Chapter 240: The lord sits and talks, no need to be polite.
Chu Heng stood up and said: "The Taifu is the hope of the country and the master of reform. Now, my Qing clan's reform has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the spring breeze has turned into rain. The people are like a child to the Taifu."
"However, we all know only a little about the way of governing, and we all rely on the Taifu to guide us and coordinate everything. We haven't seen the Taifu for several months, and we are at a loss."
The reform officials all nodded.
This series of major reforms is easy to say, but in fact, it is extremely difficult to implement.
In the final analysis, it means clearing out priorities, ordering the priorities, and administering policies appropriately and just right.
Jiang Yao straightened his clothes and said solemnly: "Only a virtuous person can subdue others with leniency, and the next best thing is to be fierce. I use Confucianism and Taoism to educate people's hearts, and use legal systems to protect human nature. The legal system is Confucianism, and the balance between leniency and fierceness is
Zhenghe."
"If the government is lenient, the people will be slow, and if they are corrected, they will be violent; if the government is fierce, the people will be crippled, so they will be lenient; if lenient, they will help the fierce, and if they are fierce, they will be lenient. This is how yin and yang complement each other, and the government is harmonious and harmonious."
Another courtier stood up and said: "Taifu's words are really Huang Zhongdalu's words, which are deafening. We have benefited a lot. But I dare to ask Taifu, how should we know the leniency and strength? Observe the gains and losses? Understand the yin and yang?"
It means how to diagnose political health, how to know whether tolerance and strength complement each other, and whether yin and yang are in harmony.
This is an issue at the operational level, belonging to methodology rather than guiding ideology.
Reform officials are very concerned about this issue.
The Qing clan court system has been very complete and has become the source of reform for the entire Zhenjie. However, it is only relatively complete at the level of functional institutions and legal systems, but in terms of management operations, it is very extensive, very immature, and very primitive.
Reform officials, from the imperial court to local governments, took the Daqing Simplified Code and the Four Books and Five Classics, and learned to be officials and manage politics based on the guidance of Jiang Yao's quotations.
For this reason, someone specially compiled "Jiang Gong's Quotations" as a guiding method for officials and governance.
Jiang Yao talked eloquently: "The first is wisdom, and the second is justice. Wisdom and justice will lead to success. Therefore, the word "Zhi Gong" is the tool of governance."
"Let's talk about wisdom first. A wise person understands, and a wise person knows. Since ancient times, gains and losses have always been caused by this."
"There are eight types of wisdom. The wisdom of many is the only wisdom; the true wisdom is the cunning wisdom; the great wisdom is the small wisdom; the superior wisdom is the inferior wisdom."
"This is the Eight Wisdoms, you have to observe it! Knowing the changes of the Eight Wisdoms is enlightenment!"
After everyone heard the words, they all thought deeply and gained something.
"A wise man will make a mistake after thinking a lot, and a fool will gain something after a lot of thinking. Therefore, the wisdom of one person is not as good as the wisdom of everyone. It is better to gather wisdom and listen to the wise words, and it is not suitable to be stubborn and arbitrary."
"Right wisdom does not know cunning, but righteous wisdom turns out to be cunning, and wisdom is trapped; great wisdom does not know small things, but great wisdom is deceived by small wisdom! Therefore, as officials, you must know, you must be able to break through their cunning wisdom and recognize their small wisdom!"
What Taifu said was really good. Although they understood these principles, they had never summarized them in this way before.
"The people below have the wisdom of the superior, and the people of the superior have the wisdom of the inferior."
"Wisdom is not limited to change, so wisdom is valuable in change."
"So, how to increase wisdom? That is to apply what you have learned..."
Jiang Yao spoke eloquently, telling officials that you must have a higher level of wisdom to discover problems, big or small, know the truth of the matter, and diagnose whether the governance is correct, so that you will not be deceived.
Whether you want to be a good minister or a good county governor, you need to be "clear".
Once you have wisdom and understanding, you must also be fair!
Regarding the public, it means serving the public, which is the virtue of an official.
