At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

"Your Majesty, the sons of the generals of the War God Pass all come from the Huai area, and the largest number of them come from the Huaixi area, so it is normal that there are more sons of Huaixi on the list of marquises."

"This is the same as the sons of generals in Linnan Xiangguan, all of whom are from the Chu area." Ren Hao carefully explained to the emperor.

"That's bullshit. Although the sons of the Xiangguan generals are all from Chu, the vastness of Chu is completely different from that of Huai." Wen Yan slammed the desk, which immediately scared Ren Hao, and his tense body couldn't help but tremble.

How could Ren Hao not know what the emperor was thinking? He was worried that one day the generals would not obey the emperor's orders and would not be able to command the Huaixi generals.

I’m afraid that they only have eyes for the Xu father and son.

But there is no other way at the moment, and we can't do such a thing as abandoning the donkey after it has done its work.

After all, the donkey has not yet finished pulling the millstone, and the war against Wei still has to be completed by the sons of the Huaixi generals led by the Xu father and son.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I was just giving you an example. The most urgent task now is to confer titles of nobility and reward all the soldiers."

"Conferring the title of marquis can strengthen the loyalty of the Huaixi generals to Your Majesty, rewarding all the soldiers can boost the morale of the entire army, and it can also demonstrate Your Majesty's benevolence and let those soldiers who have not been conferred the title of marquis know that Your Majesty has not forgotten them." Ren Hao continued to advise, also implying that one should not do things that require one to give up after it has done its work.

Wen Yan sighed darkly, then waved her hand to let Ren Hao leave.

However, Ren Hao did not retreat. Instead, he reported the matter of Chen Lang preventing officials from the four ministries from entering the ministry for administration, hoping that His Majesty could transfer all officials from the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of Rites.

Ren Hao did not ask His Majesty to dismiss them from their posts and investigate them, because he was merciful and left them a way out.

"What are these four officials?" Wen Yan asked in confusion.

Ren Hao immediately introduced to Wen Yan the four-department system he had planned, which included the State-owned Department, the Taxation Department, the Household Registration Department, and the Land Department.

"This system has a very clear division of labor. I approve it." Wen Yan nodded contentedly and approved it directly.

"Your Majesty is wise." Ren Hao quickly bowed to express his gratitude.

"Forget about your wisdom and intelligence. Please don't let me down by turning your wisdom into stupidity." Wen Yan waved her hand, implying that Ren Hao should work hard and produce some actual political achievements.

"I will definitely not let Your Majesty down." Ren Hao kowtowed again, then bowed and left the room, following the old eunuch to the Nan Palace.

"Chen Lang and other officials listen to your orders."

Following the old eunuch's announcement, Chen Lang and other officials all knelt down.

"The Emperor of Fengtian Chengyun decrees that Chen Lang, the acting Minister of Revenue, and other officials of the Ministry of Revenue may be transferred to the Ministry of Rites, and the power of administration of the Ministry of Revenue shall be fully vested in the Minister of Works Ren."

"So ordered." The old eunuch read out the order in one breath and then closed the imperial edict.

Chen Lang and other officials were all dumbfounded and couldn't come to their senses.

What is the Ministry of Rites?

That is the pension department which is far away from the center of power and has the least benefits.

"Your Majesty is so stupid!!!"

"How can we just listen to Ren Hao's words and keep so many officials idle?"

Chen Lang sighed in his heart, feeling unwilling.

When the old eunuch saw that Chen Lang had not responded to the order for a long time, he immediately asked gloomily, "Minister Chen, why are you still standing there? Are you trying to disobey the order?"

"Your Majesty, I accept your order." Chen Lang came back to his senses and quickly raised his hands to receive the order.

Seeing Chen Lang's unwilling expression, Ren Hao immediately said with a murderous smugness: "Sorry, Minister Chen and all of you. I originally wanted His Majesty to directly appoint you back home to farm, but considering that you may not be able to farm, I asked His Majesty to appoint you to the Ministry of Rites, which can also be regarded as letting you retire in peace."

Chen Lang snorted in dissatisfaction, "Ren Sikong, don't be too complacent. I don't believe that you can still run the entire Ministry of Revenue without us."

"Whether it can be transported or not is our business. You, who is attached to the Ministry of Revenue for retirement, should not worry about it. Bye." Ren Hao pushed the door open without any courtesy, leaving Chen Lang and other officials standing there.

"Minister Chen, I...what should we do now?"

"This... this isn't really going to be the Ministry of Rites for retirement, is it?"

The officials from the Ministry of Revenue all looked at Chen Lang, looking at a loss.

"What kind of retirement pension is this? Let's go find the old minister to seek justice. The Ministry of Revenue must not let Ren Hao do whatever he wants!!!" Chen Lang angrily waved his hand and walked out of the palace.

The other officials looked at each other and followed Chen Lang to find the old minister, hoping that the old minister could seek justice for them.

At this time, the old Minister Liu was playing with his grandson in his house and enjoying family happiness.

He had previously lied about being ill and unable to attend the morning court, intending to hand over all power and stay away from this place of trouble.

"Master, Minister Chen has brought people to ask for a meeting." A maid came in and reported.

"Tell them that I am seriously ill and it is not easy..."

Before the old minister could finish his words, Chen Lang's voice came over and said, "Old Minister, we have served together for more than 30 years. Now that His Majesty has appointed a treacherous person, why don't you join me in advising him, and instead stay out of the matter and hide away?"

"Old Shangshu, you really disappoint us."

The other officials followed in, sighing.

"Minister Chen and everyone else, this... It's not that I want to hide, it's just that I'm old and frail and I really can't do it." The old minister waved his hand, as if he just wanted to stay out of it.

"Old Minister, you didn't see how arrogant and reckless Ren Hao was. He actually established the Four Departments of the Ministry of Revenue and employed a hundred idle people!!!"

"If we let him do what he wants, who knows what kind of trouble he will cause in the future." Chen Lang pretended to care about the Ministry of Revenue, but in fact he was still reluctant to give up that little bit of power.

"Yes, old minister, as an old minister, you cannot watch the Ministry of Revenue being destroyed by such treacherous hands."

The other officials also echoed this, but the old minister looked unmoved and said he would stay out of the matter.

After all, what does the old saying go?

He who knows the times is a hero. Regardless of whether Ren Hao is treacherous or not, he is your Majesty's confidant.

As the saying goes, every emperor has his own ministers. As the former emperor's old ministers, they should have been prepared to be replaced long ago.

Ren Hao did not ask His Majesty to dismiss them from their posts and let them retire to the countryside. Instead, he only appointed them to positions in the Ministry of Rites to retire. This already left them a way out and gave them enough face.

"Don't be so ungrateful. It's better to live in the Ministry of Rites and get a salary than to retire and farm."

The old minister persuaded everyone to let go of their power and focus on their retirement.

Seeing that they could not persuade the old minister, Chen Lang had no choice but to give up and leave.