"Grass people, thank you, Your Majesty. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" In the hall, Wei Shui restrained the villain's triumphant appearance on the street just now, and kowtowed to Zhu Houxi to thank him seriously.

Although his expression was solemn, his eyes revealed multiple emotions such as: joy, surprise, etc., and these emotions were really seen by Zhu Houxi.

"Excuse me." Zhu Houxi raised his hand with satisfaction and smiled, "If you want to support me to ascend the throne and succeed to the throne, Mr. Wei is the first to take the lead." Now, it's just a few small gifts. When he arrives, after Yuyu is clear, I will definitely have another reward. ”

Yuyu Qingming? Does it mean that Yang Ting and the team collapsed, after you took power alone?

It has been said that the eyes are the most terrible thing, and he can easily betray the true thoughts of a person's heart. But what if you disguise and change yourself before your real eyes are revealed? Eyes have also become a means to deceive the other party, and this method is often very useful.

Wei Shui didn't want to be chained to the court at all, especially not wanting to serve such a wise and demonic emperor. However, he needed an opportunity, an opportunity to get out of it.

Thankful to Dade thanked Zhu Houyu several times, and Zhu Houyu finally expressed satisfaction with Wei Shui's attitude, and asked him what he was most concerned about.

"Mr. Wei, you should already know about the changes in the Imperial Cabinet and the Six Ministries and Nine Secretaries, right? Now that the situation in the court is stabilizing, I don't know, does Mr. Wei have any of his own opinions? ”

Wei Shui understood that Zhu Houxi's question seemed to be asking him about his prediction of the trend after this personnel change in the court, but in fact, he wanted to break the situation that seemed to be very stable now and find an opportunity to destroy Yang Tinghe and the group.

Although Wei Shui was already very reluctant to give advice to Zhu Houxi after he was suddenly pushed out as a target, he still had to do it for his own sake.

After a little hesitation, Wei Shui said: "Back to Your Majesty, the grass people know a little about the changes in the personnel of the court. As for the situation in the court, it tends to be stable...... The grass people are different from what His Majesty sees! Today's court, although there are no waves on the surface, but in fact, there is still an undercurrent underneath. During the reign of Lord Zhengde, the government was corrupt. As the saying goes, Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road, which is probably to describe the scene of the previous dynasty. And His Majesty has taken over this mess, and if you want to clean it up, you must change. The same is true for the Cabinet, which must be reformed if it wants to maintain its power. Since it is a reform, it is bound to be drastic, otherwise, it will be difficult to achieve results. Therefore, the grass people thought that the situation in the court would never be stable. ”

Zhu Houxi nodded while listening, and after listening to Wei Shui's words, he asked again: "Then according to Mr. Wei's opinion, is it more likely that the old reform will succeed, or is it Yang Shoufu that they have a greater chance of succeeding in reform?" ”

Wei Shui couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he heard this. Xindao: You can say whatever you want to hear, what are you doing in such a big circle? If I say that the chances of success in the cabinet reform are better, do you think that I have two hearts and want to kill me on the spot?

Now that the conclusion has been reached, Wei Shui has long expected Zhu Houxi's question, and he answered at this time, without the slightest hurry.

"Your Majesty, let's listen to the grass people explain it to you." Wei Shui said, "The grass people think that it is impossible for Yang Ge Lao and others to succeed in reform, but Your Majesty will definitely succeed. There are no more than three reasons for this, and they are also the three starting points of His Majesty's power. ”

Zhu Houxi had no interest in other things, except for the word 'power', which was addicted to his bones, so he hurriedly urged: "Mr. Wei, tell me quickly." ”

Wei Shui said: "Let me ask Your Majesty, after this transfer, whether it is the cabinet or the officials of the six ministries and nine secretaries, what is the age?" When did you get the Jinshi? When did he become an official? Your Majesty has a number in mind? ”

Zhu Houxi naturally knew such a simple question, and he said: "My minister, I naturally want to figure out everything about them, these things, I couldn't be clearer." Mr. Wei, what do you want to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Shui agreed and said, "First, the so-called innovation is the righteousness of reforming the old and establishing the new. What's new? What is old? The grass people think that the current dynasty is new, and the previous dynasty is old. Yang Ge Lao and others are either veterans of the Four Dynasties or veterans of the Three Dynasties. Being able to make a steady transition from the Zhengde Dynasty to the present Dynasty can only show one thing, they themselves are old! Reforming the old and creating the new will inevitably hurt the muscles and bones. Your Majesty's innovation hurts others. The cabinet reform hurts itself. Therefore, the grass people thought that they would definitely not be able to do it! ”

Although Zhu Houxi agrees with this, he doesn't really believe that His Excellency will not do this kind of thing. After all, the wolf was crushed and could still survive with a severed limb. People are ruthless, and many times, they are not as good as animals.

