The civil servants are completely willing to fight today and must fight the emperor to the end. If they take a step back now, they will be in danger. Chen Huaiyi retorted:
"It's true that the world belongs to the emperor, but the emperor is the king and father. He should think about his subjects and the people beforehand. He wants to create a peaceful and prosperous age for all people. If he only cares about having fun, how will the prosperous age come?"
"Emperor Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty were all conscientious emperors. Your Majesty did not follow these emperors as examples but went in the opposite direction. If I dare to speak nonsense, the disaster of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty is just around the corner!"
Now Zhu Youxiao can understand Emperor Wanli. His verbal skills are truly unparalleled in the world. Few people in ancient and modern times can match him.
To fight against them, you must first have a strong psychological quality and an extremely tolerant character. The most important thing is to keep a calm mind at all times and not let them lead you by the nose in your words and deeds.
Obviously, Emperor Wanli did not have these, so he lost, and lost miserably. Coupled with his physical illness, he gave up continuing to fight and chose to escape.
"Okay, that's very well said. Open your mouth about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but shut up about benevolence, righteousness and morality. Could it be that our Ming Dynasty has another great sage after Shaobao and Wang Yangming?"
"I can't help but applaud you, but before I encourage you, I have to ask you a question first!"
Although Chen Huaiyi had a bad premonition in his heart, he did not believe that the emperor would dare to kill him like this. Killing people indiscriminately, even if you are the emperor, you will be more or less condemned.
Seeing that he was silent, Zhu Youxiao did not ask any questions and said directly:
"The drought in Shaanxi has spread to more than a dozen prefectures and counties. As you all know, the people's hard work in spring plowing this year has ended up with no harvest. The imperial court has allocated three batches of disaster relief grain for emergency purposes, which can be regarded as resolving the urgent need."
"But the problem now is that the national treasury is about to be empty. Not to mention large expenditures such as military expenditures. The Ministry of Household's banknotes and grain reserves are almost no longer enough to pay out the salaries of officials. And the drought in Shaanxi has just begun. Now you are here to teach me."
Teach me what to do!"
This stumped Chen Huaiyi. Although he was a Jinshi and had been an official for a long time, he had always been a low-ranking official. It was only when the late emperor ascended the throne last year that he was promoted to the rank of military officer of the Ministry of War.
Choose the best one.
Although he is not that incompetent, what is the occasion now? This is a critical moment in their fight against the emperor. If he is not careful, the situation will be reversed.
An official in the opposition noticed Chen Huaiyi's concerns. He did not want to be blocked by His Majesty as soon as he opened the situation. To protect the overall situation, he immediately stepped forward on Chen Huaiyi's behalf and said:
"Your Majesty, I have a strategy for Shaanxi...!"
As soon as the official opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Zhu Youxiao on the spot.
"Shut up, I'm asking the saint for his skills in governing the country. When will it be your turn to speak? Where is the dignity of superiors and inferiors?"
"Jin Yiwei, slap the mouth twenty times as a punishment!"
The official looked confused. How could he get slapped for saying something?
Jin Yiwei quickly pushed him to the ground, holding his chin with one hand and holding his forehead up with the other hand, facing forward. Another person held a token and slapped him hard from the side.
His mouth. (For details, please refer to Jiupin Zhima official Tang Jing!)
In front of all the civil and military officials, the official was beaten until his mouth was full of blood, and he passed out on the spot. The opposition officials all shouted in unison, accusing him of being innocent.
Seeing this, Chen Huaiyi could only grit his teeth and said:
"Your Majesty, the tax collection this autumn will be done in two months. By then, the disaster in Shaanxi will naturally be solved. As for the military pay and the salaries of officials, I think we can postpone it for two months and wait for the national treasury to be filled up to be distributed together!
"
Zhu Youxiao laughed twice after hearing this. These people have no shit skills. They hold a book of sages and think they are comparable to Zhuge Liang and Wang Meng. The most disgusting thing is that they use the people and the country to scare the emperor all day long.
, living is a waste of the country’s food.
"It turns out that our great sage's good strategy for governing the country is to count on this year's tax revenue. I thought he would be like the merchant king of the pre-Qin Dynasty, and he would give me a national policy that will leave a name for the ages!"
Chen Huaiyi swallowed nervously. In fact, he had other strategies, but he didn't dare to say them. He had to choose a more conservative and safe method to avoid being convicted.
"Every official's salary is owed, but how can we owe this military salary? In two or three months, do you know how many sergeants' families will starve to death? How many sergeants will have to flee because of their livelihood?"
"These are considered trivial. If the soldiers from Jiubian raise their flags to rebel and cause trouble to the local people, do you know how much disaster it will cause?"
"Will the imperial court still send troops to suppress the rebels? How much food, military pay and manpower will it cost? The war-torn areas will not be restored for ten years. The imperial court will continue to spend money, food and time to deal with the aftermath. You can calculate this account
Have you passed?"
"How did you become a martial arts doctor? Who recommended you for promotion? Even if you have never led a soldier, don't you understand such basic common sense? You are really incompetent and mediocre!"
"You hold a tattered book and talk nonsense all day long, pointing out the country's affairs. You don't know how much you weigh. What use do you have for wearing this official uniform other than to discredit it?"
After Zhu Youxiao finished scolding Chen Huaiyi, he looked at the court official below and continued angrily:
"And you, I see that most of you have the same idea as Chen Huaiyi. You are all thinking of tearing down the Western Wall to repair the Eastern Wall. Unfortunately, each of you is still an important official in the imperial court. I see that you have nothing but trouble.
It’s up to you.”
"How dare you tell me that you want to stay in the palace to cultivate your character? This was how it was when Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu were governing the country?"
Zhu Youxiao's words were quite harsh, and he basically scolded them, the civil servants, by name.
The officials were still unconvinced. Another censor who was transferred from Henan Province could not bear it anymore. After the emperor finished speaking, he immediately jumped out and said:
"Your Majesty, if you don't cultivate your moral character first, how can you govern the world?"
"Your Majesty said that the courtiers are all incompetent and mediocre. I would like to refute Your Majesty. The imperial court has six departments. Each department has a different division of responsibilities between superiors and subordinates. There are military equipment and civil affairs, and the officials themselves are naturally good at different things."
"This Chen Huaiyi is just a military officer in the Ministry of War. He has been promoted for less than a year. He usually only handles appointments and trivial matters. How can he know the major national strategic issues?"
"Your Majesty is questioning a small military doctor about a major state matter. Isn't this making a fuss out of a molehill? Isn't it deliberately making things difficult?"
"Officials at all levels have their own abilities and talents. If your Majesty wants to ask about national policy, why not ask the chief minister and the chief minister?"