Wei Wuhou

Chapter 788

Time passed slowly, and the fact of the demise of Zheng State became known to the whole world, and the fear of Wei State became deeper and deeper.

And the time also came to the [-]th of December in the fourth year of Marquis Wei, which was also the date of the last court meeting this year.

After that, Wei Wuji no longer held court meetings, but only called small court meetings, and only a few important ministers and generals participated in the meeting.

Therefore, this court meeting is even more important, because not only the gains and losses of the past year must be considered, but also the governance of the newly occupied territory must be discussed.

Of course, at the end of the meeting, you can briefly look forward to the future, and this is Wei Wuji's business, and he is the one who formulates the major policies of Wei State.

The Great Court Meeting was held as scheduled, and apart from the big officials in Wu'an City, the chief officials of the various counties were also present, and they were here to report on their duties.

Therefore, the number of people in the court meeting is so large that many people who are not high enough can only stand outside the hall.

But no matter whether it is the sheriff in charge of the side or the general leading the army outside, they are all extremely solemn in the hall at this time.

After Wei Wuji was ascended to his seat, all the courtiers below bowed: "I will wait to see you, Your Majesty!"

A few days ago, the remnants of the Tan family returned to Wu'an, which made many people feel panic, not knowing what the king meant, so they had to be more cautious at this time.

Wei Wuji on the throne said calmly: "Excuse me!"

Only then did the courtiers below get up, and all of them turned their attention to Wei Wuji on the throne.

The role of this level of court meeting as a show is greater than its actual function, but Wei Wuji did not intend to do this this time, so he raised the first topic of the court meeting.

I just heard Wei Wuji say: "All ministers and workers, there are three important matters to be discussed today, and all ministers can speak freely!"

Speak freely, since Wei Wuji succeeded to the throne, these ministers have never spoken freely, so they have maintained a certain degree of wariness against Wei Wuji's words just now.

Then Wei Wuji said: "The first thing, this year is about to pass, the court has been busy with a lot of things in the past year, so I can talk about it today!"

"Let's see if I, Dawei, have really done real things in the past year!"

Speaking of this, Wei Wuji said to Guo Liangdong in front of him: "Prime Minister, let's start with you!"

Guo Liangdong was the head of all officials, so after being named, he immediately stood up.

After saluting Wei Wuji, Guo Liangdong started to talk continuously. He first started talking about people's livelihood, including agriculture, water conservancy, taxation and so on.

Guo Liangdong is worthy of being an old Jianghu, he has a clear outline of Wei's affairs, even Wei Wuji is ashamed of himself.

After Guo Liangdong finished speaking, it started with the chief minister of the Nine Ministers, each court official made a detailed summary of a year's work, so that the pillars of the Wei state present had a clearer understanding of the country's situation.

After the court officials finished speaking, more than a dozen county guards who returned to the capital to report on their duties came on stage. They wanted to introduce the situation of the counties and counties under their jurisdiction.

It's just that they can only briefly introduce at this time, and later they will be summoned by Wei Wuji alone, and that is the time for them to report everything in detail.

The speeches at this court meeting were carried out in the midst of endless speeches, which made many officials feel painful.

The ministers in the hall are okay, at least they are warm... But those people standing outside the hall are really uncomfortable at this moment. Not only do they not have the opportunity to speak, but they also suffer from the severe cold.

After the last county guard had finished speaking, Wei Wuji, who had listened to him for a long time, finally said: "Only by listening to the words of the princes, can you know the key points of Wei's affairs, and the ministers of the court can know the affairs of the county and county, and the county and county can also know the government! "

"Good... great good..."

Wei Wuji's hearty laughter made everyone concentrate. Others can fish in troubled waters when they speak, but the monarch has to concentrate on every word.

"However, what you said just now means that the people's livelihood is exhausted and the finances are difficult... But you should also see that my Great Wei has also made great achievements this year!"

"The Kingdom of Tang and the Kingdom of Xiao were destroyed, the land of Qin and Chen fell, and the Kingdom of Zheng was also destroyed. My Great Wei has increased the land of four counties within one year!"

