The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"...Your Majesty, shall we stop playing?"

Chu Xiu coughed and said, "Your Majesty, I have come to the palace to meet you today because I have something extremely important to report."

Pei Guanyin and Jiang Wan'er looked at Chu Xiu with sympathy.

It must have been difficult for you, Lord Marquis.

However, the Marquis's chess skills are truly excellent.

Murong Si won without leaving a trace.

They often played chess with Murong Si, but if they were too obvious, Murong Si would easily see through them.

"whats the matter?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Si looked at Chu Xiu with a regretful expression.

Clearly, beating weaker opponents makes her very happy, and she can't wait to play more games.

But national affairs were of paramount importance, and she had no choice but to stop.

After a moment's consideration, Chu Xiu recounted in great detail to Murong Si everything he had seen and heard on his journey to Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture, Qingzhou.

"The Yellow Heaven Sect?"

"Using free eggs to spread their doctrines?"

Murong Si's eyes narrowed, her peerless face turning solemn. She said in a deep voice, "This matter must be thoroughly investigated to see if this problem is unique to this place or if it has spread throughout our Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty is wise."

"Your Majesty, I have ordered our Embroidered Uniform Guard to thoroughly investigate this matter throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty."

"However, I believe that relying solely on our Embroidered Uniform Guard is not enough."

"After all, the territory of our Great Zhou Dynasty is extremely vast, while the number of our Embroidered Uniform Guards is limited. It is very difficult to find out in a short period of time whether such a situation has occurred in various parts of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

"It will take an extremely long time."

"The best solution is for His Majesty to issue an order to all the prefectures and counties of our Great Zhou Dynasty, and for each prefecture and county to cooperate."

Chu Xiu nodded and said with a serious expression.

"I can issue an order, through the cabinet, to all prefectures and counties of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

Murong Si frowned slightly and said softly, "However, I cannot guarantee that these people will obediently carry out the orders."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu remained silent.

He naturally understood what Murong Si meant.

The imperial edict was issued, but whether the local officials would actually carry it out was another matter entirely.

More importantly, Chu Xiu's suspicion that the Yellow Heaven Sect was spreading its teachings was not a secret at all.

At least for the five surnames and seven prominent families, it is very likely not a secret.

But all of these people pretended not to know anything.

Even though the Yellow Heaven Sect had the support of five surnames and seven noble families, Chu Xiu considered it all perfectly normal.

Be a pioneer for the king!

The current Huangtian Sect is remarkably similar to the Taiping Dao of the late Han Dynasty before my time travel.

"By the way, Your Majesty, while thoroughly investigating the Yellow Heaven Cult, we must also make all necessary preparations."

Chu Xiu's expression turned serious as he spoke to Murong Si.

"Does Minister Chu mean we should prevent the Huangtian Sect from becoming desperate and plotting a rebellion?"

Murong Si sneered and said.

"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case."

"The Yellow Heaven Sect will certainly not sit idly by and wait for its demise."

"Then, it is perfectly normal for people to rise up in rebellion when our Great Zhou Dynasty conducts a thorough investigation."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and said.

In fact, when he decided to have the Embroidered Uniform Guard investigate the Yellow Heaven Sect throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, he had already guessed that he might face a rebellion by the Yellow Heaven Sect.

However, even knowing that the Yellow Heaven Sect might rebel, he still did it.

Even if he didn't investigate, the Yellow Heaven Sect would still rebel.

At least by taking action before the Yellow Heaven Cult is ready to rebel, clipping its wings can have a greater impact on the Yellow Heaven Cult.

Once the Yellow Heaven Cult is truly prepared, the consequences will certainly be even greater.

The current Huangtian Sect is too similar to the Taiping Dao of the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

The sooner the Yellow Heaven Cult is dealt with, the better for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"I understand!"

"I will send someone to instruct the cabinet to order all prefectures and counties to cooperate with the Embroidered Uniform Guard in investigating the Yellow Heaven Sect, while also being prepared to deal with any potential rebellion by the Yellow Heaven Sect. All the prefectural and even state troops in our Great Zhou Dynasty should be ready to do everything possible to suppress the rebellion!"

