Chapter 69: The Prime Minister and the Big Animal
After Yun Zhao quietly listened to Yang Xiong’s narrative, he said, “No killing?”
Yang Xiong did not dare to look at Yun Zhao With sharp eyes like a falcon, he lowered his head and said: "The staff is fifty, and I will give it to the chief to discipline him."
"What do the people from the Secret Service say?"
"Ignorant villagers are Bewitched by rumors."
Yun Zhao glanced at Pei Zhong, and Pei Zhong immediately opened a document and read: "According to the investigation, the identities of the bewitchers are different, but their behavior is consistent. The reason why these villagers are like this. There is no doubt that he was completely dazzled by a silver ingot weighing ten ounces.
After the verdict, Taoist You Fang knelt down and kowtowed, and offered snowflakes and silver ingots as a congratulation to the emperor. It is because of these twelve layers of ingots that these ordinary people were supported by others.
They were able to accept concubines and found the country. "
Tieqing, he cupped his hands and said: "Wei Chen will return to Xiangyang right now and take care of this matter personally."
Yun Zhao looked at Yushan outside the window and said: "It's not your fault, the people under my command are so stupid, so Being easily deceived is actually my fault, as well as God’s fault.
God refused to give me a group of smart people, but gave me all the smart ones among the fools.
God refused to give me a group of smart people. p>
Since I am their emperor, then I have to accept the reality that my people are stupid.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were countless fools who stood on their own feet, and everyone thought that they were stupid. Emperor Wu would use severe punishments, but Emperor Wu would laugh it off.
Such stupid things also happened during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Taizong also laughed it off.
During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, this happened. There are even more things going on. Everyone thinks that because of Taizu’s violent temper, these people will be skinned and killed. In the end, Taizu also laughed it off.
I know the reason why you will sentence these people lightly. , The basis is these Xianhuangmen actions.
So, you did nothing wrong."
Yang Xiong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Who did it? Zhang Bingzhong? Or the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty?"
Yun Zhao said with a smile: "It wasn't Zhang Bingzhong. This guy took over Nanchang City and is now planning to establish his Great Chu Kingdom, so it won't be Li Hongji. After arriving in Xuzhou, he is now ready to proclaim himself emperor, and his name is Dashun. Therefore, it will not be him."
Yang Xiong said: "So, the emperor is the most likely?"
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "It's not the emperor. The emperor's strength has been weakened to the extreme, and his will cannot go out of the capital."
Yang Xiong frowned and said: "Our Lantian country is at its peak. Who else dares to stroke our tiger beard?"
Yun Zhao said with a smile: "You have to ask Qian Shaoshao, he is in control of domestic affairs."
Yang Xiong said with some embarrassment: "It ruins your reputation."
Yun Zhao said with a smile: "When the horse is running wildly, will it care about the flies on its tail? Don't worry about it. Yes, go quicklyThe Conference Preparatory Office reported that there are too many things you need to do. "
Yang Xiong stood up and said: "Let's go, just..."
"Don't worry about those things. If you have money, don't worry about it.
As Yun Zhao watched Qian Shao Shao leave, Han Lingshan came over and said, "Why don't you tell Yang Xiong that the people who took action were the Southeastern scholars?" "
Yun Zhaodao: "Yang Xiong's family has a deep friendship with the Southeast scholars. Don't leave embarrassing things to him. This is embarrassing people. It's better for everyone to live a more relaxed life.
Han Lingshan said: "They want to shape seventy-two beacon smoke and thirty-six puffs of smoke, but they can't think of it. It seems that Hou Fangyu only has this little ability. I want to kill him." ?
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "Hou Fangyu's life in the southeast is not easy now. His family background is inferior to that of Chen Zhenhui and Fang Yizhi, and his reputation was almost ruined by the attacks of these two people."
Nowadays, the purpose of risking one's life and trying to ruin our reputation is to reshape one's reputation among the scholars in the southeast. I'm just a little surprised that Ruan Dayue and Ma Shiying are also far-sighted. Why would someone else get involved in this matter? "
Han Lingshan chuckled and said: "This is a way for the Ming Dynasty scholars to become officials. They are worried that they will not be reused by us if they come here rashly, so they must first show the value of their existence.
After we treat them as opponents at a certain level, we will treat them accordingly according to the importance we attached to them before.
I bet that as long as His Majesty reveals his intention to solicit, these two people will immediately help His Majesty put an end to these scandalous matters, and they will handle them very well.
Of course, Hou Fangyu will definitely be ruined and miserable.
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "I won't want such people. If they sit in high positions, it will be very unfair to you simple people. Wouldn't they lose a little reputation?"
It doesn’t matter. I, Yun Zhao, come from a family of bandits. I am also a cruel and murderous demon king who is said to be cruel and murderous. I have a harem of thousands. I am a womanizer and a lustful person. My reputation is not very good in the first place. No matter how bad I am, I can be bad. Go there.
Han Lingshan said again: "Mr. Zhu Shunshui from Yuyao, Zhejiang has arrived in Chang'an. Will your Majesty allow him to enter Yushan City?" "
The name seemed familiar. Yun Zhao tried his best to recall it and found that this person was a real Ming Dynasty man. After the failure of the resistance against the Qing Dynasty, he was unwilling to serve the Manchus. In the end, he escaped from Japan and became a Confucian scholar of the Ming Dynasty. There are not many people of integrity.
