Chapter 801 Government Affairs

Chapter 801 Government Affairs

Chapter 801 Government Affairs
Yu Chen finally arrived in Pingyang and brought a whole team with him.

His staff and clerks were reluctant at first, but the working conditions in Bianliang were too poor. After the King of Liang left the Liang Palace, it was impossible for them to work in the Liang Palace, so they came to Pingyang with a pinched nose.

The Xiangguo Mansion has been vacated.

As almost all the officials from Bianliang came to Pingyang, various office offices underwent some adjustments.

The Xiangguo Mansion where Liu Can once worked was changed to the Prime Minister's Mansion and handed over to Yu Chen, and some government offices of the Liang State were also located here.

The General's Mansion was moved to the Left and Right Sili Temples, and the two yamen were located across the street from each other, in the north and south respectively.

The rest of the Liang government offices and the Yanzhou governor's office, which existed in name only, were moved to the Censorate, the Left and Right Guanglu Temples and other places.

General Longxiang's shogunate moved out of the city and shared offices with the Protector of the Barbarians at Shanyutai.

Yu Chen was very grateful that Wang Yan gave up the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he did not intend to give in on other matters.

"Su Shuyan, the chief of the Protectorate of the Barbarians, is familiar with Wuhuan affairs. He should be sent as an envoy to Dai County." Yu Chen pushed open the window of Liu Can's study, looked at the lush trees in front of the eaves, breathed a breath of fresh air with rain vapor, and said, "Who is Wei Hong? This matter is not appropriate."

Yang Mao, who came from Luoyang in February, stood in the room, silent.

Yang Mao was the governor of Yanzhou during the time when Pei Lingyan was in charge of the Kaocheng shogunate, and was later transferred to the Luoyang court as the Grand Herald. In mid-February, the Liang State proposed to set up the Honglu Temple, with the Honglu Qing as the chief official, and Yang Mao was transferred over.

The King of Liang had a good impression of him because he had presided over the ceremony of enthroning the Duke of Liang. That was the first step in the King of Liang's enthronement and establishment of a state, and it was very critical, and all the participants had endless benefits.

Therefore, when discussing the candidate for the Grand Herald, Mrs. Pei only mentioned Yang Mao's name briefly, and Prince Liang readily agreed.

After all, he was not the emperor, so the Liang State established the Honglu Temple. The chief official was not called "Da Honglu" but its nickname "Honglu Qing", which was the third rank. His office was located in the Yushi Temple of the former Xiongnu court.

Naturally, the Minister of Rites is responsible to the Prime Minister.

When Yu Chen was speaking, the Central Guard General Chen Yougen was also in the study room which served as an office.

He looked at Yu Chen, then at Yang Mao, grinned, and thought to himself: Dog bites dog!

The rain outside the window seemed to be getting heavier. Yu Chen turned around and said without question: "This proposal is rejected. The Honglu Temple will choose another good man."

"Yes." Yang Mao cupped his hands and replied.

Yu Chen had just said who the so-called "good man" was: Su Shuyan, the Chief Protector of the Barbarians.

"Prime Minister, is there any change with the other envoy?" Chen Yougen asked.

"Yu Yuandu will still be sent by Shanglinyuan to Yixin Mountain as an envoy. He will set off tomorrow." Yu Chen said.

When Yu Mie was sent as an envoy to Shangdang for the first time, he was a commoner. After his return, he was given the position of a retainer in the shogunate.

After he came back from Shengle at the beginning of this year, he was transferred to Liang State. It happened that the Honglu Temple was under construction, so he was appointed as the seventh-rank Shanglinyuan Order, affiliated to the Honglu Temple, thus solving the rank problem.

Shanglin Garden is located to the west of Pingyang City. It was the place where Liu Cong practiced hunting and reviewed troops. It extended all the way to the mountain, with a circumference of more than 200 miles, and was managed by one person.

It's a cold joke.

The Great Jin Dynasty did not have Shanglin Garden, only Hualin Garden, but the Xiongnu did because their country was called "Han".

The Shanglinyuan Ling is not just a "scenic area manager".

In fact, during the Liu Han era, there were common people, farmlands, lakes, pastures, forests, and courtyards in the area, which provided Liu Cong with a place to play, hunt, and review troops. In addition, the area produced a lot of grain, vegetables, fruits, meat and milk, some of which was supplied to the palace, and some was used to entertain guests or hold celebration banquets.

