Chapter 277: The Cabinet Puts It on the Agenda
After Lu Pheasant finished collecting the information about the harem, Zhao Qingrui looked at the pile of things in front of him with a headache.
"Has my father arrived in Shangjun?" Zhao Qingrui looked at Wang Xian and asked.
"Back to Your Highness, according to Your Majesty's speed, you will be able to arrive in Shangjun tomorrow afternoon, General Meng Tian and they are ready to welcome Your Majesty's honor guard." Wang Xian reported what he knew.
Zhao Qingrui nodded, Dad's safety is more important.
It's time to get to Shangjun, and it's busy over there.
"Your Highness, the master has come to the palace, and the master said that in the future, you will start to learn military law in the afternoon." Wang Xian talked about the old lady Wang Qian.
Since Wang Jian got better, he basically hasn't gone out, and he has been teaching the children in the Wang family.
Now that the first emperor is gone, before leaving, he also entrusted Zhao Qingrui to Wang Qian, and asked Wang Jian to teach Zhao Qingrui.
Zhao Qingrui is not good at military affairs, and his requirements are not high, so he doesn't need to teach her to lead troops to fight, just let her be familiar with military affairs.
"Let the old man go to the East Palace to rest first, I still have some things here, I'll go over when I'm done." Zhao Qingrui took a deep breath, although she was a little reluctant to study, she also knew that these things had to be understood.
It is not advisable to use military force or to emphasize literature over military force, and it is necessary to go hand in hand.
Zhao Qingrui put aside the affairs of the harem first, and the affairs of the previous dynasty were more important at this time.
All the things in the court fell on Zhao Qingrui, and Zhao Qingrui cheered up and began to deal with these things.
After a simple meal, Zhao Qingrui returned to the East Palace with the middle feed of the harem.
Although she had been living in the East Palace for a few days, Zhao Qingrui was still very unaccustomed to it, and almost ran towards Xuanyi Palace.
Wang Jian was leisurely reading the book at this time, and when Zhao Qingrui came over, he immediately got up and saluted her.
"Grandpa Wang doesn't need to be polite." Seeing Wang Qian's young face and calling him Grandpa Wang, it always feels weird.
"The ceremony cannot be wasted, Your Highness should rest for a while." Seeing the tiredness in Zhao Qingrui's eyes, Wang Jian said gently, so many things are pressed on a little girl's body, Wang Jian looked a little distressed.
"Well, I'm going to come to the palace in the future." Zhao Qingrui nodded.
"Your Majesty has been gone for a few days, does Your Highness have any habits of the court?" Wang Jian looked at Zhao Qingrui lovingly.
The previous Prince of Fusu and the Prince of Huhai had different ideas from many people in the court, and Wang Jian was also worried about Daqin at the beginning.
However, after Zhao Qingrui came back, he basically didn't worry much, her ability to deal with things was more suitable than Fusu.
"Fortunately, you can get used to it, except that there are more things." Zhao Qingrui smiled.
"Grandpa Wang, now that you are in good health, are you interested in returning to the imperial court and continuing to do things for Daqin?" Zhao Qingrui looked at Wang Jian and said.
"His Royal Highness's kindness, the old minister understands it, compared to returning to the imperial court, the old minister still thinks that it is more appropriate for His Highness to let the old minister teach." Wang Jian rejected Zhao Qingrui's request for a rehir.
He has no shortage of status, and now he has achieved great success, and he can't continue.
It's not bad to teach and be a principal, and you can also cultivate some more talents for Daqin.
"Grandpa Wang doesn't want to, just forget it." looked at Wang Jian fixedly, and she understood what Wang Jian meant.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Wang Jian smiled.
After resting, Wang Jian began to teach, when he did not start teaching, he was a gentle and generous elder, and he was a serious teacher at the beginning of teaching.
Zhao Qingrui listened carefully, Wang Jian has been fighting for so many years, his experience, it can be said that no one in Daqin can compare, and he spoke very carefully, Zhao Qingrui is a layman, plus a little modern knowledge, he can still easily keep up with Wang Qian's pace.
Zhao Qingrui's learning ability surprised Wang Jian very much.
"If Your Highness is not the prince, the minister will definitely ask Your Majesty to hand you over to the old minister to teach, so that you can later
Become a general." Wang Jian said sincerely.
The corners of Zhao Qingrui's mouth twitched, most of what she knew was based on modern knowledge, and she knew her situation very well.
"Grandpa Wang is too worried, I don't like to lead troops to fight." Zhao Qingrui smiled and shook her head, she learned these things in order to better manage the affairs of the army.