No matter which yamen you manage, if you are wise and public-spirited, then there will be no problem.
"...The public mind is particularly important, and the public mind is always present. Naturally, one's mind is clear and one's nature is clear, and one's wisdom is profound... Those who are officials hold authority in all aspects. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small..."
The reform officials present here couldn't help but nod their heads after hearing this. They felt that the Taifu's words were very reasonable and deeply inspiring.
At this moment, a rich voice suddenly said: "You are good, don't do evil things because they are small, and don't do good things because they are small! Taifu's discussion of politics is really beneficial."
While he was talking, a graceful man in the late Wuzhen period strode into the palace.
It turned out to be the current Prime Minister: Lan Sheng!
"Prime Minister!" The Blue Party officials stood up together and saluted Lan Sheng respectfully.
But none of the Jiang Party members moved, and all of them had sneers on their faces.
Jiang Yao nodded loudly, "The Prime Minister is here, what do you mean?"
Lan Sheng sneered and said: "The Taifu may have forgotten that today is the day when I will go to the Great Qing Dynasty. But there is no one in the court hall of the Jun's Mansion. They are all here."
"So, in order to go to court, I have no choice but to come to Taifu's Mansion."
Chen Tao, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said: "The Prime Minister's words are wrong. Since the court is scheduled to be held today, why doesn't the Prime Minister summon all the officials to attend the court?"
"We can't enter the palace directly without the Prime Minister's summons."
Lan Sheng didn't even look at these Jiang Gang, but looked directly at Jiang Yao: "Master, the Shenzhou Camp sent an order to the world, and each martial arts clan sent half of their elite soldiers to join the Shenzhou Camp."
"The troops and horses of the martial arts clans in the Western Regions have been mobilized. The Western Region branch of the Shenzhou Camp is located in Lingqiu, a million miles away. But the martial arts clans in the Qiunan area, under the pressure of Daqing, can't help but
Dare to mobilize elite soldiers."
"I would like to ask Taifu whether the soldiers and horses are firing or not? They are all looking at us."
Jiang Yao couldn't help but smile. This Lan Sheng was really not simple, he was actually waiting for him here.
Yes, it's a good plan.
During this period of time, Lan Sheng probably colluded with other martial arts clans for this matter.
Jiang Yao shook his head and said: "The Prime Minister's words are really puzzling to Gu. The Shenzhou camp requires each martial clan to mobilize elite soldiers, so what does it have to do with Gu? Gu is just a Taifu, and he is not the governor of the internal and external military forces. Daqing soldiers and horses are mobilized
If not, the prime minister should ask the lord, not the orphan."
Lan Sheng laughed: "Originally, I shouldn't have come to ask Taifu. But my lord has been in seclusion and can't see me. I can't mobilize any of my soldiers and horses. If I don't come to Taifu, who should I look for?"
"The surrounding martial lords have said that if the Qing Army does not mobilize elite soldiers, they will not dare to do so. Only if Da Qing first mobilizes soldiers and horses to join the Western Region Branch Camp, will they dare to do so."
"Tell me the truth, Master, now in the entire Western Region, only the eighteen martial clans in Qiunan have not sent troops. If we don't send troops anymore and miss the deadline, the Supreme Command will know about it. What will be the consequences then?"
When the reform officials heard this, they looked very ugly.
This move is simply a conspiracy.
If the Qing Clan does not mobilize soldiers and horses to join the Western Region Branch of the Shenzhou Camp, then all the martial arts clans in Qiunan will use the threat of the Qing Clan not to recruit elite soldiers to join the Western Region Branch.
Once the final date for dispatching troops is missed, the area south of Xiaoxiaoqiu will immediately come into the sight of the Supreme Command.
So, even a mere Jiangyao reform will attract the attention of the big shots in the Central Region. What will be the consequences?
However, if the Qing Clan is ordered to mobilize elite troops to join the Western Region branch camp, then the number of troops to protect the reform will be greatly reduced, and the Qing Clan will be passive militarily.
Lan Sheng took this opportunity and severely defeated Jiang Yao's army.
