Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 507 It’s a headache if you achieve success too quickly

Even though the Supreme Emperor has a reputation as a benevolent sage in both the government and the public, compared to the current emperor who is "mean and ungrateful", if the old man doesn't want to tell you some legal principles, no one can stop him.

He wants to protect Jia Cong. Even if everyone inside and outside the palace is included today, you can't kill Jia Cong.

This is the majesty of Emperor Zhaowu who has been in charge of the country for fifty years. With a single oral edict, a handle of jade, and an old servant, he suppressed the civil and military ministers and watched him leave Fengtian Hall with Jia Cong. .

"His Majesty……"

Some people were unwilling to give in and just wanted to force the emperor to speak out.

But he saw the emperor's face was frosty, and he snorted coldly: "Why are you calling me? That's my father, what can I do? You go ahead!"

puff~

Lao Shisan really couldn't help it this time. He glanced at his fourth brother, the emperor, and saw that the veins on his forehead were starting to twitch. He immediately lowered his head and acted obediently.

Fourth brother is really good at acting. If dad and fourth brother hadn't discussed this matter long ago, he would have gone to the imperial mausoleum to beat the old fourteenth again!

Just after Jia Cong was dismissed from his title and officials, Dai Quan appeared outside the palace. What a coincidence!

Seeing that the emperor was angry, the man turned his attention to the big bosses sitting on the Grand Master's chair.

"Dear elders..."

The chief minister cannot speak. As the second minister, Xia Lingxing expressed his position on behalf of the cabinet.

"Jia Cong's officials have been dismissed, and the saint also said that he would be punished. What else do you think? Do you want to take a rope and strangle him to death? Don't forget why he ignored the majesty of the law and killed Chen Wan Two people?"

If Jia Cong was really killed, the emperor might still take the overall situation into consideration. As far as the old sage valued Jia Cong, every one of those who spoke out about impeaching Jia Cong today would have to go to the Hall of Hell to report.

That is the right-hand man chosen by the Second Saint and Wei Wenzheng for the next generation of emperor. Anyone in Fengtian Palace can die today, but Jia Cong can't have anything bad.

These people are really stupid. Why can't they see the situation clearly?

"Okay, let's start the new year. I haven't said a single thing about the business, just do all these nonsense!"

Zhou Jiong suddenly opened his eyes and glanced coldly at the green-robed officials who were questioning them.

"Don't think that we don't know why Chen Wan and others said what they said in the imperial mausoleum. We will ask people to investigate. Don't think that the debt will be wiped out after death... The Ministry of Punishments, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple !”

Cai Quan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Lu Yang, the Censor of Zuodu, and Wang Zhiwei, the Qing of Dali Temple, immediately came out and bowed in unison: "I'm here!"

After Zhou Jiong and the emperor looked at each other, they nodded slightly, and then ordered: "There are many doubts about Chen Wan's death. I ordered the three departments to conduct a joint trial and investigate the case within ten days. There must be no mistakes!"

Cai Quan and the other three bowed and bowed again, saying in unison: "I will accept your order."

It's actually a joint trial of three divisions, it's over!

There were many people in the palace who had ulterior motives. When they heard Zhou Jiong ordered the three divisions to interrogate Chen and Wan Yi's cases, their expressions immediately changed.

I thought they were going to attack today, but I didn't expect that the situation that had just been considered a complete victory would suddenly change.

Shouldn't the emperor issue an order to appease the widows of Chen and Wan, and then pass all the responsibility to the Jia family's children who have become abandoned sons? In the end, according to the usual practice, the big thing is reduced to a trivial one. Hello, I am okay, everyone?

Before these people could recover from their shock, Zhou Jiong opened his mouth again and unleashed a bomb.

"Today is the first imperial court of the new year. A few years ago, His Majesty had already issued an edict, ordering the officials in the imperial court to report to each other and talk about reforming the official system. Now, it's time to get down to business..."

……

Jia Caomin stood in front of the oven, skillfully flipping the meat skewers in his hands. The cumin had been sprinkled on them, and they were sizzling under the charcoal fire. The aroma was so fragrant that the eyes of the greedy little princess Chun'er were shining.

It’s already more than half the time, the New Year has just passed, and the breath of spring seems to have arrived.

The sun is just right today. The old man is sitting in a rocking chair, covered with a thick blanket, enjoying the sunbath.

Jia Cong handed a skewer of grilled meat to the little princess, and then walked to the old man with the remaining skewers.

"Barbecue must be paired with good wine, but you can't drink too much, just one glass."

Grape wine luminous cup, wine tribute from the Western Regions is truly unique.

The old man happily ate barbecue, sipped wine, and talked to Jia Cong about the next arrangements.

"When you leave the palace later, you have to act more arrogant. It's best to hit a few people..."

what?

Jia Cong opened his mouth wide, unable to follow the old man's thoughts.

"Sage, don't you want to punish me? Can I go home?"

