Yin Jingting quickly stood up, took the booklet with both hands, and then started to read it carefully.
Looking at this densely packed book, Yin Jingting first squinted his eyes, and then his eyes grew wider and rounder, until finally his eyes were full of surprise and his expression became solemn. This booklet is not something else. It is the regulations carefully compiled by Wen Junchen. It is just that Yingping ordered people to copy it into several small books for easy carrying and reference. Now he is fully aware of the importance of this thing to him and to New Tang Dynasty, so he often takes out these books. He has already memorized the contents by heart. Today, he only has one of the books with him. Five volumes are still in the palace.
Seeing the change in Yin Jingting's eyes, Yingping was secretly proud. He knew that the master's hard work was not in vain. This was indeed a 'unparalleled work'.
When Yin Jingting turned to the last page, he checked again and again and found that there was indeed no follow-up to this booklet. He raised his head and rubbed his eyes, and then quickly asked: "Your Majesty, who is the author of this booklet...?"
"My teacher when I was studying in a poor family - Wen Junchen"
"It was originally written by Mr. Wen. No wonder... no wonder..." Yin Jingting lowered his head and nodded, and then he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Then the rest..."
"The remaining five volumes are still in the palace. If Prime Minister Yin is interested, I will bring them tomorrow and ask Prime Minister Yin to review them."
"What I wish for, my old minister -"
"Just now, Prime Minister Yin briefly flipped through this volume. What do you think?"
"There is no one before and no one since." Yin Jingting sighed as he patted the volume in his hand.
"Then what if we, the Tang Dynasty, govern according to the instructions in this book?"
"this……"
Yin Jingting was stunned. What was written in this book were all laws and regulations as well as the principles and pros and cons of implementing them. They were so eloquent that people were full of praise after reading them. However, as a veteran who had assisted three generations of kings, Yin Jingting did not know how to understand the political aspects of the country. Hardships and dangers? Governing a big country is like cooking a small one. If you apply everything in this volume mechanically, you may cause a bloody storm. After all, when you govern a country, you are faced with "people", the people are "people", and the sergeants are "people" ' All civil and military officials are also 'people'... 'people' all have their own desires, and 'people' are also related to each other in various ways. If you use this book as a reference, there is absolutely no problem, but if you want to …
Yin Jingting was not sure, because he knew very well that once the regulations in this volume were implemented, the resistance and dangers he would face in the future would be really...
Seeing Yin Jingting's silent response and Yingping standing with his hands behind his hands facing the bright moon rising in the night sky, he sighed——
"Xiang Yin, this volume is the essence of what my master has learned in his life. I have read it repeatedly over the years and observed all the things in the dynasty. I am fully aware of the difficulties. If it were not for the virtuous prime minister who has served the country diligently for decades, his loyalty will be revealed by the sun and the moon. How dare I show this shocking book to Prime Minister Yin? If the evil people know about it, the safety of Master and me will be in danger..."
Yin Jingting had been silent at first, but Yingping's heartfelt sincere words spoke sincerely. He had been getting along with Yingping for more than three years, and he knew that if the young man said this, it was by no means a compliment or to win over people's hearts. After hearing this, he couldn't help but be deeply moved. Yin Jingting stood up again and knelt behind Yingping, saying almost with tears: "Your Majesty, your grace! I am so grateful that I can't repay you for being broken into pieces!"
Yingping wanted to step forward to help Yin Jingting, but this time he didn't.
He just turned around and looked at Yin Jingting quietly and whispered: "Prime Minister Yin, as a veteran of three dynasties, are you willing to see me become a 'puppet'? Are you willing to see the foundation laid by the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty stolen by powerful ministers?"
Yin Jingting is still kowtowing, how smart and sharp he is? How could he not understand what Yingping meant at this moment? One is the king who is about to take charge, and the other is his former student. He is equally entangled in his heart. He had thought about this issue many times, but in the end he shook his head and sighed. The result he came to was just "one step at a time." Maybe he would be unable to bear it in the future, retire and return home, or fall into the myriad of political affairs. If it doesn't happen, then it's over and there's no need to worry about it anymore. He is already old, so why should he get involved in such a bottomless whirlpool again?
Ying Ping looked at the old man who was trembling even as he kowtowed, and finally felt a little unbearable in his heart. He walked up and patted Yin Jingting on the shoulder and said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yin Jingting got up from the ground, and Yingping reached out to help him to the seat. Then he picked up the tea cup from the table and started drinking.
