The heavy vermilion door creaked open slowly.

The princely ministers entered from the north.

If there is no accident, today's meeting will be the most important meeting of the year.

It will most likely determine the future direction of the country.

When Prime Minister Zhou Yafu and the imperial servant Yuan Ang walked to the bottom of the steps in front of the Xuanshu Palace, the passage in front of the Xuanshu Hall was already crowded with courtiers and their deputies and entourage.

"Prime Minister!" As soon as Zhou Yafu arrived, the ministers automatically avoided the road and greeted each other.

Zhou Yafu smiled and nodded in response, and then took his son and stood in front of the ministers, closed his eyes and recuperated, and quietly waited for the palace door to open.

Some ministers seemed to want to come over and ask Zhou Yafu about the situation, but when they saw Zhou Yafu close his eyes, they walked away one after another.

On the contrary, Zhou Tao was like a curious baby, constantly looking at the scenery of this palace and the princes and princes with serious faces.

This was his first time in court.

Naturally curious.

"What is the prime minister thinking about with his eyes closed?" Coldly, Zhou Tao saw a smiling official, walked three steps away from his father, stopped, and asked with a slight smile.

Zhou Tao didn't even need to look at this person's face to know that he was the imperial historian.

Because, only the Imperial Doctor is qualified to wear the silver seal blue ribbon.

"The servant is thinking about ......" Zhou Yafu opened his eyes, stared at Chao Cuo's face, and responded with a slight smile: "The Son of Heaven wants to reinstate the government, this Gantang Mountain Chief or Gantang Order ......"

Zhou Yafu suddenly straightened his waist, stared at Chao Cuo's eyes, and said, "I don't know who should do it?" ”

Chao Cuo laughed, this laughter made Zhou Tao feel a little creepy.

"In the past, Zhou Gong and Zhao Gong ruled separately. Princess Zhou to the east, call the princess to the west. The head of the prime minister and hundreds of officials, in charge of the overall situation, in harmony with all countries, and every day, I am afraid that there will be no time to resume Gantang! ”

Zhou Tao listened. But I was shocked.

The meeting had not yet been held, and the result had not yet been determined, so he couldn't wait to come to his father to discuss the matter of sharing pears to eat afterwards.

This......

It's also too ......

Zhou Yafu smiled and responded positively to Chao Cuo's provocation: "Since he was appointed by the first emperor, he has been sleeping at night, assisting the Son of Heaven, and is determined to go to Jun Yao Shun, for this." Don't worry about the liver and brain, do your best and die! ”

Yes, although there is no court meeting yet, the establishment of Gantang is certain.

In particular, the establishment of the Central Gantang can be established 100% after the court meeting.

This new Gantang Order, or Gantang Mountain Chief, can only be produced between Chao Cuo and Zhou Yafu.

Regardless of whether Zhou Yafu or Chao Cuo, he will not give up the opportunity to compete for this position.

Because, it's all about it. The size of their respective authority, and the comments on the future history.

Although it seems. As the prime minister, Zhou Yafu has a great advantage.

But don't forget, Chao Cuo is the imperial doctor, the prime minister's deputy, and Zhao Gong was Zhou Gong's deputy back then.

In terms of legal theory, this congenitally has the advantage of the imperial historian concurrently serving as the Gantang Order.

Chao Cuo laughed dryly.

After three years as a royal historian. Chao Cuo has been deeply aware of his congenital disadvantages and disadvantages.

He was not born as a powerful prince.

There are no family wings and there are not many resources to utilize.

The right-hand men under his command were basically trained when they were in the Emperor's Mansion.

Therefore, every time I want to promote a policy, it is difficult. Or even isolated.

It was only after forming an alliance with Tingwei Zhao Yu that his situation improved.

But that's not enough!

At this time, the Son of Heaven issued an edict of Gantang, which made Chao Cuo see hope.

Since officials with more than 400 stone are promoted, appointed, and dismissed, they all have to go to Gantang.

And the Central Gantang Iron will definitely become the only way for officials above a thousand stones, especially those county guards and county lieutenants who are actually in office.

In this way, if he is the central Gantang order, then he can establish contact with these people through Gantang, know their preferences and demands, and more importantly, cultivate and support officials who are inclined to Legalist thought.

Although the edict of Gantang of the Son of Heaven only said that officials should be promoted, appointed and dismissed, and they should come to Gantang to study, there is no and cannot give Gantang the ability to appoint, dismiss and dispatch officials.

