Yan Zhengsu lifted his official robe, knelt on his knees, and said loudly after kowtowing: "The minister is solemn and solemn, I am willing to break my bones for the Great Zhou, and if I don't succeed, I will become benevolent." ”

Guo Chong frowned and said, "What I want is success, not Chengren." ”

solemnly said: "Doing things throughout the ages, we can't ignore the possibility of failure, and the minister can't boast about Haikou." The minister can only say that he will do his best. Ministers cannot deceive and deceive the Holy with false words. ”

Guo Chong waved his hand and said, "That's it, you are not the kind of person who deceives and coaxes, and you won't say anything nice if I want you to say something." Get up. Tell me what you're going to do. ”

Yan Zhengsu knelt down and didn't get up. Guo Chong smiled: "What's wrong? ”

Yan Zheng said in a solemn voice: "Since the Holy Lord is determined to change and has full authority to entrust the minister to do things, the minister hopes to get a few promises from His Majesty. ”

Guo Chong smiled: "What kind of promise?" Didn't I already decide? ”

Yan Zhengsu shook his head and said: "This is not enough, the minister hopes to have a specific commitment." ”

"Okay, okay, you say it." Guo Chong said helplessly.

"The first promise of the minister is that since the emperor has made up his mind, he should unswervingly support the minister. The minister does not want the emperor's decree to change overnight, and he does not want the emperor to look forward and backward. The emperor must not be suspicious of the minister's practice, and he must believe that everything the minister does is for the sake of the Great Zhou and the emperor, and the minister has no selfish thoughts. Your Majesty, what the minister wants to do must be objected to, and someone will slander him, the minister is not afraid that he will not be able to withstand it, but the minister is only afraid that the saint will not be able to resist it. Once the saint is suspicious of the minister, it is the biggest blow to the minister."

Guo Chong frowned, looked at Yan Zhengsu for a long time, and said word by word: "Don't worry, I am the Son of Heaven, Jinkou Yuyan." I will firmly support you, as long as you do what is beneficial to my Great Zhou, I will definitely stand by your side. ”

Yan Zheng bowed solemnly, and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, so that I can let go of my hands and feet." As long as the emperor supports him, the ministers are not afraid of being infamous and slandered. Then the second thing that the minister wants the emperor to agree to is: the minister hopes to implement the change vigorously, but there will definitely be people who jump out to oppose it. Changing the law requires the support of financial, material and human resources, and nothing can be achieved if any department is constrained. The minister does not want to be constrained. Therefore, the minister hoped to set up a special agency and ask the emperor to grant privileges. Ministers must integrate the three powers of government, military and finance, be free from constraints, and be completely independent of the two governments and three departments, so that they can not be constrained by others. I hope that the emperor will agree to the minister's request. ”

Guo Chong frowned and was stunned, Yan Zhengsu's request was even more excessive, the imperial court already had a mature system of two governments and three divisions, in charge of the military, government and finance. Yan Zhengsu's demand is to set up a new organ to integrate the military, government, and financial powers, and put all of them under its control. Institutionally, it's a reopening. It's actually out of line, and it's confusing. In addition, the three powers are one, and the whole power is in charge of one institution, and the power of Yan Zhengsu is inevitably too great. And this also violates the basic political principles since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is precisely in order to prevent the dictatorship of the courtiers that the Great Zhou Dynasty implemented the system of two governments and three divisions with separate powers, and now it is necessary to overthrow all this?

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not good. Is it necessary to set up another institution? With my support, all the officials will do their best to help you. Why do you need to set up another organization to provoke tongues? You see...... Does this matter need to be considered? Guo Chong asked in a low voice in a consultative tone.

"No!" Yan Zhengsu pushed back mercilessly: "Didn't the emperor think that the ministers wanted to compete for power?" The emperor should know that the minister has no delusions about the position of power. The heart of the minister can show the sun and the moon, and I hope the emperor can understand. If the minister wants to seek great power and high positions, he does not have to be an official outside Beijing for so many years. When the emperor became the crown prince, he summoned his ministers to Beijing several times to take up important positions, but the ministers did not agree, because the ministers believed that it was more convenient for the official position and power to be able to do practical things. If the minister is an official in the capital and can't do practical things, the minister would rather go to the countryside to be a small county magistrate. ”

"What do you say you are doing? How can I not know who you are? I'm just afraid that doing so will incur more attack on you. Guo Chong frowned.

