Chapter 504 Extra: The First Noble Family of Dayu (Part 4)
Very well, after Emperor Xiao Wu's complaint, Shen Qingjun gained another identity.
He is now not only the youngest Duke of Dingguo in Dayu, but also the youngest Prime Minister in Dayu.
The emperor's cousin said he wouldn't feel comfortable giving the position of prime minister to anyone else.
Since my grandfather is currently recuperating at home, let Shen Qingjun temporarily assume the position of Prime Minister!
Shen Qingjun wanted to refuse, but Emperor Xiao Wu had already swiftly stamped the imperial edict with his seal.
"Cousin, you won't refuse me, will you?" Emperor Xiaowu's eyes were full of sincerity after he stamped the seal.
Shen Qingjun...
Well, the imperial seal has already been affixed, so there's no changing the fact.
Shen Qingjun is very realistic; he won't waste his time on things he can't change...
Seeing Shen Qingjun thank the emperor and leave, Emperor Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
Grandpa's method is still the most effective.
“Your cousin is upright and proper, and he does everything step by step. If you don’t come up with a solution, he will never agree to it.”
"Fine, I'll just have to swallow my pride and pretend to be sick."
Emperor Xiao Wu thought of his maternal grandfather, who was pretending to be sick at home, and immediately whispered instructions to Hu Zhouquan beside him.
"Go to Prime Minister Shangguan's residence and deliver some of Grandpa's favorite snacks and side dishes."
Grandpa is getting old, and his teeth seem to be in bad shape, so please make sure they are soft.
Then please pass on a message to my maternal grandfather, saying that my cousin has agreed.
Hu Zhouquan hurried off to deliver a message to Prime Minister Shangguan.
After Emperor Xiaowu appointed Shen Qingjun as acting prime minister, the court officials discussed it for a while.
Although everyone felt a little envious, they also felt that this was bound to happen sooner or later.
The Emperor treated the Shen family well; who in the entire Da Yu region didn't know that?
After Lord Shen entered the court, everyone knew that he would inevitably become the head of the civil service...
However, this is probably the only one from the Shen family who can enter the imperial court!
That Lady Shen has great ambitions; she certainly won't allow any other children to enter the court.
A tall tree catches the wind; even the closest relationships can be corrupted in the face of power...
However, as everyone knows, regardless of what happens in the future, at least for now, the Shen family is the most prestigious noble family in the Great Yu region...
All they had to do was make a good impression on this future prime minister.
Therefore, everyone cooperated fully with Shen Qingjun's temporary appointment as prime minister.
Shen Qingjun, meanwhile, also began his relatively easy path to becoming prime minister...
At first, he remained the same as before, resolutely refusing to speak up about things that were unrelated to him.
If he doesn't speak, the argument gets a bit heated.
Then Shen Qingjun became a professional mediator in the imperial court.
No matter who is arguing with whom, Shen Qingjun always has one solution.
Don't you all have your own problems?
Okay, if you were given the task of solving the other party's problem, how would you solve it?
I must say, this method, though old-fashioned, is indeed effective.
Soon, everyone stopped arguing in the court.
Because they knew that no matter how fierce the argument got, the one on the dragon throne would eventually ask, "What does Prime Minister Chen think?"
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After this happened several times, everyone knew what to do.
No matter what the problem is, don't argue. Lay out your problems and discuss what to do.
Instead of, as before, no matter what problem arose, the first thought was to shift the blame.
It's not my problem, it's clearly his lack of cooperation...
Gradually, the court assemblies in Dayu were no longer noisy and chaotic.
Instead, when a problem arises, the person who identifies and raises the problem quickly offers a solution.
"I have already discussed this with the other officials."
This matter should be...
The specific method has been reported to Prime Minister Shen, who has given his approval.
We humbly request Your Majesty to make a swift decision.
This would make things much easier not only for Shen Qingjun, but also for Emperor Xiao Wu.
Actually... he didn't want the ministers arguing back and forth during court meetings.
But if we don't argue... people will never know where the problem lies.
As time went by, Shen Qingjun noticed that everyone seemed to have suddenly opened up.
The imperial court in Da Yu seems to be more united now.
"If Your Majesty intends to wage war in the southwest, the most pressing issue will be the transportation of provisions, weapons, and gunpowder."
General Zhou, our Ministry of Revenue and Ministry of Works have discussed this matter, and we understand that the soldiers have had a difficult time.
The mountain roads were difficult to traverse, and the soldiers were already exhausted from their long march.
"How about we, as the two divisions, try to deliver the provisions, other weapons, and gunpowder to the main force within three days of their arrival?"
"Thank you very much, Minister Li."
You're right, the mountain roads are difficult to travel, and it's too hard to transport all that stuff within three days.
I will have the soldiers carry five days' worth of rations with them.
The provisions and weapons only need to be delivered within five days.
"Five days is too long. It's not easy for the soldiers to be out there, eating and sleeping in the open."
Okay then! It will take a maximum of four days, but we'll try to deliver the items within three days.
It certainly won't delay the military affairs of the Southwest Army.
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Emperor Xiao Wu was pleased to hear this.
If these military affairs had existed in the past, the civil officials and military generals would have been at each other's throats.
The civil officials believed that the military generals were too demanding and impractical...
The military officers believed that the civil officials were deliberately delaying, simply because they didn't want to send the grain over early.
The two sides won't give up until they've had a huge fight.
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"Your Majesty, my mother once said that governing a large country is like cooking a small fish."
Be patient and tolerant.
If we are less selfish and think more about others, everyone can work together towards the same goal and do more for Chongqing.
Then there won't be any difficult issues in the court!
"Cousin, you're right, and Aunt is right too!"
In that case, how about letting Cousin Ming and Cousin Rui also enter the court?
They said that whether it was my princes or the emperor, they would help me.
The imperial edict has been drafted and is just waiting to be stamped.
"My cousin said, which department would be best for my two younger cousins?" Emperor Xiao Wu asked with a smile.
Shen Qingjun...
Isn't it enough for Shen Jia to work so hard all by himself...?
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