More than a hundred courtiers from the former Zhou Dynasty came to Chang'an City. Ten days later, dozens of courtiers from the Jin Kingdom also arrived in Chang'an City, headed by Wang Zhongliang. Lu Qi prepared the positions. In order to avoid any suspicion, Lu Qi let The prime ministers from the Jin Kingdom were in charge of southern affairs. The former Zhou prime minister was in charge of northern affairs, but they were only in charge. They had to discuss the affairs together before they could be effectively handed over to the six ministries for execution. There were thirteen prime ministers in the political hall. Zhao Pu became the right prime minister, and Wang Zhongliang was the left prime minister, one in charge of the north and the other in charge of the south. The Privy Council envoy is Cao Bin, the deputy Privy Envoy is Wu Hai, and Pan Mei was sent to the south by Lu Qi to attack South Vietnam and Dali. Half of South Vietnam had been captured, but because of Zhao Kuangyin, the Jin State's attack on South Vietnam After being temporarily stagnant for a long time, Lu Qi asked Pan Mei to lead his army to Bashu, and attack south from Bashu. To the south of Bashu is Dali (Yunnan), and to the west of Dali is the Kingdom of Wu (Vietnam). Pan Mei led his army there, and was able to Forming two fists with Xu Ming's military strength. What makes Lu Qi most happy is that Uncle Gui has also come to Chang'an City. Uncle Gui is the Minister of Weiwei Temple. Lu Dongsheng, who is in Taiyuan, has also been summoned to Chang'an City and serves as Minister of Zongzheng Temple. Sinong Temple in the previous week Qing Pan You also came to Chang'an City, and Lu Qi accepted him regardless of previous suspicions. Pan You was once the minister of Sinong Temple in the Tang Dynasty, and he once violently impeached Lu Qi's official bail deed in Changzhou. Lu Qi also accepted the ministers of Honglu Temple and Taipu Temple from the previous week. Wei Hao was also transferred by Lu Qi to serve as minister of Dali Temple. Meng Shi was also transferred to Chang'an City to serve as Taifu Temple. Qing, Qing of Taichang Temple and Qing of Guanglu Temple need to be assigned to serve in the harem, and the Zhongfu envoy will be the general manager of the inner court. The duties of Jiushi Qing are Taifu (Hubu Department - Money), Si Nong (Hubu Department - Food), Zongzheng (Li Department - Royal Family), Taichang (Li Department - Sacrifice), Guanglu (Li Department - Food), Honglu (Ministry of Rites - Food), Ministry of Rites - Diplomacy), Weiwei (Ministry of War - Arms Reserve), Taipu (Ministry of War - Ma Zheng), Dali (Ministry of Punishment - Justice). The existence of Jiusi Yamen had the function of decentralizing power among the six departments. However, Lu Qi established the inner court to form an independent family world, which gave the envoys of Jiuqing the power to take charge of the military and political affairs of the local princes. It also allowed the inner court to directly participate in the selection of imperial examination talents. Its purpose is to form 'disciples of the emperor' and allow outstanding talents to become royal students and forces. For example, the martial arts examination formulated by Lu Qi can identify military talents at the bottom of the army. Although only a thousand people are admitted, hundreds of thousands of military talents will participate in the initial selection. As long as the talents meet the prescribed military standards, they will be recorded in the inner court records, and the inner court will give priority to recruit them as the royal guards according to the needs. That is the real role of the military examination. If only the Ministry of War and the Privy Council presided over the military examinations, then most of the military examinations would be based on connections. It would be difficult for civilians and sons of ordinary military officers to enter the military examinations due to layers of obstacles and exclusion. With the seven temple ministers, there was a basis for handling the affairs of the inner court. Lu Qi asked the seven ministers to try to handle the affairs of the inner court. The main purpose was to operate the imperial examination first, so that the inner court could intervene in the affairs of each prince's palace. The royal palaces in the south have already been under the jurisdiction of the inner court. For the royal palaces in the north, Lu Qi designated Luoyang Mansion, Shiguo Mansion, Guoguo Mansion, Tianjin Mansion (Chengdu), Xingyuan Mansion (Hanzhong), Jiangling Mansion, Nanyang Mansion, Shoushan Mansion ( Shouzhou), Yangzhou Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, Penglai Prefecture (Dengzhou), Hejian Prefecture, Youzhou Prefecture, Yunzhong Prefecture (Yunzhou), Huining Prefecture (Huizhou), Dunhuang Prefecture, Yiwu Prefecture. These places established as royal palaces were under the direct jurisdiction of the central inner court and became the source and expenditure of royal expenses. Royal rewards, construction, and various expenditures were all taken from the royal palaces and separated from the financial resources of the treasury, forming a The rule of a state within a state. Nowadays, the chiefs of these designated royal palaces were renamed from governors to prime ministers, and were directly responsible to Chang'an City. Now that there were seven ministers, Lu Qi transferred the affairs of the royal palaces to the inner court, but the appointment and dismissal of officials and military strength The power of transfer was not given, it was to respond to normal work reports and request documents, and to sort out various information reported by the palace. With the political affairs hall, the Privy Council and the inner court taking over daily military and political affairs, Lu Qi