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As soon as he arrived, Chai Chen came to the Leaf Pavilion.

He doesn't know when he developed the habit - he always likes to read the things in the court to "Le Lin" in fragments.

Le Lang flipped through the "Yiwei Audit Map" in his hand, and replied casually: "Suppress luck and pay tribute." ”

Chai Chen was surprised: "Have you also heard about this?"

Half a year ago, the official Cai Xiang once gave advice to the officials, because the imperial court adopted the system of favor and shadow, and pursued the policy of "entrusting hundreds of officials for fear of their insufficiency", resulting in redundant officials and redundant personnel, but the effectiveness of handling affairs was low, and even worse, people were superfluous.

Cai Xiang then proposed that the official family should "suppress luck and pay tribute".

Suppress the lucky ones and limit the indiscriminate progress of the bureaucracy.

Since the Taizu Dynasty, the situation has become increasingly serious due to the indiscriminate progress of bureaucrats caused by Enyin - some people who hold official positions above the bachelor's degree have passed through Enyin within 20 years, and 20 of their brothers and grandchildren have become Beijing officials.

Cai Xiang proposed that the law of supplementing the shade should be changed, stipulating that except for the eldest son, the rest of the descendants must be at least 15 years old, and the younger brothers and nephews must be at least 20 years old before they can be granted the grace shade.

Those who pay tribute to the elite are also selected by the strict imperial examination.

Cai Xiang proposed to reform the content of the imperial examination, changing the original Jinshi course, which only focused on poetry, to emphasizing the theory of policy—changing the Ming classics, which only required memorization of Confucian scriptures, to the requirement of expounding the meaning and truth of the scriptures.

In this way, students can learn the law of Jinshi according to their name.

These two recitals won the favor of the officials.

But helplessly, Prime Minister Pang Ji tried his best to oppose it on the grounds that "the scale is large, and the commentators think it is difficult to do".

These two reforms are too broad to implement.

A group of old courtiers of the Renzong Dynasty led by Pang Ji also seconded the proposal, criticizing Cai Xiang's words as "too fierce" and "afraid of being more open".

The official family had no choice but to do it.

Half a year later, Cai Xiang brought up the matter again.

Chai Chen never thought that "Le Lin", a woman's family, also paid attention to the court.

Thinking about it, what "she" has heard and said, how can it be compared to ordinary women?

He couldn't help but smile and asked, "What do you think?"

"And what do you think?"

Chai Chen said: "What Cai Xiang said is not unreasonable. These two proposals are beneficial to the country and the people, and Prime Minister Pang Cheng is too pedantic. ”

Le Lang disagreed: "If Pang Ji is really pedantic, there will be no 'Ming Dethroned' strategy." ”

"Ming Dethroned" is the most important political achievement of Pang Ji during the Renzong Dynasty.

Ming dethroned, strict officials rose and fell.

Since the Taizong Dynasty, the promotion of officials has adopted the "grinding and surveying" system, which only talks about the number of years of seniority and does not care about political achievements, resulting in the ******** of officials and inaction.

At that time, Pang proposed that the edict and the Privy Council should jointly elect the envoys to transfer the envoys and the prison sentences, stipulating that officials must evaluate their political performance on time and promote them according to their good or bad political performance.

He argued on the basis of reason, and tried his best to overcome public opinion, and finally made this recital approved by Emperor Renzong.

When Chai Chen heard this, he also felt very reasonable.

After thinking for a long time, he said: "Pang is the prime minister, and his sons and heirs are very gracious, and he is a person who emphasizes the Ming scriptures and ignores the policy, and his protégés are all over the court and the opposition...... Or is it a fluke and a fine tribute, and these two items are detrimental to their interests, so they are vigorously opposed?"

After that, he felt more and more that his analysis was reasonable, and he hated Pang Ji a little more in his heart, and was angry that he was selfish and misled the country.

Le Lang picked up the in his hand and took a sip.

He drank rice wine today, which was spicy and spicy, and his face immediately turned red.

Chai Chen felt that "she" was more cute than before, and only heard "her" ask: "Your Highness, have you ever heard, 'learn literary and martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family'?"