"Your Highness's affairs, the old minister has overpassed." Wang Jian said respectfully, lamenting in his heart, if only there were such a smart heir among the descendants of the Wang family.
Now among the grandchildren of the Wang family, he is most satisfied with Wang Li, and the other descendants are still worse than Wang Li.
"Grandpa Wang doesn't have to be restrained in this East Palace." Regarding Old Man Wang's etiquette, Zhao Qingrui still felt that she couldn't accept it.
After Wang Jian left, Zhao Qingrui picked up the affairs of the harem.
There are also a lot of things in the harem, nearly a thousand people, Zhao Qingrui flipped through the booklet, and began to frown while looking at it.
The food and clothing of the harem, these are all from the treasury, which is a large amount of expenditure, even so, there are still some people who are not doing very well, which is the difference in favor.
With so many people, raising them for nothing, it's really a waste, what should I do? Zhao Qingrui touched her chin and began to think.
These people are also quite versatile, there are too many people, you have to think about it.
Zhao Qingrui flipped through the booklet and turned to the page of Mrs. Zheng, this woman who gave birth to her son Fusu can be regarded as the head of the harem.
However, she is not the queen and has no right to take charge of the affairs of the palace.
Zhao Qingrui has seen her a few times, although she is old now, she is a gentle and atmospheric woman, and she can be ***.
Daddy's idea Zhao Qingrui is too lazy to care, but she is still ready to let people help her manage the affairs of the harem, otherwise she will be exhausted to death.
And Mrs. Zheng, in Zhao Qingrui's opinion, is the most suitable person.
Of course, if she can't manage it well, it would be better to replace her directly, and there must be many people in the harem who are willing to take care of it.
Only, how do you manage these people?
Let them enter the court? Zhao Qingrui touched her chin and felt that it was okay, these people must not be all straw bales.
I don't know if my father can agree, Zhao Qingrui hesitated.
This matter needs to be clarified with her father in advance, and she doesn't want a rift in the relationship between her and her father.
There seems to be no other choice than entering the court.
After the court meeting on the second day, Zhao Qingrui invited Mrs. Zheng over.
Looking at the gentle Mrs. Zheng in front of her, this kind of beauty in her bones, no wonder she will be liked by her father, even she likes to see beauties.
"Your Highness asked the concubine to come, I don't know why?" Mrs. Zheng bowed.
For Zhao Qingrui, her mood is still quite complicated, if it weren't for Zhao Qingrui coming back, the prince would definitely be her son Fusu.
"Mrs. Zheng doesn't need to be polite, sit, I invite you to come today, to discuss the affairs of the harem." Zhao Qingrui looked at Mrs. Zheng with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"Now that I am in charge of the country, there are too many affairs in the court, and I can't take care of the harem, Mrs. Zheng is the mother of the eldest brother, the head of the harem, and her qualifications are enough." Zhao Qingrui looked at Mrs. Zheng.
Mrs. Zheng was so frightened that she hurriedly got up, and her face turned white with fright, "Your Highness is cautious, the concubine is just His Majesty's concubine, and she can't be the head of the harem."
"Mrs. Zheng thought about it, I didn't mean that, I am not qualified to be the master of my father's palace, I just think that there are too many things in the harem, Mrs. Zheng has the right qualifications and high status, I want to ask Mrs. Zheng to help me manage the affairs of the harem." Zhao Qingrui hurriedly said.
Zhao Qingrui's words, Mrs. Zheng's face was a little red, knowing that she had thought about it.
"That's right, the concubine is willing." After thinking about it for a while, Mrs. Zheng still agreed to this matter.
There was nothing to do in the palace, so she occasionally asked Fusu and Wang Fang to bring her grandchildren to her palace to have a look.
Now that she is old, His Majesty will not let her sleep anymore, and there are still some days
Lonely.
Seeing that Mrs. Zheng agreed, Zhao Qingrui showed a satisfied smile on her face.
Subsequently, I talked to Mrs. Zheng about the harem.
Fortunately, Mrs. Zheng is quite familiar with everything in the harem, and Zhao Qingrui just told her about it, and she knew what to do.
"I didn't expect Mrs. Zheng to have such a talent, so she stayed in the harem and gave in." Looking at Mrs. Zheng, Zhao Qingrui sighed with emotion, Mrs. Zheng talks extraordinary, it is said that she seems to be the princess of which country, not only talking extraordinary, but also knowledgeable.
"Your Highness laughed." Mrs. Zheng smiled softly.
What Zhao Qingrui did after she came back, even if they all knew about it in the harem, especially when she directly set a precedent and let women enter the court.
Her existence has greatly improved the status of women, although all this has nothing to do with them, the women of the harem, but they still admire Zhao Qingrui very much.
