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When Qin Feng saw Wang Hou again, he couldn't believe his eyes, although he had white hair and white beard, the little old man who was always energetic was now lying on the bed, so thin that only skin and bones remained, like a skeleton lying on the bed, if it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, he would be like a dead man.

This made Qin Feng couldn't help but redden. It was this little old man, when he had nothing, he moved his family to vote, and since then he has tied himself to the Taiping Army, born and died, accompanied Qin Feng through ups and downs, and created this huge family business today, and now the days are finally going to be stable, when Daming has gained a firm foothold, this little old man can no longer hold on.

Wang Hou's body collapsed so quickly, Qin Feng knew that he had an unshirkable responsibility. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, one of the biggest problems is the problem of the governance of the world, in the Taiping Army in the past, the fierce generals grabbed a lot of brave soldiers, but they were literate and hyphenated, and those who could govern the world could be counted with their fingers. You can fight the world immediately, but you can't rule the world immediately. Governing the localities so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment is still up to the scholars.

But at that time, Qianyue, the officialdom was already corrupt, and there were few people available, Liao Liao, who opened his own mouth, and threw all the things about the reform of official governance to Wang Hou.

Since then, Wang Hou has begun his road of purifying the source that has lasted for several years. This is something more difficult than the battle of swords and soldiers on the battlefield, where the enemy is clearly visible, but the reform of the domestic government is a struggle against the enemy in the dark. It is necessary to fight without breaking, and fight without chaos.

Qin Feng threw Wang Hou the task, is not only to complete the task of rectifying the rule of officials, but also not to let the country into a mess, at that time, many counties in the Ming Dynasty did not use swords, after the Taiping army entered the capital of Yue, they immediately expressed their support for Qin Feng's rule, these places, it is particularly difficult to govern.

The knife is steep, which will make people feel that the Ming Dynasty crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and treated the heroes anyway, and when it comes to one-sidedness, it will make the reform of the government a mere formality, and in the end it will be in vain.

The difficulties in this are not enough for outsiders.

But it was the thin old man in front of him, in five years, who quietly promoted the reform of official governance to the whole country, and completed the task assigned to him by Qin Feng very well.

And the price is that he is finally exhausted and runs out of oil.

"How much longer?" Qin Feng asked softly about the comfort on the side.

Shu Chang looked sad, "I don't know, it's possible at any time." ”

Qin Feng's heart sank, what kind of person is Shu Chang, that is almost a divine doctor who can heal the dead with flesh and bones, and when these words come out of his mouth, it can basically be conclusive. Even Shu Chang can't get him back, and in this world, no one can save him back.

He reached out to hold Wang Hou's thin palm, and tears fell from his eyes. Wang Yueyao, who was on the side, sobbed even more.

As if sensing something, Wang Hou's tightly closed eyes slowly opened, and the sharp eyes of the past had now become cloudy. His eyes rolled, and when he saw Qin Feng, his body struggled a few times, as if he wanted to get up, but in vain.

He grinned softly: "Your Majesty, this can't be a salute for you, forgive the minister." ”

"Elder Wang, what are you talking about?" Qin Feng shook his head and said.

"What's going on out there now?" Wang Hou gasped, his voice almost inaudible. "Can the big thing be decided?"

Qin Feng nodded vigorously: "Rest assured, Wang Lao, now that the war between Qi and Chu has come to an end, although the Chu people have suffered a heavy defeat, they still retain a certain amount of strength, Cheng Wuben has built a second line of defense in Jinghu, they can still survive for a few years, and Qi State, although they won this battle, they are not comfortable, whether it is Jiang Tao, or An Ruhai, or Wu Teng, they have caused great losses to Qi State, and now although Wu Teng has withdrawn his troops back to Lingchuan, he can attack again at any time, although An Ruhai is not successful, But the turmoil he brought to the Qi country could not be calmed down in a short period of time. So next, the state of Chu no longer threatens us, but will look up to me Daming snort. As for Qi State, what they may want to do next is to restore the livelihood of the people in the country, and the major reform of the domestic political situation that Cao Tiancheng wants will also be put on the agenda, and within a few years, they will not be able to do anything to us. As for the Qin State, Wang Lao also knew it. So next, I'm going to have at least five years of respite. ”

Wang Hou grinned silently.

"Your Majesty is a genius. There are five years, which is enough for the Ming Dynasty to take off again, as long as the Qin State is annexed, the Ming Dynasty can become a great power on a par with the Qi State, and at that time, it can be expected to dominate the world. Hahaha... Ha... Ha ha. ”

Before the laughter stopped, he coughed violently, and his face turned purple. Shu Chang hurriedly sat at the head of the bed, hugged Wang Hou, leaned on his chest, stretched out his hand to gently caress his chest, and Wang Yueyao on the side brought the medicinal soup over and fed it into Wang Hou's mouth spoonful by spoonful.

Seeing that almost half of the medicinal soup flowed down the corners of Wang Hou's mouth, Qin Feng was extremely sad in his heart.

After drinking a few spoonfuls of medicine, the wheezing voice gradually subsided, but Wang Hou's eyes slowly lit up.

