Seeing the candidates recommended by Zhang Juzheng, Gao Pingshi snorted in his heart and said to himself: No wonder you took several days to make any move in private. So that's what happened.
On Wushen Day, Liu Fenyong, the Minister of Shangbao, said: "Six years after the emperor came to the throne, the domestic situation is not uneasy, but the disaster has not disappeared; the foreign barbarians are not unfaithful, but there are opportunities to consider. If the government's policy is upheld, then
The big handle is gradually moving; the official path has been cleared, but the old habits remain. There are officials who lead the way to see the governance, but the emperor's spirit and will gradually fail. Although the first minister is humble, he can't bear to remain silent because he misses the old kindness of Qiandi.
Matters need to be decided by Ying Ying..."
What an accusation!
Gao Pragmatic Lanwen sneered: If you criticize the Fa like this, then nothing in this world can be considered to be done, and it never will be.
Look at this statement:
The emperor has been on the throne for six years, and the country seems to be stable, but in fact disasters still happen from time to time - yes, yes, but the question is, which dynasty and generation can be free from disasters? What does your words mean?
Although the foreign barbarians seem to be submissive, they are still full of dangers. These people may be harmful to our Ming Dynasty at any time - yes, yes, but unless there are no foreign barbarians around you, the foreign barbarians will always be in danger to you. What you said
has no meaning?
Chao Gang seems to have been revitalized a lot, but the authority of the imperial court is gradually declining. Don’t you think it’s dangerous, Your Majesty? Yes, yes, the Emperor has entrusted most of the government affairs to my third uncle, and he trusts Chao Gang very much, so now Chao Gang
Zhenwei, but if the emperor does not give him the power to do things, where will Chao Gang's zhenwei come from? The current situation is the result of the emperor's choice. What is the meaning of your words?
It seems that the administration of officials has been eliminated a lot, but there are too many old habits, and not much has changed now - yes, yes, the administration of officials has been eliminated a lot, but the old habits have not changed much, but you don't want to fucking think about it, Gao Gong controls the officials
The ministry has only been in power for a little more than two years, and it is already a miracle to be able to clean up the officials! Is it so easy to change the old habits of nearly two hundred years? What is the meaning of your words?
Gao Pinggong said sincerely: Sure enough, a troll will always be a troll. As long as he wants to troll you, no matter how well you do, he will be able to find out where to troll, and he will do it with confidence.
Gao pragmatic continued to look down. The first of the five things Liu Fenyong said was "Sacred Bow of Security". Gao pragmatic glanced at it twice and skipped it - this one said to ask the emperor to take care of himself.
When he saw the second item, Gao Pragmatic knew the key point was coming: Liu Fenyong said, the second day is to take over the power.
"With the power of etiquette, music, and conquest, the ruler must make every government order and order, and no ministers dare to pursue their own selfish interests. In the past, the emperor was wise and decisive, and his kindness was unpredictable. For a time, the ministers and ministers were overwhelmed with support. Today's government
The proposal was carried out by the Secretary, and it was not without the support of the emperor. When the emperor decided to comply with the violation, did the emperor ever make an arbitrary decision? The use of talents was done in accordance with the public opinion, and he did not dare to express his own thoughts.
I don’t dare to know. The changes in state affairs are all due to loyalty and loyalty, but no one dares to use personal opinions to express my hatred. I don’t dare to know.”
"Just like tutoring the East Palace, it is the responsibility of the cabinet minister, but he often dares to do anything for the benefit of the country; the famous imperial weapon, which was originally a tool to inspire the world, is now a thing of favor from the market. Who dared to do this in the time of the previous emperor? Fu Yuan Du Guan
In all things, the great power cannot be transferred down. All the construction of the common government and the votes of the ministers are specially kept for clear inspection. When arbitrary decisions are made, the ministers will not be able to predict the timing, and the political power will not be too heavyweight."
This is really hehe.
Although Liu Fenyong did not mention anyone by name when he said this, as long as you are not a fool, you will definitely be able to see that although what he said seemed to be talking about the emperor's lack of arbitrary power, in fact the blades were all pointing at Gao Gong!
As for his suggestion, it was very simple. To put it bluntly, he said: Your Majesty, you can't just listen to Gao Gong's words!
Gao pragmatically curled his lips and continued reading. It turned out that the third article was basically nonsense. It was to advise the emperor to be frugal. He said that since the emperor came to the throne, the imperial government had taken hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, "seeking rare treasures to make lamps for Aoshan.
