Iron Dynasty

Ge House.

Ge Yiren threw the newspaper heavily on the ground and stepped on it hard.

He thought that the death of Wang Chengye yesterday would make Xiao Ming reconsider the harm caused by this decree, but he did not expect Xiao Ming to be so decisive, and he still announced the decree this morning.

Elder Ge, you see, the emperor has made it clear that there is no way for people to live. Beside Ge Yi, a middle-aged man in his forties was drinking his morning tea, and there was a hint of sarcasm on his face. .

Ge Yiren squinted at the middle-aged man. This man was his old friend from the South. He used to be a famous Confucian in the South, but his status plummeted after the introduction of New Confucianism in the empire.

Later, he came to Qingzhou when he was really down in life. Yanming wanted to study Neo-Confucianism with him, so he took him under his command and arranged for him a school to teach Neo-Confucianism.

So what? The world belongs to him, he says what he says, who dares not to obey. Ge Yiren said sadly and indignantly.

Although he is in the cabinet, he is the one with the lowest status and the least real power in the cabinet.

Others are in great power, in charge of industry, economy, and government affairs, but he only manages the world's Confucian schools, and is responsible for overthrowing the Confucianism he has studied for most of his life and promoting New Confucianism.

The most important thing is that the more Neo-Confucianism is promoted, the more he understands one thing, that is, his status is getting lower and lower.

In the past, Confucian scholars were deeply respected, and the emperors of the past dynasties almost invited them to serve as officials in the dynasty, and did not dare to offend them easily.

The officials in the court did not dare to make trouble in front of him. It can be said that even if they are not in the court, they have a great influence on the court.

But New Confucianism is not the case at all, because it is a pure and broken theory, and it no longer has the power to influence the state and government, and it is far worse than Confucianism in governing the country.

At this time, Ge Yicai, who thought that he only needed to change the soup but not the medicine, suddenly realized that he had fallen into the pit dug by Xiao Ming.

So this is the danger of supreme imperial power. Ren He said lazily.

Ge Yiren frowned, How do you say this?

Taking a sip of tea lightly, Ren He said: In those few years of the downfall, I used to bridge the trade between Western merchants and domestic merchants, and I have a little understanding of their country's imperial power. Although their country also has emperors, their emperors can't It comes from temperament.

When Ge Yiren heard the words, she immediately said vigilantly, Why do you sound familiar to me?

Of course you're familiar, because the Merchant Council once said that before, they demanded to limit the emperor's rights, but it was finally destroyed by Xiao Ming. It's a pity. Ren He said with a smile.

Bold. Ge Yiren almost jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on. This Merchant Council is a heresy. Anything related to the Merchant Council will be unlucky. He said, Ren He, I pity you for living in a poor state. I will take you in and give you something to eat, but I didn't expect you to hurt me.

Ren He also put away his smile at this time, he stood up and faced Ge Yiren: Brother Ge, you and I don't need to test each other, if I hurt you, why wait until now, just tell the truth in the last secret letter. This is the private goods in this Confucian school.

Ge Yiren's expression changed, and then she smiled, This old man is just a joke, just a joke.

Ren He sat down again and said at this time, You and I have known each other for many years. How can I not know what you are thinking now? Now that this decree is implemented, your Ge family may gradually disappear from the court.

After a pause, he said: The emperor has issued many such decrees over the years. These decrees have certainly made the empire a lot stronger, but this is at the expense of our interests. The vast territory, we still can't get benefits from these lands, don't Brother Ge have no complaints?

Ge Yiren's eyes were deep, and he said, What if he is not reconciled? Now all the officials praise him as an emperor through the ages.

Since it is the first emperor of the ancient times, we can't be willful. Only by restricting the imperial power can we protect our interests. Ren He said.

Restricting the emperor's power? Ge Yiren suddenly laughed, Are you joking? Who can limit the emperor's power in this empire?

Ren He sneered, and he said: This needs to be fought? Do you expect the emperor to limit his own rights? How did the parliaments of Western countries come to be? Don't you ever think about it?

Ge Yiren was stunned for a moment. In fact, with the empire's foreign expedition, everyone already knew what a Western country looked like.

They naturally know the current situation in the world.

The world is not only the West, and it turns out that the empire under the emperor's rule is stronger than the West. How do you explain this? Ge Yiren said.

Because of technology, if the West also has the technology of an empire, the empire may not be able to take advantage of European countries now. Ren He bewitched.

Ge Yiren suddenly laughed at this moment, What's the purpose of you advocating European countries like this? Although the emperor's decree has harmed the interests of many people, it is impossible for me, Ge Yiren, to do things like cheating.

Ren He glanced at Ge Yiren in surprise, he said with a smile: Brother Ge is joking, I am also from the empire, how can I do such a boneless thing, I am just for the tens of thousands of nobles in the empire It's just a pity, now that the implementation of the decree is a certainty, you may have a hard time in the future.

Speaking of this, Ge Yiren's mood suddenly turned bad. Now he was driven home by Xiao Ming in disguise to retire.

Thinking of this, he felt that Ren He's words made some sense, This decree will definitely make the nobles very dissatisfied, but the authority of the emperor is too high, I am afraid no one can stop it, and no one dares to come forward.

Seeing that Ge Yiren's expression softened, Ren He continued: Brother Ge, there is no need to rush this matter. Now that the people of the empire have opened up, just a little bit of use can bring about unexpected results. Brother Ge is in the Confucian Academy. His influence is huge, he just needs to continue to promote the new Confucianism. After these days of research, the idiot found that this new Confucianism has made Xiao Ming, and he can also let him be a cocoon. Only when the time is right, then the aristocrats will be able to successfully limit the imperial power. , so that every decision he makes must be approved by the majority of the nobles before it can be implemented.

Oh? Really? Ge Yiren had never studied Neo-Confucianism seriously, and Ren He's words surprised him.

There's nothing wrong. If you don't believe me, I can come for Brother Ge one by one. But before that, Brother Ge has to keep calm, and let the nobles avoid conflict with the emperor. Ren He said.