These guys use the salary from the court to seek their own selfish interests, and even rebel.
People's hearts are really greedy and they are never satisfied. No matter how much they give, it is useless. They will only ask for more.
The imperial court learned from the lessons of the previous dynasty and greatly increased officials' salaries in order to minimize official corruption.
No matter how many ranks you hold as an official, you can live a comfortable life with your salary.
That's it, they are still not satisfied, they keep corrupting, keep asking for more, and if they don't give it, they will start their own rebellion, which is really chilling.
They just feed unfamiliar wolves!
Anger and chilling disappointment, anger turned into rage, chilling disappointment turned into cold current, both of which surged in the body.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Fakong, are you just going to watch them mess around and do nothing?"
Fakong said: "What to do and how to do it, the emperor still has to make his own decision. What the poor monk can do is to help the emperor see what the consequences will be in advance."
Chu Xiong said in a deep voice: "Have they become a thing?"
Fakong shook his head: "Actually, the emperor also knows that if you want to change a dynasty, you often need natural and man-made disasters. Now the weather is relatively smooth, and the people's life is pretty good, not to the point where they can't survive, so I have not reached the point of being intolerable to the court."
"So, they are actually still dissatisfied." Chu Xiong snorted.
Fakong smiled: "Is this inevitable?"
Throughout the dynasties, no court could satisfy all the people.
Every official is surrounded by a group of interest groups, and colluding with power is a shortcut to making money.
Blocking people's way of making money is like killing their parents. How many people have been harmed by such interest groups, and how many people are jealous and will often transfer their hatred of officials to the entire court.
Chu Xiong nodded silently and said: "In this way, it can't be too fierce. The heat needs to be slowed down."
Fa Kong remained silent.
At this time, it would be wrong to say anything more. I only provide feedback, not suggestions.
I told Qian Mingzong before that it was because of my true nature that it would be too cold-blooded to turn a blind eye when seeing such injustice.
Although there are too many injustices in the world, and I cannot take care of them all, I can still say one more if I only need one word.
Chu Xiong took a deep breath: "That's all, let's restore the Qianming Sect first, and let's not pursue the rest of the matter for the time being."
Fakong's eyes suddenly became dark and he looked into the distance.
He did not look directly at Chu Xiong.
Chu Xiong has treasure protection on his body, which can block his own clairvoyance. Even if it cannot be completely blocked, it will become blurred.
If you want to see clearly, you can't look at Chu Xiong, but at Jiao Quan, the general manager of Xuanwen Hall.
Through Jiao Quan's future, we can see the major events of Daqian and know what major events will happen to Daqian's court in the future.
In addition to Jiao Quan, there were also the queen, the queen mother, and the ministers from the six ministries. After looking at it one after another, they knew what happened next.
"How?" Chu Xiong saw that Kong's eyes had returned to normal. Knowing that the clairvoyance was over, he hurriedly asked about the future situation.
Fakong shook his head.
Chu Xiong frowned: "What's going on?"
"It's calm," Fakong said calmly.
Chu Xiong was dubious: "Why are you shaking your head when the wind is calm?"
Fakong sighed and said, "It's hard not to feel sad that the Qianming Sect has spared so many lives without causing any harm at all."
Everyone involved was not punished, as if they had done nothing. They lamented the tyranny of power and the insignificance of personal power.
Chu Xiong said solemnly: "I will compensate them. The people of Qianming Sect will not die in vain."
"The reason is Feng Qingnan's son," Fakong shook his head and said: "Qianmingzong was not at fault, and then Zhou Yang was angry and vented his anger on Feng Qingnan. As a general, Feng Qingnan's disregard for human life is not surprising, but Zhou Yang has never been on the battlefield.
Right? To show such disregard for human life, I really don’t know what to say.”
Chu Xiong said: "He has been at the Ministry of War for a long time, and he may have seen too many soldiers die."
"If you watch too much, your heart becomes numb and you no longer take human lives seriously." Fakong said: "He doesn't take so many lives of the Qianming Sect seriously, and I'm afraid he doesn't take his own soldiers seriously either.
"
Chu Xiong frowned and thought.
This is indeed true. Not taking human life seriously is actually a fatal flaw as the Minister of War.
The so-called compassion does not control the soldiers, that is, the general in front of the battle cannot be confused and lose his cool because of the loss of soldiers.
However, if the military department in the rear does not take the lives of soldiers seriously, the decisions they make will inevitably lose military morale.
Fakong said: "As soon as the Qianming Sect is restored, Zhou Yang should know that the emperor knows about this matter."
Chu Xiong nodded.
Fakong said: "At the same time, I am afraid that many courtiers know about this matter. How you handle it, Your Majesty, will affect the hearts of all the courtiers. If the Emperor does not punish Zhou Yang, then I am afraid that all the courtiers will feel that this is encouragement."
Chu Xiong shook his head: "They are not that stupid."
Fakong said: "If the emperor lets Zhou Yang go and punishes them, it will definitely lead to dissatisfaction and resentment. The most heartbreaking thing is injustice."
"Hmph." Chu Xiong sneered: "If they think it's unfair, then they can blame themselves for not being the minister!"
Zhou Yang is an extremely talented person. His promotion to the position of Minister of War was not a fluke. He worked his way up through hard work.
If such talents were abandoned, it would be a great loss to the court, so I decided to turn a blind eye.
More importantly, it is rare for Zhou Yang to be an honest official, so he can turn a blind eye to what happened this time.
This is also the feeling of perfecting the king and his ministers.
After all, being too cold and ruthless to your ministers will really hurt their hearts and make them alienate, turning it into a purely profit-based relationship.
Fakong shook his head and said nothing.
Chu Xiong pondered, then hummed after a moment: "Then let Zhou Yang first become the Minister of Rites instead of the Minister of War."
The Minister of War and the Minister of Rites seem to have the same rank, but their status and power are very different. They are obviously demoted.
Fakong smiled and said nothing.
Chu Xiong hummed: "Let's see what's wrong with doing this."
Fakong said: "Your Majesty, clairvoyance cannot be relied upon. The future will change all the time. Knowing it in advance will be an obstacle and may not be a good thing."
"I don't want to hear this," Chu Xiong waved his hand, "Just wait and see."
"Then I'll just look at the emperor directly." Fakong said, "Only when the emperor removes the treasure can I see clearly."
Chu Xiong hummed: "Don't look at me."
Fakong said: "I hope the emperor can be more accurate."
"Hurry up." Chu Xiong snorted, motioning for him to look at it quickly and stop being verbose. He would never take away the treasure for him to look at.
He has always been afraid of Fa Kong, and it exists all the time. Even if Fa Kong retreats, this fear will not disappear.
Fakong smiled and shook his head, his eyes becoming dark again.
After more than twenty breaths, his eyes returned to normal, and he said slowly: "Zhou Yang was assassinated, and he is walking through the gate of hell."
"Did Qian Mingzong do it?"
"Qian Mingzong tried to kill him by committing suicide together." Fakong shook his head: "In the end, it still failed."
"...If it succeeds, the imperial court will suffer too much loss." Chu Xiong said solemnly.
Fakong smiled.
In Chu Xiong's eyes, all the lives of the Qian Ming Sect were not as important as Zhou Yang alone.