"This time, the minister was recalled to Beijing, if it weren't for the fact that he could do this big thing, the minister would not have agreed. If you want to do big things, you can't think too much about it. The opinion of others is important, but the thing itself is even more important. The Great Zhou Dynasty can't go on like this, it must be changed, and the emperor is very clear about this. The emperor doesn't have to worry about others attacking me, the emperor just needs to believe that my move is just to promote the change more quickly and effectively. As for the emperor's statement that others would not hinder him, the minister did not dare to agree. If the minister wants to do things, he must be vigorous and resolute, and he does not want to waste time on arguing with words. Besides, what the minister wants is the relevant power to change the law, and he will not set aside the two governments and three divisions. This is only a temporary institution that can be revoked once the reform is on track. I hope the emperor understands this. ”

Guo Chong frowned and was silent. It's not that he doesn't know that what Yan Zhengsu said is true, but he is worried that this move will attract too much opposition and put himself and Yan Zhengsu under too much pressure.

"Your Majesty, you have made up your mind, and you must go all out and never look back. Since the emperor didn't think about it, then the minister didn't say anything. The minister has also been in the capital for a few months, and he has not achieved much. It is the same whether there are ministers or not ministers in the political hall, and the ministers resign from the post of vice minister, hoping to go to Beijing to become a state official, even if it is a county order. At least the minister still has something to do. Yan Zheng said solemnly.

"What are these words? Do you want to be a deserter? I summoned you to Beijing to do great things, but you want to be a deserter? Isn't that what it requires? I promised you. Allow you to set up a new yamen to take charge of the change of the law, and it is up to you to decide what to do about the change of the law. It's done. Guo Chong called.

"Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty. The minister is grateful. Yan Zhengsu knelt down and kowtowed heavily, and said in a trembling voice. Yan Zhengsu also knew how difficult it was for Guo Chong to make this decision. The first person to bear the pressure in this matter is the emperor himself. Once this matter is announced, the emperor will be in the middle of nowhere, and the ministers will come to lobby one after another. The emperor can agree to his request, which is enough to prove that he is truly determined.

"No need Xie Zhen, what are the conditions, say it." Guo Chong shouted.

"Yes, the new yamen will use some new people, and the minister hopes that this new yamen can have a new atmosphere and sweep away the decadence and slackness of the imperial yamen. Therefore, the selection and use of officials should be decided by themselves. ”

"Accurate!"

"I hope that there will be a group of like-minded people who will work together to contribute to the change. Regardless of whether the minister is close or not, whether he is old or young, as long as he has insight into changing the law, the minister will use him. The minister asked this group of people to brainstorm with the minister and make rules and legislation. In order to ensure that the goals of this new yamen are the same, the minister hopes to select talents among the jinshi of this imperial examination. I don't know if the emperor can agree. ”

"Exactly! You said that I remembered. The day after tomorrow, when the spring season is over, I will go to the Gongyuan to encourage the candidates. The foundation of my Great Zhou Dynasty is extended, and it depends on the continuous emergence of talents, and I can't help but care about this matter. ”

"Your Majesty, that's true. I would like to accompany you. Yan Zheng said solemnly.

Guo Chong smiled and said, "Okay." Today I have made up my mind, and a stone has fallen in my heart. Actually, it's not hard to make a decision. You see, if I agreed, I agreed, and it was nothing. It's up to you next, and I can only cheer you and cheer you on. ”

Yan Zhengsu said with a smile: "The emperor cheers for the ministers, what an honor the ministers are." The minister will soon come up with the charter, and he will report it to the emperor and explain it to the emperor. However, the minister hopes that the emperor will relax for a few days and enjoy some leisure time. Because once the big thing starts, the emperor is afraid that it will not be so quiet. ”

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The night breeze blew, and the leaves outside the house rustled. The candlelight flickered in the No. 8 building of the first word, and Lin Jue sat at the table with the purple pen and wrote hard. Today is the second day of the big exam, and Lin Jue only has one fu left to complete today's test questions. When Lin Jue got the test questions and saw this question that required him to write about the gift of appreciation, his heart was like a bamboo in his chest. Lin Jue naturally won't rack his brains to write a fu by himself, there are famous articles in his chest, so why rack his brains.

Although there was a slight sense of shame in his heart, after dinner, Lin Jue still did not hesitate to mention Zihao, and dipped in ink to write the ripe fuxing that he memorized in middle school.

Just write it. Lin Jue was satisfied, threw his pen on the case, climbed the stairs upstairs, and fell asleep. That night, Lin Jue dreamed of Su Shi. Lin Jue was a little flustered, and stepped forward like a schoolboy and asked timidly.

"Will Mr. be angry when he pirates Mr.'s poems?"

Su Shi laughed and said, "I'm in another world, and there is no me here." The verses here belong to you, and you can take them. You've done everything, why bother asking me, it's called hypocrisy. ”

Lin Juexi said: "In other words, I can steal your poems at will?" ”

Su Shi grinned and said, "What is embezzlement? This is borrowing, or porting. Can the business of a scholar be called a thief? ”

Lin Jue laughed, and Su Shi disappeared. Lin Jue suddenly felt at ease, and slept all night without dreams until dawn.