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Chapter 1391: Who is supervising the country? [Happy New Year's Eve]

"It's so noisy and annoying."

Shen Tang took a break from his busy schedule to catch his breath.

Sometimes, too much martial virtue is not a good thing. Civil officials are more cautious, while military generals seek benefits. The pursuits of the two groups are somewhat different - a slight error can lead to a huge difference! In the end, the scene turned from a gentleman talking to a reckless man.

"It is a wise move to hold the court meeting in front of the hall instead of inside the hall." Luo San was puzzled at first. It was a very cloudy day today and it looked like it might rain at any time. Why didn't the court meeting be moved indoors?

The rain hadn't even started yet, but the fight had already started.

If the fight took place inside the temple, the roof would be blown off.

Luo San stood on the roof of the hall with his arms folded across his chest, looking at the farce below. The superior of all the civil and military officials, the state lord Shen Tang, was also squatting on the roof in a very casual deep squatting position. The officials were arguing until their faces were red and their necks were thick, and their official hats and robes had been torn to pieces.

Shen Tang took a deep breath and said, "It's all based on experience."

Someone has done some statistics, and found that there are 19 fights in Kangguo court meetings every year. You should know that court meetings are not held every day, so this frequency is quite terrifying. After so many times, Shen Tang can even predict the fighting methods of these people and dodge the "hidden weapons" flying from any direction in advance, including but not limited to unknown tablets, official hats, belts, shoes, footwear...

This was the court meeting that left the deepest impression on Shen Tang.

The Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel were in conflict.

The two were so furious that their faces were almost touching, their eyes glaring. Just when Shen Tang thought they would get angry and strangle each other, the man from the Censorate suddenly stepped back, squatted, stretched out his hand, and with lightning speed, he yanked the pants off the man on the other side.

The guy whose pants were stripped was dumbfounded.

For a moment, I didn't know whether to lift the sword or the pants first.

Because of the misconduct in front of the emperor, Shen Tang demoted both of them to work in the local areas. She did not demote them completely because Shen Tang was kind!

Luo San: "..."

How tragic an experience must one have to be able to say "it's all based on experience"? This also opened the eyes of the old man.

Shen Tang used his hands to fan away the heat: "Has Luo Hou never seen it?"

Luo San said: "It's not good to have blood splattered in the court meeting."

The political ecology in the central region is very different from that in other places.

To sum up,

The distinction between the noble and the humble was clear.

A person from a humble family would not easily fall out with a noble family, let alone fight in public. Once the former takes action first, the latter would not be innocent, but at least be "one level less guilty". If one is born into a lowly family, he would be even lower.

These differences are not usually visible, but they exist in all aspects. Luo San was shocked when he saw the backgrounds of the officials in the royal court of Kang. You know, even if the royal court's policy favors the poor and uses special methods to recruit officials, the ratio of officials to commoners will be unbalanced.

This is completely unavoidable.

With the same number of people, families with a solid foundation are more likely to cultivate talents, and the proportion of talents is higher. For poor families or even poor people, this group of people can only rely on luck and talent to turn their lives around.

Both are indispensable.

Kang State was an exception, with the ratio of scholars to commoners being roughly 60:40.

Shangshu Ling Chu Yao was born into a lowly family. If we really want to weigh the political capital of both sides, the commoners have a greater chance of winning.

This delicate balance and the unique peculiar customs of Kangguo made the fights frequent but inexplicably restrained. The most serious injuries were sprains and scratches, and no one had died so far. This was incomprehensible to Luo San, but it happened in reality.

Shen Tang: "There is no need for bloodshed in the court. We are all workers. There is no need to kill colleagues just for a salary."

If someone dies, it would be an office murder.

Luo San: "..."

These words sounded inexplicably funny coming from Shen Jun's mouth.

The old man said quietly, "These people are full of evil intentions. They don't bleed in the imperial court, but they want to kill people thousands of miles away."

There is no doubt that the best source of soldiers comes from good families.

Good family members are well disciplined, obedient, determined and loyal. They can be sent to the battlefield after a little training, and can become an elite army after a few bloody battles. They are good, but their numbers are small. How many good family members can be recruited in the southwest continent?

So someone proposed to relax the conditions.

There are few children from good families, but there are many children from bad families.

Using this group of people to fill the number, they can be put to good use after a good training. As for these people who seem to be fierce in appearance but are actually weak in heart, with poor discipline, weak loyalty, and poor fighting ability?

Numbers can make up for quality.

It would be best to round up all the criminals, ruffians, and scoundrels and push them onto the battlefield. It would be best if they survived, but it would be their fate if they didn't. If these people died, there would be no need to worry about local security. It could be considered a strategy that killed two birds with one stone.