Chai Chen nodded.

Le Lang asked again: "If it is sold, it must have a price." What is the 'price' of the hundred officials?"

"Wealth?"

Le Lang shook his head.

"Going down in history?"

Still shaking his head.

"Position of power!"

Le Lang nodded, thought about it, and shook his head again.

Chai Chen didn't know why: "What is that for?"

"Promotion. ”

"Promotion?"

Le Lang nodded: "Yes, promotion, continuous promotion." Make immortal deeds and seize greater authority. This is something that every official will consciously do."

Chai Chen was thoughtful.

Therefore, during the reign of Renzong, the Korean Chinese Association would select capable generals in the northwest, train soldiers in Hebei, and negotiate solemnly with the Liao State in Hedong; Du Yan would bargain with the Liao lord when he sent out the envoys, and would provide relief to the victims during the famine season; and Pang Ji would brave the world's disapproval and play the "Ming Dethronement."

They do this, at best, for the country and the people, and to be honest, for themselves.

Chai Chen figured it out all at once.

Like Han Hanhua, Du Yan, and Pang Ji, these old courtiers of the Renzong Dynasty, they are already "extremely human ministers".

For them, pushing Cai Xiang's change is not of much benefit.

For example, Du Yan, who was Emperor Renzong's appointed minister, did not need another reform to prove his ability, and his position did not need new achievements to consolidate.

A courtier of this level, even if the corpse is vegetarian, the official family can't do anything to him.

If they wanted to actively support Cai Xiang's new law at that time, what kind of "price" did the official family have to give!

Sealed the prince of the country during his lifetime?

The officials dare to give it, do they dare to ask for it?

Therefore, these old foxes, no matter what kind of perfect new law, they will definitely oppose it with all their might.

They can show their existence without substantial punishment, and if the new law really stabs the big basket, they can still appear far-sighted, so why not?

At this moment, Chai Chen felt very depressed.

He asked, "Is there no other way?"

"As long as it is a change proposed by the government, they are bound to oppose it,"

Le Lang drank another glass of rice wine, sighed, and said: "There is only one person, he is the initiator, or there is a glimmer of life." ”

"Who?"

"Prince. ”

Chai Chen was immediately enlightened.

Precisely!

The former ministers of the Renzong Dynasty will eventually grow old one day, and the official family will always support the forces loyal to them.

The way the old ministers can continue their power is not to second.

Instead, when the crown prince also wants to support his own power and fight against the official family, the old ministers, or their heirs, will rely on the prince again.

Before I knew it, cup after cup, the wine in the Lelang pot had been drunk. He shook the empty flask, and when he didn't think it was enough, he pulled out another jug from the cabinet under the coffee table.

poured a cup for himself, poured another cup for Chai Chen, touched it, and drank it all.

He drunkenly said to Chai Chen: "So, you understand?"

"Hmm. ”

"Don't wade through this muddy water until the situation is clear. ”

Chai Chen also drank the wine in his mouth.

But he is still preoccupied.

He asked: "If you want Pang to seconded them in the future, there must be a better way than Cai Xiang, do you have a way?"

Le Lang said: "Yes." ”

Chai Chen asked, "What way?"

Le Lang shook his head: "I won't say it." ”

"Why not?"

Le Lang turned his head to look at Chai Chen, because of the wine, his cheeks were red like fire.

But his eyes were still as clear as the endless night sky.

He asked Chai Chen: "The sky is not enough to be afraid, the ancestors are not enough to be afraid, and the words of people are not enough to be compassionate, can you do it?"

The sky is not enough to be afraid, the ancestors are not enough to be lawful, and the words of people are not enough to be compassionate.

- There is no need to be afraid of changes in the heavens, the rules of the ancestors may not be followed, and there is no need to worry about the opinions of others.

These three sentences were seen by Le Lang in the notes of his great-great-grandfather.

When I first read it, I felt like waking up from a big dream and suddenly had an epiphany.

After that, he ignored Chai Chen's surprise and threw the sword in his hand into the lake.

"Your Highness, only those who have this ambition can change the law!"

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