"At the same time, the Beijing garrison will also be ready to be deployed!"

A glint of light flashed in Murong Si's eyes as she spoke with a firm and resolute voice.

Both Chu Xiu and Murong Si knew the immense impact that allowing the Yellow Heaven Sect to continue developing would have on the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, Murong Si never even considered having any chance with Huang Tianjiao.

Even if the Yellow Heaven Sect wants to rebel, we must make them rebel beforehand!

If they don't rebel, eliminating them all will have a smaller impact on the Great Zhou Dynasty.

of course.

It is highly likely that the Yellow Heaven Church will rise up in rebellion.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Chu Xiu spoke to Murong Si with a respectful expression.

"Minister Chu, besides this matter, is there anything else you wish to report?"

Murong Si waved her hand and looked at Chu Xiu, asking.

"Your Majesty, I would like to recommend someone to you!"

Chu Xiu's expression turned solemn, and he spoke earnestly.

"Oh?"

"Whom does Minister Chu wish to recommend?"

Murong Si looked at Chu Xiu with surprise on her pretty face and asked.

After all, this was the first time Chu Xiu had recommended someone to her.

"Yu Wenyuan, Magistrate of Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture, Qingzhou!"

Chu Xiu said with a solemn expression.

"Yu Wenyuan, the magistrate of Licheng County?"

Murong Si looked at Chu Xiu with a puzzled expression, clearly unfamiliar with the name Yu Wenyuan.

After all, Yu Wenyuan was just a minor seventh-rank county magistrate in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

As the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Murong Si must have seen Yu Wenyuan's name, but it's impossible for her to say that she understood or was familiar with him.

Those she could remember were at least officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty at the level of a prefectural governor.

“The magistrate is exceptionally talented and extremely skilled in water conservancy projects.”

"Your humble servant wishes to recommend the county magistrate to take full responsibility for the management of the Yellow River floods in our entire Great Zhou Dynasty."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and explained to Murong Si.

"Jiang Wan'er, you are in charge of drafting the imperial edict, appointing Wang Hao, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to take over the Ministry of Rites and assume the position of Minister of Rites."

"Yan Lin, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was changed to the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites."

"Lu Fangkong, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, was transferred to the Ministry of Rites and appointed as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites."

“Yu Wenyuan, the magistrate of Licheng County, has been promoted to the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, in charge of the management of the Yellow River floods throughout our Great Zhou Dynasty.”

"The Ministry of Works must fully cooperate!"

"As for the vacant magistrate position in Licheng County, the Ministry of Personnel will make recommendations."

After a moment's thought, Murong Si spoke in a low but powerful voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Jiang Wan'er bowed respectfully, then walked to a table and began to draft the imperial edict.

This involves not just writing one imperial edict, but four.

After all, it involves the promotion or transfer of four officials.

"Your Majesty is holy."

Chu Xiu paused for a moment, then looked at Murong Si with admiration and said.

He was filled with amazement. He hadn't expected that he had only recommended Yu Wenyuan. He had thought that it would be quite good if Yu Wenyuan could rise to the position of Assistant Minister of Works in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, he was directly appointed as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.

It should be noted that the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works was a high-ranking official of the third rank, a truly important minister in the imperial court.

Yu Wenyuan was originally just a county magistrate of the seventh rank.

of course.

That's not what he admires.

Instead, Murong Si promoted Wang Hao, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Originally, because Grand Secretary and Minister of Rites Yang Yan resigned, the Ministry of Rites was without a Minister, and Wang Hao, as the Left Vice Minister of Rites, took over the Ministry of Rites.

but now……

He remained in charge of the Ministry of Rites.

The promotion from Left Vice Minister of Rites to Minister of Rites may seem like a step up in rank, but in reality, it has no practical effect.

They still could not enter the cabinet and become a high-ranking official in the Great Zhou Dynasty.