Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 317 Sooner or later, it will be mine!

No matter what time it is, holidays are always amazingly fast.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the beginning of the new year.

Xiao Cheng walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation unhurriedly with staggering steps.

At this time, the memorials and government affairs accumulated during the New Year have all been sent to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and handed over to Xiao Cheng for approval.All the cabinets were walking, and they had already arrived in the front hall, and began to deal with political affairs.

Only the memorials of several approvals and suggestions given by these officials in the cabinet will be presented in front of Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Cheng will make the final decision.

Not only served in front of the emperor, but also learned to handle various government affairs in the court.Because of this, this small cabinet walk, which is no more than a seventh-rank official, has been regarded as a broad avenue by the ruling and opposition parties, and they are vying to squeeze into it.

And just before Xiao Cheng walked into the hall, he heard a sound of dispute.

"Here is the law of the imperial court. These 59 people violated the law and should be executed according to their crimes. How can they be pardoned?"

Xiao Cheng paused and followed the prestige.

At this moment, a group of cabinet officials surrounded the two people who were arguing, as if trying to persuade them.

A young official with a thin figure and a dark complexion was holding his head up slightly, and said stubbornly:
"These 59 people have been verified by the local government, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple, and they have been sentenced to beheading. The evidence is solid. Why do you want to pardon their crimes when they come to the imperial court? In this way, how do you let the law of Dayun deal with it?"

The middle-aged official standing opposite the young man, looking about 40 years old, was also a little annoyed at this time:
"Fazheng, this is a common practice in the court, and it is not to pardon these people's crimes, but to send them back for retrial. This is to avoid injustice, and to prevent the law from harming people because of strictness is good governance!"

At this time, the young official who was arguing was Fazheng.

"Remand for retrial is a waste of local government's energy, and it also makes things more variable. What if someone escapes guilt because of this?"

"Then what if someone is wronged and dies because of this? Local officials can do anything in order to cope with the current examination method of the Ministry of Officials! How can you be sure that there is no wrongful case by the enemy?"

"The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple have all checked, and they are all cases with conclusive evidence. How can they be faked?"

"You don't know the tricks of local mediocre officials!"

"Then if you send it back for a retrial, can you bypass those mediocre officials?"

"You, you are making excuses!"

"It's you who are pedantic!"

"..."

Xiao Chengduo glanced at the quarreling parties, chuckled lightly, and walked straight into the apse before everyone noticed.

Seeing this, Feng Bao couldn't help asking:

"Your Majesty, don't you want to stop it? They are all court officials. If there is a gap between them due to quarrels, it may be bad..."

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng turned his head to look at Feng Bao, raised his eyebrows and said:
"Then you make a decision for me! Those 59 people, should they be executed immediately, or sent back for retrial?"

When Feng Bao heard this, he immediately laughed and lowered his head without answering.

Both sides have a certain reason for this thing, and naturally there is no conclusion for a while.

Xiao Cheng walked into the inner hall and said:

"Do you want me to have a headache about these two difficulties? How can the courtiers come up with a solution for me without arguing?"

In fact, the most important reason why Xiao Cheng is so relaxed and doesn't care about his appearance at this time is that Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Di Renjie and other heroes have already been included in his cabinet at this time.

They have outstanding abilities, they all dare to do things, they can always come up with suitable ideas for Xiao Cheng, why bother themselves?

"By the way, what's going on at Shenglong Mansion?" Xiao Cheng suddenly remembered and asked at this moment.

When Feng Bao heard this, he hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, two rounds of rebellious parties have been cleared at the Anguo court. Three days ago, General Anton also led troops into Thang Long Mansion and sent people to take over the camp of Anguo Buri Mansion. There are also opposition forces , The layout of the East Factory is already in place!"

At this time, Li Chao, under Xiao Cheng's many calculations, has completely lost the ability to show his teeth to Yun Guo.

Next, as long as it is tamed slowly, when it is annexed later, it will not be too full...

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded in satisfaction, and asked again:

"Where is King An?"

"His Royal Highness King An is happy now. He enjoys himself in the palace every day, and in his spare time, he is addicted to refining pills."

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng frowned, and continued to ask:

"Pill?"

When Feng Bao heard this, he hurriedly said:

"Fanzi from Dongchang saw that among the medicinal residues are colorful snow lotus, light-transmitting ganoderma, thousand-year-old ginseng king, whale king gelatin, etc., all of which are extremely precious medicinal materials..."

Li Hu was obsessed with alchemy, and in Feng Bao's view, he was just looking for something to pin on.

In fact, it's pretty good, it's better than secretly thinking about how to plot rebellion every day.If he continues to be honest like this, even if he is annexed by Dayun in the future, Li Hu will still be able to keep the ancestral temple and enjoy the title of prince.

