Ji Gang was stunned after hearing Xia Xun's words. There was no pop-up window.
Xia Xun smiled and asked, "How?"
Ji Gang hesitated for a moment, then said in a squeaky voice: "Uh... I am planning the details of building the Jinyiwei Yamen after going to Yaojin Guard and recruiting and training school captains. I just thought of a few key points. I am afraid that if I let go, it will happen again."
I will forget it. The Duke will wait for a while until the official... I will talk about it after the official has sorted out these key points."
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Okay, let's talk about it later!"
Ji Gang said with a smile on his face: "Okay, okay, okay!"
As soon as the curtains on the opposite side were opened, the coquettish laughter of two women could be heard in the car. Ji Gang suddenly became suspicious again: "Could he be teasing me intentionally?"
But Ji Gang thought about it, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't figure out what was so funny about Xia Xun just calling him and inviting him to play a game of chess. He calculated it suspiciously for a while, and then asked his concubine to help him carefully.
After looking at it, he saw that there were no stains on his face and his hair was neatly tied up. Then he gave up his doubts and thought: "I guess he was talking about something funny with his concubine, or flirting with her. This
Just laugh."
Ji Gang waited for more than half an hour before finally going to the appointment and boarding Xia Xun's car to play chess with him.
Xia Xun asked his concubine Qiaoyun and pretty maid Xian Yaqi to go to Xiaoying's car instead of waiting on them. When they turned away, Tang Saier was chatting with Xiaoying. After hearing about it, he ran over to see it.
Her father played chess with me.
Tang Sai'er is now a fourteen-year-old girl. In that era, she was indeed considered a big girl at this age. Naturally, she could no longer sit on Qian Daddy's lap or rest on his back as coquettishly as before.
, she just sat quietly aside, with her big black and white eyes open, watching her father play chess.
Ji Gang's chess skills are actually better than Xia Xun's. His chess style is wide open and closed, and his killing power is fierce.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't resist it. Unexpectedly, Ji Gang suddenly made a mistake. He suddenly revealed a flaw in his boss's command and was killed by Xia Xun's army, who was clearly at a disadvantage. Ji Gang was very surprised.
He clearly remembered that his horse was guarding the old commander, but for some reason, when he wanted to return to the horse to rescue the commander, he found that he had made a mistake. Ji Gang just thought that he had made a mistake and had no regrets. He still had this kind of grace.
, had no choice but to surrender. This game of chess was lost inexplicably. Ji Gang was really dissatisfied, so he arranged the pieces and tried again. On the 1st, Ji Gangyi played a tough game and attacked forward wildly. He would rather give up the pieces than seize the opportunity.
Xia Xun got a little accustomed to his chess style, and this time he lasted longer than last time. However, he was overwhelmed by his fierce offensive on the 1st. When he was about to lose, Xia Xun suddenly launched an artillery bombardment.
Shuai, Ji Gang laughed, and wanted him to go back to his nest, and then kill the enemy with a double attack. Unexpectedly, when he raised his hand to get the piece, he couldn't help but stare at him as if he had seen a ghost.
It turned out that his soldiers had already reached the horns, and the two soldiers connected in a chain, blocking his commander's retreat. In desperation, he had to send his soldiers to deal with it. Xia Xun's army whipped him here and there, and shot both of his soldiers.
They were all drained. Ji Gang screamed: "What the hell! What the hell! What the hell! I remember this game of chess clearly. Even if I mess up the chess pieces, I can put them back together again. I'm a gentleman."
Obviously...why did you run to the corner?"
He glanced at Xia Xun suspiciously and said suddenly: "O! Duke, you... didn't do anything on the chessboard, right?"
Xia Xun spread his hands and said innocently: "How can I? Your chess moves are bad, so don't rely on me. Look at me sitting opposite you, how can I move my hands and feet? Under your nose, I can stretch out my hands
Go out, can't you see?"
Ji Gang thought about the same truth, but he clearly remembered...
Ji Gang scratched the back of his head, almost suspecting that he had amnesia. After worrying for a long time, he looked to the side again. Tang Saier was sitting cross-legged, holding his chin with his hands, with a face so pink that it could be seen in a picture.
