Wang Zeng did not laugh, but frowned, "What's so funny? There are such moths in the court, and it's also because some people don't know people well. They can actually allow such an idiot to be promoted to such an important position as the Shi Yushi.
"
Zhang Sheng, the leading censor, heard Wang Zeng's words and left the office dumbfounded.
"I don't know who the person is, so I still ask the officials to punish me..."
Zhao Zhen felt much better as he listened to the laughter of the ministers. He said calmly: "I won't do this next time. Just keep your eyes open and choose some talented people for me."
When Zhang Sheng, the leading censor, heard this, he hurriedly saluted as if he had been pardoned.
"Thank you, officials..."
Gao Gao glanced at Lu Yijian behind Li Di with a respectful smile, and said, "Speaking of which, someone had previously recommended this person to be the supervisor of the troops rushing to support the Shazhou Second Route Army.
Thanks to the sharp eyesight of the Kou officials, they knew that this matter was a piece of shit, so they immediately informed the officials and asked them to replace this person.
If this person is really allowed to go to the Western Regions, then the soldiers far away in the Western Regions will suffer the consequences."
"Privy Gao's words make sense..."
"..."
"Some people hold high positions, but they have no eyesight, their brains are full of mush, and they often talk nonsense."
"..."
The ministers were talking all over the place.
Gao Chugong easily led the conversation to Lu Yijian.
The ministers easily turned the conversation from Lu Yijian to Li Di.
Neither Li Di nor Lu Yijian spoke.
The mood that Zhao Zhen had just recovered suddenly turned bad again. He frowned and said, "Quiet!"
Man Chao Wenwu shut his mouth knowingly.
Zhao Zhen just casually mentioned a censor, but it was very effective in frightening the monkeys.
Zhao Zhen stared at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and said in a deep voice: "You are all the talents of the country. I am not willing to scold you because of some court rituals. But the country has national laws and the court has its rules. I
I still hope that you can abide by the court etiquette."
"I obey the order..."
All civil and military officials in the court spoke out.
Zhao Zhen nodded, his eyes falling on Li Di with a sad face.
Li Di caused him a problem, a big problem.
Only half a day has passed since Li Di wrote the letter.
Sixteen veteran ministers who had resigned from office sent memorials to him, accusing Li Di of being a traitor to the country and causing trouble to the government.
To be fair.
Every matter in Li Di's memorial was in line with Zhao Zhen's wishes.
Zhao Zhen ascended the throne for the first time and had great ambitions.
Especially after ascending to the throne and having an in-depth understanding of his own country, he understood.
Behind the flourishing scenery, there are cancers hidden one after another.
Every cancer is enough to shake the country.
Every cancer is crazily lying on Jiangshan Sheji's body to absorb blood.
Insatiable and endless.
The imperial court abolished several yamen and hundreds of thousands of troops.
Saved countless money and food.
However.
The treasury is still empty, empty enough for rats to escape.
Every time he went to the treasury to inspect, Zhao Zhen would throw a piece of silver into the treasury.
Then he laughed at himself and told Chen Lin beside him.
"It's good to have rats. At least it proves that my treasury is not really empty... I throw a piece of silver into it, do you think they will use it to buy food..."
Of course, rats can't use money to buy food.
Zhao Zhen just used this to tell everyone that the rats in the treasury also need charity.
No rat can survive in the treasury.
This shows how poor the imperial court must be.
Zhao Zhen was ambitious and wanted to do big things, so he couldn't just watch the treasury continue to be empty.
Li Di's petition to eliminate the salary posts above the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty was in line with Zhao Zhen's wishes.
Li Di had been angry with Zhao Zhen early on, and Zhao Zhen also secretly found someone to figure it out.
Not too bad.
After doing some calculations, it was found that the annual salary paid by the imperial court to postal positions was nearly twice as much as that for actual positions.
Almost all officials in the court have more or less salary posts above their heads, ranging from seven or eight to two or three.
Even some officials who hold the post of salary do not have to go to court, sit in the government, or manage government affairs, and they still receive high salaries every month.
Therefore, Zhao Zhen agreed with Li Di's plan to reduce the salary positions above the officials' heads and raised his hands in approval.
The salary positions above the heads of officials were reduced, as long as there were no major disasters in the Song Dynasty.
Within ten years, the treasury can be filled.
When the treasury is filled, the pile sealing treasury will probably also be filled.
Zhao Zhen's own internal treasury will also be filled.
By then.
Zhao Zhen can do everything he wants to do.
For example, use money to destroy the sixteen states of Yanyun.
The revision of the law proposed by Li Di will not only investigate and deal with corruption from the top down, but will also curb land annexation and many other bad policies.
