The forty-ninth chapter of the monarch and ministers is one heart
Yan Zhengsu lifted up his official robe, knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said loudly: "I, Yan Zhengsu, am willing to break my body for the great Zhou Dynasty. If I don't succeed, I will become a benevolent person."
Guo Chong frowned and said, "What I want is success, not success."
He solemnly said: "Throughout the ages, we have to consider the possibility of failure when doing things. I cannot boast. I can only say that I will do my best. I cannot use false words to deceive and deceive the Holy One."
Guo Chong waved his hand and said: "Well, you are not the kind of person who deceives and deceives. If I ask you to say something nice, you won't say it. Get up. Tell me what you plan to do."
Yan Zhengsu knelt but did not get up. Guo Chong said with a smile: "What's wrong?"
He said solemnly: "Since Your Majesty is determined to change and has given me full authority to do things, I hope to get a few words of commitment from His Majesty."
Guo Chong smiled and said: "What kind of promise do you want? Haven't I already decided?"
Yan Zhengshen shook his head and said: "This is not enough. I hope there will be a specific commitment."
"Okay, okay, whatever you say." Guo Chong said helplessly.
"The first promise I want is that once the emperor has made up his mind, he will unswervingly support me. I don't want the emperor to change his orders overnight, and I don't want the emperor to look forward and backward. I can't listen to other people's slanderous words and then criticize my behavior.
If you have any suspicion, the emperor must be trustworthy in employing people. You must believe that everything I do is for the sake of Zhou Dynasty and the emperor, and that I have no selfish thoughts. Your Majesty, there will be people who will oppose and slander what I want to do.
I'm not afraid that I won't be able to withstand it, I'm just afraid that the Holy One won't be able to withstand it. Once the Holy One becomes suspicious of me, it will be the biggest blow to me," he said solemnly and quietly.
Guo Chong frowned and looked at Yan Zhengsheng for a while, then said word by word: "Don't worry, I am the emperor, and I have a golden tongue. I will firmly support you, as long as everything you do is beneficial to me, Da Zhou."
Whatever happens, I will definitely be on your side."
Yan solemnly bowed with a long salute and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, so that I can let go. As long as the Emperor supports me, I am not afraid of being infamy or being slandered by others. Then the second thing I want the Emperor to agree to is
: I hope that changes will be implemented vigorously and resolutely, but there will definitely be people who will come out to oppose them. Reform requires the support of financial, material and human resources. If any one department is constrained, things will not succeed. I don’t want to be constrained by others. Therefore, I hope to set up a special agency.
I request the emperor to grant me special privileges. I want the three powers of government, military, and finance to be integrated into one, without any constraints. I want to be completely independent from the two governments and three departments, so that I can not be constrained by others. I hope that the emperor can agree to my request."
Guo Chong frowned and was stunned. Yan Zhengsheng's request was even too much. The imperial court already had a mature system of two governments and three departments, which were responsible for the three powers of military, government and finance. Yan Zhengsheng's request was to set up a new agency to implement the integration of the three powers of military, government and finance.
First, everything is under its control. In terms of organization, this is starting from scratch and reopening. This is actually against the rules and will cause chaos. In addition, the three powers are unified into one, and all the powers are taken by one agency. The solemn power is too much.
It is too big. And this also violates the basic political principles since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. It was in order to prevent ministers from having exclusive power that the Zhou Dynasty implemented the system of two government offices and three divisions that separated the three powers. Now, are they trying to overthrow all of this?
"This... I'm afraid it's not good. Is it necessary to set up another agency? With my support, all government offices and departments will definitely assist you. Why do you need to set up another agency and cause trouble? You see...
Does this matter need to be considered?" Guo Chong asked in a low voice in a consultative tone.
"No!" Yan Zhengsheng said back mercilessly: "Does your Majesty think that I want to fight for power? Your Majesty should know that I have no delusions about power and status. My heart is as clear as the sun and the moon. I hope that the Emperor can I understand. If I want to gain great power and high position, I don’t have to serve as an official outside the capital for so many years. When the emperor became the crown prince, he summoned me to Beijing to hold important positions several times, but I didn’t agree. That’s because I believe that the power of an official position is only limited to In order to be able to do practical things more conveniently. If I cannot do practical things as an official in the capital, I would rather go to the countryside and become a small county magistrate."
"What are you talking about? How can I not understand your character? I am just worried that doing this will bring you more criticism." Guo Chong frowned.
