It stands to reason that even if Lin Ruhai is now in the cabinet, he will be the last bachelor.

In front of him, there is not only his seat teacher, the cabinet deputy Xia Lingxing, but also the old boss Wen Tongxuan above him, no matter how it is calculated, it is impossible for him to preside over the implementation of the new law.

However, the emperor deliberately mentioned Lin Ruhai separately, and did not clearly indicate which temple he presided over, but asked him to assist Zhou Jiong, the first assistant, in the name of making him take charge of the government.

And Lin Ruhai is only fifty years old now, but he has been faintly cultivated by the emperor and the first assistant of the cabinet as the first assistant of the future dynasty, which is interesting!

If someone else suddenly rises to the top, they will definitely tremble and be at a loss.

But Lin Ruhai is extremely different, after he entered the Qinzheng Palace, he bluntly stated to the emperor that he had the heart to die for the country, lest he mislead the society and the people's livelihood, so he wanted to ask for a holy decree......

"Ministers are courageous, please give your majesty the right to control the military!"

Rumble!

Not to mention the emperor and Zhou Jiong, who proposed Lin Ruhai to enter the cabinet, but Jia Cong, who was serving tea and pouring water for several bigwigs, almost knocked over the teacup.

The courage of the father-in-law is too big!

Does the Cabinet have the power to restrain the military?

Yes, but not much.

In addition to the previous Wei Wenzhenggong, the old man who stabilized the country during the special period, that is, the current Zhou Jiong and Zhou Xiangguo, only has the power to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the five cities and part of the forbidden army to patrol the city.

And since Lin Ruhai is asking for the right to control the military, it must not be the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, but the guards of the Beijing camp, and even the armies stationed in various places.

The atmosphere in the hall froze instantly, and although the emperor was puzzled, he did not show the slightest anger, but after a brief shock, a smile appeared on his face.

"Lin Qing, do you know what you're talking about?"

Lin Ruhai did not have the slightest fear, and always maintained his elegance and demeanor, as if the words of authority that were enough for any emperor to directly order the killing of the rebel ministers did not come out of his mouth.

I saw Lin Ruhai get up, tidy up his clothes, and then bow respectfully.

"Your Majesty asks Your Majesty to give your ministers the right to control the military, and the ministers below the third rank can cut first and then play, and have the right to mobilize the capital camp, the border army and the army of the feudal domains!"

Yes?

Smack......

The exquisite teapot in Jia Cong's hand finally fell to the ground, his eyes widened, and he looked at his father-in-law and uncle in surprise.

Unlike Jia Cong's performance, Old Man Zhou Jiong seemed to have thought of something, but the shock at the beginning became relaxed.

"Master Zhou, what do you think?"

The emperor did not respond, but looked at Zhou Jiong, who was sitting on the side.

Seeing that the old man would have a look of relief on his face, he discussed with him.

"If Lin Hai doesn't ask His Majesty for this decree today, the old minister will have to worry about whether he can take on this responsibility. Now it seems that Lao Chen's vision is still very good. What does Your Majesty think? ”

Hahahaha......

Almost at the same time, the emperor and Zhou Jiong burst out laughing.

The laughter dispersed the atmosphere in the hall that was almost frozen into ice, and even the Han generals and chamberlains who were guarding outside the hall breathed a sigh of relief.

It's too scary, they are really worried that the bachelor who just entered the cabinet today will be dragged to the vegetable market for a knife in the blink of an eye.

That was really a precedent since the founding of Great Xia, which was enough to shake the government and the opposition.

"Omemo, take my sword!"

Xia Shouzhong, who wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, quickly went to the inner hall to get a long sword that seemed ordinary but was extremely unusual.

With a pop, the sword was drawn by the emperor.

"This sword was given by my martial master Xianrong Wang at the beginning, one for the eldest brother, one for me, and one for the old thirteen. The sword is nameless, and I give it to the sky today. Lin Hai received the order......"

"The minister is here!"

Lin Ruhai agreed, bowed three times and bowed nine times to ask for the holy oracle.

I saw the emperor walk up to Lin Ruhai and hand the Chengtian Sword in his hand to Lin Ruhai: "Hold this sword, like I come in person." Lin Qing can control all the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, the border army and the feudal domains, and the civil and military forces below the three grades of the national dynasty can be cut first and then played. Since I have passed, the emperors and nobles, the ministers and doctors, and Lin Qing have the right to seize their official titles and escort them to the emperor for punishment. I only hope that the new law will be completed, and Lin Qing will be able to get along with my monarchs and ministers, and leave a prosperous and prosperous Daxia Dynasty for all the people in the world! ”

Lin Ruhai held up the Chengtian Sword with both hands, bowed down again, and shouted: "The Holy Mandate is clear, and the minister Lin Hai will inherit the Mandate of Heaven and die for my emperor!" ”

……

The great court meeting on the fifth day of the first month of June was enough to cause an uproar in the entire capital.

