Han Du's eyes widened and he asked tentatively: "Is it really because Xu Shangshu didn't visit him in time after I took office?"
"Hey," Hande's eyes revealed a hint of disappointment, and he asked again: "Don't you know where you went wrong? I'm reminding you, just a few days ago, if you think about it carefully, a few days ago
What did you do wrong?"
"What did I do wrong?" Han Du didn't know why and tried hard to recall the events of the past few days several times.
"Is it because I dealt with He Peizhi? But the emperor has already punished me. I have been fined for half a year. Besides, even if the Ministry of Industry refuses to give up, then it should be Xue Ministry of Industry who comes to find me.
How could it be Xu Shangshu?"
Han De placed the tea cup in his hand heavily on the coffee table and refused to let Han Du guess. Judging from his appearance, if he was asked to guess, he might not be able to guess it all night. He might as well clarify the matter with Han Du directly.
"Have you forgotten that you also built roads?"
"I built the road, but what's wrong with me building the road?" Han Du's eyes widened. He never thought that the problem would arise in the road construction.
But it shouldn’t be. The road has been repaired and Lao Zhu has come to see it. He is also very satisfied. How could there be a mistake?
Han De laughed angrily, "You are not wrong in building roads," he tapped his fingers heavily on the coffee table, "but you are wrong in building roads so quickly. I ask you, how many times have you built roads?
sky?"
"Three days." Hande answered honestly.
"Then do you know how long it took the imperial court to build such a road in the past?" Han De continued to ask.
"I know, usually a month or two." Han Du answered casually, but felt a little unconvinced, "But dad, building roads faster is a good thing after all. Besides, I don't belittle road construction in the past.
In terms of efficiency, I repaired it quickly mainly because of the cement."
"A good thing?" Han Du snorted, "Of course it is a good thing for the court, but it may not be a good thing for you."
Han Du felt that his father seemed to have reached a key point, so he acted like he was listening attentively and asked, "How do you say it?"
"I'd better start from the beginning and tell you slowly." Han De sighed and continued: "Did you know that the emperor abolished the Ministry of Education last year?"
Han Du nodded.
This matter is such a big deal, how could Han Du not know about it?
Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the Zhongshu Province and abolished the prime minister. The six ministers were directly responsible to the emperor. This was equivalent to smashing the two thousand years of prime minister system and monopolizing power.
Han De continued, "After your Majesty abolished Zhongshu Province, there will no longer be a prime minister who is inferior to one person and is superior to ten thousand people in the world. There are only six ministers." He looked lonely and lamented: "From then on, the civil service career will reach the level of minister.
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"But what's the difference?" Han Du was puzzled.
Han Desa laughed and said, "There is no difference? The difference is huge. Among the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, let alone the six ministers, even the lower-level officials, which one is not a talented, intelligent, and arrogant person? After ten years of hard work,
, ten years of hard times! Who doesn’t want to be granted the title of marquis or prime minister, and who doesn’t want to be polite to all officials? But His Majesty has cut off this road, completely cut it off. Do you think the officials will not show any expression at all, just like this
Are you willing? Will you just give up?"
So what if you are unwilling? Hu Weiyong has been killed, who else dares to provoke Lao Zhu? And from what Han Du knows, we know that there was no prime minister in the Hongwu dynasty.
"The officials are unwilling, unwilling. Didn't His Majesty abolish the Prime Minister? Don't you think that the Prime Minister is dispensable? So they made a tacit understanding and shied all state affairs to His Majesty. That's why you see now
In such a situation, Your Majesty will start processing the memorials before dawn every day, and you won't be able to sleep well in the middle of the night." Han De sighed.
"But no one thought that His Majesty would be even more ruthless when hundreds of officials were tyrannical. He really handled the state affairs thoroughly like this, but now he made the officials blind. When the plan failed, the officials tried again.
Deliberately procrastinating on daily official duties. The Ming Dynasty meeting was held every three days. Except for the day of the meeting, the officials would get up early to light the meal. On the other two days, didn't they just wander around until noon and then go out from home to go to the Yamen for duty? This
Your Majesty is not unaware of this situation, but all officials are like this. Even if your Majesty is angry, he can only hold it in his heart for the time being."
"The officials were wrestling with His Majesty. They saw who was weaker in the end and took a step back. But unexpectedly, you, an ignorant and fearless little calf, rushed out halfway. You are so capable. You built a bridge in three days.
Thirty miles of road. Compared with you, all those officials have become mere mortals, and His Majesty also has an excuse to rebuke the officials for slacking off. It was obviously a balanced situation, but because of your manipulation, it turned into a one-sided situation for Your Majesty.
With the advantage, do you think the officials will treat you well?"
