There was no movement for several days, and Zu Ting, who was anxiously waiting at home for disposal, gradually relaxed his heart, and the group of lords of the six towns was puzzled, could it be difficult to change his temperament today? Can Zu Ting be so presumptuous?

So on the day of the early dynasty, many people in the court had their own thoughts, and most of them hoped that the emperor would make a statement on this matter in the early dynasty, so as not to make everyone's hearts upset.

In the end, this Zu Ting is in the end, whether to let it go or to stay, and to give a charter, isn't it? Compared with the nervousness of others, Zu Ting did not panic at all, and stood at the forefront of the Wenchen team calmly, calm and stable, and had the demeanor of a prime minister!

I just don't know, how long can you maintain this calm?! Many people sneered secretly, Zu Ting was a radical of reform in the past, and the number of people who offended him was countless, and he was already surrounded by enemies on all sides!

Especially a few days ago, his remarks were to offend the entire bureaucracy of Daqi to death! If you don't know how to spare your life, don't blame people for falling into the lower stone!

Zu Ting pretended to be a fearless contemptuous gesture, in fact, he was also beating a drum in his heart, according to his understanding of the emperor, he deducted such a big black pot on the emperor's head, the emperor will never give up, revenge is absolutely revenge back, but I don't know what kind of means the emperor will use, what kind of time period to choose, with the accumulation of time, the pressure in his heart does not decrease but increases, it is really tormenting!

is like a chicken and duck pressed on a cutting board, the knife is already hanging in the air, the chicken and duck know that they will eventually die, and they also understand that sooner or later they will inevitably be hit by this knife, and they will die sooner or later, but they will die sooner or later, but ...... Hurry up!

Zu Ting ridiculed Gao Zhan and Gao Wei one after another, and he thought that he was also a bold person, but now this courage is almost exhausted in the tormented waiting! Let a chicken and duck that has been pressed on the cutting board, looking at the knife hanging above his head, and have to bother to think about when it will be cut down, lack of virtue or not? If it's you, you collapse or not!?

Zu Ting stood there, only feeling that every minute and every second was torment. Finally, after the inner servants, the emperor arrived on time as usual, and Zu Ting breathed a sigh of relief! Gao Wei's time and place in the court could not be moved, in the Taiji Palace, the civil and military officials of the Jinyang Dynasty stood on both sides in shifts, and because some of the chiefs of the Thorn History and tribes such as the Khitan Eight Divisions were also present, the hall was already a little narrow, and today it was even more crowded.

Gao Wei ascended the throne and was worshiped by the ministers, only to see everyone next to each other in front of him, and there was almost no place to move. The ministers face the emperor and hold the wat board, bow forward, and congratulate the emperor like a tsunami from the mountain, and its voice is grand, quite spectacular. Gao Wei smiled slightly and said, "Zhongqing is flat." Today's court meeting is slightly different from the past. Let's not do this set of false etiquette, or let's get down to business. ”

Is it coming? The officials of the anti-ancestral faction are all excited, and the faction that supports Zu Ting has already put their worries on their faces, although they may not look down on Zu Ting's personality, but Zu Ting, as the mainstay of the Sinicization reform of the Northern Qi Dynasty, must not fall so easily, at least not now! They looked at each other and thought to themselves, even if they were to put their political future on the line, they would have to save this old blind man!

Zu Ting held the wat board, and a few drops of sweat ran across his cheeks from the corners of his forehead and dripped to the ground. He knew that his life and future were in the palm of His Majesty's thoughts! If His Majesty is determined to dispose of him, let alone what is the slaughter of the officials, it would be good to be able to hold his life under the attack of everyone, how dare he ask for anything else? But even if he took such a big risk, Zu Ting did not regret it at all!

Everyone waited for His Majesty to cut it, but the emperor's words made everyone's jaws drop, "Zhong Aiqing, a few days ago, the right minister advised me to calm the people with a four-character strategy, I thought about it for a few days, and I think it makes sense. After one war after another, the people's strength has been exhausted, and now there are all kinds of waste to be lifted, so I and the ministers are working day and night, diligent for the people. I have thought about it, and today we will discuss how to formulate the policy of governance. Zu Qing, you are the head of the civil ministers, and you have put forward the four-character policy, presumably, you already have mature opinions on how to govern, so you will talk about it first. ”

There was a burst of thunder rolling in everyone's minds above the main hall, what is going on, how is it different from what everyone thinks, and everyone who said okay will happily fall into the lower stone together? Does this majesty have any masochistic tendencies, in the past, we were often scolded for our conscientious work, this old blind man squirted you, but you rewarded him?

