No matter what time it is, holidays are always amazingly fast.

In a blink of an eye, the new year has already begun.

Xiao Cheng walked unhurriedly into the Hall of Cultivation of Heart with swaying steps.

At this time, the memorials and government affairs accumulated during the New Year had been sent to the Yangxin Hall and handed over to Xiao Cheng for approval. A group of cabinet ministers had already arrived in the front hall and began to deal with political affairs.

Only the memorials with several approval suggestions from these officials serving in the cabinet will be presented to Xiao Cheng and handed over to Xiao Cheng for the final decision.

Not only serving in front of the emperor, but also learning to handle various government affairs. Because of this, this small cabinet tour, which is only a seventh-grade official, has been regarded as a broad road by the government and the public, and they are eager to think about it.

To squeeze into it.

Just before Xiao Cheng walked into the palace, he heard the sound of a dispute.

"Here are the laws of the imperial court. These fifty-nine people have violated the law and should be executed according to their crimes. How can they be forgiven?"

Xiao Cheng paused and followed the sound.

At this moment, a group of cabinet officials surrounded the two people who were arguing, seemingly trying to persuade them.

A young official with a thin body and a dark complexion raised his head slightly and said stubbornly:

"These fifty-nine people have been verified by the local government, the Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple, and sentenced to beheading. The evidence is conclusive. Why do you want to forgive their sins when they come to the imperial court? In this way, how do you let Dayun Law deal with it?

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The middle-aged official standing opposite the young man, who looked about forty years old, also said angrily:

"Fa Zheng, this is the common practice in the DPRK. It does not mean pardoning these people's sins, but just returning them to retrial. This is to avoid injustice and not let the law harm people because of its harshness. This is good governance!"

At this time, the young official who was arguing was Fa Zheng.

"Returning for a retrial wastes the energy of the local government and adds more variables to the matter. What if someone escapes guilt because of this?"

"Then what if someone dies unjustly because of this? In order to cope with the current examination system of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, local officials can do anything! How can you dare to conclude that there is no wrongful conviction by an enemy?"

"The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple have all verified it. They are all cases with solid evidence. How can you fake it?"

"You don't know the methods of local officials and cunning officials!"

"Then if you remand for retrial, can you bypass those mediocre officials and cunning officials?"

"You, you are using strong words!"

"It's you who are so pedantic!"

"..."

Xiao Chengduo glanced at the two parties arguing, chuckled, and walked straight into the back hall without anyone noticing.

Feng Bao on the side saw this and couldn't help but asked:

"Your Majesty, won't you stop it? We are all officials of the DPRK and China. If there is a gap between them due to a quarrel, I'm afraid it will be bad..."

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he turned to look at Feng Bao, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Then you make a decision for me! Should those fifty-nine people be executed immediately, or should they be remanded for retrial?"

When Feng Bao heard this, he immediately laughed and lowered his head without answering.

Both sides have certain truths about this matter, so there is no final conclusion for the time being.

Xiao Cheng walked into the inner hall and said:

"Should these two dilemmas cause me a headache? How can the ministers come up with a solution for me when they won't argue or argue?"

In fact, the most important reason why Xiao Cheng was so relaxed and unconcerned at this time was because his cabinet already included outstanding figures such as Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, and Di Renjie.

They have outstanding abilities and dare to do anything. They can always come up with suitable ideas for Xiao Cheng, so why bother yourself?

"By the way, what's going on over there at Shenglong Mansion?" Xiao Cheng suddenly remembered and asked.

When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly said:

"Your Majesty, the Anguo court has been cleared of two rounds of rebels. Three days ago, General Anton also led troops to Thang Long and sent people to take over the Anguo Buri camp. There are also opposition forces there. , the layout of the East Factory is also in place!”

At this time, the Li Dynasty, due to Xiao Cheng's many calculations, had completely lost the ability to show its teeth to Yun Guo.

Next, as long as you tame it slowly, you won't be overstretched when you annex it later...

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded with satisfaction and asked again:

"Where's King An?"

"His Royal Highness Prince An is very happy now. He enjoys himself in the palace every day and indulges in refining elixirs in his spare time."

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he frowned and continued to ask:

"Elixir?"

When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly said:

"I looked at Dongchang's report and found that among the medicinal residues there were colorful snow lotus, translucent Ganoderma lucidum, thousand-year-old ginseng king, whale king gelatin, etc. They are all extremely precious medicinal materials..."

Li Hu was addicted to alchemy. From Feng Bao's point of view, he just wanted to find something to rely on.

In fact, it's quite good. It's better than secretly thinking about how to plot rebellion every day. If he continues to be honest like this, even if he is annexed by Dayun in the future, he, Lihu, can keep the ancestral temple and enjoy the title of king.

Think about it carefully, through the ages, how many of the last kings have been able to achieve this honor?

Our Majesty is truly a benevolent and sage!

When Xiao Cheng heard this, his heart moved.

The founder of the Li Dynasty, Li Xing, has been able to maintain his life for six hundred years to this day, not only by relying on the method of integrating the luck of the Li Dynasty into his own body.

According to Li Xing's previous confession, he has been thinking about a certain prescription since that year, and it has achieved some results. After taking it, he can extend his life to a certain extent.

Those kinds of medicinal residues that Feng Bao just mentioned are in this prescription!

Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng frowned slightly.

In other words, Li Hu seems to have something left behind by Li Xing...

"Go ahead and tell Dongchang not to relax for a day! I'm still not too worried about this Li Hu!"

Li Hu's current reputation is already bad both inside and outside the court and among the people, so it is obviously impossible for him to cause much trouble to Xiao Cheng.

But then again, he is also the current King An, so he still has some effect.

Anyway, even if he can't cause trouble, he can still make Xiao Cheng feel disgusted.

When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly responded.

At this time, the quarrels in the outer hall gradually subsided.

I don’t know if there was a result or if I discovered that Xiao Cheng had entered the back hall.

I could only hear someone outside the inner hall door saying loudly:

"I, Zhuge Liang (Di Renjie, Fa Zheng, Yu Xing), would like to see Your Majesty!"

That person in Xing is the person who just argued with Fa Zheng.

This person originally served as a prisoner before the imperial court was reorganized. Because he was familiar with the law and good at writing documents, and on the golden finger panel, his wisdom and political values ​​were also around seventy, so he could He was worthy enough to be used, so he was transferred to the cabinet as an errand.

At this time, the two of them, together with Zhuge Liang and Di Renjie, came to ask for a meeting. Presumably, the result of the discussion was reached.

When Xiao Cheng heard the noise, he smiled at Feng Bao and said:

"Look, I shouldn't have to worry about the headache anymore!"

When Feng Bao heard this, he also pursed his lips and smiled, and echoed:

"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"

After saying this, he signaled to the young eunuch on the side and stepped forward to summon a few people to enter the palace.

The four people quickly walked into the hall, and immediately bowed and saluted, saying:

"My lord, please pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"But there is a result?"

When they heard that His Majesty was talking about "arguing" to produce a result, rather than "fighting" to produce a result, several people knew that Xiao Cheng was not angry because of what had just happened, and the initial anxiety in their hearts immediately calmed down.

Zhuge Liang immediately stepped forward and said:

"I already have the result, so I come here to ask your Majesty to make a decision!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"explain!"

Hearing this, Yu Xing immediately spoke:

"Your Majesty, the local government is located in various places, and the central government cannot supervise it all the time. If there are officials who are corrupt, incompetent, and have unjust, false, and wrongful convictions, I am afraid that the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are far away in the capital, so it is inconvenient to verify them."

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"good!"
To be continued...