But he didn't want to send a holy decree from the palace soon, and after the cabinet attached an order to the world, the entire capital, regardless of the officials and people, almost opened their mouths in shock.

The emperor gave the new scholar Lin Ruhai Tianzi a sword, not only the right to control the world's soldiers and horses, but also the right to sword the sword below the three grades, and the right to deprive the emperor's relatives and relatives of the official title......

This immediately reminds people of an old man who has passed away - Wen Zhenggong Wei Qinghe!

Compared with the old man, Lin Ruhai, who is less than fifty, can be said to be young and vigorous.

With Lin Ruhai's toughness and decisiveness when he was in Jiangnan, Wei Qinghe can really be said to be a good man.

Look at those salt merchants in Jiangnan, in order to rectify the salt class, Lin Ruhai spent nearly ten years slaughtering most of the wealthy families in Jiangnan, and almost all the state capitals in Jiangnan had a few days of rolling heads.

It can be said that Lin Ruhai, who seems to be elegant and easy-going, is not inferior to those of the Jia family at all when he is tough.

Whether such a person is in power is a blessing or a curse, no one is sure.

But for the emperor and Zhou Jiong, Lin Ruhai's request for power today made the two of them the most happy.

"This father-in-law is a loyal minister who dares to do things and has the ability to do things!"

Zhou Jiong and Lin Ruhai have left the Qinzheng Palace and returned to the cabinet, and only the emperor and Jia Cong are left in the hall, and the emperor happily gave Jia Cong a lecture.

Jia Cong asked tentatively: "Isn't Your Majesty worried about giving great power and the dynasty uneasy?" ”

In fact, Jia Cong wanted to ask, now that the old father-in-law has concentrated military and political power in one hand, what if the old man wants to rebel? Isn't the emperor worried?

I saw the emperor smile and glanced meaningfully at Jia Cong, who was obviously uneasy.

"You're still too tender!"

Yes?

"There are so many obstacles to the implementation of the new law, if you think about the difficulties of Master Zhou in the past few years, you should understand one thing. To implement the new law, it is impossible to just shout a slogan in the court hall and issue a few holy decrees. If Lin Ruhai wants to truly make the new law implement the world, he must have enough power in his hands to make everyone fearful! What is this power? ”

Jia Cong blurted out: "Military power! ”

The emperor nodded: "That's right, it's military power!" Only the sword of the army can make others dare not easily hinder the implementation of the new law. If your father-in-law doesn't mention this matter today, I'm afraid I'll have to worry about whether he will be perfunctory! ”

Who wouldn't shout slogans?

The emperor does not need a cabinet assistant who can only put on a high posture and shout slogans, he needs an auxiliary political university scholar who dares to do things and has the ability to do things.

And Lin Ruhai took the initiative to ask for military power, which is obviously the embodiment of wanting to do a big job.

"I had a conversation with your father-in-law the other day, and it seems that he guessed my thoughts. I am very happy that he has a loyal heart and a heart to die for his country. Loyal minister, he will not fail me, and I will naturally not fail him. At the beginning, Wei Wenzheng held a golden gong to stabilize the dynasty, laying the foundation for the prosperity of the dynasty today. I gave Lin Hai the Sword of Heaven today, hoping that he can also remove the thorns on the road for Hong'er and you......"

The emperor remembered the hardships of the early years of Yuan Youchu and the old man who escorted him, and he was full of emotion.

He sighed: "As Master Zhou said, a generation has a generation's mission, and the implementation of new laws, removing the old and renovating cannot be completed in ten or twenty years. Perhaps 50 or even 100 years before the dynasty can truly realize the day when the new law will be implemented in the world. What I can do with Master Zhou and your father-in-law, Lin Hai, is to lay the foundation for you and remove the thorns in your path. Jia Cong, grow up with peace of mind, the future is yours! ”

……

No one would have thought that on the first day of Lin Ruhai's entry into the cabinet, he did not set up a banquet to entertain his colleagues, but directly used the sword of the Son of Heaven to give the first order.

"The decree was issued to all provinces in the world, the chief of the procuratorial envoy department and the chief general of the garrison, and the chief general of the garrison to report on their work in Beijing during the Mid-Autumn Festival. At the same time, the emperors, regardless of the size of the officials, the distance of the road, enter Beijing before the Mid-Autumn Festival and listen to the oracle. ”

As for why the officials were suddenly asked to report on their work and what the content of the oracle was, only a few scholars in the cabinet and the two saints in the palace knew.

Even when Jia Cong opened his mouth to ask, Master Lin didn't explain to him. Not to mention the others, several bigwigs in the cabinet were silent, and no one could inquire about the slightest news.

