Chapter 258 The longest road traveled is your routine
Although he recognized what Tang Jin said in his heart, in order to maintain his dignity as an emperor, Tang Yu still put on an unfathomable appearance, "Lying about the holy will is a serious crime, aren't you afraid that I will condemn you?" ”
Tang Jin was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Tang Yu meant by saying this, wasn't it just for his own face? Okay, I'll give you enough.
"Your Majesty's worries about the country have reached the extreme, whether it is going to the court, reviewing the recitals, or even walking, sitting and lying on the eyebrows, there is a lingering sorrow to death. In this way, anyone can sum up what I just said, right? It's just the difference between doing and not doing, saying and not saying. ”
"Well, it's very good, boy." Tang Yu glanced at Tang Jin with satisfaction, and then said: "What you say also has some truth, so in your opinion, how do you think to deal with the situation in front of you?" ”
If the face is enough, it is naturally time to get down to business, in fact, as early as when Tang Jin said that he had more than enough heart and not enough strength, he couldn't bear it anymore, after all, looking at Tang Jin's meaning, he seemed to really have a way to solve this matter.
"This ...... Wechen does have a method, but ...... I don't dare to say it, I'm afraid that His Majesty will think that Weichen is using power for personal gain. ”
Tang Jin claimed to be a minister, and Tang Yu knew that he was not talking to himself as a prince but as a Shaoqing of Dali Temple. Speaking as a Shaoqing, and involving the use of power for personal gain, could it be that the solution lies in Dali Temple?
"I forgive you for your innocence, and I promise that everything you say next will only be taken as a suggestion, and I believe that you will not be selfish."
With Tang Yu's guarantee, Tang Jin is not hypocritical, although the guarantee is the same as swearing, the upper lip touches the lower lip, it is useless, but the emperor's guarantee is still somewhat effective. Of course, what if you don't? The emperor asked you to say, can you still resist the decree?
"Before speaking, the minister wants to ask His Majesty a question. When the first emperor was alive, did he ever have the current situation of being constrained by ministers? ”
Tang Yu, who asked Tang Jin, was stunned, but he recalled a little and found that he was surprised, and it seemed that he was ...... Not really. "It's really not, I think when the first emperor was in power, it was absolutely a word, and the ministers only had the share of implementation and suggestions, and they had no qualifications to refuse at all."
"Was it the same when Your Majesty first ascended the throne? But as time goes on, the minister has inexplicably become more and more powerful, so that it can hinder you to the current situation? ”
"Indeed." Tang Yu said without hesitation. At this moment, he had forgotten his identity as the emperor, but instead looked at Tang Jin with a puzzled face like a student, hoping that he could solve this problem that had plagued him for many years.
Tang Jin is not in a hurry about this, some things need to be laid down well before saying them, otherwise if they are said directly, the effect will be greatly reduced. "Then Your Majesty can feel it
When did it begin? ”
"This ......" Tang Jin's question really stopped him. The minister's power has been exposed little by little over time, and he has only discovered that he has been obviously constrained in the past few years, and he really doesn't know when it started.
"Your Majesty doesn't know, but the minister knows. The first manifestation of the officials' ability to restrain His Majesty was the reduction in the efficiency of the execution of the Six Departments, and His Majesty's command of the Six Departments was no longer as comfortable as before. And the reason for this situation is the decline of Dali Temple. Your Majesty may wish to recall that the degree of weakness of Dali Temple is directly proportional to the gradual growth of the power of the ministers, and the more the Dali Temple declines, the more powerful the ministers become. And, if I'm not mistaken, it was the most powerful ministers who first advised His Majesty to put Dali Temple on hold, right? The foreshadowing was basically completed, and Tang Yu's thinking was also led to the right path, and Tang Jin decisively threw out the truth. In fact, this is not difficult to understand, Dali Temple is a knife of the emperor supervising the ministers, Dali Temple in one day, the ministers will always have a sword hanging on their heads, the slightest disobedience will be a small life, in this case who dares to disobey the emperor? Not to mention staging a big drama to force the palace. And now, because of Tang Yu's shelving and the deliberate revenge of the six ministers, Dali Temple has long lost the deterrence of the past, and the ministers have no hanging swords on their heads, so they can naturally be unscrupulous.
