The demon world I designed

Today's court meeting ended extremely early, but many experienced veterans knew that this was not because there were few things going on today. On the contrary, something big might have happened!

Some fifth- and sixth-grade petty officials in the capital who had just returned from court and were about to go home looked at a sedan with a black unicorn on the top outside the Suzaku Gate and murmured in their hearts.

In the capital, only the Dukes can have unicorns printed on their sedan chairs. There are nine sedans parked outside the Suzaku Gate, which means that all the nine Dukes who are still in the capital are here! !

In the Jin Dynasty, there were major court meetings and small court meetings. Generally, officials from the seventh rank and above were eligible to participate in the big court meetings, while those from the fourth rank were required to participate in the minor court meetings. Normally, there would be two major court meetings and five minor court meetings in a month, and there would be no overlap.

Not only did they overlap today, but several of the princes who had not been seen for a long time were also in place. I am afraid something big has happened!

The officials who were a bit scheming did not dare to discuss easily, so they said goodbye to their colleagues and went home early. Some new officials who were not very sensible were discussing secretly, but they did not know that the palace guards standing in the dark had memorized their words with pen and paper. Clearly...

About half an hour later, after the officials below the fourth rank exited, the remaining officials from the capital and the noble generals who had just arrived gathered together, and the door to the court was closed again!

The gorgeous lineup of this court meeting made the historians who recorded the court meeting cautious. When the new dynasty was established, most of the nine princes who stayed in the capital rarely participated in the court meeting. At least in this way, it was extremely rare for all nine members to be present. The last time it was When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is established!

The nine princes are dressed in unicorn black robes. Except for the upstart Song Dynasty Duke Liu Yu, the remaining eight are all from blood families. And many people also know that these eight families are big families that have lasted for thousands of years. It can be said that the succession of dynasties is flowing. , an iron-blooded family!

"Liu Qing, please tell me what happened..." The emperor on the dragon throne closed his eyes to rest and spoke calmly, but everyone in the court could feel that his majesty was not in a good mood.

"Yes!" Liu Yu bowed first, then turned around and briefly talked about things in Liuzhou.

Most of the civil and military officials at the meeting looked shocked. Whether it was the Thousand-faced Fox who killed Tanhua and sneaked into Yuchi's house, or Mr. Liuzhou Painting Skin who controlled the entire Liuzhou officialdom, it all sounded too terrifying!

Most old people seem to be stunned. After more than 20 years of peace, many people have forgotten that this is a world hidden with terrifying monsters...

Countless people are grateful that they are officials in the capital and have many guarantees. Otherwise, if they were in other places, they would be made into puppets like their colleagues in Liuzhou, and their parents, wives, and children would not even know...

"Your Majesty!" An official wearing a second-grade crane red robe stepped forward and said, "Yuchipeng has been stationed in Liuzhou for five years without knowing about such a big event. He is so slack and must be severely punished!"

The military attachés all sneered when they heard this. The only people who could stay in the court at this time were all blood families. They turned to look at the group of civil servants like hungry wolves looking at sheep. All the civil servants were frightened by his momentum and fell to the ground. !

The unbearable scene immediately made the generals laugh, while a group of civil servants blushed with anger.

Of course, there were also some standing among the civil servants. At least Jiuqing and the bachelors from various halls were not intimidated by the momentum, and looked at the military attache with a cold light in their eyes.

"That's enough!" The emperor's face was dark, and he still didn't forget to confront each other after all this time!

"Your Majesty..." Among the nine great princes, a dark-faced man with a full beard chuckled. He didn't care about the emperor's gloomy expression at all. He pointed at the official minister who had just spoken: "This old man is nothing. The Yuchi family sent their most promising descendants to guard the south of the Yangtze River, and now even the grandmothers in the family have been killed, and this old man has not forgotten to throw dirty water on them! "

The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel had a cold expression on his face: "You have received a title and retired from the country. It is natural for you to serve the imperial court. If you can't do it well, is it still reasonable?"

"Ha..." The big man sneered: "It's as if you civil servants don't get paid. According to what you said, then Jiangnan Academician Mu Hongqing is responsible for the strange things in Jiangnan, so he should bear the big responsibility, right?"

"Okay!" The emperor interrupted the dispute between the two, feeling helpless: "I called you here today to resolve the matter, not to argue about who should be held responsible."

"I suggest that Liuzhou's officialdom be completely cleansed!" A tall, thin and fair middle-aged man stepped out. The man was handsome and his physique was too unsociable compared to the bulky and round generals around him. However, all the generals shut up after he opened his mouth. Obviously the prestige is very high.

The emperor looked over, his eyes filled with meaning.

Duke of Qin: Lu Ming!

Among the old tribe that followed King Qin, he had the highest prestige. It was also because of his prestige that after King Qin's death, most of the generals who followed him did not riot, and it was also because he had no intention of continuing to fight. The Xiao family... was able to ascend to the throne!

If anyone wants to say who the royal family is most afraid of now, it has to be the one in front of him. Even as the most prestigious founding emperor, he has to be polite when dealing with this person. When he founded the country, he was even willing to treat him as a prince, but he was rejected by him. .

This Thousand Faced Fox incident is indispensable for the work of a certain big shot in the capital, and as for who has this power, the person in front of him is very suspicious.

The emperor paused: "Purge?"

"Yes..." Qin Guogong Lu Ming saluted and said: "Although according to the words of the young minister of Dali Temple, Liuzhou's puppet officials all showed their prototypes after the death of Mr. Painted Skin and became immobile puppets, but we cannot rule out the suspicion of other Liuzhou officials. , for the sake of safety, I believe that all officials in Liuzhou jurisdiction should be recalled immediately to Beijing for thorough investigation, and new officials in Liuzhou personnel should be sent to take over!"