The person who suggested this did not put it so bluntly.

But that's what it means.

Which of the civil and military officials present here is not a smart person?

I can understand the hidden meaning.

So, gradually it turned into a full-scale fight.

"If he really had so many schemes, he wouldn't have brought them up at the court meeting. He's just a fool." Shen Tang dared to bet that within three months, this fool would be banished from Fengluo - not because of his vicious schemes, but because he told the "truth".

This situation does exist in this world.

In the eyes of many superiors, children from good families are treasures, while children from bad families are the source of rebellion. Once these people gather too much, chaos will break out. The superiors can neither openly eliminate these people nor ignore them. Who knows what they will do when they get together? They either become bandits after becoming sworn brothers, or gather together to rob and cause trouble everywhere. It is hard to prevent them.

Separating people is one way.

However, "killing with a borrowed knife" is also a method.

The last thing that is lacking in troubled times is war. These unstable factors are sent to the front line and used as cannon fodder. If they survive, it is like finding gold in the sand, and if they die, it is not a pity. The Southwest Continent is also facing the same problem, with too many unstable factors.

Conscripting them to the front lines is a good way to reduce risk.

However, the generals were not happy about this.

The cheap guys have poor physical strength, poor martial arts, poor obedience, and don't listen to orders. No one likes to lead such soldiers to fight. From the known intelligence, there are many elite soldiers and generals in the Central Continent. Kangguo has not recovered from the battle in the southwest, and it will be more difficult to fight. The generals naturally require the quality of soldiers to be more important than the quantity. It is better to lead a thousand elite soldiers to fight against ten thousand enemies than to lead ten thousand undisciplined soldiers to fight against one thousand enemies. The natural duty of a general is to win the battle. It is meaningless if he does not seek victory.

In addition to this reason, the generals were also dissatisfied with the other party's wording.

If we label them as good family or bad family, there really aren't many of these generals who have good backgrounds. Isn't this just a mockery of them?

All in all, a melee is inevitable.

Luo San shook his head: "I'm afraid my life is in danger."

Shen Tang said: "That's not the case."

The "truth" of the young man sounded a little scary in Kangguo, but it was a basic operation in other places. Who among the civil and military officials present didn't know it? They might also want to do this to solve the urgent problem, but no one dared to be the first to do so. They knew the master's temper too well.

The master can accept dying on the battlefield, and she also knows that people's hearts are treacherous in troubled times and all kinds of horrifying rules are the norm of this era, but she absolutely cannot accept pushing soldiers to die with malicious intent, as if these lives are not human lives, but ashes and dust to be swept out of the house during the New Year's spring cleaning. This is not treating human lives as worthless.

Shen Tang said in a grim tone: "It could also be to save his life."

Luo San was puzzled: "Save my life? What do you mean by save my life?"

"We beat him, my Lord, please don't beat him again." Shen Tang pinched his throat and said this expressionlessly, then sighed deeply, "You played tricks on me, and finally you got me..."

Luo San: "...quite friendly?"

Could it be that the old man was mistaken?

Shen Tang rolled his eyes, his expression full of "Lord Luo, you are quite naive" words: "It can't be called friendship. The contradictions are real, the quarrels are real, the fights are real, and the rabbit's death and the fox's grief are real... If I can't tolerate the young and ignorant, I will not tolerate many of them in the future. After all, how many people in troubled times are absolutely clean? Even a crow should not laugh at the pig's blackness."

The lord has high moral standards, which is a double-edged sword. It may hurt the enemy, but it may also hurt yourself who has a dirty bottom.

Luo San: "...I am impatient with these things."

Shen Tang smiled but said nothing.

The fight finally ended in a compromise.

Shen Tang was not surprised at all.

But Ning Yan expressed her opinion.

Why was she appointed as the important regent this time?

She was also one of the few high-ranking officials who had not been beaten in this brawl. This matter did not involve her own interests, so there was no need for her to get involved and get beaten. Ning Yan thought she could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but when she turned around, she found that she had become the tiger being watched? ? ?

When Xie Qi knelt down in fear and trepidation to thank Wang En, Ning Yan was trying to refuse. Without saying a word, she dragged Chu Yao into the task - Qin Li and Gu Chi had been entrusted with the important task of regulating the country, followed by Qi Yuanliang. According to this order, Chu Yao should be next, as he was more suitable.

Shen Tang said: "Wu Hui has another important task."

