In the first year of Qianyou, there was only one tail left. Due to the cold winter, the Han Dynasty and even the whole world fell into a calm, desolate peace. As the reorganization of the Tokyo Forbidden Army came to an end, Liu Chengyou's troubled heart gradually calmed down.
The Han Dynasty court also fell into a rare state of calm, and there was no peace of mind. Through the selection of candidates, officials at the grass-roots level in Beijing were gradually filled. Although they were still dissatisfied with the entire bureaucracy and felt that it was backward, the addition of new blood was always a positive improvement.
Moreover, compared to the time when he was on the verge of losing control of the court, the current situation is much better. Regarding the appointment of officials, Liu Chengyou has taken back most of his power. The biggest obstacle is that he is still the "prime minister" Yang Bin objected.
However, even in the twelfth lunar month of winter, everyone wanted to spend the cold winter peacefully, but Liu Chengyou couldn't help but make some fine adjustments.
Since December, the biggest job change in the court has been the reshaping of the Yushitai. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the supervisory function of the Yushitai has been continuously weakened. Now, even the title of Yushitai Zhongcheng has gradually become an empty title. In response to this situation, Liu Chengyou made decisive adjustments. The Han Dynasty was sluggish, and the loopholes in the supervision system were also one of the reasons.
Under the system, the institutional functions of the Yushitai were reorganized, and some of the supervisory duties shared by the Menxia Province were transferred to Shizhong and Shiyi to serve in the Yushitai. More than ten people who were promoted to Jinshi also came to Taiwan to gain experience.
Of course, it is not enough for officials to be well-equipped; it also needs to be led by a strong and powerful person.
The former censor Zhongcheng Bianwei was dismissed by Liu Chengyou. It was not that he had any fault or any major flaws in his abilities, but that he was older, already 65 years old. There were too many old people in the court of the Han Dynasty, but the emperor Liu Chengyou liked to use young people.
Bian Wei was replaced by Bian Guichen, the Minister of Criminal Affairs. Although the two of them had the same surname as Bian, they were not closely related. One was from Youzhou and the other was from Huazhou.
When this man boldly remonstrated with Liu Chengyou about the security of the capital and the rampant behavior of the guards and military officials, he left a deep impression on him. Moreover, Bian Guitan's resume is quite rich, he has the ability to judge affairs in Dali, he is an honest official, he can distinguish between public and private affairs, and his style is tough enough. He is only in his early forties, so he is very suitable.
On the other side of Bian Wei, although Liu Chengyou was relieved of his duties, he did not treat him poorly when he went there. After all, he was a veteran of the court and had rich experience in governance. His official reputation was pretty good whether at the local or central level. Liu Chengyou took the title of magistrate of Tongzhou and minister of the Ministry of Punishment, making him the second official in the Han Dynasty who was selected by the court officials and had the power to know military and state affairs.
As for Nie Wenjin, who was previously selected by Liu Chengyou as the magistrate of Tongzhou, he was moved to the post of magistrate of Huazhou before his butt was hot. There was no way, Bian Wei was from Huazhou. Although Liu Chengyou was not afraid of Tongzhou County being an official based on the current national conditions, it was useless to be afraid, but he tried his best not to start it. The effect and role of serving as an official in a different place is still great.
After being moved from a vacuous position to a real position and becoming the imperial official platform, and with the support of the emperor, Bian Guixun, who took up the post of Yushitai, was naturally eager to try and do something big. However, after he came to power, he did not take the opportunity to seize power and increase the authority of Yushitai. Instead, they tried their best to reorganize the supervision regulations and rectify the Yushi regulations, especially the trend of false accusations since the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the intention of building the Yushitai into a "combatant" yamen.
In the past few days, the atmosphere on the Yushitai took on a completely new look. What Bian Guichen did made Liu Chengyou even more fond of him. In addition, Zhao Li, the censor of the palace who was previously promoted to Tokyo by Liu Chengyou, was promoted to the censor of the palace to assist Bian Guichen.
By now, at the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, the situation of "many people were greedy and greedy" has improved a lot. In fact, whether it is the state, town or central government, there are still a lot of talents. Especially in the central government, it can be described as a gathering of talents at any time. As long as we carefully screen and explore, we can always find usable talents.