Now His Majesty's daughters, in addition to her and Yin Yan, have improved their status a lot, and some have even embarked on official careers.
As the daughters of the First Emperor, although they don't have to worry about starvation for the rest of their lives, they want to live a better life unless they work hard.
Zhao Qingrui has provided countless women with the opportunity to climb up, which also makes Zhao Qingrui's reputation in Daqin almost surpass that of the First Emperor.
handed over the troublesome things in the harem to Mrs. Zheng, and Zhao Qingrui immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Make an appointment with Mrs. Zheng, she will see the things arranged by Mrs. Zheng once a month, and Mrs. Zheng will handle the rest.
Even if the affairs of the harem are handed over, Zhao Qingrui still has a lot of things to do every day, and the whole day is full of arrangements.
After holding on for a few days, Zhao Qingrui really couldn't stand it.
"All the ministers are flat." Zhao Qingrui sat on the top and looked at the group of people standing below.
"Today, I want to set up a new department to serve the emperor, and now that my father is away, this department is in charge of me." Zhao Qingrui's face was serious.
After being imprisoned in the country, according to her father's intentions, she must be serious, she can't be happy, and the affairs of the court are related to the world, and she can't be regarded as child's play.
There are still a lot of old fritters in the DPRK, and these people can't be let know what they think in their hearts.
To be a good emperor, you need a lot.
Zhao Qingrui was dressed in the black robe of the prince, and his eyes coldly glanced at the obedient people below.
"Now I am going to set up a cabinet, and the ministers of the cabinet shall begin from this time, and all those who enter the cabinet shall be the officials of the editor, examiner, and lecture, and shall not be subordinate to the officials, and shall not be autocratic. The ministers shall not be in vain."
"Your Highness, this cabinet, I don't know what Your Highness wants?" Lees stepped forward.
"Assist in handling government affairs and miscellaneous affairs in various parts of Daqin, draft and approve government affairs, and finally make the final decision." Zhao Qingrui said lightly, she is really tired, she has no personal time of her own, and the appearance of the cabinet is too necessary.
"The cabinet has set up ten auxiliary ministers, whose official positions are under the three princes and nine secretaries, who are transferred to serve the emperor, and cannot interfere with other rights of the court and the central government, and cannot hold other official positions in the court and the central government,......。 Zhao Qingrui briefly said her requirements.
She is not prepared to set up a first auxiliary and a second assistant, and everyone is treated equally.
"Your Highness, no, it is your duty to review the recital book and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, how can it be handled by outsiders." Feng Qujian hurriedly stood up and persuaded him.
Dedicated to serving the emperor, this is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, although he is the prime minister, the emergence of the cabinet will definitely have great constraints on the people in the court.
"Your Highness, the minister seconded the proposal, such power cannot be divided."
"That's enough, I've already decided, I've already discussed this matter with my father, and I was going to set it up again in a few years, but now I have too many things to be busy with every day, let's set it up now." Zhao Qingrui said lightly.
Her power in the court is not as good as her father, but it doesn't matter, her father doesn't know when he will come back, and he has the final say in the court.
It is not a good thing that the power of the emperor is too strong and centralized
Yes.
Zhao Qingrui looked at the three princes and nine qing, the two prime ministers were able to contain each other, and there was no need to abolish the prime minister for the time being.
"Your Highness has a choice for the ministers of the auxiliary government?" Li Si saw that Zhao Qingrui had a firm attitude, so he had to ask in a different direction.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really very similar to His Majesty, and he has made a decision that cannot be refuted by others, just like the book and the same track as the book and the car set at the beginning.
Fortunately, Zhao Qingrui is not mediocre, she can listen to the persuasion of these courtiers.
"The candidate has not yet been decided, and this matter needs to be bothered by the two prime ministers." Zhao Qingrui looked at Li Si and Feng Quji, and asked these two to choose someone for her.
"I wonder what His Highness has for candidates?" Li Si quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Knowledge, ability, and insight must not be bad, and the character must also be good, it is best to be younger, what I need is someone who can keep up with my pace, not to hold me back." Zhao Qingrui said seriously.
Daqin does not have many reserve talents now, so he can only be transferred from all over the court.
Hearing Zhao Qingrui's words, Li Si and Feng Quji's faces turned a little green, they must learn and see the ability, and they must also have a positive moral character, such a high-quality talent is also in need everywhere in the DPRK and China.
Fortunately, the official assessment has been opened, and there is no problem in selecting suitable people.
"This matter will be hard, and the two prime ministers will have to pay more attention." Zhao Qingrui handed over this important task to Li Sifeng, let them choose people, and then choose what they liked.