I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 249 I'm really too busy, why don't I go to Beiying~
As for the bet between Wang Meiren and her younger brother Tian Fu, no one inside or outside the Chang'an court naturally knew about it.

But if anyone knows, they will definitely give Wang Meiren a thumbs up, and sincerely praise: Although the wife is a daughter, she is also worthy of being called a woman!

Of course, it was not because Zhou Yafu fell from the position of prime minister without warning, just as Wang Meiren said.

It's because of the usual court of this day, when it was still before dawn and all the officials and ministers were still waiting outside the palace gate, it was weird from the inside out.

Especially before the palace gate was opened, the two figures that appeared next to Zhou Yafu caused the entire Chang'an court to smell an inexplicable and palpitating smell...
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In the fourth year of the New Year's Day, the son of heaven, June 25th in summer.

There is still half an hour before Maoshi (five o'clock in the morning) when the court meeting officially starts;
Even if the palace gates are opened to welcome hundreds of officials, there are still a few sticks of incense.

Although it was a scorching summer day, fortunately it was still dark, and the officials and officials who had rushed outside the palace ahead of time could rarely enjoy this moment of coolness.

On the gate of the palace, the soldiers of the imperial army, wearing strong and sharp clothes, held their heads high, silently waiting for the Weiyang Palace behind them, and the order of "announce all officials to enter the palace" came out;

Outside the palace gate, hundreds of officials and officials gathered together in twos and threes, chatting and chatting, and from time to time they bowed hands to acquaintances and greeted each other.

Compared with every Asahi in the past, today does not seem to be much different.

——At least until those two figures walked towards Zhou Yafu who was closest to the palace gate under the watchful eyes of everyone, everything today was the same as in the past...

"The prime minister is well."

With a deep and powerful whisper, the eyes of all the people waiting outside the palace gate were gathered around Prime Minister Zhou Yafu;

Hearing the call from behind, Zhou Yafu, who was standing outside the palace gate with his belly in his arms, facing the palace gate to "close his eyes and rest his mind", turned around following the sound.

When he saw the person who made the sound and the other person beside him, Zhou Yafu's already sullen face only instantly added a trace of alienation.

"Chao Neishi;"

"Doctor Tao."

Seeing Chao Cuo and Tao Qing in front of him bow their hands and bow to him, Zhou Yafu also had no choice but to raise his hands reluctantly, and return a salute to them perfunctorily;
Just as he was about to turn around and face the palace gate again as a 'peerless master in meditation', he saw Chao Cuo laugh inexplicably, and then raised his finger to Tao Qing who was beside him.

"If it wasn't for Doctor Tao's request, I wouldn't have come to talk to the prime minister before the court meeting."

"After all, everyone inside and outside the government knows that Prime Minister Zhou is selfless. As long as all officials in the court do not go to the prime minister's residence, it will be difficult for them to see the prime minister face to face."

"Because of emotion and reason, you should go to the prime minister's mansion to find the prime minister, not outside this palace gate, in front of the officials;"

"It's just that in the past period of time, Doctor Tao visited the door many times, but he couldn't see the prime minister at the prime minister's residence."

"—According to the concierge, it seems that the last time the Prime Minister came to work in the Prime Minister's Mansion was more than two months ago?"

"Ah······"

"The prime minister was so busy with state affairs that he was so busy for more than two months that he couldn't spare time to visit the prime minister's residence;"

"There are some things that the prime minister must know about, but Doctor Tao can't see the prime minister at all, so I really don't know what to do;"

"That's why I asked this shameless person to ask the Prime Minister face to face..."

With a gentle smile, saying that no one could make a mistake, Chao Cuo did not forget to smile shyly again, and looked at Zhou Yafu with a little embarrassment.

But not far from Zhou Yafu, Tao Qing, and Chao Cuo, all the officials who were not far away all pricked up their ears, pretending to lower their heads in thought, but carefully moved a few steps in the direction of the three of them. .

——As early as when Emperor Taizu Gao established Han Guozuo, the post of Taiwei was not permanent, but only temporarily appointed when necessary, which has become the consensus of the Han monarchs and ministers;

Under this premise, the "three gongs" of the Han family often refer to only the other two permanent positions, namely the prime minister and the royal doctor.

As for the internal history, although it is the Jiuqing, it holds the monstrous power of "all affairs in Guanzhong", and is even nicknamed "Guan Neixiang" in private!
Although the head of the Jiuqing of the Han Dynasty is still in charge of etiquette and sacrifice in theory, but in terms of power and actual status, the true head of the Jiuqing of the Han Dynasty today is undoubtedly an internal history.

