[Young man Liu Yuanqi stared blankly ahead, still unable to make up his mind: I...I have never experienced such a thing...I can't do it...]
[Youzhou Governor: That means you haven’t been reused! You are still outside the door, but I am already standing inside. 】
[Youzhou Governor: Young Master, you have to remember that the world is not about fighting and killing, it is about human relations! It’s not easy to cope with it! If you want to understand everything and learn it, it is absolutely impossible! If you don’t make progress, there are many people who want to make progress! Do you understand? If you fall behind, you will be beaten! 】
[Youzhou Governor: You have made progress, you have gone up, you can keep your original intention, fulfill your ideals and ambitions, and let the people live a better life, but if others go up, you know what will happen to the world. Like? Can you imagine? To put it bluntly, with me protecting you in Youzhou, you can protect the people of a county, but if I were transferred one day, would you still be so comfortable? 】
[Youzhou Governor: Young Master, you and I are colleagues. I have always regarded you as my descendant. Today, I will give you a message that you must remember. 】
[If people don’t respect me, it’s because I have no talent. If I don’t respect others, it’s because I have no virtue. 】
【If people don’t tolerate me, it’s because I am incompetent. If I don’t tolerate others, it’s because I am immeasurable. 】
[If people don’t help me, it’s because I’m doing nothing. If I don’t help others, it’s because I’m unkind! 】
[The governor of Youzhou patted the young Liu Yuanqi on the shoulder: Think about it carefully... Working in the court is three-quarters of a job, and seven-cents of a person. If you can't even be a human being, you should retire and return home as soon as possible, right? The higher you climb up, the more you need to be a good person. Those who have gained the right will get more help, while those who have lost the right will get less help. You have to know this truth...]
The picture in the simulator changed again, the mist gradually disappeared, and he returned to the imperial study room.
Empress Liang Zhao stared blankly at the scenes in front of her, with the words of the Youzhou governor echoing in her ears, her expression extremely complicated.
She had never thought that the imperial court in Dahuang would unknowingly evolve into this?
Is this still the court she knew?
"Why did it become like this..."
Empress Liang Zhao murmured to herself, with many doubts and puzzles in her heart.
But she had to admit that the imperial court in Dahuang was indeed rotten to the core.
All the officials are unclean, top to bottom.
If Dahuang was compared to a patient, he would already be terminally ill at this moment.
What spider web? what relationship?
This is another side of the wilderness that Empress Liang Zhao has never known.
This is the true face of Dahuang officials.
She was raised as an emperor since she was a child. She was well-dressed and well-fed, and everyone she met was respectful, humble, and gentle. The teacher who taught her reading and Confucianism also taught her the ambitions of a scholar, the aspirations of a scholar, and how to be a scholar. Be a good official, be an upright official and prime minister, and your name will remain in history.
The teacher who taught her never said why scholars turned into man-eating tigers?
It has never been said that officials collude with each other. What is the reason?
"So this is the reality of the wilderness..."
Empress Liang Zhao suddenly realized that nothing was accomplished overnight. The reason why the Great Wilderness became like this was not only due to the corruption of officials, but also the choice of the times and the emperor's inaction.
"Because you can't climb up without being greedy, are you all greedy?"
Empress Liang Zhao murmured to herself, feeling inexplicably sad and distressed.
She does not feel sorry for the corrupt officials, but for the scholars, those who have read poetry and books, and who want to serve the court and the country. With sincerity and lofty ideals, they join the court and finally What awaits them is an endless net.
"How sad this is!"
"It's time for a change in Dahuang. It's rotten to the core."
"Serious diseases should be treated with heavy medicines, and the bones must be scraped to cure the poison before they can be cured."
"Labor pain is inevitable, but this unhealthy trend must be eliminated!"
"My court must never remain static!"
"We must change the law and reform..."
Empress Liang Zhao unconsciously clenched her fists. In the past, she knew that the Great Wasteland was hard to come back from. She knew that there were many corrupt officials who controlled government affairs, were greedy for power and profit, and plundered people's wealth. She originally thought that Zhou Zhenwen was the biggest corrupt official and the biggest cancer in the entire Great Wasteland.
As long as Zhou Zhenwen is eliminated and she has the power, she can support the poor and weak wilderness and restore its prosperity.
