Chapter 769 Early Dynasty Early Quarrel (Part II)

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Regarding Emperor Longqing's attitude, Xu Jie thought he was very sure, so he didn't debate with Gao Gong, so he said slowly: "Since Gao Ge Lao and the old man have their own opinions, then I respectfully ask for the judge." As he spoke, he arched his hand to the throne and said, "I don't know what the emperor's holy will is for these three things?" ”

Seeing that all eyes were looking at him, Long Qing was a little flustered...... He generally understood the dispute between Xu Jie and Gao Gong, the former was based on restoring the royal reputation and improving the prestige of the emperor; The latter, on the other hand, is based on the state and its subjects, and may be considered more far-reaching. What's more, he believes that Master Gao will not harm himself, but Xu Ge Lao is also kind-hearted, who should and shouldn't be listened to at this time, he really can't judge.

But after all, he is a thirty-year-old Changjun, and he knows that his words and deeds will affect the fate of tens of millions of people, especially when the country is in such a crisis.

Long Qing's heart was tangled. Although the masters taught him a lot of principles of governing the country, when it came to this time, he was completely wrong. How do you respond? He couldn't help but see sweat on his forehead, and his hands in his sleeves were already soaked, but the more he thought about it, the more he didn't know why, and he sat there silently, completely treating the people below as cabbage.

After all, Gao Gong is the master who has accompanied the emperor for more than ten years, and when he saw that Longqing did not speak, he immediately reacted, and his students were at a loss, so he spoke out for him and said: "The first emperor has been in power for many years and has access to the national body, so you can ask for a referee." However, the emperor has just come into contact with government affairs today, and he is not yet familiar with state affairs, so Yuanfu asked for a holy judge, which is too difficult for the emperor" This is actually a bit embarrassing to the emperor, who is replaced and which emperor he says, it may cause ** annoyance; But Gao Gong said that Longqing didn't have so many scruples.

Originally, when the ministers heard this, they were shocked, and some officials wanted to stand up and accuse Gao Gongmu of having no king, but who knew that Emperor Longqing on the dragon chair was pardoned and said: "Gao Ge Lao is right, I am not familiar with political affairs, so it's better not to mess with ideas first." Said and smiled and said: "All Aiqing are experienced and capable ministers, you can discuss it, I listen to it is ......" The emperor figured it out, Xu Jie is a veteran of Shuode, and he has always protected himself, not to mention Gao Gong, he is like a father in his heart, if you don't trust them, is there still a credible civil and military force in the Manchu Dynasty? In that case, let them argue, isn't there a saying that 'reason is not clear'? Argue and argue and understand,

From a **** boss who has to cut everything, to such a humble emperor who is willing to be an audience, this makes Xu Ge Lao feel very unaccustomed.

But he won't be like Gao Gong, who has something on his face and something on his lips. No matter what he thought in his heart, he would never show it, let alone point fingers at the emperor, so he arched his hand and said: "Since the emperor let the ministers discuss, the ministers will obey the order," he said and coughed lightly and said: "The old minister thinks that the old man of the high pavilion is fallacious, not to mention the rest, just to say that the matter of rewarding the army is a precedent set in the first year of orthodoxy, and the emperors have not changed since then." By the time of the first emperor, because it was a foreign vassal to succeed the unification, it was decided to reward the number of troops twice as before. Now that the emperor has ascended to the pole, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War have joined forces to play the cabinet, and they still reward the three armies, which is the system of inheriting the father from the son, what is wrong? After a pause, he said: "Besides, the more the country is uneasy, the more we must stabilize the morale of the army...... Now that there are constant border troubles and civil strife, we are counting on the officers and soldiers to protect their homes and defend the country, and it is too late to reward more, how can we deprive the rewards that should have been there? He said earnestly: "The old man of the high cabinet is worried about the country, and this official can understand it, but what is being discussed now is the general plan of a country, and we should stand on the height of the overall situation, not just calculate the economic account." ”