However, as a royal doctor, Chao Cuo can use too many off-board tricks.

Selectively filter out some officials who do not meet their preferences, not too simply.

It is no exaggeration to say that whoever is the future Gantang Order will have the big killer weapon in the future political struggle.

How could Chao Cuo give up such a good opportunity?

Zhou Yafu will not either.

"Father, is that Gantang Order really so important?" Waiting for Chao to walk away, Zhou Tao finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice. You must know that although in history, the imperial doctor and the prime minister have not been able to pee in the same pot, but at the very least, on the surface, it is necessary to maintain the situation of peace. Like today, the imperial doctor swaggered to find the prime minister for a showdown, which was extremely rare in the past, and even in the future, it may not appear many times.

"The major affairs of the country, only Rong and rituals, and the major affairs of the people, are in food and goods!" Zhou Yafu said lightly this well-known and well-known famous sentence, and then asked rhetorically: "What is the official matter?" ”

"Relocation or exemption, there is nothing more important than this!" Zhou Yafu said meaningfully: "At the beginning, Beiping Wen Hou was the most important in the examination of the subject, and his authority was even parallel to the monarch's power for a time, and there were even officials and nobles, who were not afraid of the punishment of the Son of Heaven, but were afraid of being punished by the prime minister!" ”

"And the way of governance, the first thing is to win people, Mencius said: The way to help the unrighteous is less helped, whoever is the Gantang order, who will get the way to help!"

After hearing this, the look on Zhou Tao's face became serious.

He finally understood why the Son of Heaven attached so much importance to this Gantang Order, and did not hesitate to tie it up with the Grace Order, and forcibly promoted it.

This is digging up the flesh of the princes to nourish the center!

In the past, the promotion, appointment, and dismissal of local grassroots officials were almost entirely determined by the hands of county commanders.

Chang'an Jiuqing and the Prime Minister's Mansion simply did not have the ability or energy to find out the character and talent of the chief officials and adjutants of the local county-level administrative units, let alone in the township pavilions.

So just look at the results of each year.

But there are so many counties in the Han Dynasty, and there are only a limited number of grassroots officials who can be commended each year.

As a result, local grassroots officials are often promoted and appointed by the local county guards and county lieutenants themselves. The imperial court only needs to recognize it after the fact.

In the 60th year of the Han Dynasty, the local county guards and county lieutenants were usually controlled and monopolized by the liehous.

There are few examples of non-lieges or princes who can serve as county guards and county lieutenants.

In other words, in the past, the princes passed through various relationships. controlled the entire officialdom.

In the remote countryside far from Guanzhong, they can play as much as they want.

As long as you take care not to be known by the supervision of the imperial history, or fall into the hands of the poetry collection group sent by the imperial court.

Like three years ago, Zhou Yangyou, the county guard of Hedong, and Shen Tusheng, the county lieutenant, conspired with the two guys to divide all the positions in the county. What has become of Hedong County.

The problem is that Hedong is one of the counties with the most feudal liehous in the Han Dynasty, and there are more than a dozen liehou who eat in Hedong.

Among them, there are many heavyweight giants, such as Pingyang Hou, Fenyin Hou, etc.

These princes have had a close relationship with the Liu clan for generations.

So why didn't anyone report it to the court?

There is only one answer: everyone is confused, as long as Zhou Yang is not stupid enough to touch their cake, they don't bother to care!

And......

Zhou Tao looked at his father, and he thought of an important thing: although their family's food had long been moved from Jiangxian County in Hedong to Tiaoxian County in Julu. Now it's Changping in Zhao again.

But—no matter what, the Zhou clan still has a huge influence in Hedong County.

In other words. His father, in fact, also knew some of the things Zhou Yangyou did in Hedong County back then, even if he secretly resold stored grain, he should know that Zhou Yangyou was a man-eating tiger!

This truth made Zhou Tao creepy.

"Is this politics?" Zhou Tao thought to himself: "There is no right or wrong. There is no distinction between good and evil, only in the ...... of self-reliance"

At this time, the main entrance of the Xuanmuro Hall slowly opened.

Along the steps, fire trays are lit one by one, forming a passage illuminated by firelight.

At the top of that. The majestic palace walls stand in the sky. Zhou Tao felt as if he had seen a huge whirlpool spinning in the sky above the palace, where all the sins and darkness in the world were dressed up in bright and colorful colors, as pure and lovely as a married lady.

