she was heroic, which made it difficult for people not to look at her.

continued to look aside, and the moment Kui Sui saw Yin Lihua, he was stunned.

Yin Lihua's beauty has surpassed all the words he has learned, and it feels that no matter what kind of praise words are used on Yin Lihua, it doesn't seem to be appropriate.

Kui bowed down, picked his eyes, and looked at Yin Lihua blankly, as if the three souls and seven spirits had been hooked away, and he was motionless.

Seeing this, Guo Shengtong and Mama Feng looked at each other, and a smile flashed in their eyes.

Kui Xun from Xiliang, if you want to say that you are really talented and learned, there are some of them, at least they can write and martial arts, but if you want to say how proficient and exquisite they are, you can't talk about it.

But he did have enough guts.

Kui Huan is the overlord of Xiliang, as the eldest son of Kui Huan, he is also the master of walking sideways in Liangzhou, his eyes are high above the top, his eyes are empty, even if he is in Luoyang now, he doesn't care about ordinary people.

In the past, he only heard that Liu Xiu's wife Yin Lihua Yin noble, with the reputation of the world's first beauty, he was quite unimpressed, and when he saw Yin Lihua himself today, he knew what it meant to be amazing! A beautiful woman like Yin Lihua is probably only in the sky, but I didn't expect that there really be such a stunning beauty in the world.

Guo Shengtong coughed dryly and called, "Captain Kui! ”

Kui Sui looked at Yin Lihua blankly, without any reaction at all, as if he hadn't heard Guo Shengtong's call at all.

Mama Feng beside him secretly poked him, and Kui Xie woke up like a dream, looking at Mama Feng blankly, not knowing what was going on.