Chapter 967 New Prime Minister
Chapter 967 New Prime Minister
"Prime Minister!"
"Prime Minister!"
In front of the Taiji Hall, officials who had just left the court bowed to Wang Yan when they saw him.
In fact, this name is not quite reasonable, because this is Luoyang, not Liang State. They call Wang Yan like this, which seems to imply that he is the prime minister of the new dynasty after the founding of the country.
But Lao Wang still benefits a lot from it.
After greeting everyone, he left the palace and returned to his home.
Before long, a large group of officials and scholars flocked in and turned the royal residence into a small court.
Wang Yan invited everyone into the study. After everyone sat down, he patted the armrest of the Hu bed and sighed, "I'm old, and it's still more comfortable to sit on a Hu bed."
When everyone heard this, they all laughed and said, "The Prime Minister walks with the wind, why are you talking about old?"
Wang Yan laughed heartily, and indeed he did not look old at all, which was strange.
"Have the Liangzhou delegation returned?" After the servants served tea, Wang Yan had the door closed and asked.
"Father, he left yesterday." Wang Xuan, who was sitting below Wang Yan, was the first to answer.
He has been in the position of Minister of Agriculture for a long time.
After Wang Yan became prime minister, for various reasons, he requested to transfer him to the post of governor of Jizhou, and Shao Xun agreed.
Last month, Liu Chou, the former governor of Jizhou, fell seriously ill while inspecting various counties and died suddenly in the inn.
Although it was not very moral, Wang Yan still had to say that he died a good death.
Liu Chou was born into the Liu family of Pengcheng. His father, Liu Ne, was one of the "Twenty-Four Friends of Jingu Garden" and served as the Inspector of the Sili Army.
Liu Chou was selected as a scholar in Xuzhou and entered the government. He was once a core staff member of Sima Yue, and later became one of the capable generals of the Kaocheng Shogunate, and served as the governor of Jizhou. His brother Liu Song is currently the governor of Shangluo.
He had a cousin Liu Kui (Zi Da Lian) who was also a member of Sima Yue's party and served as the Internal History of Pengcheng. Later, he followed Sima Rui across the Yangtze River and was highly respected - this was natural, as they were all originally followers of the King of Donghai and crossed the Yangtze River together, so it was normal for them to be close.
Liu Wei was quite famous in Jianye and specialized in impeaching others.
First, he brought down General Dai Yuan, and then he impeached Wang Jizhi, Yan Han, Zhou Xi and others on the grounds of getting married and holding banquets during the mourning period. Of course, some people were dismissed from their posts, while others were not punished (fined one month's salary).
Sima Rui's military officer Song Ting forcibly married his boss's concubine after his boss's death and also stole more than 600 pieces of official cloth, for which he was dismissed from office.
General Fenwu Ruan Kang wanted to appoint Song Ting as the chief secretary, but was impeached.
Liu Kui bluntly said that Song Ting's behavior of occupying the host's concubine "violated the Three Bonds and violated human ethics". Ruan Kang knew about it, but he did not think it was wrong and should be punished together - there is a saying that if Liu Kui surrendered, Shao would not dare to use this man...
With the death of Liu Chou, the Pei family lost a great general, how joyful!
Wang Yan stroked his beard happily and said, "Meizi, you should hand over the agricultural affairs to Liu Dunzheng (Liu Mi, the governor of Chenliu) in the next two days and take up your post as soon as possible."
"Yes." Wang Xuan replied.
He actually doesn't want to go to Hebei.
You are not young anymore, why are you still making trouble?
Father feels the same way. It's you who's bragging about Tiger Head.
But then again, although Hutou likes martial arts, he is not bad in literature and music theory. Huifeng likes him very much and often teaches him how to behave in society and manage government affairs. I heard that he is quite good.
But what can I say? My father can't see through it.
With the background of the Tiger Head mother clan, will King Liang really give him a chance? It's hard to say.
"Yingzhi, don't be anxious." Wang Yan looked at another person and said, "Your father has worked diligently for many years. The king has seen it and promised him the post of Chenliu governor. This is a breakthrough. If he succeeds, you will always have a chance to enter the government. Don't be anxious."
"I will listen to the Prime Minister." Bian Tao said with lowered eyebrows.
