During this period, the atmosphere in the court was very tense, and the prince's party and the king's party were fighting fiercely. Either you bite me, or I bite you, very hard. Each side bites off a piece of the other's flesh.
The ministers who remained neutral or supported the fourth prince or other princes watched the prince's party and the king's party fighting back and forth like a monkey show.
The prince's party and the king's party did not dare to make too much trouble. If the trouble went too far, the emperor would never let them off lightly.
Thanks to the prince's party and the king's party, the emperor watched a lot of good shows during this period and was in a very happy mood. Of course, what pleased the emperor most was that he could arrange for students from poor families to take over vacant official positions.
The prince's party and the king's party fought against each other, causing many officials to be demoted, sent abroad, or imprisoned, and some were even exiled to Lingnan. This resulted in many official positions being vacant in the court.
Regardless of whether they are ministers from the prince's party or the king's party, they all come from famous families or official families, and none of them comes from a poor family. Some of these vacant official positions still hold important positions.
The emperor arranged for officials from poor families to take over these official positions, and many ministers naturally saw his intentions. Even if they see it, they can't stop it. Besides, the people who lost this time were the prince and the acting king, not their people, so there was no need for them to say anything.
Many ministers speculated whether it was the emperor's fault that the prince's party and the king's party were fighting each other in order to arrange for officials from poor families to rise to power.
The emperor's move is really great. Not only did he legitimately suppress the power of the prince's party and the king's party, but he also smoothly supported officials from poor families to rise to power.
Nowadays, there are more and more officials from poor families in the court, but most of them do not hold important positions, and only some very talented people hold important positions. The ministers could all see what the emperor was thinking, but they didn't take it to heart. To be precise, they were very disdainful because they thought it was useless for the emperor to do this.
Since ancient times, officials in the court or local officials have been the children of aristocratic families or officials, and there are very few children from poor families. Besides, the emperors of every dynasty wanted to arrange for children from poor families to replace children from aristocratic families, but in the end, they all failed.
Using children from a poor family to fight against children from aristocratic families is like throwing an egg against a stone.
The ministers all laughed at the emperor in their hearts and waited to see the emperor's good show.
The prince's party and the king's party lost some officials, but it was not a big deal to them. Because nothing happened to the officials who actually held important positions and held real power, and the emperor did not dare to touch them easily.
When the students of Taixue learned that some officials from poor backgrounds were taking important positions, they were full of hope and energy.
In the imperial study room of Chengguang Hall, the emperor put his feet on the imperial table and swayed happily. He had a smile on his face and happily hummed a ditty that was popular in the capital recently.
Seeing the emperor's bubbling joy, He Xiang and Liu Taishi's eyes were full of helplessness.
"Your Majesty, are you happy too early?" Seeing the emperor's joyful look, He Xiang couldn't help but want to pour cold water on him.
Taishi Liu said in agreement: "This time, the prince and the man acting for the king are fighting each other, and it is not your method. What are you happy about?"
The emperor gnawed on the apple and said: "How can I be unhappy? This time they are fighting each other, so I can smoothly arrange for officials from poor families to take over."
He Xiang continued to pour cold water: "Your Majesty, most of the officials involved in this incident are small fish and shrimps."
"The small fish and shrimp are very good." The emperor gnawed on the apple, "The small fish and shrimp will become big fish and big meat in the future."
Taishi Liu looked at the emperor's proud look and felt very embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, these small fish and shrimps may not necessarily turn into big fish and big meat."
He added: "Perhaps they have been gathered by the aristocratic family before they became big fish and meat. After all, this kind of thing happens all the time."
He Xiang followed Taishi Liu's words and continued: "It is not easy to replace the children of aristocratic families with children from poor families. It's not like the previous dynasties have tried it before, and they all failed."
Taishi Liu added: "The late emperor established the Imperial Academy and it is a good idea to use the poor students from the Imperial Academy as officials, but I must be honest, it is difficult to defeat the children of the aristocratic families."
Prime Minister He sighed and said, "Oh, it's not a good idea after all."
"Then you can come up with a good idea for me." The emperor glared at He Xiang and the others and said angrily, "If you can come up with a good idea for me, I will provide it for you."
He Xiang and Taishi Liu quickly refused: "I can't afford it."
The emperor threw the apple core in his hand at He Xiang and the others, but He Xiang and the others dodged quickly.
"Your Majesty, now that the ministers from the prince's party and the king's party are fighting so blatantly, are you going to stand by and watch?" He Xiang asked.
Taishi Liu said: "The emperor hopes that the prince's party and the king's party will fight more and more fiercely."
He Xiang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that you will lose your temper?"
"If I take care of it, won't they stop fighting?" The emperor frowned and rolled his eyes and said, "If I take care of it, won't those ministers stop taking sides?"
The emperor's rhetorical question left He Xiang and Taishi Liu unable to answer.
"What good is this bad emperor? They all want to be the emperor." The emperor said with disgust on his face, "I don't want to be this emperor. If possible, I want to be the emperor now, and then go out and live happily. .”
"Your Majesty, you are still young. Don't think about becoming the Supreme Emperor." He Xiang and Liu Taishi knew how much the emperor hated being the emperor. They were really afraid that one day the emperor would become impatient and give up. "His Royal Highness Ten is not yet of age, you must continue to be the emperor well."