Wake up the person in the dream in one sentence, this kind of simple truth can be seen by anyone with a little political experience, but because Tang Yu is fascinated by the authorities, plus a group of ministers unite to get him, it is strange that he can react.
"Do you mean that Dali Temple is the key to restraining the ministers? But isn't it the duty to investigate cases? Although Tang Yu, who didn't know much about Dali Temple, felt that Tang Jin's words made sense, he still asked suspiciously.
Tang Jin waved his hand, "Your Majesty is right, the duty of Dali Temple is indeed to investigate cases, but how to understand the word 'investigation' varies from person to person." If property is lost, the recovery of property can be called an investigation; If a minister bends the law for bribes, it can also be called an investigation; In the process of investigating the case, the murderer is arrested, and we can enter all parts of the capital in the name of searching, and in the process of searching, we can even 'accidentally' find evidence that a minister collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country or bent the law for bribes. To put it simply, as long as there is His Majesty's permission and sufficient reasons, the 'investigation' can uncover many tricks, and even ...... We can 'accidentally' throw a certain 'evidence' in someone else's house, and then 'accidentally' find it ourselves, and then bring that person to justice, and then 'plead guilty' to you, and then Your Majesty can be punished a little lighter, after all, the officials of Dali Temple can make any 'mistakes' when they are stupid. ”
Tang Jin's suggestive words seemed to be explaining the definition of "case investigation" to Tang Yu, but in fact he was explaining the true role of Dali Temple to Tang Yu. To put it bluntly, Dali Temple is an institution that cooperates with the emperor to act, and the two sides cooperate
performances, in order to achieve the goal of killing some "wrong" ministers.
Tang Yu's eyes lit up when he listened to Tang Jin's explanation, and he couldn't wait to quickly revitalize Dali Temple now to solve his current grievances, but after calming down, he found another problem, if Dali Temple really has such power, who should it be given to? Although nominally it is directly under him, he cannot manage it himself, and he will inevitably need a person in charge, and this person is very important.
Dali Temple is a double-edged sword, which is conducive to restraining ministers, ensuring the concentration of imperial power and the improvement of the efficiency of the imperial court; If you don't use it well, it's definitely a more terrifying force than the current ministers.
"Uncle Huang, I know what you're worried about. Dali Temple has a lot of power, and if it falls into the hands of someone with a heart, it will definitely cause chaos to the court. In fact, it is not difficult to find a suitable candidate, as long as he can ensure that the troubled dynasty will not benefit him. Tang Jin spread his hands, looking like this question was not difficult.
Tang Jin's words couldn't help but make Tang Yu fall into deep thought. Indeed, the purpose of the ministers to cause chaos in the court is nothing more than to strive for enough benefits for themselves, but if this person's own interests are linked to the stability of the court, then he will naturally not cause trouble in the court, and will even try his best to promote the stability of the court. Can...... Is there such a person? Don't say it, there really is. Where is it? All of them are in the heirs.
All the participants in the succession of ten thousand sons are princes in a sense, and they must hope to be stable and peaceful for the imperial court, after all, they may take over by themselves in the future, and no one in this world wants to take over a mess.
Moreover, the more stable the imperial court, the fairer the relative ten thousand sons will take the heirs, and they will naturally try every means to narrow the gap between them, and stabilizing the government is obviously an indispensable method.
Besides, one of the evaluations of all the sons of the heirs is the performance evaluation, and the political performance of the stable government and the troubled dynasty is greater, this is almost a problem that does not need to be considered, right?
"Huh? How do you feel like you've been fooled by this kid? The inexplicable Tang Yu felt as if he had been tricked by Tang Jin. first exposed the problem of the minister's power by arguing with Tan Lao in the court, and then woke himself up, so that he and the ministers tore their faces, and once they tore their faces, they must solve this problem as soon as possible, otherwise the government will be chaotic. At this time, Tang Jin, who saw the problem and vaguely had a way to govern it, would naturally be revisited by himself, and if he put forward a plan to revitalize Dali Temple in a timely manner, he would definitely consider who should take over Dali Temple, so he would naturally think of Wanzi taking over the heirs. So, who is the most suitable person to take over Dali Temple? The answer is obvious! Who else is there besides Tang Jin?
Dare you say it's not a set? Who believes?
(To be continued)