Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

Zhou Hang asked Daiyu, "You don't object, but you don't agree with me doing this, what do you mean?"

Daiyu walked a few steps, stopped, and her face became solemn, and Zhou Hang, who was watching, also became solemn unconsciously.She said: "Brother Hang, you are not an ordinary person now. If an ordinary person is wronged, he can do it for a while, as long as he does not break the law. This is nothing, it is human nature, and it will not cause great harm to the country Harmful. But now you are the prince, what is the prince, the foundation of the country, that is the future emperor. The emperor can not act willfully, the emperor's words and deeds will be watched by the world, and it is important to follow the example, so you must be careful."

Having said so much in one breath, looking at Zhou Hang, seeing that he didn't seem to care, Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief and continued:

"Brother Hang, don't take it seriously. In the ancient Ming Dynasty, who didn't lead by example? Let's not talk about it, let's say that the emperor Tai*zu of the current dynasty also bowed to himself back then, and set an example for the officials and the people in everything. .There must be rules in governing the country, and the law must be the criterion. You can’t get revenge when someone offends you, so what’s the use of the law? If everyone is like this, wouldn’t the country be in chaos?”

Zhou Hang finally knew what family history was. Lin Daiyu's words were exactly the same as Lin Ruhai's.

Where did the emperor's father find him a teacher? He obviously found a pair.

Zhou Hang immediately stated with a sincere and unadulterated attitude that he knew his mistake and was willing to correct it, so Lin Daiyu gave up.While washing Daiyu's fresh jujubes just picked from the tree, Zhou Hang half-jokingly said, "So, I can only be bullied from now on, and I can't fight back?"

Daiyu picked up a red and somewhat purple date, stuffed it into her mouth, and bit it in half with a click, "You are the prince, who dares to bully you?" Because there was a big jujube in her mouth. Zaozi, the words she spoke were not clear, with a vague nasal sound.

"Is there no one to bully the prince?"

"Is there?"

"Of course there is."

"Whoever bullies you, tell me, I'll let the fish ball scratch his face."

Zhou Hang couldn't help laughing: "Just now you advised me not to be quick for a while, but to act according to the law, what do you say now?"

Daiyu finished eating the jujube in a few mouthfuls, opened her eyes wide, and said seriously: "You are a prince, and I am a commoner, can it be the same?"

Zhou Hang was not annoyed: "My prince is not as emotional as ordinary people?" Having said that, Zhou Hang was not angry at all.On the contrary, he felt very complacent at the moment, sister Lin was protecting him, it felt really good.

"It's really not as good as talking about freedom and willfulness."

"Then I won't be the prince anymore, okay?"

It wasn't the first time Zhou Hang said this, and it wasn't the first time Daiyu heard it either.She raised her eyebrows lightly, and said: "If you are looking for a job in this position, as long as you are still the prince, you have to pay attention to your words and deeds."

"Well, since you said it, I will listen to you."

Zhou Hang put a plate of washed dates in front of Daiyu. Daiyu pointed to a hill and said with a smile, "The pears planted at the foot of the hill over there are ripe. You can pick some. I'll be useful."

"What's the use?"

Daiyu said: "Uncle is ill. I heard from cousin Yingchun that he has a cold. He hasn't recovered in the past few days, and he has a bad cough. I want to make some pear soup for him. The pear soup is for cough. The Sydney pear has the effect of nourishing blood, calming the nerves and invigorating qi, if you eat it for a few days in a row, you will be fine."

Zhou Hang then went to pick pears. Although he didn't like the people in Jia's mansion, Jia Amnesty had helped Daiyu after all, and it could be regarded as helping him indirectly. He, Zhou Hang, was not an ungrateful person.

Besides, on the night of the Yuan Dynasty, the emperor summoned Lin Daiyu to the Zhengyang gate tower in front of all the royal relatives, nobles, and common people, causing an uproar in the capital.Daiyu also knew that she first recognized Prince Jing as her adoptive father, and then received the attention of the current Holy Majesty, which was too eye-catching.So after the Lantern Festival, she stayed behind closed doors, except for a few close friends, she didn't communicate with the rest.

After the Lantern Festival, the Holy Majesty ordered the prince to listen to the government, and Lin Ruhai, as the prince's junior teacher, had the responsibility to teach the prince, so he was also specially ordered to listen to the government together.So far, although Lin Ruhai has no real status as a cabinet minister, he has already participated in secret affairs and has the status of a cabinet minister.As for the name, even the reality is there, isn't the name fast?

New year, new atmosphere, this is Li Zhao's first year since he ascended the throne. Although he was the emperor last year, he still used the original year name and did not change the yuan.After the Lantern Festival, all the yamen of the imperial court were on the right track, and the Ministry of Rites also began to mention the matter of changing the new dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty.

After a series of intense discussions, the reign title was finally determined to be "Zhenyuan".

From then on, Li Zhao was Emperor Zhenyuan.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, Li Zhao promoted some young and capable people, but the first and second ranks of the court and the cabinet ministers were basically veterans from the reign of the Supreme Emperor.

This morning at the court meeting, the newly promoted Minister of the Ministry of Officials pointed out that there are too many redundant officials now, and many yamen have dead people who eat vegetarian meals.Waste of the imperial court's money is second to none. The key is that these people do not follow their own policies in their positions, resulting in extremely low efficiency of the imperial court's successor institutions.Originally, it was a very simple matter that only needed to be handled by a certain yamen, but these yamen shirked each other and refused to do it.After procrastinating and procrastinating, things that could have been done in one day were delayed for ten days and a half months.

