Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 926 People-oriented Holy Son of Heaven

In the Wenhua Palace, the emperor's clear voice echoed all around, causing all the ministers present to correct their attitudes involuntarily.

Since the civil war, the situation in the court has been chaotic. Although the ministers and the emperor were bumping and bumping, they gradually got into a rhythm after all.

For the group of elders present, a very important truth they have mastered in the past two years is to follow the direction of the emperor.

Although it is said that the emperor ascended the throne as a vassal king, judging from various performances after ascension, there is no doubt that the emperor already has his own set of political ideas and policies.

From the handling of government affairs, the bosses have gradually summed up some principles of handling things and the bottom line of the emperor.

And these are the fundamentals of political struggle in the court.

Chen Xun's attack on the palace last time was a typical example!

For most people, that morning court was a misty sight. They only felt that there was no bottom to it, and they could not figure out the positions and calculations of the important ministers and bigwigs.

However, for these people present now, they are like the mirror in their hearts.

The most fundamental reason why Chen Xun dared to scold the officials first, and then blatantly confronted the cabinet, was that he had his finger on the pulse of the emperor.

It is not a day that the government and the opposition are in a sluggish mood.

On the one hand, it was because Wang Zhen was in power back then and was used to eradicating dissidents by various means. Many loyal and upright ministers in the court were dismissed or killed, and those who stayed were mostly those who were wise and safe.

On the other hand, it was also because too many ministers died in the civil engineering battle, and it only took more than two years, which was far from enough to restore the almost broken civil and military ministers.

This point is most obvious among the nobles, but in fact, the civil servants are not much better. Even after the Civil War, the imperial court has set the selection criteria again and again, but today's civil servants are always The pulse is still in a state of green and yellow.

Under such circumstances, the imperial court has a number of major issues to be resolved urgently. It is not easy to maintain the normal operation of the imperial court, let alone talk about the officialdom?
However, this situation is certainly temporary.

Based on the understanding of the emperor by these elders, if one word is used to summarize the policy of the emperor, then there is no doubt that it is people-oriented.

Although they didn't hear what Zhu Qiyu said to Du Ning, they would naturally go and see for themselves when they were at their level.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, everything he has done has focused on the court and the country and the people's livelihood.

Not to mention welcoming back the Supreme Emperor and ordering the prince out of the cabinet, which are more symbolic, but just talking about the facts, whether it is the restructuring of craftsmen, the construction of large canals, the opening of mutual markets, and the rectification of military settlements, these things are of course aimed at solving certain problems that were faced at that time. However, what is more important to understand is that if the emperor hadn't insisted, these things would not have been so drastic.

If you want to repair the side wall, then you need to levy part of the corvee, and then choose the key pass to build first, and leave the rest of the pass first. Anyway, after the Battle of Bauhinia Pass, Oala was also seriously injured. In a short period of time, it is impossible to raise another army and go south. Attack Ming.

Of course, if the border walls of these small passes are not repaired, and those small groups of tribes plunder, it will be more difficult for the people to resist.

However, from the perspective of the overall situation, the imperial court is also difficult. The people have always lived like this, and if they persist, they will slowly repair the side wall when the imperial court relaxes in a few years.

There is no need to go to war at all, or even to change the long-standing artisan household system of the imperial court, just to repair the side wall as quickly as possible with as little corvee as possible.

Given the depletion of the national treasury after the Civil War, the entire court would not have any objections to this.

However, the Son of Heaven will do it!
Because the people on the border are also the people of Daming!
The flooding of the Yellow River has been a difficult problem for the imperial court for many years. Shawankou built embankments almost every year, broke them every year, and provided disaster relief every year.

Even when the Supreme Emperor was in power and the national treasury was abundant, it was not an easy decision to divert the Yellow River and build a large canal from scratch to divert water into Qin.

However, the emperor refused to follow Xiao Gui and Cao Cao, and insisted on repairing the big canal under the pressure of the Ministry of Households to allocate money when the national treasury was poor and empty.

There is also the opening of the mutual market, although it is because of the appointment with Tuotuobuhua at the beginning, but why doesn't it not want to tax the people and work hard for the people.

Although the exchange market is now represented by the Huangdian, the money that enters the treasury is real. If there is no such money to support it, it is hard to know how much tyranny will be imposed to do these big things.