However, what Lan Sheng didn't know was that Jiang Yao was not afraid of being known by the big shots in the Central Region.
Uncle Cheap has already known it, and Yu Yan has already known it. With these two people here, even the big shots in the Central Region who want to deal with the little green clan in the corner will be stopped by these two people.
At least within a few years, before the Qing clan expands, Uncle Xiang and Yu Kuan can absolutely guarantee that he will not be interfered by the big shots in the Central Region.
As for the Western Regions, the strongest leader of the Jin Clan is Xi Sheng, and Xi Sheng will never stand on the side of the Wu Clan. The biggest enemy of the Tianping Divine Religion is the nobles of the Wu family, not his little Jiang Yao.
Perhaps Xi Sheng wished that he could make a big fuss and cause more trouble to the nobles of the Wu family.
As for the three clans of Zhao, Wei and Yuan that are most likely to interfere with him, now under the pressure of the Biluo tribe's millions of troops, they can't even care about the distant Qing clan.
How about the martial clan in the Qiunan area, who can temporarily control the Qing clan with the Martial Saint in charge?
As for the Western Region Branch of the Shenzhou Camp, which is millions of miles away, it has more than 10,000 troops, and its strength has already matched that of the Anti-Demon Camp. It is indeed very powerful.
However, the Western Region branch has no independent command authority and can only be mobilized by the Supreme Command. The big figures in the Central Region have not given orders. The Western Region branch has no authority to mobilize any soldiers. How can it deal with the Qing clan millions of miles away?
Mu Yue has told himself to rest assured for the time being. His uncle will take care of him secretly and not arouse the anger of the ancients. Yu Kuan will also pay attention. Although she does not agree with his reform, she will not ignore her own safety.
Within a few years, there won’t be much interference.
It's a pity, how could Lan Sheng know about these all-powerful things?
Lan Sheng looked at Jiang Yao with some pride. He wanted to see the helplessness and bitterness on Jiang Yao's face.
However, it didn't.
Jiang Yao smiled slightly, "Since the lord has been in seclusion, I won't bother you. We don't have military power, so let's wait until the lord comes out of seclusion.
Lan Sheng looked at Jiang Yao as if he were a fool: "What does Grand Tutor mean, is that I, Da Qing, will not send troops and blatantly disobey the military orders of the Supreme Command, and then attract the attention of the Supreme Command?"
Jiang Yao shook his head: "Gu doesn't mean that. I don't object to sending troops. The problem is, Gu is just a tutor now and has no military power, so what can he do?"
Lan Sheng sneered: "Okay, I understand. Taifu is going to lead Daqing to brazenly fight against the Shenzhou camp and put me, Daqing, in a place of eternal destruction."
"Don't forget, Grand Tutor, although Da Qing has changed the law, he didn't say that he is not a martial arts clan! Since he is still a martial arts clan, how can he disobey the military orders of the Supreme Command! Does Tai Fu want to kill everyone!"
He pointed at the Jiang Party officials in the hall: "Do you know what you are doing? I tell you, you are looking for death! You want to destroy Daqing and your reform!"
"If you don't want the reform to end and Daqing to perish, then persuade the Taifu to send troops!"
Feng Ke, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and said, "Prime Minister Lan, the Taifu has made it very clear that the military power of Daqing is in the hands of the king, not the Taifu. Is it the Taifu's decision to deploy elite troops?"
Lan Sheng's face turned pale with anger, "Only the master can see the master! Is it easy to bully me?"
He snorted coldly, "I have already explained the interests and risks. As for whether the Taifu should persuade the lord to send troops, that is the Taifu's business."
"If I, Daqing, disobey the military orders of the Shenzhou camp, refuse to send troops to serve, and are attacked and destroyed, what will happen to you? This is what I said, and benevolence is the limit. Master, please think about it carefully."
After saying that, Lan Sheng left angrily.
He came here in good spirits and returned in disgrace. He had been taking the blame for Jiang Yao for several months, but it turned out that he was doing it for nothing!
Jiang Yao looked at Lan Sheng's back like a dog.
