Chapter 120

Liu Bian was indeed more confident than before.

With an army of [-] in hand, and fierce generals like clouds, he naturally has confidence!

He sat up straight, with stern eyes, and said: "Although Wang Qing's family is in charge of reducing redundant officials, it is also Shangshutai's business. Shangshutai must discuss carefully, determine the specific list of reductions, and consult Yushitai and Jiuqing. Waiting for opinions, we must unify our thoughts and build a consensus. This is a national policy determined by the court based on the fact that there are many redundant officials and wasteful expenditure on the national treasury, it is not the work of one person and one temple!"

The four bowed together and listened to the hadith.

Both Xun You and Zhong Yao knew that His Majesty was giving Wang Yun a platform.

Wang Yun couldn't help clutching his knees tightly with both hands, his eyes became more determined.

Yang Biao's face was sullen, and the uneasiness in his heart became more intense.

"Five days,"

Liu Bian thought about it, and said: "Within five days, the final list will be determined and announced in plain text, and then gradually reduced. Wang Qing's family must coordinate the various temples, advance in a safe and orderly manner, and avoid major disturbances."

"The minister leads the decree." Wang Yun raised his hand and said.

Liu Bian had a panoramic view of the expressions of the four people, and said: "This matter is settled like this. Regarding the reform of Sili, Shang Shutai will personally handle it, especially the transfer of money and grain, and the administration of salt. It must be implemented as soon as possible. Before next year's summer grain , I want to see the result!"

Liu Bian has an army of [-], but he also needs money and food to support him.The money and food obtained by "scraping homes" alone will not last long at all, and we cannot expect to use "scraping homes" to maintain the country's operation.

There must be a healthy tax system!

"The ministers are waiting for the order!" The four raised their hands and responded in a deep voice.

Liu Bian looked at Yang Biao and said, "I am not satisfied with the policy outline submitted by the prime minister. The prime minister is not alone in state affairs. The prime minister must call the courtiers to discuss comprehensively, meticulously, and coordinate. Eyes and ears closed."

Yang Biao's face turned serious, he raised his hand and said, "I'm taking the order."

Liu Bian picked up the teacup and said, "About the reign title, how many did Shangshutai choose?"

Yang Biao still didn't let go of his hand, and said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, there are three for the time being, Guangxi, Zhaoning, and Yonghan. Please make a decision."

Guangxi was agreed upon by the courtiers, and Liu Bian didn't like it very much.

"Zhaoning, Yonghan..."

Liu Bian pondered, and said, "Then Yonghan."

"The minister leads the order." Yang Biao said.

Wang Yun, Xun You, and Zhong Yao have no objections. This is the year name they agreed upon, and you can choose whichever one you choose.

Pan Yin stepped in quietly and handed Liu Bian a playbook with a respectful and cautious expression.

Liu Bian glanced at him, opened it and looked at it. After a while, his expression remained still, and he glanced at Yang Biao and Wang Yun. He closed his eyes and said with a smile, "Xunqing's family, is the filling of the Bingzhou vacancies in place?"

The four of them were still very curious about this memorial, but they didn't ask any questions. Xun You said, "It's basically in place. In a few days, I'm going to leave for Jizhou."

Ying Shao is the shepherd of Jizhou and is about to take office. Xun You has to stand for him and stabilize the situation.

"it is good."

Liu Bian nodded and said, "The Xunqing family should discuss clearly with Ying Shao about the salt policy and a series of 'new policies' of the imperial court."

Salt administration concerns two places, one is Jizhou and the other is Yizhou.

The memorial in Liu Bian's hand came from Liu Yan, Yizhou Mu.

"The minister takes the decree." Xun You said.He knew in his heart that the court was short of money and food, and salt administration was already the top priority of the court!

"Tell me about other things." Liu argued.

Yang Biao pretended to think, and then said: "Your Majesty, I recommend Wang Lang, a famous scholar from the East China Sea, to be an official."

Liu Bian was taken aback, this was Yang Biao's first recommendation, and he thought to himself: This guy feels the pressure and wants to do something?
After thinking for a while, Liu Bian said, "How about the Luoyang order?"

