Afterwards, His Majesty's chariot drove to Zhongli's inner palace, while the ministers returned to their bases first.
After all, His Majesty took Shen Wuhua and Chen Xuanhua with him. The two concubines were in front of each other, and the ministers who followed him felt a bit like light bulbs.
Especially the officials who accompanied him south, headed by Shen Jungao, the Minister of Punishment, and Chen Shushen, the Minister of Household Affairs. These two people also had another identity. Naturally, they were Shen Wuhua's uncle and Chen Xuanhua's brother.
It's really shameless for my family to want to be light bulbs.
What's more, this is true for private matters, and it is also true for public matters.
The inner court and the outer court have not yet reached the point where they are so intimate that they do not hide anything from each other. Even when the two sides can argue, they still have to fight.
When Your Majesty went to inspect the inner palace, the ministers of the outer court should not join in the fun. When Your Majesty went to inspect various government offices in Zhongli City just now, Shen Wuhua and Chen Xuanhua did not show up, which was enough to give the outer court face.
There is no need for the outer court to cause trouble to the inner government at this time.
In particular, the development of Zhongli City also gave these foreign court officials a lot of inspiration. To be honest, although the Han Dynasty was not established very long and the founding of the country was only five years ago, some problems have inevitably been exposed.
One of them is the decoupling from the grassroots that everyone can clearly feel today.
The Gong Gong princes of the imperial court have been above the clouds for a long time.
This is actually not because the ministers do not want to be down-to-earth and truly understand the development of the Han Dynasty. I have said before that the officials of this generation of the Han Dynasty are basically the officials of the previous generation and the new generation. The so-called previous generation, It refers to the young forces of the previous dynasty represented by Xiao Mohe and Shen Jungao. As time goes by, they have grown into more stable backbones, able to complete almost all tasks of the management and operation of a court.
The new generation naturally refers to young relatives of the emperor represented by Chen Shushen, disciples of the emperor represented by Li Yuan, and talents selected from the imperial examination represented by Bao Xing - if "the new generation If the concept of "is expanded a little more and does not include age, then people like Fang Yanqian, who may be older but have very up-to-date ideas, should actually be included in this category.
As for those they correspond to, they are naturally the older generation represented by people like Wu Mingche. As Xiao Mohe arrived in Hanzhong and replaced Chun Yuliang in commanding the Hanzhong troops to advance westward, it was announced that these older generations had completely retreated to the second line. They also know very well that their own ideas can no longer keep up with those of these young people. In addition, most of them have complicated backgrounds. It is difficult to gain the complete trust of His Majesty and the court. Naturally, there is no need. Shamelessly insisting on competing with juniors for opportunities to make contributions.
If you have this intention, you might as well train your own younger generation.
Therefore, from a purely ideological point of view, the current managers of the imperial court are completely qualified for this job, and the facts are enough to prove that under their leadership, the Han Dynasty is indeed flourishing.
However, the numerous affairs have indeed limited their communication with the outside world. Everyone only knows how well a certain place is developing, and how well the policies they have formulated have been implemented. However, these are all written in memorials, and they are all It was said by the officials who came to report. No one knows what it is exactly, and they all rely on imagination.
Although imagination is beautiful, it is often unrealistic.
The Zhongli City presented to everyone today is obviously different from what was imagined.
If everyone could have seen with their own eyes how Zhongli City has developed before this, I am afraid they would never have objected to the many unreasonable ideas proposed by His Majesty.
His Majesty's idea, according to everyone's imagination, is naturally not realistic, because everyone thinks that society has not developed to this point, and the people's ability to accept these policies is limited. As a result, who would have thought that in fact, with the development and progress of society and the people's
The changes in thinking have exceeded everyone’s imagination.
This is subversive for many officials.
Therefore, they are now extremely eager to communicate and...complain.
After watching His Majesty leave, Shen Jungao took the lead and couldn't help but say: "Zhongli City has a favorable geographical location and is uniquely endowed by nature. It is unexpected to develop into the scale it is today, but it is also reasonable."
Everyone frowned immediately, this didn't sound right.
Everyone is lamenting the great changes, but why are you complaining, Brother Shen? This is all right?
Before Chen Shushen and others could speak, Shen Jungao changed the subject: "But since the founding of the Han Dynasty, roads have been built and canals opened. How many cities have developed into a scale similar to this due to favorable geographical location and trade? Can you guys
clear?"
All the officials shook their heads.
"Our original understanding of the entire world has changed." Shen Jungao said slowly, "And our understanding of the old Jiuzhou cities should also have changed. In fact, it is not God who has accomplished all this, but us.
All Han people are working together under the leadership of Your Majesty, I hope you know this."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh, let's just say, how could Shen Jungao really go against His Majesty? Once again, he wanted to promote before suppressing.
Within reason.
However, what Shen Jungao said still cheered up the ministers.
God may be really blessing China, which has been inherited for thousands of years, but in these three hundred years of chaos, has God really been letting China enjoy peace and development all the time? On the contrary, disasters have never been less
.These disasters have given vigilance to future generations of the Chinese people, but they also show that God’s destiny is clear and will not be biased just because of your nationality, origin or history.
The opportunities given by Heaven to all races are equal. China just has a better foundation. Starting from the Emperors Yan and Huang, countless predecessors have overcome all obstacles and conquered the east and west in exchange for a good foundation.
If you don't cherish it, then other ethnic groups may seize this opportunity and take advantage of it. The demise of the Sima Dynasty and the three hundred years of Wu Hu's chaos in China are enough to teach everyone a profound lesson.
Before that, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, foreigners had never been a truly noteworthy and vigilant existence. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the country was empty of power due to years of war at the end of the Qin Dynasty. For a time, they could only stalemate or even take the initiative with the Huns on the border.
It is inevitable to give in. But no matter how powerful the Huns are, they have not been seen all the way into the hinterland such as the Central Plains and Jianghuai.
After two generations of détente, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, weren't the Xiongnu still beaten by the Han army?
Therefore, the Chinese nation will naturally have a kind of pride and self-confidence. However, after three hundred years of chaos in China and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, everyone should realize that these advantages of theirs are not the blessing of God, but the blessing of their ancestors.
The foundation laid by the sects in the past is just good.