After the seven Liu Chengfeng brothers and sisters left Beijing, the inner courtyard of Liu Mansion became deserted.
Although Liu Yunxin, Liu Lingyun, and Liu Zhenghao are all four, five, or six years old, compared with their elder brothers and sisters Liu Yiyi, who are approaching adulthood, these children really can't make any noise.
Not only the Liu Mansion, but also the Palace of Ten Kings became deserted. As soon as the brothers and sisters who entered the palace left the capital, Li Tao was the only one left in the Palace of Ten Kings to deal with the documents sent by the cabinet after the approval.
Cabinet officials thought Liu Mingzhi would take certain measures to curb Li Tao's power.
After all, it is not impossible to hold all the power of the Ten Kings Palace alone and gradually become more powerful.
But to everyone's expectation, Liu Mingzhi did not take any action to control Li Tao's rights in the Ten Kings Palace.
He completely let everything happen in the Palace of Ten Kings without any intervention.
This made the relationship between the cabinet and the Ten Kings Palace become delicate.
None of the civil and military officials in the dynasty could guess Liu Mingzhi's thoughts or what his intentions were.
Song Yu once came to Liu Mingzhi privately and asked him what he wanted to do. Didn't he know that leaving Li Tao in the Palace of Ten Kings and letting him do nothing could easily make some short-sighted and young officials unable to grasp the scale?
Regarding his uncle Song Yu's question, Liu Mingzhi didn't answer and just laughed it off.
Song Yu also understood in his heart that the thoughts of this nephew, whom he had always regarded as his own, were no longer something he could figure out.
Unable to figure out the reason, Song Yu had no choice but to pretend that nothing happened and went to drink with Liu Zhi'an instead.
The delicate atmosphere between the Ten Kings Palace and the Cabinet lasted until the New Year's break.
In the Qinzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace, Liu Mingzhi sat cross-legged by the stove and read through the last few remaining documents and memorials of this year.
"Tobe."
"The old minister is here."
"Have the documents from Yuzhou been returned?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it was returned seven days ago!
I hope that officials from all over Yuzhou can issue imperial decrees in time before the locusts take shape, so that the people can raise enough chickens and ducks.
Otherwise, once the locust plague breaks out, the court will need to allocate a large amount of money and food for disaster relief, and the people of Yuzhou Prefecture will suffer. "
Liu Mingzhi closed the document, tapped his palms gently and scanned the civil and military officials in the palace: "The locust plague is certainly terrible, but it is not terrible at all.
As long as the officials of the local state capital can work together to encourage the people to control the disaster, and the court provides full support, a small locust plague will be nothing to worry about.
I'm afraid that some officials will try to whitewash the situation for the sake of their own political achievements.
In the end, it is the innocent people who suffer.
The people's livelihood in Yuzhou Prefecture has been relatively peaceful in recent years, and although the administration is not particularly outstanding, it is still pretty good.
The land of the Central Plains is fertile and wild for thousands of miles.
It is one of the few granaries of the imperial court. If there is a locust plague there, the tax revenue from the national treasury may even drop by about 10%.
I am particularly concerned about the discovery of locust eggs in Yuzhou.
The officials in Yuzhou are some of the disciples of the ministers, as well as some of the ministers' relatives and friends.
After resting, you'd better write a letter to warn your disciples, or relatives and friends.
If you dare to play tricks on me in controlling the locust plague, the knife in my hand will definitely not recognize you.
I have done this thing that made officials angry more than once, and I wouldn’t mind doing it again. "
The civil and military officials looked at Young Master Liu's solemn expression. Many ministers who had relations with Yuzhou officials immediately became nervous and began to weigh the content of the letter.
"I obey the order."
"Ministry of Staff."
"The old minister is here."
"Is it correct that the document that found locust eggs in Yuzhou was reported to the imperial court by Qi Liang, the governor of Yuzhou?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, that is exactly what happened.
After the officers under Qi Guojiu accidentally discovered locust eggs, Qi Guojiu immediately went to the field to check whether it was true.
After Qi Guojiu confirmed that there were locust eggs in the fertile fields, he immediately drafted a document and reported it to Han Wentai, the governor of Yuzhou.
After receiving the document from Uncle Qi, Han Wentai did not dare to be careless, and immediately sent a message to the provincial governors in various prefectures under the Governor's Mansion to immediately start investigating the locust eggs under their respective jurisdictions.
After confirmation, it was reported to the court. "
Liu Mingzhi nodded clearly, lowered his head and rummaged a few times, took out a document and looked through it again, and looked thoughtfully at Du Chenghao, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
"Du Aiqing, your officials in the Yuzhou Government Office Examination Department didn't add to Qi Liang's achievements after he became the governor of Yuzhou, right?
