high official

Chapter 1116 Schedule
"You! You! You!" Xia Yuanji and the others were trembling with anger, and Jian Yi got a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat, his old face was bruised and purple, and he breathed out all at once.If it wasn't for the timely rescue by the people next to him, he would have died on the spot.

Naturally, Yang Shiqi would not stay here. As soon as his sedan chair came over, he bent down to get on the sedan chair and let the bearer quickly carry him away.

"A bunch of old trash!" Sitting down in the sedan chair, Yang Shiqi snorted coldly.Then he stayed away from the group of gray-haired elders.

Yang Shiqi's sedan chair went straight into the palace, and only dropped off at the Qianqing Gate.Yang Rong just came back, and when he got off the sedan chair, the two went to Qianqing Palace together.

"Why didn't you say hello today, and you proposed to stop the court?" Yang Rong also had the same question. Obviously, as the closest comrade-in-arms, he was also kept in the dark.

"I didn't mean to hide it," Yang Shiqi looked at Yang Rong, sighed and said, "I just don't want you to be involved." He said in a low voice, "It's very likely to ruin a person's official career. Youzi has already gone, if I am also deposed, I must keep you in the pavilion to assist the emperor, right?"

"Alas..." After listening to Yang Shiqi's explanation, Yang Rong's unhappiness dissipated. He looked at Yang Shiqi worriedly and said, "Brother Shiqi, why are you doing this? Loyalty to the emperor, but please have a clear conscience. Are you working so hard?"

"At the beginning we swore together that we would bring peace to all generations! For this vow, we have paid so much, and Youzi even put his life into it..." Yang Shiqi looked up at the gloomy sky, and said with an extremely resolute and dignified expression: "So In this battle, even if we lose our reputation, we must win!"

"Brother Shiqi..." Yang Rong sighed, and said with shame on his face, "I'm not as good as you."

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While talking, the two entered the Qianqing Palace.After returning from Changling, Emperor Hongxi has been recovering from his illness. He didn't visit the court for nearly half a month. He just received the senior scholars every morning and evening, and dealt with some urgent military and state affairs.

Even though he was ill, the emperor was still alarmed by the grand public sacrifice in Qipantian Street. Seeing Yang Shiqi coming in, Zhu Gaochi couldn't hold back his anger and said, "I heard that you called to stop the imperial court at the public sacrifice, what are you going to do?! "

"Your majesty, please tell me that this humble minister is not threatening the emperor, but is providing weapons to the emperor!" Yang Shiqi replied calmly.

"Oh?" Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, and asked, "How do you say that?"

"Before the British prince roared at the Golden Palace, the nobles cried and made troubles, and even killed civil servants, the reason why the emperor was unable to punish him severely was that they used the big hat of ancestor Gangchang to put it on the emperor's head, making the emperor very passive. !" Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice: "In the final analysis, the Holy Son of Heaven should be the arbiter who does not touch the cause and effect, instead of going to the end in person and fighting to the death with Xungui!"

"Oh?!" Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up obviously, these words were really enlightening, and he immediately solved his long-standing doubts - Zhu Gaochi couldn't figure out why Ming Taizu and Emperor Taizong's tossing movements were ten times older than himself times, but still able to do a job with ease, no courtier dares to disrespect them, let alone Roaring Lord!Why did I fail like this? No one dared to challenge me, even pointed at my nose and scolded my mother, and let my prestige be demolished. This emperor is extremely useless.

Originally, Zhu Gaochi only blamed himself for not having military power in his hands, but now after hearing Yang Shiqi's words, he suddenly realized that he was too impatient and did all the errands of the courtiers, so naturally he had to bear the blame of the courtiers!What I should do most at this time is actually to step back from the game and be an arbitrator.Let the civil servants and military generals fight, hide their will in the ruling, and let the court become what it wants.

This is actually the most basic emperor's mentality. He knew it well when he was a teenager, but after years of suffering, he was overwhelmed by too many emotions, and he actually violated the king's taboo. self-knowledge.

Now as soon as Yang Shiqi woke up, Zhu Gaochi suddenly felt his mind clear and overjoyed, he stood up and clasped his fists to Yang Shiqi and said, "Scholar, you have been taught!"

"You are just a fan of the authorities. With the emperor's sageness, you don't need to talk too much, and you will wake up soon." Yang Shiqi was naturally full of humility, changed the subject, and returned to the topic: "The humble minister called on the civil servants to quit the court. It is for the emperor. An opportunity to punish generals." After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "From the central government to the local government, the operation of the Ming regime depends entirely on civil officials. Once the civil officials stop the court, the entire Ming Dynasty will be suffocated. Of course, the emperor must restore the imperial court immediately. If it is running normally, then an explanation must be given to the civil servants! It is only natural for the nobles to hand over the murderer!"

"That's right, but that day, almost all the nobles participated in the murder. It is impossible for me to catch them all. In the end, I can only kill a few scapegoats, which will not help." Zhu Gaochi was excited at first, and then calmed down.

"The emperor is very worried. They must not let them find a few scapegoats and shut this up." Yang Shiqi said with deep eyes: "You should take this opportunity to deprive them of their right to discuss politics!"

