Chapter 2: Train the Ministers
An hour later, the Golden Luan Palace.
The ministers were dragged out of the warm bed in the cold wind in the morning, and they were almost so sleepy that they couldn't even lift their heads, and they were dozing off with dark circles under their eyes, and several old ministers were standing with their eyes closed, and occasionally whispered conversations, a good picture of laziness.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
Lan Yao came dressed up, and the ministers, who had never been to the court meeting so early, saw that Her Majesty the Empress was there in person, and immediately bowed in fear and fear:
"Your Majesty, I wishβ"
"Mandate of Heaven My Emperor, Ze is Kyushu!"
"The emperor is prosperous, and the golden ou is eternal!"
On the dragon chair, Lan Yao, whose face was not shocked, raised her hand and said loudly:
"Alright, let's all get up!"
"In the future, there is no need to say this flattering word, Zhu Qing might as well change the word and change it to-"
"Daxuan is not prosperous, we will not rest!"
"The people are not happy, we don't take a holiday!"
The ministers were shocked when they heard this, and those who had not yet stood up were almost so frightened that they were about to kneel down again, and they didn't know how Her Majesty the Empress should explain this.
The young empress glanced at the courtiers who did not answer, and said lightly:
"What, Zhu Qing doesn't want to?"
The voice just carried a little coldness, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military saw that the situation was not good, so they knelt down again, and their eyes were full of horror and said in unison:
"Daxuan is not prosperous, we will not rest!"
"The people are not happy, we don't take a holiday!"
However, although he said so, the ministers who were used to idleness were afraid that they would lose their lives if they worked hard, and where could they dare to move forward easily, and they couldn't help but beat the drum when they saw such a strange scene in their hearts this time.
Their Majesty the Empress, who has always slept until three o'clock in the morning, didn't she overplay the first beautiful man in Jiangzhou last night, so they are so excited today that they are full of nonsense?
Lan Yao clapped her hands and laughed loudly: "Very good, I am very relieved to see that you ministers are so obsessed with state affairs!"
Governance is like running a business, an excellent company, of course, the corporate culture must also be excellent, this slogan shouted first, taking advantage of this first time in the court, how can she set a weather vane!
The atmosphere in the court was very stagnant, and the ministers were wondering why Her Majesty the Empress, who was singing every night, would come to the early court like this unusually, but Lan Yao said very casually:
"Do you have anything important to do?"
The ministers were a little confused about Her Majesty's meaning, and they didn't dare to speak easily, and the atmosphere fell to freezing point again.
Lan Yao was waiting to see what these ministers who had been doing nothing all day long could say, but she heard the servants of the ministry flattering:
"Your Majesty, the minister has selected more than 100 talents for Your Majesty in the past ten days, and Your Majesty wants to take a look?"
Lan Yao: "......"
Ning Shuxuan's courtiers are really good at doing things, and they don't do anything at all, and they think about following the trend all day long to please this female tyrant who also doesn't do anything!
As soon as the servant of the ministry finished speaking, Dr. Taizhong immediately jumped out and said: "The minister has two sons, both of whom are talented and learned, and they are also willing to enter the palace to serve His Majesty!" β
Seeing this situation, Taichang Shaoqing immediately followed closely and said: "The minister is looking for Daxuan for Your Majesty, and urging the three cities of Yecheng, Jiacheng, and Licheng to present nine beautiful men to Your Majesty, each with their own skills, which will definitely satisfy Your Majesty!" β
Seeing that the atmosphere was stirring up, even the head of the household department struck the railroad while it was hot: "Your Majesty, the time to choose the queen this month is coming, I don't know if Your Majesty has any special requirements, is it the same as in the past, or-"
Lan Yao rubbed the corners of her aching eyebrows, and almost wanted to throw out this group of guys who only knew how to meet and be subservient and charming, and immediately said in a cold voice:
"Enough! The politics of the Great Xuan State are complicated, and it is not enough to manage all the opportunities, are the secretaries busy with these things all day long? β
Her Majesty's sudden anger really made the people who had done this before, dumbfounded, they could stay by Her Majesty's side for a long time, and naturally knew what to do at this time, so they immediately knelt down and said:
"The ministers are afraid, please forgive your majesty!"