Think about it carefully, throughout the ages, how many last kings can have this honor?

Our Majesty is truly benevolent and wise!
When Xiao Cheng heard this, his heart moved.

Li Xing, the patriarch of the Li Dynasty, he was able to maintain his life for 600 years, not only by relying on the method of integrating Li Chao's luck into his body.

Earlier, according to Li Xing's confession, he had been thinking about a certain prescription since that year, and it had some effect. After taking it, he could prolong his life to a certain extent.

The several kinds of medicinal residues that Feng Bao mentioned just now exist in this prescription!
Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng frowned slightly.

That is to say, in Li Hu's hands, there seems to be something that Li Xing left behind...

"Order, don't relax in Dongchang for a day! I still don't trust Li Hu!"

Li Hu's current reputation, both inside and outside the government and the public, and among the people in the world, is already stink, obviously it is impossible to cause too much trouble to Xiao Cheng.

But then again, he is also King An, so he is still useful.

Anyway, even if he can't find trouble, he can still disgust Xiao Cheng.

When Feng Bao heard the words, he quickly responded.

At this time, the quarrels in the outer hall gradually subsided.

I don't know if there was a result, or it was discovered that Xiao Cheng had already entered the apse.

Only outside the gate of the inner hall, someone said loudly:
"My minister Zhuge Liang (Di Renjie, Fazheng, Yu Xing), please see Your Majesty!"

That person in Xing was the one who had just argued with Fazheng.

This person originally served in Xingcao before the system was restructured in the court.Because he is familiar with the law, good at copying, and on the golden finger panel, his intelligence and political values ​​are also around [-], which is worthy of use, so he was transferred to the cabinet as a post.

At this moment, the two of them, together with Zhuge Liang and Di Renjie, came to ask for an interview, presumably the result of the discussion should have been reached.

Xiao Cheng heard the movement, smiled at Feng Bao and said:

"Look, I don't need to worry about my headache!"

When Feng Bao heard this, he also pursed his lips and smiled, echoing:
"Your Majesty Shengming!"

After finishing speaking, he motioned to the little eunuch at the side, and stepped forward to call a few people into the hall.

The four walked quickly into the hall, and immediately bowed down and saluted, saying:
"Come on, see Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"But there is a result?"

When hearing what His Majesty said today was to "discuss" a result instead of "struggling" for a result, several people knew that Xiao Cheng was not angry because of what happened just now, and the original anxiety in their hearts immediately calmed down.

Zhuge Liang immediately stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty has already come to a conclusion, so come here and ask your Majesty to make a decision!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"Say!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xing immediately opened his mouth and said:

"Your Majesty, the local government is located in various places, and the government cannot supervise it at all times. If there are officials who are corrupt, mediocre and incompetent, and there are unjust, false and wrong cases, I am afraid that the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are far away in Beijing, so it is inconvenient to check."

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"Not bad!"

In modern society, it is difficult to completely avoid things.In the ancient feudal background, let alone.

"So what do you want?" Xiao Cheng continued to ask.

When Yu Xing heard the words, he immediately said:

"Your Majesty previously set up three divisions above the local states and counties. Among them, the Division of Prosecutors and Envoys has never been able to fully perform its duties. Please also select officials and assign them to various places to avoid this matter!"

It has not been a full year since the implementation of the new North Korea-China system, and it has just had some effect.

However, government agencies such as the third local envoy and the governor's office of the five armies now only have officials in critical official positions, and the rest are all vacant.

Zhuge Liang on the side also interjected in this matter:
"I have the guts to intervene. The procuratorial envoys who are in charge of punishment in different places need to learn about punishment and prison before taking office, so as to avoid local unjust cases as much as possible!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"It's an idea!"

Orientation training, you can have it!
Xiao Cheng looked at Di Renjie and Fazheng again, and said:
"Di Qing, Fa Qing, what do you want to say?"

Hearing Xiao Cheng's question, Fazheng, who had been excited just now, was a little hesitant at this moment, and did not open his mouth to reply.

Seeing this, Di Renjie had no choice but to step forward and said:
"My minister believes that Dali Temple should follow the example of Yushitai and send officials to various places to personally check criminal cases!"

It is also possible for the Judiciary and the Dali Temple to supervise and complement each other.Xiao Cheng also nodded in response.

At this moment, Fazheng looked at Xiao Cheng with a more resolute expression, and said:
"I would like to ask Your Majesty to rebuild the Dayun law!"

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he was taken aback for a moment.

Why is this suddenly related to Dayun's law?

Fazheng noticed Xiao Cheng's expression, and immediately said:

"Qizou Your Majesty, the law is now in effect, and it has been more than 100 years since it was revised. I read it and found that there are many omissions in it. Especially the punishment for officials is not complete. Except for treason, the rest of the crimes are extremely Light, it is difficult to deter officials. Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to issue an order to renew the law!"

