After the emperor and the empress finished talking, they returned to the palace alone and retreated to the left and right.
He lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and entered the Xiawang.
As soon as my thoughts changed, I went to the sky above the capital and looked down.
He also practiced martial arts, although he didn't invest much time in it, and it was just a health-preserving exercise, so he was not a master, but his thoughts were powerful and not comparable to ordinary people.
It was evening at this time, and the capital city of the Great Yan Dynasty was an extremely lively time of day.
Children and women were sold, and beggars were everywhere... The first thing that caught his eye was them.
The emperor felt uncomfortable watching it.
"My ancestors left the country in my hands, but I turned it into this. I feel ashamed of my ancestors and of heaven and earth."
Then he cast his sights on a few honest civil servants that he liked.
Wei Wenzhong, the minister of the Ministry of War, often only wore a patchwork court uniform when he went to court and never socialized with his colleagues.
He was preparing to use them to deal with the Tatars.
"Your Excellency, the deed for this thousand acres of good paddy fields in Jiaxing has been handed over to your brother." A man in brocade clothes who looked like a businessman said respectfully.
"Well, very good. Your fur trade with Liubeile will continue as usual this year. I will tell them to let it go." A man wearing a patchwork uniform, with an upright look on his face, nodded slightly.
Judging from the place where the two of them were, it seemed to be a secret room.
very nice.
If I hadn't seen this scene, I would definitely believe that this was a loyal minister!
Who would have thought that he would actually do this and allow profiteers to trade with the Tatars for a thousand acres of paddy fields in exchange for the right to pass!
As for what was being traded, it was either iron or grain and salt, both of which were necessary.
No wonder the Tatars become more powerful the more they block it, it turns out there is a spy in the imperial court!
The emperor was shocked. How many people were colluding with the Tatars?
What do they think of my country?
Doesn’t this country belong to them?
What good will it do to the Tatars if they make them stronger?
The emperor felt extremely chilled.
He worked hard, worried day and night, gave lectures every day, and civil servants often told the history of the country's subjugation by the ignorant king. He heard too much about the debauchery of King Zhou and the subjugation of the country, the tyranny of Qin's government and the subjugation of the country, the two emperors Huan and Ling who sold their official positions and subjugated the country, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty who loved beauty and subjugated the country...
Now, he realizes that they are all fake!
It was the minister's greed that destroyed the country!
It's just that the person who writes history is not the emperor, but the minister, so of course they have to find a scapegoat.
A dynasty is like a big tree. The emperor alone has 12 hours a day, excluding sleeping and eating, a total of 6 hours. How much of the tree can be hollowed out in the remaining 6 hours?
And there are tens of thousands of these ministers, digging day and night, going to court and digging every night!
It was they who hollowed out the heart of the tree, causing it to collapse suddenly.
But they never thought that if the nest was overturned, the eggs would be intact?
Yes, they are just like Lu Zijing of the Three Kingdoms said, even if they surrender, they will not lose the state or county even if they are tired of officials.
"Hahahaha, they are all smart people, I am the only one who is stupid!"
"I want to kill! Kill them all!"
After going crazy, the emperor calmed down again.
Because he saw that there were still loyal ministers and good generals.
An old scholar saved money and donated one thousand taels of silver to help the victims.
The money he had saved throughout his life was donated because of his edict and the hope that his subjects would tide over the difficulties together!
However, what the old scholar didn't know was that in the end, only 400 taels of the thousand taels of silver were accounted for, and all 600 taels were divided up.
However, the emperor was still a little pleased. At least the appearance of the civil servants was not too ugly, and they were finally recorded, and they were not completely exposed, nor did they fake their names.
There was also a junior general who worked hard to learn the art of war, made many military exploits, and killed many Tatars. Unfortunately, he had no money to manage, and all his merits were divided up by his superiors. He only kept the overall position.
With the other party's merits, he should have been a general and entered his field of vision long ago.
Dayan's military system is divided into two systems, one is the battalion and the other is the garrison.
