In March, the willows are green, and once blown, they look like a green gauze curtain, reflecting the white pagoda, making it even more pleasant.
However, like many places inside Ziwei Palace and even outside Ziwei Palace, no one here at the White Tower of Langya Pavilion in Xiyuan cares about the scenery outside their workplace, but they all wait with a strange attitude.
, waiting for the result of the game between Nanya and Saint:
A few days ago, an obvious quarrel broke out between His Majesty and the Emperor's uncle in the palace but the details were unknown. The two sides were arguing from afternoon to evening. After the Emperor's uncle Cao Lin left, that night, dozens of maids and chamberlains were present.
He was sentenced to death for violating the rules.
Ouchi was as silent as a cicada for a while.
Then, an explicit edict was issued. The saint asked the seven ministers of Nanya to submit a memorial before the holiday this tenth day, stating their opinions on the construction of the golden pillar and whether they agreed to let Beiya plan the matter on behalf of the Ministry of Works.
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Moreover, the memorial will be posted inside the main entrance of Ziwei Palace for all civil and military officials to see clearly.
The edict bluntly states that Nan Ya will inherit the emperor's will and serve as pastor for the world, and will represent hundreds of officials below to unite the hearts of ministers. If Nan Ya thinks it is impossible, I am not an unruly king. I will never exercise the emperor's authority and do anything wantonly.
Of.
In other words, if Nanya really agrees on the same opinion, then he should stand up and express his position openly and openly. If he expresses his position one by one, as long as it is monolithic, the emperor will admit defeat, otherwise he will give it to me!
And today is the deadline.
"Not to mention Uncle Cao, I think Su Gong, Niu Gong and Sima Gong are suitable. They are all veterans of famous families. But Zhang Gong and Yu Gong are not necessarily the same."
"I know what you mean, but isn't that the case with Mr. Zhang?"
"Why?"
"Because although Zhang Zuocheng is a saint, he is one of the best figures in Nanya. He has always been decent and responsible."
"That makes sense. What about Mr. Yu?"
"Mr. Yu... I think Mr. Yu might be able to hold on."
"Why?"
"Although Mr. Yu was born as a surrendered minister, his family was poor since he was a child. He is eager to learn and make progress, and has a quiet personality. He has always had a good reputation for being upright..."
"When did that happen?"
"How to say?"
"Since Duke Yu began to select officials and became one of the Seven Nobles, he openly accepted bribes and blocked the gate of his house with his carriages and horses... How could a corrupt husband seeking wealth offend His Majesty?"
"I see... Then I'm afraid this matter will be leaked to Mr. Yu."
"What do you think?"
On the second floor of the White Tower, looking at the green tent in front of him and listening to the conversation on the corridor below, Bai Yousi suddenly spoke.
"They didn't say anything about your father on purpose," said Zhang Xing, who was writing furiously at the back to fill out the form.
"Yes, my father is under the greatest pressure." Bai Yousi sighed. "He was promoted by His Majesty, and he was given so much grace just now because of the good cultivation of Mingtang, but he got a eunuch for nothing.
If I really wanted to make Your Majesty understand, I should have changed my mind... But once I changed my mind, I would probably be laughed at by everyone in the world... But to be honest, I also think that my father might give in, and he may not care about his reputation."
"If you accept it, just accept it." Zhang Xing continued to fill out the form. "It doesn't matter anyway..."
"Why doesn't it matter?" Bai Yousi looked back.
"Because of this incident, your Majesty must not be the only one to be embarrassed..." Zhang Xing filled out the form, opened a box of ink pads on the case, and began to take Bai Yousi's official seal to stamp it. "You must know that according to the character of your Majesty,
, I will definitely do what I want to do, and during the Yang Shen case last time, I was already holding my breath because of Uncle Cao's involvement. If all seven prime ministers really opposed it this time, I don't think he would really use the methods he used to punish the high officials.
The Duke and He Ruogong were so cruel that they went on a killing spree... So if you make me unhappy for a while, I will make you unhappy for the rest of your life... Then they will continue to ask a new group of chief ministers, and they must start building the big golden pillar."
Bai Yousi held the sword and remained silent.
"So I guess..." Zhang Xing suddenly couldn't help but smell the ink pad, because he found that the ink pad here in Xiyuan was actually spiced. "The result this time will definitely create a trick that will make Uncle Cao Huang and the world
People are completely awakened.”
