I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 332 The thoughts of Deng Sui and Liu Long ([-])
"My lord, Yilang Zuoxiong has met His Majesty and the Queen Mother!"

An hour later, Liu Long saw the reason why Deng Sui said it was "useful".

Faced with Liu Long's doubts and questions, Deng Sui did not explain directly. Instead, he called the people guarding outside and asked Cai Lun to stop what he was doing and call Zuo Xiong, who had just been appointed as Yilang by the imperial court. Come over.

At the same time, before Zuo Xiong arrived, Deng Sui also gave a brief introduction.

"This Zuo Xiong is not from a wealthy family, he is just a boy from a poor family in Nanyang, but he is quite talented, and he has an arrogant and upright character.

I am planning to reuse him and let him help me and also help His Majesty inspect Jizhou and other disaster-hit places.

By the way, the guy you brought back, Yu Xu, is somewhat familiar with him, and it is said that he plans to recommend him. "

The focus of Deng Sui's words was not his origin, but the relationship between this guy and Yu Xu. He was telling Liu Long that this was not his manpower, but Liu Long's manpower.

The corners of Liu Long's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Later, Deng Sui also told Liu Long some of the problems in the court during this period, or problems that she wanted to solve as soon as possible.

“The natural disasters have gotten better, but due to natural disasters and various reasons in recent years, although the court has made some changes, it has moved in the direction of following the rules.

To put it harshly, the courtiers are all just muddle along. To put it nicely, they are just following the rules. To put it harshly, they are just a bunch of people who don’t know what to do, live in a drunken dream and die... no, just eat and wait for death!
Therefore, although the imperial court is functioning, there are also many tasks that have not been dealt with. Even if I am diligent in government affairs, I cannot take charge of them all.

Naturally, many of the courtiers saw the shortcomings, but very few were actually willing to write a letter about this matter.

In the final analysis, it's just because their paths to the top are very similar.

To be honest, I have indeed reused many people over the years, many of whom are eunuchs.

Although I dare not say what the eunuchs had the power to do, it gave them great power, making it even more difficult to clear the government affairs of the DPRK.

I am also a little exhausted mentally and physically.

During this period of time, His Majesty was fighting outside, and I was not idle. I once ordered the officials in the court to go to the local counties and counties to check the authenticity of the officials' actions and letters, so as to implement them prudently.

But in the end, a lot of the feedback I got was fake.

This is not just someone in the court who is obstructing it, but many eunuchs are also involved. The benefits involved are so great that I am a little stunned.

In the end, it was only after I asked Cai Lun to secretly go there that I finally understood.

This local county has become such a rotten state, and there are people who are willing to do whatever is good and ignore the practice.

Your Majesty, do you still remember that you said at the beginning that local officials should be replaced from time to time to prevent them from becoming big and staying in one place for a long time, allowing them to slack off in government affairs, or even become evil official overlords that harm the people? "

"Naturally remember!"

"Yes, after this suggestion, the government decrees of the central government and the local government decrees are no longer the same.

I am talking about three years, but the place is constantly changing. Of course, this is because the conditions in various counties and counties are different, so naturally the court cannot say anything more.

After all, some places remain unchanged for three years, while others can show achievements in just ten months.

The court also recognized this.

But I didn't expect that some places have become more and more excessive in recent years.

Recommendation takes the place of interaction, and my big man’s recommendation quota has simply become a bargaining chip in their hands.And the county magistrates in this place change every month, coming and going like a revolving door, so that the people don't know who their parents are?
As the saying goes, welcoming the new and seeing off the old, the local people, the local wealthy families, and the people in the government cannot just look at it like this.

There is always something to give, and this is the rule that they dare not say anything about.

But it's only once every three or two years. It's better for them to alternate every day. The labor and harassment are endless.

But even so, it still doesn't work in this place. According to the news that Cai Lun came back from, even though the government offices in some places are like this, they are empty and no one is doing anything!
After further investigation, it turned out that the county magistrate was not coming, and the government officials could not afford the county magistrate's expenses.

This. This is a joke!

Not only that, they just went too far, and some even specially selected days to go to their posts.

If you are unlucky and encounter those busy days, such as when the government office is pressed for time and has complicated matters before and after the year and before and after the assessment, some officials will actually feel too tired and slap their butts. He actually ran away.

Your Majesty, I'm afraid you can't even imagine that the local officials of my great Han Dynasty have reached this stage. "

When Liu Long heard these words from Deng Sui, his face became a little ugly.

He is indeed not involved in government affairs. He only wants to gain military power and then eliminate the Qiang Hu and Xiongnu, which are the most important troubles. After all, he firmly believes that what comes out of the barrel of a gun.

But he has completely forgotten that now he is not conquering the world, but sitting on it.

His method was useful in troubled times, but at this time, it was of little use.

He had no choice but to listen to what Deng Sui said, and had no other choice.

But Deng Sui's words were not over yet.

"Thanks to His Majesty's great blessings and the support of the imperial court in recent years, we have re-established the Imperial Academy.

Moreover, the world has become somewhat stable, so I simply issued an edict to increase the number of places for recommendation and recruitment after the completion of the Imperial Academy.

To put it simply, what I mean is to let the supplementary disciples of the Trial Ming Sutra first add two types, A and B, and at the same time, there will be ten students each under the names of these two supplementary disciples.

They were given official positions directly.

Of course, they are not high-ranking officials. They are just some low-level officials of my big man. Let them try to get more opportunities.

I hope to use this method to add more manpower to the court so that more talented people can enter the court.

At the same time, I also ordered that the old Confucian scholars in the capital and prefectures, even the old Confucian scholars who had studied for many years but had no chance to serve as officials, also have a chance.

As long as they are Confucian scholars who are sixty or above.

Everyone can come to the capital, and then I will appoint them as Langguan in the imperial court, or as Shanren in the mansion, and as Langguan in various kingdoms.

There won’t be too many people, but 40 to [-] people is still okay.

What does your majesty think? "

"...I always feel that something is wrong, but..." Liu Long couldn't help curling his lips at this time, "But I don't know what is wrong!"

(End of this chapter)