Yang Biao's small eyes opened slightly, his heart was full of surprises, but his face remained unchanged, he said: "I think it is possible."

Wang Yun, Xun You, and Zhong Yao looked at him, each with their own thoughts.

The Luoyang order, in short, is the county magistrate of Luoyang, the county magistrate of Dongdu. One can imagine how special the status is.

The previous Luoyang order was Zhou Yi, because he was both a member of the general's mansion and a student of the Yuan family. He was "standby" in a series of court battles a few months ago, and later resigned out of fear. Know where to go.

Wang Yundao: "Your Majesty, regarding the matter of Bingcao, I believe that there are overlapping and overlapping powers and responsibilities with Ruhucao, eunuchs, etc., and they need to be divided again."

Bingcao is tentatively intended to be a logistics organization that raises military funds, manages armaments, and provides support for the army.

Liu Bian said: "This matter will be discussed by the Shangshutai."

Zhong Yao glanced at Yang Biao from the corner of his eye, paused, and said, "Your Majesty, there are many prisons in Luoyang City, and there are more than a dozen of them, should they be under unified control?"

Liu Bian frowned, nodded and said: "What the Qing family said is that, except for the North Temple Prison of Huangmen, all the prisons in other temples shall be abolished and shall not be retained or re-established. Xingcao, Tingwei, Yushitai, etc."

Zhong Yao was stunned for a moment, he proposed this just to guard against Yang Biao, why did he lose his Tingwei prison?

But he also understood immediately that this was to eliminate the use of prisons by powerful officials to frame opponents and suppress dissidents.

"The minister waits for the order."

The four raised their hands.Such a change is beneficial and harmless, and they have no reason to oppose it.

Liu Bian was discussing with them big and small matters. Outside Yongle Palace, Tang Ji finally came out, and was shocked when she heard the news of her father's resignation.

"Father, what happened?" Tang Ji looked nervous.

Tang Mao sighed, and said, "Father is so foolish that he took other people's money."

Tang Ji pursed her lips and looked straight at her father.

Tang Hao immediately smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, don't worry. People in the court, who doesn't accept a little money? As long as you serve Your Majesty well, you will come back as a father in the future."

Tang Ji listened, and then breathed a sigh of relief, and said a little reproachfully: "Father, how can you collect other people's money at this time. Do you want to, I will ask the Queen Mother or Your Majesty to intercede..."

"No!"

Tang Mao stopped drinking decisively, looked around immediately, and said in a low voice: "You must plead guilty to the empress and Your Majesty on behalf of the father, and you must not intercede!"

Tang Ji seemed to understand, but nodded obediently.

Tang Mao knew that his daughter had always been well-behaved, so he didn't worry too much, and said: "If the Queen Mother wants to draft for Your Majesty, you must not stop her."

Tang Ji never thought of stopping her, so she responded lightly.

Tang Mao explained a few more words, and left the palace full of melancholy.

The original great future has turned into a bubble in the water, and everyone will feel melancholy.

When passing by the Jiade Hall, there were bursts of discussions in the Shangshutai.

"Have you heard? The prince did not know what method he used to force Duke Tang to resign!"

"Your Majesty is really powerful. Not to mention disobedience to the Queen Mother, you can still make Duke Tang resign from office."

"That's not enough. The news from Li Cao's side said that Xun Shangshu signed it, and we will start reducing redundant officials tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow? Those subordinate officials in the Sangong Mansion are not allowed to fry pots,"

"Also, I heard that Xingcao has already arrested people, and if there is any trouble, they will all be imprisoned..."

Tang Mao listened, shook his head, let out a long sigh, and went straight out of the palace.

In the Jingfu Hall, after another half an hour of discussion, Yang Biao and other four people left the Jingfu Hall.

The four people who went out were all in a good mood.

Almost all of them got what they wanted, and they were happy.

In the study room, Liu Bian was sitting on the desk, still holding Liu Yan's memorabilia just now.

In Liu Yan's memorial, he said that he was getting sicker and unable to go to Beijing to face the saint, so he sent his youngest son Liu Zhang to Beijing to plead guilty.

