Chapter 6: The Pilgrimage

The role of the early dynasty, also known as the court ginseng, was not to deal with specific things, but more to advance and show the majesty of the Son of Heaven.

The emperor is generally deep in the imperial city, and ordinary officials cannot be seen at will, so they stretch out the early dynasty and give hundreds of officials a chance to speak uprightly.

Second: If the Son of Heaven has not been seen for a long time, his prestige will be lost, so the early dynasty also let the officials understand at any time where the sky above their heads is.

Xiang Chi sat on it, and in the eyes of the Son of Heaven, he looked at the golden or red clouds, or cranes, or golden pheasants; Or the peacocks, or the ministers of the cloud geese, with a smile on the corner of their mouths, the prosperity has arrived, and the civil and military are bright.

The vast majority of the members in the court are carefully selected, one in a million talents, otherwise they are not qualified to stand in this dangling hall, being an official is not just a scholar is enough, you are at most a scholar with knowledge, and the idle ministers raised by the court, only by turning learning into ability, is the real minister.

"Feng Fan, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers, has a gift" A middle-aged official held a jade wat and took the lead in standing up.

"Speak"

"Your Majesty, the Tailing Tomb of the First Emperor, which lasted for two years and three months, has been fully completed," Feng Fan said respectfully.

"Okay, the Ministry of Industry has worked hard," Xiang Chi said with satisfaction.

"Your Majesty"

"Gao Shilang," Xiang Chi shouted again.

"The minister is here," an elegant old man with gray hair stood up.

"Choose an auspicious day for the zodiac, I want to cooperate with hundreds of officials, worship Tailing, and pray for my father and emperor to protect the people of my Great Chu," Xiang Chi commanded.

"Obey the Order"

"Your Majesty, Xu Gong, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, has a book"

"Words"

"Last year, Qingzhou territory, plains, Qinghe two counties suffered from locust plagues, the people did not harvest, by the Thorn Shi Mansion unified transfer of grain and grass relief, but this year's harvest is still not enough, the minister sent the household department Langzhong Wang Shi to investigate, it is true, Qingzhou Thorn History, please exempt these two places from this year's forty percent of the tax" Xu Gong reported.

"Water can carry a boat and also overturn a boat, the suffering of the people is my responsibility, pass the order, directly exempt the two places from paying taxes for one year, and the household department will directly send people to supervise, and the county officials must ask in person, and there must be no famine" Xiang Chi said solemnly.

"My emperor is merciful, the blessing of the people" Xu Gong immediately knelt down and kowtowed gratefully.

"In addition, Zhang Xiang" Xiang Chi looked at Zhang Youzhi, who was the first in Wenchen.

"The Minister"

"The plague of locusts happens every year, and Zhongshu Province should think of a way to make a plan, or the imperial court will make a plan, or collect local plans, to fundamentally solve this problem," Xiang Chi instructed.

"The minister obeys the order, and then immediately arranges" Zhang You said straight.

"Good"

"Shen Cong, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers and Soldiers, has a book" An official with eyebrows like a sickle and serious eyes stood up.

"Speak"

"Your Majesty, recently, there have been many letters from the generals stationed in the border area, saying that in addition to the three cities designated by the imperial court to carry out trade with Beidi, there are still many private businessmen who take risks and secretly carry out trade with Beidi, and some of them even sell weapons" Shen Cong said solemnly.

Xiang Chi frowned, Beidi is a nomadic people in the northern grasslands, just like the Wuhuan and Xiongnu in the previous life, the combat effectiveness is very amazing, the Great Chu has been in the dynasty for more than 100 years, although it has been conquered and weakened many times, it has not become a big climate, but there are still tens of thousands of cavalry and more than 400,000 people.

"Although Beidi is far inferior to the Taizong period, but it can not be underestimated, the economic blockade is the national policy set by the emperors of the past dynasties to control Beidi, in order to prevent Beidi from throwing rats and bogeys, so the imperial court opened three cities abroad, but this is by no means to help the tiger, this kind of profiteer, not the national danger, pass the decree, if you find such a thing, all will be raided and exterminated"

Xiang Chi sternly announced that the cattle, sheep, horses, herbs and furs on the grassland are needed by Da Chu, and Da Chu's tea, porcelain, silk, wine, and grain are the items that are in short supply for the grassland peoples. Once Da Chu also closed the three cities, Beidi didn't know how many people couldn't survive the winter, but the people on the grassland were like the weeds, cut this year, and next year there will be another batch, if they are forced too tightly, they are cornered, they can only start a war with Da Chu and grab grain and grass.

Da Chu has never been afraid of war, but where the soldiers are, the lives are devastated, so Taizong opened three more cities that year, one is to appease Beidi, and the other can be controlled at any time, so for so many years, although Beidi still occupies the grassland, but the strength is getting weaker and weaker.

But it's true, some businessmen see business opportunities, and secretly exchange goods for a large number of goods, which was a traitor in the previous life, and he can be tolerant of grain and grass, but he actually sells weapons, which is absolutely not allowed.

"Your Majesty, when such a thing happened, the minister thought that it was completely some local officials who were negligent and slack, and accepted bribes from businessmen."

At this time, Zhang Fu, who had already entered the Zhongshu Province, stood up with a serious face and said loudly.

Hearing this, the ministers were stunned, and a white-haired old man standing under Zhang Youzhi frowned, and stood up and said: "Zhang Shilang, you must have evidence to speak, and you can't fantasize at will."

"Li Zhongcheng, the lower officials didn't talk nonsense, here is a copy of the evidence that many officials in the two states accepted bribes" Zhang Fu took out a notebook.

On the dragon chair, the corners of Xiang Chi's mouth raised lightly, and he said seriously: "Submit it"

"Yes"

After Xiang Chi took the notebook, he opened it and read it, and when he finished reading it, he suddenly slapped the dragon case in front of him, which immediately startled the officials present.

"It's a bastard, one by one, the county guards, the county orders, I don't know how to defend the land for the people, and I actually help other countries, Li Zhongcheng, don't you have any news about these things?" Xiang Chi looked directly at the white-haired old man who blocked Zhang Fu, it was really Li Yun of Yushi Taizhong, Yushitai is the supervision agency of Dachu, which can supervise the emperor and supervise hundreds of officials, although the power of the Great Chu monarch is supreme, and it is a joke to supervise the emperor, but the power is still huge, and it is one of the three divisions.

Li Yun immediately knelt down, and said with an uneasy face: "It's the minister's negligence, and the minister immediately sent someone to investigate."

"Chacha, in the past few years, everything that the Imperial History Observatory has said is irrelevant, why did I raise you so many imperial histories, what use do the people of the court want you to do with these imperial histories" Xiang Chi stood up violently.

Hearing this, all the courtiers were shocked, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is angry."

"I have seen that the world is very peaceful for a long time, your Yushitai is too relaxed, you have forgotten to be prepared for danger in times of peace, since you don't want to do it, then I will find someone else to do it, Zhang Fu, what is your opinion" Xiang Chi asked.

"Your Majesty, please build the Son of Heaven pro-army Jinyi Guard," Zhang Fu said loudly.

"What" The minister was shocked again, and then he all looked at Zhang Youzhi who was kneeling at the front, the matter of Jinyiwei, His Majesty only mentioned it a few days ago, but was blocked by Zhang Youzhi, and now his son Zhang Fu suddenly became troubled, contrary to his father's will, what is going on?