"You mean..." Bai Yousi responded in a low voice. "Although His Majesty is a bit rogue, as long as one person agrees, he will win, but in fact, there are probably not just one or two prime ministers who approved the letter? My father is caught in the middle, and there is no way he can win."
not obvious?"
"Want to take a gamble?" Zhang Xing raised his head and smiled. "I bet that more than half of the prime ministers will agree, that is, at least four."
Bai Yousi shook his head repeatedly: "I don't believe it!"
"Why don't you believe it?" Zhang Xing said disapprovingly.
"Because they are the prime ministers..." Bai Yousi answered seriously. "The prime ministers need to take responsibility. My father and Mr. Yu may give in, but there is no reason for others... Moreover, what's more, a saint can really tell you that
That kind of situation?”
"Then let's bet." Zhang Xing didn't bother to argue with the other party, he just kept stamping the petition documents... This is a new member transferred from the Ministry of War and Jing'antai. Wei's work efficiency is still good, this dynasty
It's just so weird. It's actually old when you say it's new, but it looks new when you say it's old. Anyway, it's quite bluffing.
Bai Yousi tried his best to smile: "What are you betting on?"
"Bet..." Zhang Xing thought for a while. "I haven't thought about it yet. If I have a chance in the future, I'll ask the inspector to promise me something or do me a favor."
"Let me think about it...you are quite rich now, right?" Bai Youxiu thought of the other party's fish pond and immediately answered. "If you lose, you can pay for the expenses of going to Wenwenfang to invite Fulongwei tomorrow night.
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"Okay." Zhang Xing blurted out, and then took out another pile of documents without looking at the other party the whole time.
That kind of confidence, as if he was determined to survive the inspection by Bai Da.
Seeing this, Bai Yousi shook his head repeatedly and said no more. He just leaned on his sword and looked at the green willow tent outside the window that was constantly being blown by the wind, waiting for the final result.
In this way, the time came to noon, and the Nanya officials concluded their meeting as usual, and everyone's attitude was finally revealed.
Unsurprisingly, the first person to express his stance was Cao Zhongcheng. Before he left Nanya, he posted his memorial on the door without hesitation. There was no doubt about his attitude. He was opposed to it. The reason for his objection was also very straightforward. He said it was too wasteful.
Money, of course, but no one knows the real reason, except that this attitude is extremely simple.
Then, starting from the second person, the matter lost its suspense. Niu Gong, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the provincial minister, chose to support the construction of the big golden pillar. He just said that if there was a specialization in the art industry, it should be done by the Ministry of Works.
By the way, although many people realize that not everyone in Nanya has the courage to resist the saint, they even feel that the saint's gesture is unfair from the beginning, so many people have guessed that in the end it may be
There are also big golden pillars to be built, but this does not stop everyone from making assumptions about the individuals of the chief ministers... And among them, to be honest, everyone originally had some expectations for Niu Gong.
After all, this person was the Minister of Rites in the late emperor's dynasty, and he usually had very similar political views with Uncle Cao, but he didn't expect that he would so simply choose to support the saint at this time.
Soon, the news of the third memorial was also transmitted. Zhang Xianggong, Zuocheng of Shangshu Province, chose to obey and approve. He only pointed out that the matter was of great importance and the Ministry of Industry's capabilities were limited. It should be built cautiously and slowly, hoping that Beiya would come to repair it.
Something will inevitably go wrong.
Zhang Gong was a saint who was chosen by a saint, and he belonged to the saint's confidant. There was some suspicion at first, but after experiencing Niu Gong's choice, everyone naturally had no expectations for Zhang Gong.
The fourth memorial unfolds, and it is the most junior, the weakest foundation, Yu Gong. This person did not hesitate to choose to fully support the saint.
There was nothing to say. By this time, I was starting to feel numb.
But the appearance of the fifth memorial still shocked both the government and the public.
Su Gong, the theoretical prime minister, was actually still one of the three giants in Nanya. Another leader of the conservative faction chose to support the construction of the Golden Pillar.
Regardless of Xianggong Sima and Xianggong Bai in the end, Zhang Xing has already won.
"I don't understand!" Bai Yousi looked a little angry. She was not the kind of person who lost her temper. Especially after entering the Chengdan stage, she obviously had a feeling of intangible joy and anger. It was rare for a young girl to have such a posture.
Not to mention the shape.
Zhang Xing, who was sitting leisurely drinking tea behind him, was thoughtful. He was not thinking about why Bai Yousi didn't understand, but suddenly remembered that when he first came to Dongdu, he didn't understand anything, and then he went around asking others.
