Chapter 483 Sunrise in the East and Rain in the West
Dongdu.
Luoyang Palace, Daye Hall.
The emperor moved to Luoyang, renamed Ziwei Palace to Luoyang Palace, and promoted it from a temporary palace to the main palace of the Tang Empire. It became the emperor's east residence and the east capital of the empire.
The former main hall of the imperial palace, Daye Hall, was renamed Zhenguan Hall by Li Shimin.
The palace has been repaired hastily, and it is still very simple. The maids and servants in the palace are basically brought from Chang'an, and the number is greatly reduced.
After all, coming to Luoyang is to escape famine and eat, so everyone can only get closer.
At this time, Wei Zheng, who is Shangshu Youcheng, guarding the secretary, and participating in the government affairs, is reporting to the emperor. In the past, Wei Zheng was an admonishing official, and his job was mainly to persuade and satirize. Emperor, if something is wrong, you have to talk about it.
Li Shimin was annoyed by Wei Zheng, but felt that this guy was a pure troll because he didn't form a party or seek personal gain, so he was very patient with Wei Zheng.
But sometimes the emperor is in a hurry, and he will say that you have the ability to do it, don't just talk about it, Wei Zheng is also very unconvinced, after all, he has been in the court for so many years, and he has never killed a pig and has seen a pig. I am still very familiar with it, and I have some experience with the political gains and losses of the past dynasties.
So Wei Zheng said bluntly, I can do it myself.
The emperor is also annoyed, well, then you try.
Try it, try it, Wei Zheng shows no sign of weakness.
The emperor saw that Wei Zheng was still not convinced, so he adjusted his official position. He was originally a secretary supervisor and an admonishing doctor, but now he changed the admonishing doctor to Shangshu Youcheng.
The chief official of the Shangshu Province was originally a minister, but since Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, this position has been vacant, so the left and right servants became the chief official.
Originally Fang planned to make a decision, but he cooperated seamlessly, but Du Ruhui died young, which caused the emperor to lose a general for a while, and Shang Shusheng became more and more overwhelmed with his affairs.
It happened that Wei Zheng called me to go to me, so the emperor asked him to serve as Shangshu Youcheng, and Dai Zhou as Shangshu Zuocheng.
In the Datang Zhengshitang, it is the collegial office of the prime minister and the highest decision-making body.
The status of Shangshu Province has dropped greatly compared to that of the Sui Dynasty. It only retains the power of the highest administrative agency and no longer has the right to make decisions.
Shangshu Province has six ministries and twenty-four divisions. The Langzhong and Yuanwailang of each division belong to the order of upright officials in the Tang Dynasty, and they are very noble and prominent.
Although Shangshu Zuocheng is only a fourth-rank position, because the left and right servants are the prime ministers of the imperial court, the left and right ministers are equivalent to the deputy officials of the Shangshu Province. They actually preside over the daily work of the Shangshu Province. The right to elect and elect.
Shangshu Zuocheng was in charge of the twelve divisions of the three ministries of officials, households, and rites, while Shangshu Youcheng was in charge of the twelve divisions of the three ministries of military, criminal, and engineering.
The emperor also, according to the tradition since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, entrusted the left and right ministers of Shangshu Province with the heavy responsibility of supervision.
Zuo Cheng’s supervisory power over Shangshu Province is manifested in three aspects: the right to decide on the appointment and dismissal of ministers in Shangshu Province, to supervise the six departments of Shangshu, and to preside over and supervise the work of Shangshu Province.
What's even more amazing is that Emperor Li Shimin also gave Shangshu Zuocheng the right to supervise Shangshu outside the province.
Zuo Cheng can supervise the work and officials of Yushitai, supervise the officials and work of other departments of the central government, and be responsible for the trial and investigation of criminal prisons and other illegal cases by the emperor's order.
In some respects, Li Shimin gave a lot of power to Wei Zheng and Dai Zhou, the two Shangshu left and right ministers, and had considerable supervision power with the Yushi doctor and Yushi Zhongcheng of Yushitai.
