Zhu Yijun then looked at Liang Menglong, Luo Wanhua and other civil servants: "Where are you?"
Except for Li Ruhua, Liang Menglong and other civil servants came forward and said: "I second the proposal!"
"Why, you, the patrol censor, still have objections?"
Zhu Yijun then asked Li Ruhua.
"minister!"
Li Ruhua held up his hands and was about to speak, but after glancing at Wang Xijue and then at the armor on both sides who looked at him with hawkish eyes, he still sighed and said:
"I believe that Wang Ge always talks about seeking the country, and that the rebellion is about to be suppressed. This is the way it should be."
After Li Ruhua finished speaking, he sighed helplessly.
It is impossible for these civil servants not to compromise now.
After all, they had to worry that these arrogant soldiers would kill them too, and then force the emperor to forgive their arrogant soldiers.
If we say that the power of all officials in the world comes from the emperor.
The emperor's power actually came from the support of middle- and lower-level officers and the acquiescence of the majority of civilians.
Whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di, the basic basis of their power is the middle and lower-level officers who started from the bottom when they conquered the world.
The same goes for Zhu Yijun. Middle- and lower-level military officers such as pro-military guards are also the power base for his reforms.
Otherwise, even if he is the emperor, he is just a mortal body and can be killed by sharp-edged bullets within five steps.
Now Zhu Yijun's power base needs to express its political attitude and support the New Deal.
Those civil servants who really knew how to be loyal to the emperor, or were willing to preserve the achievements of the New Deal, naturally knew that they had to compromise.
Zhu Yijun nodded, and then said: "In my opinion, it is still the father of Ji State who has grown up and plans for the country. He can clarify the interests and harms when things unexpectedly happen. He can be said to be loyal to the country!"
Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang as he spoke: "Just as Duke Ji has requested, these people will be spared the death penalty. However, they will not be exempted from the crime of living. They will only be given the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. As for the crimes to be discussed, we will discuss their merits after the war. We cannot allow them to be punished." The cold hearts of loyal ministers cannot damage the majesty of the king's law!"
"My Holy Emperor!"
Then, Zhu Yijun said again: "Today, Ning Cheng'an and others are indeed suspected of bullying the emperor. They framed the ministers out of thin air without any evidence, and even threatened me, saying that if I don't follow the instructions, I will be in danger of being assassinated. I don't believe it." , there will be so many disloyal and unjust people in this world who dare to kill me!"
Zhu Yijun said and looked at Liu Wei and Shen Yongmao: "And today I followed the example of Emperor Jingtai and spared you and other personal guards once, because I believe that you are all loyal people, otherwise you would not do anything for me. I am pro-military, but I also hope that you can prove to me that as long as you are here in this world, there will be no young people who dare to have the intention of regicide."
"Swear to the death to protect my father and my country!"
"Swear to the death to protect my father and my country!"
"Swear to the death to protect my father and my country!"
…
Liu Wei and other pro-army guards roared again.
"very good!"
Zhu Yijun nodded, and then said: "Then I believe in you, so I will drag out the traitors who threaten me and lay waste to their ashes. This matter will be handled by the Prime Minister."
"According to the order!"
Qi Jiguang replied.
Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Xijue and Li Ruhua: "You guys continue to do your thing."
Wang Xijue and Li Ruhua raised their hands and said yes.
"Let's break up, I'm really tired."
Zhu Yijun said and really returned to Nuange.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
The civil, military and gentry present were once again roaring with excitement.
That night.
Wang Xijue stayed up all night.
The next day.
The snow just stopped.
Wang Xijue invited Shen Yongmao out and sat down at a grass pavilion in the suburbs to make tea and prepare to talk with him.
"Why do you do this? Aren't you afraid of being killed?"
"Besides, this shouldn't be what the children of your Shen family should do. Your Shen family has such a big fortune, why are you risking your life? Even if you want to protect Xinli, don't you know how to ask for an order first?"
Wang Xijue asked about it as soon as he saw Shen Shixing's son Shen Yongmao.
Shen Yongmao asked with a smile: "But if we don't do this, how can we let the powerful bureaucrats and heroes in the world who are unwilling to implement the New Deal know that the desire of the younger generation of ordinary military academies to establish a new era can no longer be suppressed? How can we let They know that even if the emperor chooses to compromise, it will not work? Besides, if Mr. Ge dares to risk his life to implement the New Deal, how can we not dare to risk our lives to implement the New Deal? "
Wang Xijue didn't say anything for a long time after hearing this.
"What happened last night, was it your father who asked you to do it, or was it the Prime Minister who asked you to do it, or was it because you were so passionate that you really wanted to commit the following crimes with those guys who bought the subscription tickets and learned the new rituals, and let them see it? What do you, the younger generation, think?”
But Wang Xijue asked again after a while.
Shen Yongmao said: "My father told me before I joined the army in the Western Expedition that if something like this happened and Uncle Shi asked about it, I could only tell him that this was the reason why he didn't let me take the martial arts exam and failed to pass the civil examination. "
Because Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue were Jinshis in the same department or the same class, or from the same hometown, they became family friends, so Shen Yongmao also called him Uncle Shi.
"In other words, your father had already expected that the emperor would do this?"
Wang Xijue asked.
