Chapter 208 You just say whether you are going or not
It wasn't until the next morning that Zhu Houcong stretched out with satisfaction. It was not easy. He finally finished reading. This is what Yan Song and the others had accomplished these days. Zhu Houcong couldn't even imagine what would happen if he were to handle it.
But he doesn't seem to know what to do. It's just that the edges have been smoothed by society. After all, he has to compromise on this kind of thing. After all, even if he falls out, he has to have the strength to do it. If he falls out if he doesn't have the strength, then
It's not called repairing others, it's called being repaired by others.
Zhu Houcong is currently testing the bottom line of some people, and he is just playing around the capital. It is reasonable and reasonable. If he dares to apply it nationwide all at once, you will see how many rebels can come out.
Common people, common people know a hammer. They only know that they will not live well when Zhu Houcong is the emperor, and they have no hope of improving their lives in the future.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
But Zhu Houcong really can't say that he is short-sighted. After all, this kind of thing would be the same if it were him. If he changes to an emperor, he will do some dirty tricks every day and make the big boss miserable.
If you lose money, you have to make up for it, and people's lives will be even more miserable.
When some people continue to mess around, you just have to wait and see if it is counterproductive. Then it will really be the end of the world. People are the stupidest creatures. They will only see the immediate benefits.
This is not derogatory, because it would be the same for him. It's not that they can't see long-term benefits, but that they can't survive now, so there are no long-term benefits at all.
For example, if you give me 100 yuan now, and I will give you 100 million yuan in a year, but this 100 yuan is your family's food ration for a month, if you say you want 100 yuan, it will still be 100 million yuan.
People can hardly live anymore, no matter how many promises they make, they will be a piece of cake.
Therefore, Zhu Houcong never made promises, he did not even go to court, he just kept testing the bottom line of those people. People's lives may be a little harder, but for the future, the current suffering will be worth it.
Of course, those squire and rich people did not dare to go too far and could only accept Zhu Houcong's temptation. After all, rebellion is difficult to succeed without a good leader. They fight on their own, and there are still conflicts within the rebel army.
, without a qualified leader, it will basically end in failure.
Therefore, no one wants to be the first to break this situation unless it is absolutely necessary. They also know that boiling a frog in warm water will lead to self-destruction sooner or later. But what if one day, the emperor who advocates reform changes his mind or dies in an accident?
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So everyone is waiting, waiting for a turn of events. They can make countless mistakes. After all, so many people don't like the emperor, and they may not necessarily blame them. But Zhu Houcong can only make one mistake. As long as he dies, the empire will naturally fall.
disintegrated.
Both parties are waiting and believe that time will prove everything. Zhu Houcong wants to use their psychology to boil the frog in warm water. Of course, he may really be killed.
He does not think that the Xiantian Grand Master can sit back and relax. He does have this confidence in this palace, or even in the capital, but it is impossible for him not to go out. He does not think that he can stay in the palace peacefully.
decades.
Once he goes out, it will be an opportunity for those people. Zhu Houcong is not afraid. It is difficult for people who practice martial arts to understand a higher realm without experiencing life and death. His first half of life was too smooth. Let's see if those guys have any means.
Let him feel the crisis of death.
After reading so many memorials, it can be seen that Officer Yan Song was straightforward in his work. He punished when he should be punished and turned a blind eye when he should. Although the entire Ming Dynasty still seemed to be slightly deficient, it could be regarded as something amidst the chaos.
That's it, the basic situation is pretty good.
But it is a pity that no matter how good the momentum is, he still has certain limitations, that is, he has no one under his command. Yang Shen may have a group of people, but they are all craftsmen. If it is really about management, he is still a little behind.
But if there is really nothing else to do later, that group of people will either not be able to be used, or I don’t know how many people will be lost.
Another point is that they are pure now. Maybe they are from poor backgrounds and still have good intentions and want to be good officials, but if they really join the big dye vat of officialdom, people will change, and people's hearts will change again.
It would be difficult to remedy that.
In the next few days, Zhu Houcong did not go to Yan Song for a heart-to-heart talk. What else could he say? He had already done a good job, so there was no need to criticize him any more. What he handed him was indeed a real mess. Ordinary people
They didn’t even dare to take it over. Now that someone else has taken it over and is doing so well, what else is there to say? That’s enough.
