"Those three things?"

Emperor Chu Ling asked. 【Reading.com】

"Your Majesty, regarding the war in the north, to this day, will the imperial court continue to conceal it?"

Xiao Mo asked without answering.

Hearing Xiao Mo's inquiry, Emperor Chu Ling was slightly stunned, and before he could answer, Zhang Qian next to him had already replied: "Now that the war is unfavorable, if the world knows about it, it will inevitably be unstable, doesn't Zirou think so?" ”

Xiao Mo shook his head and said seriously: "Your Majesty, Lord Chengxiang, Weichen thinks that now is not the time to continue to conceal it, not to mention that such a long time has passed, and the matter can no longer be concealed for a long time." What worries Weichen is that if the war continues to be so unfavorable, and even if there are some bad changes, all kinds of news will be forced to be known to the world, and if they are unprepared, people's hearts will become more and more panicked. In this case, why not publish the news to the world now, publicize to the world the inferiority of the peoples on the grassland, and arouse the hatred of our Chu people with the same hatred? ”

Hearing Xiao Mo's explanation, Emperor Chu Ling was not as good as before, but hesitated slightly, and finally nodded and said: "What Zirou said is also reasonable, tomorrow morning, I will discuss this matter with the ministers." ”

After hearing Emperor Chu Ling's words, Xiao Mo secretly sighed in his heart.

And so it was.

Although he had already expected Emperor Chu Ling's reaction, Xiao Mo still couldn't help but be disappointed at this moment.

In the eyes of all rulers, in the eyes of all rulers, the enemies of the ranks are just small things, and the stability of the internal people's hearts is the most important, so they often hype up every merit. Three points are said to be ten. When the domestic people get the news, the matter is often over for a long time, and for thousands of years, it has become a habit.

Even in Xiao Mo's later life, a lot of news about his country often had to be learned through the media of other countries, and the deep-rooted roots of such habits can be seen.

What's more, if it is announced to the world that the war in the north is unfavorable, in a way, it will be equivalent to announcing the incompetence of Emperor Chu Ling, and with Emperor Chu Ling's indecisive nature, he naturally does not have such courage.

However, now that the war is critical, Emperor Chu Ling and others still want to blockade the county and whitewash the peace, which is too unwise.

Thinking about Emperor Chu Ling's mentality at this time, Xiao Mo did not persuade again, but continued: "As for the second matter, it is the matter of millions of people in the Northern War Zone. The war is together, and the people's livelihood is in ruins.

As far as the minister knows, the roads are now completely blocked from the north of Hejian Province and Nanzhou.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees from the northern states who fled to the south due to the war are all trapped in Lanzhou, Shuozhou, Jinzhou and other places. ”

After hearing Xiao Mo's words, Emperor Chu Ling and Zhang Qian's faces sank again, it was obvious that they were only paying attention to the war in the north these days, and they had already ignored the matter of refugees.

"Zirou thinks, what should we do with these refugees?"

Emperor Chu Ling's expression became even more tired, and he asked.

"The minister thinks that it is the safest way to announce the news of the war in the north to the world, and to send the refugees to Nanzhou, Hejian and other places for temporary residence, and wait for the war to subside, and then repatriate."

Xiao Mo was silent for a moment, and then reiterated the thoughts he had said before.

After hearing Xiao Mo's suggestion, Emperor Chu Ling was also silent for a moment, and after a long time, he said: "This matter is very important, and I will make a decision after discussing it with my ministers in the morning tomorrow."

Zirou, what is the third thing you said? Xiao Mo sighed secretly again in his heart, completely extinguished his mind to persuade Emperor Chu Ling, and continued: "My Great Chu army has not fought for a hundred years, compared with those people in the north, whether it is morale or combat power, it is temporarily inferior, the only advantage is the power of equipment, but whether it is a strong bow or a ballista, although the power is huge, it is in short supply, far from reaching the point of threatening the Mandi, but they are our biggest reliance on the confrontation with the Mandi. ”

Hearing Xiao Mo's words, Emperor Chu Ling and Zhang Qian were both puzzled.

They can naturally think of these, but there are so many craftsmen in the Ordnance Division, and although they have done their best to meet the requirements of the Eight Sages King, they have done their best to work day and night, but they are still far from meeting the requirements, although they are in a hurry, but there is no way, Xiao Mo suddenly mentioned this, why?

But seeing Xiao Mo speaking, he suddenly bowed to Emperor Chu Ling and said, "Therefore, please also ask Your Majesty to temporarily hand over the Military Weapons Division to Weichen to be responsible, and Weichen has his own way to increase the speed of making weapons." ”

Originally, according to the usual practice, after the candidates obtained the Jinshi merit in the palace examination, except for the first three who were announced by the emperor to canonize the official positions, it took at least three to seven days for the second and third to be appointed by the officials, and it was at least a month later for the first three to take office.

