Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

Above the court, there are only a small number of real civil servants, and even a small number, under the division of the emperor, dare to hold together for warmth, and even divide into several factions.

It seems very normal to peep at him when there is a little disturbance.

"Sir, see Your Majesty!"

In Chengtian Palace, civil and military officials paid homage, and a court meeting officially started.

Just like the previous court meetings, every time there are court meetings, there are endless things to deal with in this court hall.

The so-called being an official and serving the people is just an empty definition. The emperor is very clear that in this world, 90.00% of the people, being an official... serving the people is definitely not the first element.

Human nature is so hard to change.

If you want officials to serve the people, you can only use strict supervision to force officials to serve the people and the country.

And this requires a centralized government, and he, the emperor, wants to create a great trend of great governance!

From top to bottom, the overwhelming trend is coming, no matter how self-interested an official is, on the bright side, he can only obey this trend honestly.

And this overwhelming trend stems from the laws and regulations established by countless human heads over the years, which shocked people's hearts and bound words and deeds.

This is the basis of great governance. If this cannot be done, no matter how prosperous it is, it will be a castle in the air. When the prosperity dissipates, it will inevitably be a piece of corruption and decay, and it will inevitably decline.

In this case, there are advantages and disadvantages.

Good for the country, good for the people, bad for officials, bad for the heart.

Strict supervision and restraint, and the continuous implementation of major policies have brought about constant busyness. The same is true for all officials, and so is he, the emperor.

People's hearts are always tired, and it is impossible for an official to be like a machine, purely for the people.

Throughout history, the fundamental reason why officials and literati like to tout "benevolent governance" lies in this.

Being benevolent to the people is not a benevolent government, but benevolent to officials is the unquestionable benevolent government!

For all this, the Son of Heaven is naturally clear.

It is impossible for him to have a benevolent government in his life.

No matter how big the disadvantages are, he has to suffer. He even planned that one day, at the end of his life, he should take a group of people with him to clean up the so-called disadvantages!

The emperor's thoughts wandered for just a moment, and the discussion that started in the court hall attracted the emperor's attention.

As usual, the discussion lasted for about an hour before it finally came to an end.

Usually, the court meeting should be over by this time, but this time, when the court meeting was about to end, a sudden voice attracted everyone's attention.

"His Majesty!"

Liu Qiyuan, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stood up and bowed to the emperor.

The Son of Heaven was surprised, the thoughtful look in his eyes flashed away, as if he had thought of something, the Son of Heaven raised his hand slightly, "What's the matter, Ai Qing?"

"Please review the taxation of Quanzhou!"

In a word, there was a commotion in the court hall.

The emperor was not too surprised, he glanced around Chao Zhongwen Wu with great interest, and after the sudden changes in each of them were clearly reflected in his eyes, the emperor then looked at the chief ministers of the cabinet who were standing bowed.

Whoever is going to investigate this case, Liu Qiyuan's cabinet chief and assistant are inseparable.

Only if he pierces this malignant tumor himself, and he comes to righteously kill his relatives, can he, Liu Qiyuan, escape safely.

But... It's not something he can check if he wants to.

From the former Ming to the present, it took him more than ten years to suppress the civil servants and gentry of the former Ming to the present.

The transformation of the literati has only planted the seeds. If the literati gentry represented by Liu Qiyuan are asked to investigate Wu Xun, and the scope of the investigation is still in the strategic places in the south of the Yangtze River...

He will not do such things as returning the tiger to the mountain.

Since ancient times, the most important thing for a ruler to rule the world, even if it is a hero, is to figure out what his foundation is!

That is... a class that will be familiar to future generations!

Looking at the history, the ruling foundations of the past dynasties are mostly similar.

It is nothing more than changing from a powerful family to a gentry and landlord bit by bit.

These two classes are the foundation of the rule of all dynasties.

The Son of Heaven and powerful families rule the world, or the Son of Heaven and literati rule the world, there is nothing else other than that.

And he, Li Xiu, was obviously different.

