After handing over the trivial matters to Datou, Changsheng turned around and went to the backyard. At this time, he already had a tacit understanding with Young Master Hei. As long as he tilted his head slightly at him, Young Master Hei would understand, get up on his own, and go out with him.
Everyone in the Household Department got the news from nowhere and knew that he had returned. They also guessed that he would come to the Household Department in the afternoon. Therefore, all the Household Department officials, including the left and right ministers and heads of departments, were waiting outside the lobby to see him come. When you arrive, immediately come forward to say hello.
Changsheng thanked everyone for his hard work, and then walked straight into the lobby. Everyone followed and lined up on the left and right. The two ministers took the initiative to report some important official affairs of the Tianhu Department to him. Anyone who has been immersed in officialdom for many years will understand. As a rule, when the Headquarters Officer is away, decisions made by the deputy must be reported to the Headquarters Hall Officer afterwards.
Since the imperial court is rectifying the official administration recently, the censors from the Yushitai are handling cases and confiscating homes from various places. A large amount of confiscated silver has begun to be transported from various prefectures and counties to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Therefore, the Ministry of Household Affairs has been relatively well-off recently, but it is not yet the summer harvest. In the autumn harvest season, people's livelihood expenses, including disaster relief, road construction, and embankment construction, are still very large.
In addition to this, there is another large expenditure that is the food and salary for the New Army. During his absence, both Menxia Province and Shangshu Province had issued official notes, ordering the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate half a year's military supplies and military salaries to the New Army. However, However, Wu Yusheng pushed back on this matter. The reason was that the Lihu, Li, Punishment and Work Departments all needed to spend money, and there was not so much money to allocate to the Ministry of War. They still allocated three months of military supplies according to the original plan.
Wu Yusheng was a new member of the household department not long ago. Neither the two ministers nor the other ministers liked him very much. They complained to Changsheng almost one-sidedly. They only said that Wu Yusheng had overstepped his authority and was very professional. regardless of.
At this time, Wu Yusheng was also in the hall. When everyone was complaining, Changsheng tilted his head and glanced at Wu Yusheng. This person was the successor he secretly promoted. He had mentioned this person to the Minister of Civil Affairs before. As the saying goes, if you don't make people jealous, you are mediocre. , a large part of the reason why people in the household department are hostile to Wu Yusheng is because they are jealous of his talents.
Regarding Wu Yusheng's disobedience, Changsheng recognized it deeply in his heart, because the note was issued by Menxia Province and Shangshu Province. At this time, there were three provinces and six ministries. Although Menxia Province and Shangshu Province could both represent the imperial court, only Zhongshu Province Only when you can represent the emperor, you must know that although the imperial court is the emperor's court, there is still a difference between the emperor and the imperial court. Everything the imperial court does is for the public, and some things cannot be discussed in public.
To put it simply, the note from Zhongshu Province was the emperor's selfish intention, while the note from Menxia Province and Shangshu Province represented the emperor's public sentiment. The emperor was very suspicious and certainly did not want the Ministry of Revenue to allocate half a year's military supplies and military pay to the new army at once. Control, don't take the court's money and food and then refuse to admit it and rebel. But it was not convenient for the emperor to offend the three commanders in charge of the new army. When the three of them heard that they were only given three months of rations, they would definitely be dissatisfied and would complain to the emperor. The emperor had no choice but to order the ministers and ministers to send them to the province. The note will urge the Ministry of Revenue, but deep down in the emperor's heart he does not want the Ministry of Revenue to strictly implement it.
Wu Yusheng was keenly aware of the emperor's true intention, so he pushed back the official documents from Menxia Sheng and Shangshu Sheng. However, the minister and others did not understand the emperor's true intention, and were worried that refusing to implement it would cause the emperor's displeasure. That's why they blame Wu Yusheng all the time. Little do they know that sometimes the boss urges the people below to actually handle the things they do, but they actually don't want the people below to actually implement them.
Wu Yusheng did not suppress the official document, which also shows that this person is not only smart but also very responsible, because if Wu Yusheng suppressed the official document, when he came back from the Western Regions, this hot potato would fall into his hands. Wu Yusheng chose himself He took the blame and did not leave any problems or infamy to him.
However, Chang Sheng couldn't praise Wu Yusheng in full view of the public. Instead, he casually said a few words that seemed to be sarcastic, "Previously, during the public discussion in the court, I ordered Mr. Wu to be responsible for the military supplies of the new army. I didn't expect Mr. Wu to really fulfill his duties."