A pair of big eyes with clear black and white, clear eyes and a charming face. The childishness of the little girl has not faded away, and she has a bit of girlish beauty.
Ji Gang didn't know that the pretty girl in front of her was Tang Sai'er, the main object of the White Lotus Religion Case in Putai County. It was even more impossible to say that such an ice and snow girl had done something to her. Ji Gang had to say
: "I guess I didn't rest well on the road, and my mind was a little dazed. Come again! Come again!"
The result of the second visit was that Ji Gang finally returned to his car as if he had seen a ghost. When he got to the car, he ordered his men: "If you see any temples or Taoist temples on the road ahead, stop for a moment. I want to pay my respects to you, sir!"
In Xia Xun's car, as soon as Ji Gang left, Tang Sai'er covered her mouth and started laughing.
What? Could it be that I want to be beaten again?"
As soon as she raised her big hand, Tang Saier's face turned red and she looked embarrassed, but her eyes became brighter and brighter, and there was a hint of anticipation in her heart, so much so that her heartbeat skipped two beats.
Xia Xun saw her blushing and then remembered that Qian Daughter was getting older and was already a young girl. Even a biological daughter of this age would not be able to use this method of spanking, let alone her, so he touched it conveniently.
Touching his nose, he laughed and said: "Don't do this in the future, don't show off easily."
Tang Sai'er responded in a low voice, "Oh!" He raised his beautiful eyes and glanced at Xia Xun like a bird, Jing'er was slightly disappointed.
Xia Xun then thought of Ji Gang's look of seeing a ghost just now, but couldn't help laughing...
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Along the way, when he got bored, he teased Ji Gang, which turned out to be a bit interesting. Not long after he arrived in Huai'an, Xia Xun decided to rest here for two days and visit the places as mentioned in the preface. Ji Gang was obliged to do so, so of course he agreed.
Come down.
Huai'an was called Qingjiangpu at that time. Qingjiangpu did not decline until modern times, but it was not the case at that time. Because it was difficult to cross the locks and the danger of boating on the Yellow River, travel from south to north, except for grain transport boats, was
The boat landed at Qingjiangpushe and then crossed the river to go north. Therefore, Qingjiangpu was an important route for north-south travel at that time and was relatively prosperous.
In terms of scenery, there are not many places of interest here, but there are shops and inns everywhere. The girls' families all like to go shopping, and this is true in ancient and modern times. Xia Xun gave them some pocket money, and the girls themselves also have private savings.
, Ying, Qiaoyun, Xianya and Tang Saier went shopping happily. After Ji Gang settled down, he turned around and found out that there was a Dragon King Temple in the local area, so he went to pay homage excitedly.
The Dragon God is used to pray for rain. Ji Gang was ill and went to the doctor indiscriminately. He just called him to prepare three sacrifices and six rituals. The Dragon King is also a god. Just go and pay homage and his worries will go away. A woman goes shopping, Xia
Xun really didn't want to accompany her. This girl's pleasure was an invisible torture to all men, so he only called her Xin Lei. Fei Hewei took a few others and changed into casual clothes to protect them along the way.
Seeing that Ji Gang was going to the Dragon King Temple, Xia Xun changed into casual clothes and went with him to relax.
The Dragon King Temple is on the river embankment outside the town. At this time, the Qingjiang River is being excavated outside the Pudong River. The laborers are hoeing and carrying soil, like a swarm of worker ants, busy on the construction site. However, the Dragon King Temple does not dare to move.
The center, a temple within a radius, has become a pure land on this construction site.
At this time, the governor of the Ming Dynasty's water transport was Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan was Xu Zengshou's friend of Paoze who was in charge of the Ming Dynasty navy. He was a general of Xu Da's army. When King Jingnan of Yan came to the Yangtze River with his troops, Chen Xuan had already been dismissed by Emperor Jianwen and was left idle.
There was no time available, so he had to reinstate his official position. He was angered by the death of his friend Xu Zengshou, and hated Emperor Jianwen for being fatuous and incompetent, so he led the navy to surrender to King Yan.
