Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 665 Friendship
That night, Liu Qi, Wang Kai and Wang Can stayed on the Yuanshi battleship.

As for Lai Min, he was temporarily exiled to the Lishan prison camp.

When there is a team going to Taiyuan, I will take Lai Min with them.

Resisting work and throwing tantrums in prison?

Black Bear didn't think this was a problem, as the officials in charge of the prison camp also pursued performance and efficiency.

Although he didn't want to violate the death quota, he still had the courage to deal with Lai Min.

After the black bear left, Liu Qi, who was drunk, became curious about the structure of the crystal chandelier, so he stepped on the table and took it down.

After careful observation, we can speculate and infer the combustion method of the crystal lamp, and suspect that it is similar to a smokeless lamp that stores water in the belly; but this one is more sophisticated. The flame burns the steel pipe to heat the wax oil, and the wax oil vaporizes and gushes out, so it can burn brighter and more powerfully.

The crystal chandelier is very heavy, weighing at least 40 kilograms, and is also hot to the touch.

As Liu Qi was observing carefully, the sliding door opened. He turned around and saw Wang Kai and Wang Can coming in together. Wang Can turned around and closed the door again.

Seeing that Liu Qi was very drunk, Wang Can immediately gave up the idea of ​​having a deep conversation with him.

Liu Qi also sat upright, feeling thirsty, so he took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, and then said, "The Grand Marshal treats me very well, but there are many demands from all sides, and they want to use my hands. I don't want to anger the Grand Marshal, so I want to live in seclusion in the mountains and wait for the situation to calm down. I wonder if Zhongxuan has any advice for me?"

Wang Can placed his left hand on the table and shook the wine cup with his right hand: "May I ask you, my lord, the Grand Marshal is in need of people, but you are seeking a comfortable life in the mountains. Is this the moral principle of friendship?"

Liu Qi remained silent, and the offices of the four ministerial posts, namely, the Grand Minister of Agriculture, the Minister of Imperial Clan Affairs, the Minister of Justice, and the Grand Herald, began to be restored and rebuilt.

Even if Lai Min beat Yang Xiu today, he would still have to go through the judgment procedure of the Supreme Court.

Lai Min had neither official title nor merit, yet he beat the secretary at the banquet. It is reasonable for him to be sentenced to three months of hard labor.

In other words, Yang Xiu was beaten at a banquet, which was his private time; if Yang Xiu was beaten at work, Lai Min would have been imprisoned for at least three years.

Fortunately, Black Bear is still a county marquis. If his title was higher, he could be punished for the crime of indecency.

Unlike the Grand Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Imperial Clan, the Supreme Court currently does not have a Supreme Court Justice. Instead, the Supreme Court Justice is in charge of daily office work. The same is true for the Grand Herald, which does not have a chief official. Instead, the Grand Herald Secretary is in charge of daily office work.

These two vacant ministerial positions were obviously intended to accommodate the officials from the prefectures and counties who were subsequently recalled.

For example, Liu Ye ranked first in the county in the imperial examination and his achievements in land inspection were so great that it was simply unacceptable for him not to be one of the Nine Ministers.

After this year's performance evaluation, many official rank changes in Guanzhong were not smooth and there was a lack of redundant positions.

Therefore, many people were unable to make a smooth transition, and it was difficult to expel them or severely punish them, so they became criminal officials in Hancheng.

If the imperial court's organizational structure was complete, there would be enough vacant positions to accommodate these people.

Even if it is not used, it can be used as a transition and then placed again.

It is so inconvenient for low- and middle-level officials to move around, and there is an even greater lack of transfer positions for high-level officials.

The promotion of officials requires the restoration of the offices of officials and ministers. As the unification of the world draws closer, re-establishing the system of officials is also the call of the people.

As a county magistrate, your influence in persuading the emperor to take the throne is naturally not as great as that of a minister; after persuading the emperor to take the throne, the benefits you gain will also be worlds apart.

But the problem is that after the offices of the ministers are restored and rebuilt, they have to perform their duties, which will cause conflicts with the Grand Marshal's Office.

If Liu Qi served as the Minister of the Imperial Household, he would naturally not oppose the shogunate.

The key is that with the presence of the Chief of the Imperial Clan and the Minister of Rites Wei Duan, three issues need to be considered. The first is the four seasons sacrifices of the Jian'an court without an emperor; the second is the succession and enthronement of royal princes, as well as the ancestor worship and maintenance of the emperors' tombs.

These three issues have been ignored before, and there is also a huge danger hidden by Zong Zhengqing.

What if someone proposes to adopt an heir for the late emperor?

Such matters should naturally be handled, handled or promoted by the clan elder, the Zongzheng.

Liu Qi didn't want to get involved in this matter. He was afraid that he would not be able to control the people below him and would be swayed by external public opinion.

But Wang Can’s opinion is also very important. As a friend, Liu Qi must stand up for him.

If Liu Qi doesn't take over and someone else becomes the head of the clan, even greater trouble will be caused in the future.

