"Boom——"
A clear bell rang, and in the main hall of Yuxi Palace, the shadow of Baili Longteng gradually appeared on the throne.
Under the throne, Mr. Liang Ge and Prince Baili Changkong led the crowd and saluted: "Your Majesty!"
Baili Longteng waved his hand, indicating that everyone would not be polite, and then asked Ye Ling: "Ye Aiqing, the matter of levy in lieu of relief mentioned in the court meeting a few days ago still requires you to go in person. The cabinet has already drafted a decree. I don't know when you will leave. ?”
Before Ye Ling could say anything, Baili Changkong hurriedly said: "To inform my father, I believe that now is the time for the imperial court to employ people. Ye Ling should be allowed to stay in the center and others can be sent to Luzhou!"
Baili Longteng heard this and looked at Ye Ling: "Ye Ling, what the prince said, do you mean it?"
Ye Ling cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is wise, I have received the emperor's order and am fully responsible for the financial and food planning of Luzhou and Liangzhou, so I should go in person. The prince thinks that I am now in the center and should make plans, so I don't want to go."
"I'm asking, what do you mean, are you willing to go?"
"I am willing to go!"
Ye Ling's determined gaze surprised Baili Changkong and others.
Liang Jingyi suddenly smiled and said: "Master Ye is young and promising, which is really a blessing for my career. This time I go, I will definitely handle all the matters, solve the urgent needs of the court, and save my father's worries."
Seeing this, Zuo Fengyuan hurriedly said: "Although Ye Ling is smart, he has just entered the temple, so he probably doesn't know much about the specific legal matters. In Yichen's opinion, this matter needs to be discussed further."
Zhou Qing's face darkened and he said: "Now that the matter is in crisis, we need to make a decision as soon as possible. How can we delay it any longer? I think it is appropriate for Ye Ling to go, and I would like to ask His Majesty's Holy Judgment to make a decision!"
Baili Longteng looked at Ye Ling and didn't say whether he agreed or not for a long time, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
At this time, Ye Ling suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I think that if you want to deal with the affairs of these two states, you need to appoint wise ministers. The war in Liangzhou is anxious, all because the army of the Demon City guard Li Jingchi is weak, and it is difficult to resist the King of Nanyue. There are many rebels. Therefore, during this recruitment of troops, Chen Changying, Minister of the Ministry of War, was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Liangzhou and the Prime Minister of Military Affairs."
As soon as this statement came out, most of the people present knew it. It was the most appropriate thing for Chen Changying to clean up the mess in Liangzhou, but he was suppressed because of the fighting between all parties. Today, no one objected to Ye Ling's words.
The prince hurriedly said: "Father, I think Ye Lingzhi's words are reasonable, and the affairs of Liangzhou should be entrusted to Chen Changying!"
Baili Longteng did not answer, but asked: "What do you dear ladies think?"
Wang Yuanzhong said: "I agree with Ye Lingzhi's recommendation!"
Zuo Fengyuan and Assistant Prime Minister He Lanyi also nodded and said: "I second the proposal!"
Zhou Qing and Zhao Chengxiang didn't answer, but they didn't object. Their eyes seemed to be looking at Liang Jingyi, the chief minister sitting aside.
Baili Longteng smiled half-heartedly, turned to look at Liang Jingyi, and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Liang Ge?"
Liang Jing nodded and said: "Chen Changying is familiar with the art of war. He is a disciple of a military strategist. He is good at using troops, so he can naturally take on this important task. The key to using troops also lies in money and food. In war, what you fight is your savings, so logistics support, especially important."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Ling said: "What Mr. Ge said is absolutely true. Therefore, I recommend one more person to be the governor of Liangzhou's army and horses for their daily needs."
"who?"
"Second Prince, Baili Qingfeng!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions finally changed slightly, especially the prince Baili Changkong's eyes were deep, the chief minister Liang Jingyi frowned slightly, and the rest of the people were very puzzled.
Seeing this scene, Ye Ling remembered the conversation at the sixth prince's house yesterday:
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In the lobby, Ye Ling bowed to Baili Hanran and said with a wry smile: "Please give me advice from the Sixth Prince and save my life!"