When serving as an imperial weapon, what benefit does it have to the body and mind to be decorated with carved gold and jade?" - This is the same truth, but Gao Pragmatic compared the expenses of the "Mingjuns and Holy Lords" of the Qing Dynasty.
, just laughed directly.
An emperor has been on the throne for six years, and the country has been governed to a great extent, and the national treasury is getting rich. However, he himself actually spent about 300,000 taels, an average of 50,000 taels a year, less than 60,000 taels of silver.
Is this a fucking extravagance?
Qianlong, the "perfect old man" who was boasted by later generations, spent 20 million taels on his trips to the south of the Yangtze River; the emperors of the Qing Dynasty spent 15.6 million taels on the construction of the Old Summer Palace, and the maintenance cost was several times or even ten times the construction cost; Cixi repaired the Summer Palace in eight years.
Spend at least 30 million taels per year...
If you think about it again, the Shunzhi period began to expand the Nanyuan left by the Ming Dynasty on a large scale; the Kangxi Dynasty began to build the famous Changchun Garden; the Yongzheng period began to build the more famous Old Summer Palace; in the Qianlong period, not only the Old Summer Palace was continued to be built, but also new buildings were built.
There are Qingyi Garden (the predecessor of the Summer Palace), Jingyi Garden, Jingming Garden, etc. In addition, there are countless others like Chengde Summer Resort. As for the Three Tombs outside Guanwai, the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty, and the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty, I don’t even bother to mention them.
How much did it cost?
Among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Longqing was indeed considered a man who could spend money. But if he could spend money, compared to the Qing Dynasty, it was nothing. It was just a drop in the bucket!
As for daily expenses, let alone eating one. Long Qing loved to eat donkey intestines, but later he felt that to eat donkey intestines, he had to kill the whole donkey, which seemed a bit wasteful, so he greatly reduced the probability of serving donkey intestines.
Cixi usually had 108 dishes for every meal, and she said she had no room to put down her chopsticks!
Gao pragmatically skipped this item with a look of boredom and continued reading. Liu Fenyong said: Pay attention to the chapter on the fourth day.
Gao Pragmatic glanced at this one a few times and continued to skip it - it actually means the same as the second one: Your Majesty, you can't just look at Gao Gong's draft plan for everything. Although what everyone said may not be completely correct, at least it is commendable for its loyalty.
, just because Gao Gong saw it and thought it was nonsense and there was no vote, you just refused to approve it and kept it in the middle! Otherwise, "a party that suppresses fear, frugality and power will be reincarnated into suspicion, and the subordinates will shield the superiors to become traitors"!
Gao pragmatically snorted, continued to skip, and looked down at the last item. Liu Fenyong said: Starting from the fifth day, use Zhongzhi.
"Those who are loyal and upright are the pillars of the country. They are not just those who follow the decree of Wangfeng in order to vent the feelings of others; they are also like those who cater to the powerful and create a party of promiscuous friends. Since the emperor came to the throne, there have been those who have been rebuked and abandoned by the ministers in Taiwan, and they have not yet been summoned.
I also accept him, and I hope to forgive his sin of being arrogant and upright, commend him for his sincerity, be generous and forgiving to the past, and be upright in the future, so that the emperor's virtues will be replicated by the same emperor, and it will be greatly added to the country's history."
Oh, so the loyalty you mentioned are those demoted officials?
That group of people were mainly divided into three categories: those who followed Xu Jie's inverted arch; those who made trouble for the emperor's private life every day; and those who opposed various major policies and reforms of the imperial court - such as the Jingcha, I agreed to pay tribute, and opened the sea for trade.
Whip method, etc.
The first and second categories are purely talkative parties who are just trying to make ends meet. No matter whether it is the emperor or a high official, as long as they want to clean up the administration, they will not be tolerated. There is nothing to say.
As for the third category, you people must have never heard of "firm political stance and consciously align with the central government in thoughts and actions" - it is inherently difficult to govern such a large country. As court officials, you, in total,
If all the officials in the world are like you when the major policies of the imperial court are in line, how can the imperial court carry out its work?
So after Gao Pragmatic read it, his evaluation was very simple: the whole article is nonsense, and the only focus is on the second point.
But the key now is whether Gao Gong will adopt his suggestion that night and hold back until the emperor loses control and intervenes.
With this in mind, Gao Pragmatic came to the cabinet in the name of returning the memorial to Guan Zheng. He wanted to understand Gao Gong's attitude.