But now, among the crowd waiting outside the palace gate, the most front position is the only two Sangongs of the Han family-Prime Minister Zhou Yafu and Royal Doctor Tao Qing, and the actual "Nine Ministers" ——Nei Shi Chao Cuo, it seems that there is something to discuss?

It is no exaggeration to say that when these three people get together, let alone courtiers and officials, even the emperor would have to prick up his ears to listen to what these three people are talking about.

Zhou Yafu didn't care much about the officials who gradually gathered towards him;
Hearing that Chao Cuo was holding a gun with a stick and vaguely accusing himself of "not working in the Prime Minister's Mansion", Zhou Yafu just raised his head indifferently and looked at Chao Cuo proudly.

"I was born as a warrior, and I have never been used to those red tapes;"

"For official affairs that need to be decided by the prime minister's office, Chao Neishi and Doctor Tao can go directly to the prime minister's official."

"It is really necessary for me to handle it myself, or I can send it to my house. I will look at it in my spare time."

"——I have already reported these matters to His Majesty, and His Majesty also agreed."

"If you two have any opinions, you can directly ask your Majesty."

Regardless of the extremely strong words given by the officials and officials in person, Zhou Yafu turned around on his own, turned his back on the officials and officials, including Chao Cuo and Tao Qing, and continued towards the north gate of Weiyang Palace— - In the direction of Simamen, "close your eyes and rest your mind" and get up.

But behind Zhou Yafu, Chao Cuo only looked at Tao Qing briefly, then lowered his head with a half-smile, and said no more.

"Duke Chao..."

"——No rush~"

"——Court Council, it hasn't started yet..."

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"My lord;

The captain of the robbers reported: At the beginning of last year, after the rebellion of the seven kingdoms of Wu and Chu, there were bandits in the eastern counties of Hongnong County;

By the beginning of spring this year, half of the counties and townships in Hongnong County have complained about the rebellion caused by bandits, and asked the court to dispatch the bandits and captains to go and suppress them.

Since the middle of March in spring, Hongnong County has submitted seventeen memorials, and even the local county magistrate, lieutenant, and even the three elders of the village have submitted similar memorials.

It’s just that the Prime Minister’s Mansion has not sent any written documents so far, and the captain who prepares for the thieves is determined to wipe out the rogues, so he can only wait for orders so far..."

At the right time, the court meeting began normally;
Emperor Qi appeared in the Xuanshi Hall as usual, sat on the upper imperial couch, and listened to the reports of the officials and ministers on state affairs.

Crown Prince Liu Sheng was also the same as in the past, every Chang Chao and Shuo Wang Chao, he sat in the frontmost position of the public servant train, like a clay statue, without saying a word.

As for the content of the court meeting, since the first topic was raised, almost all the questions were directed at the prime minister who had been in office for nearly a year: Tiaohou Zhou Yafu...
"Rogue bandits from Hongnong County~"

"Ah;"

"—Last autumn, when King Liang entered the court, he talked about it with the Queen Mother;"

"Even King Liang's chariot was almost robbed and killed by these gangsters on the way to Chang'an."

"It's been almost a year, I didn't expect this gang of rogues to still be wandering around Hongnong..."

After the first topic was mentioned by a six-hundred-stone Caifeng Yushi, Tianzi Qi only shook his head and stood up with a wry smile, then turned his head intentionally or unintentionally, and looked at the chief of the courtiers.

Seeing that Zhou Yafu was not moved at all, and seeing that Tianzi Qi shook his head and smiled again, he raised his head and looked towards the middle position of the courtiers with a faint smile.

"This matter is the fault of the captain of the thieves."

"——The prime minister entered the prime minister's mansion, and it was 'just' just a short year ago;"

"I'm afraid the prime minister hasn't had time to familiarize himself with the official duties that the prime minister's mansion should handle."

"Since the prime minister failed to give an answer, why not ask me directly, or go to the queen mother?"

"Letting the rogues in Hongnong County wreak havoc until now, crippling and harming the people, isn't it the dereliction of duty for the captain to prepare for thieves?"

Following the words of the emperor who seemed to be accusing and questioning guilt, but in fact could not hear the slightest harshness, a middle-aged man with a silver seal on his waist had already walked out of the courtiers' lineup, kneeling with shame on his face. fell in the center of the hall.

And the moment this man stood up, the crown prince Liu Sheng, who was kneeling on the head of the east seat and trying his best to complete his task of "observing and learning", saw a strange light flashing in Tianzi Qi's eyes... ··
"Ok?"

"Prepare Thief Captain..."

"Master, this is what I want..."

Before Liu Sheng could figure out the pros and cons, Tianzi Qi said indifferently, and it was considered a final decision on the matter.

