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

"Queen, please get up quickly. You are pregnant!"

Li Tian helped Tang Hanxue to the couch and said, "Queen, please sit down."

Li Tian sighed and said, "I came here to discuss something with the Queen."

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"The Queen has also learned about the great victory in Luzhou, right?"

Tang Hanxue nodded.

Li Tian said: "Jia Renyi is a good person, just let him join the cabinet."

"But I really have no idea how to reward Rand and Fan Jian. I can only ask the Queen for advice."

Tang Hanxue's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.

Rand is Concubine Lan's younger brother. His Majesty asked me to speak. Isn't this a test of myself to see if I can be impartial?

That must be it!

After careful consideration, the Queen said, "With Rand's qualifications, he can be promoted to the commander of the Right Guard for his achievements this time."

Commander of the Right Guard? No, no.

This kid is too troublesome. If he is in charge of the elite Right Guard, won't he have to destroy Beimang?

No, definitely not!

Seeing Li Tian shaking his head, the Queen continued:

"How about we follow the previous dynasty's system and establish a Protectorate on the border of Luzhou and let Rand be the first Protectorate?"

"Can't!"

Li Tian blurted out!

Protectorate?

Then Rand would have to annihilate all seven tribes of Beimang!

No, no.

Your Majesty is still not satisfied?

Tang Hanxue pondered and said, "The places where the military honors of the court are sent are Youwuwei, Dongliao and Duhufu."

"Eastern Liao is an important city in the world. Although Rand has made great contributions, he is not qualified to be the commander-in-chief of Eastern Liao."

"As for the Protectorate, there is only Lingnan at the moment, which is responsible for managing the southern border, but Lingnan is too hard-working. General Lan has just made great contributions, and if he is sent to Lingnan..."

Li Tian continued: "No!"

Southern Xinjiang is not safe either!

It’s not that Rand is dangerous, but there are frequent chieftain rebellions in southern Xinjiang. Although they are not as serious as those in northern Mang, they are also border troubles.

If Rand had stabilized southern Xinjiang, wouldn't the fortunes of the Great Zhou have risen again?

No, it's too dangerous!

Li Tian asked, "Are there any positions outside the border?"

Li Tian felt upset whenever he thought of Rand, and he didn't want to see Rand recently.

He added: "It can't be in the capital either."

Tang Hanxue thought for a long time, and finally an idea came to her.

"By the way, there is a position suitable for General Lan!"

Tang Hanxue said: "The position of the Grand Canal Transport Commander is very suitable for General Lan."

General of the Grand Canal Transport?

Only then did Li Tian remember that being the commander-in-chief of the grain transport system stationed in Yuhang was a lucrative position.

It is a long journey to deliver grain from Yuhang to the capital.

There were constant bandits along the way, so the water transport department had a large number of water transport soldiers.

These grain transport soldiers were responsible for escorting ships and were stationed in counties and prefectures near the river.

The commander-in-chief of the grain transport was in charge of these grain transport soldiers.

This is one of the most lucrative positions in the court.

The losses from the canal transport were huge, and a large part of it was consumed by government offices along the way.

Therefore, the position of General of Grand Canal Transport was very lucrative and was a coveted position among military generals.

Moreover, the commander-in-chief of the grain transport army was in charge of a total of 30,000 grain transport soldiers.

Although the combat effectiveness of the grain transport soldiers was not high, they had great power, comparable to the general of Eastern Liao and the governor of the Protectorate.

This is a good job!

It can be said that it was tailor-made for Rand!

The headquarters of the Grand Canal Transport Commander is in Yuhang, which has beautiful scenery and is very prosperous!

Letting Rand take up the post in Yuhang is naturally a reward!

You know how many border generals want to serve in Yuhang!

Moreover, the grain transport soldiers were all auxiliary troops of the prefectures and counties with average combat effectiveness, and could be described as weaklings!

His strength is about the same as that of the constables in the county.

Even if he were given tens of thousands of troops, he would definitely not be able to cause any trouble.

The most important thing is that Yuhang is safe!

There may be wars on the border, but Yuhang has been peaceful for hundreds of years and there has never been a war!

Then Rand can go with peace of mind, there will be no more risk of the country's fortunes rising!

What a great suggestion!

She is indeed my queen!

Li Tian was overjoyed, hugged Tang Hanxue and kissed her, then said:

"Queen, please be a good person and do your best. How should we arrange for Fan Jian?"

Fan Jian?

Tang Hanxue remembered this name, which was the censor who impeached her father for corruption.

Fan Jian also made great contributions this time.

Your Majesty, are you testing me again?

Tang Hanxue put away her thoughts and immediately said, "Fan Jian is a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, and he is a sixth-rank official."

"He is a clean official, so he should abide by the rules of clean promotion."

"Fan Jian has also made great contributions this time, and he should be promoted to the fifth rank."

"Among the Qingliu officials, there are only the six ministers and the Imperial Academy lecturer."

The Zhou Dynasty learned from past experience, and most officials held low positions.

For example, the six ministers of ministries were only of the third rank.

And the cabinet recovered it, but it was only of the second rank.

The first-rank titles of Grand Tutor, Grand Marshal, and Grand Preceptor are basically not awarded to living civil servants.

Only military generals who have made great contributions have the opportunity to obtain first- or second-rank official positions.

The assistant ministers of the six ministries are generally only of the fourth rank.

The heads of the six ministries are of the fifth rank.

Fan Jianneng was promoted to a fifth-rank official at this age, which was considered a very fast promotion.

Li Tian thought about it and shook his head again.

The heads of the six ministries are now hanging around the capital all day long.

Moreover, the heads of the six ministries were in charge of the affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

With Fan Jian's ability, what if he stirs up trouble again?

No!

We can’t let him stay in the Sixth Department!

This person is too dangerous!

If the heads of the six ministries are not capable, then the next person to be appointed is the lecturer of the Hanlin Academy.

That is also a very important position.

It is also a position that everyone aspires to among the clean civil servants.

Because the Imperial Lecturer was responsible for explaining historical classics to the Emperor and the Crown Prince.

This is even more so because he has to hang out in the palace every day.

Although Li Tian had stopped the lecture.

But if there is a prince in the future, he will have to study.

Moreover, the lecturer was also responsible for some etiquette work and had to hang around in the inner court from time to time.

Li Tian didn't want Fan Jian to be around him all day.

Li Tian shook his head and said, "No, is there any position outside the capital?"

Tang Hanxue's beautiful eyes turned, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "A fifth-rank official position would be the governor of each state?"

"Lord Fan has never been a parent official, so it seems inappropriate."

From the county magistrate to the governor and provincial governor, all those who manage the people's livelihood are called parents of the people.

Also known as a people-friendly official.

The officials who are parents are not considered to be clean officials.

Therefore, if a clean official is appointed as a local official, he must be promoted to a higher rank.

Otherwise it would be considered as exile.

Tang Hanxue felt that it was not appropriate to let Fan Jian be the governor of a prefecture or county all of a sudden.

The local officials also have their own promotion assessment process.

Basically, the transfer of clean civil servants to senior positions was all for gilding.

Positions in the capital are supervised by the imperial court, so even if one's abilities are average, one will not get into any trouble.

The actual county governors are usually selected from among the local officials.

Li Tian still shook his head: "No, is there any position further away?"

A more distant post?

Tang Hanxue didn't understand what Li Tian meant.