Hong Chengchou is not an impulsive person, but now he has to be impulsive, because if he is not impulsive, he will be demoted two levels for no reason. He is now Chinese New Year's Eve four years old and is a fourth-rank official, and according to his age, he must be demoted to a fifth-rank according to the new regulations. If he made a mistake or was demoted to an official position because he didn't do things well, he could figure it out, but he thought that he had always been diligent and did a decent job, and he was really unwilling to be demoted because he was born a few years younger.

In the recital, he expounded on the relationship between age and ability, and cited two examples: Jiang Taigong only met King Wen of Zhou at the age of 80 and Gan Luo was the prime minister at the age of 12, and expressed great dissatisfaction with the practice of linking grade to age. Of course, he did not only denounce the fact that the age that caused him harm was linked to his official position, but also vigorously denied the equality of civil and military personnel. He cited the Han and Tang dynasties as a state of instability in which the country was divided into feudal towns because the imperial court was unable to govern the military ministers, discussed the dangers of military generals who were not under civilian management, and praised the Song Dynasty and the present dynasty for their far-sightedness in using civil power to control military forces.

When discussing the wise deeds of the Song Dynasty and the present dynasty, two examples were given, one was Yue Fei and the other was Qi Jiguang, saying that the reason why these two people were not reused later was that they both had an army that only listened to their orders and despised the emperor's holy decree, and the titles of Yue's army and Qi's army showed that these two armies had changed their nature, and it would be easy for the commander to have "Anshi Rebellion" and "Chenqiao Mutiny" if he had different intentions.

Finally, he appealed to the emperor and the imperial court to carefully consider his words and hope that the old system would be restored.

When Tan Jing, the head of the Qianqing Palace, gave this piece to Tianqi, Tianqi was talking to Liu Sanlang and Liu Xuanzhi, because he had just received the news that Sanlang, a stupid girl, was also pregnant. At that time, Wei Xiaolan, Zhang Chunying, Feng Siqin, etc. were congratulating Sanlang, and Tianqi even joked to Sanlang: "Sanlang, if you have a son who is bold, let him be a general to fight, if you are timid, let him learn from his grandfather how to be a successful dart player, what do you think?" ”

Sanlang said: "Okay, if you give birth to a daughter, let Sister Xiaolan teach her martial arts, so as not to marry out and be bullied by her in-laws in the future." ”

Tianqi was about to continue laughing when he found that Tan Jing was coming, so he asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Tan Jing said: "Your Majesty, there is a recital forwarded by the Government Affairs Yuan, which was sent by Zhu Yanxi and Master Zhu personally to the celebrant supervisor, who has not done this for a long time and does not dare to make decisions and let the emperor have an idea. ”

In the past six months, the Apocalypse has basically not dealt with any very urgent chapters, and they are generally handled by the Military Affairs Yuan and the Government Affairs Yuan, and sent them to let the celebrant sort out and classify him, and he is only aware of it, even if there is any accident, there are also the Metropolitan Procuratorate to deal with it in front, with these few powerful departments, the small life of the Apocalypse is very easy and comfortable, and now when I hear that there is an urgent chapter, I remember that I still have such a work content.

Seeing that Tan Jing was cautious, Tianqi stepped aside to take a closer look, and after reading it, he was very unhappy. This Hong Chengchou is just a petty official in Jiangxi who dares to take charge of the major affairs of the central government, not to mention the problem is that he is in charge of military affairs in addition to government affairs, which makes people unbearable, and the most infuriating thing is that he is not in line with the purpose of picking up the gaps and filling in the gaps, but to deny them completely.

Seeing that Tianqi's face was cloudy, Tan Jing said because he had seen the chapter in advance: "Your Majesty, do you want Yang Gongchun to deal with this matter?" ”

Tianqi was surprised: "Yang Gongchun still has this ability?" ”

Tan Jing said: "How to deal with the content inside, the minions don't dare to talk nonsense, otherwise they will be suspected of interfering in politics, but this person makes the emperor so unhappy, Yang Gongchun can teach him a lesson." ”

Tianqi was even more surprised when he heard it, and even Tan Jing was thinking about rectifying such an honest person, it seemed that this eunuch had an innate talent for rectifying people, so he asked: "Now that Yang Gongchun is not here, if it is up to you to do it, how are you going to deal with this Hong Chengchou and let me out of anger?" ”

Tan Jing thought for a while and said: "You can't run away if you catch a fat beating, if the emperor is still angry, he will be castrated with a knife and let him enter the palace to make amends to the emperor every day." ”

Apocalypse smiled, "Good idea, but I'll think about it first." ”

After Tan Jing left, Tianqi thought that it was not terrible for this person to oppose it, but it was terrible that a group of people would oppose it in a few days. If you are the emperor and you can't lose your identity and be angry with your courtiers, it's best to find a few helpers to help you talk. There is nothing to say about the affairs of a few ghosts in this government council, if you want them to reason with others, it is estimated that the level is not very good, and besides, they are all second-grade and above, and it is also a loss of their identity to let them quarrel with a person who is about to become from the fifth grade.

