Chapter 175: Flexibility
Ying Jieyan urgently called off the meeting, and as His Highness came to the study, he looked at His Highness with a melancholy face and was silent for a long time. He felt that His Highness was a good boy, organized, far-sighted, passionate and driven. But there are also a lot of problems, I like to be lazy when studying, and I have no edge to play, but these are common problems of children, and it's not a big deal, as long as I beat it often. And His Highness's biggest fault, no, can no longer be called a fault, but a fatal flaw - unruly.
Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there have been a few young emperors, but they are all in the case of the queen mother hanging the curtain and the assistance of important ministers, and they often have to wait for adulthood before withdrawing the curtain and pro-government. His Royal Highness opened the government at the age of seven, but the ruling party was unique in the Great Song Dynasty, and it was the second person other than Emperor Gaozong who broke the taboo that the prince could not participate in political affairs and lead troops. What's even more surprising is that he can manage his own affairs without a teacher, and his own master, who is ordered to assist, is more like a puppet, while His Royal Highness is the actual manipulator of a series of actions of the Shuaifu.
After that, His Highness reorganized the government army, abolished the old rules in the army, and formulated new laws. Then he crossed the border and conquered Guangzhou, breaking the rules of everyone's convention, and distributing the confiscated property to the people. When leaving, he once again violated the unspoken rules of officialdom, and he didn't have to leave quietly without greeting him. When you arrive in Qiongzhou, it is still the same, and you have to change it if you see something that is not pleasing to the eye, but you should know that there are some harmless things that can be changed, but some rules cannot be moved, which will cause turmoil in the officialdom at the least, and will be suspected of trespassing if it is serious.
Today, His Royal Highness has to revise the control because the states and counties have not been able to recruit the required people on time and in full, but Ying Jieyan knows that the official system is the foundation of the country, and it cannot be changed because of a momentary will. Of course, the matter of corruption in the administration of officials is not unique at this time, and there is no shortage of people of insight in the past dynasties, and they must also know it, but why don't everyone say that it will be changed? Because there are lessons from the past, Xining's reform of the law and the Qingli New Deal, which came out in the end, ended without a problem, and ended with the death or depreciation of the reformers.
And His Royal Highness is also different from other courtiers who advocate reform and innovation, he is not only born in the royal family, but also bears the title of prince, his identity is too sensitive, and his words and deeds are not known how many people are watching. In particular, he pacified the place as a young man, and he held the military and political power, which can be described as a prince, and his recent actions have been too popular, and he has the intention of being a high master. If it arouses the suspicion of the Queen Mother and Her Majesty, it is not just as simple as debasement, it is likely to be punished as a conspiracy, and the Shuai Mansion will also disappear, leaving only legends......
"Sir, why did you end the meeting today and refuse to make a decision in court?" Zhao Yu was aggrieved. He came to this world in a daze to save his life, but he found that he just pulled out a peg, who knew that a cow was involved behind him, and he was busy saving his life and had to take care of the cow at the same time. It doesn't matter if you eat and drink it, you have to build a cowshed for it to shelter from the wind and rain, find a spacious place to spread joy, and be careful to serve it while worrying that it is unhappy to top up your own guy, isn't this nothing to do?
"Your Highness, there is something to do, but you can't do it." Ying Jieyan stroked his beard and said, he knew that His Highness would not change his mind easily, how could he convince him?
"Sir, now that the officials of Qiongzhou have been corrupted to this point, it has reached the point where it must be changed, why can't it be done?" Zhao Hao asked rhetorically.
"This system has been implemented for nearly 300 years since the founding of the country, not only in Qiongzhou, but also in the whole country, not to say that change can change." Be strict and gentle.
"Sir, it is precisely because of this that the whole country has fallen, if we don't change, Qiongzhou is afraid that it will be difficult to protect, and we must use extraordinary methods in extraordinary times!" Zhao Yu responded with a smile.
"His Royal Highness's change of law is not only a matter of Qiongzhou, it involves the whole country and involves a wide range of things. And the matter of changing the official system is the responsibility of the imperial court, and it is not something that His Royal Highness can easily touch. Of course, Ying Jieyan knew that this was the case, but he avoided talking about it and turned to it.
"Sir, I don't want to make it so big, just do it in Qiongzhou!" Zhao Yu said with a smile, he knows that reform is by no means a gentle thing, it is a river of blood at every turn, before Shang Yang was divided by five horses, and then Wang Anshi was forced to give office, that is, not long ago, Jia Yidao wanted to implement the public land law and not be degraded, of course, he contained too much selfishness, he wanted to change the law as a means to attack political opponents, and he didn't have so many ideas, he just wanted to do his part.
"Your Highness, it is precisely because of this that it is even more unchangeable!" Ying Jieyan said with a wry smile, "On that day in Jiazi Town, when I wanted to open the capital of Qiongzhou, some courtiers thought that His Royal Highness had the heart of self-reliance. ”
"What the gentleman said is reasonable, but it is still the case, and the war in Japan will be together, the baggage needs to be transported, the city defense needs to be repaired, and it will be more difficult to requisition the people, and we have already lost three points before the battle." Zhao Hao admitted that what Ying Jieyan said was true, but if he didn't change, he would die faster, and this only a little change could change the ending, so he was very unwilling and still wanted to try to persuade Ying Jieyan.
"His Royal Highness's loyalty to the heart of the country, the old man and the marshal's mansion all know it, but the people in the court are unpredictable, and Yue Wumu's unjust death in the Pavilion back then was just a trumped sentence!" Ying Jieyan was unmoved on this issue and stubbornly adhered to the bottom line.
"Is it just that the gentleman is about to be defeated and do nothing? It's better to stay in Guangzhou and live happily, or even go overseas, so why waste money and food here. Zhao Yu was a little anxious, thinking that he had hidden in this corner, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult to do something, so he said with a white face.
"Your Highness, don't be annoyed!" Ying Jieyan watched His Highness jump up in a hurry, and hurriedly comforted, "Your Highness, what we urgently need to solve is not only this matter, and you are the leader of the road, the head of the Shuai Mansion, if you are so unbreathable, you will be in a mess up and panic!" ”
"Well, I'm too anxious." Zhao Yu immediately quieted down when he heard this, he didn't know what to do as the leader, and the sheep behind him didn't scatter and flee!
"Your Highness, can you elaborate on this matter and see if you can be flexible!" Ying Jieyan watched His Highness calm down before he said again.
"It's good!" Zhao Yu nodded, his idea is actually very simple, that is, to introduce a modern management model, strengthen grassroots construction, reuse those with both ability and political integrity, and at the same time reward diligence and punish laziness, and establish perfect incentive measures...... (To be continued.) )