"Written: Prepare for bandits and captains, immediately mobilize your subordinates to prepare for bandits, and wipe out Hongnong bandits."

"—Before the first day of the eighth month in the autumn, we must wipe out all the bandits and bandits in Hongnong territory!"

"For the previous mistakes, we will first punish the captain of the bandits with half a year's salary as a warning, and then use the matter of exterminating the bandits to make the captain of the bandits pay for his crimes and make meritorious service."

"If the suppression of Hongnong thieves and bandits is unfavorable, the two crimes will be punished together, and the punishment will be severe."

The deep voice caused everyone in the hall to sit up straight involuntarily, after a while after thinking about what the emperor Qi said just now, they each breathed a sigh of relief.

The Captain of Thieves was a post that Xiao He and Xiao Xiangguo specially asked Emperor Taizu Liu Bang to set up in order to improve the security situation in Guanzhong before Emperor Taizu Gao established the country.

At that time, Shang was still Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, and he had just returned from Hanzhong to "reset the Three Qin Dynasty";
In Guanzhong, I didn't even sit warm on my buttocks, so I went east to Hangu non-stop, gathered soldiers and horses from various princes, and played "Chu-Han Struggle for Hegemony" with the overlord Xiang Yu.

However, Guanzhong, which was left behind by Liu Bang and handed over to Xiangguo Xiao He to govern, faced extremely serious public security risks because of the three kings of the Three Qin Dynasty, namely Yong Wang Zhanghan, Sai Wang Sima Xin, and Zhai Wang Dong Yi. .

——Emperor Taizu Gao also established the Three Qin Dynasty, but only defeated the main force of the three kings, but did not take care of eliminating the remaining forces of the three kings;

Therefore, Xiao Xiangguo asked Emperor Taizu Gao to set up the post of "Captain of Thieves" to be responsible for cleaning up the remnants of the three kings who fled around Guanzhong, as well as the grass bandits and thieves who occupied the mountains as kings.

After several years of continuous high-pressure attacks, the security situation in Guanzhong has improved significantly, most of the grassroots bandits and bandits have been wiped out, and the normal production order in Guanzhong has finally been restored;
The captain of the thief who completed the historical mission, also from the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, from the position of "bit with Jiuqing-Zhong Erqianshi" at the beginning of its establishment, the order was reduced to Bijiuqing-True Erqianshi, Weibi Sheriff - two thousand stones;
Up to now, the once high-ranking captain of the bandit has been reduced to the same captain - Bi Erqianshi, under the jurisdiction of the lieutenant, and a small yamen on the same level as the general Zhonglang.

It's not hard to understand: the civet cat can rest when the mice are gone.

But the mice will not disappear forever, so civet cats still have to be kept at home, but they don’t need to be fed meat like in the past.

Speaking of now, the Han family has established the country for nearly 50 years, and no matter what the Guandong is, at least Guanzhong, there are few bandits and bandits;
Under such circumstances, Tian Ziqi ordered the bandits and captains to come out to wipe out the hundred or so mobs in Hongnong County, which is not difficult at all.

But Tian Ziqi's handling of this matter made all the officials lose their minds.

"Your Majesty doesn't even say a word of admonition to the prime minister?"

"In the final analysis, this matter is the prime minister's fault?!"

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"Don't tell me, Your Majesty, you don't want to be too harsh on the prime minister?"

"Or..."

Compared with the officials who were still somewhat confused, Liu Sheng, who was "watching coldly" from the side of the hall, had vaguely realized something at this moment.

The subsequent development of the situation also confirmed Liu Sheng's guess.

——Tianzi Qi, he is really a very qualified 'Tianzi';
Especially the extremely qualified Emperor Liu...

"Besides preparing for the captain of thieves, is there anything else that needs to be discussed by all the officials?"

"If there is anything, say it."

"If not, then all the gentlemen will go to the Queen Mother to ask for peace, and then they will go back to their respective offices."

There was the previous censor, who took the lead in the matter of preparing the captain of the thieves, and the emperor said "encouragement", among the courtiers, several figures stood up in response.

"Zuo Chengling, the governor of Su Nei Shi, has played!"

"Craftsman Shaofu Youcheng Order has played!!"

"The Grand Servant's Stable Order has been played!!!"

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"Ting Wei is in charge..."

"Dianke Cheng..."

"Zong Zhengcheng..."

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"Weiwei..."

"Lang Zhongling..."

"Feng Chang..."

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Following one after another figures, Zhou Yafu's courtier train, that is, the position of the Xixi, "rising up from the ground", the courtiers in the palace looked calm, but a little bit of surprise emerged involuntarily.

