Chang'an Palace, Chaoyi Hall.
In the early morning of this day, Prime Minister Liu Yuzhi was the first to go out and report on the preparations for grain, grass and weapons.
This preparation is not to say that there is not enough food and grass in Northeast Pass, but to prepare for the extermination of the ghost tribe in the coming year.
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first.
This statement is not only about transportation, it mainly means that before sending out troops, the food, fodder and other supplies needed by the army need to be prepared, so that a good battle can be fought.
Xiao Yuanyan asked briefly and concisely: "Are there millions of stones?"
"There are now 960,000 stones." Liu Yuzhi said: "If it is not enough, we can let Shu deliver it. Our country's money and food will not have any problem in fighting this war."
"Let's gather a million stones of food and grass. It should be enough to eliminate the ghost clan." Xiao Yuan said: "There is snow in many places this winter, and the transportation lines are not very good. Let's wait until spring starts and then transport it to Anyang, and then transport it to the Northeast Camp from Anyang. "
"Yes." Liu Yuzhi accepted the order, moved the corner of his mouth, and said tentatively: "I listen to your majesty, but you still want to mobilize troops?"
This is for sure, otherwise there would be no need to use so much food and grass. The supplies from Wei Qing are enough now.
Xiao Yuan also said neatly: "If you want to fight, destroy the ghost clan in one battle! Don't delay the fight!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Liu Yuzhi said nothing more and strongly supported the elimination of the ghost clan.
Then, Ji Ping stood up, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the 200,000 taels of silver that the imperial court allocated to the arsenal last time are no longer enough."
Ji Ping rarely participates in court meetings and spends every day studying drawings in his official office. However, as the head of the National Arsenal and Ordnance Department and a third-rank minister, he is qualified to go to the court. Just like today, he is in advance. Application submitted.
Perhaps because he had to face his fellow officials, this guy was not so slovenly today. He was wearing a clean official uniform and his hair and beard had been trimmed.
The meaning behind his words couldn't be more obvious, it's a simple and direct request for money.
Before anyone else could speak, Chen Huaiming, the Minister of Household Affairs, was not happy at that time, and said in a rather dissatisfied tone: "Master Ji! Don't go too far! Your family owns the treasury!"
Then he turned to Xiao Yuan: "Your Majesty, two hundred thousand taels of silver have only been spent so long. Even if you burn money, you can't burn it so fast. I have reason to suspect that Mr. Ji is suspected of corruption and fraud."
"Here, Mr. Chen, please don't accuse me unjustly. I'm not very interested in money." Ji Ping said, "If you have any doubts about the gold and silver expenses of the arsenal, please ask your Majesty to investigate."
The national arsenal is so important. How could there not be a supervisory agency in it? It can be said that every account is clear, and Xiao Yuan feels like a mirror.
And Chen Huaiming said that money should be burned. In this regard, as long as it is related to the country's military strength, it would be strange not to burn money.
Ji Ping is actually a person who is not good at eloquence. Seeing his depressed look, Xiao Yuan said in a calm voice: "Huai Ming, I'm just talking about the matter, and my words are biased."
"Yes, your Majesty is teaching you a lesson." Chen Huaiming quickly lowered his body, but then said: "But Your Majesty, these two hundred thousand taels of silver are easily consumed, and troops are still being mobilized on the border. If this continues, the national treasury will be difficult to support."
Once it concerns the country's finances, it is normal for the Minister of Household Affairs to complain.
Chen Huaiming is not stingy, but if you want him to take a penny from the treasury, then he is stingy than anyone else. He has to ask for the use of even a penny.
This Minister of Household Affairs is competent.
However, Xiao Yuan ignored his complaints and said directly: "Give him, and the court will allocate another three hundred thousand taels of silver to the arsenal."
"Your Majesty!" Chen Huaiming was a little anxious. Why are there more and more questions?
But before he could continue, Xiao Yuan raised his hand slightly.
The Emperor of Qin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was wearing a black dragon robe, with twelve strings of jade beads on his forehead, full of majesty.
The meaning of this gesture is needless to say.
Chen Huaiming immediately shut up and had no choice but to salute and accept the order.
Next, some national political affairs were dealt with.
Then Xiao Yuan said: "Today, I will also say something for you to discuss."
As he spoke, he picked up a book on the desk and said straight to the point: "This book was revised by Zhangtai Pavilion for teaching purposes. I have read all its contents, and there are some places that should be more rigorous."
Hearing this, Dong Shu's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the editing content of the book dissatisfied the emperor.
In fact, no, the content of this book contains many famous sayings such as encouragement to learn, morality, etiquette, gentleness, courtesy, thrift, etc., which is very in line with the learning standards.
Zhangtai Pavilion brings together literati from all over the world. It is no exaggeration to say that there are many scholars here. Just like the imperial examination, if a person like Dong Shu sets the questions, scholars all over the world will be convinced because they all recognize his knowledge.