"Your Majesty, you cannot abandon the country and the people."
"If I really wanted to abandon the people, I would have given up my career long ago." The emperor said, his face turned very ugly for a moment, "Of those ministers standing in the court, how many of them do you think are doing it for the country and the people? For their own sake? They only think about their own glory and wealth, they only think about the glory of their family, and they don’t care at all about the life and death of the country, the country, and the people."
Taishi Liu said with a cold face: "This is the aristocratic family."
"Your Majesty, the prince cares more about the country and the country and the lives of the people than the king does." He Xiang said very directly, "The king does not care about the people."
Taishi Liu continued what Xiang He said: "King Dai has no mercy in his heart." People say that King Dai looks like the emperor, but in fact, he doesn't look like him at all. When the emperor was young, he often traveled around in battles and suffered a lot of killings, but he had a kind heart. The most important thing is that the emperor always values the people, but the king never takes the people into his heart.
"The prince has a kind heart and cares about the people, but he relies on the Duke of Zhen for everything and has no idea of his own. If I hand over the country of Da Zhou to him, the country will immediately change its surname to Xie." When it comes to Da Zhou, His son and second son, the emperor suffered from a heart attack and said, "I personally taught the prince when he was a child. Why do you think he turned into a coward?"
The only person who could describe his son as a "softie" is the emperor.
"The late empress has always taught the prince harshly. Why do you think he became like this?" Regarding this point, the emperor was really puzzled. "And the second child, I am not a ruthless murderer. How could he not inherit any kindness from me?"
"Since they want to rob, let them rob as much as they can. I want to see how far they can rob."
"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that they will make the court a mess?" He Xiang has always been worried that the prince and the king are fighting too fiercely. The ministers only care about fighting for power and gaining power, without caring about the life and death of the country, the country and the people. Everyone follows suit, and if this continues, the Great Zhou Dynasty will be over.
"Am I a dead person?" the emperor said with a gloomy face, "If they dare to make the court full of smoke, I will let them smoke directly."
He Xiang and Taishi Liu didn't quite understand the emperor's words, and asked curiously: "What does it mean to let them smoke?"
"Is there smoke coming from the ancestral graves?"
"Yes, let their ancestors have no peace for generations." So far, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government dare not just play with power and gain power without doing anything. If they don't do their jobs well, they will be demoted from official positions at best, or directly demoted to common people at worst.
He Xiang didn't quite believe the emperor: "Your Majesty, when the time comes, you will be out of luck. Don't let me clean up the mess for you."
Taishi Liu said directly: "Your Majesty, I will never clean up your mess again."
"When did I ask you to wipe my butt?"
He Xiang and Taishi Liu saw the emperor's scoundrel appearance and were too lazy to pay him any more attention.
"Your Majesty, if you are fine, I will leave first."
"I haven't finished speaking yet. Where are you going?"
Taishi Liu said impatiently: "If you have anything else to say, please tell me quickly. I still have a lot of things to do..."
Before he could finish his words, his head was almost hit by the memorial.
"No matter how busy you are, are you as busy as me?" The emperor patted the two piles of memorials on the imperial table vigorously, "I have endless memorials to review every day..."
He Xiang was afraid that the emperor would continue to complain, so he interrupted the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if you have anything else to say, please tell me immediately."
The emperor was too lazy to talk nonsense with He Xiang and the others. He straightened his face and said, "Abolishing the maritime ban."
"Your Majesty, do you want to abolish the sea ban?"
Taishi Liu said: "The sea ban should have been abolished long ago."
"You all know the profits made in Qingzhou over the years." The emperor said seriously, "It's time to abolish the maritime ban."
Taishi Liu: "If the sea ban is not abolished, the people on the seaside will revolt."
"I have no objection to the lifting of the sea ban, but Your Majesty, once the sea ban is lifted, those aristocratic families will become greedy." He Xiang reminded the emperor.
"I know that opening up the sea ban is just a bone, and it will turn the noble families into mad dogs." The emperor raised his lips and said with a meaningful smile, "I will make them dog eat dog."
Hearing what the emperor said, He Xiang and Taishi Liu immediately understood the emperor's intention.
"Your Majesty, you are still as sinister as ever."
Taishi Liu said with admiration: "I am far inferior to the emperor."
The emperor hummed: "I just think you are complimenting me."
He added: "Let's talk about what to do after the maritime ban is lifted."
The three monarchs and ministers continued their discussion until noon. The emperor left He Xiang to have lunch with Taishi Liu. After lunch, the three continued to discuss policies after the maritime ban was abolished.
A few days later, the emperor announced the abolition of the maritime ban at the morning meeting.
The ministers of the aristocratic families naturally agreed, but some veterans opposed it. However, the emperor insisted on abolishing the sea ban.
For the people living along the coast, the abolition of the maritime ban is a great thing.
Fearing that there would be riots along the coast if the sea ban was lifted, the emperor sent Shen Hu and others to guard it.
When Zhao Yao saw that the emperor had really abolished the maritime ban, he couldn't help but wonder if his second uncle had a relationship with his father.
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