back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 401
The next day, thousands of miles away, in the territory of Dashun, in the palace of Chang'an City.

This day is a regular court, before Mao hour, Lu Chengqi will get up.Under the service of a court lady, wearing a dragon cock, a sky-high crown, black boots, light makeup, and Lu Chengqi's sparse beard, he really has the majesty of an emperor. .

This dragon robe is very exquisite. It is composed of a crimson gauze robe, knee covering, square heart curved collar, Tongtian crown and black lapel.Dashun also adopted red as the background color of the dragon robe.The nine five-clawed golden dragons on the dragon robe are also very regular. One is embroidered on the chest and the back, one is embroidered on the left and right shoulders, one is embroidered on the front and back knees, and the other is embroidered on the inside of the skirt.

Why is the dragon robe embroidered with nine dragons?Because the ancient emperors were influenced by the "Book of Changes", they advocated the "nine five supreme". "Yi Qian" said: "Ninth Five-Year, the flying dragon is in the sky, and it is beneficial to see the adults."That is to say, the dragon has already flown into the sky and reached the highest state, implying that the emperor is the supreme existence.It is also because of this that the numbers nine and five are often used in royal buildings, furniture and living containers.

This dragon robe uses Jilihu silk, the best among silks, as the longitude and latitude of the dragon robe, and it is stipulated that no one but the royal family can use this kind of silk.The workmanship of the dragon robe is made of Kesi, and the specific name is "connecting the warp and breaking the weft", which cannot be used by non-high-ranking officials.

In addition to the red court clothes, the emperors of Dashun also wore regular clothes in purple, vermilion, yellow, black, and Chu colors, some with embroidered dragons and some with stainless dragons.Anyway, Lu Chengqi's favorite is the purple uniform of the stainless steel dragon, which is convenient for him to visit privately at any time.

After sighing in my heart about the extravagant royal expenses, the cumbersome dressing and make-up was finally done.Surrounded by the strong servants with five umbrella covers and the four palace maids holding four fans, Lu Chengqi walked slowly from the Daqing Hall to his dragon chair amidst the sound of playing music.After Lu Chengqi sat down comfortably, the little eunuch next to him shouted at the top of his voice: "The emperor is here, Xuan Baiguan enters the palace to have an audience with the court!"

Only then did all the officials dare to file in, and the Beijing officials who were less than the fifth rank could only wait outside the Daqing Hall.After the officials were arranged in order, the personal eunuch shouted again: "The officials pay homage to the emperor!"

"I see Your Majesty, Your Majesty's Holy Ann!" All the officials said in unison, and at the same time bowed deeply to Lu Chengqi, almost breaking his waist.

Lu Chengqi was no longer surprised by the strangeness, and said angrily: "Everyone is free from courtesy!"

After hearing these words, Baiguan dared to raise his head.Lu Chengqi asked again: "Do you have something important to report?"

As soon as the words were finished, Yu Shi Zhongcheng Li Ran resolutely came out, seeing him again, Lu Chengqi smiled wryly in his heart.However, Li Ran held his wat upright and said, "Your Majesty, I have something important to announce."

It's not wrong for Lu Chengqi to shirk, but he is really afraid of this old stubbornness.In desperation, he had no choice but to say: "Quasi!"

In the past few days, Li Ran seemed to have identified Lu Chengqi's weakness.He will not impeach officials one by one, but is stating some facts.It's just how these facts were obtained, Lu Chengqi was very skeptical.After Li Ran finished speaking, he would summon Xu Jingchun, the director of the Supervision Department, and ask him to investigate.

It’s okay not to check, but it’s really tricky to check.It has to be said that Li Ran, the stubborn old man, is very hardworking when it comes to doing things for the country.But always summoning Xu Jingchun so frequently would always elevate the status of the Supervision Department, and Lu Chengqi didn't want the Supervision Department to become another Jin Yiwei or something.Originally, although the supervisory department held the post of fourth-rank military attache, and it was a real job, he did not have the power to go to court.Now, in order to avoid trouble, Lu Chengqi asked Xu Jingchun to go to court. The main job is that once the affairs of various houses are involved, Xu Jingchun will keep it in mind and send people to spy on him when he returns.Only after getting the exact news did he report back to Lu Chengqi.Such a thing can only be done by the Supervision Department.

Xu Jingchun saw that Li Ran, who he was most concerned about, had come out to play, so he quickly concentrated his attention.If Lu Chengqi can't wait for his secret report in the future, I'm afraid he will be scolded again by Xuan Jin.In the eyes of others, this is a wishful thing, but it is not a good thing for Xu Jingchun, a lonely minister.

Which of the officials in the current DPRK does not regard the Supervision Department as a thorn in the side.However, he was afraid of the power of the little emperor, so he didn't dare to show it too much.It's just that during the last court, no matter whether it was civil or military officials, they all subconsciously kept a distance from Xu Jingchun.The aloof Lu Chengqi saw these little moves clearly.But he didn't say anything. Originally, he wanted Xu Jingchun to be a lonely minister. If he was not a lonely minister, he dared not use it!

Li Ran didn't care about other people's eyes, but said loudly: "I heard a news yesterday that on the east and west roads of Jiangnan, many unscrupulous businessmen colluded with local officials to evade business taxes. This matter is related to the stability of the country. If it is not dealt with properly, I am afraid that this dirty official will harm Dashun! I hope His Majesty will see clearly!"

Lu Chengqi was a little surprised. Li Ran had never cared about business taxes. He once said that heavy business would definitely lead to bad governance in the country.But why did he suddenly play for business today?

Speaking of which, Xu Jingchun and Li Ran are the same kind of people, and in Lu Chengqi's eyes, they are all lonely ministers.Guchen is good, he doesn't know how to form a party for personal gain, and it's easy to use.It's just that they are not very popular in the court, and it is very difficult to ask them to do big things.

Lu Chengqi's thoughts just flashed through his mind, and he said, "Then what should we do according to Li Qing's intention?"

Li Ran said: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, it is caused by my unreasonable official system in Dashun."

Lu Chengqi was a little surprised: "Oh, let's talk about it, Li Qing."

"Your Majesty, the subalterns of the local government offices are all hired by the chief officials of the yamen. Except for the hereditary arrest and response, the rest are all the aides of the chief official. As far as I know, these filthy officials are all from the local village. I am an official of Dashun, and the term of office is only three to five years. Even if the chief official leaves, the subordinate staff will continue to work. They are familiar with the yamen regulations, various provisions, customs, etc. If the subordinate staff is a good staff , the territory of Dashun is naturally peaceful. But if this subordinate official is a filthy official, occupying people's land, forging tax records, stealing taxes and other crimes are too numerous to record! In this way, the people's resentment must be great. And the head of the yamen is not a local citizen, If the filthy official does not cooperate with the governing party, the chief official will be emptied and the subordinate officials will take over the power. Where is the imperial power? I implore Your Majesty, make up your mind to rectify the administration of officials, and return Dashun to Qingming officialdom!"

It was rare for Lu Chengqi to face up to Li Ran's upright appearance, and after a pause, he said slowly, "What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)