After all, after being admitted to the Jinshi, there is also a saying that the clothes will return to their hometown.

But Xiao Mo rushed to the ministry early in the morning of the second day after Emperor Chu Ling's canonization.

At this time, in addition to the two official positions of "Zhongshu Provincial Inspection and Formal Affairs" and "Chongzheng Palace", Xiao Mo also had an official position of "Ordnance Supervisor", with a grade of positive sixth, which was one level higher than the "Zhongshu Provincial Inspection and Formal Affairs", but it was an official position that was not valued by anyone.

When Xiao Mo came to the ministry, Guo Xianhe, the secretary of the ministry, and the two servants of the ministry, were still early in the dynasty, and among the ministry, there were only a few main cases and chief writers left to deal with official business.

However, for Xiao Mo, an upstart in the imperial court, although the official positions of these people are not inferior to Xiao Mo, or even one or two levels higher than Xiao Mo, they are all quite eager and friendly.

Although these people are only small officials compared to Yongxiang Zhang Qian and Privy Envoy Wang Han, Xiao Mo did not dare to offend at will, although he was a little impatient in his heart, he still maintained a calm and cordial look, and talked harmoniously with the officials of the Ministry of Officials, and it didn't take long for him to make a lot of friends.

These days, because of the war in the north, the time of the early dynasty was extremely long, until the third pole of the day, Guo Xianhe, the secretary of the ministry, finally brought two servants of the ministry, and he didn't know what happened in the court, and his face was a little gloomy and serious.

But when Guo Xianhe saw Xiao Mo in the hall, he reluctantly showed a smile, and after a few cordial polite words, he even pulled Xiao Mo to his office room with his own hands.

As far as Xiao Mo knows, Guo Xianhe, like Shan Zuotang, is a proud protégé of Zhang Qian, with an elegant demeanor and a cordial expression, which can't help but make people feel good.

"Zirou, as far as I know, Your Majesty yesterday after the court and sealed you the post of "Weapons Supervisor", so far, Zi Rou, you are already in the "Book Provincial Inspection and Orthodox Affairs", "Chongzheng Palace Attendant" and "Weapons Supervisor" three positions, these three positions are the highest is the sixth grade, the lowest is also the seventh grade, although the level is not too high, but they are all very important, Zirou you first entered the court, you were so trusted by His Majesty, it is really unprecedented. Congratulations. ”

After Guo Xianhe personally served Xiao Mo with a cup of tea, he said with a smile.

"I hope that Lord Guo will give more advice to the lower officials in the future."

Xiao Mo stood up and bowed to Guo Xianhe.

"Zirou is polite, and it is one of the old man's duties as a secretary of the ministry." Saying that, Guo Xianhe pressed Xiao Mo back to his seat and continued to ask: "However, there are some things that need to be paid attention to after entering the court, and the old man needs to explain them to Zirou. ”

Guo Xianhe nodded with a smile and said: "Zirou is also the 'Zhongshu Provincial Inspector', 'Chongzheng Palace' and 'Weapons Supervisor'. Although the nature is no different from the copywriting, it can participate in the governor's affairs during the period and increase the experience and insight of handling politics, which is extremely rare. In fact, all the officials with real power above the third rank in our dynasty have held similar official positions, and His Majesty canonized Zirou as 'Zhongshu Provincial Inspection and Correction of Official Affairs', which shows the depth of expectations for Zirou. ”

There are all kinds of things, first of all, the characteristics and responsibilities of the three positions of 'Zhongshu Provincial Inspection and Justice', 'Chongzheng Palace' and 'Ordnance Supervisor', and then to all the details that need to be paid attention to in the court, Guo Xianhe talked about them one by one to Xiao Mo's listening, although it lasted for more than half an hour, Xiao Mo did not have the slightest impatience, but benefited a lot.

Xiao Mo knew that if he came to report to the Ministry of Officials, he would have such treatment, so that Guo Xianhe, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, could personally teach him experience, if someone else came, it would just be a handover of documents, but the experience taught by Guo Xianhe would take at least a few years to slowly accumulate.

The documents were handed over, registered, and after receiving the official uniform and various certificates from the Ministry of Officials, Xiao Mo was personally sent by Guo Xianhe, but when the time was approaching dusk, he finally left the Ministry of Officials.

went back to the inn first and changed into an official uniform, and then Xiao Mo rushed towards the Ministry of Industry.

After all. Xiao Mo's position as "ordnance supervisor" belongs to the Ministry of Industry, and in addition to registering with the Ministry of Officials, he also has to go to the Ministry of Industry to report.

The most important thing is that time is pressing, and the matter of rushing to make strong bows and crossbow carts needs to be carried out by Xiao Mo immediately.

As for the report to Zhongshu Province, it is not in a hurry.

However, when Xiao Mo arrived at the Ministry of Industry, what he encountered couldn't help but surprise him.