Although Xu Jie said politely and politely, Gao Gong could still hear that this old thing sarcastically mocked himself for being narrow-minded and not qualified to discuss national affairs. couldn't help but snort and said, "Elder Ge calls the story of Yingzong the ancestral system, I'm afraid it's inappropriate." What can be called the ancestral system is just an allusion to the two dynasties of Taizu and Chengzu, but during the Hongwu and Yongle periods, there was no saying that the three armies were rewarded at the pole, and this is the real ancestral system. He sighed and said: "If you reward it once, you can really make the generals miss the emperor's kindness and always remember the good intentions of Yuan Weng, then I also agree." But Yuan Weng must know that even if he tightens his belt and takes out four million taels of silver according to the old practice of the World Temple, my Ming army has two million; Coupled with the vacancies, there are more than three million on the register, plus layers of deductions and exploitations, it will definitely not be more than one or two that can really be distributed to each soldier. ”

"Could it be that because this is less than one or two pieces of silver, the officers and soldiers are not loyal to the emperor?" Gao Gong's temper was hot, and as he spoke, he unconsciously became mean, and said, "So I said, the reward doesn't mean much." Moreover, we should not blindly give favor, but also consider the actual situation. Ge Lao should also know that there is still a quarter before the end of the year, and there is no surplus silver at his disposal in Taicang. This official has already calculated, even if the money for palace viewing and purchase is saved, it is only 800,000 taels, even if it is all used for rewards, it is not enough, the internal money is empty, where to pay it? Could it be that the old pavilion turned stones into gold, and could turn the soil into silver and send it down? ”

At this time, Guo Pu also said loudly: "Yousi knows that the internal money is empty, but he still wants to be vain and report it clearly, such an atmosphere must be killed."

"These two don't have to worry about it," Seeing that the other party wanted two to one, Gao Yao, the head of the household, immediately helped: "The old man has his own arrangements." ”

"It's nothing more than coming out of the city's silver," Gao Gong snorted coldly: "But has Elder Ge ever thought about such a harm? It's because every year Yin eats grain," he said in a deep voice: "If it is really from the income of the next year, all the financial arrangements for the next year will be in the soup again, and the court will only be able to do nothing next year. I can't afford to delay it for a year."

"Then how do you explain to the officers and soldiers of the world," Zhu Heng from Xu Jie's side stood up again.

"Make it clear to the officers and soldiers," Guo Pu said in a loud voice, "and let them understand the difficulties of state affairs."

"In that case, where is the face of the imperial court?" Huang Guangsheng opened the cavity.

"It's the face of the imperial court that is important," Gao Gong's side, Li Dengyun, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, said loudly: "Or is the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty important?" ”

"Don't always talk about the danger of the country" On Xu Jie's side, there were also waiters who stood up and said: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, if you really rely on you to take strong medicine, Da Ming will really die."

The quarrel has become more and more intense, and it has developed from the initial university scholar heads-up to Jiuqing doubles, and then the waiters and officials also joined in, and the melee started with every word you say. Later, the emotions became more and more excited, and I couldn't hear which side at all, only heard a fierce scolding.

Emperor Longqing on the Golden Palace was dumbfounded, looking at the ministers who were quoting scriptures under the imperial steps, gushing, spitting and talking faster and faster, he couldn't interject at all. This is not an uncommon thing, because there are two kinds of officials in the court, one is the old minister who has been through the storm for a long time and is highly respected, and the other is because of the persuasion of Jiajing.

Now that these people are pinched, Emperor Longqing either has a higher IQ than them to convince people; Either take out the majesty of the emperor and overwhelm people with power. Although he is not stupid, his thinking is really not clever enough, and he can't keep up with these cattle people at all; And he knew very well that if he rashly used the authority of the emperor to suppress these red-faced and thick-necked guys, he would definitely turn from an audience into an attacker.

He had already expected that those unwanted officials would definitely say that they 'abused their authority, blamed the way, were not enlightened, and were very incorporeal', and it was better not to open their mouths than to be scolded as the third grandson at that time.

Just looking at the murderous barbarians below who were about to make a move, Long Qing couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart: 'It turns out that being the emperor is really a chore......

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Shen Mo has been watching coldly, but his heart is actually towards Gao Gong, regardless of whether Gao Suqing's proposition is mixed with selfishness. But there is no doubt that he is more concerned about the country and the people. In contrast, Xu Ge Lao is quite suspicious of 'everything is supreme and only knows Ren En'...... For ordinary officials, this is understandable, after all, most of the time, it is often not the country and the people who decide your right and wrong, but the 'Shang' is just the head of the cabinet who is patronizing to please the emperor, who else can speak for the country?

