After the family banquet, Liu Jun summoned his brothers Liu Zhao and Liu Jian to the upper study together.

Although Liu Zhao and Liu Jian are both brothers of Liu Jun's mother, but in the court, the two of them are not as trusted as the three brothers Liu Yunsheng. Liu Zhao is now only one Zongzheng Siqing, and Liu Jian is only Shuntianfu Yin. Compared with Liu Yunsheng's three brothers, who are all marquises, there is obviously a gap between the two governors and the commander of one fleet.

Although there is an old saying that fighting tigers and brothers, fathers and sons go into battle. But in the royal family, it is often better to be trusted by brothers than by brothers. The reason for this is that, after all, it is almost impossible for the side branches of the clan to threaten the emperor, but the brothers always have to be a little more careful.

Liu Jun is not worried that the two brothers will threaten him, Liu Zhao is too mediocre, and Liu Jian is still too young. Even if Liu Jian is the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, he has no foundation.

The reuse of Liu Yunsheng's three brothers, but in line with the meaning of fighting the tiger's brothers, the new dynasty was first built, Liu Yunsheng's father and son brothers have made great contributions, and secondly, they have always performed well, both have a good attitude and ability, or the clan, of course Liu Jun wants to reuse them.

Liu Jun was originally very optimistic about Liu Jian, but he couldn't count on Liu Zhao, so this eldest brother would give more rewards and let him be a rich idler. But for Liu Jian, he is looking forward to it. Especially when Liu Jian was in office in Shuntian Mansion, he did a very good job in urban management, and he had a great contribution to the prosperity of Jingshi today.

But he is still too young, and this Mei's matter has caused a lot of problems. On the surface, it's a small problem, but it's a big problem. Liu Jun planned to beat this brother, which could be regarded as asking him to reflect on it. If he can pass this hurdle, he will definitely be able to take on more important responsibilities in the future, and if he can't figure it out, then his career may be over.

"The Qing Lord is leading the army in Annam to recruit the Nanban, and the progress is good. The Southern Expeditionary Force had already established several advance bases along the coast, such as at the mouth of the Red River. The Korean Corps, with the support of the Navy, captured the mouth of the Blue River in central Annam. The Qing lord proposed to divide the land of Annam into three provinces, Quang Nam Hai in the north, Yen Nam in the center, and Vietnam in the south. At present, there will be no offensive against Vietnamese province for the time being, and the main attack will be on the northern part of Annam. And with a part of the forces to attack the central region of Annam, in order to contain the forces of Thang Long Province. ”

Liu Jun said to Liu Jian, Liu Jian is still a little confused, he is just Shuntianfu Yin, and he currently has neither the rank of prime minister nor counselor, so he is not qualified to participate in such a military event.

"The imperial court intends to adopt the suggestion of the Qing lord, and in addition to the first province of Vietnam, Quang Nam Province and Ri Nam Province will be established in the northern and central parts of Annam, respectively, and the imperial court will send governors, general soldiers, inspectors, political envoys, and inspectors. Responsible for the affairs of the two provinces. ”

"The Governor of Annam will concurrently serve as the governor of Quang Nam and the governor of Ninam, and I have decided to transfer you to take up his post."

"I'm transferred to the governor of Ninan Province?" Liu Jian asked in surprise, his eyes full of disbelief. Which is bigger, the governor or the governor?

Although Suncheonfu is a prefecture, it is the capital and the capital. The five Kyotos of the Han Dynasty are the specifications of the directly governed prefectures, and the governors of the prefectures are not called prefects but are called prefectures, and the rank is equivalent to that of provincial governors. Even because Suncheonfu is the capital. It is also more important than the average provincial governor.

Ninan Province said that it was a new province that sounded good, but it was a bad province. There's only one stronghold there. Such a governor is not as big as the territory of a county magistrate.

"Your Majesty, is it because of the incident with Fu'an Construction Company? Is this punishment? Exile? ”

"It does have something to do with it." Liu Jun did not evade, "But it's not a punishment, let alone exile." You are not yet twenty years old, but you are already the Yin of Shuncheonfu. It's been a smooth ride, and it's not a good thing for you. Too much smooth sailing and lack of proper sharpening will only be bad for your future. You've been standing on a high place for a long time, and you need to sink down to take a good look and listen. ”

"At the moment, the south is the focus of the imperial court. There is a greater need for elite soldiers. My left and right privy envoys have gone to Nanyang and Annam successively, do you think that I also exiled them? No, that's reuse. The land of Annam, although it was already the territory of China during the Qin and Han dynasties, but since then the rebellion is not frequent, the end of the Qin rebellion, the Han period recovered, the five dynasties rebelled again, and the early Ming Dynasty had recovered, but after that, it could not be effectively controlled and had to withdraw. This time the imperial court sent troops to conscript, and I was not worried about taking Annam, but how to exercise effective and stable control was the most difficult. ”

Liu Jun made it very clear that although Liu Jian performed well in Shuntianfu, he also showed his immature side. And he was so young, the emperor was ready to let him go down there and settle down. But not exile, from Shuntianfu Yin to the governor of Rinan, it seems to be a flat tone.

