Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1512 Twelve Before Enthronement
Kuai Liang is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart, he can become the number one counselor under Liu Biao's command, his EQ and IQ are all online, he can understand what Mu Jing said, and he understands it very clearly.

At that moment, he knelt down, saluted respectfully, and then said: "This subordinate should be the leader of the king, and he will do his best for the Ming Dynasty, and he will die!"

"very good!"

Mu Jing laughed, he likes to talk to smart people, he can understand a little bit, unlike those iron lumps in the army, who don’t have a little bit of comprehension when they die, and it’s cool to have to speak bluntly so that he can lose face of.

"Although Gu hand-picked you to join the cabinet, you know the system of our Ming country!" Mu Jing reminded: "Under the Zhaoming Pavilion of the Ming Dynasty, there is the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council. Those who can join the cabinet will have the support of many people below. So you have to work hard to let people know that you, Kuailiang, are capable of joining the cabinet!"

"Building momentum?" Kuai Liang understood again.

"you can say it this way!"

Mu Jing sighed: "It's not that you can't talk, but that's meaningless, so you can only propose to join the cabinet. As for whether you can enter the cabinet in the end, it depends on your own ability!"

In fact, his proposal is equivalent to opening up the most important joints, but if there is no ability, it is just mud that cannot support the wall.

If it was the old system, Mujing could hand-pick and no one would dare to oppose it. This is the power of the imperial power, and it is also a drawback.

When an emperor uses people as he wants, this in itself represents a backward system.

The key to joining the cabinet is Mujing's approval, but whether you can enter the cabinet in the end depends on the support of the Privy Council of the Political Affairs Hall. The Zhaoming Pavilion is based on them. Without their support, even if you join the cabinet, it may not be Can get a lot of power.

"The time is too short, and my subordinates can mobilize the support of some colleagues, but my subordinates have been too low-key in the past few years, so whether it is the Political Affairs Hall or the Privy Council, my subordinates have no contacts!"

Kuai Liang was a little distressed.

He regrets very much now, why he couldn't be more high-profile in the past two years. Before that, he just worked hard, did things, and didn't want to be named, in order to make his name disappear from the position in Mujing's heart. He thought that this would make Mujing disappear. Be afraid of yourself.

Only in this way can one's own influence be reduced to the lowest level, and the Kuai clan will no longer be a threat to the Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that he still underestimated Mujing, or maybe he had been underestimating Mujing's heart. Although Mujing was afraid of those aristocratic families, he had never been afraid of him.

"That's right, neither the Zhengshitang nor the Privy Council will support you. Even if the Zhengshitang recognizes your governance of Yongzhou in the past two years, will Hu Zhao and Liu Jin admit you to the cabinet? Yes, because the person they pushed to join the cabinet was Bao Su, so you have to find another way of life!" Mu Jing said.

"Will the Privy Council nominate someone to join the cabinet this time?" Kuai Liang responded quickly. Mu Jing mentioned the Political Affairs Hall, but did not mention the Privy Council. However, if the Privy Council can support him in the political affairs hall where the power has passed, he will be able to enter the cabinet smoothly.

"The Privy Council?"

Mu Jing thought for a while: "Probably not, Zhang Liao is fine, but..."

He shook his head: "It's not the best time yet, he still needs to practice, so this time, the Privy Council will not take action!"

Just when Kuai Liang was a little happy, Mu Jing changed his voice: "However, even if the Privy Council did not recommend someone to join the cabinet, they might not support you. Even if Gu told the Privy Council, would they sell Gu's face?"

"This one……"

Kuai Liang suddenly felt a little chilly. It wasn't that Mu Jing could not command the Privy Council, but that Zhaoming Pavilion's influence was there. To lay the foundation of the national system, I don't have the ability to let Mu Jing do this.

"That's why I let you find another way to make a living!" Mu Jing said.

"What way?"

Kuai Liang frowned.

"Gu intends to establish a Metropolitan Procuratorate!" Mu Jing said softly, "Replace it with Yushitai!"

This is also part of the New Deal.

Yushitai has always been a bit general, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate system in the Ming Dynasty, in the era of imperial power and feudalism, still has a relatively marketable market.

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Kuai Liang's eyes light up slightly.

"Officials in the world can exercise power to control the people in the world, but people are prone to make mistakes, so I have to give them a shackle. The Metropolitan Procuratorate has the power to supervise the officials in the world and impeach them!"