Do you just expect a death sentence like Hai Jui's? That's too cruel and intense, and it's not the norm of politics after all.

In the final analysis, someone has to speak for the people, and judging from Gao Gong's attitude, he is obviously more willing than Xu Jie. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this is a means of opposition on the part of him, and conclusions cannot be drawn on the basis of this controversy alone.

"Quiet, ......quiet," the Honglu temple official shouted loudly, but it was useless to the emotional officials.

"Everyone, be quiet" Seeing that the court hall had turned into a vegetable market, Xu Jie couldn't help but speak. It's still the elder Ge's words that have an effect, at least the people on his side are all shut up, a slap can't be slapped, and the one on the high arch side is silent.

"Everyone, stop fighting." Xu Jie's tone was still serious, but with the unquestionable words of the prime minister: "Gao Ge Lao's words are very reasonable, but I am in the center, and every thing I do is related to the overall situation, so don't just talk about things." Now that the new monarch has ascended the throne, the expectations of the people of the world are very high, if we are disappointed in Your Majesty because of our stinginess, it will not be possible to buy back millions or tens of millions. This is not just a matter of how much money is paid, it is really about the new monarch's holy power, and our generation must be cautious. After a pause, he put on a pleasant face and said: "There is a saying that 'people's hearts determine success or failure', when people's hearts are the most important, everyone tightens their hands, takes out this silver, and makes a good start for Longqing's reform of the yuan, and then either reforms or implements new policies, it will get twice the result with half the effort." ”

"Elder Ge said it too well." The officials on his side chimed in: "This money is really well spent."

Gao Gong over there didn't speak, his helpers didn't touch the market, and they didn't dare to open their mouths, and for a while the east wind overwhelmed the west wind, and the battle situation was one-sided.

"Elder Ge still has a book to play?" Seeing that Gao Gong didn't speak, the official of Honglu Temple looked at Xu Jiedao.

Xu Jie nodded, and then took out his third book from his sleeve, who knew that the old man's legs and feet were a little slower, and he actually let people take the lead, no need to guess, only Gao Gong dared to do this.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a playbook" I saw Gao Gong holding the book high, and he went out of the class with high morale.

Xu Jie couldn't say: 'You go back, Lao Tzu will go first' had to stand helplessly and let Gao Gong take the lead.

Gao Gong's voice lingered around the beam for a long time, and he didn't see Longqing respond, which was a little embarrassing. Ma Sen, who was standing under the dragon chair, hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty ......"

"Oh?" Long Qing didn't know where the fugue went, his body slipped under the dragon chair little by little, and when he heard Ma Sen calling himself, he quickly straightened up and said, "Are you going to go down?" The ministers suddenly looked strange.

"Not yet, the old man of the High Court has a book," Masson whispered, turning his mouth downward

Long Qing's sloppy gaze was fixed, and sure enough, he saw where Gao Gong was, held a notebook high above his head, and hurriedly said, "Take it up." "In a hurry, I forgot all the 'examples'.

After Ma Sen took over the notebook, Gao Gong put down his two sour arms, and while resisting the urge to pinch his arms, he played in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, now the Ming Dynasty is riddled with diseases, the internal officials are not repaired, the external sides are not quiet, the military is weak and the goods are lacking, and the ministers are needed to work hard and complain, regardless of the reputation for reforming the old and the new. ”

At this time, everyone secretly looked at Xu Jie, and sure enough, they saw that the old Shoufu, who had always been moody, had a gloomy face, and was obviously angry by Gao Gong's rude words that were close to scolding him in person. In fact, the old Shoufu who can cultivate the turtle magic skill to the end of the year is really not something that ordinary people can do, you must know how many people ridiculed him as Yan Song's concubine at the beginning, and later said that he was the prime minister of Qingci and the old man of the licorice country, and Xu Ge Lao only regarded it as a spring breeze, and never knew anything about them in general, but Gao Gong's sentence of 'only knowing Ren En' pierced Xu Jie's heart and did touch Xu Jie's weakness. Therefore, as soon as Gao Gong's words came out, the atmosphere in the Jinluan Hall immediately became strange.

