After dinner, seeing that Chang Sheng had no other instructions, Da Tou and others stood up and left. Seeing that Yang Kai also wanted to leave, Chang Sheng hurriedly raised his hand to leave him behind, "Brother Yang, don't leave in a hurry. I can't hide my return to Chang'an from others." , I can’t hide it from the Emperor. The reason I went out this time was to inspect the administration, and I should tell the Emperor when I come back. Please wait a moment, I will write a note, and you will submit it on your behalf after tomorrow morning."
At this time, Datou and others have not yet walked out of the room. The reason why Changsheng left Yang Kai and explained the reason for keeping him was to let Datou and others know why he left Yang Kai. If he did not explain the reason, Datou and others would It may be thought that he is deliberately avoiding them. Although the three of them will not have any grudge against them, as a general, he should treat his subordinates who live and die with him equally, regardless of their closeness.
Datou and others left first. Changsheng wrote a memorial and handed it to Yang Kai. The content of the memorial can be roughly divided into three parts. The first is to tell the emperor that he has come back. This is basic etiquette. At the same time, he also tells the emperor that he and Datou are here. The county suffered internal injuries while blocking the Japanese samurai who were looking for the Earthly Branches. The injury has not yet healed and he cannot enter the palace to meet the saint.
The purpose of saying this was to let the emperor know that he was not just going out to inspect the government. He also blocked the Japanese samurai who tried to destroy the luck of the Tang Dynasty. The main reason was that he was not going directly to Lizhou. Yes, but he was running around doing a lot of personal things, and he had to find a reasonable reason for running around.
The second part of the content is that I once helped the Dorje Dharma King of the Gelug Monastery, that is, the little fat man Ding Dazhong, to handle some personal affairs, and established a good relationship with the Gelug Monastery, which has 20,000 monks and millions of believers.
The reason why I mentioned this matter was that in order to gain face for the little fat man, I had falsely conveyed the imperial edict in Qing County and was bluffing. This matter cannot be concealed and will be reported to the court sooner or later. If he didn't mention it at all, the emperor might blame him for doing private things in the emperor's name. If he took the initiative to report it, there would be no hidden dangers. At the same time, it would also let the emperor know that he cares about the court and has been trying every means to find help for the court. As for his appearance in the southwest border, there is a reasonable explanation.
The third part is about participating in Long Haotian's performance. It only says that Long Haotian bullied local officials and extorted money during the march. After being discovered by himself, he tried to bribe himself. Moreover, his military discipline was lax and he was lazy in drills.
The reason why Long Haotian was impeached was not because he wanted the emperor to punish Long Haotian, because the emperor also knew very well what kind of virtue Long Haotian was. Most of the 100,000 soldiers and horses he commanded were members of the Beggar Gang. They were just such a rabble. , let alone extortion, if there is no explicit robbery, it will only give the court face. His main purpose of impeaching Long Haotian was to let the emperor know that he and Long Haotian had deep grudges and were incompatible with each other. In fact, the emperor had known this for a long time, but he brought it up again this time in order to let the emperor see it. Understand yourself. As the emperor, what he fears most is not being able to guess what his ministers are thinking. He has to make the emperor think that he hates Long Haotian and say bad things about him in the emperor's ears. If he had not spoken ill of Long Haotian, the emperor would have wondered what he was thinking.
As for the killing spree in Zilizhou, he didn’t mention it at all. There were two purposes for not mentioning it at all. One was to show the tacit understanding between the emperor and his ministers, and not mentioning it showed that he believed that the emperor understood why he wanted to go on a killing spree. There is no need to explain, there is a strong tacit understanding between the two.
The second is to keep a necessary distance. The emperor is always the emperor, and ministers are always ministers. The ministers must keep the necessary distance from the emperor. Before he returned to Chang'an, the emperor had already rejected his decision to kill the three clans of Lizhou officials. If This time I told the emperor in the paper that you were right to reject it. In fact, I also hoped that you would reject it, and I also guessed that you would reject it. That would be superfluous and annoying.
After writing the memorial and handing it to Yang Kai, Chang Sheng returned to bed and began to hatch eggs.
The reason why he told the emperor that he had suffered internal injuries was actually to stay behind closed doors and hatch his eggs with peace of mind. If he didn't explain it, what if the emperor summoned him for something? I can't tell the emperor that I have to hatch eggs and can't go out.
Worried that turning over unintentionally while sleeping would crush the eagle eggs, Chang Sheng did not dare to sleep too deeply.
The next morning, Datou came over to feed the horse as usual. When Changsheng got up and opened the door, Datou hurriedly came over with a wooden bucket to deliver water. "Sir, you have been tired these days. I have found a way to hatch the eggs. Please give me the eggs."
"What method?" Changsheng asked doubtfully.
The big head carried a bucket and poured water. "There is an old veterinarian in the city. In addition to castrating pigs and geldings, this person rescues cattle and sheep. He also hatches chickens and ducks and sells them for profit. This person can build hotbeds and control the temperature. Last night I found I found an excuse to catch him back, now the hotbed has been set up, just give me the egg."
Hearing Da Tou's words, Immortal felt as if he had been granted a pardon, so he hurriedly wrapped the eagle egg and handed it to him.
After Da Tou ran away with the eagle eggs in his arms, Chang Sheng did not wash up, but returned to the bed to catch up on his sleep.