Is this using Liu Zhang as a proton?
'Sometimes you regret it! '

Knowing something, Liu Bian sneered in his heart, immediately looked at Zuo Li, and said, "Liu Zhang arrives in Beijing tomorrow, you send someone to pick him up."

"Yes." Zuo Li understood, lowered his head, and said with cold eyes.

Liu Bian threw away the memorial, and said, "Let Dianwei prepare, I'm going to Taicang tomorrow."

Taicang, the national treasury, not only reserves the money and food of the big man, but also has the right to mint coins!
"Observe the order." Pan Yin responded.

Liu Bian quietly thought about it for a while, and picked up the playbooks piled up in front of him and started reviewing if there was nothing missing.

Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Xun You, and Zhong Yao returned to Shangshutai and heard various discussions.

"So, the prince is in control of the power this time, and the prime minister can't compare to it?"

"That is. Don't look at the position, but look at the things you do. If you have nothing to do, no matter how powerful you are, it's useless..."

"You said, is it possible for the prince to be the prime minister?"

"I bet it will happen sooner or later!"

Standing at the door, Yang Biao listened to everything, was annoyed, stared at his small eyes, and shouted, "Is there nothing else to do?"

The voices of the duty rooms stopped abruptly.

Wang Yun's face was indifferent.

"Shangshutai discusses matters!" Yang Biao's face was full of majesty.

Xun You and Zhong Yao looked at each other and shook their heads secretly.

With the sudden emergence of Wang Yun, the prime minister couldn't sit still.

Shangshutai held a meeting for the first time, and began to discuss specific affairs.

It's one night at a time.

Following the busy little officials, they were extremely uncomfortable and complained endlessly.

As soon as the time passed, Li Ru, the criminal Cao Shangshu, led people, and began to formally seal down the Sangong Mansion, and announced the list of reductions and transfers.

The transferees are naturally easy to talk about, and they are classified as "redundant officials". Naturally, they are not reconciled and resist in various forms.

Li Ru's demeanor is elegant, but he is unambiguous in his actions. He has arrested more than 30 people in the Sangong Mansion alone.

But what is really lively is not the Sangong Mansion, but Taichang.

Early in the morning, more than 30 officials, big and small, and hundreds of students from Taixue and Hongdumenxue surrounded the gate of Taichang, making a lot of noise.

"Why should we be reduced? We are veterans of the three dynasties. We have worked hard without credit. Why should we be reduced?!"

"We are Tai students, the cornerstone of the future imperial court, the pillars of the country, how can we drop out of school!"

"Chinese learning is the most important thing in the world! Cai Yong, you are also a scholar. If you don't let us study today, tomorrow we will smash your grave!"

"The Hongdu school was established by the late emperor, and we are the disciples of the emperor. You are too common, why should we be expelled?"

Hundreds of people surrounded, the noise was like a tide, the door was forcibly knocked down, and a hundred or ten people rushed inside.

The Taichang officials tried their best to explain, block, and stop, but the angry officials, Tai students, and Hongdumen students were so angry that they didn't listen to the explanation at all, and roared that they must see Cai Yong.

Cai Yong hid in the distance, and said anxiously: "Go quickly, call the yamen servants everywhere, stop them!"

The officer next to him responded, and quickly ordered a small official to turn over the wall to find rescuers.

There are not many servants in Taichang, and they can't stop hundreds of people.Moreover, there are more and more people making trouble.

Cai Yong frowned, with a serious expression on his face.

Adhering to Liu Bian's intention, he carried out a large-scale eradication of the misbehaving and messy students in Hongdumen School and Taixue School, and caught up with the court's reduction of redundant officials, and there was a big trouble all at once!

"What to do, what to do..." Cai Yong was a little flustered, and if he continued to make trouble, it would be difficult to end!
"Cai Yong is over there!"

Suddenly, someone saw Cai Yong behind the door, pointed and shouted.

For a moment, the crowd was excited, and the officials and students who rushed in instantly broke through the barriers and went straight to Cai Yong.

Cai Yong was startled, turned around and ran away.

"Cai Yong, don't run away!"

Someone shouted loudly, let alone who it was, unexpectedly threw an inkstone and went straight to Cai Yong's back.



Cai Yong fell down at the sound.

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