Fusu pondered for a moment and wondered, "In your opinion, why did Du He suggest this?" ”

"Doesn't he know the danger?"

Zhang Cang's face was condensed, he pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "The minister really doesn't know, but it is very likely that as Mr. Zhong said, the officials of Daqin are too detached from reality, maybe in the eyes of Du Shaofu, the lack of salt and iron among the people is not a threat to their livelihoods, but it has a certain impact on their lives, and they may even think that the impact is not big." ”

"That's why I suggest that we should try to maximize the benefits of this initiative."

"If you say that Du Shaofu is really evil."

"Not necessarily."

"Now that I think about it, it's really a bit inappropriate to say this."

Speaking of which.

Zhang Cang couldn't help but mock and said: "The officials of Great Qin have been in high positions for too long, and they don't know the local status quo for a long time, maybe for them, there is refined salt and minced meat every day, this is a normal life, so how can they imagine the suffering at the bottom?" How can we empathize with the people who spend almost half of their time ploughing the fields for three meals a day? ”

"They may not be the ones who don't eat fine salt and minced meat, but the people who already look down on minced meat."

"Ugh."

Zhang Cang let out a long sigh.

Fusu's cheeks were slightly red.

If it weren't for Ji Heng to let him go along the road to the founding of the country, he would probably not be able to understand the people's suffering, and he couldn't even say that he couldn't understand it, but he wouldn't have realized that there was a clear gap between the court officials and the local Qiantou.

One in heaven and one on earth.

He now agrees with Zhang Cang's words.

Nothing to say for a while.

The surroundings gradually fell silent.

Zhang Cang lowered his head, his eyes flickering.

Long.

Zhang Cang suddenly raised his head and subconsciously said: "Now that I think about it, what Mr. Zhong did this time may not really be just to solve the lack of salt and iron, nor may it be to launch the corresponding "Shang Law", if you are deeper, you may be testing the imperial court." ”

A word fell.

Zhang Cang immediately closed his mouth.

He realized he had missed something.

Hear the words.

Fusu frowned.

He looked at Zhang Cang fiercely, and said in a condensed voice: "Zhang Yushi, you and I have known each other for so long, why do you see each other like this?" ”

"What do you think of again?"

Zhang Cang's face was solemn.

He looked at Fusu, his expression was cloudy, as if he was struggling with whether to say it or not, and after pondering for a while, he finally decided to speak.

He didn't rush to speak.

Instead, he went to the door, looked around cautiously, made sure that there was no one, and hurriedly closed the door of the house, and then returned to the room, he bowed to Fusu and said: "Please forgive me, these words are really a bit bold, and the minister also thought of it by chance, and his heart was throbbing about it, so he had to be cautious again and again." ”

There was a hint of curiosity in Fusu's eyes.

Seeing that Zhang Cang was so cautious, he also realized the seriousness of it.

He looked around, moved forward, and narrowed the distance between him and Zhang Cang.

Zhang Cang showed a touch of gratitude, lowered his voice, and said in a low voice: "Childe, what the ministers will say is just random speculation, Childe must not take it to heart, let alone make a public statement." ”

"Zhang Yushi said, how can I Fusu be a mouthy person?" Fusu Road.

Zhang Cang bowed his head slightly, and said in a condensed voice: "Childe, have you ever remembered that Mr. Zhong's suggestion included the conviction of the entire Tingwei Mansion. ”

Fusu nodded.

Of course he remembered.

When he first heard this suggestion, he was also shocked.

Zhang Cang said again: "But in Mr. Zhong's mouth, Meng Yi will be dismissed and deposed. ”

"Is there something wrong with that?" Fusu looked puzzled.

Zhang Cang lowered his head, lowered his voice a little more, and said in a deep voice: "But Gongzi think about it carefully, what Mr. Zhong said at that time, what he said was the dereliction of duty of the officials of the entire Tingwei Mansion, but if it is true, it is not only the Tingwei Mansion that is derelict in their duties?" I'm afraid that the entire court will be derelict in its duties. ”

"If you think deeper."

"Mr. Zhong may really be alluding to the entire imperial court."

"Above the temple, the rotten wood is the official, and between the palace and the majesty, the birds and beasts eat Lu."

"But just like Du Shaofu, these people are really rotten wood beasts? Not really. ”

"These people are talented."

"It's just that their talents are not easily revealed."

"For the crisis situation in Great Qin in the past, there are not many officials in the imperial court who have contributed to it, and it can even be considered that the officials of Great Qin can only be the icing on the cake, and they cannot help the poor and solve the crisis, so these people's talents are not of much benefit to the imperial court."