After Zhu Di ascended the throne and was promoted to Peking, he made Chen Xuan the governor of water transportation. At first, he was responsible for river transportation. Later, after sea transportation was launched, he took charge of all sea and river water transportation affairs. Now Emperor Yongle has decided to move the capital, and in the future it will need to be transported to Beijing.
There will be more bad grain, and the current river transportation capacity is far from meeting the requirements, and the burden on Sun Xuan's shoulders will be even heavier.
The Grand Canal in the Ming Dynasty followed the river course of the Yuan Dynasty. Among them, the section from Guazhou to Huai'an is called Nanhe River, and the Yellow River canal from Qinghe to Xuzhou is called Zhonghe River. After the Jiangnan Canal reaches Huai'an, it cannot directly connect to the Huaihe River. Land transportation must be used instead, passing through Ren,
Only after the five dams of righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith can we enter the Huaihe River and reach the Qinghe River. This section of the road is very labor-intensive.
After visiting local people, Chen Xuan learned that the northwest of Guanjia Lake in the west of Huaicheng was only twenty miles away from Yachenkou of the Huaihe River. It was close to the mouth of the Qingjiang River and should be carved into a river to divert the water from the lake to the canal. Chen Xuan was overjoyed and hurriedly reported to the Ming Emperor,
Once the corvee collection and construction of the Qingjiangpu river channel are successful, Jiangnan canal ships can go directly to Qingjiangpu, which will not only avoid the pain of land transportation across the dam, but also reduce many risks.
Moreover, this place was originally only accessible to passengers but not to ships. If ships could also pass through here, the prosperity of the place would be doubled. This is also the case. After half a year, the river channel was built, and it didn’t take long for Qingjiangpu to rise.
It became one of the four most prosperous places alongside Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, and became "the gateway to the capital and the throat of water transportation."
For a time, there were a large number of canoe boats and a dense market, with sails and rafters connected to each other, stretching for several miles. Merchants from the north and south gathered in Qingjiangpu, showing that "the boats from the south gathered together, making it easy for merchants to prosper and sell", and "departments in all directions, trusting in the past"
However, this is a story for another day. At this time, Qingjiangpu was still desolate, with nothing except the construction site and busy laborers.
Xia Xun and Ji Gang were both dressed in casual clothes. They were dressed just like they were when they first met in Putai, Shandong more than ten years ago. They were both dressed in ordinary scholar attire. They worshiped the Dragon God, and after entering, they waited at the foot of the temple.
The two of them strolled around, very leisurely.
Along the way, the two of them sometimes played chess and sometimes chatted. They never mentioned their past grudges, but they seemed like a pair of close friends. The two of them climbed up and looked into the distance, looking at the scenery. Xia Xun said: "Let's go."
, let’s sit under the tree over there. It’s noon, and the sun is still a bit strong.” The second person picked up a stone under the tree and just sat down. Before he could say anything, a scream of “Ouch” came from behind the bushes.
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Behind the bushes is a slope, and below it is the construction area for digging new canals. At the bottom of the slope, a laborer carrying earth suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground. Another man came in and hurriedly put down his pick to help him.
He fell to the ground and chewed a mouthful of dirt. He then tried to help him, but he threw him angrily and almost fell down. The laborer then yelled: "Chen Xuan, this thief bastard,
A good life is just a matter of digging a river channel."
As he spoke, he spat out the dirt in his mouth. Rusu, who was thrown away by him, knew his donkey temper and was not angry. He just said: "Isn't this the emperor who wants to move the capital to Beijing? To transfer grain from the south to the north, if that happens
This river is much more convenient. If the emperor starts talking, we will lose our legs."
The man got even angrier after hearing this, and cursed: "This dog emperor! He can't just stay in his Jinling City and wait for death, but he wants to move to Beijing. He uses us as cattle and horses, and he shouldn't be an envoy. This
A tyrant and a coward will definitely not deserve a good death! Those bullshit ministers who serve as officials only know how to flatter the emperor and do not care about the suffering of the people. They will not all die a good death!"