Everyone began to doubt life, Zu Ting made such a big death, His Majesty was actually willing to let him go? It's not fair! The reversal was so great that there was an uproar in the palace, and only some of the ministers and chieftains from other places did not know why. Zheng Yu was also smiling bitterly, even if they themselves were on Zu Ting's side, they were jealous of Zu Ting, such a trust...... That's really not to say.

Zu Ting was stunned at first, then his nose was sore, and he almost burst into tears. He was ready to ask for exile.

In the past, he gave advice to the first emperor, but just sprayed a few words from the first emperor, and the first emperor Gao Zhan threw him into the dungeon, which frightened his eyes...... In comparison, I don't dislike him for his bad morality, I don't care about him beating myself, and I am willing to believe in myself, what a magnanimous mind and what a generous temperament? !

Learn the art of literature and martial arts, and sell it to the emperor's house. All the scholars in the world take this as their lifelong ambition, and Zu Ting's ups and downs have gone through many ups and downs, of course, he knows how difficult it is to find a king who appreciates himself. Death for a confidant!

Zu Ting originally wanted to kneel on the ground and cry bitterly to show his loyalty, but after thinking about it, it was not appropriate, so he had to say excitedly: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, how to achieve great governance, the minister already has some vague ideas in his heart, so let's say it......

"The main theme is eight words, that is, 'to care for the people to be quiet, only to emphasize education', and not to abuse the people with harsh criminal laws. At the same time, we will further strengthen the assessment system and supervision, and formulate detailed matters and properly implement them according to this theme. ”

"At the same time, we must curb the extravagant pleasures that have prevailed since the founding of our dynasty! The minister suggested that His Majesty, set an example, the first thing is to reduce the palace people, when the first emperor was there, the traitor was in charge, for the sake of the king, more than the people to loot women, as for the palace annex, even if it is not a place of royal luck, there are more palace people.

"Up to now, there is still this kind of unhealthy atmosphere, in the first year of His Majesty's pro-government, he released a thousand palace maids out of the palace, but in the past few years, the women who have entered the palace have already filled this number, and they are released from the palace, one can reduce the use of the palace, and the other allows them to belong to their relatives, have to be matched with lovers, and have children."

"In addition, the implementation of the previous policy strategy of light taxation must be done in accordance with the system. Officials at all levels, the gentry and clans in various places, those who dare to disobey the new policy will be severely punished, and they must not be allowed to indiscriminately expropriate the people's financial resources outside the government decree, and loot the people's fat and ointment! Strictly follow the laws of Daqi, do not levy extravaderantly, and make the people's livelihood rest, so that it is the gospel of the people and the gospel of the world! ”

Zu Ting's long speech, the emperor listened to it with relish, and it seemed to be quite appreciative. At this time, someone couldn't help but stand up and speak, "The right minister is very good, but I don't know if the right minister can play an exemplary role?" As far as I know, the right prime minister has purchased hundreds of hectares of fertile land in his hometown, and there are also three mansions in Yecheng, and I have heard that the front door of the right minister is often crowded with people who come to give gifts, and the right minister is all coming and not refusing! ”

This man stood solemnly and said: "The right minister said that he would vigorously punish the corrupt style of bureaucrats, but he himself accepted bribes, and the right minister advocated frugality, but he was extremely extravagant, not to mention the hundreds of millions of family assets, and the money spent on holding a banquet was like running water, and the lamb only took the tripe, and the beef only took his tongue, and the end was extremely extravagant, and I often ......heard it when I was sent to prison for the crime of false speech."

"Then I would like to ask, is the behavior of the right minister not quite consistent with the words? Is it asking for fame? Is it deceiving the Holy One? Even if it is not, is it really feasible to let a senior official with a corrupt wind curb the wind of corruption? Right Prime Minister, can he really play an exemplary role for hundreds of officials and ministers in the world? ”

The person who stood up was Pei Shiju, who had been squatting in the prison for a few months, I thought that he would learn a lesson and settle down a little after he came out, but who would have thought that he would do such a thing again! But...... Well done, well done! I was worried that I couldn't take care of Zu Ting, and in a blink of an eye, an excuse was sent to the door! Immediately, there was a voice of echo, quite a sense of not recalling Zu Ting's vow not to give up.

