The arrival of the Emperor Zhao Dun and the Crown Prince Zhao Zhuan took advantage of the situation to govern the country. The Li Yang court did not become turbulent because of this. On the contrary, under the direction of the Crown Prince Zhao Zhuan, as well as the strong support of the Crown Prince Yin Maochun and the other Eternal Hui Spring officials, the court even showed signs of greater vitality than before. Zhao Zhuan showed the same diligence as the current Emperor. He never missed court meetings, sat through the night, and frequently summoned his officials. The Crown Prince did not disappoint and showed the presence of a wise ruler. Imperceptibly, the heavy haze that covered Great Peace City at the end of the first year of Auspicious Talisman faded slightly.
Under Zhao Zhuan's management, a series of dazzling and far-reaching changes in power unfolded in the center of the dynasty. Qi Yanglong, as everyone expected, became the head of the Secretariat, which had always been empty, and became an extremely rare Prime Minister in Li Yang's history. Together with Zhang Julu, the leader of the Secretariat, he was called the "Grand Secretary" by the people of the capital. Wang Xionggui, who had always been a tiring official in the capital and had been promoted to Minister of Revenue, was sent out to become the Guangling Taoist Administrator. At the same time, Zhao Youling, who was also from the Yong Hui era, resigned as the Minister of Personnel and was promoted by half a rank, entering the Secretariat to assist the old Head of the Secretariat Qi Yanglong. Yin Maochun, the Head of the Hanlin Academy, who had always been known as the Crown Prince but was actually only a rank three official, finally took a substantial step forward. Not only was he given the title of Grand Secretary of the Hall of Harmony, ranked second out of the six Grand Secretaries of Li Yang, he also took over as Minister of Personnel. With the Beijing investigation and local reviews as a foundation, the Li Yang court was not surprised by this move. Bai Guo, the Minister of Rites, filled the vacancy left by Wang Xionggui's departure, moving from the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of Revenue. Although their ranks were the same, one was the Minister of Rites of the Yamen, and the other was the Ministry of Revenue that was in charge of land taxes. Everyone could see that Bai Guo had also stepped onto a new level and did not fall too far behind Zhao Youling and Yin Maochun. As for the Right Chancellor of the Imperial College, Jin Lanting, who had a public conflict with Yao Baifeng, he became the luckiest person in the Liyang Dynasty in the past five years. After the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites was promoted to Minister, Jin Lanting, who had been on the cusp of Great Peace City for the past few years, once again gave everyone a huge surprise. He was promoted to Secondary Grade Two Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites. The Left Chancellor, Yao Baifeng, who was supposed to be in charge of the Ministry of Rites, became the unexpected person. The Commander at the front, Lu Shengxiang, who did not know how to use troops and caused problems in the rebellion, was promoted instead of being demoted. Although he resigned from his position as the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, he was promoted instead. Although he resigned from his position as the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, he received the title of Primary Grade Two General. The Dragon General, Xu Gong, who was seen as having the potential to lead troops down south, was not only unable to replace Lu Shengxiang, who was widely acknowledged to be mediocre, but this pillar of the Xu family was instead "hidden" as the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War. After taking the position, it was rumored that he was going to be "chased out" of Great Peace City to patrol the northern border.
It was hard to imagine that such a grand storm had nothing to do with that purple-bearded, blue-eyed man from beginning to end.
Last year, during the inspection, Zhao Youling and Yin Maochun submitted to the Emperor matters regarding the promotion and reprimand of the 1800 officials in the capital. This year was the external inspection, which was also the year of the local evaluation. After Yin Maochun returned to the capital a while ago, he quickly ran into the Emperor on his border patrol. Thus, under an imperial edict from Liaoxi to the capital, the details of the local evaluation were sent to the Crown Prince. Zhao Zhuan was given full authority over this matter. After the morning court session, the Crown Prince had Song Tanglu, head of the Ceremony Directorate, pass on a message to all of the Grand Secretaries of the Palace, the big shots of the two provinces under the Hall of Secretaries, the Assistant Ministers of the Six Ministries, and a number of Dukes and Marquises surnamed Zhao to participate in this impromptu afternoon court session, which could be considered a common occurrence in Liyang imperial court. In the meeting room, the three officials of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel's Merit Auditing Department, the Ministry of Appointment Examination Department, and the newly appointed Merit Auditing Department were responsible for reporting the specific situation. The Crown Prince and the 20 or so most powerful Dukes and Marquises in the Liyang Dynasty passed around the files one after another. There were also several eunuchs, including the Ceremony Directorate, who were present to listen. These eunuchs, who wore bright red python robes, were mainly responsible for adding charcoal and changing the refreshments.
Grand Secretary Zhang Julu was invited, but did not attend.
In the warm room, there were not many new faces, but many of the old faces had changed into brand new official robes and court robes. It was not the New Year, but there was already a new atmosphere. The former Minister of Personnel, Zhao Youling, was already one of the few first-rank officials. Today, he sat beside the Head of the Hall of Secretaries, Qi Yanglong. Intentionally or unintentionally, he glanced at Yin Maochun, who was also of Zhang Lu origin. When he lowered his head and leisurely drank his tea, the corners of his mouth quietly curved up. A certain someone had been called the Prime Minister for more than ten years. Today, he was only the Minister of Personnel of the External Court, nothing more than eating the leftovers from his own leftovers. The dust had more or less settled, but didn't he still not lose the title of "Prime Minister"? When would he be able to take on the role of "Prime Minister" in reality? In the Spring of Eternal Hui, it was publicly acknowledged that Bai Guo was the most talented, but Yin Maochun was the most suitable. However, I, Zhao Youling, am now a step ahead of him. The so-called Grand Secretary of the Palace of Harmony that Yin Maochun has is nothing more than the Emperor's alms to compensate you for not being able to become the Head of the Palace of Secretaries.
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