Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 653 King's Landing
This year is the 35th year of China. Since the World War, the empire has been rejuvenated, domestic Changping, and all ministries have been in order.On this day, it was the time when Yumen was in charge of the government, and before the rooster crowed, Guan Xuqing, accompanied by Wang Shang, rode a dragon to sit at the Taihe Gate, complete with screens and tables.When the five drums are handed over in the sky, the Meridian Gate beats the drums, and the civil and military ministers line up to enter from the left and right Yemen of the Meridian Gate, and are arranged on both sides in front of the Taihe Gate according to their grades.

Wang Shang twisted the male duck's throat and screamed loudly, and the eunuchs blew their whips, beating them with great energy.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The ministers knelt down and kowtowed three times, and stood with their hands folded.

Guan Xuqing flipped through the notes on the case, and casually said to Wang Shang, "Is everything here?"

"Back to the emperor, most of them are ready. Xiong Xiling, the cabinet minister in the central court, told the future of illness."

"Is Xiong Xiling sick?"

"It must be wind-heat syndrome. I have seen it in the hospital. I need to rest for a few days."

"Well, it's not easy for Xiong Xiling to be diligent in managing affairs and working hard for the country. I'll take a look at him when I look back."

"Your Majesty, which department's official memorial will be announced first?"

"Follow the old rules."

"Cha." Standing on the stone steps, Wang Shang stood on tiptoe and shouted loudly: "Xuan Cabinet Ministers Liang Qichao and Zaifeng are here to see you!"

Liang Qichao and Zaifeng heard it clearly in the flat ground, looked at each other, walked up the stone steps, turned behind the yellow screen, and knelt down to pay respects to the emperor.

"Get up." Guan Xuqing unfolded a folder from his hand, circled it with a Chinese ink pen, and asked without raising his eyes, "Is the old prodigy from Hunan sick?"

The two smiled, knowing that the emperor was talking about Xiong Xiling, Liang Qichao smiled and said: "The wind-heat disease, I visited his house the day before yesterday, holding an ice bag in both hands, going to the fire to cool down."

Guan Xuqing handed the approved booklet to Wang Shang, and said with a smile: "Diligence is good, but the body is also in need. Let's go and see him after the court is over, and reward him with a few catties of ganoderma. Today is all good news." Zhezi, no, Hunan, Shandong, and Zhili all said that auspiciousness came out of their jurisdictions. Li Changle's zhezi said that a phoenix came to the family of a vegetable farmer in Daming Mansion. Eye disease, I ate a golden elixir from the phoenix, and my eyes and ears became clear. I asked him if the old farmer had sycamores in his house? Li Changle said no. When I said there was no sycamore tree, where did the golden phoenix come from? Li Changle had no words gone."

The three monarchs and ministers laughed again.

Guan Xuqing added: "What's even more outrageous is that more than half of the provinces have listed the 'Ganoderma lucidum discount'."

"Oh? What about 'Ganoderma Zhe'."

"It's also a joke. This is the name given by the old scholar Sheng Yu. All the provinces have reported that they have found auspicious auspiciousness that has not been seen in a thousand years. The pedantic people are like Jiangning General Fengshen. A while ago, he brought a pot the size of a pot lid to the inner court. The purple-red mushrooms are like crab shells, but they are still hard. They say they picked them from their own backyard, and they gathered a group of scribes to write an article "Ganoderma Lucidum Praise", which is nothing more than praising me from head to toe After this incident, there was an endless stream of "Ganoderma Zhe" in various provinces, and the warehouses of the inner court were full of Ganoderma lucidum. I also rewarded the ministers some. It has some effects, and it is serious to work hard for the imperial court to nourish the bones of the body."

Liang Qichao clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to be humble. Looking around the past and present, from Qin Shihuang onwards, the Emperor can be called the emperor of the ages. At this time, China is in a prosperous age unseen in a thousand years. Although it is a fiction, at least it can be used to meet the scene." , the ministers are all in the same mind, wish the empire will prosper forever, and the emperor will live forever."

Guan Xuqing nodded and said: "I'm not confused. I said: an elephant has no form, but a great sound has no sound. The reasoning here is great. Although the world is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment, it is inevitable that there will be some unscrupulous people in such a big country." They fan the flames, fearing that the world will not be chaotic, and let this kind of unhealthy wind grow, and they will be effective, and sooner or later they will mess up the government. There are troubled times and prosperous times. Some want to get promoted and get rich, and some want to show off , but not many out of sincerity.”

Zaifeng said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this matter cannot be killed with one shot. There is still auspiciousness. The world is prosperous, and the river map and Luoshu are published; the world is chaotic, and the mountains, rivers, and lakes are collapsing. People from a Xiaolian background, full of poems and books, don’t understand this reason? If they want to report it, let them report it.”

Guan Xuqing said disapprovingly: "As General Jihe of Xi'an said, 'Thousands of silkworms weave one cocoon together', and asked him to come in, he said it was a rumor; General Selen of Yili said 'nine ears of grain share the same branch', I used to I saw it in the residence of the vassal, but it was actually a big shriveled ear, which was divided into several small ears. I personally went to the valley in Shandong to see that there were many, and the common people called it "silly ear". Do you dare to believe that the "auspiciousness" is a king? Throughout history, Wang Mang's new dynasty has the most "auspiciousness". The emperor should also be sympathetic, as long as it is true, what should be reported should still be reported. The most important thing is not to be more serious about this matter, it is a waste of people and money, which is contrary to my purpose."

