Feng Jinjie sneered: "You can also let our Majesty King Zhao see with his own eyes, what kind of strength you have now, so that he can clearly know that many small actions, small calculations are better to put down first." ”

Lu Dongli was silent.

King Zhao used him to promote the new policy, and used him to bear everyone's resentment, but he didn't take it to heart. Let him not know whether to be happy, or angry, his mood is always entangled, but it is King Zhao, maybe cold, maybe selfish, maybe want to make the country rich and strong, and refuse to let himself be affected at all, but in any case, after all, he sees the country's shortcomings, after all, he wants to try to correct, if compared with the previous kings, this monarch seems to be much wiser.

Feng Jinjie knew his thoughts, and said with a slight smile: "He is a smart and capable person, but because he is smart and capable, once he goes against the grain, it will be more difficult to stop, a shrewd tyrant will be more terrible than an incompetent mediocre lord, let him be a little restrained, a little scruples, let him know that even if he is a king, heaven and earth, there should be some things in awe, for him, for this country, it is a good thing." ”

Lu Dongli smiled. Over the years, Feng Jinjie has been trying to create a new kind of power to check and balance the monarchy, so that the king of Zhao cannot act as he pleases, and try to make this power an inherent system that can be passed on, rather than relying on one or two powerful ministers to implement it.

Feng Jinjie chose this troublesome and troublesome way to take revenge on King Zhao, in addition to the fact that the current Zhao State needs to develop and cannot withstand turmoil, but also because he is more concerned about Lu Donglian's acceptance.

Even if it is open-minded like Lu Dongli. It is impossible to completely separate the monarch from the state, thousands of years of cultural inheritance, loyalty to the monarch, has long been slowly carved into the bone marrow of his kind of Confucianism.

Even if he suffers hurt, grievances, suffering, resentment, hatred, hatred and pain in his heart, he will not really try to take revenge on the king.

The change of Dingyuan Pass back then, if it was not the Feng Jinjie who was killed. It's Lu Dongli himself, maybe he is also one of the loyal ministers who have been killed by countless monarchs and ministers in history, and ministers have to die, even if they are full of grievances and helplessness, they have to hold back with hatred.

Most of Lu Dongli's hatred for King Zhao is just because of the Wind Festival. And even so, unless King Zhao is tyrannical and comatose and harms the people, it is difficult for him to have the determination to kill. to deal with King Zhao.

It's just that after the Dingyuan Pass incident back then, coupled with the frequent discussion of national politics, the court situation, the balance of power between monarchs and ministers with Feng Jinjie, and countless stories of unjust and tragic deaths in ancient times, he also had to admit that many of Confucianism's beautiful ideals and expectations for the monarch are not realistic, and if he wants to protect himself, he wants to prevent those sad stories from repeating. Even in the face of monarchy, a person must have the strength to resist and resist a little.

Lu Dongli's previous thoughts on the power relationship between monarchs and ministers adhered to the Confucian view for thousands of years. The power of the monarch is balanced by the power of the minister, but the power itself depends on the tolerance and giving of the king's power. They are more expectant, righteous, and righteous. The courtiers exhorted all this to bring the monarch to moral perfection. And now, Lu Dongli has simply and practically chosen to do everything possible to expand his power, so that the monarch can no longer easily shake himself.

And he did. After a few years, he really has full wings, and to give him a chance and make him powerful, King Zhao, the fault is not stupidity, but only. Didn't think of it at all. The hidden power of the Wind Festival is so powerful.

At first, King Zhao saw that Lu Dongli was suddenly reborn, and his reputation was rising. Can't move lightly, so I plan to let him do the hardest, most tiring and most offending errand, wait for many years, the new deal is on track, the people gradually forget the legend of Lu Dongli, the officials of the world have offended Lu Dongli, and then push Lu Dongli out to die, calm the resentment of the officials, but continue to implement new policies, so that Zhao State step by step towards strength and prosperity, and his own position will always be extremely solid, will not be shaken by any threat.