"It could even backfire."

Fusu's face changed slightly.

Zhang Cang lowered his voice and continued: "This is just an accidental thought of the minister, Meng Yi's court lieutenant has a strong personality, and he is actually very suitable for court captains, but at present, most of the court officials have been reduced to 'wolf-hearted dog walkers' officials, so it may be wise to let Meng Yi leave the court." ”

"I don't know what Mr. Zhong thinks."

"But according to what he said, he was actually very dissatisfied with the court officials."

"What he said to Meng Yi is not to say that most of the officials in the imperial court, now the officials of Great Qin are pampered and have been high for too long, and they have long been separated from the bottom, and many of their ideas and practices have been divorced from reality."

"It's not even a detachment."

"It's complete contempt, complete disregard."

"Combined with His Majesty's measures during this period of time, as well as Mr. Zhong's actions this time, the minister can't help but have a bold prediction that the imperial court may continue to carry out official changes, until now all the officials in charge of the imperial court affairs have been replaced."

"Childe is the blood-stained sword right now."

"When the son becomes the master in the future, he will also directly become a sword bearer."

Hear the words.

Fusu's face changed drastically.

He never thought that Zhang Cang would say such a rebellious thing.

Zhang Cang's face was also covered with sweat.

He was just as nervous.

It's just that there are some things to say.

He gritted his teeth and said, "The minister lost his words, but the minister must speak." ”

"Now that Childe's influence in the court is expanding, he is destined to make a trade-off, and what Du He did this time is to test Childe."

"Because they see the problem."

"So I want to take the opportunity to test the situation of Childe's sword."

"They won't be resigned to losing power."

"If Gongzi follows Du He's advice this time, he will definitely lose a lot of people's hearts in Guanzhong, but he will be able to win the support of the courtiers, because for the courtiers, it doesn't matter how the place is, what matters is how Gongzi views them, as long as Gongzi can follow their advice, even if there is a situation in the place, they will take action to calm down."

"It's relatively chaotic."

"They are more afraid that the son will start a new business."

"So Childe needs to think about it."

"Now it's divided into two sides."

"On one side are the officials headed by the courtiers, they are powerful and powerful, if they have their support, many things will be much easier for the prince in the future, but they are destined to be constrained by them."

"It's inevitable."

"It's just that if you want to get rid of the impact in the future, I'm afraid you can't do it in a short time."

"On the other side is what Mr. Zhong said, 'based on the people'."

"For power."

"Do what Du He said, the major official offices will also try their best to cooperate, although the final result is unpredictable, but the officials can be attached, at most, when the local crowd is excited, the ministers write a few words to the untouchables, and they don't understand the intentions of the court."

"If it is for the people."

"In the past few days, when the atmosphere in the city has reached its extreme, it will quickly take action and solve this matter with the speed of thunder, but the major official offices may not be fully cooperative, so there may be some situations, but it is generally fine, but it will cause suspicion for the ministers, and the prince will be affected a lot in the future in the court."

"The trade-off between this is up to the son."

"Duhe is actually not targeting me this time, but to target 'Mr. Zhong'."

"Childe's secret henchman."

"In particular, many of Mr. Zhong's concepts are completely different from those of the Great Qin officials, or even completely opposite, just like the dispute between Confucianism and Moxi, this is a collision of two concepts, and it is also a life-and-death struggle, once the final result is separated, the other side is doomed to a tragic end."

"I'm just being affected."

Speaking of which.

Zhang Cang couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He was conceited and amazingly learned, and as a result, he was completely reduced to a bystander in this game.

However, he also knew that he was only one of the more than thirty imperial historians, and Du He was ranked in Jiuqing, so he would not put himself in his eyes, and he targeted Mr. Zhong, not because of his prominent status, but because the eldest son was the 'prince' that the world thought of, and the eldest son was so close to Mr. Zhong, which caused these people to be jealous and uneasy.

In this game of needle-to-wheat mang.

Meng Yi is the biggest loser.

The reason why Mr. Zhong chose to target Meng Yi and Du He did not open his mouth to intercede was mainly because the Meng clan was very close to the eldest son, firstly, to attack the eldest son's 'own people', which would not arouse the excitement of Du He and other officials, and secondly, it also weakened the influence of the eldest prince in the court.

Duch gladly accepted.

However, as Mr. Zhong said, the Mengshi family is prominent, even if it is deposed this time, it will not be long before it can still be reinstated, and the position of the Tingwei Mansion will be Meng Yi sooner or later.

So it doesn't hurt.