But Xu Jie couldn't speak at this time, he lost his identity as the prime minister, fortunately, there were many of his horses, and Lei Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, sneered and said: "The boss of the high pavilion has a big tone, is it possible that you are the only loyal person in the court, is it not a way to do what Yuan Weng said?" ”

"Lord Shoufu's proposal is full of gold and jade, and everyone is happy, but it is just a blind Ren'en," Gao Gong glanced at him contemptuously and said: "Relying on licorice alone, without bitter medicine, it will not cure Daming's disease."

"This is the old Gao Ge fool." Lei Li said with a smile: "I know a little bit of medical science, and I know that serious patients can't be given strong medicine, otherwise not only can they not cure the disease, but they will die." You must first use warm medicine to recuperate, and when the muscles and bones are strong, it is not too late to take strong medicine. Saying that, he arched his hand towards Xu Jie: "Yuan Weng's proposition is to warm people's hearts and slowly figure it out, this is the royal way to save the country."

Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads again and again, but Gao Gong sneered and said, "I also know that it is not appropriate to make any big moves at the moment." If the officials do not repair, they can be rectified in the future, and if they are not appeased, they can be settled later; If the soldiers are not strong, the wealth is not full, and they can wait for later. But there is a chronic disease that is not eliminated, even if you use any warm tonic medicine, you will feed it all to the dogs, and it will not have the expected effect. ”

These words aroused the curiosity of everyone, and they fell silent for a while, and listened to him speak: "Have you ever thought about it, in fact, most of the problems in the world have solutions, and it is not difficult for the ruler to know. But why did the measures promulgated by the imperial court always have little effect, and even the more they ruled, the more chaotic they became? ”

Everyone feels the same way, as central officials, they face the biggest dilemma, that is...... No matter how good the scriptures are, they can't resist the crooked mouth monk, this is indeed an eternal problem of administration, I want to hear his opinions, is it really high?

"According to the official's opinion, the great trouble in the world lies in the bad habits that accumulate habits, and the so-called 'bad habits' are nothing more than the bad rules and customs that have become natural because of the old habits for 200 years. This official summarized it as 'eight evils', which are 'unfair law enforcement', 'bribery, dishonorability', 'dare not do anything', 'jealousy', 'inefficiency', 'party competition constraints', 'following the blame', and 'floating discussions'. And the officials are not ashamed, but proud, and take it as a holy Dharma to talk about, the father shows his son, and the brother encourages his brother, lest he cannot be incorporated. There is no trace of its dyeing, and its changes are endless, so that the disease of the world is serious. ”

The hundred officials turned pale when they heard it, and their words were piercing, making them uncomfortable......

Long Qing felt that it was very reasonable, but what Gao Gong said was beyond his understanding, and it was not something that could be answered by those 'examples', and he estimated that Baiguan would not be comfortable listening to it, and he couldn't speak out to support Gao Gong, so he could only be silent, anyway, no one dared to ask him, did he understand.

"It is precisely because of the accumulation of habits that the court, large and small yamen, are full of some officials who only know greed, stubbornness, and unruliness. These people have been in the officialdom for a long time and are hungry for profit. He is good at meeting the drill camp, never caring for the people, not afraid of public opinion, and not shameless, everything is in the supreme interests of his official and financial fortunes. Gao Gong opened the chatterbox, and the more he spoke, the more angry he became: "These people are honest and honest because they can't speak; to push the treachery and avoid the old thing; Take the grievances as good; To accommodate the tolerance of the line; to be gentle and humble; Talking in silence is a clear stream, but talking about current affairs is a name, and worrying about people's worries is a transgression."

"This kind of person is an official, and he is in a high position and takes overbearing and cutting as the style; The subordinate officials regard the court's laws as fictitious, regard the people's livelihood and suffering as nothing, and regard honesty and integrity as an outlier, numbness, jealousy, and jealousy, and only know that they can enrich their own pockets and form gangs, which is only harmful to the people and not beneficial"

"The former dared to break the law and was not punished, and the latter immediately attacked him as an example, and in the end it was not surprised by the public, but took it for granted. As a result, there are more and more such people, although there is no way to explain their meaning, although there is no way to save their punishment and prohibition, this is the root of the disease in the world."

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Today's Eun ...... Gao Gong is a very important figure.