Among them, the revision of the new commercial law can nearly double the time it takes for the national treasury to be filled.
Regarding this.
Zhao Zhen also raised his hands in approval.
Because amending the law would not only bring a lot of money to Zhao Zhen, but also help the court eradicate many known cancers.
It can be said that Li Di's two proposals were of great benefit to the court without any harm.
Zhao Zhen has no reason to disapprove.
But.
The opposition was loud.
Very big.
Li Di had just submitted the memorial. Before he decided whether to adopt Li Di's suggestion, someone was already ready to write a letter to impeach Li Di.
Even some veterans who had not been in government for a long time jumped out to accuse Li Di.
Zhao Zhen was sure that once he agreed to Li Di's petition.
Li Di will be overwhelmed by all officials from both the government and the opposition.
And he, as an official, will also be impeached by officials from both the government and the opposition.
It is not known what kind of troubles the officials in the government and the public will cause in private to embarrass the court and force him to compromise.
But Zhao Zhen is sure.
When officials from both the government and the public make a fuss, the noise will definitely not be smaller than that of the Xiang army who abolished the Zhongyuan Mansion last time.
Zhao Zhen didn't know whether he should nod or shake his head now.
nod.
Jiangshan Sheji will fall into turmoil.
Shake his head.
Sit back and watch the country and the country continue to rot.
Zhao Zhen looked at Li Di with a complicated expression and opened his mouth silently.
"Li Qing..."
After hesitating for a long time, Zhao Zhen called out to Li Di.
Li Di took a step forward, held the imperial hut in his arms and said, "My lord, Li Di, is asking the officials to replenish the national treasury and reduce the salary positions of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty."
"I……"
Zhao Zhen just said one word.
Just listen to Li Di Gang's honest words: "At the beginning of our dynasty, Emperor Taizu increased the salaries of officials in both the government and the public many times in order to prevent corruption from harming the people. Emperor Taizu hoped that the officials who wrote in the government and the public would be able to use the power of the court to
When you are satisfied with your salary, don't reach out to the people.
However, Emperor Taizu was a little scornful of other people's selfish desires.
Some officials, after receiving high salaries from the court, were still not satisfied.
They took advantage of their authority to exact taxes, oppressed good people, and occupied people's fields and shops.
When the official ascended the throne, Lu Yijian was ordered to patrol the country and investigated and dealt with tens of thousands of corrupt officials.
The Yellow River burst its banks in Bianjing City.
The minister, Wang Zeng and others were ordered to investigate Changpingcang in the world and found out more corrupt officials who were reselling Changpingcang's grain.
Facts prove.
Paying high salaries to officials will not stop them from committing corruption.
Only strict laws can make officials feel fearful.
Only then can officials dare not extend their hands to the people.
Therefore, my minister Li Di petitioned the officials to reduce the salary positions of the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty and re-revise the laws of our dynasty.
Give the common people a bright future."
Li Di's voice was very loud.
It was so big that everyone in Chui Gong Hall could hear it clearly.
After listening to Li Di's words, Kou Ji sighed.
If Li Di had just written a memorial, there would still be room for relaxation.
Now that this matter is announced in public, there will be no room for relaxation.
From now on.
Li Di completely went to the opposite side of all officials in the government and the public.
He will be an enemy of all officials in the government and the public.
He successfully turned himself into a loner.
He also took advantage of the situation and handed over his life to Zhao Zhen.
Whether he can survive in the future and whether he can continue to gain a foothold in the court depends entirely on whether Zhao Zhen can protect him.
Li Di finished speaking.
Don't wait for the civil and military officials of Manchuria to speak.
Lu Yijian took a step forward and said loudly: "I am going to report to the officials. I think Li Di is suspected of misleading the public with his evil words.
It should be noted that there have been corrupt officials in every dynasty.
Emperor Taizu used high-level tactics to support hundreds of officials with high salaries, thus avoiding corruption among most officials.
The corrupt officials Li Di mentioned are just a minority of people.
One cannot generalize.”
As soon as Lu Yijian said these words, the civil and military officials in the court were stunned.
Immediately.
All civil and military officials in the court were ecstatic and spoke out to support Lu Yijian.
Only Kou Ji, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai frowned.
Kou Ji clearly remembered that Li Di told him personally when he visited Li Mansion.
It was Lu Yijian's proposal to amend the law and sort out corrupt officials from top to bottom.
Now Lu Yijian deceived Li Di into explaining the matter, but he came up with another excuse.
Kou Ji felt that Li Di was being plotted against.