"How dangerous is my situation? Before I take charge, there are powerful enemies from outside who are looking to invade our mountains and rivers, and there are treacherous officials inside who are waiting for opportunities to destroy our country. Now look at the Northern Wei Dynasty, with strong soldiers and horses, and full treasury. The Central Plains has never been more prosperous than this in ten thousand years. The female Prime Minister is even more ambitious, and her desire to open up new territories is obvious. Previously, there was a master who was still afraid of three points when he was still alive. Now that the master has gone away, I can see from his actions that he is a tiger and a wolf! I want to inherit the legacy of the late emperor. Only by making the country rich and strong can we protect our land and secure our people's hearts. How can we protect our country and secure our people? I believe that without strict laws it is not enough to establish a country's prestige, and without clear rewards it is not enough to inspire the country's heart. Every word in this volume is One sentence is all about this - the rules and disciplines are solemn, rewards and punishments are clear, so that wise men will obey their abilities, and warriors will eat their merits and die lightly. Later, princes, generals, and common people will all compete to join the world. If this is the case, all industries will be prosperous. Prosperity, all the people can look forward to it... Isn’t what I said exactly what Prime Minister Yin wants!?"
Yingping's tone was extremely low at first, and then became more and more passionate, as if the Tang Dynasty's prosperous world in the next hundred years was unfolding before the two of them like a mirage.
Although Yin Jingting was very deep in the city, after hearing these words, something deep in his heart that had not been touched for a long time seemed to be awakened. This was the age when he had just obtained the imperial examination and was about to become an official and show his ambitions. At this moment, he seemed to feel that feeling again. Such an aspirational and heroic spirit, this almost lost spirit hidden deep in his heart suddenly made him decades younger! Let me ask, who doesn’t want to be famous forever? Who doesn’t want to be famous forever? He, Yin Jingting, may already have such capital, but is it enough? Far from enough! But if Yingping is a wise king of a generation - a wise king through the ages like the Great Wei Sage King Qi Shimao, then his name Yin Jingting will definitely leave a mark in the history books of the Tang Dynasty and even the Central Plains! What's more, this is a major event that will benefit all people and have lasting effects. How can he not be moved?
Yingping saw that Yin Jingting, who always had a set of principles, remained silent. He knew that this was an acquiescence to what he said. Strike while the iron is hot. He continued: "Now in this court, if Yin Xiang you Retreat, are there any officials up and down who listen to me?"
Yin Jingting remained silent.
"I want to implement this law in order to restrict the powerful ministers who want to dominate the sky and cover the sky with one hand. But now, who has to go through the decision-making of the government, the promotion and demotion of officials? If there is not that person With his nod and agreement, can these things work? If that person has different aspirations and is unwilling to return to power..." Yingping still did not name Wang Yanqing. He continued: "Now that Prime Minister Yin is still in the government, That person is still wary of something, but if one day you... I am really worried that our country, the Tang Dynasty, will fall into a state of eternal doom——"
When Yingping said this, his emotions were brewing. Thinking of everything his mother had suffered back then, and the possibilities he would face in the future, his eyes were extremely red at the moment, and he sobbed almost desperately and said -
"The Wang family will not be eliminated! The Tang Dynasty will not prosper!"
Yin Jingting suddenly raised his head and looked at Yingping in horror. Yingping opened the skylight and spoke clearly, and his heart beat violently.
"The only way to restrain powerful ministers is the new law. I look at the entire Tang Dynasty and see that the only one who can promote the new law is Prime Minister Yin!"
Listening to Yingping's sincere words and feeling Yingping's burning gaze, Yin Jingting calmed down. This was no small matter like treating him to a meal, no matter how highly Yingping praised him, even if what Yingping said was true. In fact, he did not want to see the emperor of the New Tang Dynasty become nothing more than a puppet in a few years, nor did he want to see the national destiny of the New Tang Dynasty decline from then on. But even if he did not want to see this anymore, he had to consider the current status and power of the Wang family. The empress dowager, the household secretary in charge of the "treasury" of the New Tang Dynasty, and the highly respected old man in the royal palace are still alive. Facing such a royal family, even Yin Jingting, if he is not careful, he will... Late holidays are not guaranteed.
Yin Jingting gradually lowered his head and slowly retracted his forward body on the seat. After Yingping's excitement subsided slightly, he sighed softly and said: "The wish of the Holy Lord is also the wish of the old minister. But the Holy Lord's wish is also the wish of the old minister. As I said just now, I am afraid...I am afraid that I am not capable enough..."
Yingping dropped his hands and slumped his shoulders, looking extremely disappointed.
"The old minister is old and has long since exhausted his life. According to the order of the late emperor, he used his humble body to protect the Holy One. After the Holy One came to take charge, the old minister retired and returned to his hometown. It would be considered a privilege to see the late Emperor after his death. I have lived up to the Holy Trust. Now that the Holy One has personally come to the old minister’s house and placed this important responsibility on the old minister’s shoulders, the old minister may not be able to shoulder the responsibility.”