Another person came in and advised: "Don't talk nonsense and let the overseer hear you, or I will whip you to death!"
The man was still cursing at himself, which made Ji Gang feel angry. Before Xia Xun could stop him, he jumped up and walked around the bushes in three or two steps. When Xia Xun got up and rushed away, Ji Gang had already jumped down the slope and pulled the donkey away.
The hot-tempered man was given a good beating, and Ji Gang was given a Shandong beating, which made the man dizzy. Then he slapped him with palms as big as cattail fans, and slapped him hard, turning the man into a pig's head, but
From beginning to end, Ji Gang didn't say a word.
Just when the spring breeze was triumphant, Ji Gang was suddenly exiled to Beijing by the emperor. Now all the evil fire in Ji Gang's belly was vented on this person. At first, the other person screamed and asked why he came in, but later he was only beaten and said nothing.
He couldn't say a word. The man next to him saw the man with a beard and an angry look on his face. He was wearing a scholar's green shirt. He remembered the treacherous words said by his partner just now, and he was trembling and didn't dare to stop him.
Insulting the emperor will not lead to injustice, and royal officials should defend him. Xia Xun could not say anything about him, so he could only stand on the slope and explain: "Hey, this is just a rough and ignorant village man from the countryside.
Pay no attention to him!"
Ji Gang then pushed his penis in, kicked him hard on the buttocks, and cursed: "Get the fuck out of here!"
The two of them knew that they had violated a taboo, so they didn't talk much and hurriedly ran away without even daring to fart. Ji Gang patted the dust on his palms and burst out laughing.
He walked back down the slope. Xia Xun bent down and stretched out his hand. Ji Gang took his hand and jumped up the slope. He laughed and said: "Today's trip to the Dragon King Temple was really fun. Haha, these stupid people are bullshit. Bullshit."
I don’t understand, and it’s not like I don’t know, Lord, do you think I have argued with him? It’s just that I can’t express such bad temper without giving him a good beating.”
Xia Xun said: "Opening canals and building rivers will benefit the country and the people. One day, they will know that it is good for them."
Ji Gang disapproved and said: "I'm afraid the Duke of the country thinks highly of these men! In the Spring and Autumn Period, King Wu Fu Chai opened Hangou, what was his reputation later? Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty opened the Grand Canal, what was his reputation later? Neither of them were attracted by women.
The non-state was given such a stigma by the ignorant people in the market, and they happily slandered it. I think that Emperor Yang just wanted to build a canal to connect the north and the south, to promote water conservancy and water transportation, to transfer grain from the south to the north, and to allow merchants to communicate with each other, making the country rich and strong.
To protect the people; to prepare military supplies in times of emergency, to provide relief in disaster years, and to protect the people. It’s not like he built an Epang Palace for his own enjoyment, but how did he become degraded by those short-sighted and stupid people?
These bastards are short-sighted, a group of sparrows, they don't know the ambition of a swan. They can only see the little profit under their noses, and they only know how to dig rivers and canals to make them suffer. They can't think that far, and they can't see it.
Not that far away, he feels that he has suffered, and you are a foolish king and a tyrant. Therefore, the emperor said: "The people can let it be done, but they cannot be made aware of it." Even if he said it, they would not understand it. After understanding it, he would only think about himself.
Why do you need to do such useless work for such a small profit? So I just beat him to vent my anger and didn't bother to argue with him!"
Xia Xun looked at Ji Gang intently for a while, then suddenly burst into laughter.
Ji Gang asked curiously: "Isn't Ji Gang right? Why is the Duke laughing?"
Xia Xun said: "I seem to see the cynical Ji Xiucai sitting in a small hotel more than ten years ago! Haha, brother Ji, do you know that you are actually quite cute like this?"
"cute?"
Ji Gang said angrily: "I'm not a girl, how can this word be used on me?"
The two looked at each other and suddenly burst out laughing together.
With this smile, the relationship between them suddenly became much closer. The estrangement and grudges over the years seemed to have been blown away by the autumn wind.
Ji Gang laughed for a long time, then slowly stopped his voice and said: "For so many years, I have always been unconvinced by the Duke, but after I left the palace that day, I realized that you are indeed smarter than me, Duke!"