Years ago, was it someone else's turn to explain something to him that they couldn't understand? And why did it feel like it wasn't the first time he heard it?
Am I curious about what happens next?
"For nothing else, why would Su Gong...why would he obey?" Bai Yousi looked at Zhang Xing and continued to express his confusion.
"Why won't he obey?" Zhang Xing finally put down the tea and asked seriously. "Is there anything different about Mr. Su?"
"I have checked the documents and records." Bai Yousi explained seriously. "Do you remember what happened in Jiangdong? The small fields were transformed into big fields, taxation was serious, and it was said that the laws were extremely strict during the reign of the late emperor... You said on Hexinzhou at that time
,No one dares to tell the late emperor?"
"Remember." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and nodded. "So, Su Gong said it back then?"
"That's right!" Bai Yousi took a long breath. "After I came back, I asked my father, and he immediately told me about Su Gong's past. He said that Su Gong had remonstrated with the late emperor more than once, saying that the household registration was increasing, but the fields were not.
If it is not enough, we should work hard to reduce taxes... This is clearly a statement that he knew the truth and was trying to save some face for the late emperor. In fact, he was trying to persuade the late emperor not to do that. Moreover, he also advised the late emperor more than once not to be too harsh in punishment.
He prevented the late emperor from killing people several times. Once, he even hugged the late emperor in public in the palace, holding a sword and preparing to kill with his own hands, and saved many people. Why, why would such a person...?"
"That's right." Zhang Xing was slightly startled when he heard this, but at the end he laughed. "Because the emperor has changed? Although the former emperor was strict, he was only strict with the people, and he was strict with the ministers and Su
People like Mr. Su who have been in power for generations are still very good, so Mr. Su dares to say that he dares to stop... And today's saint... Do you want to take another gamble? I bet that your father and Sima Zheng's grandfather also agree to build the big golden pillar."
Bai Yousi was stunned on the spot, not agreeing, but also not making any rebuttal.
After a while, the last two answers were revealed: British Gong Bai Hengqiu and Ruiguo Company Ma Changying, both of whom chose to obey.
In other words, the entire Nanya chose the saint and betrayed Uncle Cao.
I am afraid that even the saint himself did not expect this result. If he could have thought of it, he would not have used this method. Since he used this method, it means that he only thought that one or two people would be on his side, but the entire Nanya
Almost the entire army was wiped out.
Bai Yousi held the sword in his arms and walked around, breathing heavily, obviously losing his composure again.
Zhang Xing, who seemed to have expected it, was also a little dazed. He began to wonder whether this was a small matter or a big deal. In the past, Nanya still had authority, both to the superiors and to the subordinates. But now this tiger skin was taken by the saint himself.
What will be the consequences of tearing it apart?
Grass grows in people's hearts, right?
Bai Yousi was still walking around, and she didn't know why. The zhenqi around her began to become a little disordered. Many decorations in the white tower were moved, and papers and documents were also rolled up.
"Actually, they are always ministers."
Zhang Xing thought for a while and decided to give some advice. "Since the Qing Emperor, although the political system has been constantly changing, generally speaking, the monarchy has become more and more powerful... Even the top of the cultivators are the four.
Being an 'Emperor', this already explains the problem."
"I understand, but what I can't understand is..." Bai Yousi stopped, but his words were incoherent. "Why is it so... so..."
"So extreme?" Zhang Xing thought for a moment and filled in the blanks for the other party.
"Yes." Bai Yousi nodded, and the surrounding decorations finally stopped moving. "It's too extreme."
"This is something that can't be helped." Zhang Xing said seriously. "This is both a political tradition and a certain trend... The influence of the emperor is too great. If a good emperor is born, the whole world will benefit, but once a good emperor is born...
...You know...the whole world will suffer from it."
"This isn't right."
"Of course not."
"Is there nothing you can do?"
"Design the system, create public opinion, try to restrict it...but don't think what will happen if the rulers are powerful. In the past hundreds of years, what if the clans were powerful enough to replace the emperor? Under the sect's private plan,
Their exploitation of the common people is even more harmful to the world."
"Then..."
"Believe in the way of heaven...history is still moving forward. I read history books and novels. During the time of Black Emperor and Red Emperor, the tribal disputes that the common people had during the time of Qing Emperor were too much; by the time of White Emperor,
It is much better than the Black Emperor; even in "The Legend of Li Yue" which is only a little behind the White Emperor, the food and drink are much better..."
"Then how to design the system?"