For such a Zhangtai Pavilion, compiling a teaching book is not a piece of cake.
What Xiao Yuan said is not that there is a problem with the content of the entire book, but rather in some small areas.
He looked at Dong Shu and continued: "Dong Qing, this sentence: when you climb high and move, your arms will not be lengthened, but you will see the distance."
"What does this sentence mean? Does it make sense?"
"This" Dong Shu said cautiously: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This sentence is originally: The one who sees you is far away. How dare I not avoid His Majesty's name?"
Xiao Yuan ignored it and continued: "There is also this sentence: Stay away from those who are unkind. It should be that those who are unkind should stay away."
"This sentence: People have no constant worries, and they must have immediate worries. Isn't it true that people don't have long-term worries?"
"So in order to avoid the distant character "我", the original text was rewritten using Tongjia characters or its close meanings, right?"
It turned out that it was for this reason that Dong Shu lost the pressure and said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"But words often fail to convey the meaning, Dong Qing." Of course Xiao Yuan was not angry, and said seriously: "I don't understand that the original meaning of the article was changed just because of a word "far". The ministers told me that these four people have no foresight. Word, what does the meaning it expresses have to do with my name?"
"But your Majesty is the king of the world and the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, so he should keep his words secret." Dong Shu said: "If I go far in my literary work, wouldn't it be disrespectful? I will be punished by nine deaths!"
"That's right." Liu Changqing stood up and said with a stern face: "This is a taboo for the venerable, for the relatives, and for the sage. This is etiquette. No matter it is language or writing, no one in the world can say anything about Your Majesty. Name taboo!"
As soon as this statement came out, all the ministers came out one after another and agreed.
This so-called etiquette is extremely poisonous, disgusting many articles and books, and causing countless semantic confusions. Just like the Tao Te Ching, its original text is: The Tao can be taught, but it is not the eternal Tao.
Just because he avoided the taboo of Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, he changed his name to "Extraordinary Taoism".
I don't care about Liu Heng's business. Isn't this just a disease?
Sima Qian even deleted all the words "tan" in "Historical Records" because his father's name was Sima Tan.
There is also Song Renzong and Zhao Zhen. Because steam and zhen have the same pronunciation, folk steaming of steamed buns is not allowed. It is your fault if ordinary people steam steamed buns.
There is also the Chicken Emperor, who is born in the year of the chicken. Because of his zodiac sign, people must be respectful when eating chicken.
Tang can't eat carp yet.
There are so many of them and they are so ridiculous.
It is not only the dross of culture, but also affects the entire society.
Xiao Yuan knew that in today's era, it would be difficult for you to change the importance attached to this so-called etiquette by these literati.
"I understand what you mean, but some so-called etiquette are simply vulgar customs. It not only hinders social exchanges, but also seriously affects cultural development."
Xiao Yuan said: "Is it because of the word "yuan", "a long way to go, a long way to go", "respect and distance", that we have to change the word? Is it ridiculous?"
"I think it's extremely ridiculous!"
"But Your Majesty, you are the most powerful person in the world, so what do those words mean?" said a minister.
Xiao Yuan glanced at him: "I won't argue with you all. How about we, the monarchs and ministers, each take a step back and avoid double words instead of single words?"
The meaning is very clear. The word "Xiao Yuan" does not work, but like far-sightedness, there is no need to avoid taboos in sentences and articles with the word "Xiao Yuan".
When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other and said nothing for a while.
Xiao Yuan glanced at Liu Yuzhi.
The Prime Minister is an all-rounder. After following Xiao Yuan for many years, he can understand his meaning with just one look.
Moreover, Liu Yuzhi is also a person of great ability. He actually agreed with Xiao Yuan's words very much, so he said: "What your Majesty said is very appropriate. I deeply agree with it."
As soon as the prime minister took the lead, Jiang Yi immediately followed and stood up to express his position.
Next is Jia You.
Then there is Wang Su.
Shangguan Wenruo, a great scholar who attached great importance to etiquette, hesitated for a long time before he came forward to second the proposal.
"Yao Aiqing." Xiao Yuan looked at Yao Tingyu.
The latter knew that this was the emperor's signal, so he could only sigh secretly and follow him out of the queue.
"Okay!" Xiao Yuan said resolutely: "Zhangtai Pavilion will be responsible for correcting all the typos in those poetry books, articles and books, including documents from various countries!"
In some books, not only Xiao Yuan's name "Yuan" is tabooed, but also the historical records of various countries at that time were written incorrectly because the name of his king was tabooed.
This was a big move. Just when Dong Shu was about to say something, Xiao Yuan waved his hand: "Today's meeting ends here. All the ministers, please retreat."
(End of chapter)
