Early the next morning, Jia Huan got up early and washed up.
Now that the prince is back, he can no longer skip work happily. The days of arriving late and leaving early to fish for work in the past few days will be gone forever.
After a hurried breakfast, Jia Huan drove to the East Palace. As soon as he sat down in the duty room, the prince summoned him before the ink was ready.
He was probably going to be held accountable for being late and leaving early. Jia Huan rehearsed the words he had planned in advance in his mind.
Not long after, he followed Liu Xing to the prince's study.
Seeing the prince, Jia Huan saluted and said, "I'd like to see your highness the prince."
The prince hurriedly came over to help Jia Huan up and said, "No need to be polite, Jia Shi, please sit down and talk."
Huh? Jia Huan clearly felt that the prince had a good attitude and did not seem to want to pursue his fault.
Jia Huan thought thoughtfully, probably because the prince saw some truth in Lijia Village these days.
Combined with the prince's performance in the court yesterday, it can be inferred that the prince no longer trusts those civil servants. On the contrary, his attitude towards himself, the little servant who dared to tell the truth, changed.
Thinking of this, Jia Huan put up the air before he knew it.
After the two sat down, the prince couldn't help but ask for advice: "Jia Shidu, it's just that those civil servants deceived me for their own selfish purposes. Why didn't even the book mention the suffering of the people in detail? Please teach me, sir."
Hearing this question, Jia Huan smiled slightly, which further confirmed that his guess was correct.
He couldn't help but said: "I would like to ask your highness, who wrote the book that your highness is reading?"
Hearing this question, the prince's face couldn't help but show a thoughtful look.
Jia Huan continued: "All books are written by literati. They are either aloof and have never personally experienced the suffering of the people. Or they turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people for their own selfish interests."
"In their eyes, the people are all untouchables. Why do they take it to heart?"
"The reason why the prince cannot see the real sufferings of the people in the books is mainly because no one speaks up for the people. Those who can speak out are all scholar-bureaucrats. If the history books are all written by the common people, how can the prince not see the sufferings of the people?"
boom!
Jia Huan's words were like thunder, resounding in the prince's mind.
No one speaks out for the people, and those who can speak out are all scholar-bureaucrats.
It turns out that this is the real reason. The common people cannot express their own voices at all. How can they hear it if they don't go to the private sector to experience it themselves?
Thinking of this, the prince couldn't help but stood up and thanked Jia Huan: "Sir, you are so righteous. Please accept my compliments."
Jia Huan hurriedly stood up to avoid it, and said helplessly: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, has betrayed his subordinates. How dare you accept the Crown Prince's gift?"
The prince couldn't help but said: "Jia Shidu once said that reading is to establish a heart for the world, to establish a destiny for the people, to inherit the unique knowledge of the saints, and to create peace for all generations."
"Jia Shidu must be faithful to his words and be resolute in his actions. Not only does he say this, but he also does it. Jia Shidu used his words to inspire me and asked me to go to the people to experience the sufferings of the people."
"If this were not the case, how would I know that those civil servants were all deceiving me? How could it be that the people's lives are so difficult?"
"It turns out that throughout the civil and military dynasties, Mr. was the only one who was dedicated to the people, truly willing to speak out for the people, and to make a living for the people."
"Sir, if you are so righteous, why can't you accept my worship?"
Jia Huan was a little embarrassed to be praised by the prince. The words I said were just character creations. Do you understand the character?
And when he coaxed the prince to experience the suffering of the people, he did not really want to make a living for the people.
Even if he really has this intention, he is just a small Hanlin, how can he do this?
No matter how much he is capable of doing, the reason why he coaxed the prince to experience the suffering of the people was entirely because he was forced by the emperor.
Of course, the truth must never be told.
Thinking of this, Jia Huan couldn't help but sigh: "Although I have this intention, I have no choice but to come up with this trick to deceive the prince. I hope your highness will forgive me."
The prince laughed and said: "Sir, you are so righteous, what crime do you have? I still have many things to ask you about in the future, and I hope you will not hesitate to give me your advice."
Jia Huan said hurriedly: "I would never accept the title of Sir. However, if Your Highness has any inquiries, I will do my best and I will not hide anything."
Next, the prince asked Jia Huan many questions.
These questions were all doubts that arose in the few days the prince went to Lijia Village.
As expected, Jia Huan spoke up about everything he knew, which made the prince praise him repeatedly.
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At this time, another large court meeting was held in the Jinluan Hall.
This time, there was only one topic on the agenda, and that was the imperial court's plan to select a pilot county in the early stages of reform promotion.
Ping'an County was chosen as the pilot county.
Ping'an County is only more than fifty miles away from the capital, so it can be said to be just a short ride away.
Ping'an County has convenient transportation. It is not only close to the dock, but also has official roads extending in all directions.
Ping'an County has more than 15,000 households and a population of 112,000. It is the upper county.
Emperor Chongkang has decided to use Ping'an County as a pilot county to implement reforms. The current issue of the imperial meeting is to elect the county magistrate of Ping'an County.
The former magistrate of Pingan County was awarded the title of Shangshang, and Emperor Chongkang decided to transfer him to the Ministry of Industry.
If he is transferred from a local official to a capital official at once, if he is lucky, he will be transferred to a local government once more, and then transferred to a capital official again, he will be able to rise to the top and his future will be limitless.
Of course, the transfer of this position is not the main point.
The focus is on the selection of the new county magistrate of Ping'an County.
The selection of the new county magistrate is so important that it will not only affect whether the changes are carried out smoothly, but will at least affect the speed of the implementation of the changes.
Both conservatives and reformists are striving for this position.
If he is won over by conservatives, needless to say, he will definitely fail to do his job and deliberately mess up the job after taking office. This may delay the implementation of change, or even cancel it.
The reformists must win over this position, because it is related to whether the first round of reform can proceed smoothly.
It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as the beginning goes smoothly, the subsequent work will be less troublesome.
The conservatives had strength in numbers, while the reformists had the support of the emperor.
As a result, the two sides quarreled fiercely.
Emperor Chongkang watched with cold eyes and did not speak.
The conservatives must not be satisfied with the selection of candidates.
The magistrate of Ping'an County must be a reformist, and he must be a young talent with ability, means and courage.
Emperor Chongkang's cold observation was actually to see clearly who the conservatives wanted to recommend.
Which conservatives are stubborn and cannot be reused and must be kicked out?
Those can be divided and drawn together.
There are also those who have the ability to be temporarily available.
In the end, this court meeting failed to select qualified candidates, and all the officials left unhappy.
(End of chapter)