His father, Bian Dun, used to be Sima Yue's chief clerk. Later, he went to Shanjian, Jingzhou to serve as Sima, and then crossed the river to the north again.
His career was ruined because he moved south, and he had to accumulate experience all over again after returning.
Fortunately, he was lucky. When Shao Xun took over the Kaocheng Shogunate, he served as his military advisor. Later, he served as the military advisor to Wang Yan. Now he was finally sent to be the prefect of Chenliu, a strategic place.
Bian Tao used to be ignorant, but after his father fell ill, he suddenly panicked and no longer dared to speak ill of King Liang behind his back. He suddenly became eager to make progress.
Now he has joined Wang Yan.
The Bian family of Jiyin is of high status and is related to the Pei family by marriage. There are also people in the family serving as officials in Jianye. It is hard to say whether Wang Yan will eventually use him.
"Abdication..." Wang Yan's eyes fell on Liu Qun, the Minister of Rites of the Luoyang court, and said, "Don't delay. You will bring it up at the court meeting on the fifteenth day of June."
"Yes, sir." Liu Qun replied.
This is a good thing, as long as you lose face.
He brought up the topic at the Wangri court meeting, and the ministers pretended to discuss it, and then issued the second abdication edict in the name of the emperor.
There are certain rules for who proposes the idea each time, and the competition is fierce because there are more and more shameless people.
As a descendant of the Liu family of Donglai, he knew that his uncle (Liu Tun) was old and confused and would not live for many years, so he naturally had to seize the opportunity.
For the Qingxu nobles, it is natural for them to join the forces of General Wang, as there are many benefits to doing so.
Isn’t the opportunity here now?
"What a pity! I have to go to Bianliang and will not be able to see such a grand occasion." Wang Yan sighed.
Luoyang was not part of Liang State, so as the prime minister, Wang Yan naturally had to go to Liang State to govern. After defeating the Xiongnu, Pingyang had completed its historical mission, and Liang State should return to its old capital, Bianliang.
However, this year there will only be small-scale construction in Bianliang City, not large-scale ones.
Precious money and grain are still used to settle the government soldiers.
The historical legacy of the Luoyang Central Army has reached the final stage of resolution. The remaining people were selected and organized into a Longxiang Prefecture. Another 4,800 people were selected from the hereditary soldiers of Yanzhou and Yuzhou to form four Longxiang Prefectures, namely -
The Zhongren Longxiang Prefecture was established in the west of Zhongren City, Wangdu County, Zhongshan County; and the Henghai Longxiang Prefecture was established in the northeast of Zhangwu County, Zhangwu County, both of which were under the jurisdiction of the Youfeilong Guard.
In addition, Yanjin Longxiang Prefecture was established in Ji County; Gudu Longxiang Prefecture was established in Dunqiu; and Suoyang Longxiang Prefecture was established in Yangping County. These three prefectures together with the five Longxiang Prefectures in Jibei and Puyang constituted the Zuoyulin Guard.
This year, the money and grain from Guandong, Henan and Hebei will be mainly spent on this area. In addition, some subsidies will be provided to the newly resettled soldiers in the past two years to help them get through the most difficult first two years.
Wang Yan didn't like this kind of thing very much, but there was no other way. He had to do it and treat it as a top priority. As a result, the coordination of rural land and the collection of resettlement money and food all fell on him.
This task is very arduous and most people cannot do it well, so Shao Xun and he have a tacit understanding.
Tolerance is for the sake of the country. You give me benefits, I give you benefits, and we work together to get things done.
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After the meeting, Wang Yan and his son Wang Xuan continued to discuss the matter.
"Hutou is thirteen years old. Has King Liang found a new wife for him?" Wang Yan asked.
"Grandpa, isn't this too hasty?" Wang Xuan was stunned, and then said, "Jingfeng and Huifeng didn't mention this."
"It's getting late." Wang Yan glared at his son and said, "Let's start looking for it first. Next year, you can slowly reveal the secret to the king."
Finding a wife for their son is the parents' business, but it does not mean they cannot influence the relationship.
Moreover, the affairs of the royal family are never so simple, nor are they entirely decided by the emperor's personal likes and dislikes, so there is room for manipulation.
Seeing that his son was silent, Wang Yan asked, "Is Li Zhong's third daughter married?"
