Kudfu.

Ge Yiren slammed the newspaper on the ground and stomped on it a few times.

He thought that Wang Chengye's death yesterday would make Xiao Ming reconsider the harm caused by this decree, but he didn't expect Xiao Ming to be so resolute, and he still announced this decree this morning.

"Elder Ge, see it, the emperor has made it clear that he won't give people a way to live." On Ge Yiren's side, a middle-aged man in his forties was drinking morning tea, and at this time there was a hint of sarcasm on his face.

Ge Yiren squinted at the middle-aged man, who was his old friend in the south and was also a well-known Confucian in the south, but his status plummeted after Neo-Confucianism was implemented in the empire.

Later, when he was really depressed, he went to Qingzhou, and said that he wanted to study Neo-Confucianism with him, so he took it under his command and arranged a school for him to teach Neo-Confucianism.

"So what? This world is his, whatever he says is what he is, and whoever dares to disobey him. Ge Yiren said sadly.

Although he is in the cabinet, he is the lowest-ranking and least powerful one-person cabinet elder in the cabinet.

Others are in power, in charge of industry, economy, and government affairs, but he only governs the Confucian school in the world, and is responsible for overthrowing Confucianism, which he has studied for most of his life, and promoting Neo-Confucianism.

The most important thing is that the more Neo-Confucianism is promoted, the more he understands one thing, that is, his status is getting lower and lower.

In the past, Confucianism was deeply respected, and the emperors of previous dynasties almost invited them to join the court as officials, and did not dare to offend them easily.

The officials in the court did not dare to make a mistake in front of him, and it can be said that even if they were not in the court, they had a great influence on the court.

But this is not the case with Neo-Confucianism at all, because this is a completely fragmented doctrine, and it no longer has the power to influence the government and govern the country, which is too far worse than Confucianism to govern the country.

At this time, Ge Yi, who thought that he only needed to change the soup without changing the medicine, suddenly realized that he had fallen into the pit dug by Xiao Ming.

"So this is the danger of the Supreme Imperial Power." Ren He said lazily.

Ge Yiren frowned, "How do you say this?" ”

Taking a sip of tea, Ren He said: "In the past few years, I have been a matchmaker for the trade between Western merchants and domestic merchants, and I have a little understanding of the imperial power of their country. ”

When Ge Yiren heard this, he immediately became vigilant and said, "I don't know what you are saying. ”

"Of course you're familiar with it, because the Merchant Council used to say so, they asked to restrict the emperor's rights, but they were finally exterminated by Xiao Ming, it's a pity." Ren He said with a smile.

"Bold." Ge Yiren almost jumped up like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail, this merchant council is a heresy, anything that has anything to do with the merchant council will be unlucky, he said: "Ren He, I pity you for your downfall, so I will take you in and let you have something to eat, but I didn't expect you to harm me." ”

Ren He also put away his smile at this time, he stood up and faced Ge Yiren directly: "Brother Ge, you and I don't have to test each other, if I harm you, why wait until now, I just need to tell the truth about the private goods in this Confucian school." ”

Ge Yiren's face changed, and then he smiled, "Old decay is just a joke, just a joke." ”

Ren He sat down again, and then said: "You and I have known each other for many years, how can I not know what you think now?" Now that this decree is being implemented, I am afraid that your Ge family will gradually disappear from the court. ”

After a pause, he said: "Over the years, the emperor has issued a lot of decrees like these, although these decrees have made the empire a lot stronger, but this is at the expense of our interests. ”

Ge Yiren's eyes were deep, and he said, "What if you are unwilling? Now all officials praise him as the first emperor of the ages. ”

"Since it is the first emperor of the ages, it is even more impossible to be willful, and only by restricting the imperial power can we safeguard our interests." Ren He said.

"Limiting imperial power?" Ge Yiren suddenly laughed, "Are you joking?" Who in this empire can limit the emperor's power? ”

Ren He sneered, and he said, "This needs to be fought for? Do you expect the emperor to limit his rights on his own? How did parliaments in Western countries come about? Don't you ever think? “

Ge Yiren was stunned for a moment, in fact, with the empire's foreign conquest, everyone already knew what Western countries were like.

Naturally, they know what is going on in the countries of the world right now.

"This world is not only the West, and it turns out that the empire under the emperor is more powerful than the West, how do you explain this?" Ge Yiren said.

"Because of science and technology, if the West also has the general technology of the empire, the empire may not be able to take advantage of European countries now." Ren He said demagoguously.

Ge Yiren suddenly laughed at this time, "What is your purpose in advocating European countries so much?" Although the emperor's decree has harmed the interests of many people, it is impossible for me Ge Yiren to do things outside of eating. “

Ren He glanced at Ge Yiren with some surprise, and he said with a smile: "Brother Ge said that I am also a member of the empire, how can I do such a boneless thing, I am just sorry for the thousands of nobles in the empire, and now that the implementation of the decree is a sure thing, I am afraid that your life will not be easy in the future." ”

Speaking of this, Ge Yiren's mood suddenly became bad, and now he was driven home by Xiao Ming in disguise to care for the elderly, and his experience was basically exactly the same as Wang Chengye, which made him lose face.

Thinking of this, he felt that Ren He's words made some sense, "This decree will definitely make the nobles very dissatisfied, but the emperor's authority is too high, I'm afraid no one can stop it, and no one dares to come forward." “

Ren He saw that Ge Yiren's expression softened, and he continued: "Brother Ge, there is no need to rush this matter, now that the empire has opened up the wisdom of the people, it only needs to be used a little, and it can have unexpected effects, Brother Ge has a huge influence in the Confucian school, and he only needs to continue to promote Neo-Confucianism, after these days of study, the foolish brother found that this Neo-Confucianism has made Xiao Ming, and he can also be cocooned and self-bound, just wait for the time to be ripe, and then the united nobles will be able to successfully limit the imperial power, Each of his decisions must be approved by the majority of the nobility before they can be implemented. “

"Oh? Is it? Ge Yiren had never seriously studied Neo-Confucianism, and Ren He's words surprised him a little.

"There will be no mistake, if you don't believe it, I can come together for Brother Ge, but before that, Brother Ge must calm down and let the nobles avoid conflicts with the emperor." Ren He said.

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