Emperor Zhu Zhongwei listened to Shoufu's words, and felt useful, "Haha, a good change is the norm!" The old gentleman said it well. ”

"Therefore, the attitude of the old minister is to support the reform of Guanglu Temple, in addition, the minister also wants to see if this reform can bring something new to the court, for this, in fact, the minister is looking forward to it, whether it is good or bad, I want to take a look."

Emperor Yongming nodded happily: "Yes, I remembered what someone said, what is it called catfish...... Dongyan, what is a catfish? Do you remember? ”

Li Dongyan turned to the emperor and replied: "Your Majesty, that's what Yan Sizhen said, it's called the 'catfish effect', which means that a catfish is thrown into the fish pond, and the pool is originally quiet, but because of a chaotic catfish, it disturbs a pond of lake water, making other fish become restless." ”

"Uh~ Yes, that's it, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so I don't believe it, so it's better to ...... like this" Emperor Yongming muttered.

"Go find a few catfish, and throw them in the apse pool to see if you can disturb a pool of water."

"The minister will do it," Li Dongyan agreed, and then stepped out of the Wenhua Palace, summoning his subordinates to rush to handle the matter.

In the hall, Li Ju smiled and said: "Hehe, it's the first time I've heard such a statement, and the minister also wants to see it." ”

"Okay, later, all Aiqing will go to the apse with me to watch."

After a stick of incense, the little firefighter of the Shang Shan Supervisor brought a basket of fish over, and the matter was done very quickly, you must know that the Shang Shan Supervisor and the big cook are both west of the Wuying Palace.

The basket of catfish was carried into the apse of the Wenhua Palace, and the emperor and the courtiers came to the pool of the apse together, where the water came from Xihaizi, and after meandering back and forth to the Wenhua Hall through the carved leakage room, it flowed through the star gate in front of the gate of the East Palace.

There is a small pond in the apse, the wind passes and the waves are not alarmed, the small fire has Li Dongyan signaled, the basket of catfish that keeps pulling is poured into the pond, three catfish of about five catties into the water, instantly stirred up countless splashes.

Everyone, including the emperor, stared intently at the pond, and sure enough, within a moment, the water in the pond, which was originally like a mirror, began to stir, and countless small fish jumped out of the water, and large fish also rose from the bottom of the water, shaking their heads and tails and fluttering constantly. For a while, the small pond was crowded with all kinds of fish, big and small, fat and thin.

Xu Yan couldn't help but exclaim: "I didn't expect there to be so many fish!" "The river in the Forbidden City is such a miraculous existence.

Liu Yikun shook his head, as if with regret: "These fish bones are too many, not good." ”

Xu Yan couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, this was supposed to be a serious court discussion, but now that the discussion has been made, why has it started to go out of shape?

Li Ju stared at the fish that were constantly stirred in the pool, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly understood something, and he laughed loudly: "Hahaha, Lao Chen understands!" Understand what the catfish effect is! ”

Emperor Yongming smiled and said, "Since the old gentleman understands, you might as well say it, and I will listen to it." ”

"Catfish are restless, once they are thrown into the water, they will also make the otherwise quiet fish restless, that is because the catfish have broken the old practice they are accustomed to, although the pond fish is passively accepted, but because of this, the pond water comes alive again. It's like the New Deal reform is a catfish, it brings inadaptability and instinctive resistance, because the reform has changed the original immutable laws, rules, and conventions, and in order to adapt again, you have to follow the changes. ”

"So isn't this pond fish fighting against the water? Burn one's ship? In a hurry? Death and then life? Xu Yan said with a smile.

"Hehe, it's okay for Xu Qing to compare like this."

"I also understand...... Emperor Yongming turned his head to look at the muddy pool again, thoughtfully, and after a while, he turned to look at the ministers of the court who came with him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why I adopted the court discussion is also to brainstorm so that the matter can be properly considered. I remember that the last time I had a court meeting was a few months ago, and that time there were a lot more participants than today, and I was very satisfied with the final result. But I also know that you have always been worried that the outcome of all court meetings will not be able to restrain the will of the Son of Heaven, just like if the results of the last court meeting were not satisfactory to me, then will you repeatedly discuss them? Or do you ignore the court's agenda? ”

"The ministers don't dare."

"Doctor Hanzhi, who is in charge of discussions, has unresolved doubts, and the people of China and the DPRK have discussed it, from the ministers of the two governments to the doctors of the two governments, they can all be discussed. It is not like being humble and arrogant, like salt and iron...... Therefore, it is said that the assembly of the Han Dynasty has the heart of the world. The current system is also discussed, so I also want to ask you, do you have the heart of the world? Can you do something that is public? ”

Everyone agreed.

Ma Shizhang also participated in today's court meeting, he listened to these words, and his heart fluctuated slightly.

