Chapter 1154: The Law of Secretly Establishing Ministers
On the fourth day, after being in a coma for three days and three nights, the emperor's awakening, although a bit sudden, was still within the expected range.
You see, those important ministers did nothing at all from beginning to end. On the contrary, they squatted in front of the emperor's gate all day and night, stabilizing the situation and working for the country. They were like the emperor of the country.
Except for some brainless imperial students who still believed that the emperor was ill and should prepare to set up a meeting of important ministers, all the people with a little sense were silent on this day.
In particular, the person who was preparing to draft the imperial edict in the Imperial Academy, in order to destroy the evidence, could not find kerosene for a while, so he swallowed it alive, and was ridiculed in private for a long time.
Many outsiders think that pens are easy to make, but they don't know that a pen is like a knife and can kill people. If you don't use it well, you will also be killed, but you can't ignore it.
The most important thing about official documents is not innovation, but stability. Just like politics, of course, the world is changing. Even official documents that are regarded as official documents are the same. If you carefully study the changes in wording and sentences, you can still find the devil.
details.
You see, those elites in the Hanlin Academy are writing edicts for important ministers' meetings, but aren't they offering their blessings one by one? Destiny has favored them, their ancestors have blessed them, and there are also far-fetched things about ghosts and gods. Only you can't think of it.
What they can't write.
As for the emperor, he basically didn't read these articles. He scribbled them and then archived them. For the emperor, the most important thing now was to understand what happened during the few days he was unconscious.
He has been in power for more than four centuries. After listening to the reports of his subordinates, the emperor now roughly understood what happened in the past few days. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The empire is really inseparable from the monarch. Once the monarch falls, what kind of monsters and monsters will happen?
All appeared.
Today, the Dharma Eyes is like a torch. Without such vision, he would not be able to sit in this position, nor would he be regarded by outsiders as the most likely being to become the tenth emperor.
Top-level politics are all conspiracy, and everyone's cards are directly exposed. Even if the emperor knows the true thoughts of the people around him, he cannot use it to get angry.
First of all, these important ministers did not make mistakes. The mistakes were made by subordinate officials and those ignorant imperial students. No matter who was sent to investigate, the result would be the same.
Unless ruthless officials are sent to engage in political involvement, nothing will be found. Anyone who can get into this position has a good ability to take care of people's buttocks.
In addition, not only could the emperor not blame those officials and students who were aware of national affairs and shared the country's worries, in fact, on the contrary, he had to praise them, because if he really fell ill and couldn't afford it, then he could rely on the emperor's method
What you do is the way of your ancestors. No one can criticize you, not even the emperor today.
The emperor's sole authority does not mean that the emperor truly has all the power and can do whatever he wants. That is impossible and compromises are made all the time.
After regaining consciousness, the emperor held a small meeting. The participants were mainly officials of the third rank and above in the court, plus those retired but still prestigious officials. In total, there were only thirty people. The topic of discussion was:
It's about the meeting of important ministers.
The officials thought that the emperor was testing themselves, and they all said that the emperor was favored by heaven and earth, so there was no need to worry about this matter. After a few days of cultivation, he could continue to take charge of the government.
The emperor said: "I don't know about my body. This sudden illness depends on the power of the imperial doctor. If there is a next time, how can I deal with it? What will happen to our ancestors and the people?"
The officials looked at each other in confusion. Some still thought that the emperor was testing him and would not let go at all, especially those who had the opportunity to enter the meeting of important ministers.
However, there are also a few people who want to speculate and go a step further to leave their names in the history. Some people suggest that several important ministers can be booked in advance to prepare for future changes.
The former accused the latter of neglecting the emperor's father, and the latter accused the former of ignoring the people. The meeting split. The two accused each other, and the solemn atmosphere of the palace was as chattering as a vegetable market.
The emperor looked at the scene in front of him but did not express his opinion for a long time. The old eunuch beside him looked at him several times and asked if he wanted them to be quiet, but he did not get a response from the emperor, so he did not overstep.
In the end, several current prime ministers jointly suppressed everyone's discussion.
"I wish to write down the list of important ministers behind the plaque in this palace. If I don't hesitate, all of you who love me can take the plaque and read the edict to avoid chaos!"
The emperor said slowly, after speaking the above words, his eyes were like the eyes of a falcon, staring at the changes in the eyebrows of the people present.
Everyone was silent, but they did not remain silent for long. The next moment, as if they had agreed in advance, they all knelt down and expressed that this suggestion was very good and begged for its implementation.
It is also a meeting of important ministers, but this time, it is an endless chaos. If the emperor is really sick, then it is not difficult to imagine that the decision on the relevant candidates will definitely be a battle to the death. There will be no bloody battles.
There can be no result.
According to the emperor's idea, the relevant people should be decided in advance. If the emperor falls ill, no one should argue. After taking the plaque and seeing who it is, everything will be decided.
The minister was established secretly and no one could interfere. After the plaque, the minister walked through this place every day. It was open and honest and heavily guarded. But no one knew what was written on it. If one day the emperor changed his mind and sent a young eunuch to climb up,
You can kick someone out.
The most important thing about this method is that it maintains the power of the emperor. If it is the same as this time, and anyone with a chance wants to get involved, it is unimaginable how chaotic the country will be.
Emperor Xuan did not stipulate how many important ministers should be included in the meeting of important ministers. Instead, he said that it should adapt to the selection system at that time and determine it reasonably. Generally speaking, it was the number of princes and important ministers who participated in the selection system. It would not be too large to increase it appropriately.
many.
When there are too many monks and too little food, disputes naturally arise. Everyone wants to enter the meeting of important ministers, and the emperor's authority is weakened in the process. Moreover, in order to maximize their power, they hope that the emperor will become ill.
The change in the Daji Dynasty finally ended with the emperor's decision, and Wu Yi, who was thousands of miles away, naturally did not know that this happened at the moment.
If we follow the logic above, everyone may think that Wu Yi caused this change, and that would be too much to look down on Wu Yi.
Wu Yi's influence in this incident was similar to the trigger, not the source.