Chapter six hundred and eighty seventh crime of disrespect
Songling.
There are less than two months left until September 9th when the new generation of masters will be enthroned in the main hall. Some guests from remote areas have arrived at Geling early.
To be honest, the enthronement hall of a new generation of headmasters is even rarer than the enthronement of a new emperor.
This is because each generation of real masters is very capable of living, usually more than a hundred years old, and the more powerful ones are more than two hundred years old.
Many people originally thought that they might see the new emperor ascend the throne in their lifetime, but they would never see the new head master ascend the throne.
Because everyone knows that the leader of this generation is recognized as the strongest in history.
And according to the age of the real person in charge, he is far from the time when he is needed to give up the throne.
Even if I can't sit in this position for another hundred years, there shouldn't be any problem if I sit for fifty years.
Fifty years...how many people don't have fifty years to complete their lives.
So they thought it was strange that the real leader wanted to give up his position, but he still gave up his position when he shouldn't have.
Most people are not exposed to the highest level of power struggle.
They don't want to have any contact, they just want to watch the excitement quietly.
Even if there is only one enthronement ceremony for the headmaster every one hundred years on average, one generation of real headmasters can consume three generations of emperors.
When the old master who taught Master Zhenren was in office, he single-handedly consumed six generations of the Jade Emperor.
At that time, it was the beginning of the decline of Dayu Imperial Power.
The Jade Emperor, who reigned the shortest, died of illness after wearing the dragon robe for two and a half months after he ascended the throne.
Said he died of illness.
The emperor who came to the throne just after him only lasted for two years and died of illness.
What Emperor Jade is doing now is to regain the lost dignity of the emperor.
Zhenyuan Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Ning Weimo, the prime minister of the day, stood on one side and carefully looked at the emperor's face.
The emperor's previous decrees made Ning Weimo feel a chill, no, not a chill, but a series of chills.
This does not include the emperor's decree for Ning Haitang, because Ning Weimo didn't know it at all.
Tiao Ning crossed the sea to Dongbo Xiantang City, Tiao Shijintang went to Zhuzhou to be the governor, and Hongwuding in the northwest border moved closer to Dongbo.
The emperor's continuous deployment of troops and arrangements for the feudal officials seemed to tell the courtiers that he no longer trusted Lin Ye that much.
At the very least, he was mobilizing his troops to restrain Lin Ye.
Just now, the emperor asked Ning Weimo whether the Sanbei Protectorate should be held accountable for failing to manage Dongbo and Guzhu, two impoverished places, within two years.
For a moment, Ning Weimo didn't know how to answer.
He was not yet sure whether the emperor had created an illusion that Lin Ye would fall down and everyone would push him down, or whether he really felt that Lin Ye had lost value?
Although based on Ning Weimo's analysis, it was impossible to be the latter, but he didn't dare to bet.
In fact, the only reasonable explanation is that the emperor is still pushing Lin Ye towards the dead end.
Pushing Lin Ye into a fight with the Xungui old clan, all the emperor has done now is just to let those people from the Xungui old clan see that Lin Ye is about to lose power now.
The general is really pitiful.
Ning Weimo sighed inwardly, saying that it was fortunate that he was not a soldier.
He has been walking on thin ice every day as prime minister in this court, and now it seems that he is much better than Lin Ye.
Was Lin Ye walking on thin ice? He was charging into battle, and he had to bear the risk of being pushed from behind by the emperor.
Working for the emperor and charging into battle, God knows when he will push him into the fire pit where he will never recover if he falls into it, and not just once.
The more he thought about it, the more Ning Weimo felt sorry for Lin Ye, and the more he felt that Lin Ye was really...all that lonely courage was in vain.
"If I ask you, when are you going to give me an answer?"
When the emperor put down his ink pen, he glanced at Ning Weimo.
Ning Weimo quickly replied: "I think that the fact that Dongbo has not recovered yet has nothing to do with the General Protector."
The emperor asked: "What about Zhuzhou?"
Ning Weimo said: "Zhuzhou... His Majesty asked Ning Haitang to take charge of military and political affairs in Zhuzhou. If this matter needs to be dealt with, Ning Haitang should be dealt with first."
When Ning Weimo said these words, he was shocked.
He thought he didn't dare to gamble, but who would have thought that he would have to gamble after all.
The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly: "Are you trying to excuse Lin Ye?"
Ning Weimo said to himself that it was a gamble anyway. Since the conversation had already started, it would be better to give it a try.
So he leaned over and said: "The General Protector is indeed the chief official of the Three Norths, so if Your Majesty wants to find someone to punish someone, no matter what, you should find the first general."
The emperor's eyes narrowed further: "You mean, I am deliberately trying to cause trouble for Lin Ye?"
Ning Weimo lifted up his robe and knelt down.
"I don't dare."
The emperor said: "Don't you dare? You have said it so straightforwardly, how dare you say you don't?"
Ning Weimo said: "I am saying that I dare not lie."
The emperor glared at him fiercely, but he smiled happily in his heart.
70% to 80% of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were idiots. Fortunately, the prime minister was not stupid.
The emperor actually hopes that there will be some idiots in the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, idiots who are pragmatic but have no sense of power.
Such idiots should account for at least half, and in an ideal situation, they should account for at least 70%.
For smart people, like Ning Weimo, one is enough.
But what the emperor is now dissatisfied with is that there are indeed 70% to 80% idiots in the court, but they are not the perfect idiots he imagined.