Even Lu Dongli knows it in his heart. The law changers have always had few good ends, single-handedly overthrowing hundreds of years of old rules, touching the interests of many people, bearing the resentment of many people, and how to calm such a deep grievance without sacrificing their lives. The new policy was completed, and the use of a courtier's life to appease people's hearts was the easiest, simplest, and least harmful means to the foundation of the state, and it was also the most favorite means used by wise monarchs throughout the ages. Reprinted from

If it was Lu Dongli before the change of Dingyuan Pass, he might not care much about such an ending. If the country can be made rich and strong, and the people can be happy, even if the monarch is used as a sword, if he succeeds, he will be abandoned, and he will be regarded as seeking benevolence.

However, in Dingyuan Guanzhong, I saw the misery of the punishment of the Feng Jin Festival, and the pain in my heart, I still dare not think back, I only remember the ideals I had, the beliefs I had, all collapsed in an instant, and then I had a lot of reflections on the monarch and the ministers, loyalty and responsibility, and later reunited with the Feng Jin Festival, and was affected by the Feng Jin Festival, and the sacrosanctity of the monarch was also looked down on a lot.

No matter what king he wants to die, the minister has to die, what holy decree he has, what king's order, as long as there is one person in this world, who loves him and cares about him, he cherishes him very much, he must do his best to protect himself, only in this way can he repay that kind of love and cherishment. What's more, only by protecting yourself can you better achieve your ideal career.

Over the years, the new policy led by Lu Dongli has created local influence, recruited local talents, and expanded forces, far exceeding Zhao Wang's own expectations, and even beyond Lu Dongli's own expectations.

Few of the previous reformers were able to live up to the expectations of the world, nominally and partly with the support of the monarch, with the support of powerful foreign powers, and, more importantly, the seemingly inexhaustible wealth at hand, and the powerful force hidden in the shadows if necessary.

Before that, he never thought that under the combination of power and money, the power would be so strong.

He used all the power at his disposal to allow the merchant group of the Wind Festival to expand, and the Wind Festival opened the way for him with great money power.

The great obstacle is ahead, and the silver is turned into water and the earth, and it can always be melted. The enemy bribed their cronies. The subordinates, unbeknownst to them, had been bought off by double their wealth. When all kinds of forces and officials of all kinds choose to take sides, most of them can perceive that, at least for the time being, it is beneficial to follow the old party. But with the new party, the wealth obtained is even greater.

In order to achieve their goals, they also used the power and wealth at hand to deal with all kinds of forces, trades, compromises, and even threats, oppression, and many other means that they would never have thought of before.

Although in recent years, the achievements have become greater and greater. The old school was suppressed more and more powerlessly, and even King Zhao gradually changed from being complacent at the beginning to seeing that the new deal was going well, to now finding that Lu Dongli's forces were out of control, however, Lu Dongli didn't know that his success was only because of the victory of justice over evil, justice and freedom in the hearts of the people, or only because of ......

The power of power and money. It's too big to resist.

Feng Jinjie looked at Lu Dongli and suddenly looked distant, knowing what he was thinking, just smiled, but did not say anything to be relieved. After so many years of ups and downs, so many thunderbolts, and all kinds of means have been used. If he himself wants to set up obstacles for himself. If he can't explain himself, he won't be Lu Dongli.

Since you have done it, you will stand up and bear it, and you will admit it in your heart, and you will never do something that you can't see, shouting helplessness and confusion in your heart, so as to show your innocence and purity.

It's that your hands are dirty. The body is dirty. The heart is still as sincere as ever, and it has never been worthy of heaven and earth.

Since we know that the water is clear, there are no fish. I have always been lenient with others, and one day, I must learn to be tolerant and kind to myself.

Lu Dongli was silent for a while, and suddenly said softly: "Jinjie, I think that in a few years, when the new deal is stable, I will resign from my official position." ”

Feng Jinjie asked casually: "You are not afraid of people going to politics." ”

"I'm afraid, that's why I've worked hard to consolidate everything over the years. I need to see that even if I retreat, there will be no one to threaten the New Deal. ”

"Our power has indeed developed a lot in the past few years, although it is not enough to affect the foundation of this country, but it is true that King Zhao cannot easily eradicate it, but just like this, will you achieve your goal? Any policy needs to be implemented, and the people under us are not all righteous people, and the new policy is not really perfect, if ......"