Just when all the ministers felt that Her Majesty the Empress, who was furious and furious, was about to start killing people as usual and was very frightened, Lan Yao was rarely good-tempered and said:
"It's okay, get up, my harem is full, I don't need to send people over!"
"Whether it is a dedication or an election, it will all stop in the future, with this financial and material resources, it is better to do more practical things for the people!"
Lan Yao didn't want to kill innocents like the female tyrant, so in order to make changes, she didn't get angry because of these things, what made her angry was that these subordinates were really a little useless.
It seems that she, the boss, still has to be trained well!
The ministers were even more surprised when they heard this, they looked at Her Majesty the Empress, who had a much more restrained temperament, and they didn't know where she was pumping the wind to make such a series of strange acts.
After all, in the past year, what they have often done, which is the thing that can please His Majesty the most, in addition to fighting with strong soldiers and horses, is to send beauties to the harem one after another.
Now that His Majesty's harem is no longer short of people, and the Dongchen Kingdom has also been destroyed, what are they going to do next?
Suddenly, Her Majesty the Empress, who was acting very differently, saw that she had stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, and immediately said in a deep voice:
"In addition to sending people to my harem, what other important things do you have to do?"
The ministers looked at each other, and they didn't know the purpose of the boss anymore, so they immediately chose to be silent, and said one after another:
"The minister has nothing to do!"
"The minister has nothing to do!"
"The ministers have nothing to do!"
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Lan Yao couldn't help frowning, and was speechless in her heart.
Ning Shu, a female tyrant, is really a royal lord, and these ministers will be like puppets, even if they burn their eyebrows, they can still parrot here and continue to whitewash the peace.
It's just wonderful!
Since they didn't speak, then don't blame her for her big moves!
Just when the ministers thought that they were going to go home and continue to live a leisurely life, the empress, who was not angry and arrogant, did not have the intention of retreating from the court, but raised her hand, signaled everyone to wake up, and threw down the thunder again:
"That being the case, then please ask our Sanpin members to report on the work of the first half of the year, right? I also want to see how the state affairs of this great proclamation are handled in the hands of the ministers! β
"First of all, let's start with the Prime Minister, shall we?"
As soon as the words came out, all the ministers wanted to cry and stood in place without tears, in this strange atmosphere, the one who lived was scared.
As the only existence in the hall that can compete with the empress, Qi Yuming, the minister of power, had no choice but to bite the bullet and say at this moment under the eyes of the ministers asking for help:
"In the first half of this year, the minister commanded and coordinated the six departments to make every effort to do a good job in the logistics support work of attacking Dongchen......"
Lan Yao slightly supported her elbows, seemingly in a leisurely pretence, but in fact, she heard these polite words to report to the leader and superiors clearly, and her heart was full of disgust for this old fox who single-handedly supported her superior.
Sure enough, it is a big leader above 10,000 people under one person, but when it comes to it, it is all nonsense, and there is no actual performance at all!
Lan Yao, who had also worked as a worker before, had always been the most disdainful of middle-level leaders who did not work and took credit from their subordinates.
"I heard it, but I didn't hear a single bright spot, and I haven't seen any of the official documents in Jinzhou, Yuezhou, and the northern border of Qinzhou in the past five days, if it weren't for the fact that the Supervision Department said that it had already been handed over, I would still think that the officials in the north would not do practical things!"
"Prime Minister, there have only been ten court meetings in the first half of the year, and you have only missed eight times, and they are all for the same reason!"
"Since your old health is so bad, why don't you leave this position to someone who has the ability to sit, and you go back to recuperate, right?"
The name of the female tyrant was deterred, and everyone kept silent, and no one dared to openly open their mouths at this time.