When he woke up again, it was already Chenshi. He first summoned the officials at Yushitai to lecture and discuss matters, and then rode to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
There were many bureaus under the imperial court, but the most powerful ones were undoubtedly the Three Provinces and Six Ministries. The so-called three provinces were the Zhongshu Province, the Menxia Province, and the Shangshu Province. The Six Ministries were the Li, Hu, Bing, Li, Xingong, and the Six Ministries. The Household Bureau was in charge of people's livelihood and had the largest structure. Officials Also the most.
Although there was an explanation before leaving, the Ministry of Revenue still had a backlog of important official affairs. Changsheng summoned officials from the department to come over to discuss the matter, and at the same time, he reviewed and processed the backlog of official documents.
Although Changsheng is young and doesn't spend much time in the Ministry of Household Affairs on weekdays, all the subordinate officials dare not slack off in their duties, let alone disrespect him. The reason is also very simple. The corrupt civil servants in the country were very resolute and quick to kill, killing at every turn, and often resorting to evil deeds.
While reviewing the official documents, Changsheng praised the assistant ministers on his left and right, saying that during his absence, the two of them had managed the work of the household department in an orderly manner, and then delegated the appropriation power of the various states, counties, and counties to them. This was a great beauty. Bad, because in order to get more money, local states and counties usually give gifts to those responsible for allocating funds.
In fact, Changsheng had no good intentions in decentralizing power. It gave the two of them the opportunity to become corrupt and at the same time sowed their relationship. Both of them have the power to allocate funds. When it comes to implementation, they will inevitably fight overtly and covertly, and both of them will lose. , if the second and third brothers are in harmony, it will never be the fourth brother's turn to take over.
The fourth person in the household department was Wu Yusheng, who was responsible for the military supplies of the new army. When allocating military supplies, Wu Yusheng did not treat them equally, but treated them differently. For the official document applications sent by Zhang Shan and Tongchen, Wu Yusheng mostly approved and allocated them in time, but for Long Hao Wu Yusheng delayed and chopped official documents sent from the sky as long as he could.
The reason why Wu Yusheng did this was not because he deliberately wanted to please the court officials, but because the applications sent by Long Haotian had many items. Today he needed money to buy horses, tomorrow he needed money to buy weapons, and the day after tomorrow he needed money to make cotton-padded clothes. This guy They were on a crusade against Xichuan, and Xichuan was extremely hot right now, so what kind of cotton-padded clothes did they buy?
Although Wu Yusheng handled matters impartially, Changsheng still criticized him. He only said that Wu Yusheng should be fair and impartial when handling official affairs. He should not take extra care because of his friendship with Longhushan, nor should he deliberately take care of himself because of his conflict with Long Haotian. Withholding.
As the saying goes, if a tree is beautiful in the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind, and if a person is beautiful to the masses, it will be slandered. Wu Yusheng has not been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for a long time. Some time ago, he was promoted on the recommendation of two ministers. Jealousy breeds hatred. Seeing that he was reprimanded by Chang Sheng this time, he thought that he was embarrassed because he failed to please his boss. They all gloated and secretly rejoiced.
If he was reprimanded for improper handling of official duties, Wu Yusheng would not be too embarrassed. However, Changsheng's words clearly characterized him as flattery and were related to his character. Wu Yusheng was a little embarrassed and sat there with a red face. Silent.
Changsheng deliberately put pressure on Wu Yusheng. He holds two positions, both of which are important positions. He has a deep understanding that how high a person can climb and how far he can go depends not only on his own ability, but also on how much pressure he can withstand. , If a person cannot bear the pressure, sighs and sighs when encountering some difficult problems, and becomes worried and worried, he will definitely be unable to take on a big responsibility.
Although the Ministry of Husbandry was not in charge of military affairs, Changsheng could still know the movements of the three armies through the official documents sent by the Ministry of War. After Long Haotian set off, he led the army directly to the battlefield, but Zhang Shan and Tongchen did not do that. , the marching speed was very slow, not because they were afraid of war and delayed deliberately, but because the new army was formed soon and the soldiers lacked training. They rushed on the road while seizing the time to train the soldiers.
Seeing that the new army led by Zhang Shan had not yet come into close contact with the enemy, Changsheng was relieved. You must know that fighting on the battlefield is different from fighting in rivers and lakes. Under the simultaneous attack of thousands of arrows, no matter what your cultivation level, it is difficult to escape unscathed.
In the evening, Changsheng left the household department and returned to Yushitai. After returning, he went straight to the courtyard where Yu Yi was. Since he didn't have to hatch eggs for him, he could free up his hands to do other things.
Yu Yi was attending evening classes at this time. When he heard footsteps coming from outside the door, he stopped chanting and stood up to open the door.
Yu Yi knew why Changsheng came to see her. She had kept the homing pigeon sent from Shifang'an in a cage. When Changsheng came in, Yu Yi took out the cage and said, "Sir, when will we do it?"
"We will release it after dark, and we will follow closely to find the mastermind behind it." Changsheng changed the subject here, "But you have to be mentally prepared. Even if we know who the mastermind behind it is, we can't Take action immediately."
Yu Yi nodded slowly. There were various signs that the person behind the scenes was in Chang'an, but since this person lived in Chang'an, he was most likely a court official.
While the two were talking, Yang Kai came in from outside and said, "Sir, you have already gone to the Ministry of Revenue when the court dismissed. The Emperor has a decree for me to convey."
"What?" Changsheng asked casually.
"The Emperor asked you to come into the palace at your convenience and help him find the assassin hiding in the harem." Yang Kai said.
"An assassin has sneaked into the harem?" Yu Yi frowned in confusion.
"It should be," Yang Kai nodded, "According to the chamberlain, the emperor has been living in the front hall during this period and has not been to the harem for more than a month..."