Wei Shui saw his doubts and explained, "Your Majesty, let's take Yang Ge Lao as an example. Maybe to move the muscles and bones of the entire group, Yang Ge is always ruthless. But what about himself? Your Majesty must know that Yang Ge Lao's character is actually not good. The so-called fallacy of the Zhengde Dynasty has nothing to do with Yang Ge. He is weak in his bones, and it is easy to bow his head on major issues of right and wrong. And the appearance is hard, to put it bluntly, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard. When Emperor Zhengde called himself a general, was it polite? How is Yang Ge Lao? Yang Ge didn't dare to fight! But now, His Majesty just wants to do his best to be humane and filial to his biological parents, so he will chase after him and not let him say a word! What's more, Yang Ge Lao has always liked to form a party, and his sons, nephews and brothers are basically high-ranking officials in the court, and his son Yang Shen won the top position of Kuiyuan because of him. If you want to reform the fallacious government, you must first get rid of yourself, dare to ask Yang Ge Lao can really be ruthless? ”

If so...... Zhu Houxi couldn't help but hesitate. In such a statement, it is easy for Yang Tinghe to move others, but it is easy to move himself and his relatives, so how easy is it?

Thinking of this, Zhu Houxi nodded and said, "What Mr. Wei said makes sense, this is only one of them, what about the second?" ”

"Second......" Wei Shui hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, do you know why the imperial examination arose?" ”

This question...... Zhu Houxi thought for a while and said: "It should be the time of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the gate valve is wide. In order to break the rigid situation, the Sui and Tang dynasties opened the imperial examination and selected talents, in order to break the situation of the gate valve controlling the court, and let the lower-class scholars enter the court and take power. ”

"Exactly!" Wei Shui nodded, "This is exactly what the grass people said!" Wei and Jin gate valves, just like today's cabinet! From Emperor Taizu's removal of the prime minister, to Emperor Chengzu's establishment of the cabinet, and now, the cabinet and the Son of Heaven share power, and it is no longer a place of consultation, but a center of power. The grass people want to ask, where do the cabinet ministers come from? ”

Zhu Houxi couldn't be clearer about this, he said: "The cabinet has always had a practice that non-Jinshi do not choose Hanlin, and non-Hanlin does not enter the Taiwan Cabinet, and the cabinet ministers are naturally from Jinshi. ”

Wei Shui said: "What Your Majesty said is of course right, but what the grass people think is more direct. Whether it is Yang Ge Lao, or the rest of the cabinet elders, the vast majority of them are selected by Jinshi, and then Hanlin and Donggong, so they step into the Cabinet. It is better to say that they are high-ranking officials of the imperial court and cabinet elders than to say that they are just a group of pedantic Confucian students! ”

This was ruthless enough, but Zhu Houxi felt very relieved inexplicably. He said with a smile: "Mr. Wei said cautiously, if you let the cabinet know about you, I'm afraid that the cabinet elders will be angry." ”

"The grass people don't care about the cabinet, the grass people only have His Majesty in their hearts." Wei Shui patted a little sycophant, and then said, "The reason why there is an emperor in the world is because the emperor gives orders on behalf of heaven, and he can weigh hundreds of officials and survive the fittest. And the Holy Son of Heaven ruled with a bow, and set up officials and pastors. Therefore, the grass people think that it is normal for His Majesty to command the ministers and the ministers to deal with the government. But Your Majesty looks at the current cabinet, and none of the elders have been parents in a county, how can they know the suffering of the people? How can you be in charge of the world's money and food? How can we change the old and create the new? The so-called reform of the old and the establishment of the new in the cabinet is to ask His Majesty to follow the system of Emperor Xiaozong! But I have been established for more than 100 years in the Ming Dynasty, why is the Ming Emperor alone in Emperor Xiaozong? What about the cabinet's move, Emperor Taizu, Emperor Chengzu, and even Renxuan's rule? What's more, if the rule of Emperor Xiaozong is the most clear dynasty, then dare to ask Your Majesty, when Lord Hongzhi ascended the throne, there were as many as forty-four bad policies; When Lord Zhengde ascended the throne, there were as many as 44 articles of the history of Hongzhi and maladministration, were they all made up out of thin air? Under the rule of Emperor Xiaozong, it was not as beautiful as the hundred officials depicted, but there were also many malpractices! If Jiajing wants to establish a new policy, he must get rid of all malpractices in order to be called Qingming. Your Majesty, if you continue the so-called new policy of the Hongzhi Dynasty, then, after a hundred years, Your Majesty, will your children and grandchildren also be pointed out by your children and grandchildren the 44 articles of maladministration? Therefore, the grass people thought that the cabinet thinking had already reached an impasse. They have no place and don't know how to govern the people, they only know how to seek personal gain, and they form a group to bully His Majesty's youth! Is this what a courtier ought to do? ”

