"Ahem... Your Majesty is unfortunately ill. Today's court affairs will be presided over by Du You, the Minister of Rites. If you have anything to do, please discuss it early. If you have nothing to do, you will leave the court."

On October 18th, in the Xuanzheng Hall in the imperial palace, the eunuch Gao He said in a sharp voice before the court.

After hearing this, all the courtiers in the palace showed no strange expressions, as if they were indifferent to the eunuch Gao He's words, "Your Majesty is unfortunately ill." Several of them shook their heads silently after glancing at the vacant throne.

Alas, that Majesty is sick again!

In just ten days, His Majesty fell ill three times, which is simply unimaginable!

The first time, my head hurt, the second time, my stomach hurt, and the third time, I didn't even bother to find an excuse, and just said "I'm sick" in a general way, which made all the ministers in the palace feel very tired.

"Master Du?" Gao He, the eunuch, signaled to Du You, the Minister of Rites.

Du You glanced at Gao He, shook his head secretly, and took a few steps forward to face the courtiers in the hall.

After being silent for a few breaths, he said with a strange expression: "It's really unfortunate for me. Just two days later, His Majesty was unfortunately ill again..."

This seemed sad, but in fact it was ridiculing and mostly sarcastic. Some ministers in the palace couldn't help but chuckle, but then they realized that the situation was wrong and immediately stopped smiling.

At this time, the words of Du You, the Minister of Rites, also ushered in a turning point: "...However, this is also a time to test our ministers. At present, our Wei Dynasty is in a period of prosperity. I hope that you will fulfill your duties and do your best as ministers."

Duty makes the country stronger."

"Please follow Master Du's teachings!"

The courtiers raised their hands and said.

After that, Du You looked around at the ministers and said, "What do you have to discuss, sirs?"

After hearing this, Yang Yi, the Minister of Hubu, stood up, raised his hands and said, "Shangshu Du, the Minister of Hubu has three things to report."

"Please speak." Du You said.

Seeing this, Yang Yi took out three memorials from his arms and said seriously: "The first thing, the construction project of the new capital Luoyang was officially started ten days ago. This is my Lord Cui Can, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

The memorial table presented..."

Du You, the Minister of Rites, walked up to Yang Yi, reached out and took the memorial from the latter, looked at it for a few times, and nodded slightly.

"The second piece." Handing the second memorial to Du You, Yang Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, said: "This is a memorial from "Chenggao Pass". According to the "Chenggao Order", in recent times

Within half a month, thousands of people from Xingyang, Zhaiyang, Zhengcheng, Juan County and other places have moved to Sichuan and Luo. The "Eastern People Migrating to the West" has achieved remarkable results. The official thinks that our court should move as soon as possible

"Ling Yin" is set up in Luocheng to facilitate the guidance of the relocated people to settle in Sanchuan County. In addition, we need to be careful about the quarrels between the relocated people and the local Sichuan residents..."

Du You, the Minister of Rites, took the memorial, spread it out, glanced at it, and nodded slightly.

"The third one."

At this time, Yang Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, handed the third memorial to Du You, and then said: "In order to facilitate the transportation of construction materials, I, the Ministry of Revenue, sincerely request the court to allow the construction of additional ships. The existing number of ships cannot satisfy the needs of the new capital.

The Luoyang construction matter is the construction of the national paved road network..."

Du You, the Minister of Rites, took the memorial and glanced at it, then looked at Yang Yi in disbelief: "Two hundred new ships?"

"This is necessary!" Yang Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, affirmed.

Du You nodded, looked around at the various ministers and asked, "Do the various ministries have different opinions?"

Zheng Tu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Tao Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Tang Zheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, and Meng Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of Works, shook their heads one after another.

In fact, in these matters, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment have very little say. Du You just asked casually with the mentality of a bowl of water. Since all the ministers have no objections, then this matter

, the court made a decision on the spot.

After that, Meng Wei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, also stood up and expressed the hope that the imperial court would relax the standards for spending money on behalf of the Ministry of Industry. After all, the Ministry of Industry and the Metallurgical Bureau were mainly responsible for the various major projects in the country in recent times.

, but the officials of the Ministry of Works believe that the stingy people in the Ministry of Household Affairs are too tight on money and expenses, so that many tasks of the Ministry of Works cannot be carried out. Therefore, Meng Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Works, hopes that the Ministry of Household Affairs can cooperate with them.

homework.

Then, there is the daily exchange of words between Yang Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Meng Wei, the Minister of Industry. The former accuses the latter of not being a householder and not caring about the value of firewood and rice, and the latter accuses the former of being a stingy miser, etc. Regarding this kind of war of words, many people

The courtiers were already used to it.

It has to be said that the status of the Ministry of Industry within the six ministries of the imperial court is no longer comparable to that of the past. As the vanguard of domestic construction, the Ministry of Industry does not live up to the former boss of the DPRK. In fact, the Ministry of Industry has gradually become the Ministry of Works.

A bag of money to take whatever you want.

As for the result of this war of words, Meng Wei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, received another sum of money with satisfaction, which made Yang Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, look quite ugly.

There is nothing that can be done about this. After all, the current general trend of Wei State is to develop domestic construction. In other words, all other ministries of the imperial court must unconditionally cooperate with the operations of the Ministry of Industry and the Metallurgical Bureau.

"Retreat!"

About half an hour later, when he saw that the ministers had finished discussing state affairs, the eunuch Gao He shouted at the top of his voice, and then hurriedly left the Xuanzheng Hall - he had to rush to serve the new emperor Zhao Run.

At this time, all the ministers in the court bowed to the empty throne, and then left the Xuanzheng Hall one after another.

