But this power and glory are exciting enough just by hearing about it.

But it is hard to say whether he should be held responsible for reviewing the wrong memorials. Power is good, but the truth is to have a life to enjoy it.

For a moment, everyone looked at each other, but no one volunteered.

At this time, Wu'an Jun Bai Zhan stepped forward and said, "If no one in the Wujiang Group is willing to take on this important task, I, Bai Zhan, am willing to give it a try."

Li Xiuzhu nodded and said, "Although this is a thankless job, it is a good position for those who want to do something for the people and the army."

"If there is no one left to compete, then Wu An Jun will be one of them."

"The Imperial Censor should send someone as soon as possible. If there is no one on the civil service side, then we will wait for Prime Minister Fu to appoint someone."

Li Xiuzhu thought no one would speak, but at this moment, an old minister stood up.

"Your Majesty, I would like to take up one of the positions."

Li Xiuzhu glanced at the person who spoke and nodded.

"Since Cao Sikong has this idea, there is no reason for us not to support it, so let's count you in."

"I will give you three days."

"That's all I have to say for now. Next, please play your songs."

Li Xiuzhu stepped aside and stood still.

At this moment, the Queen Mother said, "I heard from the Imperial Physician that the Duke has a bad stomach and should not stand for long. Come, please give him a seat."

Li Xiuzhu was stunned, then smiled slightly.

As expected, older people are more caring, while younger people are more likely to agree with others.

Li Xiuzhu felt much more comfortable after sitting down. One of the reasons why he was reluctant to attend court was that he had to stand for too long.

Of course there are many other points, but he will definitely be in the court most of the time in the future, so he can do whatever makes him comfortable.

After Li Xiuzhu sat down, Ruan Wenjun continued, "I've made a note of this. From now on, the Regent will have a seat when he attends court. Don't forget it."

Wang Defa quickly said, "Yes, Madam!"

"Okay, officials, continue."

The officials below were already looking at each other in dissatisfaction, talking as if no one was sick.

But even though everyone was dissatisfied, no one dared to speak up.

Now Li Xiuzhu is the regent and a favorite of the empress dowager and the queen. Didn’t you see that the queen and the empress dowager both spoke up for Li Xiuzhu?

That’s right, they are a family, one is the sister-in-law and the other is the mother.

So even though everyone was dissatisfied, they still pretended not to hear it.

At this time, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War stood up and said, "Empress Dowager, Queen, I have received news from Dasheng Pass that the Quanrong have begun to gather troops outside Dasheng Pass, and it seems that they are going to get their hands on the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun."

All of a sudden, all the civil and military officials in the court looked at the Minister of War, even Li Xiuzhu was no exception.

At this time, Ruan Wenjun and Xiao Rongyu above were a little panicked and looked at Li Xiuzhu at a loss.

As soon as they entered court, there was such a big thing waiting for them to decide, and they couldn't do it.

However, compared to the other two, Li Xiuzhu was very calm.

The Quanrong probably knew that two emperors of the Great Zhou had died in succession and there was no new emperor to take over, so they launched the rebellion.

Li Xiuzhu was sure that the Quanrong were not the first nor the last.

As if sensing the panic of the owners of the two gazes above, Li Xiuzhu turned around and smiled at them.

That calm demeanor immediately made the two of them feel more at ease.

Li Xiuzhu nodded and did not refuse. He said, "The Quanrong sent out troops just to see if we were in chaos or not, or even if the mentality of the ministers in the court was stable."

"So we must keep a steady mindset at this time."

"But we still have to be on guard against the Quanrong. Although the number of soldiers guarding Dasheng Pass is not too small, there are also strong passes to defend."

"But compared to the strength of the Quanrong troops, it's not a sure win."

"General, Dasheng Pass cannot be lost. I'll give you 30,000 soldiers. Do you have the confidence to defend Dasheng Pass?"

There are also 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses at Dasheng Pass, so Luo Shicheng thought about it and nodded.

"If it's just about defending the city, I can ensure that Dasheng Pass is not lost."

Li Xiuzhu nodded and continued, "Apart from Dasheng Pass, the remaining possible threats come from the west, which we cannot afford to lose either."

"We can send some of the guards at Juyong Pass, Shanhai Pass, and Yanmen Pass to Datong Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture, and Pingtao."

"In addition, half of the troops supervising the Grand Canal will be withdrawn to Bashu, 10,000 will be sent to Jianmen Pass, and the rest will be stationed in Chengdu Prefecture."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

After hearing what Li Xiuzhu said, an official immediately stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, if half of the people supervising the Grand Canal are withdrawn, what will happen to the supervisors?"

"If there is no one to supervise those untouchables, the Grand Canal will not be built in three years, let alone half a year. The military supervisors cannot be withdrawn."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuzhu tilted his head and looked at the person who spoke, and asked calmly, "Untouchables?"

At this moment, seeing Li Xiuzhu's expressionless face, everyone knew that he was angry.

Even the person who spoke felt a jolt in his heart.

Realizing that he had said something wrong, he quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake, saying, "I made a mistake."

Do you know you are wrong now? Why didn’t you do that earlier? If you can blurt out the word “untouchable”, it means you must have called them that in your daily life.

Li Xiuzhu said calmly: "If you are wrong, you must be punished. Since you have admitted your mistake, I will give you twenty strokes of the cane."

"Come here, take this... gentleman away and give him twenty strokes of the cane."

Li Xiuzhu seldom attended court, so how could he remember so many officials? He just focused on remembering officials of the third rank and above.

"Your Majesty, I have realized my mistake. Please spare my life."

“Your Majesty…”

Seeing the man being dragged away, all the officials felt threatened.

At this time, Sun Jingyang, who had a good relationship with Li Xiuzhu's family, couldn't help but plead, "Your Majesty, Lord Cheng has already realized his mistake, why not forgive him this time."

Song Lian also spoke up: "Yes, Your Majesty, Lord Cheng is very conscientious, and it's not a big deal if he made a slip of the tongue by chance."

"Besides, he is also concerned about the country. If the prince is determined to do so, who among us will dare to speak out in the future?"

Li Xiuzhu was unmoved when he heard this and said, "First of all, the people digging the Grand Canal now are the people of Da Zhou, not the untouchables you are talking about."

"He can say it so naturally, which shows that he often says it."

"If you don't agree, I can only say how dare you? Hundreds of years ago, your ancestors were also called pariahs by him."

“Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.”

“Secondly, there were problems at the local level with the excavation of the Grand Canal.”

"The assassination of Fu Xiangyu was related to corruption on the Grand Canal and the withholding of money for people's meals."

"Plus, with the death of the previous emperor, the Grand Canal is no longer urgent, so this king has decided to suspend the excavation of the remaining two sections and set up an investigation department at the same time."

(End of this chapter)