Chapter 71, Chief Secretary

Author: Qingzhou plays wine

Chapter 71, Chief Secretary

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, the two of them played chess.

The chess pieces intertwined black and white, and the game was stalemate for more than an hour.

Chen Bangzhou wore a Confucian uniform and gently waved his feather fan. In a short period of time, he deduced many possibilities and chose the best.

Opposite the chessboard, a man in a blue shirt was sitting tilted. Rather than sitting, he was lying down with a smile on his lips.

"The court is stirring up the storm. There are a group of martial arts in the cabinet, our group, the eldest prince and the second prince each have some people, and there are neutral people like Bo Fengjun." Jiang Wangsheng took back Chen Bangzhou's chess piece and spoke.

Chen Bangzhou stared at the chessboard without any emotion and replied: "The emperor's method of weighing the trade-offs is His Majesty's growth. But I don't want it, this is His Majesty's only growth."

Jiang Wangsheng joked: "Senior, I have something to worry about."

Chen Bangzhou gave him a blank look and said, "I asked if I knew it."

Jiang Wangsheng curled his smile, "No one would have thought that the emperor had dismissed you from office. But now I think about it, unexpectedly and reasonable."

"If this is the case, the Prime Minister will no longer be appointed. Who would be the Right Censor who served as the Prime Minister?" Jiang Wangsheng secretly criticized.

"The cabinet is set up by Your Majesty. Even if it is the chief minister, Your Majesty can veto it with one word, and determine life and death in one word." Chen Bangzhou gently waved his feather fan.

Jiang Wangsheng asked: "What's next?"

Chen Bangzhou looked at him and moved the chess piece, "What do you think?"

"I'm only good at fighting and fighting in the court. Tsk, I'm not good at it."

"I'm humble." Chen Bangzhou pointed at Jiang Wangsheng with a feather fan and said, "Although you and I only met once, I have been planning the way out of Western Chu for a long time."

Jiang Wangsheng said: "What I am good at is to use one force to break all things, but it is best not to use it until the critical moment."

Chen Bangzhou introduced: "This morning, Jiao Daqian's official report was made, and his majesty was very happy and accepted it happily."

"It's indeed a good idea, but it's a bit absolute to destroy Buddhism and drive the way." Jiang Wangsheng said.

Chen Bangzhou smiled indifferently, "You have never governed the people and are not familiar enough. The people always like to reconcile and compromise. If you want to open the window, they don't want it. If you say you open the roof, they are willing to open the window."

"Overcorrection?"

Chen Bangzhou nodded, "Not bad."

What he said is the accumulation of gains from the practice of governing the country and the people, and this principle is difficult to obtain from paper.

"However, destroying Buddhism and driving the way is different from governing the country, and it is not enough to overcorrect it." Jiang Wangsheng frowned.

"In this way, the free folk customs will be restricted, and the martial arts masters of Buddhism and Taoism will withdraw from Western Chu."

Chen Bangzhou nodded, "Buddhism should be suppressed or not. But Your Majesty's resolution depends on the current court meeting."

It’s noon on the sun, but the morning court still remains unchanged.

"Your Majesty, destroying Buddhism and driving the way is the general trend. You must never retreat. Otherwise, our great Chu will be difficult to control in the future." A cabinet member was strong and powerful.

"No." Huang Yingjun stood up, "Your Majesty, the old emperor advocated the enlightenment of people's customs and the freedom of the people. In the chaotic times, even faith is bound, so how desperate the people should be!"

Jiao Daqian, who led the resolution, was particularly calm. After handing over the memorial, he did not say a word. He thought he was instructing his team members in advance what he wanted to say.

Emperor Chu heard the two factions quarrel constantly, coughed, and interrupted everyone.

The Palace of Supreme Harmony became particularly quiet and dead.

"Don't meet you, Dali Temple is known to supervise the Great Chu in every detail. How do you think it should be implemented in the matter of destroying Buddhism and driving the way?"

Bo Fengjun was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I believe that we must proceed step by step and must not be able to do everything in one way or another."

"Tell me carefully!" Emperor Chu was a little displeased, obviously disgusted with his clichés.

"Yes." Bie Fengjun's brain was running rapidly, sorting out his own ideas, and at the same time, he secretly observed the court and said, "I think that Shangshu Huang's words are very reasonable. It is not possible to destroy Buddhism and drive the way."

Huang Yingjun smiled.

"However, we must never tolerate the exploitation of the people in temples and Taoism, so that the people of Great Chu will live in poverty." Bie Fengjun said with great righteousness.

