On the sixteenth day of the first month of the first year of Dingxin, the Han Empire finally waited for the first small court meeting in the first year of Dingxin.

In the greenhouse hall of the greenhouse hall, as usual, the couch filled with silk cotton has already been arranged in advance.

The carbon basin and the warm channel were already burning warm early.

After entering the first month, there was no snow in Chang'an City, and the weather was surprisingly good, much warmer than the previous year.

Therefore, the greenhouse hall at this moment is as warm as mid-spring.

In the past, all Chinese and Korean officials had to participate in the small court meeting, but today it is a little different.

The Son of Heaven specially issued an edict, and the first small court meeting only allowed a few Shangshu ministers, six Shangshu and six imperial histories, and the seal keeper to participate.

As a result, the number of courtiers who came to the greenhouse hall was much smaller than before: from twenty or thirty in the past, it was directly reduced to eleven or two.

The four Lingshangshi, the six Shangshu, and the six Imperial Histories and the Seal Keeper add up to exactly fifteen officials.

However, among these fifteen official positions, there were many vacancies, so there were even fewer courtiers who came to the greenhouse hall.

Don't see that this is just a small change, but it makes those Chinese and Korean officials who were suddenly excluded a little uneasy.

The Chinese and Korean officials are not only the above fifteen people, but also many miscellaneous doctors, who are in charge of the matter and the loose horsemen for consultation.

They seldom express their opinions at the small court meeting, and they may not be able to say a word for a whole year.

However, the small court meeting was an important occasion for the Han Empire to discuss the government, and although these miscellaneous doctors did not have the opportunity to speak, it was a blessing to be able to show their faces in front of the Son of Heaven.

Maybe one day because of the right performance, you will be able to take up a real position.

If you can't participate in it in person, it seems to be a little farther away from the core of the court.

The Chinese and North Korean officials who were excluded from the small court could not help but start thinking crankily, they did not know whether this was a special case or whether it would form a fixed system.

The Son of Heaven keeps saying that he wants to implement the new policy, so it won't start from this matter, right?

If that's the case, then the new coup law is really a big bad thing.

The edict of the Son of Heaven is so miraculous that it only takes a few words to decide the fate of many people and manipulate the thoughts of many people.

No matter how dissatisfied these Chinese and Korean officials were, they could only wait for the next edict from the Son of Heaven.

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In the greenhouse hall, Liu He waited quietly on the couch, and after a short time, the courtiers who came to participate in the small court meeting came one after another.

After that, they sat down one by one in the order they had made.

The closest to Liu He were Zhang Anshi, Bingji, and Wei Xian, the three leading scholars, and then the six Shangshu and Imperial History.

Prime Minister Cai Yi is also a secretary of the Lingshang and should have been present, but he has been sick and bedridden, so he can only take leave today.

Cai Yi is afraid that he will not be able to survive this spring, and he may give up the position of prime minister at some point.

Liu He thought of the vacant prime minister from the sick Cai Yi, and then thought of some other things from the vacant prime minister.

The courtiers sat down one after another, looking at them, Liu He was still a little uncomfortable, Huo Guang's high mountain was gone, but there seemed to be many more mountains.

After the monarch and ministers saw the ceremony, Liu He immediately saw Han Zeng, who he hadn't seen for a long time: the last time they met, they were still in the front hall.

At that time, although Han Zeng was already a former general, he was just a Jinwu at that time, inconspicuous, and his only contact with Liu He was to take someone to Changyi Mansion to fight the fire that day.

That fire was ordered by Liu He, and it was also the first chess piece he dropped in Chang'an.

Unexpectedly, Han Zeng, who was still "unknown" at the time, has now become the number one hero of the Han Dynasty.

After Han promoted the hall, Liu He was observing his behavior, words and deeds, and when he saw that the other party was sitting at the bottom in a low-key manner, without any arrogant demeanor, he was very satisfied.

has made great contributions, but there is no arrogance, and it is not easy to do this.

This Han Zeng, or this Han family, is worth reusing.

"Han Qing, I haven't seen you for a long time, when did you return to Chang'an City?" Liu He passed all the courtiers and asked Han Zeng first.

Everyone's eyes naturally followed the Son of Heaven to Han Zeng, and many people's eyes showed a trace of envy.

All the merits are not as solid as the military merits.

Han Zeng obviously didn't expect the Son of Heaven to be the first to ask himself, so he hurriedly stood up in a bit of a panic, stood at a distance near the door and bowed respectfully.

"I'm tired of Your Majesty's thoughts, the last general will come back to Chang'an on the seventh day of the first month, and he has been back for nine days today."

"You see, this is my negligence, I remembered, I did write it in the book, but it's a pity, if it was a few days earlier, I would have seen the firecrackers on Beique Square."

Han Zeng didn't dare to answer, he just said, "I'm tired of the Son of Heaven", and then bowed a little deeper in a regular manner.