Although Rinan still has nothing, it is precisely because of this that he can sharpen and train Liu Jian. If Liu Jian can make a difference in Rinan, it means that he is really mature.

"Rinan only has one stronghold now, but the imperial court sent no less than 200,000 troops to conquer Annan, do you really think that Rinan will always be just a stronghold? If I don't trust you, I won't send you to Ninan? You must know that the governor of Ninan is also the commander of military affairs and salaries, and he can transfer troops and manage the army. When you arrive in Rinan, you will have at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under your command, if I don't trust you, how can I give you such power? ”

According to the current system of separation of powers in the imperial court, in fact, the position of governor, like the governor, violates the system of separation of powers. Although according to the current military system, the governor actually has no real military decision-making power, but he is still the military and political head of a province on the surface.

Especially in wartime, the governor of Nippon must have a lot more weight than ordinary governors.

"I don't want to go to Nichinan."

Liu Jian has a little temper, he thinks that writing a note to his sister-in-law is not a big deal, but the emperor wants to transfer him to Rinan, even if it sounds good to add a burden, but he just thinks that it is derogatory and exile.

"Whether you go to Rinan or not, there is no place for you in Shuncheonfu. I have appointed Zheng Sanjun as the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, you can either go to Rinan to serve as governor, or stay at home with peace of mind, and also, your Marquis of Wuchang has also been demoted to Tongshan Bo, and the title of eldest brother has also been reduced to Huarong Bo. ”

Liu Jun didn't give Liu Jian room to bargain, if he lost his temper and refused to obey orders, it meant that he was too immature.

Not to mention that Liu Jun is the founding emperor of the country with supreme authority, according to the system, Liu Jian, the brother of the emperor. is already a marquis or a high-ranking official like Shuntian Mansion Yin, and the promotion and demotion of an official of his level are all decided by the emperor.

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of civil officials, and the Ministry of War is in charge of military attachés, but they are all in charge of the promotion of officials below the fifth grade. If the fifth grade is higher than the third grade, it must be decided by the Prime Minister's Council, and the first and second ministers of the Cabinet have no right to decide on it alone.

As for the appointment and dismissal of officials of the third rank and above, they are promoted and promoted. That's entirely in the hands of the Emperor. The appointment and dismissal power of low-level officials below the seventh rank, the magistrate and other official seal officials is in the Ministry of Officials, and the appointment and removal power of the seventh-rank official in the rest of the places is in the governor, the appointment and removal power of the eighth-rank official is in the governor, and the appointment and removal power of the ninth-rank official is in the prefect.

The military has another system, but low-ranking officials are no longer completely selected and dismissed by the ministry.

But Liu Jian's rise and fall is completely up to the emperor, and if the emperor wants Liu Jian to go to Rinan, he has to go. If you go, you have to do a good job, if you are derelict in your duties. Passive and neglectful of government, Liu Jun will definitely remove him without hesitation. is so immature, early withdrawal and early peace of mind.

Liu Jian stopped speaking with a bitter face, although he was not convinced, he no longer dared to dare the emperor's second brother to fight the bull. He has always been a little afraid of this second brother, and sometimes his face sinks, making people unable to say anything.

"I can't go, but there's no need to cut my title." Liu Jian said with a bitter face. The brother of the dignified emperor is only a marquis. Now he has been demoted to an earl all of a sudden, who to reason with.

"The title is just a number, there is neither a fief nor a fiefdom, and there are not many knights in a year, so I demoted your title to make you understand the seriousness of this matter. It is also to let the officials and people of the world know the attitude of the imperial court on this matter, you are a little wronged, and when you behave well in Japan, you will be promoted back then. ”

Liu Zhao sat there with his head down all the time.

The emperor said that he would demote him to his title and remove him from his official position, but he did not speak. See him like that. Liu Jun didn't bother to say anything more to him, and it was not interesting to talk too much. Anyway, at home, it must be my sister-in-law's housekeeper.

"When you go back, tell your sister-in-law, if you have spare money in the future, just leave it to me, and I will choose some good projects for you to share. If you put the money in, you don't have to worry about anything, just sit and wait for the dividends to receive the money, which is much higher than saving the bank to buy bonds. Wouldn't it be nice if you don't have to be an official in the future, just teach your children at home with your sister-in-law? ”

"Yes." Liu Zhao nodded.