The general environment of pre-Ming Dynasty, which was rich in culture and military, was doomed from the very beginning. No matter how powerful he was, even if he assisted the state in the past, as long as he was in the general environment of the Ming Dynasty, he would always be with the gentry and landlords. , not all the way.

His foundation is the iron army he broke through with victories over and over again under the harsh environment of the nobles and the humble in the past!

He and the traditional gentry and landowners were in a hostile camp, and this was the most fundamental reason why he was struggling when he was in power in the previous Ming Dynasty.

And when he usurped the throne and established the country, it once again clearly proved his foundation.

Shouting long live, what followed was a dismal scene where almost all the people were betrayed except for the foundation of the army!

Class conflicts are simply irreparable.

It is precisely because he saw clearly that after he survived the downturn that day, he decisively brandished the butcher's knife and started the massacre called reform, which was actually a massacre of class struggle!

From the north to the south of the Yangtze River, there are countless human heads, and the owners of these heads are the ruling foundations of many dynasties... gentry and landlords!

This is also the most fundamental reason why the turmoil caused by "civilian officials" has almost become the norm in recent years.

But obviously, for a dynasty to be stable and rule the world, it must have a reliable foundation.

But the foundation of his rule... The martial arts army is good enough to conquer the world, but when it comes to ruling the world, even if he uses all kinds of means, such as military academy civil science, martial arts, military majors, academy training...

But obviously, these cannot maintain the rule of thousands of counties in Daheng!

This is also the most fundamental reason why the ministries of the court gradually regained real power from puppets.

Just like Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang won the world from the grassroots, no matter how much he hated the civil officials in the Yuan Dynasty, in the end, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang could only choose to compromise with the gentry and landlords to rule the world together.

But Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, throughout his life, was naturally extremely harsh on civil servants and gentry.

And he, Emperor Zhaowu, is also in this embarrassing situation now.

The army can conquer the world and suppress all dissatisfaction, but the army cannot rule the world.

Even though he almost slaughtered the gentry and landlords all over the world, and the class struggle continued to the point where the landlords divided the fields, he still could only choose a part of the gentry and landlords to cooperate to rule the world!

Lai Zongdao, Liu Qiyuan, Yang Sichang and other officials are naturally representatives of this part of the gentry and landlords.

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, in the end, only reached the step of Emperor Zhaowu, compromised and cooperated, and treated civil servants and gentry with unprecedented strictness since ancient times.

Peeling and filling grass, wearing a shackle to work, one after another wanton involvement in big eucalyptus...

It has already clearly demonstrated Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's thorough understanding of gentry and landlords.

But he, Emperor Zhaowu, was unwilling to do so. Cooperation was cooperation, and the suppression still had to be suppressed. Moreover, he wanted to start over bit by bit, even if he shared the world with the gentry and landlords, it was unavoidable.

Then this gentry landlord must also be a gentry landlord who has been transformed by him.

The traditional gentry landlords represented by Liu Qiyuan are the objects of temporary cooperation and the objects that will be gradually eliminated in the future...

In this way, although the role of these people is irreplaceable at present, it definitely does not mean that the emperor can sit back and watch them expand their influence.

The circle has been drawn. This circle will inevitably shrink as time goes by. If you cross this circle, you have to kill!

This is the emperor's attitude towards Liu Qiyuan, a civil official and gentry.

This has nothing to do with Liu Qiyuan and others being useless, it is a class struggle.

Unless, they are also willing to completely accept the transformation of him, the emperor, and completely adapt to the times, otherwise, elimination is a must.

Even if it causes turmoil in the world, it is a must!

This point is not difficult to understand, the will of the Son of Heaven has been clearly revealed.

It's impossible for Liu Qiyuan to be unclear.

So... Liu Qiyuan, is he going to compromise?

The Son of Heaven stared at Liu Qiyuan with a dark gaze. Compromise requires sincerity to show his attitude.

I just don't know if Liu Qiyuan's sincerity can impress him, the emperor?

His own compromise is useless, a faction, not a single person's will, can completely control...

