Chapter 294 Undercurrent (III)

In the following days, Li Ming was truly trapped in the busy government affairs. It was not easy to rebuild the fragmented and crippled government situation. Although Li Ming had absolute power, he brought too few subordinates after all. Gao Wei followed Zhang Meng and the others to join Li Ming and only brought dozens of relevant officials. It was far from enough to rebuild a huge government agency with these officials. What's more, many old people in the court once again made things difficult for Li Ming to make him more work. Now he only hopes that his leadership team will move from Biquan Island as soon as possible and replace all the original officials.

Li Ming thought so and did this in his actions, but the original officials were not willing to go on like this. Li Ming was different when he was regent. At that time, none of these officials were threatened to be removed. As long as they could obey Li Ming's orders and orders, they could continue in their original positions. Therefore, they did not have much resistance to Li Ming at that time, but now it is different. As soon as Li Ming was in power, he immediately withdrew his subordinates, Zhongpiao Astronomy. This net was rebuilt by Li Song after he cruelly killed a large number of original officials. It was more complicated than before. Li Ming's move immediately turned the government into chaos. The phenomenon of inconsistency of the government that Li Song experienced back then appeared again on Li Ming.

However, Li Ming was not Li Song back then. He had encountered this situation before. He knew that he could never compromise at this time. The confrontation between those officials would at most lead to poor government orders. This situation was only temporary. Once his leadership team came, all problems could be solved immediately. What's more, not all officials were resisting him. A group of loyal old ministers such as Shen Tong were fully supporting Li Ming. Shen Tong's Ministry of Works was not paralyzed, which made Li Ming much easier.

This busy situation lasted for more than ten days. With the efforts of Li Ming, Gao Wei and others, it was a little stable. At least, the Nanguo City and the twelve Acropolis could ensure the operation of the political system, and the most basic financial, military and other matters of the Tang Dynasty could basically operate normally. Now we are waiting for officials from other departments to take over.

During this rectification, Li Ming also promoted many local personnel from Nanguo City. Nie Qing was one of them.

As the leader of the Medical God Sect in Nanguo City, Nie Feng's performance this time made Li Ming look at him with admiration. If it weren't for his timely and strict organization, Nanguo City would have suffered much greater losses, and Princess Changle would not be so easily driven away. It can be said that on the surface, the heroes who occupied Nanguo City this time were Lin Shuang and Lin Fang, but in fact, the real hero was Nie Qing, not his strict organization. If the members of the Medical God Sect incite millions of people in the city, Princess Changle might still be controlling Nanguo City. Therefore, the day after Li Ming took office, he personally met Nie Feng and appointed him as the prefect of Nanguo City. At present, he has a very high reputation among the people of Nanguo City, so it would be best to let him manage Nanguo City.

As for the others who performed well in this Nanguo City incident, they were also valued by Li Ming. After all, it is rare for millions of people in Nanguo City to work together to expel Princess Changle, and the ability of the organizers of the Medical God Cult cannot be ignored.

On this day, Li Ming had just finished his morning court.

The Secretariat headed by B-I had long compiled the minister's memorials and telegrams from various places and handed them to Li Ming's desk.

The complicated trivial matters have long troubled Li Ming. He realized this when he was the Regent. However, since he chose this path, he must do his best to realize his own dream.

"What is there a particularly important thing?" With his own government team, many trivial things are not necessary to pass through Li Ming. Anyone who sends a message to Li Ming directly is often military operations and intelligence matters. In addition, things that the government team cannot decide and some major proposals will be reported to him in time in the morning court.

"Zhuo Junhao called, Qianye City had all captured in the early morning of this year, and all 20,000 enemy troops in the inner city were annihilated, without a single survivor. At present, Zhuo Junhao is rectifying the order of Qianye City, and on the other hand, he is sending troops to recapture the rest of Zhongzhou. According to his plan, he will occupy the entire territory of Zhongzhou within three days. Then, he is preparing to launch the Youzhou Battle, hoping that the emperor will transfer all the mountain soldiers he had trained to him." Yi Yi briefly told Zhuo Junhao's telegram, and then picked it out and handed it to Li Ming.

After reading the telegram, Li Ming nodded slightly and said, "Send a report to the commander's headquarters and ask them to handle it as appropriate. Now there are only four states left in the area controlled by Li Jiao. These four are all areas with empty troops and few people. Only Youzhou is a little more troublesome. Just try your best to support Zhuo Junhao. After Zhou occupied it, Li Jiao had no way to turn over again. Is there any latest situation in Linzhou?"

"No, Li Jiao's army disappeared after entering Linzhou. You also know that there are dense forests everywhere. He can't find any trace of it after he can drill into any primeval forest. At present, the intelligence personnel in Linzhou are working hard to investigate any suspicious situation. He has so many soldiers who cannot eat or drink, and there is not much food in the forest. They will definitely come out to rob military rations and supplies, and by then, they will be able to capture their traces."

