Chapter 32 Questioning Strategy
Zhu Youzhen said sincerely, he thought that Li Shuo's mention of Hai Rui was like himself to express that the official's salary was too low. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Of course, Weichen knows the difficulties of the imperial court, but if the officials and gentry pay taxes together, the imperial court will have money and grain to improve the income of officials, and also have the ability to stabilize the frontier, and it can make the people less pressure, if the officials are not greedy, the people will not rebel, and if the people do not rebel, the country will be prosperous, and the country will not be afraid of foreign enemies." Li Shuo put forward an idea that no one dared to say, this was his political adventure, he felt that Cui Chengxiu's plot against the emperor was a major political change secretly planned by the emperor, and these things proved that Zhu Youzhen was a strategic, courageous emperor, such a person would not be satisfied with the status quo, change was his only way out.
"You, what did you say? Officials and gentry pay taxes in one piece? Zhu Youzhen hurriedly asked.
"Yes."
Zhu Youzhen sighed and said, "Do you think I can succeed in changing the law?" ”
"If the emperor's heart is really for the people, changing the law is the only way. Qin changed the law to be strong, in order to destroy the six countries and dominate the world, the same as the Ming Dynasty, we are facing the same situation as the Qin Dynasty, after the Jin Tiger eyeing the Tiger, officials are corrupt, forced miscellaneous taxes, Li Min bitter dare not speak, at this time the Ming Dynasty is only afraid that only one flood, drought, can be like the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the stone man one eye, stirring the Yellow River against the world, at that time, regret is beyond reach. ”
"Presumptuous." Zhu Youzhen roared loudly as soon as he patted the dragon case.
"Do you think I am like the king of a dead country? How can my Ming be compared to the filthy country built by the barbarians? "Zhu Youzhen is really a little angry, this Li Shuo is not a little bit of a heart, dare to say anything, don't you know that this is a big crime to kill the head.
Li Shuo looked at the angry emperor without fear, he said-for-tat: "Your Majesty, Mongolia's territory is huge, the national strength is thick, you know very well, they have no external troubles, the minister thinks that the biggest dilemma faced by my Ming Dynasty is not from the border trouble in Liaodong, but the rule of the entire Ming Dynasty, our biggest enemy is not the cavalry of the Houjin, but those officials who hold great power in their hands standing above the court, those feudal officials, and even those county orders, they are corrupting the foundation of our Ming Dynasty all the time, The emperor asked me if I want to have long-term peace and stability, I must first rectify the rule of officials, if I punish each other with strict laws, even if the officialdom can be clear for a period of time, it is not a long-term solution, the only feasible thing is to improve the officials' salaries, in the strict law, and if you want to improve the officials' salaries, you must pay taxes as a gentry, the whole world, are equal, what the minister says is the minister's heart, if the emperor is angry, the minister is willing to die. After finishing speaking, Li Shuo knelt on the ground, after saying this, Li Shuo knew that he would have two ends, one, to be reused by the emperor, and the other was dragged out of the noon gate and beheaded, but people eventually died, he Li Shuo wanted to become a figure like Shang Ying, famous in the history books, and even more unaccustomed to the officials who were powerful at this time, and pity those Li people who were hungry.
After Zhu Youzhen heard these words, his heart also calmed down, didn't he need an official like this?
Zhu Youzhen turned his head to look at Wang Chengen, and said softly: "What I said to Li Shuo in this hall today, if it spreads, I will not spare it. ”
After Wang Chengen heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, even if you give the old slave leopard gall, the old slave will not dare to go out and talk nonsense." ”
Zhu Youzhen looked at Wang Chengen who was kneeling on the ground, and felt a little unbearable, this is a person who was still loyal to him when the Ming Dynasty fell, sighed and said: "You get up, I know your loyalty, but the matter is big, I don't want to spread it when I am not ready, causing unnecessary incidents." ”
Wang Chengen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the old slave will never dare to talk nonsense. ”
Zhu Youzhen nodded, and then said to Li Shuo: "Li Shuo, you said that the officials and gentry pay taxes together, are I sure that I can do it?" ”
"As long as the emperor is dedicated to the people and thinks about the society, then Weichen is willing to be the emperor's pawn and make a modest contribution to changing the law." Li Shuo said firmly.
"From ancient times to the present, those who change the law will not end well, Shang Ying, Wang Anshi, and Zhang Juzheng of this dynasty, they are all lessons from the past."
"The minister is willing to do his best for Zhang Gong and the country."
