Iron Dynasty

There was silence in the government hall.

Xiao Ming said angrily, the officials looked at each other in dismay, and the reformists led by Pang Yukun were naturally embarrassed.

Just when Xiao Ming thought his words could scold these officials, he saw a dozen officials from Fiji kneeling down.

Your Majesty, such decrees and ministers have never heard of it. If it is implemented, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among scholars all over the world. I hope the emperor will take it back. Yu Ming said in a hurry.

Please take back your order! The other ministers agreed in unison.

Xiao Ming laughed angrily when he saw this. He didn't expect that he used to see scenes in TV dramas that appeared in front of him this time.

Are these ministers going to blackmail themselves by not being able to kneel?

What if I insist on pushing it? Xiao Ming said coldly.

Yu Ming said; If the emperor does not take back his order, the ministers will always kneel.

Xiao Ming glanced at Fiji at this time. Yu Ming and Chao Jun were both people he had recommended to him, because these two were known as virtuous officials among Chang'an officials.

At that time, these two officials were really useful to him. After all, they were rare and honest officials, but now the problem is coming. Often the virtuous officials of the Great Yu Kingdom used to oppose his decrees more and more fiercely.

Xiao Ming pondered a little about this question and then understood. In his opinion, these people are like the three good students of the contemporary age. They are too respectful of teachers and respect the Tao, to the point of being pedantic.

Therefore, in their opinion, some of Xiao Ming's decrees are deviant. If Xiao Ming is not the emperor, it is estimated that their saliva can spray Xiao Ming to death.

It was the first time in such a long time that Xiao Ming and the officials had such a fierce confrontation. At this time, Xiao Ming understood that this was actually a struggle between the monarchy and the bureaucracy.

If he loses this time, these officials will intensify their restrictions on their rights in the future, and they will definitely obstruct things that are not pleasing to the eye.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming strengthened his determination more and more, and he said to Yu Ming; Since you like to kneel, then keep kneeling.

After all, he went straight out of the council hall, ignoring these officials.

Seeing Xiao Ming leaving, Qian Dafu immediately shouted Retreat!, and when he passed by Yu Ming, he gave a yin and yang hum.

The officials watched Xiao Ming disappear. At this time, Pang Yukun said to Yu Ming, Yu Shangshu, stop kneeling. I think the emperor is determined this time. It's useless for you to kneel to death.

Fiji sighed and said to Pang Yukun, Pang Shoufu, did the emperor have this temper before?

Pang Yukun recalled and said, The emperor's temper is much better now. If he had previously ordered his decrees, no one would dare to disobey.

Fiji nodded. Ever since Xiao Ming followed his advice about the wealthy family and marrying Cui Xueer, he suddenly felt that he had returned to the days of getting along with Xiao Wenxuan.

At that time, Xiao Wenxuan basically listened to his advice. This familiar feeling made him think that Xiao Ming and Xiao Wenxuan still have something in common.

But what happened this morning made him finally see another side of Xiao Ming. Unlike Xiao Ming, who was usually kind, he just saw the power of an emperor from Xiao Ming.

Yu Shangshu, don't kneel, get up, the emperor is gone. Fiji also persuaded, although he also opposed Xiao Ming's decree, but He Shimu's instinct prevented him from pushing himself into a dead end.

Yu Ming has always been famous in Chang'an for not giving any face to anyone, whether it is a traitor or a worthy one, he is not afraid, and only does things according to his original intention.

If the emperor does not take back his order, the lower officials will always kneel in this government hall. Yu Ming looked like he was ready to fight to the end.

Fiji and Pang Yukun looked at each other a little helplessly. He said: Why is this, we and the emperor will spend it slowly, maybe the emperor is just a whim, and it's time to make up my mind in a few days.

Yu Ming shook his head, but ignored it. He said, I'm afraid that the emperor's decrees will mess up the people's hearts. If there are no scholars, farmers, businessmen, who still study as officials, and who still work hard, it's better to be the merchants and pawns.

Pang Yukun said: Yu Shangshu's words are somewhat reasonable, but under the emperor's scolding, the lower officials suddenly felt that the emperor also had his own reasons. Before that, the decrees of the vassal state were made by the emperor, but now the vassal state has become strong. If this is not the case, I am afraid that there will be no Qingzhou and no government hall.

Pang Shoufu's words are wrong. In the past, the emperor was only the king of Qi, so naturally he only cared about Qidi, but now the emperor is the lord of the Great Yu Kingdom and must be concerned about the people in other places. What you can do in Qingzhou may not work in other places. It works, Fiji said.

Pang Yukun said, Could it be possible to do it before Qidi? It's just a matter of human effort.

After that, he shook his head and turned to leave the Hall of State Affairs.

The reason for his opposition this time is that the introduction of these two policies will lower the status of civil servants in the court.

Just throwing this aside, these two policies are extremely beneficial to the Great Yu Kingdom, and he is also temporarily obsessed in the courtroom.

Thinking of this, he felt even more ashamed, because at some point he began to consider his own interests, which he hadn't had before.

Gritting his teeth, he sighed, feeling that he had changed back to reflect.

While the officials were still making a fuss in the Council Hall, Xiao Ming had already returned to Xingyuan under the protection of the imperial guards.

Da Fu, you stare at the Hall of State Council for me, and tell me if you have anything. Xiao Ming ordered.

Qian Dafu nodded, This Yu Ming is a stubborn one, and I can't say that he will really keep kneeling down.

Xiao Ming has a big head. He needs some honest officials, but sometimes honest officials are double-edged swords.

If he likes to kneel, let him kneel for a few days. I will never compromise on this matter. Xiao Ming snorted coldly.

Qian Dafu nodded, What the emperor said is very true, these officials are simply going against the sky. If the emperor listened to them this time, I don't know how many things will happen in the future. The old slave will send someone to watch it now. .

After speaking, Qian Dafu turned around and left.

Watching Qian Dafu leave, Xiao Ming frowned. He was not afraid of these civil servants, because the truth of later generations told him that the barrel of a gun would govern, so his focus had always been the military.

Thinking of this, he didn't know whether Niu Ben had captured Gyeongju, and whether he had gone to the army as he said.

While he was thinking about these things, Niu Ben and a group of generals were discussing an imminent battle.

Lu Fei, who was about to find the female Lao Jun in the brothel, suddenly received a secret message, which told them that King Zhao's troops were advancing towards Juyongguan.

After watching silently for so long, King Zhao finally stepped forward.