"This..." The emperor frowned. This action was a bit too big, but the other party was right. After such a thing happened, Liuzhou really needs to be cleaned, and the Jiangnan area may also be thoroughly investigated. .

If you can have Mr. Painted Skin, you can also have other things. Jiangnan is a tax-rich area for the imperial court, so there can be no more mistakes!

"The Duke of Qin made it simple!" The Minister of Civil Affairs sneered: "Liuzhou is a direct-controlled government. It governs nineteen counties and involves no less than three hundred officials. Where can I find so many new officials for you?"

The civil servants nodded one after another. In this new dynasty, the most lacking thing is civil servants who can do things. There is a shortage of officials in various places, and it is impossible to transfer them out. Liuzhou is such a big hole, even sending people from the Hanlin Academy there is not enough...

Duke Guo of Qin politely bowed to the Minister of Civil Affairs, and then said: "Didn't Your Majesty just serve one term? Aren't there more than three hundred Jinshi waiting for you now?"

"This... this is prepared for the north..." The Minister of Civil Affairs frowned: "If it is given to Liuzhou, what will Yanyun do?"

"I think that Yan Yun can be controlled by the old officials of the Northern Yan Kingdom first..." Lu Ming said with his hands again: "There are heavy troops stationed, and the Yan Kingdom's vitality is seriously injured and it is unable to invade. There is no need to worry about trouble for the time being, Your Majesty. Supervisory officials can be sent to supervise the administrative attitude of the old officials of Beiyan. If they can do their jobs well, our government can accept them as official officials generously, which will also show my magnanimity!"

The emperor nodded slightly when he heard the words: "What Lu Qing said is a good idea, but Liuzhou is a government directly under the jurisdiction of the government. The magistrates and county lieutenants of the nineteen counties can entrust new academicians. What about the officials of Liuzhou's own government?"

Other civil servants also nodded: "Yes, in Liuzhou, even the general magistrates are also sixth-rank officials, and all the Taoist schools and new academic officials are fifth-rank officials. Could it be that the new Jinshi directly undermines the arrangements?"

Lu Ming's face did not change, and he said in a calm tone: "Each road platform can be filled by officials promoted from other places at the discretion of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The official Xue Zheng suggested that two academic officers with sorcerer backgrounds should go there. I will send all the sorcerers to the outside. It's academic affairs. Firstly, it's because there are not enough rare warlocks. Secondly, it's because the warlocks need to check whether they are stable and are too young to be released from the capital easily. "

"But the current situation in Liuzhou is special. In addition to what happened with Mr. Painted Skin just now, I feel that there must still be hidden secrets in that place that have not been eliminated. I am afraid that Jiangnan Academician Mu Hongqing and some of his apprentices will not be able to deal with it."

The emperor thought for a while after hearing this, and then nodded slightly: "Lu Qing has made arrangements, I agree!"

Then he looked at the Minister of Civil Affairs and said, "Do you have any recommendations for the chief official of Liuzhou, Yan Aiqing?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel suddenly had a bitter look on his face. Nowadays, he is overwhelmed by the shortage of people in various parts of the imperial court. Several letters to expand the number of Jinshi have been rejected. Where can any suitable candidates be transferred?

"How about... Let's let the new top pick?"

"Inappropriate..." Before the emperor could speak, Duke Liu Yu of the Song Dynasty took the lead in shaking his head: "Even if the new champion has studied in the Imperial Academy for two years, he can only be released to a maximum of six grades. This rule cannot be broken..."

Although Liu Yu held the title of Duke, he could be regarded as a civil servant. As soon as he opened his mouth, none of the nine ministers, including the Minister of Personnel, refuted.

"I do have a candidate..." Lu Ming raised his head and smiled.

"Oh?" The emperor looked at the other party with interest: "This is the first time I heard Aiqing recommend officials. Can you tell me?"

"I have read Shaoqing Wang Ye's memorial. Among them, the new scholar named Chen Qing seems to have contributed a lot to this incident?"

"Chen Qing?" The emperor and other ministers were stunned for a moment. This person was mentioned in Wang Ye's memorial. It seems that Wang Ye was able to escape this time thanks to this person.

"This..." Liu Yu frowned: "Wang Ye's memorial indeed praised him a lot. At the critical moment when the villain was in danger, this new scholar named Chen Qing was smart and extraordinary, but he could still be directly appointed as the chief official of a palace..." .”

"Your Majesty..." Lu Ming said with a smile: "May I ask if the period for the prince to choose his concubine is as usual?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire court fell silent. Unexpectedly, the most sensitive matter was brought up by Qin Guogong, who had always been silent.

The Thousand-Faced Fox has not yet been found, but His Majesty has made it clear that whether to give priority to national insurance or to Jun Wu Xiyan is indeed a sensitive and dilemma issue.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "What does Lu Qing mean?"

Lu Ming handed over his hand: "In the memorial of the young minister of Dali Temple, the Jinshi named Chen Qing is not affected by the memory of the Thousand-Faced Fox. If this person can find the Thousand-Faced Fox, it will be a great achievement, plus the contribution made in the Liuzhou Incident , it makes sense to be promoted to the fifth rank."

"Chen Qing..." The emperor looked at the indifferent smiling face of Duke Qin, and then looked at the other Dukes who had no clues on their faces, and then he also laughed: "Okay, then I will follow what you said!! "