Chapter 108 The B-shaped volume is exposed to the sun and the imperial power is hard to come by.
In a seemingly ordinary room on the west side of the Thousand Steps Corridor, north of the front door, slightly dim light diffused through the window panes, and several paper signatures on the desk were placed casually on it.
Lu Song picked it up again and looked at the unmarked document at the top, with a complex look on his face and some indescribable relief.
I don’t know if this is something that can barely make the emperor feel comfortable among the countless unpleasant and frustrating news. Lu Song doesn’t know if this is just an unintentional remark of the emperor, or if he really pays attention to this person, or if it is Where did this person go?
All in all, you never go too far wrong with caution.
He tapped it lightly with his fingers and finally put it down, "sort it out and present it to His Majesty."
The gloomy face symbolizes that Emperor Yonglong's mood has never been truly comfortable since he ascended the throne.
It was only then that he realized that this great throne was really not something that just anyone could sit on.
It turned out that my father's reign was so relaxing and comfortable. I could go to Jiangnan if I wanted to, hunt if I wanted to, and escape the summer if I wanted to. I could even entrust the affairs of the government to a few chief ministers for a month or two. Ask, how free and easy it is?
But why did it become so unbearable when it was in my own hands?
He will never admit that this is a lack of virtue and talent, but he did catch up with a bad opportunity.
In fact, he also knew that many problems were left behind by his father, but since he wanted to sit in this high position, how could he not even have this responsibility?
Countless people are still staring at the throne under their butts, and Emperor Yonglong has never relaxed his vigilance in this regard.
I read dozens of memorials in one breath. The more I read, the more irritated and depressed I became. I couldn't help but throw the memorials down under the imperial desk in a fit of anger. All the attendants next to me held their breaths.
Emperor Yonglong glanced at the attendants and companions standing outside the door and in every corner opposite. How many of them were truly loyal to him, and how many were people placed by his father?
Subconsciously, he didn't want to think about this troublesome issue. He had never thought about replacing these people at once. If his father really asked to replace all these old people, I'm afraid there would only be one result. Thinking of this, Zhang Shen shuddered.
Emperor Yonglong knew very well that only by firmly holding this position and not giving any chance to others who coveted this position could he slowly regain his disadvantage from his father. Before that, everything required patience.
The question is, will God still give me so much time?
Patience does not mean doing nothing. Doing nothing may not be the best strategy. He once again cast his dark gaze outside the palace.
One of the companions quietly came over to pick them up again, sorted them one by one and put them back on the imperial desk. The other one gently pushed another stack of small paper lots with obviously different regulations to the front of the desk.
He leaned on the back of his chair and picked up a folded piece of paper with a special mark on the leather.
Lu Song is still reliable, and the news he brings may be equally disturbing, but Zhang Shen knows that he has to look at it, and he doesn't even dare to face this bit of reality, so it's best not to take this seat and give it up as soon as possible. People seek stability.
After flipping through a few copies, Emperor Yonglong slowly calmed down.
The news presented to him was not pleasant, but he accepted it, which was expected.
“Huh?” His eyes twitched lightly, and he opened the folded contents.
The same is true for the secret reports submitted by Long Jinwei. The title is clear at a glance, and then the detailed content is below. If you are interested, you will take a look. Otherwise, only the title is enough to understand the general idea.
After reading the content, Emperor Yonglong put it down and leaned his back on the imperial chair.
That's a bit interesting. I didn't expect this little guy to be a little loyal to the emperor, and he could even say such a thing.
But to Emperor Yonglong, this was not important. The key was the attitude of the two chiefs of Qingtan Academy towards this point of view.
Of course, this kind of disgust can only be hidden in the heart forever, and superiors can never act based on their own emotions, likes and dislikes. This is what my father has always warned me.
Emperor Yonglong naturally knew Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen. They were both scholars who grew up rapidly during their father's reign, but they were not particularly valued by his father. They also had constant disagreements with the elders. Naturally, the final outcome is to dismiss from office and leave.
However, this has not affected the reputation of these two people in the scholarly community, and their reputations have even improved to a higher level.
Emperor Yonglong was concerned about the attitudes of these two people.
Noncommittal, this is an attitude.
A very subtle attitude.
Of course, Emperor Yonglong knew how much uproar the establishment of the tax and mine supervisors caused in the entire court. It can be said that the censor's bulletins had long been filled with imperial cases, but he was unwilling to look at them.
The abolition is simple, how to solve the gap?
The Hu Bu is not incompetent, but the hole left is too big. Emperor Yonglong is still very clear about this. According to the Hu Bu, it can only be filled slowly.
But can Jiubian's shortage of salary and silver be gradually solved? Maybe one day the army would mutiny, and the Tatars or Jurchens would break in. I might as well be the one pushed to the stove again.
What can be done?
Donation is a double-edged sword. It can even be said that this is the real way to quench thirst by drinking poison to quench thirst. Of course Emperor Yonglong knew it, but if he did not take this path, there would be no way out.
The expression on his face kept changing, and only the attendants around Emperor Yonglong could see the tangled and painful expression on the emperor's expression.
After a while, Emperor Yonglong slowly regained his composure and realized that the paper sign in his hand had been deformed.
His eyes fell firmly on the paper sign. The word Feng Keng seemed to be still beating, stimulating Emperor Yonglong's mind.
In the end, he put down the paper. He was really too young. However, the attitudes of Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen seemed more intriguing. Maybe we can keep an eye on them.
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Of course, Feng Ziying didn’t know that the little commotion in this class had been spread by someone who was interested, and even reached the sky.
The nightly debates for several days made him increasingly aware of the differences in this era.
The mood and mentality of the scholars "to share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats" seems to be completely inherited from the former Song Dynasty. This is true among the scholars in the north. It is estimated that this mentality and mood will be stronger among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. The problem is that this dynasty is very To a large extent, the regulations of the previous Ming Dynasty were followed, so many local conflicts were inevitable.
This is a complex Zhou Dynasty that is neither Ming Dynasty nor Song Dynasty.
Scholars and civil servants also had a complicated attitude towards imperial power. They respected but tried to limit it. The saying that the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats shared the world was deeply ingrained in their thinking. In Feng Ziying's view, this seemed to be a kind of imperial power and ownership. However, the right to govern should be the mentality of scholar-bureaucrats, but the question is, is this possible?
This kind of game and wrestling has never stopped since the Ming Dynasty, and it will not stop in the Zhou Dynasty.
As ownership, the imperial power always takes the initiative. It is the unshirkable responsibility of every emperor to suppress and weaken the power of the prime minister. However, excessive weakening and suppression will bring backlash. Every emperor knows this in his heart, so he maintains a relatively weak and obedient cabinet. The Six Parts were the greatest wish of every emperor of the Zhou Dynasty.
How can civil servants easily give up their lifelong pursuit after studying hard for ten years and then suddenly become a dragon?
You have different opinions and confuse each other, I have unity and vertical connection, you have differentiation and disintegration, and I have internal and external control.
This trend has inevitably been brought to the academy. Fortunately, from a unified point of view, this trend is not too strong. However, Feng Ziying believes that once these students pass the exam and become officials, they will inevitably be criticized by the academy. This stage is often the most important for the impact of what you see and hear.
Don’t say anything, just recommend it to Lao Rui and spread it in your circle of friends to increase its popularity.
(End of this chapter)