Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Court (Second Watch)
In the bits and pieces of time, things also seem messy.
The warm spring wind gradually faded away, and the summer heat crept in, and more people living in the city began to go out of their homes and into the streets, either on cruises or on the shore in groups of gossip.
The life of the small people in Shengdou is probably like this. The decrees issued by the imperial court, or the recent uproar about the changes in the law, are actually very distant things for them.
In fact, I told them that they didn't care much. It's not that such things have never been done before, but the result is tossing and turning, and at the level of the people, basically no benefits have been obtained.
In the matter of changing the law, the ministers in the court fought once, and it was decided to send it to various places, and the various factions fought again, even if it was finally decided and really implemented, the court and the gentry still had to fight. Behind this is probably those dirty things, the ability of the gentry in the world should not be underestimated, after hundreds of years, these families have been deeply rooted, even if the emperor is strong, really intends to pull it up, it also requires great courage.
The emperor was like this, and the officials were no different.
It's just that for the young little emperor, I'm afraid there are few people who are really optimistic, after all, the experience of the first emperor is there, and he implements it, but it is almost hard-headed.
Of course, to a certain extent, the change of law is to re-establish the rules of the world and break the old. Therefore, in the face of thousands of years of inheritance, the various pressures on the shoulders are enough to crush people.
The emperor has ambitions, does not want the foundation laid by his ancestors to be bullied by foreigners, and longs to change the law to strengthen the country.
For this matter, the rest of the affairs of the imperial court were shelved or simplified, and it was really in full swing for a while, in fact, the emperor was also beating the drum in his heart.
Zu Xun harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but the new dynasty rules the world with filial piety, and the emperor does not dare to really ignore the meaning of the queen mother in the harem.
On this morning, Zhou Ji came out of Baoci Palace, the smile on his face stiffened, and there was a trace of anger between his eyebrows. This emperor, who usually attaches great importance to self-cultivation, can show this kind of emotion, and he is not even afraid of being seen by those around him, which shows how angry he is in his heart.
The eunuch Huang En was waiting outside the door early, and when he saw him come out, he hurriedly greeted him, Zhou Wei waved his sleeves, signaled not to sit down, and left by himself.
Huang En motioned for a few little eunuchs who were carrying chariots to follow, and chased after him.
Walking out of the range of Baoci Palace, Zhou Wei slowed down: "Is there any news from Han Shu's side?"
Originally, as an internal servant, these state affairs could not be participated, but Zhou Xuan was probably used to it when he was in the prince's mansion, but at this time, he also subconsciously asked it.
Huang En knew all this, and when he asked now, he paused and returned respectfully: "If you go back to the official's house, Han Xianggong handed over the paperwork, and after Xiliang withdrew from the army, he also kept the previous agreement and retreated to the area of the Hexi Corridor, and the border has been stabilized."
"Well, Han Shu pays attention to Xiliang's movements, the imperial court needs a stable situation now, especially the border can't be chaotic."
Huang En nodded: "Du Xianggong, they already have an opinion, now that summer is coming, both the north and the northwest are rich in water and grass, and the border must be very peaceful."
Zhou Xuan snorted and did not answer.
As he spoke, he had already arrived in front of the imperial study, and from a distance, Zhou Xuan saw that several people from the political hall and the Privy Council were already waiting there.
He gathered his mind and strode over: "I went to see the Queen Mother today...... Although the old man was a little worried about the chaos caused by the change of law, he still allowed it in the end. ”
Hearing this, Du Xian raised his eyebrows slightly, and the old gods on his faces were there, but a warning sign rose in his heart.
They are all old men in officialdom, who have become fine, and Zhou Xuan himself doesn't expect to see anything from their faces.
Saying this is probably a signal to show determination, and probably to tell some people not to use the reputation of the Queen Mother to pressure him.
"The situation is changing, and now is no longer the time when Taizu founded the country, and the law of the ancestors must also change. Otherwise, the country is so weak, and I don't know how to meet my ancestors in a hundred years. ”
The hearts of the big guys sank, and it seemed that they finally realized that the emperor in front of them was no longer the soft-eared emperor.
One or two of them had a plan, probably thinking that they would ask for a transfer.
At present, the reformers are gaining power, and it is inevitable that they will be targeted and excluded in this court, and even if they do not resign, such an important position cannot be placed in the hands of these conservative factions, and sooner or later they will be driven down.
Outside the imperial study, the trend of the world was casually said.
Summer wind is humid and hot, and the tide rolls up a tree of begonias.
The next day, above the court, Zuo Prime Minister Lu Jian resigned, which really scared everyone.
Everyone looked at the old man standing at the front of the court, his thoughts were complicated and indescribable, those who changed the law may feel happy, and those who are conservative are like mourning.
Du Xian stood next to Lu Jian, squinting at this time and not knowing what he was thinking, many eyes were focused on him, but he couldn't see anything.
Zhou Wei put his hand on the armrest, the stunned on his face gradually subsided, his expression eased, and he said in surprise: "What does Lu Xiang mean by this?"
Lu Jian said: "Weichen has recently relapsed from his old illness, and he often feels powerless, so please resign and return to his hometown to recuperate."
Zhou Wei said: "The imperial court is the time to employ people, and Lu Xiang is leaving at this time, and I am uneasy."
"The minister was terrified......" Lu Jian actually knelt down, and the new dynasty was easy to kneel at the ceremony of the monarch and the minister.
Zhou Ji clutched the handrails tightly, maintaining a calm face, but his heart was crazy with anger.
"That's it, Lu Xiang intends to let Xian, and I won't stop it." This was said very bluntly, and the young emperor immediately announced his resignation and gave another thousand taels of gold.
At the moment, there were several people below the queue to ask the emperor to take back the order. Zhou Jian smiled at everything that was happening in front of him, his eyes were red, and he glanced at Lu Jian deeply.
got up and said, "Don't you Aiqing think that I don't know talents?" After a pause, he sat on the steps in front of the dragon chair, and everyone below immediately bowed a little.
"If I first ascended to the Great Treasure, if I want to do something, I must rely on you."
As soon as these words came out, the ministers hurriedly said: "The ministers are panicking."
Zhou Ji waved his hand and said, "I can't control it alone in this world, so the imperial court selects talents, and all of you here are the smartest people in the world, which is the case." Why not use that cleverness to do what needs to be done? ”
"The law of the ancestors is immutable? It's just a few words in your mouth, but looking at the whole world, how many people are involved in life and death? ”
Zhou Ji said that, got up and went to Lu Jian, helped him up, and said earnestly: "I ...... I just want the people of the world to live a better life. ”