Throne of Vientiane Civilization

"Your Majesty, the flying pigeon from Green Forest City is delivering a message."

After Hilke set off as the leader of the exchange group, the captain of the Guards was temporarily replaced by his deputy captain.

Zhou Xu took the small bamboo tube from the other party's hand and opened it without much thought.

"Over there in Green Forest City?"

Considering the safety, letters sent by flying pigeons are usually not particularly important, but what was written on it made Zhou Xu beam with joy on the spot.

In the wood elf village, the number of wood elves who wanted to join this exchange group exceeded expectations. Some were too many. Chief Locke asked if he could send a few more people.

For Zhou Xu, the more the better!

Zhou Xu wished they could all come over. After all, the more wood elves who came to visit Great Zhou, the greater the impact they would have on the wood elf village after they returned!

But he also knew that this was unrealistic.

The original quota of fifteen people was mainly due to the limited scale of the wood elf village. Too many people went there, and it would be troublesome if they couldn't settle down.

So the two sides simply unified the standards, each with fifteen quotas. Now the wood elves want to send more people over, and Zhou Xu is also happy to do so.

Zhou Xu gave a reply directly and asked flying pigeons to deliver the letter.

"Your Majesty, Minister Li is here."

After hearing this, his eyes fell on Zhou Xu who was on another document next to him, and the smile on his face instantly disappeared.

"Tell him to come in."

Zhou Xu said while holding the document in his hand.

Li Bowen, who had been waiting outside the hall for a long time, quickly walked into the Qinzheng Hall after receiving the summons.

During this period, his eyes unconsciously glanced at Huo Qubing, who was sitting at the desk below and immersed in processing documents.

From being summoned to Xianyang by Zhou Xu to now, Huo Qubing's existence has long been no secret in the official circles of Zhou Dynasty.

Being able to directly participate in the review work of government affairs is enough to show that the other party's status is extraordinary.

Including himself, officials in Xianyang have tried to contact him and wanted to entertain him.

But unfortunately, when faced with such invitations, the other party always turns a blind eye.

At the same time, the other party basically entered the palace in a carriage every morning and did not leave until the evening, leaving no one else with the opportunity to interact with him.

Li Bowen's gaze just glanced past him, but Huo Qubing was also aware of it.

However, he didn't have any ideas. He didn't even raise his head during the whole process. He was always immersed in processing the documents in front of him.

"I am here to see your Majesty! Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"

Listening to the three cheers of long live, Zhou Xu's eyes fell on Li Bowen. At the same time, he handed the document in his hand to the soldier beside him, indicating that the other party should hand the document to Li Bowen.

"This is the latest batch of internal personnel transfers. Go and implement them."

This incident itself did not surprise Li Bowen. It was not like he had never done similar things before.

After hearing what Zhou Xu said, Li Bowen opened the file directly after taking it, preparing to confirm the personnel who needed to be transferred. If there were any questions, he could raise them in time. This was considered their normal operation during this period. After that, he has completely adapted to this working mode and rhythm.

However, the next second, Li Bowen saw clearly the names written on the document, and his eyes widened unconsciously, and Li Bowen's heart twitched hard.

After years of hard work in cultivating qi, he kept his face tight and did not let his facial expression change much. At the same time, his eyes quickly looked down to elaborate on the reason.

A normal personnel transfer includes job adjustments, promotions, demotions, or horizontal transfers, which are all normal situations.

But this time it is different. At a glance, the number of people who have been demoted has obviously increased, and some are even marked for punishment!

Of course, this is not the point. The point is that all the names above are his old acquaintances! It's an official from the old dynasty like him!

Li Bowen, who recognized these names, broke out in cold sweat. The first reaction in his mind was, 'Your Majesty is going to attack us officials from the old dynasty! ’

However, after all, Li Bowen was a former prime minister and an outstanding talent. After a brief panic in his heart, he quickly forced himself to calm down.

As he read more deeply about this document, Li Bowen's heart gradually became calmer.

"What? Is there a problem?"

After hearing the question, Li Bowen slowly exhaled a long breath.

"Your Majesty has a clear eye for fire and knows every detail, and I have no objections from the humble ministers."

Zhou Xu smiled after hearing this.

"Do a good job, I still think highly of you, please step back."

"Wei Chen will live up to His Majesty's high expectations, Wei Chen resigns!"

After leaving the palace and returning to the administrative department, Li Bowen didn't even have time to drink. He immediately followed the arrangements in the document and carried out the personnel transfer.

In the next few days, Li Bowen's office and even his mansion became very lively.

No, not even an hour had passed before a figure rushed into his office aggressively and closed the door.

"Minister Li, what do you mean?!"

At this moment, the person patting his desk and questioning him angrily is Sun Yi, the current minister of the Ministry of Labor. During the old dynasty, he was also one of the six ministers.

Looking at his colleague who might roll up his sleeves and take action at any time, Li Bowen, who had long been mentally prepared, took a calm sip of tea.

"I wonder what Bu Sun and Brother Sun are doing?"

Listening to Li Bowen, who obviously changed his name from Minister Sun to Brother Sun, Sun Yi's facial muscles twitched hard.

"What's the matter? You made a transfer and removed me from my ministerial position. What do you ask me about?"

In fact, it’s more than just the minister? Now he is no longer even the deputy director of the Ministry of Labor. He was directly beaten to the bottom and demoted to a small department member with basically no authority.

For Sun Yi, this feeling is not an exaggeration to say that he was slapped down from the clouds to the eighteenth level of hell, otherwise his mentality would not be so explosive.

Looking at Sun Yi who spoke in a sour tone, Li Bowen didn't have much emotional ups and downs.

"Don't you have any idea why you were dismissed from your position? You work all day long and do nothing, and you take the credit for your subordinates' work. Do you really think that His Majesty doesn't know?"

When Sun Yi heard this, his expression changed instantly, and then he lowered his voice and asked with a slightly ferocious expression.

"Did anyone go to His Majesty to file a complaint?"

When things are done by subordinates, all the credit goes to the leader, and when things go wrong, subordinates take the blame. This is not a rare thing anywhere, and it can even be considered a norm because it is so common.

When they first surrendered, they were panic-stricken. Naturally, every one of them was conscientious and did not dare to slack off.

But as the days stabilized and people got used to the new life brought by the new emperor's ascension, people gradually relaxed, and some bad habits were naturally exposed. Sun Yi in front of him was undoubtedly one of them.