After convincing the two, Liu Jun also asked people to send a decree to Dali Temple and let them be judged.

The propaganda department and others also started, so the next day, Dali Temple publicly announced the verdict on the forced demolition case of the East Outer City on the Daqianmen Square, and the Dali Temple Qing personally tried it, and even the imperial historian Liu Zongzhou also attended, and the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Cabinet, and the Shuntian Mansion all received the emperor's will, and the chief officials personally brought people to attend the trial.

The onlookers are even more inside and outside.

The whole case was tried very smoothly, and all kinds of evidence were clear and ironclad. And everyone involved in the case also admitted truthfully one by one, and there was no surprise.

Including the officials and officials involved in the development of the eastern outer city of Shuncheonfu, and even Yin Liujian of Shuncheonfu, they were also summoned to the scene and interrogated. In addition, not only Mei Donglin, the general manager of Mei's company, was summoned to the scene, but Liu Zhao, the brother of the emperor, the emperor's major shareholder of Mei's company, was also summoned to the scene.

When the big people were summoned to the scene, the onlookers exclaimed again and again.

They didn't expect that this case involved so many big people, and the government actually had no officials to protect each other, especially after involving the emperor's two brothers, they were summoned selflessly.

There is no shying away from the responsibilities involved in them.

"What is the origin of this Dali Siqing, how can he be iron-faced and selfless, he is not afraid of the emperor's anger?" Among the onlookers, there were people who didn't know how to eat melons and asked.

"This Dali Siqing is a new one recently, it seems that the surname is Huang, it is said that when the emperor was still in Yunyang as a general soldier, this Lord Huang is the Yunyang patrol, and he is His Majesty's Conglong Father."

"It turned out to be Lord Huang Daozhou, I heard that he was Liu Zongzhou's second, and he was famous for his iron-faced selflessness. His Majesty chose him to be the secretary of Dali Temple, and he really chose the right person. ”

"No, you see that the first case he tried in office was to take the emperor's own brother."

The public trial was quickly completed, culminating in the trial.

Mei's company was sentenced to be banned and shut down, and the company's general manager Mei Donglin was sentenced to ten years of labor reform and assigned to Xipol. All of the employees involved in the case were sentenced to three months of detention to two years of re-education through labor. The company's property was confiscated, and the three company employees who died in the accident were given compensation from the confiscated property.

As for the veteran who stabbed three people to death that everyone is paying attention to.

"On top of this case, Wang Deshun's behavior belongs to the exercise of the right of self-defense, therefore, Wang Deshun is hereby declared acquitted!"

As soon as Huang Daozhou's verdict on Wang Deshun came out, countless onlookers cheered and admired. Since ancient times, everyone has sympathized with the weak. In this case, Wang Deshun was originally on the weak side, and he was also a retired disabled soldier who had made several meritorious contributions on the battlefield, which made him even more sympathetic to the people.

In this case, although he killed three people, it was Mei's company that made the first move, or when his father was knocked to the ground and his condition was critical. If Mei's company was not the property of the emperor's brothers, the people might have a better attitude. But when I heard that it was the royal family's industry and the powerful nobles, I became more and more dissatisfied.

Especially at present, not only many big cities in Beijing are engaged in urban management, and the transformation of urban areas inevitably involves demolition and relocation, because of the involvement of capital, there will inevitably be disputes over the issue of compensation for demolition. Now this case caused by the demolition and relocation has undoubtedly attracted more people who have also experienced or are experiencing this incident, and they are more on Wang Deshun's side.

Huang Daozhou's verdict can be said to have made the people feel very happy.

Huang Daozhou also announced that the government should take part of the confiscated property of Mei's company as compensation for the injured villagers.

The case was tried so far, and the people were very satisfied.

"The Divine Decree has arrived!"

Just then, a team of chamberlains arrived.

"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says:"

The emperor sent people to announce the decree, not to defend his brother, but to punish his brother unexpectedly by the people. Liu Jian, Yin of Shuntian Mansion, was dismissed from the post of Yin of Shuntian Mansion and demoted to earl and fined for one year.

Liu Zhao, the emperor's eldest brother, was removed from the post of Zongzheng Siqing, and the title was also demoted from a marquis to an earl.

The emperor's two brothers crossed the county marquis from the county marquis to the county marquis, and were demoted two levels in a row. They were also fined one year each and dismissed on the spot.

Such a punishment seemed to be too harsh for the onlookers.

"The emperor is really righteous and selfless!" Countless people have praised each other! (To be continued.) )