At this time, Emperor Wanli showed strong self-control! In such a short period of time, he has controlled his emotions, and at least his face looks much normal! He drank the tea that was starting to get cold in the cup in one breath and said: "But that's not what Mr. Zhang said when he taught me! The gentlemen said that he didn't know etiquette and favored treacherous people! They also said that he was a good emperor and didn't do that. , and he made himself a general and went out to fight, but many people died but not many Tatars were killed! He also said..."
Liu Haojia sneered and said: "Favoring and trusting the traitor? If the civil servants are disobedient and do not do things, the emperor will naturally arrange for others to do things! Is this the case of favoring and trusting the traitor? Also, does the emperor have to live in a deep palace and not show his face? Aren't they afraid of cultivating others? An emperor who doesn't know the sentiments of the people and shouts why he doesn't eat meatballs comes out? The most outrageous thing is that during the great battle, the civil servants behaved with the utmost shamelessness!"
Emperor Wanli was young and liked to listen to war stories. When he heard what Liu Haojia said, he hurriedly said: "Is there something fishy in that battle?"
Liu Haojia said: "Your Majesty, I think some of your masters should tell you that Emperor Wu Zong lost more than 600 people in that battle, but only killed 16 Tatar soldiers. It was a complete waste of people and money, right?"
Emperor Wanli nodded and said, "Yes, that's what is written in the history books!"
Liu Haojia snorted and said: "They almost succeeded in turning Your Majesty into a fool with no military skills! Let me ask Your Majesty, if the army marches for thousands of miles, and there is an accident in the middle, more than 600 people may die of illness! Not to mention It’s said that the two sides are fighting! After a big battle, how can the number of people killed in the battle be only this small?”
Emperor Wanli opened his mouth, but when he was about to say something, Liu Haojia blocked him and said, "There is another question. At that time, Emperor Wuzong led his army in the battle and there were no civil servants following him. Did the history books mention the number of casualties reported by the general? Then this history book Where did the number of 600 people killed and 16 Tatar soldiers killed in the previous Dynasty come from? Moreover, the history books also record that Emperor Wuzong once killed one person with his own hands. This shows that the occupation at that time was so dangerous that the emperor had to personally How can this be a small battle when we go into battle?”
Emperor Wanli immediately remembered that the history books of this dynasty recorded that during the war with the Tatars, there was no battle with tens of thousands of casualties. Why did Emperor Wuzong treat every battle like a joke?
Liu Haojia continued: "This battle was obviously a great victory, but it was vilified by the civil servants! There is only one most direct evidence. Your Majesty can look through the documents of Emperor Wuzong, and you can see that since Emperor Wuzong After a battle with the little prince, until his death, the little prince did not dare to take any trespass! This can only mean one thing, that is, the battle at that time hurt him and made him scared! Otherwise, according to the With the virtue of the Tatars, if we lose this battle, I am afraid that we will be defeated every year, and maybe we will try to cross the three internal and external barriers and tentatively attack the capital! So Emperor Wuzong was wronged!"
Emperor Wanli said at a loss: "But shouldn't such an emperor be supported by his ministers? How could he become like this?"
Liu Haojia sighed and said: "It might have been possible in the early years, but Emperor Wu Zong caught up with him at the wrong time! Because at that time, the civil servants had already taken control of the court, and they definitely did not want an emperor to appear who was as decisive as Emperor Taizu Taizong! "
Emperor Wanli said thoughtfully: "You mean they are afraid of being beheaded by the emperor?"
Liu Haojia chuckled and said: "The fear of being beheaded is certainly one of the reasons, but more importantly, they are afraid of not being able to make a fortune! I have read a lot of history books, and I dare say that when our country was just founded, the officialdom was the highest in history. The most honest time in the court! Unfortunately, with the death of Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizong focused on military affairs again and slackened in supervising officials, so that now the tail is too big!"
Wan Li nodded to show that he understood, because he had also read history books. At that time, the ancestors of the Zhu family were really strong enough, and they would skin and kill corrupt officials at every turn! At that time, some officials working under Zhu Yuanzhang even had to write suicide notes before going to court! It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang killed a lot of people at that time!
This is related to the fact that Zhu Yuanzhang was born at the bottom. He knew the sufferings of the people at the bottom very well, so he wanted to control corruption through severe punishment. But what he did was too idealistic and failed.
Many people say this is because official salaries are too low, but in fact it is not! On the surface, Zhu Yuanzhang's salaries to officials are indeed very low, but the in-kind subsidies he gives to officials at all levels are very large! It can be said that it was enough to cover the expenses of the officials at that time!
In fact, we can use the upright official Hai Rui as a comparison. According to the prices at that time and official salaries, which had never increased, without those in-kind subsidies, Hai Rui would have starved to death within a few days of taking office, let alone an upright official! It can be seen that those greedy officials are still greedy!
After Liu Haojia briefly explained the rationale to Emperor Wanli, seeing that he understood, he said, "Does your Majesty understand now? As long as your Majesty does not touch the military power and is more careful, safety is still guaranteed."
But how could Emperor Wanli be willing to be a puppet emperor? He gritted his teeth and said, "What's the use of being safe? Is it possible that I can't make wood carvings and clay sculptures all my life?"
Liu Haojia said: "Your Majesty, hasn't the empress pointed out a way for Your Majesty? We can first ensure the safety of His Majesty, and then gradually master the Jin Yiwei! After all, the Jin Yiwei is the emperor's eagle dog, and is directly commanded by His Majesty! We only need to be careful in our actions. A little bit, and it won’t cause too much backlash. Once we have mastered the Jin Yiwei, we can naturally start painting it!"
Emperor Wanli immediately slapped the table and said, "Okay! That's it!"
But then he said in frustration: "But how are you going to pass this level now? Without money, it's all in vain! As Mr. Zhang said, money is needed to build the site and purchase equipment! Even the subsequent food expenses are also a sum of money. It’s not a small amount of money! I have no choice in this matter, so I’ll just rely on Brother Liu to find a solution!”
Liu Haojia frowned in difficulty and said: "But for a while, ordinary people can't come up with any good ideas!"
Emperor Wanli stood up and said: "I don't care about this, I just want you to find a way! If you can drag your family into this, you will definitely find a way! If there is a way, I will let you directly become Jinyiwei's little boy. flag!"
