I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

3000 national fortunes were lost in one go, and Li Tian was extremely happy at this moment.

And Xiao Weizi also moved quickly.

Holding Li Tian's handwritten order, he quickly hung up the sign of the Western Factory in the empty palace in the western cold palace.

As the emperor's personal eunuch, Xiao Weizi is of course surrounded by many followers.

He put all the young eunuchs into the Western Factory.

Then a dozen clever young eunuchs were selected.

The number of people in the Western Factory jumped directly to fifty.

The funds allocated by Li Tian also arrived, and after getting the money, an office space was set up quickly.

Xiao Xinzi is Xiao Weizi's apprentice.

He is also Xiao Weizi's adopted son.

He has been working on errands in the imperial study.

Although the Imperial Study was not a lucrative job, it allowed one to come into contact with the emperor every day.

There is also the guidance of the old eunuch, which is considered a job with a higher starting point.

Xiao Xinzi was a little unhappy when he was transferred to the Western Factory by his adoptive father Xiao Weizi.

"Godfather, what does our West Factory do?"

"What do we do? We, the Western Factory, are the eyes and ears of His Majesty!"

"Eyes and ears?"

"Xiao Xinzi, do you know who this guy is?"

Xiao Weizi pointed at the unconscious He Chong.

Xiao Xinzi had also seen He Chong, and immediately replied: "He Chong, the leader of the Imperial Guards!"

Little Weizi said, "The Imperial Guards are His Majesty's personal guards. How do you think His Majesty feels when a spy sneaks into such an important position?"

Xiao Xinzi shuddered when he heard this. If the leader of the imperial guards was a spy, then how many spies were there in this huge palace?

Little Weizi continued, "In this deep palace, the only people His Majesty can trust are us."

Xiao Xinzi also became excited!

Now he understood what his adoptive father meant!

This Western Factory is the core organization!

Being able to enter the Western Factory is the grace of my adoptive father and the trust of His Majesty!

Xiao Xinzi immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Weizi.

"Thank you for your kindness, godfather!"

"Get up, little Xinzi. We are not favoring you. We just want to do a better job for His Majesty!"

Xiao Weizi put his hands behind his back and watched the eunuchs coming in and out.

He said to Xiao Xinzi: "I have thought about it for a long time and finally figured out what your majesty is thinking."

"Your Majesty does not trust the ministers from outside the court!"

"How can Your Majesty judge the truth or falsehood based on only the memorials submitted and the one-sided statements of the ministers?"

"Who is loyal and who is treacherous? How can you tell by just reading a memorial?"

"So His Majesty ordered me to establish the Western Factory, in addition to clearing out the spies in the palace."

"We also have to monitor the officials and be your Majesty's eyes and ears!"

"Xiao Xinzi, do you understand?"

How could Xiao Xinzi not understand!

This is such a great authority!

Little Weizi bowed and said, "Your Majesty is a wise ruler throughout history! This is the way of a wise ruler! We eunuchs must be loyal to our duties and swear allegiance to Your Majesty until death!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Weizi added: "However, it is not easy to monitor those ministers."

"From now on, I will teach you martial arts!"

"Thank you, foster father!"

Now Xiao Xinzi has become a die-hard fan.

Little Weizi continued, "We have just established the West Factory, so we should not be too ostentatious."

"While you are learning martial arts from me, try to make friends with some people in the market."

"All funds will be paid from the public account of the West Factory. Set up a team for me first!"

"I have sealed this guy's meridians, you keep a close eye on him!"

"When he wakes up, call in a few eunuchs from the Ministry of Punishment to serve him well!"

"Find out what this guy wants to do when he sneaks into the palace at night!"

Xiao Xinzi accepted the order respectfully: "Yes! Godfather!"

Cabinet Office.

Several key departments in the court were established around the imperial city.

The cabinet is closest to the imperial palace, and the land was originally part of the imperial palace.

It was just specially allocated by the retired emperor for use by the cabinet.

This shows how important the cabinet is.

Tang Xiaoren, wearing his official robe, walked into the warm room of the cabinet.

It is now November, the weather is getting cooler, and the heated kangs have been turned on in the greenhouse.

There were originally three seats in the greenhouse. The main seat was the seat of the prime minister, and the other two were the seats of the second prime minister.

However, there was only one Grand Secretary in this cabinet, Tang Xiaoren.

So there was only one seat in the conservatory.

Although there was only one Grand Secretary, Tang Xiaoren, there were still quite a few other officials.

For example, the three scholars in charge of sutras were all Jinshi scholars, ranked among the top in the imperial examinations, and were all good writers.

The chief secretary was mainly responsible for helping the emperor draft imperial edicts.

It’s also a very important job.

The three people are named Zhang Liang, Qi Yuan and Zhao Zixuan.

Each cabinet has its own independent office space.

Seeing Tang Xiaoren appear, the three of them stepped forward and saluted at the same time.

Although they were working directly for the emperor, Tang Xiaoren was the chief minister after all.

They still have to be treated respectfully.

In addition, Tang Xiaoren was the sole prime minister and had great power, so the three young scholars naturally did not dare to offend him.

These are the official cabinet officials.

The rest are clerks.

In the Zhou Dynasty, officials and clerks were two different professions.

The official held a regular position in the imperial court and enjoyed a salary.

Moreover, being an official comes with many privileges, which is why one can be called a scholar.

Simply put, officials are formal employees who eat public funds.

But officials cannot be promoted easily.

In theory, officials have the potential to be promoted.

But this is almost impossible for officials.

There are many clerks in the cabinet who are responsible for copying documents.

Just like a typist in a modern office.

However, there are also some officials who have real power.

For example, the person in charge of the Zhongshufang is very important.

This position is mainly responsible for connecting each department.

The Cabinet was the central department of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but it only played a decision-making role.

The orders issued by the cabinet also require the cooperation of the six ministries.

The head of the Zhongshufang is the transmission belt in the middle, and is also responsible for supervising the six ministries and completing the tasks of the cabinet.

So even though this position is an official one, it is very important.

The former head of the Zhongshufang has already resigned along with the former prime minister.

The new head of the Zhongshufang is Tang Xiaoren’s confidant, named Tang Ze!

Tang Ze was a relative of Tang Xiaoren. After failing the imperial examination in his early years, he joined Tang Xiaoren.

The chief minister of the cabinet had the power to appoint the head of the Zhongshufang, so Tang Xiaoren promoted Tang Ze.

After the cleaning clerk left, Tang Ze said, "Sir, I heard that the Censorate has submitted many memorials, all of which are impeaching you."

Tang Xiaoren sneered twice and said, "Gao Yao claimed to be sick and stayed in Kyoto just to make fun of me. I don't need to think about who is behind this group of censors."

As the former prime minister, Gao Yao has extensive connections.

This group of censors submitted a memorial together to impeach him, which must have been instructed by Gao Yao.

However, Tang Xiaoren did not know that the ones who instigated these imperial censors to make memorials were actually the Six Wise Kings hiding behind the scenes.

Gao Yao is just a fanner.

If Tang Xiaoren stepped down, maybe he could be restored to his position.

That's why Gao Yaocai refused to leave.

Tang Ze said worriedly: "I don't know what your majesty means at the moment."