Xia Xun raised his eyebrows and said "Oh?"
Ji Gang said: "Ji left the palace in a daze, and after going back and thinking about it for a long time, he finally understood the emperor's intention. However, before the Duke even left the palace, he already understood Zhu's holy will. Isn't this smarter than me?"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Speaking of which, the emperor is still smart! The emperor teased the whole family on the palm of his hand. How many of them are still confused and don't know why."
Ji Gang thought for a while, then said with a smile: "That's right! The emperor is still the most brilliant!"
He mocked himself and said: "I, Ji Gang, am just a watchdog of the emperor, and I have to be at the mercy of the emperor. My lord, you are a first-class duke and a high-ranking minister. It is a pity that you have become a pawn of the emperor!"
Xia Xun smiled faintly and said: "Brother Ji, you think highly of me. The emperor uses Yaoxia as a chessboard and is setting up a chess game. The prince, the prince, and all the civil and military officials are all chess pieces on this chessboard. As for the
Asking me to go to Beijing, haha, is not aimed at me."
Ji Gang thought about it again and sighed: "Yes, the emperor sent you and me to leave the capital, not for you, nor for me, but for the prince! It is the prince who sees things more clearly than me."
Ji Gang slowly walked forward a few steps and reached a high slope. At his feet was a steep-walled valley created by excavations. In the future, stone walls would have to be built as a river channel, otherwise it would inevitably collapse under the erosion of the river water.
Ji Gang stood on the cliff with his hands behind his hands, looking at the busy people on the river, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor is both civil and military, but the eldest prince and the second prince only inherited half of the emperor's possessions, one article and one article. At first, the emperor did indeed
He was interested in the King of Han, but later he was forced to establish the eldest son of the emperor due to the pressure of the officials. He was still reluctant, or felt that he had treated the King of Han badly, so he made an exception and kept him in the capital, and doted on him even more.
"
Xia Xun walked over and said: "There is another possibility. The emperor has been worried about the health of the prince, worrying that he will not survive his long life. At that time, the emperor's grandson was too young, so it was not a good idea to leave the King of Han, whom he originally cared about, in the capital.
It’s not that I want to establish the emperor’s eldest son as the emperor’s crown prince and the King of Han as the crown prince’s crown prince, just in case something unexpected happens.”
Ji Gang nodded and said: "This theory is not impossible. However, as a result, it triggered a battle for the crown prince. Hundreds of civil and military officials were vassalized by the two princes. The battles in the temples continued, but not for the emperor.
It was unexpected.”
Xia Xun said: "The emperor has left Beijing many times, and the prince has overseen the country. The prince manages the affairs of the country, which is remarkable. There is also the emperor's grandson, who is smart and smart, and is very popular with the emperor. Now... the grandson is getting older and is no longer a great person.
A young child. On the other hand, the king of Han made many mistakes. At the same time, in order to compete for the throne, the two factions in the court were at odds with each other. The situation gradually became critical. If it was not stopped in time, it might lead to chaos. Therefore, the emperor finally made a decision.
determination!"
Ji Gang nodded heavily and said: "That's right! The emperor has always been decisive in killing! He has already determined the only candidate for the crown prince, and the emperor's grandson is gradually growing up, and unexpectedly there will be no successors, so he will definitely not allow a conspiracy to continue in the court.
It was against the power of the prince. But the emperor was not in a hurry to take action. Instead, he used this matter to solve the problem of moving the capital. Hehe! Brilliant! Really Brilliant! "
Xia Xun smiled and said nothing.
Ji Gang sighed softly and said: "Although the emperor has established the ownership of the crown prince's position, it is impossible for the emperor to allow a group of courtiers to attach themselves to the prince while the emperor is still alive and leave the emperor and the court behind.
Wuerjun, what is unbearable when the emperor is still alive, but as a minister, he has surrendered to the prince's sect? Therefore, before cutting off the wings of the King of Han, the emperor first used them to cut off the wings of the prince."
