"You...... Is that really what you said to Your Majesty? Yang Chen looked at his brother with some surprise. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After coming out of the palace, Yang Zhen went to the Ministry of Industry to see his brother and told him all about the situation. Because now Yang Chen is a waiter in the Ministry of Works, and he has his own independent public hall, he will not be listened to when he closes the door.

After seeing Yang Zhen nodding solemnly to admit it, Yang Chen couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and let out a long sigh: "Erlang, you are too bold and too hasty!" If you do this, you are completely on the opposite side of the hundred officials, so can you still gain a foothold in the court? ”

Indeed, shaking out all the dirty things that have been hidden below the surface of the water in front of the Son of Heaven is something that Feng Bao and Liu Jin couldn't do at the beginning, because the blow was too wide.

Facing his brother's sighs and worries, Yang Zhen just smiled indifferently: "Big brother, do you think that if I don't do this, I will be able to live in harmony with those courtiers?" ”

"This ......" Yang Chen didn't feel a little speechless, Jin Yiwei has always been the opposite of the courtiers and the existence despised by the officials, to be honest, if there is such a thing, he Yang Zhen will not be recognized by the ministers. But then, he still shook his head and said: "Even so, you have offended too many people too much this time, and I am afraid that you will be retaliated against by the relevant officials." Moreover, the stakes are very high, and I am afraid that doing so will be very detrimental to the situation in the DPRK......"

"Revenge?" Yang Zhen snorted disdainfully: "Now that the matter is known to His Majesty, they still have time to take care of themselves, and they can still take out their hands to take revenge on me?" I dare to assert that many of these courtiers will leave the court because of this, and why should I fear their retribution? ”

After a pause, he continued: "As for what you said, big brother, what you said is a big matter, and it is a bit inappropriate to do so, and I can't agree with it. The military erosion in the border areas is accumulated because many officials who know the inside situation look ahead and are unwilling to point out their mistakes in a timely manner! To put it mildly, it is precisely because of their appeasement and adultery that it has led to all kinds of problems in border affairs and the court situation today! Since I, Yang Zhen, have found out this, I have never turned a blind eye to this like them, and I have to get by! ”

Listening to his righteous words, Yang Chen's face burned unconsciously, and his heart was even more shocked. I have been in the officialdom for a long time, and I have actually been contaminated with the habits of moderation of those officials, and I no longer have the decisive and enterprising heart when I encounter problems, but when my brother really does something for the country, I still think it is inappropriate, and it is really embarrassing to think about it.

"Big brother, I know what situation you are thinking about, what kind of peace in the borderland. But have you thought about it, these are just excuses to whitewash the peace. If we don't ask it, will these hidden problems be solved by themselves? No, not only will it not solve itself, but it will become more and more serious, until the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed like this!

"Today's Ming Dynasty has long been terminally ill, if you don't apply fierce medicine, it will be difficult to save it for thousands of years! The medicine of tigers and wolves should be used to treat serious illnesses and diseases, and you also understand the ideal of Taoism, big brother! ”

"The cure for serious illness should be the medicine of the tiger and wolf......" Yang Chen muttered and repeated this, his expression was a fierce change, and he was obviously fighting fiercely in his heart.

Yang Zhen took another step forward: "Big brother, a minister, what is the purpose of being an official?" It is to do what you can for the country and the people! Since we know that the court is sick, why can't we speak out boldly? Like those officials who live for their own selfishness, are they worthy of the people of the world and the income and status they have earned? ”

These words were even more like Hong Zhong Da Lu, and they went straight to the bottom of Yang Chen's heart, making him unable to come back to his senses for a long time. At the same time, a terrible thought arose in his heart.

Those officials concealed this, in addition to the fact that they may be involved, more because they felt that this matter had nothing to do with them, and it was better to have more than one thing, right? What prompted them to have such thoughts was because of the consistent concept of Chinese people to do more and make more mistakes, and do less to make fewer mistakes.

Even if the Ming Dynasty really died because of this, I am afraid that they will be criticized by future generations, and there will not be too many remarks that they think should be responsible, and more criticism will only be poured on the head of the emperor, the representative of this dynasty.

Therefore, in the later history books, the evaluation of the Son of Heaven in the middle and late Ming Dynasty is very low, and many people are conclusive that they are the culprits of the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

But in fact, apparently not so. The rise and fall of a dynasty is by no means controllable by one or two people, even if he is the Son of Heaven. What's more, in fact, the Son of Heaven is also a representative of serious restrictions in the long river of history, and the cabinet, the six sections, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are all shackles on the head of the Son of Heaven, so that every decree he issues must conform to the interests of the noble class.

Therefore, when later generations, whether it is the Braided Dynasty or the people who come after, put all the fault on Jiajing Wanli and other Sons of Heaven, thinking that they buried the two-hundred-year foundation of the Ming Dynasty, it is really too high to think of their ability.

