Chapter 11 A Murder
Yan Xuanyu waited patiently for the flash of light to pass, and the dazzling white light gradually faded away.
A translucent card with a white border slowly rises from the screen.
Yan Xuanyu didn't have time to be surprised that the system screen had such a high-tech floating special effect, because he saw a big "r" written on the translucent card.
Anyone who has played the card drawing game knows that this is the worst level in the card drawing game...
After seeing clearly what was written on the card, Yan Xuanyu felt even more speechless.
But the system was so kind as to read it out for him——
[Congratulations to the host for drawing R-Card: Dragon x Tiger Fierce. Description: After using this card, your physical fitness will be increased by 150% (limited to 30 seconds)]
I don’t know if Yan Xuanyu was hallucinating, but he actually heard a mockery in the system’s flat electronic sound!
Yan Xuanyu was initially a bit puzzled. Why did the Tyrant System also include a card drawing system? Wasn't this method of collecting host energy a bit too forced?
Now he understood. It turned out that the cards he drew were all to help him be a better tyrant!
Yan Xuanyu felt that he would never use this [Dragon x Tiger Fierce] card in this lifetime.
Wait, Yan Xuanyu narrowed his eyes and read the function description of this card again. Physical fitness...
Could it be that it's not just about matters in bed, but that his entire body can burst out with strength several times higher than before?
Thinking of this, Yan Xuanyu felt much more comfortable.
He asked the system, and the answer he got was exactly what he expected.
It can be said that all the efforts in the tasks over the past few days were not in vain. Although this card is of low level, it is not completely useless. Maybe it can be used if you encounter danger.
[R-level card [Dragon x Tiger Fierce] is stored in the system backpack, and the host can use the skill at any time]
The place where it originally said that 50 points were required to draw a card was quietly changed to 100 points.
"Your Majesty, the chief steward of Wenyuan Pavilion requests to see you." Li Zhongxian said outside the hall.
Yan Xuanyu closed the system interface and said, "Let them in."
Behind the chief steward of Wenyuan Pavilion were several eunuchs holding memorials respectfully in their hands.
These are the memorials submitted after being selected by cabinet officials.
As soon as he saw the memorial, Yan Xuanyu remembered the memorial he had read last time. There were not only perfunctory memorials like Lin Fushang's memorial of greeting, but also a long and eloquent memorial of about tens of thousands of words written by an official in the capital. This person talked about all the dynasties, quoted from classics throughout the article, and the language was obscure and difficult to understand. Yan Xuanyu thought that this person wanted to tell him something through the examples he listed, so he paid some attention to reading this obscure classical Chinese text. As a result, after reading the whole article, he found that this person did not say what he wanted to do until the end.
This really drains Yan Xuanyu's energy. I wonder if there are any more like this in the pile of memorials this time?
Yan Xuanyu randomly picked out a few books, without looking at them in detail, but just glanced at them roughly. He found that these newly appointed ministers in the cabinet could at least serve as helpers in handling government affairs, and were not as incompetent as he had originally imagined.
He wanted to bring the memorial from Chengtian Palace, which was stamped with the jade seal that Yan Xuanyu gave to several people in the cabinet.
Li Zhongxian flicked his whisk, signaling the eunuchs in Wenyuan Pavilion that they didn't need to bow and could leave.
The contents of these memorials could help Yan Xuanyu understand matters concerning various parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the capital. Yan Xuanyu sat on the soft couch in Chengtian Palace and read them carefully.
The Zhou Dynasty emphasized civil officials over military officials, and the presence of military officers in the court was very low. Usually, the Golden Throne Hall was also the home turf of a group of civil officials.
However, the history books Yan Xuanyu had read told him that emphasizing civil officials over military power didn't end well. From what Yan Xuanyu had learned recently, the good news was that the Great Zhou Dynasty didn't have a policy of "soldiers not knowing their generals, and generals not knowing their soldiers." The bad news was that the court's disdain for military officers, and even the soldiers themselves, led to a lack of food and clothing. Maintaining an army was a significant expense. For example, during the reign of the previous emperor, the frequent reduction of food and fodder supplies for the soldiers defending the border cities showed just how difficult their lives were.
Food and clothing are already a problem, not to mention their fighting capacity.
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One of the future enemies of the Great Zhou Dynasty was the Turks, a nomadic people in the north who grew up on horseback and had very strong combat capabilities.
Yan Xuanyu had to show his importance to military officers so that their status in the court could be improved. Yan Xuanyu also planned to reopen the military examination, which would be held in the same year as the imperial examination, but at a different time.
But the issue of military power...how to solve it?
Yan Xuanyu was about to continue thinking about it, but when he opened the next memorial, he was suddenly alert. It turned out to be a murder case.
