Chapter Seventy-Six: Appointment, Arbitrariness
"I am now on the throne, and the name is 'Shenwu'. Today, it is the first year of Shenwu. ”
Xia Ao spoke lightly, every word seemed to contain Tianxian in his mouth, and in the ears of the ministers, it was like a fairy bell ringing, penetrating his heart.
"The gods and martial arts are established, and the whole world should be amnesty to celebrate with the whole world!"
"It is my decree that with immediate effect, except for those convicted of capital crimes, those who have been sentenced to light crimes shall be pardoned and released, and those who have been sentenced to serious crimes shall be sentenced to half the sentence and shall be given meat for three days. Officials everywhere should act according to their orders, and there must be no mistakes! ”
"Yes!"
No one objected to Xia Ao's first decree of amnesty to the world, because it was a common practice, in order to promote the kindness of the new emperor and win the support of public opinion.
Someone wanted to intercede for the nine ministers who had just been ordered to raid their homes, but when they raised their eyes and saw Xia Ao's majestic and infinite figure, they swallowed back the words that came to their mouths and didn't dare to say anything.
"This rebellion by the Prime Minister, the Three Princes and others has caused me a lot of losses in the Great Xia Center, and it has also exposed some problems."
"Therefore, I have decided to reorganize the appointment and dismissal of court officials and abolish the three dukes!"
Hearing this, many people's faces changed.
"Your Majesty, the Three Princes are one of the foundations of my Great Xia, and it is of great significance to the formulation of the overall strategy of the imperial court and the stability and order of the court, Your Majesty needs to be cautious in this matter!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the three princes are like the three legs of the tripod, and they should not be abandoned lightly!"
Some people spoke out to dissuade one after another, but I don't know if it was the experience of the nine people in Fangcai, or the influence of the king's wind, the words of the people who dissuaded were extremely cautious, and they did not dare to use offensive words at all.
"The vegetarian meal of the corpse of the Three Princes is meaningless to my Great Xia Dynasty. This matter has been decided, and I have to say more! ”
Xia Ao snorted coldly, ignoring the dissuasive voice.
After the words fell, Xia Ao glanced at Zhao Gao.
"From now on, Zhao Gao will be promoted to the eunuch in charge of the palace."
"Zhao Gao, read out the decree of the edict."
"Yes!"
Zhao Gao bowed his head respectfully, and then carefully picked up a holy decree from the imperial case and walked to the front of the imperial steps.
"Xuan, the new minister enters the palace~"
Before long, more than ten figures walked in from outside the hall, and after coming to the hall to salute Xia Ao, they lowered their heads and waited for the will.
Seeing these people, the expressions of the hundred officials in the hall were different.
For they knew only a few of them, and the rest were very strangers and seemed to have never seen them.
At this time, Zhao Gao finally spread out the holy decree, cleared his throat, and began to read it.
"Fengtian carrier, Emperor Shenwu, the edict said: There are virtuous generals Li Si, Yuwen Chengdu and others, who have made great contributions to the stability of Great Xia, and should be endowed with important positions, to do their best to serve the country!"
"First, Li Si was named the left minister of Great Xia, and he was in charge of civil and political affairs."
"Second, Gao Xi was appointed as the right minister of Great Xia, and he was in charge of foreign affairs."
"Third, Li Bing was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry."
"Fourth, Zhang Yi was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites."
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"Ninth, reorganize Xuanyiwei as a bad person, enshrine Yuan Tiangang as a bad handsome, and Yuan Tiangang will be in charge of the reorganization, and take the bad people as the eyes and ears of Daxia."
"Tenth, Yuwen Chengdu is the commander of the forbidden army."
"The eleventh is the new establishment of the Imperial Library, which is responsible for classification, delivery, sending and receiving folds, etc., and entitles Shangguan Wan'er as the Imperial Scholar Order."
"The twelfth, the edict of Bian Que as the head of the imperial hospital......"
There are dozens of appointments and dismissals of this holy decree, and by the time they heard it, the ministers were already stunned.
