Today, the situation between the DPRK and China is both clear and confusing.

On the bright side, everyone has to deal with Guo Dan, which is already a consensus.

But everyone's purpose for dealing with Guo Dan is different.

Everyone has a private account in their hearts.

As the chief staff member by Guo Dan's side, Aunt Xu naturally had to quickly understand the matter, so she invited Fang to come to Yunxia Temple at the right time.

"Fang Shangshu, the junior invited you to come today to ask about the tariff reform." Aunt Xu is straight to the point, because there is not much time left.

"Regarding this, the old man also wants to talk to the layman."

Fang Fengshi stroked his beard and asked, "Does Guo Dan have the reason to tell you?" ”

"Yes, but it's very subjective." Aunt Xu nodded, and told Fang Fengshi what Guo Dan had told her.

Fang Fengshi nodded and said: "This is roughly the case, this is all because of Guo Dan's remarks in Kaifeng Mansion, which caused the ministers of the court and the central government to be uneasy, and even frightened, they originally thought that Kaifeng Mansion was Guo Dan's grave, but they never thought that Guo Dan would use the private academy to restore Kaifeng Mansion."

And it intensified, throwing out the kind of remarks that are not conducive to Confucianism, when they united together to impeach Guo Dan, but they were suppressed by His Majesty, if His Majesty supports the Academy, it will shake the foundation of Confucianism, shake the entire Shilin, and now they are fast to get rid of Guo Dan, so they do not hesitate to put down their prejudices with each other, and unite to deal with Guo Dan. ”

Although Wanli's removal of the crown and the rule of the crown made them fail to impeach Guo Dan, Guo Dan's remarks really frightened them, and it was impossible for them to stop there.

Because if Guo Dan's remarks are amplified, it is a subversive thought.

Now it is to live in virtue and live in it for a long time, so many of them can live above the temple, but if they live in the capable, then the young people may be the first assistant, and many people who are already above may retreat.

There are many scholars in Shilin, and their prestige will also be severely hit.

As for the struggle between them and the cabinet, take 10,000 steps back and say that any of them, even if they are dead, a group of people will immediately make up for it, just like the leaves of a tree fall and new shoots sprout on the branches, which will not hurt the roots, but once Guo Dan's remarks become the mainstream, then their roots will be dug up.

The lesser of these two evils!

Aunt Xu frowned and said, "So their support for Liu Zongcheng's tariff reform this time is completely to deal with Guo Dan?" ”

Fang Shi pondered for a while, and asked instead of answering: "Do laymen know the content of tax reform?" ”

Aunt Xu nodded and said, "But the younger generation thinks that although this method may be able to benefit the country and the people, it is just a drop in the bucket for the current situation of my Ming Dynasty, but if it is used as a medicine, then it may make a difference." ”

"The layman is really brilliant!" Fang Fengshi stroked his beard and smiled, nodded and said: "The old man also thinks that Wang Jiaping and Wang Xijue think so, if you want to change, the first thing is to strengthen the power of the cabinet, otherwise, it will be difficult to make a difference, and Shen Shixing's previous failure has proved this." ”

At the beginning, Shen Shixing also wanted to reform, but he thought that Zhang Juzheng's set would not work, so he switched to a gentle way, but people didn't appreciate it at all, and he failed to strengthen, so he didn't even have a chance to start, so that later, he began to seek stability, just stabilize.

This is a big problem of the cabinet system, there is no power in the hands, they are a group of small secretaries, helping the emperor to give advice, but there is no power in the hands, some people say that the cabinet can reject the emperor's proposal, in order to prove that the cabinet has great power, in fact, the cabinet can reject the emperor's proposal, but the emperor has 24 prisons and brocade guards, which involve military power, finance, administration and justice, and can completely bypass the cabinet.

Historically, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty opposed Wanli's imposition of mining taxes, and the result was the same as if they did not object.

And the more it gets messy, the more messy it gets.

But the cabinet can never surpass the emperor, without the emperor's nod, then they can't do anything, the system of the Ming Dynasty is to make the emperor highly centralized.

If the cabinet wants to make a difference, the first thing to do is to strengthen its own power.

"But."

Fang Fengshi said again: "But this may be very unfavorable to Guo Dan." ”

Aunt Xu shook her head and said: "The younger generation doesn't think so, the reason why the cabinet can unite the court is because of the existence of Guo Dan, if Guo Dan is gone, it will be very unfavorable to the cabinet, and a relatively powerful Guo Dan is not necessarily a bad thing for the cabinet." ”

Fang Fengshi was stunned for a moment, groaned for a while, and said, "So you think that the cabinet will secretly help Guo Dan?" ”

Aunt Xu smiled: "With Guo Dan's ability, I don't need their help, as long as they deal with it impartially, but they... Guo Dan's help may be very much needed. ”

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On the morning of the second day, Aunt Xu came to Yinuoya Store not very punctually.

