403, abolish the prime minister

403, abolish the prime minister

At the next morning court session, the Minister of Justice announced the crimes of former Prime Minister Wan Jinnian and his family, and… "Today at dawn, the guilty minister Wan Jinnian committed suicide in prison."

After the Minister of Justice said this last sentence, there was a moment of silence in the court.

Among the officials present, some were not surprised, some were shocked, and some looked calm.

However, some officials were trembling in their hearts at this time. Who could guarantee that Prime Minister Wan’s today would not be their tomorrow?

Especially those officials who had once followed Prime Minister Wan's faction, how many of them were innocent? They vaguely remembered that on this day last year, they were still following Prime Minister Wan's back, opposing the new master who sat on the dragon throne and trying to trip him up.

Who could have imagined that the one sitting on the throne today would be the prince who was once a hostage in Kyoto Prefecture? Now this person has become the new master of all of them.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Zhao Lang took in the expressions of all the officials below him. After enjoying the changing expressions on their faces, he spoke, "Wan Jinnian's corruption and bribery are facts. The evidence is irrefutable and leaves no room for quibbling."

"However, Wan Jinnian has served as an official for decades and has truly done a lot for Dayan and its people. His achievements are undeniable."

"The two offset each other, and the good will make up for the bad."

"Since Wan Jinnian is dead today and the stolen money has been recovered by the court, this case will be handled by the Ministry of Justice. Wan Jinnian's corruption and bribery case does not involve his family or his nine clans."

"This case ends here."

"Since the Prime Minister's power is too great and his influence over the government is too significant, I hereby announce today the abolition of the position of Prime Minister. From now on, all matters of the court, big or small, will be discussed by the six ministers and all officials in the court."

"Long live our emperor, long live our emperor."

When the officials heard that Prime Minister Wan's case didn't implicate anyone else, they knew that the world would no longer pursue Prime Minister Wan's crimes and let other officials off the hook. Otherwise, if the investigation continued from Prime Minister Wan, many of them would be implicated.

Then, people heard that the position of prime minister should be abolished and power should be distributed among the six ministries and all officials in the court. As a result, no one opposed the abolition of the prime minister.

The officials below knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor" to the emperor sitting on the dragon throne to express their submission.

Lu Mingfei wasn't surprised that Prime Minister Wan had chosen to end his life by suicide; they had already predicted his fate. However, he couldn't help but feel a little sad that someone's life had ended like this.

A man who was once more powerful than the emperor died in an uninhabited corner, ending his brilliant and eventful life.

However, compared to those who were killed by Prime Minister Wan, at least Prime Minister Wan enjoyed wealth and glory, and was above everyone else and below everyone else. Those who were killed by Prime Minister Wan were the most wronged.

Therefore, there must be something hateful about a pitiful person, and he would not be as pitiful as Prime Minister Wan.

Looking at the ministers kneeling at his feet, Zhao Lang knew what these people were thinking. What he wanted was for these officials to both fear and respect him as the king.

If he has the leverage over these people, they will work for him obediently.

Their Lord Lu said something right: it is easy to kill a person, but it takes time to cultivate a capable minister.

The previous emperors had already killed several people in their entirety. If he continued to do so, how many officials would be left in the court? Who would dare to be an official in the future?

It would be better if he let these people off the hook and acted like a benevolent ruler, allowing those truly ambitious people outside the court to see his good side and be willing to join the court. When these new people come up in the future, they can slowly replace these old officials in the court.

In this way, it will not affect the situation in the court, nor will it affect the stability of the country. In the end, it can also gain a good reputation for oneself, which is killing three birds with one stone.

His gaze fell on their Lord Lu, and Zhao Lang raised his hand and called out, "My dear ministers, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After the officials below kowtowed to express their gratitude for the emperor's grace, they dared to stand up.

Lu Mingfei stood up from the ground and looked up to see the emperor on the throne looking at him blatantly. Their eyes met, and he gave the man on the throne a look that told him to attend court properly.

Zhao Lang received the gaze from Lord Lu and sat solemnly on the dragon throne as his emperor. However, he found that sitting here was not without its advantages. At least he could look at Lord Lu openly if he wanted to.

The morning court session lasted a long time that day.

***

After the morning court session, the six ministers and several military officers were all retained. After having the breakfast given by the emperor in the palace, they went to the imperial study to discuss matters with the emperor.

The meeting ended at noon and the other officials left the palace.

Lu Mingfei was kept.

It happened to be noon at this time, and he was having lunch with their Emperor in the palace.

