Thief Emperor

Chapter 647 Emperor’s Affairs!
Historically, persuading people to get promoted has always been the most popular business. If you succeed, you will be promoted. If you fail, the leader will remember your kindness and look up to you.

However, this kind of thing is not something that someone of Du Qian's status should do. With Du Qian's status and position, doing this kind of thing would seem like being coerced.

With Du Qian's wisdom, no matter how anxious he was, he would not do such a thing. The reason why he brought up this matter directly with Li Yun here was because the two had already discussed this matter when Li Yun left Jiangdong to fight.

If they were defeated, they would welcome the King of Chu as the emperor, promote him to a higher rank and title him king, and temporarily retreat to Jiangdong.

If you win, you will declare yourself king and will not be bound or controlled by anyone.

As for the title of King Xuan, it was also in accordance with convention.

Generally, a title is given after one's native place or fiefdom. Li Yun had not been given a title or fiefdom during the Wu Zhou Dynasty, so it was natural for him to be named after Xuanzhou.

If we follow common practice, the country's name in the future should also be Xuan.

In the history of another world, this practice continued in the Central Plains dynasties until the Song Dynasty. In the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties after the Song Dynasty, the country names were no longer taken from fiefdoms, but from allusions, auspicious meanings, or even from some prophecies.

Li Yun felt strange when he saw the country's name Xuan. In fact, people in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties would have felt even stranger when they first saw these three country names.

People always feel strange about unfamiliar names, but it will gradually get better after getting used to them.

If Li Yun was a native of this era, he would probably use the word "Xuan" without thinking if he had reached this point. However, he has a soul from another world after all, so it sounds awkward. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "I think it is more appropriate to call him King Wu."

The title of King of Wu was used by Sun Shiwan and another Emperor Hongwu. Both of them started their careers in Nanjing and were buried together in the end.

Sun Shiwan lives in the southeast, and Li Yun no longer thinks highly of him now, but Zhuge Liang founded a new dynasty, and his martial arts skills are impeccable.

At this point, Li Yun looked at Du Qian and said with a smile: "Also, we have agreed that if we establish a country in the future, we will not use the word Wu as the country's name, but choose another name."

The word "Wu" is still too stingy, so Zhu abandoned it and Li Yun also decided not to use it anymore. At present, the title of king is only used as a temporary transition.

Du Qian was delighted when he heard this, and bowed his head and said, "Okay, it is appropriate to take the throne and occupy the southeast, and to be called the King of Wu."

At this moment, Du Qian naturally would not object to Li Yun's statement. In fact, as long as Li Yun agreed to take the throne, no matter what he wanted to be called, no one in Jiangdong would have any objection.

As they were talking, the two men had already entered the city of Jinling. Li Yun asked the officials of Jinling to return to their posts. He only took Du Qian, Xu Ang and Zhuo Guangrui with him and returned to Qianyuan in the new city of Jinling.

When they arrived at the gate of Qianyuan, the Li family knew that Li Yun had returned. The whole family, young and old, ran to the front yard to greet him. Li Yun first held Xue Yun'er's hand and said a few words, then smiled and said to the three civil servants behind him: "Three of you, go to the main hall to drink some tea first. I will meet my family and children, and then go to discuss matters with you."

Li Yun has not been in Jiangdong for quite some time. There were already many problems that needed to be dealt with, and now there are many matters concerning the Prince Jin that need to be dealt with. It is necessary to first work out a brief outline with these subordinates, and then let them get to work.

But before that, Li Yun still wanted to see his family. He would be away for several months, and he couldn't help but miss his wife, two concubines, two sons and one daughter.

In fact, the most difficult period of the months that Li Yun was away was when he was trapped in Chuzhou. He heard that Zhou Xu led his troops to leave Chuzhou and head south. At that time, Li Yun was very worried that Zhou Xu would lead his troops across the river and approach Jinling.

He hadn't been able to sleep well for several nights.

Now that he has finally returned to Jinling and is able to see his family, he naturally wants to spend time with them before discussing official business.

Du Qian and others all smiled and nodded in agreement.

Li Yun went all the way back to the backyard, met with his family, ate something, took a quick bath to wash off the dust on his body, then changed into a light grey robe and walked into the main hall in the front yard.

When he sat down, the three of them stood up and bowed their heads, saying, "Greetings, my lord."