Speaking of this, Wei Wuji was also very excited at this time, the four counties are equivalent to one-third of the area of ​​Wei Guo.

"Think about it, isn't it worth it to get so much land and live a tighter life inside and outside the court?" Wei Wuji asked back.

At this time, who dares to say that it is not worth it, let alone this matter is worth it.

Regardless of whether they are from aristocratic families or from poor families, as long as they have military positions, they have gained military merits in successive battles, and gained titles and honors for themselves and their families.

"Your Majesty is holy!" All the officials said at this time.

Wei Wuji didn't go into the matter any further, and just listened to him slowly say: "Since the land of the four counties has been occupied, how do you think it should be governed?"

In fact, this question is easy to answer. The system of prefectures and counties is implemented throughout the Wei State, and these four counties are certainly no exception.

No one dares to raise the word of enfeoffment at this time, that is digging a hole to bury themselves.

Then Prime Minister Guo Liangdong said: "Your Majesty, I think that we should follow the old rules and set them up as prefectures and counties, and send prefects to manage them!"

Wei Wuji nodded, and then he said to the ministers below: "Do you have any objection to the prime minister's words?"

The hall was quiet, Wei Wuji waited again and again, and after realizing that there was no one waiting to die, he said: "Then, according to the prime minister's words, let the four counties be counties!"

"Your Majesty is holy!"

This is how the monarch looks strong, and the courtiers can only call the monarch holy.

Wei Wuji nodded, this matter was not discussed at all, so he said again: "Prime Minister, you select the best ones from the county officials in all counties across the country to report to the widow!"

"Young lords of the court, you can nominate talented people tomorrow, and you will be the county guard!"

According to Wei Wuji's intention, the county magistrates of the four new counties will be selected from county officials across the country to give those capable people a chance.

However, high officials like county guards must be released by court officials, so as to ensure stability.

The important point here is that Wei Wuji did not let these people choose the county captain, which shows that Wei Wuji still attaches great importance to military power and does not give anyone a chance to get involved.

"Your Majesty, the Holy Spirit!" All the ministers in the hall bowed down.

There are so many vacancies for officials all of a sudden, which is an opportunity for many people. Whether it is to install a nephew or become a sheriff, it is a great joy.

But these people forgot one thing, whether it is the county official listed by the prime minister, or the county guard recommended by the court, it must be confirmed by Wei Wuji in the end.

That is to say, those who can finally serve as government offices in various places will only be people approved by Wei Wuji, or Wei Wuji's people.

Seeing Wei Wuji's gaze, Yu Zhong immediately stood up and shouted: "Silence, silence!!"

After being shouted by Yu Zhong, all the officials in the hall remembered where it was, and they all became quiet like a mouse seeing a cat.

So Wei Wuji said again: "This year has achieved great achievements, but as you said just now, it consumes a lot of my great Wei's national power!"

"It is important for the widow to expand the territory, but the livelihood of the widow's people is equally important... Therefore, it is urgent to establish a policy of rest and recuperation, and to recuperate with the people!"

There was a truce in Wei Wuji's words, which made the courtiers heave a sigh of relief. The war machine of Wei State should stop and rest.

So at this time all the ministers said: "Your Majesty is a wise man!"

I don't know if this is the first time that the courtiers have said that the emperor is wise, and it can also be seen from this that Wei Wuji has a strong control over the inside and outside of the court.

Afterwards, Wei Wuji laughed and said, "Since we want to reorganize the state affairs, we should start immediately and send the envoys of Wu Kingdom to see us!"

It is not a secret that Wu's envoy arrived in Wu'an, but what the courtiers did not expect was that Wei Wuji would meet Wu's envoy here and now.

Therefore, the courtiers can also see how strongly the monarch intends to change the national policy, which really makes them feel at ease.

Wei Guo needs a hero who leads everyone to the top, not a lunatic who only knows how to use force.

As for the purpose of the Wu people's audience, most of the courtiers can guess.

Now that the state of Wu was defeated by the state of Chu, the situation is even more critical than that of the state of Qin. Naturally, they came to the state of Wei to ask for help, not simply to make peace.

Chu State is a threat to Wu State, so why not for Wei State!
(End of this chapter)