Lu Dongli quietly looked at the boundless sea and gently interrupted him: "Jinjie, I want to do my best for the country, I want to make a difference, I want to live up to this life, but I never feel that this country, I can't do without it." It is true that the New Deal is not perfect, however, after all, I am only a mortal, and the distance I can see is limited, and so far, I have not been able to find a truly perfect legal system, and I have never thought that the implementation of the New Deal must be flawless and morally sound for everyone. All I want is that the current Zhao State can be a little better than the previous Zhao State, the current people can be slightly richer, our army can have enough strength to deal with the threat of war, those officials have a certain ability, and they are not too greedy for ink, and when they are in power, they can at least seek their own government, and I will be content. ”

The words were not without regrets, but the tone remained calm.

Feng Jinjie nodded silently, even if he has examined all kinds of political systems in human history, he can't find it, suitable for the background of this era, can achieve a fair and just perfect system between the monarch and the ministers, the people and the court, in the history of mankind, there has never been such a perfect system, thousands of people, people with lofty ideals, hard work, exploration, bloodshed, sacrifice, pursuit, can only be a little better, a little better, but no one has ever reached the best.

"Jinjie, I have been trying to increase our power, our chips, because, I want to make myself safe and protect myself, which is the best reward for all of you who love me, I ......"

Lu Donglian's heart was sour, no matter how young he was, he remembered that after seeing Jinjie's death, he had endured all the pain and suffering. Because he knew that all this was too painful, he made up his mind not to let anyone he care about suffer this kind of pain again.

"I still have to prevent King Zhao from looking for an opportunity to give us a backhand blow, and I am even worried that the old and new kings will alternate, and the new lord in the future will turn over and kill all the new policies. So, I've worked hard to increase all kinds of power, and now I can effectively check and balance the monarch, but. If this kind of power continues to develop like this......"

Lu Dongli frowned slightly: "My power is too great......"

He has an unparalleled prestige among the people, he has the full support of the military, he has inexhaustible financial resources, he is also the head of the New Deal, and he is the only one who is devoted to the New Deal, and all the achievements of the New Deal are his merits.

For now, he's alone. Ten thousand people, and if he continues to develop the New Deal and suppress his political opponents, he will soon be in danger of being above the monarch. But the New Deal has come to this point, and it must not stop unless it wants to fall short.

At most, Lu Dongli only wants his courtiers to have enough power to properly resist and balance the monarch, and by no means directly surpass the monarch. Compared with Fang Qingchen's practice of casually setting the king in the air and only retaining a name. Lu Dong's idea of the land is more easily accepted by people of insight in this era.

"We are trying to use the system to limit the monarch and use the power of the subjects to check and balance the monarchy, in order to prevent the abuse of this absolute power, which does not distinguish between right and wrong, and determines everything at a word. What reason is there to suppress the king and at the same time erect another person? ”

Since he is determined to work with Feng Jinjie to change the reality of some kind of power and ideals and beliefs in the lives of others, he cannot allow himself to become that kind of symbol instead, and the question is never whether he will do it or not. It's that if he were to do that, there would be no power to resist him.

Feng Jinjie looked at Lu Dongli for a while, and suddenly laughed softly: "It's okay, if you can get out earlier, you will be at ease." He stretched. How many years have I been. I haven't had those days of enjoying the joy anymore. It's finally going to be bittersweet. It was very pleasant.

The problem that Lu Dongli was considering, he also discovered it a long time ago. He doesn't care whether that absolute power belongs to Lu Dongli or not, and he won't reflect on the problem of system and human rule like Lu Dongli did. He just felt that it was too sensitive to really stand in a position that could absolutely threaten the throne and have the power to overthrow the monarch.

If Lu Dongli is willing to rebel, he will be the emperor himself, but he will obviously not be able to give birth to such thoughts even if he is killed. Case. In his position, I don't know how many chickens and dogs there are. Bad and boring things are going to fall on the head, and if you don't want this kind of trouble, it's a good thing to get out early.