"The emperor's sacred book."

Guan Xuqing took it from Wang Shang, put it in his mouth a few sips, and said: "If the people are enough, the country is rich. If you want to be richer than the house, you must save money and food, and get rid of other miscellaneous factions first. It is being promoted everywhere, but The result is a huge difference. This is due to the poor implementation of local officials, who cannot benefit the people. In some places, money, food and taxes have been reduced, but miscellaneous factions have increased. The burden on the people has become heavy. This matter needs to be investigated carefully. .”

Zaifeng said: "The agricultural and commercial taxation in all provinces is investigating the shortage of money and food at the local level. In some places, officials collude with each other and are intertwined, making false accounts or wooing grain officials. , but the local government is yin and yang, trying every means to know that it has passed, and the deficit remains the same. This is indeed a hard nut to crack. The Jiangnan Changshu Police Force was established only three years ago, and it has caused anger and resentment. There is a local nursery rhyme that says: Guards, it’s absolutely wrong. He gets drunk with wine and food, bribes with property, sleeps with women, and sleeps with officials. He doesn’t care about robbers and bandits. He only blames rich people. It’s a bone marrow. .”

Guan Xuqing threw it aside, and said: "I have read about Changshu in the records of the Suzheng Hall, and I have also sent people to check it, but there is nothing left until now. Once I visited Changshu, the people were full of praise. , and sent Wanmin Umbrellas and Wanmin Banners to the security team, which is astounding. Governing the country is about keeping the success. It is not appropriate to blindly kill, and even more inappropriate to be arrogant. Okay, turn around and the cabinet will draw up a statement, and ask Titang officials to send residence reports to the provinces before proceeding with the discussion."

"twitter."

"If you don't have anything else to do, just talk about it."

"I'm waiting to retire."

After the two retreated, Guan Xuqing flipped through the printout presented by the eunuch, "Xuannan Senior Official Tan Bili."

Tan Bili was ordered to go to Beijing to report on the construction of water transport, but he hadn't received an announcement from the palace for two days after handing it over. Today, the emperor ordered him to go to the Taihe Gate to listen to the government's order. There was a drum in my heart.Staring blankly at the white gauze lamp in front of Taihe's door, he kept getting anxious, and suddenly saw a little eunuch move the white gauze lamp from the stone railing to the steps, and was overjoyed. He took out the folder and shouted, "Tan Bili, a high-ranking official from Hunan Province, takes over." Tan Bili hurriedly took the folder and flipped through it under the lamp, but before he could clearly see the Zhu criticism on it, someone shouted in his ear, "Tan Bili, a high-ranking official from Hunan Province, has an audience."

Shaking his old body, Tan Bili was helped up the east steps by a young eunuch.After reaching the screen, he didn't dare to look up, so he bowed his head.

Tan Bili played the story of the construction of water transport according to the excerpt, Guan Xuqing nodded after listening, and asked casually: "Hunan is a major grain-producing area, and the rice is about to ripen now, right? I wonder how the harvest is?"

Tan Bili faltered a few times before saying: "Your Majesty, this minister can't give an exact number."

"Oh? What's the reason for this?"

"Returning to the emperor, the previous real report of Hunan Province was 690 million dan. The emperor has issued strict orders repeatedly, blaming Hunan for falsely reporting the harvest. All the officials of the provincial yamen have gone to the county, and it has been verified that the actual number is 38 dan. The historical reports are inaccurate because the Yangtze River and the two lakes collapsed from time to time, and the droughts and floods in the areas under the jurisdiction are unpredictable, so there are more and less, so please ask the emperor for advice." Tan Bili broke out in a sweat.

Guan Xuqing saw that he was sweating from nervousness, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you understated the number this time, didn't you?"

Tan Bili was startled, and said: "This is the sum collected by the yamen from all over the country. Is there an overreport, and how many tens of thousands of dan is overreported? I dare not speak nonsense."

"Get up and sit down and talk." Guan Xuqing made an exception and asked Wang Shang to give an embroidered pier. Tan Bili was flattered and did not dare to disobey the order, so he put half of it on the edge of the embroidered pier. Guan Xuqing said: "I want to tell you, you guys Governor, the problem is that he blindly speculates on the meaning of his superiors. No matter whether he is lenient or strict, there is no basis for it. In the past, he harvested one mu of grain, and he wanted to repay two mu. He thought that the more the better. I am afraid that I will lose my reputation as a model high-ranking official. Now you come to try to figure out me again, so I turned over a sesame seed cake, and [-]% would rather pay [-]%. Xiangfan, Jiangxia, and Shiyan had a good harvest, and they also reported a big apology. It seems to be doing the opposite. , in fact, the heart is the same. I humbly say that you don't!"

Tan Bili looked at the emperor's expression, he didn't get angry, he just seemed to persuade his subordinates, so he relaxed and said hurriedly: "My lord has not wronged me. Speaking of it, my mind is a bit narrow. I have seen more The report provoked Longyan's fury, and he was afraid of following in the footsteps, so he strictly ordered his subordinates to check the actual acres, rather less than more, and less grain than less, so they got such a number."

Guan Xuqing interjected, "I teach you so that you can understand my heart, learn from others' strengths to make up for your own weaknesses, and be a good high-ranking official. You are old enough to come all the way here. The journey is difficult, and it is really difficult for you Yes. It's windy and dewy early in the morning, I see that you are wearing thin clothes and carefully checking your bones."

(End of this chapter)