There are often two sides to things, some people are happy and some are worried, Wei Huaichao in the imperial history has been very happy during this time, and the scattered officials have been promoted to the Taizhong doctor from the fourth grade, and it is not far from the position of the imperial historian.

Wei Huaichao felt that he was highly valued during this time, and those royal relatives and nobles who didn't look at him squarely were polite when they saw him, and the power thing was really enjoyable. Wei Huaichao is like a mirror in his heart, why everyone respects and fears himself, it is because there is his own shadow behind the recent series of promotions and declines in the political hall, and these are all from the information collected in the copper box.

Tonight, the second prince of the Northern Desert feasted the officials of the Zheng Dynasty, and the desert-style barbecue was eaten by Wei Huaichao's mouth, and those unrestrained dancers didn't know which Qinglou invited them, which really made them angry. Although Wei Huaichao tried his best to behave like a decent man, the chasing eyes betrayed him.

The color of wine is the most testing thing, Qu Zhidao sat in the corner, secretly looking at the important people in the court of Da Zheng, although these people are only four or five grades, they are the middle and top power of Da Zheng in the court in the next few years. If you want to do great things, you must first plan, which people are worth making friends with, and which people are worth noting, and you must start to lay out in the next few days.

was sent to the carriage with five points of drunkenness, and Wei Huaichao opened the heavy gift in the carriage, and was dazzled by Huang Cancan's dazzling, it was actually gold, at least fifty taels of gold. These Northern Desert people are really rich, Wei Huaichao greedily left a tooth mark on a piece of gold, and then tightly rewrapped it and put it beside him.

As a royal historian, Wei Huaichao has always shown himself to be honest, and the money he sent was sternly rejected by him, and Wei Huaichao had to lock himself in the study after every refusal. Wei Huaichao's family is not wealthy, and it is difficult to support a family of seven in Beijing with the help of a five-grade official, so in addition to the bright official robes outside, the clothes inside are all sewn by his wife.

The reputation for incorruptibility and integrity has been planted, and now is time for the harvest. The carriage flashed in front of the lantern of the high gate, and the light through the curtain flashed across Wei Huaichao's face, and in the dark, this face was twisted, full of greedy desire.

Wei Yishen and the six departments and Jiuqing discussed the removal of the copper Kuang did not go well, first of all, the imperial historian Yan Hualou resolutely opposed, during this time the imperial history platform was very praised by the Son of Heaven, this credit is due to the copper Kuang, Yan Hualou of course did not want to remove the copper Kuang. Wu Huaren, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Huang Sheng, the secretary of the Dali Temple, who also called the "Three Law Divisions", both benefited from the copper and were not enthusiastic about the removal of the copper court.

It should be said that at present, the copper box is set up in front of Sima Yamen in various prefectures, and only the complaint of clearing the fields and acres is collected, which is of great help to the household department's work of clearing the war, so although Yu Zhijie is worried that the copper box will bring disadvantages to everyone in the future, the treasury is empty, and he is afraid that he will have to keep the copper box in front of the present.

Wei Yishen felt a little discouraged, the overall situation of the court was difficult to control, and as the prime minister, he could not command hundreds of officials, and a strong sense of crisis came to his face. Wei Yishen decided to take a risk and make a voice to the Son of Heaven and the officials.

The twelfth day of the first month, Zichen Palace. The secretary of the political hall is the right supervisor Qi Guowei's recital, please remove the copper kuang. A controversy inevitably broke out, headed by the prime minister, sixty percent of the officials demanded the removal of Tongkuang, and on the other side, the Yushitai was the mainstay, combined with the household department, the criminal department, and the Dali Temple to request a postponement of the removal.

Of course, Shi Fangzhen was reluctant to remove the copper kuang, the benefits were already obvious, and his control over the court was also strengthened. And the copper is a double-edged sword, the former Wei used the copper box to produce cool officials, making the officials uneasy, the atmosphere in the court was very tense and uneasy, the king and the officials were separated from morality, this kind of harm is obviously not something the king can bear.

The argument was inconclusive, Shi Fangzhen finally made a decision, brainstormed, and the officials and scholars of the world spoke freely about whether to implement the copper box, and no one was allowed to stop the book. The secretary and supervisor of the government hall were responsible for the collection of the recitals, and the fate of Tongkuang was finally decided at the Great Court on February 15.

A stone hits a thousand waves, and the chapter flies like snowflakes to the secretary supervisor, which has the potential to submerge the secretary supervisor, who is a subordinate institution of the political affairs hall, and is also in charge of the book and the secret. The secretary left supervisor Kong Province and the secretary right supervisor Qi Guowei are all members of the three products, and the attitude of these two people towards Tongkuang is inconsistent. So the cantata was divided into two parts, Qi Guowei was in charge of the one that was in favor of being removed, and Kong Province collected the cantata that continued to be kept.

Wei Yishen was very concerned about this matter, and he had to inquire about the situation of the recital every day. In February, more than 3,000 copies of the recitals had been received from the yamen and state capitals in Beijing, and the approximate statistics showed that half of the people were resolutely opposed to the establishment of the Tongkuan, while the remaining half of the people were divided into several types:

About one-tenth is in favor of maintaining the status quo ante, maintaining the pressure of clearing the fields and acres, and removing them after the clearing is over; About one-fifth of them believe that the copper box system should be fully restored, and the copper box should be set up on four sides as in the Great Wei Dynasty: "Yan'en" in the east, and those who offer gifts and praise and seek official job seekers can vote for it; The south is called "admonishment", and those who have admonished the gains and losses of the government can vote for it; The West says "redress of grievances", and those who have been wronged and aggrieved can vote for it; In the north, it is said that "Tongxuan", and those who have admonished the catastrophe of the heavens and the secret plans of military aircraft can vote for it; The remaining fifth has different statements, but only the content of the jurisdiction of Tongkuang is different.

