Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 120 Heroes See the Same Thing

It was the setting sun outside the door, and Ah Ning was about to enter to serve tea, the moment the curtain was pushed open, the brilliance of the setting sun came in, and Sheng Shaoqing was dazzled by the suddenly stronger light.

Ji Wenxuan was standing against the light at this moment, the afterglow of the setting sun enveloped his body as if it had coated his body with a layer of gold.

But the instant power in his eyes was more dazzling than the sun.

"Queen...", Ji Wenxuan stopped suddenly.

"The matter of Fengchun, I think I can leave it to Mr. Xia to handle it with full authority."

Sheng Shaoqing almost lost his waist when he was turned by Ji Wenxuan's sudden turn. Do all the bosses think like this?

She thought Ji Wenxuan would say something... something else.

The secret thought came to nothing, Sheng Shaoqing could only nod his head in agreement, "I think it's very good, too."

Xia Yuhuai was relieved, he thought that Prime Minister Ji was going to pack him up and sell him, but he still accused him, "Weichen is the prime minister of Xiayi County, how can he meddle in Fengchun's affairs..."

"It's okay, Li Lingfeng will no longer be the magistrate of Fengchun County from today onwards, and you can go to become Mrs. Xia, isn't it justified?"

Xia Yuhuai hesitated, "Then Xia Yi..."

Ji Wenxuan said in an unquestionable tone, "You will still be the prime minister of Xiayi County temporarily. After the disaster subsides, when the rewards for meritorious deeds are discussed, we will discuss your whereabouts at that time."

Xia Yuhuai felt relieved, and replied firmly, "I thank the queen mother, I believe in you, I will pay you with my life, and I swear to defeat the demon society!"

Sheng Shaoqing saw that what Ji Wenxuan said was what he thought, so he didn't interrupt Prime Minister Ji's arrangement, but just looked at Xia Yuhuai with a smile and gentle and reassuring eyes. Is her vase still qualified?
After Xia Yuhuai had left for a long time, the tea on the table had been replaced by three cups. Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was getting colder, Sheng Shaoqing asked, "Prime Minister Ji, what do you think about this?"

Sheng Shaoqing felt that he had the demeanor of the detective Di Renjie at the moment, and this sentence "Yuan Fang, what do you think" definitely won the true biography of Mr. Di.

However, after saying this sentence, Sheng Shaoqing felt a chill in the spring air that had turned into her sleeves, and swept through her whole body with a swish of coolness.

Ji Wenxuan's fierce aura just now dissipated without a trace like flowers in a mirror and moon in water, and now he still looks sick and weak. Seeing Sheng Shaoqing's inquiry, Ji Wenxuan got up and replied, "I don't know what the Queen Mother asked about?"

"It's about Fengchun, but, Prime Minister Ji, you got news really fast. I only saw Xia Yuhuai at noon, so the Prime Minister knew about it?"

Ji Wenxuan was a little hesitant, but continued, "The queen mother forgot?"

The temperature of the surrounding air seemed to be a little colder.

"forget?"

Ji Wenxuan frowned imperceptibly, and hid his doubts well, but Sheng Shaoqing still found some emotions that he hadn't restrained by using the system function.

surprise?

Confuse?

What is Ji Wenxuan surprised at?
Soon, Ji Wenxuan personally answered Sheng Shaoqing's doubts.

"The sky color stone has become popular, probably in the past two years, and when it really caused a disaster, it was not long after the death of the late emperor last year."

"At that time, Master Xia had already played, but..."

"At that time, the Empress Dowager was not easy to deal with Fengchun's territory, so the special minister ignored it and waited and watched the changes."

Sheng Shaoqing: …………

Not long after the death of the first emperor?At that time... the queen mother didn't seem to be her, did she? ? ?

Sheng Shaoqing had no choice but to stumble and find a reason for his "amnesia", but Ji Wenxuan said very considerately, "The empress dowager is entangled in common affairs, so I don't think it's strange to forget it for a while, but... I don't know why the empress dowager is suddenly not worried that it will hurt Qinghe Palace In order to save face, you are going to go down like a thunderbolt?"

"This... that... I..."

However, Sheng Shaoqing heard Ji Wenxuan continue to say, "However, no matter what, it is really not easy for the Queen Mother to make such a determination, so..."

Ji Wenxuan's words came to an abrupt end here, as if hinting at Sheng Shaoqing's answer, Sheng Shaoqing was still analyzing why Ji Wenxuan was so abnormal, he always said half of what he said today, like playing charades, so he naturally ignored this In the "most important" part of answering the conversation, I wholeheartedly waited for Ji Wenxuan to announce the correct answer.

Ji Wenxuan looked away in disappointment, and Sheng Shaoqing suddenly understood what Ji Wenxuan meant, and said softly, "So, it's best to catch them all and not show favoritism."

Ji Wenxuan asked further, "Since there is no favoritism, then those people before..."

