Chapter 646: Foundation

"Minister, Liu Mingzhi, see Your Majesty!"

"Excuse me, take a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Prince, King Qing, Qi'er, you can also sit!"

"Thank you, Father."

The emperor held the teacup and gently blew the tea foam, looking at Liu Mingzhi's cramped and uneasy appearance: "Give me a reasonable explanation!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know what to say!"

"Say whatever you want, don't use a set of nonsense to perfunctory, you know how annoyed I am with the border pass, Dalong is recuperating, but these bastards are stunned to bring Dalong into the flames of war, is it so easy to fight? Money, food, and people are not things related to the stability of the people in the country, but they only have money in their eyes, and they don't take the court in their eyes at all. ”

"Your Majesty has nothing to refute this, in fact, the minister reported this matter to His Majesty is worried about what His Majesty said, but the case of corruption in the mutual market has nothing to do with His Majesty's restoration punishment, Your Majesty's benevolence has now won the hearts of the people, and all praise inside and outside the court, if Your Majesty reinstates the punishment, everyone in the Manchu Dynasty is in danger, and they are afraid to act, this move is not a blessing for the court!"

Li Zheng gently held the dragon case, staring intently at Liu Mingzhi as if he wanted to find something from his expression.

However, Liu Mingzhi's expression was neither humble nor arrogant, without the slightest fear, and the emperor couldn't see anything for a while.

"Father, the son has something to say!"

The prince sensed that the atmosphere was cold, and he opened his mouth to break the deadlock.

Li Zheng looked at the prince lightly, and there was a hint of approval in his eyes, no one of the civil and military officials in the court today except Xia Gongming and Liu Mingzhi was listed, and none of the Li clan relatives dared to speak.

Today, the three of them called Prince Qingwang at the same time to see who had more courage to pull the dragon's beard, but before Liu Mingzhi came, none of the three of them could touch the emperor's dragon vein, and they were holding each other.

Liu Mingzhi once again mentioned that he hoped that the emperor would not reinstate the punishment, but the emperor was not angry, but pondered, which shows that this matter is not impossible to talk about.

"Accurate!"

"Father, the son of the minister seconded Lord Liu's words, the father of the emperor for many years of benevolent government, full of praise inside and outside, the father of the emperor suddenly restored the punishment, not only the people in the court are panicked, even the people will be panicked, similar to the crime of the emperor, one person committed a crime and the whole family was implicated, not only will not let the people under the rule be obedient but will take risks in order to survive, after all, the whole family is connected, it is better to fight to the death, the son is not saying that the restoration of the father is wrong, it is true that many officials do not use the punishment is not enough to deter, I just hope that the father will think twice, the benefits of the restoration punishment outweigh the disadvantages, or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages!"

The Emperor looked at the four people in the imperial study quietly, wanting to see something from their expressions.

But Li Zheng was disappointed again, and had to sigh that these princes had grown up, knew how to restrain their emotions, and knew how to observe words and colors to judge the situation.

Even the youngest Seventh Prince, Li Zhi, did not show his clues.

"King Qing, what do you mean?"

"Father, Erchen also thinks that Lord Liu's words are reasonable, but Erchen has a question that I want to ask Lord Liu, I don't know if it's okay?"

Feeling the gaze of the emperor and King Qing, Liu Mingzhi nodded: "His Royal Highness King Qing, but it doesn't hurt to say it, the minister must know everything!" ”

"Lord Liu, you just said that the restoration of the punishment will endanger everyone, but like today's matter, if the restoration punishment is not restored, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will see that the father and the emperor will easily let go of the corrupt officials at the border, and when the time comes, they will follow suit and deal with it unscrupulously!"

"According to the law of the great dragon, the law should be beheaded. The minister is not shielding corrupt officials, the three highnesses also know that the minister beheaded more than 90 criminal officials in Qingzhou Mansion not long ago, but the families of criminal officials, who seem to be unaware, are all let go, Your Majesty pays attention to governing the country according to law, people-oriented, and the families of criminal officials are also His Majesty's subjects, and they are also among the people, if they are involved because of their father's crimes, how innocent? The law of punishment and the law of good punishment have the same goal, so why restore the punishment? ”

"Your Highness understands what Lord Liu means, but what Your Highness is asking is what if the Manchu Dynasty is not afraid to follow suit?"

