"In that case, the minister has no objection." Sima Wen arched his hand and said.

"The minister has no objection." Xue Huairen and Liu Yuan also followed.

After discussing with the three ministers in advance, the next morning, Lu Chen announced the matter in public.

For a time, above the court, the ministers exchanged heads and ears, and conducted a series of discussions on this policy.

However, in the end, with the approval of Xue Huairen and other ministers, Lu Chen immediately made a decision and issued a royal decree to eliminate all county troops in the Wind Country except for the border areas, and add the post of city captain, which was held by the former county army military captain, no longer an independent armed force, but the ministry, led by the local supreme administrator.

In this way, although the power of the county head was increased, the local army was directly eliminated. The city lieutenant no longer has nothing to do all day long, effectively ensuring the security situation in various places, greatly saving the country's expenditure, and further improving the centralization of power.

Subsequently, Lu Chen raised a second question.

He looked around at the ministers in the main hall and said, "Do you know that this king went to Pingzhou this time, and what happened to him?" ”

Wang Yan's matter has already spread all over the government and the opposition, people have looked at each other, and some ministers have come out and said: "Lieutenant General Wang Yan, lawless, arrogant and domineering in the north, accepting the generals of the county army as his righteous son, treating the county army as his own army, is really contempt for the king's law!" The sin is punished! ”

"Nope! These are not the most important things. Lu Chen waved his hand, raised his voice, and said, "In addition, this king has also witnessed a heart-wrenching scene!" I saw an old man in ragged clothes with limited mobility, begging along the street, and his neck still had a military badge of his son killed in battle! ”

"Those soldiers who died on the front line! It's all for the sake of the prosperity of my wind country! Their blood was sprinkled on the battlefield! In exchange for the now strong wind country! In exchange for today's singing and dancing! But some officials! But the desire for profit is consumed! I forgot that the country can have today, it is all the credit of these soldiers! Without them! Can all of you, including the king, stand here!? ”

"Most of the soldiers who died on the battlefield in our country are elderly fathers with limited mobility, or orphans and widows, but like this, there are still people who dare to embezzle the salaries of martyrs to enrich their own pockets!"

His shock made a group of civil and military ministers lower their heads one after another, and they didn't dare to come out when they stood below.

"The people are the foundation of the country! Soldiers, more important things for the country! The land of life and death, the way of survival! Lu Chen shouted again.

"The king said it well!" Li Miaocai came out of the ranks and said loudly: "Weichen thinks that as the king said, in the matter of the salary of the martyrs, it is related to the heart of our army and the combat strength of our army!" This is the country's top priority! ”

"Yes! The country's top priority! But it's such a national event! But a small village chief messed up the decree! You know!? A village chief! Tens of thousands of taels of silver were copied from home! Lu Chen said.

When Li Miaocai heard this, he swallowed his saliva secretly and said: "King, Weichen thinks that this kind of incident should not be an exception, and he should immediately send competent officials to inspect various places and thoroughly investigate the salary of the martyrs!" ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen nodded, pointed at Li Miaocai and said, "Immediately pass on Li Gongfu!" Let him return to the capital, and his position as the head of the county will be temporarily taken over by the county leader! ”

"No!"

"The third thing! Immediately issue an edict of this king, amending the decrees of each county, a county, the village officials shall not have the right to directly affect the people's livelihood, everything should be decided and implemented by the county government, if such an incident occurs again, regardless of whether the county guard is in the same stream with it, it will be punished! Lu Chen shouted again.

"The ministers obey the king's command—" said the ministers in unison.

After retreating from the dynasty, several royal orders of Lu Chen were also issued as soon as possible, and various places began to act according to the orders, first eliminating the county army, and then building the city captain's mansion.

At the same time, Li Gongfu, who received the king's order, also began to hurry back to the capital.

Li Gongfu is upright, like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard, investigating corruption cases, other officials may protect each other because of favors or other reasons, but he does not have this problem, and he is undoubtedly the best candidate.

But just after he returned to the capital, when he asked to see Lu Chen, a 'small incident' happened.

Chengde Hall is where the palace study is located.

At this moment, Lu Chen was reviewing the recitals in the study, and outside the hall, there were several palace guards waiting.

But Li Gongfu didn't know where the king was, and after entering the palace, it was a eunuch in the palace who was in charge of receiving him.

Don't underestimate this eunuch, he is the person who serves around Lu Chen, and some local officials ask to see the king, and under normal circumstances, he has to report it.

Moreover, in the eyes of the officials, this eunuch is a person who can say two sentences next to the king, which cannot be offended, so many local officials usually bring some gold and silver gifts to curry favor with the eunuch when they return to the capital to report on their work or ask to see Lu Chen.

In addition to the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, there are almost no exceptions for local officials to enter the capital, but today, he met Li Gongfu, first, the latter is an honest official, poor as a wash, and the official uniform is eager to get two patches, how can there be money to beat him, second, even if Li Gongfu is rich, with his stinky and hard character, it is impossible to please a eunuch.

"Grandpa Zhang, I don't know where the king is now? Annoyance to report. Li Gongfu said.

According to the usual practice, when Li Gongfu saw him, he should have taken out a 'gift', but now, I haven't seen him make any moves, Zhang Gongfu was unhappy, frowned and said: "The king is busy with state affairs today, and I am afraid that he will not have time to meet Lord Li." ”

When Li Gongfu heard this, he couldn't help frowning secretly, and said: "This official is ordered by the king to return to the capital urgently, which is really an important matter, and I also ask my father-in-law to go and report it." ”

"Our family said, the king is busy with state affairs today, so Lord Li should come back tomorrow." Zhang Gonggong said impatiently, this Li Gongfu doesn't understand the 'rules' so much, he can't make it difficult for him.

The palace is so big, there is no one in the palace to introduce him, how dare Li Gongfu go on a rampage, and in the end, he has no choice but to leave the palace and return to the post house.

After resting in the post house for one night, the next day, Li Gongfu entered the palace again, it can be seen that he still did not bring a 'gift', Zhang Gonggong became more and more disgusted, and once again asked him to go back to the post house to wait on the grounds that the kingdom was busy.

After making things difficult for Li Gongfu for two days, on the third day, Gonggong Zhang didn't dare to stop him anymore, and when he encountered such a poor sour guy who didn't understand the 'rules', smelly and hard, he had no choice, and if he stopped it again, he was afraid that something would happen, so he had no choice but to lead him to the study.

Originally, if this kind of thing was put on other officials, it would be impossible to tell the king directly, but this time, Zhang Gonggong encountered Li Gongfu.

(End of chapter)