Wanli 1592

Chapter 1276 The Empire Does Not Need Romance

Xu Guangqi became more and more confused about what Xiao Ruxun wanted to do and how he would do it, but he knew that Xiao Ruxun's transformation was also his transformation from yearning at the beginning to awe and even fear now.

The emperor does not need to be respected, the emperor only needs to be feared.

A courtier who is afraid is a good courtier.

Xu Guangqi believed that Xiao Ruxun already had such an idea.

Otherwise, how could he make Chen Longzheng cry like a child?
Emperor, how ruthless are you?
Xu Guangqi understands everything, knows everything, and understands everything.

So looking at the weeping Chen Longzheng, he knew that he couldn't say anything, and he couldn't do anything.

Allowing Chen Longzheng to return to his side, this is the emperor's greatest tolerance for Chen Longzheng, and it is also giving him a chance to start again, because his side is safe.

Xu Guangqi felt that it seemed that he had never resisted, never been dissatisfied, and never resisted, so Xiao Ruxun was so tolerant towards himself. Xu Guangqi didn't believe that the rumor that Wang Xijue's successor was a successor was groundless, otherwise he should have stayed in the The Ministry of Military Industry was not picked out to take overall control of locusts.

The Ministry of Military Industry is engaged in investigating things to gain knowledge, and controlling locusts is a political achievement, a great achievement in winning people's hearts. If it is done well, his prestige in the court will quickly reach the level enough to be the chief assistant of the empire.

This may be Xiao Ruxun's goal. Xiao Ruxun planned to let him succeed the old marionette Wang Xijue and continue to be his marionette.

Being Xiao Ruxun's marionette is much more difficult than being the chief assistant of the former cabinet. Not only must you be well-behaved, obedient and obedient, but also have the ability to handle affairs. The ability to handle affairs must not be poor, otherwise the emperor will be unhappy.

In short, the emperor needs a marionette who is obedient and capable of doing things, and can dance a wonderful dance within the scope of his permission.

Shoufu is the actor in front of the stage, and the emperor is the chief director who controls everything.

Everyone can see how Wang Xijue did as the chief assistant. Although he is more paper than paper, no one dares to say that he is paper paper elder.

He is an extremely perfect marionette, a docile old man who obeys Xiao Ruxun's words and never has any resistance.

Perfect to the extreme.

And Xu Guangqi is the next Wang Xijue deliberately cultivated by Xiao Ruxun.

Gentle personality, political ideals, political ability, experience and vision, and most importantly, obedient.

In Xu Guangqi's view, Chen Longzheng is the third chief assistant of the empire that Xiao Ruxun is polishing.

Wash away the fearlessness of romanticism, put on the label of awe, and start to be a man with a low head carefully. In this officialdom, all the old edges and corners are gradually polished away, and he becomes docile, obedient and capable of doing things.

Then he logically took those silk threads from his old self, tied them on his body, and continued to dance a gorgeous court dance under the emperor's instruction.

However, compared to this Chen Longzheng, Xu Guangqi felt that he liked the fearless Chen Longzheng who yelled "My Fair Lady and a Gentleman" with a wretched smile on his face after drinking with him.

But unfortunately, that Chen Longzheng will never come back again.

Empires don't need romance!
Xu Guangqi deeply understands that what Xiao Ruxun needs is iron, blood, fire, and gold, not romance.

The emperor, who grew up in a bloody turmoil, didn't like romance, he especially hated luxury and money, romantic affairs, and even more so, he hated literati's strength of character.

Xu Guangqi was right in thinking, and his understanding was very accurate.

In Xiao Ruxun's view, the so-called literati style is nothing more than a group of moths who don't pay taxes and brag about themselves. They parasitize on the empire and eat the flesh and blood of the empire. Their hands and mouth are full of blood, but they are still desperately sticking to their faces. Jin, wrote the Qinhuai Fengyue with the blood and tears of the nation, and let his "good name" be sung through the ages.

For Xiao Ruxun, there is a very simple political standard to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy—those who pay taxes are their own people, and those who evade and evade taxes are the enemies.

So without hesitation, he smashed the "bones of character" of the literati, trampled them under his feet, beat them with whip after whip, and destroyed their restraint.

When the courtiers brought out the old master Confucius and talked about Ziyue Shiyun to the emperor, what responded to them was the emperor's iron fist.

less nonsense.

work!pay taxes!
I don't like wind, flowers, snow and moon, I don't like beautiful poems, I don't like gorgeous articles, I don't like prefaces to Lanting collections, and I don't like drunkards' pavilions.

I only like your honest work and your honest tax payment.

Xu Guangqi had never understood Xiao Ruxun's complex heart, but he knew very well that in front of this increasingly powerful emperor, everything was nothingness and powerlessness.

The law is the embodiment of the will of the ruling class, and Daqin's will to rule is Xiao Ruxun's will, and the constitution is just like that.

The rules are also the rules of the ruling class, and in Da Qin, there is only one person who makes the rules, the emperor Xiao Ruxun.

Talking to you about the law and going through the process and holding three joint trials for you is for your face. The emperor can use the vicious dog of the Central Investigation Department to bypass any department and do whatever he wants. Why go with you to the Ministry of Punishment Go through the process?

In the former Ming Dynasty, the cabinet elders who could even suppress the imperial power were just ordinary civil servants under Xiao Ruxun's hands.

Just give them face, ask them about everything, and give them a look.

But how did things get done, do others still need to speculate?

No need at all.

Xu Guangqi sighed silently, and then patted Chen Longzheng on the shoulder.

"Things are in the past, Ti Long, there are still many things you need to do here. We have found many places where locusts grow. We need to go to further investigation and complete the great cause of locust control. Each of us will be famous in history. "

Chen Long raised his head and looked at Xu Guangqi with teary eyes.

"Can I be forgiven for what I did?"

"Of course, as long as you get His Majesty's approval, no one will know what bad things you have done, and future generations will only know that you are a hero in controlling locusts."

"The hero..."

Chen Longzheng seemed to be grasping at a life-saving straw: "Yes, hero! I want to become a hero! I want to do many good things, I want to benefit the country, I want to do things for the common people, and I want to leave my name in history!"

Chen Longzheng held Xu Guangqi's hand tightly: "Governor, if I do this, I will be forgiven, right?"

Xu Guangqi nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, you will be forgiven."

"Great...great...I'll do my best...I'll do my best!"

Chen Long was biting his lips tightly, with a smile on his face, but tears in his eyes.

Yes, try hard.

Leave your name in history.

That's the only thing we can do.

(End of this chapter)