Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

"If you have a document, submit it. If you don't, leave the court."

The young eunuch stood in the Yangxin Palace and shouted at the top of his voice, then retreated back to his original position.

After Jia Hong ascended the throne, he postponed the time of the morning court session by one hour. Of course, since the time was postponed, if he wanted to handle the same government affairs, he would naturally have to be more efficient.

Therefore, Jia Hong did not even look at the boastful words and memorials that whitewashed the situation, and he dealt with several flatterers in succession at the morning court, which made the atmosphere in the court solemn.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

The Minister of Works walked out of the team with a memorial in his hand. The eunuch glanced at Jia Hong, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he walked down the steps in small steps, took the memorial from the other's hand, and presented it to Jia Hong.

During this process, there was no movement in the lobby, and the same was true for the ministers in the cabinet.

During the reign of Emperor Kang of the Ming Dynasty, memorials were usually presented first, and the emperor would read and listen at the same time in order to improve efficiency. However, the memorials contained many words of praise, and at least five out of ten sentences were nonsense. The same was true for the reports of ministers. Therefore, even so, the efficiency of handling government affairs in the court was not high.

Naturally, most memorials would be sent to the cabinet first, and then to the emperor. But sometimes there were exceptions. Those that were more urgent would be sent directly to the emperor through court meetings, just like this memorial today.

After Jia Hong came to power, he eliminated many meaningless procedures. He intended to rectify the administration of officials, and so he came up with this idea.

The narrative in the memorial is very straightforward, with almost no nonsense. It is all about the problems and the process of discovery, and finally some references for how to deal with them.

Jia Xuan read the memorial quickly, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Just now, Lord Ping wrote a letter, talking about this year's winter. Dakang has been at war for a long time, and it is also a cold wave. The land has no harvest. The people have gathered in the mountains, howling in the forests, and many farmlands have been abandoned. I sent the Dragon Cavalry to quell the banditry, and the effect is remarkable. The Jiangnan and Guangdong regions have been basically pacified, but the subsequent winter has become a top priority."

"If we can't resettle these people as soon as possible, many people may die this winter."

"Do you have any good ideas, sir?"

After hearing this, most of the court officials played dumb. This problem was indeed a tricky one, and most of the people present handled government affairs step by step. If asked about solutions, they might not be able to come up with an effective one.

In addition, after Jia Hong came to power, he was extremely disgusted with people who adhered to the old conventions. Those who did not distinguish the facts and applied the previous conventions would definitely be criticized by Jia Hong.

"Minister Lin, do you have any good ideas?"

All the civil and military officials in the court were silent. Jia Hong looked at Lin Ruhai who was standing aside.

When everyone heard this, they all rubbed their teeth secretly and began to curse the Minister of Works in their hearts. Why did he have to submit such a memorial in the morning court? Isn't this asking for trouble? Naturally, this is also what they fear the most. If no one answers a question, Jia Hong will pick some ministers. If they can answer one or two points correctly, then there will be no problem. But if they don't know anything, then they have to be careful.

The new emperor was very harsh towards those who were just sitting there doing nothing. They had also secretly guessed that Jia Hong wanted to train new people. After all, most of the people present were old officials from the old dynasty. As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new officials. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, they naturally have to move aside to make room for the newcomers.

"Your Majesty, now that the war has just ended, people's livelihood is in decline. If we want to recover as soon as possible, we need to take a long-term view. As for the most urgent matter at the moment, the court needs to make efforts and coordinate with various departments to provide relief to the victims and resume production. We can use work instead of relief."

"In addition, the high-yield crops such as corn and sweet potatoes that the emperor went out to sea to find have also been harvested, and the yield is amazing. As long as we can survive this cold winter, the future will definitely be smooth."

Lin Ruhai's answer was not perfect, but it was very practical, especially the work-for-relief policy. If it was arranged properly, it would not only quickly stabilize people's livelihood, but also settle people's hearts.

"Wang Xiang, what about you?"

Time passed by minute by minute, and after about half an hour, the roll call was finally over. Finally, Jia Hong arranged for Lin Ruhai to be in charge, and the various departments coordinated, and then dispatched the army to cooperate, and finally finalized the solution. "Master Su, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah~~"

"In the past, even though the court session lasted a little longer, I didn't have to worry. Now, even though the court session is shorter, the emperor's mention of this name makes an inexperienced Hanlin like me tremble with fear. In the past half hour, my back has been wet."

Hearing this, several adults who were leaving the court nodded in agreement. But that was not the case. If they had not had a good mental state, they would have made a fool of themselves by being called out just now.

"It's all because of that bastard Ping Hanwen. Why did he have to submit the memorial at this time when there is no other time?"

Another minister who was walking nearby couldn't help but make a few comments.

Of course, some people lost their composure while others were relieved. After Fan Yuanhe left the court, he looked up at the sky and felt unexpectedly peaceful. This was not the first time he had dealt with Jia Hong. He thought that this young man would be a cold-hearted and strict monarch after he came to power, but he did not expect that the other party's vision was so big that it was far beyond the previous emperor.

He seems to have the ambition to encompass the universe, and he promotes talented people regardless of age or family background. He has something that Emperor Ming Kang and even Emperor Tai Kang do not have, which is self-confidence, a self-confidence that can swallow the world.

So after the court session, when those people were called out in the court, no one blamed the emperor, but instead they all blamed Ping Hanwen.

“I wonder if Li Si felt the same way when he faced the First Emperor?”

Then, Fan Yuanhe shook his head and slowly walked towards the palace gate.

"Prime Minister Fan, please stay."

Suddenly, a young eunuch called out to Fan Yuanhe.

Fan Yuanhe raised his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his turbid eyes.

"What's the matter??"

The eunuch bowed and did not dare to be negligent.

"Lady Fan invites you!"

At present, there is only one person in Jia Hong's harem, and that is the newly married Fan Ruoli, a distant relative from the Fan family. No one knows what position this girl named Fan will have in the future.

Especially since this girl was almost identical to the previous queen, people in the harem were even more afraid to offend her after learning from the previous experience.

"Please lead the way, eunuch."

Fan Yuanhe glanced at the eunuch and his mind raced. Others didn't know what was going on with Fan Ruoli, but he knew it. At first, he found it hard to accept the result, but later, after Fan Ruoli personally talked to him for an entire night, he reluctantly accepted the reality.

"What a twist of fate." (End of this chapter)