After reaching a tacit understanding, the monarch and his ministers looked at each other and smiled, like a pair of cunning foxes.
In fact, it was not that Xiao Changyi had nothing to do with Yu Ji. As an emperor, how could he be manipulated by his ministers?
On the contrary, he knew the details of every minister. If he couldn't even control the people under him, wouldn't he, the emperor, be ignored?
He knew very well that few of his ministers were truly clean and honest, and most of them only earned their royal rations by holding a good examination paper.
For them, being an official is just a job with a good salary, and the bigger the job, the more money they can make.
Regardless of the fact that there are only five or six people who wear official robes every time they go to court, there are actually only a few who really care about the world and the country and the people, while the majority just don't seek merit, but seek no faults, and are mediocre. Just be an official and make money.
But despite this, Xiao Changyi often turned a blind eye to what they did, and just pretended not to know about some things.
As long as these ministers have the ability to do things for themselves, then there is no need to take some things too seriously. If everything has to be calculated, at least half of the civil and military officials in this dynasty should be beheaded or exiled.
As an emperor, or as a member of the royal family, you must not be mentally obsessive. You must be able to hold dirty things in your eyes and heart. Otherwise, everyone in the court may be killed, and the emperor will I really became a loner.
There is no one under you to take care of things, so what can you do even if you are a wise king?
Therefore, one of the emperor's techniques is to pretend to be ignorant and avoid causing trouble to the ministers.
Of course, this confusion is just pretending, but it cannot be true!
The emperor must have a clear grasp of the details of his ministers. When necessary, he can take advantage of each minister's shortcomings and grasp them tightly in his hands.
People often say that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. In fact, it does not only refer to the emperor's moodiness, life and death, but also the emperor's deep scheming, cunning and changeable.
Courtiers often don't know when the emperor will take advantage of them. Only they know how uncomfortable it is to be caught by someone who can take everything away from them at any time.
The most terrible thing is that the emperor often does not take away everything from them immediately, but instead uses these handles to manipulate them at critical moments.
This makes each of them tremble and be cautious in their official positions, fearing that one day they will offend the emperor and not only lose everything they once owned, but also implicate their own families.
Therefore, in the court, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers is actually very subtle. The ministers are trying to figure out the emperor's thoughts all the time, and the emperor will pretend to be stupid and dumbfounded appropriately to confuse the ministers.
Smart people naturally understand this truth and behave as cautiously as possible without making mistakes.
Although he would also give advice to the emperor, he would still act in accordance with the emperor's wishes most of the time. He knew how to grasp the scale between the emperor and his ministers, knew the depth and depth, and knew how to advance and retreat.
But those who are blind and smart often think that they can hide the truth, deceive, and even fool the emperor.
Although such people may succeed for a while, they will not end well in the end.
One thing they don't understand is that everything they do may not be perfect, and the emperor may not know everything.
It's just that sometimes the emperor pretends to be confused because he wants to give them a chance to change their ways, or because they still have value that can be exploited.
Or perhaps the officials at all levels in the court were involved in a wide range of affairs, and one incident would often affect the whole body. The emperor did not want to shake the foundation of the entire court because of one person.
But this does not mean that you are not being targeted. If you go too far, the emperor will naturally find an opportunity to deal with you alone without involving others.
Just like this time Xiao Changyi wanted to expand the scale of maritime warships in Yuzhou, but Yu Ji actually thought of himself as a clever man and wanted to obstruct it.
If it was really because of the lack of money in the treasury and other considerations as he said, Xiao Changyi would seriously consider his suggestion.
But now it is obvious that Yu Ji is obstructing him for his own selfish gain, so Xiao Changyi is naturally extremely dissatisfied with him.
It's just that Xiao Changyi couldn't explain clearly the benefits given to Yu Ji by other ministries and departments. If this kind of thing was really investigated, it wouldn't be Yu Ji's problem alone. Who knows how many people would follow him to eat the melons?
This is not the result Xiao Changyi wants to see.
It seems that officials at all levels in the DPRK and the Central Government have some problems, but if these problems are to be investigated, the sky jail may already be overcrowded.
What Xiao Changyi has to consider is to maintain the stability of the current government situation. He does not want to delve too deeply into those people who have made some minor mistakes but are still useful to him.
It's like the boss of the company knows that every employee has his or her own flaws and shortcomings, but will not fire them all because of these minor flaws and shortcomings. After all, the normal operation of the company still relies on these people.
In the same way, Xiao Changyi did not want to have a few available people under him, so Xiao Changyi originally planned to use Yu Ji's son to make a fuss.