Mu Jing said calmly.

When Kuai Liang heard this, he immediately understood that this would be an official office on par with the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council, and this official office was the way Mu Jing found for him.

"Of course, for such a big matter, if you want to be in command, you may not be able to. Even if you want to, you have the ability, but they may not believe you!" Mu Jing said softly: "You have to find someone to take over in command for you!"

"Old Cai!"

When Kuai Liang heard the words, a name appeared in his mind in an instant.

"clever!"

Mu Jing has to say that Kuai Liang is very sharp in political thinking: "He is the most suitable person, but how to persuade him depends on your ability!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

Kuai Liang took a deep breath, he was confident, because a person like Cai Lao would not give up his principles because of his position, even if his position in Zhaoming Pavilion was biased towards Hu Zhao, but he would stick to what was right.

But Kuai Liang was a little hesitant, and said: "Your Majesty, will Hu Xiang become angry from embarrassment after this, and he will attack his subordinates at that time!"

In doing this, Mu Jing's intention was not only to promote his own admission to the cabinet, but also had other intentions, which he could understand, but he was more worried that it would arouse Hu Zhao's anger.

Hu Zhao is now under one person and above ten thousand people, and he is well-deserved as the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.

"I have no choice but to do this!"

Mu Jing sighed helplessly.

His move kills two birds with one stone, not only to establish the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but also to divide the fragile alliance between Hu Zhao and Cai Yong. Not to mention pulling Cai Yong into the position of the New Deal, at least Cai Yong can stand by and watch.

As long as Cai Yong takes over the Metropolitan Procuratorate, in order to stand upright, he can only use the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty as the standard, not the standpoint of others. At that time, he can only be a judge on the New Deal, not a judge. Dare to play.

This is what Mujing wanted.

Before he established the Ming Dynasty, he had to make arrangements and make preparations for the implementation of the New Deal. In this way, after he ascended the throne, he would immediately promote the implementation of the New Deal throughout the country.

"Even if Hu Kongming is angry, he can only be angry. With his status, it is his fault to take action against you, a person who has not joined the cabinet. He still cherishes feathers very much, and he will not do that!"

Mu Jing knew Hu Zhao quite well, and said, "As far as the matter is concerned, you are qualified and able to join the cabinet. Even if Hu Zhao wants to deal with you, he will enter the cabinet and stabilize his position in the Zhaoming Pavilion. It’s even more difficult, it can only be done by yourself, there’s not much you can do alone!”

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this subordinate will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations!" Naturally, Kuai Liang also knew very well how much risk Mu Jing had taken in pushing himself into the cabinet at this time, and how difficult it was to ask for, and this happened just right It is also his only chance. Entering the cabinet is like taking a step from the sky. Even if you are smashed to pieces, you have to climb in. Once you miss it, you will not have such a good opportunity in the future.

"Go!"

Mu Jing nodded, and said: "I don't believe in big words here, I just watch, how do you do it, as the saying goes, it's a mule or a horse, take it out and you'll know, for you, I just rely on your reputation From what it sounds like, you can choose to believe in your ability, but you have to let Gu see it for yourself, after all, you are too conservative in the governance of Yongzhou, and Gu is actually not very satisfied!"

"Yes!"

Kuai Liang felt a sudden surprise. His governance of Yongzhou was naturally more conservative, because he did not dare to advance aggressively, but the situation is different now. It is different now. If you have talent, you can only wait for retirement, and you will never have the opportunity to participate in major events in the world in the future.

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After Kuai Liang left, Huo Yu personally delivered a cup of tea. He couldn't help but ask, "Why does Your Majesty trust Kuai Liang so much? He always has some problems with his position?"

"Positions can be changed!"

Mu Jing smiled: "It's not that Gu wants to believe him, it's that Gu has no one else to believe in, and maybe those who believe him don't have the ability to join the cabinet. There is no way, he is the best candidate!"

His smile was a bit forced. After all, there is still a shortage of talents in Ming Dynasty. There are actually a lot of talents hidden among the people, but they are very cold.

He has tried his best to change his image, but some images have taken root, and many hard-boned scholars have identified him as a thief, and he has nothing to do.

Therefore, talents have to be cultivated and used more smoothly.

"It seems that Hongdu Menxue already has six colleges this year?" Mu Jing asked suddenly.

