Han Shizu

Chapter 182 The Problem of Reward
On February [-]th, Emperor Yuhongwen Museum.

"Let's take Hao." In the palace, Liu Chengyou chose the word "Hao" among the "Royal Names" submitted by a group of Confucian officials and scholars.

"Hao Zhe, clear and grand, not only fits the virtues of water, but also shows the broad mind of the official family, very good!" After Liu Chengyou finished speaking, Tao Gu, who was sitting on the side, opened his mouth and licked it.

As a courtier who followed Liu Chengyou from the time of Qiandi, Tao Gu was promoted naturally, and was promoted to Zhongshusheren, Hongwenguan Bachelor, and Judgment Temple Department.In the Hongwen Museum, only under the great scholar Su Yugui, Su Yugui, that is the chancellor.Tao Gu's goal seems to be clearer, and if he goes one step further, he will have a place in the Political Affairs Hall.

Liu Chengyou was used to his compliments, and his reaction was very flat.Liu Chengyou didn't care much about the imperial name. The emperor's name was not used to call people in this dynasty. At most, he mentioned it when writing history.Liu Chengyou's change is just the same as before, for the convenience of his subjects.After all, the cost of changing one's name is much lower than that of people all over the world avoiding names and writing essays.

Those waiting in front of him are all old ministers and scholars of Confucianism, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Yun, Li Song, He Ning, Li Huan and others, they can be described as brilliant.Among these people, like Li Song and He Ning, were former prime ministers. Although they had official status and were not low, they were all placed in the third hall, where they edited books and compiled annals. They were basically raised as mascots and were not welcomed Pay attention to.

Since the founding of the country, the great Han has despised the literati very much, from top to bottom.Like Yang Bin, he despises Confucian scholars very much, thinking that the articles, rituals and music are all empty things, and they are not enough to explain. How can it be important to have a rich treasury and a strong army.

Therefore, it is very joyful to be specially summoned by Liu Chengyou to play an event this time.

"Your Majesty, the late emperor expelled the barbarians, saved the world, and combed the mountains and rivers to open up the great Han. After repeated discussions with the officials, the late emperor's title was proposed to be the great ancestor, and he was posthumously the emperor of filial piety, the sage of ruiwen, sage, Wu Zhaosu and filial piety." The etiquette envoy Zhang Zhao came out, Present the booklet and say: "The rites and music presented are intended to be named as 'Guande', and the lyrics of the dance music will be compiled separately. Please judge by your majesty."

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou took it, although he only browsed it a little bit, but for the sake of solemnity, he pondered for a while before saying: "Yes!"

His generation may have outstanding literary talents, but for Liu Chengyou at this time, talents are not urgently needed, let alone Liu Chengyou's cultural literacy, he has not yet the ability to talk about literature with him.To avoid embarrassing chats, Liu Chengyou showed a little emphasis on literary talents and hinted at a "beautiful" future. Liu Chengyou didn't say much, and let his generation step down.

After ascending the throne, Liu Chengyou moved the Zhengshitang to the side of Guangzheng Hall.

Stepping into the political affairs hall, he raised his hand to avoid the salute of a group of Zhongshu's subordinates, and went straight into the hall.There are still a few old faces, Yang Bin, Wang Zhang, Er Su, and Li Tao are all there, Yang Bin and Su Fengji are arguing about something, only to see Yang Bin sternly said: "The other generation has no morals and talents, and they are neglected in government affairs when they are in office. If you have not been able to fulfill your duties, and have not given up your power, you are already benevolent, how can you be promoted again?"

It's been a while, and I haven't heard Yang Bin have such a loud voice in the political affairs hall, and he is still so excited.

Followed by Su Fengji's rebuttal: "Your Majesty has reached the top and rewarded civil and martial arts. Do you want to treat one more than another? How do you want the ministers to treat Your Majesty?"

"The ones you mentioned are all greedy and contemptible people, even if you have a lieutenant and a record, you will not be allowed, let alone the officials of the six departments!" Yang Bin stared at Su Fengji: "With this old man around, we will never allow incompetent people to steal into the temple. , corrupt Chao Gang!"

"What a big tone!" Su Fengji's face was very ugly, almost pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, he looked back at Yang Bin coldly, and sarcastically said: "You, Yang Shuxiang, can you still make the decision on your majesty's behalf?"

"you!"

Su Fengji is very sinister, and every time he discusses with Yang Bin, he always brings Liu Chengyou up naturally, as if he represents Liu Chengyou, making others look like Yang Bin is standing on the opposite side of Liu Chengyou.After listening too much, Liu Chengyou became a little impatient. He was already dissatisfied with this practice of pretending to be powerful and satisfying selfish desires.Of course, the reason in the final analysis is that at this stage, Liu Chengyou no longer needs Su Fengji to contend with Yang Bin.

I stopped outside the main room and listened for a while. Liu Chengyou had some ideas about the dispute between the two. It was nothing more than that Su Fengji wanted to take advantage of Liu Chengyou's opportunity to reward the officials after he ascended the throne, so as to give his party members some promotions and make a fortune by the way. , but was rejected by Yang Bin.

"Ahem." He coughed twice.