"This time I was called back to the capital. If I hadn't been able to do this big thing, I wouldn't have agreed. If you want to do big things, you can't think too much. The opinions of others are important, but the thing itself is more important. The Great Zhou Dynasty We can't go on like this, we must change, and the Emperor is very clear about this. The Emperor doesn't have to worry about others criticizing me. The Emperor only needs to believe that my move is just to promote the reform more quickly and powerfully. As for what the Emperor said Others won't stop me, so I don't agree. Since I want to do something, I have to act resolutely, and I don't want to waste my time on bickering. Besides, what I want is the power related to the reform, and I won't let the two governments and three departments get involved. This is just a temporary organization. This organization can be abolished after the reform is on track. I hope the emperor understands this."
Guo Chong frowned and remained silent. It was not that he didn't know that what Yan Zhengshu said was the truth, but he was worried that this move would attract too much opposition and put himself and Yan Zhengshu under too much pressure.
"Your Majesty, I have made up my mind to go all out and never look back. Since Your Majesty has not thought about it, he will just act like a minister and say nothing. I have been in the capital for several months and have achieved nothing. There are ministers in the Political Affairs Hall It's the same for all ministers. I'm resigning from the post of deputy prime minister. I hope to be a state official outside Beijing, even a county magistrate. At least I still have something to do." Yan said solemnly.
"What are you talking about? Do you want to be a deserter? I called you to Beijing to do important things, but you want to be a deserter? Isn't that the request? I agree to you. I allow you to set up a new yamen to deal with the reform. , it’s all up to you to decide about the reform. It’s finally done.” Guo Chong shouted.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty. I can't thank you enough." Yan Zhengsu knelt down and kowtowed heavily, saying in a trembling voice. Yan Zhengsu also knew how difficult it was for Guo Chong to make this decision. The first person to bear the pressure in this matter was the Emperor. Himself. Once this matter is announced, the Emperor's place will be crowded, and ministers will flock to lobby. The Emperor's ability to agree to his request is enough to prove that he has truly made up his mind.
"You don't need to thank me. If you have any other conditions, tell me." Guo Chong shouted with his hands behind his hands.
"Yes, this new yamen will hire some new people. I hope that this new yamen will have a new look and sweep away the decadence and neglect of the imperial yamen. Therefore, I have to make my own decision on the transfer and use of officials."
"allow!"
"I hope that there will be a group of like-minded people to work together for the reform. No matter how close I am, whether old or young, as long as he has insight into the reform, I will use him. I want this group of people to brainstorm with me and formulate legislation. In order to ensure that this The goals of the new Yamen are the same, and I hope to select talents from among the current Imperial Examination Scholars. I wonder if the Emperor will agree."
"That's right! What you said reminded me of it. The day after tomorrow, when spring comes to an end, I will go to Gongyuan to encourage the candidates. Our great Zhou Dynasty's continuous foundation depends on the continuous emergence of talents, so I have to
Concerned about this."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, this is indeed the case. I am willing to accompany you." He said solemnly.
Guo Chong chuckled and said: "Okay. I have made up my mind today, and a stone has fallen in my heart. In fact, it is not difficult to make a decision. You see, I just agreed, and it doesn't matter. The next step depends on you.
That’s right, I can only wave flags and cheers for you and beat drums to cheer you up.”
Yan Zheng smiled solemnly and said: "What an honor it is for me to have the emperor beat the drum and cheer me up. I will soon take out the regulations and report them to the emperor to see and explain to him. However, I hope that the emperor will relax for a few days first.
Enjoy some leisure time, because once the big event starts, the Emperor may not be so quiet."
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The night wind blew, and the leaves rustled outside the dormitory. In the No. 8 dormitory, the candlelight flickered, and Lin Jue sat at the table, holding the purple hair pen and writing furiously. Today is already the second day of the big exam.
, Lin Jue only had one poem left to complete today's test questions. When Lin Jue got the test questions and saw the question asking to write a poem about traveling, he felt as if he had a plan in mind. Lin Jue naturally wouldn't
Why bother racking your brains to write a poem yourself? You already have a famous piece in your mind.
Although he felt a slight sense of shame in his heart, after dinner, Lin Jue did not hesitate to mention Zihao, dipped his hands in ink and wrote out the poem he had memorized in middle school in a fluent manner.
After writing a poem, Lin Jue was satisfied, threw the pen on the case, climbed the stairs, fell asleep, and fell asleep. That night, Lin Jue dreamed of Su Shi. Lin Jue was a little flustered, so he stepped forward and asked timidly like a primary school student.
"I pirated Mr.'s poems. Will Mr. get angry?"
Su Shi laughed loudly and said: "I am in another world, and I don't exist here. The poems and articles here belong to you, just take them. You have already done them, so why bother asking me? This is called pretentiousness."
Lin Juexi said: "In other words, I can steal your poems and prose at will?"
Su Shi chuckled and said, "What is misappropriation? It's borrowing, or moving. Can something done by a scholar be called stealing?"
Lin Jue laughed and Su Shi suddenly disappeared. Lin Jue suddenly felt at ease and slept soundly all night without dreaming until dawn.
