Even before Liu Ji's army set off, Xiao He was entangled in the personnel and government arrangements during the period when the prince was in charge of the country. He thought hard day and night, feeling that he would have no way to avoid suspicion this time.
When he saw Zhang Liang's current situation, it was not without envy.
Every night when he couldn't sleep and tossed and turned, he wanted to follow Zhang Zifang's example and turn away all the official titles and generous housing estates, hang up his seal and leave, and only hold an idle and vacuous position.
Now, Zhang Zifang is old and spends his days drinking wind, eating sand and raising horses in the border counties of Longxi. Although it is a bit harder, he seems to be out of the center of the whirlpool of Luoyang.
Moreover, every extra step he did in the northwest would increase the emperor's remaining gratitude.
Looking back at myself, I was hesitant and undecided. I still couldn't understand this layer, and I was unwilling to give up power and leave. As a result, Liu Ji's warm words and comfort before his first personal expedition sounded to me like a smile hiding a knife. .
Suspicion gave rise to ghosts, and he secretly laughed at himself. Once greed was born, he would be as worried as holding a heavy treasure, and he would not shed tears until he saw the coffin.
Therefore, when he heard that the Queen was now willing to take over this hot potato, Xiao He felt relieved, his face could not hold back, and a smile appeared on his lips. However, after thinking about it, he added,
"When His Majesty went eastward, I was helpless to assist the Crown Prince in Guanzhong.
Now that you are in charge of the Central Palace, you are a legitimate queen. This responsibility of assisting the government is also the responsibility of the Central Palace.
It's just that you haven't seen the various officials coming in and out of the humble house every day, like a revolving door. If they were all called into the palace, it would be too chaotic and noisy. "
"It doesn't matter, Prime Minister is not afraid of hard work, and Ying'er and I are naturally not afraid either."
Lu Pheasant lowered his eyes and glanced at Liu Ying, who had a confused face, and only said,
"I would also like to ask the Prime Minister to count the names of officials who may need to enter the palace to discuss politics during this period.
It is expected that more than half of them have not been recorded in the family registration record.
The Prime Minister can ask my eldest brother Lu Ze to take care of this matter and get the family registration of these officials as soon as possible. "
The door registration is a bamboo slip that prohibits entry and exit from the palace. It contains detailed personal information such as name, surname, age, appearance and position of the person entering the palace.
These door books are of the same size, all about two feet long, and are hung on the palace gates and palace gates in the palace city as files and vouchers.
When current officials or dignitaries enter the palace, they need to report their home address to the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper will verify the identity of the person in front of him according to the information recorded on the gatekeeper, and then he can be introduced into the palace.
Xiao He understood that at this moment, the important task of guarding the palace was handed over to the queen's brother Lu Ze, so it was natural that he would need to contact Lu Ze to discuss the matter of adding new books and files in the forbidden province of the palace.
“By the way, I’m afraid I need to prepare a few more registrations this time.
Don't forget, Prime Minister, the group of young men waiting to be elected as ministers, and the children from each family all came into the palace, and there was another big group cheering. "
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Even though he had nearly fifty years of experience in governing the country in his previous life, Lu Fei was still so tired that he secretly complained in the first few days when he came to supervise the country.
She knew something was wrong, her current shell was far less satisfactory than the one she had in her previous life.
In her previous life, she started giving birth when she was nearly thirty years old. She gave birth to six children in one breath. She became emperor at the age of seventy. She was still sharp and energetic, and she lived to be over eighty years old.
But in front of me, I was already a little lazy. Every morning, after the fifth watch, I would lead the prince to discuss matters with the officials. Even so, after several days of continuous work, I still suffered from endless backache and leg pain.
She recalled carefully that although Lu Pheasant in history was not short-lived, he could not be said to have a long life. He seemed to have died suddenly just after he was sixty years old.
It was probably the root cause of the illness when I was doing housework in the fields of Peixian County in my early years, and later I suffered as a hostage in Chuying. This is not good. There are too many things I want to do in this life, and I must not die before my ambitions are fulfilled.
Lu Zhi thought so and couldn't help but quietly move his ankles which were numb from sitting behind the case.
Liu Ying, who was sitting next to her, saw this and wanted to stretch her body. When she glanced at the queen mother, she happened to see her sharp eyes as sharp as a knife.
Liu Ying's face trembled with fright, so she had to calm down and continue to listen carefully.
Du Shui Changcheng, who was in the hall, was talking non-stop and was giving a detailed report on the Yellow River bursting in Suanzao County last month.
This is the nineteenth and last thing discussed today.
In fact, in Lu Zhi's view, supervising the country is a rare opportunity for the prince, and it is also a required course for the successor of the empire.
If you want to understand the internal and external situation of the huge empire and be familiar with the rules and regulations of the court's operation, you must learn from these bits and pieces of daily trivial matters.
The most important thing is that for a prince who has been in the palace for a long time, the key to the skills of controlling his subordinates and the knack of observing words and expressions can only be understood by personally dealing with ministers.
For example, river management and civil affairs.
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Suanzao County is under the jurisdiction of the local government of Dongjun County. Therefore, the leaders in river management are the governor of Dongjun County and the Suanzao County Magistrate.
Both the county magistrate and the county warden were diligent and conscientious in their duties. As early as the beginning of the continuous rain, they overcame all opinions and moved a large number of people away from the edge of the river.
They personally led people to inspect the dam day and night, and were able to report the breach to the court in time and organize labor to plug the leak, thus avoiding greater losses.
Lu Pheasant nodded repeatedly.
“The local officials of Suanzao County are truly the parents of the people and deserve great recognition.
Prince, tell me, what is the excellence of local officials? "
Liu Ying was used to his mother asking unexpected questions during discussions. He thought for a while and said slowly,
"My son believes that there is one thing that the local officials deserve to be commended for, and that is their 'knowledge of the river'.
Knowing the river lies in their ability to see even the smallest details, fully understand its advantages and disadvantages, and take precautions in advance. "
"Well, the prince is really talented to have such knowledge."
Xiao He smiled and praised a few words, thinking that he could probably go home from court today.
"Yinger is right.
But I think that above Zhihe, as local officials, their greatest achievement is actually treating the people like their own children and having the courage to take responsibility. "
Lu Pheasant had no intention of giving up, she said eloquently,
“There are many people who know the water and the river, but there are too few good officials who dare to do things.
I believe that the imperial court has a vast territory, and there must be many outstanding grassroots talents in the counties. As the head of the hundred officials, Xiao Xiangguo, you must work hard to discover them and promote them exceptionally. "
"Yes, I obey your order."
Xiao He hurriedly responded and was thinking about the intention behind the queen's words when he heard her say again,
"Xiangguo, we live in Luoyang City, and what we can see is really limited.
I thought that I might as well tell the whole country and ask local officials to recommend to the court people who are virtuous, upright, and able to speak out and give advice as a way for grassroots officials to advance in officialdom. "
She was somewhat lucky. Fortunately, she encountered today's story about good officials, which allowed her to calmly and naturally introduce the official selection system that she had been thinking about——
Chaju system.