Wang Xuan thought for a moment and said, "I haven't heard of it. But he seems to be three years older than Hu Tou. Is he suitable?"
"Why not?" Wang Yan said, "Guo Chao was going to get married at the age of seventeen, and his daughter is sixteen this year. Li Chong must be looking for a son-in-law."
Wang Xuan listened to his father on other matters, but he didn't dare to do this. He just said, "Grandpa, don't worry about it. The king doesn't seem to be in a hurry to let his children get married at the age of seventeen. The king's second son Gui is eighteen this year, and he heard that he was just starting to look for someone. When Hu Tou is eighteen, Li Zhong's daughter will be twenty-one. This is not the time when the world is in chaos, she would have been married long ago."
When the Yongjia Rebellion broke out, marriages among scholars were indeed chaotic for a while, resulting in the emergence of many "older" unmarried men and women over the age of 20.
But it’s different now. The world is peaceful and people usually get married at the age of ten or so. The earliest one gets married at the age of twelve (nominal age), and the latest one gets married at the age of seventeen or eighteen. For scholars, the seventeen-year-old iron rule of the Jin Dynasty does not apply much.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything.
In an era when endogamy was prevalent, there were scholars who were in their twenties or even thirties and still unmarried, because they could not always find a partner of matching family background or status, but they were a minority after all.
"Alas." Wang Yan sighed.
Indeed, this matter was too forced and would easily make Shao Quanzhong unhappy.
The man seemed crude and lustful, but he was actually very smart. He had a purpose for everything he did and never wasted his energy on useless things.
"Forget it, let's discuss this later." Wang Yan said, "We need to think of more solutions in Jiangdong. Do you have any strategy?"
"Uncle Maohong has no chance of getting in." Wang Xuan said, "Jing Chan couldn't even get in the door."
"Jingchan" was his nickname. His full name was Wang Hui, with the courtesy name Youren. He was the second son of Wang Cheng (with the courtesy name Pingzi) (the eldest son died young).
Speaking of Wang Cheng, he was truly Wang Yan's favorite younger brother.
He once shamelessly evaluated Wang Cheng, Wang Dun and Yu Hua, saying that "A Ping is first", "Zisong (Yu Hua) is second" and "Chu Zhong is third".
But to be honest, Wang Cheng is a weird and unruly person. Calling him trash is an insult to trash.
In this time and space, he was lucky enough not to be killed by Wang Dun and remained in the north. Shao Xun refused to use him no matter what.
He repeatedly caused trouble while staying in Luoyang, so Wang Yan sent him back to his hometown in Langya.
Wang Hui was much more serious than Wang Cheng, but his talent was mediocre and he was just an average person. This made Wang Yan very happy, and he said that he was "the breeze under the pine tree". So he got him an official position in the court in Luoyang, but he was not in the position often. This time, he was sent to Jianye to persuade Wang Dao, but was turned away.
Just like Zu Ti said during his illness that a person must have a beginning and an end, not everyone is willing to change their allegiance. Wang Dao was unwilling to do so, as he had his own code of conduct.
"Maohong is just too..." Wang Yan stopped talking halfway.
You are weak yourself, so why don't you allow others to be strong? No matter how shameless Wang Yan was, he was too embarrassed to say bad things about Wang Dao in this regard.
Just a little melancholy.
He was sorry to the Jin Dynasty, and perhaps also sorry to the world, but he was not sorry to Wang Dao, Wang Dun, and Wang Cheng.
As a result, Pingzi couldn't get up, Maohong rejected him, and Chuzhong broke with him - but, alas, Chuzhong had his own difficulties.
"Is Jing Chan still in Jianye?" Wang Yan asked again.
"Still there." Wang Xuan replied.
"Let him come back." Wang Yan said, "Mao Hong has already developed a grudge against him. If Jing Chan stays here, there might be trouble. When he comes back, he will go to Jizhou with you."
"Why go to Jizhou?" Wang Xuan was not very happy to bring this cousin with him.
"Measure the land." Wang Yan said, "Changshan, Zhongshan, Gaoyang and other counties suffered two floods a few years ago. The King of Liang wants to make a household register. In addition, make friends with the Mao Bang of Gaoyang. He may want to enter the capital."
"Yes." Wang Xuan kept it in mind.
(End of this chapter)