Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2446: Emperor's Power, Jin Emperor's Pie in the Sky

"Your Majesty... Should we allow all officials to discuss this matter carefully before making a decision?"

Wang Meng, who was a little drunk, suddenly woke up at this moment and answered with gritted teeth.

The meaning behind this matter, to put it bluntly, is that it is something that has the potential to shake the foundation of the country.

Wang Meng could give up the power in his hands. As the head of the civil officials of Dajin, he was already second only to the emperor and had reached the pinnacle of his life. He could choose to watch indifferently and protect himself.

After all, he is not young anymore!

Li Xiang already has grandchildren, and he is ten years older than Li Xiang!
As he has already reached the age of knowing the destiny, there is no need for him to hold on to this matter. After all, even if he seizes this power, he will not be able to hold on to it for a few years.

But, he can't do it!
Dajin is Li Xiang’s Dajin, but it is also his hard work.

It is never a good thing to concentrate all power in one person, because it means that everything will be based on the will of this person, and other people will not have any influence.

But the person who makes decisions on all matters is a human being, not a saint. As a human being, he will make mistakes and have inherent bad qualities.

Therefore, this is likely to be a catastrophic thing! In other words, power without any restraint is a disaster in itself.

After all, even if one monarch is wise, it does not mean that all generations of monarchs will be wise.

If the next emperor has an unfilial son, the country will be in danger of being overthrown.

In many people's impressions, ancient China practiced an absolute monarchy, the emperor had a very high status and great power, and had the power of life and death over the people of the world. If the emperor ordered his subjects to die, the subjects dared not disobey.

Actually not so.

The power of ancient Chinese emperors was actually not that great and they were subject to many restrictions.

How should power be divided between the central and local governments? How should power be distributed within the central government? These contradictions and disputes can be said to have completely run through the entire feudal era in China.

Li Xiang smiled, holding the wine glass and turned to the other ministers of the six ministries beside him. These people were more "cautious". Some of them did not drink many glasses at all under the condition that Wang Meng gave them a base. They stood up and waited before Li Xiang turned around.

Li Xiang did have the idea of ​​further centralizing power, but he also knew that it would not happen overnight and that he needed to work slowly. Although he was sometimes a little radical, he also knew that some things did not necessarily work if they were radical.

Li Xiang did wave his hand to calm them down, and greeted the ministers one by one, even some ministers he had rarely seen, who were only sixth or seventh rank officials.

This banquet was indeed an "annual meeting". These people were the most hardcore group in Li Xiang's Great Jin Dynasty. They were the foundation for Li Xiang to rule the entire Great Jin. The rewards that should be given, the promises that should be made, the benefits that should be given, and the good words that should be said to appease them, Li Xiang had done everything in this entire circle.

Especially for several senior governors who had served as governors of two or three states, Li Xiang promised them sincerely that when the right time came, he would let them return to the central government and formally enter the six ministries.

Of course, these people are also qualified enough to enter the six ministries.

As for the generals, all kinds of promises were made to them.

When they have more merits on the battlefield, they will be promoted to higher positions, which is absolutely inevitable. In the future, there will definitely be seats for them in the Lingyan Pavilion. Many of them are definitely not inferior to the current six ministers in terms of their abilities in all aspects.

After a whole circle, he drank half a cup here and a cup there. Even though Li Xiang's alcohol tolerance has increased a lot in recent years, he still couldn't stand drinking like this.

After this round, Li Xiang was almost dizzy from drinking. With the help of the eunuchs, he slowly sat back on the dragon throne and stretched out his hand to signal for the singing and dancing to stop temporarily.

Looking at the crowd below, Li Xiang raised his glass and said loudly, "For three consecutive years, there have been major epidemics, natural disasters and man-made disasters. To set an example, you, my dear ministers, have not been able to eat and drink lavishly in the past few years. I would like to offer you a little wine to thank you for your hard work for Dajin in the past few years. Cheers!"

"I am ashamed."

A group of people stood up and raised their glasses to Li Xiang.

Li Xiang looked at a group of people, and almost at the same time they all fell to the ground.

After the king and his subjects drank a cup together, the atmosphere became lively again. Li Xiang waved his hand again and ordered the musicians and dancers below, "What are you still standing there for?"

"Keep playing music, keep dancing!"

In the main hall of the Dajin Imperial Palace, the sound of stringed instruments is endless, and there are singing and dancing, just like a fairyland. If you just look from here, you might still feel that Dajin is a place of prosperity and joy, and you can't tell at all that it is a place that has just emerged from a three-year epidemic.

The dull bells in the palace rang again and again, until Emperor Li Xiang himself was drunk, his head was stiff, and he could hardly move his brain. Then he looked at the staggering figure below with his drunken eyes and laughed loudly, "It's getting late today, and everyone is having a great time. Let's drink another cup and then go home."

With Li Xiang's consolation and promises, the civil and military officials below drank very happily. Most of them were already staggering with red faces at this time. They raised their glasses and made a lot of noise after listening to Li Xiang's words.

After finishing the cup, Li Xiang stood up happily and left through the side door with a smile.

When Li Xiang left, Wang Meng, Zhuge Liang and others looked at each other, stood up one after another, and staggered towards the door.

The chief eunuch accompanied Li Xiang out of the main hall. Looking at Li Xiang, whose steps were somewhat unsteady, he whispered, "Your Majesty, are you going back to the warm room or to the palace?"

What the eunuch meant was actually to ask Li Xiang directly which concubine's palace he wanted to visit.

"Let's go to Concubine Xian's place. It's a good opportunity to see the little guy too!"

Thinking of the prince Li Cheng who was just born a few months ago, Li Xiang's smile became even wider.

"Yes." After hearing this, the eunuch immediately arranged for people to lead the way with lanterns.

The cold wind blew, which made Li Xiang more sober. Just now in the hall, a lot of things were said, and through these things, Li Xiang's mood was even lighter.

Although Dajin had a hard time in recent years, fortunately, the hard times have finally paid off and the economy has begun to enter a stage of recovery. Today, Dajin will surely flourish again.

"Not only do we need to survive, but Dajin will also become even stronger!"

Li Xiang whispered to himself, his heart burning with an inexplicable surge of emotion.