"Enter the temple!" Zhou Yafu tidied up his crown hat and said to his son.

"No!" Zhou Tao replied respectfully.

But he has secretly sworn in his heart that he will stay away from politics in this life.

Anyway, relying on his father's Yu Meng, he can at least live a comfortable life.

………………………………………………

At this moment, Liu Che was standing in front of the bronze mirror, letting the maid dress herself.

Ji Huang Gong stood beside Liu Che and read for him the briefings of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Imperial Historian Yamen, and the Tingwei Yamen in the past five days.

"According to the internal history report, a large number of copper coins have recently flowed out of various cities in Guanzhong, all of which are four baht and three baht, and there is a company to play, whether to ban ......"

Hearing this, Liu Che said: "No, if the law does not prohibit it, it will not be corrected, normal market behavior, don't interfere!" ”

I know with my ass that this is the princes and nobles and the merchants who are urgently shipping the goods while the imperial court policy has not yet been released.

Liu Che didn't want to do things too desperately, so as not to tear his face apart.

Anyway, at present, even if they ship, the people who take over the order will not necessarily lose much.

Moreover, Liu Che is already preparing to start the exchange policy of new and old coins next year.

After all, in the past few decades, the Han court and the merchants and nobles of the world did not know how many coins had been minted.

Although the quality of these coins varies, they are at least copper.

And China is seriously short of copper.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, a large amount of five baht coins were used to buy back private currency.

This is both a respect for the country's credit and credibility, and a lucrative deal.

Liu Che has already set the exchange rate.

The four-baht and five-baht coins have a two-to-one exchange ratio, while the three-baht coins are divided into three lines at ten times.

This ensures the stability of the market and avoids a contraction or money shortage.

Moreover, because Liu Che fixed the value of the five-baht coin with grain, salt and iron.

In fact, the five-baht coin was endorsed on the grain standard.

This makes it inevitable that the state will be able to buy back money. Earn a fortune!

Conservatively estimated, it can also generate a profit of more than one million dollars.

Therefore, the issuance of currency is one of the most profitable transactions in the world.

The only problem was that the grain was ironware and salt. It is not yet the best benchmark currency reference.

Gold is!

As for silver......

China has been short of silver since ancient times, and wanted to implement the silver standard, so it opened a copy of the Americas.

Ji Di then reported: "The thief Du Wei Yamen reported that the day before yesterday, there was an armed fight in the east of Chang'an City, and 15 people were injured, and both sides of the armed fight were arrested and detained in the ...... of the internal history."

Liu Che shook his head when he heard this: "Such a trivial matter, Captain Nesting can handle it himself." Why did you repay me before me? ”

"Let's talk about the background of the two sides of the fight!"

This was the moment he heard the report, and Liu Che knew that the water was very deep.

At the end of the year, the number of fights that took place in Guanzhong is not clear.

Every time there is a fight, if there are more than ten or twenty people killed, the government is too lazy to care.

It is impossible for an ordinary weapon to appear in front of Liu Che at all.

The case that is usually pushed in front of the emperor by the people below must be involved in the princes or relatives.

"On one side is Song Zihou......" Ji Di replied with a bowed head.

"Ah...... What a troublemaker! Liu Che couldn't help frowning.

Song Zihou is just a very small Houguo, with a total of 540 households.

The prince of such a small food town. It is simply a shame for the liehou class, and even many of the Guannei marquis have more food than Song Zihou.

However. This Song Zihou is also a strange thing among the princes of the Han family.

Especially Xu Jiu, the son of Song in this generation, is simply a trouble-making machine.

Since he inherited the title, everything he has done can be described by the words deviant.

Let's just say one thing.

Who introduced and promoted the slaves of the southwest to the nobles of the Guanzhong lies?

The answer is this Song Zihou Xu Jiu.

Since this guy inherited his father's title, he has fully carried forward Lao Xu's spirit of death.

To put it mildly, he is a man who has the courage to try and accept new things. And full of curious bad boys.

To put it mildly, this thing is an unconventional and unique guy.

For example, at the beginning, Liu Che used the tax rebate policy to promote water wheels. Who was the first to introduce and buy on a large scale?

It's none other than this bad boy who will never grow up.

Because of this, Liu Che also noticed this guy and asked people to investigate him.

Liu Che found that this was a funny comparison.

