Chapter 9: Take Control of the Situation
The weather in early autumn is getting cooler, with autumn winds everywhere and fallen leaves flying. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info bustling capital, but as always, people come and go, the sound of selling comes and goes, and pedestrians are endless.
A quiet place in the downtown is the prominent Taishi Mansion of the current dynasty. In the mansion, Yang Taishi frowned tightly and said, "You mean, the emperor summoned Xu Chongguang's old man for almost an hour?" β
It was still the previous waiter, nodded, and said, "Our family has been serving by the side for a long time, and we will never be mistaken, it is definitely Lord Xu." β
Yang Taishi said curiously: "No, the little emperor is not very impatient every time he sees that old man, and he starts to pick people up without saying a few words." Why is this so abnormal? Crane oak, what do you think? β
There was also a person sitting in the hall, fat and fat, and at first glance he had absorbed enough oil and water. The fat man spoke: "The subordinate department where the lower official is located has always been not very harmonious with Lord Xu's household department, and I don't know what the mystery is. β
It turned out that this person was the secretary of the ministry, Chen Heli. He and Taishi Yang have a teacher-student relationship, and they are fellow villagers, so they naturally form friends. The reason why Yang Taishi has many wings is because he has been the chief examiner of the imperial examination five times, and he is the teacher of many officials, and he has accumulated contacts to have today's prestige and become a prominent Yang Taishi.
Although Master Yang was old, he was not confused, he was keenly aware of a hint of danger, but he was not sure where it could come from. He may not have thought that a little emperor who didn't think he had any opinions would secretly want to him.
Master Yang smiled bitterly and said: "Maybe the old man is too worried, this little emperor is just a puddle of mud, if there is no us, what can he do alone?" β
Chen Heli smiled and said: "What the teacher said is extremely true, if we didn't help him, the Dashun Dynasty would have collapsed long ago." β
Taishi Yang didn't think about it either, and said, "It's hard work Huang Neizhi, you go and receive the reward." The Huang waiter retreated, received the reward and returned to the palace. But he didn't expect that a pair of eyes saw this scene squarely.
In the palace, someone told Lu Chengqi everything, but Lu Chengqi was calm, he knew that if he moved that eunuch at this moment, he would startle the snake, so he couldn't help but hold his troops still. He is waiting, waiting for the power that belongs to him.
Two days later, many ragged "refugees" poured into the capital from outside, and the City Defense Department felt that something was wrong and reported it. But Yang Taishi didn't think so, it has been more than a month since the Yellow River burst its banks, and some refugees have poured in, which is inevitable and he doesn't pay much attention.
But Taishi Yang didn't expect that in a compound, the appearance of a young man quietly grasped the power that belonged to him.
This is an unobtrusive large courtyard, which was bought by Lu Chengqi as a base for his rise. The moment Xu Jingchun returned to the capital, he knew.
In front of him, there was a group of dusty border troops, and the continuous rapid march did not drag down their will to fight, which made Lu Chengqi very relieved. He made an inspection and directly proved his identity: "I am the son of today, there is something that is so honorable, ask you if you dare to do it?" β
Everyone was prepared, and immediately replied loudly: "I am willing to serve Your Majesty!" β
Lu Chengqi said slowly: "I want to purge corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and restore stability to the world." Are you willing to advance and retreat with me? β
The border soldiers did not retreat, and replied categorically: "Don't give in!" "Everyone is a smart person, and if the emperor has meat to eat, naturally no one will retreat. This kind of low-hanging fruit and wealth is a great opportunity, and whoever is willing to lag behind immediately shows their loyalty.
Lu Chengqi smiled slightly, and said: "You have changed your clothes, tomorrow is the time to make great contributions, you must be there with the rumors, can you do it?" β
"How dare he die?"
Lu Chengqi was overjoyed and said, "Okay! I have said ugly things ahead, if anyone reports the news, I will punish him of the nine clans, and let him fall into hell forever, is it clear? β
"Clear!"