This is actually just a small county magistrate.

"Since the Prime Minister has made the decision, I will not say any more. We have selected a hundred chivalrous knights who can escort the delegation north at any time." Chen Yougen said, "The other delegation should be arranged as soon as possible, and the king will keep a close eye on it."

Yu Chen didn't care about Chen Yougen's tone and just nodded.

Chen Yougen is a rough guy. Although he has been working hard to study and learn to read, a rough guy is still a rough guy. There is no need to get angry with him endlessly - his position is very stable and ordinary people can't bring him down at all.

"If you have nothing else to do, please leave." Yu Chen said, sitting back at the desk.

Chen Yougen and Yang Mao bowed and took their leave.

Yu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

The Liang State was becoming more and more formalized, with more and more government offices. At this point, it even replaced some of the functions of the General's Office, strictly speaking, it had crossed the line.

For example, what does the mission to the Xianbei have to do with the Liang State? The Grand Herald of Luoyang should have sent someone to do the mission, but in fact it was impossible, because the power center was not in Luoyang, but in Pingyang.

Not long after Chen and Yang left, Yu Hua, the Junior Supervisor of the Imperial Household (third rank), arrived.

The Shaofu specializes in manufacturing for all kinds of craftsmen and provides various supplies. It is also in charge of minting coins. Currently, there is only one Mint in Dongyuan County, which mints Yongjia Tongbao coins. The Luoyang Mint was withdrawn last year.

"Zimei, you are just a deputy, why do you need a ceremonial guard and a carriage?" Yu Hua sighed as he came in, "The Shaofu has no money."

Yu Chen glanced at him and said, "Tell me, what are you here for?"

Yu Hua smiled awkwardly and said, "I really can't hide it from you."

After considering his words, he said softly, "Since moving to Pingyang, things have been going wrong everywhere. When in Bianliang, the Pei family had always been very timid, but after coming to Pingyang, they have become more and more powerful. I heard that Pei Jingsheng recommended He Sui, the internal historian of Donghai, as the governor of Xuzhou. What does this mean?"

Yu Chen paused for a moment.

He Sui was born into the He family of Donghai and was an old man from Yuefu.

After Sima Yue died, he took refuge with Concubine Pei and King Liang. When Zu Ti led an expedition to the north, He Sui and Liu Chou went to Xuzhou, invited the nobles of Pengcheng, raised troops, money and food, and resisted the offensive of the Wu army. Both of them made contributions.

Afterwards, Liu Chou was appointed as the governor of Jizhou, and He Sui was appointed as the internal historian of Donghai, in charge of several counties.

This man is both civil and military, so it is not impossible for him to be the governor of Xuzhou, but Yu Chen always feels that there are better candidates, such as Xi Jian, the Zhonglang of Longxiang, and Li Chong, the former general of the front army and the current general of the East Zhonglang (from the third rank). In fact, he is not willing to make friends with these important generals of the country.

The reason is simple: his daughter is the wife of Prince Liang and he is the prime minister. It would be too conspicuous if he continued to do these things.

But this time it was different, because it involved Yu Liang, and Yu Chen really did not trust his son's military abilities.

Yuan Gui, the governor of Xuzhou, led the troops. Would he...

"Xi Daohui has only held a staff position until now, and no official position..." Yu Chen said as he thought.

"Zimei, no!" Yu Hua immediately stopped him and said, "When I was the governor of Gaoping, I knew the Xi family of Jinxiang very well. This man had many contacts with the Yang family of Taishan, and last year he suddenly became close to the Wang family. Wang Yifu invested a lot of money in him, and I heard that he wanted to marry into the Xi family."

Yu Chen was silent.

Wang Yan put aside his pride and tried to win over a middle or low-ranking noble family. This was a humble act, but it was also because he had a need for this.

Wang Yifu, you are such a wicked man!

"Someone from the Wang family has recently returned from Jiangnan. This must have been Wang Yifu's idea." Yu Hua added, "I heard that Wang Dun was furious and sent troops to stop several members of the Wang family who were returning north from Xiangyang."

"There is such a thing?" Yu Chen asked in surprise.