In addition to granting the power of supervision inside and outside the province, the emperor also granted the left and right prime ministers the right to check and inspect within the province. Check it out yourself.
It is precisely because of the power of supervision and inspection that Wei Zheng has no time to talk about things. The power granted is great, the responsibility is also great, and the work is naturally busy.
In Shangshu Province, Zuo Pushe is the chief officer and the prime minister, who is in charge of the six ministries. The left and right prime ministers usually preside over the daily affairs of the province, each commanding the three departments and twelve divisions, and also responsible for supervising the province and outside the province, and checking the affairs of the three departments and twelve divisions in charge of the province.
From the past relying on mouth spraying people to pay for food, now he has to go to work in person, Wei Zheng is so busy every day that he has no time to eat, and he has no place to sleep. Fortunately, his part-time secretary is just a leisurely office that manages books. There is nothing wrong with the stall.
Only when you have really become an official who handles affairs can you realize how easy it is to be an official who sprayed people before.
However, Wei Zheng is indeed quite capable. Although he has never done this specific administrative work before, as soon as he takes office, he immediately assumes the power of supervision. Yuan Wai Lang conducted inspections and assessments, firmly arrested a few Lang officials who were slack in their work, and asked the emperor to demote them.
Li Shimin saw that what he said was logical, so he agreed.
Several Lang officials were demoted. This act of killing chickens and monkeys had a significant effect. As a result, Wei Zheng issued several official evaluation regulations, setting tasks for each official.
Now no one dares to slack off, and they are very serious in handling affairs. The situation that the original affairs of various ministries and divisions had a large backlog that could not be handled in time was greatly alleviated.
Wei Zheng also supervised and supervised the long-term backlog of litigation cases that have not been judged in the province. He is not good at law, but he can supervise and handle them according to the actual situation based on fundamental principles, which convinced everyone.
Li Shimin was greatly surprised.
I thought I could take this opportunity to severely frustrate the arrogance of this Wei Tongzi, and when he was not burnt out, he would just let his Shangshu Youcheng.
Who knew it was much better than the previous Youcheng.
Even Fang Xuanling, an old classmate who had never had a good relationship with Wei Zheng, spoke highly of Wei Zheng in front of the emperor. Pai, bold and resolute, has principles in doing things, but can be flexible, acts more vigorously, and can convince the crowd.
He hinted that although Wei Zheng often complained about Qin Lang, after all, Wei Zheng was saved by Qin Lang at the beginning, and he was also seconded to work in the Zhenfu Department, so Wei Zheng acted in the style of Qin Lang, which was learned from Qin Lang .
He even suggested to the emperor that Wei Zheng might have a good relationship with Qin Lang in private, and he had consulted with Qin Lang in private after he went to work in Shangshu Province.
The emperor was not moved by these hints from Fang Xuanling. He felt that Wei Zheng was crazy, but he was also very smart. It was absolutely impossible to form a clique.
So the emperor greatly appreciated Wei Zheng's ability to handle affairs. Originally, he was only asked to try it out, but now he is completely determined to let him preside over the work of Shangshu Youcheng, and he also gave Wei Zheng the post of admonishing doctor that was originally dismissed. up.
The admonishing doctor is not only an admonishing official, but also an important official in the province, who has the right to reject unreasonable imperial edicts.
As a result, Wei Zheng suddenly became a prominent and high-ranking official in the court. He not only held the power of supervision, but also the power to check the ministers and provinces, and the power to refute the ministers.
His participation in government affairs has finally been made clear and right, and he has real power in his hands.
The emperor also looked at Wei Zheng with admiration, and no longer regarded him as just a role model for accepting advice.
In the Hall of Zhenguan.
Wei Zheng was holding the wat board, and was reporting to the emperor against the cheat sheet made on it.