But the emperor would rather do more difficult things, and put the interests of the people first.

This is the pattern, but also the mind!

This point permeates every court affairs handled by the emperor.

Based on this, and then extended down, the actions of the emperor actually have a context to follow.

Undoubtedly, practices such as building canals and embankments, opening mutual markets, and reorganizing the army are very important, but the atmosphere of officials in the court is equally important.

It's just that you have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to do one thing at a time.

After the civil engineering battle, the piles are urgent, so some problems, even if they are seen, can only be put on hold temporarily.

However, as long as the problem exists, it is bound to be impossible to ignore it all the time.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has always treated courtiers with generosity and kindness.

But this kind of generosity does not mean that the emperor's character is weak. To a large extent, it is because the emperor hopes to slowly improve the atmosphere of being wise and protecting himself in the court.

Although there is suspicion of criticizing the Supreme Emperor, many ministers are well aware that when the Supreme Emperor allowed Wang Zhen to exercise power, to a large extent, he was dissatisfied with those courtiers who repeatedly advised and blocked him.

Perhaps for his old man, it is a good thing that the subordinate ministers are obedient and call the emperor holy in everything, and it is more conducive to displaying his "great ambitions".

However, the facts have proved that the principle of listening to both will bring clarity and partial listening will lead to darkness is applicable at any time, and the result of going one's own way will only lead the entire Great Ming into the abyss.

Therefore, for the emperor, he obviously learned this lesson.

Many of the ministers present had stayed in Beijing and experienced all the big and small affairs that happened in the court during this period.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, there may have been times of thunder and anger, and there have been disagreements with the officials.

However, no matter what the situation, the emperor can discuss well with the officials, and never use the emperor's authority to force the officials to bow their heads.

If it was because of the lack of prestige of the emperor at the beginning, then, with the victory in the Battle of Oara, Yu Qian, Wang Wen and other ministers gradually came to power, and the emperor already had this kind of strength.

It must be impossible, but I really don't want to!
The reason for his reluctance is that he does not want to make the officialdom atmosphere that everyone is already in danger worsen.

It is easy to destroy things like officialdom and belief in officialdom, but it is extremely difficult to establish them.

To be honest, if you really want to reverse the atmosphere in the officialdom, then the difficulty will only increase, not decrease, compared to rectifying the army.

However, this matter must be done, the difference is only sooner or later.

Chen Xun, an old guy, has nothing else at all, but his ability and vision to assess the situation are truly unparalleled.

In the case of the palace examination, the emperor only showed this sign, and he noticed it.

Not only was he aware of it, but he dared to use it to make a big fuss, taking the opportunity to attack the officials and the cabinet.

As for the result, obviously, his calculation was correct.

When Chen Xun stated that the root cause of the palace examination fraud case was the weak officialdom, his behavior actually won the tacit approval of the emperor.

Therefore, whether it is Wang Wen or later Wang Ao, they can only defend passively, but cannot fight back.

This is the principle of thinking about defeat before thinking about victory.

However, everything has a price.

The reason why the emperor indulged Chen Xun was precisely because he also needed an opportunity to set off an action to purge the atmosphere in the officialdom.

From another point of view, they were called in just after Du Ning finished his speech, which was actually a signal to a large extent.

To put it bluntly, this is the emperor reminding Chen Xun that he has to do things after receiving benefits...

Naturally, Chen Xun would not fail to understand this point, so as soon as the Son of Heaven finished speaking, he thought for a while, then stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying.

"Your Majesty is wise, it is true that the atmosphere in the court is not good. This is not a day. If things go on like this, there will be serious troubles."

"Therefore, I believe that the Ministry of Officials should take the lead and cooperate with the Metropolitan Procuratorate to strictly rectify the atmosphere in the officialdom!"

These words are resounding and swearing.

Can't help but let the old people below mutter in their hearts, this old guy, with the backing, is different, and he has the confidence to speak.

Of course, no matter how resolute Chen Xun said, it was just throwing bricks to attract jade.

His role is nothing more than to deliver a message to the emperor.

Thinking of the emperor's performance in the court some time ago, the elders probably had some calculations in their minds. If nothing else, the emperor already had a plan in his mind about how to reverse the atmosphere in the officialdom.