Baili Hanran smiled and said: "Actually, the two sides are fighting for nothing more than military glory and military power. Mr. Liang Ge did not want the prince's party to gain power, so he would rather the court be defeated than appoint good generals. Although the prince's eldest brother knew that the two My brother is thinking about the overall situation, but he always puts the overall situation first and tolerates everything. Therefore, if you want to escape from danger, you need to let both sides of him taste the sweetness, so that you will not interfere. "
"Since Chen Changying is the general, Mr. Liang Ge is worried, so he is trying to find a way to make him feel at ease. As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass come first. Even if Chen Changying has the ultimate ability, he cannot let everyone in the army practice inedia. Therefore, as long as the power of grain and grass in Liangzhou is given to the elders of Liangge, they can control Chen Changying's army of one hundred thousand or even one million! In this way, the affairs of Liangzhou can be temporarily relieved!"
…
Ye Ling listened to Baili Hanran's words and gave the power of food and grass to Baili Qingfeng. Of course, Baili Hanran only asked him to recommend an official from Liang Ge's old school, but Ye Ling did an even better job.
Ye Ling knew that Baili Qingfeng was just like Baili Hanran, hiding behind the scenes and hiding in the darkness. In this case, it would be better to pull him directly to the front of the stage, maybe he can be dealt with better.
Wang Yuanzhong said to Baili Longteng with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the second prince has never been involved in the affairs of the court's money and food. If he is entrusted with an important task this time, he may damage his reputation. In addition..."
Before he finished speaking, Baili Changkong hurriedly interrupted: "As a reminder to my father, my second brother understands righteousness, is prudent and has a reputation as a virtuous man. This time he is serving the imperial court, and he will definitely do his best to serve his father! "
Zhou Qing and Zhao Chengxiang obviously didn't expect Ye Ling to recommend Baili Qingfeng, and they didn't know what to do for a while.
Liang Jingyi nodded and said: "Your Majesty's Holy Judgment!"
Baili Longteng looked at Ye Ling again: "Aiqing, if you don't go to Luzhou, who should you send?"
Ye Ling said: "I recommend another person who can take on this responsibility."
"who?"
"Yin of Taiyue Palace, Song Zheng!"
"Song Zheng!"
Even if the faces of everyone in the hall were as usual, their thoughts were moving. No one had ever thought of this person.
Ye Ling recommended Song Zheng because he saw that Song Zheng was a selfless person. Since he dared to enforce the law impartially, he did not hesitate to offend Jia Chengdao and imprison Jia Hu, which fully proved that this person was fair and honest.
Yesterday, when talking about Luzhou with Baili Hanran, Ye Ling already had this idea:
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Baili Hanran said to Ye Ling: "The land of Luzhou has long been monolithic. Officials, big and small, and powerful locals all have only Liang Yuan to follow. Therefore, no matter how much disaster relief money the court sows, it will be useless. So even if the court sends out Even if the imperial envoy goes there, it will not help, but will lead to death."
Ye Ling nodded. This statement was the same as what Hong Zhen said. Officials, big and small, were greedy for money and food and did not care about the lives of the people.
"Fortunately, there is a meaning," Baili Hanran said with a smile: "Although the general secretly released the food, he saved the lives of millions of people after all. If not, Luzhou would have risen up at this moment, echoing the Nanyue King from afar. I’m afraid the situation will be even more dangerous by then.”
Having said this, Baili Hanran turned to look at Ye Ling: "Because of this, when you go to Luzhou, you need to be careful. You don't seek merit, but seek no faults. You must not offend Liang Yuan, so as to avoid being killed." Disaster!"
Ye Ling frowned slightly, but he had a slight guess of Baili Hanran's thoughts. If it was the former, he would never let Ye Ling jump into the fire pit, but Baili Hanran did not stop him from going to Luzhou.
From this point of view, Baili Hanran hoped that Ye Ling would go and die!