Sure enough, the emperor's face was not good, and he stared at Zu Ting and said, "Hundreds of millions of family assets, even if I sell myself, I don't have that much money." Zu Qing eats and drinks spicy food alone, but he comes to ask me to be diligent and thrifty, I don't know what the reason is? ”

Zu Ting suddenly showed a look of panic, and hurriedly said: "This is a rumor, there are so many family properties in the minister's place, these are all rumors!" I hope that Your Majesty will be clear! ”

"Then your three big mansions in Yecheng must not be able to deceive people, right? I rewarded you with a mansion, and although the money I gave me is quite generous, it is not enough to buy a big mansion in Yecheng, where every inch of land is expensive, right? Where did the other two mansions come from, and Zu Qing didn't want to explain it to me? ”

Zu Ting knew that he couldn't please him if he continued to quibble, so he had to regret and regret: "These ...... These are the ones they bribed the ministers, and the ministers are guilty. The Manchu Dynasty was in an uproar, and when the officials of the Ancestral Sect were about to take advantage of the situation and unite to bring down Zu Ting, Gao Wei snorted coldly, and when he heard it, Zu Ting's body trembled, and it also frightened those who were about to move. Cushman & Wakefield knew that it was too late, and it was time to stop, no matter what, set the tone first.

"As a right-hand minister, how can he be an example of the world's officials if he doesn't know self-love so much?" When everyone listened, there was a play! They all pricked up their ears and listened carefully, but they heard His Majesty say: "Punish you for confiscating these unknown assets, and next time, I won't be able to spare you!" "Many people almost vomited blood and fell to the ground, so that's it? You're going to pursue it!

But apparently the emperor did not continue to expand the matter, and said earnestly: "The country is greater than the law, so I punish Zu Ting for two reasons: First, there is no such law in our dynasty, there is no such rule, and there is no clear law to punish such a thing as accepting bribes, so whether I punish or not, it is also between the two." In the future, I will write this into the law.

"Both, I also borrowed Zu Ting first, to give you all a wake-up call, I know that there are not a few people in the court who have this kind of atmosphere, I hope that the public will be cautious, if you commit a crime in the future, don't say that I didn't make it clear to everyone."

The ministers praised the emperor Shengming, Gao Wei understated a few words, and then revealed the matter, "Appoint honest officials, visit good officials, this is the king of Shengming, there are not a few things that sell officials in previous dynasties, among which there are virtuous people, and there are even more contemptuous people, and the good and bad are uneven, and they must be suppressed." This matter is decided by the officials, whether it is a court official or a foreign official, they must try to eliminate some of them and put those capable officials in key positions.

"In addition, we are committed to the development of people's livelihoods. I live in the deep palace, I can't see and hear far, whether the places are peaceful or not, all listen to the words of the local officials, even though there are many fewer things to deceive and conceal than before, I still have some concerns. Therefore, the future evaluation should not go through the motions, and the officials should send more people to make secret visits to see with their own eyes how they are doing.

"It's still the same sentence, the capable go up and the weak go down, I don't raise mediocre officials and idlers!"

All the ministers bowed down to receive the order. The emperor stood up from his throne, descended the imperial steps, took a few steps forward, looked at the ministers, and said:

"What annoys me the most is empty talk,, clichés, so those words that show the demeanor of the Ming monarch, I won't say much, after the right minister proposed to calm the people, many people thought that the imperial court would put the swords and soldiers into the warehouse from now on, and the horses would be put into Nanshan.

"No, just because I'm quiet doesn't mean I'm going to abolish my armament. At present, there are Turks in the north, and even the Central Plains is divided into the east and west. The matter of armament is still the top event of our dynasty, and it cannot be stopped for a moment when we practice military training.

"I chose to recuperate, just because the people couldn't afford to toss like this, not that I was satisfied after conquering Xiangyang. It's just that after recuperation, I am more sure of attacking and destroying the pseudo-Zhou! I hope you will keep it in mind. ”

The ministers almost did not hesitate, they bowed down one after another, and the sound of the mountain and tsunami was noisy, "The ministers obey the order!" After the dispersal of the dynasty, Zu Ting, who had a false alarm, was about to leave, but was stopped by the emperor's chamberlain at the gate of the Taiji Palace.

has been in the center for so long, and he is also a close minister of the Son of Heaven, the relationship between Zu Ting and Father-in-law Lu is not much or less, at this time, I saw him come in person, I don't know where the emperor wants to find him? So he said with a weak heart: "I don't know what Your Majesty is looking for me, what's the matter?" Father-in-law Lu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has never told me, the right minister will come with you, don't make Your Majesty wait for a long time." ”

Does Zu Ting still dare to resist? I had to follow behind, after the Taiji Hall went straight through the palace wall, and then all the way to the Imperial Garden, the more Zu Ting walked, the more worried Zu Ting became, in this place, even if the emperor buried him, no one dared to save him. Finally arrived at a place with flowing water and pavilions, and the emperor just sat down, Zu Ting went up on his hind feet, and before Gao Wei could react, Zu Ting fell to the ground and said in panic:

"Your Majesty, the minister knows his mistake!"