Sure enough, upon hearing Chen Xun's words, the emperor's expression turned pale, but he was still very serious.

Shaking his head slightly, the Son of Heaven spoke.

"Three feet of ice is not a day's cold. Wang Zhen has been in power for many years. The government and the people are afraid of him like a tiger. There are loyal and outspoken ministers who are either dismissed or killed. They have accumulated power for many years. This is how the court is."

"I'm not an unreasonable person. I don't want to look into the past, but what I and the ministers need to understand is that changing the atmosphere in the officialdom is different from rectifying the military."

"In order to rectify the army, in the final analysis, it is punishment or collection, but to reverse the officialdom, it requires cultivation and tolerance."

"What I want is not as simple as replacing a group of people, Zhu Qing, may you understand?"

clear……

The emperor said it so clearly, how could they not understand.

As long as you know what the emperor wants to do, there is nothing simple.

It is not uncommon to rectify the atmosphere in the officialdom, but it is more aimed at corruption. Although there will be many difficulties in this situation, there is a direction in the end.

As long as the upper echelons unify their will, remain unwavering, investigate and arrest them at all costs, and throw a group of people into imperial prison, they will be punished and killed if they deserve it, the effect will be immediate.

However, the biggest problem in the officialdom today is obviously not this.

Although there are corrupt officials in the court today, the bigger problem is that they dare not speak out for the country, and they only care about protecting themselves and lose their integrity.

Compared with corruption, this problem will only be more difficult to deal with.

As the Son of Heaven said, it is useless to simply fight and kill if you want to reverse this trend.

No matter how many corrupt officials there are, they are still a minority in the entire officialdom. Therefore, it is only necessary to use thunderous means to deter them.

However, the ethos of cherishing one's own life and self-preservation is now spreading, affecting the majority.

It is impossible for the imperial court to replace them all because of this. If they really do this, it will only have the opposite effect.

This is obviously not what the emperor wants!

The elders looked at each other with bitter faces.

After a while, Wang Wen spoke first.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter should not be rushed. Since the court intends to change the atmosphere, then this is a matter that requires patience."

"In my opinion, we can start to improve from the following points."

"First, re-investigate the officials who were promoted, demoted, dismissed, and killed when Wang Zhen's party controlled the government."

"If a person bribes and protects a promotion due to flattery, he will be punished by downgrading and demotion depending on the situation."

"Demoted, dismissed, and murdered, if the case is unjust, the deceased will be sealed, the dismissed will be restored, and the demoted will be restored."

"To let the government and the public know that those who speak out for justice will not suffer innocent injustice, and those lucky people who do not want to be loyal to the country and only want to cling to the powerful will eventually be held accountable and announced to the world."

After all, Wang Wen is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he is considered a professional counterpart in this matter, so no matter how difficult it is, he has to speak up.

And it is obvious that Mr. Wang has something in his stomach.

The first move of this shot is to be steady and ruthless.

In fact, after the emperor came to the throne, he had rehabilitated and rehabilitated the officials who were deposed and demoted because they offended Wang Zhen.

However, because the court was facing many major events at that time, it was more aimed at officials above the fifth rank. In addition to considering Wang Zhen's factors, because of the tense situation at the time, it was also necessary to consider whether the promotion was competent and the officials were restored. Whether the incumbent can quickly control the situation.

Moreover, this kind of large-scale transfer will inevitably involve a lot of interests. Therefore, in order to stabilize the court situation, the people who were reinstated and reinstated at that time were either people with outstanding talents, or those who resisted Wang Zhen very fiercely. A person who makes a lot of noise and enjoys a reputation among scholars.

Ultimately, though, this was done because of the turmoil at the time.

But now everything is slowly on the right track. Although it can't be said that it is Haiyan Heqing, the court has stabilized.

The Tian family is harmonious, the East Palace is stable, the court is stable, and the border is peaceful. It is time to continue to finish the unfinished things at that time...

However, it is obvious that such a major event is not so easy to decide.

As soon as Wang Wen's voice fell, someone immediately raised objections.

After entering the hall, Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu, who had been silent all the time, stood up frowning and cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty, what the Lord Tianguan said is certainly a good intention, but it is not feasible!"

(End of this chapter)