At this time, Yang Jin, the general manager of the inner court, accompanied the emperor to relax outside the palace. Not far away, a row of unfamiliar-looking palace maids and eunuchs passed by.
Seeing this, Mu Sheng asked, "Have all the old people in the palace been replaced?"
Of course Yang Jin knew who the emperor was thinking about. Yang Jin replied: "Your Majesty, today is the last batch of old people leaving the palace. I arranged for them to work in the old palace of Bo City. I saw the ruins of the old palace that day, and my heart was filled with anger." I can't bear it, it just so happens that the old palace is also short of manpower, so letting them go to the old palace to work as errands will avoid losing the imperial errand and having no whereabouts in the future."
After hearing this, Mu Sheng felt that Yang Jin was quite reliable in his work. In this era, working in the palace was really a good job for ordinary people. It was well-established, well-paid, and had good luck. Like Yang Jin, There are also a lot of people who are very successful. With Yang Jin's arrangement, he will not directly destroy their jobs, but can also give them a way out. He can be a good leader.
Mu Sheng nodded and said: "Well, you have done a good job in this matter. Let Yu'er enter the palace immediately tonight."
Yang Jin naturally understood and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will leave this matter to my slaves."
Li Shu was naturally Sun Shu after changing his name. Mu Sheng recalled that Li Shu was by his side in Tai Chi Palace and served him wholeheartedly. His delicate figure and beautiful face made him feel an evil fire in his heart that he couldn't hold back.
It was night in Changchun Palace. Yang Jin ran into the palace alone and came to the emperor's side. He whispered: "Your Majesty, Li Furan is here."
When Mu Sheng heard this, he immediately became more energetic and said, "Hurry up."
Yang Jin hurried out of the palace to summon Li Yu. At this time, the palace door slowly opened, and a woman wearing fox fur came in holding a fan to cover her face. She walked lightly, leaned forward and prostrated, saying: "Concubine, Li Shu, pay homage to His Majesty."
Mu Sheng was excited and hurriedly stepped forward to gently help her up. Mu Sheng took the fan from the beauty's hand and saw that Li Xiu's beautiful face was even more radiant with a little powder on it. She just raised her head and glanced at it. The emperor quickly lowered his head. Her face turned red and she seemed a little shy.
Mu Sheng reached out and gently lifted her chin. The two looked at each other. Mu Sheng smiled and said, "What? It's not your first time serving me, why are you so shy?"
Li Hao glanced at the man in front of him affectionately and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I am not dreaming, are you? I never thought that we would meet one day..."
Mu Sheng consoled him: "Xu'er, everything is over."
Mu Sheng looked at the fox fur on her body and asked, "Yu'er, is this the birthday gift I gave you?"
Li Yu nodded sheepishly. After all, she was once the emperor's mother, and now the two of them were together again. It was really shocking. She knew very well that from now on, she could only be the emperor's maid, and she would not be famous. Despite her status, she was already very happy to be able to survive, and she didn't dare to ask for anything else.
Li Hao said softly: "Well, with such a great courtesy, Hao'er will naturally keep it in mind."
Li Shu slowly took off his fox fur, only to see that under the fox fur, Li Shu was only wearing a layer of gauze as thin as cicada wings, and his graceful jade body was looming.
When Mu Sheng saw this, the desire in his heart exploded.
The two looked at each other, and Li Yu felt the emperor's gradually heavier breathing, and said shyly: "Your Majesty, please have mercy on me."
Without saying a word, Mu Sheng picked up Li Shu and went to the dragon bed to make clouds and rain...
In the early morning of the next day, just after Li Shu helped Mu Sheng get up and wash himself, Yang Jin, the general manager of the inner court, reported at the palace foreign exchange: "Your Majesty, all the ministers have something to report."
Mu Sheng said angrily: "I know."
He sighed in his heart, it would be better to be an emperor than to be an Anlehou in Zhixian County. How carefree and comfortable would it be to be an Anlehou? Except that I don't have much freedom and can't run around, the rest of my time is very leisurely. I usually have in-depth discussions about life events with my lovely wife and concubine when I have nothing to do. To be honest, I am very carefree and happy. As for lack of personal freedom, it is not a big deal for someone like Mu Sheng, who was a senior otaku in his previous life. He is content to have his lovely wife and concubine by his side.
It’s no longer possible now. I’m constantly being called to work by ministers, and I have to work overtime when big things happen. It’s really annoying. I can’t do it if I don’t go. If I don’t go, the emperor’s daily notes in the history books will record the emperor’s laziness. The emperor has no right to watch the daily notes. Yes, this actually also invisibly supervises the emperor's diligence. If he is a little lazy, his reputation in history will be quite bad.
For example, this was the case with those emperors in the Ming Dynasty who were good at eating and having fun. Fortunately, some of them were completely shameless. They could eat, drink, have fun, and play with women as fast as they could. As for the reputation behind them, no matter how great the reputation is, the most important thing is that they have enjoyed enough in this life. .