Ji Gang's voice gradually became sad: "It's just that the prince Jing is the prince appointed by the emperor. The emperor cannot tolerate him still being alive, so all the officials are loyal to the prince, but they don't want to kill Qian Jing, an official who loves the prince.
After the prince ascended the throne, he had no one to live in. Therefore, he imprisoned a group of people, demoted a group of people, and sent a group of people like you and me into exile. The remaining courtiers, with the emperor's skill, could be purged in just a year and a half.
Qian Jing, make sure you lead the way!"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Why don't you think about it from another angle? Our role in the DPRK is more difficult than those of the bachelors? It's not about being dismissed or demoted. It's just expelling you and me from the capital. Isn't it a kind of treatment for you and me?
Protect?"
Ji Gang laughed twice and did not comment on this. He only said: "The emperor first used the King of Han's party to eliminate the prince's secret party and ensure that the current decree and imperial power were still in place. Then he backhandedly used the King of Han's party to be exposed under his complacency.
The party killed Qian Jing to ensure that the prince would ascend the throne in the future and that there would be no Han King's party coveting the throne in the court. They also used the opportunity of the conflict between the princeling party and the Han King's party to weaken the power of officials in the court who opposed the relocation of the capital, ensuring that the proposal to move the capital was passed smoothly.
Kill three birds with one stone, extremely clever!"
Xia Xun smiled, shook his head slightly and said, "Brother Ji, I really saw it clearly. It turned out that I still missed an item. Haha, it's not killing three birds with one stone! It's killing four birds with one stone!"
“Killing four birds with one stone?”
Ji Gang looked at Xia Xun in surprise and said, "I have thought about it over and over again, and I can only guess three of the emperor's purposes. There is actually a fourth reason? Ji is willing to hear the details!"
Xia Xun said leisurely: "There is also the Civil Service Party! Whether it is the Prince Party or the Han Dynasty Party, they are all temporary parties, but the Civil Service Party is not the same. Either because they are from the same hometown, or because they are in the same year, or because they are from the same academy, they may become
It appears under various names, but generally speaking, it is the Civil Service Party. The emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule together, and the scholar-bureaucrats form a party, and they will form a party for personal gain.
The power of civil servants is like water droplets piercing through stone. They seem weak but invincible. Even the emperor who was the supreme emperor of the Nine Five Years had to be wary of three points and even compromise. Therefore, when the emperor ascended the throne, he tolerated and won over Jianwen's ministers in every possible way; so the emperor
When a prince was established, he had to obey the will of the civil officials; so when the emperor wanted to move the capital, he had to go to great lengths and use some means to achieve his goal.
At present, the civil service party is mainly composed of Jiangxi scholars, half of the court officials are from Jiangxi, and there are many scholars in the Han Dynasty. With the emperor's strong character, how can he tolerate the arrogance of the township party and influence the emperor? Therefore, taking advantage of the dispute between the Han royal party and the princeling party, they took the opportunity to suppress it.
In order to prevent the township party from losing its power! Since the emperor ascended the throne, purged the Jianwen 1st Party, and established the power of Jingnan Heroes, this is the second large-scale reshuffle of the temple forces! The only difference is that the last time was to break the 1st Party to welcome the new year
, easier, this one is more complicated!”
Ji Gang frowned and thought about the origins of the officials who were imprisoned and questioned. Except that they belonged to the two camps of the King of Han and the Prince, and those who received gradually heavier punishments or longer sentences, it turned out that most of them were civil servants from Jiangxi.
, just because the majority of officials in the DPRK and Central Government were originally from Jiangxi, this fact was completely ignored by him.
Ji Gang sighed in surprise, and suddenly said doubtfully: "The selection of scholars in the imperial court depends on the imperial examination. As long as there is an imperial examination, the soil for the birth of the Civil Service Scholars Party will always exist. If the Jiangxi Party is eliminated, we know that the Jiangdong Party will not appear again in the future.
, Jiangnan Party, Jiangbei Party? The wild fire will not burn out, but the spring breeze will blow again. If the emperor does not eliminate its root cause, it will be difficult to completely eradicate this evil."