Yu Hua was somewhat gloating: "Wang Dun is still scolding Wang Yifu, haha. He must be blaming Wang Yifu for not taking good care of his brother's wife and embarrassing him."

Yu Chen glared at Yu Hua.

Yu Hua was halfway through laughing when he had to hold it back.

"I will consider the matter of Governor Xu later." Yu Chen said, "The most important thing now is the Tuoba Xianbei. Although we cannot mobilize troops now, we must make all preparations. The manufacture of military equipment is the important task of the Shaofu, and it must not be neglected."

"I don't need to worry." Yu Hua said, "What happened to Tuoba Xianbei?"

"I don't know." Yu Chen said, "The king has already made a plan. To put it simply, it is to alienate the tribes, make them hostile to each other, and even attack each other."

"Is Suotou so stupid?" Yu Hua was puzzled.

"Haven't you heard of drinking poison to quench thirst?" Yu Chen shook his head and said, "Sometimes people do stupid things, not because they are really stupid, but because they have no choice. Suotou is like this now. I think even if they can't fight, they will fall apart. It's already a great achievement to be able to barely maintain unity on the surface. But King Liang is watching covetously from the side, I'm afraid even superficial unity is impossible."

"The head can be destroyed." Yu Hua said with a smile.

"This is a big deal." Yu Chen warned, "If anyone can make achievements here, they will definitely be given important positions. But now the situation is turbulent and a storm is coming. Yu may not make achievements, but he must not make mistakes."

Yu Hua nodded.

Yu Chen sighed.

I am over fifty years old and my health is not very good. I always feel powerless when doing things.

In fact, no one can escape birth, aging, sickness and death. He is not too afraid of death, but he still has many things in his heart.

After he left, Zisong (Yu Hua) would definitely not be able to maintain the overall situation. Ziju (Yu Min) was still capable, but he was also old.

Who among the next generation can support the Yu family?
If the children of the Yu family are really not good enough, he will really seriously consider the relatively close Yingchuan gentry such as the Chen family, the Xun family, the Yin family, and even the children of the gentry in Runan, Chen, Henan, Xingyang and other places such as the Zhou family, the Zhong family, the Chu family, the Xu family, the Zheng family, the Yuan family, and the Xie family.

There has to be someone to maintain this group. At least it is better than letting power fall into the hands of the Wang family of Langya, the Yang family of Taishan, the Pei family of Hedong and other clans.

"Yuan Du will go on a diplomatic mission tomorrow, you come with me to see him off." After calming down, Yu Chen said.

"It should be so." Yu Hua said, "Yuan Du has been on several diplomatic missions. If he comes back this time, he can move up again. The Honglu Temple is newly established, so there should be many vacancies."

"Let's talk about it when you come back first." Yu Chen said casually, then picked up the official document on the desk and began to deal with it.

"Are you familiar with Jing Cheng?" Yu Chen suddenly raised his head and asked.

"He used to be the gatekeeper of Ximing Gate in Luoyang." Yu Hua said, "After Pei Chun left, he became the captain of the gate."

"Your Majesty, transfer him to Pingyang to serve as the captain of the city gate." Yu Chen said as he reviewed the documents.

He always readily accepted matters that King Liang personally intervened in.

By the way, Jing Cheng also has a brother, Jing Hong, who used to be the magistrate of Wen and Sima of Henei County.

As a local tyrant in Xingyang, he once went to his house to ask for the Jing family to be included in the surnames of Xingyang County, and since then they have become a noble family.

Jing Hong was moved to tears and expressed his loyalty.

On New Year's Day this year, he paid a visit in person and was very respectful, and his words showed that he wanted to be the prefect.

Thinking of this, Yu Chen put down the pen in his hand.

Last year, Xinxing was occupied by the Tuoba Xianbei, and the governor Liu Qia fled to Jinyang. Because the King of Liang had allowed the retreat, he was not held accountable for the loss of territory.

But he did not organize the retreat well, and many civilians died. Strictly speaking, this was his fault.

Yu Chen was a little hesitant.

At this time, the clerk of the Prime Minister's Office brought an official letter from the Ministry of Rites of the Honglu Temple.

Yu Chen picked it up and took a look: King Dai Tuoba Heli had sent an envoy from Shengle.

The matter of searching for the head is becoming more and more interesting!

(End of this chapter)