For example, Mu Sheng is an emperor who wants to show off his face to some extent. He still has to deal with the affairs of the state obediently, so as not to lose his reputation after his death. If he doesn't become a wise king and a holy master, he must at least become a conservative one, right?
In Zhangtai Palace, Wei Wei Gao Zhong, the new Shaofu Zou Dan and other officials gathered around the emperor to report relevant matters.
First of all, the new Shaofu Zou Dan came forward to report. This person was also promoted by Huo Xiangguo and was considered one of Huo Zheng's cronies.
Zou Shan said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court is going to Guandong this time to send 200,000 civilians to the imperial mausoleum in Lishan to build the imperial mausoleum. This is the money and food that I estimate will be used to build the mausoleum. Please take a look at it."
The Shaofu, one of the nine ministers, is in charge of this matter.
Mu Sheng took Zou Dan's memorial and read it carefully, and asked: "I have just succeeded to the throne, and the Spring and Autumn Period is at its peak. There is no need to waste so much people's energy to build the imperial mausoleum. I think the number of people will be reduced by half. Slowly Xiu, don’t be in a hurry.”
Zou Shan said: "Your Majesty, the first thing the new king will do after he takes the throne is to build the mausoleum. This has been the case in all dynasties. It is a matter of great importance and must not be delayed."
Mu Sheng heard the words and said helplessly: "I am a monk with a long life. It is unreasonable to spend so much money and mobilize so much people's power to build the imperial mausoleum without stopping the work in the middle. It is unreasonable to continue to build it like this and waste so much of the country's financial resources." OK, I think it’s better to reduce the scale a little bit more.”
Zou Shan said: "Your Majesty, the late emperor's mausoleum was built with 300,000 people at the beginning of his succession. I have been discussing with Huo Xiangguo for a long time. In fact, this has been taken into consideration, and 100,000 people and a lot of money and food have been reduced. It can’t be reduced any more.”
Mu Sheng said: "Zou Qing, really you can't stop cutting?"
Zou Dan, the Shaofu, said: "Your Majesty cherishes the power of the people, I understand, but the Prime Minister has already decided, so..."
Zou Dan paused for a moment when he came here, and looked at the emperor's face. Mu Sheng had already begun to curse in his heart. He had already made up his mind and why did he come to report to me? I am just a tool responsible for following the procedures and stamping them?
Mu Sheng silently recited in his heart, be careful not to be impatient, so he endured it. He didn't have the capital to fall out yet, so he had to say: "Well, since the prime minister has already decided, let's do what Huo Xiangguo wants."
Zou Dan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, I will go and prepare the site for the construction of the mausoleum."
Mu Sheng turned to Gao Zhong and asked: "Gao Qing's family, last time I proposed the abolition of the burial system, how did your discussion go?"
Thinking of the dozen poor women who were buried with the emperor's mausoleum, he had to do something. It was urgent to abolish this burial system.
Gao Zhong said: "Your Majesty, after discussion, all the ministers feel that this matter is related to the ancestral system, so they have to be cautious. We will discuss it in detail at the later court meeting. Huo Xiangguo means that depending on the opinions of the court, if all the ministers are If there is no objection, this can be done.”
Hearing this, Mu Sheng nodded slightly and said, "Okay, okay, that's very good."
Judging from Gao Zhong's point of view, Huo Zheng didn't seem to care much about this matter. As long as the court meeting passed, the matter could be moved forward. Anyway, it was not their women who were buried. This was a royal matter. If it's useless, it's useless. It doesn't matter.
Mu Sheng discussed with the ministers all morning and decided on some things. After sending the memorial to Prime Minister Huo's Mansion for review, it can be implemented. In fact, the important decisions of the court are still made by the Prime Minister's Mansion. Come to the palace to discuss it. In fact, it is just a process to facilitate execution.
If Mu Sheng was underage and had not held a pro-government ceremony, the superficial process would not have gone to him, and all government orders would have gone directly out of the prime minister's office, just like the story of Sun Ming, the powerful prime minister of Li Gong's dynasty.
Outside the Jin Palace, Guo Xuan, who was the prince's successor, is now the emperor's official. Although his official position is not high, he is close to the emperor. Even if the emperor wants to promote Guo Xuan, he has to do it step by step. Maybe for the Rockets to upgrade, they have to go through experience at the grassroots level before they can move up level by level, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public.
Guo Xuan entered the palace and waited for the emperor's summons. The person who came with him was Wu Xie, who had been an aide in the Changping Lord's Mansion. Now that Young Master Sheng had successfully ascended the throne, he also came from Shanpu to work for Young Master Sheng as requested.
On the way, Guo Xuan said: "Old Wu, Your Majesty has been talking about you for a long time. Hearing that you are coming, your Majesty actually sent me to personally take you to the court. This shows how much your Majesty attaches great importance to you."