The dignified liehous, who have no appearance of the liehou at all, often dressed as ordinary businessmen, mingling in the flower street and willow lane - it is really powerless to complain.

He also openly brewed wine, only to use it for himself to bathe.

Many people think that the title of Song Zihou is probably coming to an end.

But Liu Che doesn't think so.

Liu Che felt that this guy might be useful in the future, so he didn't let Tingwei take care of him.

Who knows, this product actually poked out such a big basket out.

"What about the other side?" Liu Che couldn't help but be curious, he dared to roll up his sleeves with the dignified liehou, and the background was not simple.

"It's the eldest disciple of Dr. Dong Gong of "Spring and Autumn", Chu Da ...... from Lanling," Ji Di lowered his head and reported.

Liu Che was taken aback when he heard this.

No matter how you look at it, it is impossible for the Confucian scholars who govern the "Spring and Autumn Period" to merge with the liehous.

What are they trying to do?

On one side is the liehous, on the other side is the Confucian scholars, and both sides can actually merge in Chang'an City.

Although there were no deaths, wounding people was also a felony.

The Chinese law stipulates: Hurting people and stealing crimes!

Further, if the injured person dies of his wounds, the injured person is guilty of murder.

According to the legislative spirit of the Han law's 'punishment without rank', the liehou who violates the law will be dealt with according to the law, but he will be punished accordingly.

Even so, in the history of the Han Dynasty, there are not one or two people who accidentally injured someone, and then that person died, and finally was given a title to atonement for the crime.

The more famous ones are Nan'an Hou, Changwu Hou and other unlucky eggs.

Especially Changwu Hou Shan De, he was accused of 'sitting and injuring people to death within 20 years', and he abandoned the city, which is really a tragedy!

With these precedents in the past, Liu Che really felt that this Song Zihou Xu Jiu and that Chu Da should be tired and crooked.

But Ji Di still looked a little stumbling, Liu Che saw it, and knew that there must be an inside story, so he asked: "Say, who else is involved?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there is no one else, it is Song Zihou and Chu Da who competed, and then the two fought, but it was just ......" Ji Di said with a suffocated face: "The place where they fought was the township school in Dongerli!" ”

"Bastard!" Liu Che was finally furious.

"Send them all to the edict prison and reflect on it!" Liu Che commanded lightly.

The village school is an extremely sacred and extremely solemn place.

It is a place to teach and educate people and spread culture.

It is a sacred place since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

A brawl in a township school is equivalent to a fight in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes in later generations, which is of a heinous nature, the circumstances are serious, and the crime is added to the third degree.

"No!" Ji Di Gong took the order.

Causing trouble in a village school, in any case, is a big crime.

In particular, Liu, who admires the 'training of the township party', regards the township school as extremely important.

Usually where there is a village school, there must be three elders.

The three elders face to face, unless the Son of Heaven comes, otherwise, it is a dragon, you are coiled for me, and you are a tiger for me.

This matter, to put it mildly, even involves the principle of right and wrong of the order of the upper and lower elders and the inferior.

It's just that the Son of Heaven's orders are a little strange.

Edict?

Isn't that a place dedicated to political prisoners?

Logically speaking, shouldn't it be a lieutenant or lieutenant who should take over?

Could it be that the Son of Heaven has other intentions?

Ji Di shook his head, leaving it behind.

To him, it was just a trivial matter.

The real big thing is on the upcoming court.

Now, Zhang Tang is going to Nanyang, Yi is in the clouds, and another drama Meng who is in charge of Hu Benwei has never liked to participate in politics, but only abides by his own work.

So, the only person who can compete with him is one person left by this Tianzi - Yan Yi.

These days, he has been fighting wits and courage with Yan Yi, and I don't know how many rounds of fighting.

And the dawn of victory is still nowhere to be seen.

This made Ji Di's performance** even stronger.

He desperately needed to make a mark to prove himself.

And today's pilgrimage is a good scene.

Ji Di had already made up in his mind the pictures of his tongue fighting his ministers, and his mouth cannon was flying away countless opponents. (To be continued.) )

PS: Asi, in order to avoid being defeated by a cold today, I went to the hospital to hang water after finishing the code last night, and hung it until 4 o'clock in the morning~

Finally succeeded in defeating the cold, and only cough remained~

Well, 10,000 words today~

What I owe yesterday will be repaid on the 2nd of next month~

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