Chu Yao's mission after that will focus on the southwest. Cui Zhi will be in charge of the interior while he will be in charge of the exterior. They will be on guard against the border defense line between the southwest and central continents. Shen Tang has carefully read the map and the probability of this becoming the main battlefield is very small. But nothing is absolute. In this world where warriors can change the terrain at will, it is not impossible for the enemy to cross thousands of mountains and rivers to open up the southwest battlefield.

To be on the safe side, Chu Yao is the best candidate.

The royal capital needs people to guard it and maintain the operation of the royal court.

Xie Qi specializes in internal affairs, but he has no literary talent. He has only been active in the court over the years and does not have many outstanding military achievements. It is not a problem for him to suppress civil officials, but it is a bit difficult for him to suppress military generals. After comprehensive consideration, she decided that Ning Yan was the best candidate.

Furthermore——

Ning Yan also has [non-existent].

The main body is in the royal capital, and the avatar can still be active on the front line.

Ning Yan: "..."

My scalp tingles when I think about the workload.

Shen Tang avoided Ning Yan's gaze, feeling a little guilty, but not much: "It's Tunan's turn now."

Ning Yan: "..."

No, can the job of regent still be rotated?

Civil and military officials: "..."

What do you mean it’s Minister Ning’s turn now?

It sounded as if she should be struck by lightning.

Seeing that Minister Ning was speechless, Yu Zi opened her mouth, but in the end could only sigh and give up the idea of ​​volunteering to go to the front line - staying in the royal capital was certainly a sign of the lord's trust, and the future was limitless, but compared to going to court from nine to five every day, she preferred to go to the front line with the army. Her scholar's way was not suitable for a greenhouse, but more suitable for the wilderness ravaged by strong winds.

Yu Zi knew that she couldn't be impatient.

There is no chance now, but there will be one in the future.

After the meeting, all the officials were either bending down to pick up accessories or straightening their clothes to apply medicine to wounds, which was quite funny to watch - Shen Tang liked their arrogant and rebellious appearance more. After the meeting, all the officials had to go on duty, and a few officials would be kept in the hall to discuss matters. Shen Tang kept Ning Yan this time to discuss important matters in private.

The meeting place for the rest of the class is in the side hall, which is usually used as a study.

There were only Shen Tang and Ning Yan in the hall.

Ning Yan knew that the master was going to give some instructions in private that were not convenient to be mentioned in the court meeting, so she pretended to listen attentively. There was no need to be tactful with one's own people, Shen Tang went straight to the point and said: "The reason why I chose Tunan as the regent this time is not entirely because Wuhui and his men escaped so quickly, but also because there is one thing that Tunan must do——"

Ning Yan: "..."

As expected, my colleague escaped first and I was a step slower.

She bowed her hands and said respectfully, "Please give your orders, my lord."

"Well, it's about the students in the academy."

Ning Yan guessed many possibilities, but she didn't guess the master's correct answer. The last student of the academy got into trouble and implicated her, and the last one was Li Wan. Could it be that a student had fallen into the hands of the master? This thought flashed through her mind and was rejected by Ning Yan.

The tangled threads in my brain gradually became untangled.

She said, "Because of the Central Continent?"

Shen Tang nodded: "Yes."

The conversation between the two was confusing at first, but it would become clear as long as you understand it in depth - the Central Continent is a place where "the nobles and the commoners are clearly divided" and the customs are very strong. If they win the war, Kangguo will incorporate the Central Continent into its territory, and most of the officials absorbed by then will be from the noble families, which will directly break the balance of the Kangguo court. Ning Yan needs to make good use of the opportunity of being the regent to do something to keep Kangguo in a relatively stable state.

For example--

The college further expanded its enrollment.

Promote college students who have already entered officialdom as appropriate.

Among the important officials, Ning Yan had the closest connection with the academy, so it would be more reliable for her to do these things. Shen Tang was not an uncaring master, and he even arranged two assistants for Ning Yan.

"Which two are they?"

Shen Tang said: "Miao Ne, Li Wan."

Ning Yan: "..."

The two biggest troublemakers in the academy serve as her deputies?

However, considering the popularity and reputation of Li Wan and Miao Ne among the students of the same class, they can indeed help a lot. Ning Yan weighed the pros and cons again and again, and finally accepted this plan. Shen Tang motioned her to come closer, and the king and his subjects whispered together for a full quarter of an hour.

"Tuo Nan, take this opportunity to promote more students from poor families, send them to local areas, and train them vigorously... They will definitely come in handy in the future." When they gather together, they are a fire; when they scatter, they are stars in the sky. A single spark can start a prairie fire!

Well, not only can it set the prairie on fire, but it can also fight against the [gentry and commoners] who are holding out in the central continent. I can't imagine how lively that would be.

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