Obviously, the method mentioned by Zhuge Liang and others just now is already perfect in terms of the imperial court system.Compared with Zhuge Liang and others, it is really difficult for Fazheng, who is good at military strategy and good at law, to come up with a better solution.

But if the Dayun law is not enough to deter officials, how can it make all officials intimidated?
But strict laws and deterring the government and the public are what he is good at!
Xiao Cheng heard the words, but pondered for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Several of you, each submit a note, and I will approve it!"

This remark already meant a promise.

When the four of them heard the words, their eyes lit up, and they all bowed down and said:
"Honor, thank you, Your Majesty!"

With so many talents in the cabinet, they can handle a country's government affairs very properly, but it can save Xiao Cheng a lot of effort.

At this time, Guo Xie, the envoy of Yiwei, who was at the sticky pole, walked quickly into the hall and shouted loudly:
"Minister Guo Xie, kowtow to Your Majesty!"

Seeing that it was Guo Xie who had arrived, Zhuge Liang and the others seemed to have something important to report, so they got up and left immediately.

After there was no one else in the hall, Xiao Cheng asked:
"What's the matter?"

Guo Xie raised his head and said anxiously:
"Qizou Your Majesty, Xia Guo came to report that a few days ago, the Xia army in Hechi County seemed to be retreating! After the minister learned about it, he came here in a hurry and wanted to start Qizuo His Majesty!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng said in a deep voice:

"Hechi County? The Xia army has retreated?"

This Hechi County is already the only place that has been defended among Xia Kingdom's several fronts.For Xia Guo, who has suffered consecutive defeats, Hechi County is obviously different.

Xiao Cheng originally thought that even if Dejiang County was lost and Hechi County couldn't hold it, Xia Guo shouldn't give up so quickly!

Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng immediately said in a deep voice:

"May the message be confirmed?"

"The envoy Zhong Zizhuo and Zhong Yiwei sent back that a few days ago, the grain, grass and supplies of the Wuzhou camp had been transported away. At this time, only a few soldiers and horses stayed in the empty camp. Our army!" Guo Xie said immediately.

Zhong Zizhuo is still the deputy envoy of the Southwest Transshipment Department, and the transshipment of grain, soldiers, and supplies in the entire Southwest cannot be hidden from his eyes!

When Xiao Cheng heard this, his eyes sharpened immediately, and he shouted:

"Order Di Qing from Yongzhou Camp and Wu Zixu from Dejiang Commandery to dispatch troops together immediately. Wuzhou soldiers and horses must not be easily withdrawn!"

Because of the information from the sticky pole and the Yin family, the entire southwestern part of the Xia Kingdom had been fortified before, and Xiao Cheng couldn't hide it at all.

There are only so many soldiers and horses in the entire Southwest.After the border army in Rongzhou was wiped out, there were only tens of thousands of soldiers in Wuzhou left to fight!
Xiao Cheng originally thought that Xia Guo would not withdraw Wuzhou troops so decisively.After a period of rest, Wu Zixu and Di Qing dispatched troops to attack from both sides, and then defeated the Xia Army of the Wuzhou camp. In the end, there were not enough soldiers to guard the southwest of Xia Kingdom, and Yun Kingdom completely swallowed the six southwest counties!
But I never expected that Xia Guo would be so decisive.After seeing that Hechi County could not be defended, he resolutely abandoned it.

In this way, although Hechi County was gained for nothing, it also allowed Xia Guo to have defensive troops again!
But before the eunuch passed the decree to leave, Xiao Cheng suddenly said:

"and many more!"

At this moment, Xiao Cheng seemed to have changed his mind suddenly.

"And it's too late... Let Di Qing go directly to take over Hechi County after that!"

A few days ago, Xia Jun had already begun to withdraw secretly.It was already too late to report at this time.

And Di Qing's response was too fast, I'm afraid Xia Guo's side would also have doubts about why they were able to get this information so quickly!
Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly:

"Forget it, the other two counties, I will take them later!"

Four of the six counties in the southwest have a population of tens of millions, almost half of the population of Yunguo.The territory has also expanded by more than [-]%.With Yun Guo's stature, he would have to choke after taking this bite.

That being the case, it is better to accept it as soon as it is good, and there is no need to force it!
Anyway, sooner or later, it's all yours!

　An accident happened as soon as they called for more work, the company worked overtime temporarily, and the agreed holidays disappeared immediately.

　　Now I am a little suspicious of life, I really don't have any sense of heaven against me...

　　The old rule is to make up tomorrow.

　　Also, I will never call Gagen again!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)