"Ahem." The man in black coughed, twisted his body, and ran out instinctively, but his body was tied up, and after struggling, he immediately hit the door frame.
A sharp pain hit him, and the man in black robe came back to his senses. He saw Chen Nan and others, saw them, saw them, and saw the ropes binding them.
"How did you kill Zeng Sihai?" Chen Nan said directly.
"Haha, since your chess pieces are useless, throw them away."
"Who is playing this game?"
"I can't tell you." The man in black looked calm and his voice was calm.
"I won't tell you, Your Majesty, Zeng Sihai and I are both chess pieces being used by others. The only difference is that you are a chess piece called the emperor. If I go, we will wait in hell. It’s yours, haha.”
"Crack." As he said this, he suddenly twisted his neck and twisted it in half.
"Take it away." After a long time, Chen Nan waved his hand. He was not angry. The man in black obviously wanted to anger him, but if he didn't solve all this, he would really have trouble sleeping and eating.
Chen Nan woke up early the next morning. Because Lan Fei was still in Minzhou, although he didn't sleep, he didn't know why and didn't get much rest all night.
"Meet the Emperor."
"Everyone, get up." Chen Nanduan sat on the throne and glanced at him. All the officials lowered their heads, not daring to look directly into his eyes.
He noticed that the number of civil and military officials in the court was reduced by more than half than before. There is no doubt that they are inseparable from Zeng Sihai's rebellion.
"Zhang Qingfeng from the Criminal Department, are you here?"
"Wei Chen is here."
"How do we choose the officials of the Liang Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, people from Daliang are usually recommended by other ministers. Only after passing the exam can they become officials in the court."
He finally understood why there were so many factions in Liang State. It turned out that this was how people were selected.
In a few years, Zeng Sihai will appear, as will Wang Kai, Li Kai, and Zhao Kai.
"What should we do if we are ordinary people?"
"Your Majesty, if you want to be an official, you can go to a house as a guest and be recommended by a minister." Zhang Qingfeng noticed the change in Chen Nan's expression and said cautiously.
No one dared to say anything. After a while, Chen Nan finally spoke.
"Okay, we will discuss this later. Zhang Qingfeng from the Ministry of Revenue, please help me think about how to select talents from among the people and report to this palace in two days."
"As ordered." Zhang Qingfeng bowed, and the faces of the civil and military officials in the court were not very good-looking. They wanted to select officials from among the common people.
"Xiao Dezi, go and declare your will." He saw the expressions of a group of officials, but he had no intention to talk about it at this time. He leaned on the throne comfortably, and Xiao Dezi stepped forward. Read out the imperial edict.
"The emperor is entrusted with the destiny, and the edict says: Lan Yuan, the leader of the left camp, is both civil and military, and crushed the rebellion of Zeng Sihai and others. Te Zhuo promoted Lan Yuan to the general of Zhenguo, commanding all the armies in the capital."
"Lan Yuan, a humble official, accepts the order." With envious eyes, Lan Yuan strode up to the main hall and half-knelt on the ground to receive the order.
The eyes of the ministers looking at Lan Yuan were a little different. Although Lan Yuan was the commander of Zuoying in the past, he was only in the fifth rank.
The six ministers all gave him face because Lan Yuan was a popular figure in front of the emperor. In terms of position, they were two streets higher than Lan Yuan, but now it was completely different.
A general is a first-class official. If there is no war and no commander-in-chief, then he is the one who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
In addition, his father is already a powerful figure in General Lan's mansion. When Lan Yuan succeeds to the throne, he will be second only to the emperor.
The officials who had just ignored Lan Yuan felt close to him at this moment. After Lan Yuan thanked him, he stood among the generals with firm eyes and no trace of pride, as if he was being awarded the honor this time. Not myself.
Seeing Lan Yuan's appearance, Chen Nan nodded happily. Although Lan Yuan was not a commander-in-chief, he was still a rare general. There was no commander at the moment, so naturally he had to carry the banner. .
After reading one decree, Xiao Dezi took out the two copies. Seeing that it was still the decree, the eyes of all the ministers were filled with fire until Desheng's master returned to the court.
Of course, these decrees are to confer honors. The positions of the elders of the three dynasties are still vacant. The emperor has said that anyone can become a cabinet bachelor.
"The emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the Minister of Civil Affairs, Su Qing, and Zhao Lide are..."
"Your Majesty Su Qing."
"Zhao Lide."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Su Qing and Zhao Lide knelt down on the ground, their faces full of joy. Although they were not as good as the prime minister, they were still powerful.
Both of them regretted their choices in prison at this moment. If He Chun knew that after telling the truth, she would not only be reinstated in her official position, but also become a bachelor, they would probably be angry to death.
"Three adults, this reward is not only a recognition of your past efforts, but also an expectation for your future. I hope you can serve me in your new position."
"We were originally ordered by the emperor to devote ourselves to the beams and die." Lan Yuan and the others said quickly.
"Very good. All my dear friends have also received their rewards. Don't be discouraged. I have seen all your hard work. The positions of the cabinet bachelor and the governor are not static."
"I will launch a new examination system soon. Not only the three of them, but everyone here will have to take the examination. If they fail, they will be demoted and their salary will be reduced. Do you understand clearly?"
"Yes." All the ministers saluted together, with hesitation, excitement, and vigilance in their eyes. Some wanted to be promoted, while others were worried about whether they would be replaced by others.
This is exactly what he wants to see, and only in this way will the court in Daliang, a pool of stagnant water, be rejuvenated, and he also plans to introduce a big fish to awaken this pool of stagnant water.
"Okay, everyone, come with me to the Meridian Gate. I want to see what's going on."
On the streets of the capital, one prison car after another passed by. Soldiers guarded both sides of the street, but some rotten eggs and vegetable leaves were still left in the prison cars.
In the prison car, all the prisoners looked desperate and ignored the curses of those people. They were all people related to the rebels, and several of them were officers of the Black Armored Army.
Qin Yu never thought of killing all the surrendered Black Armor soldiers, but the leading general would not let them go. After a round of parades, the prison car stopped in front of the city gate.
At this time, Chen Nan and others also arrived. Chen Nan looked at the prisoners indifferently, and with a wave of his hand, the prisoners were led to the gallows. The executioner raised his hand, and the heads were chopped off one after another.
