The shouts of the soldiers during training resounded through the Qingzhou camp. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Looking at the high-spirited soldiers, Xiao Ming's heart was much more stable, the saying that the gun is out of power has remained unchanged since ancient times, as long as the army is captured, any enemy in front of him can be crushed.

Since the Qingzhou camp left, Xiao Ming returned to the palace, at this time he began to concentrate on writing mechanical books, the steam era has just begun, and now only by producing the machinery of this era can he upgrade the various industries in Qingzhou.

Otherwise, with the current industrial base of Qingzhou, there will be many obstacles to forge ahead in the era of internal combustion engines and electricity, after all, no one will provide him with ready-made industrial upgrading technology in this era.

Taking advantage of the time of the truce with Wei Di, Xiao Ming was immersed in the internal affairs of the feudal state, in addition to writing mechanical books, just as he promised Niu Ben, he began to teach grassroots generals to read and write at the Bowen Academy.

And at the same time, he officially began to split the Bowen College and began to refine the categories of the Bowen College, so Qingzhou officially established the Qingzhou Military Academy, Qingzhou Medical College and Qingzhou Government College.

The original liberal arts college became a comprehensive university in chemistry, physics, astronomy, mining, shipbuilding and other disciplines.

The reason for Xiao Ming to do this is very simple, that is, to regularize education in Qingzhou, and to specialize in learning and politics, and to engage in military affairs.

In the midst of this hectic activity, three months passed in a blink of an eye, and the weather in Qingzhou gradually turned cold, followed by heavy snow, and then another New Year.

However, compared with the past, this New Year in Qingzhou has a different charm, in the past, every New Year, Chang'an's officials and imperial relatives would always pay New Year's greetings to Xiao Wenxuan.

And this year, officials and royal families from Chang'an have taken this opportunity to pay New Year's greetings to Xiao Ming, and the palace has been much more lively for a while, of course, many officials and royal families have visited him for a purpose that is not simple, they are a little anxious to take office again after studying at Bowen College for more than half a year.

Among them, they are most concerned about the position of cabinet ministers, and now only two of the nine cabinet ministers are in office, and the remaining seven positions are still vacant, and everyone wants to enter the supreme authority of the feudal state.

"Your Highness, now the officials have a lot of discussions about the position of the cabinet, and now there are only two people in the cabinet, Xia Guan and Fei Ge Lao, and the remaining seven people don't know if His Highness has a suitable candidate, after all, there are four more states in the affairs of the feudal country now, and the old minister and Fei Ge are worried that the more they go forward, the more they will not be able to deal with it in time."

After Chinese New Year's Eve, Pang Yukun and Fiji went to the royal palace to greet Xiao Ming, and after singing the New Year's greetings, Pang Yukun spoke first.

"Yes, Your Highness, if the position of the ninth assistant of the cabinet is not determined for a day, the heart of this official will not be stable for a day, and it is inevitable that there will be things that fall against each other on weekdays, after all, everyone wants to show it." Fiji echoed.

Xiao Ming's eyes turned back and forth on the two of them, and he said, "When did you two wear a pair of pants, since you said so, do you have a candidate in mind?" ”

Pang Yukun is a Legalist school, while Fiji is a die-hard Confucian scholar, and it is for this reason that although the two cooperate vigorously in political affairs, they do not like each other in private.

Of course, this is not for individuals, but for schools of thought that support each other, and this situation is similar to the mismatch between liberal arts students and science students.

During this time, although Xiao Ming has been busy dealing with internal affairs and solving some difficult and miscellaneous diseases of the fiefdom, he has not given up the supervision of the fiefdom at any time, especially the dynamics of Qingzhou under the monitoring of the secret guards, he has almost real-time grasp.

Generally speaking, now the officials from Chang'an have gradually begun to go against the local officials after adapting to the environment of Qingzhou, and there are many officials who have gone to Fiji during this time.

Of course, there is a reason for this kind of behavior of Chang'an officials, because after the arrival of these officials in Chang'an in Qingzhou, local officials have been wary of these people.

To put it simply, they don't want to see these people, and it is precisely because of the atmosphere of vigilance between each other that the two groups of officials now do not like each other.

Before the Chinese New Year, he even received an impeachment of embezzlement and bribery in Dongyang County, Qingzhou.

"Your Highness, there is no candidate in the heart of the old minister, since this government system has been established, it needs to be complete." Pang Yukun said.

"The old minister seconded the proposal." Fiji said.

Glancing at the two of them lightly, he said: "There is no suitable candidate for this king now, anyway, you can still cope with the current government affairs, for the time being, you can work harder, and the rest of this king will examine the achievements of every official, and if this king is satisfied, he will consider promoting them to the cabinet." ”

Pang Yukun and Fiji glanced at each other, in fact, they didn't want to ask about it, but they were forced by the officials to ask no way.

Although the two of them did not like each other's respected schools in their hearts, they had the same purpose of assisting Xiao Ming to achieve great causes, but because of the Chang'an Rebellion, they were also helpless to distinguish between local officials and Chang'an officials.

"Yes, Your Highness." Xiao Ming put down the words, and the two didn't mention it again.

Looking at the light snow fluttering outside the main hall, Xiao Ming said; "This king knows what you are thinking in your hearts, and he also knows what other officials are thinking now, it is a good thing to supervise each other, but this king can't bear to collude with his colleagues, and I hope you will do it yourself."

Pang Yukun and Fiji's hearts suddenly sank, and the two of them answered at the same time.

The two left, and at this time, Concubine Zhen walked into the main hall with the support of Liuli, looked back at Fiji and Pang Yukun, and Concubine Zhen said: "It is very rare for Pang Shoufu and Fei Ge Lao to come to you at the same time to pay New Year's greetings. ”

In front of Concubine Zhen, Xiao Ming was completely relaxed, and he said: "The two of them are uneasy and kind, and they both want to stuff their own people into the cabinet. ”

"Hey, officialdom is really a double-edged sword, I didn't expect Pang Yukun's straight temper to become sophisticated now." Concubine Zhen stretched out her hand to tidy up Xiao Ming's wrinkled clothes and said, "I have also heard about the officials of this feudal state and the officials of Chang'an, but this is a good thing for His Highness. ”

"What the mother concubine said is that she is not afraid that these officials will tear each other down, but she is afraid that these officials will protect each other." Xiao Ming said with a deep groan.

Concubine Zhen nodded, "Your father said that party strife is a double-edged sword, if it is used well, the government is harmonious, and the world is safe, and if it is not used well, it is the internal affairs disorder, and the world wants to kill, whether this is through or chaos only depends on your strategy." ”

"Even so, Erchen still doesn't want to see the existence of party strife." Xiao Ming sighed.

Concubine Zhen said with a smile: "Officials are also people, as long as they are people, they have seven emotions and six desires, and if they have desires, they will attract people with the same interests, not to mention that the official word has two mouths, and noisy and noisy is the court." ”