The old man glanced at Jia Cong: "Stupid! Why should I punish you? What did you do wrong? Even if you did wrong, if I were in power, how could they dare to talk too much? In this world, right and wrong are right and wrong. It’s not me who has the final say. The fourth child is just too soft-hearted and not ruthless enough..."

What you always say makes sense and makes my heart warm.

Jia Cong nodded first, then shook his head with a helpless smile and said: "I still have to uphold the righteousness, and I have indeed done it this time. Regardless of my official title, I must give an explanation to the people of the world. Your Majesty If we want to reform the official system and implement new laws, we will lose faith and justice and be detrimental to the overall situation."

The old man looked at Jia Cong seriously and saw that his words and deeds did not seem to be hypocritical. He said with a strange smile: "You are really different from ordinary people. It seems that I, the fourth child and old man Wei have not mistaken you. Young man Cong, don't worry, wait." After I finish catching the fish, I will let you find an opportunity to restore your title."

"The common people will thank you, the saint, first, but let's wait for the common people to make a few more great achievements. After all, it is not good to follow the truth."

"Oh?"

Jia Cong's self-confidence aroused the old man's interest, and he asked doubtfully: "Are you hiding it from me again and planning to make a big deal?"

Hehe ~

Jia Cong smiled mysteriously, leaned closer and whispered in the old man's ear for a long time.

The old man's eyes became brighter and brighter, and finally the wrinkles on his face seemed to be smiling happily.

"Is it really possible?"

Jia Cong slapped his chest loudly and assured categorically: "It's absolutely feasible. For this purpose, my family has raised a lot of cattle in many places and has been experimenting for a long time. I never reported it to you before because I was worried that the success rate would be low. Gao, I disappoint you. News just came back from the Western Regions two years ago that smallpox broke out there at the beginning of winter last year. Cowpox made a great contribution, and the success rate was close to 95%."

Smallpox is a very scary disaster.

Natural disasters can be prevented, and man-made disasters can be prevented. Only smallpox can make people feel desperate.

When smallpox appeared, no matter how rich or poor you were, everyone was truly equal.

The old man still remembers a smallpox epidemic in the capital when he was a child. Several of his brothers and sisters were killed by smallpox.

At that time, the imperial doctors at the Imperial Hospital were helpless.

Now Jia Cong actually has an almost perfect prevention and control method, which is even greater than the destruction of the country.

Not to mention being granted the title of Marquis, it is worthy of being granted the title of Duke. "You kid is really...I don't know if I should thank those losers who impeached you today."

The expression on the old man's face is quite complicated. Sometimes it's a headache when a minister is too good.

He was worried about the fourth child just because of the speed of Jia Cong's achievements. If it weren't for the fact that today Jia Cong's official title had not been lifted due to Chen and Wan's incident, and for his great contribution in preventing and curing smallpox, would the fourth child have been rewarded or not?

Reward me, this boy is only fourteen this year, and he has already reached the rank of minister and the rank of marquis.

Don't reward me, it's against the rules, and it goes against the tradition of the country that meritorious service must be rewarded.

Jia Cong grinned, scratched his head and said: "This is what I should do. Jia's family has been blessed by the country, and you and Your Majesty are so kind to me. I will always do something practical to repay you and Your Majesty. Cowpox The greatest contribution to the success of the vaccine belongs to those doctors who are still in the Western Regions..."

At first, he transferred more than ten army doctors from the Hexi army to form a research team and went to the Western Regions to experiment with raising cattle. They stayed there for more than two years.

During this period, five people died of infection due to cowpox experiments. It can be said that these more than ten doctors went through all kinds of research to prevent and treat smallpox.

Jia Cong explained the whole process in detail, and finally admonished: "Sage, I didn't dare to conduct the experiment in the Central Plains because smallpox was too scary. But these doctors knew that they had to face death directly and were still not afraid, spending two days We finally succeeded in the year. They are all the most fearless warriors. They have made great contributions to the country and the people of the world. They must be rewarded heavily!"

The people of the imperial dynasty now have enough food and clothing, Daxia's strength is growing day by day, and the power of the celestial dynasty is threatening all directions. The most lacking thing now is population.

Smallpox, a notorious disease, was one of the main culprits that restricted the population development of the country.

The old man nodded solemnly and looked at Dai Quan aside.

"Dad companion, please ask someone to wait in front of the court. After the court meeting is over, ask the fourth child to come over."

After giving the instructions, the old man looked at Zheng Huan's granddaughter who was holding a barbecue skewer and chewing on it. He smiled and said to Jia Cong: "The doctor's contribution cannot be ignored, and your contribution cannot be ignored..."

……

It can be said that the opening ceremony of the eleventh year of Yuanyou almost caused a commotion.

The policy of reforming the official system was like a fire that lit up the entire court.

The reformists, headed by Zhou Jiong, the chief minister of the cabinet, and the opposition, which occupied more than half of the court, argued in Fengtian Hall for the whole morning, and even after most of noon, there was no resolution.