Hongdumen School is the number one school in the Ming Dynasty, because it was established by Mu Jing himself, and he was the first sacrificial wine after the reconstruction of Hongdumen School.

After he took control of the Southwest, he began to invest heavily in education, and in order to stabilize Cai Yong, he also used Cai Yong on the road of education. Cai Yong himself is a living business card. Shi Bin joined the teachers of Hongdu School.

This made the reputation of Hongdu School more and more famous.

"Seven seats!"

Huo Yu replied: "After your Majesty set off on the expedition, Cai Canzheng personally went to Xiliang, established Hongdumen to learn from Xiliang Academy, and personally sat on the ground with the three major Confucian scholars in Xiliang, discussing Taoism and politics for three days and three nights, and finally Xiliang became famous. The three major Confucianists who came out of the mountain to serve as the sacrificial wine of the Hongdu Menxue Xiliang Academy, recruiting students this year, 180 second students!"

"it is good!"

Mu Jing said: "Old man Cai still has a few brushes in education!"

Cai Yong does not have a great desire for power, but has great ambitions for education. He especially remembers Mu Jing's words that fooled him back then.

If people in the world can read books, what a blessing it will be.

Sometimes, it's something you can't even think about.

But these years, the progress of education in the Ming Kingdom has made him see the existence of this hope. If the investment in education of the Ming Kingdom is put in the Privy Council, it is estimated that the strength of the troops can be doubled, and the refined ones are all Elite soldiers, elite soldiers are the ones that consume the most.

But Mu Jing didn't even bat an eyelid, and invested the money in education, not to mention universities, but building a primary school in every county, which is such a huge project.

If there are ten years, Ming will surpass the whole world in terms of talents. At that time, let alone compete with Ming, even if Ming does not beat them, they will one day be under the influence of Ming and perish.

This is the advantage of the Ming Dynasty.

"Cai Canzheng is willing to invest in education, but he has quarreled with Liu Canzheng several times, as if he is diverting some money from the salt tax to the Department of Education!"

Huo Yu is the only person who can record the meeting in Zhaoming Pavilion, so he knows a lot of little secrets in each department.

"is it?"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Old man Cai also has something to be caught?"

"It's not an excuse, it's a matter of order. The money should be approved for the Department of Education, but the priority is for the water conservancy project. He used some tricks. Liu Canzheng didn't see it, but Hu Xiang had a sharp eye. , I can see it naturally, anyway, Liu Canzheng and Cai Canzheng quarreled several times in the Zhengshitang, which was calmed down by Hu Xiang. Put this thing down!"

Huo Yu said.

"I said, how can Hu Zhao let old man Cai stand up for him? Old man Cai is embarrassed about his feelings, so he has to pay back some favors!" Mu Jing sneered.

It has to be said that he is not in Yudu, so there are still some problems. None of the people below are saints, and they all have their own pursuits and ambitions. It is inevitable that Hu Zhao will be given a chance.

This guy set up a very powerful situation. If this guy didn't do it on purpose, he wouldn't believe it even if he killed him. It was nothing more than taking advantage of Cai Yong's dedication in education, and then selling favors to Cai Yong. Cai Yong There is no way, he has no big problem with the New Deal, so it is okay to tilt it a little bit.

"Hu Kongming, play with Gu, wait!"

Mujing sneered.

For the promotion of the New Deal, he will fight Hu Zhao to the end. Hu Zhaoying, he has to agree, he should not, and he has to agree. There is no second choice.

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A few days later, Yudu became more and more lively, and more and more people discussed the news of Mu Jing's proclaiming the emperor, but the Ming Dynasty did not give a definite answer, but many people recognized Mu Jing's proclaiming the emperor.

At this time, more and more people came back from all directions.

Governors from all over the country came back to report their duties, and there were ministers from various ministries who came back to report their duties. The so-called briefings were all just a reason, and they were all to come back to participate in the ceremony of King Ming's ascension to the throne.

This is a very exciting thing for the courtiers and generals of the Ming Dynasty, whether civil or military. A rising tide lifts all boats, and Mu Jing proclaims the emperor, which means that their status will also be greatly improved.

Moreover, the meaning of proclaiming emperor is different. This is a change of dynasty. When a new dynasty is established, meritorious officials will inevitably be rewarded.

So there are countless people who are ready to move.

(End of this chapter)