"Your Majesty handed over the minister's governance innovation, the old minister thinks that he is still doing a good job, and now the Ming Dynasty does not dare to say that all the officials are honest and self-controlled, but at least under the constraints of the system, under the supervision of the imperial court, the vast majority of them want to do a little cause for the country and the people."

"The merit of Wang Lao is the immortal merit of Dingli Sheji." Qin Feng is definitely authentic. "I want to thank you, and Daming wants to thank you even more."

"If there is any regret, it is Yanzheng." Wang Houchang sighed: "It's not that the old minister doesn't want to move them, but I'm Daming, there are only a few places where salt is produced, and the government is strong and green forests collude with each other, if you want to move, it must be an earth-shattering big move, but at that time, I Daming, I really can't turn over the lid of this pot anymore, and the old minister can only think that he is blind and can't see them." The price of salt is high, the quality is inferior, and private salt is rampant, Su Kairong once told me that the annual loss of salt class is only afraid of no less than one million, every time I think of this, Lao Chen's heart is like a cat scratching. ”

Qin Feng gently squeezed Wang Hou's dry hand, "Elder Wang, you have to leave something for others to do, and share the credit with others, you have to finish everything, the latecomers have no merit to stand, won't he have no way to be promoted?" ”

Wang Houka laughed.

"I'd like to do more, but I can't! Your Majesty, the matter of salt affairs, although the minister has not done it, but has been thinking about this problem, the more I think about it, the more complicated it is, when it is really involved in the whole body, one is not careful, it will turbulent the government, you think about it, the people have to eat salt every day, this thing looks inconspicuous, but it is really a big thing, and it needs to be planned and then moved. ”

"Elder Wang, don't worry!" Qin Feng said lightly: "I already have some ideas about this matter, and I have done it in the past few years." Now there's one thing I'd like to hear from you. ”

"Your Majesty, please. The old minister knows everything and speaks endlessly. ”

"There is a vacancy in the ministry, who do you think is more suitable to take your position?" Qin Feng asked.

Wang Hou stared at Qin Feng for a while, then nodded: "The old minister understands." On that day, the two most outstanding officials are undoubtedly Jin Jingnan of Taiping County and Fang Dazhi of Shayang County, are you preparing for the prime minister, right? ”

"I can't hide anything from Wang Lao, yes, I have this idea." Qin Feng said: "Now the court has its own opinions. Quan Yun is almost sixty years old, even if he can work for another ten years, I have to plan for the future. ”

"Both of them do have their own advantages and disadvantages, but the old minister still has a little thought." Wang Hou thought for a while and said.

"Elder Wang, please speak up."

"Jin Jingnan is determined to forge ahead, but the means are a little fierce, Fang Dazhi is round on the outside and square on the inside, and the means are more sleek, in the eyes of the old minister, Jin Jingnan was used in the first ten years to sweep away thorns for His Majesty, and Fang Dazhi was used in the next ten years to heal the wounds." Wang Houdao: "Your Majesty might as well transfer both of them to the center of the imperial court, on the one hand, to cultivate the overall situation of the two, and on the other hand, let the two of them urge each other and dare not relax." ”

Qin Feng pondered for a moment and said, "If that's the case, I'm afraid that Jin Jingnan's fate will be a little dangerous in the future." ”

"With Your Majesty, the benevolent monarch, Jin Jingnan will not end up." Wang Hou said softly: "Everything is in the heart of the king. ”

"Who's going to take over the ministry?"

"If you want to clear the difficulties in salt affairs, the old minister is interested in Jin Jingnan. If you let Fang Dazhi do it, I am afraid that it will leave a lot of hand tails, and it will take trouble in the future, let Jin Jingnan do it, and you can sweep away the shortcomings inside. ”

"I understand what Elder Wang means." Qin Feng nodded. "It's just that it's a bit difficult to transfer both of them to the center, but they have to be in the same position. I'm going to move Su Kairong. ”

"Your Majesty, Su Kairong can't move it now." Wang Hou shook his head, "The old minister also knows that Su Kairong, Su Can's father and son are in charge of the financial power of the Ming Dynasty, which is really unruly, but Su Kairong has pigtails to catch, and he is not afraid of him, Su Can's person has little political ambition, and he is thinking about his ticket in the world." So there's no need to rush. ”

"So? What about Jin Jingnan, how does Fang Dazhi arrange? Qin Feng asked.

"It's time for the government hall to add people." Wang Houdao: "With Fang Dazhi as the second assistant, and also in charge of the ministry, Jin Jingnan is also promoted to the second assistant, and also serves as the imperial history." The Imperial History Management Supervision Institute, Jin Jingnan came to clean up the salt stall, and it was justified. ”

This is to divide power from the hands of the first auxiliary Quanyun.

"Your Majesty, the power of the first assistant is not too great, like Yang Yihe, the former prime minister of Great Chu, it is absolutely impossible. The first assistant of the Qi country, but the power is too small, the hand of the emperor in everything, there will inevitably be some omissions, and I Daming, Your Majesty has always put his mind on opening up the territory and dominating the world, but this internal affairs have been lost to the first assistant, the time is still short, naturally there is no problem, but as time goes by, Quan Yun has really become Yang Yihe, and the country, with the king, and himself, it is not a good thing. Wang Hou said softly.