Furthermore, what should he say to Yan Song, saying that you have done a good job? But there is really no result, that is, the situation has been stabilized. Now that he is praising him so much, what if he really achieves results?
But it would be a bit unconscionable to say it's not good, so that's it, there's no need to look for him, everyone can just work on their own.
Zhu Houcong estimated that it was almost time that night. Gu Dayong was about to arrive and it was time for him to set off. When he arrived, things would be settled there. He went in and came back quickly. The time was just right. After all, it was such a big matter.
, he still needs to be in charge here.
But before that, Zhu Houcong wanted to take Yan Song to meet Xu Jie, and he happened to be taking him out for a walk. He was probably going to be crazy busy later. What Gu Dayong did really blew the whistle. Then
But the pillar of Confucianism, the facade of Confucianism was stabbed by Gu Dayong.
Those scholars will definitely get angry, but Qi Jingtong's side is almost over. He has an army in his hands. Who dares to be so presumptuous as to rely on a group of unarmed scholars? He just dares to call out.
The real headache for Zhu Houcong was never just these so-called scholars. They were just pawns in the game between the two sides. The monarch wanted to use them to rule the country, and the gentry family needed to train them to protect themselves.
But when Zhu Houcong did not use them, that is, when the court no longer needed them, they naturally lost their role and would definitely cause chaos for a while, but it was of no use. Zhu Houcong could not give in.
Each dynasty used its own method to deal with scholars causing trouble. The First Emperor's method was the simplest. He burned books to embarrass Confucian scholars and asked you to call them out, and then directly killed anyone who dared to talk nonsense.
Later generations used stereotypes to solidify their thoughts and imprison them through their thoughts so that they would neither speak nonsense nor dare to speak nonsense.
But for Zhu Houcong, he felt that reading should not be about applying what you learn. The coal mines still lack manpower, and the barbarians outside the Great Wall still need to be educated. Just see which one you are more suitable for.
Zhu Houcong needs to develop reading towards practicality. There are ideological restrictions, but they can be slowly loosened. This is also the so-called enlightenment. When the common people are enlightened, the rulers are not very good at managing.
However, Zhu Houcong is not afraid. In his opinion, dumbing down the people is the stupidest policy. Give certain rules and you will die if you touch them. They can do whatever they want with the rest. It doesn't matter anyway, as long as they abide by the rules.
Everything is easy to say.
But you must have the strength to maintain this rule. This is the most important thing. As long as you have the ability to maintain the rules you specify, the so-called policy of obscuring the people will not exist. On the contrary, the smarter the people below, the better, and the smarter they will be.
Only then can you harvest talents from below.
There are many ways to maintain dominance, there is no need to choose the stupidest one.
"I am here to see Your Majesty." Yan Song stood up quickly. He was planning to go back to rest after get off work. He worked faster today and went back to rest early. Unexpectedly, he saw His Majesty before he left.
At first, he was really worried that His Majesty would come to him. After all, he didn't handle some things perfectly, and he would make compromises in some places. If His Majesty really found something uncomfortable, there would definitely be some.
Later, when I started working, I gradually forgot about it. The result always came, and he had nothing to say. I just said a few words to him.
"Hey, it's just right, I'm here to find you." Zhu Houcong was very happy. After all, he went out to play, and it also felt like pimping. How should I put it, it felt quite interesting.
"Your Majesty, please punish me." Yan Song admitted his mistake first and then said nothing else. He had a good attitude in admitting his mistake. Then he admitted his fault and accepted the punishment. What should we do if things were not done well?
"Punishment? What have you done to disgrace me again?" Zhu Houcong looked at Yan Song with interest.
"Wei Chen's handling of government affairs is somewhat inappropriate..."
"Hey, what did I think it was? That's it. I feel that you handled it very well. What's wrong with it? If I were to handle it, it wouldn't be as good as yours. I won't talk about this anymore. The first two
Didn't God tell you to take you out for some fresh air? You have nothing to do now. Let's go for a walk. Maybe we can even talk about a marriage."