When Zhu Youzhen heard that Li Shuo wanted to emulate Zhang Juzheng, not only was he not angry, but on the contrary, he was a little excited in his heart, what he needed was such a talent, but why did such a talent have no reputation at all in the last time and space?
If there was no such thing as giving Wei Zhongxian Danshu an iron coupon, then Li Shuo would never have entered Zhu Youzhen's sight, and maybe in a few years, he really couldn't get used to the entire government, and it was possible to resign and return to his hometown, and history had become unrecognizable.
Zhu Youzhen stood up, walked in front of Li Shuo, helped Li Shuo up, and said: "Aiqing and I coincide with what I think, and I am willing to use Aiqing and work with me to change the country." ”
Li Shuo bowed down and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to do his best for His Majesty, and he will die." ”
After the two chatted for a long time, Zhu Youzhen asked Li Shuo to step down and encouraged him again.
After Li Shuo stepped back, Zhu Youzhen sat on the dragon couch, looked at Wang Chengen and said, "Do you think this Li Shuo is a great talent?" ”
"Master Li Shuo is extraordinary, and he must have great talents." Wang Chengen said in accordance with Zhu Youzhen's wishes.
"After Cui Chengxiu's case was decided, I decided to use this Li Shuo and let him go down for a few years to see if he was Zhao Kuo who talked on paper or Shang Ying, who was really talented and hard-working."
"Your Majesty."
Zhu Youzhen smiled and pointed at Wang Chengen and said: "In the future, don't say anything like Shengming in front of me, as long as you are a human being, you will make mistakes, can knowing your mistakes improve greatly?" Let's go, accompany me to Kunning Palace. ”
At this time, in the cold edict prison, Cui Chengxiu sat in the cold and damp prison, the blood stains on his body in a fight last night have not dried yet, his eyes are cloudy, like a twilight old man, yesterday he was the secretary of the military department, but today he has become a prisoner, this kind of identity gap, so that Cui Chengxiu really can't accept it.
There was a sound of footsteps in the silent cell, and after a while, several people stopped outside Cui Chengxiu's cell.
These people are Feng Ying, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Tian Ergeng and some officials of the Criminal Department.
"Cui Chengxiu, why did you rebel?" Feng Ying said loudly that his personal relationship with Cui Chengxiu is not heavy, so there will be no favoritism.
Cui Chengxiu raised his head and looked at a few people, and smiled miserably: "Becoming a king or defeating a villain, what a good way." ”
"What remnants do you have?"
"There are more remnants of my party, Tian Ergeng next to you is my remnant party, you take him down and hand it over to this little emperor who has not dried up, doesn't he want to kill all of our old ministers?" Cui Chengxiu said, her tone full of disdain.
"Bold, Cui Chengxiu, until now, he still dares to slander the emperor like this and wrongfully accuse the ministers of the court." Feng Ying said angrily, as for Tian Ergeng beside Feng Ying, he didn't say a word.
"You ask Tian Ergeng beside you, is he a member of the same party as us, and how he betrayed his boss to seek glory, betrayed his former friends, and curry favor with the new emperor."
"Presumptuous, stubborn. Hum. If you dare to talk such nonsense in the lobby tomorrow, it is indispensable to suffer from flesh and skin. After saying that, Feng Ying left in a menacing manner, and the officials of the Criminal Department followed closely behind, leaving only Tian Ergeng alone.
"Tian Ergeng, you are very beautiful." Cui Chengxiu's eyes were fixed on Tian Ergeng.
"The emperor is the emperor, we are the courtiers, the king let the ministers die, the ministers have to die, Lord Cui, I also have a lot of bitterness." Tian Ergeng spoke, his voice a little hoarse.
"Hmph, you have a hard time, I think you don't have a hard time, but you are afraid of death. You are so stupid, the new emperor is just an empty shell, if Gonggong Wei makes up his mind, you and I will act together, abolish the emperor, it will be easy to be a finger, when the time comes, glory and wealth, inexhaustible, helpless, you are afraid of death, lest you be ruined, become a traitor for glory, betray friends and colleagues. The more Cui Chengxiu spoke, the more excited he became, and in the end, he gritted his teeth and said.
Tian Ergeng knew that Cui Chengxiu was talking about it in his heart, he was afraid of death, so he was in a hurry to show his loyalty to the emperor, but he didn't expect things to develop to this point.
He always thought that the emperor should delay for a while, and wait until the throne is stable before he can start to rectify Wei Zhongxian's party, but who knows that the emperor is young and impulsive, and he is impatient to fight for power when he first ascends the throne, which leads to this series of things.
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