Xia Xun said calmly: "But this spring breeze only comes once a year. In this year, if it is burned, it is burned. There is no more reasonable way for the imperial court to recruit scholars than the imperial examination. This is also the way to attract Corporal Yao.
The best way is not to give up eating because of choking and abolish the imperial examination. Therefore, the imperial examination cannot be abolished. However, the imperial examination is held every three years. Even if you pass the examination, it will take ten or twenty years at the fastest to form a party.
If wildfires cannot be burned, then wildfires will burn every year. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. As long as it does not become a disaster, even the emperor has to bear it. When the power of the scholar party is going to endanger the imperial power, then when the current emperor is in power,
Even if the current emperor fights against him, the future emperor will have to deal with it when Yaozi is in power. The princes of those generations have taught them the way to be kings since they were young. Are they just for decoration?"
Xia Xun said slowly: "Besides, the emperor is not suppressing blindly, and has not thought of ways to check and balance. The emperor reuses military generals and lowers the rank of civil servants promoted by Jianwen back to the second grade. These are all means to prevent the dominance of one civil servant family.
. Another point is to reuse eunuchs. Taizu set up the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Royal Guards, the Six Divisions for Affairs, and the various provinces to impose punishments and inspect the officials. Unfortunately, these are all called the emperor's order.
There are only you and me here. Let’s talk. You know what I know. We might as well say it bluntly. Who are these yamen used by in the end? Haha, so the current emperor has chosen another force, a new supervisor.
Institutions, then eunuchs! They have become more and more active in the court through envoys, special expeditions, military supervision, sub-townships, and assassinations. However, through the emperor's clever setup, no matter what, the existence of eunuch power can only
Dependent on the emperor, they can only exist as pawns for the emperor to check and balance the civil servants. They may be famous for a while, but they will never be able to do whatever they want like the eunuchs of the Han and Tang dynasties, and they will never survive!"
As Ji Gang listened, he couldn't help but feel awe at the emperor's scheming. He looked into the distance, his eyes sometimes clear and sometimes confused. After a long while, he suddenly turned to look at Xia Xun: "How should you and I go?"
Xia Xun stared at him for a while, then suddenly lowered his head, pointed to the leather boots on his feet, and asked, "Brother Ji, do you know when these leather boots started?"
Ji Gang was stunned and didn't understand why he suddenly lifted his shoes, so he could only shake his head and said: "I don't know!"
Xia Xun said: "It is said that in ancient times, Rumao drank blood and lived a simple life. Even the leader of a tribe and the king of a country were no exception. When a king was on a tour, he was beaten by people on the road because he was barefoot.
The stone pricked his foot. The king was very angry and ordered that all the roads be paved with animal skins.
However, even if he took out all the skins in his kingdom, it would not be possible to pave all the roads he wanted to take. So, a wise minister suggested to his king: 'Your Majesty, since you can't pave the roads
They are all covered with leather, so why not wrap your feet with two pieces of leather? In this way, no matter where you go, the effect will be the same?' They woke up from a dream, and later, they had leather boots...
"
Ji Gang was not stupid, and he naturally understood the meaning of Xia Xun's words. He stood there, staring into the distance, his face uncertain, and his heart struggling a lot. After a long time, he asked in a deep voice: "So, the country
Sir, have you... chosen the shoes for yourself?"
Xia Xun smiled and said nothing.
Ji Gang laughed loudly and said: "The Duke is a first-class Duke, so he can naturally choose a pair of comfortable boots for himself, but Ji Gang can't. Ji Gang doesn't have his own boots, so he can only pave leather on the road! My road is not paved enough.
, then I have no choice but to grab other leathers and put them on my road, leaving others with nowhere to go!"
Xia Xun said calmly: "It's a blessing to be born, but you're not satisfied! You're not satisfied and you can't let go, so the suffering is even more painful!"
Ji Gang took a step forward unconvinced and said proudly: "My destiny is determined by me, and I must have all the joy in this world. Ji enjoys himself, does not feel the pain, and walks his own path! I will never regret it!"
Xia Xun quickly grabbed his arm and said, "Brother Ji, stop and be careful. If you go any further, you will fall!"
