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Chapter 847: Inspection (Part )
"Your Majesty, are you going to discipline General Fan?"

After the banquet, Jiang Shaohua was going to deal with the memorials sent by the court. Chen Jinyu, who was accompanying him, asked casually with a smile.

Jiang Shaohua nodded slightly: "He has no serious problems, but he relies on being a child of the Fan family and is not dedicated to his job. I will keep him by my side for a year or two, train him, and then send him to the border army."

Chen Jinyu smiled and said, "It is for the sake of Marquis Jingbian's reputation that the emperor is willing to take such pains. Marquis Jingbian must understand. I just wonder if General Fan can appreciate the emperor's painstaking efforts."

Jiang Shaohua pulled the corner of his mouth: "I am inspecting Daliang in order to intimidate the civil and military officials and sort out and rectify the officialdom in Daliang. If General Fan can turn around, I will use him. If he can't turn around, he will have to remain idle."

Not everyone is qualified to be trained. It is not worthwhile to throw the useless person who cannot be trained into a corner.

What was a huge event that was like the sky falling down on General Fan was nothing to Her Majesty the Empress.

Jiang Shaohua read the memorial sent by the court and smiled at Chen Jinyu, "Prime Minister Chen is very careful and has compiled the court's important affairs into one memorial. It makes it easy for me to read it."

"I have been away from the capital for more than a month. The court is relatively peaceful. The Crown Prince is governing the country in an orderly manner. I am very pleased."

Chen Jinyu frowned and looked at Jiang Shaohua: "Is the emperor going to change the inspection plan and spend another year or two away?"

As expected, Chen Jinyu understands her best.

Jiang Shaohua grinned: "It's not easy to get out. While I'm still young and strong, I'll go out and have a look. I'll catch more of the corrupt officials in Daliang's officialdom so that the people can live a good life. I also plan to go to the border in person to inspect the border troops."

Chen Jinyu held his forehead with his hand: "Minister Feng must be so busy that he must be getting angry and swearing."

With 30,000 troops and the emperor in the imperial court, the court had to keep transporting money, food and supplies. This was by no means an easy task for Minister Feng of the Ministry of Revenue.

Jiang Shaohua coughed, feeling a little guilty: "Let's not talk about this for now. The Prime Minister and the Minister have said before that it will take at least one year and at most two years. Minister Feng should be mentally prepared for this."

Chen Jinyu smiled softly and said, "In fact, I don't want to go back to the capital. It's more comfortable to accompany the emperor on his inspection tours."

Jiang Shaohua and Chen Jinyu smiled at each other.

……

A month later.

After the grand court meeting in the Jinluan Palace was over, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left behind Prime Minister Chen and Minister Feng, and said with a look of joy, "Mother wrote me a letter."

Prime Minister Chen and Minister Feng smiled at each other and said, "We, the old ministers, have also received the emperor's letter."

The Crown Prince was still young, and he couldn't help but express his envy: "Mom is amazing. She went to Yizhou for only a month, but she changed the commander of the Yizhou army, found two corrupt officials in Yizhou, and executed them directly."

This is what makes Her Majesty the Empress awe-inspiring.

If you don't fire, it's fine; but once you fire, it's a thundering move.

Yizhou was the first stop of the emperor's inspection, and almost all officials in the world were watching Yizhou. Her Majesty the Empress replaced the commander of the Yizhou army and executed two civil officials. I think the news will spread all over the world soon. The prefectures that will be inspected next will have to be on high alert.

Prime Minister Chen was afraid that His Royal Highness would be too excited, so he reminded him gently: "When the emperor is inspecting, he must take some actions to demonstrate his power and make the ministers fear him. Only in this way can he act more restrained and do his job more attentively."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is staying in the court, there is no need for this. Stability comes first."

The emperor is the one who should handle the affairs of the ministers. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still young and has an unstable mind. He needs to be tempered!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. I know I am young and don't understand many things. I need to learn slowly." Prime Minister Chen was very relieved.

Minister Feng silently calculated the emperor's itinerary in his mind and frowned slightly.

In front of His Royal Highness, Minister Feng said nothing. After leaving the Golden Palace, Minister Feng leaned close to Prime Minister Chen's ear and whispered, "The Emperor is going to inspect forty states. Originally, it was planned that, in addition to the travel time, the stay in each state should be controlled to about half a month. Now, it has taken more than a month to inspect Yizhou alone, which is much longer than the original plan."

Prime Minister Chen looked at Minister Feng silently.

Minister Feng didn't react for a moment and continued to mutter: "This journey is too slow. I have to write a letter to the emperor and remind him to speed up. Otherwise, it will really take two years."

Prime Minister Chen looked at Minister Feng again.

Minister Feng was stunned: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Prime Minister Chen smiled helplessly and pointed at the clear blue sky: "The emperor has stayed in the palace for eleven years peacefully, spending countless efforts to finally sort out the court. Now that you and I are in the court, and the prince is in charge, the emperor is like breaking free from a cage."

"You say, could the emperor want to come back early?"

Feng Shangshu: "..."

Minister Feng's mouth twitched, and after a while he said, "I originally made a budget and arrangement for one to two years. So, I have to go back to the Ministry of Revenue to revise the budget plan."

Prime Minister Chen patted Minister Feng on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Minister Feng."

Minister Feng sighed: "I am working hard, but Prime Minister Chen is working even harder."

On his side, he was in charge of money and food, and provided logistical support for the emperor's travels. The prince was young, and sitting in the court was basically just a decoration. It was Prime Minister Chen who handled the complicated and huge government affairs. The person who worked the hardest was also Prime Minister Chen.

Prime Minister Chen also let out a long sigh.

Your Majesty, just spoil yourself! What else can you do?
……

Prime Minister Chen and Minister Feng each wrote to the Empress, reminding her to speed up her journey. In fact, they were prepared for the Empress to be on a tour for three or four years.

Jiang Shaohua read the letter from his trusted minister and grinned.

Cui Du put on his clothes and helped the Empress change her clothes. He asked with a smile, "What did the Prime Minister and Minister Feng say in the letter? Why are you laughing so happily?"

Jiang Shaohua only reveals his mischievous side in front of those closest to him: "The Prime Minister and Minister Feng both guessed that I would delay my trip and take my time in the inspection. They both wrote to remind me!"

"Given Minister Feng's temper, he will definitely change the budget plan and prepare for three to four years."

"The Prime Minister will slowly teach Baoer how to review memorials."

"It is my blessing to have such a capable and trusted minister."

Cui Du loved to see her beaming with joy and confidence, so he leaned over and kissed her.

Jiang Shaohua chuckled and was intimate with him for a moment. Soon, Song Yuan's voice sounded outside the door: "Your Majesty, it's time to set off."

Jiang Shaohua responded and Cui Du hurried to open the door.

Jiang Shaohua stepped out of the room, restrained his smile, and once again exuded the fierce aura of an emperor.