Liu Song walked behind the bead curtain and observed the situation in the hall again, then immediately turned back and nodded to Young Master Liu.
"Back to the young master, all the elders have already entered the palace."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, adjusted his collar, and immediately walked towards the front hall at a fast pace.
When Young Master Liu walked into the front hall and climbed onto the dragon platform without haste, Liu Song, who was following behind him, immediately shouted at the top of his voice.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
As soon as Liu Song's voice came out, the chatter and laughter in the hall suddenly stopped, and the hall instantly became quiet.
All the civil and military officials corrected their postures, held the Chaohu in their hands, and bowed in unison to make a grand salute.
"I see your Majesty, long live my emperor."
Liu Mingzhi looked down at the civil and military officials standing on the left and right under the dragon platform through Mianqi in front of him, and smiled and held up his hands.
"My lords, dear ministers, please take your seats without ceremony."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After the civil and military officials thanked him, they all walked to their futons and knelt down.
"My dear friends, how are you doing in this new year?"
Upon hearing Young Master Liu's inquiry, all the civil and military officials raised their imperial huts and saluted in unison.
"I wish you great blessings from Your Majesty. May your family be happy, reunited happily, and everything is well."
Liu Dashaodan smiled and nodded, and slowly sat down on the dragon chair covered with cotton pads.
“It’s good to have a happy family, it’s good to be reunited, and it’s better to be well.
My dear friends, everything is well, and the people of the world, thanks to your great blessing, will generally be well too.
Only when the people of the world are well, can I, the emperor, be well.
On the contrary, if everything is well with me, all the ministers and ministers here, dear friends, will be well with you.
My dear friends, do you think this is true? "
The eyes of all the civil and military officials under the dragon platform became strange when they heard Young Master Liu's seemingly convoluted but actually profound words.
The civil and military officials looked at each other vaguely for a few times, then raised their imperial huts and saluted Young Master Liu.
"I have learned the lesson, Your Majesty is wise."
Of course, no one among the civil and military officials who could rank in the second class was a fool. How could they not understand the profound meaning of Liu Dashao's words?
Your Majesty, he is beating himself up and others!
After hearing the deep meaning in Liu Dashao's words, Baiguan had a faint smile on his face and felt very bitter in his heart.
Today’s court meeting is the first court meeting after the New Year!
At the first court meeting in the new year, His Majesty gave him and others a beating as soon as he came up.
Then I'm afraid the days to come will not be easy.
Many old foxes have even observed their colleagues around them with hidden eyes, and secretly speculated in their hearts.
Did a certain colleague commit something and His Majesty found out about it?
That's why His Majesty gave such meaningful words to himself and others as soon as he went to court.
Some officials even secretly looked at the two elders, Xia Gongming, the head of the civil service, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Rongwei Hou Caijun, the head of the military attache.
I hope I can figure out something from the expressions of these two elders.
Unfortunately, they are destined to be disappointed.
The expressions of Xia Gongming and Cai Jun at this time were not necessarily much better than theirs. They also had strange expressions on their faces and looked thoughtful.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the different expressions of the civil and military officials in the palace through the crown in front of him, and picked up the tea on the eucalyptus with a smile and took a sip.
"My dear friends."
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials immediately straightened their expressions and sat upright in the blink of an eye.
"I'm waiting here."
"My dear friends, today is the first court meeting of the year, why don't you say anything?
Why, don’t any of you have something to report? "
Song Yu, Minister of the Ministry of War, looked around at the many colleagues who had not made any movements for the time being, and directly raised the Chao Hut in their hands.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have a report from the Ministry of War."
"allow."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Song Yu immediately stood up and walked to the center of the hall, taking out two books from his sleeves.
"Your Majesty, after the New Year, all the generals of the Wei Dynasty wrote letters to the old ministers one after another, requesting for the salary of the officers and soldiers in the various ministries in the first half of this year.
The specific details have been stated clearly in the document. Please take a look at it. "
Liu Mingzhi then placed the teacup on the Eucalyptus eucalyptus and turned to look at Liu Song.
"Willow Pine."
"yes."
Liu Song immediately trotted down the dragon platform, took the document from Song Yu's hand, returned to the dragon platform and handed the document over.
"Master."
Liu Mingzhi took the document and started reading it directly.
Soon.