"Oh?!" Zhu Gaochi looked at Yang Shiqi in surprise, only to realize that this was what he was planning!After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, although officials were divided into civil and military affairs, there was a clear distinction between civil and military affairs, but once military commanders reached the level of princes and counts, they had the right to participate in and discuss state affairs.Standing at the forefront of the court during the imperial court, he could point fingers at everything, and the emperor had to listen carefully, not daring to take their opinions as ignorance.

According to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, military merits cannot be conferred titles, so civil servants have never been given the opportunity to dictate military affairs. For decades, they have been firmly pinned on top of their heads by military generals.

If the nobles were deprived of their right to participate in and discuss state affairs, the situation would be turned upside down immediately. Not only the nobles would no longer be able to intervene in government affairs, but the civil servants could justifiably hold military affairs in their hands.Because the military is the continuation of politics, whether to fight or not, how to fight is a military issue, and it is also a political issue...

"How do you do it?!" Zhu Gaochi stared at Yang Shiqi closely, panting heavily.

"It's very simple. As long as the emperor makes a decree, all the nobles who were in Changling that day will be suspended from their posts, meditate behind closed doors, and wait for investigation." Yang Shiqi said lightly: "This is the proper intention to appease the civil servants, and he didn't say who to decide. crime, the nobles should not object."

"And then?" Zhu Gaochi nodded and asked.According to the rules, the impeached officials should be suspended immediately, pending investigation, let alone suspected of killing the court officials...

"Then, when investigating such a case, there will definitely be various obstacles. It is normal to investigate for a year or so!" Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice, "Such a long time is enough for the emperor to transfer the power from the outer court to the inner court!"

"Moved from the outer court to the inner court?!" Zhu Gaochi's heart was pounding violently stimulated by these words.Because since he took the throne for half a year, he has already felt the disadvantages of discussing politics in foreign courts!Everything has to be discussed at the court meeting, which is not only inefficient, but also those princes and ministers rely on the old to sell the old and sing against the old, and sometimes he, the emperor, has to withdraw his order.This made Zhu Gaochi very uncomfortable.

If the decision-making power of the general affairs of the country can be transferred from the court to the inner court, and only limited to the emperor and a few senior scholars for discussion, the efficiency will naturally be greatly improved, and the power of the country will be more strictly controlled in the hands of the emperor!

"Brother Shiqi, you are really my Kongming, Ovary!" Zhu Gaochi stretched out his hand to grab Yang Shiqi's arm, patted him hard a few times, and said excitedly, "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years! Thank you!"

"It's all what a humble official should do." Yang Shiqi's expression was flat, as if he had just done a trivial thing.

"That's it for this matter! Come on, let's discuss the details!" Zhu Gaochi uncharacteristically made a decision immediately!

As usual, His Majesty the Emperor would definitely be cautious about such actions related to the political structure and the future court situation, but at this moment, he was hurt too deeply, angry too hard, and bullied too miserably by the nobles. Apart from how to weaken the nobles and monopolize power, there is no room for other thoughts!
As for the issue of balance, that will have to wait until the civil servants and nobles can sit on an equal footing.As for whether the Grand Scholars will have too much power, that is not what the emperor is considering now. He is now afraid that the Grand Scholars will have too little power to help him check and balance the nobles!

The emperor and Yang Shiqi were discussing the next steps enthusiastically, while Yang Rong listened quietly from the side, occasionally picking up things to fill in the gaps.He was really shocked by Yang Shiqi's performance today!Originally, I and him called Er Yang together, and felt that we were indistinguishable from each other, but seeing Yang Shiqi's continuous actions today, I was actually far behind him!
On the way back from Changling, all the civil servants fell into despair, because at that time, even His Majesty the Emperor had to compromise with the arrogant nobles. May roll over.

However, Yang Shiqi did not despair. He saw a great opportunity from the great crisis. After returning to Beijing, he non-stop organized various yamen to hold public sacrifices to seek justice for the dead officials. In the face of righteousness, the chiefs of each yamen could not say no, or even absent The public sacrifices were all used by Yang Shiqi, and they became a stepping stone for him to ascend to the position of civil servant leader!

Yang Shiqi used the public sacrifice meeting to mobilize the officials' feelings of hatred against the enemy, twisted the scattered yamen into a single rope, and then brazenly announced the dismissal of the government!Originally, Yang Rong thought that he would be blamed by the emperor, but Yang Shiqi turned his hands into clouds and rain, and actually designed a golden road for the emperor to take the opportunity to deprive the nobles of their right to discuss government affairs and transfer the power from the outer court to the inner court!
Yang Rong knew very well that Zhu Gaochi would never refuse this great gift. In fact, as long as the emperor was sane, he would not refuse this opportunity to monopolize power!
Yang Rong also knew very well that although Yang Shiqi's big plan was for the emperor's sake, it also involved serious private goods - what is the inner court?The cabinet and the eunuch Yamen are also.But the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty was there, and the eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics, so naturally the cabinet and the emperor were left to discuss the state affairs together!

(End of this chapter)