Li Yun pressed his hands, then sat down in the main seat. After the three of them sat down one after another, Li Yun smiled and said, "Jinling previously mobilized the militia and responded quite well. The three of you have contributed to this. I will record it for you one by one."

The three of them looked at each other, and Xu Ang lowered his head and said, "My lord, I am responsible for supervising officials. The affairs of the militia have nothing to do with me..."

Li Yun waved his hand and said with a smile: "I know this, let's discuss serious matters now."

He lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, then asked, "Isn't Yao Zhong in Jinling?"

Du Qian nodded and said, "Yes, Brother Juzhong followed Master Fei to the Jiangnan West Road to investigate criminal cases. Before he left, he said that he would take care of the public land in Jiangnan West Road before the end of the year."

Li Yun frowned slightly: "Why didn't anyone tell me about this?"

Du Qian said quickly, "I sent a written document to my superior on the day I left. Didn't he receive it?"

Mr. Li thought for a moment and asked, "What time exactly?" Du Qian thought for a moment and gave an approximate time. Li Yun thought about it and said, "Oh," "It was about the time when I was trapped in Chuzhou. Later, I came out of Chuzhou and didn't have time to deal with the piled up documents."

At this point, Li Yun looked at the three people and said with a smile: "This is the disadvantage of marching and fighting. During this period of time, the three of you can pick out for me a young man who is more spiritual, can endure hardships, and is reliable. Let him try to organize some simple documents in Qianyuan first. If he is useful, when I lead the troops to war in the future, let him stay by my side and be my personal clerk."

These words made the expressions of the three people change slightly.

This position may sound insignificant, but it will definitely have a bright future.

The key point is that the person who comes out of this position will most likely be a civil servant in the future... and will definitely be a civil servant of a high status.

Du Qian's eyes changed slightly.

Xu Ang looked calm and just lowered his head slightly.

Zhuo Guangrui's eyes flickered.

If it weren't for the restrictions of his position, he would even be prepared to do this job himself!
After Du Qian thought about it, he smiled and said, "For this matter, the three of us will start selecting the right person for the position from tomorrow."

Li Yun said "hmm" and smiled, "I will look for candidates myself, and then compare them together and choose the right one to keep by my side."

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At this point, Li Yun knocked on the table and continued, "Next question."

"It is the candidate for officials from the five states of Jingxiang."

Li Yun said softly, "Jingzhou will be taken in a month at most. At the beginning of next year, officials from the five states will be sent there one after another. Of course, there will be five governors, but my idea is that Jingxiang is very important, and we need someone to take charge of the overall situation and control the political affairs of the five states."

“This location is extremely important.”

Li Yun looked at the three people and asked, "What do you think?"

Du Qian seemed to be thinking about something, and asked, "Are there any candidates for the position?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "I was in Haozhou and met Xue Shou, the governor of Haozhou. He did a pretty good job in Haozhou."

Hearing this, Du Qian understood. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then let Governor Xue be the Observation Envoy of Jingxiang."

At this point, he looked at Li Yun and said with a smile: "However, for this position, it is not legitimate to appoint someone in your current capacity."

Li Yun understood what he meant and said calmly, "Next spring, I will choose an auspicious day to ascend Zhongshan Mountain to offer sacrifices to heaven and be crowned king. This position will be bestowed after I am crowned king."

This method cannot be called an exchange of interests, but more like a political condition for completion. One thing must be done before another can be completed.

And this completion condition sometimes looks like a transaction.

At this point, Li Yun looked at the three people and said with a smile: "The governors, deputy governors, and county magistrates of the five states of Jingxiang should be selected as soon as possible and then sent out. This position is very important. These officials must not only have civil affairs capabilities, but also the ability to coordinate food and supplies."

The three of them nodded their heads.

Li Yun took another sip of tea, thought about it carefully, and then said slowly: "Don't tell anyone about declaring yourself king for now. Only the four of us know about it, and we will prepare for it."

"Brother Du."

Du Qian lowered his head and said, "I'm here."

"There are a few more things I need you to do. The first thing is to draft the corresponding documents for offering sacrifices to heaven. These documents need to be prepared in the next few months. The two of us will finalize them together."

"Secondly, the document for the campaign against the traitor Liang Wen must also be drafted."

Mr. Li said calmly: "I may need it after the Chinese New Year."

Du Qian stood up, smiling.

"I will definitely get it done!"

(End of this chapter)