Sometimes he can understand some of His Majesty's dissatisfaction, probably from the official. But as the Son of Heaven, the courtiers have always been afraid of the lack of virtue of the Son of Heaven, so there are officials who follow the prime minister to the cabinet to discuss matters, and Song Taizu is the founder of the country, and he often submits to the opinions of the courtiers against his will. Since the monarch, there has never been a shortage of courtiers who dare to give direct advice to correct the monarch's sorrow and the monarch's heart.

But if you are on your side, what will you think? If the official is out of the public heart, and he is desperate to speak outright, even if he can redress his grievances and gain prestige and promotion after beating him with a cane, he can inspire righteousness and inspire people, which is understandable, but once this kind of selfishness is coerced and used as a means of retreating, then the fierce direct advice will become tasteless, and it will become a traitor, which is actually an infringement of the power of the Son of Heaven, and His Majesty's dissatisfaction with the official will probably come from this.

If you stand on the side of the people, the happiness of the people depends on the virtue of the Son of Heaven, and if the virtue is missing, the world will suffer, then it is reasonable to correct the king's sorrow, the heart of the king, and the official to take direct advice as the target.

It's just that what Ma Shizhang can't understand is that this venerable monarch, the sin monarch, has become a circle that can never be unraveled, and he feels that he seems to have fallen into some kind of trap.

"Okay, it's not too early for today's court discussion, do you have a result in your hearts?" Emperor Yongming continued.

"Old man, you can speak first," he looked at Shoufu Li Ju again.

Li Ju smiled and said: "The minister made it clear just now that he supports the reform of Guanglu Temple, so the minister thinks it's 'okay'." ”

Although Liu Yikun had a small dispute with Xu Yan just now, after thinking about it, he still said, "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

"The minister also seconded the ......"

"The minister seconded the ......"

Others, seeing that the cabinet had already expressed their position, also followed suit. As a result, the budget of Guanglu Temple, which was still pending for a long time not long ago, was all passed under a vivid catfish show.

Emperor Yongming smiled, obviously satisfied with the result. "Then next, please ask the elders to work harder?"

Li Ju replied respectfully: "The minister does not dare to say that it is hard, it is the duty of a courtier to share the worries of His Majesty." ”

"Well, the cabinet will draft a holy decree first, and then give it to me when it comes back, and if there is no problem, it will be implemented, and I will not make another reply to this court meeting."

"Obey."

When everyone came out of the Wenhua Hall again, it was already past the time of Shen, and the matter was finally over, and then they felt hungry, and when they thought about it, they forgot to use their lunch. The four cabinet elders were in a hurry to rush back to the cabinet, but Xu Yan was happy, he finally raised his eyebrows today.

Xu Yan was in a very good mood, and without waiting for the cabinet to remind him, he took the initiative to say: "Four cabinet elders, please rest assured, go back to the cabinet first and wait, the meal will be delivered soon." Four dishes and one soup, you are satisfied! ”

Li Ju smiled: "Then thank you Xu Qing." ”

Liu Yikun glared at him: "Just hurry up, don't pay attention to anything else." ”

Xu Yan still smiled: "Eh, you have worked hard, you can't treat you badly in terms of food, and besides, I have made it clear to Your Majesty that I am going to salvage that pool of fatty fish, and I will improve it for you today, first make a sour soup fish, and then a boiling fish fillet, how about it?" Guaranteed fewer spines. ”

Liu Yikun listened, and after snorting in his nose, he stopped talking.

"Okay, okay, then I'll have a good mouth today," Second Auxiliary Ye Ge Elder also said with a smile.

"Oh~ That's right," Li Ju remembered that he didn't seem to see anyone today, and asked, "Why didn't you see the female official today?" ”

"It is said that the queen mother has something to do with her, so she didn't come."

"Oh......"

Wu Yan was indeed called to Kunning Palace by the queen's mother, and went early in the morning, and it was indeed very important, she was in the Qingxuan Ju under the east eaves at this time. Kunning Palace is the east open top has Ande Zhai, the west top has Yangzheng Xuan, the east eaves have a Qing leisure house, and the north corridor has Youyi Zhai. This Qing Qing residence later became the place where the queen handled palace affairs.

Wu Yan secretly thought to herself, the crown prince will marry a daughter-in-law next summer, and her queen mother will start planning the ceremony of the crown prince's concubine now, and the queen will also let her serve as a pawn in the ceremony, which is ...... She thought about it for a long time and didn't understand, why did the queen choose her?

The key is that the canon itself belongs to the East Palace official, and is responsible for the tribute to the crown princess during the ceremony. She is not an official of the East Palace, and she doesn't understand this or that ceremony! How do you like it? But one thing she knows is that Queen Wang is quite serious about her own son's wedding this time, even if there is trespassing.

"...... of Tsuki-cheon"

"Huh? The minister is here, the queen's mother, "Wu Yan thought too distractedly, and he didn't let the queen 'catch' it."

"The palace wants to involve the female officials of the Sixth Bureau to replace the positions of "Si Boudoir, Si Di, Si Yu and so on." ”