As soon as the Empress Dowager said these words, Ming Shuiyun subconsciously observed the reactions of others. Ming Dailan and others almost all breathed a sigh of relief, while Ming Shuangli's fingers holding the crazy mask were slightly tightened, showing no sadness or joy.
"From the beginning to the end, Shuangli Palace has been a candidate appreciated by both the royal family and the court." The Empress Dowager said softly: "Even two years ago, after Xianzong was assassinated and passed away, Shuangli Palace was among the top five candidates for the Supreme Being.
"
Ming Shuangli obviously didn't know the secret either. He looked up at the Queen Mother and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly - no matter how bad her mood was, she couldn't help but feel happy when her elders praised her so much. It was very understandable.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why she is valued by the royal family and the court.
"It's just because Shuangli Gong was born on the side branch and is a female palace, so she is far inferior to others in the order, so we did not recommend her to be the supreme candidate. But fortunately, and with the protection of the Imperial Court, Shuangli Gong was able to avoid
We started the ‘Royal Night’ one year ago.” The Empress Dowager said: “For now, it seems that Shuangli Palace is our best choice.”
"Can you tell me why you are so optimistic about her?" Cha Shiyin sat next to the chair and glanced at Cha Huan: "I feel that Principal Cha, who has been deeply harmed by Shuangli Palace, does not seem to agree with your choice."
Cha Huan glanced at Ming Shuangli, who immediately stood up obediently and pretended to be a lady. Ling Jiangli cupped his fists and said: "The young man from Shuangli Palace is precocious and studious. He has the world in mind and is concerned about the country and the people. He is ambitious and
He has great ambitions and has a supreme attitude."
"Lingshoufu thinks Shuangli Gong is a careerist." Cha Shiyin was noncommittal: "Principal Cha, what do you think?"
Cha Huan snorted coldly: "She is rebellious and wanton but loyal to Hui Yao, arrogant and selfish but courageous when seeing justice, unruly but self-denial and resolute, uneducated but resourceful. Being a student is far from enough. Being an emperor... is barely enough.
.”
"I didn't expect that, Principal Cha, you would actually give a student such an evaluation as being loyal, righteous, courteous and wise... Just your words are enough to make everyone in the world happily accept Shuangli Palace's accession to the throne." Cha Shiyin looked at Ning Yu.
Lian: "What's your opinion, Queen Mother?"
The Queen Mother was silent for a moment: "She is a good child who will be sad because others are sad and happy because others are happy."
This time it was Cha Shiyin's turn to be silent. He gently touched the holy sword Hui Yao on the table, as if reminiscing about a distant phantom.
"Of course, the final choice still depends on the wishes of the palace masters and the choice of Zhijian's lineage." The Queen Mother said again: "The moment the Xunjian competition was held, the royal family had already given the supreme choice to Zhijian.
One lineage will judge for you.”
"Yes." Cha Shiyin flicked the Holy Sword Huiyao lightly: "Then let's put aside the choice of the throne and move on to more important issues first... How are you going to convince me?"
Everyone was slightly startled. Cha Shiyin noticed their expressions and sneered: "Why, don't you think that if you come and beg me, I will agree to it? Although I don't know who is in your royal family?"
How to record it, but since you can find it, it means you know that I have a way to cancel the hanging of the Holy Sword."
""At a time when the world is in dire straits and all the people are in dire straits, you can seek out the sword-wielding lineage and ask for glory. If there is nothing you can do, if you are not completely doomed, don't think about it, remember it, remember it."" The Empress Dowager repeated: "This
It is a secret mantra circulated within the royal family. Although it is not written in detail, we also know that the cost of canceling the suspension of the holy sword is definitely not small. If the sword-wielding lineage has an order, the royal court must follow the order!"
Cha Shiyin said calmly: "The price is my life."
Everyone did not express surprise, and they had obviously expected it - if the Holy Sword could easily cancel the suspension, there would not have been chaos in the world where the Holy Sword had been suspended several times in history.
It's just that in the past, Yanjing could basically hold on for twenty years until the suspension ended. If it couldn't hold on, it would 'welcome the king's army to regain Yanjing.' But this time, not only were the two major throats broken, but even the fifth military camp was severely damaged due to the demonic transformation.
The massive reduction in personnel makes it impossible to resist the invasion of the outer region, but there is no "king master" in the outer region. Looking at the past two thousand years, the current Yanjing may not be the most critical, but it is definitely the most embarrassing.
"Please hold the sword and make plans for the world." Everyone bowed and begged.
"There are nine districts in the world. The first district is occupied by the Niguang organization, the first district has a clear-cut flag and launched a rebellion, and the fourth district is divided by warlords and rebels against the imperial court. The only ones that are still under your control are Yankyo Kinki and Xiamu districts. There are still some who are disobedient.
Leiyin District does not cause trouble." Cha Shiyin said leisurely: "Huiyao only accounts for three of them, what qualifications do you have to say that you are 'the world'?"