Li Ming smiled and said, "After dispatching two million migrant workers, the simple road from Zezhou Wharf to Linzhou is about to be completed. By then, Li Jiao's troops in Linzhou should not be tempted to run away. Send a report to Ren Yong and ask him to open the passage to Linzhou as soon as possible. The troops enter Linzhou. On the one hand, they search for Li Jiao, and on the other hand, they eliminate those cities that are still in the middle."

As soon as B made a record, he was about to go out, but suddenly remembered something and stopped at the door. He turned to Li Ming and said, "Malin sent a telegram from the island about the matter of the swallow. Since she was caught in Mingyang City, she has been detained in the Ministry of Security. Now the Ministry of Security is moving, so Malin asked what to do with her."

Li Ming was stunned for a moment, then remembered that after Mingyangcheng captured this female assassin, Li Ming originally wanted to execute her, but she actually recognized the golden sword in Li Ming's hand. This made Li Ming hesitate. The golden god of war indirectly saved his life. If Yan Zi was really a descendant of the Golden God of War, he could not attack Yan Zi for his sake, so he temporarily ordered Yan Zi to be imprisoned. However, since he returned to the island, he had been plagued by trivial matters and actually forgot her. If Marin did not mention this matter, Li Ming would really not be able to remember it.

After thinking for a while, Li Mingyi waved his hand in a relaxed manner and ordered: "Tell Ma Lin to let her go. Her martial arts are from Zhuang Ya. Don't untie it for her. Order Zhuang Ya to follow her and find her place to stay."

Yi Yi agreed and turned around and went out. Li Ming stood up and said that the telegram in his hand was thrown on the table, stretched out his tired body, and walked out of the study.

The sun above my head is already westward, the cold wind in early winter keeps dancing with the fallen leaves on the trees, and there is a bleak scene in the back garden of the palace.

When B mentioned Swallow, Li Ming remembered that there were so many things on the island that had not been dealt with. During this period, he was only busy consolidating the political situation and handling the government. He completely forgot about the ongoing industrial and scientific and technological work on Biquan Island. The two hundred trucks of supplies he brought from modern society may not have been digested yet. Even so, it was enough for Chen Hao and the others to be busy. Before he left the island, the industrial area of ​​Biquan Island and the industrial special zone at the foot of Tieshan Mountain were still working hard to build construction.

In fact, in terms of Li Ming's personality, he would rather study technology with Chen Hao and others than stay in the palace all day to suffer such torture. In this place, he did not have the boundless blessings that others envy, nor did he travel and parade in the empty lanes. It can be said that he did not enjoy all the benefits he could get as an emperor. Instead, he worked hard all day long, making him miserable. If it weren't for so many things he had to deal with, he would have left this stall and traveled around the world.

Now, if he wants to relocate all his leadership team to the Imperial City, it will inevitably have a negative impact on the under-construction Biquan Island. The people on the island will definitely have a lot of dissatisfaction. In the past, Biquan Island was their economic and political center. In a blink of an eye, the location of this center has been lost. Such a contrast is unacceptable to ordinary people on the island.

In short, the relocation of the leadership organs this time has many disadvantages. However, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he could not transfer the imperial city to Biquan Island. For Li Ming, giving the people on the island a more preferential policy can be considered as compensation for them.

Li Ming, who was dizzy by the trivial matters, simply walked quickly to the Huxin Pavilion next to him, sat down in the pavilion, and told Xiaohuangmen to bring a small tea stove and teapot to wake up his chaotic mood in the Huxin Pavilion where the cold wind blew.

"Your heart is very confused, which is very bad for your body." The old chef suddenly appeared in front of him and looked at him with concern and said.

Li Ming smiled bitterly, asked him to sit down beside him, and poured him a cup of tea himself. Since Yang Ping was imprisoned, the old cook has become the only master around him who can trust. He has been busy with the government for the past half month and has never seen him at all. However, Li Ming knew that the old cook must be secretly protecting him in the corner where he was not paying attention. To be honest, Li Ming was a little flattered by this.

"Everyone wants to be an emperor, and everyone envies the emperor's life. In fact, the most miserable person in the world is the emperor. In just half a month, I have to lose weight. I know that you want me to start practicing martial arts, but I really can't let go." As he said this, Li Ming began to feel sad.

"I don't know or understand your affairs. I am just a kitchen choreographer. At most, I have a higher martial arts skills. However, I heard that you have been away from the island many times before, and it took more than a year. So, what happened on your island during that time that made you feel uneasy and dissatisfied with? I don't understand the great truth, but I know that if you do everything yourself, you can't do anything big. A person's energy is limited, and it is impossible to do everything in the world. When you were on the island before, you only had a few more days in total.

