Cui Cen is dead.
After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, no, it can't be called the Prime Minister's Mansion now. It should be said that after returning to Cui Mansion, he hanged himself with a three-foot white silk.
The Cui family watched helplessly as their cries of grief shook the heavens, but no one tried to stop them because there was no point in stopping them.
After the news came out, not many people in the capital were surprised. Only some old people lamented that the rise and fall of the dynasty were so sudden.
For young people, it's more about excitement.
Although this kind of thing has nothing to do with most people, the feeling of experiencing a big event still makes many people feel very excited.
In contrast, Zhao Xin in the palace only paused for a moment after hearing the news, then waved his hand and said, "Leave it to the officials to handle."
Compared to Cui Cen's death, Zhao Xin now has too many things to worry about, and he no longer has much interest in caring about the life and death of such a political opponent who no longer has much significance.
The fall of Cui's party was naturally followed by a massive purge, which was inevitable. Although Zhao Xin tried his best to suppress it, thousands of people were still captured.
Thousands of people sounds horrifying. If this happened during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang in the Chinese world, the entire court would be empty.
It is said that during the most streamlined period of Zhenguan, Li Shimin's central court had only 600 people. Of course, this only counted the formal officials, and the clerks, staff, and servants were definitely not included.
But even so, it is still far behind the Qin Dynasty.
In fact, not to mention the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, any country in China with a better administrative structure could not withstand it, and Zhu Yuanzhang is an example.
But after thousands of people in the Qin Dynasty were captured, only some institutions in the Qin Dynasty had some staff shortages, and redundant officials and staff actually became a benefit.
Zhao Xin found it ironic when he thought about it.
But no matter what, the vacancies in many key departments still need to be filled, mainly in the Prime Minister's Office. From the Chief Secretary, the Chief Justice, to the officials of various departments, and then down to the officials with a rank of 100 stones, almost all of them are implicated.
Even if there are still people who have not been implicated, they are trembling with fear and are no longer useful.
It has become so difficult to hand over government affairs now.
"Your Majesty, the reform of the government is imminent."
In the north study, except for Yu Huatian, Li Cunxiao and Qiao Sanniang, almost all of Zhao Xin's direct subordinates including Lin Yuchen were present.
Lin Yuchen has now been appointed by Zhao Xin as the deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Given his current image, it is almost impossible for him to serve as an official in the outer court.
But considering that he is the son of the former prime minister and also the brother of Concubine Ming Lin Yuyan, an arrangement is definitely needed.
By the way, when Lin Yuyan accompanied Zhao Cui to Yong'an Palace the day before, Zhao Xin's decree of enthronement was also conveyed to Yong'an Palace, conferring the title of Ming Fei on Lin Yuyan and at the same time conferring the title of first-rank imperial consort on her mother Nangong.
Logically speaking, as the mother of a concubine, she is not qualified to be conferred the title of First Rank Lady, but considering that she is also the wife of the former Prime Minister Lin Hongyue, there is naturally nothing inappropriate about this First Rank Lady.
At the same time, Zhao Xin also issued an edict to formally rehabilitate Lin Hongyue, posthumously confer the title of Duke of Anguo on him, and ordered the Minister of Rites to draft a posthumous title.
All of the above is not only a kind of honor and favor, but also a compensation from the Zhao royal family to the Lin family.
Seeing their parents' names cleared, Lin Yuyan and his sister were naturally moved to tears.
That night, Zhao Xin formally summoned Lin Yuyan to Xingqing Palace.
So now Lin Yuchen can be regarded as the emperor's uncle and relative by marriage. Zhao Xin looked at his stats.
Zhao Xin was not surprised to find that his loyalty had reached 85 and his ambition was 66 points.
After all, although the truth of Cui Cen’s statement has not yet been fully ascertained, it now seems that it has little to do with the late emperor and the Zhao royal family.
At most, they are unable to protect ministers who are loyal to the state, but this is not what the Zhao royal family wants.
In addition, during this period, Zhao Xin first helped his brother and sister recognize each other, and then asked someone to find his mother and reunite them.
Although Zhao Xin has his own purpose, if Lin Yuchen is not grateful at all, then this person would be really useless.
Now that Cui Cen is dead, the Lin family's revenge has been achieved, his sister has become an imperial concubine, his mother has been rewarded, and his father's reputation has been cleared.
85 points of loyalty is not a small amount, but it is not a lot either. However, compared with his ambition, such a high loyalty value is naturally sufficient.
So Zhao Xin planned to give him the position of commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Although he is still serving as deputy commander temporarily, Zhao Xin did not assign a commander to the Jinyiwei, and temporarily let Yu Huatian take over.
This can also be regarded as a process of learning and testing for him.
If he is competent, his promotion to a regular commander will be a natural outcome. If he is not competent, it will be natural to assign another regular commander to him.
As for him, when the time comes, he can be put to other uses or given a noble and leisurely job, which will not be considered an injustice to him.
Lin Yuchen naturally knew this very well.
So at this moment, Lin Yuchen was really holding back his energy, and he was sitting there with the joystick stretched straight.
When everyone saw this, they shook their heads and laughed secretly, but no one said anything. It is better to be motivated than to have no motivation at all.
Of course, as a latecomer, a deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, although the emperor allowed him to participate in this small meeting that was considered the core of the emperor, he also knew that he did not have much say and did not have much ability to speak.
So he just kept his mouth tightly shut and listened attentively to these major events that he had never been exposed to in his previous life.
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