In the early morning, in the Wude Si Yamen Hall, there are two rows on the left and right, more than twenty officials in black robes and eagle robes, waiting here. From the deputy envoy Zhou Can on down, the ministers, detectives and officers of each department and the command sentences of the two battalions are all there. . For a while, the Wude Secretary did not gather together in the morning like this, just to welcome the newly appointed Wude Envoy.
"Please inform the Secretary, all the generals and officials in the capital office are here!" After the personnel enumeration was completed, the secretary reported to Li Chongju.
Li Chongju arrived at the office very early in the morning and had been sitting for half an hour behind the desk. He held in his hand a plan for the organization of the Wude Department and the corresponding officials.
Hearing this, he waved his hand gently, looked around, and said in a constant voice: "Everyone, your Majesty has favored me and appointed me as the Secretary. I feel that I have a heavy responsibility. However, this envoy has just taken charge of the Yasi, and I am not familiar with the upper and lower affairs. The people here are all department officials and have practiced official duties for a long time. From now on, I hope that you will not hesitate to give me your advice to help me!"
"The envoy's words are serious!" Zhou Can took the lead and saluted Li Chongju: "The subordinates should do their best to assist the envoy!"
After nodding his head, Li Chongju said, "Where is the second commander of Wude Camp?"
"Here!" Two generals in black armor and red tassels stood out.
Li Chongju glanced at the two of them and ordered: "I am from the army and have always been a soldier. You two go back to the camp and summon your subordinates. In the afternoon, I will personally inspect it!"
"Follow the order!"
After giving the order, Li Chongju waved his hand again and said: "The rest of the people should go back to their respective posts and prepare their duties for consultation. Deputy Envoy Zhou will stay, and the rest of the people should step down!"
Everyone filed out, and the hall suddenly became deserted. Seeing Zhou Can who was still standing, he stretched out his hand to signal and smiled: "Deputy Envoy Zhou, please take a seat!"
"Thank you, Commander!"
Zhou Can's expression was calm and he maintained a neither humble nor overbearing attitude towards this new boss. Li Chongju didn't care about this, put away the album, and said: "The Wude Division has experienced changes, and people's hearts are unstable. I hope Deputy Envoy Zhou can help me comfort him!"
Zhou Can looked at Li Chongju and replied: "The envoy has a reputation for generosity and is respected by others. Now he has come without Your Majesty's trust. Please feel at ease."
Li Chongju glanced at this man. He was a literati, but he was not as weak as a literati. He thought for a while and said, "I heard that Deputy Envoy Zhou is very talented and sophisticated, and he is always wise. In the future, if there is any confusion, I hope you can clear it up!" "
"I will do my best and don't dare to neglect!" Zhou Can responded.
He could feel the unfamiliarity, and after thinking about it for a while, Li Chongju stopped thinking about continuing the conversation, smiled faintly, and ordered to him: "Let's draw up a copy of the recent urgent tasks in the yamen!"
"Yes! I'm resigning!"
"Deputy envoy, how are you?" Zhou Can came out of the hall and returned to his case. Immediately, a marriage officer came up to him and asked in a low voice.
"What about?" Zhou Canke said.
The marriage officer pointed in a direction and said, "Secretary Li!"
"There is a record of filing cases. Mr. Li has a gentle temperament and is self-denial and dedicated to the public. It's great to have such a boss!" Zhou Can said lightly.
"Deputy envoy, stop joking!"
"Am I joking?" Zhou Can looked at him, but said, "What do you want to say?"
Lowering his voice, the marriage officer said: "During the period after the death of the prince, you have been in charge of the affairs. I thought you would be the successor, but your majesty sent Li to be the envoy. He is a military general who can do this." , how can you manage such a big Wu Desi?"
"Just now in the Cai Hall, Commander Li issued orders calmly and calmly. There is no trace of unfamiliarity at all!" Zhou Can said, "Secretary Wude is not something that just one person can take charge of!"
The marriage officer sighed and whispered: "I just feel sorry for the deputy envoy!"
Zhou Can smiled softly: "I don't feel sorry for you, what do you feel sorry for?"
Facing Zhou Can's eyes, the marriage officer lowered his gaze and lowered his voice: "When the prince was in power, for three or two months, he suppressed the subordinates of Duke Shou more. Now that the prince has been killed, an envoy Li has come. We are all princes. The old department, being promoted by him, I'm afraid..."
After hearing what he said, he turned his head and glanced at him. There seemed to be an intimidating energy in his small eyes, which silenced him. Zhou Can said: "You are free to make wild guesses here. It is better to go back and sort out the affairs in hand in preparation for consultation. If Li Sushi can come up and you can't answer or make him dissatisfied, then maybe you are really about to be liquidated." List!"
"It's nothing, just go and do some work. I have some housekeeping to do here, and Sushi Li is still waiting to see..."
"Are all the files and files of Wude Division located here?" The registration room was heavily guarded. Accompanied by the chief officer, Li Chongju observed the layout. Rows of files were arranged neatly in categories.