Shen Yongmao nodded: "My father also asked me to tell Uncle Shi that if you want to be Yuan Fu, you should not think about teaching His Majesty how to do things. Instead, you should learn to be a licorice yourself and think about what you can do for Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Wang Xijue stood up immediately with an indignant look on his face.
Shen Yongmao also stood up and bowed his hands: "Uncle Shi, don't be angry. My father is not sure whether he is thinking about teaching His Majesty to do things or doing things for His Majesty. Naturally, he has to wait until Uncle Shi's attitude becomes clear before he can say, Now I can see Uncle Shi’s clear attitude on this matter.”
"That's fine!"
"Your Majesty knows your Majesty better."
"I am ashamed of myself!"
Wang Xijue sighed after hearing this.
Shen Yongmao Ze said: "Uncle Shi, there is no need to be discouraged. My father still prefers to see Uncle Shi as the next chief minister in the future."
"I'm afraid it's difficult."
"You should be aware that last night I did not dare to do anything for the public as Duke Ji did, and I did not dare to treat military ministers as civil servants."
"Now it seems that His Majesty obviously intends to use such an incident to frighten the world's bureaucrats and right-wing officials, and let the world know that those who hold swords will establish a new era without waiting for the emperor's orders, and those who hold pens in the world only What else can people who can fight with literature use to preserve the old times?"
"By regicide!"
"For the sake of the new era, those who hold swords do not even have to give the emperor's face. In other words, the emperor can only agree to establish a new era, and then they will obey and become the most loyal army."
"It just so happens that last night I was only concerned about the fact that arrogant soldiers and powerful generals had to be suppressed by civil servants."
"At this time, Your Majesty would definitely prefer the Prime Minister to serve as the Yuan Fu, and let the Prime Minister simply establish the order of nobility and inferiority in which the military is the most important. In the future, the emperor will have to follow this order in order to become the commander with the most military power, rather than reestablishing the previous The order of high and low is the order in which scholars are the most noble, and then just like before, the emperor can only follow the order in which scholars are the first among the four peoples, in order to become the most popular ruler."
"I also ignored you pro-military guards!"
"In fact, you have long been different from the previous officers and soldiers. You have also learned the new ritual education and organized soldiers to discuss the future of the country and the nation. Therefore, each of you no longer thinks that you are just a military officer charging into battle, but you want to help the country and create Pioneer of a new era.”
Wang Xijue sighed again as he spoke.
Shen Yongmao said: "My father-in-law is not here yet, so he naturally doesn't know that the Qinjunwei is different from the previous armies. He doesn't know that they are all thoughtful, opinionated and dignified from top to bottom. Even if he knows, it is easy for him to be too often. Being in the circle of scholars and ignoring that they have their own thoughts is just like ignoring that the common people also have their own thoughts. They think that most of the common people only care about profit. If my nephew does not come to protect the army, he will also think that we scholars can save the world. .So, Uncle Shi can’t be blamed for this.”
"Then how do you know, sir?"
"So there are still differences between people."
Wang Xijue replied.
Shen Yongmao didn't say much, just said: "But my father does believe that Uncle Shi still has a chance to become the chief minister, and he also hopes that Uncle Shi will become the chief minister. After all, in terms of personal friendship, Uncle Shi is the real one."
Wang Xijue smiled bitterly: "But I have no hope."
"Yes, didn't His Majesty give Uncle Shi a direction to work hard for?"
"Uncle Shi will just continue to investigate strictly."
"Next, naturally no one will dare to force His Majesty to kill Uncle Shi. After all, if they dare to force His Majesty to kill Uncle Shi, then there will be young people like my nephew who dare to fight them!"
"In addition, if Uncle Shi continues to investigate closely, Shilin will only think that the nephew and others killed the wealthy gentry out of anger were plotted by Uncle Shi, and will not believe that it was the idea of the Prime Minister alone. After all, scholars in the world have always despised military ministers, as long as Shishu Uncle Shi still shows great support for the New Deal. The new party that supports the New Deal will only feel that Uncle Shi's strategy is not as good as that of Taiyue, and they are willing to serve Uncle Shi as their leader."
Shen Yongmao said.
Wang Xijue nodded, and then asked: "Is this what your father taught you?"
Shen Yongmao smiled slightly: "Uncle Shi said yes, that's it!"
Wang Xijue said: "Your Majesty is really the best assistant after Taiyue. He is really better than me. It's no wonder that he dares to list the regaining of Hetao as the goal of his governance. He has already got it in mind."
After Shen Yongmao met Wang Xijue, he came to Qi Jiguang.
Qi Jiguang asked Shen Yongmao: "Are you going to see Wangge Lao?"
Shen Yongmao nodded.
"What is he thinking now?"
Qi Jiguang asked.
Shen Yongmao replied: "Hui Enfu, Uncle Shi is still obsessed with Shou Kui."
Qi Jiguang nodded after hearing this, and then only said to Shen Yongmao:
"Next, as the war is imminent, we need to mobilize the officers and soldiers under the Guards and tell them not to live up to His Majesty's kindness to the Guards last night. This is a rare occasion when a monarch treats us as his own as the civil servants. Look at the performance!”
"But as the saying goes, dignity must be earned by oneself. If you want this new era to continue to exist, you must not let down such a new emperor and fight for a new era in which military merit is paramount!"
"Because we need a new era where military merit is respected more than Your Majesty, even if we sacrifice our lives for it, we will not hesitate!"
Shen Yongmao raised his hand and said yes.
(End of chapter)
