Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Shocking Changes at the Imperial Court
The next morning.
A group of officials, headed by Shang Ying and Guo Sikong, put forward some important matters related to economic reform and the transfer of grassroots officials.
Although the current treasury of the Great Xia Dynasty is full, the people of the ten counties are poor, the land is unevenly divided, and the officials in various localities do not listen to the announcement; the root cause of the Eight Kings Rebellion is the various taxes that have gradually increased over the years, as well as the wanton looting of the people's fat and ointment by the grassroots officials.
If you want to quell civil strife, you must not simply send troops to suppress it, but also find the source of the problem in order to put an end to the possibility of civil strife breaking out.
The Great Xia Dynasty lasted for 100,000 years, and there were more or less problems of different sizes accumulating, and gradually superimposed, although it was not as exaggerated as being terminally ill, but it was also to the point where it had to be changed.
"This is a reform of great importance, and the two Aiqing should not take it lightly, whether it is the law, the rule of officials, the people's livelihood, and taxes...... I need you to come up with a clear policy strategy!"
Su Chen's expression was extremely serious, and his tone was calm: "Shang Ying, you are responsible for this matter, Guo Aiqing assists you; you must not be restrained, as long as you have a plan in your heart, just say it! I give you a month, and I will give me a detailed policy after a month, can you do it?"
"Martingale will live up to the emperor's instructions. ”
Shang Ying hurriedly knelt down, he was proficient in law, economy, and people's livelihood, especially good at changing the law, and had great experience in the reform of centralized power.
Especially in view of the current strange state and sick political system of the Great Xia Dynasty of "saying that the feudal system is not a feudal system, and saying that centralized power is not centralized power", Shang Ying can be said to be an important minister with successful reform experience, and Su Chen couldn't be more relieved that he was presiding over this matter.
The reform includes a series of details such as people's livelihood, economy, military, taxation, political system of officials, land ownership, etc., which cannot be completed in a day, but requires a complete and cohesive policy direction.
This is an advanced way of thinking and thinking, and it does not refer to a particular policy.
Moreover, if you want to carry it out smoothly, the difficulties are not trivial.
Not to mention the fact that the interests of various families within the Great Xia Dynasty are intertwined at present, which has added a lot of trouble to the administration, and just to say that the current situation of internal and external troubles in the Great Xia Dynasty is also quite a dilemma.
There are both advantages and disadvantages to carrying out reform and reform under such a difficult and special situation.
The advantage is that through internal and external wars, the power of the ten county warriors can be completely uprooted, and they are not allowed to make any resistance.
The disadvantage is that the interests of the aristocratic clan within the imperial capital are more complex and difficult to decide, and for the entire system of officials in the Great Xia court, not to mention the ten major counties that have fallen, the imperial capital class, which is the core of power, may not cooperate with the change.
Shang Ying could clearly know the emperor's considerations in reforming and changing the law, so he naturally had the confidence to help the emperor properly handle this matter.
"Good. ”
Su Chen nodded, and he clapped his hands.
"Emperor. ”
Liwuzi hurriedly stood up.
"Go, give that thing to Shang Ying. ”
Su Chen bowed his head and nodded his chin.
Lihuazi nodded, hurriedly trotted down the white marble stairs, took out an object from his arms, and handed it to Shang Ying.
"This thing is some of the ideas about the changes that I recorded last night, you will study them carefully after you go back, and select some policies and ideas that are suitable for the current situation of the Great Xia Dynasty and integrate them into the changes. ”
Su Chen said lightly: "This matter is not trivial, I know that the current situation is not good, so I will ask Shang Aiqing for everything." ”
In this record, not only some of Su Chen's ideas, but more importantly, Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Guan Yiwu and others have made corresponding annotations and contributed great strength.
Although several of them have no official positions for the time being, they can use this written record to mention and control some details for Shang Ying.
"By the way, when I was the prince, there was a mansion in the west of the city that was vacant, and you should live in it for the time being, and in addition, I would order Lei Zhenzi, the captain of the Great Xia Iron Army, to lead a team and arrange troops, focusing on protecting your mansion, and at the same time leading a team to protect you. ”
Su Chen's series of orders were issued, which made Shang Ying's eyes burst into tears of excitement.
The officials couldn't help but be in an uproar, Guo Sikong sighed in his heart, sure enough, Shang Ying was the most favored.
Look, the emperor not only gave Shang Ying's mansion under his previous name, but also sent troops to surround Shang Ying.
You must know that although the mansion is not big, but this is the emperor's former mansion, this glory ordinary people can't desire, and everyone knows that the emperor currently has not many troops under his control, which can send a group of people out to defend Shang Ying!
It seems that the emperor attaches great importance to the reform of the law, and he wants to change from the most basic and fundamental place, and lay the most solid foundation for the centralization of power!
"Minister, Emperor Xie is very loving!"
Shang Ying took a breath, with tears in his eyes, knelt on the ground, kowtowed deeply, and said in a trembling and firm voice: "The minister is willing to issue a military order to clear the obstacles ahead for the emperor!"
As an aspiring courtier, the thing that excites him the most is nothing more than the absolute trust and strong support of the emperor!
"If you have a heart, let's get even. ”
Su Chen nodded.
Guo Sikong opened his mouth, and couldn't help but want to open his mouth to remind Su Chen, and then shook his head and sighed silently.
The matter of changing the law is very difficult, not to mention that the ten major counties are still under the control of the eight kings, and the most difficult thing to deal with is the families and officials in the imperial capital at this stage!
Chen Situ and Wang Sima controlled 70% of the power of the imperial capital family, and among the hundreds of officials, they all had mutual interests entangled.
It's so hard!
Guo Sikong decided not to speak, saving himself from being a bird, in case the change failed, he would definitely be the target of the joint attack of the imperial capital clan.
However, Guo Sikong didn't say anything, and Su Chen still noticed Guo Sikong's expression.
"Guo Aiqing, what do you think, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”
Su Chen looked at Guo Sikong and said with a smile: "As an old minister of the two dynasties, you have rich experience, and you are definitely much more stable than Shang Ying, I want to hear your opinion." ”
Guo Sikong groaned slightly, and finally decided to mention the emperor.
Regardless of whether the emperor saw the difficulties of changing the law or not, he had the obligation to mention it, at most to be tactful, and to withdraw himself from the whole matter of changing the law as much as possible and stay out of it.
"Your Majesty, the minister does have some humble opinions. ”
Guo Sikong came out of the queue and knelt down to salute Su Chen, he took a deep breath, and was about to brew a language to remind Su Chen of the difficulties of changing the law, but at this time, a change suddenly occurred!
"Da Da Da ......"
The door of the Taihe Hall opened slightly, and a eunuch looked anxious and panicked, stepped on small steps, walked all the way to the bottom of the white marble staircase, and knelt down.
The little eunuch knelt down and kowtowed, his voice trembling: "Your Majesty..... Your Majesty, something is wrong!"
The audience was in an uproar, and the entire court meeting officials looked at the little eunuch, and they whispered to each other, feeling puzzled in their hearts.
"This ......"
Guo Sikong looked at the little eunuch, and was shocked, he intuitively felt that something bad had happened.
Su Chen also frowned and said nothing, as long as it was not a particularly urgent situation, no one would break into the Taihe Hall again after the opening of the early court.
Could it be that what happened again?