The opposition in the court was somewhat beyond the emperor's expectation. Originally, he thought that with the support of the cabinet, the central government, and the support of the British government and other imperialists, it would not be a problem to suppress the opposition and reform the official system.

Unexpectedly, more than half of the officials who came to attend the meeting today openly opposed the reform of the official system.

These people may not have high official positions or even have no actual duties. But as the emperor, he really cannot underestimate the opposition of these people.

Because it is these people who control most of the world's public opinion and control most of the world's economy...

The imperial power does not go to the countryside, and the emperor's imperial edicts can only go to the county government at most.

The gentry is the real controller of the rural villages. He must not be in a hurry. He must not be in a hurry.

The emperor kept telling himself not to be impatient, and sat on the dragon throne with a cold face, watching the ministers under the red jade quoting scriptures one by one, spitting at each other eloquently.

Several big figures in the cabinet have aligned themselves with the emperor and have not yet come to an end.

At this time, the apparent leader of the reform faction was Lin Ruhai, the Minister of Hubu. He, Wang Molin, the Minister of Personnel, and He Yaomin, the Minister of Rites, formed the iron triangle of reform and held three debates with the opponents in the palace.

"Ancestral system, ancestral system, you talk about ancestral system and shut up about ancestral system. Don't you know that Taizu once said that there is no fear of changes in the sky, no law for ancestors, and no sympathy for people's words! In order to govern the country, we must first imitate the ancestors and innovate the present. There are laws..."

"There are as many as 30% redundant officials in the country, and the annual salary of these 30% alone costs tens of millions of taels of silver. With this money, how many schools will be built, and how many school-age children can be allowed to study and learn calligraphy?"

An opposition official in the palace immediately sneered: "Lin Shangshu is indeed a money manager. He talks about yellow and white things when he opens his mouth..."

Lin Ruhai snorted coldly: "If you don't talk about money, what should I talk to you about? About love? You may say that talking about money is tacky, but the people will not think it is tacky. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, I am in charge of the world's money, so I understand this In the affairs of the world, it is difficult to move forward without money. Not to mention the yellow and white things you talk about, I would like to ask, why does the court support you? Are you able to mount your horse to kill the enemy or dismount your horse herdsman?"

Daxia's God of Wealth was really angry. He bowed his hands to the emperor and taunted those people who had no actual duties but were attached to the dynasty and kept sucking blood.

"Your Majesty spends so much money to support you every year. What's the use? Every time the Fifth Army Commandery Mansion assesses the attackers, this one can't mount a horse, and that one can't draw a bow... I will ask you today, What qualifications does such a person have to enjoy the support of the imperial court?"

"If you don't make decisions for the people when you are an official, it is better to go home and plant sweet potatoes. If you want to enjoy the support of the court, you can show your political achievements! Don't talk about the ancestral system every day. Grandpa Taizu did not ask you to do nothing. , ate the imperial salary for nothing, and blocked the imperial court’s new policies for the country and the people at every turn.”

"I will stop talking today. From today on, the Ministry of Revenue will stop paying salaries to all useless people! If you are not satisfied, feel free to come to the Ministry of Revenue to make trouble and see if you can get even a penny away from me!"

He really thinks that he, Lin Ruhai, is a weak scholar. I, Lin Ruhai, the fifth generation of princes in the Lin family, can't even get close to three or five big men when I play with a sword!

snort! Am I, Lin Ruhai, still afraid of you?

"Lin Ruhai, you are arrogant!"

One of the old officials in scarlet robes blushed, pointed his fingers like a sea of ​​trees, and started yelling angrily.

He felt that Lin Ruhai was scolding him, because he was relying on his casual job to earn money from the court and often scolded the court's new policies.

Lin Ruhai's words completely angered many idle officials and many idle nobles and losers. They all angrily pointed at Lin Ruhai and cursed.

But after doing the output for a while, Mr. Lin returned directly to the queue, put his hands in his hands, closed his eyes and rested.

This made those people even more angry, but there was nothing they could do about Lin Ruhai.

Who was the most awesome official in the Daxia court? Not the chief minister of the cabinet, nor the governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, but the Minister of Household Affairs, the God of Wealth in Daxia.

Even if the emperor wants to use money, it depends on whether the Minister of Household Affairs will give it to him. Believe it or not, the emperor angered the God of Wealth, and the minister dared to rush to the Qinzheng Hall and lie down and roll around in the hall.

The emperor was so noisy that the veins on his forehead jumped sharply, and he slapped the armrest of the dragon chair with a snap.

"Shut up, everyone! Reforming the official system is a national policy. I have made my decision and there is no possibility of changing it. The Ministry of Personnel..."

Wang Molin, the official secretary, bowed and said, "I am here!"

The emperor said coldly: "From today onwards, the central government of Beijing will investigate all the officials in the country within six months, and those who are incompetent will be dismissed from their posts..."

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