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May 28, Chang'an, Ganquan Palace...

"Your Majesty, Bai Qi wants to slaughter civilians from other countries, which has caused extremely difficult impact on the Han Dynasty. Please punish him severely..."

"Your Majesty, fighting between the two countries is inevitable, but the tragic phenomenon of killing the people of other countries in such a way, causing a thousand miles of uncovered white bones is really detrimental to the etiquette of the Han Dynasty like a barbarian. Please punish Bai Qi..."

As summer approaches, Liu Ce's court hall moved to the newly built Ganquan Palace. Compared with the stuffy summer of the Tai Chi Palace in the previous dynasty, Ganquan Palace, which is equipped with cooling facilities, is extremely comfortable. In addition to participating in government affairs, it is also a summer resort for Liu Ce and the concubines in the harem.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Ce's court meeting also changed the posture of the officials standing in the previous dynasty. It has low tables and cushions in the positions where all ministers are standing. All officials can sit out of the court, which makes the ministers feel much more comfortable, at least not having to stand for two or three hours.

In fact, Liu Ce originally wanted to set up a chair, but this move was strongly opposed by all officials and his own subordinates.

After all, everyone thinks that Liu Ce is already very sympathetic to all officials when he asks everyone to sit on the table, so there is no reason why the king and his ministers are equal. Even Qin Mo, who has been promoted to the Minister of Revenue, suggested that setting up chairs in the court hall would hinder his image, and it was no different from the bandits in the village, which forced Liu Ce to give up.

After all, the prerequisite for completely changing the old thinking is to first integrate yourself into adapting to this era before you can gradually change.

In fact, Liu Ce thought he had done well, and the thoughts of the people under his rule began to gradually change. Especially in the Northern generation, many people no longer fear new things. While accepting them happily, they also began to explore unknown areas...

However, today, Liu Ce encountered the first problem since he ascended the throne. Because Bai Qi's actions in the northwest Pamir Mountain were sent to the Ministry of War of the Capital through record management. Many officials were frightened after reading the contents of the document book, and scolded Bai Qi for being inhumane and being no different from the butcher. Then they began to plan to impeach Bai Qi together at the court meeting.

After hearing the officials criticized Bai Qi's crimes with righteous words, Liu Ce leaned back slightly and said in a deep voice: "I know what everyone said, Bai Qi did is indeed too much and should be severely punished. So what crime do you think should be charged?"

Kong Yifu immediately stepped out and bowed: "Your Majesty, Bai Qi is disrespectful to etiquette, and massacres other countries and causes blood debts, which makes the countries in the Western Regions have a deep prejudice against our Han Dynasty. Such madmen should be beheaded to rectify the law!"

Liu Ce's mouth raised slightly: "Master Kong means that Bai Qi should be killed? So how dare Bai Qi ask which law did he violate my great man?"

Kong Yifu said: "The laws of the Han Dynasty, soldiers shall not slaughter their compatriots and the people, white... white..."

Speaking of this, Kong Yifu noticed that Bai Qi did not seem to violate the laws of the Han Dynasty, and even the military law did not seem to violate it.

Yes, Bai Qi made the blood flow into a river of Pamirs, but the dead seemed to be all foreign people, and strictly speaking, it did not violate any law.

Kong Yifu gritted his teeth and said righteously: "Although Bai Qi has not violated the law, he violated the saint's education and should be punished. Please ask Your Majesty to remove all military power from Bai Qi and remove him from the position of Northwest Governor..."

Liu Ce chuckled twice and said to Kong Yifu ambiguously: "I have recorded the words of Grand Secretary Kong, and you can go back first..."

"I'm going to leave..." Kong Yifu had no choice but to retreat to his position respectfully.

In fact, Liu Ce really found it funny. Bai Qi started a massacre in the Western Regions, and the countries in the Western Regions have not even made a fuss, and have not sent anyone to Chang'an to complain to him. Instead, these old ministers of the former dynasty took the initiative to stand up for the people of the Western Regions and "uphold justice" for them. I don't know how to evaluate this international humanitarian spirit.

As soon as Kong Yifu retired, Xu Wenjing, Minister of War, got up and came to the hall and said, "Your Majesty, although General Bai's move has caused resentment from heaven and earth, there is a reason for this. If he does not do this, Liangzhou will be in danger.

Please let General Bai continue to take office as the governor in the complex situation in the northwest. Now the relationship between Liangzhou and our Han Dynasty is very delicate. There are already signs of joining the Han Dynasty in Liangzhou.

Never transfer General Bai back to Chang'an at this critical moment, and I hope Your Majesty will carefully consider the interests..."

Liu Ce was very satisfied with Xu Wenjing's attitude. What he said was obviously supporting Bai Qi's ruthless means of the Western Regions, but he did not show it in detail. He quietly marginalized it and showed the interests of all officials.

Liu Ce naturally knew the meaning of this statement, and many officials could react instantly after thinking about it. After all, Liangzhou was imminent. Bai Qi brought the remaining power of the Destruction Kingdom to strongly shock the Northwest at this time, and he really could not leave at this time.

Yes, many people shut up and decided not to talk about how to deal with Bai Qi's affairs, but pedantic people like Kong Yifu do not care about the overall situation at all. For them, land loss is not important. The court and his own face are more important than anything else.

As soon as Xu Wenjing finished speaking, Wang Wenying, the censor who had a private relationship with Kong Yifu, immediately stood up and bowed to Liu Ce and said:

"Your Majesty, Xu Shangshu's words are too bad. If Bai Qi is not severely punished, the army will definitely follow this in the future. At that time, what is the difference between us and the barbarians outside the border? What is the atmosphere of my etiquette?"