Han Du understood somewhat, and said with an ugly face, "Is it wrong if I build the road faster?"
He just spent three days building a road with cement. He is nothing compared to the infrastructure maniac. How can he still attract hatred?
"What's wrong with you? You're so proud of yourself!" Han De turned to sigh with a joking look on his face: "But in this world, people always make money with their mouths and waste their bones with others. When all the officials say
When you are wrong, tell yourself whether you are right or wrong?"
"Obviously it's their waste, how come it's still my fault in the end?" Han Du shouted loudly, his heart filled with extreme imbalance.
But no matter how unbalanced it was, he had to admit that what his father said was right.
When everyone is targeting themselves, right or wrong doesn't matter.
What is right is also wrong, and what is wrong is still wrong.
Lao Zhu was having dinner with a graceful and elegant woman. The woman was dressed in plain clothes. She was obviously not a few years younger than Lao Zhu. Her delicate and agile facial features put her age at the age of two decades.
"The emperor seems very happy these days?"
Every time Lao Zhu came to her these days, he always had a smile on his face, and sometimes he couldn't stop laughing even while eating.
"Did you see it, sister?" Lao Zhu asked the woman with a smile.
This woman is Queen Ma.
"It's like you've eaten honey. Who can't see it? Something good happened to me. I haven't seen you so happy for a long time." Empress Ma rolled her eyes at Lao Zhu.
"We are both happy and funny." Lao Zhu put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands.
"What on earth is going on? Tell me. This harem is like a bird cage that makes people suffocate. It is just the place to relieve boredom." Empress Ma leaned over slightly and supported her chin with her hand.
So, Lao Zhu told Queen Ma one by one what Han Du had done. Queen Ma was the person who helped Lao Zhu govern the country. Before Lao Zhu became emperor, every time he went to war, he would be at the rear.
The person guarding it is Queen Ma.
Therefore, she even knows more about the affairs of the court than many ministers. After listening to it, she still doesn't understand what Lao Zhu is enjoying?
He smiled and cursed, "You old foxes, you have no nerve to plot against a little kid like this."
"How can you call it a calculation?" Lao Zhu shook his head and said seriously: "I am the emperor, and it is his duty as a minister to share your worries with you."
What else could Empress Ma say? Seeing Lao Zhu acting like a child, she could only smile and shake her head.
Han Du stayed up all night.
Early in the morning, he arrived at the office with two dark circles under his eyes. He lay down on his chair exhausted and put his feet on the desk without any concern for his image.
He lay on his back, staring blankly at the roof with his two eyes.
"Your majesty, the Emperor, actually plots against your ministers like this?" This was Han Du's helpless cry last night.
But Han De directly refuted it, "Who do you think you are, that you deserve to have the emperor calculate you carefully? In my opinion, the emperor did not calculate you. At most, he just moved his fingers at the right time.
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Dad is right, they are all a bunch of old foxes.
"Morning, my lord."
Han Du, who was in a daze, was brought back to his senses by a greeting. Seeing that it was Xiong Shi, he sighed: "You should know why Xu Shangshu came yesterday, right?"
Xiong Shi's face showed bitterness, "Last night, I thought about it all night, and finally I guessed something."
Han Du moved a few times to make himself lie down more comfortably, "Then why are you here today? Are you not afraid that they will cause trouble for you and give you small shoes?"
"To tell you the truth, I am really not afraid of getting into trouble. I wear small shoes. Before I came, I had been wearing small shoes for more than ten years. It was only after I came that I really felt that I was an official."
"The days." Xiong Shi said nonchalantly, "It's amazing, the official has just been beaten back to his original form, it's no big deal."
"You are generous." Han Du glanced at him and fell silent after speaking.
Seeing Han Du's silence, Xiong Shi had no choice but to ask, "What are your plans next?"
"Watching the Holy Mother mourning, do you still want to die?" Han Du raised his head and sighed.
Xiong Shi's forehead was full of questions, "What do you mean, sir?"
Mr. Han is good at everything, but words that he doesn't understand come out of his mouth from time to time.
"It's going to rain, and my mother wants to get married, let him do it. Let's do whatever we need to do."
Seeing that Han Du was not frightened, Xiong Shi's face suddenly became full of energy. He stood up and bowed to Han Du, "Please show me."
Han Du also took his legs back from the desk and sat upright, "Isn't it just that I am too efficient? They are lazy and incompetent, so why are they justified? As long as I can complete the things assigned by the emperor, what does it matter if I am efficient?
Are you going to be ostracized by them just because of this? I’ll give them hell.”
After venting for a while, Han Du looked at Xiong Shi, "How is the cotton I asked you to buy?"
"Sir, since it is not the cotton harvest season yet, the purchase is relatively slow." Xiong Shi said truthfully.