It seems that behind this order, Lin Ruhai has a big plan.

If Lin Ruhai's entry into the cabinet has shaken the government and the opposition, then an order from Old Man Zhou Jiong can be said to be earth-shattering.

"The Great Prime Minister is going to establish a religion?"

Master Zheng felt that his brain was not enough, and he held the freshly baked cabinet decree in his hand.

The content of Jun's edict is very simple, the old man Zhou Jiong wants to gather talented people from all over the world, reinterpret the Confucian classics, and will redraft the imperial examination system in the name of the imperial court, including standardizing educational books.

What exactly is meant by the words of the saints has been varied from house to house for thousands of years.

However, since the implementation of the imperial examination, there has long been a perfect and strict system. To reinterpret the words of the sages in the name of the official and to standardize the educational books and the imperial examination system is to put an end to the fragmentation of each school of thought and to completely control the right to speak.

From the point of view of Jia Zheng, a person who is loyal to the country, this cabinet is important but correct.

But for those who are more selfish than public, it is like digging their ancestral graves.

Before the dinner was finished, the know-it-all bag of Rongguo Mansion inquired about Ergou and sent the latest news.

The capital has exploded!

To be precise, Shilin in the capital blew up the pot, and some people even ignored the curfew and gathered to go to the palace gate to meditate.

"Isn't this nonsense? What does the government have to do with them? ”

When the political master heard the words, he was about to go out, after all, he is now the second-in-command of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, presiding over the official affairs of the country.

Even if there is a problem with the policy of the imperial court, it is also the business of these officials, what is the chaos caused by this group of Shilin Confucian students who are not in the court?

Baoyu on the side grabbed his father's arm: "Father, this matter is not so simple...... Do you think, just after the cabinet's decree was issued, hundreds of Confucian scholars gathered to put pressure on the imperial court, is this something that ordinary people can do? According to his son, the person behind him is afraid that he is amazing! ”

Well?

The big and small people in Rongxi Hall are all sideways, and Bao Er Ye is getting more and more powerful now!

Jia Cong gave him a thumbs up, worthy of the thoughtful Second Master Bao, and now his understanding of public opinion warfare has reached the level of perfection, and he can see the essence of this matter at a glance.

He praised and asked, "What does Second Brother Bao think about this matter?" ”

"Without him, the prime minister wants to carry out the Qin Emperor's policy, and some people are unwilling."

What was Emperor Qin's greatest achievement? Unification!

Whether it is political, cultural, or even people's livelihood.

In Baoyu's view, the purpose of this cabinet decree is to lay the foundation for cultural unity.

The words of the sage have been passed down for thousands of years, and I am afraid that the original meaning of the sage has long been distorted by various schools of thought.

If the imperial court can restore the original meaning of the saint to the greatest extent, this is definitely a good thing.

Some people are unwilling, and that is because the imperial court wants to break their monopoly on culture.

And these Confucian scholars who went to put pressure on the imperial court may be really worried about Confucianism, but they are more afraid that they will be used.

Jia Cong gave a thumbs up again, Baoyu's growth was really visible.

However, it is not surprising that Baoyu has presided over the News Department for so long, and he has long been accustomed to seeing those literati who are prone to the words of saints in the newspaper on weekdays.

There are those who worry about the country and the people, and there are also many hypocrites.

Baoyu knows too well what kind of impact this decree of the cabinet will have, it will be a bloodless battle, and it will definitely be an earth-shattering one.

"Father, don't rush it. This is just the beginning, you see, it would be strange if it didn't make a fuss for a year or two! ”

Master Zheng hadn't figured out what his son meant, but when he saw Jia Cong nodding his head on the side, he stared at Baoyu in a daze.

"Why can't you understand for your father, Baoyu, tell me carefully......"

"Alright, you father and son will discuss it later. Tomorrow is Brother Cong'er's big day, let's continue to talk about welcoming relatives tomorrow! ”

The old lady interrupted the conversation between father and son, and she glared at her second son.

was startled, but Sun Baoyu was not yet calm.

To be honest, this is really wronging the political master.

In the eyes of the old man, the niece is a princess, and the wedding has its own Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Rites to worry about.

He, the second uncle and uncle, just have to eat, drink, chat and watch the excitement with those guests who come to congratulate, what is there to discuss.

As the second-in-command of the Imperial Procuratorate, Lord Shijia of the Right Capital should worry about the major affairs of the Dynasty and dedicate the rest of his life to the Great Xia Dynasty......

But the son who took Baoyu with a big stick at every turn seems to be even more powerful than him now!

Why don't you put down your father's majesty tonight and ask for advice?

When everyone was discussing Jia Cong's wedding tomorrow, Master Zheng stared at Baoyu for a long time, and finally whispered to him: "Go back later, you can talk to your father about ......"

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