When they left, these ministers were smiling and chatting happily. One said, "The weather is nice today." The other said, "The talk between Yang and Meng was really exciting today." As for the topic of "the throne is empty," no one was interested.

Not mentioned.

It has to be said that the officials of the Wei court really did a perfect job of "making the same difference whether the king is present or not." Even though the king Zhao Run was not present, these courtiers still completed the court affairs in an orderly manner.

Under such circumstances, people can't help but wonder: Since the imperial court can handle domestic government affairs perfectly, what is the role of the new king? Is it a mascot?

Of course not, not to mention other kings in the past, at least in this generation, the biggest role of the new king Zhao Run is to give the ministers peace of mind - as long as they know that the majesty who once swept the Central Plains is standing behind him, even if he cannot be seen in the court meeting

Your Majesty and all the ministers in the imperial court also feel fearless.

On the other hand, as a monarch, it is probably almost impossible for Zhao Run to leave Daliang in the future.

After bidding farewell to his colleagues, Du You, the Minister of Rites, walked towards Chui Gong Hall. Along the way, he nodded and greeted the passing Imperial Guard patrols with a smile.

Recently, Du You was in a good mood. Although the death of the late king Zhao Si made him very sad, the late king had a successor, the prince Zhao Run, who in his opinion was a great talent and even surpassed others.

With his father's dominance, coupled with the current momentum of his Wei State's commitment to domestic development, even Du You could not imagine how strong his Wei State would be in five or ten years.

The only regret is that the new king is often ill, which is really worrying.

However, what is even more worrying is that if he goes around the imperial garden at this moment, he will definitely see the new monarch who is suffering from a strange disease lying lazily on a lazy chair, leisurely basking in the sun...

Considering that he still wanted to serve the country and the new monarch for a few more years, Du You, the Minister of Rites, decided to ignore this matter.

Anyway, as long as His Majesty stays in the palace honestly and faithfully, everything can be discussed.

Even a little compromise is not a big deal.

Humming an unknown tune, Du You, the Minister of Rites, came to the Chui Gong Hall.

At this time, in the Chui Gong Hall, Lin Yuyang, Yu Ziqi, Li Liang, Xu Guan, Jie Ziu and other ministers of the Inner Dynasty had already arrived and were reviewing memorials in the inner hall. When they saw Du You, the Minister of Rites, walking in with a smile on his face, all the ministers of the Inner Dynasty felt in their hearts.

It feels a bit incredible.

"Master Du is in a good mood today..."

"Did His Majesty go to court today?"

"Isn't it? I have just been pretending to be sick for a day. Your Majesty should not return to court so soon... Oh no, no, no, I am going to lose this time."

After looking at each other for a few times, the ministers exchanged a few glances in a tacit understanding.

Immediately, Feng Yu, the minister of the inner court, asked cautiously: "Master Du, did your majesty... go to the morning court today?"

After hearing this, Du You, the Minister of Rites, who was originally full of joy, sighed helplessly and shook his head.

Immediately, Wen Qi clenched his fists with excitement on his face, causing Du You to look at him.

After staring at Wen Qi for a moment, Du You asked with some persistence: "Master Wen, what are you doing?"

Wen Qi felt a little guilty after being stared at by Du You, and explained with a sneer on his face: "I have been holding the pen for a long time, and my hand will lose strength, so... I need to stretch my muscles."

"..." Du You opened his mouth and shook his head helplessly.

After calming down, Du You said: "Today during the court meeting, Mr. Yang Yiyang, the Minister of Household Affairs, proposed that the court should draft a few "Ling Yin" as soon as possible and go to Sanchuan County to take up their posts to guide the relocated people to settle down.

Do you have any suitable candidates?"

To be fair, in previous years, this kind of matter should have been decided by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but the existence of the "Cui Gong Hall Internal Court" greatly reduced the authority of the six departments of the imperial court.

It is no exaggeration to say that among the current imperial institutions of the Wei State, only the "Tiance Mansion" can be compared with the "Cui Gong Palace Internal Dynasty" in terms of status. However, the Tiance Mansion is only responsible for external military affairs and internal supervision (

(to prevent people from rebelling and causing rebellion), and there is no conflict of authority with the inner court of Chui Gong Hall.

"Ling Yin of Sanchuan County." Lin Yuyang touched his chin and said with a chuckle: "This is really a fat job..."

As he said that, he saw the ministers in the palace looking at him in confusion, so he explained with a smile: "Actually, as early as five or six days ago, Zhao Xiu, the crown prince of Yuanyang Prince, visited Lin's residence, hoping to serve as the commander of Luocheng.

Yin, no matter how bad things are, he will become a captain..."

After hearing this, Xu Guan, the former Minister of War, sneered and said: "King Yuanyang has a good vision, but unfortunately, both father and son are cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death... To recommend Zhao Chengxiu, I think it is better to recommend Anpinghou (Zhao

Tan)."

Not to mention, when Korea attacked Wei State, Prince Yuanyang and his son fled from the feudal town to Daliang in a panic before the Korean army could cross the river. This not only made many ministers in the court look down upon, but also

Even the Zongfu severely punished the father and son afterwards.

In fact, the clan's words at the time were very sharp: He was not worthy of being a descendant of the Zhao family!

In contrast, the princes of the Zhao clan, such as Chengling King Zhao Shen and Anping Hou Zhao Tan, performed very well in that war that was related to the survival of the Wei State, and they were also commended by the clan afterwards.

"Ahem, don't discuss the royal family privately." Du You, the Minister of Rites, coughed.
To be continued...