Even the crown prince Liu Sheng, who knelt at the head of the Eastern Chair and has not spoken for six or seven consecutive court meetings, always remembering the teachings of the emperor Qi "see more, listen more, talk less and move less", looked at the people standing up one after another in the hall. There were more than a dozen figures, and it was rare to show a little surprise on their faces.

"Huo~~~!"

"Such a huge amount of money?!"

"Jiuqing Yousi, is this all done?"

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"That's all on the side;"

"Zongzheng and Fengchang, why are you getting involved?"

It was under the encouragement of Liu Sheng's perplexed and unmoved eyes from the emperor, as well as the surprised and uncertain gazes of the officials and officials, the dozen or so people who stood up in order from the court began to say, As soon as I spoke, I began to talk about the "inaction" of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the past period of time.

According to the internal history, in the summer of Guanzhong, the canals in various places should have been cleaned up, and the prime minister's government had to approve the appropriation of funds from the treasury;

The Shaofu said that there is still a lot of follow-up work to be done on the food issue, which requires the cooperation of the relevant government;
The eunuch said again: This year's horse administration funds are almost used up, and the prime minister needs to allocate next year's horse administration funds from the treasury one or two months in advance.

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Tingwei is a prisoner on death row. He was pardoned because the emperor granted amnesty to the world, and he needs to be reviewed by the prime minister;
Dianke wanted to apply for an extra sum of funds to cultivate the protons sent to Chang'an by Nanyue, Fujianyue and other countries in distress;
Zong Zheng wanted to recruit a group of officials, and he needed the approval of the prime minister.

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Wei Wei wants to apply for updating weapons and equipment, Lang Zhongling wants to apply for a few personnel transfers, and Feng Chang wants to apply for funds to add a few sacrificial vessels to the Taimiao and Gaomiao...
After all, everyone has their own opinions, each has its own rhetoric, Jiuqing has its own office, and each of them has something to delay;

But if these words are extracted together, in fact, it is just one sentence...
"Well······"

"There are so many things that have been delayed because of the Xiangfu..."

After the dozen or so people revealed the "criminal evidence" of the prime minister's mansion, especially the prime minister Zhou Yafu himself, the Xuanshi hall was as quiet as half a stick of incense.

Almost everyone's eyes fell on the current prime minister who was kneeling and sitting at the head of the Xixi, still not showing the slightest embarrassment: Tiaohou Zhou Yafu.

However, Tianzi Qi turned sideways rather "reluctantly" after a long period of "thinking" and "entanglement".

For a moment, Qi, the emperor on the imperial couch, and Liu Sheng, the crown prince who was seated at the head of the Eastern Chair—the father and son looked at Zhou Yafu with the same fierce light in their eyes!
But soon, the fierce light disappeared like a shooting star, just like the father and son's guilt towards Zhou Yafu...

"If this is the case, then Prime Minister, it is really difficult for me..."

"If it's just one or two things, then I can still understand;"

"——After all, the prime minister is busy with everything, and even takes time to go to Beiying to show me the soldiers of the Han family."

"Occasionally, one or two official duties are missed, which is understandable."

"But now it seems that the prime minister has been prime minister for more than a year, it seems..."

"Ah;"

"It seems that I haven't been familiar with the Prime Minister's Mansion and my responsibilities?"

He said something with a rather 'difficult' look on his face, seeing Zhou Yafu was about to get up, Tianzi Qi just hurriedly said again: "If you are really too busy, Prime Minister, you can save a few trips to Beiying~"

"what?"

"—As I see, the soldiers of the Northern Army are still loyal to my Liu family and my Han family;"

"Even if there is no Duke Yuanxun surnamed 'Zhou' to inspect and supervise for me, the eight lieutenants of the Northern Army and more than 6000 soldiers will definitely not rush into this Weiyang Palace just because they were bewitched by someone. Take me captive??"

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"What does the Prime Minister think?"

"The prime minister thinks that what I said makes sense???"

　Um···
　　Two days ago, I boasted that Haikou would have two more shifts, and I was persuaded to go to bed by the benevolent fathers.

　　I did try it myself, I couldn’t write much after staying up all night, and I continued to burn it the next day.

　　So I still follow the advice of the big fathers, and change it before it turns cloudy.

　　After finishing writing today, I'm going to sleep now.

　　Get up early tomorrow, if you can open your eyes without fever or back pain, you can start writing earlier, one chapter in the morning and one chapter in the afternoon, and you should be able to update 2.

　　It took four and a half hours for this chapter today, mainly because my back hurts, so I have to lie down and rest for a while after writing.

　　Please forgive me.

　　good night good night~~~~
　　
　
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