The officials of the Jiang Party all came from poor families and were promoted by Jiang Yao. They were all devoted to Jiang Yao. They would do whatever the Tutor told them to do.
Then, after Jiang Yao gave some more instructions, he announced the adjournment of the meeting and asked the officials to go back to the government offices to handle errands and implement various reform measures.
Then, Jiang Yao took Uncle Lang, who had already broken through to Wuxian, into the palace to meet Master Qing.
A flying message was sent out, and Qingzhu immediately left the customs.
"Prime Minister!" Master Qing was really overjoyed when he saw Jiang Yao, who had not been seen for half a year.
The only backbone of the family is back.
"This slave has met the Prime Minister!" As soon as Master Qing saw Jiang Yao, he immediately raised his hands and saluted.
He had already taken more than a dozen pills and was now extremely poisoned. He no longer thought that Jiang Yao was loyal, but thought that he should be loyal to the Prime Minister.
Only by being loyal to the Prime Minister can he be successful, be favored by heaven, follow the Prime Minister and the tide will rise, and he will get whatever he wants.
It can be said that Qingzhu has accepted ginger medicine as his master at this time and has become a puppet, willing to be a slave.
However, other aspects of him are normal. He is still so obsessed with the road, still so cold-tempered, and still so vicious and insidious.
It's just that he found a master for himself.
"Gu is no longer the prime minister, he is just the tutor." Jiang Yao sat down in a loud voice.
Fortunately, no one else saw this scene.
When the king and his ministers meet, they always talk in secret in the secret hall.
Qingzhu stood aside respectfully, like a waiting servant.
"The slaves immediately respected the Taifu as Prime Minister, leaving Lan Sheng's position aside, and then respected the Taifu as the Commander-in-Chief of all internal and external military affairs. All major affairs of the Qing clan were decided by the Taifu."
"However, from the slave's point of view, it is best for the Taifu to serve as the leader of the Qing clan. With the Taifu here, how can a slave be qualified to be the leader of the clan?"
At this time, in his heart, the position of Daqing and clan leader was no longer important compared to following the Taifu to seek the supreme road.
After eating the elixir refined from the heart of his daughter's soul, he has obtained his daughter's qualifications and been promoted to Tao Fei, and his cultivation has reached the late stage of the Martial God.
His mind for cultivating the Taoism was even more extreme. In his heart, ginger medicine was where the destiny of the Taoism lies.
Jiang Yao touched Ah Jiu's tail and shook his feather fan, "My lord, you are wrong. Although this important matter of the Qing clan is decided by one word, as the clan leader, you will have to suffer for a few more years."
He can now usurp the throne and turn Da Qing into Da Ming. However, it is not suitable for him to directly become the leader of the clan at the moment, the time is not yet ripe. He still needs the Qing Lord to attract the attention of the Wu family nobles.
Master Qing nodded: "I understand, I understand. In the current situation, it is really inconvenient for Tai Tu to sit in the position of Valve Master. No matter, Tai Fu, don't worry, I will be brave enough to be the Valve Master for a few more years. When the time is right, I will ask Tai Tu to take the throne."
Already."
Jiang Yao pointed to the futon, "Master, sit down and talk. No need to be polite."
"Yes, Mr. Xie." Master Qing sat down honestly.
"Taifu, I am at a loss for words regarding the recruitment of elite soldiers to join the Shenzhou camp. I dare to ask Taifu, where should I, Da Qing, go? I think that Taifu must have a countermeasure."
Jiang Yao smiled slightly, with a look full of wisdom: "Why is this so difficult? I have already contacted my old friends in the Central Region, so naturally someone will take care of me. The Shenzhou camp will not touch Daqing, and I have no time to touch Daqing."
"As for the martial lords in the Qiunan area, I can tell them that Daqing will never take the initiative to use troops against them again, and Daqing will never expand another inch of territory, so that they can rest assured."
"I, Daqing, can tell everyone in Qiunan about this. Now that they have no excuse, it's time to recruit their own elite soldiers to join the Shenzhou camp, right?"