He nodded and said: "Invite Mr. Shunshui to stay at Yushan Academy, and you can sit in during the meeting. "
Han Lingshan added: "Since Mr. Shunshui has obtained His Majesty's permission, will Qian Qianyi, who wrote such a masterpiece as "Lun Hou Lun", receive the same treatment? "
Hearing Han Lingshan talk about Qian Qianyi, Yun Zhao looked at Han Lingshan and said: "What is this man's moral character? "
Han Lingshan said: "I have always been clear.Lian, who was famous in the Ming Dynasty and whose articles were brilliant, was the backbone of the scholars in the southeast. He came here in an honest and fair manner. Before he came, he gave a memorial to the emperor, saying that he wanted to see the reality of my blue sky. Your Majesty, do you have the image of a human master in your mind and magnanimity? "
Yun Zhao sighed and said: "In life, we talk about integrity, and the two surnames serve the king. There is no basis for advancement or retreat, but there is light in the article.
Han Lingshan said strangely: "This person has no intention of joining us, he just came to help Chongzhen to find out our background. I thought we should let this person in to see if I, Lan Tian, have anyone who can inherit the Ming Dynasty." Vigor. "
Yun Zhao patted Han Lingshan's hand and said: "You like "Liu Hou Lun" very much? "
Han Lingshan said: "The "Liuhou Lun" he wrote when he was fifteen years old talks about magic and ghosts. It is a rare masterpiece with great momentum. I have also read his "Beginner's Collection". "Youxue Ji" is also meaningful. Huang Zongxi said that his articles could occupy the literary world for fifty years, and Gu Yanwu also said that he was a "Wen Zong" of his generation.
Not only have I read it, but his articles are the focus of our Yushan Academy’s elective subjects for self-cultivation.
Why, Your Majesty doesn’t like this person? "
Yun Zhao was silent... speechless... If he didn't know that this person had experienced "water that was too cold" and "an itchy scalp" in the past, Yun Zhao would definitely welcome such people to come. Yushan, even if he came to greet him in person, it wouldn't be considered a price reduction.
What left Yun Zhao speechless the most was that Qian Qianyi was in his prime at this time, and he had no way to take advantage of what others had not done.
Yun Zhao is sometimes very depressed. Knowing what will happen in the future is a great help to him. However, knowing too many things sometimes makes him feel depressed. It will cause trouble for him.
For example, if Yun Zhao didn't know about his past, he would definitely reuse Hong Chengchou. Unfortunately, just because he knew about future generations, Hong Chengchou would definitely be with the country in this life. There is no chance for this position.
You must know that in the political system that Yun Zhao will implement, the position of the state minister is extremely transcendent. He, as the emperor, has to be prepared to accept it for the rest of his life. He can only wait for Yun Zhao's death. Only they are qualified to select the next emperor.
As for the position of Prime Minister, Yun Zhao is really prepared to use the path of national selection.
At most, it will be elected once every five years. After two consecutive terms, he must be replaced no matter what.
Because of this, the power of the Prime Minister is very heavy, and general state affairs are basically dependent on the Prime Minister. In other words, in addition to military power, Legislative and judicial powers are not in the hands of the Prime Minister, and the rest of the powers basically belong to the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister needs to be selected by the National Assembly and appointed by Yunzhao. Once selected and appointed successfully, if he has not committed a serious treasonous crime, the Prime Minister will be held accountable. The Prime Minister will basically not be replaced and will last for five years safely.
Yun Zhao has thought about this for a long time. The biggest reason why the emperor is criticized is his monopoly of power.
If the emperor has the final say in everything, then all the mistakes committed by the governmentThe faults are all the emperor's fault, just like Chongzhen at this time, he alone bears all the sins of the world.
Not only the people see it this way, but also the officials under his command.
It would be too pitiful for the emperor to do this.
Yun Zhao does not intend to do this.
His coming to the Ming Dynasty was a great opportunity given by God. He finally became the emperor. It would be too miserable if he spent all his energy on reviewing documents.
The position of the Prime Minister is used to do things. Even if something goes wrong, it is the Prime Minister's business. Everyone just needs to tolerate him for five years and then replace him with a good one.
As an emperor, he can not only save the building from falling, but also become the people's last hope, so why not?
Only when the general power is firmly in hand can the status of the military be elevated, and the military will not take the initiative to interfere in politics. This is so important.
Han Lingshan saw that Yun Zhao was deep in thought. He was not surprised. Yun Zhao was like this. Sometimes when he said this, he would freeze. This happened many times. .
He just didn't expect that Yun Zhao was currently weighing in his mind who among the important officials such as Lan Tian could be pulled out and used as a big beast by him.
I don’t know how long he thought about it, but Pei Zhong had already changed the tea for him three times. He just woke up from his meditation. When he saw Han Lingshan looking through his documents, he said dissatisfied: "Why haven't you left yet?"
Han Lingshan said: "I just told you that Qian Qianyi was going to enter Yushan City. You should be more accurate."
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "He has the reputation of the world, so naturally he invites him in politely."
Han Lingshan said: "Are you ready to receive him?"
Pei Zhong corrected Han Lingshan on the side: "You should call him Your Majesty."
Han Lingshan smiled awkwardly and said: "Give me a few days to get used to it."
Yun Zhaoxiao He said: "Please take a look, Mr. Qian. I won't say anything, lest Chongzhen thinks I want to win over Qian Qianyi. The current emperor is so stingy!"