The battalion soldiers are commanders... the generals... guerrillas, staff generals, deputy generals, and general soldiers; garrison guards are small flags, general flags, hundreds of households, thousands of households, guard commanders, and all commanders...
The former received military pay and were recruited from the sons of good families; the latter did not receive pay and were given land, and they plowed the land while serving as soldiers.
The combat effectiveness of the garrison army was getting lower and lower. In the past, he didn't know why. He just thought it was natural disasters and man-made disasters, which led to insufficient harvests. Without harvests, there would be no food, and if there was no food, of course, there would be no strength.
Now he knows, because the sergeants have become sharecroppers!
The fields allocated by the imperial court to the sergeants to support their families and supply the army were all taken away by the officers by clever means!
The ancestor emperor had a very good idea. He would serve in the army for generations, not costing the court a single cent or grain, and he could still turn in grain.
What I have forgotten is that the first generation was okay, but in the past five generations, officers who held the power of life and death for sergeants wanted to seize land ten times easier than civil servants and a hundred times easier than landlords.
You can find any excuse to punish the sergeants, or find some faults, and you can force the sergeants to sell their fields or even give them to the officers for free.
Wait, the emperor thought of the factory guard he had always relied on.
After taking power, he strengthened the factory security force, investigated the privacy of ministers, and dealt with various illegal situations.
This Shenwang actually uses people from all over the world as factory guards.
Why didn't the factory guards report these things to him?
He looked over again.
It soon became clear.
Factory guards are also human beings, and they also have to make money and eat food.
Before the official election, the factory guards must be bribed so that they will not obstruct...
Factory guards play a very important role. Without them, I would be blind and deaf, and I might not even have the control I have now.
But the factory guards cannot solve the problem of political decay, because the factory guards themselves are also declining...
Then the emperor did not go to court for a whole ten days.
He didn't get angry and didn't kill anyone.
Just when the ministers were anxious and uneasy, the emperor went to court.
After going to court, an edict was issued.
"Those ministers and officials who can criticize others for their faults will receive a high reward; those who write letters to remonstrate with others will receive a medium reward; those who can slander and ridicule the people in the city and hear the ears of others will receive a lower reward."
The ministers were confused, what was this game about?
But there are quite a few brave guys.
A royal censor immediately wrote thirteen articles, all of which pierced the emperor's heart.
"First, the emperor is impatient and does not trust his ministers. Every time he appoints ministers, if no results are achieved in two or three months, he immediately changes his position. You must know that running a big country is like cooking a small dish, and patience comes first."
"Second, the emperor did not dare to take responsibility. Whenever something happened, he dismissed his ministers. As time went by, no one dared to take charge."
"Third, the emperor was ignorant and confused the priorities. He raised taxes to pay for the army, but the southeast was rich and the northwest was poor, yet he still raised taxes, which led to successive rebellions in the northwest."
"Fourth, the emperor does not know how to deal with war. When fighting against foreign forces, he must first settle the internal affairs. He should negotiate peace with the Tatars outside the Pass to quell the internal strife."
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After hearing these statements, the emperor's face turned blue.
"The reward is five hundred taels of silver, ten pieces of silk and satin, and one beauty." He still ordered.
When everyone saw it, they were really rewarded, and some people immediately followed him.
But more shrewd people kept silent. The emperor was always acting erratically, using people to look forward and not using people to look behind.
Maybe one day I regret it, and the person who submitted the letter today will die.
It is not easy to accept advice.
The emperor finally understood this sentence.
He has always prided himself on being a wise king, and ministers often say so.
But when I heard it today, I realized how many problems I had.
And from what I saw in the dream, what these ministers said was right. They had these problems, and it was difficult to find one or two loyal ministers and good generals, but because they were impatient, they had no time to be patient.
People are like this. They are very clear when talking about others, but they are confused when talking about themselves.
He then issued a second edict.
"All ministers and ministers should also accept advice..."
The picture is poor and can be seen.
All the ministers understood that the emperor's tricks were waiting here.
