Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 884 Power
"Then, let's summarize your opinions first."

After the channel was closed, Mr. Wen Ge first asked Shangluo for his opinion: "I need to know what your opinion is, and then bring it to the meeting for discussion. This is very important. After all, we all know that the emperor is on vacation."

Mr. Wen Ge did not mince words about Zhu Xianfen's current state. To put it bluntly, he was on vacation with his beloved wife.

Is this a problem? This is actually no problem. Everyone needs a day off. It's just that the position of emperor does not have holidays, and Zhu Xianfen himself has very strict requirements for himself, so he has been in a state of continuous rotation for 365 days - although this is not physical labor, this endless marathon still makes Zhu Xianfen himself felt a little manic and depressed.

And the most important thing is that his state does not start from now on. Before he became emperor, he had insisted on refining alchemy every day for more than ten years, probably since junior high school.

This holiday is not just a holiday for him as the emperor, it is a holiday in his life.

So he seized this opportunity and planned to give himself a good vacation to let his body and mind wash out. Do something you loved to do but didn’t have time to do before.

When the emperor wants to take a holiday, everyone will oppose it as usual. Wen Zhong Wen Ge Lao was one of the few who did not hold any objections. Because compared with other pavilion elders, he has worked with two generations of emperors and Zhu Xianfen himself for longer. He had watched Zhu Xianfen grow up - as an elder, he also felt that Zhu Xianfen needed to take a rest. He had occasionally raised objections before, because Zhu Xianwen did not come up with a reasonable excuse at that time.

This is important. Because rashly entering a state of leisure can easily lead to addiction - laziness can be addictive. The Lao Zhu family has never been short of lazy and addicted emperors, and they will become addicted almost as soon as they get involved.

In order to prevent Zhu Xianfen from becoming addicted to laziness when he leaves work, he needs to come up with an excuse that is rare enough and convincing enough to make him realize that this is an "unusual" state. Only in this way can he return to his daily life.

On the other hand, if the excuse is too casual, then he may be able to find excuses for sleeping in later, and may even break the rules. Wen Zhong has seen many such people. There are students in the Imperial College who have been keeping perfect attendance, but after suddenly being lazy for one day, they have entered a downward spiral of continuous absenteeism from which they cannot get back. It is indeed possible that Zhuxianne will become like this.

Therefore, after he made a rare and reasonable request, the cabinet unanimously agreed to let him take a rest - retreat and break through. This was a very reasonable and rare excuse. Because there are only so many stages, he won't need to use it a few times in the future.

The cabinet elders were also prepared for the absence of Zhu Xianfen - this was a taboo in the past. The power of the emperor cannot be touched by just anyone, not just anyone. Although after entering modern times, thanks to the great abundance of materials and the "simple" tradition of "no more than eight sets of clothes for all seasons" set by Emperor Wanshou, the living standards of the emperor and courtiers at least seem to have been closer than ever before - at least It seems.

For example, the emperor ate hooves for every meal, but everyone was less greedy for the emperor's hooves because they paid attention to health preservation. The emperor used gold hoes to hoe the ground, and now everyone also has stainless steel hoes. This stainless steel is much easier to use than a gold hoe.

But even if the old barriers have been broken down, no one dares to put all their trust in blind faith in human nature. What if Cao Cao appears?
The emperor is on vacation. If he hands over power to others at will, no one can guarantee that he will use the power of the court to do something irreversible.

But only Shangluo is an exception.

First, he is from the "Second Uncle" family and has nothing to do with this place.

Second, Daozu has identified him as the ruler of Heaven. To use a Buddhist metaphor, this is identifying him as the future Buddha. There is no need for future Buddhas to be at odds with present Buddhas.

This kind of nature is infinitely close to that of a prince overseeing the country, but there are some subtle differences. But no matter what, teaching Shangluo everything will make people feel at ease.

Based on this, Wen Zhong is not speaking on behalf of himself, but on behalf of the entire court:
"Shangluo, let me tell you the truth, you are sitting here now, literally patrolling for heaven. When the emperor closes his eyes, you open them for him, and you decide some things for him. In other words , your current authority is almost the same as that of the emperor."

"I know" Shangluo nodded slightly, "However, I believe I want to confirm, where is the boundary of my behavior? Although there is no difference 'almost', what is this 'almost'?"

"Sacrifice. The most important matter of the country lies in sacrifice and military affairs. The matter of sacrifice is the only major matter that has not been entrusted to you. When the emperor is away, all the sacrifices related to the emperor will be postponed. You don't have to worry about it - I think this is more important to you. Good thing. If you go to the Temple of Heaven, Ditan and Xiannongtan more than ten times a month, you will feel annoyed, right?"

"Yeah, yeah." Shangluo nodded repeatedly, "Indeed."

"So this is a good thing that goes hand in hand. You are not suitable to go to sacrifice, and you don't want to go, so we simply skipped this one - but this is the only limit. Apart from sacrifice, there is nothing the emperor can do Yes, you can do anything.”

"Then there is no boundary at all! I'm a little panicked. It feels like standing on the rooftop of a skyscraper and looking down. I always want to jump down involuntarily."

"Fear comes from the unknown. If you want to understand what the emperor does, you won't feel panic - so, why don't we look at it from another angle. Do you think, why am I standing here instead of other elders? To guide you? I am obviously very low in the cabinet."

"Because you know me well?"

"Am I familiar with you?" Wenzhong spread his hands, "You and Wenyuan are indeed very familiar, and Wenyuan often mentions you in front of me. But let me ask you, how many meals do you think I eat every day?"

"Uh, I don't know."

"You see, this is unfamiliarity. But since we are not familiar with each other. Although we are a little more familiar with each other than others, we are not familiar with each other at all. So, why me? This is the key to the problem - there is an implicit hint of the imperial court The basic logic of the operation of central power since Emperor Wanshou is: Why am I here to guide you in carrying out the most important mission when I am ranked lower in the cabinet?"

"Because..." Shangluo thought for a while, "Because the cabinet can't decide everything? Although Mr. Wen Ge, you are at the back of the cabinet, but you are actually closer to the world's major events?"

Speaking of this, Fu Yuanshan next to him coughed: "Let me introduce you again: Wen Zhong, the Imperial Wine Minister, the Minister of Rites, a cabinet member of this and the previous 8 cabinets - and the leader of Zhilu."

"Zhilu? What is that?"

"To put it simply, Zhilu is between the cabinet and the court. Zhilu is the main component of the central operation since the Jiajing Dynasty. Its leader is Mr. Wen Ge in front of you."

(End of this chapter)