The case was very simple. A son of an official named Wang Jun was riding his horse in Changle Street outside the capital. Unexpectedly, the horse got frightened and trampled a vegetable vendor to death.
This matter should have been handled by the Jingzhao Yin, but the case involved an imperial official. The Jingzhao Yin was hesitant to make a conclusion and even drove away the mother and son who reported the matter to the authorities. The matter was reported by a minor official in the capital, who also impeached Lu Pengju and officials from his wife's family in the memorial.
The more Yan Xuanyu looked, the tighter his brows furrowed.
He remembered that Lu Pengju was also in the cabinet, and he served as the Minister of Justice in the court.
Such oppression of the people actually happened under the feet of the emperor, and they didn't even bother to pretend!
However, the cabinet he had just formed still wanted to use this memorial to ask his opinion on this matter. Yan Xuanyu's impression of the cabinet, which had just improved slightly, was gone again.
He closed his eyes.
Yes, the current atmosphere in the Great Zhou Dynasty... Even if the late emperor came to deal with this matter, it would be nothing more than a light punishment for Wang Jun. This matter involves the reputation of the court officials, and the mother and son who reported the matter to the authorities will disappear silently.
Yan Xuanyu picked up his pen and was about to tell the Jingzhao Yin to arrest Wang Jun immediately, handle the matter according to the order without any mistakes, and compensate the mother and son.
If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like a commoner, let alone him...
Yan Xuanyu was stunned and suddenly remembered an incident in the original owner's memory. When the original owner was the dandy Fourth Prince, he had ridden his horse in the street several times. Although no one was killed, people and horses would fall wherever he went. This matter was known to everyone in the capital.
How should he handle this matter? Yan Xuanyu's pen was still hanging in the air.
Wang Jun’s murder case must of course be handled according to the order. But could Yan Xuanyu just forget about the past and not mention it anymore?
After all, he used to be the fourth prince, and now he has become the emperor of the Great Zhou.
Yan Xuanyu lowered his eyes and thought for a while. He always felt that although this matter was small, it was a trap set for him by someone.
He just misunderstood. The cabinet is full of important officials of the court... There shouldn't be any fools among those who were able to survive the late emperor's later years.
What is the purpose of using this incident as a raft to test his attitude?
Yan Xuanyu sighed and suddenly felt that being an emperor was not that easy.
However, through the former owner and the current Wang Jun, Yan Xuanyu discovered the irrationality of the capital's street layout. Everything needs a trigger. He thought it was better to guide than to block. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to widen the streets and replan the buildings.
In addition, Yan Xuanyu also planned to set up a shop and slowly guide it to become one of the landmark buildings in the capital, so that vendors in the capital would have a fixed location, which would be convenient for buying and selling and could also shelter from wind and rain.
Another reason is that Jingcheng, as the capital of the Great Zhou, should become the "model city of culture and health" of the Great Zhou - Yan Xuanyu does not want to create a "model city" in a formal sense, but in a real and practical sense.
He first created a model, and then the surrounding areas learned from it.
The capital city has no shortage of royal aristocrats. The mansions near the imperial palace and East Street where many officials live are places where dignitaries come and go.
The Great Zhou allowed common people to enter the capital to buy and sell goods, so the area outside the capital and the outermost part of the capital became a chaotic place with many alleys, which was in stark contrast to the center of the capital.
This was ancient times, and there was no modern idea that it was better to be close to the center of the capital. On the contrary, ordinary people in the capital all hid far away, and the prosperity of the capital had nothing to do with them. Many of them were civilians who had no land to farm to make a living. In this environment where human lives were regarded as worthless, once these people offended the nobles, they had plenty of ways to torture them and make them disappear without a trace.
Yan Xuanyu simply drew a plan map of the capital, and before he knew it, the sky outside had darkened.
After finishing the rough layout of the capital, half of his body was numb from sitting for too long.
"Li Zhongxian." Yan Xuanyu shouted.
Li Zhongxian, who was waiting outside, hurried in and helped Yan Xuanyu to his feet. He said with a distressed look on his face, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that your health has been severely depleted over the years. You must not overwork yourself!"
Yan Xuanyu also realized that he couldn't be impatient. He had to wait until his body got a little better before doing those things. Those things had to be done, it was just a matter of time.
He walked to the window and watched the last remaining bright color difference in the sky outside being covered up.
It always gets dark very early here, and the sky is clear and unpolluted by later generations, which makes people feel very comfortable.
Yan Xuanyu sighed softly.
The original owner's past deeds as a playboy should also be explained. A prince who breaks the law should be punished the same as a commoner. If he can't do it himself, how can he make others obey his decree?
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