back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 846
The wind in February is warm and cold.

Since giving birth to a son and a daughter, Lu Chengqi was so happy that he walked every day without knowing which foot to walk on.Although he had made a successor training plan early on, the empress Zhou Zhiruo had been angry with him for a long time, even if Lu Chengqi had the cheek to visit his son, Zhou Zhiruo didn't give him a good face.It made Lu Chengqi sigh with emotion: "Women are like this. No matter how gentle and virtuous a woman is, when it comes to her son, she will probably become a loving mother. I don't know how many failures a loving mother has!"

Having said that, Lu Chengqi was still in a good mood. Even he, who never liked flattery, had been flattered by Gao Ming several times in succession.

On this day, in the Chui Gong Hall, Lu Chengqi was dealing with political affairs, and Gao Hao came in quietly to report: "Your Majesty, Director of the Supervisory Department, Xu Jingchun, seeks to see you."

"Oh? He disappeared for a few days, did he catch some corrupt official? Let him in..."

With Lu Chengqi's will, Gao Hao bowed and retreated slowly.

Not long after, a burly man entered the Chuigong Hall, saluted with a bow and said: "My minister Xu Jingchun sees Your Majesty!"

Lu Chengqi glanced at him, and teased: "Xu Qing, I haven't seen you in half a month, but you have gained a lot of flesh?"

Xu Jingchun smiled awkwardly: "Isn't this the beginning of the new year, did you eat too much? How could it be like this in previous years? When I was in the frontier army, I was hungry for one meal and full for one meal. In addition, I recently begged for a wife..."

"Hey, news, isn't Xu Qing known as an invincible player in brothels? Why, are you willing to end your golden bachelor career?"

Xu Jingchun never thought that Lu Chengqi's mouth would become so tricky, and he stood there in embarrassment for a while: "There are three ways to be unfilial, and having no descendants is the biggest..."

Lu Chengqi was in a good mood, and he didn't care about arguing with him, but he had a lot of political affairs on hand, most of which were Jiangnan affairs brought up by the chief minister of the cabinet, Xu Chongguang.Jiangnan is the granary in Lu Chengqi's plan, coupled with canals and sea transportation, it is enough to cope with the famine.Thinking about the end of the Ming Dynasty in the official history, even if there was a severe drought in Shaanxi and other places, Jiangnan still had surplus grain, which shows that Jiangnan plays a pivotal role in food security.Lu Chengqi still wanted to develop the Northeast, but it's a pity that the current Northeast is divided into half by the Liao Kingdom and Jurchen. These nomadic people only know how to herd cattle and sheep, but they don't know how to use the land for production. They are really reckless.

Lu Chengqi closed a memorial, slowly raised his head, and asked: "Xu Qing came to see me this time, what is there to tell me?"

Xu Jingchun said solemnly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom was changed to Yuan Xianyong and amnesty. King Jun of Liang was designated as the crown prince; there are differences in the ranks of the officials."

Lu Chengqi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "The Liao Kingdom is impatient. Now that Yelu Yixin in the Liao Dynasty wants to replace him, how can the prince be allowed to sit for a long time? In my opinion, it will only take a few years for Xiao Qiang to suffer."

Xu Jingchun didn't dare to answer the question. Who would dare to assert that he had a clear understanding of what happened a few years later?

"Is there anything else important?"

Facing Lu Chengqi's question, Xu Jingchun said without hesitation: "The chief of Jurchen, Wanyan Wugu, let the eldest son Wanyan Xie and the second son Wanyan Libo live in the same mansion, and Wanyan Xie took care of the housework exclusively. Yan impeaches Libo to be in charge of foreign affairs."

Lu Chengqi knew that according to Jurchen customs, the sons of chieftains should move to live in different palaces after they grow up.But the eldest son is in charge of housework, and the second son is in charge of foreign affairs, which is a bit strange.

"It seems that Wanyan Wugunai likes his second son very much!"