The Qiunan Wu Clan used the Qing Clan's threat not to send troops in an attempt to attract the attention of the top Wu clan officials to this remote corner.
However, the Qing clan announced that they would never actively use troops or expand, so their excuses were no longer deceptive.
When Qingzhu heard this, he quickly understood.
"The Taifu is such a good idea. Daqing will not expand another inch of territory, but if the Taifu ascends the throne and Daqing changes his name, he will no longer be Daqing. If he expands and destroys them then, he will not break his promise.
"
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other and laughed together, both very proud.
The carefully designed move by Lan Sheng and Qiu Nanwu turned out to be completely useless.
"Grand Tutor, Lan Sheng is cheating on others, interfering with outsiders, and is disloyal to Da Qing, disloyal to the Grand Tutor, and disloyal to the slaves. Should we kill him and destroy his clan?"
Qingzhu said.
Jiang Yao shook his head: "This person cannot be killed yet, he still has some value. Including his party members, we must keep him."
Qingzhu thought about it for a moment, then nodded happily and said: "The great master is very wise. The officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the county officials are all in charge of the reform faction. However, the reform officials all come from humble backgrounds. Once they become rich, they will forget about it or become careless.
Or form gangs."
"Therefore, the Blue Party must be retained to create some trouble for the reform officials from time to time, so that they can always be alert and united."
Qingzhu was very shrewd and immediately understood the purpose of Jiang Yao.
Jiang Yao squinted his eyes and said: "Yes. Even Lan Sheng, an old fox, understands this. That's why he dares to stay in Qing clan and be the prime minister in name only. In fact, he also bets that this person will become a different person."
Become a two-faced person."
"Any political force needs checks and balances, and one cannot be the dominant one. Even reform officials from poor backgrounds are the same. Let Lan Sheng and others be retained for the time being so that the reform faction can maintain their fighting spirit and unity."
Qingzhu, a thousand-year-old man, saluted Jiang Yao, a young man of several dozen years old, and said, "The master is very perceptive and knows the smallest details. I am not as good as a slave."
The two discussed for a long time before Jiang Yao left the palace.
On the second day of the Chang Dynasty, Lord Qing came to the court to listen to the government. All the officials kowtowed and then promulgated the imperial edict:
"...I thought Taifu Jiang Yao was a great master of reform, and he was actually a master of reform and a master of few people. And because I didn't care about government affairs, I worshiped Jiang Yao as regent. He was in charge of all military affairs at home and abroad. He was a great general and a great Sima, and he had a fake yellow ax.
Name, if you don't follow suit when you enter the court, you will be granted the title of Duke of Ming Dynasty!"
After the imperial edict, the ginger party in the entire court was greatly encouraged, while the minority blue party was dejected.
Although Lan Sheng's position as prime minister has not been removed, with the regent, the prime minister is just a decoration in name only.
All fools know that Prime Minister Lan is here to take the blame at critical moments.
As for Duke Ming...
This is the first title in the imperial court!
According to the "Da Qing Guan Dian" compiled by Jiang Yao himself, there are five male and female titles, but only a salary and no fiefdom.
It is completely different from the previous lord city lord.
However, it has been almost two years since the reform, and no one has yet received a title. And today, the first title was finally awarded: Duke of Ming Dynasty!
According to Jiang Yao, once the reform is completely completed, there will be official luck. Officials at all levels can receive the blessing of official luck based on their political achievements, and they will practice faster and become stronger!
Being an official and receiving a title is not just as simple as salary and treatment.
The official way of eunuchs is also a great way!
"...congratulations to the regent! Congratulations to the Duke of Ming Dynasty!" All the ministers saluted and congratulated Jiang Yao.
Even Lan Sheng congratulated calmly on the surface.
In his heart, he wished he could kick the regent and Duke Ming to death.
"Let's encourage each other, encourage each other." The regent turned around and nodded to the officials.
Lord Qing said: "I will be in seclusion soon. If you have any business, please report it. If there is no business, please leave the court."
The things that should be reported have been reported to the Grand Tutor a long time ago. How can the ministers get into trouble?
No one played.