The more Yingping listened, the more desperate he became. He thought that he could at least move Yin Jingting by showing his heart and soul to Yin Jingting, but now Yingping just feels that his future is in the hands of the Wang family siblings. If he had known this, he would have gone away in the first place. In other words, don't care if the world collapses or the earth falls apart.
Yin Jingting looked at Yingping's lonely and desperate look and continued: "Your Majesty, I am not unwilling to take on this important task, but it is... it is..."
"What is it!?"
Hearing Yin Jingting's change of subject, Yingping suddenly seemed to grasp a life-saving straw and saw a spark of hope. He raised his head and looked at the old man in front of him expectantly. Yin Jingting stood up from his seat, bowed respectfully to Yingping and said -
"It's really hard for me, the old minister, to stand alone——"
Yingping's eyes sharpened, "It's hard to support a tree alone"? There is something in Yin Jingting’s words! Could it be that he means...Excluding Yin and Wang among the four ministers who care about life, there are still two big men in the army. Among them, Chang Zhishan has no military power and intends to retire. Could it be what Prime Minister Yin is referring to? ...Is Gongsun wrong?
"Yin Xiang...you mean..."
"Changzhishan——"
Without waiting for Yingping to finish speaking, Yin Jingting directly said Chang Zhishan's name.
Hearing this name, Yingping's eyes widened and he felt unbelievable - was Yin Jingting trying to pass the buck? Are you talking about an idle Deputy Privy Councilor who no longer has any power to fool me? But when Yingping raised his head and looked at Yin Jingting carefully, he found that the old man's face was serious and it didn't look like he was telling lies.
"Although there have been no large-scale wars for nearly a hundred years since the Northern Barbarians invaded our Central Plains from the south, Your Majesty must not forget that our country, the Tang Dynasty, was founded by force thousands of years ago. Over the thousands of years, kings of all generations dare not forget , if not for this, it would have been destroyed by the Northern Barbarians and the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty would have disappeared in the long history of the Central Plains. A strong army will make a country strong! Throughout the history of the Central Plains, this is not the case for countries that dominated the country for a while. Now the Northern Wei Dynasty can be as powerful as This was also the case for a while. However, the Northern Wei Dynasty has not dared to invade the Tang Dynasty. The Holy Master is one of them. The army of the Tang Dynasty is still able to defend itself. This is the second one. Although the number of the army of the Tang Dynasty is far less than that of the Northern Wei Dynasty in recent years, But he relies on General Chang to manage the army well. The old minister here reminds the Holy One that although Chang Zhishan has no power or position now, he has high prestige and deep foundation in the army. The Holy One must not underestimate him, and the new law will be implemented , If Chang Zhishan is willing to surrender to the Holy One, then great things may be accomplished. If Chang Zhishan remains neutral, then the Holy One will be unable to move even an inch. If Chang Zhishan is...if Chang Zhishan chooses to go with that person..."
"As long as Chang Zhishan nods?" Yingping asked suspiciously.
Yin Jingting nodded, and then said firmly: "Chang Zhishan must nod."
Chang Zhishan nodded? This guy is now just like the old man who lived across the street from him in the past. He just changed his retirement place from the neighborhood to the Tai Chi Palace. Will he be willing to wade into this muddy water? Yingping felt very suspicious. He thought of the man who was the last to come and the earliest to leave every time when political affairs were discussed. Silence seemed to be his label. Every time Gongsun Cuo reported the situation of the Privy Council and Shence Camp, Yingping would always report it. He turned around and tried to ask Chang Zhishan's opinion, but he always nodded and said, "General Gongsun is planning the strategy, there is no need for us to add any extraneous details." In Yingping's eyes, this kind of behavior seemed like Chang Zhishan was trying to avoid making mistakes with Gongsun. Like a head-to-head confrontation, such a person who doesn't even dare to express his opinions would stand up to help him fight against the Wang family, which is several times more powerful than Gongsun Cuo?
Yingping looked at Yin Jingting calmly, and Yin Jingting stood aside respectfully, bowing his head and saying nothing.
Night gradually fell, and the entire Chang'an was shrouded in darkness. The entire Tai Chi Palace is extremely quiet and deep, like a dead city. In sharp contrast, the banks of the Weishui River were bustling with people, singing, dancing, and laughter, as if any worries during the day could be forgotten here and disappear at this moment.
The night is intoxicating...
The night lulls people to sleep...
The night... is also so deep that it makes people feel frightened.