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Chapter 643 The Disadvantages and Advantages of the Material Selection System 4000+ Monthly Tickets

During a court meeting, the head of the cabinet asked for a tax inspection, and the emperor allowed it.

The eerie calm that shrouded the capital since the tax eucalyptus broke out in an instant with this decision.

The intricacies that could not be cleaned up and still messed up were fully revealed with this decision.

Even for the emperor, it is difficult to see clearly what the final direction of this turmoil will be.

Thousands of people have thousands of faces, everyone has their interests, and every faction also has their interests.

In this case, unless the emperor intervened directly at the beginning, it ended with thunder.

If not, under the spread and evolution, it will be complicated and complicated today.

And the interest of the emperor seems to change bit by bit with the evolution of the situation.

From the suspicion at the beginning, to a little bit of temptation, to sitting on the sidelines, and finally, to the current interest in Liu Qiyuan.

Compared with the lawlessness of martial arts represented by love, what the emperor cares more about is naturally class contradictions.

Martial arts are lawless and can be attacked at any time, but the contradictions of this class have lasted for more than ten years, and until now, and even in the future, it will be a continuous disaster.

A slight change is much more important than this eucalyptus.

After all, there is a world of difference between active cooperation and forced transformation!

What's more, it is still related to the ruling order of the entire world!

The end of this year is exactly the same as the end of the fourth year of Zhaowu that just passed.

It is also a tax-related storm, and the people involved are also powerful.

It's just that, although one is powerful, he is a slave of the emperor's family, and this one is a representative of the ruling order.

No one can see clearly what the final result will be. At least, at the end of this year, it is impossible to have a result.

Another new year is approaching, and the meaning of festiveness seems to be flooding the capital again.

The upper level is intricate, as long as it is still in order and the order is not broken, it will not affect the people at the bottom under the great rule.

Under several years of great rule, compared with the chaos and depression in the late Ming Dynasty, this capital seems to have changed a lot.

The most obvious point is that after the land reform, fiscal and taxation reforms, the vast majority of the people finally stopped working for a year, but worked for the landlords.

After a year of hard work, there will be some surplus food, and having surplus food means that a little wealth has been accumulated. When the people have a little wealth, it will naturally promote the cycle of the overall economy, and prosperity will naturally appear.

At this time in previous years, the emperor often likes to visit the city in a low-key suit, to experience the rare hustle and bustle of popularity, so as to wash away his loneliness of being at the top of the world and add a bit of humanity.

But this year, the Son of Heaven obviously has no time. If he wants to control this turmoil secretly, if it gets out of control together, he will have to end it himself and straighten the way!

In the Qianqing Palace, the winter stove has already been lit, and the stove is not ordinary coal on the market, but charcoal made of some kind of high-quality wood.

During the burning, the faint wood fragrance lingers in the hall with the warmth of the furnace.

The emperor, as usual, sat at the table and dealt with the country's military and political affairs.

The suppression of gentry and civil officials was finally fed back to the emperor, just like the former Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister. Many government affairs that should have been handled by officials were concentrated on the emperor.

This is obviously abnormal, and the Son of Heaven will not think that his descendants will be like him, able to deal with the country's military and political affairs continuously.

Sooner or later, a more or less normal order will have to be restored.

Time passed bit by bit, and the emperor's commentary became more and more. At some point, the emperor's smooth action of reviewing suddenly froze, and in his calm eyes, there was a deep and penetrating coldness , also suddenly emerged.

The content of the memorandum is very simple. The Ministry of Officials submitted it, and the students of the Taxation Institute and the Academy of Civil Sciences passed the assessment and drafted a list of officials.

On the list, many names are familiar to the emperor.

It's not about talent, but about blood.

That is... the relatives and children of the powerful...

After a long silence, the penetrating coldness seemed to grow stronger, but in the end, the emperor still stamped the emperor's seal on this memorandum.

The emperor is very clear that Daheng won the country is not right, so the order after the founding of the country is also a deformed order.