was able to get rid of the entanglement of tedious affairs. He took time to inspect the defense of Chang'an City, visited the people's livelihood, went to Fengxiang Garrison for inspection, and finally went to Han Dynasty Zhongxing Yuanfu meets Xiaofu. In December, it snowed again. This was the fourth snowy day this year. Facing the howling wind and snow, Lu Qi felt warm and happy in her heart. The auspicious snow heralded a good year. Farming in the west should have a good harvest next year. This year In order to provide disaster relief in Henan and Hebei, and to regulate the Yellow River, too much food was consumed, as well as to support the war and return to the north, and a lot of sheep in Hexi. Only the soldiers and civilians in the northern territory could be fed. , Only then can we gain true homecoming. Before Lu Qi came to Xingyuan Mansion in Hanzhong, he had already been notified that the prime minister and garrison generals guarding Xingyuan Mansion were waiting for him. Lu Qi patiently met with him for a while, but the guard general understood the Lord's thoughts and secretly informed the Lord that he was tired. , the prime minister and the generals took the initiative to say goodbye. Lu Qi returned to his 'family house'. As soon as he entered the front hall, he saw Siyu Sizhu. The two sisters were obviously waiting for him. They hugged Lu Qi's arms happily, and then helped Lu Qifu. After removing the snow from his body, he took off his cloak and leather robe, put Lu Qi into a comfortable robe, and tidied Lu Qi's hair. Lu Qi accepted the care with a smile, enjoying a sense of warmth. Finally, they went to the back house. Lu Qi entered the outer room of Xiaofu's house and immediately felt warmth hitting his face. However, he also saw Xiao Xianglan. Before leaving, Lu Qi hugged Xianglan into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her hair, but only hugged her. After a while, Xianglan left on her own initiative, and Yu took him by the hand and went into the back room. Entering the back room, Lu Qi saw Xiao Fu standing in front of the couch, her right hand stroking her bulging belly, her left arm supported by Yu Lan (Qing Fu), a delicate and cheerful smile, and her beautiful eyes gazing at Lu Qi. Lu Qi hurriedly walked over, stretched out his hand to help Xiaofu, and said gently: "Why are you not on the couch?" "You can't lie down for a long time." Xiaofu whispered, and Lu Qi helped him sit on the edge of the couch. Si Zhu, who followed in, moved a stool over and asked Lu Qi and Xiao Fu to sit across from each other. Lu Qi said gently: "Xianglan, you go outside for a while, and Xiao Fu and I will discuss state affairs." After they went out together, Xiaofu said with a smile: "If there is any state matter, I have to kick them out." "It's not good for them to listen to what I said." Lu Qi replied with a smile. "Just say it." Xiao Fu whispered. Lu Qi talked about asking Xu Xuan to recognize his daughter, and finally said: "Xiaofu, I didn't discuss it with you beforehand. I'm sorry." Xiaofu smiled and shook his head, saying: "My wife knows what Qilang did. Well, if King Yong becomes the father of the country, he will bring endless troubles and misfortunes to his wife in the future. If King Yong is too ambitious and wants to build up momentum for rebellion, in the end his wife will have no choice but to abdicate in favor of a worthy person. The mother of the country is a role model for the world, and Qilang wants to protect her as well. No." Lu Qi smiled and nodded, then talked about the affairs of the inner court, and finally said: "Xiao Fu, in the future, you Xiaodie, Yun'er and Qin'er will be responsible for the management of the palace. At present, I do not allow the ministers of the inner court to appoint or remove the palace. "Officials in the harem." Xiaofu said worriedly: "Qilang, there will be many troubles in the harem. I wanted you to abolish the inner court." I followed the example of Li Guozhu, who sent civilians to supervise or lead the army, which caused the army to be greatly weakened in combat. It was not like the Zhou emperor to use checks and balances to contain the military ministers. My approach is to establish a family and world power, and in the future, the supervisors of various princes and places will , it must be gradually replaced by eunuchs or female officials to manage it, and no foreign dynasties are allowed to interfere, and the inner court is not allowed to interfere with the affairs of foreign dynasties." Lu Qiping explained. Xiao Fu thought for a moment and said: "What Qi Lang means is to extend the power of the palace to all parts of the world, and use eunuchs and female officials to form a local force directly under the royal family, but it also restricts the eunuchs from holding the most important power in the country. On the other hand, it also It limits the influence of important ministers from other dynasties on the power of the country. "Lu Qi nodded and said: "Emperor Zhou is my clear example. Emperor Zhou and his military ministers shared hardships and established the country of Zhou, but later they became alienated. They are suspicious of each other, so I have to establish a family fist as soon as possible. Only when the strong and the ministers are weak can we live in peace. Otherwise, in five or six years, the military ministers will become powerful and deep-rooted. The emperor is aloof, but also far away. With military strength, and the country is so large, it is easy for the local emperor to form a local power. I have scattered the royal palaces across the country, and I can intimidate one party with the imperial power." Xiao Fu said lightly. Lu Qi looked at Xiao Fu and said with a smile. My approach may not be correct, but my purpose is to avoid going the same way as Lord Li and Emperor Zhou."