Steel Dynasty - Chapter 699

[Chapter 698 Beating]

“The reason why I kept you here is for this reform. You two are the leaders of hundreds of officials. I don’t want to see the decree change in the hands of some officials.”

Xiao Ming said with his hands behind his back. There is no doubt about it.

Fiji’s heart skipped a beat, and Xiao Ming’s tone was firm. It seemed to him that during this period, the new king had gradually adapted to his status as the Ninth Five Lord.

He did not dare to neglect and said solemnly: “Yes, Your Majesty, I will personally supervise their execution.”

“Same with me,” Pang Yukun said.

Nodding, Xiao Ming said seemingly unintentionally: “Mr. Fei Ge, I know that you are wary of Pang Shoufu and other former feudal officials. Sometimes, regardless of right or wrong, you oppose for the sake of opposition. The war was urgent some time ago, and I turned a blind eye. Turn a blind eye, but if this happens again in the future, I will never tolerate it. Whether it is you Fiji or you Pang Yukun, if you dare to engage in party disputes in my court, I will not spare you! “

As soon as these words came out, beads of sweat appeared on Fiji’s forehead, and he knelt down with a plop, “Your Majesty, I did take care of my old ministers in Chang’an in some places, but I never engaged in partisanship. I hope your Majesty will understand clearly.

” There is no best. “Xiao Ming looked at Pang Yukun, “You two are both cabinet ministers. You should cooperate with each other for the revitalization of the Great Chongqing. Don’t focus on internal fighting all day long. I can’t get rid of the sand in my eyes. This morning The atmosphere in the hall should change. “

Pang Yukun said nervously: “Yes, please remember the emperor’s teachings.”

“Okay, I have said it. As for what happens in the future, you can decide for yourself.” said.

The two looked at each other and exited the political hall.

Qian Dafu chuckled at this time and said: “Your Majesty, you are so majestic now. This old servant was very frightened when I saw Fei Ge Lao and Pang Shoufu.”

“I just want to remind them that I can’t move during the Western Expedition. Now that the north is stable, it is time to get rid of the ills in the officialdom of Great Chongqing. This is also part of the reform.” Xiao Ming said with a faint smile.

Qian Dafu said: “What the emperor said is absolutely true. The ministers in the court are all focusing on criticizing each other. Who among them has the mind to assist the emperor in governing the country.”

“You can see clearly. This is what I summoned alone. It’s OK for the two of them to have different political views, but if they engage in party disputes, I will deal with them.” Xiao Ming’s eyes were firm. For him, he inherited the same mess as Emperor Chongzhen.

The only good thing is that he established a state within a state with six states as the center early and cultivated a group of officials who were different from relying on the imperial examination. Because of this, he dared to carry out drastic reforms.

While the two were talking, Fiji and Pang Yukun had already arrived outside the political hall.

Stopping in front of the door, Fiji and Pang Yukun stopped at the same time and stretched out their sleeves to wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads.

Sensing each other’s movements, the two of them turned around with awkward expressions. Pang Yukun said first: “Mr. Fei Ge, I hope you can forgive me if I have offended you in the past.”

“Pang Shoufu is too polite, but I also did something inappropriate. The emperor’s words this time It really gave me a sense of enlightenment, and I was really confused during this time,” Fiji said.

His daughter is now the queen, and he is the head of the officials. This makes him touted by some officials for no apparent reason.

This time he was awakened by Xiao Ming and realized that everything was just given by the emperor. If the emperor was unhappy, he could take it away at any time.

“In this case, I hope Mr. Fei Ge can assist me in the implementation of this decree, otherwise you and I may not be able to secure our official positions. It is said that the emperor said when dealing with Yu Ming that three-legged toads are hard to find. This There are two-legged officials everywhere. Don’t forget, there are many ministers who are looking forward to joining the cabinet.”

Fiji nodded, “This is natural. I will never protect any officials this time.”

Pang Yukun said in his heart. Smiling secretly, the double act he sang with the emperor was still effective.

After a heart-to-heart talk, Fiji and Pang Yukun walked towards the government office while talking and laughing.

The next day, an eye-catching headline in the “Qingzhou Daily” appeared about the discussion of politics in the court. The decree on encouraging the development of private capital and establishing government-run workshops immediately detonated the entire Qingzhou.

The happiest among them are naturally the businessmen in Qingzhou, which means they can enter more industries and receive support from convenient policies.

Some people who want to do business are also excited, because many of the decrees are biased towards them.

While the people of Qingzhou were cheering, the decree against the royal family also quietly reached the ears of the various royal family members living in Qingzhou.

At the Princess Mansion, Princess Pingyang was very calm after receiving the news, because Xiao Ming had already mentioned the matter to her in the study.

After the decree is implemented, she will turn into an official businessman, and her first task will be to work with officials to establish the Railway Department.

She also knew something about the railway and steam locomotives, and she readily accepted it. Compared with the previous days of doing nothing and being excluded from Xiao Ming’s circle, she suddenly became a member of the circle. This change in attitude made her She completely stood on the side of the emperor’s nephew. After all, she did not receive such generous treatment even when the late emperor was here.

Although she is not in the court, she is still working for the emperor now.

She was secretly happy when Ouyang Mu suddenly came over and said, “Your Highness, Duke Song is here.”

“It’s him again!”

Princess Pingyang frowned. She didn’t want to see him, but she hesitated. Decided to see why the Duke of Song came here in person?

Ouyang Mu asked Song Guogong to come in. After a while, Song Guogong staggered and smelled of alcohol appeared in front of Pingyang.

Seeing Princess Pingyang, Song Guogong sat down on the ground and burst into tears, “Your Highness Princess, you have to make the decision for us and other royal family members. The emperor’s decree yesterday is to completely cut off the livelihood of us and other royal family members.”

Covering her nose, Princess Pingyang was a little bored and said: “What Duke Song said is different, the emperor is trying to find a way for me to survive.”

Duke Song’s nose burst into tears. I have been enjoying the support of the imperial court for generations, but now the emperor has explicitly canceled it, and even asked me to wait to enter some kind of workshop. Isn’t this an obvious insult to us? Which royal family member would do such a despicable thing

? His face changed, “I have been doing business, are Duke Song saying that I am despicable?”

Song Guogong was drunk, and he said: “The princess relies on doing business to support herself. This is a joke.”

“Humph, since In this way, Duke Guo of Song will not come to this palace to borrow money from now on. As for this decree, if Duke Guo Song is so courageous, it is better to go to the emperor. Why come to this palace to cry?” Princess Pingyang’s face became even more ugly.

“So the princess doesn’t care about us anymore?” Song Guogong took advantage of the drunkenness and said with his tongue: “In that case, I will go find Pang Yukun and Feiji, these two traitors, these bad ideas must be from them.”

After that, Song Guogong turned around and left.

(End of chapter)