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"No gifts, no gifts. I can hear you arguing in the palace all the way. Do you want me to open the palace door and let the people in the city come in and take a look?
The six dignified people, the pillars of the country, are like gangsters in the market. They fight for a little money and food, and they almost get into a fight. If this is spread, it will really make me lose face! "
Liu Ce strode to the brocade table in the center, turned around and sat down, showing the majesty of the emperor who rules the world.
Xu Wenjing immediately raised her hands and said, "Your Majesty is teaching us that this behavior is really unethical and we will definitely improve it in the future."
Liu Ce stopped, motioned for everyone to sit down, glanced around the six ministers in the palace, and then asked Qin Mo: "Qin Shangshu, how is the situation of the locust plague in Jingdi?"
Qin Mo leaned back and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have ordered the people from the Relief Department to transport 200,000 shi of food to Jingdi the day before yesterday.
Moreover, Wei Chen knew from the secret information passed down by the Intelligence Department that the situation of the local people was consistent with what local officials had reported. Although there was a disaster, it was within control.
The local government's stock can last until at least mid-October, and due to His Majesty's policies in the past two years, the people's homes have enough food to last until the disaster is over. "
Liu Ce nodded and said: "That's good. I don't want the people under my rule to become refugees due to natural disasters and repeat the mistakes of the previous dynasty.
Of course, you must also take this opportunity to push yourself even more. How to deal with disaster prevention in the future should also become a compulsory subject for the Ministry of Household Affairs. "
Qin Mo bowed his hands respectfully and said, "I have written it down."
Liu Ce squinted his eyes and looked at Ye Bin again: "Ye Shangshu, I have read all the reform plans for the Department of Education that you proposed before.
Very good. According to your proposal, the National Academy will be added next year and will be open to the common people. If the Han Dynasty wants to develop for a long time, it cannot do without educated and insightful people.
Anyone who is interested in knowledge is welcome to read any book in the academy! "
Ye Bin stood up and thanked him: "Thank you for your support, Your Majesty. I believe that in the near future, our Han people will be full of vitality and reborn."
Liu Ce smiled slightly and looked at Fa Ji, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment: "Master Fa Ji, how is the revision of the laws of the Han Dynasty going?"
Fa Ji replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, everything is going relatively smoothly. By the middle of next month at the latest, the deficiencies in the law will be revised and perfected."
Liu Ce squinted his eyes: "Law is one of the keys to the country's operation. I hope that our people, whether they are powerful or civilians, can abide by the law.
Why did the previous dynasty end? The root cause is the corruption of the rule of law. The powerful people regard "Zhou Code" as dirt. The conflict between the gentry and the common people is completely ignited by the injustice of the law.
I hope that this kind of thing will not happen in this country, or even never happen. "
Law and Discipline: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will definitely revise a suitable and complete law of the Han Dynasty to benefit the people of this dynasty!"
Liu Ce nodded slightly and said directly to Gongyang: "Gongyang Shangshu, you are really worrying me these days. The documents to impeach you from all over the country are almost filling up my palace!"
Gongyang Gao said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I will strictly follow your orders, how can I tolerate unqualified officials?
As the saying goes, it is better to be short than to be indiscriminate. Even if the ministers are drowned in the papers of impeachment, they will never turn a blind eye to what they do! "
Liu Ce nodded approvingly: "Do you know why I made an exception for you to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? If not for other reasons, I am very satisfied with your enthusiasm.
It is precisely because of your selfless attitude that I am very relieved to give you this important position in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Don’t you think so, Xu Shangshu? "
Liu Ce said the last sentence while glaring at Xu Wenjing, his eyes flashing with unspeakable meaning.
Hearing this, Xu Wenjing stood up immediately and said, "Your Majesty has a unique insight. Indeed, there is no one more suitable for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel than Gongyang Shangshu."
As he said that, he glanced at Gongyang Gao slightly, and then said word by word: "Gongyang Shangshu is selfless, upright and never shows mercy. He is really a rare good official. Having him as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is really the best thing in my court." Fortunately, the people are lucky."
Everyone present was not a fool, and of course they could hear the strong dissatisfaction with Gong Yanggao expressed in Xu Wenjing's words.
At this time, the best way is not to answer the call and let the matter unfold like this. After all, Xu Wenjing is not easy to mess with.
But Gongyang Gao said directly to Xu Wenjing: "Thank you very much, Xu Shangshu, for your kind words. I have such a compliment from Xu Shangshu, and my heart is sweeter than eating honey!"
"Hmph..." Xu Wenjing snorted and stopped replying, but judging from his expression, he was quite unhappy at the moment.
Liu Ce looked at the two people calmly and quietly, and then asked Xu Wenjing: "Xu Shangshu, I heard that Han Kuang asked you for a giant trebuchet, but you didn't approve it?"
Xu Wenjing immediately regained the momentum that a minister should have and said to Liu Ce: "Your Majesty, Han Kuang's memorial stated that he wanted to build a giant trebuchet at Xuanwu Pass. I think it is not suitable.
Firstly, it is inconvenient to transport the giant trebuchet over long distances. Secondly, it is too bulky and will only become a living target when placed on top of Xuanwuguan City.
What's more, the trebuchet can only be truly effective when attacking fortresses. It is a waste to use it to defend the city. It is far less powerful than the iron artillery thrown by the trebuchet to cause great damage to the enemy!
Therefore, Wei Chen did not deploy a trebuchet for Xuanwuguan, and asked Your Majesty to warn you. "
Liu Ce narrowed his eyes and said: "But as Han Kuang wrote in the letter, the Mongolian army also has trebuchets, and its range is half that of catapults.
Being beaten and unable to fight back is very frustrating, and it will cause great morale fluctuations for the defenders. Are you really not going to send a few trebuchets over? "
Xu Wenjing replied: "If Your Majesty insists on deploying trebuchets, then I will naturally cooperate and mobilize twenty giant trebuchets to Xuanwu Pass at any time.
However, Wei Chen learned from the intelligence sent by the front line that there were at least a hundred trebuchets in Mengluo's army. In this case, the adjustment of the twenty trebuchets would still have no impact on the war. "
Liu Ce: "But it's okay to be beaten like this all the time, right? Xu Shangshu, this problem must be solved."
Xu Wenjing smiled slightly and said: "What your Majesty said is true. In fact, the minister has already prepared countermeasures. If the situation is really out of control, then twenty new artillery pieces cast by the general factory will be dispatched to the front line.
The new artillery has a maximum range of 550 steps, which is enough to reverse the range advantage of the giant trebuchet. However, this matter is very important and requires His Majesty's nod. "
When Liu Ce heard this, he immediately said: "Do you still need to ask me? Of course I have to be transferred. The lives of the 100,000 soldiers guarding Xuanwu Pass are not a joke. You should start to deal with this matter immediately."
"I obey the decree!"
Xu Wenjing received Liu Ce's approval and sat back in her seat with a happy face.
As for Xu Wenjing's ability, especially in military matters, even if Gong Yanggao criticized him again, he had to secretly admire Xu Wenjing's ability as being far inferior to him.
It's no wonder, after all, Xu Wenjing has followed Liu Ce through mountains of swords and seas of fire, and this kind of experience is by no means a piece of paper, it can be learned by reading a few military books.
