At this time, news was lagging behind. Although the national policy of opening up the sea and lifting the ban had been issued, it would take at least half a year, or even longer, for everyone in Jiangnan provinces to know about it and then to expand the shipping department.
However, the migration of people also takes a lot of time and cannot afford to be wasted.
"We must speed up their involution!" Li Qing muttered, "What did your father promise to the cabinet before?"
Zhu Zhanji said: "Official positions such as General Political Envoy, General Political Envoy, Minister of Dali Temple, Minister of Taichang Temple, etc."
"Increase the pressure!" Li Qing said decisively, "Go directly to the assistants and ask them to pinch you harder."
"Ah? Is this... too big?" Zhu Zhanji hesitated, "My father has just ascended the throne, and if we start such a big battle all at once, the situation will easily become unstable!"
Li Qing shook his head: "Your worries are completely unnecessary. As long as the interests of the army are not affected, internal fighting among civil servants will not affect the overall situation at all. Military generals are eager to fight among civil servants.
As for the civil servants... there is nothing to worry about. The more fierce they fight, the better it will be for your father's management. If they don't fight and join forces to oppose your father, then the situation will be unstable."
"It makes sense." Zhu Zhanji nodded, "Appropriate party government does help the emperor rule, but... if the party government is too fierce, it will affect the country's governance."
Zhu Zhanji has been trained as an heir since he was a child, and he is quite good at the art of emperor's mind.
"So be fast and be fierce." Li Qing added.
"Then how does it end?" Zhu Zhanji asked.
Li Qing smiled, "Simple, still the old way, a compromise!"
"Yeah... OK." After Zhu Zhanji thought briefly, he nodded happily, "By the way, Uncle Qing, do you want to end this time?"
"I will definitely do it, but... I don't like to take the initiative."
…
afternoon.
Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and other ministers and ministers came to Li Qing's mansion.
The circle is so big, if there is any disturbance, it will spread to everyone almost immediately, making it difficult to hide it.
Yesterday the cabinet came to the Yongqing Marquis Mansion, and today they are toughing the six ministries in the court, and even the Metropolitan Procuratorate was dismissed. It is hard not to think too much about this.
Front yard living room.
A lot of big guys gathered here.
This time, Jian Yi, who had always been affable, changed his usual style. Not only did he take the lead, but he also got straight to the point and was extremely proactive.
"Li Shangshu, we are all ministers and colleagues, so I won't talk in circles." Jian Yi's red and swollen cheeks were not gone, and he looked a little funny, "I just want to ask, where are you from?"
Hearing this, all the big guys looked at Li Qing with burning eyes.
Li Qing took a sip of tea and said calmly: "I eat the emperor's salary and share the emperor's worries. Naturally, I am on the emperor's side."
"..." Jian Yi was used to being with Xini, but he was not used to being contacted by others so violently.
This time I risked destroying my character and pointed out the theme concisely and to the point. Can't you just be happy... Jian Yi suppressed his anger and said, "Then let me ask another question, who will Li Shangshu choose among the six ministries and the cabinet?
"
Li Qing smiled and continued talking to Xini: "Of course I will choose whoever agrees with the emperor!"
Jian Yi was really convinced. Only then did he realize the pain of being treated like shit.
Xia Yuanji took the words and said solemnly: "Li Shangshu, you have to know that all the memorials of the officials have to go through them, and they also have the right to annotate and make suggestions. The weight of the cabinet is already extremely large. Once it is allowed to become bigger, the six departments will probably become useless.
, or even become a vassal;
Taizu was far-sighted and abolished the prime minister system that had been in place for thousands of years in order to prevent the prime minister from monopolizing power;
Taizong set up a cabinet just to let them share the monarch's worries. Therefore, he set an iron rule that cabinet ministers can only be fifth-rank officials and cannot be changed. This is an ancestral system, but what about now?"
Xia Yuanji was heartbroken: "Not long after the late emperor's death, they began to become restless. The emperor was deceived by slander and was about to make a big mistake. At this time, how can you and I just sit idly by and ignore it?"
"That's right!" Jian Yi agreed: "The cabinet is just the secretaries of the royal study. They can just do their job. How can they be allowed to interfere in national affairs?
Are they okay?"
Jian Yi used the Tianguan method: "Li Shangshu, you should carefully weigh the pros and cons of this;
Also, don’t forget, you are also the Minister of the Ministry of War!”
