Chapter 783 Personnel Transfer
"Your Majesty, there is a letter from Green Forest City via carrier pigeon."
After Silke left as the leader of the exchange group, the job of the SS captain was temporarily taken over by his deputy captain.
Taking the small bamboo tube from the other party, Zhou Xu opened it without thinking too much.
"In Green Forest City?"
Taking security into consideration, letters delivered by carrier pigeons are usually not particularly important, but the content written on it made Zhou Xu look delighted on the spot.
Over at the Wood Elf village, the number of Wood Elves who wanted to join this exchange group exceeded expectations. It was a little too many, so Chief Locke asked if he could send a few more members of the tribe.
For Zhou Xu, the more such things happen, the better! Zhou Xu wanted to ask their entire tribe to come. After all, the more wood elves came to visit the Great Zhou, the greater the impact they would have on the wood elf village when they returned!
But he also knew that this was unrealistic.
The original quota of fifteen people was set mainly because of the limited size of the wood elf village. If too many people went there, it would be troublesome if they could not settle down.
So the two sides simply unified the standards, with fifteen places each. Now that the wood elves want to send more tribesmen over, Zhou Xu is also very happy.
Zhou Xu gave a direct reply and had it delivered by carrier pigeon.
"Your Majesty, Minister Li is here."
Hearing this, his eyes fell on Zhou Xu who was working on another document next to him, and the smile on his face instantly disappeared.
"Send him in."
As Zhou Xu spoke, he took the document in his hand.
Li Bowen, who had been waiting outside the hall, quickly walked into the Qinzheng Hall after receiving the summons.
During this time, his eyes unconsciously glanced at Huo Qubing, who was sitting at the desk below and busy processing documents.
From the time he was summoned to Xianyang by Zhou Xu to the present, the existence of Huo Qubing has long been no secret in the officialdom of the Great Zhou.
The fact that he can directly participate in the review of government affairs is enough to show that the other party's status is extraordinary.
Including himself, the officials in Xianyang had tried to contact him and wanted to host a banquet for him.
But unfortunately, faced with such invitations, the other party always turns the door away.
At the same time, the other party basically entered the palace in a carriage every morning and left in the evening, leaving no one else with the opportunity to contact him.
Li Bowen's gaze just swept over him, but Huo Qubing also noticed it.
However, he didn't have any thoughts. He didn't even raise his head during the whole process. He was always concentrating on dealing with the documents in front of him.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you! Long live Your Majesty!"
Hearing the three cheers of "Long live the emperor", Zhou Xu's eyes fell on Li Bowen. At the same time, he handed the document in his hand to the personal soldier beside him, signaling him to hand the document to Li Bowen.
"This is the latest batch of internal personnel transfers. Go and check it out."
This incident itself did not surprise Li Bowen, as he had done similar things before.
After hearing Zhou Xu's words, Li Bowen took the file and opened it directly, preparing to confirm the personnel who needed to be transferred. If there were any problems, they could be raised in time. This was also the normal operation of their Da Zhou. Over this period of time, he had completely adapted to this working mode and work rhythm.
However, in the next second, when he saw the names written on the document, his eyes widened unconsciously and Li Bowen's heart skipped a beat.
With years of experience in cultivating his Qi, he forced himself to keep a straight face and not let his facial expression change too much. At the same time, his eyes quickly looked at the detailed explanation of the reasons below.
A normal personnel transfer involves adjustments to positions, and it is normal to have promotions, demotions, or lateral transfers.
But this time it was different. At a glance, the number of people demoted had increased significantly, and some were even marked for punishment!
Of course, this was not the point. The point was that each of the names on it was his old acquaintance! They were officials of the old dynasty like him!
Li Bowen, who recognized these names, broke out in a cold sweat, and his first reaction was, "Your Majesty is going to take action against us, the officials of the old dynasty!"
However, Li Bowen had been a prime minister after all, and was an outstanding talent in his own right. After a brief panic, he quickly forced himself to calm down.
As he read the document more and more carefully, Li Bowen's heart gradually calmed down.
"What? Is there a problem?"
Hearing the question, Li Bowen let out a long breath.
"Your Majesty is as perceptive as seeing through fire, and I have no objection."
Zhou Xu smiled after hearing this.
"Do your best. I still have high hopes for you. Please leave now."
"I will not disappoint your majesty. I will take my leave now!"
After leaving the palace and returning to the administrative department, Li Bowen did not even have time to drink a sip of water. He immediately followed the arrangements in the documents and implemented the personnel transfer.
In the next few days, Li Bowen's office and even his residence were bustling with activity.
Just look, less than an hour had passed, and a figure rushed into his office aggressively and closed the door.
"Minister Li, what do you mean?!"
At this moment, the person who was slamming his desk and questioning him angrily was Sun Yi, the current Minister of Labor and one of the six ministers in the old dynasty.
Looking at his colleague who might roll up his sleeves and take action at any time, Li Bowen, who had already prepared himself mentally, calmly drank a sip of tea.
"I wonder what Brother Sun and I are doing?"
Sun Yi's facial muscles twitched violently when he heard Li Bowen clearly change his words from Minister Sun to Brother Sun.
"What's the matter? You made a transfer and dismissed me from my position as minister. What do you want to ask me?"
In fact, it was more than just the removal of the minister. He was no longer even the deputy minister of the Ministry of Labor. He was directly demoted to a minor official with basically no authority.
For Sun Yi, it was no exaggeration to say that this feeling was like being slapped down from the clouds to the eighteenth level of hell, otherwise his mentality would not have exploded so much.
Looking at Sun Yi's unfriendly tone, Li Bowen did not have much emotional ups and downs.
"Why was your position dismissed? Don't you know what's going on? You work without putting in any effort all day long, and you take all the credit for your subordinates' achievements. Do you really think His Majesty doesn't know?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Yi's face changed instantly, and then he lowered his voice and asked with a slightly ferocious expression.
"Has anyone complained to His Majesty?"
When subordinates are assigned to do things, the credit goes to the leader, and when things go wrong, the subordinates take the blame. This is not an uncommon thing anywhere, and it can even be considered the norm because it is so common.
When they first surrendered, they were all in a state of panic, so naturally they were all very conscientious and did not dare to slack off.
But as the days became more stable and people got used to the new life brought by the new emperor, they gradually relaxed and some bad habits were naturally exposed. Sun Yi in front of him was undoubtedly one of them.
(End of this chapter)
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