Wu Xie heard this and sighed: "Your Majesty treats me like this, I really don't know what to do."
Guo Xuan sighed: "Your Majesty is also in a difficult situation now. Although he has already taken charge, Prime Minister Huo is in power. I don't know how long it will take for Your Majesty to be able to get ahead."
When Wu Xie heard this, he smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't worry, your Majesty will be the real Nine-Five Supreme Being before long."
Hearing this, Guo Xuan was surprised and said: "Really? I believe in you, and I believe that Lao Zhao can definitely accomplish this. When the time comes, Lao Zhao may be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people."
Wu Xie just smiled, it was nothing, it was considered acquiescence.
Guo Xuan knew Zhao Chu and Wu Xie very well. With the two of them hiding behind their backs, they could even seize the throne, let alone seize power for this young man!
Guo and Wu entered the palace to meet, and the emperor stood up to greet them.
Wu Xie stepped forward to pay homage. Mu Sheng quickly stepped forward to support him and said, "Sir, there is no need to be polite. I have been thinking about it day and night. I finally sent you sir."
Wu Xie said with emotion: "His Majesty lowered his rank to welcome you as the Ninth Five Supreme Being. Wu was so grateful that he burst into tears."
Mu Sheng said: "Sir, as talented as he is, I am afraid of neglecting him no matter what kind of etiquette I use."
Wu Xie was moved in his heart and said: "Thank you very much for Your Majesty's kindness in knowing me. I have nothing to repay. I will use my life's learning to help Your Majesty achieve great things."
Mu Sheng smiled and said: "Having Mr. help me will be even more powerful than a tiger. Can Mr. Taizhong follow me at my side?"
Wu Xie was silent after hearing this. Although this official position was not high, it was already remarkable to be able to follow the emperor and influence his decisions.
Seeing that Wu Xie was silent, Mu Sheng thought that the official position was not enough, and sighed: "Sir, don't be surprised. If you dislike the low position, there is nothing you can do. Now the only official positions that I can decide on my own are these insignificant idle positions. I also want you to have an official position first." You have a long life ahead of you."
Of course Wu Xie understood what was going on. Official positions in important functional departments could only be decided through the Prime Minister's Office. Huo Zheng basically took away the imperial court's personnel appointment and dismissal power in order to seize power. The current idle post was also for preparation for the future. The last sentence means that the future will be long. Political endorsement, as long as you secure the throne, are you worried that you will not be able to have a prosperous official career in the future?
Wu Xie said: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. Wu is not here for official career. Wu has passed it long ago. If I had been obsessed with official career, I would not have resigned. I am here today just to assist you, your majesty." Everything that should belong to His Majesty, nothing else.”
When Mu Sheng heard this, his heart moved and he said, "Sir, I still don't understand. What are you pursuing, sir?"
Wu Xie smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, what the world wants is nothing more than fame and fortune. Wu has only pursued two words in his life, challenge, challenge what he knows is impossible to do in this world. I have always hated the welcome and farewell in the officialdom. , The reason why I don’t want to accept Your Majesty’s promise is this. When things are done, Wu will go into seclusion in the countryside and will not be concerned with worldly affairs from now on.”
Mu Sheng understood clearly that Wu Xie was here to make friends, not to seek an official career.
Mu Sheng stood up and saluted and said: "Sir, you can be my guest in the palace. You have no official position or position. I only treat you as an honored guest. How about it?"
Wu Xie smiled with satisfaction, stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty's courtesy is what Wu is asking for."
After chatting for a while, Mu Sheng said: "Sir, since you understand my current situation, can you teach me how to break the situation?"
Wu Xie said: "Your Majesty, now is not the time. You have to lie dormant for a while. You have to be in awe of Prime Minister Huo. He started from a young age. Fortunately, he was appreciated by the late emperor and achieved his current status. He got Having gained the power that many people cannot get, naturally he is even more reluctant to give up everything in front of him. Your Majesty wants to take back the power, so he will do it slowly."
"Our Jin country has been governed by legal officials since Wu Gong's reform. The civil officials headed by Prime Minister Huo are all legal officials. Correspondingly, they are military generals who are military officials. Now that there is peace and there is no battle to fight, we Jin's military merit conferment system is basically in a semi-abolition state. Fewer and fewer people want to make a career through military merit, so they can only take the path of legal officials. Nowadays, the influence of generals in the government and the public is getting weaker and weaker. Naturally, I have to stand aside. Your Majesty, you should pay more attention to uniting these people on weekdays. As long as they can stand by your Majesty's side, everything will be successful."
Mu Sheng understood and said: "Thank you sir for your advice, I will keep it in my heart."
Mu Sheng had a deep chat with Wu Xie and gained a lot. Seeing Wu Xie and Guo Xie saying goodbye and exiting the hall, he also strengthened his confidence. Wu Xie's thoughts were similar to what he had thought before, but All this takes time.