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There was silence in the main hall. No one really understood what Ye Ling meant. Except for Chen Changying, the two people recommended were beyond everyone's expectations.
However, Liang Jingyi quickly said: "Song Zheng is just a Taiyue governor. He can handle cases and manage local areas. If he is given the responsibility of a state, he may not be able to do it."
Wang Yuanzhong immediately raised his eyebrows and retorted: "What the elder said is wrong. Song Zheng has a reputation for being a virtuous person in managing the place and is known as 'Qingtian'. In my opinion, it is most appropriate to send Song Zheng there." Got it!"
Zhou Qing shook his head and said: "Song Zheng is good at punishment and strict in enforcing the law. He is a cruel official. There is a big disaster in Luzhou and the people are in need of comfort. How can we use another ruthless person?"
Wang Yuanzhong said again: "Song Zheng enforces the law strictly because he is selfless, impartial and honest, so he is qualified for this position. If others go there, join in the evil, engage in favoritism and malpractice, wouldn't they be more of a failure to the court?"
"Master Wang, what do you mean by this?" Zhou Qing's face darkened and he shouted: "Do you mean that all the officials in Luzhou are corrupt officials?"
Wang Yuanzhong said with a stern face: "Such a big thing happened in Luzhou, but the officials in Luzhou have made no achievements, and their corpses are still in their positions. The imperial court distributed such huge disaster relief funds, but it was of no use at all. Could it be that there is something behind this? Shouldn’t we investigate more carefully?”
"The governor of Luzhou is Liang Yuan!" Zhou Qing said angrily: "You can simply accuse Mr. Ge of deliberately instigating it. With such accusations and implication, no one will dare to serve the imperial court!"
"Zhou Qing!" Liang Jingyi shouted in a low voice and said: "Don't talk nonsense in front of the Holy Emperor. In court discussions, let people speak. What Mr. Wang Ge said is not unreasonable, so the candidates sent to Luzhou , so you have to think carefully about your choice!”
After hearing this, Zhou Qing just kept silent, but his face was ugly and his anger was not gone.
"Are you done with the quarrel?" Baili Longteng suddenly said: "It's hard to say something in front of me, right? Then I'll go back now, and you guys can say it all in this Yuxi Palace and see who it is. He is a loyal minister, who is a traitor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone bowed and saluted, fearing to offend Tian Yan.
Gao He quickly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are working very hard for the affairs of the court, so there are times when you have differences of opinion. This shows that you are serving the court to the best of your ability!"
Baili Changkong also said: "The matter in Luzhou is of great importance. Children and ministers must be cautious, lest they let down the emperor's favor."
Baili Longteng said: "It's not you who have let down the emperor's kindness. I know that you are all loyal ministers. There is no one around me who is not working hard and loyal. It's just that the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Sometimes we are too far apart and hide in the corner. , it is inevitable that the sun will not shine."
Zhou Qing's face darkened, and he seemed to be horrified.
Baili Longteng continued: "Since the three people recommended by Ye Aiqing are all good ministers who are loyal to me, I will hand over this important task to them. In half a month, there will be a court meeting, and I will do it in front of all the civil and military officials of the court. Face it and practice it for them.”
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"That's the end of today's court discussion. I'm a little tired. It's a good time to serve the court. I see it in my eyes and remember it in my heart!"
After saying this, the light and shadow disappeared from the throne.
Everyone straightened up and walked out.
Zhou Qing looked unhappy, glanced at Ye Ling, and helped Liang Jingyi leave. Liang Jingyi also glanced at Ye Ling, but there seemed to be approval in his eyes.
Zuo Fengyuan smiled and nodded at Ye Ling, obviously very satisfied with Ye Ling's performance today.
Wang Yuanzhong passed by Ye Ling and snorted with a straight face. He was obviously very disgusted with Ye Ling, a person who wanted to please both sides.
However, Ye Ling didn't care about this. He counted the days. After half a month, there would be plenty of time, and he could take this opportunity to practice in seclusion, hoping to restore his Dantian and regain his cultivation.
"It's too dangerous to be in the imperial court. We should find our cultivation as soon as possible and escape!"