Xu Wenjing glanced at Wang Wenying with pity, sighed quietly, and turned to him and said, "Do you dare to ask the imperial edict Wang, is the country important, or what you call etiquette important?"

Wang Wenying replied: "The country and the country are as important as the etiquette of the Central Plains. If our Han Dynasty loses etiquette, it is equivalent to losing the kingly way, and the country will not last long..."

Xu Wenjing narrowed her eyes and said, "According to the view of the King of the Imperial Palace, the affairs of Liangzhou can be slow down, and it doesn't matter whether they even return to the Han Dynasty or not?"

Wang Wenying nodded and said, "That's right, although Liangzhou is the homeland of the Central Plains, it has been ruled by the Hu people for many years. It is no different from the barbarians. It will only cause chaos to the Han Dynasty. It is better to abandon it..."

As soon as these words were said, many officials shook their heads in their hearts. Wang Wenying was probably thinking that he had a waterfall in his mind. The first article of the Dahan Law was to ensure the integrity of the country. What you said now is undoubtedly provoking the Dahan Law.

"This imperial censor Wang's career is probably about to end..."

Many people are filled with sympathy. This great Han emperor can let you speak freely, but the bottom line of national law cannot be reached, especially as an important official of the court, you should not say this.

Xu Wenjing smiled gloomyly and bowed to the new Minister of Justice, Shufa Ji and asked: "Dao to ask the Secretary of Law. As a third-rank court official, Wang Yushi openly advocated the division of territory in the court hall. What should he be guilty of?"

After hearing this, the law and music stood up and came to the hall, bowed and said to Liu Ce, "According to the law, we should remove all fame and honor, and send it to the Ministry of Justice Dali Temple to investigate whether it was a detailed work by the enemy country.

If a crime is added to the first level, the most serious person may be punished with a maximum penalty. If not, he will be expelled from the court and recorded a record. He will not be hired for his whole life..."

Wang Wenying was in a panic and was sweating all over and hurriedly asked Liu Ce: "Your Majesty forgive me. I'm confused and said the wrong thing for a moment. I hope Your Majesty can open my mind..."

"Haha..." Liu Ce looked at Wang Wenying with a sneer, and said to the law: "As an important official of the Han Dynasty, Wang Wenying openly despised the national law and was dismissed from his official position according to the Han laws and was severely interrogated. However, he thought that he had first offense and had no fault in the official review. If he sent it to Dali Temple, he would be exempted..."

"Here..."

Fa Ji bowed his orders and ordered the Jinwu Guard General Wang Wenying to take off his official uniform and hat, and was taken out of Ganquan Palace with a lonely face.

The civil and military officials in the court watched this scene and were extremely nervous. Wang Wenying was dismissed from office because of a word and ended his career. Many people never mentioned anything about Bai Qi.

Liu Ce glanced around everyone and said slowly, "I hope you can take Wang Changqing as a warning, don't have such pedantic ideas. As ministers in the court, you are the example of the entire Han Dynasty!

If you are not motivated and contented with the status quo, then what should the Han people view you? Don’t forget, the people nowadays are full of expectations and hope that you will do something practical..."

"Abide by Your Majesty's teachings~~"

The sound of the officials in the Ganquan Palace's hall echoed slowly and floated faintly outside the palace gate...

Liu Ce shook his sleeves and continued, "But then again, Bai Qi had to carefully convict him of massacre of foreign people. Shangshu Xu, you are in the Ministry of War, what about your opinion?"

Xu Wenjing replied: "Your Majesty, I think this matter should be handled properly. After all, Liangzhou is imminent now, and even if it is necessary to deal with it, we should not choose this moment.

It would be better to ask His Majesty to send it to the northwest to General Bai, and to denounce him for being too excessive, so that General Bai can continue to negotiate with Liangzhou..."

Liu Ce nodded and slapped the table and said, "What Secretary Xu said is very good. I think this is a good deal at the moment. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty's wise~"

Now even a fool can see that Liu Ce is determined to cover up Bai Qi. The so-called "temporary handling" is basically nothing in the following way, so it is left unresolved.

Who dares to say "no" in this situation? It's not more than a quarter of an hour since Wang Wenying was driven out of the government and the country...

Xu Wenjing took a provocation and looked at the officials around her, then calmly returned to her position.

Liu Ce continued: "Today's court meeting, I have a few things to announce to you. First of all, the six ministries established by the Han Dynasty, the Ministry of Rites (Ye Bin), the Ministry of War (Xu Wenjing), the Ministry of Revenue (Qin Mo), and the Ministry of Justice (Legal Affairs).

Next, I will order the candidates of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Personnel. In this Ministry of Works, the Minister of Works, the Minister of Works, has recommended the former worker Yang Sicheng to me. I plan to let him try it to see if he can compete in this position."

During the Zhou Dynasty, Yang Sicheng was just a mere sixth-rank forging workshop. His reputation was not obvious and he had to tinker with things that everyone could not understand. He had almost no communication with all officials, so he had to serve as the Minister of Works. That was a full first-rank official title.

Although everyone was dissatisfied with it, there was no way. Ye Bin was Liu Ce's wife and brother-in-law, and he was a royal relative. Who dared to object to his opinion?

However, the officials at the Ministry of Works subconsciously felt that it was just a poor title. In fact, no one would lose anything if they did it right, and no one was too dissatisfied with it.

Little do they know that this Ministry of Works is precisely the most important department in the new era and also the department that Liu Ce attaches great importance to...
Chapter completed!