In the back hall of Chongzheng, Zhao Zhen slowly relaxed his tense nerves, looked at the serious Ye An and smiled bitterly: "Yehou and I have been friends for many years. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are both teachers and friends. Usually you are the best."
You are free and easy, how could you become so cautious after being imprisoned in the palace? It is nothing like the way you were in Zizheng Palace!"
At this time, Zhao Zhen was like a child after returning home from school, and all the burdens on his body disappeared. Ye An said helplessly: "That's because the official family is different now, but since it is in the back hall, the minister is not so
I am restrained, but I hope the officials will not blame the minister for his willfulness."
"Don't blame me, don't blame me. You and I, the monarch and my ministers, want to be true to each other in private. Otherwise, who will I tell you about the deep sorrow in the palace?"
Ye An smiled: "If the official family feels depressed in the palace, the people in the world will not be able to survive! Do you know how many people want to change places with you!"
"That's right! Even my clan members can't believe that this throne is so good. People all over the world are flocking to it..."
"The officials are wrong!" Ye An slowly shook his head and said: "Although the throne is good, not everyone wants it. People in the world still make a living by working. Who would think about fighting for the throne? The world is governed by benevolent kings.
With the help of virtuous ministers, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, who would think of risking their heads to rebel and conspire? Officials can look through the history books and count the number of people's rebellions in the past dynasties. How many times have they succeeded? Maybe they will overthrow a dynasty.
But there are very few peasants and common people sitting on the throne, but many powerful people take their place. Whenever this happens, the Han Dynasty will inevitably go through turmoil. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is the end of the Tang Dynasty! Isn't it the case that there are many powerful people and foreign invasion? "
Ye An's words spoke to Zhao Zhen's heart. He was an emperor, and he could not be said to be opaque to history books. Zhao Zhen himself could see that it was almost impossible for the people to rebel, unless the dynasty had declined to the extreme.
Even if you have food to eat, you will not kill officials and rebel.
And where did the real threats come from in the past dynasties?
Just like himself now, he comes from within the Tian family, within the clan! There are people who dare not be lonely and find it difficult to take his position as a royal relative with peace of mind. Counting that he has been an emperor for two generations, how can he possibly go further?
, there will be another incident!
"What Ye Hou said is absolutely true. However, some people are restless, but I want to destroy their delusions. This is to save him and save the face of the Tian family!"
Ye Anxin understood this and knew that it was impossible for Zhao Zhen to kill the clan. After all, he was a relative of his own and the prince of the Song Dynasty. His face was really ugly. After all, the Song Dynasty emphasized the rule of filial piety.
Zhao Zhen was finally able to reveal what he had been holding back for a long time to those close to him. He felt much relieved and the gloominess on his face gradually diminished. Chen Tong poured a glass of it and then gestured to Ye An: "Don't be cautious, Marquis Ye, go."
The aged dragon dumplings are also very delicious, let me have some tea with you."
Chen Tong saw that Zhao Zhen looked much better. As a personal chamberlain, of course he knew Zhao Zhen's recent mood. He secretly gave Ye An a thumbs up and poured a cup of tea and handed it over. This was an official's favor, which was not common.
Ye An thanked Zhao Zhen and said slowly: "Guan family, there has been some unrest in the palace recently. The Imperial City Secretary must clean up the internal servants in the ban. I also ask the officials not to be suspicious. I will also protect the officials."
Make sure the officials and family are not in trouble!"
Zhao Zhen nodded calmly: "I know that the imperial palace should be cleaned up, otherwise all the big and small things will be leaked out, and my official family is not as good as ordinary people! It's just..."
Having said this, Zhao Zhen paused for a moment, looked at Ye An and said slowly: "If this matter involves King Jing, I need you to have solid evidence. I will not touch him, but I will let him know the majesty of the Tian family and my methods.
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Ye An put down the tea cup, crossed his hands and said: "I obey the order! In this case, I will propose two strategies to the officials. One strategy is: draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron, attack King Jing's power from top to bottom, from the inside out, no matter what
Whether it is in the palace, in the court, or in private businesses, there are no exceptions. However, this method is cumbersome, takes a long time, and requires several years of work. It will also alert King Jing and force him to..."
Zhao Zhen frowned slightly: "This strategy can permanently avoid future troubles, but it is a pity that I have just taken charge of the government and I need to be stable. I wonder what Ye Hou's other strategy is?"
Ye An agreed with Zhao Zhen's approach, but was dissatisfied with his cautious attitude. If he did not take the opportunity to completely eliminate Zhao Yuanyan's power, he might become powerful after he was convinced, and it would not be able to establish his authority by killing chickens and warning monkeys.
But he was the emperor of the Song Dynasty after all, and Zhao Zhen, who was already in charge, could no longer intervene.
"The other strategy is: turn against the guests! This strategy is based on rumors, using rumors to reveal its intentions, and has been condemned by the world. The courtiers will be frightened to find out the truth. In this way, the general trend of the world will be in the hands of the officials.
, the officials use their authority to "rectify their names", and in this way..."
"In this case, King Jing will definitely restrain himself and dare not make any more moves! This is a brilliant plan by Marquis Ye!"
Zhao Zhen looked at Ye An with a smile. In his opinion, this was the safest way. As long as someone told Zhao Yuanyan's story, it didn't matter who said it. What mattered was to tell the truth so that everyone could tell the truth.
After knowing it, he ordered people to investigate and appease King Jing. At the same time, the clan would not dare to cause trouble again.
In this way, Zhao Yuanyan can be honest without hurting the face of the Tian family and the clan. It can also shock the mountain and make the clan dare not have any evil thoughts. This is the safest way!
With the end of the exchange between Ye An and Zhao Zhen, the plan against Zhao Yuanyan and most of the clan was drawn up.
Zhao Zhen and Ye An cooperated with each other. In Zhao Zhen's opinion, attacking the clan would also be very beneficial to Ye An's business. Fufeng Company had been targeting Puhui Company a lot during this period.
"Marquis Ye, I heard that your cotton has been widely cultivated for a long time, but why is the supply of cotton-padded clothes in the country still in short supply? It's been extremely cold this winter, and I've heard that the price of cotton-padded clothes in Tokyo City has gone up!"
Although Zhao Zhen didn't say it clearly, he still warned himself not to look too ugly, but Ye An was really wronged.
He could only bow and smile bitterly: "Reporting to the officials, there is not a lot of cotton in the northwest, and the output is huge. However, in the foreign trade of Puhui Company, cotton coats, cotton trousers, cotton socks, and even cotton gloves and other cold-proof items have long been used.
In the Liao Dynasty, Dangxiang was even purchased by the Uighurs of Xizhou, which cut off the trade with Tibetan people in Qingtang and could not stop people from smuggling them away to make huge profits."
Zhao Zhen frowned slightly: "In this case, the common people still have fewer races?"
Ye An nodded slightly, but then shook his head and said: "The northwest is not suitable for growing food, but it is suitable for growing cotton. However, the Central Plains and the South are just the opposite. The country is based on food, and the people rely on food. The food of our Song Dynasty can never be
Cut production.”
"Then what should we do? We can get through this year, but will we have to do this next year and the year after that? Are the cotton materials of our Song Dynasty going to the outer dynasties in vain? I can't watch my people suffer.
ah!"
Although Zhao Zhen did not say it clearly, Ye An still felt his dissatisfaction. The emperor's dissatisfaction could be expressed implicitly, but he could not pretend not to know. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger...