Chapter 1718, Emperor Hongzhi is not a qualified emperor
In the capital, heavy snow accompanied by the howling cold wind turned the land pale. However, for the capital, a metropolis with a population of several million, even the heavy snow could not cover up its prosperity and hustle and bustle.
Liu Jin got up from bed early. The Chinese New Year was coming soon, and there were too many things that needed to be dealt with before the annual holiday.
Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are getting lazy now, and Liu Jin is basically handling matters in the cabinet.
There is no way, Liu Jian is already an old man in his eighties, and his spirit and body are not as good as before. The reason why he has never returned to his hometown to retire is not because he is greedy for power and refuses to resign.
But Emperor Hongzhi tried to keep his teacher again and again, never letting him go.
In fact, in Liu Jin's opinion, although this can make Emperor Hongzhi appear to be benevolent, good to his ministers, and a generous and benevolent emperor, from another level, Emperor Hongzhi still lacks the due sense and decisiveness when governing the country.
An old man in his 80s is no longer mentally and physically capable of the important task of governing the country. If you keep him in this position, it is very detrimental to governing the country.
That is to say, now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and the people are strong, and there are few things to worry about at the Haiqinghe River Banquet, Liu Jian, an old man in his eighties, can continue to eat and wait to die.
If it had been before, given Liu Jian's current state, there was no way he could continue to be the first assistant.
Several times when discussing matters in the study room, Liu Jian actually fell asleep while discussing, and almost fell off his seat.
Fortunately, under Liu Jin's initiative and reform, the Ming Dynasty's morning dynasty system was reformed. Every day starts at eight o'clock. If it were replaced by the previous half-shift morning dynasty, there would be no rest days throughout the year.
, he couldn't bear it even more.
For Liu Jian, the best treatment now is to retire honorably from the position of chief minister of the cabinet, return to his hometown with honor, and take care of himself in peace and contentment. After all, at this age, he will not live long.
But Emperor Hongzhi acted emotionally, and repeatedly rejected Liu Jian's resignation and memorial. It seemed that he was kind and treated his ministers well, but in fact he was irrational. You cannot govern a country based on emotions.
A truly qualified emperor should understand that the interests of the country are above all else, and should appoint energetic and capable officials, instead of letting octogenarians with little energy sleep around.
Li Dongyang is actually the same. Although he is only over sixty years old, his health is getting worse day by day. He gets sick every now and then and is unable to come to the morning court. Even when he does come, he looks sick and has no energy at all.
Dealing with national affairs.
He had already started to submit letters to resign a long time ago, but they were all rejected by Emperor Hongzhi. This delay, and another delay, suddenly delayed it to the twenty-fifth year of Hongzhi, and it will soon be the twenty-sixth year of Hongzhi.
Already.
Historically, he died of illness in the eleventh year of Zhengde. If calculated, he actually only had four years. At this moment, his body is completely inferior to before, and he can't even compare with Liu Jian.
Even though Liu Jian is in his eighties, he is very old, but he has always been in good health. Li Dongyang is not good. He suffers from various diseases, and his own sons died young and he does not even have a grandson.
It can be considered mentally and physically exhausted.
In fact, very early on, he wanted to return to his hometown of Chaling to take good care of himself in old age. After all, his biological sons died in infancy. Although he adopted Li Zhaofan from his brother, he was not his biological son after all.
This was hard to accept for the ancients who attached great importance to inheritance, and it was also an extremely heavy blow that made him feel discouraged and even lost his goal of struggle and the meaning of life.
But Emperor Hongzhi refused to allow it and rejected it time and time again.
In Liu Jin's view, Emperor Hongzhi's behavior, although everyone thought it was very generous and kind and good to his ministers, also seemed a bit unhuman.
It has already reached this point, and those who should take care of themselves should be allowed to take care of themselves. This is what they really need. Maybe they can live a few more years if they go home and take care of themselves. After all, working on state affairs is too hard on the brain cells.
Because neither of them had much energy to deal with the affairs of the cabinet, the affairs of the cabinet basically fell on Liu Jin. From a certain aspect, this was also very unreasonable and detrimental to the country.
In other words, if Liu Jin were replaced by another powerful official, would there be a situation where he would be in sole control of power?
If we encounter a situation where the leader is weak and the minister is strong, it might be a different story.
From this aspect, Emperor Hongzhi is really not a qualified emperor, which also shows that a good man cannot be a bad emperor.
Everything fell on Liu Jin's shoulders. There were too many things to do before the New Year.
Annual financial review, official assessment, many arrangements before the annual vacation, work arrangements for the coming year, etc., Liu Jin has to worry about these things.
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And although there is no need to worry about the invasion of external enemies now, when winter comes, will the grassland herdsmen have food for the winter, will the cattle and sheep have hay, and will the coal reserves for the winter in the Beijing and Tianjin areas be prepared, and will the food be transported in time?
Beijing-Tianjin area, etc.
For a huge empire like the Ming Dynasty, even if it was the Haiqinghe Banquet, in Liu Jin's position, he still had to deal with many, many things every day.
"I want to retire when I'm fifty years old. It's too tiring. It's really not what people do."
Liu Jin, who was so exhausted, was already thinking about retiring at the age of fifty. Originally, Liu Jin wanted to retire at the age of sixty, but after thinking about it, in order to live a few more years, he would just do it at the age of fifty.
The higher the position, the greater the responsibility, the more things to do, and there are too many places to work hard.
Since ancient times, few people in high positions have been truly comfortable.
Looking at the emperors since ancient times, their lifespans have generally been very short. Many of them died young and left at the age of thirty or forty. This was largely due to the exhaustion of running the country.
The really comfortable people are those in the middle class. They have a good social status and wealth. They don't need to be as poor and tired as the bottom, nor do they need to scheming and fighting for power like the upper class. They live a comfortable life.
little days.
Of course, for the people of Ming Dynasty today, even ordinary people live a very comfortable life. With a job, they can easily support their families, and they are not like before, working hard and not having enough to eat.
Too much to eat and no warm clothes to wear.
Therefore, Liu Jin felt that he would be able to work until he was fifty. Although the taste of power was fascinating, it was also stressful. Not to mention that he was just a minister, but what if he was an emperor?
Emperors don't just have a lot of troubles. Everyone has troubles. It's just that many times, you, outsiders, simply can't see it and don't know about it.
Retire at the age of fifty. While his health is still good, he can travel around the world, see the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty, and taste the delicacies from various places in the Ming Dynasty. If his health allows, Liu Jin even plans to travel around the world.
journey of.
Liu Jin would never spend all his life and time on governing the country. That's about it. Some things should be left to future generations.
Besides, the surname of the Ming Dynasty is Zhu, not Liu. If you do too much and it lasts too long, it will create criticism and make the emperor suspicious.
I want to think about it, but I am only in my thirties now, and there are still more than ten years before I turn fifty, so I have to continue to work like a cow and a horse.
Classmate Zhu Houzhao is still a happy prince now. Emperor Hongzhi is still in good health. Since the removal of appendicitis, his health has improved a lot. He is only in his forties and is in the prime of spring and autumn.
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"If I really retire at the age of fifty, maybe Zhu Houzhao will still be on standby."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin laughed again.
Emperor Hongzhi is in good health. If this continues, the crown prince Zhu Houzhao may have to wait for a long time. Of course, for him, it doesn't matter whether he aspires to be the emperor or not. Being a crown prince happily may be the most appropriate thing.
After thinking for a while, Liu Jin looked at the pile of memorials on his papers and could only continue to work hard.
I can now experience the days before Emperor Hongzhi.
Not only do they have to deal with national affairs, but they also waste a lot of time on flattering and flattering their officials, and sometimes they have to argue with them about certain issues.
All in all, it’s just one word.
I'm a little better. When I see those flattering memoranda, I turn around and scold them. When I see those literary memoranda, I scold them half to death. This greatly improves my work efficiency.
Today's memorials should pay attention to efficiency and key points. They should be brief and clear, and should not be as smelly and long as women's foot bindings, which wastes time and energy.
"Mr. Liu, the Mercedes-Benz Bicycle Factory is preparing to officially launch their new Mercedes-Benz brand car before the end of the year. I would like to invite you to come and see it for yourself."
At this time, someone came to Liu Jin and reported to Liu Jin about the Mercedes-Benz Bicycle Factory.
“How come it’s ready to be launched on the market so soon?”
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately became energetic.
