After Zhang Gui heard this, he also guessed Yuan Chonghuan's motive for giving the gift.

Because he also recently learned about Sun Chuanting's appointment as the Liaodong Economic Strategy.

This made Zhang Gui speechless.

He had to admit that Yuan Chonghuan really didn't recognize the apocalypse, nor did he recognize his own uncle, let alone his own flaws, and even now he only felt that his failure was because he worshiped the wrong Bodhisattva, and because he didn't give gifts to his uncle of the country.

The problem is that he is not the kind of relative you Yuan Chonghuan thinks.

He is a traverser, a traverser who knows that the country is ruined and the family is about to die.

Everything I have done from beginning to end is to save the world, not really just doing things for personal gain.

"Don't put your gifts in the warehouse just yet."

Zhang Gui took Yuan Chonghuan's post and gift list and came to Xiyuan as he spoke, and explained the matter to the apocalypse.

Bang!

After Tianqi heard Zhang Guiyu's report, he threw the post on the ground: "Are I and my relatives so bad in the eyes of his Yuan Chonghuan?!" ”

"Your Majesty is angry, this is also human nature, these days, the world is like this, everyone thinks that everyone is greedy for profit."

Zhang Gui replied.

"I don't like it!"

Tianqi replied, and said: "If it weren't for the fact that I can't find a suitable person in the post of governor of Liaodong now, I really want to kill him!" ”

"In this case, Your Majesty might as well give him a handwritten letter in person and admonish him once."

Zhang Gui replied.

"You're right. He secretly contacted Jiannu, even if he tried to get rid of Sun Chuanting, and he didn't mention that he wanted to pull Mr. into a party in the letter, but now he actually made friends with relatives privately! I will give him another hand. If he is still obsessed, then don't blame me for being rude! ”

Apocalypse nodded.

"At present, the world is degenerate like this, it is necessary to correct a little bit, first of all, this wind of bribery and bribery, now it seems that it is not enough to rely on strict punishment and strict law, after all, it is impossible for people in Dongchang to stare everywhere, and these people are secretive, blocking is not as good as sparse, in essence, it is also related to the courtiers' income is indeed not enough to support their good life, now it seems that if you want to make the officials clear, you can't go up and down, maybe you should practice the system of maintaining integrity."

Zhang Gui mentioned at this time.

Tianqi nodded and asked, "How to raise integrity?" ”

"The imperial court can formulate a system of performance appraisal and rewards in addition to the merits, and those who are qualified in the examination should be rewarded in addition to making it easier to be promoted;"

"In addition, such high-ranking officials as ministers, scholars, governors, and governors, as well as the chief officials, should be supported by the imperial court, and these staff members should be replaced by subordinate officials appointed by the imperial court, so as to strengthen the control over these senior officials, and also reduce the increase in personal expenses of these senior officials because they need to hire more staff because of the large number of official affairs."

Zhang Gui replied.

After hearing this, Tianqi said: "In this way, it will undoubtedly increase the expenses of the imperial court significantly. ”

"Your Majesty, this is no way to do it, if Da Ming wants to change the bad government that has accumulated for many years, he needs more people to participate."

"If you don't move it with money first, just advocate it with the way of a saint, I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed, and you can only use this way first, at least let those who are not willing to be greedy choose not to be greedy."

Zhang Gui replied.

Tianqi nodded and said: "Fortunately, there is still a lot of surplus in the treasury now, and we can still do this, but now the number of soldiers and horses in the imperial court is increasing, and the number of craftsmen is also increasing, and sooner or later in the future, it will fall into a situation of insufficient national funds again." ”

"By that time, the imperial court has opened up more sources of finance, and this phenomenon will be avoided."

Zhang Gui replied.

Tianqi therefore said: "Then when the time comes, you will propose it in the Planning Division, and let Yuan Keli them formulate it." ”

"Obey."

Then, Tianqi smiled at Zhang Gui again: "This time, fortunately, because you laid out Jiannu early and stared at their meticulous work, Jiannu's counter-plan was not successful." ”

"Your Majesty's words are serious."

The Apocalypse said, "You don't have to be restrained, I really praise you in my heart." ”

Then, Tianqi sank his face and said: "But I thought that Li Yongfang's guy had already been so sinister, seeking information for Jiannu, and even plotting to divide my Ming monarch and ministers, and harm my affairs, and he spared no effort to do it, and he did not hesitate to send his son-in-law, which really made me feel that this person was hateful!" ”

"Why did he work so hard for Jiannu? Even if you are dissatisfied with me and the court, it shouldn't be like this! ”

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"The minister thinks that it is caused by the lack of national consciousness and the importance of fame."