"Destiny will shine, and the royal family will finally shine." Ling Jiangli said: "If it weren't for the barbarian conspiracy, how could Yanjing be in such a desperate situation? If there was no disaster of the demon transformation, the sword-wielding lineage could peacefully elect a new emperor and ascend the throne.
The new emperor will be able to govern with the help of the upright court, and he will naturally be able to regain the people's support, govern and love the people, suppress rebellious ministers, wipe out the rebellious parties, and conquer the mountains and rivers. The change in Yanjing is not a crime of war!"
"But it is the crime of the imperial court and the royal family!" Cha Shiyin said sternly: "If it weren't for the imperial court's rebellious behavior, how could four of the nine districts be rebellious and two of them rebel? If it weren't for the imperial court being full of loopholes, how could it be difficult to rescue the country?
How could you take advantage of the loophole and spend more than ten years to lay out this evil conspiracy? If the imperial court had not lost the support of the people, how could it have caused today's disaster!"
"The disaster of the demonic transformation is just to tear off your fig leaf and let the whole world know that the imperial court is weak and vulnerable! It is also the last straw that breaks Huiyao's back, letting the whole world know that Huiyao is riddled with holes.
hopeless!"
"With your level of governance, with the situation you have created, with a court like yours that is an expert in civil war and an outsider in external warfare, you still have the nerve to ask the sword-wielding lineage to help you? You even hope that I will sacrifice myself to ask for help?
Huiyao? Can you please stay away from those children? I’m afraid that if lightning strikes you shameless adults, they will be harmed!"
"You asked me to plan for the world... I saw a very interesting word in the newspaper - 'fast forward'. I want to fast forward this situation now. I can't wait to see the troops from outside the area invade Yanjing and destroy this place."
Trash the court, let Hui Yao be reborn from destruction!"
"Destroying you is the real plan for the world! If I help you continue to maintain the existence of this fatuous court, it will be equivalent to prolonging the suffering of the people for tens to hundreds of years!"
Cha Shiyin scolded him mercilessly, his sentences were sonorous and powerful, and every word was resounding. His voice almost penetrated the director's room, and everyone outside heard the commotion. The faces of several cabinet ministers also changed greatly, but Ling Jiang left.
But he signaled them to be quiet.
When Cha Shiyin stopped talking, Ling Jiangli said slowly: "Have you finished venting? Are you satisfied with the scolding? Can you allow me to defend myself?"
"It's okay, please."
"The poison of glory lies in the aristocratic families, the tyranny, the nobility, the annexation of land, the factional strife in the imperial court, and even more so the disparity between the rich and the poor!" Ling Jiangli said: "If they really can't survive, how can anyone want to fight against the imperial court? But
Every time there is peace and prosperity, there will be a surge in population, and there is only so much food output. Once the population exceeds a certain value, some people will not have enough to eat. Whenever there is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, there will inevitably be a large number of hungry people, who will fight to survive.
It will plunder food, destroy production, further lead to a reduction in food output, while the number of hungry people will increase, and finally there will be chaos in the world!"
"Although Huiyao has utilized the cultivated land to the extreme, but every two hundred years, there will be great chaos and then great chaos! It has been two hundred and eighteen years since Emperor Shenzong revitalized Huiyao."
"Why did Emperor Xianzong repeatedly target Tianji District to relocate residents for development? Because Tianji District is the only outer district in Huiyao that can develop more cultivated land. If Tianji District can be fully controlled and the refugees from other districts can be moved into Tianji to cultivate official land, maybe
We can continue to prosper for decades more!”
"The imperial court has been implementing good governance for many years, benefiting the whole country, but what's the point if the decrees don't go out of Kinki? Nobles from aristocratic families control the officialdom, and in the fish and meat villages of powerful families, if good governance sinks to the grassroots villages and towns, it will be implemented by officials into bad governance. Well-intentioned low-interest youth loans,
Being assigned high interest rates led to the destruction of people's families; during the quadrennial imperial examination, teachers and students formed cliques and filled the government and the public."
"This is the poison of the country, the poison of the prosperous age, and the poison of time." Ling Jiangli sighed: "The population surge and land annexation have created a disparity between the rich and the poor. The grassroots rural sages are intertwined, causing the imperial court to lose control over outer areas."
"It's like building a building. At the beginning of the prosperous times, the floors were low. As long as you drove the piles and prepared the building materials, you could build a stable building; but at the beginning of the troubled times, you had to build the buildings to a height of 100 meters, and the ground piles were already overwhelmed.
However, high-rise buildings continue to be built higher and higher. Once affected by natural or man-made disasters, this seemingly majestic and tall building will collapse because it cannot bear its own weight."
"The royal family has tried its best, and the court has also tried its best. But some things are not due to man-made problems, but to God's will."
"The idea of building a building is very interesting." Cha Shiyin smiled slightly: "So, it turns out that all the princes in the dynasty were loyal ministers who worked hard to maintain the overall situation?"
Ling Jiangli was silent for a moment: "If you don't dare to take it seriously, please ask the sword holder for advice."