Liu Mingzhi closed the document and placed it on the dragon's eucalyptus. He lowered his eyes and looked at Song Yu who was standing in the center of the hall.
"The Ministry of War."
"The old minister is here."
"I already know about this, please tell me about your other document."
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I dare to ask Your Majesty whether the military equipment of the soldiers in various ministries will be replaced this year?
If it is to be replaced, the veteran will immediately draw up a document and hand it over to the general as the prisoner. "
When Liu Mingzhi heard Song Yu's question, he frowned and remained silent for a moment, then picked up the tea on the table again and took a sip.
“In the past few years, the soldiers of the Six Guards of the Northern Territory, the Six Guards of the New Army, the Twelve Guards of the Beifu, and the Twelve Guards of the New Army have not engaged in any wars.
The weapons they are currently equipped with have not suffered any wear and tear except for daily drills.
Therefore, replacement will not be performed for the time being. "
"Yes, I understand."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, sipped the tea leaves at the corner of his mouth, and turned to look at Jiang Yuanming, the Minister of Household Affairs.
"Tobe."
"The old minister is here."
"As for the payment of officers and soldiers in various ministries, after the dynasty is dismissed, your Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War will discuss it together and draw up a regulation as soon as possible.
After you have drafted the articles of association, you will immediately submit them to me for review. "
"Old minister, I obey."
"Rongweihou, Wuyi King Song Qing, Qing Tonghou Zhou Baoyu."
"I'm waiting here."
"After the dispersion of the dynasty, the three of you will discuss it together and draft an oral edict from me, which will be sent to all the generals and generals.
After the imperial court issued salaries to the officers and soldiers of various ministries, if anything happened to them withholding their salaries or drinking soldiers' blood.
Then, they should not blame me for the ruthlessness of the weapons in my hands. "
"I obey your orders."
Liu Mingzhi swallowed the tea leaves in his mouth and turned his attention to Song Yu again.
"The Ministry of War."
"The old minister is here."
"Besides these two things, do you have any other documents to file?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have lost my ability."
"Well, come back and take your seats."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Is there any other lover who has a book to report?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have a report from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce."
"allow."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The Minister of Industry walked to the center of the hall, took out a document from his sleeve and held it in his hand.
"Your Majesty, it's spring now, and in about a month, the ice and snow in Gyeonggi Province should have almost melted.
At that time, the matter of His Majesty's imperial mausoleum can be resumed.
Sir, I would like to ask Your Majesty, will the Ministry of Industry start construction again on the construction of the Imperial Tomb for Your Majesty? "
Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly and took a sip of tea with a slightly hesitant expression.
"Tobe."
"The old minister is here."
"Is the money and food in the treasury still sufficient after paying the soldiers in various ministries?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is still full."
Hearing the answer from Jiang Yuanming, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Young Master Liu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to the Minister of the Ministry of Works with a smile.
“Ministry of Works, let’s start construction again.
For specific matters, you just need to discuss them with the Ministry of Accounts. "
"Old minister, I obey."
"Are there any other documents to be filed?"
"Return to your majesty, I have no foundation."
"Return to your seats and take your seats."
"Who else has a love story to play?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the old ministers and officials have something to report."
"allow."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Du Chenghao, the Minister of Personnel, stood up and walked to the center of the hall, and immediately took out two books from his sleeves.
"Your Majesty, three years have passed since the last imperial examination.
According to the imperial court's customization, it is time for the imperial court to recruit scholars again this year.
I would like to ask Your Majesty, will this year's imperial examinations be conducted as usual? "
Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows, stood up with his backhand pressed on the dragon chair, and walked towards the bottom of the dragon platform with steady and powerful steps.
When Du Chenghao saw this, his expression instantly became awkward.
"His Majesty?"
Liu Mingzhi saw Du Chenghao's suddenly tense expression and waved his hand with a smile.
"Du Aiqing, you don't need to be nervous. My hands are just a little cold and I plan to go to the stove to warm them."
As Young Master Liu spoke, he walked unhurriedly to the stove in the center of the hall and stopped.
When Du Chenghao saw that Young Master Liu just walked to the stove to keep warm, his somewhat embarrassed face relaxed instantly, and the tension in his heart suddenly disappeared.
Liu Mingzhi raised his hands and placed them on top of the steaming stove, then turned to look at Du Chenghao.
"Ministry of Staff, in the blink of an eye, it has been three years since the last imperial court recruitment ceremony?"
