Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 167 The whirlpool of the court! (seeking subscription)

Fu Su pondered for a while, and asked doubtfully, "In your opinion, why did Du He suggest such a thing?"

"Don't he know the danger?"

Zhang Cang's face was serious, he pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "I really don't know, but it is very likely that as Mr. Zhong said, the officials of Daqin are too out of touch with reality. Perhaps in the eyes of Du Shaofu, the people are short of salt." Iron is not a threat to livelihood, but it has a certain impact on life, and it may even be considered that the impact is not great."

"That's why I suggest taking it slowly to maximize the benefits of this move."

"If you say that Du Shaofu really has evil intentions."

"I'm afraid not necessarily."

"Now that I think about it carefully, it's really inappropriate to say this just now."

Speaking of which.

Zhang Cang couldn't help mocking and said: "The officials of Daqin have been in high positions for too long, and they don't know the current situation of the place. Perhaps for them, it is a normal life to have refined salt and minced meat every day, so how can they imagine that?" The suffering of the bottom? How can you empathize with the people who spend most of their time in the fields for three meals a day?"

"Maybe it's not why they don't eat minced meat with refined salt, but they already look down on people who eat minced meat."

"Ugh."

Zhang Cang let out a long sigh.

Fusu's cheeks were slightly red.

If Ji Heng hadn't allowed himself to walk along the road to the founding of the country, he might not have been able to appreciate the sufferings of the people, and he couldn't even say that he couldn't, but he wouldn't have realized that there was a clear gap between the court officials and the local heads of state.

One is in the sky and the other is in the earth.

Right now, he agrees with Zhang Cang's words.

Speechless for a while.

The surroundings gradually quieted down.

Zhang Cang lowered his head, his eyes flickering.

a long time.

Zhang Cang raised his head suddenly, and subconsciously said: "Now that I think about it carefully, what Mr. Zhong did this time may not necessarily be just to solve the shortage of salt and iron, nor may it be to launch the corresponding "Law of Business". , I am afraid they are testing the imperial court."

A word fell.

Zhang Cang immediately shut his mouth.

He has realized that he seems to have missed something.

heard.

Fusu frowned.

He looked at Zhang Cang sharply, and said in a concentrated voice: "Zhang Yushi, you and I have known each other for so long, why are you so out of touch?"

"What did you think of again?"

Zhang Cang looked serious.

He looked at Fusu with an uncertain expression, as if he was torn between whether to speak or not, but after thinking for a while, he finally decided to speak.

He didn't rush to speak.

Instead, he went to the door, looked around cautiously, made sure there was no one there, and quickly closed the door, and then returned to the room, he bowed to Fusu and said: "Please forgive me, my lord, these words are really a bit bold. Da, the minister also thought of it by chance, and his heart was throbbing about it, so he had to be cautious."

There was a trace of curiosity in Fusu's eyes.

Seeing Zhang Cang being so cautious, he also realized the seriousness of it.

He looked around, moved forward, and drew closer to Zhang Cang.

Zhang Cang showed a touch of gratitude, lowered his voice, and said in a low voice: "Young master, what I will say is just a random guess, young master, don't take it to heart, let alone say it to the outside world."

"Although Zhang Yushi said, I, Fusu, am I talking too much?" Fusu said.

Zhang Cang nodded slightly, and said in a concentrated voice: "My lord, do you ever remember that Mr. Zhong's suggestion included condemning the entire Tingwei Mansion."

Fusu nodded.

Of course he remembered.

When he first heard this suggestion, he was also shocked.

Zhang Cang said again: "But according to Mr. Zhong, Meng Yi is going to be removed from office and dismissed from office."

"Is there something wrong with this?" Fusu looked puzzled.

Zhang Cang lowered his head, lowered his voice a little more, and said in a deep voice: "But young master, think about it carefully, what did Mr. Zhong say at that time, what he said was that the officials in the entire Tingwei Mansion were negligent, but if it is true, let's talk about it." But it’s not just the Tingwei’s Mansion that’s dereliction of duty? I’m afraid the entire court has dereliction of duty.”

"If you think about it deeply."

"Mr. Zhong may be referring to the entire imperial court."

"Above the temple, the rotten wood is the official, and between the palace and the majesty, the beasts eat the salary."

"But just like Du Shaofu, are these people really rotten wood and beasts? Not so."

"These people are talented."

"It's just that their talents are not easily revealed."