The prime minister has been in the court for 20 years, and he can be described as a human spirit, although he is resentful in his heart, he can still deal with it safely:
"Your Majesty's forgiveness, the old minister has relapsed recently, and the government and government cannot be taken into account for a while, and the official documents of the three places in the north have not had time to deal with it for a while, and I hope Your Majesty will understand."
Lan Yao looked at the Prime Minister's face darkened, and she was secretly happy in her heart, but she waved her hand on her face, and said without anger or annoyance:
"Since the Prime Minister is sick, then you should take a good rest, so let's do a little more work, and you will devote yourself to work this month's rest day, and analyze and deal with the accumulated government affairs as soon as possible, there must be no mistakes!"
Originally, there were many officials in the court who did nothing with their money, and the female tyrant scolded the minister of civil and military affairs again in order to prevent herself from getting angry, so they lived a very chic life all day long, enjoying flowers, feasting, drinking tea and watching plays.
When he heard this, he suddenly didn't even have a day to rest, and immediately looked at the prime minister who had lived a leisurely life because of his own fault, although he didn't dare to speak because of his authority, but he inevitably had several resentments in his heart.
Lan Yao's eyes swept and she knew that her trick had an effect, the court was the workplace, and now that she had become the top boss in one step, she naturally had to find a guy who could withstand thunder.
Behind the blame, this prime minister, who has the sole power, is a rare candidate!
Lan Yao finished beating the head of the scholar clan, and when he looked at the official book, he said with ease: "Then next, the official department will talk about it, right?" β
The official department is still in control of the power to appoint officials in the world, and this time he was nervous for a while, and he inevitably stumbled:
"The minister has been in charge of the ministry for half a year, um... Go deep into the state capitals...... Select, elect and inspect scholars, approve the selection of talents with outstanding character and talent, and at presentββ"
Lan Yao glanced at this official secretary who was in a cold sweat, knowing that this was a representative of the prime minister's faction, and immediately interrupted his words as an incompetent official secretary, and said coldly:
"Okay, needless to say, I see that the household department has not been able to make a list of appointments in the past five months, and half of the pre-inspection list handed in is unknown people who are not knowledgeable, and what are you talking about field trips, aren't they all engaged in private teaching and acceptance, and buying official titles?"
When Du Wei, the secretary of the ministry, was established, although his ability was poor, he was accustomed to observing words and feelings, seeing the wind and making the rudder, and immediately bowed down in fear:
"The minister never dare, it's really a shortage of manpower, things have dragged on and on, and most of the famous scholars regard themselves as hermits and don't want to enter the court as officials, so that's why they willββ"
Lan Yao has long known the existing problems, but this time she also saved face, and said with a slight smile:
"Oh, I see, okay, knowing mistakes can be corrected, and being good is great, then Du Shangshu, there is still a lot of information to prepare for this inspection and appointment list, that is, to speed up the progress, I will give you three days, how about it?"
Du Wei was relieved to see that the female tyrant had not been angry, and hurriedly thanked him: "The minister must do his best to live up to His Majesty's expectations." β
This was named two ministers with real power, and the ministers could also understand the intentions of Her Majesty the Empress in a high position-
Isn't that just a problem with finding a job for them?
But His Majesty, who has always been devoted to feasting and drinking, and entertaining, except for caring about the war, is all laissez-faire, when did he become so transparent about other matters of the court and politics?
The ministers risked being killed to be the officials of this great propaganda, and the picture was to grasp both leisure and wealth, and now that His Majesty is asking about the government, then won't they suffer?
Lan Yao stayed up for a day and a night to find fault with this group of ministers who were used to fishing, of course, she would not stop there, and soon pointed the finger at the Hubu Shangshu, and said with a smile:
"That Hubu Shangshu, you can also talk about it!"
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Although the ministers guessed Lan Yao's intentions, they still underestimated the determination and endurance of their Majesty, who had changed his soul.
Lan Yao not only listened to the reports of the sixteen officials in charge of the three provinces and six ministries in one hour, but also pointed out their mistakes and loopholes with ease according to their work responsibilities, and was serious and thorough.