"Your Majesty, it has been three years."
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a long time with his eyes slightly turned, then nodded with a smile.
"I thought carefully about it. The last Enke time and the last palace examination time seemed to be March 15th in the fourth year of Taiping.
Du Aiqing, I must have remembered correctly. "
"Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you remember correctly, it is indeed March 15th."
Liu Mingzhi rubbed his hands and let out a sigh of relief.
"Huh - Dalong has been in peace for four years and in peace for seven years. It seems that in the blink of an eye, it has been nearly three years. Time flies so fast."
"Hehehe, yes, time flies so fast.
Before I knew it, three years had passed since the last time Enke got a scholarship. "
As soon as Du Chenghao finished speaking, he bowed to Young Master Liu again.
"Your Majesty, will this year's Enko be held?"
Liu Mingzhi withdrew his gaze, turned his hands gently on the stove, and pondered to himself with deep eyes.
Seeing this, Du Chenghao put down the Chao Hut in his hand, nodded and waited.
After a long time.
Liu Mingzhi turned sideways slightly, turned to look at Du Chenghao, smiled and nodded.
"Ministry of Staff."
"The old minister is here."
“This year’s Enko, it’s business as usual.”
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, will your Majesty personally decide on the selection of Enke examiners in various state capitals this year? Or will the veteran and cabinet colleagues draft the candidates and submit them to Your Majesty for approval?"
Liu Mingzhi gently rubbed his already warm hands, and turned his attention to his second son Liu Chengzhi with a smile.
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"Chengzhi."
Liu Chengzhi quickly sat up straight and looked at his father respectfully.
"My son is here."
"Come out and reply."
"Yes, I obey my orders."
Liu Chengzhi immediately stood up, held the Chao Hut in his hand and walked to Young Master Liu and stopped.
Young Master Liu glanced at Liu Chengzhi gently, then looked at Xia Gongming, the chief minister of the cabinet, with a smile.
"Mr. Xia."
"Your Majesty, I am here."
“This year’s Enke matter is about Enke’s charter and the selection of examiner officials in various state capitals.
All matters, big and small, are fully supervised by the second prince Liu Chengzhi.
Your cabinet and staff, together with the second prince Liu Chengzhi, will draft a charter as soon as possible.
Within half a month, I want to see the results of your joint discussion. "
Xia Gongming's expression tightened, and he immediately bowed respectfully.
"Old minister, I obey."
"Chengzhi?"
"My son, I obey."
"Official staff?"
"Old minister understands."
"Well, that's good. I understand. Are there any other documents that need to be started?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have another book to read."
"explain."
Du Chenghao walked directly in front of Young Master Liu and raised the document in his hand with a respectful expression.
"Your Majesty, the time for the triennial performance appraisal has arrived again.
The merit examination department of the Ministry of Personnel, as well as the Office of the Ministry of Personnel of the prefecture, as well as the supervisory censors of various prefectures, have evaluated the performance of officials of various prefectures and majors in the past three years.
This is a list of promotions and demotions drawn up by veterans and colleagues in the civil service after reviewing the merits of officials in various prefectures and capitals over the past three years. Your Majesty is invited to take a look at this list. "
Young Master Liu took the document from Du Chenghao's hand, looked at the contents of the document calmly, and then handed the document to Liu Chengzhi.
"Chengzhi."
"My son is here."
"Documents."
"yes."
Liu Chengzhi nodded and quickly took the document into his hand.
"Mr. Xia, the official department."
"The old minister is here."
"As for the promotion and relegation of officials in various state governments based on their political performance, I have given full authority to the second prince Liu Chengzhi to handle it."
As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the palace looked stunned at first, and then they came to their senses.
After all the civil and military officials reacted, they all glanced at Young Master Liu in astonishment, and then looked at Liu Chengzhi in astonishment.
Your Majesty, he first gave the Second Prince the full supervision of Enke’s selection of scholars this year.
Then he gave the Second Prince the full authority to handle the promotion and demotion of officials in various state capitals this year.
If so, wouldn't that mean.
In the future, all the officials in the court, big and small, will be promoted by the Second Prince?
In other words, most of the officials in the temple from now on will be disciples of His Highness the Second Prince.
What does Your Majesty intend to do with this move?
In just a few breaths.
The hearts of the civil and military officials have become a mess.
