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Just as Xuanyuan Yi and the others returned to Luo Capital, urgent news came from Jizhou: the Crown Prince of Yan State's king was killed by the Crown Prince, and King Yan, Xuanyuan Di threatened to lead fifty thousand troops to seek justice for his son.
Upon hearing this news in Luo Capital, Emperor Wu was furious. He immediately summoned Xuanyuan Yi to inquire about the situation. Xuanyuan Yi slowly said, "Actually, that day was like this. brother Xu invited me to play chess, but because I won a game against brother Xu, he became so angry that he suffered a sudden heart attack and fainted. When I went to check on him, I found that brother Xu had already passed away."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wu said in a deep voice, "Continue, what happened next?"
"However, two days later, Uncle Wang suddenly came to treat brother Xu at Mu Lao Ye's house. Then he took the opportunity to detain Mu Lao Ye and Mu Yue, on the grounds of causing brother Xu's death. But I found out the truth and saved both of them."
After hearing Xuanyuan Yi's words, Emperor Wu fell into contemplation. After a while, Emperor Wu said in a deep voice, "It seems that Xu'er's death was just a trigger, and the fourth brother has been planning to rebel for a long time. In that case, you may leave for now."
"Yes, then I will take my leave." Xuanyuan Yi said and slowly left.
The next day, in the Golden Luang Palace, Emperor Wu slowly said, "My dear ministers, I believe you are all aware of the rebellion of the Yan State's king. I wonder what your opinions are." With these words, Emperor Wu wanted to take the opportunity to see who the Yan State's king had planted as spies in the court.
As soon as these words were spoken, the court fell silent. After a long pause, someone spoke slowly and respectfully, saying, "I am willing to go to Jizhou to suppress the rebellion."
Emperor Wu fixed his gaze on the speaker, who turned out to be a small deputy general from the Qian Kingdom named Jiang Fei. Seeing this, other military officials stepped forward to volunteer for the mission.
Emperor Wu gestured for Jiang Fei to come forward and asked in a serious tone, "Who is this general? What is his current military rank?"
Jiang Fei bowed and replied, "I am called Jiang Fei, just a humble junior general."
Seeing Jiang Fei's actions, Emperor Wu was very pleased and exclaimed, "Good! I now appoint you as the Captain of the Campaign against Rebels, leading five thousand cavalry as the vanguard to seize the initiative for our army."
Then, he turned to the military officers and said, "Even a humble junior general can be so brave, what fear is there for Yan State's king? Do any of you generals have anything to show?"
As soon as these words were spoken, a sturdy figure emerged from the ranks of the generals below. Everyone looked over and saw that it was General Shentu Yang, the General of Pingnan.
Shentu Yang immediately offered to lead the campaign against the rebels. Emperor Wu was overjoyed and appointed Shentu Yang as the Commander-in-Chief to defeat the rebels, giving him full authority.
Shentu Yang cupped his hands and declared loudly, "I humbly accept the command! I swear not to return to the court until the rebels are defeated."
Emperor Wu heard this and was very pleased, laughing heartily, he said, "Good, this is the good son of Daqian. Then I will wait here for the good news from you generals. When you return victorious, I will personally host a banquet for you. Alright, do you ministers have any other matters? If not, you may leave the court."
Just as the court officials finished shouting "Long live the Emperor" Emperor Wu suddenly turned around and said, "Oh, Yi'er brought a great talent from Jizhou a few days ago, named Tuoba Xiang. I took a look and felt he was quite good. Are there any vacancies in the six ministries?" Emperor Wu finished speaking and looked towards the six ministry secretaries.
The six ministry secretaries looked at each other and quietly discussed for a while. Then the secretary of the Ministry of Personnel stepped forward from the crowd and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, currently the Ministry of Personnel is in need of an doctor. I wonder if this talented individual is suitable for the position?"
Emperor Wu chuckled and said, "This is simple. I will summon him, and Minister Yang can test him, right?"
Ministry of Personnel MinisterYang Yu bowed and said, "Then I will see the great talent Your Majesty mentioned."
Emperor Wu immediately summoned Tuoba Xiang to the court. Tuoba Xiang walked up to the Golden Luang Hall. Although it was his first time there, due to the royal-style upbringing in his family since childhood, Tuoba Xiang was not lacking in confidence. He calmly bowed to Emperor Wu and said, "I am Tuoba Xiang, the county magistrate of Moshan County. I pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor, long live, long live."
Emperor Wu Although it was the first time he had seen Tuoba Xiang, he felt a bit more favorable towards this young man upon seeing the temperament displayed by Tuoba Xiang.
He looked sternly at Tuoba Xiang and said, "I've heard from Yi'er that you are a great talent. I will test you. If you pass, I will promote you to the Ministry of Personnel as an doctor. How about that?" Then he looked at Yang Yu and said, "Minister Yang, please proceed."
Yang Yu nodded at Emperor Wu and then turned to Tuoba Xiang, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "As far as I know, the officialdom in Jizhou is now thoroughly corrupt. This is my negligence. If you were the Magistrate of Tuoba County in my position, how would you handle this matter?"
Tuoba Xiang pondered for a moment and said slowly, "This is simple. First, establish a Supervisory department in Jizhou. Then announce that anonymous reporting is allowed, and mutual reporting is also permitted. If the situation is true, handle it strictly."
After hearing Tuoba Xiang's words, Yang Yu smiled contemptuously and said lightly, "What if those corrupt officials collude and then choose to collectively retire? What will you do then?"
Tuoba Xiang just smiled calmly and said, "This is simple, we can wait until after this year's spring exams before implementing it, right?"
Upon hearing the words "Spring Examinations," Yang Yu suddenly realized: "Of course, why didn't I think of that? If the officials in Jizhou are all corrupt, then we should just eliminate them all. As for the lacking officials, we can promote excellent officials from other states. And the remaining vacancies can be filled by the top candidates from the Spring Examinations."
After listening to Tuoba Xiang's words, Emperor Wu was quite pleased. He was pleased not only because the Great Gan's officialdom had gained a new and outstanding force, but also because his own son had a discerning eye and could see this rising star.
Emperor Wu was overjoyed and looked at Yang Yu, asking, "Minister Yang, what do you think of this young man? Does he meet your approval?"
Yang Yu responded with a cupped hand salute, saying, "Your Majesty has a discerning eye to recognize such a great talent. This young man's abilities can be said to far surpass mine. Given time, he will surely be able to take over my position."
Tuoba Xiang returned the salute to Yang Yu and modestly replied, "Lord Yang, you are too kind. My abilities can't be compared to yours. I only have a little cleverness."
Yang Yu waved his hand and said slowly, "Lord Tuoba, don't underestimate yourself. Your abilities are evident to all."
Emperor Wu stepped forward and separated the two, saying softly, "Alright, alright, you two can continue your mutual admiration after you leave. Let's leave it at that for today." Then he turned his head and asked the others, "Do any of you have other matters to attend to? Then let's adjourn." After that, he turned and left. The ministers followed suit, and Yang Yu said to Tuoba Xiang, "Young Tuoba, I will be waiting for you at the Ministry of Personnel at the hour of the rabbit tomorrow." Tuoba Xiang respectfully bowed to Yang Yu to indicate his understanding.
From then on, Tuoba Xiang officially entered the political arena of Daqian. In the future, he will stir up a storm of blood and violence. But that's a story for another time.
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