Chapter 30: The Monarch and the Ministers (2)

Chongzhen nodded, "You are a person who can tell the truth, and I am also an emperor who can listen to the truth." Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info you just have to say it is okay. ”

Qin Shuhuai also nodded, "Okay, what do you want to hear, Your Majesty?"

Chongzhen groaned and said, "Let's start with the three troubles of the Ming Dynasty." The three troubles of the Ming Dynasty that you and Mr. Zhixian talked about, Liaodong, Wulin, civil officials, and Mr. Zhixian have all relayed them to me. I stayed up all night listening to it. Not only do I have a deep understanding of these three troubles, but even people who are far away from the court can see them...... However, I do think that in the final analysis, there is only one trouble in the Ming Dynasty, and that is the trouble of civil officials! The court officials were originally my arms, but now they are all self-respecting, and they talk about the old ancestral system at every turn, and there are many obstacles to the events I want to do!"

Speaking of this, Chongzhen shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "When the Wei Party is here, the Wei Party is rampant. Now I have nothing but the Wei Party, but the civil officials are rampant. It's funny to think that these people are arguing and can force me to draw lots to decide the members of the cabinet......"

Qin Shuhuai knew that Chongzhen was referring to his "Bu" selection in the first year of Chongzhen, when the Jiuqing of various ministries nominated ten proposed members of the cabinet, and "guided" Chongzhen to demarcate the first four into the cabinet according to the old practice. Chongzhen, who had just overthrown Wei Zhongxian, was in high spirits, so he naturally refused to listen to these old ministers, and as a result, the monarchs and ministers quarreled with each other, and the disputes came and went, and he decided to use divination and lottery to elect cabinet members in a fit of anger. Perhaps since then, Chongzhen has distrusted the courtiers and antagonized him.

It is precisely because of this distrust that he constantly changes the cabinet and the first assistant. Helplessly, the civil officials at the end of the Ming Dynasty were all like birds, and everyone who only knew Cheng Zhu Lixue, only knew the interests of his friends, but did not know the soldiers, and did not know how to govern the country. Moreover, the civil officials at the end of the Ming Dynasty still had a strange thing, that is, they regarded being beaten and dismissed by the emperor as a kind of supreme glory, so they dared to stand up to the emperor regardless of whether they were justified or not, and not only dared to stand up, but even dared to scold! The Manchu Dynasty was full of such officials, and Chongzhen had no way to do it. Take the mine supervisor as an example, this is a large source of tax revenue, Chongzhen wants to strengthen the mine supervisor, but the civil officials are resolutely against the mine supervisor, even if Chongzhen wants to go his own way, no one will enforce it for him, and finally he has to force him to give up the mine supervisor.

Chongzhen saw that Qin Shuhuai didn't say a word, so he said, "Brother Qin, why don't you speak?"

Qin Shuhuai looked at Chongzhen, who was sincere, and his mood was extremely complicated. Now there are two choices in front of him, one is to be a loyal minister and give Chongzhen real advice with the history he knows. The second is to be a minister, induce Chongzhen, and increase the suspicion between him and the minister, so as to lay the groundwork for his own entry into the East Factory. Both are ways to save the country and save the people, the difference is that let Chongzhen do his own assistance, or let himself do Chongzhen to watch.

After thinking about it for a long time, he felt more confident in himself.

Taking everything into your own hands is the safest thing!

After making up his mind, he smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty, the grass people are thinking, why didn't civil officials dare to be so rampant during the Wei Party period?"

Chongzhen said, "The Wei Party is good at governance, and the confidential departments are all Wei Party, how can civil officials speak?"

Qin Shuhuai nodded, "The emperor is very right! This shows that civil officials can be controlled." ”

Chongzhen frowned, and said with some dissatisfaction, "Do you mean that I still want to build a factory guard?"

Aside from Jinyiwei, Chongzhen at least doesn't like Dongchang, which is very clear in history. He wanted to abolish the East Factory several times, but the Chinese officials of the dynasty were really incompetent, so he kept the East Factory.

Qin Shuhuai naturally knew this.

shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you can't use civil officials or factory guards." The so-called water is clear, there are no fish, and only the civil officials and factory guards can use each other to check and balance each other. If the two factions are evenly matched, then the emperor is naturally the arbiter, isn't your word a resolution?"

