The period of taking a bath in January is fleeting.
During the month when Li Zheng was in power and Prince Li Baiyu ascended the throne as emperor, the territory of Dalong was extremely peaceful, and basically nothing major happened.
This made Li Baiyu feel a little relieved, because often when a new king ascends the throne, it is easiest for people to use natural and man-made disasters as an excuse, saying that the disasters came because God was dissatisfied with his ascending the throne as emperor.
This kind of person has a deplorable intention, but the common people have been the most sympathetic to this statement since ancient times.
The emperor's virtue is not worthy of his position, and the sky sends great disasters to show the world.
At this time, the new king's prestige will be seriously affected, and some interested people will have the opportunity to take advantage of it.
Fortunately, my father is alive in heaven, so I can inherit the throne safely and without any big troubles.
On the first day of the second lunar month in the first year of Tai'an, all civil and military officials ended their period of self-cultivation and began to deal with the accumulated government affairs.
"Old Jiang, I see how chubby you are eating. You have been quite comfortable at home this month! Call me daddy!"
On the campus outside Qinzheng Hall, Young Master Liu looked at Jiang Yuanming, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, with a arrogant look, his eyes full of narrow-mindedness.
My former immediate boss has become my subordinate. If I don't act arrogantly, I'd be sorry for my shameless character.
Old Jiang looked at Young Master Liu blankly, "What is dad?"
Wang Hezheng, the minister of Honglu Temple, groaned when he heard Lao Jiang's questioning voice. He watched helplessly as Mr. Liu came to Lao Jiang's side and muttered.
"Master Jiang, people in the Jin Kingdom call their father Abba. Dad means father."
"Dingguo Gong's new official has three things to do when he takes office. He obviously wants to take advantage of you."
After receiving Wang Hezheng's explanation, Lao Jiang's face suddenly turned purple, and he pointed tremblingly at the cheerful Young Master Liu, "Shuzi, I'm a kid, I'm a Shuzi, I'm a kid."
"You have gone too far to deceive others. I will give up my official robe to fight with you!"
Young Master Liu looked at Lao Jiang Jiangzi's face, fearing that he was too old and would be slapped before he could take a breath.
He hurriedly walked forward and hugged Lao Jiang's shoulders carelessly: "Old Jiang, Lao Jiang, it's just a joke, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously!"
"New Year, new atmosphere, joking is good for your physical and mental health!"
Old Jiang slapped Young Master Liu's palm away and glared at Young Master Liu angrily, "Dad has to do with his dignity, so he can joke around at will."
"Okay, okay, let's calm down. Let's turn the page. Don't forget to send out documents to urge us on the summer tax matter."
As he spoke, Young Master Liu looked up at the somewhat gloomy blue sky. "On February 2nd, Long raises his head. Looking at the sky, I'm afraid the weather tomorrow will be a little bad."
"But in general, it's good. Spring rain is as precious as oil. A timely rain is a long-awaited thing for the people. If they can have a good harvest this year, we can also enjoy it."
Lao Jiang also raised his head and glanced at the sky, "You, the auxiliary minister, have only gone to court for the second time and you want to enjoy yourself!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the other four auxiliary ministers and said, "You have been absent from the court for a long time, and your prestige has been greatly reduced. If you don't serve snacks, be careful that the other four auxiliary ministers will take away the power in your hands."
"An empty auxiliary minister is in name only."
"At that time, it would be difficult for you to move above the court."
"Especially on the day His Majesty ascended the throne, because of the matter of the governors of Yingzhou and Fuzhou, you and the Right Prime Minister seemed to have just ordinary political differences, but in fact the seeds of trouble have been laid."
"The court is very dirty!"
"The Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of War are still counting on you to support us. If you fail, it will be difficult for both our departments."
"So, a qualified immediate boss should think more about his subordinates."
"The court today is very different from when the late emperor was at court."
"At that time, everyone performed their own duties, but now it has become a place where you five assistant ministers fight openly and secretly."
"A piece of fat meat is only so big. It's impossible to share it evenly. Who can take more bites depends on their own methods!"
"You, please work harder and change your past lazy character. I don't want to be destitute when I retire and return to my hometown in the future."
Young Master Liu narrowed his eyes, a glimmer of light flashed away, and looked at Jiang Yuanming with a chuckle: "Old Jiang, aren't you trying to persuade me to form a party for personal gain? This idea is unacceptable!"
Lao Jiang glanced at his colleagues who were rushing towards the Qinzheng Hall and approached Mr. Liu and whispered softly, "My lord, this is happening now and then that time."
"Power strategy, power strategy! What is power strategy? What is court?"
"Isn't that just to make your enemies less and less, and to make your friends more and more?"
"If I can't eat meat or drink soup with you, who would want to follow you?"
"Even if you are a grasshopper on a rope in name, if your subordinates one day become alienated from you, they will often be more terrifying than your real opponents."
"Because only you know where your own weaknesses lie."
"In order to express their sincerity, such rebellious people will not take action against their own people. If they do, they will be fatally injured."
"So, a qualified superior officer must not only know how to please His Majesty, but also be able to win over the officials below!"
"Otherwise, the chasm in people's hearts will be difficult to level!"
"Everyone will say that benevolence, justice and morality cannot be taken seriously."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Lao Jiang's face, which looked like he couldn't bear to look back at the past, and he pursed his lips and smiled softly.
"Old fox, I've never seen you so sinister before!"
Old Jiang smiled bitterly, "Old fox, you, the little fox, caught up from behind!"
"Sir, if you don't fight, it depends on the time!"
"Sometimes you have to fight when you should."
“Sometimes humility may not make others feel grateful, but may make others take advantage of you.”
"Sake rice to nourish kindness, fight rice to nourish hatred."
"If you are more humble, others will take it for granted."
"Once you are not humble, others will hold grudges against you and think that you have robbed them of something that belongs to them. You will still offend others."
"In this case, it's all offending. Isn't it better to offend early than to offend later?"
"If you offend too late, you will lose your own interests and strengthen others. On the contrary, you are asking for trouble."
"If you offend early, you will have more confidence in your ability to compete. You can hold what originally belongs to you in your hands, strengthen yourself, and weaken your opponent."
"One will wax and wane, the other will grow. Only when the enemy is weak and we are strong will we be able to win."
"The righteousness of the world sometimes does not depend on who can speak the truth well, but on who has a big fist."
Liu Mingzhi nodded understandingly and looked at Jiang Yuanming in amazement, "It's so insightful. Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading!"
"As you said, the way of the world remains unchanged despite all changes. It has been like this since ancient times!"
"But do you know what I am worried about?"
"Ask for advice!"
"I'm worried that the internal party struggle among us will be so intense that others will take advantage of it!"
"In the Kingdom of Jin, the Turks are currently sharpening their knives and are eyeing our Dalong border. If we are fighting internally at this moment, won't it give the two countries another opportunity to take advantage of it?"
Liu Mingzhi sighed melancholy. He was from a later generation and knew the horror of party strife.
Throughout the history books, if the Han people were not busy fighting with each other and abolishing their martial arts, the surrounding enemy countries would have no chance to break in.
The most obvious one is the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty.
Lao Jiang looked at the Qinzheng Palace in front of him and gently patted Young Master Liu on the shoulder.
"It is not the intention of man to harm the tiger, but the tiger is harmful to the human heart."
"Sir, times have changed."
"This is what I have said, you can consider it yourself!"