"In the same way, it will be punished as a crime. If someone intercedes, it will be punished as a party."

Sheng Shaoqing finally made up her mind at this moment, in this slightly dilapidated county government office, under the even slightly leaky roof, she stared at the dancing candlelight in front of Ji Wenxuan and asked, "Prime Minister Ji should also understand, I What do you mean by suppressing the matter in the palace before?"

Ji Wenxuan also looked at Sheng Shaoqing's face blurred by the halo through the flickering firelight and said, "I naturally understand."

"Although the Li family is small, it is located in Jiangdong and is closely related to Nanjing. Li Lingjiang is a direct branch of the Li family, and now he is also in charge of the Li family. If you move him rashly, Jiangdong is not stable, and you may be in danger." It has attracted the attention of many aristocratic families."

The boss is indeed a boss, and the fig leaf he found for her is so thoughtful.

In fact, the main reason why she initially wanted to avoid this question was actually fear.

Some people are timid, but not afraid of things.

Some people are bold but fearful.

And she belongs to the latter.

Even though she had become the empress dowager at that time, she was still the Sheng Shaoqing who just wanted to lie flat and fish.

Looking forward and backward, being timid, are all her problems. She is too aware of her weight, and she is afraid that she will not be able to bear the consequences.

"But! If this kind of cancer is not cured, it will endanger the court sooner or later. The Queen Mother must have realized that Li Lingjiang has mischievous intentions, so she will let him go away from Yuzhou. But this method will only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. I mean, with the convenience of Yuzhou being close to Helian, what he can do is immeasurable."

Sheng Shaoqing hesitated and said, "Li Lingjiang...wouldn't dare to do it if he wanted to?"

He was only worried that he would fulfill the prophecy dream, so he thought about destroying Nanjing forever, but... Great Liang is his homeland, so he wouldn't...

"No! He will!"

Ji Wenxuan said categorically, "This person has a treacherous mind. If he can think of stealing through Mrs. Li, it is clear that he is definitely not a person who uses ordinary means."

"What's more, he has already used Hu Yushi to find out who suppressed him, and he was not allowed to join the military department. Presumably he is gnashing his teeth with hatred for the Queen Mother at this moment."

Sheng Shaoqing: ……………

If I knew it earlier, I would not have publicly admitted it (bushi).

"He also did what Hu Yushi did?"

Ji Wenxuan nodded, "The Empress Dowager thinks who cares more about joining the military than himself?"

"It's really embarrassing for Mr. Shen, who is still asking door to door." Ji Wenxuan sighed helplessly.

Sheng Shaoqing: …………

"I'm still worried..."

Before Sheng Shaoqing's worries were finished, Ji Wenxuan continued, "Then why doesn't the Queen Mother consider following Nanjing?"

Sheng Shaoqing:! ! ! ! !

If you say this, I won't be sleepy anymore! !
"Nanjing has many resistances to reforming the system. The root cause is that Emperor Jingming reformed the rituals, not the system."

"The abolition of red tape and the selection of poor families went hand in hand. In the end, only the former was really popularized in Nanjing. And this was the most troublesome source of resistance for Emperor Ming."

Sheng Shaoqing thinks about it too. Selecting officials from a poor family may be acceptable to those officials, but it can make them change the etiquette habits formed since childhood. That is really the choice from the very beginning... an extremely difficult model!

Ji Wenxuan continued to analyze, "Actually, the current situation of Nanjing is also predictable."

"Emperor Ming came from a humble background. He used to be a pariah who made a living by weaving straw sandals, and was beaten because he often gambled and failed to pay back the money he owed. If Wang Mi hadn't rescued him from a group of gangsters one winter, where would there be today's Nanjing?"

Sheng Shaoqing gasped in surprise, why didn't Cui Yun say this at the beginning?

"Therefore, Emperor Ming naturally had no good impressions of families other than the Wang family. What's more, before Empress Wang married Emperor Ming, there were many people who opposed the marriage between the family and Emperor Ming who was born as a commoner. No wonder."

It would be better to demolish ten temples than to break up a single marriage. These aristocratic families have ruled over the world and controlled others to marry their wives, and Emperor Ming hated them...it seems not so difficult to understand.

"However, when the Jin Dynasty collapsed, most of the aristocratic families had already moved south to Jiankang City. What Emperor Ming did was tantamount to declaring war on all the aristocratic families alone."

Sheng Shaoqing also sighed secretly when he heard it, no wonder Liu Zizhan was able to turn himself over from a common man, soared all the way to the emperor, married Bai Fumei and reached the pinnacle of his life, but he turned over like a salted fish, and he was still a salted fish.

Liu Zizhan is really a brave man!

"Thus, the minister said that the reform of Nanjing is not the system, but the etiquette. This move may be effective, but it is too drastic, and a little carelessness may lead to bloody storms... Rao is the iron blood of a golden and iron horse like Emperor Ming. The emperor, recently, was also forced to sleep and eat by the officials in the court who repeatedly touched the pillars and died."