Zhang Gui replied.

"What do you mean by that?"

Apocalypse asked.

Zhang Guidao: "Back to Your Majesty, there are not a few people who do not hesitate to recognize foreign races in order to be the founding ministers of the country and maintain their wealth forever!" ”

"Such as Xining in the Orthodox years."

"People like Li Yongfang are not exceptional."

"In the opinion of the ministers, it is all about the current orthodox learning, which is more than the teaching of loyalty and filial piety, but not enough in the national education."

"Everyone knows that loyalty and filial piety can be made clear, it is nothing more than filial piety to parents, but what about loyalty?"

"The key is who to recognize? In order to seek wealth and nobility, Li Yongfang and others did not hesitate to appoint the slave chief as the king, so this situation appeared! ”

"But if national education is strengthened so that everyone knows that they can only recognize the king of their own clan as the king, then even if they are dissatisfied with the court and Your Majesty, they will never abandon the king and the country."

"Even if there is a person like Li Yongfang, who still recognizes Hu as the king for his own wealth, then the people of the world can conclude that Li Yongfang is not a real loyal king, because his loyal king is not the king of his own nation at all! It will allow more people to deny him morally! ”

"And now, the people of the world do not have this kind of national consciousness, so if Li Yongfang says that he has recognized the slave chief as the king, is loyal to the slave chief Nurhachi, and does not violate the way of loyalty, and the people of the world are afraid that there is no one who feels wrong. There will even be people who sympathize with Li Yongfang and feel that the court is sorry for him first! ”

"Nation."

After Tianqi pondered for a moment, he stood up suddenly, looked at Zhang Gui, and asked with a serious face: "According to your meaning, if you don't be vigilant, there will be many people like Li Yongfang?" ”

Zhang Gui nodded: "Especially when the country is in decline." Your Majesty, when the two Song Dynasty fell, were there still few people who invested money and yuan, especially the Han people who destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty. ”

"It can be seen that those who only have the idea of loyalty to the king and are loyal to the consciousness of the nation will easily feel that they are loyal to the king of a different race and are also loyal to the king, and they are also following the right path."

"In that case, is it possible for every Han Chinese to choose a monarch for their own interests, and then betray their own nation?"

"It's a terrible thing, and it's going to have to be noticed by the Division."

Apocalypse said.

Zhang Guidao: "Your Majesty Shengming! If we have the consciousness of the nation, we will be able to have the consciousness of our compatriots, and in this way, we will be able to make the people of our own nationality less infighting and more sincere unity, and we can always be external, so that there is no fear of external troubles and nowhere to arise internal worries. Then the country can be stronger! ”

Fortunately, Tianqi is not an alien emperor, so he agreed with Zhang Gui's words, and said: "In other words, Li Yongfang is not only a traitor, but also a traitor to the nation!" Therefore, he has committed the crime of traitor! ”

"Your Majesty."

"Then according to this, Qin Liangyu, who is not from my Han family, but is loyal to the imperial court, how do you think about it, is it difficult to be wary of him?"

Apocalypse draws inferences.

Zhang Guidao: "Your Majesty, nationality is a cultural concept, not based on the similarities and differences of blood, those who accept our Chinese culture and assimilate it should be regarded as the same race, and such as Li Yongfang's generation, those who shave their hair and abandon the Han culture, although they are Han people, they are not Han people." ”

After hearing this, Tianqi nodded: "That's right! Now it seems that Li Yongfang is indeed hateful, if he can be captured alive one day, he will be severely punished! ”

……

Li Yongfang didn't know here that under the influence of Zhang Gui, the Great Tomorrow Son had already regarded him as the most hateful person.

And he has just learned that his counter-plot against Sun Chuanting and Zhou Yuji has not succeeded.

"Did the Apocalypse really not do anything to Sun Chuanting and Zhou Yuji because of this, but instead killed the Qing Gossip Officer who impeached them?"

Li Yongfang even asked Li Shutai, who brought back the news, incredulously.

Li Shutai is his son, and after Li Yongfang asked, he continued to reply: "Yes! Father! There is also the latest news from Liaodong, not only did Tianqi not deal with Sun Chuanting and Zhou Yuji, but now he also asked Sun Chuanting to do Liaodong Economic Strategy! ”