"I'm too lazy to give you advice, Principal Cha, you can do it for me." Cha Shiyin said calmly: "The disdain on your face is clearly evident. I feel like you have been waiting for this opportunity to scold them for a long time... You're welcome
, my treat."
"Then I'd rather be respectful than obey your orders." Cha Huan looked at Ling Jiangli: "Old fellow, did you just say that in the powerful fish and meat township, land annexation is serious, the people have lost their land, and the government's decrees are difficult to reach the grassroots?"
"yes."
"Then why don't you kill all those powerful landowners, turn their fields back into government lands, and hire common people as tenant farmers?"
"This is exactly the mission and performance of county governors and consuls."
"What's the use of killing one or two small landowners? What about those powerful families who have people in the court? What about those big families with purple robes? What about those prominent nobles who are descended from princes with different surnames? Those are the land annexations
If we kill the majority of them, won’t we have fields and food?”
"..."
"Isn't it the reason why political orders are not issued out of Kinki that there is serious party strife in your court? The court is divided into two parties: Rei and Li. If you decide to leave the policy, Helan's people will delay it; if you order Helan to do the task, you will leave.
Even those who oppose you will refuse to execute it. Why don’t you kill those who oppose you and reorganize the court?”
"..."
"There are many officials and cronies in the imperial court. Isn't it because you have hired too many people from the same country? Why don't you lower the recruitment rate of Yanjing officers and let more people from outside the area work in the capital. Especially the Jinhui people, the Youyun people, and the Canglan people.
People, Tianji people, they are not familiar with the place in Yanjing. Even if they become friends, there will be communication barriers due to accent problems... Speaking of which, I remember that your niece, Ling Jiangli, seems to be a pure blue operator. Your party's
The power has grown even stronger."
"..."
"According to me, half of you two parties should be killed. Even if you don't kill, you have to be dismissed and rushed back to farm. As pretty and cute as your niece, she must be good at farming."
"Alas." Ling Jiangli finally couldn't help but speak: "If you govern like Cha Huan, even if there is no disaster, the troops from the outer area will definitely be able to come to the city. The imperial court is not a jungle, and killing can't solve any problems. You
Even if a minister is killed, won’t the person who replaces him be immune to corruption, cliques, and bending the law?”
"Government is not a war. Even if the county guard clan wipes out a rich and well-connected family, the extra land resources will still need to be managed by the county guard's office? The management of the county guard's office is not managed by officials. As long as it is managed by people, it will be inevitable.
There are loopholes that can be exploited. As long as they make a big stroke, these official fields will flow into the hands of other wealthy families sooner or later, and the county guard cannot go to the fields every day. Will he be deceived by the officials? "
"But what is the result of harsh killing? The people below work together to whitewash the peace and exaggerate the prosperity, and never let the superiors know the slightest truth. The result of making mistakes is death, so they will never let the superiors know that they have made mistakes."
"If an excellent system treats the root cause and a good policy treats the symptoms, then you, Cha Huan, can't even treat the symptoms. At most, you can cut off your toes to avoid sandworms - in order to avoid small harm, you will cause greater harm to yourself.
s damage."
"Cha Huan, you are an excellent teacher, but you are definitely an unqualified politician - politics is about compromise. Killing is a very useful tool, but just because it is so useful, you must not use it unless you have to, because everyone makes mistakes.
"Politics needs to give people a chance to correct their mistakes."
Cha Huan sneered: "You said that you seem to be very good, so why don't you, the politician Ling Jiangli, let the troops outside compromise and give up the attack on Yanjing?"
"It is easy to accuse others of mistakes, but a soldier with many wounds is still a soldier, and a perfect fly is still a fly."
"Then you mean you are a warrior? Come on, let's go out and show off."
"I didn't say I was a warrior."
"Then you mean you're a fly?"
"..."
The Empress Dowager raised her right hand, and Cha Huan and Ling Jiangli immediately shut their mouths. She looked at Cha Shiyin, who had a sarcastic smile on her lips, and bowed deeply: "The royal family is incompetent."
Ling Jiangli did not hesitate and bowed with several cabinet ministers, Shi Xiang: "The imperial court is incompetent."
The Empress Dowager said: "The situation in Huiyao has deteriorated to this point, and the royal family and the court have unshirkable responsibilities. No matter how difficult the reality is, the Ming Dynasty court, which shoulders the expectations of the people and is in charge of the life and death of the people, has not only failed to allow the people to live a happy and healthy life.
, but forced them to cause trouble, which only proves that the royal family is stupid and the court is incompetent."
"But the people of Yanjing are so innocent, and they should not have to experience military disasters for thousands of years; and the royal family is a shining banner, and it will be unimaginable once the eternal inheritance collapses. At worst, the glory will be divided and difficult to reunite, at worst, the people will be conquered in troubled times for hundreds of years.
"
"Aijia... I know this is despicable, shameless, and shameless." The Queen Mother's voice was full of apology: "But I still want to plead with the sword-wielding lineage to please bring out the holy sword Huiyao to save the people from the fire and water.