"For the crisis situation in Daqin in the past, there were actually not many court officials who contributed. It can even be considered that the officials of Daqin can only add icing on the cake, they can't solve the crisis, so these people's talents are not very important to the court. benefit."

"It might even just backfire."

Fusu's face changed slightly.

Zhang Cang lowered his voice and continued: "This is just an accidental thought of the minister. Meng Yi Tingwei has a strong personality, and he is actually very suitable to be a Tingwei. Therefore, it may be wise to let Meng Yi leave the court."

"I don't know what Mr. Zhong's specific thoughts are."

"But according to what he said, he was actually very dissatisfied with the court officials."

"What he said to Meng Yi probably meant most of the officials in the imperial court. Now the officials of Daqin are pampered and superior. They have been at the top for too long, and they have long been separated from the bottom. Many of their ideas and practices have been divorced from reality."

"It's not even disengagement."

"It's utter contempt, utter disregard."

"Combining His Majesty's actions during this period and Mr. Zhong's actions this time, I can't help but have a bold prediction that the imperial court may continue to make changes in officials until all the officials in charge of the imperial court are replaced."

"Young Master is the blood-stained sword right now."

"When the son becomes the master in the future, he will also directly become the sword bearer."

heard.

Fusu's expression changed drastically.

He never thought that Zhang Cang would say such rebellious words.

Zhang Cang's face was also covered with sweat.

He was equally nervous.

It's just that there are some things to explain.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I made a mistake, but I have to say it."

"Now that the young master's influence in the court continues to expand, he is destined to make a choice. What Du He did this time is to test the young master."

"Because they saw the problem."

"So I want to take this opportunity to test the situation of the young master's sword."

"They won't be content to lose power."

"If you follow Du He's advice this time, you will definitely lose the hearts of many people in Guanzhong, but you will win the support of the courtiers, because to the courtiers, the location is not important, what matters is how you treat them. As long as you If you can follow their advice, even if there is a situation in the place, they will take action to calm it down."

"It's relatively messy."

"They are even more afraid that the young master will start anew."

"So the young master needs to think about it carefully."

"It's divided into two sides now."

"On one side are officials headed by courtiers. They are powerful and powerful. If you have their support, many things will be much easier for you in the future. You are only benefiting, and you are destined to be hindered by them."

"It's inevitable."

"It's just that if you want to get rid of the influence in the future, I'm afraid it won't be possible in a short time."

"The other side is 'based on the people' as Mr. Chung said."

"For power."

"According to Du He's words, all major government agencies will definitely cooperate with each other. Although the final result is unpredictable, if the officials can be attached, at most, when the local people are excited, the officials will write a letter saying that there are too many untouchables and they don't understand. The intention of the imperial court."

"If it's for the people."

"In the past few days, when the atmosphere in the city has reached its peak, we have acted swiftly to resolve this matter with thunderous speed. However, the major government agencies may not fully cooperate, so some situations may arise, but they are generally fine, just because of this. Create a rift among the officials, and the young master may be affected a lot when he is in the court in the future."

"The choice between the two is up to the young master to decide."

"Du He is actually not targeting me this time, but targeting 'Mr. Zhong'."

"Young Master's secret henchman."

"In particular, many of Mr. Zhong's concepts are completely different from those of Daqin officials, or even completely opposite. It is like the dispute between Confucianism and Mohism. This is a collision of two concepts, and it is also a life-and-death struggle. Once the result is finally separated, The other side is destined to end badly."

"I just got hurt."

Speaking of which.

Zhang Cang couldn't help laughing bitterly.

He is conceited about his amazing talent and learning, but in this game, he is completely reduced to a bystander.

However, he also knew that he was only one of the more than [-] censors, and Du He was ranked among the nine ministers, so he would not take himself seriously. The reason for targeting Mr. Zhong was not because of his prominent status, but simply Because the eldest son is what people think of as the "prince prince", and the eldest son is so close to Mr. Zhong, it has aroused the fear and anxiety of these people.

In this game of needle point versus wheat awn.

Meng Yi is the biggest loser.

The reason why Mr. Zhong chose to target Meng Yi and Du He did not intercede was mainly because the Meng family was very close to the eldest son. If he attacked the eldest son's "insider", he would not attract Du He and other officials. Excitement, and secondly, it also weakened the influence of the eldest son in the court.

Du He readily accepted.

However, as Mr. Zhong said, the Meng family is prominent, even if they are dismissed this time, they will still be able to get up again in a short time. Sooner or later, Meng Yi will be appointed to the Ting Wei Mansion.