Seventy to eighty percent of these people are still thinking self-righteously about how to be speculators and how to gain benefits from power struggles.
In fact, there are not even 30% idiots in the imperial court who can truly satisfy the emperor.
The ratio is far from enough.
"Then tell me, I obviously use him so much and I obviously hope that he will achieve some results, but why does he let me down?"
The emperor asked this question, which made Ning Weimo's heart twitch.
If you answer that Lin Ye actually did a good job, it is equivalent to saying that Your Majesty, you are just looking for trouble.
If Lin Ye really didn't do well enough, wouldn't that be a wasted gamble?
People who can sit in high positions often have a very strong ability, which is the art of speaking.
Ning Weimo leaned over and said: "The general did not do well enough to satisfy your majesty. I'm sorry for your expectations of him, but I think that even if I am replaced by the general, I should do a good job."
Not as good as a general."
"That's why I always feel that your Majesty is not really nice to the general, but it is your Majesty who is really nice to his ministers."
He raised his head and said: "I have a dull qualification, but I am able to gain His Majesty's trust and be able to share His Majesty's worries in the court. I am worthy of you for three lifetimes..."
The emperor sighed: "Shut up."
Ning Weimo quickly leaned over again: "I obey your order."
"I know what you mean. You don't want to offend me, nor do you want to offend Lin Ye."
The emperor asked Ning Weimo: "Have you already put Lin Ye in the same position as me?"
Ning Weimo straightened up and knelt down with a plop after hearing these words.
"Your Majesty, if you want to kill me, I am willing to die. Please change the charge to one that only kills me and does not implicate the whole family."
The emperor looked at him turning into a coward in that instant and nodded with satisfaction.
"Get out of here. If I really intend to kill you, I will do it according to your wishes and kill you."
"I thank you Lord for your kindness!"
Ning Weimo kowtowed vigorously several times.
The emperor stood up and asked while moving: "Then tell me, why do I want to treat Lin Ye?"
Ning Weimo raised his head, the meaning in his eyes was... Your Majesty, you are too cruel.
But he didn't dare to say it.
He said: "It is because of the General that he disappointed Your Majesty. Your Majesty gave him such an honor and even created the Sanbei Protectorate Office for him. This is an honor that has not been achieved by Dayu for more than 200 years since the founding of the country.
....."
The more he talked, the more excited he became.
"Your Majesty, although I also feel that the situation in Dongbo and Zhuzhou is really complicated, and there are successive natural and man-made disasters, and it will be difficult to recover within three to five years, but the general's trust in Your Majesty cannot be disputed...
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The emperor pinched his waist: "You... shut up."
Ning Weimo stopped talking immediately, thinking that I am still good at these words. Your Majesty wants to hear it, and I can continue to say it for a quarter or two.
The Emperor said: "The reason why I make you the prime minister is because I want you to help Yanque and be the first assistant in the future. I will use you, not just for the past few years, but for many more years to come...
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"So there are some things that neither I nor the concubine have mentioned, but they are honest with you. At this time, you still want to deal with me?"
Ning Weimo became nervous, His Majesty's words really came from the bottom of his heart.
He quickly said: "Your Majesty..."
The Emperor: "No need to explain, I am indeed a little harsh on you. Sometimes I will reflect on myself, whether I am really too harsh on people."
Ning Weimo: "No, no, your Majesty has always been lenient in employing people..."
Emperor: "Are you still saying these things to deal with me?"
He looked at Ning Weimo: "I just want to hear a few words from your heart."
Ning Weimo hurriedly leaned over and said, "I know that the position of general in the future will actually be more important than that of me."
"Your Majesty is stricter with the general in order to help the general adapt to possible difficulties that may arise in the future as soon as possible."
He looked at the emperor: "The general is someone that your majesty will use for a long time. Mr. Xin will take over the position of the master next month. I feel that on the surface, your majesty is putting some pressure on the general. In fact, he is putting some pressure on the general."
It is putting pressure on those who have ulterior motives, telling them that there is not much time left..."
When he said this, he paused and felt that he was so stupid. How could he say these words... What a treason. Wasn't this just admitting that he had thought about when His Majesty would abdicate.
"well......"
The emperor sighed: "I thought I would treat you sincerely and give you important responsibilities. You are different from others. You will be a down-to-earth official and work conscientiously. I didn't expect that you are also such a person. You only think about how to guess my thoughts all day long.
I even wonder when I will abdicate..."
Ning Weimo knelt there with his head raised and his eyes filled with tears.
He knew it, he knew it would be like this.
The emperor said: "You have disappointed me so much... Gu Xiujin, come in."
Gu Xiujin, the chief chamberlain, hurriedly came in, leaned over and asked, "Sage, what do you want to give me?"
The Emperor said: "If you pass on the decree, I would rather Weimo commit the crime of great disrespect and fail to fulfill his duties faithfully, but have the intention of speculation...Remove him from the post of prime minister, go home and reflect on yourself, and wait for me to send someone to investigate."
The emperor leaned over and looked at Ning Weimo: "Did you guess that I would do something to you?"
Ning Weimo: "..."
The emperor sighed: "You are still not smart enough. I am anxious to transfer Xumi Pianruo back from Yunzhou. You should think about why you are doing this."
He patted Ning Weimo on the shoulder: "I asked Xumi Pianruo to investigate you, so you don't have to worry so much. The most they can do is find out someone who is guilty of killing one of you. After all... I just agreed