A quarter of an hour later, next to the uncarved tea table. Two new seats have been added.

“…… Does Your Majesty really have that kind of determination? ”

The one who asked Fang Tianhua a question was Zhang Zhigao, the official of Zhengde who had just called from the Ministry of Internal Affairs opposite.

Fang Tianhua's back was straight, and he nodded resolutely: "We will never dare to fake the holy decree, the reason why I am asked to come forward is really because the matter is very important, and I have to be cautious, I hope you will understand." ”

"It's **." Zhang Zhigao's pro-Dehou Mo Ning sneered, but he had a gloating expression.

Fang Tianhua pressed his hands on his knees, his face was calm, but he did not respond positively, and said to himself: "As we have learned, at the beginning, the group took the imperial power as the righteousness and usurped the central power with the façade of the old bureaucrats of the imperial party, but after all, Qingliu is a group of moral gentlemen who can only talk about cannons, and if they really want to do things, they have to compromise and cooperate with other old bureaucrats and share political power. ”

Zhang Zhigao squinted his eyes disappreciatively: "This is all in the past." ”

Fang Tianhua lowered his head and looked apologetic: "I have shallow experience and little knowledge, if I don't say anything right, I hope that Zhengde Gong will not hesitate to correct me." Then I went on - for fear that violent unrest would lead to a foreign invasion. The clique chose the path of peaceful reform, relying mainly on bribery to win over the old bureaucrats, and those who could not be bought were purged by suppression, framing, and even assassination. ”

"Since it is a purchase, there must always be the capital of the purchase, the original capital of the group, first, the central authority that has been seriously weakened by internal strife and external invasion, second, the hastily formed pocket guard, and third, the achievements of foreign affairs received from Li Hongzhang's Beiyang: a number of government-run enterprises with limited scale, a remnant of the Beiyang Army that has rotted its roots, and a Beiyang Navy that claims to be the first in Asia."

"The bureaucrats, the landlords, the gentry, and the students of the imperial examinations, whose highest goal is to be officials, only want power, and the only thing the group can give them is power. But once the power is gone, it is not easy to get it back completely, a superintendent is often followed by a large number of fellow villagers, contemporaries, and protégés, and there are a large number of master staff, and the horizontal is even more intertwined and entangled. And in those days, it was they who actually ruled the localities, controlled the finances and taxes, and sentenced the courts. Governing the people, presiding over local industries, and holding the right to speak on public opinion. Without the cooperation of these people, the decrees drafted by the group in the name of the emperor would probably not even be able to leave the Forbidden City. ”

"It's just stopgap measures." Zhang Zhigao's face became unnaturally gloomy.

Fang Tianhua nodded and smiled: "Indeed, I followed the foreign school and sent people to study abroad." There are quite a few political and technical bureaucrats who have come out of the new-style civil service examination, and many of them are still protégés of the members of the group, but by the time they come out of school, the seats have already been filled by the old people. It is not impossible to climb up, and the group also tries its best to mediate from it, after all, it is still too young, there is more knowledge than enough history, and the appointment is acceptable, and the appointment of officials is insufficient. After a long time, it is difficult not to be infected by the habits of the old officialdom. Moreover, the first few batches of new students were originally mostly young talents who had been enlightened by the Four Books and Five Classics, and they had ideological roots in common with the old bureaucracy, so it was easy for them to get mixed with the old bureaucrats and gentry. Behind this, fellow villagers lead fellow villagers, and seniors from the same school lead younger generations. After leaving the officialdom and returning to be professors, there are also protégés handed down from the old era, plus in-laws and the like, and there are a bunch of intertwined roots. In the middle, the political, business, and chaebol forces with strong bureaucratic and gentry colors are inserted, and it is even more unclear and chaotic, right? ”

"Dare to ask, nowadays, among the central ministries, local governments, government-run enterprises, and even in the Zhengde Gong's Chinese People's Party, how many people really agree with the official ideological system? Everyone says one thing and actually does another, the concept of the official master is deep-rooted, the poison of the old officialdom and the old gentry has been passed down from generation to generation, and the central government has issued so many gold-headed documents, what is the actual effect, you should know it in your heart, right? ”

"Did you say enough?" Mo Ningpi glanced at Fang Tianhua with a smile, "Actually, what you want to say is that even we ourselves have been contaminated and spoiled, right?" ”

"It's not normal for people and the environment to interact with each other." Zhang Zhigao sneered and tilted his neck, "Let him continue." ”

"I'm just talking about the facts, and if you are offended, please ask for a lot."

Fang Tianhua bowed deeply and continued to sit upright and solemnly continue: "Not only that, as the strength of the military department continued to expand after the First Sino-Japanese War, the bureaucrats of the military department also began to use the needs of national defense to exert their hands on all aspects of politics and economy, and colluded with the bureaucratic capital group and the political, business, and chaebol group. You should be well aware of the fact that you advocate a paramilitary system of political coercion and a high degree of economic monopoly in peacetime. ”

Zhang Zhigao frowned unhappily: "Yang Zhengjin is still supportive of us......"