"Layman, you can be regarded as coming, Your Majesty just sent someone to inform me and let me attend tomorrow's court meeting, how can this be done."

Guo Dan saw that Aunt Xu was coming, and immediately got up and said.

Now that he has returned, Wanli does not intend to delay any longer, and decrees that a court meeting will be held tomorrow to discuss the tariff.

Aunt Xu was stunned and said, "Don't you have a countermeasure?" ”

Guo Dan sighed: "I have also been studying Liu Zongcheng's tax system in the past two days, it is undeniable that what he said is indeed reasonable, I can only try to refute it, but I can't guarantee that I will be able to succeed." The best way to do this is to divide them, so that Your Majesty can make decisions for me. ”

Aunt Xu nodded and said, "Recently, I've been looking around for news, and it's not difficult to divide them. ”

Guo Dan sighed, "The layman said quickly. ”

Aunt Xu said: "As far as I know, the reason why they are united is to deal with you, but if you collapse, they will naturally not be united, so as long as you can bear very big losses, then they will not attack themselves." ”

Guo Dan rolled his eyes and said: "I can't afford this, I still have to pay taxes, if I can't pay the taxes, I will die, and our tooth shop is a joint-stock system, as soon as this share falls, I will be half cut into the ground, this method does not work, it is not my style to sit still." ”

Aunt Xu said: "Then there is only one way to die." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Guo Dan was puzzled.

Aunt Xu said: "Although this law was proposed by Liu Zongcheng, the reformers led by the cabinet who really supported him in the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China are also very powerful, and it is only because of you that they are united."

It can be seen that at present, in the minds of the ministers, your threat has surpassed that of the cabinet, and the reason may be because of your remarks in Kaifeng Mansion. In other words, if you can make the Cabinet more threatening than you, then they will naturally fight again. ”

"I understand that." Guo Dan nodded, and asked again: "But how can I let the threat of the cabinet surpass me?" ”

Aunt Xu said: "Only when the power of the cabinet is strengthened, the other ministers will be afraid, so the first step must be to help the cabinet strengthen its power." ”

"Wow---!"

Guo Dan was shocked: "Is this what I can help?" ”

Aunt Xu nodded and said, "You can help on this cusp." ”

Guo Dan hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Aunt Xu said: "I told you before that with Wang Jiaping and Wang Xijue as people, it is unlikely that they will specifically target you as a businessman, I think they may want to borrow you to unite the court and implement reforms." But a lot of people are there to deal with you.

And you have also said that although this law is good, but the official word is two-mouthed, they will definitely use this as an excuse to target you and restrict you. In other words, what you are worried about is precisely the potential contradiction between them. ”

"I see."

Guo Dan nodded thoughtfully, and said: "The cabinet mainly wants to implement reforms and solve the current shortcomings, so if this law fails, it is obviously not in line with their original intention, but if it is deliberately aimed at me, it will obviously fail." As long as I support the Cabinet, they will naturally fall apart. ”

Aunt Xu smiled: "Why do you support the cabinet?" ”

Guo Dan was stunned for a moment and said, "That's right! Why should I support the Cabinet? ”

Aunt Xu shook her head and said, "You still don't understand what I mean, their unity is because of you, and unity is very beneficial to the cabinet, the more united they are, the more the power of the cabinet will be strengthened."

How to make them more united, only the stronger you are, the more afraid they are, the more united they will be, and when the power of the cabinet reaches a certain point, the cabinet will naturally threaten the conservatives more than you, and at that time, they will fall apart. ”

Guo Dan frowned and said: "Why do I sound a little cautious, the more united they are, the faster I will die?" ”

Aunt Xu smiled: "You have not committed a crime, and with Your Majesty protecting you, they can't take your life." Now the money you are fighting for, don't reason with them tomorrow, just express your worries in your heart, and accuse them of being incompetent and unable to do this well.

Even let them assure His Majesty that they will enforce the law impartially, and not deliberately target the Weihui Mansion and you.

In this way, they will inevitably be more united, but only for this moment, problems will follow, and if they do it right, you will not lose much, and the cabinet will win, and the conservatives will be the biggest losers, and they will not be able to continue to cooperate.

But if they are specifically aimed at you, then for the cabinet, it becomes meaningless, they are just a knife in the hands of others, the cabinet will not agree, their contradictions will still erupt, and the tariff reform will end in failure, then when you fight back, they will all become the biggest losers, and you will become the biggest winners. ”

Wow... You have really taken great pains to make such a big turn, but you have overlooked one point, I have only one ally, that is, my beloved fat house, and for me, the interests of the fat house are higher than the interests of the country. Guo Dan thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "This plan of the layman is really wonderful!" That's it. ”