Everyone in Daliang, Kyoto, knew that his son Yu Ming was the leader of the four most evil young men in Kyoto, and had done countless immoral things.
As long as his son's crime is investigated, too many other people will not be involved, and Yu Ji can be severely controlled.
But Xiao Changyi didn't expect that Shao Xi would actually hold Yu Ji in his hands and support local underworld forces to seek personal gain for himself. If this matter is pursued, it will involve some local officials at most, but it will not involve the central government. All the civil and military officials were dragged into the water.
Moreover, when such crimes are serious, they are often sufficiently linked, which is more of a deterrent than just his son's life!
Therefore, Xiao Changyi was very satisfied with the suggestion made by Shao Xi. As Shao Xi said, this time Shao Xi really shared his worries.
But at the moment, Xiao Changyi just wants to force Yu Ji to submit and allocate money to the Ministry of Works obediently. He doesn't want to behead him yet. After all, he has been in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs for many years and has a lot of power and secrets in his hands.
The best way is to take away the power in his hands little by little and deal with him like boiling a frog in warm water. Otherwise, it is very likely that he will have a violent reaction and reveal some things that should not be made public.
So just hit him and let him know that you have a fatal handle in your hands. There is no need to force him to a dead end all at once.
Shao Xi's suggestion to Xiao Changyi was to let him know that his affairs in Fengyang County were under Xiao Changyi's control, but without clearly expressing his intention to hold him accountable.
Just let him have an idea in his mind. From now on, he should keep his tail between his legs and stop thinking about discounts or tricks when it comes to Xiao Changyi's requests. Otherwise, Xiao Changyi can use this incident to take away everything from him at any time, including him. The lives of the nine tribes.
As long as he gets his fatally painful foot, he will be obedient and do his best to do his job from now on.
Don't make any more big mistakes or have any evil thoughts. Xiao Changyi can turn a blind eye and pretend that this matter doesn't exist.
If one day you, Yu Ji, want to do something again, I will use this matter to ask you at any time and punish you with execution.
At the beginning, Xiao Changyi didn't understand what Shao Xi meant, but when Shao Xi looked at him with that strange look, he reacted immediately.
Although Shao Xi told him about the incident in Fengyang County, he did not want him to use this incident to directly accuse Yu Ji, but only used this incident to beat Yu Ji.
Everyone pretended to be confused, but their hearts were the same as Ming Jing's. Yu Ji would naturally know what to do next.
Xiao Changyi has used this method in the past, but he didn't expect Shao Xi to have such an arrangement in his mind from the beginning.
It has to be said that Shao Xi had thought of this step for him in advance, which made Xiao Changyi feel a little surprised. Such a young person had already understood the art of the emperor and planned for himself from his own perspective.
Such dedicated, smart and capable people are the talents that Xiao Changyi admires the most and is the most needed. If the younger generation can give full play to their talents for the Jingyuan Dynasty like Shao Xi, then they will definitely have a bright future.
Xiao Changyi couldn't help but secretly praise Shao Xi in his heart. Although he could not be said to have the talent of Qilin, he had the ability to stabilize the country.
"I understand what you mean. Then when Yu Ji comes to see you later, we will put on a play for him and give this old boy a good beating to make him understand who is in charge in the Jingyuan Empire. If he doesn't be smarter, don't blame me for not showing mercy to him."
Shao Xi bowed and said: "Everything is under the control of the Holy One. I just made a small suggestion to the Holy One. As for how the Holy One handles this matter next, it all depends on the Holy Will. I will cooperate with him." The Holy Lord will continue this drama.
"As for whether Yu Ji can see the situation clearly, it depends on him. He has been the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for so many years. If he can't even understand such a thing, I think the person in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, the Holy Minister, can't understand it. It’s time to consider a replacement.”
Shao Xi is in trouble!
From this moment on, Shao Xi planted the seed in Xiao Changyi's heart that the Minister of Household Affairs should be replaced.
No matter how well Yu Ji does in the position of Minister of Household Affairs in the future, Xiao Changyi will always have the idea of replacing him in his heart.
This is Shao Xi's subconscious guidance to Xiao Changyi. This guidance is subtle. Shao Xi didn't say anything, but all the meaning was conveyed to Xiao Changyi's heart, making Xiao Changyi have such a feeling without knowing it. idea.
Shao Xi's move was also a way to pave the way for the future cultivation of his own power in the DPRK.
At this time, Eunuch Cao slowly walked into the imperial study and bowed to Xiao Changyi and reported: "Your Majesty, Yu Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has an audience."
"Xuan."