However, probably because the voice was too soft, it did not attract the attention of the chancellors. When Liu Chengyou showed up, Su Yugui, who was "sharp-eyed", noticed him and got up first to salute.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

Liu Chengyou sat down on the chief seat with a cold face, and before he could speak, all the ministers sat down habitually.Falling into his eyes, Liu Chengyou seemed to be fascinated, squeezed his eyes hard, glanced at Yang Bin and Su Fengji, and beat him with words: "You are all ministers, assisting the state affairs, such disputes, if passed on, will go out , Big disgrace! Three people become tigers, and those who know the inside know that the second father is expressing his own views on state affairs, and those ignorant and foolish people may think that there is some contradiction between me, the minister, and my ministers!"

After being told by Liu Chengyou, both Yang and Su's expressions were a bit ugly. Su Fengji glanced at Yang Bin, and said to Liu Chengyou without much sincerity: "Your Majesty's words are true, and I'm waiting for you."

Yang Bin restrained his anger, raised his head and looked at Liu Chengyou, then leaned slightly: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Waving his hands casually, Liu Chengyou asked knowingly: "What's the matter, the two gentlemen are arguing so fiercely?"

Wen Wen asked, during the debate between the two, Li Tao, who was always serious, took out a booklet and presented it to Liu Chengyou: "Your Majesty, this is the roster of promotion and transfer of civil and military officials drawn up by the ministers. Some officials have objections, so there is this dispute. Please read it, Your Majesty."

The eunuch presented the booklet to Liu Chengyou respectfully, took it casually, opened it and browsed through it roughly, except for a few of the officials above, he had no impression of most of them, or only heard their names.

The so-called transfer of officials, such as the six ministers, ministers, ministers, generals of the six armies, generals, etc., just rotates each person in a circle, the Ministry of War is transferred to the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Officials is transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Punishment is transferred to the Ministry of Households. The actual positions of the temple supervisors of the three divisions and six divisions are the focus of the dispute between Yang and Su.

"I have basically no objection to what you have discussed." Although he read it casually, Liu Chengyou made a quick decision. He picked up his pen and ticked off the list a few times. Give up people, know how to make patents.

"As for those who have dissent, the Ministry of Officials and the Division will conduct a comprehensive evaluation and review, and it will be agreed!" Liu Chengyou squinted at Su Fengji: "I want to create grace, but I should not abuse official positions. , and people without virtue or talent can live there!"

After saying this, Su Fengji was stunned, and Yang Bin was also a little surprised. This time, Liu Chengyou's attitude turned out to be on his side.He took a look at Liu Chengyou's calm face, and quickly looked away before his gaze caught on to him.

At the same time, Liu Chengyou's words are actually some high-sounding words. In the court, there are not many people who occupy positions of power without virtue or talent!

"In addition, the matter of salary increase"

Liu Chengyou deliberately didn't finish his sentence, but Wang Zhang took it cleverly, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the treasury is exhausted, the mansion is empty, there are wars outside, famine inside, and the national use is not enough. How can we talk about it?" Increase. All ministers and nobles, since they have received the favor of the great man, should share the same with the country and understand the difficulties of the country. The minister believes that the salary should not be increased, but should be reduced to ease the pressure on the imperial court.

In today's big man, the problem of redundant officials is actually not particularly serious. However, the imperial court is poor, and what it brings is that it is very expensive to support the numerous nobles.

"I object!" As soon as the words fell, Su Fengji jumped out immediately: "Hundred officials serve as the wings of the country and govern the world for His Majesty. How can they be treated harshly?"

Hearing this, Wang Zhang immediately turned to Su Fengji: "This is not a harsh treatment of officials, but an extraordinary policy at an extraordinary time. The next day, the country will be rich and the treasury will be full, and then it will be restored."

"This statement is absurd! How can the courtiers maintain their food and clothing and take care of their families by reducing their salaries?" Su Fengji scolded coldly, and cupped his hands to Liu Chengyou: "Your Majesty, Wang Zhang's discussion will definitely break the hearts of the officials, so we must pay attention to it." !"

"Su Xiang has several mansions and thousands of hectares of fertile land, do you still care about that little salary?" Wang Zhang directly exposed Su Fengji's shortcomings.

Su Fengji's face changed drastically, and he glared at Wang Zhang viciously, wanting to get mad.

"Okay!" Liu Chengyou interrupted, "We will discuss this matter later."

This is the end of this debate, but there is no need to think about increasing the salary. As for whether to reduce it as Wang Zhang said, Liu Chengyou still needs to be cautious.Of course, it is only for courtiers and dignitaries, and for the imperial army, the treatment will not be reduced at all, no matter how poor the court is.

"How is the festival of each town?" Liu Chengyou turned to another topic.

This time, Su Yugui presented a memorial to Liu Chengyou, which basically included all the festivals of surrendering to the big man.It is very neat, in addition to following the previous position, it is the same as the same chapter, slightly different, and some official titles are added to promote the title, such as Liu Chong, Gao Xingzhou, Fu Yanqing, An Shenqi
But in this way, there might be ambassadors everywhere!

Envoys walk everywhere, group training is not as good as a dog?
(End of this chapter)