Now, Han Zeng is a hussar general, and his status is higher than that of Zhao Chongguo's General Wei, but he knows that he should be more careless at this time, so as not to attract the suspicion of the Son of Heaven and the jealousy of his peers.

"In the rebellion of Fan Mingyou and others in Beidi County, you and General Wei Zhao Chongguo should be credited with the first credit, and there is no need to be so formal."

After Liu He said these words, Han Zeng didn't have time to stand up, but Zhao Chongguo, who was sitting on the side, also immediately got up and bowed.

"It's all Your Majesty's proper scheduling, the soldiers are using their lives, and the courtiers are single-minded, and we are just greedy for heaven." Zhao Chongguo's expression was also very cautious.

"Two generals, please hurry up, you have been in the bitter cold land for several months, with both merit and hard work, kneeling on the ground like this, Zhang Qing and them, I'm afraid they will also be restless."

Liu He's words made Zhao Chongguo and Han Zeng even more flattered, but the two didn't dare to shirk anymore, so they quickly got up from the ground and returned to their respective couches to sit down.

After the greetings, it began to get to the point, Liu He, as the Son of Heaven, wants to "throw bricks and lead jade", or "lead the snake out of the hole".

Liu He can know a few things outside the Weiyang Palace through the embroidered guards, but he still has to pretend not to know at the moment, otherwise how can he be surprised?

"Now, Huo Dang has been sentenced by Tingwei Temple, and it will be dealt with one after another after the first month."

"Since the guilty have been punished, it is only natural that those who have done meritorious deeds should also be rewarded."

"Today is the first small court meeting in the first year of Dingxin, I want to settle this matter of meritorious deeds and rewards, what do you think Aiqing thinks?"

Liu He smiled like a spring breeze as he did a few months ago, as if the vicious tricks he used to deal with Huo Guang were all thought up by others.

However, the important ministers present did not have the slightest contempt for the kindness of the Son of Heaven, and praised the Son of Heaven one after another for the clear rewards and punishments.

"The soldiers and generals who participated in the counterinsurgency, in addition to being knighted one by one according to their military merits, were rewarded with an additional three months' money and food, and the number of wounded was doubled, and the number of dead was tripled."

The reward given by Liu He can be called generous, and it will consume a lot of money and food. But he didn't pay any attention to it, because the money was not available to him.

The family records of the more than 70 criminals involved in the corruption case have all been confiscated, adding up to hundreds of millions of dollars, and it is definitely more than enough to take out the rewards.

What's more, there is also Huo Guang's family, this "windfall" is 200 million yuan, so that the people already have the saying "Huo Guang fell, and the Son of Heaven was full".

After rewarding the ordinary soldiers and military academies, they will also reward the courtiers and generals who have made great contributions.

Then, Liu He named a group of courtiers and rewarded them with varying amounts of money and grain: naturally including the princes present.

The amount of money was huge for the common people, but it was not too much for the courtiers: they didn't want it.

"Besides, it's a matter of feudalism......" The Son of Heaven mentioned this, and the courtiers present finally looked a little excited.

The feudal marquis is completely different from rewarding money and food, it can benefit a family from generation to generation, and it is definitely a heavy reward.

After the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, he should have immediately given a group of courtiers who had the merit of supporting him to be a prince, but the matter has not been resolved.

At first, it was because Huo Guang controlled the government, and Liu He Fenghou inevitably attracted suspicion; And then it was in full swing, and there was no time to take care of it.

Now Liu He finally solemnly mentioned the matter of the marquis, which naturally attracted everyone's attention: although many of the people present are already liehous, it is also a favor to be able to increase the number of foods.

However, what Zhang Anshi and the others didn't expect was that Liu He just shook a shot, he smiled and then said: "The matter of sealing the marquis is very important, and I have to think about it for a few more days." ”

"In a few days, it will be the Great Dynasty Meeting, and I will announce the matter of the marquis at the Great Dynasty Council, and I can also let the Manchu Dynasty know the merits of the meritorious ministers."

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Everyone said in unison.

In fact, Liu He had already thought about who he wanted to give the marquis, and he could have announced it immediately today, but Liu He heard some news from the Embroidered Clothes Guard, and there seemed to be some undercurrents surging.

Therefore, he wants to suppress the matter of the marquis first, and first see what Zhang Anshi and the others are going to do today: maybe there are other uses for the matter of the marquis.

"That's all I have to say today......"

"After all, I have just become pro-government, and I am not familiar with many court politics, so I want to ask you Aiqing, what is the most tricky thing in the court after the New Year?" Liu He asked humbly.

Zhang Anshi glanced at Liu De and Bingji imperceptibly, and knew that it should be his turn to appear.

Without any hesitation, Zhang Anshi, the current general of the Great Sima, stood up decisively.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to play."

"Zhang Qing just said, today Zhongqing doesn't have to be formal, just play it right on the couch."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Anshi said, took out the list prepared in advance from his arms, and sent it to the Son of Heaven through Fan Kecheng.

Liu He took it, opened it and took a few hasty glances.

Soon, he couldn't help frowning, a little displeased.

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