A while ago, a large number of palace maids and eunuchs were released from the palace. Now the palace has been completely replaced by their own people, and another group of women and normal men have been replaced to work in the palace.

The imperial court also had clear rules regarding the employment of personnel in the palace.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, the imperial court officially issued a notice, announcing that no eunuchs would be employed in the palace, and that only normal men and women would be employed there. At the same time, it also prohibited anyone in the public from forcing men to be castrated and sending healthy men to the palace to serve as eunuchs.

This request was made by Lu Mingfei and Zhao Lang. He always felt that forcing a normal man to remove his male characteristics just to send the child into the palace as a slave was a cruel thing that went against human nature and physiology.

He also knew that some poor people would deliberately cut off their sons' male characteristics and send them to the palace to serve as eunuchs. Later, they would choose a grandson from their family to adopt as the son sent to the palace, and promise that the adopted son would take care of them in their old age and see them to the end of their lives. In this way, they could control their own sons and plunder all the monthly wages earned by their own sons as eunuchs in the palace.

Some parents and brothers took advantage of their parents' suffering in this way. Behind these eunuchs in the palace were families and relatives who sucked their blood.

Zheng was also aware of this, knowing that these eunuchs and palace maids had nowhere good to go after leaving the palace, and would not be treated well by their families when they returned home.

It just so happened that the imperial court had built a number of new workshops, and there were also some places in the city such as the orphanage that needed people. Lu Mingfei used his power to send these homeless palace maids and eunuchs to these places to work.

At least there is a place to go. These palace maids and eunuchs who have worked hard for half their lives no longer need to go home to face their greedy families who are like jackals. They can have a place where they can rely on themselves and spend their old age.

If these palace maids and eunuchs wanted children, they could go to the orphanage to adopt a child and take it home to raise, so that they would have no shortage of people to take care of them in their old age.

Some time ago, all the concubines in the harem were released. Those who had somewhere to go could leave on their own, and those who had nowhere to go were placed in the royal temples outside the city to practice seclusion, and the court would provide them with retirement care.

Most of these ladies were born into wealth and were well-educated, intelligent women. It just so happened that the imperial court was planning to establish a women's academy, and Lu Mingfei approached a few of them. They were also willing to become female teachers in the academy, so several of them stayed to help with the initial work of the women's academy.

While the two of them were eating, they talked about various things.

When the topic turned to the women's academy and the future arrangements for these women, Lu Mingfei asked Zhao Lang a question, "Have you ever thought about allowing women to serve as officials in the court?"

"If you want, I don't object. However, I'm afraid those old guys in the court won't agree." Zhao Lang never objected to any suggestions made by his Lord Lu.

"That group of people just want to trap women in the backyard, just to make them compete for their favors and give birth to children for them. They are afraid that women will climb over their heads when they become capable." Lu Mingfei also knew that there was a group of officials in the court who were very stubborn. If he wanted to get their consent to establish female officials, it would be difficult to achieve because of the huge arguments.

Zhao Lang agreed with what their Lord Lu said.

"If we bring it up directly, they will definitely object."

"Why don't we think of a way to implement the curve?"

Lu Mingfei thought about it and came up with a method that could be implemented gradually. "We should first establish a girls' school to give girls the opportunity to learn to read and write, and to acquire skills. In the future, even if we don't have to fight for them, they will ask for it themselves.

At that time, we just need to stir up trouble from behind, and you, the emperor, can come forward and say "yes", then our goal will be achieved, right?"

"Just tell me what you need me to do. As long as it's something Lord Lu wants to do, I will definitely find a way to help you achieve it." Zhao Lang didn't think that their Lord Lu was talking nonsense.

No matter whether it is a man or a woman, in his eyes, as long as someone has ability, they can be used by them.

For Zhao Lang, gender has never been a factor that limits a person.

Just like, he likes Lu Mingfei and would never back down even a step just because this person is of the same gender as him.

"Then I would like to thank Your Majesty for your sincere words and for making this promise to me." Lu Mingfei thanked His Majesty the Emperor with tea instead of wine.

"You think you can just send me off with a simple thank you?"

It was obvious that Zhao Lang himself was not someone who could be easily dismissed by their Lord Lu with just a simple "thank you".

"..." Lu Mingfei looked at the palace maids and guards standing not far away. He knew that there were many secret guards hiding in the dark, all staring at them. Facing Zhao Lang's blatant eyes, he glared at him. Author's gossip: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support. Kisses! For more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading.