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"Mr. Xu, have you ever been to Hangzhou?"

Faced with Xu Jinsong's question, the empress did not give a direct answer.

"I've been there."

Xu Jinsong didn't understand why the empress asked this question, but he nodded anyway.

"When have you been there?"

The empress asked again.

"Ten years ago, I was ordered by the late emperor to inspect Zhejiang and stayed in Hangzhou for several months."

Xu Jinsong continued to respond.

Hearing this, the empress smiled.

"Lord Xu, you should go and see Hangzhou today."

She has made up her mind to rebuild the capital city based on the example of Hangzhou.

Although the Ministry of Works was familiar with construction matters, its thinking was very old-fashioned and it was absolutely impossible for it to come up with a plan and design like that of Hangzhou City.

"Your Majesty, I wonder how what you just said has anything to do with the Ministry of Transportation?"

Xu Jinsong is still a little confused at this moment.

"My meaning is very simple. The officials in the Ministry of Works have outdated ideas. I want to recruit new people to reform the construction. Xu Wan'er is the right person."

"Lord Xu, you have stayed in the capital for too long. You should go out and take a look."

The empress continued to speak, her voice containing an unfathomable meaning.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinsong fell silent again.

With his shrewdness, it was not difficult for him to hear that the empress's decision to set up the Ministry of Transport and appoint Xu Wan'er as the first Minister of Transport was already a foregone conclusion.

Even he couldn't shake the empress's mind.

"Your Majesty! No!"

Wei Zili, the Minister of Works, who felt a strong crisis, could no longer endure it and finally uttered a voice filled with anger.

"The Ministry of Industry oversees the manufacturing of the entire country. Your Majesty, why do you say that the officials in our Ministry of Industry have outdated ideas?"

"Xu Wan'er is a woman, but she is the governor of Zhejiang and Nanzhili provinces. Your Majesty has already made an exception and promoted her!"

"He has only been in office for two months. How can he hold the position of Minister of the Imperial Court?"

"If Your Majesty insists on doing what he wants, what rules will there be in the court of Daliang in the future? Won't you be laughed at by the world?!"

Wei Zili became more and more excited as he spoke, to the point of being unable to control himself. Saliva flew from his mouth and veins bulged on his forehead.

Even Sun Zhongliang and others, who were officials of the Jiangnan Party like Wei Zili, could not help but look surprised at this situation.

You know, what Wei Zili was doing at this time, to put it nicely, was speaking directly for the country.

To put it bluntly.

It's just insulting the emperor!

Xia Yun, who had been silent for a long time, looked at Wei Ziri's crazy behavior and sighed in his heart.

These Jiangnan Party officials in the court were willing to sacrifice their lives for their own interests.

If someone who is not aware of the situation is present.

One might really think that Wei Zili is the true loyal minister of the Liang Dynasty because of his performance just now.

"Wei Zili! This is the Hall of Supreme Harmony! Stop talking nonsense here!"

Xiao Yan spoke with a gloomy face.

As the empress's uncle, he would never allow anyone to attack the empress in the court.

However, just as he was about to continue to make trouble for Wei Zili.

The empress waved her hand calmly.

Signaled Xiao Yan to stay calm.

"Sir Wei, since you took office as the Minister of Industry, how many changes have you brought to the capital?"

"If you can explain the reason today, I will not punish you for your crime of roaring in the court and disrespecting the emperor."

The empress spoke calmly, the previous gloomy look on her face gone.

At this point, no one can change her mind.

"minister......"

Wei Zili subconsciously wanted to respond, but when the words came to his lips, Wei Zili was speechless for a moment.

Don't be fooled by how nicely he speaks.

The Ministry of Industry has indeed not achieved any remarkable results over the years.

During the previous emperor's period, the Ministry of Works was still tasked with building imperial palace gardens.

But since the empress ascended the throne, all the flashy projects have been stopped.

Therefore, the Ministry of Industry has only performed some maintenance work to date.

Seeing that Wei Zili was speechless, the empress shook her head helplessly.

This result was already expected.

"Pass on my decree, immediately dismiss Wei Zi from his position as Minister of Engineering, and punish him by sending him to Hangzhou, Zhejiang, to study engineering for three years, and the former Minister of War will temporarily take over the position of Minister of Engineering."

Soon, in the presence of all the civil and military officials in the court, the empress announced the punishment for Wei Zili.

As soon as the words came out, the ministers were in an uproar!

Originally, the ministers thought that the empress would at most fine Wei Zili three years' salary, but they never expected that she would directly dismiss him from his post as Minister of Works.

He even punished Wei Zili by sending him to Hangzhou, Zhejiang to learn construction techniques.

Such punishment was considered severe by Jiangnan Party officials.

Even including Wei Zili.

He was so angry just now, but now he felt as if the sky was falling, and he felt a sudden sense of powerlessness all over his body.

Then he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

However, his thoughts are different from those of the Jiangnan Party officials.

At this moment, Xia Yun had a different feeling in his heart.

In his opinion, the empress dismissed Wei Zi from his post as Minister of Science and Engineering and punished him to go to Hangzhou to study construction techniques.

It's more like a kind of protection for Wei Zili.

Moreover, the empress's appointment of the former Minister of War was only a temporary replacement for the post of Minister of Works.

This also means that Wei Zili may be re-employed by the empress at any time.

At this moment, Xia Yun's sight inadvertently overlapped with Lei Zhenning's.

There was an extremely deep light flowing in the eyes of both of them.

There is no doubt that Lei Zhenning also saw the empress's true thoughts.

"Take it down."

When Wei Zili collapsed to the ground, the empress no longer looked at him and gave another order immediately.

Several imperial guards then walked in from outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony and quickly took Wei Zili away from the hall.

"I hope you will remember one thing."

"I am not a mediocre king. I sometimes turn a blind eye to the things you do on a daily basis, all because of your decades of hard work."

"Now that reform is imminent, if there are still people who are unwilling to make progress and still cling to the old ways, Wei Zili will be a lesson for them!"

A cold look suddenly appeared in the empress's eyes, sweeping across the ministers present.

A group of Jiangnan Party officials, led by Minister of Revenue Pei Yan and Minister of Rites Sun Zhongliang, immediately retreated back to the ranks of civil servants.

At this point, if they still cannot see the situation clearly, they will have lived in vain for decades.

His Majesty's favoritism towards Xia Yun and Xu Wan'er is almost obvious.

Even Xu Jinsong's words couldn't change anything.

What's more, they?

"Xu Wan'er, starting today, the imperial court will officially establish the Ministry of Transportation, and you will serve as the Minister of Transportation."

"You can choose any place in the capital or the palace as the office of the Ministry of Transportation. In addition, all officials of the Ministry of Transportation can be selected by you, without the need for approval by the Ministry of Personnel."

The empress spoke continuously, formally issuing the order to establish the Ministry of Transportation.

"The minister obeys the order."

Xu Wan'er, who was in the ranks of military generals, immediately stepped out and spoke in response.