Qing Jialu

In mid-March of the fifth year of Qingjia, the imperial court tried to "eliminate redundancy" in Beijing.It was like poking a hornet's nest all of a sudden. Countless Beijing officials, big and small, stood up to oppose it. Except for the cabinet, no one supported it.For a moment, Shen Jia was pushed to the forefront, and had to deal with doubts from all sides every day.

And in these few morning courts, everyone put aside their chores, and both sides focused on debating the pros and cons of "eliminating redundancy" in the court hall.

I only heard an official who was over fifty years old, full of righteous indignation: "The imperial court has its own laws for selecting and dismissing officials. How can it be Shen Ge who said something and changed it?"

Shen Jia retorted: "The rules set by Taizu Taizong are old and out of date. Now most of the officials are vegetarians. If they are not rectified, the foundation of the society will be endangered."

"Mr. Shen Ge is really alarmist. Isn't Daliang like this for hundreds of years?" Someone jumped out and said, "Why is it about the safety of the country now?"

"Daliang has experienced the turmoil in Kangping and Yongwen, how can it be compared with the previous prosperity of Hongwu?" Shen Jia said earnestly, "Everyone, be prepared for danger in times of peace. Don't you really see the crisis in the near future?"

The court hall was quiet for a while, they didn't know that the current Daliang had gone through the war between the two dynasties, and it was not as good as before.But they didn't want to lose their official hats because of this, and they were willing to be victims of the Liang Dynasty.

Xiao Yi sat on the dragon chair and looked at Baiguan indifferently.He knew well that among the people below, only Shen Jia was sincerely loyal to Daliang and did his best for the common people.

The rest are just for power, status, and money.

"Old Shen Ge, excuse me, you don't know the pain if you don't stick the knife in your body." An old official stroked his white beard and said, "Old Shen Ge, have you ever thought about it? My meager salary supports my family, if I am dismissed, how will I make ends meet?"

"Your Majesty is benevolent and will distribute three months' salary to the dismissed officials." Shen Jia explained.

"Three months?" The old man laughed, "Isn't Shen Ge old ignorant of the official salary of this dynasty, how long can one live in three months?"

Shen Jia also laughed, "Don't you have no hands or feet, can't you do other things besides being an official? The so-called emergency does not save the poor, the three-month salary is just for emergency, as for the future, business, farming, etc. Can you support yourself and your family?"

Sure enough, when these words came out, everyone was both angry and shocked.

A young official couldn't help but said: "We have been admitted to the imperial examinations for ten years, is it just to go home and farm in a few years?"

Shen Jia glanced at the man coldly, "If you do a good job as an official, will you be dismissed? Don't think about your own reasons, but blame me instead?"

The young man blushed from being scolded, and retreated embarrassingly.

Shen Jia began to persuade with earnestness and earnestness: "Colleagues, now Daliang is like a patient with a cancerous tumor. If you want to cure it, you have to eradicate the tumor. Enduring the pain for a while will benefit future generations."

It's a pity that no one wants to be "eradicated", and no one wants to admit that they are the "tumor" of Daliang.

A court meeting broke up unhappy.

After the court, Xiao Yi returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the imperial chariot. As soon as he entered the door, he said to Kapok, "Hurry up and prepare a bowl of lychee ointment."

Xiao Yi never liked to eat these before, and Kapok was puzzled and said: "Your Majesty, you can't eat cold food for your illness."

Xiao Yi shook his head and smiled, "It's not for me to eat, go quickly."

As if she had guessed something, Kapok snickered and took the order and left.

Sure enough, just as Xiao Yi came in, Shen Jia also came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Today's Shen Jia didn't even need the little eunuch to inform her, she just broke in with ease.He sat on the stool angrily, and said to Xiao Yi next to him: "Those people don't listen to persuasion, how many times have I said this over and over again, and I am tired of saying it. But they pretend to be deaf and dumb , deliberately distorting the New Deal."

"Calm down." Xiao Yi was much more bearish than Shen Jia, "I have already guessed that this situation will happen, and it is very difficult to persuade, and you don't have to have too much hope."

"Hmph, I don't believe it anymore." Shen Jia patted the table and looked around. He had quarreled with the courtiers all morning and wanted to drink some water to quench his thirst.

At this moment, Kapok brought over a bowl of lychee paste and placed it on the round table.

"Drink something cold and reduce the fire." Xiao Yi pushed the bowl on the table to his side, "Changqing, are you still young, so impatient?"

Shen Jia drank the lychee ointment in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and asked unconvinced: "Your Majesty thinks that the minister is not prudent enough?"

"No." Xiao Yi smiled, "I still envy you young people, you are young, energetic, and passionate. But sometimes, it's just a little extreme."

"You're not a few years older than me, why are you acting so old-fashioned?"

Xiao Yi remained silent, he had already been worn away by life, and he no longer had any passion and vitality.

What's more, his life is not long, and his heart has long been barren and lifeless.

Seeing this, Shen Jia immediately let go of the anger in her heart, leaving only her heartache.He touched Xiao Yi's hand under the table, held it tightly, and comforted him: "Xi Ming, don't think too much, Doctor Fan will definitely prepare the antidote."

Seeing the ambiguous atmosphere between the two, the winking kapok retreated silently, leaving only the two of them in the hall.

After all, it's a matter of life and death, Xiao Yi said that he was open to it, but in fact, who can avoid it?Especially after getting acquainted and falling in love with Shen Jia, he couldn't cut off the world of mortals, couldn't let go.

So he has been suppressing himself, not wanting to cause trouble to others, pretending to be calm.Unexpectedly, Shen Jia noticed it.

Shen Jia got up, walked to Xiao Yi's side, and hugged him gently, "Weiming, you will live a long life, we will grow old together."

After listening to Shen Jia's words, Xiao Yi's eyes were slightly red, and he slowly leaned into Shen Jia's arms, as if he had relieved the burden from his heart, and gently closed his eyes.

Although it is extremely difficult to implement the New Deal, Xiao Yi ignored the dissuasion of all officials and continued to implement "elimination of redundancy".According to the assessment regulations of the new law, there were as many as 510 three people who were dismissed from Beijing officials.

When Shen Jia and Han Chang reported the list, Xiao Yi was also shocked, "510 Three, there are so many?"

Han Chang and Shen Jia looked at each other silently, and Shen Jia stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have sorted out the background records of these officials, and none of them are wronged."

Xiao Yi lowered his head and looked at the materials Shen Jia compiled. Everyone's political achievements, the evaluations of the Beijing and foreign inspections, etc., were very detailed.Presumably he and Han Chang were very cautious, and after careful consideration, they proposed to be dismissed.

Han Chang also said, "I didn't expect that there would be so many moths in the court."

"Mian Zhi," Xiao Yi closed the file and looked up at Han Chang, "Do you also think that these people should be dismissed?"

"Yes." Han Chang nodded and said, "It's just that the removal of the three people from the 510 Office at once may cause panic among the people in the government and the opposition."

"Then what can we do? Sooner or later, we will be laid off." Shen Jia objected, "Your Majesty, I believe that the decision should be made continuously, and I will accept the chaos instead. Why don't we cut the mess quickly, and more than 500 people have withdrawn."

Xiao Yi sat on it and didn't speak for a long time.He could understand Han Chang's concerns, as well as Shen Jia's aggressiveness.In the final analysis, this is a thankless task, no matter what choice you make, you cannot satisfy everyone.

"Forget it, instead of procrastinating, it's better to solve it all at once." Xiao Yi finally stood on Shen Jia's side this time, and with a stroke of his ink brush, he said to the two, "Let's cut it all."