It's just that this one word is not as easy and simple as Feng Jinjie said. At least a few years will be needed to make the new policy more stable, help those trusted generals of the old ministry in Dingyuanguan to have a more solid position in their respective armies, and send those talents they value among the outstanding officials who are currently implementing the new policy to a higher position, so that Lu Dongli can really retire, and in order to prevent the counterattack of King Zhao and the old faction, the powerful civil forces under Feng Jinjie must also be ready to deal with all shocks at any time.

Lu Dongli listened to Feng Jinjie's relaxed tone, and smiled: "How can it be so easy, this is also an idea of mine, it is difficult to really do it." ”

Feng Jinjie raised his eyebrows, looked at him and smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Since you want to do it, you will definitely be able to do it." ”

Everything, everything, is not easy. However, the Wind Festival never wanted to care about the difficulties, and never thought about how difficult it would be.

Since Lu Dongli wants to do this, since it is indeed the right thing to do, then do everything in his power to do it! Now that the road ahead has been set, let's achieve this goal as soon as possible, let Lu Dongli get rid of these rights and wrongs as soon as possible, work hard and worry, and reunite with his wife and children with a relieved and calm state of mind, and never be separated again, in fact, this is also his wish. It's just that......

"Dongli, he will achieve this wish in the year......" Feng Jinjie said that he had achieved this wish categorically, and he didn't even add the word if, but his tone was suddenly a little sad.

"Are you going to live in seclusion with your sister-in-law?" Count the nonsense Nalan's words: Regarding Lu Dongxi's attitude towards King Zhao, I think that it is indeed difficult for a courtier like him, who was once loyal and full of sincerity, to want to kill the monarch because of personal hatred.

Even if Feng Jinjie is the most important person in Lu Dongli's life, even if Feng Jinjie is victimized, Lu Dongli is more painful than himself, and in some things, he will still insist on his own thoughts and views.

The attitude towards the monarch may be a kind of ideological limitation, when I was a child, I listened to the commentary, the descendants of the Yue family redressed their grievances, Xue Gang opposed the Tang Dynasty to redress the grievances of the family, and what other loyal and good people were killed, and they were bent on early injustice, but in the end, they only dealt with the so-called traitorous ministers, and never regarded the monarch as an enemy.

Until now, when watching TV, I often see some ancient films, the emperor is either confused, or ruthless, or ruthless, and always gives the protagonist a lot of grievances and suffering, but most of the protagonists are still begging for a confession, trying to deal with traitorous ministers, thinking of lifting the charge, etc., etc., it is rare to see which person stands up and shouts, slaughters the emperor, overthrows it, and so on.

Therefore, although I myself hate King Zhao very, very much, but after thinking about it, I really feel that unless this ** country harms the people and implements chaotic governance, Lu Dongli really won't want to kill him and harm him. And Feng Jinjie doesn't care if he can avenge himself, it's true that he is unhappy for Lu Dong. He let go of his power like that, and even engaged in collusion between officials and businessmen, thinking of teaching King Zhao a lesson, just to make King Zhao feel bad, but he would not do it if he went to kill King Zhao or abolish him.

Therefore, it is a pity that until the end of the article, King Zhao still did not get a miserable ending.

However, many things, when placed on the monarch, are often difficult to seek justice. I've watched so much, new and old stories, storytelling, TV series, most of the time, even if the monarch unjustly kills the courtier's family, and you will be rehabilitated in two years, even if you are worthy of you, if you are even, you should kneel and shout the emperor's grace.

In fact, this is also a reality, although it is helpless to think about.

However, although the story is almost over, the future is still full of possibilities.

You can also imagine that King Zhao, who likes power so much and has done such cruel things for power, may feel more uncomfortable than death after his power is suppressed.

Or, Lu Dongli was harmless, but King Zhao was unwilling to be suppressed by his courtiers, and in the years to come, he would inevitably do a lot of vicious and absurd things that did not know the times, and finally was forced to do it by someone who was unbearable on the surface, and he was very happy in his heart to get rid of it, Khan.