So harmless.

just
Zhang Cang looked at Fusu and sighed in his heart.

He didn't want to get involved in these disputes at all, but he got involved in a muddleheaded way. Fortunately, he was directly targeted by Du He. Even if he wanted to defend himself in the future, he might not be able to tell the difference.

He just feels wronged!
He was passing by in a hurry, why was he suddenly put in line?
He was also extremely depressed.

Fusu's face was cloudy and uncertain.

By now.

How could he not react?
He knew that he was still involved in the vortex of the court after all.

This is the vortex that Ji Heng has been trying his best to avoid, and it is also the vortex that he never wants to step into personally.

Now he's jumping in.

Not voluntary.

But it is inevitable.

As the eldest son, he is doomed to be unable to escape.

Especially in the past six months, with such a big change in him, how could it not shock the court officials?
Why don't they want to find out their own reality?
Although Zhang Cang said it cryptically.

But also understand.

It's just that once you get involved, you can't control many things by yourself.

He sighed softly.

Don't want to think too much about these things.

It is useless to think too much.

It is better to resolve the Guanzhong salt and iron issue as soon as possible.

He pondered for a while, and finally decided to stick to Ji Heng's approach. Da Qin urgently needs stability. Although Du He's suggestion is very tempting, the real feasibility is not high. As Zhang Cang said, the people at the bottom are the most deceitful. Also the hardest to bully.

If they really can't survive, they really dare to work hard.

How could he be so short-sighted?

of course.

More importantly, he believed in Ji Heng.

Since Ji Heng dared to test the courtiers so boldly, he must have thought about it a long time ago, and he is the eldest son of the Great Qin after all, even if Du He and others wanted to make things difficult, they would not dare to go too far. Therefore, he chose to focus on the people.

Fusu took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Since Mr. Zhong proposed the method this time, Mr. Zhong's suggestion should be the main one."

"Focus on people's livelihood."

"However, Zhang Yushi may trouble you these few days."

"Determine the culpability of officials and merchants as soon as possible, so as to facilitate subsequent development."

Zhang Cang cupped his hands and said, "No."

"With Mr. Zhong's list of officials, everything is not difficult. Even if the Shaofu intends to stop it, it is irrefutable under the conclusive evidence."

"Young master, don't worry."

Fusu nodded slightly.

He stood up, with a melancholy expression on his face, and said, "I actually just want to resolve the matter of salt and iron as soon as possible. Why did the situation evolve into this situation?"

Zhang Cang hesitated for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, you are wrong."

"It didn't just appear suddenly this time."

"In fact, it has always existed."

"It's just that in the past, the son advocated 'benevolence', but the 'benevolence' of Confucianism has never been based on the situation of the people, 'the people can let them do what they want, but they can't let them know', 'the punishment can't be punished by a doctor, and the courtesy can't be inferior to a common man' That said, it is of great benefit to nobles and officials, how could they come out to oppose it?"

"But in the past six months, the young master's views have undergone earth-shaking changes."

"Everything has changed since then."

"If Mr. Zhong hadn't said 'based on the people' this time, there may not have been so many situations, but it was this sentence of 'based on the people', 'should be punished and punished', which stimulated the heartstrings of Du He and other officials. They will naturally have deep anxiety, so they made corresponding temptations."

"but"

Zhang Cang sighed softly: "If it weren't for the son's noble status and stable status, how many ordinary sons would choose to be for the people when faced with the choice between the support of officials and the support of the people?"

a time.

Fusu was also silent.

At this time, Zhang Cang also felt that he had talked too much this time, so he cupped his hands and said, "Young Master, it's getting late, so I will take my leave first."

Done.

Zhang Cang walked out of the hall.

Fusu stood up and watched Zhang Cang walk away.

After Zhang Cang completely disappeared from sight, Fusu's eyes became cloudy. He stood with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "Ji Heng's idea is to be 'below', Du He's idea is to be 'upper', and Daqin is in business. After the monarch reform, on the whole, they can all be regarded as "subordinates", but in the past hundred years, the officials of Daqin have not been the same as before."

"So Mr. Ji's claim is correct."

"The source of the Daqin problem is the court. If the court remains unchanged, no matter how you save it, there will be a time when it will be powerless."

"The courtiers are the biggest evils in the Qin Dynasty."

"For the people? For the officials?"

"For Daqin, are there really similarities and differences between the two?"

"They are all the people of Great Qin!"

Fusu sneered, and strode out of the room.

(End of this chapter)