Chongzhen's eyes were fixed on a certain place for a long time, not moving.

He has just abolished the Dongchang Cadre and shifted the main functions of the Dongchang to monitor the martial arts and fight the Demon Sect, and now he wants to deny everything before, which is indeed a dilemma.

Chongzhen does not discriminate against eunuchs, and he also has deep feelings and trust with eunuchs such as Cao Huachun, Wang Dehua, and Wang Chengen, but this does not mean that he does not know the consequences of eunuchs interfering in politics. These physically disabled people often have an almost perverted pursuit of power, and once they give them too much power, I am afraid that there will be another Wei Zhongxian.

After being silent for a long time, Chongzhen smiled bitterly and said, "Although what Brother Qin said is right, he seems to have forgotten the disaster of the factory guards back then!"

Qin Shuhuai knew that Chongzhen had already been covered, and an evil smile crossed the corner of his mouth.

got up and took a triangular cup from the table, and said to Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, look at this cup, how many feet does it have?"

Chongzhen glanced at the cup and said, "What does Brother Qin mean?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "The cup needs to have three feet to stand firmly." Therefore, in addition to courtiers and factory guards, the emperor also needs a force. The three forces are three-legged, and only then can you be as stable as Mount Tai, Your Majesty!"

Chongzhen thought for a moment and said, "You mean?"

Qin Shuhuai lightly spit out three words, "Jianghe Gang!"

Chongzhen was taken aback, the imperial court's creation of the Jianghe Gang was an extremely confidential matter, and few people knew about it. Although he knew that Qin Shuhuai had joined the Jianghe Gang, he was just an ordinary stall leader, and it was impossible for him to know such a confidential matter. As for Sun Chengzong, he trusted him very much, and knew that his teacher would never reveal this secret to Qin Shuhuai.

"Brother Qin already knows?" Chongzhen still asked.

Qin Shuhuai nodded, "The Jianghe Gang has no roots and no roots, but it has developed so fast in just a few years, which is indeed surprising. If it weren't for the help of the imperial court, the grass people would not have thought of a second reason. ”

Chongzhen chuckled, "Brother Qin is worthy of being a great talent in the world, and he can't hide anything from your eyes." ”

However, there was a flash of caution in his eyes.

No one likes someone who sees through their secrets, especially for an emperor like Chongzhen, who is good at doubting everything.

Qin Shuhuai knew this. To get Chongzhen's reuse, there must be a necessary pretense, but there is a principle, that is, you can't be smarter than him. Companions are like tigers, and there are people in history who were killed because they were too smart.

Qin Shuhuai smiled and said, "If you want to talk about great talent, the grass people are afraid that they are not as good as the emperor." A river gang can restrain Dongchang at the top, infiltrate the martial arts and resist the Demon Sect at the bottom, it is really a wonderful move! This chess is on the ground, and the whole game is alive! The emperor is worthy of being the holy lord of the world!"

The focus of this sentence is not to praise Chongzhen's merits, but Qin Shuhuai took the initiative to expose his "ignorance". Chongzhen's purpose in building the Jianghe Gang was to infiltrate the martial arts and fight against the Demon Sect, but it did not mean to restrain Dongchang. The Jianghe Gang was originally built by Chongzhen to the East Factory, so how to restrain the East Factory?

But he had to say so. If you know everything and see everything clearly, how can you rest assured of yourself with Chongzhen's character?

Chongzhen smiled faintly, his face really looked a little better, and then looked at Qin Shuhuai, and said very earnestly, "Brother Qin, I am trying my best to only prosper in the Ming Dynasty." Helplessly, hundreds of officials are constrained, and there are few usable people in their hands. Brother Qin is a great talent, would you like to help me?"

The corners of Qin Shuhuai's eyes twitched, and he secretly said in his heart, sure enough, he came.

This sentence may be sincere to other emperors, but when it comes out of the mouth of the suspicious Chongzhen, it is definitely a trap! If he agrees without hesitation, it proves that what he said earlier is to pave the way for his own ascension, and his ambition will be exposed.