Lu Chengqi sneered and said, Wanyan Aguda, the son of Wanyan Libo, was born not long ago, and he has already decided on an heir.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Wanyan Julibo's courage and talent are among the best among the Jurchen tribe. Wanyan Wugu is meant to belong to him, and it is normal. After all, he is from a tribe outside of Tibet, which is different from my Han people. .” Xu Jingchun replied respectfully.

Lu Chengqi nodded: "Jurchen has been thriving recently, and it is roughly inseparable from Wanyan Wugunai's great talent. Even if Wanyan's impeachment is not half as good as his father's, it can still make Jurchen not lose the wind against the Liao Kingdom. You have to keep an eye on this Jurchen Tighten up, the weather has been getting colder and colder in recent years, and Mobei is even more severe. If the Jurchen can't stand it, I'm afraid they will put all their eggs in one basket and invade the south regardless. Although my Central Plains is cold, it is not half as cold as Mobei, and I am a foreigner. It is also regarded as a peach garden."

"Your Majesty, I will do my best to keep a close eye on Jurchen for Your Majesty!"

Lu Chengqi glanced at the swearing Xu Jingchun, and said, "There are also Liao, Korea, Dongying, you have to pay attention."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Lu Chengqi nodded, and suddenly asked: "Is there any serious matter in court?"

In fact, he wanted to ask, after such a long time, one or two corrupt officials have not been caught?This doesn't seem very scientific!
Xu Jingchun was stunned for a moment, and soon understood: "Since your majesty has rectified the officialdom, the style of incorruptibility has been abolished. Besides, you can get rich by doing business, so why take risks? As far as I know, the ministers of the court often make their nephews and nephews take care of business. Read the books of sages and sages, and be Tao Zhugong..."

Lu Chengqi nodded, this is a good sign, the pig will be fattened before killing.Now officials don't have to pay taxes, and they can use price competition to crowd out competitors and disrupt market order.After waiting for a few years, how can there be such a good scene?
"On the other hand, Sima Guang, who has just been promoted to Zhijianyuan, seems to have a lot of complaints..."

"Sima Guang?" Lu Chengqi said suspiciously, "What complaints does he have as an admonishing minister?"

"Resent Your Majesty's cronyism..."

Lu Chengqi became interested and said, "What's going on?"

"Didn't your majesty want to arrange the writings of the various rooms in the Chinese book? Didn't Wang Guangyuan go straight to the Xianyuan?" First, the township was appointed as the general judge at the beginning, arranging and compiling the Chinese script, within two years, the hall was eliminated to know Shuzhou, and the recommended gentry had met with Zhimu. It was a fluke; The foreign court is strangely confused! At the beginning of your majesty's administration, you wanted to simply select the most talented people in the world and put them in the same position, so as to lead the officials, but the deacons can't be called your majesty's will. Previously, the three ministers were dispatched with the power of Pi Gongbi Judge, now I use Guangyuan to directly gather the virtuous court, how can I make the people of the world respect the integrity and shame, and respect the honest and honest style!' How can your majesty bear it when he is so bold?"

Lu Chengqi waved his hand and said, "Sima Guang is an admonishing minister. Although his head is a bit dull, it is good to be loyal to the country. That's all, Wang Guangyuan is just me wanting to promote him. Since Sima Qing said that I To be promoted too quickly would be unpopular, and that should be the case. Then let Wang Guangyuan practice for another two years before talking about it. How about Annan?"

Xu Jingchun replied: "Annan's territory has been swept away by Old General Yang, and no one dares to beat our Dashun's army. State herdsmen and chiefs from all over the country have pleaded guilty. rich man."

Lu Chengqi said coldly: "It's not impossible to be a rich man, but the tax must be collected enough. By the way, are there people among the people who are willing to go to Annan?"

Xu Jingchun said embarrassingly: "The people in Annan are willing to go to Jiangnan, but there are no people in Dashun who are willing to go to Annan."

(End of this chapter)