Because not to mention the others, the establishment and appointment of the prime minister alone is unacceptable.
What Li Si and Gao Xi, they have never even heard of their names, how can He De be above the hundred officials?
There are also Li Bing, Zhang Yi and others, these characters who don't know where they came from, why did they rise to high positions?
They didn't know that in fact, this was only part of Xia Ao's public appointment.
For example, the existence of Luo Wang and those armies, Xia Ao has not yet disclosed.
At this moment, not only the other courtiers were full of dissatisfaction, but also the people of the general family who had been extremely supportive of Xia Ao before, and many of them had some doubts and even anger in their hearts.
They were the new emperor's "own people", but after the new emperor ascended the throne, it was as if he had forgotten them, and except for a few, the rest of them were not rewarded in the slightest!
They thought they had the merit of being a dragon, but they didn't get a reward, so they were naturally unhappy in their hearts.
Therefore, after Zhao Gao finished reading it, some people immediately stood up one after another to oppose it.
"Your Majesty! Ministers are against! How important is the position of prime minister? How could it be so easy to hand over to two Bai Ding who had no reputation at all? ”
"Your Majesty, the ministers are also against it! The position of prime minister and Shangshu is related to the foundation of the country, how can it be such a child's play? ”
"Your Majesty, whoever ascends the throne must have merit! Li Si, Gao Xi, Zhang Yi and others have not made an inch, and An can ascend to a high position? ”
Looking at the dozen or so ministers who jumped out to oppose it, and then looked at the other courtiers who showed hesitation but did not stand up for a long time, Xia Ao knew that this was the influence of the king's wind.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that at least eight adults in the entire court will have to jump out to oppose it.
In this regard, Xia Ao just closed his eyes indifferently and pretended to sleep, and had no intention of arguing.
It's not everything, it needs to be fought by the emperor himself.
Sure enough, as Li Si, Gao Xi, Zhang Yi and others stood up one after another, or verbally fighting the ministers, or arguing and arguing, or deducing the battle array, they continued to dumb the opposing courtiers one by one.
This process lasted for a full hour, and when it was over, only three ministers were left standing there with their necks strained, unconvinced.
"Your Majesty, the old minister admits that they do have a certain talent, but the rewards and punishments must be clear! If the appointment of court officials is such a child's play, how can it convince the public? ”
"Yes, I hope Your Majesty will take back the Holy Order!"
"I hope Your Majesty will take back the Holy Order!"
Seeing that these three old stubborns still refused to give up, Li Si, who had a short beard on his jaw and a resolute and square face, walked out of the train.
"Since the three of us are still not convinced, why don't we make a bet. The three gambling questions can be arbitrarily played, and Li should accept the challenge one by one. ”
"As long as Li loses a game, I will immediately resign from His Majesty as the left prime minister and give the head!"
"If Li is lucky to win, the three of them only need to admit their mistakes to His Majesty."
"Of course, the three of you also need a certain amount of time to think about it, why don't you limit it to three days?"
At this time, Gao Xi stood up with a faint smile and added: "There is also Gao, Li Xiangruo is defeated, and Gao is willing to go with him." ”
The three ministers turned their heads to each other, and after making eye contact for a while, they agreed.
"Good! We took this bet! ”
"I just don't know, is Your Majesty allowed it?"
Xia Ao slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the ministers who were looking at him in unison, and said lightly: "Since it is a gambling contract, it is naturally fair." ”
"Whoever loses, it's convenient to be given the head. In this way, it also fulfills your desire for fairness. ”
The faces of the three ministers changed suddenly, but the matter had come to this point, and they could only grit their teeth and hold on to the end.
The rest of the ministers were also shocked in their hearts, they could be regarded as having seen the domineering of this new emperor!
It seems that you have to be careful and careful in the future, otherwise, if you are not careful, you will lose your head......
[Ding, you ignored the opposition of the ministers, insisted on appointing a new person as an important member of the court, insisted on going your own way, stubborn and arbitrary, and had a domineering value of +500]