Qin Shuhuai took a sip of tea, shook his head lightly, and said, "Your Majesty, my Guigu faction has learned the way of vertical and horizontal and the method of ghost schemes, and this method can only be used in troubled times. Now that the Ming Dynasty is meeting the Holy Lord, I believe that the prosperity is in sight, and our task is just to continue learning from the saints, and we will never participate in court disputes. This is also the legacy of the family teacher, and it must not be disobeyed, please don't blame the emperor. ”

Moving out of the teacher's legacy, strongly expressing himself is not just talking.

Chongzhen's eyes changed a little when he looked at Qin Shuhuai, less overly pretentious sincerity, but more eagerness.

The more Qin Shuhuai had no room to refuse, the more Chongzhen wanted to use him.

That's how human nature is!

At this time, Chongzhen really has no one in his hands. Da Ming has accumulated many shortcomings, and all officials are dazed, so why doesn't he want to find a usable talent? Historically, Chongzhen has always been unstingy with talent. Don't say anything else, just talk about Yuan Chonghuan, when the old Yuan said that he had been in Pingliao for five years, he believed it, gave him the sword of Shang Fang, and granted him the right to act arbitrarily, and even Yuan could endure killing Mao Wenlong, which can be seen.

Chongzhen took a deep breath and said, "Brother Qin is wrong. The prosperous era did not come by itself, but was created by me and people with lofty ideals like you! I can't sleep tonight. The hundred officials in the DPRK and the Central Committee are mediocre, the golden tiger is looking at the people outside the Guan, the people of the Central Plains are changing in all directions, and the martial arts are ready to move, how can you let me sleep? How can I talk about the prosperous age? Brother Qin, you are the same age as me, and you are as enthusiastic as me, how can you not understand me?"

Qin Shuhuai watched Chongzhen's true feelings revealed, and his heart was also shocked.

Chongzhen is not the king of the dead country!

Chongzhen said with some excitement, "Brother Qin, you said that the Jianghe Gang can restrain Dongchang, but I tell you that it can't." ”

"The Emperor's ......"

Chongzhen's expression became more and more complicated, and he continued, "The Jianghe Gang itself is from Dongchang, how can it be restrained? The three-legged stand you mentioned is indeed an expedient measure. But in this case, how can you let me rest assured that Dongchang will interfere in politics and restrain the courtiers? Dongchang restricts the courtiers, so who will restrain Dongchang? The three-legged stand you said is now missing a foot, do you understand?"

"The Emperor's ....."

Chongzhen interrupted Qin Shuhuai again and said, "The Jianghe Gang is an important chess piece of mine, and there is no room for loss in the overall life and death. But Dongchang really can't be bigger anymore! I not only want to use the Jianghe Gang to balance the martial arts, but also let the Jianghe Gang become the iron nail that I nail to the Dongchang! The Dongchang is calm, and the Jianghe Gang is my eyes, staring at every move of the Dongchang! If there is a heresy in the Dongchang, the Jianghe Gang will be my iron fist, sweeping away all traitors with the power of thunder!"

"And this great task, I think, is none other than you!"

Qin Shuhuai exhaled heavily, after saying so much, what he wanted was finally here!

Use the Jianghe Gang to restrain Dongchang, and the Jianghe Gang to restrain Wulin, so who will restrain the Jianghe Gang?

From now on, the River Gang will be completely out of control! Savage and crazy growth! No one can stop it!

The day I take charge of the Jianghe Gang will be the time to start a war against Dongchang!

One day, he will take over the seal of Dongchang from Cao Huachun in his complete body and become a generation of governors!

Not a eunuch, so what?

What if you don't be in charge of ceremonies?

What I want is the power of the world, what I want is a wave of long sleeves, and the head falls to the ground! What I want is what the sword is pointing to, and what a thousand armies are in! What I want is that as soon as the door is opened, all nations will come!

(These two chapters of gentlemen and ministers are right, it took me two days, because the protagonist wants to separate Chongzhen from the minister and the relationship with Dongchang, and induce Chongzhen to use the Jianghe Gang to restrain Dongchang, which needs to deal with a lot of logic.) At this point in the book, it has become clear that the protagonist will not be a eunuch, but will only take an unusual path to take charge of the East Factory. Thank you to everyone who supported this book. I can't reply to this linked account.,It's said that the level is not enough.,I'm currently working hard to upgrade.,Strive to reply to everyone's posts one day earlier.。 But I've read everyone's messages. Thank you so much for your support!)