Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty once said: The king is the boat; the people are the water; water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it.
At certain times, public opinion is still very powerful. Although the common people have a low status, they can become a river. One person can scold you until you are completely covered with spit.
Lu Boxuan never expected that he would be the one to be criticized verbally and verbally in the end, and he would also be disgraced and disgraced, not to mention how heartbroken he was.
Although he made a bad move and brought humiliation to himself, he did not intend to let it go. He still had to make a counterattack within his ability.
He is the chief minister of a dignified government, and one person is inferior to ten thousand people. How can he be reduced to a piece of fish to be slaughtered?
The pressure brought by thousands of people's accusations is huge. Even this wise old man who has reached the age of doing whatever he wants feels a little unbearable. The final result is that he becomes angry and angry.
Lu Boxuan has been in and out of officialdom for many years. He has always been diligent in writing documents and working hard to govern. He asked himself that he was a good official. However, he never thought that his reputation would be ruined by a series of rumors and he would end up with a precarious end.
Since you can't maintain your good feathers, just let go a little more. There is no need to tie your hands and feet.
Thinking needs to be adapted to the times and trends. We must not rest on our laurels. We must change when it is time to change. Times can make heroes, but heroes should also adapt to the times.
Think back to the beginning, Qi Yu, he was a Confucian scholar, gentle in manner and very kind to others, but now you look at him, he has become a cruel official who kills without blinking an eye. He can change, why can't he?
When he thought of this, Lu Boxuan felt much more relaxed and his mood became smoother. Only by putting aside the constraints of morality can we truly do whatever we want.
Although Qi Yu's current reputation is high and his achievements are unparalleled, he is still outside the door of the cabinet. As far as the operation of the officialdom is concerned, he is far less powerful than his own. Not to mention anything else, the appointment and dismissal of officials is beyond his control.
Since we want to fight back, we need to take some practical actions.
All his disciples must be kicked out of the capital and stay away from political dignitaries.
For example, Tao Ci, *** Yuan and others can definitely be transferred to other places to waste time, and his cousin Zhou Chunsheng, it is time to go to the local area to investigate culture and education. Except for people in high positions like Meng Jiming who cannot move, it is not too difficult for others.
Nanyang also needs to impose some restrictions, such as increasing some taxes, reducing the number of government troops, etc. Any policy that can cut its wings must be put on the table.
This is the right of the first assistant!
Soon, the so-called leveling approval documents were issued to the Ministry of Personnel in the form of dibao.
After Meng Jiming learned about it, he sighed softly and said to Qi Yu, "I thought Mr. Lu would stop in spite of the difficulties, but I never thought that he would actually advance instead of retreating. What he did was basically a betrayal." .”
"Sigh... I didn't expect that this matter would escalate. Is that position really so good? Even a wise man like Lu Boxuan seems to have changed. The desire for power really kills people!" Qi Yu refused to comment and said with emotion.
Although both Lu and Qi are currently competing for the position of chief assistant, their starting points are different.
The former is obsessed with power and has forgotten his original intention and ideals; the latter is concerned with the country and wants to do justice to the world; there is an essential difference between the two, one private and the other public.
Similar situations have occurred countless times in history, and they are really not a rare occurrence.
Meng Jiming was right about one thing. What Lu Boxuan did was indeed a break-up. This time, unlike before, he was serious about it.
Some verbal criticisms can be ignored, but relegating one's relatives and disciples is a bit unacceptable. Everyone has a desire to protect their shortcomings, and Qi Dalang is no exception.
"Currently, the civil servant group has distanced itself from him, and the military general group is on the opposite side of him. People who are not well connected can only use power."
"Brother Meng Shi said that the financial worries were easily resolved by me, and he had to give up the negative impact of massacre of prisoners of war under pressure from many parties. Mr. Lu has suffered successive defeats and no longer wants to compete with me in a battle of wits and courage. Instead, he uses power Show it to others, and it becomes
His biggest support. "
After the analysis, the two began to discuss countermeasures.
Meng Jiming felt that since Lu Boxuan decisively drew his sword, Qi Yu should also follow suit. Considering the latter's current achievements and reputation, he did have the capital and qualifications to compete with him.
The idea is not complicated, it is just a tit-for-tat battle for power. Strength is strength, do you really think military power is a vegetarian?
Unexpectedly, this plan was rejected outright by Qi Yu.
He believes that if the two powerful ministers compete fiercely, the national system will be damaged. Moreover, this may trigger sharp conflicts between the central government and local governments. Once this bad start is made, it will be difficult to recover.
Especially Qi Jing in the north. If he sees this phenomenon of all the birds hiding in the bow and becomes interested in attacking Dafeng, it will definitely be a political and military disaster. You must know that he is a bright general in the world, with extraordinary hard power and influence. As long as he raises that iconic flag, the country will be reduced to ruins.
This possibility is really not small, based on mutual trust and friendship. He was already wary of the imperial court. If he saw that he was forced to go to Liangshan, how could he stand idly by?
Didn't Emperor Zhu Di in the previous life overturn the Ming Dynasty's court in the name of being the emperor of the Qing Dynasty?
Therefore, the disaster that caused Xiao Qiang must not happen. In other words, he could not start a power contest with Lu Boxuan, let alone use Nanyang's army.
If you do something like that, even if you sit in the position of chief minister, what achievements will you have? They may even become criminals of history.
All ideas must be based on the perspective of not harming the national system. For the sake of caution, Qi Yu decided to temporarily retreat from the front line to avoid its sharp edges, and then make maneuvers and calculations.
That is to say, observe silently and wait for opportunities to act.
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Let's talk about Lu Boxuan's next move, which can be said to be very swift, almost lightning-fast.
Sharp and decisive.
However, what he didn't expect was that Qi Yu didn't react at all. The man only stayed in his mansion in the capital to read newspapers and drink tea every day, as if he was living in seclusion.
According to official speculation, Mr. Qi was really hit.
Think about it, in the face of pressure from the center, how can there be any effective means of resistance? If he was really ambitious, he would at least let out a cry of grief in front of his demoted disciple, right?
In fact, nothing happened.
You say, if this is not a concession, what is it?
Qi Yu had actually made arrangements for the so-called disciples long ago, but outsiders didn't know it.
The night before yesterday, he sent a secret letter to Tao Ci, Yuan Yuan, Zhou Chunsheng and others, which comforted him and said: You are born with talents that will be useful, and you will come back after all your money has been spent!
The general meaning is, don't be depressed, you will definitely turn around in the future!
Qi Yu's words were like a magical reassurance, which instantly stabilized the mood of the demoted person: The official career is long and never fixed, and promotions and reductions are ordinary. I don't think it will be smooth sailing for Fan Wenzheng and Su Dongpo, let alone myself. The current difficulties are just bumps in the road, so why worry?
Just face it calmly!
This small purge, which was carried out on the pretext of peace, was actually very supported by the civil servant group. If the Nanyang parties stayed away from the court, dissident opinions would definitely decrease. The benefits are obvious, and there is no reason not to follow the trend.
The cabinet vote went smoothly. Except for Meng Jiming's objection, everyone else acquiesced in Lu Boxuan's vision.
The minority obeys the majority, and the result is determined.
Su Liu remained on the sidelines and did not make any statement. A personnel transfer of this level would not affect the overall situation of the country. Therefore, there is no need to mess around.
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