The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 889: Rewards
Chapter 889 Reward
Prime Minister Lu smiled and nodded: “Your Majesty, I am relieved if you say so!”
“There is one more thing… It is Liang State. Liang State has been destroyed by Your Majesty. All the territory of Liang State belongs to our Jin State. However, the national system of Liang State is different from that of our Jin State. The princes all have fiefs and are independent. If you want to implement Your Majesty’s new policies, it will provoke a mutiny if you are not careful.” Prime Minister Lu turned his head and glanced at his eldest son Lu Jinxian. “Therefore… This old minister dares to recommend my eldest son to Your Majesty. Your Majesty can send him to Daliang… to preside over the matter of recommending the new law!”
Lu Jinxian straightened up and saluted towards Bai Qingyan: “If your majesty is willing to entrust this matter to me, I will do my best to get it done!”
“Lord Lu Jinxian is in his prime, and he will be a key official of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future. I originally wanted to preside over the implementation of the new law in Jin this time under the assistance of Prime Minister Lu, and let Prime Minister Lu give it some thought and teach Dong Changyuan and Li Mingrui. The Liang area that I just took into my arms… will be handed over to Chen Zhaolu and Lu Yuanqing. This can also be used to train these talents for my Great Zhou…” Bai Qingyan stroked the armrest of the hidden desk with his fingers.
Whether it was Chen Zhaolu or Lu Yuanqing, Bai Qingyan had known them when he was in the capital. These two were both extremely smart people, especially Lu Yuanqing… He looked cold, but he had some tricks! As for Chen Zhaolu… He looked gentle and polite, but he was a bit hot-blooded. They were both passionate young men, so they would definitely be more ruthless and tough in implementing new policies than Lu Jinxian, who had been in the officialdom for many years.
Prime Minister Lu did not expect Bai Qingyan to think so highly of Lu Yuanqing, and hurriedly said, “Yuanqing is young after all, and the implementation of the new policy in Daliang should be based on stability and appeasement first.”
“Prime Minister Lu is wrong. The implementation of the new policy… will benefit the people!” Lu Jin suddenly spoke to Prime Minister Lu. “In the Jin Dynasty and the destroyed Liang State, although the nobles and royal relatives still have some power, Your Majesty wants the support of the people! The nobles and royal relatives have suffered for a long time. If you can implement the new policy with thunderous means this time and suppress the nobles and royal relatives, Your Majesty will surely be more popular among the people.”
Lu Jin looked at Bai Qingyan again: “Just like Yan State, when it recovered Southern Yan, it fought under the banner of restoring Queen Ji’s new policies, but the result was… Yan State hardly fought at all, and wherever the army went, the people lined the streets to welcome it! And Wei State… After Wei State was destroyed, the Ninth Prince of Great Yan dealt with those Wei State nobles with thunderous means, and the people all applauded!”
“But the Ninth Prince of Yan also has a reputation for cruelty.” Lu Jinxian, who was holding a teacup, continued.
“Although the Ninth Prince of Yan is known for his cruelty, the people of Wei highly respect the new policies. This means that the capable ministers sent by Your Majesty to implement the new policies should be prepared to be criticized.” Lu Jin put down his teacup and bowed to Lu Jin. “If what Lu Jin said offended me, please forgive me, Prime Minister Lu.”
“Hey… discussing state affairs, how can it be considered offensive! Lord Lu is far-sighted, with a broader vision than this old minister, and he focuses on the people. It is a good thing that he can offer advice to Your Majesty!” Prime Minister Lu did not mind at all, but admired Lu Jin very much. He looked at Bai Qingyan and said, “Your Majesty, what Lord Lu said makes sense. Your Majesty’s new policy is based on the people. This old minister is short-sighted… He only sees the power of the aristocratic royal family, and has never taken the people into consideration! If this is the case… This old minister thinks that the implementation of the old land and new policy of the Jin Dynasty can also be handed over to young people! It is indeed time for young people to come on stage. This time, give them a chance to show their talents. If they really encounter difficulties, this old minister will definitely help them behind the scenes.”