It's just that

Zhang Cang glanced at Fusu and sighed in his heart.

He didn't want to get involved in these disputes at all, but he got involved in a daze, and now it's good that he was directly targeted by Duhe, and even if he wants to defend himself in the future, I'm afraid he won't be able to distinguish it.

He only felt wronged!

He was already in a hurry, why was he suddenly stood in line?

He was also extremely depressed in his heart.

Fusu's face was cloudy.

So far.

How could he not react?

He knew that he was still involved in the whirlpool of the court after all.

This is the whirlpool that Ji Heng has always tried to avoid, and it is also the whirlpool that he has never been willing to set foot in.

And now he's rushing in.

Not voluntary.

But it's inevitable.

In the position of the eldest son, he is destined to be unable to escape.

Especially in the past six months, his change is so great, how can it not make the court officials frightened?

Why don't they want to find out what they are?

Zhang Cang said that it was vague.

But it's also clear.

It's just that once you get involved, you can't help yourself with a lot of things.

He sighed softly.

I don't want to think too much about these things.

It doesn't help to think too much.

It is better to solve the matter of salt and iron in Guanzhong as soon as possible.

He pondered for a while, and finally decided to stick to Ji Heng's approach, Daqin urgently needs stability, although Du He's suggestion is very tempting, but the real feasibility is not high, as Zhang Cang said, the people at the bottom are the most bulliable, and the most difficult to bully.

If they really can't survive, they really dare to fight hard.

How could he be so short-sighted?

Of course.

More importantly, he believes in Ji Heng.

Since Ji Heng dared to test the courtiers so boldly, he must have had some thoughts about this, and after all, he was the eldest son of Great Qin, even if Du He and the others had the intention to stumble, they didn't dare to do too much after all, so he chose to focus on the people.

Fusu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Since the method proposed by Mr. Zhong this time, it should be based on Mr. Zhong's suggestion. ”

"Focus on people's livelihood."

"But Zhang Yushi is probably going to bother you these days."

"The culpability of officials and businessmen should be determined as soon as possible, so that it can be carried out in the future."

Zhang Cang arched his hand and said, "No." ”

"There is a list of officials asked by Mr. Zhong, everything is not difficult, even if the Shaofu side has the intention to stop it, under the conclusive evidence, it is irrefutable."

"Childe, don't worry."

Fusu slightly forehead.

He stood up, his expression a little melancholy, and said, "I actually just want to solve the matter of salt and iron as soon as possible, why did the situation evolve into this situation?" ”

Zhang Cang hesitated for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Son, you are wrong. ”

"It didn't just come out of nowhere."

"Actually, it's always been there."

"It's just that in the past, Gongzi advocated 'benevolence', and the Confucian 'benevolence' was never based on the situation of the people, 'the people can make it, but not the people', 'the punishment is not the doctor, and the courtesy is not the people', this is also a great benefit to the nobles and officials, how can they come out to oppose it?"

"But in the past six months, Childe's proposition has changed dramatically."

"Everything has changed."

"If it weren't for Mr. Zhong saying 'based on the people' this time, I am afraid that there may not have been such a situation, but it is precisely this sentence of 'based on the people' and 'punishment should be punished' that has stimulated the heartstrings of Du He and other officials, and they will have a strong sense of unease, so they have made corresponding temptations."

"But"

Zhang Cang sighed lightly: "If it weren't for the noble status of the son, the status of the ordinary son, when faced with the choice of getting the support of the officials and the support of the people, how many people would choose to be the people?" ”

Time.

Fusu was also silent.

At this time, Zhang Cang also felt that he had talked too much this time, and arched his hand and said: "The son's time is not early, so the minister will retire first." ”

After speaking.

Zhang Cang walked out of the hall.

Fusu stood up and watched Zhang Cang walk away.

After Zhang Cang completely disappeared from sight, Fusu's eyes became cloudy, he stood with his hands in his hands, and said coldly: "Ji Heng's concept is 'for the bottom', Du He's concept is 'for the top', and after Daqin changed the law from Shangjun, on the whole, it can be regarded as 'for the bottom', but in the past hundred years, the officials of Daqin have long been no longer the original." ”

"So Mr. Ji's claim is right."

"The source of the Great Qin problem is in the imperial court, if the imperial court remains the same, no matter how much it is saved, there will eventually be a time when it will not be able to return to the sky."

"The courtiers are the biggest drawback under Great Qin."

"For the people? For officials? ”

"For Daqin, are there really similarities and differences between the two?"

"They are all the people of Great Qin!"

Fusu sneered and strode out of the room.

(End of chapter)