The more Zhu Houxi listened, the more he felt that what Wei Shui said made sense, especially after a hundred years, he would still be deducted by others, which was really unbearable for the emperor who cherished his reputation, and couldn't help nodding and said: "What Mr. Wei said is indeed reasonable, and I also feel that it is time to change." Mr. Wei, do you think I should let some people who have never been into Hanlin enter the cabinet......

"Your Majesty, don't do this!" Wei Shui interrupted with a rare remark, but Zhu Houxi just listened to him with a smile, and there was no sign of annoyance, thinking that he was really attracted by his words, "The cabinet has now become a system, and there is nothing if Hanlin does not enter the cabinet, and he can be allowed to go on like this." It's just that non-jinshi doesn't choose Hanlin, this article can be changed appropriately, as long as he can climb up from below, it is enough to prove his ability. His Majesty pays more attention to some high-ranking officials from lower backgrounds, such as those from Tongjinshi, most of whom climb up from the bottom, but they cannot reach the top because they can't choose Hanlin. If Your Majesty can give them a chance, won't they be loyal to Your Majesty? In this way, the purging of the posture of the Qing nobles controlling the cabinet will inevitably reverse the current situation. ”

As soon as Wei Shui said this, Zhu Houxi couldn't help but understand what he meant.

Actually, Zhu Houxi likes people like Wei Shui very much. No matter what he does, the starting point is definitely for the sake of his boss, but he never mentions anything in return. In Zhu Houxi's opinion, Wei Shui didn't want to reciprocate, otherwise, when he was rewarded with purple clothes and jade belts, he would not be so excited, and even swaggered through the streets, showing the appearance of a villain who was difficult to see in the past.

wanted, but didn't say it, that was to give Zhu Houxi the opportunity to take the initiative to show him kindness. In this way, for a superior person, it gives him the pleasure of being able to pinch his subordinates, and he will not feel threatened by his merits.

Moreover, reversing the cabinet's rise to power is exactly what he wants to do now. Otherwise, he, the emperor, would have done too much.

"Mr. Wei, you just said the second, but what about the third? Let's talk about it. Zhu Houxi then asked.

Wei Shui replied: "Your Majesty, the third, that is, the place where the grass people feel that the cabinet is the most unsuccessful. Although His Majesty is young, he is gifted and intelligent, and he is a son of heaven. Your Majesty has the greatest advantage over the ministers, that is, the people of the world do not recognize officials, but only Your Majesty. This is the world of the Zhu family, and it is not the turn of others to be too arrogant. At the beginning of His Majesty's accession to the throne, the Cabinet treated Your Majesty as a three-year-old child everywhere, and made all kinds of accusations against your behavior, which is a blatant opposition to Your Majesty! Think about it, since the beginning of the cabinet, how has the cabinet ever been so arrogant? Didn't you bully you young? Don't forget, although the cabinet has power, the power was given to him by the law, not born. They don't even respect the world of the Zhu family, so why should they let their ancestors protect their interests? You must know that these rules and regulations were formulated by the ancestors of the Zhu family, and what they used to protect is the Zhu family's country, and if they want to override Your Majesty, they must first ask the emperors in this palace, are they willing to do it? ”

Zhu Houxi couldn't understand, "Mr. Wei, do you mean...... Waiting for the ancestors to appear? ”

It's no wonder that Zhu Houxi didn't understand, it was really Wei Shui's words, and if he said it to an emperor who believed in ghosts and gods, it was making him misunderstand.

Wei Shui also knew the source of the misunderstanding, and immediately explained: "Your Majesty, what the grass people are talking about is not to disturb the emperors of the past dynasties, but to ask Your Majesty to carefully study the etiquette laws of the past dynasties, find out the many provisions that can restrain the power of the cabinet from the laws of the ancestors, and use them. Don't they always use the laws of their ancestors to suppress Your Majesty? Your Majesty can also use these things to suppress the Cabinet! In this way, under mutual containment, Your Majesty will have a way to win! ”

When Zhu Houxi heard this, he understood it, "What Mr. Wei said is very right!" The Cabinet will not succeed, and in the future, I will inevitably take back from the Cabinet the powers that should not have been given to them! I am the lord of the world! ”

That's right! Wei Shui sighed lightly and secretly wiped the sweat on his head.