At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

Once you've gained an advantage and a head start through power struggles and contests, you should seize the opportunity and make a decisive move to ensure that you reap the rewards of victory.

Just like the Ministry of Revenue, which was shut down, after that grand court session, Chu Ling appointed Xiao Jing, the Left Minister, to concurrently serve as the Minister of Revenue. This is what is meant by the Ministry of Revenue shifting from one state to another.

The Ministry of Revenue was the Ministry of Revenue of Dayu.

It's not the Ministry of Revenue for any one person!

Similarly, there was something Chu Ling felt he should do.

That is, who will succeed as the governor of Gyeonggi Province.

"Your Majesty, Song Ji, the principal officer of the Ministry of Works, requests an audience."

Li Zhong bowed his head and entered the main hall, respectfully bowing to the emperor.

"Tell him to come in."

Seated on his throne, Chu Ling frowned as he reviewed the reports he held, and said in a low voice, "Also, take care of that matter."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Li Zhong immediately agreed and then turned and left.

"Lord Song, His Majesty summons you."

As he stepped out of the hall, Li Zhong smiled slightly as he looked at Song Ji, whose brows were slightly furrowed.

"Yes."

Song Ji lowered his head slightly and then walked into the hall.

This person seems destined for great things.

Watching Song Ji's retreating figure, Li Zhong felt a pang of emotion, but he quickly composed himself, turned around, and walked away. As Li Zhong left, a group of Imperial Guards followed closely behind.

"Your subject, Song Ji, Principal of the Ministry of Works, pays his respects to Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing Song Ji's voice, Chu Ling put down the memorial and looked up.

Song Ji, a principal officer in the Ministry of Works, was short in stature and of average appearance. He had served in the central government for several years, but because he was not good at interpersonal relationships, he never got promoted despite his good abilities.

As Chu Ling observed Song Ji, some information came to mind.

"I remember that before you took up your post in the central government, you served in Andong Circuit?" Chu Ling picked up his teacup, took a sip, and looked at Song Ji.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Song Ji maintained his bowing posture and said.

"I heard from my grandmother that during your tenure in Anping County, you organized the construction of water conservancy projects, which solved the flood problem that had plagued Anping County for more than ten years," Chu Ling said calmly, putting down his teacup.

"This is nothing worth mentioning, but what you did in Anping County was that you did not make the people under your jurisdiction share the money and grain needed for water conservancy equally, but instead distributed it to certain groups under your jurisdiction."

"Based on this achievement, you were promoted to Prefect of Yangping County. Upon taking office, you immediately began to resolve the backlog of cases and helped a number of people. Then, you took the opportunity to investigate the cases from previous years and uncovered more than ten wrongful convictions. This alone earned you a lot of support from the people of Yangping County."

"This is all within my duty."

Song Ji put it succinctly.

He is a pragmatist.

Seeing Song Ji's reaction, Chu Ling raised an eyebrow.

In fact, during the turbulent past, Sun Li selected a group of civil officials for Chu Ling. Some of them were serving in the central government, while others were transferred from local areas to the central government. Without exception, they were all insignificant officials.

The reason they are inconspicuous is that, in the eyes of some opportunistic and scheming individuals, their positions are not that important.

After Sun Li handed the list to Chu Ling, Chu Ling ordered his men to conduct a secret investigation. Before deciding to promote them, Chu Ling wanted to see what they were really like.

“Let’s take a look at the disaster reports from various parts of Gyeonggi Province.”

Thinking of this, Chu Ling leaned forward, picked up a stack of memorials, and frowned, saying, "I knew the capital region had suffered a severe disaster, but I didn't expect it to be this bad. Compared to natural disasters, this man-made calamity is even more hateful!"

hum.

Upon hearing this, Song Ji immediately sensed something was amiss.

Song Ji did not hesitate at all. After bowing to the emperor, he lowered his head and stepped forward to accept the stack of memorials handed to him by the emperor.

The Ministry of Revenue was handed over to Xiao Jing for reorganization.

Some of the powers and responsibilities of Yu Du were also separated.

It's time for Gyeonggi Province to select a capable minister.

As Chu Ling pondered these things, he observed Song Ji as he perused the memorials. When he saw Song Ji's expression change from calm to shock to anger, Chu Ling knew that he had made the right choice in selecting the governor of Jingji Province!

indeed.

Over the past three years, Chu Ling has been searching for a group of civil and military officials, some of whom have been placed in various positions, but they are simply too young.

Chu Ling would never do anything that would force a seedling to grow too fast.

As for the group of people his grandmother had selected for him, Chu Ling didn't mind using them as long as they passed the tests, since they could play a role in connecting the past and the future.

Power is not something that can be seized and then everything will be fine.

This requires specific individuals to take over specific powers and then, in specific positions, to do specific tasks.

In Chu Ling's view, it's useless for someone who doesn't do anything to regain more power.

"How dare they do this?!"

Song Ji's voice rang out in the hall.

Chu Ling clearly saw that gritted teeth state.

“Yes, when I was reading these memorials, I was also wondering how they dared to do that?” Chu Ling flicked his sleeves, leaned forward, and looked at Song Ji.

“Gyeonggi Province is not in the central government, but it is very close to it. Even so, they still dare to abuse their power for personal gain, engage in favoritism and corruption, and even commit embezzlement and pervert the law. In order to obtain something, some officials even dare to disregard the law and fabricate false cases, causing many innocent people to die tragically.”

"Later I realized that it was because they had no reverence in their hearts, and nothing to fear, that they dared to be so depraved."

"Your Majesty! I dare to offer my advice!"

Suddenly, Song Ji knelt down and bowed before the emperor, saying, "I implore Your Majesty to send men as soon as possible to arrest all these treacherous and corrupt officials and bring them to the capital for rigorous interrogation!"

"I have also considered this matter."

Chu Ling reached out and rubbed his nose, then said, "But I don't think that's a good idea."

Ok? !

Song Ji was startled; he hadn't expected the emperor to say such a thing.

Is the emperor afraid of something?

It shouldn’t be!

Thinking of all that the emperor had done before, and all that had happened before, Song Ji did not think that the current emperor was anything to be afraid of.

"The affairs of the central government are in complete chaos, and there are still a large number of treacherous and corrupt officials to be interrogated and executed," Chu Ling said, leaning forward and looking at Song Ji.

"The affairs of Gyeonggi Province should be handled by the Gyeonggi Provincial Governor's Office. The corrupt officials who have been arrested should be executed in various parts of Gyeonggi Province, so that the people under its jurisdiction know that the central government will absolutely not tolerate corruption and bribery."

"Are you willing to take up the post of Governor of Gyeonggi Province?"

"!!"

Upon hearing this, Song Ji was shocked. He never expected that the emperor's sudden summons was to appoint him as the governor of Jingji Circuit. This was no ordinary position; it was the closest to the central government, and one could say that the governor of Jingji Circuit was the most important governor in the land!

"If Your Majesty trusts me, I am willing to take up this position!"

Song Ji's voice echoed here.

Chu Ling's lips curled up slightly after hearing this.