Who has the guts?

Yes, who would have the audacity to do such a thing as the Nine Clans' heads?

It's impossible to think about it, right?

But, that's what happened.

Looking at Zhao Hu's stunned expression, Yuan Huang suddenly felt that this question was quite funny.

Yes, going back thousands of years, which dynasty and which generation has such a situation?

The imperial power was not hollowed out by the powerful ministers, but was held hostage by the gentry and powerful groups that evolved from the literati, and the state was ostensibly controlled by the civil and bureaucratic groups to promote correct civil politics, but in fact it was controlled by the local gentry and the merchant associations with the civil politics as the umbrella.

At the top, the civil officials prevaricated against the emperor and dissidents with righteousness and money, and at the bottom, they transitioned to the gentry and powerful groups to seize the local real power and set up the grassroots organizations of the Ming government, or the local government organizations of the government were controlled by them, because they were also within the system.

The Ming government was a typical small government, and the government was only at the county level, and there was no government below the county level, which opened the door to the gentry groups.

Under the national policy of preferential treatment of the gentry, the gentry group began to dominate the country, just like the political system dominated by the family gate valve in the two Jin Dynasty eras, the gentry group of the Ming Dynasty became the new family gate valve, and it was more powerful, more sustainable, more inclusive, and attracted scholars to join them.

At the same time, the merchants, who had an insight into the rules of the country's political game, also broke free from the image of the disadvantaged and began to become more powerful than ever, almost catching up with their ancestors, that is, the group of giant merchants who were abolished by the Shang Dynasty reform.

The two were combined into one, integrating economic privileges and political privileges, and embarked on a road of bureaucracy and businessmanship with Ming characteristics, and finally achieved an undefeated golden body.

And the Ming Dynasty's Shang Yang - Zhang Juzheng, after all, did not achieve Shang Ying's career, although he died, but Zhang Juzheng did not have Shang Ying's strength, he failed to support a powerful new interest group that was enough to defend the results of the reform after his death, so people died.

Maybe Zhang Juzheng tried, for example, to restore the first-level supremacy system of the Qin army, trying to support the power of the army, but now it is different from the past, Zhang Juzheng knows Shang Ying's routine, and others don't know?

Time has passed, the world has already changed, Zhang Juzheng's failure has shown signs from the beginning, compared to Zhang Juzheng, who knew that he could not do it, Zhang Xuan was obviously much smarter, he only attacked the noble forces and the Huangzhuang, and avoided the civil and official groups, so his reputation was not as extreme as Zhang Juzheng.

The Ming Dynasty had wealthy businessmen and magnates comparable to the era of the Great Reform, and there were gentry and powerful gentry comparable to the nobles of that era, but there were no ministers who changed the law comparable to Shang Yang and a prince who was determined to change the law comparable to Qin Xiaogong, and there was no situation like a storm in that era, and failure was inevitable.

After that, there seemed to be no hope for the Ming Dynasty, and the officials, businessmen, gentry and powerful became more and more unscrupulous.

So, it seems that such a thing is happening now, and it is not surprising, right?

Yuan Huang thinks so.

"Strategist? Strategist? ”

Zhao Hu's voice pulled Yuan Huang's thinking back.

"Huh? Oh! ”

Yuan Huang's thinking drifted a little far, he took a deep breath, and said: "Thinking about some things is a little far, Bo Wei, this time the northern captives went south, it is true that someone is behind the scenes, but the main envoys behind the scenes may not have thought that it would cause such terrible consequences, and they underestimated the greed of the northern captives." ”

Zhao Hu asked incredulously: "Does the imperial court know about this matter?" ”

Yuan Huang nodded: "The imperial court knows, and has already made some preparations, this matter must be investigated to the end, otherwise, there is no way to give an explanation to the people of the world, just ......"

Zhao Hu asked, "Just what?" ”

Yuan Huang frowned slightly worriedly.

"This matter should not be Xiao Hou involved, although Xiao Hou has to be named governor, but he is still a military general, he is a noble, the Ming Dynasty has always not allowed military generals and nobles to participate, between Xiao Hou's words, it seems that there is an idea of wanting to get involved, which is very dangerous."

Zhao Hu didn't quite understand the joints in this.

"They are all officials in the same dynasty, why not? Shiro is the governor, and the governor is also an official of the literati, so can't he do something with this official name? Chen Yuande was originally also a military general, but now he is a police commander and is also in charge of civil affairs. ”

Yuan Huang nodded, as a member of the former civil official group, he understood the joints very well.

"This is the case with other dynasties, there is not such a serious difference, but the distinction between the Ming Dynasty is so clear, and those who can interfere in the government are only the Jinshi civil officials in Beijing, who have not been in charge of the army, have not fought in wars, and must be innocent in their backgrounds, and there can be no flaws in the slightest, otherwise, they will all be excluded."

Zhao Hu showed a puzzled expression.

"What's the point? How could there ever be such a rule in the imperial court? ”

Yuan Huang was stunned.

Yes, he's right, when did such rules start to exist in the imperial court? Did Taizu open the country? Is it difficult to become an ancestor? Or is it ...... What happened to the Civil Fort?

Well, now that I think about it, a lot of things started with the Tumu Fort Change.

Around that period of time, too many things really happened in the Ming Dynasty.

"All in all, it's not a good thing, I've already sent someone to send a letter to Shiro, asking him not to get involved in this matter, and come back as soon as the battle is over, the whirlpool in the capital is not something he can participate in, one is not good, and his life may be in danger!"

"Lives in danger?!"

Zhao Hu's eyes widened: "Someone wants to kill Shiro?" ”

Yuan Huang's face was serious.

"It's not that someone wants to harm Xiao Hou, but that if Xiao Hou rashly participates in the handling of this matter, it is very likely that he will fall into the hands of others, and it will also be suppressed by the imperial court, and he will lose his official position at least and lose his life at worst, like Qi Shaobao at the beginning, it is generally a better end."

Zhao Hu hurriedly said: "Shiro is a marquis, a noble!" ”

"So what? Xungui is the main object of the imperial court's vigilance, not to mention a special nobleman like Xiao Hou who guards the military power in the frontier town, only because of the particularity of Burma can Xiao Hou be allowed to take charge of the army, if it is changed to other places, it is impossible.

The imperial court is not a lot of wariness of Xiao Hou at all, but Xiao Hou has always been loyal to the country and kept his duty, and the courtiers could not find reasons and excuses, and they needed Xiao Hou and Burma to help them accommodate the refugees from the Central Plains, so that we and others could live a seemingly peaceful life. ”

"What does the military advisor mean is that if the imperial court finds an excuse and opportunity, it will not let go easily?"

Zhao Hu looked at Yuan Huang.