"Of course I know this." Li Qing nodded, frowning and thinking for a moment, "Actually, this matter is not difficult to handle. Don't look at the chaos in the cabinet, but they are actually using the Sacred Heart. They themselves don't have much ability."
Jian Yi shook his head: "Li Shangshu's words are wrong. Now even the Procuratorate has stepped down to help them, which shows that the cabinet should not be underestimated. We are fine, but the people below us are different;
The Metropolitan Procuratorate has the power to supervise hundreds of officials. They have heard about things and have great hidden power. No one can guarantee whether the people below will be threatened by them. Once they rebel, we, the ministers and ministers, can
You’ve become a bareheaded person!”
"This is reasonable, but not entirely correct." Li Qing retorted: "The reason why the Metropolitan Procuratorate ended up was not to help the cabinet, but to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the opportunity to rise."
Jian Yi was startled for a moment and nodded slightly: "Even so, they have the same goal now, so it's still very difficult;
Li Shangshu, you are the most capable of suppressing the cabinet, you can’t just sit idly by and watch this happen, we will both prosper and lose!"
"Yes, Li Shangshu, the overall situation is facing, let's advance and retreat together!" Everyone agreed.
Li Qing looked embarrassed, "Well... Li is getting older, and his body and bones are getting worse day by day. I'm afraid he is weak-minded..."
Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and others exchanged looks with helpless expressions on their faces. They understood the subtext.
Gotta pay!
They all know Li Qing's virtue. He was prepared before he came. When asking for help, he would naturally have to withdraw money. Of course they understand this.
But the problem is...this guy always takes money and doesn't do anything!
"Li Shangshu is willing to help?" Jian Yi confirmed.
Li Qing nodded.
When Jian Yi saw this, he stopped talking nonsense and quickly dug into his pocket.
The Heavenly Officials all paid, and others stopped writing. Within half a quarter of an hour, Li Qing placed more than ten cloth bags on the table. A rough estimate was no less than three hundred taels.
A group of people paid and looked at Li Qing in confusion.
Jian Yi pressed his hands on the table with a look like "You'd better help me, or I'll overturn the table for you."
He was beaten this morning and is very angry now.
Li Qing also knew that this time was different from the past. Jian Yi and others were really anxious and could not use the same tactics as Yang Shiqi and others, so he sighed:
"The fundamental reason why the emperor raised the status of the cabinet is because the six ministries are at odds with each other!"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look sarcastic.
They are all human beings, they don't know the root cause of the problem, they are just pretending not to know.
Li Qing analyzed: "The cabinet took advantage of this and wanted to take advantage of the situation to rise. The Metropolitan Procuratorate also had the same idea, and that's why this happened."
His face was serious: "Everyone, in public and private matters, you can no longer contradict the emperor. To be honest, I have big news here."
"What is it?" Jian Yi asked.
"The emperor wants the cabinet ministers to serve as ministers of the six ministries." Li Qing said bluntly.
"What?"
Everyone was shocked and at the same time extremely angry: Why?
Li Qing glanced at everyone: "I know that you all have your own difficulties, but the emperor's national policy on people's migration is imperative. Even if you don't want to, there is a high probability that you will not be able to stop it."
He had a stern look on his face: "Today I am a minister, and tomorrow I may be a minister. If you can trust me, please listen to my advice."
"Li Shangshu, please speak."
"Comply with the Emperor as soon as possible." Li Qing lamented: "The situation is already at risk of getting out of control. The cabinet is already closer to the emperor, and now it has the Sacred Heart. With the help of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, no matter how strong the Six Ministries are, it will be difficult to contain the rise of the cabinet.
;
Everyone, we have lost our Sacred Heart!"
Everyone was silent and looked ugly.
Li Qing struck while the iron was hot: "Actually, the emperor still believed in Liubu in his heart, but Liubu's actions... somewhat hurt his heart;
The emperor is a benevolent king, and a benevolent king like the emperor is rare. Please think about it carefully, in the end... which one is more important?"
These words were so precise that a group of people couldn't help but reflect on their own actions.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. The current emperor is better than the late emperor by just one or two points. He finally got a good emperor, but in the end he was kidnapped by the cabinet. Is this okay?
Today he is also a minister, and tomorrow he may be a minister. He cannot be retained in the cabinet... Everyone made up their minds and became murderous.