Jiao Daqian instead looked kind and smiled, and said leisurely: "Dear colleagues, I think everyone has made a mistake."

After listening, everyone pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

"The current dispute between us is whether we want to destroy Buddhism and drive the way, but everyone's purpose is the same, all to make our Great Chu prosperous and let the people live a better life, right?"

Jiao Daqian looked around, and all the civil and military officials nodded one after another.

Jiao Daqian was very satisfied and continued: "Since everyone's goals are the same, there should not be such a big difference. Your Majesty, I believe that some people can be allowed to leave Beijing and visit the scene in person to cooperate with Dali Temple and local governments."

"The Prime Minister means to let the people from your cabinet destroy the Buddha and drive the way." An official snorted coldly.

Jiao Daqian waved his hand with a smile, "Now, there is a controversy over whether to destroy Buddhism and drive the Tao, but there is one thing that everyone has reached a consensus, that is, to curb the chaos in Buddhism and Taoism today, so that they will no longer cause harm to the other side."

Emperor Chu nodded secretly.

"Those who know that the house is leaking are under the sky, and those who know that the government is in the wild. Even if we want to curb Buddhism and Taoism, it will not be achieved overnight. We can do it first! Adjust it in time and combine public opinion to achieve a win-win situation for the country and individuals." Jiao Daqiandao.

"Okay, I'm worthy of being the chief minister." I couldn't help but praise an official in the National Party.

Jiao Daqian said: "Your Majesty, since this matter is proposed by me, I suggest that several newly appointed young cabinet officials leave Beijing to do things."

"Sir, this is not very reasonable." Huang Yingjun said, "If they were all from the cabinet, they would probably completely destroy the Buddha and drive them when they were curbed."

Emperor Chu nodded, "Huang Aiqing's words are reasonable."

"No, they won't. Your Majesty did not give the order, how dare they act rashly?" an official from the cabinet explained.

"That may not be possible! With the Prime Minister as his backer and acting in the local area, what's the point of not daring to do it?"

Jiao Daqian was not angry when he heard this and explained with a smile: "Background? What is backing? I, Dachu, do have many mountains. But think about it carefully, what we say and do is closely related to the people."

Jiao Daqian rubbed his hands and continued, "I'll tell you a story. During the Great Zhou Dynasty, a corrupt official was reported and the person who arrested him came. But he said, my superior was a high-ranking official. What is this called?"

"Back to the mountain!" A discordant voice sounded.

Jiao Daqian smiled helplessly, "This is not called a backer, this is called a political resource. We can be the political resource of the people below, and in contrast, the people below are also our political resources."

"What are we most afraid of now? What we are afraid of is that we do something wrong! What we are afraid of is that we consume the national strength of Chu!" Jiao Daqian said.

Jiao Daqian continued: "Once there is a problem, who will the people think of first? Of course, it is Your Majesty. When your Majesty sees a problem, who will be the first to be held accountable? We are the ones who are accountable, right?"

"Since this is the case, it is understandable to use some people under your own hands and their own political resources. After all, we know their nature, understand, be more familiar with, and trust more."

Jiao Daqian looked at the court, silently.

Huang Yingjun coughed and woke up first, saying, "We are familiar with our seventh aunt, eighth aunt, and eighteen generations of ancestors. Can we all be employed?"

"Shangshu Huang, you are just quarreling," Jiao Daqian said with a smile.

Bie Fengjun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that what the Chief Auxiliary said is timely. If you want to achieve good results, you must take appropriate supervision."

"Yes, supervision must be taken!" Emperor Chu lit the table, "When will Jiang Kongliu return to the capital?"

"Go back to your Majesty, you're on the way."

Jiao Daqian raised his eyebrows and looked at Emperor Chu in confusion.

The Emperor Chu said: "The position of prime minister does not need to be restored, but the right censor is absolutely indispensable. Jiang Kongliu's beloved minister confronted him on the front line and worked hard. I want to clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments. I ordered him to be the right censor for the time being. What do the beloved ministers think?"

"I'm going to discuss it." The Minister of Justice stood up, Huang Yingjun followed him just now, and the Ministry of War finally stepped out to agree.

"Your Majesty's clear rewards and punishments are a good story, and the old minister admires them very much." Jiao Daqian hurriedly agreed.

People in the cabinet woke up as if they were in a dream and agreed.

Emperor Chu was extremely satisfied with this, "Since we reached a consensus, we can disperse."

(End of this chapter)
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