high official

Chapter 875
Obviously, after receiving the emperor's order, the ministers made full preparations, closely followed the emperor's legacy, quoted scriptures, and moved them with reason. 'The core argument.On the other hand, the officials were not prepared enough after all, and they believed that they had a chance to win. They were obviously not prepared enough, and they were firmly suppressed by the opponent in terms of reason.

However, a debate is like a quarrel. It never means that whoever is reasonable will win the upper hand. If there is no reason, you can use strong words. No matter how reasonable the other party is, you can ignore it. Therefore, although the speakers are at a disadvantage in terms of arguments, their voices are far louder than those of the ministers. The ministers are taller and their voices are far stronger than those of the ministers. To the layman, they are the ones who can surely suppress the old people on the opposite side...

The crown prince above the city gate gradually lost his heart. In fact, he knew that no matter what the outcome of today's debate, it would not change the fact that moving the capital was a foregone conclusion.The Emperor Yongle, who was sitting on the dragon chair with a tepid expression, just wanted to use this method to show that he was a wise king who listened to both, and to reduce the resentment of his subjects...

Even if he never agrees with his father, the prince has to admit that the calm Emperor Yongle is still the most skilled politician in the world.After the fire in the three main halls, such a serious disaster that shook the country, Zhu Di's crisis management was as perfect as a textbook!
First of all, it is an edict of guilt.It's not that the emperor must issue an edict to sin against himself when such a thing happens, but Zhu Di has obviously realized that the various incidents before have accumulated great dissatisfaction among the government and the opposition.Some of this kind of dissatisfaction was directed at the court, and some directly pointed at him as the emperor. No matter what kind of dissatisfaction, in the final analysis, they would all converge on the high throne and crush the seemingly indestructible regime.It was precisely because of this that Zhu Di chose to issue an imperial edict to sin against himself. He wanted to use this crisis to vent the emotions between the government and the opposition and ease the conflicts in all aspects.

Secondly, it is the timing of the release of the Edict of Guilt.Although it is necessary to issue an edict to sin against oneself, the choice of timing is very critical. If the edict is issued immediately after the fire, people in the world will undoubtedly believe that this fire is God's punishment for the emperor, thinking that the emperor has offended heaven and man We are all angry!This not only failed to ease the conflict, but would make the courtiers even more disrespectful to the emperor, and then intensified, taking advantage of the situation to push the emperor into an even more embarrassing situation.Those careerists lurking between the government and the opposition will also be ready to move...

Therefore, the emperor did not issue an edict immediately, but waited for two days. After the investigation of the case was clear and it was determined that the White Lotus Sect set the fire, he issued an edict on the third day. This became "Although it is not my responsibility, I still blame myself." 's noble attitude, all of a sudden, the somewhat out-of-control situation was regained in his hands.The emperor first let people speak freely, but changed hands and killed Xiao Yi, the head of the Ministry of Rites who was bold and outspoken. First, he deterred the opposition and asked them to weigh their heads before saying anything.The second is to limit the people discussing the relocation of the capital to the range of officials.Either you dare to talk nonsense, or you talk about moving the capital, so Xiao Yi's fate is a lesson from the past!

This move is very old-fashioned.There used to be thousands of officials who knelt outside the palace gate, but now there are less than two hundred speakers left, and it is held in the form of debate at the designated place and time.In this way, all discussions are within a controllable range. It doesn’t matter if the senior officials of the ministry can’t convince the officials. If one day fails, it’s two days. After wearing away, the voices of opposition gradually disappeared...

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Everything in the capital has nothing to do with Wang Xian for the time being.On the day of the debate in the rain, under the escort of Ling Xiao, Gu Xiaolian, Zhou Yong, Shi Wan, Deng Xiaoxian, Hu Sandao, and two hundred Jinyiwei, he left Beijing and went south to the border of Shandong...

At this time, it is already February, the river is open, the willows are turning green, the peaches and plums are picturesque, and the spring is like wine.This made Ling Xiao, who had been bored all winter in the bare city of Beijing, extremely happy. He rode his horse and galloped ahead, laughing and singing, adding a bit of joy to the large troops following behind.

'Mu Mu Qingfeng arrived, blowing my clothes.The green robe is like spring grass, and the long strips are relaxed by the wind.Going up to the bridge of Jinjin, Kaishang looks at what he thinks.Ande holds the pillar letter, and the bright day thinks that...'

Wang Xian listened intently to Lingxiao's singing, and went back to five or six years ago in a daze.The situation when I first saw her on the river, in the blink of an eye, the former girl has grown up, people have to sigh that time is like a knife.Gu Xiaolian, who was following at the side, saw Wang Xian sighing softly, and said like a flower, "Is the official thinking about the future of Miss Lingxiao?"

"Yes." Wang Xian nodded. Gu Xiaolian was thoughtful and thoughtful of him wholeheartedly. Many times, Wang Xian regarded her as a military adviser. "She's already a big girl, it's really unreasonable to always follow me like this." He looked around, saw that everyone was hiding away wisely, and then asked Gu Xiaolian, "What do you think I should do?"

"My concubine wants to ask first, my lord..." Gu Xiaolian looked at Lingxiao tactfully, and glanced at Lingxiao from the corner of her eye.

