Gao Shilian was refreshed, and it was finally time to serve the main course.
Changsun Wuji on the side was also shocked, and his posture straightened up a bit.
In fact, the two of them were very happy when they received a reply from the palace yesterday.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but His Majesty the Emperor is willing to summon them. This is a sign of the horoscope!
Of course, the two of them were not overly happy. It was one thing that the emperor wanted to see him, but how they behaved was another.
In the eyes of Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji, this was no less than an exam.
Whether it will soar into the sky or whether the dog meat buns will fail to make it to the table, it all depends on today’s prelude!
"Back to Your Majesty, I have a memorial to be memorialized." Gao Shilian carefully took out a memorial with a yellow silk cover from his arms.
"Just bring it up."
Li Qian became more and more curious. If there were any memorials that he could not submit to the General Administration Department, wouldn’t he be able to read them?
Well, he really doesn’t know how to read it…
Wei Zhongxian went down and brought up the memorial for Li Qian. Li Qian curiously took it and opened it.
The title of the memorial is very interesting, it is called "The Abnormalities of the Imperial Government".
The memorial papers were folded together one by one. After Li Qian opened it, he suddenly felt that his head was as big as a bucket.
It is crowded with small regular scripts, and the writing is very regular. It can be seen that the author is very careful.
But Li Qian felt his scalp numb.
This thing is written vertically, from right to left, in traditional Chinese, with no punctuation marks...
Li Qian usually only reads books with paintings, so letting him read this is no less than being punished.
This was one of the reasons why he was unwilling to read those memorials before.
But glancing at Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji below, Li Qian could faintly feel the dignified and uneasy auras of the two men.
‘Alas~’
Li Qian sighed in his heart. This was another time when he felt that it was not easy to be the emperor.
I have no choice but to bite the bullet and read it.
"Gao Shilian, the doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, would like to report the evils that have been accumulated in the country..."
After getting used to this special typesetting method for a while, Li Qian was gradually able to endure it and read on.
"I have heard that the way to be an official is to serve the people. The way to be a minister is to serve the king and the minister to observe the affairs of the country..."
In the memorial, Gao Shilian elaborated and summarized the current corrupt situation of the dynasty. There are three most fatal points: the first is that corruption is rampant in the officialdom, the second is that the princes and states do not obey the king's rule, and the third is that the people are suffering from annexation and the people are living in dire straits.
Many people may be able to see these three problems, but Gao Shilian was able to speak out in this memorial. I have to say that this requires a lot of courage.
Li Qian glanced down, and from the lines of this memorial, he could also read the sincerity and sincerity contained in Gao Shilian when he wrote this memorial...
If you look at it this way, is he not deeply involved with Li Yuan, or not involved at all?
Li Qian gently rubbed the yellow silk cover of the memorial. He seemed to be still reading the memorial, but in fact he was lost in thought.
From this memorial, we can understand Gao Shilian's heart.
Yu Li, Gao Shilian and others should know that Changsun Wugou is now his favorite concubine.
If the eldest grandson Wugou becomes the queen, these people will definitely be indispensable for their glory and wealth.
But what can they gain by following Li Yuan?
Li Yuan, a man of military general system, couldn't give Gao Shilian much at all.
Even if Li Yuan really could one day defeat him, Li Gan, and become the emperor of Da Qian, what could he give Gao Shilian, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice?
Is it better than now?
Therefore, from the perspective of the stakes, Gao Shilian would not collude with Li Yuan.
He came here with this memorial today, probably just to express his feelings.
Of course, we cannot completely rule out the possibility that Gao Shilian is stubborn and insists on following Li Yuan with all his heart, but the possibility is so small that it is almost non-existent... Before there was any conclusive evidence, Li Qian pretended not to look at it.
Gao Shilian's position was roughly determined, and Li Qian also had a general idea of how to deal with him.
He sighed softly: "The words in this memorial to Gao Qing's family really touched my heart."
Seeing Li Qian's attitude, Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji, who were waiting below, felt happy.
What they were afraid of was that the emperor would not take the memorial seriously, and all preparations would be in vain.
Fortunately, the worst-case scenario didn't happen.
Li Qian put down the memorial, looked at the two people below with burning eyes, and then asked: "Since the Gaoqing family can point out these three problems for me, can they also find a solution for me?"
Gao Shilian's mood gradually calmed down, and he stood up again to report: "Your Majesty, I believe that these three disadvantages need to be solved in three ways."
The next words have already been memorized at home.
“The accumulated shortcomings in the officialdom need to be supervised by upright ministers, and the rotten spirit should be driven away with righteousness... The rebellious ministers of the princes and countries need to be eliminated with military force, and the arrogance and barbarism should be suppressed with swords... The annexation of common people needs to be restrained by laws and regulations. To pride the people with strict laws and regulations..."
Li Qian nodded repeatedly as he listened, but sighed softly in his heart.
The method mentioned by Gao Shilian seems reasonable, but his vision is still limited to the conventions of the times.
These three ills may be serious or minor, some may have solutions, and some may not.
Article 1: Official corruption, needless to say, Li Qian thinks this problem is the most serious and the most unsolvable.
Officialdom and corruption are two things that go hand in hand. As long as there are officials, there will definitely be corruption. It is impossible to eliminate one of them alone. Unless Li Qian brainwashes all officials, or uses robots to serve as officials.
Besides, to reduce corruption, we have to think of ways from the system and from the fundamentals, rather than using honest ministers as Gao Shilian said.
How do you know that this righteousness can drive away rot beetles? What if it is also corrupted in turn?
Not everyone is Wei Zheng.
Article 2: The vassal states were not convinced by the imperial court, which in Li Qian's opinion was the least serious problem.
Because this problem is visible and tangible, if the princely states are gone, the problem will be gone.
Of course, Li Qian was surprised that Gao Shilian proposed to use military conquest to quell the situation.
After all, civil servants instinctively reject military affairs. Li Qian had seen Gao Shilian's sour taste just now, and thought he was going to say something about etiquette to make the princes bow down.
It seems that this old man is not entirely without merit!
The third article, land annexation, is related to the social system, which in Li Qian's opinion is a middle-level issue.
Of course, speaking of being in the middle is also relative.
In Li Qian's view, it is much more difficult to prevent land annexation than to rebuild a Daqian dynasty. Fortunately, he is an emperor without power now, so there is no need to be so careless.
What he has to consider is how to make the emperor more comfortable and how to stay longer.
As for the legal constraints mentioned by Gao Shilian...Li Qian didn't have much hope either.
You must know that the officials of the imperial court themselves are the most ruthless people in annexing land. It is really a fool's dream to want them to implement laws and punish themselves.
Even if we take 10,000 steps back and this method can really be deduced, it still won't solve the problem.
This is not a matter of punishment or not. No matter how severe the punishment is, it still needs people to carry it out.
As long as someone executes it, someone will be able to take advantage of it.
In fact, many feudal dynasties in previous lives perished because of this, and land annexation is definitely not something that can be restricted by laws...