If because he is my brother-in-law, the uncle of the country in the current dynasty, in order to flatter me, he cheats on his political achievements, you, the Minister of Civil Affairs, will have a great responsibility. "
Du Chenghao hurriedly walked out holding the Chaohu: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I can guarantee with my life that the achievements recorded by the officials of the Yuzhou Merit Examination Department are all true.
The documents of the examination department must be approved by the Yushitai before they can be sealed and stored in the warehouse. Naturally, the old ministers would not dare to falsify.
The Yushi Yanguan in Yuzhou under the rule of Xia Shoufu can prove the authenticity of these political achievements. "
"Old love?"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that only officials from Yuzhou's Yuzhou Yamen and the Ministry of Civil Service's Examination Department will jointly submit a letter, and only after verification will it be sealed and stored in the warehouse.
Uncle Qi Guo's achievements after taking office as governor of Yuzhou are completely true. "
Liu Mingzhi nodded with satisfaction: "I feel relieved about you, the pillars of the imperial court, but what I am worried about is that the officials of the local state government are cheating.
After all, Qi Liang is the uncle of the dynasty.
As a governor with an unusual status, it is better to be cautious.
I don't want to see him acting recklessly in Yuzhou and causing trouble for everyone despite his status as uncle. "
"Your Majesty has the best interests of the country and the common people in his heart. He is the blessing of the world and the blessing of all people."
Liu Mingzhi looked down at the document in his hand again, and looked at Du Chenghao after being silent for a while.
"In the blink of an eye, I have been emperor for three years, and it is time for officials in various state capitals to be promoted and transferred.
Since Qi Liang's political achievements in Yuzhou are so outstanding, Du Aiqing, where do you plan to transfer him to govern? "
Du Chenghao was startled, looking awkwardly at Young Master Liu's curious expression.
He was originally planning to have a good discussion with a few old friends, and then draft a document and submit it to Liu Mingzhi to transfer Qi Liang, the uncle of the country, to an official position anywhere.
When Liu Mingzhi asked this question, he really didn't know how to make up his mind on the spot.
He was directly promoted to an official position in the Sixth Ministry, but for the time being, there was no governor in the DPRK who could be promoted to the position of the Sixth Ministry. Forcibly transferring the position would be suspected of flattery.
It would be the safest way to be promoted to another state capital to become the governor of a state, but for a while I couldn't think of any state capital that would be more suitable for him to be promoted to.
After much thought and no idea, Du Chenghao could only look at Young Master Liu in embarrassment and laugh a few times: "I haven't drafted the documents with my colleagues in the Ministry of Personnel yet!
His Majesty asked so suddenly that the old minister couldn't reply to His Majesty for a while.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
However, Yuzhou Governor Han Wentai's political performance is also good, and he is more than enough to be ranked in the second class.
How about promoting Uncle Qi to the post of Governor of Yuzhou on the spot after Mr. Han enters Beijing?
I dare to ask Your Majesty what do you think? "
Liu Mingzhi stood up and walked around in silence. The officials looked at Young Master Liu in surprise. It was just a matter of deciding his brother-in-law's promotion. Is it so difficult to make a decision?
"After serving as governor of Yuzhou for three years, he was promoted to governor of Yuzhou on the spot. It would be fine if he were another official.
Qi Liang is the uncle of the current dynasty. If he is promoted in this way, it will inevitably leave some criticism in the mouths of the people and some state officials.
Go to Northland.
After the spring of next year, let him go to Daizhou and Songzhou, the northern prefecture, to serve as the governor of the two prefectures for me, the emperor's brother-in-law, in charge of military and political affairs. "
As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, 80% of the officials in the palace looked at Young Master Liu with strange expressions.
Songzhou in Beifu? Daizhou? Isn't this too remote?
There are so many prosperous prefectures, but your brother-in-law was suddenly transferred to the North Prefecture as an official. Your Majesty is not afraid of the Queen's complaints?
Even if he is the governor of the two prefectures, compared to the rich and wealthy state of the inner government, the inner government is still better!
As soon as this idea came up, many old foxes suddenly felt their hearts thumping as they thought about it, carefully recalling what Young Master Liu had just said.
The two governors who have overall military and political power?
Now 80% of the elite border troops of the imperial court are stationed in the north to guard the border. The governors of the two governments, who are in charge of all important military and political affairs, have more power than the vassal kings of the same place.
Uncle Qi is the biological brother of the empress and the biological uncle of the second prince Liu Chengzhi.
Could it be that His Majesty is starting to pave the way for the second prince?
In this case, doesn't it mean that the position of the prince... hiss...
A group of old foxes were shocked and secretly glanced at Young Master Liu to find out something.