"There are many systems, and no one knows which one is suitable and which one is not. But generally speaking, a good system requires good productivity, and productivity is not achieved overnight."
"What the hell?"
"That is to say... for example, a good system needs to deliver messages faster, so the better and wider the roads are, and the flatter and deeper the rivers are, the better... But for now, let the people dig it.
Building roads in rivers will only lead to human disasters, so we have to find ways to make it easier for old road builders to dig rivers without spending too much effort."
"That's it." Bai Yousi said thoughtfully.
"Okay." Zhang Xing stood up. "It's all just nonsense made by me and Li Silang. It's not as good as talking about military affairs on paper. It only talks about the affairs of the monarch and his ministers in front of us... Our Majesty has been on the throne for more than ten years, and there is no one who can't compare to him."
Do we know about him? Since we know clearly, we naturally have to consider the survival of the family and personal safety. To put it bluntly, we have been tamed by His Majesty. Therefore, there is no need to care too much, and it is not something that people of our level can care about...
Let them do whatever they want, they are the emperor and the prime minister. Shall we go have a drink?"
"Zhongcheng..." Bai Yousi shook his head, still seeming a little unwilling.
"Zhongcheng is an exception." Zhang Xing continued to explain helplessly. "He is from the royal family. When the late emperor was here, his cultivation was not high enough, so he was extremely favored. So when the pilgrim came to the throne, he felt that he had that responsibility and obligation.
...As everyone knows, if he had a son, or if his cultivation level was not even close, he would be the first to be eradicated by the saint. And during the time of the late emperor, if he had become a great master early, he would probably have been sacrificed to the Dragon Seal by the late emperor and given to him.
Let’s deal with it first.”
"What about me?" Bai Yousi suddenly asked. "I'm not convinced either?"
"You..." Zhang Xingchu was puzzled at first, but then he laughed. "I'm afraid Bai Changjian hasn't been weighed before His Majesty, right?"
Bai Yousi was silent for a while, but still looked a little unwilling: "Zhang Xing, everyone knows that building big golden pillars is at least a waste of people and money."
"Think better." Zhang Xing put away his smile and finally came to persuade. "If it were a saint, these ministers would still be loyal ministers and good ministers... But the overall situation is like this, who can do anything?"
"Who is the overall situation?" Bai Yousi seemed to be confused, but unexpectedly asked a good question.
"Good question." Zhang Xing asked solemnly. "Who is this person? Do you want to continue asking? Or come with me to Li Silang's house for a drink? Zhang Shiniang should invite you, right?"
Bai Yousi remained silent and went downstairs with Zhang Xing, preparing to go have a drink with Zhang Shiniang, who was like her closest sister.
Not only did he walk to the corridor in the courtyard, but when he passed by the willow green gauze tent, Bai Yousi suddenly stopped and asked in the willow forest: "In the final analysis, the reason why Zhongcheng can stand on his own is because he is a great master, right or wrong?"
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"Yes, but it's not what you think. As I said, even the four emperors are 'emperors', and when they practice to a high level, they will tend to... according to the laws of nature..." Zhang Xing explained helplessly.
"I'm overthinking it." Bai Yousi nodded and set off again. "After today's incident, Zhongcheng may find it difficult to move forward."
However, just after taking a few steps, he stopped again.
"So what?" Zhang Xing was a little helpless.
"There are still some very interesting places." Bai Yousi was thoughtful again. "You just talked about digging the river. Do you remember the Han River? It was almost only Bai Diye who created this thoroughfare for the world.
It makes Guanxi, Bashu, and Jingxiang almost one body... In fact, the other three supreme beings are also like this. They have cultivated to the extreme and single-handedly moved the world forward by three points, so they achieved enlightenment."
This time, it was finally Zhang Xing's turn to be silent for a while.
After waiting for a long time, Deputy Inspector Zhang slowly spoke in the willow forest in the West Garden of Ziwei Palace: "Do you want to be the Supreme? It's not impossible, but the precondition is that the world is in chaos... This is what you told me."
Bai Yousi stood tall with his sword in his arms, looking at the man in front of him without saying a word. The willows and green branches around him were flying like silk, as if his heart was in chaos.
After a long time, the willow branches stopped, and Bai Yousi managed a smile: "Let's go drink and talk about it later."
PS: I was wrong...but when I wrote it at noon, I was really sleepy. I wanted to go back to bed and sleep for an hour. But in the spring, I was so sleepy that I walked two or three miles and slept for half a day.
But if you think about it this way, will your schedule be reversed?