And the officials who are familiar with the history of the Qing Dynasty obviously recognize this point and will be so unscrupulous, only seeking more benefits when they have power in their own hands, and there will be no trouble. And what terrible consequences would that be? They don't necessarily care, because they're no longer there.

"After I die, even if he floods the sky......" The history books recorded the words of Emperor Jiajing in his later years, to prove how selfish and stupid he was, and he should be responsible for the defeat of the Ming Dynasty. But in fact, those courtiers were only more selfish than him, but because this was only a group, they were deliberately ignored......

Thinking of this, Yang Chen's body unconsciously formed a layer of cold sweat, and finally shivered, this matter really can't be thought about deeply.

When Yang Zhen saw his brother's solemn and changeable appearance, he knew that he had already felt a lot and thought of something, so he just waited quietly to see how much he could figure out in the end.

Finally, after some struggle, Yang Chen smiled bitterly: "I'm really ashamed, I thought that what we courtiers did was not a big mistake, but now it seems that we are appeasement and adultery." ”

"Actually, it's no wonder big brother, after all, you have only really stepped into the court for a long time. What's more, I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain. Yang Zhen seemed to say this comfortingly.

"So how are you going to deal with this situation? Are you sure to change all that? As soon as Yang Chen said this, it proved that he had been persuaded by his brother.

A smile suddenly appeared on Yang Zhen's face: "There are many ills in the imperial court, especially in the northern border army of the Central Plains, which is extremely serious. I also know that so many problems cannot be solved in a short period of time, but this opportunity to rectify the situation must not be missed. And the Son of Heaven also thinks that seizing the opportunity of the current border trouble in the north to start taking some people out of the border land will be better for the imperial court and the border towns.

"In addition, the DPRK and China will also take action, although the Manchu officials are almost immobile, but they must also pick out some to make an example of the monkeys."

Yang Chen listened quietly, and he could see that both the brothers in front of him and the emperor in the palace had completely made up their minds. So after being stunned for a moment, he asked, "Then who are you going to take this time first?" ”

"Heavenly Official, Yan Qing!" Yang Zhen's answer was very decisive and crisp.

"Ah......" Yang Chen was so shocked that he almost thought he had heard it wrong. This official is second only to the cabinet members among the courtiers, and even only exists under the first assistant, and they actually want to attack such a big person, which is too bold and unexpected.

"Why, does the eldest brother think it's incredible to do this? That's right, that's what we want, what we want is surprise! Yang Zhen laughed: "When the time comes, I hope that the eldest brother can help cooperate with one or two, as long as this person is taken down, the situation between the DPRK and China will be much clearer." ”

"You already have a plan?" Yang Chen was stunned for a long time, then finally understood something and asked.

"Exactly." Yang Zhen said, and briefly talked about the strategy he had formulated with the Son of Heaven before.

After listening, Yang Chen was silent again, and then said with some concern: "Wouldn't it be too risky to do this, have you thought about the result of failure?" ”

"Nothing in this world is guaranteed to succeed, and there is nothing that does not require risk. If we want to achieve great things, there are still some risks that need to be taken. ”

"And what if the ministers oppose it?"

"This depends on the cooperation of the eldest brother. Those officials themselves are not clean, and their confidence must be insufficient, and as long as the tone is set before they react, they will not have the courage to oppose it. Yang Zhen explained, and this was the real purpose of his coming to see Yang Chen this time.

After all, he is only the governor of Jinyiwei, and his power among the courtiers is limited, and this time the matter needs a ministerial-level high-ranking official to respond. In fact, there is a better choice for this candidate - Zhong Yu, but compared to him, Yang Zhen naturally trusts his brother more. Moreover, once this thing can be done, the benefits are also considerable, and he naturally hopes that Yang Chen, who is closer to him, will benefit.

Yang Chen took a deep breath, and before agreeing to this request, he still wanted to ask one last question: "You have to take a lot of risk to do all this. And I just learned in the morning that my brother and sister have just given birth to a pair of children for you, is it really worth it for you to do this at this time? ”

"It's because of them that I'm going to do all this. Because I don't want my children to become slaves to my country! Yang Zhen replied calmly.

There are a lot of private goods mixed with passers-by in these two chapters, but since this volume is called "The World", the focus will naturally be larger than before, I hope you can understand.

In addition, it should be mentioned that many of the protagonists in the time-traveling novels will have ideas in the later stages to change the country's political system and thus strengthen the country. But in the humble opinion of passers-by, this is a difficult thing to do, after all, thousands of years of tradition cannot be changed by one or two people, and doing so may not really make the country strong.

Therefore, it is better to use the means of strengthening the imperial power to achieve the goal of strengthening the country......