"Otherwise, why did Wang Mi come here with a generous gift, and how could he let Lord Wei's eldest son go back so easily?"

Sheng Shaoqing nodded in agreement, it seemed that her analysis was not bad at all, Nan Jing was really messed up.

"Then why did the Prime Minister say that he wants to emulate Nan Jing?"

Only now did Ji Wenxuan smile and said, "Although the chaos in Nanjing is chaotic, we can still extract its essence and use it."

"We reform the system, not the ritual."

The candlelight in front of him gradually dimmed, but Ji Wenxuan's cloudy eyes gradually cleared up, "The selection of officials from poor families is truly a pioneering work. If we can implement it, it will be able to exert its maximum effect and benefit all people in the world!"

Sheng Shaoqing was also a little overjoyed, what is this called, this is called a hero who sees the same thing!
"Heroes don't ask where they come from. Back then, Sun Shuao was lifted up in the sea, and Baili Xi was lifted up in the city. Why not now?!"

Ji Wenxuan's tone suddenly changed sharply, and he lamented, "During the late Emperor's reign, my fellow ministers also had this discussion, but it's a pity..."

Sheng Shaoqing knew that Ji Wenxuan wanted to say that the late emperor died young, so he could only sigh along with him, and sincerely felt sorry for this late husband who was capable of accomplishing great things.

However, Sheng Shaoqing did not expect that Princess Lin Yang tried so hard to win over Ji Wenxuan through Ji Baochuan but failed, but today, he took the initiative to stand in front of her.

A gust of drafts blew up Sheng Shaoqing's broken hair at the sideburns. Sheng Shaoqing had no time to take care of it, but scribbled aside the obstructive hair, staring at Ji Wenxuan and waiting for his answer.

Ji Wenxuan slowed down and said, "At the beginning, Nanjing followed the old system of Daxia, and the townships and counties elected Xiaolian, based on the election, supplemented by the examination, and finally selected by the Emperor Ming."

"Is this... really useful?"

Ji Wenxuan shook his head, cleared his throat and said, "Looking at it now, it seems to be useless. Even if the Emperor Ming ordered the whole world, and even ordered the state governments to nominate them, most of the nominated people were good and bad, and many jokes were made. Those aristocratic families who watched coldly are even more proud."

"Emperor Ming himself knows that the so-called commoner has no chance of being elected, so..."

"Is he just making a gesture?"

Ji Wenxuan smiled and said, "Emperor Ming himself was a commoner in the past, so he didn't know the difficulties of the commoners... So he tried his best to correct the etiquette."

"No wonder..." Sheng Shaoqing sighed, "No wonder he's all about etiquette."

"Therefore, I think that our court must not repeat the same mistakes, otherwise the failure of the reform will be trivial, and it will be dangerous if it is underestimated by the world's aristocratic families."

"Then...how about trying the universal unified exam?" Sheng Shaoqing asked tentatively, "Choose exams by division?"

Ji Wenxuan was stunned, "How does the Empress Dowager know what the minister thinks?!"

Ji Wenxuan:! ! ! ! !

The Empress Dowager had this intention a long time ago, why didn't she mention it earlier, and let him test it for a long time! ! !
Simply! ! !waste time! ! !

"I just read an ancient book yesterday. In ancient times, 'if there is no dethrone, all countermeasures will be selected' is really inappropriate. Since it is the selection of talents, why can't those without talents be deposed?"

"A few days ago, the Empress Dowager's selection of companions for His Majesty opened my eyes."

"Those shortlisted will take the exam together, and those who fail will not be conferred. This is the essence of selecting officials!"

Sheng Shaoqing didn't expect that he would become the target of Ji Wenxuan's flaunting. He was ashamed and a little proud, "Prime Minister Ji really has a good eye for all things, and he is knowledgeable about the past and the present. It's really..."

Before Sheng Shaoqing could say two words of praise, Ji Wenxuan quickly waved his hands and said, "How dare I be the queen mother to praise you, I also... also..."

The two patted each other's rainbow farts together, until Sheng Shaoqing was at a loss for words, they looked at each other and smiled awkwardly, and finally they just said in unison, "Heroes see the same thing."

"But..." Sheng Shaoqing still couldn't hold back his doubts and asked, "Prime Minister Ji...why would you think of changing the system?"

Ji Wenxuan's suggestion was definitely not a whim. After carefully recalling his various anomalies today, Sheng Shaoqing now has a little recollection. Ji Wenxuan had thought of this a long time ago.

However, originally Ji Wenxuan could be stable in such a position of an extremely human minister, why did he become turbulent again in the last time of his official career?
Ji Wenxuan smiled and said, "Chen, only do what you think is right, it has nothing to do with status, and it has nothing to do with time."

(End of this chapter)