"Okay, disband. Xu Jingchun, go with me. β
Xu Jingchun didn't dare to slack off, and followed Lu Chengqi to the depths of this big courtyard. Lu Chengqi said: "I want to set up a pro-army that belongs to me, called the 'Supervision Department', you are the director of the Supervision Department, from the fourth rank military attachΓ©, you only need to be responsible for me, understand?" β
Xu Jingchun thought about what reward Lu Chengqi would give, but he didn't expect that he would be directly promoted to the next level, and his power would be greatly enhanced. He immediately said: "I am willing to serve your majesty to the death!" β
Lu Chengqi frowned and said, "I don't need you to die, I just need you to take care of things for me." The duty of the Supervision Department is to supervise the corruption and bribery of hundreds of officials, and if so, report it directly to me, and I will make a decision. At the same time, you shall not take men without My will. If you take someone for yourself, I want you to put your head on your head, do you understand? β
Xu Jingchun was frightened into a cold sweat and said, "Weichen understands. β
Lu Chengqi continued: "Very good, the Supervision Department has set up a prison to detain such corrupt officials and corrupt officials, you have to show me a good look, if there are corrupt officials who die before they surrender to the law, I will not be spared, understand?" β
Xu Jingchun didn't dare to wipe the cold sweat on his head, only then did he understand what it meant to be a companion like a tiger, and immediately said: "Understand, Weichen understands." β
Lu Chengqi softened his tone and said, "You do a good job for me, I won't treat you badly." Tomorrow needs to be ready to strike. You have to work hard tonight, watch the mansions of these people on paper, and you can't let anyone get away. After that, Lu Chengqi handed a letter to Xu Jingchun, and with his IQ, he naturally understood what Lu Chengqi was going to do.
Xu Jingchun knew that he had already gotten on the boat and couldn't jump off, so he took a deep breath and said, "Weichen will definitely live up to the emperor's high expectations and work hard." β
Lu Chengqi said: "Very good, I am going back to the palace, you recommend a royal guard, you need to be innocent, I am going to change a chief guard." β
"Among the imperial guards, Wang Yanchen was born innocent, and he is a friend of Weichen."
"Okay, I understand, I'll see you tomorrow." Lu Chengqi said lightly, put away the folding fan with a "pop", turned around and walked towards the palace. At this point, Lu Chengqi's heart was on the ground, and he said in his heart: "The situation is almost under my control, I don't believe it, I can't stop cutting off the wings of your old dog!" β
Looking in the direction of the Taishi Mansion, Lu Chengqi showed a sneer and strode towards the palace. Looking at the rows of shops on the street, one after another, Lu Chengqi began his alternative research, and he was about to start preparing for economic reform.
As it gets late, the number of pedestrians on the road does not decrease, but gradually increases. Many tea houses are brightly lit, street stalls are set up, and there is a huge road, and there are only three or two pedestrians walking side by side. The Qinglou painting boat is also crowded, making Lu Chengqi think that there is no nightlife in this era. "It seems that it is still feasible to reform taxes in this way!"
Lu Chengqi nodded secretly, he didn't have time to look more, because it was very late, and if he didn't go back, I was afraid that Zhou Zhiruo's little beauty would be in a hurry. Thinking of his queen, Lu Chengqi felt tenderness in his heart, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a hairpin, the workmanship was very fine, and he didn't bargain with the hawker, he directly bought it for a hundred yuan, and hurried back to the palace.
In the Renming Hall in the palace, Zhou Zhiruo was fidgeting, Lu Chengqi looked funny outside the window, pushed the door in, and said, "Zitong, why are you so irritable today?" β
Zhou Zhiruo saw that Lu Chengqi was back, and couldn't help but pounce on him, and said, "It's all your fault, why did you go out for so long, the concubine thought you had an accident......
"Haha, with the protection of the imperial guards, who can move a hair? Come, Zitong, this is a gift from me, take a look, do you like it? Lu Chengqi took out a hairpin and sent it to Zhou Zhiruo.
Zhou Zhiruo was also pleasantly surprised when she saw this finely carved hairpin, and she was reluctant to put it down after playing with it in her hand for a long time. Lu Chengqi looked funny, and said in his heart: "No matter which dynasty a woman is, she likes the same thing!" β
Zhou Zhiruo finally reluctantly put down the hairpin, and said with a red face: "Your Majesty, the concubine serves you to rest......"