But now it seems that it is not Zhou Zhenwen who is rotten, but the imperial court.
It's the court's problem that breeds these corrupt officials.
If they want to succeed and go further, they must enter this relationship.
"I must create a court that is pure and upright..."
Empress Liang looked at the picture in the simulator and secretly made up her mind.
[Liu Yuanqi: Your Majesty, these things are too far away from you. Perhaps I shouldn’t tell you...]
[You: Liu Shangshu, I will verify whether what you said is true or not. You should have your own purpose in saying these things, right? 】
[Liu Yuanqi: Your Majesty, I have worked hard to get to this point just to save the wilderness! My Liu family has been practicing medicine for generations, and my ancestors also had imperial doctors. When it comes to my generation, my father also wanted me to practice medicine, but I refused. The world is suffering, and practicing medicine cannot save the country. Only by reading can we find a way to save the country. 】
[You; in your opinion, what are the symptoms of the wilderness now? 】
[Liu Yunqi: Your Majesty, today's wilderness is like a terminally ill patient, covered with stubborn diseases. If you want to cure it, you must use heavy medicine. The biggest problem is that the people are numb and ignorant, clan forces control the place, and all kinds of backward customs and habits regard human life as such. The people are miserable, but they dare not resist. Only by civilizing the people and allowing them to read and write can the wilderness be gradually awakened. 】
[Liu Yuanqi: Your Majesty, Academician Zhou once said something to me, and I believed it. This is why I regard Academician Zhou as my confidant. 】
[You: What are you talking about? 】
[Liu Yuanqi: He said... I looked up the history and found that there is no chronology in this history. The four characters "benevolence, justice and morality" are written crookedly. I couldn't sleep all night long, so I read carefully for half the night, and then I saw the words between the words. There were two words written all over the book: "cannibalism"! 】
[As soon as these words came out, your expression changed. Zhou Zhenwen’s words directly attacked the old culture, old ideas, and old morals that have existed for thousands of years. 】
[Liu Yuanqi: Academician Zhou once said that it is the general trend that all people should be educated and literate, popularize the law and practice martial arts. Only by completely changing the people's ideology can the decadent wasteland be rejuvenated. Only if all the people are educated and literate will there not be so many unjust, false and wrong cases. Only if the law is popularized among the people, will the people know, understand and abide by the law. Only if the people practice martial arts can they protect themselves and resist foreign enemies, and all people will be soldiers. 】
[Liu Yuanqi: Academician Zhou once said that the root of Dahuang’s problems lies in the restrictions that have been ingrained in the minds of the people through the ages. Generations of aristocratic families have emerged one after another, and what they have done has led to the continuous decline of Dahuang. It seems that the problem lies with the court, the aristocratic families, and the vassal kings, but in fact it is a problem of the system and ideology. 】
[Liu Yuanqi: People everywhere are insensitive and only understand their family and kinship, but not the court or the country. This is also the reason why aristocratic families are rampant, because they control the local economy and people's livelihood. No matter who is in charge of the country, they need to rely on them. 】
Seeing this, Empress Liang Zhao frowned, remembering what Zhou Zhenwen said about how to deal with the turmoil in Qingzhou, and murmured: "Is this why Zhou Zhenwen asked me to contact the Qingzhou family to get some benefits?"
"I only understand family and clan, but I don't understand the court and the country..."
"Qingzhou is not the Qingzhou of the imperial court, nor the Qingzhou of the wilderness, but the Qingzhou of the Qingzhou family."
"Even the prefects and county magistrates of various counties in Qingzhou are only nominal controllers. In fact, various places still need to rely on the power of the aristocratic families. If the aristocratic families want to rebel, Qingzhou can do so. If the aristocratic families do not want to rebel, even Zhang Qi This Qingzhou prefect cannot mobilize any troops outside Qingzhou city."
"I still underestimate the influence of the aristocratic family on the local area..."
Empress Liang Zhao's face couldn't help but look a little ugly. The power of the family was far beyond her expectation. She was no longer a powerful person, she was like a local emperor. Even in the eyes of the people of Qingzhou, she, the Emperor of the Wilderness, was probably not as good as The head of the Qingzhou family is a good man.