But as soon as this feeling came to his mind, Kou Ji realized something was wrong.
From the time Lu Yijian started speaking to the time Lu Yijian finished speaking, Li Di did not show any look of surprise on his face.
Kou Ji stood in the Chuigong Hall with full of doubts, listening to Li Di's argument with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Li Di did not flinch at all when faced with accusations from both civil and military officials. He spoke back one by one.
The debate lasted for more than an hour.
It finally ended with Zhao Zhen's displeased roar.
After the dispersion of the dynasty.
Kou Ji took the lead to leave Chui Gong Hall and arrived outside Donghua Gate. After finding Li Di's carriage, he waited for Li Di next to Li Di's carriage.
Li Di and Lu Yijian were summoned to Zishi Hall by Zhao Zhen.
It took more than half an hour before he appeared outside Donghua Gate.
He was not surprised to see Kou Ji waiting for him beside the carriage.
He casually invited Kou Ji to get on the bus and ordered the coachman to drive the carriage back home.
The carriage traveled all the way out of Bianjing City and stopped outside a new courtyard built by Li Di in Ruian Town.
Entered the other courtyard.
After sitting down.
Li Di, who had been silent all the way, stared at Kou Ji and said, "Are you full of doubts that you want to ask me?"
Kou Ji nodded decisively, "Grandpa Li, when I visited your house before, you told me that it was Lu Yijian who proposed the amendment of the law. Why did Lu Yijian embarrass you in the court today? ?”
Li Di smiled calmly, "Don't you wonder why I didn't get angry when Lu Yijian rebelled in court? Let alone question him?"
Kou Ji said seriously: "I also have this doubt."
Li Di nodded and said: "You are still smart..."
Li Di asked the servant to pour some tea and took a few sips. With Kou Ji's curious look on his face, he said calmly: "Do you know anything about Huo Guang's biography?"
"Huo Guang?!"
Kou Ji was slightly stunned, not understanding what Li Di meant.
Huo Guang was a powerful minister in the Western Han Dynasty. He did many things during his rule. Kou Ji didn't know what Li Di was referring to.
Seeing that Kou Ji didn't understand what he meant, Li Di continued: "Do you know Sang Hongyang's biography?"
When Kou Ji heard this, he finally understood what Li Di meant.
Western Han Dynasty.
Sang Hongyang was in charge, reformed many political decrees of the Western Han Dynasty, and created many financial management decrees for the Western Han Dynasty.
After Emperor Wu's death, he appointed Sang Hongyang, Huo Guang and four others as ministers of Gu Ming.
Sang Hongyang and Huo Guangzheng had different opinions, and they fought overtly and covertly.
In order to bring down Sang Hongyang, Huo Guang united a group of people who opposed Sang Hongyang's decree to deal with Sang Hongyang.
Sang Hongyang was outnumbered and was moved down.
Huo Guang used this to control the power of both the government and the public.
However, after Huo Guang came to power, he did not abolish the decree implemented by Sang Hongyang.
Instead, Sang Hongyang's decree was implemented.
Those who opposed Sang Hongyang's decree were played beautifully.
Kill his people and use his government.
Hence it was born.
Li Di mentioned Huo Guang and Sang Hongyang successively.
Kou Ji immediately thought of what Li Di and Lu Yijian were going to do.
Kou Ji said in astonishment: "Grandpa Li, are you and Mr. Lu following what Huo Guang did back then?"
Li Di smiled and nodded: "You can teach children..."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "There are many people who know this allusion. Duke Lu's words and deeds are inconsistent, so how could he possibly deceive the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty."
Li Di smiled calmly and said: "True and false, false and true, who can tell clearly what is true and false?"
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "You are risking your life to help Mr. Lu build the steps."
When Li Di heard this, he was silent for a moment and said: "If not, how can we increase Lu Yijian's power? How can we make Lu Yijian forcefully implement the amendment of the law?
Not everyone can be like your grandfather, who took orders in the face of danger, and with the majesty bestowed by the late emperor, he wielded power and suppressed all officials, forcing them to act according to his wishes.
Therefore, I need to be a stepping stone for Lu Yijian so that he can stand taller and speak louder."
Kou Ji frowned, "But if the civil and military forces of the whole court gather together, they can bring down you, and they can also bring down Mr. Lu. Now they want to use Mr. Lu to bring down you, so naturally they will follow Mr. Lu's lead in everything. But once Mr. Lu Once their true faces are revealed, they will still use others to bring down Mr. Lu.
By using you as a step, Mr. Lu can stand higher and speak louder.
But it's still hard to compare with my grandfather.
And what you are going to do is far more intense than what my grandfather did before."