Ten subordinates, don’t they do it very well? Although you are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the real place you can control now is actually your original fiefdom. At most, there is only one more Nanguo City. Why does one more imperial city make you so busy all of a sudden? Don’t you still have so many things? I don’t know if what I said is right. Actually, I really don’t want to think about these things. It’s too brain-consuming. But seeing that you are so tired, I have to come up with some reason to convince you. If it is not right, just listen to it as a joke."

The old chef's voice was very soft, but every word hit Li Ming's chest, making him feel breathless. Yes, he said it very well. In fact, the area he controlled is still so large, and the Tang Dynasty was not really in his hands. All the prefectures still need him to dispatch troops to force the recovery. So, why is he so tired now? Why must he equip the entire country with a complete set of institutions in a short period of time? Why must he consider things that need to be considered after unifying the country? For a moment, Li Ming was stunned there with a teacup.

After a long time, Li Ming suddenly put the teacup in his hand on the coffee table, laughed at the old chef, and said while laughing: "You are right, you are the real master. I suddenly realized after saying this. Yes, I am too unwilling to let go, and I am simply self-inflicted. I understand that from today, I will relax. People come and inform the imperial kitchen to serve the food, and the old chef and I will have a few drinks here. In addition, I inform Yi Yi and others that the relevant trivial matters will be handed over to the relevant departments directly. Don't bother me if it is not important."

Looking at Xiao Fugui who was leaving, the old chef showed a rare smile on his face and said, "I just want you to take some time to practice martial arts. Don't waste the entire government of the government, so the owner of the manor will have to settle the score with me if he knows it."

Li Ming laughed and said, "You are too worried. This country belongs to me. Can I let go of my own leisure? But what you said makes sense. If I care about everything, what do so many people do with my subordinates? And I need to ask about every big thing, which will greatly restrict the ability of my subordinates. In some aspects, they are better than me. They will not doubt people and doubt people. This is my previous opinion, but I seem to have forgotten it recently. Maybe after the change of identity, I want to do everything perfectly, so I made this mistake. I won't know how to drink for me in the future. I will have two drinks later. I don't even have time to drink during this period."

In a short while, Xiao Fugui led the small yellow door of the imperial kitchen to bring a large table of wine and food. In the howling cold wind, Li Ming and the old chef sat in the pavilion in the middle of the lake to drink and chat.

However, Yi Yi rushed over again.

Looking at Yi Yi approaching, Li Ming drank all the wine in his glass in one gulp and said with a smile: "Didn't you let Xiao Fugui notify you? If it's not very important, don't disturb me. Did Xiao Fugui notify you?"

As soon as Yi walked to Li Ming, he said with a bitter face: "I know this, the key is that you must report this matter to you."

"Oh? It's important to say that? Let's say it, what's the matter." Li Ming believed in Yi Yi's judgment, and when he heard him say that, his face became solemn.

"Yang Ping sent a letter from the water prison saying that he wanted to see you."

"Yang Ping?" Li Ming, who had been busy for more than half a month, had forgotten Yang Ping. Now that he mentioned B, he remembered that the old Huangmen was still in the water prison.

"What's the matter, did he say?"

"He refused to say that the brothers who were monitoring the water prison reported that Yang Ping made this request when delivering lunch at noon. Because you took care of it in advance, they reported to me in time."

"Did he take out any information from the old monk? Yang Ping is very capable, but he has not found his place recently. Eunuchs interfering in the government affairs is the most taboo thing. Why didn't he think of this? Bring him over and see if he can make meritorious contributions."

Yi Yi agreed and soon took Yang Ping to Li Ming. When he saw Li Ming, Yang Ping showed a look of shame on his face. He knelt in front of Li Ming with a thud. His forehead was knocking on the ground, and he cried bitterly: "Yang Ping's death sentence, he shouldn't have doubted the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor. Now the truth is revealed. Yang Ping does not expect the Emperor's forgiveness, but just wants to report the situation he got to the Emperor first, and then go to die."

Looking at the blood on the wooden boards on the ground, Li Ming signaled, and B went over and helped him up.

"Tell me, you took out something from the old monk's mouth." Li Ming asked faintly at Yang Ping who was standing unsteadily.

Yang Ping trembled his lips, suppressed his excitement, and said, "After following the emperor's instructions, Yang Ping began to talk to the old monk after entering the prison, but at first he was very wary of the old slave, and even fought with the old slave several times. Both of us lost our martial arts skills and could not make any tricks in the water prison. Later, when we were tired of fighting, he said that the old slave was an undercover agent of the emperor's sect. In order to eliminate his vigilance, the old slave competed with him on his lips. Within three moves, he became disgusted. The old slave took the opportunity to tell him his true identity and told him about his death. He heard that the old slave was in prison because of Princess Changle's affairs, so he actually smiled bitterly and was completely wary of the old slave at that time."

"We two stayed in the water prison together for half a month, and had a feeling of sharing weal and woe, and became talkative. At this time, the old slave proposed the idea of ​​making meritorious service on his crime and persuaded him from many aspects. Only then did he explain the whole thing."
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