Lu Xiang had been an official in the Jin Dynasty for decades, and his ideas were inevitably old-fashioned and conservative, but his good point was that he was able to listen to other people’s opinions and was not the kind of person who would never admit his mistakes.
“In that case, we should send Chen Zhaolu and Lu Yuanqing to Hancheng to preside over the implementation of the new policy! As for the old territory of the Jin Dynasty, from Hongque Mountain in the south to Tonggu Mountain in the north…” Bai Qingyan tapped the table lightly with his fingers, “How about we follow what Prime Minister Lu said and try to let Li Mingrui and Dong Changyuan take charge?”
“Chang Yuan is certainly an option!” Dong Qingping frowned, “But using Li Mingrui… wouldn’t that be too risky? Moreover, as Lord Lu Jin said, a capable official who promotes the new policy might be criticized. Li Mingrui… is as good at scheming as his father. I’m afraid he will try to please right away and won’t try his best, which will only lead to mistakes.”
“Li Mingrui is a man of skill and intelligence, but he doesn’t use them in the right way. His father, Li Mao, has become a traitor, and Li Mingrui is trying to save the lives of the entire Li family by himself. He even wants the entire Li family to follow him to heaven. It is his only chance to quickly implement the new policy and ensure its smooth implementation, and Li Mingrui will definitely seize it.”
“Your Majesty’s ability to identify and employ people is beyond the reach of this old minister!” Prime Minister Lu bowed to Bai Qingyan with sincere admiration.
Dong Qingping looked towards Prime Minister Lu, secretly complaining that he still couldn’t change his behavior of flattering the emperor.
“There are also some things that I haven’t had time to discuss with Your Majesty in the past few days of handling government affairs. Your Majesty’s successful ascension to the throne this time… The military generals who supported Your Majesty have made great contributions. And the generals from all over the country who heard that Your Majesty had rebelled against the Jin Dynasty and followed him, should they be rewarded? If they are rewarded… there is also the Liang Kingdom that was just pacified. The third prince of Liang has surrendered. Your Majesty, do you plan to give him a fiefdom to let him spend his old age in peace, or bring him to the capital… it would be better to keep him under your nose?”
Bai Qingyan turned around and motioned Bai Jinse to bring the bamboo slips she had already written on. Bai Jinse understood and stood up to get the bamboo slips.
“Prime Minister Lu!” Bai Jinse respectfully handed the bamboo slips to Prime Minister Lu.
Lu Xiang thanked him and unfolded the bamboo slips. Inside was a letter written by Bai Qingyan, commending the meritorious officials…
“You four adults can take a look first. If there is anything inappropriate, we can discuss it again.”
Prime Minister Lu nodded, and together with Dong Qingping, Lu Jin and Lu Jinxian, looked at Bai Qingyan’s appointment on the bamboo slips.
Bai Qingyan continued in a slow voice, “As for the appointment of vacant positions… I think Lord Lu Jinxian, as the Minister of Personnel, should know more about this than I do, so I would like to hand over the Ministry of Personnel to Lord Lu Jinxian, and Lord Lu will still have to worry about filling the vacancies.”
Neither Prime Minister Lu nor Lu Jinxian had expected that Bai Qingyan would dare to hand over the Ministry of Personnel to Lu Jinxian and honor the Lu family in this way, so they kowtowed in thanks.
“The third prince of Daliang will stay in his homeland and be granted the title of King of Hancheng, but he will have no fiefdom, no army, no taxation, and the private property of the King of Hancheng does not need to be confiscated…”
In this way, the title of King of Hancheng would be left to the third prince of Daliang, allowing him to become a wealthy man in Hancheng.
Bai Qingyan poured tea for Lv Jinxian and Lv Jin, then looked at Dong Qingping and asked, “Why did your uncle come here with Lord Lv Jin?”
There are more and more people that the older girl can discuss things with!