Mao Yuanyi was called into the palace by the emperor, and after the ceremony, the emperor said: "I asked you to transfer most of the resources of the Ministry of Railways to the northwest, what do you think?" ”

Mao Yuanyi looked at Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting next to him, their faces were calm, and they didn't look at him at all. He lamented in his heart, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Railways has already formulated a plan for the construction of three main lines in the country, and if eighty percent of the resources are transferred to the northwest, the construction process in the country will inevitably be affected." ”

Zhu Youxiao asked with a calm face, "How much will it be affected?" Can your Ministry of Railways solve this problem on your own? ”

Mao Yuanyi said: "We can think of some ways to solve the problems of the headquarters, but in order to repair these three main lines, we have issued bonds, if the original completion plan is delayed because of the transfer of resources to the northwest, then the bonds will not be paid as scheduled, and the people may have something to discuss." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "The northwest has contributed a large gold mine to the imperial court, and there is still a large amount of land to be cultivated, isn't it natural for the imperial court to tilt resources to the northwest?" As for the people's discussions, is it really that important? ”

Mao Yuanyi's scholar was angry, and he said: "Your Majesty, if you can't carry a boat, you can also capsize a boat." Although you can't see anything on weekdays, it can play a great role in some cases. His Majesty is bent on expanding the scale of my Ming Dynasty's commerce, but he has disappointed the merchant in such an important matter, and he is afraid that the merchant will never dare to trust the court in the future. ”

Lu Xiangsheng glanced at Sun Chuanting, Sun Chuanting happened to look over, and the two made eye contact: "This guy is not small, not bad." ”

"Yes, I don't have the courage to go against the emperor."

"I'm not afraid to go against the emperor, do you think the emperor is right to do anything."

"You're not the same, what the emperor did, but you haven't missed it. Everyone is almost the same, the eldest brother doesn't laugh at the second brother, and he will become the emperor's dog. ”

After Mao Yuanyi finished speaking, he only felt weakness all over his body, and lowered his head and waited for the storm from the emperor. Even the first and second assistants of the cabinet have not dared to disobey the emperor's will in recent years, and they are openly opposing the emperor today, but they are afraid that they will no longer be able to sit in the position of Shangshu.

But after waiting for a while, there was no unexpected storm, but the emperor's brisk laughter was heard. He boldly raised his head, only to see the emperor smiling happily on the dragon chair, and Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting were also smiling.

Sun Chuanting took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, Mao Shangshu's reaction is in Your Majesty's grasp, and I admire it to the fullest. ”

This time it was not only Lu Xiangsheng, but Wei Zhongxian, who was standing next to him, also wanted to hide his face and leave. Obviously, it was a discussion between the four of them, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting both asserted that Mao Yuanyi would not give in, and would definitely fight for it, but now they actually attributed the credit to the emperor in front of the parties concerned, such an unprincipled thing can only be done by a guy who calls himself His Majesty's lackey.

Zhu Youxiao's face was embarrassed, and he said with a smile: "You don't want to put a high hat on me, it is you and Lu Qing who insist on guaranteeing that you will be honest and honest, but I didn't believe it at the time." ”

Mao Yuanyi was confused when he heard this, and Lu Xiangsheng stepped forward and said: "Mao Shangshu, Your Majesty feels that there is some lifelessness in the court, and every time Your Majesty says something, all the ministers support it together." Of course, what His Majesty said was, of course, beneficial to the country and the country, but now in order to tilt the northwest, it is necessary to divert most of the resources of the Ministry of Railways, which has greatly hindered the construction of various parts of the country. But none of the ministers stood up against His Majesty. Your Majesty is deeply concerned about this matter, so he wants to come to you. ”

Mao Yuanyi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the ministers don't dare to resist, but they are worried that there will be some variables in state affairs because of this, so they want to wait for Your Majesty to change his mind." ”

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "I know that almost all of the cabinet members oppose my decision, and many people in the internal meeting held by the Ministry of Railways feel that my decision is a bit of a neglect. I understand all this, but after I said it at the last court meeting, no minister has come to see me for a few days and raised objections. I think it's very bad, it's not normal. Your Majesty has his own thoughts in his heart, as long as it is for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the court, what can't he say to me? ”

Wei Zhongxian was very disappreciative in his heart, the emperor should have been Jinkou Yuyan, what he said was what he was, even if it was wrong, he should do what the emperor said. It's good that everyone doesn't raise objections, but they think it's abnormal, so why don't you want everyone to make noise and shout every day? It's weird. However, after so many years, the saint has never done a wrong thing, and now what he wants to do may have unexpected good results?

And Lu Xiangsheng felt a lot of emotion in his heart, the emperors in the past, afraid that their power was not big enough, lest the ministers were not obedient enough, but now it is completely different, for fear that the ministers will only listen to the emperor's words, and they want to do the opposite of all the previous emperors: cut their authority. What kind of broad-mindedness and far-reaching vision must be required to be able to make such a move that will have a great impact on future generations.

He naturally understands that power is concentrated in the hands of the emperor alone, and if the emperor is sage, there may be a thriving atmosphere, but once he encounters a mediocre emperor, it will be a disaster for the whole world. His Majesty the Emperor is obviously aware of this, and what he wants to do now, although it seems a bit nonsense, cannot be overestimated in terms of its significance to future generations.

And Sun Chuanting thought simply, of course he understood the significance of the emperor's move, but he admired the emperor's bravery beyond measure. Because the emperor did this, in fact, he used a method to weaken his own prestige, so that the ministers realized that the emperor could also make mistakes, and it was also to tell the Ming emperor of later generations that the emperor could not do whatever he wanted, and the ministers had the right and obligation to stop the emperor from doing wrong. The point is that the emperor himself was not wrong, but deliberately made a mistake in order to give the ministers a target. Such an emperor is really the Emperor Shengming who deserves to be regarded as a lackey by my Sun Chuanting.

Mao Yuanyi reacted at this time, but for a while, her heart was full of flavors. To tell the truth, the last time the emperor ordered the Ministry of Railways to pump a large number of resources to the northwest, he had a lot of opinions in his heart, and he also felt that the emperor was not too smooth during this period of time, and began to be arrogant.

Although the three of them had different ideas, they all knelt on the ground at the same time and said: "The emperor is sage, and the ministers are obedient." ”