"By the end of February, Chang'an in Xijing stayed behind to report to the imperial court. In February, Chang'an did not starve to death. The entire Guannei Road, Longyou Road, Shuofang Road, Hexi Road, Anbei Road, and dozens of prefectures and counties in the five roads have accumulatively counted two The number of people who starved to death in the month was less than a thousand, but the actual number was seven hundred and thirty-six."
"By the end of February, Chang'an had accumulatively vaccinated 3,753 children with varicella, mainly using the chickenpox method. Less than 100 of them failed to inoculate, but only 13 died. The second vaccination was successful and there were only two deaths."
"As for the Wudao in Guannei outside Chang'an, by the end of February, more than 15,000 vaccinations had been carried out, with a total of 47 deaths, all of which were successful."
"In addition, as of the end of February, in Chang'an and the five roads in Guannei, there are currently more than 1,400 children who died of soybean poisoning in February, but most of the deaths occurred at the beginning of the month. Now Chang'an has not found any more deaths from the disease for half a month. Cases, Guannei Road has no increase in death cases for seven days, and the number of deaths in other roads has also decreased significantly."
Wei Zheng told the emperor a little excitedly, "Chang'an has basically controlled the epidemic, and the Guannei Road will be able to control it immediately. The situation in the other four roads will also be under control. Chang'an reported that it is expected to complete the inspection of the entire Guannei Road before the Dragon Boat Festival in May. It is said that middle-aged men and children under the age of fourteen will be vaccinated against smallpox, and they will basically not be afraid of pox."
"According to the current control, Chang'an and Guannei Road have also controlled the hunger situation, and the hunger situation of the other four roads will be controlled next. At present, the four assistant ministers are assisting the Crown Prince Jianguo to prepare for spring plowing."
"They stated that they would try their best to ensure that spring plowing will proceed this year, and proposed that some young and strong laborers who have left the customs can be properly organized to return to their hometowns to start spring plowing."
Wei Zheng put down the wat board.
"Your Majesty, they created a miracle!"
Wei Zheng, who has always sprayed the sky and the earth and the air, even the emperor, is now completely convinced in front of these data.
Some people say that Qin Lang must have faked it.
But although Wei Zheng used to complain about Qin Lang often, he believed in Qin Lang's character. He believed that these figures were true. Although Qin Lang was young, he would never dare to fake these figures.
In fact, more and more news came from the customs, proving that the epidemic and hunger there have been brought under control.
In contrast, the outside of the pass is still in dire straits.
Even in Luoyang City, the food supply of the hundreds of officials and guards is often insufficient, and they are hungry and full.
Not to mention the epidemic outside the customs, it is completely uncontrollable, because of the famine, the movement and migration of the people, making it difficult to block and isolate the epidemic, countless children are dying of the disease, and the numbers reported by various places are increasing day by day, and the cumulative number is shocking.
"I am going to call Qin Lang to Luoyang and let him take charge of the epidemic prevention command. What do you think?" the emperor asked.
Wei Zheng nodded without hesitation, "Dashan, please send your Majesty to send 800 miles to hurry up and call Qin Lang to Xijing to take charge of the epidemic prevention in Luo, so that the pox virus can be contained as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty, General Zuowei Zhonglang, Duke Su Dingfang of Linqing County, Princess Yong'an, Hebei Dutuan Envoy, Qinghe Marquis Dou Hongxian, Yanzhou Inspector, Yan Guogong Li Jinxing, went to Youzhou to drive 3,000 cattle and 20,000 sheep. It’s just that I’m heading to Luoyang, and I’ve already crossed the Yellow River.”
Li Shimin was extremely happy when he heard this.
With so many cattle and sheep, the situation of the officials, soldiers and civilians in Luoyang can finally be alleviated.
"When the cattle and sheep arrive, ask Su Dingfang to send 1,000 cattle and 5,000 sheep to Chang'an to Chengqian. They eat disaster relief porridge every day, and it's really hard work. They also need to improve their food."
The emperor also specifically requested that among the batch of cattle and sheep, two cows and twenty sheep should be taken out as special rewards to Qin Lang's family.
(end of this chapter)