Seeing what Changsheng said, the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs felt that he was dissatisfied with Wu Yusheng for using chicken feathers as arrows. Changsheng did not give them a chance to continue attacking Wu Yusheng, so they casually changed the topic and discussed some matters that urgently needed to be approved for funding. Everyone discussed, including the expenses for the fifteenth emperor to review the new army next month, as well as the expenses for the emperor to select concubines. All funds related to the emperor will be allocated in full or even over the amount by Chang Sheng. He always keeps Zhang Shan in mind. The teachings of the emperor are that the emperor is also a human being. If anyone really thinks that the emperor is thrifty, thrifty, self-denying and dedicated to the public service, then he is completely wrong. The emperor is the most powerful person in the world and is rich in the world. The emperor can pretend to be frugal, but the people below cannot really let the emperor live. In these hard days, if the emperor really suffers, the emperor will change to a minister of household affairs who will not suffer him.
Since the emperor had not expressed his position on the matter of the veterans of the Western Regions, it was inconvenient for Changsheng to make preparations in advance. After handling the official business, he left the household department and went to the Taiping Inn alone.
He called Song Cai and others together and informed them of his trip to the Western Regions. He had to let everyone know that he had given the best of the sweat-blooded horses to the emperor. In fact, the black sweat-blooded horse was a gift to the emperor. There is not much difference between a BMW and a golden sweat-blooded BMW. It’s just that the golden-colored sweat-blooded BMW is rarer and better looking.
In addition, he also informed everyone about Maka Mountain. He had to let Song Cai and others know that he had not severed contact with the Ni family, and that he would take action immediately when the Ni family was in trouble.
The reason why he told Song Cai and others this was to reassure them, to let them know that he had a good relationship with the emperor, and to let them know that their old boss was still there. Only with peace of mind could they do better.
The last thing I talked about was the Taiping Trading Company in Tingzhou. In fact, Song Cai and others already knew that he had mortgaged the Taiping Trading Company in Tingzhou to others. He mentioned this matter so that Song Cai and others could properly arrange their return from Tingzhou. Shopkeeper Ma and his party.
When Chang Sheng left, he took four things with him. Among them, he disposed of the calligraphy and paintings. The Night Pearl entrusted a merchant from the Western Regions to bring it to Ni Chenyi. Only the string of Blood Spirit Pearls he brought back. There were 108 Blood Spirit Pearls in total. After getting down to business, Chang Shengsheng invited a clever female worker to split the one hundred and eight blood spirit beads into four parts, and gave two strings of thirty-six beads to Yu Yi and Shi Xuanming, and two strings of ten beads. Eight flowing beads were given to Datou and Yang Kai. This thing can ward off evil spirits and protect the body, and can channel spirits and see ghosts. He knows Taoism, so there is no need to use foreign objects, but Datou and others can use it.
In terms of extensive knowledge and well-informed information, Song Cai and others, as the shopkeeper of Taiping Inn, are undoubtedly the leaders. In the evening, Changsheng did not rush back to the Yushitai, but had dinner with Song Cai and others, during which they brainstormed and discussed Where may there be giant birds that can carry people, and which Buddhist sages are good at Buddhist magic and can subdue demons.
Song Cai and others provided some clues, but most of these clues are hearsay, and their authenticity needs to be verified.
After the meal, Changsheng returned alone, thinking about what everyone had said before. According to Song Fu, the shopkeeper on the first floor, some Tantric temples in the southwest border have sky burial platforms. Tantra believes that sky burial is the most sacred way of burial. The so-called sky burial is The corpse was moved to the sky burial platform and let some carnivorous birds peck at it. Song Fu once heard that there were two giant vultures on the sky burial platform in one of the tantric temples, with a wingspan of up to two feet. They must be able to carry people. Lift off.
Wild animals are very wild and difficult to tame when they grow up. It is best to catch them when they are young and raise them with your own hands. This is early summer, the season when birds are raising their chicks. If you want to find and capture them, you must hurry up. time.
But Changsheng always felt a little uncomfortable, because this kind of giant vulture eats dead people, so it seemed a bit unlucky to capture it and use it as a mount for Datou.
Another thing also made him feel very uncomfortable. Song Shou, the shopkeeper on the second floor, knew a lot about Zen Buddhism. He knew that there were several eminent monks from the previous dynasty who were good at subjugating demons. He also knew where they were buried after they passed away. If there really were any The secret books recording the magical powers of Buddhism are probably in the pagodas of those eminent monks. Before Buddhism was introduced to China, there were no pagodas in China. The pagodas only appeared after Buddhism was introduced to China. The original pagoda They all refer to the burial places of eminent monks.
In addition, Song Ji was well-read in poetry and had extensive knowledge of the past and present. He knew that part of the Buddha's relics had once flowed into China. The relics were sacred objects of Buddhism and had many miraculous features. He also knew of several places where the relics might be hidden. temple…...