After thinking about it, I suddenly remembered one person, that is, Liu Zongzhou of the Holy Academy, this holy academy is a place dedicated to sorting out remarks and summarizing them. Thinking of this, the apocalypse sent someone to inform Liu Zongzhou to go to the Heart Cultivation Hall in the afternoon.

After lunch, Tianqi came to the Heart Cultivation Palace, Liu Zongzhou, who had been waiting for a while, hurriedly came to salute, Tianqi asked Tan Jing to show Liu Zongzhou Hong Chengchou's recital and asked: "This person is resistant to my policy, if I don't deal with it quickly, I am afraid that this heresy will disrupt the normal order, what will Lord Liu do?" ”

Liu Zongzhou thought for a while after reading Hong Chengchou's recital and said: "The emperor wants to implement a new system, in essence, in order to straighten out the relationship and facilitate management, whether it is to persuade Hong Chengchou or just want him to shut up, but the minister thinks it is better to be able to convince him." ”

Tianqi was overjoyed and said, "I wonder if Lord Liu can be responsible for convincing this person?" ”

Liu Zongzhou thought for a while and said: "The minister can persuade half of the minister, and if the other half of the minister can't be reasonable, the crooked reasoning may be able to delay for a while, but not for a long time." ”

Tianqi frowned and said, "Can Lord Liu be specific?" What half can you convince him? ”

Liu Zongzhou said: "Although it is unprecedented to link this age to the position, the minister agrees with it very much. This young man is ambitious and suitable for doing things, but if he is in a high position at a young age, he will inevitably have the idea of transcendence, which is not his own luck and the blessing of society. The old people are happy to know that the peak of the destiny of heaven can extinguish the ambition to ascend, and when they are near the abyss, they can want to retreat and protect their lives, so it is also a good thing to settle down, and the minister is confident that he will persuade this Hong Chengchou in this regard. ”

Apocalypse nodded and asked, "Do you think it's inappropriate to be equal between civil and military affairs?" ”

Liu Zongzhou nodded and said: "Not exactly, if the military ministers are powerful, they are prone to civil strife, such as the end of the Han and Tang dynasties; If the civil power is large, it is easy to cause external troubles, such as the Song Dynasty and the present dynasty, and Hong Chengchou is right in this regard. However, the minister thinks that as long as he grasps the degree, he can deal with it in a timely manner, so that the internal strife and external troubles will not be born, what is this degree, Rong Chen will go back to discuss with the old ministers, I am afraid that he will not be able to come up with any satisfactory answers for a while. ”

Tianqi was speechless when he heard this, thinking that this and urine were going to be pulled into the crotch of your pants before you were ready to dig a pit, are you playing with me?

Seeing that Tianqi's face was not good-looking, Liu Zongzhou said: "The minister has a suggestion, you don't have to think about how to persuade him, just come to the bottom of the kettle to draw salary." ”

Tianqi thought to himself: "You don't want to beat Hong Chengchou fat first and then throw him into the river with a pocket, right?" He asked, "Does Lord Liu want me to send someone to quietly arrest him and then beat him to change his mind?" ”

Liu Zongzhou changed color and said: "Absolutely not, the minister has no such intention." ”

Apocalypse asked strangely, "Then what kind of salary draw method are you going to make?" ”

Liu Zongzhou said: "The minister means to transfer him to Beijing first, the people in the holy academy will give him reason, if it doesn't make sense, he will be directly reappointed as a military civilian official, according to the emperor's rules, his age in the army can also be promoted to the third grade, the minister thinks that the reason why he has complaints is because he has landed out of thin air, if he is promoted, he should have nothing to say." ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said, "Okay, then transfer this Hong Chengchou to Beijing, and when the time comes, Lord Liu will enlighten him." You also go back and discuss with you as soon as possible how to grasp the degree between civil and military, to be honest, I really think this is a problem, whether it is civil strife like the Han and Tang dynasties or being bullied by the surrounding barbarians like the Song Dynasty and this dynasty, it is very uncomfortable to think about. ”