"Establish a clear order to govern hundreds of officials, behead those who are corrupt and take bribes, confiscate family property, does Your Highness want to say that officials are corrupt, do not blame their families, behead officials, and their families will be honored?"

"That's right, Lord Liu, please think about it, if an official takes a bribe and only punishes one person, his family enjoys the glory, and where is the victim?"

Liu Mingzhi pondered for a while and looked at the emperor who was quietly looking at him: "The law of the dragon is loaded, the officials are corrupt, beheaded, their homes are copied, the son is not allowed to take the imperial examination, and the future is not allowed to be shaded, and it is very clear!" ”

"This ......... Your Highness understands, thank you, Lord Yanagi! ”

"Lord Liu, His Royal Highness doesn't dare to agree, if it is based on your words, why do border officials still dare to be so corrupt and accept bribes as much as more than 10 million taels?"

Liu Mingzhi glanced at the Seventh Prince Li Zhi: "Li Lingzhi is faint!" Yes, the border affairs should be properly dealt with, and the imperial history station should be ordered to supervise, the prince supervises, and the prince changes every year, so the prince should not damage the country! ”

The three princes' eyes lit up, and they pretended not to care and drank tea.

Li Zheng pondered for a while: "Where is the court? ”

"Huh......... Which one of the court can escape His Majesty's discernment! ”

"Don't be a sycophant, are you determined to stop me from restoring the punishment?"

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister just hopes that His Majesty will think twice, although the restoration punishment can warn hundreds of officials, but in fact, it will do more harm than good!"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Doctor has a twist and turn!"

"Accurate!"

Fu Hai walked into the imperial study with a book and respectfully put it on the dragon case: "Your Majesty, please take a look!" ”

The Emperor picked up the fold and looked at it, and after a moment the Emperor put down the fold and paced with his back hand, his brows furrowed and deep in thought.

"Liu Aiqing!"

"The minister is here!"

"I ask you, what should I do if the load-bearing pillars of the main hall are in disrepair? Is it better to hold on for a while longer, or is it better to replace the column with a new one in time? ”

Liu Mingzhi sighed in his heart, as soon as Song Yu explained that he should not be involved in the matter of the old and new pillars, the emperor came and asked, what was written in Xia Gongming's fold.

The most important thing is whether the emperor likes the old pillar or the new pillar, Liu Mingzhi quietly glanced at the emperor and couldn't see anything at all.

looked at the three princes, and the three of them were silent one by one.

I couldn't help sweating a little on my forehead, and I muttered for a moment: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the old pillar and the new pillar are not important, whether the hall is as stable as a mountain depends on whether the foundation is firm, as long as the foundation is firm, the pillar can be replaced at any time, but if the foundation is not good, the thousand-year-old tree can not bear the weight of the hall, so the minister thinks that if the foundation is not in trouble, the hall will be safe and sound." ”

The emperor glanced at the three sons who were watching the nose and nose and the heart: "If there is a problem with the old foundation, what kind of foundation can support the main hall?" ”

Liu Mingzhi trembled: "The minister can only make money to make the foundation stable, as for what kind of foundation can support the building, the minister is not an official of the Ministry of Industry, and he has no eyesight!" ”

The emperor looked at Liu Mingzhi, who lowered his head, and sighed: "Prince! ”

"Erchen is here!"

"Follow the Beiqin Guards to deal with the case of corruption in the mutual market, and ask Liu Aiqing for advice!"

"Yes, my son obeys!"

"King Qing."

"Erchen is here!"

"Jingzhou, you can supervise the drought in Mingzhou!"

"Sons obey orders!"

"Old Seven!"

"Erchen is here!"

"Shu has always had the reputation of the land of abundance, and the third child has a good reputation over there, especially this year's tax revenue is a few percent more than in previous years, go and learn from the third child how to govern government affairs!"

"Sons obey orders!"

"Stand down!"