Wei Yishen put the summary data in his hand back on the table, Qi Guowei saw Wei Xiang's loss, and comforted: "Wei Xiang, most people are still in favor of removing the copper box, and most of those who are in favor of the establishment want to seek a way to advance through the copper box, and their hearts can be punished." Wei Xiang explained the situation to Banzai, believing that Banzai would not be blinded. ”

Qi Guowei was the champion won by Wei Yishen when he was the main examiner in the eleventh year of Xiangfu, and later Wei Yishen took a lot of care for Qi Guowei, so Qi Guowei can be said to be Wei Yishen's protégé, and Yu Zhijie is no different from Jiang Anyi, and there is no scruple between the two of them.

Wei Yishen shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Guowei, you still don't know much about the Son of Heaven, the restoration of the copper box was originally proposed by the Son of Heaven, as long as the two adults agree to keep the copper bill, this copper box cannot be revoked." Unexpectedly, more than forty percent of the people in this world will agree to the establishment of the copper kuang, and even think about restoring the situation when Emperor Wei Shun was in power, the old man really doesn't know what these people think, life is too comfortable, willing to hang a knife on the head? When it is really like the period of Emperor Wei Shun, I am afraid that it will be too late for these people to cry. The old man is old, and the consequences of the copper system are afraid that it will be difficult to see, and the children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, so let him go. ”

Seeing Wei Xiang's lost appearance, Qi Guowei said angrily: "I want to unite people of insight to write a book, with the lessons of Emperor Wei Shun's past, aren't these people enough to be vigilant?" ”

"I'm afraid that these people only see the tempting honey in front of them, and only think about the shortcut to promotion and wealth, but forget that there may be an abyss under their feet", Wei Yi sighed deeply: "The matter has come to this, and it is impossible to stop it, so we can only find a reasonable way to minimize the harm of the copper system and turn the harm into benefit." ”

"It is impossible for the Son of Heaven to see so many pieces, Guowei, you carefully select a few good pieces of good music that are well-practiced and reasonable, and hand them to the Son of Heaven at that time, I hope you can impress the Son of Heaven." As he spoke, Wei Yishen got up and came to the secretary Zuo Jian opposite, found Kong Sheng, and said with a smile: "Kong Zuo Jian, this time has been hard. The pieces you have collected here have something to say, show them to the old man. ”

"Yes, yes", Kong Xing took out a few copies from the cabinet, handed them to Wei Yishen with a smile, and said: "Wei Xiang, these pieces are all well written, especially Jiang Anyi's is the most prominent. Admire, the old man admired it tightly after reading it. ”

In order to repay the king's appreciation, Jiang Anyi's concert took him half a month, and Wei Yishen opened the recital and couldn't help but light up:

"When the minister hears the master and listens, it is clear, and the partial belief is dark, and the copper is set up, and the ears and eyes are widespread, and the feelings of the group are reached...... Now set up a copper box, showing the world seekers such as thirsty, the sage's example, that is, believe and let it, take its strengths, often afraid of not ...... Or there are those who are afraid of copper and evil, but there is no way to do good or evil, but the call of people, people have no provocation, and demons do not act in vain...... Select the virtuous, take charge of the affairs, and make them serve as the envoys...... Thousands of years of respite, time is hard to get, the minister is willing to know the Lord to do it. ”

Wei Yishen praised the case: "This article "Admonishing the Copper Kuang Shu" is full of words and eloquent, pointing out the pros and cons of the copper Kuang system, and the old man was also convinced. Kong Zuojian, you can temporarily draft a bronze chapter for Jiang Anyi's recital, and wait for the Son of Heaven to decide. ”

On February 15, the Great Dynasty, the copper system was officially notified to the world to be implemented. Set up two copper boxes in front of the state capitals, the copper boxes are painted in black and white, and the white is "admonishment". Black is "revenge", and anyone who states grievances will report and submit them secretly.

The copper box in front of the state capital is cleared every day, collected and filed by Long Wei, and transferred to the government and county yamen for processing depending on the severity of the situation; On the 10th day, the secret report of the received advice was reported to the supervisor through the post road, and the yamen of the state capital directly interrogated.

Under the political affairs hall, a new Li Kuang prison was set up, and the left and right prisons were set up, all of which were under the rank of the four ranks, the right supervisor Duan Cizong Li Baikuang, and the left supervisor Wei Zhongchao Li Heikuang, and the Li Kuang envoy was composed of personnel from the political affairs hall, the Yushi Terrace, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple, and the results were directly reported to the Son of Heaven. Those who give advice and offer advice will be rewarded; If the injustice is true, it will be revealed, and the whistleblower will be rewarded for the truth, such as sitting back for false accusations, etc.

With the promulgation of the copper system in the world, Jiang Anyi's "Admonition to the Copper Kuang Shu" also quietly spread, which was praised by the people of the time as "upright and strong, live up to the monarch, not for the party, not to betray loyalty" The admonition naturally could not escape the eyes of the canal.

Li Man said with great interest: "This person won the Fuying Venerable with one stone and two ducks in the autumn hunt, I didn't expect to be able to write such an article, both civil and military, if it can be used by the Lone King, this king is willing to exchange the land of Sanzhou for it." ”

Qu Zhidao sighed: "Da Zheng has many talents, which really makes the old man sigh in the twilight." This son will be the prince's fierce rival in the future, and it is best to get rid of it as soon as possible. After a while, the prince will return to the desert, you might as well suggest to Lord Chen that this person be used as a person to send off relatives, as long as he enters my desert, he will have great ability and will not be able to escape from our palms. ”