Fast Traveling Underworld Wish Department

Chapter 87 Faint Lord 13
Then everyone made a fuss in front of the emperor. They are all Jinshi, so how come some people can become high officials, so we have to go home by ourselves?
Li Zhen looked at the representatives of the officials in front of him, everyone's faces were filled with righteous indignation, as if they had been wronged so much.Look again, Gao Gong who just arrived, he looks nonchalant, as if the problem has nothing to do with him.

Li Zhen knocked on the table for a while. This matter is simple to say, but the emperor cannot easily intervene, otherwise it will damage Gao Gong's authority and his reform will exist in name only.

So, is this incident accidental or conspiracy?
"Gao Aiqing, you caused the incident, tell me what you think."

"Returning to the emperor, I have presented you with the reform memorandum. The first step is the official system. The biggest problem is redundant officials. These officials have the salary of this position, but they don't do the work of this position. I will check carefully. After that, they are all dodders who have not made any contribution to the court, and they are people who suck the blood of the court."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" The official representative blushed with anger, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, it's not that the minister is unwilling to do things, but that the rules are set like this. The minister can only get a salary and can't do anything. The minister also wants to serve the country. I also want to be like Mr. Gao, and make a speech in court, but I don't have a chance!"

Gao Gong said calmly: "Rules are dead, people are alive, and there are non-staff officials who have not been abolished. Why don't they need to be abolished, but you need to be abolished?"

The representative said: "You are making unreasonable words. Is it wrong for me to act according to the rules? Your Majesty, the ministers are not convinced, and the ministers are all upright and clean. They have neither corrupted nor done anything to harm the people. Let's go home?"

Gao Gong shook his head, as if he didn't want to say more, he just looked at Li Zhen, waiting for him to speak.Several official representatives also looked at Li Zhen, waiting for him to make decisions for himself and others.

Li Zhen smiled, "You all have good eloquence, I am ashamed of myself."

"Gao Gong, what do you think we should do about this matter?"

"Back to the emperor, I believe that they should be punished. Whether they acted according to the rules is one thing. They threaten the emperor and the court are another matter. If they are not punished, I am afraid that every time there will be reforms in the future, there will be people. Make a fuss about seeing the emperor."

"Gao Gong, you treacherous minister, you, where did I offend you? You want to kill them all! Your Majesty, please be the master of your ministers. He is so arrogant in front of you, which shows what kind of person he is."

Li Zhen stood up and said, "I admire you for fighting for the interests of dismissed officials."

The representatives were overjoyed that the emperor was on our side.

"However, the imperial court has a channel to speak up. If you are dissatisfied, you can go through your superiors, through Yushitai, and even you yourself are qualified to submit a letter before you are abolished. But how did you do it? Make a big fuss, make me have to see you, have to compromise, right?"

Several representatives hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, there is nothing you can do about it, Gao Gong deceives the superior and the inferior."

Li Zhen interrupted: "There are no rules, there is no way to be perfect. If you do something wrong, you should pay the price. I have already said that I want you to fully cooperate with the reform. Don't say that you didn't predict it. Gao Gong, do as you say." .”

"Yes." Gao Gong replied.

After leaving the palace gate, Gao Gong sent someone to eliminate the official positions of these officials.Without official positions, how can a few people stay in the capital, they can only sell their houses and return to their hometowns.

Several people looked at the city gate from outside the city, and said one by one: "I left today, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back."

One said: "Your Majesty is really a fool. He trusts treacherous ministers like Gao Gong. Just watch, something will happen sooner or later."

The others quickly stopped and said: "Don't talk nonsense, the emperor was confused by Gao Gong. When the emperor realizes Gao Gong's true face later, he will know that I have waited well. I will wait for the opportunity in my hometown first."

After parting, several people went back to their respective homes. I don't know how long it will take to see each other.

In the palace, Li Zhen said: "They left?"

Wang Zhongdao: "Going back to the emperor, they have already left the city and returned. Jin Yiwei will ensure that they arrive home safely."

"Well." Jin Yiwei was protecting on the one hand and monitoring on the other. Li Zhen didn't want to let a rebel go back.

"Wang Zhong, give Gao Gong a handful of jade and 10 bolts of brocade. By the way, are his family members here? Let the imperial concubine appreciate it."

"Yes." Wang Zhong quietly sent a message.

The behavior of the emperor, everyone will soon know.It seems that the emperor still trusts Lord Gao a lot.

With Li Zhen's support, Gao Gong began to make drastic reforms, and a series of policies that subverted other people's perceptions were promulgated, bringing greater vitality to the people.But at the same time, Gao Gong also offended many people. Countless people whose interests have been harmed wished to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

Sitting in the palace, Li Zhen remained silent in the face of the wind and rain in the city.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhou, General Qin and General Yu are back." Wang Zhong replied.

"Why are they together? Please come in."

Several people were invited into the palace as soon as they returned to Beijing.Yu Song, Qin Ju, and Zhou Hao saluted Li Zhen together.

Li Zhen said: "Don't be too polite, Wang Zhong, please sit down."

"My dear friends have solved a big problem for me. I am very happy to hear that the problem has been solved. My dear ladies have contributed a lot to this."

Several people hastily declined, because the emperor has good leadership, we can solve the problem in one fell swoop by following your instructions.Anyway, the credit must belong to the emperor, we just do it, it's nothing.

Li Zhen didn't argue with them anymore, anyway, everyone knew what was going on.

Li Zhendao: "You just came back, you may not know that Gao Gong is reforming recently, you should have a good communication with him. Especially Yu Aiqing, Qin Aiqing, in the future, you need to pay more attention to the border and Hedong. Don't let the officials below take the wrong path of reform."

Yu Song and Qin Ju looked at each other, and then agreed: "Yes, I must communicate more with Mr. Gao."

Li Zhen nodded, "There is also Zhou Hao, Yushi Zhongcheng has not been able to rectify the Yushitai side, you need to pay more attention later."

Zhou Hao was overjoyed, it was obvious that he was going to be promoted, "Yes, I will definitely do my best."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Zhen began to invite everyone to dinner.It is a great honor to be able to accompany those who eat at the imperial banquet, and of course they will not refuse.

Not to mention, it really deserves to be the emperor's meal, it is really beautiful and delicious, the few people present are not sensitive people, there is no feeling of trembling when eating with the emperor, they all bowed their heads and ate happily.

Yu Song even said: "After eating this meal, I feel that all my previous meals were in vain."

Frontier, what delicious food can there be? Everyone doesn’t have time to sit down and study recipes. How can we save time? We can’t wait to cook all the dishes in a pot of water.Therefore, it was indeed the first time for Yu Song to eat such elaborate meals.No wonder everyone wants to run to the capital!

After eating and drinking, everyone left happily, and went home to wash and rest.

(End of this chapter)