When people are quiet, they will always look back on the past and sigh that time flies and regrets all kinds of things.

Ye Yu picked up the teacup and tasted the bitter taste of the tea, and he didn't taste the memories of these years.

Thirteen years have passed since the day he was reborn.

In the long years of the past thirteen years, he was either in the conspiracy and calculation of others, or he concentrated on the layout to eradicate one opponent after another.

glanced at Wu Qingzhong, who had a restrained expression, but Ye Yu was a little lonely.

"Brother Wu, I ask you, if you could go back in time, would you regret meeting me back then?"

After being silent for a long time, Ye Yu asked Wu Qingzhong seriously.

Wu Qingzhong was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly responded: "Weichen...... No regrets! ”

The two monarchs and ministers have a tacit understanding, and they understand the deep meaning of their words.

When Wu Qingzhong was established, he served as the secretary of the imperial court, which was not only Ye Yu's unprecedented trust in him, but also undoubtedly put him under unprecedented pressure.

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Officials is the most intricate official institution, and the promotion and demotion of officials and the evaluation and evaluation of officials are undoubtedly a contest between power and human feelings.

Therefore, if you want to sit firmly in the ministry, unless you walk at two extremes, one is that when Ye Yu was in charge of the ministry, he used thunderous means to suppress the hundred officials of the court.

One is to integrate the Confucian golden mean and be an old fritter with corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

These two extremes are obviously not suitable for Wu Qingzhong, he does not have the means and power of Ye Yu back then, and he is not willing to be a mediocre person.

He Wu Qingzhong has his own arrogant bones, although he is from a cold family, he never clings to the powerful, and what he wants for ten years is not to shine on the lintel, but to be a generation of famous ministers who will leave his name in history.

Now Ye Yu has given him this opportunity, and has given him a platform to display his ambitions, even if the road ahead is difficult and dangerous, he has no regrets all the way to the end.

Moreover, Wu Qingzhong deeply understood that at the critical moment when the court officials were unstable, Ye Yu's long-term intention of placing him in this position.

"But I regret it......" Seeing that Wu Qingzhong was about to speak, Ye Yu immediately waved his hand and continued, "If I had a choice, I really hope I didn't meet you...... Guys. ”

Speaking of the last word, Ye Yu lowered his voice very low.

If he hadn't met, why would he delay a woman's youth?

"If time can really be turned back, I want to live a little more freely, why do I have to get involved in this whirlpool of rights? Can't you just be a free man? ”

"When friendship gradually loses its innocence, when friends are estranged, is this the life I want to pursue? Ho, I can enjoy the glory without worrying about food and clothing, and I can confide in wine. If life can be chosen again, I would like to be a Ye Yu who doesn't care about the world......"

Ye Yu really wanted to have a sincere relationship with his former friends, but even this simple request has now become an unattainable luxury.

His former friends are now only in awe of him, and even if he occasionally says a few words in his heart, he doesn't dare to say anything.

And now, perhaps because he is at the top of this demonic imperial power, he can't be honest with his former confidants and friends.

"Your Majesty's words are serious, if you don't have Your Majesty's eloquence, how can you have the majesty of my Great Song Dynasty today!"

"Perhaps...... Whew, that's the trade-off......"

Ye Yu sighed, just now it was just a depressed word hidden in his heart, but now he is a lot more comfortable after saying it.

Then he changed the topic and asked Wu Qingzhong: "Brother Wu, I heard that your house has been very lively recently, why is it so deserted today?" ”

"Uh......"

"Why, do you still want to hide it from me?"

"Weichen doesn't dare!" When Wu Qingzhong heard this, he immediately stood up in a panic, "Back to Your Majesty, many colleagues have indeed come to the door recently, but Weichen has turned them away......"

"What are you panicking about? Sit down! ”

"Yes!"

"You have been promoted to the position of secretary of the ministry, and it is normal for these officials to flock here, and there is no need for you to turn them away."

"This ......"

"Do you think that with your own high style and bright festival, you can change the corrupt official style of the Great Song Dynasty?" Ye Yu raised his eyes and glanced at Wu Qingzhong, "If you want to get rid of it, you must be in it first, otherwise how can you know yourself and your opponent?" ”

"You should know that I hate the kind of people who are brilliant and noble, and do nothing for the sake of cherishing their reputation, this kind of people are far more hateful than corrupt officials, do you know why?"

"Weichen is stupid, please ask Your Majesty to teach!"

"Then I might as well give an example, a talented corrupt official in the household department, during his tenure, he managed seven for the household department, and three for the greedy ink, so that the household department of the imperial court can still have four surplus profits!"

"And those high-ranking people who sell their fame and reputation, because they flaunt their noble reputation and choose not to act, they are not greedy for the people of the world, but at the same time, they have not benefited the people, let alone benefit the world! How should we comment on this comparison? ”

Listening to Ye Yu's words, although Wu Qingzhong had already been mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised in his heart.

"Your Majesty's remarks are biased, because the wind of corruption prevails, so that people with lofty ideals do not want to go deep into the quagmire, and even disdain to be in the company of corrupt officials, so they choose to be alone."

Seeing Wu Qingzhong's rebuttal, Ye Yu said disapprovingly: "If everyone has such thoughts, then won't this pool of water never have a clear stream?" ”

"This ......"

"The poor are good alone, and the good are all outside the body, only morality is fundamental, so the poor are not righteous, and they can't deviate from the way, a person only chooses to be alone when he is frustrated, but this is just pretending to be high to cover up the loss in his heart!"

Ye Yu continued earnestly: "Even if people like this soar in the future, it will be difficult for them to have the pride to help the world, and the lofty words they say when they are frustrated are just ridiculous faces!" If you don't even have the courage to go deep into the quagmire, how can you talk about becoming a clear stream in the future? ”

"Such a person who sells his reputation and reputation, has he ever put the people of the world first? They only achieved the mastery of carrying on the saints of the past, but they did not achieve the life of the people, so I would rather use talented corrupt officials, at least they have done it while hurting the people, but also benefiting the people and benefiting the people! ”

Ye Yu was stunned when he heard Wu Qingzhong's words, and he was silent for a long time before digesting it: "Although what Your Majesty said is reasonable, is it ...... Is it impossible to allow corrupt officials to run rampant? ”

"I don't want to argue for corrupt officials, but I just state an objective fact. You can't deny that a capable and corrupt official who knows how to govern the people's livelihood is far more suitable for the benefit of the people than a clear official who can only shake his head! ”

When Ye Yu said this, he was quite helpless and said: "As the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, I naturally don't want corruption to prevail, and I don't allow these moths to eat away at the people's fat and cream, but this requires a long process, so there is no need to rush for a while." ”

(Note: Many celebrities in history, poetry and songs are a lump of poetry, and their writing is superb, but they are a blank sheet of paper when they are released as officials, and they don't understand the people's livelihood lawsuits.) Here Sansheng will not say the name of the person, accounting for the number of words. (. Just Love)