But fortunately, despite the problems and the work was done in a mess, their cruel Empress did not mean to kill, but gave them the opportunity to correct their mistakes when they were encouraged.
This, no matter how you look at it, how outrageous!
Just when the ministers were muttering in their hearts and wondering what kind of medicine was being sold in the gourd of Her Majesty the Empress, Lan Yao, who had already achieved her goal, waved her hand again, and said with a slightly gloomy face:
"Nowadays, the atmosphere in the DPRK and China is lazy, and there is a lot of government affairs, not only in Kyoto but also in the whole of Daxuan, and the people are full of complaints, and I am deeply saddened, and I am determined to set an example and work hard for 30 days to rectify the unhealthy trends in the court, get rid of accumulated habits and diseases, and ensure the efficient and standardized completion of various government affairs."
The ministers were afraid that if they said more, they would lose their heads, so although they were unhappy in their hearts, they still didn't dare to speak.
Of course, since the beginning of the court today, their majesty the Empress has behaved in an extremely strange way, and their words and deeds have made them feel sincerely uneasy.
In the past, with His Majesty's moody temperament, there would always be a little blood at every court meeting, but today's atmosphere is surprisingly kind, revealing full of weirdness.
Lan Yao wanted to pull the ministers to work hard, and naturally gave them the motivation to roll up, and immediately began to give sweet dates after a slap:
"I also know that all the ministers work hard, and there are also problems such as lack of manpower in the work, but I believe that all the ministers are capable and talented, and they can overcome all kinds of problems and make achievements, so as to ensure the peace of the country and the people."
"We must follow the rules in doing things, and I know that if you want to devote yourself to the construction of the Great Xuan, you must give sufficient logistical support. Therefore, from now on, in addition to the stipulated four hours, in the morning, evening and even the excess working time, double the amount of overtime will be paid according to the hour. β
"At the same time, the implementation of the monthly assessment system, a should be assessed according to the results of the comparison of job responsibilities are fairly selected, the advanced in each department are rewarded, if you can win the leader, I will be promoted to an official position, give a hundred taels of gold!"
After giving an exciting reward, Lan Yao, who was using money to mobilize the enthusiasm of the ministers, suddenly changed her words and announced:
"Of course, if the monthly assessment does not meet the standard, it will be treated as dismissal. The officials must be strict, I don't want in the future, above my Daxuan court, there will be a mess of life, inaction, and getting by! β
"If you are afraid of taking responsibility and harming your own interests and have nothing to do, you simply don't do it, adhering to the idea that as long as nothing happens, you would rather not do anything, and continue to eat in the corpse with the idea of not wanting to get by, just getting by, I will never tolerate it, and will be removed and severely punished!"
"Do you all understand?"
As soon as Lan Yao's golden mouth opened, the ministers were eager to try and at the same time inevitably muttered, but they didn't dare to say more, and immediately agreed:
"Remember, Ministers!"
Lan Yao knows that being the boss means enlarging the pattern, and if she wants to fully mobilize the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of this gang of salted fish, of course, she must use glory and wealth to tempt, so after setting the goal of doing this for 30 days, she immediately gave money the motivation.
Seeing that the sun outside the hall had risen to a high level, Lan Yao, who had been stunned for an hour and a half, finally waved her hand and said:
"In this case, I am waiting for the good news of your ministers, the work you promised, I must see the results within the time limit, don't let me down!"
Lan Yao looked at the already heart-warming look on the faces of the ministers, and secretly said that the work she had worked for a day and a night to prepare for the court meeting was not in vain.
After all, this top boss is not easy to be, and she has all kinds of opportunities, which just matches her work attitude of involution to the extreme.
God chose her to help the female tyrant change her evil and return to the right, and it was indeed fate!
Thinking of this, Lan Yao, who was full of energy, immediately stretched her waist and returned to the Qianyuan Hall without tiredness at all.
Above the court, the ministers with different thoughts stood for two hours in a row, and their legs were swollen from exhaustion.