"Exactly!" the chief replied: "All cases handled by Wude Division, intelligence and secret files inside and outside Tokyo are all here! Archive and read them at the secret level!"
"The envoy, are there any restrictions?" Li Chongju looked at the chief officer.
"The chief minister is the official, so naturally he is at his disposal!" The chief responded humbly, and pointed to a case room and said, "But the books and files inside are only the chief minister in the yamen who is qualified to check them!"
Li Chongju nodded and waved his hand: "Step back! I'll take a look for myself!"
"yes!"
Li Chongju entered and scanned around, covering all aspects of intelligence information and files, both internal and external, military and political, Taozhou, official and civilian, Li Chongju was dazzled by what he saw.
In the military archives, Li Chongju took out a document about the Inner Palace Army, and only flipped through it a little, his pupils narrowed. It contained a list of secret agents of the Inner Palace Army, Wude Division, and many other military details. Love, including Li Chongju’s daily words and deeds, are all recorded...
His expression gradually became solemn. Even with an unforeseen glance, Li Chongju could feel the terror of Wude Si, and only then did he truly know what kind of beast this was.
The more I think about it, the paler my face becomes.
"Your Majesty, the military commander Li Chongju wants to see you!"
"Xuan!"
In the palace, looking at Li Chongju who was approaching with a solemn expression, Liu Chengyou chuckled and said: "Here comes the code. Secretary Wu De, how do you handle it? You are still adaptable. What is the important thing to do when you enter the palace this time?"
Hearing this, a look of struggle appeared on Li Chongju's face, and then he prostrated himself and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I am very frightened and feel that I am incapable of doing the job. Please choose someone else who can do it!"
Seeing this, Liu Chengyou was slightly surprised and said, "Why is this? What makes you so scared?"
With his head buried and feeling the coolness of the ground, Li Chongju organized his words a little and said: "Your Majesty, the Wude Division monitors the world, and it involves military affairs and government. The secrets involved are beyond the control of human ministers. As you said Trusting non-people can easily lead to military and political chaos and unrest between the government and the public, which is the source of chaos..."
Hearing what he said, Liu Chengyou reacted, blinked and looked at him playfully: "Have you seen the secretary?"
"I've seen it!" Li Chongju replied honestly, still with his head buried.
He stood up, walked to Li Chongju, looked down at him, and said: "Code, I am very satisfied that you can take the initiative to find me to resign and realize its importance. In this way, I feel more and more that it is right for you to be in charge of the affairs. decision!"
Li Chongju raised his eyes to look up at Liu Chengyou, but seeing the emperor's calm face, Li Chongju said: "Your Majesty, I—"
Liu Chengyou stretched out his hand to stop him and said leisurely: "I can basically understand your concerns. Come to think of it, you now understand what Wudesi is. It protects me from enemies externally and avoids disasters internally. An important weapon. With it, I can calmly govern the country and control the army!"
"I have some heart-to-heart talk with you, but it is not enough to talk to outsiders. Since the middle Tang Dynasty, the imperial power has declined, and the government has been difficult to maintain. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, for three generations, there have been years of war, the world has collapsed, and the dignity of the emperor has been despised by those with strong soldiers and horses. Contempt and trample. This is all due to the decline of imperial power and the failure of the monarchy.
I want to bring peace to the world, clarify the world, and return the country to Han rule, so I must establish imperial power. And Wu Desi is a weapon to consolidate the imperial power! Do you understand? "
After listening to Liu Chengyou's heartfelt words, Li Chongju's face was still tense, his nervousness did not increase or decrease, and his fear became stronger.
Seeing his performance, Liu Chengyou stooped down, raised him up with his own hands, and said: "With the great importance of the Wu De Secretary, he must be entrusted with trustworthy ministers. When Wang Jingchong was in office, there were often violations of the law and irregularities, which caused public opinion to surge. The group is disapproving of it. I use you because I want you to restrain me, rectify the atmosphere, optimize it, and become a more reliable national weapon. Since you are aware of some of the shortcomings, I also believe that you can learn from me. The original intention is to take on this responsibility!”
Patting Li Chongju on the shoulder, Liu Chengyou stared into his eyes and said, "There must be someone who takes on this power and responsibility for me. I want you to share my worries with me, how can you bear to refuse?"
Under Liu Chengyou's gaze, Li Chongju sighed and bowed his head to the end: "Your Majesty has said this, how dare I try to avoid it anymore!"
"Okay! I believe you won't let me down!" Liu Chengyou smiled: "Do it well!"
"yes!"
Li Chongju resigned, Liu Chengyou looked at his back, his smile gradually faded, his eyes were still bright, but they became deeper.
"If you are as prudent and humble as Li Shouzhi, I should rest assured..." In the imperial palace, Liu Chengyou's tone could not tell whether he was affirmative or suspicious.
On Li Chongju's side, he came out of Chongzheng Hall and looked up. The winter light seemed unusually dull, but a little dazzling. Taking a long breath, Li Chongju couldn't help but feel bitter. In fact, he knew in his heart that when he sat in the Wude Si Yamen Hall, it would not be so easy to ask for help.