Before Yan Song could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Houcong. What else did he take seriously? Isn't it just this? How big could it be? Yan Song also wanted to be tough. The key was whether he could be tough. That's all.
Well, that's pretty good.
"Go out?" Yan Song didn't react for a while. After all, that's what he said last time. He didn't expect that His Majesty would be going out again in just a few days. What kind of trouble was this?
"Yes, I'm going to go on a long trip soon, and something will happen. You may have to deal with it for a while, but I'll be back soon, and you will probably be busy for a while, and you won't have time to go out and breathe.
Are you sure you don’t want to go out today?”
Zhu Houcong raised his eyebrows. He was really busy behind the scenes. After all, Confucian culture has been around for thousands of years. What Zhu Houcong touched was not a small Confucian family, but the thousands of years of Confucianism. There must be some people who can't sit still.
I'm afraid Yan Song won't have any free time for a long time. As for whether Yan Song can hold on, Zhu Houcong doesn't have the slightest doubt. It's just that he will be busy with things later.
"Your Majesty, what are you going to do?" Yan Song felt a sudden rush in his heart. My good Majesty, you really think I am not busy enough, right? I really thank you.
"Hey, I see you are scared. This is just the painful period of reform. Just work through this period. Just ask Lu Fang when you come back. I should leave tomorrow. You should prepare yourself. Although there is nothing good.
It's useless to prepare anything. Anyway, when the time comes, you will have the uniformed guards under your unified command, and you won't be able to change the world."
Zhu Houcong shrugged, he didn't care. Besides, the army was about to return to the imperial court. When Qi Jingtong came back, who would dare to be so presumptuous? As for now, with the Jin Yiwei here, the capital could not be overturned. Let's just make trouble outside for a while.
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It may not be a bad thing for the common people to have scholars making trouble. After all, there are bigger things to distract their attention, so they have no intention of taking the poor money from the hands of the common people.
There are so many scholars. Even if they tell Yan Song in advance, it is useless. Any preparation is in vain. Instead, it makes him unable to sleep. Unprepared preparation is the best preparation.
"Your Majesty, please don't scare me. I am a coward." Yan Song always felt that Your Majesty was going to do something big again, which made him panic. Even if His Majesty said that he would leave tomorrow, he didn't care.
"Is there any difference between knowing today and knowing tomorrow? Now that I'm taking you out to eat, you can tell me whether you want to go or not. If you don't go, I'll leave." Zhu Houcong curled his lips. If you have anything to ask, I won't tell you tomorrow.
knew.
"Go, why don't you go? Your Majesty will allow Weichen to freshen up." Yan Song said firmly. He was joking. He knew there would be a mess waiting for him. Why don't you go out and relax today and stay in the palace every day?
I'm almost bored to death here.
Fortunately, Your Majesty doesn't have too many taboos, and there are no concubines or anything like that, otherwise it would be even harder to stay in this palace, so we all know that we are going to die anyway, so why not have some fun before we die.
"That's right, you should eat and drink. The sky is not falling. Although you are a little busy, it's not a big problem. I'm not worried about it. What are you worried about? Just go to your Tianxiang Tower. I'll treat you to a meal."
Zhu Houcong was very satisfied with Yan Song's attitude. Anyway, this is the situation. Life is like that. Since you can't resist, you might as well accept it calmly.
Yan Song blinked and asked, "Go to my place and treat me to a meal? Your Majesty, if you want a free meal, just say so."
"Look what I'm doing, hurry up and get ready. Dress plainly. I'm going to get ready too. I'll come see you later." Zhu Houcong glanced at him and went back to change clothes. He would probably go out for a walk if he didn't have anything to do.
What a beautiful thing.
Looking at His Majesty walking away, Yan Song couldn't help but feel a little emotional. His Majesty is really easy-going. That kind of inexplicable confidence always makes people feel at ease. But His Majesty is right. He will be the one to hold up the sky if it falls. He only needs to be responsible for handling it.
For some problems, just go and play when it's time. After all, this is specially approved by the boss. If you don't play, you won't play.
But it’s true that he hasn’t been to Tianxiang Tower for a long time. At first, he mainly wanted to create an intelligence place, but after he took the position of chief assistant, the so-called intelligence became dispensable, and he couldn’t get out.