Fang Tianhua still looked humble, but his mouth was unceremoniously: "If Yang Zhengjin can control the following, how can there be the 82 incident?" Ten years ago, everyone should know the truth about the Otomi Beijing Rebellion. Once the army has its own will, it is possible to do anything. ”

At the mention of the "Yisi Beijing Rebellion", Zhang Zhigao's expression became extremely heavy, and in this tragedy of losing his teacher and a pair of children, the damage he suffered was eternal and indelible.

Fang Tianhua seemed to realize his recklessness, and bowed his head deeply: "Please forgive me, I don't mean to accuse anyone, the matter has come to this point, and it is meaningless to hold accountable, maybe this is the inevitability of history, or rather, this is the fate of the peaceful reform line." ”

Mo Ning snorted in his nose, and slapped the armrest with an unhappy face: "What's the use of talking about this now, the war has to be fought to the end, how to count it to the end?" There are too many tailwind battles, and there are more people in the military department who want to stab the earth in one go, and there are more fanning the flames in newspapers, broadcasts, and movies, and they can't stop at all. No matter how much you want to straighten out internal affairs. I have to wait until the end of the war, but if we really win the war, the merits are in our bodies, and our lifeblood is in our hands, who would dare to say a word to them? Even if Congress reopens at that time, I'm afraid it won't even be as good as a rubber stamp. ”

"Politics must be refreshed, wars must be won, and the two are mutually guaranteed, this is what the emperor meant." Fang Tianhua is colorful.

Mo Ning spread his hands and sneered: "Say it lightly, refreshed? What to refresh? Whoever brushes it doesn't necessarily ......"

Zhang Zhigao let out a long breath, turned his head and glanced at the whole text wωo glanced at Mo Ning: "Old Mo." Listen to him. ”

Fang Tianhua was a little stunned, and raised his voice and said: "First of all, in the name of strengthening the rule of the occupied areas and supporting the allies, the bureaucrats who have become obstacles will be sent out in batches and replaced with a younger generation that is more energetic and has not yet accumulated deep habits in the officialdom. ”

Mo Ning shook his head and sneered: "What good idea do I have, replacement?" To put it lightly, it's wartime, and it's not looking for death to let a group of inexperienced young people mess around? ”

Fang Tianhua nodded calmly: "I admit that they don't have much practical experience, but they have been conducting simulation training for this day for more than five years, and as long as they give an order, they can immediately take over the position that needs to be taken over." ”

The five princes and important ministers in front of them looked at each other at once, and their emotions of surprise, suspicion, and anger flickered in everyone's eyes like a galaxy in a sunny summer.

Zhang Zhigao, who was the first to calm down, stared at Fang Tianhua directly: "What do you mean by 'they' just now?" ”

"You should know that there are many royal foundations under the name of the royal family, right?" Fang Tianhua asked rhetorically.

"Of course, I know that many of them were created by the first emperor, and I remember that it was handed over to His Majesty to take care of it at that time, and now it should be mainly Her Royal Highness Princess Yuelan who is in charge, what? Aren't they all semi-charities that help students, help orphans, and fund the arts? ”

Zhang Zhigao looked a little like biting.

Fang Tianhua was not afraid, or rather, he had already expected this reaction from the other party.

"Nominally, well, in fact it does have this part of the function, which can be said to be a cover, a secret plan to train a new generation of bureaucratic reserve army."

Mo Ning laughed strangely, and suddenly slapped the case: "What does this mean!" Doing this behind our backs, could it be said that in the eyes of the emperor, we are also the objects of refreshment? ”

Yang Yuxiang hurriedly intervened in the round: "Don't get excited, don't get excited, if you have something to say, say it well......"

"What is there to say, I can't think of it, I don't know my heart, I know the face but don't know the heart, a bunch of traitorous villains, I'm blah!"

Mourning smacked on the smooth oak floor. got up and kicked away the chair and was about to leave, but was grabbed by Zhang Zhigao.

"Old Mo, don't get excited, the emperor should have her difficulties, the stakes are very high, it's not too late to leave after listening."

Fang Tianhua didn't move this time, and continued to take care of himself: "Not only civilian officials, but even the domestic bureaucratic departments of the military department have prepared a replacement reserve army, which can be taken over at any time. ”

Here Mo Ning gritted his teeth a few times, "coughed" angrily, and finally sat back with a leaning body.

Zhang Zhigao stared at Mo Ning and sat down, turned his eyes, and responded lightly with a calm and frightening calm: "Although I don't know what the Emperor of Lu Dao thinks, but taking over is one thing, whether he can convince the public is another, and now in the key position, no matter how old bureaucratic habits are, there are still talented people who can do things, besides, which one is not involved in a lot of relationships behind him, but it's not that you can release it if you say it's released, what about after you release it?" Can you still not let people come back for the rest of your life? ”

"Therefore, it is necessary to cooperate with the next steps: to convene a unified parliament of the whole country during the war, to get rid of the shackles of the party politics in force, to include representatives of all strata of the country, and to discuss the enactment of various laws in favour of the middle and lower strata – most of course, not to be implemented in wartime, but to promise to be fulfilled at some point after the war, and to carry out only a small part of what is urgently needed, in order to truly mobilize the workers, peasants, and small and medium-sized capitalists."

"Ridiculous, it's impossible to do this kind of thing in wartime, you have to figure it out, this is **, naked**!"