Unable to make a decision, Liu Qi asked, "Zhongxuan, the Grand Marshal is a powerful figure in the country, why don't you take advantage of the situation and meet the expectations of the people to advance to a higher position?"

Wang Can said calmly, "Sir, the Grand Marshal is like the rising sun in the east. Why should we rely on others for favors? Twenty years later, the Grand Marshal will be in his prime, the people will be prosperous, the officials will be submissive, and all the people in the world will be loyal to him."

Liu Qi sighed after hearing this: "He is just too aggressive. He promised to benefit others, and then he would inherit the title and lower his rank. The grace of a gentleman will be cut off after five generations. What can it do to hinder him?"

The grace of a gentleman should be cut off after five generations, which is a very proper concept. Wang Can was puzzled: "Your Excellency also wants to persuade him to ascend the throne?"

"The Grand Marshal has farsightedness that is beyond my reach. Since he has made such a decision, I will guard the Zongzheng Mansion for him."

Liu Qi was still upset and he really didn't want to get involved in this matter.

He could feel that after the establishment of the Zongzheng Yamen, a storm would brew and tear some people apart.

These people may simply be loyal to the imperial family, or they may be dissatisfied with the Grand Marshal's harsh treatment and are looking for an opportunity to escalate the situation.

Liu Qi suppressed his discomfort and fear and asked, "Why has Zhongxuan produced so few good works in Guanzhong recently?"

"Commissioned by the Grand Marshal, I took refuge in the manor and re-edited the Book of the Later Han."

Wang Can answered frankly, and then said: "The dragon bone inscriptions record the events of ancient times, the Hanoi bamboo slips record the events of the Middle Ages, and I was ordered to recompile the Book of the Later Han. These three events will be combined into one."

"Revising the history books is also a grand event."

Liu Qi nodded seriously. He also wanted to get involved, but now was not the time.

Such a major matter cannot be completed in a hurry.

I thought Wang Kai and Wang Can would discuss something, but it seems that the cousins ​​didn't seem to be in the mood to reminisce.

Liu Qi knew that his brother-in-law thought he was redundant.

In response, Liu Qi picked up the wine cup and drank it all, then suggested taking a break.

Wang Can was relatively familiar with Yuanshihao. He tidied up the dormitory for Liu Qi before going to a private room with Wang Kai for a drink.

Wang Kai was waving a folding fan and rubbing his sweat-soaked skin on his chest with one hand. His face was rosy and covered with a layer of fine sweat beads.

Wang Can didn't find it strange to see that Wang Kai had symptoms of loose stones.

In the past two years, Tianshi Dao has spread rapidly to Nanyang and Jingxiang. Some Taoists have even left the Zhang family and traveled to the four counties of southern Jing to take root and develop.

After the stone laying, Wang Kai leaned against the heat pipe, looking very comfortable and enjoying it: "This is really a magical object. After the stone is laid, it can't stand the wind, not even a breeze. The warship built by Da Sima is warm as summer. I wonder how much it is worth?"

"One hundred thousand gold. This is what Yang Dezu asked, and the Grand Marshal answered it himself."

Wang Can was also lying sideways, with his shirt open, revealing his rib-like chest: "Brother, you can't afford it, but it's not difficult to buy it here at Cheng Wuhou."

After Wang Kai scattered the stones, his mind became clearer and he nodded: "Yes..."

Guard the Zongzheng Mansion well, and after the Grand Marshal is promoted to a high position, he will report back to Liu Qi.

I am more or less envious of Liu Qi, who relied on his father in the first half of his life and on his friends in the second half.

I thought Liu Qi would be promoted to general, but unexpectedly he was directly summoned to the court and appointed as the chief minister.

Liu Qi was offered the most stable golden rice bowl, but he was afraid to take it.

What's there to be afraid of?

The newly established police stations and centurions in various parts of Guanzhong can uproot any large-scale resistance force before it breaks out.

Although the Police Department was founded by Si Zhi Duan Wei, it is now under the charge of Si Jian Xu You.

From the beginning, the police department was a strengthened thief department, specifically for eliminating spies.

Who dares to say that the scholars and officials who instigated the riots were not instigated by external traitors?

The police station maintained a strict order and arrested the troublemakers. It was a perfect match and there was no problem at all.

The scholars were causing trouble, which involved spies, and the spies were involved in military affairs. This was no longer something the Supreme Court could handle.

Only the police department specially set up by the Grand Marshal's Office is most suitable for this.

Wang Kai lamented Liu Qi's fate. After throwing the stones, he felt listless and weak. Soon his mind froze and he fell into a deep sleep.

Wang Can wanted to discuss with his cousin the negative information he discovered while compiling the Book of the Later Han, but he fell asleep while he was talking.

Feeling quite bored, Wang Can simply got up and moved to another cubicle to sleep.

The most convenient thing about Yuanshi is the combination of various spaces. As soon as Wang Can lay down, the alcohol took effect and he fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)