The Blue Party, which originally planned to impeach Jiang Yao for his domineering behavior, put aside their plans to impeach Jiang Yao when they saw that their lord had such great trust in Jiang Yao.
Jiang Yaodao: "My lord, it's time to invite the envoys from various clans to come to the palace."
The envoys from various clans were invited by Lan Sheng. They have been staying in Qinghuang City in the past few months, intending to put pressure on the Qing Lord. But the Qing Lord has not seen them.
Lord Qing nodded and said: "The envoys of the Seventeenth Family are invited to the palace!"
After a while, all the envoys from the seventeen martial clans in the Qiunan area entered the monarch's mansion and came to the main hall.
The leader is Yueca envoy Le Sanying, who belongs to the Yueca clan.
The seventeen people represent the seventeen martial clans and the martial nobles in the entire Qiunan area, so they are very powerful.
"Lord Qinghuang Jun." Le Sanying said coldly, "The military orders for the Shenzhou Camp have been issued for a long time. May I ask when the Qing clan will mobilize its elite troops?"
Master Qing said with a smile: "I have received instructions from the top of the Shenzhou Camp. You can join the Shenzhou Camp without sending troops. As for each of your families, you still have to abide by the military orders."
Le Sanying sneered: "Of course we have to mobilize troops. But if you, the Qing Clan, don't do it, how can we dare to do it? We can only wait for the Qing Clan army to mobilize before we can do it again."
Master Qing laughed and said, "What a joke, you are a great music clan and a first-class martial arts clan. How could you be so frightened by me, a mere B clan? Could it be that your lord died before and the music clan was scared out of his wits?"
"And you, the seventeen martial arts clans, are still afraid of me, Daqing, and dare not mobilize troops to join the Shenzhou camp? Do you think the Supreme Command will believe such a lame excuse?"
"If Daqing doesn't send troops, you won't send troops. The Supreme Command will only think that you and Daqing are advancing and retreating together. Daqing is unlucky. Are you seventeen families disobeying? Can you stay out of the matter?"
Le Sanying shook her head: "In short, if the Qing army is not transferred away, we will not transfer a single soldier. We are not afraid of bringing the matter to the Supreme Command. In my opinion, the Qing clan is better to transfer troops."
Master Qing's face darkened: "I have received the order, but I will not mobilize the troops. If you want to disobey the order, that is your business and has nothing to do with me, Da Qing!"
"However, I can solemnly promise that Daqing will never take the initiative to send troops to attack surrounding areas, and Daqing will never expand another inch of territory! Daqing's reforms will not exceed the scope of Daqing!"
What the seventeen martial arts clans are most worried about right now is that the Qing clan relies on the support of the people and the military, as well as the martial sage, to invade surrounding areas, expand territory, and expand the scope of the reform.
Nowadays, the surrounding martial clans have not recovered their strength since the last disastrous defeat, and they cannot stop the expansion of the Qing clan for the time being.
"Sir, Lord Qinghuang, are you serious about what you said? Are you really going to never open up new territory and expand the scope of the reform?" Dong Qianzhen, the envoy of the Lu clan, asked forcefully.
Lord Qing stood up: "I swear that Daqing will never expand the scope of the reform, and Daqing will never expand its territory again!"
"Daqing only stays within the current twenty counties, closing the door and doing its own thing."
The seventeen martial arts clans looked at each other. If Qingzhu can keep his promise today, then within a few years, they will be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Once you're sure, it won't be too late to kill the Qing Vale.
"Okay, we hope the Qing Clan can keep its promise!" Le Sanying, Lu Qianzhen and others finally got some diplomatic results.
Then, all seventeen martial arts clans left angrily and went home without mentioning it.
After retiring from the imperial court, Jiang Yao had just returned to Taifu's Mansion when someone reported good news: Zhi Cheng was back and was waiting to meet him outside.
Jiang Yao suddenly became energetic.
Zhi Cheng went to that dangerous place to look for the formation mother and other items for half a year, and he finally came back today.
"Invite him in!" Jiang Yao felt that Zhi Cheng should gain a lot.