"No such intention." Wang Xian shook his head resolutely and said, "For so many years, I have treated her as my own sister..."

"That's easy," Gu Xiaolian said with a slight smile, "Just let nature take its course."

"Let it take its course?" Wang Xian was stunned for a moment, and said in a very unhappy tone: "How can that be done? Most of the girls from ordinary families are mothers! How long will it be delayed?" Wang Xian's thinking has been completely overwhelmed by the times Assimilation, although Ling Xiao is not yet in his twenties, he feels that she is almost unmarried.

"What the officials said is true." Gu Xiaolian covered her mouth with a smile, and said, "But the question is, is Lingxiao a girl from an ordinary family?"

"Of course not, but girls are going to marry after all." Wang Xian said with a face full of responsibility: "Sun Zhenzhen and Xianyun entrusted her to me, so I have to take responsibility."

"There is a problem with what the official said," Gu Xiaolian said with a soft smile, "Sun Zhenren is Ling Xiao's grandfather, and Xian Yun is Ling Xiao's elder brother. They should be anxious about such a major life event."

"That's the problem, they just don't worry! What do you think we should do?" Wang Xian said helplessly, "It's not in the mood, it's too insane..."

"Sun Zhenzhen is the leader of Taoism in the world, and the emperor's own national teacher. If he hears officials commenting on him like this, will his nose be crooked?" Gu Xiaolian giggled coquettishly, and after laughing, he said softly to Wang Xian : "They are Taoists, and Taoism follows nature. Sun Zhenzhen and Xianyun want to let Lingxiao girl experience a period of mortal life freely."

"It seems to be true..." Wang Xian obviously listened to it, and his tone was no longer so anxious: "Then what if I delay this girl?"

"Everything is predestined. Where a person will go in the future and what the ending will be, they are all predestined." Gu Xiaolian replied in a daze.

"Here comes the Buddhist family again." Wang Xian untied his knot and couldn't help teasing: "Xiao Lian, you came to visit."

"My concubine is a Buddhist disciple..." Gu Xiaolian glanced at Wang Xian coquettishly, and said softly, "It's just unfortunate that I met the magic star in your life..."

"Hey..." Half of Wang Xian's body was numb. This charming white lotus witch was provocative, and even gods couldn't stop her.

The two were chatting and laughing when smoke and dust rose from the official road to the south, and several horsemen galloped towards them.The guards immediately tensed up, and the original loose formation instantly turned into a defensive formation.But seeing who was coming, they relaxed again...

When those flying horses approached, the knights all reined in their horses, dismounted in unison, and knelt down in front of Wang Xian and the others.The leader was a young man with an ordinary appearance and an ordinary figure. He said in a deep voice: "My subordinate, Jin Yiwei Shandong Thousand Households Qianhu Zhou Gan, come to welcome the governor and pay his respects to the governor!"

"Haha, Zhou Gan, get up!" Wang Xian has always been more casual towards his confidant, he greeted Zhou Gan to get on the horse, and walked side by side with him, while Gu Xiaolian tactfully followed behind.

Wang Xian looked at Zhou Gan and said with a smile: "I have lost a lot of weight, it seems that I have suffered a lot these days." Jinyiwei has set up thousands of households in all provinces. Thousands of households in all provinces should be mobilized to wipe out Ji Gang's old party and replace them with their own people.Shandong is Ji Gang's hometown, so naturally they were all Ji Gang's confidantes, and they are intertwined with local forces, making it the most difficult province to deal with.

It took a year for the thousand households sent by Wang Xian to focus on cleaning up the interior. As for the intelligence collection in the jurisdiction, it will naturally be put in the back row.However, last winter, Wang Xian and the crown prince made a private visit and saw the dangerous scene of white lotuses everywhere and imminent civil unrest, so they naturally wanted to ask them to ask for clarification. The crown prince knew a lot, and Wang Xian lost face in front of the crown prince, so naturally the official title of Qianhu could not be kept...

As for the successor, after careful consideration, Wang Xian decided to let Zhou Ganlai take on this important task.Zhou Gan is the best of the gang of policemen trained by Zhou Xin. He is shrewd, capable, loyal and sharp.It is actually a taboo to change generals just before the battle, but Wang Xian had to do it!Zhou Gan was ordered in the face of danger. He has not been in Jinan for a long time. He has to integrate the internal affairs and focus on monitoring the White Lotus Sect. Naturally, he is physically and mentally exhausted and sleepless.The scene of "Heavenly Fire Burning the Three Great Halls" on the Lantern Festival made him feel even more pressured, and he felt like he couldn't hold on any longer.Now that I see my own adults, I feel I can breathe freely again... I finally got a tall one, and I don't have to hold it up by myself.

Seeing the extremely complicated expression on Zhou Gan's face, Wang Xian knew how much this guy was suffering before, so he patted him on the shoulder, changed the topic to a lighter one, and said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, you ran to the border of Hebei to meet him. "

"It can't be done otherwise," Zhou Gan settled down, and said with a wry smile, "The chiefs of the three divisions of Du, Bu, and An in Shandong are already waiting for your lord's arrival at the provincial border!"

(End of this chapter)