Many things are delayed in this kind of mutual blame, so it must be rectified.Otherwise, if this kind of efficiency catches up with the troubled and chaotic autumn, won't all fighters be delayed?

The reason why the Minister of the Ministry of Officials dared to say these words was also instructed by Li Zhao.Back then, Li Zhao had led troops to the battlefield, and suffered greatly from it.

Once, the war went smoothly, and the enemy's city could be easily taken down.But the imperial court suddenly sent envoys to supervise the army, gesticulating and delaying the military situation while drunk, causing many undeserving soldiers to be buried under the iron hoof of the enemy.In the end, although he was lucky enough to win, he paid a heavy price. Li Zhao was also injured in that battle and almost died.

If he hadn't been unconscious at that time, the envoy would have been penetrated by him with a single pistol, no matter what he committed or not.

Therefore, Li Zhao deeply realized that if the country wants to be strong, it must get rid of these redundant and stupid officials and improve the efficiency of the court.

Before the Minister of the Ministry of Officials finished speaking, Zhang Yifeng, the first assistant, found out to oppose it.It is said that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is not strict, which is suspected of being deliberately exaggerated, and that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has had close contacts with officials of the six yamen, and he is suspected of forming a party for personal gain, so he should be impeached.

Zhang Yifeng is an old minister of the Supreme Emperor, and his younger sister is a concubine of the Supreme Emperor, who has a close relationship with the Supreme Emperor, and all the cabinet ministers look up to him.As soon as the cabinet ministers responded, none of the court officials dared not to respond.Soon, the public opinion was one-sided, and the Minister of the Ministry of officials fell into an extremely disadvantageous situation.

Fortunately, Chu Hongliang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was born as a Jinshi, with little eloquence, and his mouth was not for fun, but with his clever mouth, Zhang Yifeng's words were full of loopholes, so that he was tongue-tied and had nothing to say.Otherwise, the charge of forming a party for personal gain would be charged on his face, and at least he would have to be exiled for three thousand miles.

After retiring from the imperial court, Li Zhao stayed with the Ministers of the Ministry of Officials, Ministers of the Ministry of Punishment, Ministers of the Ministry of Households and Lin Ruhai to discuss politics.Zhou Hang came to look for Li Zhao.Because the emperor had ordered the crown prince to go directly without notifying him when he came, so his journey was extremely smooth.

Going outside the hall, I vaguely heard voices talking inside, but after listening carefully, there was Lin Ruhai's voice.

Lin Ruhai was also saying that there were too many officials, and it was necessary to rectify them. When Zhou Hang walked in, there were only the emperor and Lin Ruhai in the hall.Li Zhao ordered Zhou Hang to sit down and listen to the discussion together.Zhou Hang listened for a long time, and kept talking about the difficulty of implementing this matter. The difficulty was the attitude of the Supreme Emperor and those old officials.Although the Supreme Emperor abdicated, he did not completely let go of the government.Important positions in the imperial court are still in the hands of veteran officials trusted by the Supreme Emperor.

Not to mention anything else, but the cabinet, there are a total of six people, all of whom are members of the Supreme Emperor.Lin Ruhai is not yet an official cabinet minister, but can participate in discussing and listening to government affairs, so he cannot be regarded as a cabinet minister.

Those cabinet ministers are all between 60 and 70 years old, and their thinking is old and can't keep up with the form, and they always rely on the old to sell the old.When it comes to discussing matters, the first thing to say is what happened when the emperor was too high, and now we can't break the precedent of that time.

Li Zhao also had some ambitions. Since he was made the emperor, not to mention catching up with the ancient wise emperors, at least he had to see something.These old ministers stood in front of him, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't use it.

Zhou Hang listened to it for a long time, and thought about it in his mind for a long time. Finally, both Lin Ruhai and Li Zhao stopped talking, and Zhou Hang said, "Father, it is not difficult to solve this matter."

Li Zhaodao: "Tell me, how to solve it?"

Zhou Hangdao: "The biggest problem with the new dynasty today is that the old-fashioned ideas of those old officials have not kept up with the times. If you want the country to be more stable and the people's lives more prosperous, you must solve the problem of redundant officials. Clarification. Especially at the level of county magistrates, they are called the parents of the people. Any decrees of the court must be conveyed through them and implemented. Therefore, the selection of county magistrates must be strict and clean. With county magistrates who are honest rather than greedy and embezzle money, the people can truly appreciate the love of the father and the emperor, and only then can they really use the imperial court."

Li Zhao nodded and said, "That's right, let's continue."

Zhou Hang took a sip of his tea and urgently said: "So we need to strengthen the inspection of officials! I heard that the time for this year's official assessment is coming soon." Speaking of this, Zhou Hang cupped his hands, "I feel that Zhen Yuanyuan In [-], for the sake of the people's well-being, the imperial court should intensify the assessment and eliminate all the moths in the imperial court."

Li Zhao narrowed his eyes, and said, "You mean... to write articles on the official assessment?"

Zhou Hang said: "Exactly."

Lin Ruhai frowned for a while, then clapped his hands suddenly and said: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince's idea is good." He pursed his lips, "All officials, from junior officials of the ninth rank to elders of the first rank, must be included in the scope of the assessment. In this way, First, second, and third grades will be assessed by the Holy Master himself, and those below the third grade will be assessed by the Ministry of Officials..."