However, even if they have talents, it is not enough to question their loyalty and sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, even though the Manchu Dynasty was filled with corrupt officials, there was nothing that could be done about it. At least they were the heroes and cornerstones of the Han Dynasty.
It was only now that Liu Chengyou was in power, his power and position were gradually stabilized, the aliens were retreating, the country was at peace, and there was no fear of overturning the country, only then did things improve. Liu Chengyou also has more time and energy to identify people, promote talents, and sort out internal affairs.
After entering the twelfth lunar month, Liu Chengyou finally felt a little more relaxed. Although there was still constant maintenance and military affairs were still in hand, at least it was not as continuous as before. He had found time to read, practice martial arts, and cultivate his sentiments.
But even so, the scope of activities throughout the day was basically within the Chui Gong Hall and its surroundings. It was cold, rainy and snowy, and besides the harem, there was nowhere else to place his rare and peaceful heart.
The empty imperial palace was slightly warmed by two heated stoves, but Liu Chengyou ordered from time to time to open the doors and windows for ventilation, which kept the temperature from rising. There are rumors in the palace that the official family likes the cold and fears the heat. In fact, Liu Chengyou just cherished his life and was afraid of the toxic gas produced by insufficient coal. He still enjoyed the warmth provided by the stove.
Beside the imperial desk, Liu Chengyou stood with a pen in hand, his posture was serious, his expression was serious, and he practiced calligraphy stroke by stroke. There were less than fifty characters, which took a long time.
"Master Yang, what do you think of my handwriting?" After putting down the pen and rubbing his hands, Liu Chengyou greeted the old man standing aside.
The old man was thin, with white beard and hair, but he had a unique temperament. Although he was wearing an official robe, he exuded a wild and carefree look, but his face was also humble and he maintained etiquette in front of Liu Chengyou.
His official name is Yang Ningshi, a famous "great calligrapher" nowadays. Historically, he has suppressed an era in calligraphy and is a master who inherited the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. Of course, throughout the Five Dynasties, calligraphy declined, which further highlighted its reputation.
Early on, the emperor wanted to study calligraphy and seek a famous teacher, and someone immediately recommended Yang Ningshi. This man has always been a Buddhist in his official career, following the crowd, and for the sake of his own safety, he even pretended to be crazy when he was young, giving him the nickname "Yang Fengzi". But he is still happy to guide Liu Chengyou. After all, he still has to eat. There are so many old ministers and nobles in Tokyo, and not many of them really live a good life.
Hearing this, Yang Ningshi glanced briefly, showed a hint of hesitation on his face, and then replied more pertinently: "Your Majesty's book has made great progress."
Liu Chengyou studied Yan style, and writing regular script was slightly "easier". As for Yang Ningshi's running script, which he was good at, he couldn't learn it.
As for this work, it is an excerpt from Han Yu's "Horse Theory". On the whole, it looks square and square, but it is obviously old-fashioned and dull.
As for Liu Chengyou, he was still self-aware. He noticed the expression flashing across the old master's face and said with a flat mouth: "It's just a shape and has no charm at all. I still know this."
Hearing this, Yang Ningshi pointed to the two words "Bole" and "Qianlima" and said in his old voice: "Your Majesty's book has the charm of a true dragon. Your Majesty's intention to seek talents and his heart to promote talents are vivid." On paper!”
Seeing the old master guessing his thoughts, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but feel happy, and he accepted his statement.
"The punctuation marks set by His Majesty are indeed miraculous in helping to clarify the meaning of sentences!" After saying that, Yang Ningshi complimented Liu Chengyou again.
Hearing this, the corner of Liu Chengyou's mouth twitched slightly. Previously, the memorials were given by ministers without distinction and separation. The meaning of many sentences was difficult to distinguish, requiring Liu Chengyou to guess. Suffering from this, Liu Chengyou took out the "modern punctuation marks" and settled on one. Standards and specifications are implemented in Zhongshu. Of course, they were just common symbols, and he couldn't remember the full list of punctuation marks.
In the early days, the ministers may have been confused, but after a period of promotion, it has been on the right track. Now, basically everyone feels its convenience. The scribes who compiled books in the Third Hall were the first to accept it. Nowadays, it is already being promoted nationwide. This is also a process that takes time, but there is not much resistance, and the court is vigorously promoting it, so time is not a problem.
Although there is nothing to be proud of, Liu Chengyou is still in a good mood.
